Re: Indiana Jones and the Gold of King Midas - Final part

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Posted by steve from webcache-01.th.ifl.net on May 11, 2001 at 10:35:03:

In Reply to: Indiana Jones and the Gold of King Midas - Final part posted by Natali and John Lekkas on May 03, 2001 at 08:11:57:

Great tale. Have you thought of posting it at The Temple of Tales? I'm sure Roy would be interested.


: A large, dark corridor extended for some 50 meters. “We’re going down there,” said Melville and turned back to us, “and you are coming with us this time.” There was light at the end of the passage. I remembered the two chests I had seen in Alper’s catacomb. The Nazis pushed a giant door and we found ourselves in the middle of inestimable riches that made us catch our breath; thousands of chests all full of coins and gold… “There must be millions of them,” said Melville “oh my god we…I found it. I’ll go first.”

: Indy: I wouldn’t do that if I were you.

: Melville: But that’s exactly your problem, Dr. Jones, you are not me because if you were, you wouldn’t be captured right now while I am about to make myself the richest man in the world.
:
: “Why did you say that to him?” I said quietly. “I don’t know kid, just a premonition.” He turned back to me and said: “Remember what I told you in the train about a curse? There was a small inscription with miniscule letters at the end of the chapter that read: Beware of greed for it is a mortal sin. He who shall not obey will lead Midas way.

: We were left outside the room while Melville bowed in front of this feast of light and wealth in total awe. “It’s all mine, I am rich!” The Nazis started emptying the chests into their trunks and their bags. They filled their pockets with golden coins and hid valuable objects under their hats. Their lust for gold made us sick. “Das ist wunderschoen!” said one of them holding a handful of coins greedily. Then all of a sudden, a golden wave lifted from the ground, covered his legs and hands and turned him into a lifeless statue of gold. Anyone who touched Midas’ cursed treasure, consumed by his greed for wealth, turned into a golden statue. The Nazis looked at their dying bodies in horror, suffocating under the golden sea and shouting till the last moment, only to hear their voice covered by the cursed wave. Many of them left the tomb scared but none of the illegal desecrators got away with it. Melville was left alone in the middle of an immeasurable treasure he couldn’t touch.

: Melville: Noooo, this can’t be happening! I own this gold!

: Indy: This is Midas’ curse, Melville. That’s what’s happening and the curse will fall upon you too if you don’t leave now.

: Melville: No, this is my gold, you hear it, my gold! I found it first; I’ll stay here to guard it forever.

: Right then, the room started rumbling. A terrible noise caused the ceiling to break. Dust, rocks and water started falling and filling up the room. The walls collapsed and I saw a giant golden Midas statue breaking down and crashing Melville on the head as if to restore nemesis. “We’ve got to get out of here,” I said. We ran to the exit but the water was faster and stronger than we were. It swept everything on its way; the treasure, the golden statues, Melville’s body and we altogether fell down in the Sakarya river.
: We were running down the violent river when I witnessed the most amazing thing. The golden statues together with thousands of chests started washing out. We tried to swim backwards to hold on to something while the golden coins were turning into worthless pieces of metal that sank in the depths of the river. The golden statues, half men now, half statues were trying to save themselves but it was too late. Their half-golden body pulled them down and drowned them. When the river calmed down a bit, we were left swimming in the middle of a golden lake. We were finally washed ashore, safe and sound with no treasure in our possession.
: I returned to the States a bit poorer than I expected but a lot richer in experience. Throughout my adventures with Indy, I learnt one thing. Greed is a mortal sin that can lead a man to destruction. Nevertheless, we had some good times as well. I saw things that most of you will never see, took part in Indy’s adventures and really kicked some Nazi ass!

: T H E E N D

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: Natali Lekka is an Athens-based (Greece) freelance writer and translator. She has worked for both the print and online medium and has published 12 articles on the net. To access a database of articles, type author's name in altavista.com . You can contact her at nrg_creator@hotmail.com

: Check out also www.geocities.com/lekkasmovies currently under construction, which will feature a number of online short movies. You can contact John Lekkas at: johnlekkas@rapsource.com

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