-Note: I technically don't own anything in this story. Except for my persona, but it's named after something someone else owns, so…
-The Amazing Race: Super Mario Super Edition
-Leg One: This is So Not What I Had in Mind
-I know that it's one year after I started. Suck it.
"Hello everyone, and welcome to the Amazing Race: Super Mario Super Edition!" Tumble said. The Amazing Race theme song plays.
"We are now in front of Princess Peach's castle, just outside of Toad Town!" McBallyHoo said. "The goal for the contestants is to find the clue boxes, complete all the challenges, and travel the Mushroom world!"
"AND not get eliminated at the end of each leg," Tumble said. "But, out of all twelve of the game's legs, three are non-elimination."
"For the first leg, contestants will find their clue box in Toad Town," McBallyHoo said.
"But where, you ask? They'll have to find it themselves!" Tumble said.
"All teams up to the starting line!" McBallyHoo said. Twenty-four contestants crept up to the line, all spread out, determined to win.
"All teams will start in thirty seconds, at 8:00 AM," Tumble said.
"On your marks…" McBallyHoo said. The teams all got into running positions. "Get set…" All made sure their packs were comfortably on their backs. The few seconds that remained felt like an awkward, silent eternity.
"GO!" McBallyHoo and Tumble blared at the same time. Everyone rushed off.
Frankie and Francesca, Currently in First
"Look! Behind that signpost!" Francesca said, pointing to a nearby billboard.
"Shh! Ya don't want dem to hear ya!" Frankie said, as the two ran to the sign.
Francesca tore open the clue. "Make your way south to Toad Town Railway Station. Once there, fetch a train for the 498 mile trip to Shiver City," she said.
Teams have to get on one of three available trains for Shiver City. Once there, they will find their next clue.
Dimentio and O'Chunks, Currently in Second
"Once there, look for your next clue box near the train station," Dimentio said.
Roy and Wendy, Currently in Third
"You have 100 coins to start the race," Roy said.
"Come on! Follow them!" Wendy said, signaling to Frankie and Francesca.
Luigi and Luigenius, Currently in Fourth
"We have 100 coins! This way!" Luigenius said.
"I know where it is, I live right near here!" Luigi said.
"Um… right. Sorry," Luigenius said.
Tippi and Thoreau, Currently in Fifth
"The coins are all here! Let's go!" Tippi said.
"Geez, I didn't realize you were so fast!" Thoreau said.
Boo and Dry Bones, Currently in Sixth
"Eck-eck!" Dry Bones said.
"Excellent! Come along, slow bones!" Boo said.
Collete11 and Greenleafprince, Currently in Seventh
"Hey hey! South, that's this way!" collete11 said.
"Alright!" GLP replied.
"We'd better hurry unless you want to lose," collete11 said.
"Nah, I'm alright with winning and what not," GLP said.
DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, Currently in Eighth
"How the frick are we already so far behind?" DP said.
"Chillax; we'll catch up. How fast can you run?" PPAD said.
"I can't run too fast for long," DP said.
"No, I said how fast CAN you run?" PPAD replied.
"Well, my mile time was about 7:30."
"See, mine was 7:14. We'll be just fine," PPAD said as the two raced behind the teams ahead. "At least they're all behind us."
Yoshi and Birdo, Currently in Ninth
"We got all 100! Just follow them," Birdo said. Yoshi silently obeyed.
Dot and Deb, Currently in Tenth
"Doot doot! We're all clear!" Deb said.
"We'd better hurry up before the Sirens and Goombas catch up! Doot doot!" Dot said. Looking back as she ran, she assured herself that the two groups wouldn't catch up.
Vivian and Marilyn, Currently in Eleventh
"Guh! Guh guh guh ugh uh!" Marilyn said.
"It's alright; we'll catch up somehow," Vivian replied.
Goombario and Goombaria, Currently in Twelfth (Last)
"I knew we should have waited a little while before racing! Look how far ahead they are!" Goombaria said.
"Don't be pessimistic yet, Baria! We're still as much in the game as anyone!" Goombario said.
"Yeah, you're right!" Goombaria said, and instantly perked back up. "Now come on, I don't want to be in last the whole day!" She raced ahead of Goombario.
Frankie and Francesca / Dimentio and O'Chunks / Roy and Wendy
"Hello, when's your next train to Shiver City?" Francesca said.
"Our next train… it leaves at 9:25," the guy at the ticket window said.
"We'd like two tickets!" Francesca said. "Thank you!"
"We'll go for the same as them," Wendy said, pushing ahead of Dimentio.
"Not a problem," the ticket merchant said.
"Same here!" O'Chunks roared. He grasped the tickets.
Luigi and Luigenius / Tippi and Thoreau
"We'd like two tickets for the next train to Shiver City!" Luigenius said, quickly.
"The next train leaves at 9:25," the merchant said, handing Luigenius two tickets.
"You rock!" Luigenius said. Luigi stared at him, oddly.
"Yeah, there are still some things about Luigenius that I haven't learned yet," Luigi said to the camera.
"Us too, please!" Tippi said. She got tickets as well.
Boo and Dry Bones / Collete11 and Greenleafprince / DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy
"Can we get whatever tickets they have?" collete11 said, in reference to the other teams.
"Yep, congrats, these are the last tickets," the merchant said.
"WHAT?" DP, PPAD, and Boo said, collectively.
"Eck-eck!" Dry Bones said.
"I know!" Boo replied. Everyone else stared at him, oddly.
"What's the next train?" DP asked.
"It's at 9:40, but it's indirect, stopping shortly at Mt. Rugged," the merchant said.
"How far is the Mt. Rugged stop from the direct path?" PPAD said.
"There's only about a ten mile difference," the merchant said.
