Chapter 26- Sol 46

In a shocking moment, Belloq was able to find a shell in the Martian graveyard. As he tried to open it by force, whatever was in it opened itself in a mini explosion. The Germans panicked and tried to shoot it down. Now Indiana Jones was all that stood between the death of the life-form and its survival from the gunfire.

As the Germans quickly realized they couldn't stop the life-form, they began to abandon their guns and run towards the exit. Before that however, they began loading their rocket launchers.

"No, no, NO!" Indiana screamed into his radio. He fired several shots to the Germans who gave accidentally launched a rocket. It hit the top of the cave and started a small cave-in. The Germans were quickly crushed. Belloq gave up all attempts to see the life-form and ran as well. Indiana began to run, but with one last look, he saw green eyes staring through the mist. With a loud roar, the life form began to curl up and shrivel. It appeared to have died.

Indiana had managed to get the lead on Belloq. Suddenly, Indiana heard a shot and was brought to his knees. He turned and saw Belloq with his gun. He had pierced Indiana's lower right calf. Indiana's suit quickly sealed off the loss of pressure.

"Well Jones, this certainly was a grand adventure! But I'm afraid only one of us deserves to tell the tale!"

Belloq began rushing to the surface. Indiana, with great pain, followed him. He used Belloq's tracks to follow him to the surface. When he finally made it, he saw Belloq preparing several grenades and rocket launchers.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

"If I can't have it. no one will!"

With his last remaining strength, Indiana charged at Belloq. He brought him to the ground and they began to wrestle in the Martian dirt. After a long struggle, Indiana was kicked off from Belloq. Belloq made his way to the explosives. Quickly, Indiana pulled out his whip and swung towards Belloq. Belloq fell and appeared to have cracked his helmet on a rock. The alarm in his helmet began to blare. Indiana slowly got up and walked toward him. Belloq was squirming around trying to find a way to cover the crack. Belloq looked pleadingly at Indiana's eyes.

"Spare me, Jones? I'll be your prisoner all the way back to Earth."

Indiana stared at Belloq with a cold look in his eye.

"You're not worth taking back to Earth."

Indiana slowly began to walk away.

"Jones?! Jones no! NO! N-"

Indiana cut the feed from his helmet. He had had enough of Belloq's screams.