The band played as two large, masked creatures jumped onto the stage.
One looked like a scary lion made of straw.
The other had long hair, bulging eyes, and pointy fingernails.
"What is this dance about?" asked Mandy.
"This is a story of good and evil," explained Nyoman.
"The lion protects his people and land from an evil spirit."
She pointed to the two dancers in strange costumes.
Mandy clapped her hands excitedly.
She was scared and amazed at the same time.
On the other side of the crowd, Vinnie was watching the dance too.
"Cool!" he kept saying. "Look at that mask!"
"Watch the lion's helpers,"
said Wayan as men in checkered clothes jumped out.
"They have knives!" shouted Vinnie.
"Yes. The evil spirit will soon put a spell on them," said Wayan.
Vinnie noticed Mandy in the crowd with Nyoman and her family.
"Hey! There's my sister!"
he shouted and ran over.
"Where have you been?" she asked.
"It's a long story," said Vinnie.
He told her about the rumbling volcano.
The dance ended.
People began to leave the village center, walking in happy groups.
Wayan came over to Vinnie and Mandy.
"We'll make our offerings now," said Wayan.
"Where is the temple?" asked Mandy.
"It's on the slopes of that mountain," said Nyoman.
"It is the most important temple in all of Bali.
We call it the Mother Temple."
"It's the only temple anyone can enter," added Wayan.
"What do you mean?" asked Mandy.
"You have to belong to a special group to worship at other temples," explained Nyoman.
"At Mother Temple, everyone is welcome."
"I don't know if it's a good idea to go there,"
said Vinnie, remembering the shaking ground.
"We are not afraid of the mountain god," said Wayan.
"The Mother Temple protects us from his rumblings."
Vinnie stopped.
"I don't want to go up there again, Mandy,"
he whispered, grabbing his sister's arm.
"It's a volcano!"
Mandy suddenly gasped as she stared ahead.
On the slope of the mountain was a large temple.
The village people were all heading toward it.
"Vinnie, look!" Mandy pulled the photo out.
It was glowing blue.
"We're in the right place," Vinnie said.
"But what's everyone holding?"
"Mandy! Vinnie! Come on," Nyoman called to them.
"We must take our offerings to the gods."
She quickly walked on ahead.
"What's in their hands?" Vinnie asked again.
As they got closer, they saw people walking up the steps.
Everyone held something in their hands.
Mandy looked at the photo and smiled.
The offerings in the photo were glowing red.
"Flowers," Mandy said, pointing.
Everyone was holding flowers wrapped in coconut leaves.
Suddenly the children were blinded by the bright light.
They fell down the dark tunnel and landed with a thump in the attic.