Raiders of the Lost Ark (By Ben, friend of Indy) Parts I-

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Posted by Ben, friend of Indy from integrityonline30.com on October 14, 1999 at 08:54:32:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Part 1
We were in Peru, 1936. Indy was looking for some gold head whatcha-mi-call-it. But I knew with the risks he was taking, as usual, it must be valuable and stuff. We had two Peruvian guides, Satipo and Barannca. They both seemed pretty suspicious, but I didn't like Barannca at all. Indy was wearing khakhi pants, a tan-ish shirt, a brown leather jacket, a fedora, and a bullwhip, that's basically what he was wearing besides shoes. Me, I was just wearing a white T-shirt and khakhis, basically. We trudged down a plant and moss-covered mountain and stared at the rockier one up ahead for a moment, then we turned a little northern and a lot eastern. I looked down at the muddy river down between us and the rocky mountain. I hoped I wouldn't have to swim in it.
In a little bit we reached another forest and Barannca called back to the other Peruvian guides with donkeys and supplies to hurry up. Eventually, we reached a tree with a thick, wooden needle in it. Indy picked it up and rubbed the red area in front. "Poison." He told me, then dropped it on the ground. Then me and Indy kept going, so did Satipo, Barannca, and the guides. Finally, still in the forest, we all reached the river. As he was tying his donkey to a tree, a guide found a small rock statue carve into a wierd face with it's tongue sticking out. The guide shrieked a bats flew out of the mouth and he led the rest of the guides besides Satipo and Barannca. We stared off into the distance as if to call them idiots. Indy then walked to the river again and pulled two pieces of old paper from his bag and put them together. It was a map. As Indy looked at the map, Barannca pulled his gun out and aimed it straight at Indy. I saw this and ran at him and pushed his hand up in the air and he accidently shot a branch of a tree. We both ran a bit from the branch. Indy heard this and quickly spun around and lashed his whip and it wrapped around Barannca's hand and gun. Barannca fought the whip but Indy pulled it as the gun flew from Barannca's hand into the river. Barannca ran, holding his hand. Indy glared at him. Indy put the map back in his bags and walked up a nearby hill it had a small square stone entrance and a little pile of sand on top of a block. Me a and Satipo ran up to him. "This is it," Indy said, piling sand into a smaller bag and tied it back up. "This where Forrestall cashed in."
"A friend of yours?" Asked Satipo.
"No, my competitor." Indy replied. "He was good. He was very very good." Indy said with a sigh. Then we walked in

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Part II
The cave was really dark and muddy, so Indy had gotten a torch from Satipo's pack and lit it. We slowly walked through, Indy examining the walls as he walked, Satipo walking cautiously through the cavern, and me, having nothing else to do, just put my hands in my pockets and started whistling--"Feoo, fo, fee. Fee, fap, fo. Fee fah---hhhh. Blech." I stopped because a skeleton sat just staring through his hole--erm, eyes. About ten arrows in his chest.
After walking a few feet, we came to a big opening There was a small entrance below a big, giant hole. Indy kept spinning to look at the scenery, so I nudged Indy. "Hey," I whispered, "Can we get on with this, please?"
"Yeah, sorry. For a moment there I forgot what it was like being nine-years-old in an archeological site like this." Indy said, sliding his eyeballs up, apparently remembering something.
When we passed through the small entrance, we reached a small, wood-bordered, thin opening. After walking a bit, we reached a slightly bigger--just barely bigger--area that had a small shaft shooting down diagonally from the left. "Stop," Indy said, holding his arms out to halt me and Satipo. "Stay outta the light." Indy crouched and crawled under the light and slid through to the other side. "Ben, I think you'd better come over too, just like I did. Satipo, you too." We both did it. "Ben, I-ee, uh, I think you'd better shut your eyes, just in case." I slowly put my hands over my eyes. Next I knew I heard a SHOOOOOOOWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFIIIIINNNNNTTTT! Sound and Satipo screaming--"Ahhhggghhhh, orrrrrgghhh, aaaaggghh, oof, oof!"