"We'll take it," PPAD said.
"We will, too," Boo said. Both teams got their tickets.
Yoshi and Birdo / Dot and Deb
"When's your earliest open train to Shiver City?" Yoshi said.
"It's a 9:40, but it's indirect, through Mt. Rugged," the merchant said.
"We'll take one!" Dot and Deb said.
"I don't know, it could cost us…" Yoshi said. "What's after that?"
"A 10:15, direct," the merchant said.
"Which one should we get?" Yoshi asked.
"We might as well go with the direct," Birdo said.
"Yeah, the 10:15, please," Yoshi said.
Vivian and Marilyn / Goombario and Goombaria
"Shiver City?" Vivian said.
"Direct at 10:15, but indirect at 9:40," the merchant said.
"We'll take the 9:40!" Vivian said.
"The direct must be faster," Goombaria said.
"The indirect stops for about ten minutes at Mt. Rugged," the merchant said.
"I guess we'll go direct," Goombario said.
"Alrighty then." The merchant handed both teams their tickets.
On the 9:25 direct train are Frankie and Francesca, Dimentio and O'Chunks, Roy and Wendy, Luigi and Luigenius, Tippi and Thoreau, and collete11 and Greenleafprince.
On the 9:40 indirect through Mt. Rugged are Boo and Dry Bones, DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, Dot and Deb, and Vivian and Marilyn.
On the 10:15 direct are Yoshi and Birdo and Goombario and Goombaria.
The 9:25 Train, arriving at Shiver City at 7:33 PM
"The clue says to look for the next clue near the station!" Tippi said.
"Then shouldn't it be somewhere near the station?" GLP said.
"Freakin' Tumble, leading us to make false inferences!" c11 said.
"Hey, I tink dat's it over dere!" Frankie said, pointing to a bush. Just visible through the overgrown plant was the image of the Amazing Race flag. The teams raced over to it.
"Detour!" Luigi said.
"Breaking Ice or Shaving Ice?" Francesca said.
A detour is a choice between two tasks, one of which the team will have to do. In Breaking Ice, teams will go to Shiver Lake. They have to work together to break 50 blocks of ice, using only pickaxes. In Shaving Ice, teams will have to make their way to Shiver City Sweet Treats, where they must make 100 shaved ice treats. Once teams are finished with their tasks, the managers watching them will give them their next clue.
"What do you think we should do?" Tippi said.
"Dude, I'm a giant hand. Let's do Breaking Ice," Thoreau said.
"We should do Breaking Ice as well; I see that you have quite the strength," Dimentio said.
"Aye! Let's go!" O'Chunks said.
"I suck at physical exertion," Luigenius said.
"Agreed; Shaving Ice sounds good," Luigi said.
"Breaking Ice!" Roy and Wendy said, simultaneously.
"Heh heh heh! This will be fun," Wendy said.
"What do you think, cream puff?" Frankie said.
"Let's just do Shaving Ice, m'kay?" Francesca said.
"Whatever you wish," Frankie said.
"Yeah, let's do Breaking Ice," c11 said.
"Heck yes!" GLP said. The two cackled maniacally as they rushed towards Shiver Lake.
Shiver Lake (Breaking Ice)
"Alright, there are twelve piles of fifty blocks each," the mayor of Shiver City said, as he handed the each of the eight contestants a pickax. "Begin whenever you wish."
Of course, all teams instantly began pounding on the blocks of ice.
"This is so easy!" Thoreau said.
"Cool your head, emperor," Tippi said. "You've got to do 24 more after that one."
"Heh, this could not be any better!" Roy said as he destroyed one block in one blow.
"Geez, Roy, I hope I don't get in your way anytime ever," Wendy said.
"You are crazy strong," GLP said. As she worked on her second block, she watched collete11 smashing blocks in less than five seconds.
"Hey, I do what I can with what I got," c11 replied. She returned to her smash fest.
Shiver City Sweet Treats (Shaving Ice)
"This is so not what I had in mind," Francesca said. Before the four who'd chosen the challenge was a dark cooler filled with crushed ice, a counter with twenty-some bottles of liquid flavoring, and twelve hundred-pack boxes of cones.
"We just have to make them, right?" Luigenius said.
"Yeah, that's what it says," Luigi said.
"Dis is not gonna be fun. Maybe we should go…" Frankie said, before Francesca playfully shoved him.
"Chill out, honey bunch. We've got this," Francesca said.
In fact, she was totally correct. In a few minutes, both pairs were getting the hang of the ice treat making.
"What flavor's next?" asked Francesca, as Frankie was nearer a screen with orders.
"The next four you got are all cherry," Frankie said.
"Why have we been making so many cherry?" Luigenius said.
-In the store-
"I'd like twenty four more cherry!" said a fat Toad.
"Twenty four more cherry," the penguin at the register said, typing in the orders to send to the four shaved ice chefs. "This brings your total to forty nine, Mr. Toad."
The 9:40 train, arriving at 8:14 PM
"Breaking Ice or Shaving Ice?" Boo said.
"Eck!" Dry Bones said.
"Excellent choice," Boo said, and the two went off.
"I'm not even gonna try," Vivian said.
"Guh! Ugh ugh guh," Marilyn said.
"Yeah, let's go!" Vivian said as the two left as well.
"What the…?" PPAD said.
"I don't know. Let's just go break some ice," DP said.
"Yes, that sounds like a sport for the epic," PPAD said.
"Can we shave ice?" Deb said.
"Alright, sounds better to me anyway," Dot agreed.
Shiver Lake (Breaking Ice)
"YES! That's all 50!" Wendy said.
"Come on, weak one!" Roy said.
"Here's your next clue," the mayor said.
"Make your way across Shiver Path…" Roy said.
