While Carlota and the other girls were readying themselves to face the Cult, her mother, cousins, and Lincoln, were already over the skies of Africa, readying their decent and stopping at nothing to find her and bring her home. They were all in a passenger airline, in a single row of seats, from left to right, Frida, Bobby, Ronnie Anne and Lincoln. All throughout their voyage, Frida would not stop worrying about her daughter, much to the dismay of the children. Even Ronnie Anne was beginning to deeply worry about her cousin.
Ronnie Anne:"She was just supposed to be on her way home. Done with the exchange program and flying right back."
Lincoln:"But then, something happened and she wound up in Africa of all places."
Ronnie Anne:"Tia had been saying that it was a plane crash, according to the phone calls. How do you think we'll be able to find her?"
Lincoln:"Don't know. Africa's more jungle than plain terrain. She could be anywhere."
Frida:"Ooooh, my hermosa niñita. I want her back, in my arms. I'll fight through anything to get her back."
Bobby:"Try and relax, Tia. There's no need to be so worried."
Frida:"Easy for you to say, Roberto! You're taking this rather calmly!"
Bobby:"We WILL find Carlota and get her back. What's the worst that could happen?"
He had to have said that, for it was then that the plane started to shake, having turbulence. They looked to the window and saw that the ground was coming close rather fast. And they were pretty sure they could hear the engine failing from where they sat.
Ronnie Anne:"Please tell me we're not gonna crash?!"
Lincoln:"(nervously) I'm sure everything's under control! If the pilots are not worried, why should we be?"
And that is when one of the pilots was seen, passing by with a parachute strapped to his back before the doors had been opened and the cabin lost pressure. Much to the shock of the kids.
Ronnie Anne:"I am definitely sending this airplane company a harshly worded email…if we make it out of this alive!"
Last Remaining Pilot:"(through pa system) Attention passengers, we will be performing emergency landing procedures. Brace yourselves for impact."
Frida:"Hold on!"
Soon enough, the plane hit and ran aground. Fortunately, nobody was killed or badly hurt when the authorities came and started helping out the others. Frida and the kids had already been bandaged up, having gotten only a few cuts and scratches. And much to their good fortune, there was a jungle in the distance.
Frida:"Carlota has to be over there. I feel it."
Bobby:"What about the rest of the passengers here?"
Ronnie Anne:"They'll hold out with the authorities. We gotta get going."
Lincoln:"Okay. How do we get there?"
One rental guy later, they were sitting in a 4x4 and making their way to the jungle.
Speaking of which, Carlota, Fumi and Dani had already traversed through the jungle and had caught a good view of the Cult's Temple from afar. They were hiding behind some jungle plants on a cliff, and they could already see that a group of cult members was heading inside for one of their meetings.
Carlota:"We're gonna have to watch out for traps again once we're in there."
Fumi:"Let's see if we can find an alternate route, besides the front door."
Once all the cultists were inside, the girls got in closer and saw that there were some places to go into. One of which was an overgrown path, covered by vines, roots and trees, leading to a crawl space at the side of the temple. It wasn't the most comfortable path to traverse while bare foot, if Carlota cringing was of any indication.
Carlota:"I really hate going down paths like this. They're gonna mess up my feet."
Dani:"Spend some time out in the wild a bit more, and you'll get used to it."
Carlota:"Alright. Fair point."
Dani:"So, what exactly is the plan here?"
Fumi:"We get inside, grab the skull and run out of here as fast as we can."
Carlota:"Sounds good. Let's go."
The entrance they found was actually more of a crawl space which Fumi decided to take lead on. The inevitable happened and both Carlota found themselves having to push Fumi through their hands, which wasn't doing them much good at the moment. The paused for a moment when they thought they heard some movement.
Dani:"What's that?"
Carlota:"Might be a cultist. We need to speed this up."
Taking a few steps back, Carlota then broke into a running start before literally tackling Fumi all the way in.
Fumi:"Thanks for that."
Carlota:"Hurry. Let's go."
Thanks to Fumi being rammed through, the crawl space was much bigger than it was before. As they moved through it, for Carlota, it seemed as if this place just kept getting creepier for her.
Carlota:"I wish we didn't have to keep coming in here."
Fumi:"If we get the think we're looking for, than it'll be the last time. Hopefully."
They continued to crawl before finding themselves directly above the chamber where the skull is found. Through an opening, the artifact can be seen, it's green jeweled eyes illuminating through the entire room.
Fumi:"So that thing's a ticket out of this crazy jungle."
Carlota:"Yeah. But we gotta be careful. We have no idea if those freaks around here."
And as if right on cue, the cult members started showing up and filled the room before getting to worshipping the artifact. Their Leader took the skull in his hands and began chanting in an unknown language which the cultists mimicked. The girls waited before he put it down on its pedestal, giving them the chance to grab onto it.
Dani:"What are they saying?"
Carlota:"Doesn't matter. Just focus. We have to take it without being seen."
Fumi:"I got just the thing for that."
While the cult continued to chant and worship the skull, Fumi began lowering Dani and Carlota by a rope. Dani, being the one who had the rope tied around her waist, and Carlota being held by her ankles. As Carlota was reaching for the skull, Dani couldn't help but get a glance from the Latina's lower half.
Dani:"(whispering) Your butt is really big."
Carlota:"(quietly screaming) Don't look at it!"
She was only a few inches away from the skull, and yet still couldn't reach it.
Carlota:"Lower me a bit more."
Fumi did just that, Dani kept a firm grip on Carlota and the girl managed to grab the artifact where it lay.
Carlota:"Yes! Got it!"
Cultist:"Huh?"
...And then, she got spotted."
Carlota:"Uh, oh...PULL ME UP!"
The rest of the cult broke out of their worshipping just in time to gasp at seeing the girls make off with their prize piece of treasure.
Cult Leader:"After them!"
It wasn't long before the girls made out the way they came and were hightailing it through the jungle. Carlota was holding the skull firmly in her arms while the other girls were excited to be one step closer to getting out of the jungle.
Dani:"I can't believe we actually pulled that off! That skull may be our ticket home!"
Carlota:"We'll talk about this later! Keep running!"
The cultists were still after them, though were far from reaching them any time soon as the girls starting making their way back to the camp. But as they were doing that, apparently, some of the girls decided to go ahead and wait for them. Kimberly, accompanied by Wilma and Tricia, found Carlota and the other two and were relieved to be alright.
Kimberly:"You made it."
Wilma:"Glad to see you girls again. And without a scratch."
Fumi:"Likewise."
Carlota:"And we have this."
Presenting the skull made Kimberly back away in terror, concerning the other girls to see their leader so frightened.
Carlota:"Kimberly? Is something wrong?"
Kimberly:"(nervously) N-No...of course. You did a good job. But we should discuss what to do next back at the camp."
Kimberly walks ahead, either leading the way or trying to get away from the artifact. All the while, the rest of the girls were bewildered by her reaction.
Carlota:"What was that all about? Is she gonna be okay?"
Wilma:"I'd say yes, but we've never really seen her act that was before. But while we've been waiting, there are some things that were brought up for discussion. Come on, let's head back and we'll fill you in."
Carlota:"Right."
And with that, the girls head back. First key to their freedom in hand, and a rising concern for their leader in the other...