"Hush up Satipo." I said, annoyed.
"Well, you try looking at that skull, half skin-covered, eyebal--!"
"Satipo! Shut up!" Indy ordered. "Forrestall."
"EH." I said, grimacing.
Indy lashed his whip out and it caught the branch perfectly. A pit was in the middle of the room we were in. Indy tugged it a little, to see if it would hold his weight. It did.
"Ben, hold on, tight." Indy said. I did. When he swung over and reached the other side, he turned around and let me off. Then he tossed the whip to Satipo. He swung over and almost fell, but Indy grabbed Satipo's belt and pulled him up. Then we walked ahead.
The next thing we saw was the treasure room, not holding a bunch of gold coins or anything. But up ahead, on a fairly small pedestal, was Indy's treasure. The Hovito's golden head.
To be continued....

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Part III
We started walking slowly a bit. Satipo started to run. "We must hurry. There is nothing to fear here!!" he shouted. Indy chased him a second, pushed his fist and arm sideways, and landed Satipo to the wall by the chest.
"That's what scares me." Indy replied. Indy nudged us to move down as he crouched. The whole floor was a pattern, thin bricks outside, big thick bricks between. Indy took a burnt out torch and placed it over one of the big bricks. He pulled off some moss with the torch and then covered it back up. He made a face that completely said, "Typical." "Stay right here." he said, pointing down at us.
"If you insist, Senor." replied Satipo. Indy's fingers twitched a moment and he walked forward. He followed the pattern, avoiding the big blocks. The whole surrounding was spooky. Detailed faces carved into the rock walls appeared to eerily smile and make faces at Indy. Up nearer to the pedestal appeared to be a statue of a giant figure wielding an ax. Indy got a step away from a mossy hill when he suddenly slipped. Satipo stood up quickly and grimaced, but Indy got high up to the moss and began the minute long journey that seemed like forever. Indy was barely a few feet away from the hideous head. After what, like I said, seemed like forever, Indy finally reached the pedestal. He crouched down again to eye-level with the pedestal and pulled out the smaller bag and pulled a handful of sand out. He let the sand slip through his fingers slowly. Eventually he just threw all the sand in his hand away. He tied the bag again and put it in his left hand. He put the bag and his hand near the head. Satipo was wiping his thumbs and fingers together. Almost there...almost...Indy was breathing hard. Suddenly with a light speed action, he switched the bag for the head. Indy sighed a breath of relief as did Satipo. I nearly fainted. Indy adjusted his hat proudly and walked back... When all of a sudden he heard a rocky OUGGGGOUGGGOUGGG sound and me and Satipo saw the top portion of the pedestal go down with the bag. Indy looked back and the stones apparently making a dragon face started crumbling. Then it seemed like dirt and rocks were falling everywhere. Indy stuffed the gold head under his armpit and ran for it. Darts spewed dirt and poison at Indy but he was too fast. Satipo looked back and ran to the pit. I chased him back. By the time I reached him he had gone over and the whip fell with the branch. Satipo looked down at the whip and then to the other side, Indy came back. "Satipo, throw me the whip!" Indy called.
"Throw me the idol, I throw you the whip!" Satipo replied. Satipo looked back, a door was slowly going down. "No time to argue!" Indy threw the idol hopefully. Satipo caught it and just dropped the whip, grinning. "Adios, senor." He ran to the entrance.
"Get on my back." Indy said to me.
"Okay, I hope I'm not too heavy." I replied. I climbed up as fast as I could.
"You're too heavy."
"Bummer."
"Look, I'll jump over and while I'm doing that, jump and see if you can catch my back."
"Uh, okay." Indy jumped over and caught on to a straw vine in the floor and tried to pull himself up. I jumped over and just barely caught on, Indy fell a bit.
"Indy, I'm gonna try to climb up on top and get you."
