The Forbidden Script (24 page)

The sun was above the trees when they stepped out from the rocky entrance. Jason covered the opening as best as he could, hiding it from the rest of the world. He hoped no one would ever find it again.

The day began to heat up, drying the rain-soaked trees and soft ground. Animal life emerged again, and exotic birds sang their song as the sun’s rays penetrated the jungle canopy. Monkeys leaped from tree to tree, chased by a dominant male.

Jason and the girls hiked their way back to civilization, stopping only to rest and drink from a cool stream of water. They finally emerged out into the open with the Chichen-Itza temples towering above them. They walked their way through the crowds of tourists who were staring at their blood soaked clothes as if they just had a battle with the devil himself.

Jason then heard somebody calling his name from the furthest end of the crowd. He saw Danny running towards them.

“My god! What happened to the lot of you?” Asked Danny.

“You don’t want to know. Just get us out of this place,” Jason said as he held onto Danny’s shoulders.

As they boarded the waiting plane to take them back home. Kate turned to Sally and said, “here Sally, a souvenir for you.”

From her pocket, she took out a small golden statue in the image of a young Mayan princess, dating back nearly two thousand years. The plane took off and circled the jungle for the last time, leaving its secrets behind.

      Little did they know, the ground shook deep inside the ancient cavern as its protector burst its way out from the king’s tomb aware something was missing.