Author's Note: Alright
Author's Note:
WOW!! Thanks for the reviews people. Hopefully, this isn't too late. It took a while to type. Sorry for length. I think its better written than last leg.
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Previously, on the Amazing Race:
Twelve teams of two departed the Mushroom Kingdom's capital, Toad Town, to begin a race around the world.
"…fly by plane to the Koopahari Desert…" Vivian read.
Teams drove to the Toad Town International Airport, where the race truly began.
"Excuse me sir. Could you give us flights to…AWW!!" Peasley screamed as he was pushed backwards by Bowser.
"Listen here wimp. You want to live than gives us those tickets." Bowser ordered. "And it better be a faster flight than the desert airlines flight…or else."
"Hey what about us?" Peasley hollered.
"Th-That's all the flights left. S-Sorry." the toad said whimpering.
Upon reaching the Koopahari Desert, teams had a hard time figuring out where the clue was.
"Which one? There is the New Sewage Pipe or the Old Sewage Pipe." the bandit asked.
"Eh? There are two of them?" Lemmy asked.
At the Sewage Pipe, some teams had great ease in the first roadblock, while others faced hardships.
"YES!! This is my element." Popple screamed.
"Anyway…time to get work." Red mumbled.
"My hands hurt too." Kooper shrugged.
"Woah! This is a lot of trash. How am I supposed to clean all of this up?" Bowser yelled.
Pen pals Popple and Croco, thanks to Popple's knowledge and talents and their nimbleness as thieves, were able to sustain a lead over most of the teams and won a footrace for first.
Erik gave the racers a grin. "Popple and Croco, you are team number one."
However, the same fate could not be said for three unlucky teams, who struggled throughout this race. In a race to the finish, Prince Peasley and advisor Lima and Madame Bow and her butler, Bootler edged out King Boo and his servant Boolossus in the race to avoid elimination. While they cheered, King Boo and Boolossus fell to the first elimination.
"I am sorry to say, that you have been eliminated from the race."
Thieves Steal First Place; Royalty Boos Sent Packing
Eleven teams remain… who will be eliminated next?
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This is the Koopahari Desert. It is one of the most historical locations on this planet. Home to many archaeology sites, this nation makes a living off irrigation and tourism. And in the heart of this desert, lies the Morton Koopa Airship Ruins. It is a memorial site built from the remains from an airship that once attacked the land. Mario took down the pilot, Morton Koopa Jr., and recovered a magic wand that belonged to the king of this land. This forsaken warship, was the first pitstop in a race around the world.
Teams checked in at the end of the last leg to take part in a mandatory pit stop that allows them to eat, sleep, and mingle with the other teams.
Will the tense relationship between Lima and Peasley and Bowser and Bowser Jr. affect the race? Will Axem Red and Axem Pink's bickering cause them harm throughout the race? And can Bow and Bootler manage to pull ahead and escape last place.
Popple and Croco, who arrived first at 10:02 A.M…
"YEAH!!"
"Woohoo!"
…will depart, at 10:02 P.M.
--
The moonlight hit the desert sand, emitting an ominous feeling. The heat from the sun was replaced with a terrible cold. The Morton Koopa Airship Ruins was in the center of both the cold and the moonlight. There were lights hanged up on the ship and little stands with memo cards on them next to famous locations on the ship.
Popple and Croco: Pen Pals; First to depart; 10:02 P.M.
Preparing for the next leg, which they assumed would be a cold location both of the thieves were prepared for the cold. Popple wore a long, brown shirt with a gray jacket over it. He also was wearing a black hat, and is also wearing black sweat pants. Croco wore a dark green sweater over his skin and continued to wear his orange top hat. He also was wearing jeans. They both were still carrying the trademark thief bags which they used instead of backpacks.
"We have a small lead over all the teams right now," Croco started. "Let's keep it like that…okay?"
"Indeed." Popple said as he opened the envelope. "Route Info…'drive to the Koopahari Airport and board a flight for the Specter Forest. Once there, take a taxi to E. Gadd's Laboratory and search the premises for your next clue. Warning: Yield Ahead.'"
Teams must now drive to the Koopahari International Airport and board a flight that will carry them to the Specter Forest, a haunted forest in the Mushroom Kingdom. Once they arrive, teams must take a taxi 12 miles to E. Gadd's Laboratory, a facility used for scientific studies on ghosts. Once their, teams will search the premises for their next clue.
"'You have 90 coins for this leg of the race.'" Popple concluded.
"Yield…no way are we letting ANYONE get ahead of us." Croco roared. "Come on Popple. The toad brothers are right behind."
"It's a great feeling to arrive first." Croco started. "You get to depart before everyone else and you usually get some cool prize. However, there is a downside. Everyone in this game has their sights on us. We are the team to beat at the moment, so everyone is going to want to beat us. Considering there is a yield ahead, we can't lose our lead. Hopefully, we can stay fine and not get yielded.
Popple jumped into the driver's seat as Croco got into the passenger seat holding the map.
"Alright buddy, just get us out of this parking lot. I'll direct you to the airport." Croco said.
"Okay." replied Popple. "Be ready for a bumpy ride. I'm gonna drive fast, see."
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; Second to depart; 10:02 P.M.
Plenn had on a white shirt and was wearing khaki shorts. He also had a yellow hat on his head. Thriff could be seen wearing a blue t-shirt with a white vest over his shirt. He had on blue shorts on and he was also wearing a yellow hat.
"Route Info." Thriff read. "'…drive to the Koopahari Airport…"
"Second is great." Plenn started. "However, I am seriously upset that we were so close to first and were beaten." he than took a deep breath before speaking. "Our eyes are on the two thieves. I have a feeling they are stronger than they appear…and they already showed themselves as a strong team.
As Thriff finished reading the info, the brothers jumped into their car and rushed off.
"Drive faster Thriff." Plenn said from the back. "If we can get to the airport fast enough, we can get the better flight."
"Alright bro. Relax. No one, can out drive me." Thriff mumbled
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; Third to depart; 10:10 P.M.
Tundra was seen wearing a white sweatshirt similar to the shirt he wore on the first leg. He also had a pear of sunglasses on today. Rawk Hawk was wearing a red sweat shirt with red sweatpants. He also wore a black hat that had the words "FEEL THE RAWK" written on it.
"…route info time. 'drive to the Koopahari Airport…" Tundra started.
"It's great to be at the front of the pack." Rawk Hawk said. "We can stay ahead of most teams and take a look at our top competition. So far, the thieves are the ones I'm thinking are going to be tough to beat…but they better watch out…or else they'll FEEL THE RAWK!!"
"Alright little buddy…let's go." Rawk Hawk yelled as Tundra finished reading.
"YEAH!! Let's go Rawk. It is first place this time." Tundra hollered back.
"Weather the other teams like it or not."
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings; Fourth to depart; 10:19 P.M.
Wendy was seen wearing her trademark Pink sweater and a polka dotted bow. She also was wearing jeans. Lemmy was wearing a yellow shirt and khaki shorts and he also was wearing a black hat on his head.
"'Drive to the Koopahari Airport…" Lemmy read.
"From last to fourth…that's a good feeling." Wendy sighed. "So far, we are doing great. We have a lead over most teams, including Poppa and Jr. We will continue this winning streak for as long as we can."
"I heard a lot about Specter Forest." Wendy said after hearing what Lemmy had to say. "That Luigi guy won a mansion there and he had to save the Mario guy from a psychotic boo and a whole onslaught of ghosts."
"A desert to a haunted forest? This race is going to bumpy." Lemmy sighed.
"Whatever…let's just go. I'll drive."
"Okay, okay. Fine. Just make sure we don't get lost lil sis."
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; Fifth to depart; 10:20 P.M.
Both of the sisters did not change their appearance. They continued to wear what they wore the last leg, nothing but their hats in their respective colors of red and blue.
"Well, let's see what this route info says…'drive to the Koopahari…" read Vivian.
"Right now, we are at the middle point. No one sees us as a threat. No one sees us as weak. That's good. We don't want to be overlooked but we don't want everyone's attention on us. Hopefully, it will stay like this…at least for right now." Vivian said.
"Vivian, this Specter Forest place could be an ideal place for a change in position. Prepare for anything." Beldam warned.
"Alright sis. As long as we get there early enough not to be yielded we'll be fine."
"…let's just hurry. I'm driving."
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; Sixth to depart; 10:29 P.M.
Being artificially made, both rangers didn't need any clothing. Therefore, they wore none. However Pink was wearing an extreme amount of makeup on her face.
"'…drive to the Koopahari Airport…" Axem Red started to read.
"At the pitstop, it was obvious that Pink was getting on everyone's nerves. No one would talk to us because of HER!! No one likes us because of HER!! Apparently SHE just may end up getting us eliminated early." Red sighed. "If no teams like us, than that will cause problems when it comes down to decide who gets yielded. I hope to god they don't yield us."
"…yawn. Are we ready or something? I want to get this leg OVER with. I liked the pitstop." Pink grumbled.
"Simmer down. We're leaving right now." Red replied.
"Good. I can't wait to see what the next pitstop is like."
"…let's just hope we get there."
"Whatev…just drive me to the airport." Pink ordered.
"…bossy little…"
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors; Seventh to depart; 10:35 P.M.
Kooper decided to where a red sweater and blue sweatpants. He also had on his orange neckerchief and a hat that resembled one an archaeologist would wear. Bombette only wore a purple ribbon right below her fuse.
"Route Info. 'Drive to the Koopahari Airport and board a flight to the Specter Forest…" Kooper read.
"We made it past first elimination. We are still here. We are in single digits. We are proud." Kooper affirmed. "Honestly, it can only go up from here."
"The specter forest…" Bombette repeated. "Quite the ominous location."
"Indeed it is. I've only heard about it. It's supposed to be really scary and all. It should be exciting. A true adventure." Kooper replied.
"…glad to know one of us is excited."
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; Eighth to depart; 10:40 P.M.
Both of the koopas were wearing black sweaters over their bodies (over the shell too). Bowser was still wearing his hat from leg one and Jr. still had his paintbrush on his back.
"'…once their, take a taxi to E. Gadd's laboratory…" Bowser started.
"It's quite the embarrassment to have placed where we did last leg. EIGHTH!! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!" Bowser yelled. He than began to breathe in and out. "OH I AM MAD!! I CAN'T SUPRESS MY ANGER!! RAWR!! YOU BETTER LOOK OUT RACERS!! BOWSER IS LOOSE AND HE'S COMIN TO GET YOU!!"
"Poppa, we'll win this time, right?" Jr. asked. "I mean, even the wimpy robots beat us."
"IT'S JUST A FLUKE!! WE'LL CRUSH THEM THIS LEG!! ALL OF THEM!!" Bowser roared.
