Sometime later, on the training grounds, Carlota was with Fumi, practicing with their weapons Carlota tried to swing her club with great precision and Fumi handled her staff with surprising agility. After a little while of swinging through the air, they decided to take a breather as they looked towards each other with growing respect.

Fumi:"You know, I've gotten used to your company pretty well."

Carlota:"Oh, thanks. I appreciate it. And you're a pretty good person as well."

Fumi:"Thanks. And since we're training, I do have ideas for a special 'power' move we could do together. I wanted to give one idea a shot"

Carlota:"A power move?"

Fumi:"Yeah. We take both our skills, combine them together and we get a special move out of it."

Carlota:"That does sound like fun. What did you have in mind?"

Carlota:"Check it out."

And that was when, so suddenly, Fumi grabbed ahold of Carlota and raised her overhead, holding her like she's about to throw a football.

Carlota:"Wait, wha- H-H-H-Hold on! Wait! Fumi Wait! Don't-"

Fumi:"And...YEET!"

And that is when Fumi threw Carlota as hard as she could, and the Latina went pretty far...before dive-bombing and landing in a patch of mud in the ground. Fumi went over to see that Carlota landed face first, bottom-up, and her legs kicking in the air. Grabbing both her legs, Fumi helped to pull her out as the Hispanic Girl was know hanging upside down by her legs...spitting out some mud that fell in her mouth in the process.

Carlota:"(dazed) Why did you throw me like that?"

Fumi:"Do you like it? I figured it'd be a good idea to use in actual combat. Once you make an impact with an enemy, you'll knock 'em right off their feet. What do you think?"

Carlota:"...Uh. We're gonna have to work on it later."

Shrugging at her response, Fumi puts Carlota down and the two head back to camp. When they arrived, Dani was there to greet them and to tell them something important.

Dani:"Hey Girls. Glad you made it back. Kimberly needed to talk to us about something."

Wasting no time, they headed up to main cabin, where they could see and hear Kimberly talking with the others, as Wilma explained something to her.

Wilma:"I'm telling you, I saw something down in there. Other people in the jungle. And they seem to be pretty close to our hideout."

The others were to grow rather concerned after hearing that.

Malika:"They may have something to do with why we're all trapped in this place."

Carlota:"What is this about people in the jungle?"

They turned to see the newcomer join in on the conversation.

Kimberly:"People who might be coming close to here, and might have to do with being trapped in this jungle. We're going to go find the source and destroy it so that we can finally be free."

Carlota:"What?"

Kimberly:"Four of us will go on a scouting mission. Deep into the neck of the jungle where Wilma saw those people."

That did make Carlota feel nervous.

Carlota:"...How far in are we going exactly?"

Kimberly:"Just far enough so that we can find what's keeping us here."


She'd be lying if she said this didn't feel like a bad idea, but Carlota couldn't help but shake as she tiptoed through the jungle, alongside Kimberly, Tricia, and Angelica. It was late in the afternoon, so it was getting pretty dark, and the sounds of twigs snapping, owls hooting, and crows cawing did nothing to calm Carlota's nerves. Trying not to fall behind, Carlota does her best to keep up with the other girls before they all slow down.

Carlota:"Um...have we gone far enough?"

Kimberly:"Not really sure."

But that is when they began to hear some drumming sounds and the faint sound of footsteps.

Tricia:"Anyone else hear that?"

Kimberly:"Yeah. Maybe we should check it out."

They moved quickly to where the sound could be heard becoming louder until they stopped near some bushes and plants to see that down a path were the people that Wilma may have seen, all of them black-skinned with white tattoos and wearing nothing but loincloths. While the other girls were looking at them in confusion, Kimberly was looking at them with shock, slowly turning into anger.

Carlota:"Who are they?"

Kimberly:"I know exactly who they are."

Carlota:"What? How?"

Kimberly:"They did things to me...when I first arrived here...We're going in there. And following them."

All:"WHAT?"

Angelica:"Girl, are you crazy?"