Teams must now walk through Shiver Path, up Shiver Mountain, and all the way to the front of Crystal Palace, where they'll find their next clue.
"Well, what're we waiting for? Let's go!" Wendy said, rushing Roy to the path.
"That was so epic, you don't even know," GLP said.
"Hey, this is my forte," c11 said, receiving the clue. "Crystal Palace, let's go!"
"Look! Here comes the ghoul pals!" Tippi said. "And the Shadow Sirens!"
"Yeah, and Don and PPAD," Thoreau said. "Just keep pounding!"
"I suck at this," Tippi said, attempting to break her tenth block.
"Excellent work, O'Chunks. Let us go on…" Dimentio said, reading, "… to Crystal Palace!"
"Right, laddie!" O'Chunks said, running behind his partner.
Shiver City Sweet Treats (Shaving Ice)
"My god, this is so boring!" Luigenius said.
"Chill out, we've already done… 64," Luigi said. "That's only 36 more."
"I'm afraid I have to agree with Luigenius," Francesca said.
"Don't worry, babe, we got to do 30 some more," Frankie said. The two kissed, and kept carving and pouring flavors.
"Hello?" said Dot.
"Hey, it's the Doot Doot Sisters!" Luigenius said. He quickly waved and continued work.
"Here's your booth," the manager of the shop said.
"Don't worry; this is a lot of fun," Francesca said, obviously sarcastically.
The 10:15 train, arriving at 8:24 PM
"Let's shave ice, Barry!" Goombaria said.
"Alright; there's the treat shop!" Goombario said, running to the building.
"We should break ice, it sounds like more fun!" Birdo said.
"Cool!" Yoshi said, and the two went to their stations.
Shiver Lake (Breaking Ice)
"Glad that's over," PPAD said. "And how the hell did you break thirty seven of them?" DP shrugged.
"Crystal Palace, this way!" he said, pointing in the opposite direction of their arrival.
"How are they already done?" Tippi said.
"They didn't quit like you!" Thoreau said.
"Chill out, I just took a break. See? I'm breaking ice!" Tippi said. She threw the pickax at the last block, and it shattered.
"That was pretty hardcore," Vivian said. She and Marilyn were working on their thirtieth block.
"Guh!" Marilyn said, crushing on instantaneously.
Shiver City Sweet Treats (Shaving Ice)
"And that's 100!" Francesca said, placing the cold, sweet, pineapple-flavored victual in the tray next to the cashier.
"Good job," the manager said, handing the duo their clue.
"We gotta get to dis Crystal Palace," Frankie said. They left the building.
"Come on! How many more?" Luigenius said.
"Only… that one," Luigi said, eyeing Luigenius's blueberry treat.
"Here, to Crystal Palace," Luigenius said. They, also, exited the establishment.
Shiver Lake (Breaking Ice)
"We are so totally done!" Vivian said. Marilyn grabbed the clue and 'guh'ed a few times. "To Crystal Palace!" Vivian said, pointing. They left.
"I had no idea you were so good at breaking ice," Birdo said, watching Yoshi pound the blocks with the pickax held in his tail. Yoshi only shrugged.
Roy and Wendy, Currently in First
"Now dis is what I'm talkin' about! First place? Easy!" Roy said. The two reached a fork- one path went up stairs, another went down stairs.
"Which way is it?" Wendy said.
"Obviously, it's the harder one. Dis way!" Roy said, pointing up.
Collete11 and Greenleafprince, Currently in Second
"Do we follow them or go down?" GLP said.
"Let us go up," c11 said. They went up.
Dimentio and O'Chunks, Currently in Third
"This is very obviously a mind game. We must go down," Dimentio said.
"Whatever ye say, wee little lad," O'Chunks said. He ran down the stairs as Dimentio floated behind.
DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, Currently in Fourth
"I think we should go up, as I remember this land from… somewhere," DP said.
"Alright, I trust you," PPAD said.
"Good, because I'm totally right," DP said.
"Fine, just go!" PPAD said. DP laughed as he ran up the stairs.
Shiver City Sweet Treats (Shaving Ice)
"Yay! We got 'em all!" Deb said.
"Yes! Now, we gotta go to Crystal Palace!" Dot said.
"Sounds kinda creepy," Deb said.
"Sounds kinda awesome to me!" Dot said.
"How many more?" Goombaria asked.
"Only 14," Goombario said.
"Good, 'cause I wanna go to Crystal Palace!" Goombaria said. Goombario laughed and smiled.
Tippi and Thoreau, Currently in Fifth
Frankie and Francesca, Currently in Sixth
Luigi and Luigenius, Currently in Seventh
"Um… which way do we go?" Luigenius said.
"Most teams seemed to be going up," Thoreau said.
"Yeah, we should go up," Francesca said.
"Are you sure?" Luigi said.
"I don't know, but it seems right to me!" Francesca said. She led Frankie up the stairs.
"Yeah, let's just go up," Luigi said. Luigenius agreed.
"I think we should go down," Thoreau said.
"Okay," Tippi said.
Shiver Lake (Breaking Ice)
"Congrats, both of you are done!" the mayor said, handing clues to Boo and Yoshi.
"Crystal Palace!" Yoshi said.
"Hey! Wait up!" Boo said.
"Eck-eck!" Dry Bones replied.
Shiver City Sweet Treats
"Yay! That's the last one!" Goombaria said, receiving the clue.
"Crystal Palace! I remember Mario taking me there! Let's go!" Goombario said.
Vivian and Marilyn, Currently in Eighth
"Up or down?" Vivian asked.
"Guh!" Marilyn replied.
"Yeah, I think so," Vivian said. The two went up.