"…you're right dad. LET'S DESTROY THEM!!" Jr. growled.
"OH YEAH!! THAT'S MY BOY!! COME ON!! LET'S GO!!"
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; Ninth to depart; 10:54 P.M
The only article of clothing each of the stars had was they're trademark. Misstar had a blue ribbon around her head while Misstar wore a purple headwrap.
"…and search the premises…" Mamar read.
"We are still here. YIPPEE!!" Misstar squealed. "I'm shocked. It's not like we doubt ourselves. It's just…everyone looks so strong. Hopefully we'll stay for the next leg. This race is so much fun and I don't want it to end."
"I still can't believe we are here." Misstar squealed. "Hopefully we'll make it to the next leg too."
"I agree. Now, let's go." Mamar said. "Maybe we can get the better flight."
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; Tenth to depart; 11:03 P.M.
Lima was wearing a blue dress, similar to her orange dress from leg one, that covered her whole body. Peasley wore a white t-shirt and had khaki shorts on.
"…for your next clue." Peasley read.
"That was TOO close. We were just mere minutes away from being last. It's…tiring." Peasley sighed. "I think we didn't do so well because of Lima's and my arguing about stuff. If we can't cooperate, than we're going to be the next ones sent home, and I don't want that."
"Are you ready to go, my liege?" Lima asked as she went into the marked car.
"Yes Lima. Just drive. Take you're time if you need too. The airport is probably closed by now." Peasley replied.
"…er…okay. If you say so."
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler; Last to depart; 11:08 P.M.
Due to the desert night's cold and Bootler's nagging, Bow was wearing a silver coat that covered her body. Bootler wore a black jacket over his body and still held onto his towel.
"You have 90 coins for this leg of the race." Bow concluded.
"I have never faced something as scary as what just happened. We were almost eliminated. Four minutes between our time and the Royalty Boos." Bow sighed. "I never want to experience that again."
"Alright Madame. Are you ready?" Bootler asked.
"I've been ready. Let's go Bootler." Bow said. "Maybe we can get on a fast flight if we hurry."
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Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler
The two boos ran into the airport. Right near the entrance, they saw the Toad Bros.
"Hey guys. What's up?" Bow asked.
The Toad Bros turned around to see Bow and her butler.
"Hello." Plenn greeted. "We are just trying to go to sleep. The airport is closed until tomorrow."
"Really?" Bootler asked.
"Yep!" Thriff replied. "It sucks. We had a bit of a lead over most of the teams. We could have used that lead to our advantage."
"Did you hear that Bootler. We are evened up now." Bow pointed out, her happy grin easily seen.
"Indeed I am. We are still in this."
Popple and Croco: Pen Pals
As Bow and Bootler entered the airport, all eleven teams were stationed there. This caused Popple and Croco to feel upset.
"So, now we are all evened up huh?" Croco asked.
"So it seems, see." responded, Popple. "This is very bad for us…right?"
"Very. There is a yield coming up. Knowing these people, one of them will try and yield us. We need to get the best flight and hope we can find this 'Laboratory' before anyone else can."
"This is bad. Very bad indeed, see."
Bowser and Bowser Jr. / Wendy O and Lemmy
Wendy knew it was going to happen. She and her brother didn't tell Bowser that they were going on the race. They avoided them throughout the previous leg. At the pitstop they took the time to talk to all the other teams as a way to avoid conversation with her dad. However, at the airport all teams were trying to fall asleep. The siblings had no one to escape to when their dad and youngest brother would come in.
Bowser grunted as he saw Wendy and Lemmy.
"…we haven't had a chance to speak with you two since this race began." he hissed.
"…so?" Lemmy replied. "Just go back to sleep. If you want to argue, argue with Jr. tomorrow during the race. We need sleep.
"NO!! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION HERE!! RIGHT! NOW!" Bowser roared.
"…yes poppa." Wendy sighed.
"Now than…why did you two audition for this race?" Bowser asked, not even trying to hide his anger. "I believe I told you that you two weren't ready for this race."
"Poppa, you only trust Jr. We wanted to go but you insisted that Jr. goes because you like him the best." Lemmy spoke. "You don't know anything about us."
"LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE TWITS!! I AM YOU'RE FATHER AND I KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR THE BOTH OF YOU!! YOU SHOULD NOT BE ON THIS RACE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT READY!! I WILL USE ALL THE POWER I HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU AREN'T HERE ANYMORE!! YOU UNDERSTAND!?" Bowser roared.
"That's just it poppa. You don't trust us at all. You underestimate us." Wendy sighed. "Yet you trust Jr. with this race just because you like him more."
"…so?" Jr. replied.
"LISTEN HERE!! I AM YOU'RE FATHER WENDY!! ALL THIS INSUBORDINATION WILL RESULT IN YOU'RE ELIMINATION!! I WILL USE ANYTHING I CAN TO GET RID OF YOU TWO!! YOU UNDERSTAND!?"
Wendy and Lemmy didn't respond. There was no need.
As all this fighting took place, two teams began to frown on the Father and son duo.
"…it's one thing to mess around with other teams. That's cruel on its own." Lima said in shock. "However, if one of them is you're children…He shouldn't have yell at them like that."
"…never have I seen anyone be so cruel to their children." Kooper sighed.
"Hopefully they will go soon. Bowser is such a cheater and I know he will try to cheat to get rid of those two Koopas." mumbled Bombette.
"This just makes me look forward to the day when that deranged father and son team get eliminated." Peasley added. "Oh…how I am looking forward to that day."
--
After the incident, the night went by fast. As the airport started to open up, people began to crowd it, leaving on flights, arriving from flights, etc. All eleven teams were immediately woken up. All went to achieve immediate help.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Sir, we need to know your first flight to the Specter Forest." Tundra asked the toad clerk behind the Mushroom International Counter.
"It is 9 right now. We have a flight that leaves in 30 minutes and will arrive at Specter Forest at 8:00 P.M. after a connection in Isle Delphino" the clerk said.
"Is it that fastest flight to the forest in this airport?" Rawk asked.
"I think so sir. You should trust me."
"…well…okay. We'll take it." Tundra stated.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: First on Mushroom International 9780
"Thanks!" Rawk Hawk said to the clerk.
"Now come on Rawk. If it leaves soon. Than we got to go to boarding." Tundra reminded.
"Right, right. Let's go."
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler
"So this is the earlier flight? We'll take it." Bow said.
"Right away madam." the toad responded.
Bow and Bootler: Second on Mushroom International 9780
"Thank you very much." Bootler said as he took the tickets.
"…let's head. It's leaving soon so we got to go."
"Right behind you Madame."
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Please get us the tickets you gave the other people that came by." Plenn asked.
"Can do." the clerk responded.
Plenn and Thriff: Third on Mushroom International 9780
"This is apparently the faster flight." Plenn pointed out. "Looks like we have our lead again."
"YES!!" Thriff yelled.
"…stop embarrassing yourself and follow me to boarding."
"Yes bro."
Wendy O and Lemmy / Kooper and Bombette / Axem Red and Axem Pink
"So…this is the fastest flight…right?" Lemmy asked.
"Yes sir." the koopa agent said. "Do you want tickets or should I give them to the group of people behind you?"
"…yes we will take them." Wendy sighed.
Wendy O and Lemmy: First on Bullet Airways 343
"Thank you very much." Lemmy said as he and his sister headed off.
As the siblings left the next duo went up.
"Can we have the same thing they got?" Kooper asked.
"No problem."
Kooper and Bombette: Second on Bullet Airways 343
Kooper took the boarding passes and put away the passports.
"Thanks!" he said.
"Come on Kooper. Let's head." Bombette said.
As the neighbors went off, the next duo ran up.
"The information lady said this was a pretty quick flight. Let's trust her." Axem Red said.
"Whaetev…just get us on the flight already." Pink grumbled.
"…two tickets to the Haunted Specter." Red sighed.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Third on Bullet Airways 343
"Thanks a lot." Red said.
"Let's go already." Pink said. "The food court is open and momma needs some oil."
"…Pink…they don't serve oil at a food court."
"WELL WHY NOT!?"
"Just shut up and follow me. If you want something to drink, I'll get you something at a hardware store." Axem Red grunted.
Popple and Croco: Pen Pals
"…so this is the fastest flight here?" Croco asked.
"Yes sir." said the lakitu clerk. "It's the earliest as far as I know."
"Well I hope you know a lot, see. Tickets please." Popple demanded.
Popple and Croco: First on Haunted Air 951
"…I wonder if we really are the first flight." Croco mumbled.
"I wonder that too, see. I think they're might be one flight ahead of us." Popple said.
"…hopefully we're wrong. We have a lead until we are proven wrong, so let's just keep going."
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Mushroom International 9780
All three teams made it onto their flight. All the teams were happy to realize that not many people made it onto the faster flight and were more thrilled that they were leaving now.
"This is it Rawk." Tundra said to his partner. "We are leaving in the front of the pack. Now…let's keep it this way."
This is the first flight to leave the Koopahari Airport to carry teams. It will make a brief connection at Delphino Airstrip before reaching its destination, the Specter Forest, at 8:00 P.M. On board this flight are rival fighters Tundra and Rawk Hawk, Madame and butler Bow and Bootler, and brothers Plenn and Thriff.
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Lima and Peasley / Bowser and Bowser Jr. / Misstar and Mamar
"…so this is the fastest flight here?" Lima asked.
"Yes it is." the lakitu said. "Would I lie to someone like you?"
"…I guess not. Okay. Tickets please." Peasley asked.
Lima and Peasley: Second on Haunted Air 951
"…well…let's head off now. Hopefully we did get the better flight." Lima said.
"Hopefully." Peasley repeated.
As the two beans ran off, the koopas ran up.
"Alright maggot. Give us the same flight those beanies got, or prepare for pain." Bowser said.
"And make it snappy." Jr. added.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Third on Haunted Air 951
"…er…thank you?" Jr. said as he left. "That felt weird saying that poppa."
"Than don't say it. I never say thank you." Bowser said.
"Okay dad. I will."
As the two left, the next team came.
"Sir, can we please have tickets to the Specter Forest?" Misstar asked.
"Alright little lady.
Misstar and Mamar: Fourth on Haunted Air 951
"You think this is the faster flight?" Mamar asked her partner.
"…well…no, but I think this is the fastest flight here. I looked up and found that a flight headed to the Specter Forest not to long ago." Misstar sighed. "We missed the fastest flight but I think we got the next fastest."
"…well…okay. Let's just head down to boarding."
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"Tickets please." Vivian asked the clerk.
"Sure thing." the koopa said.
Vivian and Beldam: Fourth on Bullet Airways 343
"This better be the faster flight." Beldam hissed.
