disclaimer: I don't own anything except OC characters and the plot
I just saw all four Indy movies in one day! It inspired me to write this. Sorry if its not historically correct. I just needed something to start it off with.
Chapter one
Bahamas, 1959
"I'm getting too old for this." Indiana Jones complained.
"Aw, come on, Dad. Can't ya get a little excited? We're so close!" his son reprimanded.
For almost three months, the two had been searching for the crash site of Cortez's treasure ship. The ship had come to the new world loaded with treasure to finance his expedition and the new colonies. But it never made it on shore. The ship had crashed close to Cuba. The survivors were rescued by the natives. Every explorer after Cortez had tried to find the ship but had come up empty handed.
Now after more than three-hundred years, it was about to be discovered.
"I don't know, son. I'm not liking the look of this hill."
Before them, the land sloped upward steeply. It was just barely level enough to walk.
"It's easy just put your backbone into it." Mutt encouraged as they started up the hill.
"That's the problem. I don't have a backbone anymore."
"How do you stand up, then?"
"Ha ha, very funny. You know what I mean."
They climbed in silence. Mutt reached the top first. "Whoa." he said while looking down.
"What is it?" Indy asked; his curiosity overtaking his senses.
"Hurry up. It's best you see this for yourself." he answered.
Indiana had made it to the top by then. "You're right. It's amazing."
They looked around the massive cave. Gold and jewels were scattered everywhere. They were piled in huge heaps and spread across the ground. There were pieces of wood mixed in with the treasure. A few yards out, there was at least half of Cortez's ship. The rest must have broken of in the crash.
"All the treasure...wow." Indy said in amazement.
There was a rustling noise. "Dad, did you--"
"Shh." Indy slowly turned around. There was a party climbing up the hill behind them.
In panic, Indiana picked up a rock the size of a baseball and chucked it down at them. The rock hit a goon in the head and he fell down the hill.
"Come on, son! We've got to stop them!" he said as he continued to throw rocks down the hill. Mutt nodded and joined in.
One by one they fell off and one by one they were replaced.
"Uh...Dad?"
"Yea?"
"I don't think we're gonna last."
"Why not?"
"Because they keep coming and we're running out of rocks!"
Indy looked around. All the rocks that were left were small pebbles. Then he saw a huge boulder about as tall as he was.
"What about that one?" he yelled.
"I don't know, Dad." Mutt said hesitantly.
Indy ran toward the boulder and started pushing. "Come on!"
Mutt shook his head and sighed. "You're crazy." he said as he started pushing the huge rock.
They rolled it to the edge and let go.
The rock rampaged down the steep hill; knocking off and squishing every single one. Only the five that were at the bottom of the hill had survived. Along with their leader: Max Anderson.
She was wearing her usual purple mask which covered the top half of her face. There were silts located at each eye. The mask tied off in the back. She looked very young to be in this business about fourteen.
She pointed toward the Jones boys and her goons aimed their guns accordingly. "It seems, Dr. Jones, that you've lead me to yet another great treasure." she spoke with an English accent, "It's such a pity you won't be around long enough to admire it."
She stared up the hill along with two of the survivors. The rest kept a firm hold on the Joneses.
Max reached the top in a matter of three minutes. She was obviously more in shape than the archaeologists.
"So...how shall we do this?" she said as she circled the two. "Would you like to die a slow, painful death...or a short, quick one? Your choice. I do not care how you die, just how you live."
"How about neither?" Indiana said bravely.
"Oh...so now you want to bargain? I'm afraid that it's too late, Dr. Jones." she snapped her fingers and the guns were pointed at them.
"D-dad," Mutt stuttered, "just do what she says."
"Are you crazy, Mutt? If we do what she says, we'll wind up dead! I can't believe this." Indy said in disappointment.
"Well, it looks like daddy's little boy is scared. Trust me you haven't seen scared yet." she said, "Bring it up here, boys!" Max yelled down the hill.
They waited in silence as the men brought up a small chest. They set in down in front of her and she opened the lid.
Indy peered inside it. There was nothing. He chuckled. "That's supposed to be scary? You can do better than that!"
"Oh, really, Dr. Jones, I can do better than this?" she said as she pulled out an old wooden cup: the Holy Grail.
Indiana started hyperventilating. "Where did you get that?" he asked.
"In the same place you left it all those years ago." She walked closer to him waving the sacred cup in his face as she spoke, "I have to say: that was a very poor choice on your part. I would've taken the Grail with me."
"You don't understand. The cup can't go past the seal. How did you get it out of there?" Indy grumbled furiously.
"It was easy, Dr. Jones. You had already set the trap off. All we had to do was get the Grail and get out of there."
"Hold on." Mutt raised his hand to stop the conversation, "Are you talking about the Grail? The one that gives everlasting life to those that drink from it?"
"No, genius. We're talking about the one that gives you a pony every time you drink from it." Indiana Jones said sarcastically.
"Sorry, Dad. Just trying to clarify."
"Yeah, well, you've got your clarification. Let's move on."
"Oh, so you can just blow me off--"
"Enough! You'll have time to chit-chat in the afterlife. Let's focus on the present, shall we?" Max interrupted.
"What do you need the Grail for?" Indy asked.
"I use it to bargain with the world powers and...to push people such as yourself, Dr. Jones, to the edge. I'd just thought that I'd give you a little scare." She placed the cup carefully back in the chest and closed the lid. "Now, on to business. You still haven't answered my question."
"Yes, I have and it isn't changing." the archaeologist answered boldly.
"Fine. I'll choose myself. As much as I'd like to see you suffer...I can't waste my time. Any last words. Dr. Jones?"
"Aren't you a little young to be dealing with this sort of thing?" Indy said.
Max replied with another question, "Aren't you a little old for this business?"
"Touché." Mutt grumbled.
Indy slowly moved to pick up a pebble. He threw it at Max. She side-stepped and it flew right past her.
She laughed. "Do you think you can stop me with a pebble? You are not as smart as you seem."
"Ow!" a voice said. It echoed through the cave.
Max looked down the hill. There was a company of Cuban military at the bottom.
"What?" she said.
"You know, Max, there is a such thing as reinforcements." Indy smiled in his perfect timing.
Rocks were moved above them creating a hole in the high cave ceiling. A rope ladder dropped out of nowhere.
Max smiled. "It seems I have out smarted you again, Dr. Jones. Farewell!"
She climbed up the ladder with the chest and was out of sight just before the military had reached the top of the hill.
The ladder fell and the hole closed up, leaving her goons to fend for themselves.
"I can't believe this! She got away again!" Indy cried out in frustration.
"Dad, we got the treasure. Everything is fine."
"Yeah but she'll cause problems for us in the future. I can guarantee you that."
"So...right now, let's just enjoy our find. You might not be around to make another discovery like this."
"That's true. Son, I'm getting too old for this." He took his hat off and placed it on his son's head. "I think you'll use it more than I will in the future."
"Thanks, Dad."
"Now, you have to get back to school."
"Dad don't forget your students."
"Yeah, I can't forget them." Indy said, "Sergeant, we need to be on the next flight home."
"It has already been arranged." the Sergeant replied.
Hey, Sorry for the cut off but otherwise this would have been way longer than it already is. Review! I'll post the next chapter soon!