Dot and Deb, Currently in Ninth
Yoshi and Birdo, Currently in Tenth
"Look! The Sirens are going up!" Yoshi said.
"We should go up, too! Doot doot!" Dot said. The four followed the Sirens.
Dimentio and O'Chunks, Currently in Third
"Oh no…" O'Chunks said, stopping. He was staring at a sign with an Amazing Race flag before him.
"'Racers- turn around and go up the stairs'," Dimentio read. "Dang it!" he exclaimed.
"This means we're behind them other laddies," O'Chunks said.
"Shut up!" Dimentio said.
Dry Bones and Boo, Currently in Eleventh
"Eck-eck!" Dry Bones said.
"Yeah, down makes more sense to me, too," Boo said, floating quickly down the stairs.
Goombario and Goombaria, Currently in Twelfth
"Let's go up! It has to be up," Goombaria said.
"Okay, Baria," Goombario said.
Tippi and Thoreau, Currently in Eleventh
"It's Dimentio and O'Chunks!" Tippi said.
"There's a sign! It says we need to go up!" Dimentio said.
"Dang it, that mean's we're behind!" Thoreau said.
"Yeah, come on!" Tippi said, turning around.
Dry Bones and Boo, Currently in Twelfth
"No! There're two teams!" Boo said.
"You might as well go back and go up the stairs," Tippi said.
"Aye, ye'd best obey the wee feller," O'Chunks said.
"This is the wrong way," Thoreau said. Dry Bones and Boo followed.
Roy and Wendy, Currently in First
"Dere it is!" Roy said. They got out the first clue. "Roadblock. Who's a good navigator?"
A Roadblock is a challenge that one player must do on their own. Teams must select which player will do the task only by reading the question. In this Roadblock, players will have to find a secret room in the Crystal Palace, which contains their next clue. Each room will have an Amazing Race clue box, but only one will give them their Route Info. The others have hints that may or may not be helpful.
"I think I should do this one," Wendy said. She read the criteria. "Oh god… looking for a room?"
"Chill; it can't be dat hard," Roy said.
"You're right." With that, Wendy boldly entered the palace.
Collete11 and Greenleafprince, Currently in Second
DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, Currently in Third
Frankie and Francesca, Currently in Fourth
"Geez, I was hopin'a be a little farther ahead," Roy said.
"Roadblock," GLP said.
"Who's a good navigator?" PPAD said.
"Me," c11 said.
"I'd like to take this one," DP said.
"Psh, fine with me," PPAD said. She read the description.
"I'll do it!" Francesca said.
"Good luck, cream puff!" Frankie said. Francesca entered the palace, shortly followed by collete11 and DonPianta.
Wendy
"Geez, this is pretty hard!" she said. She'd entered the third room into the palace, and opened the clue box in the middle. Inside was only one slip of paper, a note taped to the back.
"'Sometimes the answer is the opposite'," Wendy read. "What is that supposed to mean?" Shrugging, she walked on to the next room.
Francesca
Collete11
DonPianta
The three were currently in the second room of the palace. "Hey, it says, 'It's where you are; the other you'," c11 said.
"What is this, Professor Layton and the Dubious Palace?" DP said.
"What could 'other you' mean?" Francesca asked as they walked to the door opposite the one they'd entered.
"Oh my god, it's the mirror!" c11 said.
"Yeah! There's a way to get to the other side of the mirror in this place!" DP said.
"How do you know?" Francesca said.
"I don't know… but I know that! So it's this way!" DP said. The group ignored the third room box.
"Hey, where are you going so quickly?" Wendy said.
"We think we know where it is!" c11 said.
"Right, whatever," Wendy said.
"She can go to the wrong rooms if she wants," said DP, watching Wendy climb down into a lower level of rooms.
Luigi and Luigenius, Currently in Fifth
Vivian and Marilyn, Currently in Sixth
"Hey," PPAD said to the two arriving teams.
"Roadblock. Who's a good navigator?" Vivian said. "That's so you, Marilyn." Marilyn agreed, and entered the palace.
"I don't have to urge to go into a dark, creepy castle," Luigi said.
"Chillax; I'll do it," Luigenius said. He entered.
Francesca
Collete11
DonPianta
"Look at this!" DP said. He walked through two of the four pillars in the room, and appeared on the other side of the mirror.
"Whoa!" c11 and Francesca said, simultaneously.
"Are you coming?" DP said, beginning to walk through the door on that side of the mirror.
Marilyn
Luigenius
"Guh!" Marilyn said.
"Yeah, sorry, but I have no idea what you're saying," Luigenius said. Marilyn pointed to the door.
"You know where we're going?" Luigenius said. Marilyn shrugged. "Okay," he said.
Dot and Deb, Currently in Seventh
"Roadblock! Who's a better navigator… that's me!" Deb said.
"Alright, have fun!" Dot said.
"I can't believe there're already six other contestants here!" Luigi said.
"Not for long, Wendy's gonna be back any minute!" Roy said, confidently.
Yoshi and Birdo, Currently in Eighth
"Roadblock, for a navigator…" Yoshi said.
"I'll do it if you wish," Birdo said.
"Okay," Yoshi said.
"See ya soon!" Birdo said.
Wendy
"Urgh, where is that stupid clue?" she said. She was in the last room in the lower level, and the box had only said 'Go back up'.
"Whatever. There must be someone else here by now. Someone who knows what the heck they're doing."
DonPianta
Francesca
Collete11
The trio had made it to the mirror image of the first room in the palace.
"'Keep going', it says," DP said.
"What? But it said the box was in the castle!" Francesca said.
"This is a palace trick," DP said. He walked to the entryway, and opened the door. "Look! Another clue box," he said.
"It's our Route Info!" c11 said. "It says 'Not to be Read Until Return to Partner'."