"…that was kinda mean to do Beldam." Vivian spoke.
"What was that?"
"…nothing sis."
"Good. Now let's go already."
--
Haunted Air 951
All four teams were waiting on the plane. Two of the teams believed they were on the first flight. The other two, however, thought they were behind.
This is the second flight departing the Koopahari Airport that carries teams. It will make a connection in Rose Town before reaching its final destination, the Specter Forest, at 9:53 P.M. On board this flight are pen pals Popple and Croco, advisor and prince, Lima and Peasley, father and son Bowser and Bowser Jr., and lifelong friends Misstar and Mamar.
--
Bullet Airways 343
The four teams were all waiting on the plane. Each of them were grinning, feeling confident that they were on the fastest flight to the Specter Forest.
This is the third flight departing the Koopahari Airport that carries teams. It will make a connection in Yoshi's Island before reaching its final destination, the Specter Forest, at 11:03 P.M. On board this flight are siblings Wendy O and Lemmy, neighbors Kooper and Bombette, rangers Axem Red and Axem Pink, and sisters Vivian and Beldam.
--
The Specter Forest, a land of pure darkness. In this mysterious land in the Mushroom Kingdom, the sun never shines. The moon however is always seen here. Its mystifying glow lights the land, illuminating the trees. Here, you can see multitudes of dry bones, boos, and ghosts living out there daily lives. A single airport lies in the heart of this giant forest. Tourism is not to big in this wasteland of darkness, so few planes come here, and few planes leave.
A single plane was coming in and landed in the runways and headed to the airport, pulling into a terminal.
Mushroom International 9780 (arrived at 8:00 P.M.)
After going through customs, the three lead teams left the ominous airport and headed out in to the darkness that was the Specter Forest. After finding the line for taxis, each team waited in line until it was their turn.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Excuse me sir." Plenn asked a boo taxi driver. "Could you please take us to the E. Gadd's laboratory?"
"That old place? Sure can do. However you might want to buckle up. This place has some bumpy roads." the Boo driver said.
"Thanks for the tip." Thriff said. "Now, please hurry. We're in a race."
"I'll go as fast as I can…without breaking any laws of course."
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler
While most people would be freaked out by the forest, the two boos were in awe at its…beauty?
"Ah…so this is what its like to be in the homeland." Bow sighed as she looked at the ominous trees.
"…Lady Bow…you do realize that we are descendants from the boos that make their living in the Gusty Gulch. We have no relation to this land." Bootler reminded.
"…well still. It's so beautiful here."
"Indeed it is. Now let's hurry." Bootler spoke as he now shifted his attention to the ghost taxi driver. "My fine sir, please escort us to E. Gadd's Laboratory."
"…er…okay." the driver mumbled.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
Tundra could not stop shivering as he looked at the weird trees and the ominous moon.
"…okay…this is creepy. I could have sworn it was a new moon for this area this time of the year. How is the moon visible?" Tundra asked himself.
"Shut up. Only nerds would care about that kinda stuff." Rawk Hawk sneered. He than began to look into the eyes of a dry bones taxi driver. "Alright bone boy, take us to that E. Gadd Laboratory. And make it snappy."
"…can do sir." the driver responded.
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One could say E. Gadd was a humble man for his laboratory looked like a torn down shack. However, on the inside, it is a marvelous cache of scientific equipment. From ghost hunting equipment to voice activated computers, this little "shack" is one of the most famous scientific spots in the country for it is open to public use.
One taxi pulled up in front of the building. The ghost seemed happy as he left with his money…leaving two individuals on their own.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler
"…wow…" Bow sighed as she looked inside the lab. "From the outside, this looks like one of those rundown…what do they call them…motels? But from the inside…it looks like one of the most magnificent things I've ever seen."
"Technology happens to do that, huh?" Bootler mumbled. "Anyway, I see a little peculiar object that I would like to examine before any other teams arrive."
Bow was sent out of her daze as she saw a post set in front of one of the doors. The door was open, revealing a clue box in a room full of pictures. On the post, there was a tall, yellow sign that had the words 'YIELD' in big, black letters.
"Oh you're right Bootler. Let's get our picture away from this thing." said Bow.
This is the first of three Yields spread out over the course of the race. At this spot, any one team can Yield another team—that is, to stop racing for a set amount of time. However, the setback to this power is that all teams are only able to exercise their Yielding power once. If a team finds that they've been yielded, they must flip over this hourglass and wait until all of the sand empties to the bottom before they can continue on.
"We shall choose not to yield for it would be so uncouth. No one deserves it at this moment and it would be against our way of playing this game." Bow said as she took their team picture away from the small box. "Okay Bootler. Now…let's see where we are heading next."
Bootler nodded as the two went through the door way and went straight to the clue box.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler; currently in First
Bow grabbed the envelope and opened it. Inside were two folders.
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" she read.
Teams must now use one of these marked cars and make their way 8 miles to the Moonlit Lake, a lake where the moonlight is reflected with such force that it appears completely illuminated…even under the water. Once they arrive, teams must search the lake and find the boat rental shack, a run down building that rents the boats for trips onto the lake. It is here where teams will receive their next clue.
"Marked cars…could you drive Bootler? I'll navigate." Bow asked after she read the clue.
"Most certainly Madame. I would do anything for you." the butler replied. "…say Madame. Are you going to look at that green folder inside the clue?"
"…huh? Oh you mean the fast forward? No need to waste ours right now. We are far enough ahead where we don't need to use it." Bow said.
"…well…okay. Let's go."
The two boos fled the scene quickly as two new cars arrived. The teams paid the taxi drivers and each headed into the lab.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…is this really a shack like it appears to be? Or is this some kind of super research place?" Rawk Hawk mumbled to himself.
"Keep your eye on the prize Rawk." Tundra announced as he took out their team picture from the box near the yield post. "We aren't going to yield anyone right now. Save it for later."
"That is right. Now…open the clue." hollered Rawk.
As Tundra and Rawk Hawk left the mat, the Toad Bros entered the room and took their picture out of the box, claiming they weren't going to yield anyone. Tundra looked at the clue after opening the envelope, looking curiously at a certain green folder.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Second.
"No need for the fast forward." Tundra mumbled. "Now…let's see…route info 'Drive to the Moonlit Lake…'"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Third
"'…and search for the boat rental shack where you will find your next clue.'" concluded Plenn.
"…come on bro. Let's head. I want to be first this time." Thriff sighed.
"Come on Tundra. Let's head already. If we get beaten I will be mad. REALLY MAD!!" Rawk Hawk yelled to his partner.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler
"…you know Bootler…it feels good to be in the front of the pack." Bow sighed. "No worrying that you will be eliminated. No HEAVY stress."
"Indeed Madame. Perhaps we should stay up here?" inquired Bootler.
"That's a no brainer. We can stay ahead of everyone if we try as hard as we can. It's just common knowledge."
"…yes indeed. Now…are we getting close? I believe we are but I am just making sure"
"Yes we are. Trust my navigation skills Bootler."
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…are we close?" Rawk Hawk whined as he stared blankly at the map in his hand.
"How am I supposed to know?" Tundra hollered. "You're doing the navigating here, remember?"
"And we are almost there…I think."
"…you think? Perhaps maybe you should be driving and I should be the navigator."
"Don't worry man. We're close. I can tell."
"…than why were you whining?" sneered Tundra.
"…SHUT UP OR FEEL THE RAWK!!"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"You know something bro?" Plenn said to his brother. "This forest is getting creepier the more we stay in it."
"…you should see what it's like driving." mumbled Thriff. "Every tree looks so similar that it's so annoying. I can't tell if we are going the right way."
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…I didn't mean that…you know that right" Thriff asked.
"…I'll pretend I didn't hear that." Plenn grumbled. "Just remind me to drive next instead of navigating."
--
The Moonlit Lake, as the name states, was illuminated with the bright light of the moon. It is this spot that the moon is closest to the planet. Even under the lake, the light illuminates it, revealing multitudes of bone fishes.
The Boat Rental Shack was run down and looks like it is torn down. Miraculously, it is in business. A visitor would most likely think it was run down and completely out of business. Next to the shack, in the water, are the many boats one can rent to go on the ominous lake.
The first marked car arrived and they immediately went inside the shack, where they found the clue box.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler; currently in First
"Looks like we still have the lead." Bow said in excitement.
"Quick Madame. Read the clue." Bootler said.
"Alrighty…detour time. 'Fear or Mirror. Will you be scared or will you scare?'" Bow read.
A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. In this Detour, teams will have a choice between two very 'scaring' tasks in either Fear or Mirror.
In Fear, teams must drive 4 miles to the Haunting Path where they most walk down this half a mile path. However, there are boos, ghosts, and dry bones that are out here and will try to scare teams. If a team member becomes even slightly scared they are given a five minute penalty and are escorted back to the beginning of the path. Once both team members complete this walk without getting scared, they will receive their next clue.
In Mirror, teams must drive 3 miles to the Scare Academy where they will learn the basic scare techniques. After learning, they are given a test in where they must scare the teachers. However only one team can take the test at a time. If the teachers deem them not scary than teams must suffer a ten minute penalty where they must study the techniques more. Once teams can pass the test, they will receive their next clue.
"…well seeing as though we already know the basic scare techniques, we should be fine. I say we do mirror." Bow thought.
"My thoughts exactly." Bootler said. "Come on Madame. Let's go."
The duo immediately hopped into the car and headed off towards the Scare Academy.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Second
As Tundra and Rawk Hawk got out of their car, they saw the two boos drive off.
"Hurry Tundra. Let's get the clue and bail." Rawk yelled.
The yoshi nodded as he took the clue and opened it.
"Route info…'Detour…Fear or Mirror? Will you be scared or will you scare?'" he read.
"…I'm not easily scared." Rawk Hawk grumbled.
"Yeah right. What about the time when you faced the chomp duo in the Glitz Pit?"
"…look…I don't do good with chain chomps…so shut up. Regardless I say we should try fear. We can walk or run fast enough we don't get scared. Plus I have nerves of steel."
"…yeah right…but whatever. Let's go."
The fighters took out the clue and drove off to the detour.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Second.
Both of the brothers were a bit depressed to find out that the other two teams had already arrived and took their clues. Wasting no time, they took out their clue and went to look at the route info.
"Detour. 'Fear of Mirror? Will you be scared of will you scare?'" Plenn read.
"…perhaps mirror would be easier. I think we could get scared easily…right?" Thriff mumbled.
"Well…your probably right. Let's do mirror."
With their minds made up, the two brothers dashed to their car and began driving.
