Most of the chapter I will focus on Yuval, Hillai and Katie, but in most of the parts of the story I will also tell about other teams.

The amazing race-chapter 1

It was a sunny Sunday evening. Yuval went to the kitchen (I really don't know why, he wasn't hungry). He noticed a strange blue envelope on the table.

"Hmmm…" Yuval thought. "What's this? Wait a second. A blue envelope? I got an email that says that someone is sending blue envelopes with a sponge that is infected with a strange and deadly virus…but it seems there isn't any sponge here. So what is it?"

Yuval opened the envelope, justto find a letter. Yuval read the letter once, then once again to make sure that it's true. He ran to the computer, entered facebook and started a chat with Hillai and Katie (yes, she's Katie Kaboom, Katie Kaboom…).

Yuval: "You can't believe this. I just got a letter, and it says that they want us to be in "The amazing race".

Hillai: "WTF?"

Katie: "Now you just have to choose- who do you want to be with, me or Hillai?"

Yuval: "It's in teams of 3, so I'll be with both of you. I also heard that the Warners will be there, and also Minerva, the mime and mister Skullhead. And guess what? It's not only animaniacs. Do you remember "Friends"?

Hillai: "Yes."

Yuval: "So I heard that they will also participate. Phoebe, Joey and Rachel will be in one team, and Ross, Chandler and Monica in the other."

Katie: "OMG! I can't believe this! We will see the "friends"! Oh my god! When it will start?"

Yuval: "On Wednesday. Not in next Wednesday, the one after. Wow, it's gonna be great. Oops, GTG" Yuval wrote quickly, shut down his computer and went to his room. He actually didn't think it will be THAT grate, because after all, he was pessimistic. His thoughts rushed in his brain, just like the warners outside their water tower. This wouldn't be the best thing in his life, but it'll sure be the most interesting.

4 days later

Katie and Hillai were running in Burbank's streets for about an hour and a half. Yuval didn't join them- he worked out on the gym, just like he always do every Tuesday and Thursday. Hillai said:

"I can't take this anymore. Another minuet of running and I'll faint. Seriously, Yuval is lucky that he doesn't have to run like us, he's in the gym, and there is also an air conditioner. It's really stra… wait. I think I just saw… Yes, they are doctor Scratchandsniff, Hello nurse and Thaddeus plotz. What in hell are they doing here? And together? I think they are also in the show. Yes, defiantly."

Katie: "OMG. I think you just became Runt!"

Hillai: "Oops. Wow, that's really strange. So you're saying that all of the characters are going to be there? That's so epic. Think about this. We're gonna bypass pinky and the brain, sit next to Rita and Runt in the airplane… It will be great."

Katie: "And we'll use a yield against Minerva, a U-turn against the Slappy… Yup, it's gonna be legen-"

Hillai: "Wait for it…"

Katie: "-dary. Ok, we ran for 90 minuets, and it's great."

Hillai: "And now I'll finally go back home, have a shower… Yes, you're right, it will be great, we will win. When did they say it starts?"

Katie: "On Wednesday. And this night, we'll have a "the amazing race" marathon in Yuval's house, to see what we should expect."

Hillai: "At least they are getting us visas. 1,000,000 dollars are waiting for us! But it's annoying that the people from CBS don't tell us where we will go."

Katie: "You idiot! If they will tell us, it wouldn't be surprising. But I guess we'll be in places that all the other seasons visited- China, India, Germany, Russia… it's a tradition. But there are also lots of countries that they never visited- Iran, Indonesia, Israel, Bulgaria, Denmark… I know, it's also freaking me out, but we'll know when we will need to. But it doesn't really matter- we're going to see the world! The only time I went to other country was when we visited that strange uncle in Switzerland. No one saw him in the last 6 years! I can't till Wednesday."

They both came to Yuval's house, and suddenly…

Yuval: "Are you crazy? In the time that took you to go to my house, I had a shower, ate dinner, surfed on facebook, got 11 golden eggs in "angry birds" and downloaded and watched 2 episodes of "Monty Python"!"

Hillai: "Take it easy, man. We just came to watch "the amazing race"! Just calm down."

Yuval: "Ok, ok. Which season? I have all, I got VOD!"

Katie: "I don't know."

Yuval: "Just pick a number between 1 and 18."

Katie: "I'll choose my lucky number- 14."

So they watched 3 or 4 episodes of the 14'th season. They figured out that there are some mental challenges, some physical ones, and in some parts they have to eat really disgusting things. They really hoped that there wouldn't be any challenges from the third kind. But they know that they have to do it if they want to win the 1,000,000 dollars, and million dollars are million dollars. They need the money, and they'll do everything to have it.

Wednesday, 3:00 am

Yuval woke up as the alarm clock ringed. He took a quick shower, while his thoughts ran in his head like idiot 12-years-old girls that saw Justin Bieber. "Why did I even accept this invitation?" "Why can't we bring maps?" "Why the start of the race is next to that tree house in Burbank, California, where Slappy and Skippy live?" "And why did they tell us to be there at 4:00 am?" he triple-checked that he didn't forget anything, and went to the infinite darkness. He met Hillai and Katie in the street. They walked silently to the park, where they are supposed to start a journey- a journey with 30 other people in 10 other teams, from which only one will win the million bucks. They waited for this moment for their whole lives. This is the moment where the competition begins. This is the moment where they start one of the largest races in history. This is the moment. This is it.