Chapter 2
Boruto and Santiago continued on through the ruins of the temple when they found themselves at a dead end. There happen to be a large gaping hole that seemed to block their path and making the jump to the other side seemed likely impossible. But as usual, Boruto was always prepared in these type of situations.
Reaching into his bag, Boruto pulled out a hook tied up with a thick rope. Swinging the hook, he tossed it up as the hook attached itself to the concrete wall. Making sure the hook and rope were secured, Boruto swung himself to the other side. Boruto threw the rope back to Santiago as he swung across as well.
Pressing on, it didn't take long for Boruto and Santiago to find what they were looking for. They found themselves in a large domed room and straight up ahead was an alter where the golden idol itself rested upon. The golden idol was what Boruto and Santiago were looking for.
Seeing their opportunity, Santiago said, "Let us hurry, my friend. There's nothing to fear here."
As soon as Santiago was about to make for the golden idol, Boruto stopped him, becoming very suspicious. "Don't be too sure. I doubt the natives would have made it too easy for us to get the idol."
Wondering what he was talking about, Boruto showed Santiago as he dusted the floor and showed him a large oval-sized print on the floor they were about to walk on. Pressing it very gently, a sharp metal dart appeared from out of nowhere and only grazed Boruto across his hair. Santiago's eyes were wide with shocked and realized if he ran there to get the idol, he would be dead for sure.
"You wait here," Boruto instructed Santiago.
"If you insist, Senor," Santiago replied, allowing Boruto to do things his way, since it has kept him alive so far.
Boruto began his careful walk across the sanctuary. He stepped on the sides of the concrete, managing to avoid the oval-shaped marks. Boruto was doing good so far and was about halfway there.
In front of him where a few small steps of stairs and he carefully walked up and nearly lost his balance and got on the other side. It was a close call and Boruto continued on. Doing it wasn't easy, but Boruto manage to reach the altar. The tiny idol looked fierce and beautiful. It rested on the pedestal of a polished stone.
From his jacket, Boruto took out the bag he filled full of sand. He figured the weight of the sand should be the same as the idol and thought he could somehow get it and swap the idol with the bag full of sand without setting off a trap.
Boruto carefully readied himself as Santiago watched nervously. Knowing he had to be quick, Boruto carefully and quickly removed the idol and put the bag full of sand on top of the stone. Nothing happened.
Noticing no traps were set, Santiago sighed with relief. Boruto took a deep breath and was about to put his mind at ease and walk back to Santiago. Unfortunately, it was all too soon. The stone where he left the bag of sand on began to sink and a chain reaction started. Everything around the temple was started to cave in.
"Run, Santiago!" Boruto urged. "Now would be the time to run like hell!"
Boruto jumped from the stairs and ran four times the speed, manage to avoid the darts being shot at him. Santiago ran ahead of him and came across the pit they swung across early and grabbed onto the rope and made it to the other side. Of course, because he was heavier than Boruto, the hook came right off as soon as he made it.
Seeing he had no way to make it when the rope and hook were cut off, Boruto looked at Santiago and shouted urgently, "Throw me the rope!"
"Throw me the idol," Santiago suggested as he urged Boruto to do so since the doorway they came through was about to close. "No time to argue. Throw me the idol and I'll throw you the rope."
Knowing there was no time to waste, Boruto threw the idol to Santiago and said, "Okay, now throw me the rope."
Santiago merely dropped the rope with the hook and made a menacing grin as he was about to walk out the doorway and replied, "Adios, Senor."
"What?!" Boruto shouted. "Why you double crossing… wait until I get my hands on you!" Knowing jumping across the other side would be impossible, but Boruto knew he had to try.
Running as fast as he could, Boruto jumped and manage to grab a vine that was hanging loose on the floor. The vine was about snap and Boruto quickly pulled himself up before it did so. Getting the rope with the hook, he barely made it before the doorway closed.
As soon as he turned to make his way out, he quickly got spooked of what he saw. It was Santiago, who dead. Apparently, he didn't remember about not going through the light in the temple as he was impaled with the spikes that went through his body, to his head to his stomach.
Boruto removes the idol from Santiago's hands and said, "Adios, Santiago. I was going to punch you when I caught up with you, but you were probably asking for that for your stupidity."
Making his way through the exit, Boruto's troubles were far from over. Right up above, a boulder was coming right towards him to crush him.
"Jeez, how many booby traps do these guys even need?" Boruto said to himself as he made a run for it, with the boulder relentlessly chasing him.
Boruto ran as fast as he could, trying to avoid tripping. When he saw the exit straight up ahead, Boruto made a leap for it and barely made it with the boulder barely missing him by his legs. Finally, Boruto manage got the golden idol and he can take it back to America where it can be set up in a museum.
But if the booby traps were even worse, Boruto just found himself in a whole lot of trouble. He found himself cornered by the Hovitos natives, who stared angrily at him that he held the idol of their supposed god. Boruto started to wonder how he was going to get himself out of this situation.