--
The Scare Academy, a school designed for young boos, ghosts, and dry bones. Similar to the high school system for other species, this academy teaches the adolescents. Primarily, the classes are scare classes, each teaching different ways to scare visitors. However, there are other classes, such as algebra, science, geography, etc. The academy itself is a tall, three storey black building with very few windows and only one door into the building.
One of the marked cars rushed into the parking lot next to the building. The two came out and stared at the building.
"…aw...if only mother and father would have sent me here for school…I would've been in heaven."
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler
"Hello!" Bow announced when she entered the school. "We are ready to learn."
At that moment, a dry bones teacher showed up.
"Ah, you must be here for that race thing. Follow me." he said. "I will teach you what I know."
"Thanks!" Bootler said.
The dry bones escorted them into a room where the moonlight was illuminated into, giving stable reading light.
"In this study we have many books on scare techniques. Please, take your time. I will call you in when it is time for your test." the teacher said.
"Thanks again!" Bow said as she took out a book. "Alright Bootler. Let's start learning."
"Right away Madame." he replied.
--
The Haunting Path, a trail loved by the residents of the Specter Forest. Many ghosts, boos, and dry bones love the thrill of being scared and make this road the ultimate competition. Seeing as it is located between two hills and covered with trees, the many residents try to scare each other here. Not much light reaches this land, even very little moonlight reaches this land. However, it is a really popular tourist attraction here.
One marked team came driving near the beginning of this long trail. Some of the boos and ghosts started grinning as they saw two fighters walking out.
Rawk Hawk and Tundra: Rivals
"Alright spooks. Let's see what you got!" Rawk sneered as he and Tundra began to walk down the path.
"Is that a challenge?" the lead ghost asked. "If it is we're willing to oblige. Bring it on!"
All the ghosts, boos, and dry bones vanished into thin air. This kinda freaked out the fighters.
"…huh? Where'd they go?" Tundra panted.
"It doesn't matter. We haven't walked down the path yet so they can't send us back…so let's go."
The two fighters walked out into the eerie path, just waiting for something to jump out at them.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"We're here!" announced Thriff as he and his bro ran into the academy.
"Welcome." the dry bones teacher said. "If you are ready to learn than follow me."
The two followed the dry bones to the room of the boos.
"Hi guys!" Bow greeted.
"Good evening." Bootler added.
"Hi!" both brothers replied.
"You both can study here with. Now…Bow! Bootler! Are you ready for the test?" the teacher asked.
"Yes we are professor." Bow said.
"…professor…I could get used to that. Well anyway…follow me."
Both the boos left the study, leaving the Toad Bros by themselves to study.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…you know…this isn't so bad. It's not like anything is happening." Rawk muttered.
"Your right. Wonder why no one else took this detour." Tundra grumbled.
At that very moment bones started to fall from a nearby tree and landed in front of them. The bones than merged to form a dry bones with a deformed head.
"BOO!!" it yelled.
"AWWW!!" Rawk Hawk and Tundra screamed before falling unconscious.
"Hehhehheh!! I love my job." The dry bones said before dragging the bodies back to the start.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler
Bow and Bootler were both led into a small, open room with five seats. Sitting in the seats were five teachers from this school.
"Alright you two." the dry bones teacher started. "You have twenty attempts to scare all of five of the scare teachers over there." he than pointed to all five of the teachers. Two were ghosts, one was a dry bones, and the other two were boos. "If you fail all twenty they will send you back to study and you must wait ten minutes before coming back. Good luck." the teacher said before walking away.
"This should be easy." Bow said, smiling. "Giving us twenty attempts is just too easy. Plus, all we need to do is just scare one each time, than we get are clue."
"Indeed. Now…let's start." Bootler suggested.
Both Bow and Bootler mysteriously began to enlarge to a freaky size. They both than stuck their tongues out, revealing their teeth.
"…a simple illusion to make yourself appear to have miraculously grown to huge size." one of the ghost teachers said, with a bored tone. "If you ignore that, all you did was stick your tongue out at me. Quite boring."
"…crap." Bow sighed.
"This will be a bit tougher than we thought." Bootler pointed out.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Alright…we are not screwing up this time!" announced Rawk Hawk as he and Tundra set off into the path after their time penalty.
"That's right. We were just startled once but it won't happen again." his partner announced.
As the two began to walk, a ghost crept up behind them. Said ghost turned invisible and appeared right in front of both of them.
"HI!! CAN I HEAR YOU SCREAM!?" it yelled with an unusually loud voice.
"AWWW!!" the fighters screamed before running back to the starting point.
"Yep…I think I did a good job that time." the ghost laughed.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler
"…seven attempts later and you have only scared one of us." one of the ghost teachers said, pointing to her fellow ghost teacher.
"…well…how about this." Bow said as she took out a fan from her backpack.
"A fan? What good will that do you?" the dry bones teacher asked.
Bow snickered a bit before she shoved the fan down her mouth.
"…are you really that desperate?" the ghost teacher asked.
Soon bow turned invisible, causing the fan in her body to look like it was floating in mid air.
"…anything else that you can do?" one of the boo teachers asked.
Soon the fan propelled toward the dry bones teacher. He gulped and ducked, shaking.
"…okay you got one of us."
Soon Bow appeared, the fan struck into her head, as if she was dead.
"Oh…"
"My…"
"God…"
"MADAME!!" Bootler screamed.
All five teachers gulped at the sight. Than…
"HA HA HA!!" Bow laughed. "I got you all…even you Bootler. You all should know I'm a boo. I can't die. At least…not like that."
Bow took the fan off her head and walked over to the Dry Bones teacher and took the clue from him.
"Come on Bootler." she said.
"Y-yes Madame." he replied.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler: currently in First
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Bow read.
Teams must now drive - either 4 miles from the 'Fear' option or 5 miles from the 'Mirror' option - to the Hidden Mansion, a mansion that mysteriously appeared over the remains of Luigi's Haunted Mansion. Once they arrive teams will find their clue in front of the building.
"Come on Bootler. We have to keep up this lead."
"R-right behind you Madame." Bootler responded.
"The Madame gave me quite the scare of her fake death trick in that room." Bootler said, with hints of embarrassment in his voice. "I don't know how she pulled it off. I will probably never will, but that was quite the scary sight to see. It actually shows me how much I care for her. She is like my own granddaughter, and I will make sure not to disappoint her."
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Come on! Hurry up!" Tundra yelled to his partner.
"I'm trying. It's a little hard to keep up when you're eyes are closed." Rawk snapped back.
The two had began running down the trail with their eyes closed so they would not be scared by any sight. Although sometimes they ran into trees, it seemed to be working. Eventually, Tundra opened his eyes to see the clue box about a few yards away.
"I SEE IT!! OPEN YOU'RE EYES AND FOLLOW ME!!" Tundra hollered.
Rawk did what he was told and they both ran over to the clue box.
"Finally! We did it!" he muttered.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Second
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Rawk Hawk read.
"Okay man. Let's go." Tundra said as they ran back down the path to get to their car.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…I am sorry. That is not scary. We gave you both twenty attempts and you failed to scare any of us." one of the boo teacher said to the Toad Bros.
"Oh my…" Plenn couldn't even finish his sentence.
"But we studied so perfectly." Thriff whined.
"I am sorry, but not as perfectly as you could have done. Take a study break for ten minutes, than come back."
"…great."
"This sucks!!"
Haunted Air 951 (arrived at 9:53 P.M)
The second plane arrived and pulled up at the terminal. The teams shoved their way through the airport, and after going through customs, made it out of the airport and began their search for a taxi the laboratory.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"HEY YOU!! TAXI!! PULL OVER HERE!!" roared Bowser.
Almost instantaneously, a taxi pulled over.
"Take us to that stupid laboratory of E. Gadds now!!" Jr. hissed.
"Y-yes sir." the boo driver responded, the fear of pain and torture in his voice.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Can you take us to E. Gadd's Laboratory?" Peasley asked a ghost taxi driver.
"Sure can. Just relax. I'll take you there." the driver said.
"If possible, than please hurry. We are in a race." Lima asked.
"Alright. I'll try."
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Please take us there as fast as possible." Misstar said to the dry bones driver as she and Mamar got in the car.
"No problem." he said. "I'll get you there faster than anyone else can."
"Thanks a lot." Mamar said.
Popple and Croco: Pen Pals
"Thanks a bunch man." Croco said to their taxi driver as he and Popple got in the car.
"Any time." was the response.
"Now it's time to see how far we've fallen behind, see." Popple mumbled.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Do you mind if I keep this book?" Plenn asked the dry bones teacher as they entered the room for the test again. The book in question was the book the Toad Bros were researching for information on how to scare people.
"Sure. We have many copies, so keep it." he responded.
"Thank you!"
Plenn than gave the book to Thriff, who tore out the first page.
"…when I said you could keep it, I didn't mean you could keep it just to rip it."
Thriff ignored the comment and than shoved the paper into his mouth.
"…what are you doing?" the teachers all asked.
Thriff continued to keep chewing the paper. He than preceded to upchuck the paper into his hand.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
All five teachers were speechless. The couldn't believe what they had just seen.
"…that was the most desperate attempt I have seen someone to do just to scare us. It is so desperate that it's creepy. Take your clue." one of the boo teachers said, with a look of shock on her face.
"FINALLY!!" Thriff yelled, dropping the piece of eaten paper.
"Hey. At least pick up that paper and throw it away."
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Third.
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Plenn read.
"Come on bro." Thriff said as he threw away the paper.
Both bros ran out and got into their car. They immediately headed out.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Thank you very much!" Misstar said as she paid the driver.
The two stars ran into the building and stared at the inside of the laboratory.
"…wow…this looks NOTHING like it does on the outside." Mamar gasped.
"What can I say? It's E. Gadd. That guys a genius." Misstar giggled.
Both girls ran over to the yield post and took their team picture out.
"No yielding for us today." Misstar announced. "No need too. I wouldn't want to be mean to someone."
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Fourth
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" Mamar read.
"…we don't need to use the fast forward…right?" Misstar asked.
"…no. We don't need it yet. Now…I'll drive if you navigate." Mamar replied.
"Alrighty. Let's go."
The two girls both made their way out of the lab and headed for the lake.
Popple and Croco: Pen pals
After paying the driver, both of the thieves were looking around the interior of the lab.
"…this Gadd guy…you don't think he would mind if I took some of this equipment." Croco said as he motioned to the laptops.
"Calm down Croco. If we win this race you could buy all of these laptops…and if we lose we can just come back and swipe them, see. Now…let's go see if we were yielded, see." Popple replied.
Both thieves were grateful see they were not yielded. Almost instantaneously, they took out their team picture.
"We need our yielding power. No way are we going to yield now. It would only create enemies." Croco announced.
Popple and Croco: Pen pals; currently in Fifth
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" Croco read.