"Nah, save yourself, kid. Jock is waiting at the river, he'll pick ya up." I ignored him and pulled myself up. I put my leg up on top and pushed down and got myself up. Indy watched me go back a little towards the entrance and thought I was going back. But I crawled under the door and quickly put the idol under the door! Indy was pulling desperately. In a second, he was up! The door almost reached the idol, but we finally crawled under. I grabbed the idol and started running. I heard Indy say, "Adios Satipo." And I assumed he had been killed.
"Come on, Indy!" I shouted.
"Okay!"
He ran to me and I started running again. Indy looked back and from the giant hole, a boulder chased after us!! We ran as fast as we could. The boulder almost got us, but we ran harder. Almost there! We finally jumped out, rolling down the hill. When we landed right side up, we saw a bunch of Hovitos pointing bows and arrows at us. When we looked over, we saw Barannca, just standing there, expressionless. A Hovito pushed him down, exposing several needles in his back. Then Indy's arch rival, Rene Belloq.
"Dr. Jones. Again we see there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away. You chose the wrong friends. And this time it will cost you." Belloq said reaching for something. Indy pulled his gun out from its holster. The Hovitos stretched the bows and arrows. Indy turned the gun so the handle faced Belloq, then they backed off. "And..." Belloq said, reaching again. As Indy dug out the head, he talked to Belloq, "Belloq, it's too bad they don't know you the way I do."
"Too bad. You could warn them, if only you spoke Hovito." Taking the head, Belloq spun around, raising the artifact. "Wakanamatuso, nomata!" The Hovitos bowed at this. Indy and I took the advantage and squeezed it hard. We ran as the Hovitos were bowing. Next thing I heard was Belloq's laughing echoing in the jungle. We ran harder than when we were chased by the boulder. The Hovitos began chasing us. They ran as fast as they could with barefeet, which is not very fast. We past some donkeys. Then more jungle, then open space. I looked back at the Hovitos. We were well out of range for them to shoot at us. We could see the cliff. Indy called to Jock, the pilot of the plane that took us to Peru.
"JOCK! START THE ENGINES!! GET 'EM UP!"
We reached the cliff to find Jock fishing. "Jock, start the engines!"
Jock saw us and went to start the engines. VROOOOMMMM the propellors went. "This time, you can get on my back." I climbed up on his back. He grabbed the vine, swung, and jumped in the yucky water. I'm glad Indy was a good swimmer. The Hovitos reached the cliff and started shooting at us, but we already reached the plane and I was comfy in Indy's lap. Soon a boa constrictor started moving up our legs. Indy grimaced and looked back to Jock. "There's a BIG SNAKE in the plane, Jock!"
"Oh, that's just my pet snake, Reggie!" Jock replied.
"I hate snakes, Jock, I hate 'em!"
"Come on, show a little backbone, will ya?"
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
To be continued....

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Part IV
I got out of my last class for the day, and Indy wasn't at the door. He usually was, but not that day. I walked to the University and looked all around. Eventually I walked to a certain room and Indy, Marcus Brody, and two men in casual suits were in there.
"Indy, what's goin' on?"
"I'm talking to these men about something very special. I'll talk to you about it at home. Can you ride your bicycle home?"
"Sure. I'll see ya."
That evening, Indy came home. "Hi. So what's the news?"
"We're going to Nepal tommorow." Indy answered.
"Nepal?!" I called back to Indy, getting some pop from the fridge.
"Yeah. We have to get something from Abner Ravenwood."
"Ravenwood? Isn't that guy related to your old girlfriend?"
"Yeah. He's her father. Anyway, I need to get the Headpiece to the Staff of Ra."
"Huh?" I said, then glurping some of the soda.
"The piece that's of the most vital importance to finding the Ark of the Covenant."
"Nah, really?! What for?"
"Those guys you saw at the U...they're from the Government. They said they tapped into a secret Nazi communiqade (sp?) saying things about Tanis and other things. I concluded that the Nazis are looking for the Ark."
"Okay. Well, MY conclusion right now is that I need some rest and I'm getting to bed. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
To be continued....

