Episode Six
MCOG OPENING THEME (TRACK 21) 1m 42s
ATMOSPHERIC INCA MUSIC TRACK 13 1M 57S
In the last episode of Mysterious Cities of Gold, the children head south to Zia’s village, but Pizarro’s fortress blocks their way. The children return to the tunnels beneath the fortress, but once again find themselves being pursued by their enemies Pizarro, Gomez and Gaspard. With the help of the booby traps of the tunnels, our friends are able to evade capture and escape.
The children, still en route to Zia's village, find themselves pursued by two men wearing panther skins. They run away, sliding downhill on an old log and landing in a cactus patch.
Pizarro orders Gomez and Gaspard to head for Zia's village.
The children stop by a murky river to catch their breath, only to find that the two men have caught up with them, and once again the chase is on. They find themselves on a mist-shrouded hillside which Zia doesn't recognise, and she fears she may have led them the wrong way.
Esteban tries to cheer her up, and the mist lifts, revealing the village nearby. However, the village turns out to be deserted, except for Pachu, Zia's pet condor...and Gaspard's soldiers. The children seek refuge in the village temple, but Gomez is waiting there with more soldiers. Desperate to extract information from Zia, he first threatens to burn down the village, then to feed Esteban and Tao to ravenous ants.
Reluctantly she reveals the message. "Go to the High Peak, north of the village of Puna." The children are locked up for the night, only to be rescued by their two strange pursuers. They introduce themselves as Weyna and Kecha, sent by Kraka, chief of the High Peak. They escape via a secret passage from the temple. Attempting to give chase, Gaspard's soldiers trigger a booby-trap which causes the temple to collapse, preventing them from giving chase. Weyna and Kecha, meanwhile, lead the children to the High Peak.
Gomez gives the order to head for the High Peak, but the soldiers are reluctant, since the High Peak is a forbidden area reputed to be haunted by evil spirits. Mendoza, with Pedro and Sancho in tow, arrives to offer his services as a guide. The children and their two new companions, trek through a forest, narrowly escape capture by Gomez and Gaspard when Esteban wanders off to chase butterflies, and finally climb a mountain to the Fort of the Black Eagle.
ESTEBAN’S ADVENTURE TRACK 8 2M 7S
THE INCAS TRACK 11 1M 11S
There the children are introduced to Yupani, the Fort's Chief.
Gaspard wants to storm the Fort, but Mendoza advises against attacking an enemy of unknown strength. The three sailors approach the fort. Esteban begs Yupani not to hurt them, so his men only fire warning shots to frighten them off - but not before Mendoza hints that Gomez will stage a night attack. Tao devises a parachute flare launched by a catapault, to light up the area so the Fort's defenders can see the Europeans attacking. Pelted with rocks and arrows, the Europeans are forced to retreat.
At dawn the children are led along a mountain trail, over a bridge and behind a waterfall, to the City of the High Peak. There they meet the city's Chief, Kraka, who recognises Esteban's and Zia's medallions as the keys to the Cities of Gold.
END THEME TRACK 36 1M 50
In our next episode, at the first city, the children are announced as messengers of the gods. The children find a sundial, a celestial chart, and a mysterious design on the floor of a shallow well. How will this help them in their search for the Mysterious Cities of Gold.
Adapted and produced for radio by Associate Radio Productions 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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