"…again…no need for the fast forward, see. Now, I'm navigating." Popple said.
"Go ahead." Croco said.
"I don't understand Popple that much." Croco mumbled. "He acts like a big idiot. His luck at stealing is not very good. He tries to think he is better than others but he really isn't. Yet, on this race, he is acting all calm and collected. He actually is thinking more than he ever has. And his talents…all I can say is…dang…I chose the right partner."
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
The two beans ran into the lab after paying the driver and, like all the other teams, stared at the technology in awe.
"This is so cool." Lima mumbled as she stared into the vast computers.
"I know. Nothing like this in the Kingdom, huh?" Peasley laughed.
Peasley and Lima both walked their way over to the yield stand and took out their team picture.
"No way are we yielding anyone." Peasley announced. "Like we want to make enemies."
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Sixth
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" Peasley read.
"…hey…what's that green folder?" Lima asked.
"Hmm…oh…it's the fast forward." Peasley reminded Lima.
"…you know Peasley…this leg looks kinda hard on navigating. The trees and the little light mean we could easily get lost. Plus, we have a tendency to disagree and end up near the end." Lima reminded the young prince. "Perhaps the fast forward would be useful?"
"…you have a point. Let's at least see what it is."
A Fast Forward is a single grant located on most legs of the race. Any team that uses a Fast Forward will be able to skip all additional tasks for the leg and head directly to the pit stop, but each team is only able to use their Fast Forward power once; therefore, they must decide when it is most advantageous to use it
To claim this fast forward, teams must drive themselves to the E. Gadd Ghost Hunt Training Field, a location where people learn how to capture ghosts, where they will arm themselves with Poltergust 3000s and try to capture a blue ghost wearing a jacket with a marked flag on it. If a team can successfully capture the ghost, he will hand them their fast forward after being released from the Poltergust.
"I think we should at least try." Lima said. "It could be worth it."
"…well…okay. Let's head." Peasley said.
The duo ran off to the marked car and drove off.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
The duo immediately ran into the building, ignoring their taxi driver pleading for money, and ran straight to the yield post. They instantaneously took out their picture and another team's picture.
"You know where to put this, right papa?" Jr. asked.
"Yes I do. We just place their picture under the Yielded part of the post, and we put are picture under the "Courtesy Of" part of the post." Bowser answered.
"OK!"
The duo looked at their work for about one second.
"Hehheh. They deserve this. They aren't ready for this race. We choose to yield Wendy O and Lemmy." Bowser announced laughing as he and Jr. went off to the clue box.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; currently in Seventh
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" Jr. read.
"Alright son. Let's head off." Bowser roared.
"Right away papa."
--
The Hidden Mansion, a mysterious mansion that appeared over the ruins of Luigi's Haunted Mansion. It has kept the same color as its mysterious predecessor, a pure black outer color with the inside complete dark. Ghost frequently visit this location frequently a hope of scaring some poor sap. All doors have been unlocked for tourists.
Two marked cars began speeding by and pulled up in front of the car. The drivers ran out and immediately dashed towards the clue box in front of the house.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in First.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler; currently in Second.
"Hey Tundra, we have our clue." Rawk yelled as he got to the clue box.
"Read it aloud, you dummy." Tundra replied as he arrived at the clue box.
"Well, well, well. Roadblock time. 'Who is not afraid of the dark?'" Bootler read for both teams to hear.
A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform, and no one person may perform any more than eight on the entire race.
In this roadblock, the participant will run into the Hidden Mansion. Inside the mansion are eleven clues, one for each of the teams. The participants must search all over the mansion for these clues. Once a racer finds a clue, they may run outside to their partner and open the clue. However, until they walk out of the mansion, the clues are up for grabs, and racers can steal a found clue from other racers if they must. Also, the only thing the participants are allowed to bring in our flashlights.
"…why not you go ahead and do it Tundra." Rawk Hawk asked, nervously.
"…fine. Just to let you know you are doing the next roadblock to at lease make it slightly balanced." Tundra sighed.
"You know Bootler; I think I can handle this." Bow said. "I think it has something to do with the mansion and I really want to see it from the inside."
"…well okay. Don't get hurt." Bootler implored.
"I won't. Thanks Bootler." Bow said as she looked at her clue for more information. "…great…I'll be searching for a needle in a haystack."
Both Tundra and Bow sighed as they ran into the mansion
--
The E. Gadd Ghost Hunt Training Field was considered a boring place. Gadd 'adopted' this little open field to help him during his studies of ghosts. Ghosts used to flock to this land, so Gadd would use the location to capture ghosts, study them, and than release them here. After these incidents, few ghosts come here now. Currently, at this field there is n one…except one blue ghost. He is wearing a jacket with a marked flag on it.
A sole car pulled into the field, causing the ghost to grin.
"Finally! I was starting to get bored." he mumbled.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"You two must be here for this 'fast forward' thing, right?" the ghost asked. "If you are than grab the Poltergust 3000s and just try to catch me."
The ghost disappeared from sight and began to roam around the field.
"Alright Lima. Let's get this thing working." Peasley said as he looked at the Poltergusts.
"Okay." Lima said as she strapped it onto her back. She than pressed a button that released a blast of air at Peasley.
"OUCH!!" whined Peasley as he was sent back 3 feet and onto the ground.
"Are you okay your highness?"
"Why'd you do that?" he demanded.
"Forgive me. I just pressed a button. I'm sorry. Forgive my impudence." Lima begged.
"…whatever. Let's just catch the stupid ghost and bail." Peasley grumbled as he got his Poltergust strapped on.
"Peasley always has had a small temper towards me, probably because I tell him what to do." Lima said, with a little embarrassment. "I only tell him what to do because I care for him…I just don't think he sees it that way. Hopefully, he'll learn as we move forward."
Tundra
Tundra began his expedition for the clue by shining his flashlight into every room and searching every nook and cranny. His luck wasn't so good so far.
"…dang. I've looked at most of the rooms on the first floor." he sighed.
The yoshi soon found a door that he seemed to have neglected to open.
"…well…let's see. I predict the clue will be behind this door."
Tundra grabbed the door knob and just as he was about to open the door, the door slammed into him.
"Hehheh." a random voice cackled as Tundra fell to the ground.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Fourth.
"Detour time!" Misstar read. "'Fear or Mirror? Will you be scared or will you scare?'"
"I doubt we even look a bit scary." Mamar pointed out. "We kinda have to do Fear or we'll be at the detour forever."
"…oh no. Hopefully we won't get scared to bad." Misstar gulped.
The star spirits ran back to their car, each one gulping.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Third
"Roadblock." Plenn noticed as he and Thriff made it to the Hidden Mansion "'who is not afraid of the dark?'"
"…you did the last roadblock so I guess I'll do it." Thriff said.
"Well okay."
"Now let's see…" after looking at the information, Thriff began to panic. "Oh no…not a needle in a haystack kinda thing."
"Calm down bro." Plenn said as he attempted to calm his brother down.
"…looks like we'll be here for a while." Thriff sighed as he walked in to the mansion.
"It upsets me that I didn't do this roadblock." Plenn grumbled. "Thriff has a hard time remembering stuff. He loses lots of things and he can never find them. Actually, he borrowed Zess.T's contacts once and he dropped them and could never find them. He has a hard time in this kinda stuff, and seeing him all depressed that he got stuck with this…it makes me feel bad that I let him do this in the first place."
Popple and Croco: Pen pals; currently in Fifth
"Detour. 'Fear or Mirror?'" Croco read.
"Fear sounds a lot easier, see." Popple pointed out. "Learning would take to much time and all we have to in fear is keep a straight face, see."
"…you have been mostly right throughout this race. I'll trust you here too." Croco said.
The two thieves ran out of the rental shack, and headed for their marked car near the lake.
Bow
"Oh…my…god…I am so lost." Bow sighed as she closed one of the mansion doors. "This is WORSE than trying to find a needle in a haystack."
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; currently in Sixth
"Detour time papa." Jr. hollered as he ran out of the shack with the clue. "'Fear or Mirror? Will you be scared or will you scare?'"
"Well I'm not going to let something scare me. I'LL do the scaring. Come on Jr. Let's head off to this Mirror task." replied the father.
Bowser and his son immediately left the lake after getting the clue and drove straight in the direction of the Scare Academy.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Are you going to stand still for a second so I can suck you up?" Peasley asked as he ran out of breath chasing the ghost around.
"…nope. Still got energy." the ghost laughed.
"Hopefully, we capture this ghost and end this leg soon." Lima sighed.
Bullet Airways 343
The third and final flight finally landed at the main terminal. Each of the four teams still thought they were the first flight to land and made their way to the taxi place slowly, thinking they had plenty of time.
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors
"Excuse me sir." Kooper asked a dry bones taxi driver. "Could you take us to the E. Gadd's laboratory?"
"Well sure. Hop in." was the response.
"Come on Kooper! We have a lead right now." Bombette muttered.
"Right. Let's go!!"
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"Take us to E. Gadd's Lab please." Axem Red asked a ghost taxi driver. "We're in a race."
"…alright. Fasten you're seatbelts." the driver said.
"Oh please. Don't think you can tell me what to…AHHH!!" Pink screamed before the taxi started off at a really fast speed.
"YEAH!! LOOKS LIKE WE GOT THE FAST DRIVER!!" screamed Red.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"You! Driver! Take us to the laboratory of E. Gadd." Beldam screamed at a ghost taxi driver. NOW!!"
"…yes ma'am." was the terrified response.
"…gosh Beldam, you are being so mean lately." Vivian noticed.
"OH HUSH UP AND DO SOMETHING USEFUL…LIKE NOT TALKING!!" Beldam screamed
"That useless oaf of a sister of mine is absolutely pathetic. Can't do anything…even something as simple as shutting her big mouth." Beldam complained. "I'm still mad that I'm here with HER!! I was unknowingly signed up. If I knew this would happen, I would've teamed up with Marilyn or the Freak-with-a-sheet."
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings
"Sir, we need to get to E. Gadd's Laboratory?" Wendy said to their taxi driver.
"Can do little ones." the driver said.
"Little ones? I'll have you know I just graduated Koopa University just last year." Lemmy mumbled.
"Calm down Lemmy. Focus on the race, not you're stupid male pride."
Thriff
"No, it's not in this one." Thriff said as he opened up a door.
"It's not in this one either." He said again as he opened up a door.
"Oh my god! I can't do this." Thriff muttered to himself.
Popple and Croco: Pen Pals
"Hi. We're here for the detour." Popple announced to the group of ghosts, boos, and dry bones.
"Alright than. Time to start." the lead ghost said before he and the others vanished.
"Okay, let's go Popple." Croco stated as he ran off on the path. Popple soon followed.
