Hi again! Chapter three is here.
The race is finally going to start in this chapter!
As always, I do not own Gallagher Girls or the Amazing Race.
Cammie awoke when a large bucket of cold water was poured over her face. She bolted up and found a cold hand pressed firmly over her mouth.
"Wake up!" Bex hissed into her ear, "ew, you licked me!"
"You couldn't have woken me up more civilly?"
"This way was more fun, besides, we have to make last minute changes. I looked in Liz and Macey's bags. They have disguises. How did we forget about disguises?"
Cammie sighed and stood up, "We were probably arguing about your tutu."
They quickly changed and began throwing together some disguises.
"It's too bad we can't bring our own money," Bex said, "We could just buy whatever we need while racing,"
"But this puts us on level playing ground. Macey would win if the race was money based. Besides, this shows off our skills more," Cammie said after zipping her bag up.
Liz and Macey woke up and they all finished getting ready together.
They had all been told to meet in the P&E barn at 5:30. At 5:15, the girls left there room.
On the way down, they passed Mick and Kim, "I told you he would find them! He's not stupid, you know"
"Fine, it wasn't my best idea, but at least he didn't kick us out of the race!"
"The race hasn't started yet! He can still kick us out, or make the race harder for us!"
"Come on, think positive. We have to work together for the race. We can't be fighting!"
"Fine, but next time I say no to an idea, don't go behind my back!"
Liz laughed lightly, "They must have bugged Mr. Solomon's room. I heard them talking about it yesterday,"
"That was stupid," Macey muttered as they joined the small group in the P&E barn.
Everyone was gathered together, wondering where Mr. Solomon was when a large van drove up. A tired looking old man climbed out and ordered everyone to get in.
The car drove fast, and not at all smoothly. The old man started and stopped so quickly that Cammie had bruises on the back of her head from the number of times it had slammed into her headrest. The car was silent, they weren't to talk or make noise.
After six hours of the old man's torturous driving, the car turned sharply to the left, then was jerked quickly to the left. The teenagers got out and the car sped away.
A helicopter waited for them. After a few more hours, they landed. Again, as soon as the class left the helicopter, it flew quickly away.
Cammie looked around. They were in an abandoned parking lot.
"Good Morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the first annual Gallagher Amazing Race!" Mr. Solomon's voice called from behind. Everyone spun around to find him standing next to Rachel Morgan, the headmistress. Both were grinning.
After explaining the rules again, Mr. Solomon asked for questions.
"Are we allowed to use money?" Macey asked.
"You can not use your own money. We will give you some money at the beginning of some legs, and if that runs out, you must find another way to get money," Mr. Solomon pointed to Grant.
"Are we allowed to make it harder for other groups?"
Mr. Solomon smiled, "Do whatever you need to do to win. You are not, however, allowed to kill or seriously harm any of your rivals."
Zach turned to smirk at Cammie and Bex.
"Can we team up with other groups?" Anna Fetterman asked.
"You can work together and help each other for some tasks, but the majority should be done between you and your teammate."
"No more questions? Let's get started, then," Rachel said, "Don't open these until we tell you to,"
Large envelopes were given to each pair.
"You will be given five minutes to read over your task. When those five minutes are up, you will hear a horn. At that time you may begin. Best of luck to you all. You may open the envelopes."
Everyone turned to their partner and tore open the envelope. Jonas pulled out a single slip of paper.
"What does it say?" Liz asked.
"It's an address," Jonas answered.
Nick and Macey stared at the paper, confused.
"Well," Macey said, "I guess he wants us to go there."
"It doesn't seem hard enough," Nick said.
Tina and Eva bent over their paper.
Eva sighed, "Do you know where this is?"
Tina grinned, "It's in this little town in Alaska. It just so happens that one of my mom's coworker's cousins lives there,"
"Alright," Bex said, "First, we need to find out where we are. I suggest we get on a main road and walk until we find a gas station. Maybe there will be someone there to help us."
A horn sounded and everyone took off running. They all seemed to have the same idea.
When the group came to a fork in the road, they split. Macey, Nick, Zach, Grant, Tina, Eva, Mick, and Kim Lee went left. Cammie, Bex, Liz, Jonas, Anna, Courtney, and the two other boys went right.
The two boys caught up to Liz and Jonas. They introduced themselves as Eric and Will. They seemed nice enough, Liz reasoned, but she would much rather work with Cammie and Bex.
