The Goonies [Chunk Sister]

Ch.15

"Mouth, hold this." Data said.

"Translate this." Mikey said to Mouth who held the map.

"Copper bones, westward foams..." Mouth said reading as I was next to him reading also.

Mikey got out the shaped skull key. "Westward foams." Mikey whispered.

"...triple stones." Mouth said.

Brand is growing fatigued. Standing against the cave wall, between the two girls, he starts to doze off in Stef's direction. Andi's eyes widen and Stef gives him a strange look.

"Huh? Sorry." Brand said.

Brand realizes his mistake and turns around to snuggle in closer to Andi. She caresses his hair.

Mikey, Mouth, and Data have pulled some growth off part of the cave wall to expose an old wooden wheel with stone pattens on it.

"Wow! Look at that." Mikey said. 

"Hey that's it!" I said.

"What? what's it?" Data asks.

"It's like a puzzle piece" I said taking The key from Mikey.

"Triple stones!" Mikey said.

"exactly." I said.

"Triple stones?! We found it, Desire! Mikey. Maybe we can find a way out!" Data said happily.

"Triple stones? What are you talking
about?" Mouth said quietly.

"We got you now, One-eyed Willy. We're comin' up right behind ya." Mikey said looking at the wall and directing me where to put it.

Brand is a little embarrassed by Mikey's enthusiasm.

"Why couldn't I have a little sister? Like Desire. Just a little sister, instead of that!" Brand said.

"Westward foams..." Mikey whispered to himself trying to understand  the riddle.

"Maybe..." Data said.

Data sees a pattern that might work as Desire is trying to fit it in other stones.

"No, that's too big. Try the middle one." Data said.

"You guys are crazy." Mouth said.

"How 'bout the middle?" Data said.

I tried putting it in this one part which didn't work. Then I decided to go with Data idea and put it in the middle one which made it fit.

"It fits, Mikey! It fits!" Data said happily.

"We got it!" I said happily.

"We got it. Wait. Wait. Which way do we turn?" Data asks.

"We got you now, One-eyed Willy." Mikey said.

"Which way do we turn?" Data asked again.

"West?" Mikey asks.

"West; counter-clockwise." Data said.

"Counter-clockwise." I said.

"Try it, Desire. Try it."  Data said ushering.

I turned it counterclockwise.

The clicking of an efficient clockwork rachet is heard as a pair of wooden stocks close on Desire wrist, locking her hand into the wall.

She screamed in surprise making Mikey, Mouth and Data try to help her pull her hand out.

The mechanism continues to click internally, and a heavy cannon ball is released and is set rolling on an elevated track around the top of
the room.