EPISODE NINETEEN
MCOG OPENING THEME (TRACK 21) 1m 42s
THE CITY OF GOLD (TRACK 27) 1m 30s
In our last episode of The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Estaban and Zia, having swum to the island where the cities of gold are, are woken by the High Priest of the Cities of Gold. The three sailors, Mednoza, Sancho and Pedro however are also hot on the trail and also find out that the island is where the cities are. The Olmec flying machine also discovers the doors to the city and Kalmec and his men slip away to the tower at the centre where 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.
PRINCIPAL THEME (TRACK 21) 1m 27s
Gomez and Gaspard reach the now-exposed city and start gathering gold. At the Burning Shield, Kalmec installs the power unit beneath the crystal spire, under Menator's instructions.
It functions, but then overheats and sinks into the ground. Back at the City, Tao's jar glows once again. The High Priest realises that the Olmecs have activated the device. He explains that the jar is actually a vital part of the power unit, without which the power unit will overload and sink into the earth's core, causing a catastrophe of global proportions. The High Priest sets out for the Burning Shield in the hope of shutting down the power unit.
As the malfunctioning power unit begins its descent into the earth, the City is shaken by seismic tremors, and the Olmec base at the Burning Shield is utterly destroyed. Mendoza, back at the City of Gold, asks the High Priest's servants why they have not accompanied their master. They explain that the real High Priest died three years earlier.
At the Burning Shield, the so-called High Priest prepares to follow the path of the descending power unit. Esteban asks him once more about the travelling prophet, but the High Priest cannot tell him where the prophet went. Mendoza, meanwhile, has just discovered that the so-called High Priest is the travelling prophet, Esteban's father, but decides that it would be easier for Esteban if he isn't told.
Further tremors shake the earth. Gomez and Gaspard disappear into the lake as the City of Gold is swallowed by the earth. The High Priest finds the reactor deep underground. He installs the jar, shutting the power unit down, averting the catastrophe but apparently dying in the attempt.
Mendoza shows Sancho & Pedro the gold he grabbed from the City earlier. The children return to the condor, determined to cross the Pacific in search of the other six Cities of Gold. They agree to meet Mendoza, Sancho & Pedro someday at the little tavern in Barcelona where they first met. Then the condor takes off, and the three children fly into the sunset.
MYSTERIOUS CITIES MEGA MIX
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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