"Richard! What is going on? I have heard that your daughter is on an
archeological trip. Archeological! Isn't that what's keeping her from
marrying Michael!"
"Calm down. It's all going to turn out well for you, " Lara's dad began to get nervous they way he always did when Alex called, "Don't worry, after this she'll never want to even speak of archeology again."
And the line just clicked.
***
Von Croy and Lara came to a vast room with what looked to be a drained pool in the center. Von Croy had read that they both needed to pull two levers at the same time to open a big oval door similar to the one seen earlier. The only way to get to the other lever was to climb in a small crawl space, and of course that would mean Lara would go. When she climbed through it and up a ladder she came on top of the room. Above the drained pool was a dangling rope that could lead her to the other side. But she had no idea if that could hold her, should it not... Lara shuddered. Without hesitation she ran and grabbed the rope. Only one way to find out. She made it safely to the other side and they pulled the levers and the big oval door opened to a sliding pathway. They both slid down. When Lara reached the end Von Croy was already there waiting for her.
Von Croy offered Lara a race to the room with the Iris. It was dangerous, careless, and a crazy idea. Lara loved it. At first she was confused but tried not to get lost, for it could cost her, her life, and then once she got the hang of it, she saw a stone in the distance and a huge gap with an enormous sphere inside it. She stopped and read the engravings on the stone, and then Von Croy appeared.
"And so, the pupil excels the master. I congratulate you on your agility. Take you prize from the plinth. You have earned it."
"In the time you took to find your way here, I've examined the inscriptions. It warns on vengeance on those who remove it." Lara warned.
"Ah, ancient hocus pocus. Forget this nonsense and come over here!" Von Croy replied.
"I don't count poison darts and triggered entombment you average child's tea party. I feel we should lend this some respect," said Lara.
"Ah, and you are the world-famous archeologist-adventurer Lara Croft, ja? No, no, I am the renowned archeologist-adventurer, Werner Von Croy, and you will do as I say. Go to the wall, and pull the lever!" Von Croy said loudly.
As Lara was walking, she stated, "What was it that you said? Disrespect is the route to carelessness?"
Von Croy, getting annoyed replied, " I am weary of this. Pull the lever now, Miss Croft."
" On your head be it... Von Croy."
As they pulled the levers the huge sphere came up and opened with a little walkway attached. Inside there laid a gorgeous artifact that circled around itself. As Von Croy was walking to the bridge he stated, "Have faith in experience, child, and you will learn more the simple-" As Von Croy laid his hand on the artifact, the whole place crumbles down and the spear closes on Von Croy.
"You were saying?" said Lara as Von Croy just makes it out and then his leg gets stuck and he falls, the sphere closing in on him.
"My leg! My leg! I am trapped! My leg is trapped! Help me Lara! Help Me!" Von Croy yelled, this isn't supposed to happen! Scheisse!
"Hold on! I'm coming back to get you! Werner!" And it all closed in. Lara ran out, just missing death and watched from the east gate, the room they were in tumble down.
"Calm down. It's all going to turn out well for you, " Lara's dad began to get nervous they way he always did when Alex called, "Don't worry, after this she'll never want to even speak of archeology again."
And the line just clicked.
***
Von Croy and Lara came to a vast room with what looked to be a drained pool in the center. Von Croy had read that they both needed to pull two levers at the same time to open a big oval door similar to the one seen earlier. The only way to get to the other lever was to climb in a small crawl space, and of course that would mean Lara would go. When she climbed through it and up a ladder she came on top of the room. Above the drained pool was a dangling rope that could lead her to the other side. But she had no idea if that could hold her, should it not... Lara shuddered. Without hesitation she ran and grabbed the rope. Only one way to find out. She made it safely to the other side and they pulled the levers and the big oval door opened to a sliding pathway. They both slid down. When Lara reached the end Von Croy was already there waiting for her.
Von Croy offered Lara a race to the room with the Iris. It was dangerous, careless, and a crazy idea. Lara loved it. At first she was confused but tried not to get lost, for it could cost her, her life, and then once she got the hang of it, she saw a stone in the distance and a huge gap with an enormous sphere inside it. She stopped and read the engravings on the stone, and then Von Croy appeared.
"And so, the pupil excels the master. I congratulate you on your agility. Take you prize from the plinth. You have earned it."
"In the time you took to find your way here, I've examined the inscriptions. It warns on vengeance on those who remove it." Lara warned.
"Ah, ancient hocus pocus. Forget this nonsense and come over here!" Von Croy replied.
"I don't count poison darts and triggered entombment you average child's tea party. I feel we should lend this some respect," said Lara.
"Ah, and you are the world-famous archeologist-adventurer Lara Croft, ja? No, no, I am the renowned archeologist-adventurer, Werner Von Croy, and you will do as I say. Go to the wall, and pull the lever!" Von Croy said loudly.
As Lara was walking, she stated, "What was it that you said? Disrespect is the route to carelessness?"
Von Croy, getting annoyed replied, " I am weary of this. Pull the lever now, Miss Croft."
" On your head be it... Von Croy."
As they pulled the levers the huge sphere came up and opened with a little walkway attached. Inside there laid a gorgeous artifact that circled around itself. As Von Croy was walking to the bridge he stated, "Have faith in experience, child, and you will learn more the simple-" As Von Croy laid his hand on the artifact, the whole place crumbles down and the spear closes on Von Croy.
"You were saying?" said Lara as Von Croy just makes it out and then his leg gets stuck and he falls, the sphere closing in on him.
"My leg! My leg! I am trapped! My leg is trapped! Help me Lara! Help Me!" Von Croy yelled, this isn't supposed to happen! Scheisse!
"Hold on! I'm coming back to get you! Werner!" And it all closed in. Lara ran out, just missing death and watched from the east gate, the room they were in tumble down.