Kimberly:"I'm like this sometimes. Get used to it. We stay hidden behind them, so they don't suspect a thing."

None of the other girls were really okay with this, as whatever's gotten into Kimberly had gotten them spooked. Nevertheless, the girls continued to follow the group of strangers towards an old, decrepit-looking temple covered in vines and vegetation.

Kimberly:"I recognize this place...it's where they brought me."

And that is when she moved her hair out of the way to reveal more of her back. None of the girls noticed before, but on Kimberly's back was a white tattoo in the shape of a skull, a part of herself she was not proud of.

Carlota:"Where did you get that from?"

Kimberly:"From these...people. They brought me here when I first arrived. When I was captured, I was put through such horrible things...this (points to her tattoo) leaves me marked."

Carlota:"Um...I think we should head back."

Kimberly:"No. We need a closer look at what's going on inside."

None of the girls liked where she was going with this, but knew better than to try and stop her now. They didn't go through the front, since Kimberly mentioned that it would've been a mistake, so they found a window on the side of the temple as a secondary entrance. Looking inside, it seemed as if the window headed into a closet-sized room as the girls lined up in front of the window.

Kimberly:"This will work to get us inside."

Angelica:"Have Carlota go in first."

Carlota:"What? Why me? I'm not going in there first! One of you should!"

Angelica:"Where's your sense of adventure, girly? I can assure you, nothing will happen."

Sighing, Carlota reluctantly agrees, beginning to try and squeeze through. The window was 5 feet tall, so it should've been easy to climb through. Unfortunately, it wasn't wide enough for Carlota to get her hips through. She ended up getting stuck by the waist down, as her legs outside began to kick and flail up and down crazily. Inside, Carlota struggled to try and push herself through, but it wasn't doing her any good so she gave up.

Carlota:"(sighs) I wish I was home right now."

The rest of the girls were stuck, thinking of how to get her out.

Tricia:"I knew this was a bad idea."

Angelica:"Don't worry. I'll get her through."

She started off by trying to push Carlota through with just the right shoulder, but that didn't seem to work as well as she'd hope. So, she decided to make it quick and kicked Carlota in the butt, making the girl cry out in pain, but it was also strong enough to push her through the window as Carlota landed on some pots that were inside. The rest of the girls followed through without any problems. Once they were all inside, Carlotta stood up with them and angrily dusted herself off while shooting Angelica a nasty look.

Carlota:"That really hurt."

Angelica:"Well, it worked. Didn't it?"

Kimberly:"Quiet! We need to tread carefully from here on out."

That is when they exited the small room and found themselves in a more grand hall, slowly moving forward as Kimberly served as their guide through the point.

Tricia:"You were here last time, Kimberly. What is it that we should expect?"

Kimberly:"For one thing. Do not step on any of the circular stones."

Carlota:"How long have you known about these people?"

Kimberly:"For as long as I have been in the jungle."

None of the others seemed to have none about them, acting just as surprised as Carlota was about Kimberly's ordeal. But that is when Tricia wasn't paying attention to where she was going and had accidentally stepped onto one of the circular stones, which sank like a pressure plate as the rest of the girls could hear something happening in the walls.

Tricia:"Oh, crud."

Kimberly:"Run!"

Soon enough, arrows started to shoot out of the walls and the girls were forced to run, barely able to make it to the end of the hall, fortunate enough to have not gotten hit. But they made it and took a breather while something else was on Kimberly's mind.

Kimberly:"What did I just say? Who did that?"

Carlota:"Wasn't me!"

Angelica:"Or me!"

Tricia stayed quiet.

Kimberly:"(sighs) For now on...watch where we step."

Carlota:"Yeah...Thanks for the head's up."

And with that, they move on, making their way up a flight of stairs that lead up to a room where artifacts were scattered across the ground and tables and pictographs carved along the walls. They seem to depict the story behind these people, as it shows that they were worshipping some kind of artifact, in the form of a skull. And how the artifact was forged and engraved. Every one of them, except for Carlota, was beginning to have an understanding of who these people were.

