Gadget, Mantis and Jasper followed the cry for help, but while they were doing that, they were also having an argument.
"You know Gadget, you should really thank Jasper" said Mantis "He really stuck his neck out for us and got us out of that prison"
"We got lucky, Mantis" Gadget folded his arms "Japser could've easily gotten zapped by those guards"
"But he didn't!" Mantis retorted "We all have skills to contribute"
"Well whatever" said Gadget.
"If you two are done arguing, you could get me out of here" said the person who was being held captive.
Gadget and Mantis stopped what they were doing and saw who was in the other cell. It was some guy who looked like some sort of shaman.
"Shaman M'yambo!" Mantis exclaimed "What have they done to you?"
"Some woman captured me, threw me in this prison and had some guy named Dick Beaumont pose as some sort of prophet in my place" the shaman explained "Get me out of here!"
"Oh, sorry" said Mantis "Jasper! Do what you did before!"
Japser nodded and punched the lock, which opened up the cell, freeing the shaman.
"Thanks" said the shaman "I thought I'd never get out of there"
"Shaman M'yambo! We don't have much time! The thieves are going to steal the Dark Entity's sarcophagus and blow up the volcano" Mantis told them.
"Holy cow! This is serious" said the shaman "Quick! We've gotta get back to the village and warn everyone!"
"Can't you use your magic staff to send us there or zap them somewhere else?" asked Mantis.
"Sorry, I can't" the shaman shook his head "I didn't have my staff with me when I got captured, so we have to walk back to the village to get it"
"Then that's where we're headed" Gadget proclaimed.
Gadget, Mantis, Japser and the shaman ran upstairs, past the unconscious guards and out of the lair.
Meanwhile, Jorge, Ivan, Kantrop, Elton and Red were walking through the temple. Along the way, they saw some paintings on the wall.
"Guys, mira!" Jorge pointed to the wall "Some drawings on the wall"
Our heroes turned around and saw some paintings on the wall, telling some sort of story like Egyptian hieroglyphics do.
"What do they say?" asked Jorge.
"Allow me, my friends" Ivan told them "There may not be words, but a picture tells a thousand of them"
"Then what do they say?" Jorge asked as he folded his arms.
Ivan adjusted his glasses and looked at the pictures "Let's see...Once, many blue moons ago on this island, there was a man known as Zorbad, who was the second born child of the first tribe leader, Walkiwa. The first born was Zephyr, who was destined to be leader of the tribe. As part of tradition to all second born children of the tribe leaders, Zorbad, when he was younger, served as leader of the "Volcano Force", a ragtag group of hunters and fighters of the tribe, who often protect the island from invaders. Bestowed upon him was a power called "The Magic of the Ancients", which contained the magic abilities of his ancestors, who protected the tribe for generations"
"Pretty hard core, that guy, huh?" remarked Jorge.
Ivan continued "Indeed. However, the power went to Zorbad's head and he vainly believed that with this power, he should rule the island with an iron fist. But when the rest of the Volcano Force refused to help him dominate the island, Zorbad furiously used his powers to destroy them. Due to using his powers for evil, Zorbad lost his power completely and descended into depression, becoming shriveled and horrible. He wanted to get his power back, so he used a magician's magic spells and potions to regain it. It worked...but at a terrible price. The magic consumed him slowly and he was transformed into...the Dark Entity. He nearly destroyed the entire world with his dark magic, the whole world was doomed...until the people fought back. According to these cave paintings, all the magicians created a special enchantment that counteracted the spell and sealed up the possessed Zorbad in this sarcophagus"
"Oh my God! This is more serious than I thought" Kantrop remarked.
"Yeah! I can't have the world end on such short notice" said Jorge "The monster truck rally is next week"
"How did you figure out what those pictures said, anyways, Ivan?" asked Kantrop.
"Simple, I'm just really smart" Ivan boasted "Plus, there was some writing at the bottom of the wall"
The others looked down and saw some writing telling the story.
"Aye carumba" Jorge sighed.
"Well we've gotta get to that case before he's released and spreads more havoc around the world!" Kantrop exclaimed "Come on!"
Meanwhile, the shaman, Gadget, Mantis and Jasper finally made it back to the village.
"Chief! Chief!" M'yambo shouted "Chief!"
"Shaman! Where have you been?" asked the chief.
"Chief listen! You have to gather up the rest of the tribe!" responded the shaman "It's an emergency!"
The chief didn't know what was going on, but he gathered up the rest of the tribe for an important meeting.
"Alright, M'yambo! This had better be good!" the chief said sternly "And where's Kantrop and those other two?"
M'yambo wasted no time in explaining the situation to the whole tribe and how much peril they were in. I don't want to say that the whole tribe was in a panic, but they were in a panic.
The chief tried to calm them down, but to no avail "Okay, everyone...everyone...please..."
Gadget then put his hand into his sleeve and out popped a megaphone.
"QUIET!" he shouted, which shut everyone up.
"Thank you, Inspector" said the chief.
"I thought DuBois disabled you gadgets?" Mantis raised an eyebrow.
"She did, but I remembered that I had a reboot button...oops" Gadget grinned sheepishly.
Mantis and Jasper glared at Gadget.
The chief cleared his throat "Anyway, as I was saying, in case the island does perish, we must build rafts to get us off the island and be fast about it!"
"Right, chief" Gadget saluted "Me and Mantis will round out our friends and we'll try to stop the volcano!"
"Very well" the chief nodded "We will evacuate the island using rafts to carry us and the animals away from the lava, while Mantis and this inspector guy try to stop the volcano from erupting! Your chief has spoken! Now get to work!"
As soon as everybody went to work on making the rafts and gathering up all the wildlife, Gadget, Mantis and Jasper stayed behind to find the others.
"Okay guys, we'd better find the others and stop DuBois from blowing up the volcano!" Gadget told them "Now if only we knew where they were..."
"They might be at the temple, trying to recover the sarcophagus!" said Mantis "Maybe we'd better check there!"
"Well Mantis, as a longtime investigator from the mainland, I'd say that's the most amateur thing I've heard" Gadget replied "But since it's the only thing that makes sense, I'll humor you! Come on!"
Mantis and Jasper grabbed onto Gadget's coat and the inspector activated his copter and flew up into the air to the temple.
"I still wonder where his brain is" Mantis snarked to his panther.
Jasper shrugged as if he was saying "Beats me"
Author's Note:
Looks like it's a race against all odds to catch the crooks and prevent the Dark Entity from being released into the world! Will our heroes catch the thieves? And will Gadget learn to be a team player? Stay tuned!