"Alright, let's head back!" DP said.
Marilyn
Luigenius
"I think we should go this way!" Luigenius said. They were in the mirror crossover room, and he pointed to the other side of the mirror. "That has to be what it means. I mean, the other you? Across the walls? It must be here!"
Just as Luigenius said this, the door on the mirror image side opened.
"Hey!" c11 said.
"We found it; it's that way!" DonPianta said.
"Thanks!" Luigenius said.
"Guh!" Marilyn said as she and Luigenius went in the door.
Wendy
Deb
"Hey, what are you waiting for?" Deb said.
"Someone who has any idea what they're doing," Wendy said. Deb shrugged, and started to go down the nearby stairs. "No! There's nothing down there," Wendy said.
"Then why don't we go this way?" Deb said, pointing to the door in the room across from the one she'd entered.
"There's nothing in there. Just a room with four pillars, against the mirror," Wendy said.
"Well, I'm gonna check it out," Deb said, leaving.
"Urgh!" Wendy said.
Birdo
Birdo passed by Wendy as well.
"Don't even bother going down," Wendy said.
"Come on, we need to go this way," Birdo said.
"Fine, whatever," Wendy said. She followed.
Goombario and Goombaria, Currently in Ninth
"Roadblock! Mario's taken me here before, so I know my way around!" Goombario said.
"That's okay, I really don't wanna go into the creepy palace anyway," Goombaria said.
"See ya, Baria," Goombario said.
DonPianta
Francesca
Collete11
"We found them!" Francesca said, opening the clue before her husband.
"Great, I bet Wendy's in dere screwin' around," Roy said.
"'Make your way back to Shiver City. Find the house of Pennington, the famous writer…" PPAD said.
Teams must now go to Pennington's house, where he will give them further information on what to do.
"That's a bit… unclear, but… whatever," DP said. The three teams ran back down Shiver Mountain.
Marilyn
Luigenius
"Guh!" Marilyn said, opening the box in the last room. Luigenius read it.
"Keep going…" he said. "What does that mean?"
"Guh! Ugh guh guh!" Marilyn said, pointing to the exit.
"That's crazy. There's no way…" Luigenius said. By then, Marilyn had opened the door. She pointed at the clue box.
"This is weird. It's like a little alcove," Luigenius said. Both collected a clue, and read the notice.
"Come on!" Luigenius said, and the two went back the way they came.
Deb
"Hi!" Deb said.
"Just keep going," Luigenius said. He and Marilyn whisked right past her.
"Um, okay," Deb said. She opened the room's clue box, and read, 'In the palace?' "What the…" she said. Sighing, she kept walking. "I'll find it."
Birdo
Wendy
"See? Look, Luigenius and Marilyn are coming from the other side of the mirror. This is obviously not a dead end," Birdo said.
"Fine. Now move; I've gotta get me a clue!" Wendy said, running into said door.
"Follow her," Luigenius said.
"Thanks," said Birdo, doing so.
Dimentio and O'Chunks, Currently in Tenth
"This sucks; we passed three teams on the way up here!" Dimentio said to the six around him.
"Ey! It's a Roadblock! 'Who's a bedder navigator?'" O'Chunks said.
"Let me take this one, O'Chunks," Dimentio said. He opened the palace door, only to be pushed out of the way by Marilyn and Luigenius.
"Make your way to Shiver City…" Luigenius said.
"Pennington's house… do we know where it is?" Vivian said.
"I don't know, but let's go!" Luigi said.
Tippi and Thoreau, Currently in Eleventh
Boo and Dry Bones, Currently in Twelfth
"This severely stinks," Boo said. He'd been passed by five teams, and could see six others before him.
"Eck-eck!" Dry Bones whispered.
"Yep," Boo whispered back. "Pass these Pixls!"
Boo and Thoreau opened the clue boxes, and ripped open the clue. "Roadblock, who's a better navigator?" Boo said.
"Me!" Tippi said. "I'm good at finding subtle stuff." Thoreau agreed.
"Go, Dry Bones! This is your thing," Boo said. Dry Bones croaked back, and went into the palace.
Deb
Wendy
Birdo
"Here it is!" Deb said, opening the door to the alcove. She took a clue out of the box, and went back into Crystal Palace.
"Hey! Keep the door open!" Wendy said, entering at the speed of sound.
"Geez, Wendy, you're going to wear yourself out!" Deb said.
"That's what I keep telling her," Birdo said, coming in after.
"Enjoy," Deb said, abandoning the fun that is Wendy.
Goombario
"Here it is; the mirror switch!" Goombario said, crossing over. Deb opened the door before him, and held it for him.
"Thanks!" he said.
Dimentio
Tippi
Dry Bones
"Would any of you nice people like to assist?" Dimentio said.
"Um, what do you mean?" Tippi said.
"Should I go down or forward?" Dimentio said.
"Oh, I don't know. You might as well check down first," Tippi replied.
"Eck-eck!" Dry Bones said. He and Dimentio went down.
Tippi went forward.
Deb
Wendy
Birdo
"Hey, Dot! Here it is!" Deb said, handing her sister the clue.
"We've got to go to Pennington's house," Dot said.
"Cool!" They left.
"Geez, where is… Wendy!" Roy said, as Wendy exited the palace. "What took ya?"
"Sorry, but the path was nearly impossible to see," Wendy said. "Here, 'make your way to Shiver City… Pennington's house'."
"Come on!" Roy said.
"I got it!" Yoshi heard Birdo say as the door opened. Birdo opened the clue
"Shiver City, Pennington's house," Yoshi said, before Birdo could speak.
"Okay."
Goombario
Tippi
Goombario passed Tippi on his way back from the clue. "Where're the others? Wait… who are the others?" he asked.
