Episode Eighteen
EPISODE EIGHTEEN
MCOG OPENING THEME (TRACK 21) 1m 42s
MYSTERIOUS CITIES OF GOLD INSTRUMENTAL (TRACK 18) 1m 27
In the last episode of Mysterious Cities of Gold, Zia is captured by the Olmecs and taken away in a strange flying machine. Estaban goes after her and with a little help from the condor, manages to rescue her. They jump from the flying machine into the lake below and eventually find themselves washed up on a nearby island.
Sancho and Pedro meet Mendoza at the condor. He has figured out where the first City of Gold is - on the island in the middle of the lake.
The Maya have wiped out the Olmec army and now control the island. Menator, meanwhile, has also figured out the location of the Cities of Gold.
ESTABAN’S THEME (TRACK 6) 2m 30s
Esteban and Zia, washed up on the island, are found, and wake up in comfortable beds where they meet the High Priest of the Cities of Gold. He explains his duty to guard the gates of the Cities from attack.
Gomez and Gaspard see the Olmec machine circling the island and, concluding that the Cities of Gold must be there, swim to it.
As night falls, the Olmecs are still unable to find the gates to the Cities. The three sailors swim out to the island while Wynacocha goes to fetch reinforcements.
THE CITY OF GOLD GATES (TRACK 25) 1m 42s
The High Priest, beneath the mountainous terrain of the island, shows Esteban and Zia two things: a library which apparently holds a copy of every document ever written, and the gates to the Cities of Gold. The Olmecs, meanwhile, find the entrance to the underground chamber. These doors open, and the High Priest and his servants emerge. Menator emerges from the Olmec machine and demands that the High Priest open the gates to the Cities of Gold. When the High Priest refuses, the Olmecs dangle Tao from their machine by a rope and bash him against the mountainside. The High Priest tells Esteban and Zia that the decision is theirs alone, and at their behest he agrees to open the gates.
Kalmec leads a small group to the underground chamber containing the gates, and the outer doors are closed. The High Priest explains all to the children: Long ago existed two mighty and prosperous empires; Hiva to the west, in the Pacific, and Atlantis to the east. Both knew the secret of harnessing the power of the sun. Finally a terrible war broke out between them, and the weapons of the sun which they used destroyed both their islands, sinking them in catastrophic earthquakes. But the Emperor of Hiva had foreseen this catastrophe, and had ordered the construction of seven Cities of Gold around the world, each containing a power source. Over the centuries, the two lost empires were forgotten. Finally the two medallions which open the Cities both reappeared, one passed down through Zia's family, the other found by Esteban's father. Thus both medallions came into the possession of children, as was the Emperor's wish - that the fate of the Cities of Gold and the awesome power they contain should be in the hands of innocent children.
With Tao's life in the hands of the Kalmec, Esteban and Zia agree to open the gates with their medallions, and a magnificent, underground City of Gold is revealed.
THE CITY OF GOLD (TRACK 27) 1m 31s
MYSTERIOUS CITIES INSTRUMENTAL (TRACK 16) 1m 23s
At dawn, the Olmec machine takes off, separating into five parts which proceed to attack the outer doors in the mountainside. Gomez and Gaspard see it and charge towards it, angry that the Olmecs might beat them to the Cities of Gold. The machine's efforts distort the doors, making a big enough gap for Mendoza to sneak through with Sancho & Pedro. Inside, Tao escapes from Kalmec with the help of Mendoza who arrives just in time.
The Olmec flying machine breaks through the outer doors, passing through the open gates into the City, where it reassembles. Kalmec and his men slip away to the tower at the centre of the City to seek the great treasure. The High Priest is waiting for him at the entrance to the tower, and suggests finding a peaceful solution to the Olmecs' problems. At first Kalmec appears to agree, but then stabs the High Priest and runs into the tower.
Consulting various ancient documents he finds the great treasure, a sun-power unit, but dismisses the jar-shaped hole in its centre. When he picks up the power unit, a security system is activated. The domed roof of the underground city opens. Huge solar panels appear, encircling the city and focussing the sun's light on the central tower, which uses the energy to shoot down the Olmec flying machine. Menator survives, however, and returns to the Burning Shield with Kalmec.
ESTABAN’S THEME (TRACK 4) 2m 34s
Esteban asks the High Priest about the travelling prophet who foretold the arrival of himself and Zia. The High Priest explains that the prophet travels the world searching for all seven Cities of Gold, and no-one knows where to find him.
END THEME TRACK 36 1M 50
In our next episode of Mysterious Cities of Gold, the mystery of Tao’s jar is revealed and the whole earth could be in danger if it is not put back into the power unit as soon as possible. It’s a race against time in the final episode of The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
Adapted and produced for radio from episode summaries written by Tyrone Cartwright,
Original music composed by Haim Saban and Shulki Levy and performed by Le Group Apollo
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