Carlota:"What does it all mean?"

Kimberly:"That I think we found the reason why we're all stuck here?"

A pictograph then showed that the skull artifact is generating a field that was causing vehicles to crash in the jungle. After seeing all that, the girls then headed to the next room over. There, the entire room was glowing green as an entire crowd of people were on their knees, ominously chanting as up some steps, the one that seemed to be their leader was present with the skull, the artifact that they were worshipping. The girls quickly ran and hid behind some collapsed pillars, hoping they weren't spotted by these people, who they were beginning to understand were cultists.

They were amazed by the sight of how the skull's light was filling up the entire room, but Kimberly pulled them back and snapped them out of it.

Kimberly:"We have to get that thing. It could be our only way out of this jungle."

Carlota:"Wha-?! We're actually gonna try and steal the skull?"

Kimberly:"Shh! And yes. We just need to get in close somehow."

Looking around, they silently snuck past the crowd, who paid them no attention to their ongoing chanting. But it was so tense that it left each of the girls nervous by what they were doing. Soon enough, they reached the staircase that led up to the altar. As they managed to get behind him, they could hear what he was saying.

Cult Leader:"The labyrinth of nature and beasts remains our domain. Those who enter may never escape. All will become part of us. Only then, shall we spread."

Angelica:"Well, that sounds scary enough."

Kimberly:"We need to wait for the right moment in order to steal the skull."

Tricia:"We could use a distraction."

Carlota:"I say...we just go it and get out of here! (rushes to the skull)"

Kimberly:"No! Carlota, wait!"

But it was too late. Carlota made a break for the skull and was so close to getting it, when...she tripped. Landing right in front of the Leader and the rest of the Cult. the girls came out as well, realizing there was no point in hiding anymore.

Tricia:"Busted."

Cult Leader:"Seize them!"

The rest of the cult members began to head up the steps, about the surround the girls when it was then that they noticed a door right behind the altar.

Kimberly:"RUN!"

Rushing it to the doorway, the girls entered another hall with the cultists on their tails. They were running so fast, that one of them accidentally set off another trap, via pressure plate, and that is when a bunch of blades started swinging from the walls horizontally. This forced the girls to either jump or dodge the blades looking to cut them in half, but some of the cultists weren't so lucky. It was a sight that the girls didn't want to see as they girls eventually made it to the end of the hall, which led outside the temple. It would appear that they found the back exit, but that didn't stop the cultists who chased them outside. This side of the jungle was rather dark and thick with vegetation, and Kimberly and Carlotta brought out their weapons to push back some of the cultists who were getting too close, Carlota with her club and Kimberly with her spear. It bought them enough time to get away, as Carlota and the others ran up another path, made of roots that had overgrown from the base of their trees and led upward. Even with the Cultists on their backs, the girls still needed to get away, and this led to Carlotta taking most of the attention from the mob. She was finally able to get them to back off when she managed to climb up a tree and reached a height that they couldn't get to.

Try as they might, they were forced to give up and Carlota was safe. The rest of the girls reunited with their rookie member, who they saw hanging from the tree branch.

Angelica:"You can come down now, Carlota. Nice work finding this path."

Carlota:"Um, you're welcome."

Falling from the tree branch, she landed on her feet and balanced herself with her hand on the ground.

Kimberly:"As much as I would want us to recover, she needs to figure out what to do next."

Tricia:"That skull. We may not have gotten it, but at least we know it's keeping us in this jungle."

Kimberly:"Once we head back to camp, we will determine the next course of action to get that skull."

Carlota:"Sounds good, but...how long will it take for us to get back?"

Kimberly:"...I don't know. I've never been on this side of the jungle before."

Carlota felt like her hopes were shattered after hearing that. They had no choice but to continue on the path they were already on. Little did they know that as they were starting to move forward, the Cult Leader was standing on a boulder, watching them from a distance. And he had a sinister look in his eye...