"Dimentio is in here, and so is Dry Bones. I tricked them into going down that stairwell, but they can't be far behind," Tippi said. "Go!"
Goombario couldn't argue with that logic.
Dimentio
Dry Bones
"That cheap trickster. I thought I was supposed to be the trickster," Dimentio said. As he and Dry Bones came up from out of the stairs, they saw Goombario leaving the room.
"Hey, young Goomba!" Dimentio yelled. Goombario froze. "Where'd you get that clue?"
Goombario looked back at him. "Um…" he said. Instead of finishing, he ran out.
"Why you incompetent…! Ugh!" Dimentio said. "Come along, Dry Bones."
"Eck-eck!"
Tippi
Tippi was returning from the clue, and she realized- Dimentio and Dry Bones would be coming!
"Um…" she said to herself. The door handle turned- the two were entering! Tippi flew up to the top of the high ceiling- Dimentio and Dry Bones surely wouldn't see her there!
"…and when we catch up to that no-good fool, we'll tell her what we think, won't we?" Dimentio asked.
"Eck-eck!" Dry Bones replied.
"…I have no idea what you said. But I will take that as a yes!" Dimentio said. The two crossed the mirror and exited the room.
"Phew!" Tippi said. She headed for the exit.
Goombario
Tippi
"I've got it!" Goombario said.
"Yay! Good job, big bro!" Goombaria said.
"We need to go back to Shiver City!" Goombario said. The two headed out.
Collete11 and Greenleafprince, Currently in First
Frankie and Francesca, Currently in Second
DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, Currently in Third
"Okay, we're finally back at Shiver City!" c11 said.
"Man, this is tiring," PPAD said.
"Are you alright?" DP said. PPAD nodded.
"Which one do you suppose is Pennington's house?" Francesca said.
"It's this way, I think," DP said. He led, and the other five followed.
Luigi and Luigenius, Currently in Fourth
Vivian and Marilyn, Currently in Fifth
"I think I know where this guy's house is," Vivian said.
"How so?" Luigi asked.
"I read one of his books, Cold Murder. There was a picture of a house, and it looks a lot like one down that way," Vivian said.
"Can't argue with that," Luigenius said.
DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, Currently in First
Collete11 and Greenleafprince, Currently in Second
Frankie and Francesca, Currently in Third
"I think this is it. I think," DP said.
Frankie knocked on the door, and after about ten seconds, it was opened.
"Ah! Come on in," said the penguin.
"Are you Pennington?" GLP asked.
"Of course! Now, you must be with the Amazing Race, correct?" Pennington said.
"Yeah," PPAD said.
"What do you need us to do?" c11 asked.
"Nothing," Pennington said.
"What do you mean, 'nothing'?" Francesca said. Pennington got up, and went into another room.
"I'll be right back," he said.
"What is dis guy doin'?" Frankie asked.
"I don't know," Francesca said.
"Here," said Pennington, re-opening the door. He handed DonPianta, collete11, and Frankie a clue.
"It says, 'Make your way to the next pit stop'!" DP said.
Teams must now make their way to the pit stop for this leg of the race. But there's one catch- they aren't told for sure where it is.
"Where?" PPAD said, almost instantly.
"It says it's at the other side of the entrance pipe," c11 said.
"Where?" Francesca said.
"Dere must be a pipe dat leads here, from Toad Town or sometin'," Frankie said.
"Yeah, I think I might know where it is," DP said.
Dimentio
Dry Bones
"Alas, I've got the clue," Dimentio said as he and Dry Bones left the palace.
"Come on, we've gotta get to Shiver City!" Boo said.
"Eck-eck! Eck!" Dry Bones said. The two teams took off.
Vivian and Marilyn, Currently in Fourth
Luigi and Luigenius, Currently in Fifth
"Here!" Vivian said, pointing at the house that matched the book cover.
"Come on!" Luigenius said, knocking on the door. A male penguin opened the door.
"Hello?" he said.
"Are you Pennington?" Luigi asked. The man pointed to his right.
"Next house over," he said. Luigi, Luigenius, and Marilyn looked at Vivian.
"Oops… sorry. You know, now that I think about it, it looks like that one more…" Vivian said.
Dot and Deb, Currently in Sixth
"So, before we get back to Shiver City, you wouldn't happen to have any idea as to the whereabouts of Pennington's house, would you?" Dot asked.
"Not in the slightest," Deb said. Dot laughed.
"Ah, me neither."
Roy and Wendy, Currently in Seventh
Yoshi and Birdo, Currently in Eighth
"Where is dis Pennington's house anyway?" Roy asked.
"I've honestly got no freaking idea," Wendy said.
"Me neither," Yoshi said.
"Ditto," Birdo said.
"Well, the Doot Doot Sisters are up ahead. Maybe we'll just follow them, ay?" Roy said. The other three all seemed to agree.
DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, Currently in First
Collete11 and Greenleafprince, Currently in Second
Frankie and Francesca, Currently in Third
"There it is!" DP said, pointing to a pipe nearby.
"Come on, let's go!" c11 said. She jumped down, followed by PrincessPeachAndDaisy, then Francesca, then Frankie, then Greenleafprince.
DonPianta was about to go down the pipe, when he suddenly felt something. "What the…?" he asked. The wind had picked up.
PrincessPeachAndDaisy came back up the pipe. "COME ON!" she said, and pulled DonPianta down the pipe.
"OW! CHILL OUT!" DP said. PrincessPeachAndDaisy could only laugh.
Vivian and Marilyn, Currently in Fourth
Luigi and Luigenius, Currently in Fifth
"Thank you!" said Vivian, taking the two clues from Pennington. She handed one to Luigenius.
