Indie. The wood began to burn fiercely.
‘If we don’t escape, we’ll turn to ashes.’ Lola said. ‘Don’t worry! I have my Mongolian bottle.’
Indie whispered. He opened the bottle, while the bandits were busy talking and water gushed
out. There was so much water that every spark of fire was extinguished. The heroes jumped
down from the pedestals, unlocked Alice’s cage, and ran to the helicopter. A gang of bandits
chased them. Lola hopped into the driver’s seat while Indie and Alice climbed into the back. The
helicopter rose into the hot air leaving behind a whirl of sand. They had left enemy territory. Lola
was piloting carefully. She had learnt how to fly a helicopter during expedition trainings. Indie
saw the Eastern Gobi Desert steppe a few hours later, and began to relax. He was so tired that he
fell asleep.
‘Huh?’ Indie woke up. ‘Have I been dreaming?’ He looked at the calendar and sure enough, he
was back to reality, lying in his comfortable hotel bed. It was time to leave. When he put on his
shoes, there was agrainy feeling. It was sand! Indie wondered, ‘Is it from the Gobi?’ He put on his
jacket ready to leave the room. There was a heavy feeling. In the pocket, was the Mongolian water
bottle! On his way out, he saw a newspaper at the door. He picked it up. There was an article on
the front page: LOLA FINDS GOLD WITH HELP OF A YOUNG MAN. Indie was really surprised! It
read, ‘Tons of gold was found in crates at the base of wanted Gobi Desert mass murderer: Sabi. The
gold was Lola’s reward for escaping. Lola said, “I found the Gobi gold after all.”’ He was confused
and completely puzzled about the whole situation.
As Indie drove to work, he thought about everything that he had experienced last night. Was
it real? Could the clues help him discover the truth? Or was it an incredible twist in time? It is still
a total mystery.
