Ep. 8: Esteban and friends captured by Pizarro's forces while Zia refuses to translate a golden quipu.
Aired on June 19, 1982
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Esteban and his companions reach the mainland but are immediately taken prisoner by Spaniards led by Governor Francisco Pizarro. Zia is taken to the fortress and commanded to translate a golden quipu, yet she declines. Mendoza vows to force her cooperation, leaving Esteban and the others imprisoned alongside Incan captives. Later, Mendoza executes a rescue strategy by igniting the armory, creating a diversion that allows the group to escape. The episode concludes with a mini-documentary covering the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Episodes
- Ep. 4 · Castaways build a raft after their ship breaks apart in a typhoon.
- Ep. 5 · Pedro and Sancho encounter a disguised figure while Zia is taken by a native boy named Tao.
- Ep. 6 · Esteban and Zia meet Tao, the last Heva, who reveals ancient secrets leading to the Solaris.
- Ep. 7 · Tao explores the Solaris and the crew evades pursuers using a hidden solar-powered mechanism.
- Ep. 8 · Esteban and friends captured by Pizarro's forces while Zia refuses to translate a golden quipu.
- Ep. 9 · Tao weaponizes the solar sail against Gomez and Pizarro while Zia negotiates her surrender.
- Ep. 10 · Children navigate a fortress-guarded pass to reach Zia's village, encountering an old priest named Pasha.
- Ep. 11 · Children pursued by panther-clad men find Zia's village abandoned and face Gomez's army ants.
- Ep. 12 · Wayna leads children to Black Eagle Fort while Mendoza betrays them to Gomez.