"Make your way to the pit stop!" Luigenius said.
"It's on the other side of… the entrance pipe?" Vivian said.
"I think there's a pipe that leads here from Toad Town Tunnels," Luigi said. "I might be able to help you find it."
Collete11 and Greenleafprince, Currently in First
Frankie and Francesca, Currently in Second
DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, Currently in Third
As the three teams came out of the pipe, they appeared in a cold, frozen, underground tunnel.
"THERE!" PPAD shouted, pointing emphatically at the pit stop. The three teams ran over. Collete11 and Greenleafprince got on first.
"Collete11, Greenleafprince, you guys are team number one!" Tumble said.
Collete11 and Greenleafprince: Leg One: Team One- 9:39 PM
"YES!" c11 said. She and Greenleafprince shared one of those excited jumping up and down shouting moments.
"I knew we had it in us, but it was not a duo effort, per se," GLP said.
"Yeah, we thank DP for helping us, and thank God for letting us be first," c11 said.
"Frankie and Francesca, you're team number two," Tumble said.
Frankie and Francesca: Leg One: Team Two- 9:39 PM
"Yay! Thank you, Tumble! Thank you, McBallyHoo!" Francesca said.
"Dat's my little coconut princess!" Frankie said. DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy were slightly appalled by this pet name.
"DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy, you're team number three," McBallyHoo said.
DonPianta and PrincessPeachAndDaisy: Leg One: Team Three- 9:40 PM
"And it's all because you know everything!" PPAD said.
"Yeah, totally, and it was a little bit of you smashing those blocks!" DP said, laughing. "Well, not really. You only smashed like fifteen."
"…Shut up."
Vivian and Marilyn, Currently in Fourth
Luigi and Luigenius, Currently in Fifth
"Here! I remember Mario taking me here one time for shaved ice!" Luigi said.
"Wow, that's ironic," Luigenius said.
"Here, you two go first," Luigi said.
"Thank you," Vivian said, as she went down, followed by Marilyn.
"Am I crazy?" Luigenius said.
"No. Wait… why?" Luigi said.
"I kind of just want to sit here and enjoy the view," Luigenius said.
"Well, normally, I wouldn't suggest it, but we've got plenty of time until the next team comes," Luigi said. He sat down next to Luigenius.
"Vivian and Marilyn," said McBallyHoo, on the other side of the pipe, "you're team number four."
Vivian and Marilyn: Leg One: Team Four- 9:55 PM
"Yes! You rock, Marilyn!" Vivian said.
"Guh! Guh… ugh uh?" Marilyn said.
"Yeah, they should've been here by now," Vivian said.
Dot and Deb, Currently in Sixth
"There! That must be Pennington's house," Deb said.
"That's what you said about the last three," Dot said.
"Well, exactly. This is the only one left," Deb said.
"Alright," Dot said. She knocked. "Hello, are you Pennington?"
"Yes, and this is for you. Wait- you're with the Race, correct?" he asked.
"Yeah," Dot said.
"Well then, here you go!" Pennington said, handing Dot the clue.
"The pit stop! It's on… the other side of the entrance pipe?" Dot said.
"There's got to be a pipe to here from some other world," Deb said.
"Yeah, let's go look," Dot said.
Roy and Wendy, Currently in Seventh
Yoshi and Birdo, Currently in Eighth
"Here we are, Shiver City," Wendy said.
"Yeah, I bet dis guy's house is over there!" Roy said, pointing to a nearby house.
"Alright, you guys start from this end; we'll start on the far end," Birdo said. She'd developed a plan.
"Alright," Wendy said. Yoshi and Birdo went to the far house.
"If they find it first, they'll tell us. If we find it first, hide the clue, and keep going. W can get ahead of them," Birdo said.
"That's not cool," Yoshi said.
"Calm down, this isn't the Amazingly Nice Race Help Your Opponents Win Race," Birdo said.
"Fine," Yoshi said.
Goombario and Goombario, Currently in Ninth
Tippi and Thoreau, Currently in Tenth
"I know which house is Pennington's!" Goombario said.
"Boy, am I glad that you've been though all this, Barry," Goombaria said. Goombario smiled, leading the way.
"It's down here, the one to the right of the one Yoshi and Birdo are at," he said. The two teams ran toward the house.
Yoshi and Birdo, Currently in Eighth
"Uh oh, here comes Goombario. He knows which house is Pennington's!" Birdo said.
"So? Worst case scenario, we get tenth. And that's if Roy and Wendy catch on," Yoshi said.
"Well there is a big difference between seventh and tenth," Birdo said.
"It's better than twelfth, and either the worker guys or the scare pair are gonna get it," Yoshi said.
Dot and Deb, Currently in Sixth
"Look! There's Luigi and Luigenius!" Deb said.
"And there's a pipe right next to them!" Dot said.
"Hey! Why are you waiting?" Deb yelled.
"We're enjoying the view, but it's obviously time to go," Luigenius shouted back.
"Let them go first, they'll think we're nice," Luigi whispered. Luigenius nodded, unnoticeable to the Doot Doot Sisters.
"You can go in before us, we're not quite done," Luigenius said.
"Thank you! Doot doot!" Dot said. She and Deb hopped inside the pipe.
"There it is!" Deb said, pointing across the long tunnel-way to the pit stop, where McBallyHoo and Tumble were waiting.
"Dot and Deb, you're team number five!" Tumble said.
Dot and Deb: Leg One: Team Five- 10:04 PM
"Yay! We're a lot better off than I thought," Dot said.
"Sis, you think too viciously. We'll be just fine!" Deb said.
Luigi and Luigenius appeared through the pipe, and ran to the stop.
"Luigi and Luigenius, it took you long enough," McBallyHoo said.