Bow
"This just keeps getting worse." Bow mumbled as she looked at the doors again.
"I know I've opened at least all the doors and looked inside all of them. I'm definitely missing something." she grumbled.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"OUTTA THE WAY!!" Bowser yelled to the dry bones teacher at the gate of Scare Academy.
"…I think you don't need any study time. I'll just take you to the test room." the teacher responded, with a very scared tone.
The two were escorted down to the test room. As soon as Bowser entered the room, he growled and let loose some fire.
"IS THIS SCARY ENOUGH FOR YOU!?" he roared as the fire hit one the dry bones.
"HEY!! Don't burn my ligaments."
"…if I had legs…and if I had pants…than I would have just wet my pants. Take it and go." one of the boo teacher responded.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; currently in Fourth
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Jr. read.
"Whatever just follow me Jr." Bowser roared.
"Okay papa."
The two koopas ran out of the academy in a mad dash, scaring all of the teachers.
"…he must've taken the class before." the ghost teacher said.
Tundra
"…hey what's this?"
Tundra was standing in the armory looking for a clue when he saw something yellow inside one of the suits of armor.
"…that's interesting." he said to himself.
The white Yoshi examined the suit a bit more and found the clue.
"YES!!"
Tundra ran out of the room, down the stairs, and than headed out of the mansion.
"I FINALLY GOT IT RAWK!!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in First
"FINALLY!!" sneered Rawk. "If I did the roadblock we would've been in out, one, two, three."
"Oh be quiet and listen." Tundra retorted. "'Drive to your next possible pitstop at the Hotel Horror.'
"Teams must now drive approximately 7 miles to the next possible pitstop, located at a five star resort hotel known as the Hotel Horror. This luxurious, haunted resort lies near the Moonlit Lake and the center of business in this forest. This is the next possible pitstop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in here…may be eliminated.
"'Warning, last team to check in may be eliminated.'" Tundra concluded.
"Hold up a minute little buddy." Rawk Hawk mumbled. "'Possible?' What's going on here?"
"I don't know but I don't want to find out. Let's go man."
The two fighters ran into their car and headed off for the hotel.
Popple and Croco: Pen pals
"Hehheh! Too easy." Croco mumbled as he and Popple arrived at the clue box.
"Who knew there were such easy detours?" Popple replied.
Popple and Croco: Pen pals; currently in Fifth
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Croco read.
"Come on Croco. We need to get their as fast as possible, see." Popple said.
The two thieves ran straight down the path back to their car and drove off to the Hidden Mansion.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Um…we're here." Misstar mumbled as she and Mamar entered the Haunting Path.
"Bring it on star girls." the ghosts said before vanishing.
"…oh my…" Mamar gasped.
"…we could be here for a while."
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
After paying the drivers, the Axem Rangers headed into the lab, ignoring all the scientific equipment, and headed straight to the yield.
"We choose not to yield…we'd rather save it." Axem Red said as he and Pink took out their team picture…ignoring the fact that someone was already yielded.
"…hey Red…do you realize that seven pictures aren't in the little box?" Pink mumbled.
"…we were really on the slower flight?" Red asked, astonished.
"Looks like that."
"DANG IT!! WE NEED TO CATCH UP!!"
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Eighth
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" Axem Red read.
"Well come on. Let's go and get this over with." Pink mumbled.
The two rangers headed off to their marked car and began to drive off.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Ha, ha, ha." the ghost laughed. "Lil old lady, you can't catch me. You've been trying for the past half hour to one hour. Give up already."
"We'll see about that." Lima retorted.
Lima waved the Poltergust again at the cocky ghost. She turned it on again and waved it in the air. The ghost, who got a little bit to careless, turned in the direction of the Poltergust.
"OH COME ONE!!" the ghost panicked as he was caught in the gust of wind.
"WOOHOO!!" Peasley hollered. "Now reel him in Lima."
"Yes my liege."
Lima started to move backwards as the ghost tried to escape. Peasley grabbed onto his partner and helped pull in the ghost. Soon, the ghost gave in and was sucked into the Poltergust.
"FINALLY!!" the two beans said before releasing the ghost.
"Well you got me." the ghost sighed before taking out the fast forward. "Here. Take you're prize."
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Second
"Good job Lima." Peasley said as he gave his advisor a hug.
"Thank you Peasley." she responded before taking out the fast forward. "Congratulations, you've won the fast forward. Make you're way to the next possible pit stop at the Hotel Horror."
Having won the Fast Forward, Lima and Peasley may now skip all following tasks and head directly to the pit stop, located at the Hotel Horror, a five star resort located near the Moonlit Lake.
"Alright Lima. Let's head off. If people had problems on the main leg, than we could end up in first place." Peasley said.
"That would be perfect. Let's go."
The two beans headed away from the training field and got in their marked car.
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors
"Thank you very much." Kooper said as he paid the taxi driver.
The two ran into the lab, gazing at its technology before noticing the yield post.
"…oh…my…God…" Bombette said as she looked at the yielded team.
"This just blows my mind. THEY yielded THEM!!" Kooper mumbled, in shock.
"It just comes to show how dirty they play. But still…that was beyond cruel."
Not long after thinking of cruel thoughts of Bowser and Bowser Jr., the neighbors soon realized something. Kooper checked the box of pictures.
"…we weren't on the first flight. All the other teams not on our flight were here before us." he gasped.
"…this…is…bad. VERY BAD!!"
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors; currently in Ninth
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" Bombette read.
"Come on Bombette." Kooper hollered. "We really need to step our game if we are seriously close to last."
The two sped away as fast as they could, knowing they were near the bottom of the pack.
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings
"Come on Wendy. Hurry." Lemmy said as soon as they got out of the taxi.
"Yeah let's…wait a minute. What is that?" Wendy said in horror as she walked into the laboratory.
Lemmy looked where Wendy was looking at and gasped. They were yielded.
"…you've got to be kidding me." Lemmy sighed.
"…they got an earlier flight than us…and than they yielded us." Wendy cried.
"…no use moping about it. Let's turn over the stupid hourglass and let the sand fall out." Lemmy sighed as he turned over the hourglass.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"Well too bad for you two losers." Beldam taunted as she passed the yield.
"…I'm sorry for you two." Vivian whispered, just loud enough for the two siblings could here.
"Come on Vivian. We have a clue to look at. Seeing as though we are now behind we ought to pick up the pace."
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in Tenth
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" Beldam read.
"Good luck guys." Vivian, again, whispered to the koopa Siblings.
"Thanks!" was the response.
Vivian and Beldam both ran to their marked car and headed off for the Moonlit Lake.
"…you know that makes us in last again?" Wendy said to her brother.
"…and we had a bit of a lead to when we started this leg too."
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The Hotel Horror, a gigantic five star resort located near the Moonlit Lake. It provides the greatest view of the forest, as those who are on the top floor can see all of the Moonlit Lake and everything in the distance. The Haunting Path is also in visible, making this hotel a great location for watching the scare competitions. The customer service is always great as they provide the nicest spooks in the region as the staff. Many restaurants are also located inside the hotel, ranging from original recipes to the ever loved Italian.
Two figures stood before this gigantic hotel. A certain familiar dry bones was standing at the front of the hotel with three figures. One was the dry bones manager. The other two were two of the boo bellboys that worked at the hotel.
"…so this is the second elimination thing right?" the manager dry bones asked.
"Indeed it is." Erik said as he looked out for any signs of the teams.
"Who has the best chance of first?" one of the bell boys asked.
"Based on what I was told from our crew 40 minutes ago we have three teams fighting for first place. They were evened up but I doubt it is even now."
"Very interesting…hey I see a car." the other bellboy said.
"Nay, I see two cars."
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There were two teams running to claim first place. Erik looked at the two running teams. One had a huge lead and they seemed to be more fit than the other team. Soon, the far away images of the teams were now closer, so that all could see who they were.
"Welcome to the Hotel Horror!" the dry bones manager greeted.
"We hope you are enjoying your race." the bellboys added.
"Thanks!" the two teams said.
"…Tundra and Rawk Hawk…you are team number one." Erik said with a happy tone.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; First; 11:39 P.M.
"YES!!" Tundra screamed.
"THIS RAWKS!!" Rawk Hawk added.
Almost instantaneously, both of the fighters gave each other a high five.
"I've got some more good news for you two." The dry bones said to the fighters. Immediately, the two fighters gave all their attention to the dry bones. "As the winners of this second leg of the race, you have won an all expense-paid, one week vacation to Isle Delphino!"
"WHAT!?" screamed both of the fighters.
"…you will be staying at the luxurious Cascade Resort overlooking the Noki Bay. You have complete access to all the wondrous activities such as bungee jumping, surfing, wakeboarding, fishing, scuba diving, and many more. You both will also have complete access to all the succulent seafood this land has to offer. You can enjoy it after the race." Erik said after being interrupted.
"ALRIGHT!!" both fighter yelled as they gave each other a hug.
"This first place thing is AWESOME!!" yelled Rawk Hawk. "Teams can finally see that WE are the top dogs here. Plus that prize we just got. LOVE IT!! I hope to spend more time in this place."
After a short celebration, both of the fighters stepped off the mat so the other team could check in.
"…Lima and Peasley…you are team number two." Erik told the next two racers.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; Second; 11:39 P.M.
"Second? WOOHOO!!" Peasley yelled.
"That's not a bad placement compared to how we fought last leg." Lima mumbled.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"AHHH!!" the stars screamed after the boos appeared in front of their eyes out of nowhere.
"I love my job." one of the boos said.
Bow
"…oh my…is this it? I'VE GOT IT!!" Bow screamed as she ran out of the mansion.
"Good show Madame." Bootler told her.
"Thanks!"
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler; currently in Third
"'Drive to your next possible pitstop at the Hotel Horror.'" Bow read.
"Looks like we're finishing near the top this time. Let's go" Bootler said.
The two boos got in their car and headed off for the pitstop.
Thriff
"CRUD!!" Thriff grumbled as he walked out of another door. "I'll be here for eternity.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son currently in Fifth
"Roadblock Jr. 'Who is not afraid of the dark?'" Bowser read.
"Well I'm not afraid of the dark. I'll do it." Jr. pointed out.
"Okay my boy. Make me proud."
Jr. took the clue and after reading the information, took a flashlight and ran into the mansion.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Eighth
"Detour." Red read. "'Fear or Mirror. Will you be scared or will you scare?"
"OOH, I LIKE MIRRORS!! WE'RE DOING THAT ONE!!" Pink hollered.
"…the detour is not about mirrors. The term mirror also means…"
"WE ARE DOING MIRRORS!!" Pink interrupted.
"…okay."
