Part 15 of Indiana Jones and the Ring of Ra...
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It was a long wait, but thankfully the Nazis were as predictable as they'd always been. Why do anything carefully when you can save time and damage priceless archaeology?

The explosion through the slabs was deafening. For a moment Indy thought that it must have killed everyone in the Stargate chamber, but then he heard voices. They had opened up the Stargate chamber to the outside world.

Soldiers started to move towards the remains of the mortuary temple. The explosion had revealed the location of the underground chamber. Now they'd have to rig up a winch of some sort to lift the device to the surface.

Indy waited for them to reach the platform. With the damage caused by their own explosion, they didn't notice Indy's explosives. Since he'd spread them out, some of them would still work. Some had been damaged, but he'd thought ahead. The plan had a chance.

He detonated the explosives. The explosion sent the soldiers flying. Lots more slabs of rock fell into the chamber, and this time the people hadn't been under cover. He didn't stop to listen to their cries for help. He ran. He ran back to the encampment, to where Professor Langford and Catherine were stealing the truck.

The guards were arguing, trying to decide whether they should go and investigate the explosions or not. One side said they should, because the escaped prisoners might have something to do with it, and the other said they shouldn't, because they'd known their boss would be setting charges. They hardly noticed as Indy leaped onto the truck and yelled for Professor Langford to start the engine.

Slowly the truck moved forward. The huge wheels spread the weight of the truck, preventing it sinking into the sand. As they gained speed the soldiers ran towards them. They shouted and waved their guns.

Indy leant out of the cab and tipped his hat to them. One of them fired his gun, narrowly missing the fedora. Indy pulled out his revolver and returned fire.

They had, after all, tried to damage his hat.

posted by Fiery Fred @ 4:45 PM