The Bullet-Riddled Handbag of Belle Boyd is the 114th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the 84th episode to be aired. Moat CrossingIn this deceptively simple Moat, each team must individually crawl across a wobbly bridge.
Steps of KnowledgeOne of the most charming women of The Civil War was the actress and Confederate spy, Belle Boyd. She once took Union soldiers prisoner at gunpoint in her own home. She even started sneaking documents across enemy lines. One night, she overheard two young Northern officers talking. "Yeah, we got at least 10,000 men in my outfit." "I just got 30,000 reinforcements today." "Really? Where are they all?" "Down by the old mill; and when old Stonewall Jackson comes through here tomorrow, we'll be waiting for him!" "It's gonna be a massacre tomorrow if I don't find General Jackson and warn him!" Belle raced into the woods. Brambles tore at her legs, but nothing slowed her. She ran down to the river. "General!" she called, but no soldiers were there. She hurried over to the old homestead outside the town. "General!" She searched all night. And finally, as the dawn broke, she found Jackson's troops already fighting. Bullets flew in every direction, but Belle ran bravely across the battlefield. Finally, she reached Jackson. "General, the Yankees are laying a trap for y'all down by the old mill!" "The old mill? Colonel, order a retreat! My dear, you've just saved my army!" Legend has it he was so impressed, he kept her handbag as a souvenir.
Temple GamesThe Blue Barracudas are Ashley, who plays softball and enjoys country music, and John, who enjoys college football and math. The Green Monkeys are Leah, who plays volleyball and catches lizards, and Matthew, who runs track and goes to car shows. Secret Storage (Trampoline Web)[]Belle Boyd was often forced to hide her secret documents as she fled soldiers in pursuit; here, John and Matthew would hide their secret documents in a spy's hiding place. When Kirk gave the signal, each boy would run forward and launch themselves onto the web, then climb to the red slot to drop the secret through into a bin at the base; whoever dropped the most secrets in the bin within 60 seconds would win. Both teams tied with 2 secrets each, awarding them each a half-Pendant. Making a Drop (Rotating Levers)[]As one of the south's most successful spies, Belle Boyd often traveled across enemy lines to confiscate Northern military secrets; here, Ashley and Leah would grab secret documents of their own. When Kirk gave the signal, each girl would run around to grab a secret and drop it in their document case; whoever dropped the most secrets in the case within 60 seconds would win. Both girls had good momentum, but varying speeds; ultimately, Leah won 4-3, raising the Green Monkeys' score to one Pendant. General Delivery (Slingshot Wall)[]During the Civil War, spies on both sides delivered secrets to the top generals; here, the teams would deliver secrets to four Confederate generals: Jackson, Lee, Sherman and Grant. When Kirk gave the signal, each girl would load a secret into the slingshot and shoot it to the boys, who would catch it and give it to the general; whoever delivered secrets to all four generals first or was further along within 60 seconds would win. The Green Monkeys started off with a commanding lead for the first half of the game, but the Blue Barracudas got the hang of the game soon enough; ultimately, both teams tied with two secrets delivered to generals Jackson and Lee, but the Green Monkeys would go to the Temple with 2 pendants over the Blue Barracudas' 1½ pendants.
Temple RunLeah decided to go into the temple first. Moving at a fast pace, (but also tripping after she passed the gates), she decided to head up to The Crypt as her starting point, where she unlocked the door to The Pit of the Pendulum just after pulling only one book from the skeleton. Once down there, Leah immediately grabs the rope swing, and knocks down the column, which then unlocks the doors to both The King's Storeroom and The Chamber of the Sacred Markers. After sliding off and having to climb up The Wall Climb to get back onto the platforms, Leah decides to head up into The King's Storeroom next, even though she could have saved time by heading The Chamber of the Sacred Markers. Regardless, Leah continues and quickly punches and smashes the three pots, with the third and final pot that she smashed contained the key. And after trying her second pedestal, Leah then unlocks the door to The Chamber of the Sacred Markers, where she was able to find the missing markers without issues. Though after placing them on the wall, Leah had to press hard on the markers as none of the doors opened up. Once done, Leah was finally able to continue, and heads down into The Tomb of the Headless Kings. But upon stepping foot into The Tomb, the first temple guard jumped out and captured Leah, which startled her enough to cause her to scream. After giving up her pendant, Leah swiftly pulled on all the ropes and found the missing skull within a matter of seconds. Luckily, the first headless king that she tried (the one on the right) opened up the door to The Jester's Court, so she heads into their next. In there, Leah ended up having to try all three wall paintings in order to move onto The Dark Forest. But upon arriving and searching for the key within the tree on the right, a spirit of a temple guard captures her with 59 seconds remaining. Therefore, removing her from the temple. Now it was Matthew's turn to enter the temple. And with the remaining time he had left, it's clear that Matthew has to run fast in order to make up for lost time. Fortunately, he ran at the same pace as Leah, but he ended up making a costly mistake by making a trip up into The King's Storeroom, when he could have saved some time by entering The Chamber of the Sacred Markers. Regardless, Matthew still moved incredibly fast through the rooms and made it to The Dark Forest with 32 seconds left. Once he arrived, Matthew tried searching for the key within the trees but had no luck. Thinking on his feet, Matthew plowed through The Stone Wall and into The Quicksand Bog, but after doing so, he encounters the third and final temple guard and had to give up his pendant of life. When that was done, Matthew climbs up The Pharaoh's Secret Passage and enters The Room of the Secret Password with 12 seconds remaining. Quickly trying to grab for the passwords, Matthew mumbled his words for the first one, and upon shouting the second password "Open Sesame", time ran out, with him being two rooms away from the bullet-riddled handbag. While both Leah and Matthew were very smart and fast players and knew how to complete the objectives at a fast pace. Even with a difficult layout, both of them did mostly rise to the occasion. But had the two never entered The King's Storeroom and instead entered The Chamber of the Sacred Markers after completing The Pit of the Pendulum's objective, they would have most likely gotten to the bullet-riddled handbag on time and even having a possibility to win the grand prize. Regardless, of their choices, both of them still did very well in the temple.
Prize PlugsAlternate version (Fall 1996) Moat Crossing: Crayola Model Magic Steps of Knowledge: StarCastle and Godzilla Figures Temple Games: BK Ratch-Tech Alternate Version (Nick GaS) Moat Crossing: Push Pop Steps of Knowledge: Skechers Footwear Temple Games: Sqand from RoseArt Watch Episode |
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