Atlantis

INDIANA JONES AND THE FATE OF ATLANTIS
she did take it off when she showered. “Let me take a look at that
thing for a minute.”
Sophia bit out one harsh word: “Ha!”
“Just let me see it, will you? I had an idea about it when we
were stuck in the car.”
She padded across the thick carpeting and flopped onto the bed
beside him, resting her back against the cushioned headboard.
Sophia cupped the bronze chevron in her palm so that Indy could
study it. “What are you thinking?”
“The orichalcum, it’s some kind of energy source, isn’t it?”
“I never really thought about it that way, but I assume so.”
“Does that ghost thing happen every time you use it?”
“Yes, but Nur-Ab-Sal does not require a physical manifestation
to commune with me. The medallion is just a vehicle for his
spirit.”
“How long have you been… visited?” Indy desperately tried not
to ridicule her spirit guide, or offend Sophia in the process.
“Since I first found it at the Jastro dig.”
“Where did you get the orichalcum from?”
“I found samples of it in almost every Atlantean relic that I’ve
come across. Most of them have hidden storage receptacles with a
small supply of beads inside.”
Indy nodded as if he suspected as much. “Just like batteries.”
“Yeah. I had a jar full of them before my apartment got cleaned
out. Why so interested?”
“Because I think the Nazis want to use it against us.” Indy went
on to explain his theory about the destruction of Atlantis as Plato
described in the Critias. He reasoned that if orichalcum was as
potent as he suspected, it could give the Nazis a serious advantage
in munitions capabilities. “With a big enough supply, Germany
could make the most terrible weapons of all time. That’s why
Kerner is so interested. He doesn’t care about Atlantis, he just
wants its energy source.”
When Sophia considered everything she’d just heard, it made
her furious. “Atlantis was founded on the ideals of universal peace
and harmony, knowledge and respect for all mankind—not
something to be exploited for war.”
“They’re Nazis, Sophie. They don’t care about that. Germany
wants weapons, and orichalcum is a means to that end. We’re the
only ones standing in their way.”
“So we’re going to take on the whole Reich all by ourselves, is
that it?”
“Why not?” he shrugged, “We have all summer. Unless you
have other plans.”
Indy was crazy, but she admired him for sticking to his guns
when she needed him. Heck, she was even willing to forgive a few
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