THE CARTOON AMAZING RACE
Author's Note: This is my first attempt at doing a reality show based story, hope you all like it.
Disclaimer: I do not own any character who will appear in this story, and I also do not own 'The Amazing Race'.
LET'S MEET THE TEAMS
We find ourselves at The Empire State Building in New York City, on top was a man with red hair & mustache and a large nose.
"Greetings, all you at home, I'm Nigel Thornberry." he said in a thick British accent, "Welcome to a very special edition of the Emmy Award winning reality TV show: THE AMAZING RACE! Now, what makes this so special you may ask? Well, the producers decided to pick cartoon characters out of their animated worlds and brought them here in the real world."
"I was chosen to be the host of this installment because of my work at world travel, but I did hear that Yogi Bear fellow was a close second. Right now our teams are heading to the place where the first season of 'The Amazing Race' began: Central Park. Let's meet them, shall we?"
2 buses containing the teams drove into Central Park, stopping at a bus drop off zone. The teams get out one pair at a time as they walk to the starting line. The first team consisted of a white dog walking on his hind legs and a baby with a football shaped head.
"Team 1 is Brian & Stewie Griffin, Friends/Rivals from 'Family Guy'." said Nigel
Interview before the race-
"Getting right to the point, the only reason I'm here is I want the money," said Brian, "No getting to know my partner, not wanting for a great experience, just the money."
"Yeah so you can get more booze," said Stewie, "I'm just here cause I don't want to be with Lois and the fat-man as much as I need to, I swear I think Peter's stupidity is rubbing off on me."
"The reason Stewie's with me is because all my other friends are big dumb-asses," said Brian, "I would've liked Lois to come, but I might do something I might regret later back home, and I didn't bring a girlfriend cause the one's I always seem to get have the intelligence of a wet sponge. At least with Stewie we have some travel experience together."
"Can we sleep in the same bed?" asks Stewie,
"What?"
"Nothing" Stewie said quickly.
Another team follows them, they're both beavers, one has blond fur and the other has brown.
"Team 2 is Norbert & Daggett Beaver, Brothers from "Angry Beavers'."
Interview before the race-
"Me and my bro-oh-ther are gonna kick the patoot of our spoot-headed competition and win the mi-hill-lion dollars." said Norb
"And to make sure we win, I've brought my good luck thingies," said Dag as he pulled some stuff out of a travel bag, "I've got my lucky undies, my El Grapadura hat with the string that puts his legs together and some old cheese we bought a year ago but never eaten that I found behind the fridge last week."
"Eww, how is that lucky?" asks Norb,
"I don't know, but it was really stinking up the place." said Dag.
Coming out of the bus now were a square yellow sponge and a pink starfish...and they are now going in the wrong direction, "HEY DUMB-ASSES! THE STARTING LINE'S THIS WAY!!!" shouts Stewie.
"Team 3 is Spongebob Sqaurepants & Patrick Star, Best Friends from 'Spongebob Sqaurepants'."
Interview before the race-
"OH YEAH!, WE'RE READY! WE'RE READY! WE'RE READY! WE'RE READY!" Spongebob shouts while Patrick had fallen asleep and was drooling all over the place. Fifthteen minutes later, this was still going on and the crew decided to leave.
The fourth team was this time a man and a woman, the man was bald and overweight with an unshaven face and the woman was skinny and had large blue hair sticking straight up.
"Team 4 is Homer & Marge Simpson, Married Couple from 'The Simpsons'."
Interview before the race-
"Me and my Homie are just perfect for this show," said Marge, "we've been together for years and been through many arguments, but we've always make up in the end."
"And I can't wait to drink foreign beer! WOO-HOO!!!" excitedly says Homer, "And we don't have to worry about the kids ruining it for us."
"Oh Homer, that's an awful thing to say. Sure they're a handful, but they're not as bad the kids on 'Nanny 911'." said Marge
"Alright, and I take pride in the fact that we're not that bad as parents than the Griffins, IN YOUR FACE GRIFFINS!!!" Homer shouts in the camera.