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Part V
When we arrived at the airport and got tickets, luggage and all, we bid Marcus a farewell and stepped in. When we reached the seats there was not much commotion, but who would be going to Nepal on perfectly normal day? I sat down and glanced and in front of me was a suspicious looking character who had come in just before us in a light-brown trenchcoat and thin-framed glasses. He was reading a magazine and spotted me and looked to his right and nodded. Spooked, I tilted my black fedora from Indy over my face and rested like Indy.
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Hours later, we had headed straight to Marion's bar--The Raven. I wasn't particularly comfortable as we parked at the snowy hill and saw a sleezy crowd pile out, and I let Indy know it--through clenched teeth, "Indyyy!"
"Alright, I'll wait."
In a moment, they were out of our sights and we got out.
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When we saw Marion she was at a table full of glass cups. Her hands were on top of her head. She looked up at the wall, and, apprently seeing our shadows, swung her head around and almost leaped to her feet, flinging glasses to shatter. But she didn't care a bit.
"Indiana Jones," she began to say, a slight chuckle in her throat, "and his sidekick--my little brother's friend..."
"Where IS Harry?" I asked.
She hesitated, staring at both of us. I walked near a door next to the table and looked at her as she turned to me. Her stare turned to a glare. "I know the consequences of hanging around when you two talk. It isn't pretty. I wanna be with someone my age when bottles start being flung across the room."
"In his room." she said with a sigh.
"Thanks." I said.
When I reached his room, he was on his bed listening to his favorite radio-show, Sherlock Holmes. He had tan-colored hair and pale-tan skin. He was thin and had a girlfriend, he was real attractive for a ten-year-old. And he was my best friend. "Harry. You listenin' to that detective junk again?!" I said jokingly.
He whizzed around and ran to give me a big squeeze.
"Ben, you adventure squid, how are ya?!" he said after he let go.
"Great! But I wouldn't be so sure about Indy and Marion."
"You came in to escape "THE WRATH" again while you and Indy are visiting again, huh?"
"Yep. How have you and Jen been going?"
"Great. She's doing good too."
"Well, what do you wanna do?"
"I don't know." He glanced at the clock. "Gee wiz! It's almost twelve o' clock! I totally lost track of time."
"Well, let's just sit down and talk until 'THE WRATH' has passed over!" We chuckled and sat down on the bed.
"Why are you guys here, anyway?"
"Well, it's a long story. But to make it short, Hitler's looking for the Ark of the Covenant and the governement sent us to go get it before he and the Nazis do, and to find it we need some kind of 'Headpiece to the Staff of Ra' or something like that, and Indy thinks that your Dad has it."
"Oh..." Harry started, looking sad. "He's dead."
"I'm sorry. May I ask how?"
"They said he was hiking and an avalanche covered him. They still haven't found the body, cause the avalanche was so big."
"Mhm. Sorry again."
"That's okay." Harry started to open his mouth again when we heard, "GET OUT!"
"Uh-oh. Come on, I think it's time for me and Indy to go."
When we came out, I said, "Didn't go well, did it?"
Indy looked down and shook his head, "No."
"Go out the back way," Marion said, "I don't want anyone thinking I'm open 24 hours."
"Marion, can I walk to their rented car with them?" Harry asked.
"Only for Ben's sake." As we walked out, Marion said, "Heh! See you tommorow, Indiana Jones!"
Indy ignored her. By the time we reached the car, five sinister looking men walked to Marion's bar. The main one said something to the giant one, and he went around the back.
"Come on!" Indy whispered to Harry and I yanked him in. I squeezed in towards the middle so Harry could fit in with out the hassle getting in back.
"What're we gonna do?" Harry said impatiently.
"We're gonna drive away casually for a moment, then come back when they're all in. Alright?"
"Alright." me and Harry said.
To be continued...
I just wanted to get everything back on. Anybody can post the next chapter. Remember the new characters, Ben, age nine, and Harry, age ten.
"Okie dokie, Dr. Jones! Hold on to your potatoes!"--Shorty, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom





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