Chapter 1

Australia, June 10th 1946

The war had been almost a year now since the war ended and Indy was bored. Not that he wanted another war. He'd been through two now and barely survived. But he needed to do something, go on a new adventure. That's why, as soon as the summer semester had ended, he jumped on the first plane to Sydney. He remembered his first trip to this amazing country where he'd flown with Houdini himself, when they narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Aborigines.

He couldn't wait to get into the outback once more, thinking about the amazing artefacts he could find beneath the sands. His plane touched down and as the passengers disembarked he spotted his guide for his time down under. Marcus had been right, no one could miss her. Purple lipstick was an unusual choice, but she made it work. Her eyes were piercing him, never blinking for a second; beautiful but unnerving. And the hair, good God did she have hair.

'You must be Doctor Williams.'

'Professor Jones,' she said, extending her hand. It was warm and soft to the touch. 'I hope your flight was pleasant. I have arranged for us to be driven to the Hampton Hotel for tonight, then tomorrow we fly into the desert.'

'I see you're very direct and to the point Doctor Williams.'

'Well no point in beating about the bush, especially when we're heading in the opposite direction.' Indy laughed, he also liked that British humor.

They dined that night on Kangaroo and Crocodile. If there was something Indy loved more than trying new delicacies it was women who was unafraid to try exotic foods too. Though they'd both had this before, he when he was a boy and she had been based in Australia for almost 7 years, being stuck there after the War started. She had been searching for something, but it had to be put off as all resources were put into the War effort. But now she was able to start again, and she'd asked for Indy personally after hearing rumours of his exploits. By all accounts trouble followed where he went, but that only made her want to meet him all the more. She noticed a man all in black sitting a few tables down, staring intently at the pair as they ate. She held his gaze and he turned his head away. Merely three hours in his company and she could already feel trouble brewing. And she relished in it.