The fifth team were two rabbits, one blue and the other pink...if you think this is Yin & Yang, you are so wrong.
"Team 5 is Buster & Babs Bunny-"
"No relation." said the pair as they briefly stopped.
"Yeah, Best Friends from 'Tiny Toon Adventures'."
Interview before the race-
"Me and Babsy are here because we basically have nothing else to do," said Buster, "Since our show ended, we've been sitting on our butts watching TV and doing live performances, got a little boring after awhile."
"I for one miss the good old days where all you need people to laugh at is comedic timing and a good sense of humor," said Babs, "Not doing something completely stupid that's for a cheap laugh, like those (insert movie genre here) movies."
"Or anything Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, or Disney have on nowadays." said Buster
The sixth and final team out of the first bus were two mice, the male was huge with a plump belly and a mustache, and the other was a small female mouse with a slim frame and long blonde hair.
"Team 6 is Monteray Jack & Gadget Hackwrench, friends and rescue rangers from 'Chip n' Dale's Rescue Rangers'."
Interview before the race-
"I've had much experience at traveling around the world," said Monteray in an Australian accent, "and in our job as Rescue Rangers, we sometimes have to go from one end of the world to the next."
"I really wanted to participate in this competition," said Gadget, "However, this caused Chip & Dale to start another argument about who was going to be my partner. To settle it, I chose Montey due to his experience in traveling."
"Too right, you should've seen the boys after that, about as depressed as a kangaroo without a pouch."
"And besides, I already think of Montey as a father."
"Gee, thanks gadget-luv."
The teams on the second bus started piling out, the first team was a gray-fured rabbit and a black-feathered duck.
"Team 7 is Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck, rivals from 'Looney Tunes'."
Interview before the race-
"Ehh, what's up docs?" Bugs said his famous catchphrase, "You folks are probably wondering why me and Daffy are teaming together? Well, it's mainly because the duck didn't have a choice."
"Shut your buck-tooth mouth!" yelled Daffy, "All right, it's true. I wanted to sign up and win that million dollars, but everyone I knew said they had other things to do, even Porky! And he's usually my sidekick for these schemes."
"And I was his last resort," Bugs chuckled, "You should've seen him begging."
"That's it, interview over!"
The next team was a small green alien and a small robot.
"Team 8 is Zim & Gir, master & servant from 'Invader Zim'."
Interview before the race-
"People of earth!" yelled Zim, "I, the mighty Zim, am now your ruler. I shall begin my world tour of you bowing before me-"
"Uh, sir," said the interviewer, "This is an interview for the 'Cartoon Amazing Race', when we said 'the world is yours', we didn't actually mean it's really yours."
"Oh, then I guess I want the monies."
"Yeah sure, wait, where's that robot of yours?"
A man then comes running into the interview room with Gir on his head.
"RIDE 'EM PIGGY! WWWWEEEEEEEE!!!" Gir yells, running the man into the camera equipment
Behind them were two young dog or monkey like creatures.
"Team 9 is Yakko & Wakko Warner, brothers from 'Animainiacs'."
Interview before the race-
"What's that camera for?" asked Yakko
"You have to say why you and your brother joined the 'Cartoon Amazing Race'." answered the interviewer
"Well why didn't you say so?" said Wakko, "We've joined for only one reason: Boredom."
"Yeah, things just have not been the same since 'Animainiacs' ended." said Yakko, "So, me and my younger siblings decided to join the race, but unfortunately we didn't realise only two people can be on a team before we signed up. Only mine and Wakko's name fit on the application form, we just sent it in without telling Dot."
"I hope she's not too mad at us." said Wakko.
Little do they know, back at the water tower in Warner Brothers Studios, Dot was livid, tearing things apart, screaming, yelling, and saying things I really don't want to repeat
The next were two normal looking girls, one's a red head and the other had brown hair and glasses.
"Team 10 is Daphne Blake & Velma Dinkley, friends and crime solvers from 'Scooby-Doo'."
