Indiana Jones: The Lost City of Atlantis Mystery Cache
The DAK Girls: This one has had it's fun. Time to retire this one.
Indiana Jones: The Lost City of Atlantis
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This is the first cache in the Indiana Jones series. The
coordinates above depict the starting point for this adventure. Use
the pictures from the old camera and follow Senior Lopez's visually
documented trail to the city of Atlantis and the hidden treasure.
From the last picture of the cave, the Cache itself is 100 feet
back in a very straight line from the top of the cave entrance.
"STOP!" The voice
rang out over the dirt plaza. Indy and Aly turned as a short,
scrawny man in khaki shorts, shirt, and a white hat dashed across
the open area toward them. "Just a minute, that's my shop." He
stopped and looked inquiringly at them. "Can I help you with
something? Postcards? Replicas of the temple? Souvenir mugs?" "Er,
no thanks, Mr..." began Indy. "Charles Steinhart, Ph.D," fired back
Steinhart in a rich, plumy English accent. "Independent thinker,
researcher, and merchant." "Professor Steinhart?" asked Aly beside
him. "Yes," he said slowly. "What can you tell us about the Lost
Dialogue of Plato?"
Professor Steinhart smiled. "Well, I'm the one who translated it;
I can tell you that much. I'd worry you're here to steal my last
copy, but I'm afraid a gentleman called 'Mr. Smith' beat you to
it." "Kraus was here already!" hissed an agitated Indy. "What can
you tell us about this 'Mr. Smith'?" asked Indy. "He showed up just
a few hours ago," stammered Steinhart. "A tall chap with a German
accent and a pistol. He could have taken all my Atlantis souvenirs,
but he only wanted the Lost Dialogue." Indy grinded his teeth in
frustration. They had been traveling non-stop for the last 3 days
to arrive at this remote Mediterranean village, and now it seems
they were just a few hours too late.
"Actually, Professor Steinhart," said Aly
respectfully, "we were hoping to find some actual evidence of
Atlantis here." "Evidence is easy, you're surrounded by it,"
said Steinhart dismissively. "Proof...now that's hard." But I
have something here that villain Mr. Smith didn’t get.
An old camera from a Brazilian fellow named Lopez who claimed he
discovered the enigmatic location. Don’t know what’s on the film,
but he was pretty adamant that it contained valuable stuff. The
insistent Brazilian wanted me to pay him a small fortune for the
film. I told him to get lost, I was not interested in his hoax. Out
of pity, I offered him 10 Drachmas for his old camera. He greedily
took the money and left in a hurry. The camera is laying over there
on the desk. The film is still inside, I haven’t had the time yet
to bother developing the prints.
"Does this mean we came to the wrong place?"
asked Indy. "I've pretty much lost hope myself," agreed
Steinhart. "But old legends and rumors die hard." "Do you
actually believe Atlanteans lived here?" asked Aly pointing to
a map on the wall. "After the city sank, this is where they
came, I'm sure," said Steinhart.
"Come on! I will show you were I found the entrance to an
interesting site. Walk this way, please." Steinhart walked off. Aly
paused. "I don't trust this guy, Indy," she said softly. "I know
what you mean," said Indy. Steinhart beckoned to them from the
entrance, behind his shop. "Come on!"
Just then shots rang out “BANG!!......BANG!..BANG!!” Steinhart
slumped over and fell to the ground hard. A tall blonde figure ran
up and pilfered the pockets of Steinhart. Out of the back pocket of
Steinhart’s shorts, the villain Kraus pulled out a key attached to
a large spider artifact. He then kicked Steinhart firmly in the
stomach. Kraus snarled “You traitor! You should have given me the
Rapa Nui key the first time I came by”. Before Indy knew what had
happened, Kraus was gone.
Aly bent over Steinhart who was breathing with great difficulty.
Steinhart could barely get the words out, but he whispered “take
the camera”……“take the camera…. it will show you the path to
Atlantis and the hidden treasure that you seek.”. With those final
words Steinhart’s life ended. Indy picked up the camera. He and Aly
left quietly and quickly.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pbagnvare vf unatvat va n gerr/fueho.
Greenva engvat nffhzrf n "YBJ" gvqr.