Indiana Jones and the Treasures of Middle-earth
Jun 23, 2000 -
© Michael Martinez
right. Indiana and Marcus Brody might be puttering around in the old Archaeologists' home and hear some fantastic tale about a jewel shaped by ancient Dwarves. "Dwarves!" Brody would say. "What nonsense! Surely you don't believe this fantastic tale, do you, Indy?" "Nah, Marcus. But there's a grain of truth inside every fantasy. There must be some kind of jewel out there. This could save the museum." "Do you think so? We could pay off the mortgage and prevent the foreclosure on the museum!" "Yeah, Marcus, but there's just one problem. The only person who knows where to find the Arkenstone is...the Dalai Lama." Of course, there are still Dwarves hanging around and they are jealously guarding the secret of the Arkenstone in their hidden fortress in the Andes. The road to the underground fortress is guarded by weird lifelike statues of short, squat Druedain. These humble, good-natured men live primitively in the rain forests at the foot of the Andean mountains, guarding the way from all intruders. But they have a sacred test which will reveal a true heir of Eldarion. If he can make it past the Seven Statues the Dwarves will know he is truly worthy to inherit the Arkenstone. So Indiana finds his way up the mountainside, braving one fierce magical statue after another and learning bit by bit that he is the true heir of Eldarion, ordained by fate to restore the lost treasures of Middle-earth to a world which desperately needs their virtues.... Or, it could be that a logging company seeks out the retired Indiana Jones to ask him about some strange trees they have found living in a rain forest in Africa. As Jones listens to their fantastic account of how the trees seem to come to life and defend the forest against all attempts to harvest the wood in the forest he recalls an adventure from his younger days, when he was seeking the lost crown of Gondor in Ethiopia and subsequently found his way to the center of Africa. There in a city surrounded by moving trees lived a beautiful Elf queen whose people were threatened by trolls and orcs. Of course, it may be that they'll just send Harrison out to look for a prehistoric artifact from space, a sort of light-sword weapon that was used a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
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