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                                                                      Chapters 9 & 10
Moore" I've got to say Delbert I not to happy about this siding with Jerry"

Collins"No choice old boy if these notes are right its the only way we're going to follow Forbes "

Dowl" well keep your eye's peeled guys as you know they'll backstab us first chance they get"

To get the gate to open the three plot points must be all completed in the same turn, hence the need for the two sides to work together, at the end of turn 6 if the gate hasn't been opened & someone gotten through it has to be played out again.

To make things a little bit more interesting there is a guardian to try & stop anyone from getting in.

Everyone takes up their places.

Clunk Collins completes the first PP

The second one doesn't go so well & an electric discharge sends Brown crashing to the ground.

They'll have to start again.

This time they fail at the first attempt & Dowl in sent flying.

Clunk, the first one is done, Clunk goes more bolts in the gate as the second one is complete.

Confident that Hess will complete the third one Helga & Fritz run forward, but no such luck & Fritz is very close to the guardian.

Who rushes him lashing out, but somehow Fritz manages to keep him at bay.

With time just up it now or never to get the gate open.

Clunk as Hess does his bit, Clunk as Collins does his

but Moore fails his & feels a shock, leaving all on Grace.

Clunk & the gate swings open

Helga & Muller run through as Fritz gets beaten to a pulp

Gloup who also made a run for the gate is now facing the gaurdian

but fares no better then his comrade.

Racing a head of the others Helga closely followed be Fritz

enter the the forbidden city

just as Forbes finds the Elder Stone

Rushing from the temple Helga draws a line on him & raises her pistol.

Hess has been joined by reinforcements how have brought Harriet along with them.

Seen the Blue Blooded who have been joined by two of Forbes team & Zome, she dodges away from her capture's & runs towards them, but stops dead as she spots her Father, "Daddy" she yell turning to run to him.

But before her very eye's something happens to him.

As he is transformed into some hulking monstrosity,
Moore comes to her side "look away Miss look away" he tells her.

Running forward the BB's come under fire from Helga

who drops Dowl, it looks like the ceasefire is at an end.

With the wind picking up Helga spins & drops one of the members of Forbes expedition.

Seen his friend fall the other one rushes Helga.

Hess leads the German charge but with the skies darking & the ground starting to shake violently  Gloup is taking him from his feet.

As is Muller.

Now the earth is raising up with what once was Forbes riding a large clump as its hurled skywards.

With confusing spreading like wildfire Helga backs away from her assailant.

Collins leaps on to a clump of earth, I've got to reach Forbes he thinks.

He's followed by Grace, with Zome & Harriet just behind.

"Stay as you are Captain"orders Dowl "Just let Delbert take it from here shall we ?"

Even in all this madness people still want to settle old scores

& above the howling of the wind gunshots can still be heard ringing out.

Hess with Dowl struggling to keep his feet follows after Collins as some of his man fall around him & still the gunfire continues as one of his men fire on Grace

to his cost but Grace takes a wound slowing her down.

"Quick climb up here Zome" calls out Harriet as

a bullet rips into Dowl.

Zome climbs up beside Harriet but can't keep her feet,

falling back into the abyss.

Collins has made it to the thing that once was his friend but it pays him no heed.

Seen the Elder Stone glowing inside him Collins drives his two fists into the creature, grabbing hold of the stone & pulling it from its body.

 With the stone removed Forbes returns to himself,

falling to the ground he sights his Daughter & a smile crosses his lips"Harriet" he whispers with his dying breath, as the Elder Stone turns to dust in Collins's hands, as Collins turns his now empty hands over he see for the first time the weird making's on his palms that will be there for the rest of his life.

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An ear splitting sound turns everyone's head to look as the volcano that has lay dormant for millenniums suddenly bursts into life.

 "Time to begone from here Delbert" Grace says as they all turn to run.

Cut. Designers note, a double feature a real throw back to days of old I'm spoiling you guys :)
The two games couldn't have been any different, with one really a race against time & the second one just mayhem but both very enjoyable none the less. Can our hero's escape as the Island is blowing apart ? does anyone even care ? be sure to join us for the end game Escape.
The picture of the volcano used above was done so with out the owners consent & I lay no claims to it.

Well that's it for this post, my thanks to Dave https://store.pulpalley.com/  for the script & as always to you guys for dropping in & if you'd care to leave a comment it would be welcomed. :)