Chapter 3 of Indiana Jones and the Third World

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Chapter 3 - The Dagger

    They then came to a large room, with large statues largely decorated with golden jewelry and idols. Although when they began walking through the room it was as though the statues began watching them, cursing their movement. Indiana started walking to the back of the large room, "I'll be damned" he said under his breath "it does exist" he looked down up at a mantle which had a golden dagger… a Phurba dagger. He reached down to pickup the golden jewel.

    "Hold it Jones, don't move," A voice shouted from the room.

    Indiana looked up startled, he pulled out his whip, he shouted "Maya, is something wrong," Indiana started walking towards the front of the room. "Forrestal" he grunted.

    "What's wrong Jones, I would have thought you would be pleased to see me," he smiled "Oh if your wondering where your girlfriend is" He snapped his fingers, a large bulky man walked in, holding Maya as he came in "She's in my care," he smiled again.

    "Greedy basturd," he grunted under his breath, "Hey listen here you…"

    He was cut off short, "No, no bargaining this time I'm here to take all" Forrestal walked closer to Jones showing his yellow teeth.

    "Not this time" Indiana said as he pulled out his whip, cracking it in the air. He swung it in the air wrapping the hand of Maya's capture; Indiana jerked on the whip knocking the man to the ground. "Maya over here," He shouted as he ran to the Phurba. Maya then ran across the room to Indiana. He took Maya by the arm, and then Indiana ran over to the dagger, he grabbed it.

    It seemed to come alive; its eyes glowed a fiery red. It moved it's head, then sunk it's sharp teeth into Indiana's hand, he grabbed his hand in pain, the dagger began flying off towards the ceiling, it then flew off and sunk it's sharp end into one of Forrestall's eight men's chest. It immediately after flew from the chest and landed into Indiana Jones' leg. He clutched it yelling with pain, the ceiling began to crumble rocks shifting from place. The statues fell over, Forrestall's men gathered around each other; a light began to shine from the place of the dagger.

    Then everything started to get bright white. They room began to become large, or was he getting smaller Indy thought to himself. Then everything began to cloud up, he felt his eyes began to sear with pain, he couldn't see anyone else, he tried to yell out "Maya" but nothing came out he felt his body crumple to the ground. He felt everything become heavier.

    Indiana opened his eyes; he saw bright daylight on an open field. He stood up, "I'll be damned, it's true, that damned theory is true, this is an actual multiverse" He said aloud.

    "Jones where are we," Maya said standing up rubbing here eyes. "What happened."

    "I think the Phurba dagger opened up the parallel dimension to the multiverse," Jones said walking around taking in the surroundings. "Where is Forrestal." He grunted.

    "I'm right here you basturd, what the hell happened." Forrestal said grunting as he got to his feet.

    "Do you hear that," Maya said

    "What?" Forrestal said.

    "Shh." Maya insisted.

    It was horse galloping, soon they all heard the horse beating then saw it entering from the forest and come to the clearing. The horse came close to one of Forrestal's men, the rider drew his sword, and it swung, chopping the man's head off, it rolled to Forrestall's feet.

    Forrestal shouted "Run," they all began scattering in different directions.

    Indiana grabbed Maya by the arm and ran the horses galloped off. "Who was and what was that," Maya gasped

    "Genghis Khan," Indiana mumbled

    "How do you know?" she said looking at Indy.

    "The markings on his horse, I have a feeling we have gone back to the time of Genghis Khan. This may be trouble. We'll have to get back to the cave, unfortunately I don't know where it is."

    "Wait, do you mean we actually went back to the past. How is that possible?" Maya said.

    "Well actually we didn't go back in time from our universe, we went to a multiverse, It's a little different and extremely complicated." Indiana said ducking in the bushes.

    "But wait a minute, if we went back in time," Maya said. "Won't our presence here change the local history? Won't we influence the outcome of events?"

    "No. We won't."

    "How do you know?"

    "Because we can't."

    "But what about the time paradoxes?"

    "Time paradoxes?"

    "That's right," Maya said. "You know, like going back in time and killing your grandmother, so that you can't be born."

    "Oh, that." Indiana shook her head impatiently. "There are no time paradoxes."

    "What do you mean? Of course there are."

    "No, there aren't," Indiana said firmly. "Time paradoxes do not occur."

    "What do you mean." Maya said. She was feeling put out that her question had been so roughly treated. She looked at his stern face.

    "The so-called time paradoxes," Indiana said, "do not really involve time. They involve ideas about history that are seductive but wrong. Seductive because they flatter you into thinking you can have an impact on the course of events. And wrong, because of course, you can't."

    "You can't have an impact on events?"

    "No."

    "Of course you can."

    "No. You can't. A single person can do little to alter events in any meaningful way. Of course, great masses of people can 'change the course of events.' But one person? No."

    "Maybe so," Maya said, "but I can kill my grandfather. And if he's dead then I couldn't be born, so I would not exist, and therefore I couldn't have shot him. And that's a paradox."

    "Yes it is assuming you actually kill your grandfather. But there are many things that stand in the way such as, you accidentally get killed yourself on the way or when you do get there you discover you can't pull the trigger. You may kill him too late and your parent has already been conceived.

    Indiana rubbed his hands together "Now then. Shall we end this speculation and be on our way. I have a feeling being here with Genghis Khan will be disastrous. Wait where the hell is Forrestal. We need to find him."

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Kent, we are anxiously awaiting your Chapter 4! :)

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