Red sighed as he grabbed Pink and ran back to the car. He than drove off, having to listen to Pink talk non stop about her appearance and mirrors.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"YES!!" Misstar and Mamar yelled as they completed the walk.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Seventh
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Mamar read.
"Alright Mamar. Let's go." Misstar hollered.
The two stars left the path and headed off in the direction of the mansion.
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The next team arrived at the pitstop. They were both excited to see Erik.
"Welcome to the Hotel Horror." The dry bones manager said.
"Thanks! Nice hotel you got here."
"…Bow and Bootler…you are team number three." Erik said.
Bow and Bootler: Madame/Butler; Third; 11:52 P.M.
"WOAH!!" Bow and Bootler both said in shock.
"You guys upset with the placement?" one of the bellboys asked.
"Not even a bit. We just went from last place to third in one leg. We are quite happy with out placement." Bow said.
"Indeed we are." Bootler added.
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors; currently in Ninth
"Detour." Bombette read. "'Fear or Mirror. Will you be scared or will you scare?"
"…I think we need to do fear. It seems a lot easier." Kooper said.
"…you have a point. Let's go."
The two neighbors both ran back to their car, until they ran into another team.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in Tenth
"Ouch." Vivian said as Kooper and Bombette ran into them.
"Sorry." Bombette apologized.
"Sorry isn't going to cut it." Beldam hissed. "You just ran into me. ME! You should be begging for forgiveness. But I'll forgive you if you hand over all your money"
"Hey, we already apologized. We don't owe you anything." Kooper said.
"You owe me something because its YOU who ran into ME!!"
"The world doesn't revolve around you, you know." Kooper yelled.
"Well if it did, the world would be a better place." Beldam hollered back.
"Oh you are SOOO lucky we don't choose who gets eliminated, because you two would be at the top of that list." Bombette retorted.
"I've had enough of your babble let's go Vivian." Beldam hissed.
"Y-yes sis." Vivian replied as she ran and got the clue. "Detour. 'Fear or Mirror. Will you be scared or will you scare?"
"Fear is obviously easier. We are doing that." Beldam said.
The two sirens ran into their car to see the neighbors driving off in the direction of the Haunting Path.
"GR!! We're following them. COME VIVIAN!!"
"….y-yes sis."
Bowser Jr.
"Oh my god this is so hard." Jr. sighed as he closed another door.
Jr. than opened up another door to only have it slam into his face.
"Hey! WHO DID THAT!?" he roared.
No response.
"Hello? Someone? Anyone? HELP ME!!" Bowser Jr. yelled.
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings
"Oh finally. The sand is gone. Let's go." Lemmy told his sister.
"Right behind you bro." Wendy replied.
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings; currently in Last.
"'Drive to the Moonlit Lake and search for the boat rental shack where you will find you're next clue.'" Wendy read.
"Okay. Let's make up a lot of ground." Lemmy said. "I'll drive."
"Okay."
The two koopa siblings drove off and headed for the lake.
Popple and Croco: Pen Pals; currently in Sixth
"Time for a roadblock. 'Who is not afraid of the dark?'" Croco read.
"I did the last roadblock so you can do this one, see." Popple reminded.
"Okay, now let's see…oh my, this'll be easy."
Croco ran into the building with a great speed, shocking Plenn and Bowser.
"…what in the…how'd he do that?" Bowser asked.
"…he's gonna come out next." Plenn predicted.
"No way. Jr. will beat him."
"I highly doubt it."
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"Hello, and welcome to the Scare Academy." the dry bones teacher said.
"Nice to meet you." Red said.
"Where are the mirrors?" Peach asked.
"…are you not here for the detour? There are no mirrors."
"…GIVE ME MIRRORS!! I NEED TO SEE MY BEAUTIFUL METALLIC SKIN RIHGT NOW!! I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING GOOD LOOKING IN…LIKE…FOREVER!!"
"…you're scary enough to take the test right now. Follow me."
The Axem Rangers followed the teacher straight to the test room.
"YOU STUPID TEACHERS, WHERE ARE THE MIRRORS!?" Pink yelled.
"What are you…" the boo teacher started.
"LISTEN HERE!! I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN THE PAST DAY. THAT IS ALSO THE LAST TIME I LOOKED IN A MIRROR!! SHOW ME A MIRROR NOW OR I WILL SHOVE ONE OF THOSE BOOKS DOWN YOUR GHOSTLY THROAT!! NOW!!"
As soon as Pink yelled, a ghost teacher ran out of the room and came back with a hand mirror and a clue envelope.
"Take it." he said.
"…you have got to be kidding me." Red sighed.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Eighth
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Red read.
"Oh my…my face is SOOOO beautiful." Pink bragged as she stared into her new mirror.
"…"
Red grabbed Pink by the hand and ran out of the building and to their car.
"…she was even scarier than the koopa." one of the boo teachers said.
Croco
"…this is a bit harder than I thought." Croco mumbled as he searched for his clue in the armory.
Vivian and Beldam/Kooper and Bombette
The two duos walked out of their cars and saw each other at the Haunting Path.
"Well, well, well. Let's see how you little pathetic losers do here." Beldam taunted.
"Oh you want to go at it. BRING IT!!" Kooper yelled.
Both Beldam and Kooper ran out into the path, arguing. Bombette and Vivian followed, arguing back.
"…oh they did NOT just ignore us." the lead ghost of the scare squad said.
Thriff
"OH!! How long have I been here? I mean, those thieves are here now too. And I was on the first flight too." Thriff whined as he walked out of the ballroom empty handed.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Seventh
"Hey Mamar, we got a roadblock. 'Who is not afraid of the dark?'" Misstar read.
"…I'll do it." her partner responded.
"You sure about that?"
"Yeah I'm sure. I think I can handle it."
Mamar grabbed a flashlight and headed off into the mansion.
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings; currently in Last
The siblings, after arriving at the Moonlit Lake, didn't waste anytime and found the boat rental shack. They ran to it and grabbed their clue.
"Detour." Wendy read. "'Fear or Mirror. Will you be scared or will you scare?"
"We got to fear. Pretend we aren't scared and run past everything. It worked on quicksand on the last leg." Lemmy said.
"You have a point. Let's go." Wendy agreed.
The two siblings ran out of the shack and went back to their car, with full force.
Mamar
"WOW!! This mansion is so big…looks like I'll be here for a while." Misstar said after finding more doors after entering the dining room.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Eighth
"Roadblock…it doesn't matter what it is…I'm doing it." Red sighed as he headed off.
"Yeah you better do whatever you were supposed to fast." Pink replied.
"Whatever." Red mumbled as he grabbed a flashlight.
Croco
"Hehheh, too easy." Croco said as he found his clue in the pipe room.
The thief ran out of the mansion with great speed and headed off for his partner.
"Looks like I was right." Plenn sighed.
"GOOD JOB CROCO!!" Popple screamed.
Popple and Croco: Pen Pals; currently in Fourth
"Warning, last team to check in may be eliminated." Croco read.
"Okay, let's get out of here, see." Popple said.
Both of the thieves ran to their car and left the mansion.
Vivian and Beldam/Kooper and Bombette
"Outta the way you old hag." Kooper said as Beldam pushed him.
"Beauty before ugly, cretin." Beldam hissed.
"Oh that doesn't make sense." Bombette blasted back.
"It does to me now shut up. Vivian. The clue."
"R-right sis." Vivian meekly replied.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in Ninth
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors; currently in Tenth
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Vivian read aloud.
"Come on Bombette. We can beat the nag had and her little servant girl." Kooper said.
"Alright. Let's go." Bombette replied.
"NAG HAG!? VIVIAN, FOLLOW ME!! THOSE SIMPELTONS WILL FACE MY WRATH FOR THAT!!" Beldam yelled.
The shadow sirens and the neighbors both down the path back to their cars and drove off, each trying to pass the other.
Axem Red
"Dang it. This is pretty hard." Axem Red said as he walked out of one of the doors. "No clue so far."
Bowser. Jr.
"OH MY…THIS IS TAKING TOO LONG!! I NEED MY PAPA!!" Jr. yelled. The noise soon echoed throughout the house.
Mamar
"…what was that?" Mamar asked herself.
"Oh well. Got to keep searching."
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings
"Come on Wendy. Just keep running and ignore those ghosts." Lemmy said as they ran down the Haunting Path.
"Your right. What can they do to scare us?" Wendy replied.
"…oh no you didn't." the lead ghost said. "The last people got lucky. These guys. They have no chance."
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The next team ran up to the pitstop. Both were happy to be done with the leg and were smiling.
"Welcome to the Hotel Horror." the manager greeted.
"…Popple and Croco…you are team number four." Erik said.
Popple and Croco: Pen pals; Fourth; 12:08 A.M.
"YEAH!! We're still in the top half." Croco said.
"Indeed it is, see." Popple added.
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings
"GOODBYE LOSERS!!" the ghosts all yelled as Wendy and Lemmy were mere seconds away from the clue box.
"AH" Wendy gasped.
"FINALLY!! We got someone scared. Back to the start." the lead ghost said.
"…great." Lemmy sighed.
Mamar
"Hey wait a minute…is this is it…?" Mamar asked as she pulled something out of one of the jars in the ceramic studios.
"IT IS!! I'M DONE!!" she screamed
Mamar ran out of the room and out of the mansion to her partner.
"I'M DONE MISSTAR!!" she screamed.
"GOOD JOB GIRL!!" Misstar replied.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Fifth
"'Drive to your next possible pitstop at the Hotel Horror.'" Mamar read.
"Great. Now, let's go. This leg has been exhausting." Misstar said.
"Oh I agree."
Both stars left the mansion and everyone there.
Thriff
"There goes another team." Thriff sighed as he saw the star spirits leave.
"…soon I'll be the only one here. And Erik will come by to say 'Plenn and Thriff everyone else checked in so you are eliminated by default.'" he sighed.
Thriff ran back into the telephone room to make sure he didn't see a clue in there.
"Figures, one isn't here." he said as he walked away.
However, as Thriff is seen leaving the room, a clue can be barely seen underneath one of the telephones.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in Ninth
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors; currently in Tenth
"Roadblock time" Kooper announced.
"'Who is not afraid of the dark?'" Vivian read.
"I'll do it Kooper seeing as you did the last one." Bombette said.
"I'll do this one Vivian, seeing as though you'd screw this up somehow." Beldam said.
Bombette and Beldam both ran into the mansion with their flashlights and began searching for the clue.
Axem Red
"Darn it…when can I be done?" Red asked to himself.
"This is taking too long." he mumbled.
Bombette
"Alright. Now…this shouldn't be too hard." Bombette said as she walked into the first room. "All I got to do is just examine everything closely and I'll do fine."
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings
"OH FINALLY!!" Lemmy and Wendy both hollered as they got to the clue box.
