Moat CrossingWhen Kirk gave the signal, the contestants had to hop across three icebergs, starting over if they fell or their knees touched the iceberg.
Steps of KnowledgeThe most famous warrior of all the Eskimo tribes was Apanuugpak, who lived in Alaska in the late 1700's. As a hunter, he could stand still for hours so that he could stalk the polar bear and the seal. And as a warrior, he was fearless. One day, he and his wife were approached by a band of neighboring warriors. "You have been fishing on our hunting grounds." "No, I haven't!" "Yes, you have, and we are here to put an end to that right now!" The circle of enemy warriors tightened around Apanuugpak, but he was unafraid. "Ah, your mother wears sealskin boots! Go back over the mountain where you belong, you tundra turkeys!" Without warning, two warriors attacked. But Apanuugpak dodged their knives easily and tossed each warrior aside. A volley of arrows struck his fur parka. But Apanuugpak just laughed. "Try again, seal whelps!" Astonished, the men turned and ran. "Are you hurt, my little snowball?" He opened his parka and showed his wife the mussel shell armor he'd invented. Years later, the armor made its way to the Temple.
Temple GamesThe Red Jaguars are Nikolette, who enjoys gymnastics and science, and Jarrod, who enjoys baseball and studying history. The Green Monkeys are Amanda, who also enjoys science and wants to be a pediatrician, and Gator, who plays football and wants to be a Navy SEAL. Ice Fishing (Oversized Table)[]One of the most important sources of food for Eskimos was ice fishing, wherein they would cut a hole in the ice and fish below; Amanda and Nikolette were under an ice slab. When Kirk gave the signal, both girls would slide under it to sneak up on some fish. After they catch the fish, they must place in their ice bucket; whoever collected the most fish within 60 seconds would win. Although both girls were even, Nikolette missed a fish— this allowed Amanda to edge her out for the win, 4-3. Seal Haven (Trampolines and Nets)[]Some Eskimos believed that all seals should be protected at all costs; Gator and Jarrod were inside a fortress serving as a seal haven, with a safe area at the top for them. When Kirk gave the signal, both boys would toss the plush seals upward until they reached the top, and whoever brought the seals to the save haven within 60 seconds would win. Gator had gotten the lead early on and won with 34 seconds remaining, awarding the Green Monkeys their second half-Pendant (Jarrod tried in vain to catch up). Enemy Tribe (Bowling Slingshot)[]Apanuugpak defeated the enemy tribe, despite their complaints of him fishing in their territory; when Kirk gave the signal, each team would load their slingshots and launch balls to knock down four rogue Eskimos. The first team to knock down all of their warriors or whoever has the most knocked down within 60 seconds would win; the Green Monkeys scored early while the Red Jaguars stuggled at the end. Eventually, the latter team was able to knock one down to tie the game. Both teams received a full pendant— however, The Green Monkeys went to the temple because of having two Pendants to the Red Jaguars' one Pendant.
Temple RunWith an artifact residing in the middle of the central shaft, it is pretty clear that Gator and Amanda will need all the luck they can get. And while it is a daunting and time-consuming task, these Green Monkeys will definitely make this temple run worthwhile. Amanda decided to go into the temple first. Moving at a moderate pace, she started by running to The Crypt, where she got lucky as the first book, she pulled allowed her to advance into The Pit of the Pendulum. Quickly grabbing onto the rope swing, Amanda swung down to knock down the column, but she didn't have enough momentum to kick it down. Because of this, Amanda had to climb off the rope swing and instead push down the column with her hands in order to continue. With Gator cheering her on, Amanda then heads into The Tomb of the Headless Kings, where she encounters the first temple guard just as she started pulling on the ropes. After giving up her pendant, Amanda continued pulling on the ropes and found the missing skull very quickly and unlocks the door to The Jester's Court after placing it on the king on the right. (The second one that she had to try). In there, Amanada didn't have any issues while aligning herself against the wall paintings, but she did the objective at a bit of a slow pace. But in the end, Amanda had to try all three wall paintings (the one on the left) to unlock the door to The Dark Forest. Once she was in there, Amanda decides to search for the key in the tree on the left first, but that was where the spirit of a temple guard was residing in and grabs Amanda. Ending her time in the temple with 1:32 left. Now it was Gator's turn to try his luck, and hence his nickname, he was an extremely fast runner. And he flew through the temple to the point of his partner's departure within 21 seconds. Now in The Dark Forest, Gator decided to only check the tree in the left before deciding to save time by instead busting through The Stone Wall and into The Quicksand Bog. Then making a smart move, Gator decides to climb up the ladder to access The Shrine of the Silver Monkey, which luckily opened up, so he heads into their next. But just as Gator grabbed the base and placed it onto the pedestal, the third and final temple guard pops out from behind and startles Gator for a moment before he quickly gives up his pendant of life. Now putting all of his focus on completing the objectives on time, Gator works like a machine to get the monkey statue completed in the nick of time. Once he was done, Gator then moves into The Room of the Ancient Warriors where it unfortunately took all three armors in order for him to continue onwards. While at first, Kirk mistook that the door to The King's Storeroom opened up and Gator was heading there next. But in reality, the door to The Chamber of the Sacred Markers opened up, and with 21 seconds left, Gator grabbed the mussel shell armor and can start making his way out of the temple! With Amanda cheering him on, Gator returns to The Pit of the Pendulum and jumps from platform to platform before making it back up The Crypt, and arriving back at the temple gates with 9 seconds left. With the two hugging together, happily knowing they won the temple run and the grand trip to Jamaica! Both members of the Green Monkeys did very well throughout their time on the show. As both were fierce competitors and got through each part of the challenges relatively quickly. And even during their temple run, Amanda and Gator had to go through one of the hardest layouts to get to the artifact on time. But with their quick thinking, speed, and luck on their side, it definitely made it seemed like the hard layout was really a piece of cake. Overall, the two did an amazing job, and the two definitely deserved the prizes they earned!
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The Mussel Shell Armor of Apanuugpak
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