"Hey, Cammie, any idea where we're going?" Courtney and Anna ran next to Cammie and Bex.
"No. I heard Tina say something about Alaska, though," Cammie said with a smile, ignoring the glare from Bex, "It's not smart to make enemies this early in the race," she whispered after Anna and Courtney ran ahead.
"Says the girl who made our biggest competition an enemy before the race even began." Bex was referring to Zach and Grant.
"Look! A gas station!" Liz shouted.
After talking to the cashier, the group learned they were in a Canadian province, British Colombia. There was a train station half a mile away. Four minutes and three wrong turns later, the group could see a train station in front of them. Eric and Will started to run. Cammie and. Bex were right behind them. Liz and Jonas ran next to Anna and Courtney. That is, until Liz tripped. The road ran right along a steep hill leading to a large swamp. Only Jonas noticed she tripped. She fell sideways and tumbled down the hill, landing right in the swamp.
"Oopsie daisy!"
Jonas made his way carefully down the hill and helped her up.
"Thanks," She said with a smile.
Cammie and Bex ran towards the train station, close behind Eric and Will. The boys slowed them down a little by throwing some dirt in their faces. Cammie and Bex had to stop to blink dust out of their stinging eyes. They soon continued the race. They boys followed the road towards the station, and Cammie and Bex cut across the lawn to make up time. Suddenly, their feet were yanked from underneath them, and they were hanging by their ankles in a tree. Laughing erupted from behind the tree. Cammie and Bex looked down to find Grant, Zach, Nick, and a guilty looking Macey. All four bolted for the train station, leaving Cammie and Bex hanging there.
The four entered the station and soon found that in twenty minutes, there was a train going directly to a town nearby where they needed to be. Macey and Nick got right in line. Eric, Will, Anna, and. Courtney were already at the front of another line.
Grant went to follow them, but Zach stopped him, "Hey guys, we are just going to stop at the bathroom before getting our tickets, okay?"
Nick nodded as Zach and Grant walked towards the bathrooms. The stopped in the hallway.
"Why aren't we buying our tickets?" Grant asked, "We might miss the train!"
"It's too easy," Zach said, "There is a train going practically right where we want it. Solomon wouldn't allow for something that easy. I know him."
The boys listened through the wall. They could hear Eric purchasing four tickets, for him, Will, Anna, and Courtney.
"Where do you think Liz and Jonas are?" Grant asked.
"No idea. Wait. Did you hear that?"
Grant strained to hear the man selling the tickets, "Ooohh, you're those kids doing that race. Well, I'm very sorry, but..." Zach looked around the corner in time to see the man press a button. The floor under Eric, Will, Anna, and Courtney opened up and the four of them began free-falling down. The floor closed over them and the man apologized to the frightened customers, "I'm sorry, it's some game their school set up. Don't worry, they'll be fine."
"And that is why we did not get in line," Zach said, "Come on, we have to come up with a plan. Do you still have those disguises we packed?"
"I'm not going to blame Macey," Cammie said after struggling out of the trap.
"Well I am. She's a bloody traitor!" Bex said while side stepping to avoid a poster advertising for a circus.
They entered the station. Macey and Nick were at the front of one line, but Cammie didn't see any of the other teams. They got in line a few people behind Macey and Nick and waited.
Macey and Nick ordered their tickets.
"There's a train going almost right where we need to go," Cammie sounded confused.
"Well that makes it easy," Bex smiled. Then the man in the ticket booth pressed a button. Nick and Macey's eyes went wide as they fell through the trap door.
"Next." The man called.
"I don't suppose that is just a faster way to get to the train?" Bex asked.
"Nope. That's Mr. Solomon. I knew it was too easy!" Cammie left the line, "Come on, we have to think of a new idea."
They left the train station.
"Unless we want to walk, I'm out of ideas," Cammie said, "The cashier at the gas station said there weren't any airports nearby, and they don't rent cars around here."
They sat down on a bench outside. After a few minutes, Bex turned to Cammie with an evil look on her face.
"Oh no," Cammie sighed, "What is it?"
Bex handed her a brochure she had picked up inside the train station. It was for the circus. On the inside, it listed all the times and places it would be performing. According to the brochure, their next stop would be a large city in Alaska, only about fifty miles from their destination.
Cammie groaned as Bex pulled the two tutus from her bag.
The race has officially started!
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Thanks for reading.
-Carrie