Interview before the race-
"From the looks of things, we're the only all female team here." said Daphne, "Fine with me, that'll make people underestimate us, and gives us a chance to see the look on their faces when we beat them."
"Being mystery solvers is our profession." said Velma, "We've been around the world and then some, so we have a big advantage over all the other teams."
"We're friendly, smart, and great to look at, those other teams are going down." proclaimed Daphne
The final team off the bus and in the race were two white ducks, one looked old and the other was wearing a superhero costume.
"The 11th and final team is Scrooge McDuck & Darkwing Duck...well I don't even know what their relationship is, so let's let them tell us.'
Interview before the race-
"I know what you're going to say, 'Why is Scrooge McDuck, the world's richest duck, doing in a race for a measly $1,000,000?'." said Scrooge in his Scottish accent, "While I do have many millions of dollars, I just like a really good adventure. I was planning to race with me pilot, Lauchpad McQuack, but he got into one of his crashes and broke his leg, and since a broken leg isn't good for a race, he gave me a recommendation for a replacement partner." he looks over to the costumed duck sitting next to him.
"Hey, I'm not as happy about this partnership as you are." said Darkwing Duck, "I was doing just fine fighting crime in St. Canard, when Launchpad calls me, saying he broke his leg and asked me for a favor."
"I should've had my butlet do this with me." complained Scrooge
"Shut up."
The teams are now walking in line to the starting point, some with a look of confidence, some with smiles on their faces, and some who look to not have a clue about what's going on (i.e. Spongebob & Patrick).
"Can these teams stand the stress of traveling together?" said Nigel, "Will they be able to work well in the real world? Who will muster the right combination of brains, brawn, teamwork & determination to win 'The Cartoon Amazing Race'?"
We're now in central park where the 11 teams are standing in front of the Christopher Columbus statue.
"Welcome everyone, " Nigel greets the racers, "What you're in front of is a statue honoring Christopher Columbus, a Spanish explorer who people say not only discovered America, but also proved that the earth is round. It just seems fitting to start a race around the world right here."
"Now, in just a few minutes, you'll begin a race around the world. There will be 13 legs in this race, your main objective being to find these," Nigel holds up a yellow sealed envelope with the show's logo on it, "Sealed envelops which contain clues to your next task, destination and instructions. At the end of each leg is a Pit Stop, where you'll rest for a period of 12 hours before starting on the next leg of the race. Some of these Pit Stops are elimination points, meaning if you check in last, you'll be out of the race. So your goals for this race are to find all clues, complete all tasks as fast as you can, and get to the Pit Stop as quickly as possible, because here on the race, it's not all about coming in first, it's about not coming in last."
"The eliminations continue until we're down to only 3 teams, where the first to reach the finish line, will win $1,000,000!" The teams all cheer for the most part. "Your first clue of the leg is located on the luggage you brought with you on the Bethesda Terrace, it will tell you your first destination and flights, but what you do after that, is completely up to you."
The racers prepare to run, "Good luck to everyone, I'll see you at the end of the leg. The world is waiting for you..." Nigel lifts his arm up, "Travel safe...GO!!!"
With that signal, all hell breaks loose and all the racers make a mad dash for Bethesda Terrace, nearly running over Nigel in the process. It was when everyone was out of sight that Nigel noticed that Spongebob & Patrick haven't started yet.
"Um, excuse me chaps, but I've already started the race,"
"Oh! come on, Patrick, we've got a race to win!" Spongebob yells as he and Patrick start running
"Um, excuse me..." said Nigel
"Yes, Mr. Nigel?" Spongebob said while running.
"The Terrace is this way!" Nigel points in the right direction.
"Oh, A-bow face, Patrick!" The aquatic pair turn around and head for the Terrace, no doubt already in last place.
"No doubt, those boys are in big trouble." sighed Nigel
This ends the team introduction, will Spongebob & Patrick ever go in the right direction? Will Scrooge & Darkwing Duck be able to work together? Where will they go and who will be eliminated? Just wait and see next time on 'THE CARTOON AMAZING RACE'.