The Challenge
Third Person P.O.V.
The Cluefinders were at the foot of the Faces within the Face. They had cryptiles of both silver and gold. The turtles grabbed a rope on the left side of the waterfall and the kung fu warriors took the one on the right. When they got to the top, the head in the middle came to life.
"WE ARE THE BRETHREN OF THE FACES WITHIN THE FACE. THE BONES OF THOSE WHO'VE COME BEFORE YOU NOW LIE BURIED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. WHAT ARROGANCE MAKES YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR FATE WILL BE ANY DIFFERENT?"
Mikey: "Ahh, it's alive!"
Serena: "We're not afraid to try, we're the Cluefinders and we're here to save our friends"
"Well... look, i'm not really supposed to do this, but it's been so long since the boys and i have had guests over. (ahem) ALRIGHT, BUT BEFORE YOU PROCEED, YOU MUST PRESENT A SACK OF SILVER CRYPTILES."
Danny: "We've got a couple of silver cryptiles, right sis?"
"Yup, we do."
Leo: "Good, let's take out a sack"
Mantis: "I'll place them in that placeholder over there"
Donnie: "Mantis, be careful"
"I will"
When Mantis put the cryptiles in the middle, the head began to explain the challenge. "YOU ARE NOW READY TO BEGIN. TAKE NOTE OF THE 8 SLOTS ON THE WALL BELOW. Pretty nice, huh? We had a whole decorating team up here. YOU MUST FILL IN ALL 8 SLOTS WITH A CRYPTILE THAT MATCHES THE NUMBER ABOVE IT. ONCE ALL 8 HAVE BEEN FILLED IN, YOUR FIRST TASK WILL BE COMPLETE"
Danny: "But our cryptiles only have these strange symbols on them. How can we match them to the numbers?"
"MY POWERS ARE GREAT! Plus i read this language. PLACE ANY CRYPTILE INTO MY MOUTH AND I WILL TRANSLATE IT INTO YOUR LANGUAGE"
So they put a crytpile into his mouth and he closed his mouth. When he opened it, he had a number on the cryptile and an inscription was on his head. "I WILL NOW EXPLAIN THE TRUE HEART OF THE CHALLENGE. ONCE YOU HAVE TRANSLATED YOUR CRYPTILES, YOU WILL STILL NEED TO TRANSFORM THEIR NUMBERS. TO TRANSFORM A CRYPTILE, USE MY BRETHEREN. THE STATUES TO MY LEFT AND RIGHT. EACH OF MY BROTHERS WILL TRANSFORM ADD A DIFFERENT AMOUNT THE CRYPTILE ACCORDING TO THE MATHEMATICAL RULE INSCRIBED UPON HIS HEAD. TO PERFORM A TRANSFORMATION, PLACE A CRYPTILE INTO ONE OF MY BROTHERS MOUTHS. YOU MAY TRANSFORM A CRYPTILE UP TO 4 TIMES BEFORE IT DISINTEGRATES." Then he stopped talking
Mantis: "Math wasn't my best subject in school"
Serena: "It is for me"
Leo: "Guys, focus"
So they performed transformations for each cryptile and place the first set into their matching slots. Then, they pulled out their second pack of cryptiles and repeated the process again and again until all 8 slots were filled. The cryptiles then disappeared into the slots one by one and behind the waterfall was a wall.
Mikey: "Whoa, there's a wall back here?"
Danny: "Who knew?"
Then, Donnie's red videophone came with their friends and some news.
Po: "Hey guys, we've all been doing some experiments and we've got something for you."
Crane: " What do you mean 'we'? MY analysis indicates the following; it's tough as steel, but as light as plastic."
"And it also bounces, watch" Then Po dropped the cryptile and it bounced right back up into his hands. After that, they turned off the red videophone.
"You have been fortunate so far, but your task is not yet complete. You will now need gold cryptiles to proceed."
So they took out gold cryptiles and repeated the process again and again until the wall revealed another wall. But this one was made of spikes.
Leo: "Is there something inside there?" Then the red videophone came on
Po: "Hey guys, we're back with more helpful news from the Dragon Warrior, super detective"
Crane: "Yeah right. Okay, my research shows that the writing on them isn't from anything known language, ancient or modern."
"Big deal, here's something new. (licks) They taste great for something made of plastic"
Danny: "Oh Po"
"YOU ARE CLOSE TO COMPLETING YOUR TASK, BUT YOUR MONES MAY YET END UP IN THE SEA. BEWARE YOU WILL NOW NEED GOLD AND SILVER CRYPTILES TO COMPLETE THIS FINAL PART OF THE CHALLENGE."
Serena: "Uh oh"
Mantis: "What do you mean 'Uh oh' Serena?"
"We have gold cryptiles, but no silver ones"
Leo: "Okay, we'll go and get more silver cryptiles while you guys stay here and work on the gold cryptiles"
Everyone: "Right"
So the turtles went to get more silver cryptiles while the others worked ahead. When the turtles got 3 sets of silver cryptiles, they came back to the wall and found out their friends finished the gold cryptiles."
Mikey: "That was quick"
Mantis: "We work fast"
So once the last of the cryptiles were in place, all the cryptiles disappeared into the slots and half of the the wall opened.
Donnie: "That's weird, only half of the wall opened up."
Then, the videophone came on.
Monkey: "Hey guys, you got past the wall. Great job"
Viper: "Shh, i hear something"
(growling and snarling)
Monkey: "Uh guys, i don't think we're alone down here."
"You better hurry and get down to our chamber ASAP."
Leo: "We're coming as fast we can"
Donnie: "We solved this part of the mystery, now we have to head underwater to find more clues."
So the Cluefinders decended from the Faces within the Face and went all the way back to the path split. Then, they took the path to the sea knowing that they are close to rescuing the missing people and their friends. But one question still plagues their mind: Why are mysterious things happening on the island?
Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed the chapter and please review.
