Chapter 1
Rome, Italy
Late 1931
The heat of the day was just beginning to subside and now darkness was falling and the two figures slowly began to creep towards the coliseum, as if they did not wish to be seen.
"I sure hope you know what you're doing", said a female voice. The accent was unmistakably from the Southern part of America.
"Trust me", said the man.
"Sorry Indy. It's just that…"
Indy stopped and looked at her.
"I trust you Indy. You know, ever since I hooked up with you, my life has gotten real interesting. Hell, even my parents love hearing about your adventures!"
Indy smiled.
"C'mon Louise. We're not far now."
She smiled back.
"I know."
They had originally met in New York and decided to meet up two days ago in Naples for a vacation. There, Marcus Brody had contacted Indy and had told him about a certain artefact that was still believed to be inside the coliseum; an artefact which Indy originally thought was no longer kept there. Indy had told Louise about the artefact and she had readily agreed to join him.
As they crept toward the entrance, the last of the light went out and as they entered the entrance to the coliseum, Louise looked around at her surroundings in awe.
"Wow", she whispered. "Oh Indy, it's great, isn't it?"
Indy nodded.
"Yes, it is."
He slowly crept forward and Louise was slightly confused.
"What now Indy?"
He pointed to a door.
"Through here."
She nodded.
They both stepped over to the door and pushed it aside Indy going first and Louise following him.
They walked through a narrow corridor and Indy led them further until they came to a room and entered. At the end of the room, there was a stone slab. Indy knelt down and began to pull at it and Louise helped him. Hidden inside was a wooden box and Indy pulled this out and smiled. Louise looked fascinated.
"What is it?" she asked.
Indy opened the box and inside was a very old looking scroll.
"What's that?"
He looked at her and smiled.
"A scroll. One I've been meaning to come back to collect for a very long time."
He told her about the time that he and one of his archaeology professors had originally found the scroll and at the time, they had to leave in a hurry and before they did, they hid the box here. At the time, Indy's archaeology professor was none other than Abner Ravenwood.
"Hmm, sounds like an interesting guy."
They heard the sound of distant footsteps and gunfire began to break out.
"Whose there?" yelled a male voice.
"Quick", yelled Indy.
Indy and Louise bolted out through the room as gunfire rained through the air.
"Well Jones", she yelled.
"My parents will love hearing about this one!"
