The Star of Sultan Saladin is the ninth episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the seventh episode to complete production and the twenty-first episode to air. Moat Crossing  "Swim the Rope Over" moat One player from each team held a rope prior to the start of the event. When Kirk said "go", that player took the rope across the moat as quickly as possible. Once across, she climbed out, wrapped the base of the rope around the pole, pulled it tight, sat down, and braced herself with her feet. Then, her partner grabbed on the upper rope and walked himself across the lower rope. As soon as the second teammate stepped on the deck, it was his duty to hit the gong.
Steps of Knowledge  The two greatest warriors of the Crusades were Richard the Lionhearted of England and Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn (modernized as "Saladin"), the Sultan of Egypt and Syria. For two years, Richard had tried to capture the city of Acre, but the city had held out while Saladin attacked Richard from behind. Finally, Acre surrendered, but Richard's men were too tired to continue fighting Saladin. The time had come for them to meet face-to-face. Saladin bowed low and presented Richard with his favorite jewel, a giant opal called the Star of Saladin. "For my worthy opponent," he said. Richard thanked Saladin for the gift, and they signed a treaty which ended the fighting. Soon, Richard set out for England, but the opal was stolen from him during the journey.
Temple GamesThe Red Jaguars are 13-year-olds Leslie and Tom. The Silver Snakes are 13-year-olds Lea and Steve. Storming Acre (Climbing Wall)  When the Crusaders attacked the city of Acre, they practically had to take the walls down piece by piece before the city surrendered. In that game, the players had to do just that. When Kirk said "go", one player from each team climbed to the top of the wall, grabbed a brick, and stuck it to his helmet. Then, he climbed back down and dropped the brick in his basket. Each player repeated this process until one minute had elapsed or one competitor had placed six bricks in his basket. Steve won game and the half pendant after placing five bricks in his basket over the four Tom had in his basket. Gathering Crusaders (Bungee Soap Ramp)  During the Crusades, Richard the Lionhearted gathered troops from all over Europe to fight in Palestine. In that game, the players had to gather Crusaders just like Richard did. When Kirk said "go", one player from each team climbed up the ramp on her knees, grabbed a soldier, stuck it to her helmet, slid back down, and dropped it in her bucket. The player with the most soldiers in her bucket after one minute won. Leslie won the game after grabbing one soldier while Lea was unable to get any. The Finest Warriors (Velcro Ball Toss)  Richard the Lionhearted and Sultan Saladin were the finest warriors of their day. They would've made a great team. In that game, when Kirk said "go", one player from each team took his place on the platform. His partner grabbed a ball from the basket and threw it, attempting to attach it to her partner's velcro shirt. The male partner can move and try to get hit by the ball. The team with the most balls attached to their respective velcro shirt after one minute won. The Silver Snakes won the game and the full pendant after landing 11 balls, while Red Jaguars was only able to land ten.
Temple Run  Lea went into the temple first, moving at a fast pace. Starting off by heading up into The Room of the Three Gargoyles, she unlocked the door into The Pit of Despair after pushing on the first gargoyle's tongue. Racing into The Pit of Despair, Lea originally stated before the run that she was immediately going to go up into The Observatory to grab the star. However, Lea decided to instead open up the door into The Throne Room instead, and then climb up The Wall Climb to see if she can access The Observatory before heading down. After a bit of a struggle climbing the ropes, she was able to reach the actuator to the door to The Observatory, but the door did not open. Lea then jumps off and tries jumping up to hit the actuator to The Heart Room, and despite missing the actuator, Lea decided to simply continue along the bottom floor and enters The Throne Room. Upon sitting on the throne, Lea was able to unlock the door to The Spider's Lair and swiftly makes it across the tangled webs and unlocks the door to The Tomb of the Ancient Kings using the lower door. But upon entering The Tomb of the Ancient Kings, a Temple Guard quickly jumps out and scares Lea for a second. After giving up her Pendant of Life, Lea opens up the coffin and finds the key, but when she tried to open the door to The Shrine of the Silver Monkey it did not work. (But she did manage to open up the other door leading to The Spider's Lair). With no other choice, Lea proceeds to plow through The Stone Wall and into The Dungeon. In The Dungeon, Lea smartly decides to climb up into The Shrine of the Silver Monkey instead of climbing up into The Pirate's Cove to save some time. In the shrine, Lea had no problem assembling the monkey, and after finishing the statue, she quickly runs through The Room of the Golden Idols and unlocks the door to The Observatory. Lea runs up, grabs the star, and starts to make her way out of the temple. She jumps down into The Pit of Despair, and into The Cave of Sighs. While Lea did have a small struggle getting out of the lower crawl tube, this did not greatly effect much of the run. And after leaving tube, she continues her way out where she was also rooted on by an unencountered Temple Guard, and makes it back to the temple gates with twenty-seven seconds remaining. Thus not only earning her and Steve a trip to the Cayman Islands, but also earning the first ever solo victory in the show's history!
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