"Yeah, Vivian and Marilyn said that you came with them," Tumble said.
"Yeah, that's true," Luigi said.
"We just weren't ready to leave Shiver City when they arrived. Now, we are," Luigenius said.
"You're team number six," Tumble said.
Luigi and Luigenius: Leg One: Team Six- 10:05 PM
"Well, it could be worse," Luigi said.
"I'm just glad we're still in this," Luigenius said.
Goombario and Goombario, Currently in Seventh
Tippi and Thoreau, Currently in Eighth
Yoshi and Birdo, Currently in Ninth
"Thank you!" Goombaria said, accepting three clues. She gave one to Tippi, one to Yoshi, and opened one herself.
"Yes, it's the pit stop!" Tippi said.
"The other side of the entrance pipe… what does that mean?" Goombaria asked.
"I remember! During the Breaking Ice, I could see a small cylinder in the distance," said Thoreau. "That must've been a pipe!" He went off.
Roy and Wendy, Currently in Tenth
"It's that house!" Yoshi said, pointing to Pennington's as he ran by the Koopas.
"What the… Yoshi!" Birdo said.
"Sorry, I felt bad!" Yoshi replied.
"Come on! We ain't got much time!" Roy said. He rushed to the door and knocked on it. "Pennington?" he asked.
"Racers, I'm sure?" Pennington said.
"Yeah," Wendy said.
"Here you go, and good luck!" Pennington said, handing them a clue.
"Pit stop! On the other side of…" Roy began. "Let's just follow them!"
Boo and Dry Bones, Currently in Eleventh
Dimentio and O'Chunks, Currently in Twelfth
"Look! Those ignorant Koopas are running from that way, so it must be one of the houses past that one!" Dimentio said.
After about a minute of incorrect house searching, the teams found the house.
"Here you go," Pennington said. "Good luck."
"Thanks," Boo said.
"Finally, the pit stop is nigh!" Dimentio said. "O'Chunks! Come!" The two began to run at über-fast speeds.
"Man! They're gonna beat us!" said Boo, and he and Dry Bones ran.
"Eck-eck!" Dry Bones said.
"Yes! We just run at speeds that are über-faster!" Boo said. They did so, and soon surpassed Dimentio and O'Chunks. "YIPPEE!" Boo shouted.
Tippi and Thoreau, Currently in Seventh
Goombario and Goombaria, Currently in Eighth
Yoshi and Birdo, Currently in Ninth
"There's the pipe!" Thoreau said.
"We'd better hurry before Roy and Wendy catch us," Yoshi said.
"You go first," Thoreau said.
"Thanks!" Goombaria said, and she and her brother entered the pipe.
"Go ahead," Yoshi said. "You were first anyway." Tippi shrugged (or whatever a Pixl would do to symbolize shrugging) and entered, followed by Thoreau.
"You two!" Roy said.
"Roy, calm down, they still did what they said, remember?" Wendy said.
"Right. Fine."
Not waiting to hear the rest of the two of them, the dating dinosaurs entered the pipe.
"Goombario and Goombaria," said Tumble, at the pit stop, "you're team number seven,"
Goombario and Goombaria: Leg One: Team Seven- 10:16 PM
"Okay, we did pretty good," Goombario said.
"Yeah, pretty good for a team that started out in last!" Goombaria said, hugging her brother.
"Yeah, I guess so."
"Tippi and Thoreau, you're team number eight," McBallyHoo said.
Tippi and Thoreau: Leg One: Team Eight- 10:17 PM
"Phew, that's a relief," Tippi said.
"Yeah, but it's gonna make next leg that much harder," Thoreau said.
"Right now, I don't care. I'm just glad we made it!" Tippi said.
"Yoshi and Birdo, you're team number nine," Tumble said.
Yoshi and Birdo: Leg One: Team Nine- 10:17 PM
"I am so looking forward to a nice sleep," Yoshi said.
"We've got twelve hours of relaxation ahead," Birdo said.
"Yeah, more like twelve hours of stressing about if we'll still be in after the next round," Yoshi said.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine!" Birdo said. She hugged Yoshi, and could tell he slightly relaxed.
Another team came down the pipe, and ran to the pit stop.
"Roy and Wendy, you're team number ten," McBallyHoo said.
Roy and Wendy: Leg One: Team Ten- 10:18 PM
"Oh man, this next round is gonna be hard," Wendy said.
"Nothin's too hard for us," Roy said. "We're miles above the rest."
"Yeah, we'll catch up."
? and ?, Currently in Eleventh
Two team members came down the pipe, and ran up to the mat. Right as they stepped on, another, dejected team came down.
"Boo and Dry Bones, you're team eleven," Tumble said.
Boo and Dry Bones: Leg One: Team Eleven- 10:21 PM
"Oh thank God," Boo said.
"Eck! Eck! Eck!" Dry Bones said.
"Yeah, well we're better off than them!" Boo said, pointing at the last team.
"Dimentio and O'Chunks, you're the last team to arrive," McBallyHoo said.
Dimentio and O'Chunks: Leg One: Team Twelve- 10:21 PM
"I'm sorry to tell you you've been eliminated from the race," McBallyHoo finished.
"That sucks," Dimentio said.
"Aye, it be worse than the time Mimi destroyed our favorite model car," O'Chunks said.
"Aw, shut up," Dimentio said.
"Even though we didn't make it past leg one, I'm still glad we got to do this. I mean, seriously, it was pretty cool to explore that palace," Dimentio said.
"If I 'ad to do it again, I'd sure as a dog do it. And there'dn't be no one to do it with but me good old boy Dimentio. Definitely not Mimi," O'Chunks said.
"Thank you for watching the Amazing Race, we'll see you next time!" Tumble said.