"No time to waste. Open the clue." Wendy ordered.
"Alright."
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings; currently in Last.
"'Make your way to the Hidden Mansion where you will find your next clue.'" Lemmy read.
"…let's hurry. I have a feeling there is a roadblock up ahead where we can catch up." Wendy predicted.
"…you have a point. Let's go."
Both siblings ran off and headed in the direction of the mansion. They were determined to avoid elimination.
Bowser Jr.
"Hey, what's this?" Bowser Jr. said as he picked up something in the study.
"YES!! I got the clue. I got the clue." he celebrated.
Jr. ran to the door of the mansion and made his way to his partner.
"PAPA!! I GOT THE CLUE!!" he screamed.
"Good job my boy. You ready?" Bowser asked.
"Yes I am. Let's go." Jr. said.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; currently in Sixth
"'Warning, last team to check in may be eliminated.'" Jr. read.
"Alright Jr. Now…let's head to this hotel." Bowser said.
"Alright!"
The duo than ran to their car and drove off to the next pitstop.
Beldam
"Well, well, well. This is a bit harder than I thought." Beldam sighed.
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The next duo came running in. They landed on the mat in front of the hotel and smiled big.
"Welcome to the Hotel Horror." the dry bones manager greeted to the next team that arrived at the mat.
"Thank you very much." they responded.
"…Misstar and Mamar…you are team number five.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; Fifth; 12:24 A.M
"FIFTH!? That's a huge upgrade compared to ninth from the last leg." Misstar joked.
"Hehheh, yeah. I like five. Better number than nine any day." Mamar added.
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings; currently in Last
"Oh were finally here." Lemmy said as he and sister arrived.
"…there are teams here…we caught up?" Wendy asked.
"YES!! WE FINALLY GET A BREAK!! ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS COMPLETE THE ROADBLOCK FAST!!" Lemmy yelled.
"…okay. Let's get this roadblock over with. 'Who is not afraid of the dark?'"
"…how about you do it? We both aren't and I did the last roadblock."
"…okay. I'm gone."
As Wendy headed into the mansion, all the others sighed.
"…well looks like all remaining teams are here…time to fight to avoid elimination." Plenn sighed.
Bombette
"…oh my gosh! I found it! I FOUND IT!!" Bombette squealed as she ran down the stairs with the clue.
Beldam
"That little bomb girl…can't let her walk out with THAT before me." Beldam hissed.
The shadow siren began to cast some ice in front of Bombette's path, causing her to slip. She fell to the ground, dropping the clue.
"I'll take that." she said as she picked up the clue.
"HEY!!" Bombette fussed. "You can't do that!"
"The route info said until you're out of the mansion, anything is fair game. It is very legal that I did that. Now, shoo little girl. You're in my way." Beldam hissed as she walked out of the mansion.
"VIVIAN!! GET THE CAR READY!! WE'RE HEADING FOR THE PITSTOP!!"
"You sure about that?" Vivian asked.
"Read the little clue, whelp."
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in Seventh
"'…Drive to your next possible pitstop at the Hotel Horror.'" Vivian read.
"SEE!! I TOLD YOU!! NOW DRIVE!!" Beldam said as she ran to the car.
"…yes sis." Vivian sighed.
The two sirens drove off for the pitstop…leaving four upset teams.
"…great. Nag hag's gone." Kooper sighed. "I was hoping she would be eliminated."
"More teams gone…this is bad." Plenn sighed.
"Whatevs…Red'll be out soon." Pink mumbled.
"…" Lemmy said nothing.
Wendy O
"Darn it. Apparently all the other teams found all the easy to find clues." Wendy sighed.
"This is going to be hard."
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"You call THIS a hotel? This isn't even classified as a motel."
The dry bones manager scoffed and looked the other way. The bellboys both stuck their tongues out at the duo that just arrived.
"Er…Bowser and Bowser Jr…you are team number six." Erik announced.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; Sixth; 12:30 A.M.
"SIX!?" Bowser yelled. "Aw well. It's better than stinkin eighth, right Jr?"
"Right dad. But were getting first next time." Jr. announced.
Axem Red
"Hmm…? Is this it?" Red said as he picked up something in the nursery.
"…could this be the clue…?"
"YES!! I DID IT!!"
Axem Red ran out of the nursery and ran to his partner outside.
"ABOUT TIME!!"
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Eighth
"'Warning, last team to check in may be eliminated.'" Red read.
"Well hurry up Red. A hotel's a waiting. I want to go to the pitstop." Pink demanded.
"…another leg over…thank god."
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"Beldam, turn around. We aren't going the right way." Vivian sighed.
"Well how who would YOU know that?" Beldam asked.
"…well I'm navigating and…"
"That's it. YOU are navigating. You're reading it wrong. I know what I'm doing."
"…fine."
Thriff
"…I can't believe it…I'm going to be here for all eternity." Thriff sighed.
The shopkeeper sighed. He was once again in the telephone room. He decided to check one more time.
"…I know there is something here. I know it."
Thriff began looking around when he lost his balance and knocked over one of the telephones on a post.
"Ouch." Thriff whined.
As the telephone hit the ground, a clue was seen where the telephone was.
"…you've got to be kidding me?" Thriff gasped. "I FOUND IT!! I FOUND IT!!"
Thriff ran down the stairs, out the mansion, and to his partner.
"YES!!" Plenn screamed.
"SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG BRO!!" his brother apologized.
"No need to be. What matters is that you did it and I'm proud of you."
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Ninth
"'Drive to your next possible pitstop at the Hotel Horror.'" Plenn read.
"Oh finally this leg is over." Thriff sighed. "Come on. If we get eliminated after all of that I'll be mad."
Plenn and Thriff both ran as fast as they could to make up for all the time they lost at the roadblock.
Bombette
"Oh good gracious, here it is." Bombette sighed.
Bombette ran to her partner and smiled.
"Sorry it took so long. Nag hag stole the clue from me when I found it the first time." she apologized.
"It's alright. Let's hurry."
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors; currently in Tenth
"'…Drive to your next possible pitstop at the Hotel Horror.'" Bombette read.
"Sorry Lemmy. Hopefully the other teams get lost." Kooper said to the last person standing as he and Bombette drove off.
"…hopefully you'll get lost…seeing as though you two are the only ones who Wendy and I can catch up to in time." Lemmy muttered under his breath.
Wendy O
"…so…is this it." Wendy said as she pulled something from one of the ball holes in the pool table in the billiards room.
"It is. We can finally finish this leg."
Wendy, thinking she was the last one, ran outside to her brother, where she was not surprised to find out they were the only ones left.
"Well let's go bro. We're not wasting any time." Wendy said.
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings; currently in Last
"'Drive to your next possible pitstop at the Hotel Horror.'" Wendy read.
"Well come on. We got to catch up to the neighbors. They aren't to far from us, seeing as though they just left." Lemmy noted.
Wendy nodded as she and her brother ran to her car and drove off.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"…are we lost?" Red asked as he looked around at the trees.
"How would I know? I'm not looking at any stinkin map." Pink retorted.
"Well it would help if you actually TRIED to help."
"…nah. Too much work."
"…" Red couldn't even say anything to that.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"Well finally you listen to me." Vivian sighed as Beldam made a u-turn.
"Hush up child. I'm not doing what YOU want me to do. I'm doing what I want to do." Beldam hissed.
"…well excuse me…"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…I can't help but to apologize again." Thriff apologized.
"Don't worry about it." Plenn said.
"I think the other two teams are going to catch up soon. Hopefully, we'll be safe."
"Don't worry. We'll get there before at least one of them."
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors
"…well…looks like Wendy and Lemmy are out. They're right on our tail." Bombette sighed.
"…you know there are cars just right ahead of us. I think I see the nag hag's car, along with the rangers and the brothers." Kooper pointed out.
"Really? Maybe that stubborn old witch will get the boot after all."
"Let's hope. I don't want the siblings out yet. They don't deserve it…not after being yielded."
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings
"I see more cars. Looks like this is it. We have to beat them. Or we're gone." Lemmy sighed.
"This…sucks. We wouldn't be in this position if it wasn't for papa and his grubby fingers for yielding us." Wendy grumbled.
"…don't worry. We aren't going to get eliminated. Not yet."
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All five cars pulled up to the Hotel Horror parking lot. As soon as the teams saw each other, they all started running, all trying to avoid elimination.
"Come on Wendy. We worked too hard to get eliminated now." Lemmy told his sister.
"You better move faster Vivian. We better not be eliminated." Beldam hissed.
"Come on Kooper. I don't want to go yet." Bombette said.
"This is it Plenn. I didn't go through that hard roadblock just to be eliminated." Thriff pointed out.
"Pink, please run. I want to stay in this race. Please?" Red begged his partner.
All five teams kept running. Soon, Erik and the greeters saw all five teams.
The first of the five teams landed on the map.
"Welcome to the Hotel Horror." the dry bones manager greeted.
"We hope you are enjoying you're race." the boo bellboys added.
"Thanks!"
"Whatever."
"…Vivian and Beldam…you are team number seven." Erik announced.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; Seventh; 12:48 A.M.
"A poor placement but we'll make up for it next leg." Beldam said, calmly.
"Er…yes." Vivian agreed as the two walked off the mat.
The next duo than ran to the mat. They were hoping they weren't last.
"…Wendy O and Lemmy…you are team number eight." Erik announced.
Wendy O and Lemmy: Siblings; Eighth; 12:49 A.M.
"OH THANK GOD!!" Wendy sighed.
"This is good." Lemmy agreed.
Just than, the siblings thought they saw something near the door of the hotel. The figure resembled their father.
"…Game on pops. GAME ON!!" Lemmy announced to the figure.
The figure than walked away, grumbling.
As Wendy and Lemmy walked off, the next duo ran in. Both were exhausted.
"…Axem Red and Axem Pink…" Erik started.
"…yes." Red asked, with fright in his voice.
"…you are team number nine." the dry bones finished.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; Ninth; 12:50 A.M.
"We're in for another round." Red sighed.
"…whateves. Finally. We're at the pitstop. Relaxation, here we come." Pink announced.
The rangers both walked off the mat as the next team hit it.
"…" Erik was about to speak.
"…oh God. Here it comes. Our verdict."
"…Plenn and Thriff…you are team number ten."
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; Tenth; 12:51 A.M.
"WHAT!?" both brothers gasped.
"Oh my…we're still in it." Plenn said, happily.
"Oh thank God. I would've been so mad at myself if we got eliminated because of my poor roadblock performance.
As the brothers stepped off the mat, the last team stepped on it. They pretty much knew what was about to happen.
"…Kooper and Bombette…"
"…no need to try to get us to not believe it." Kooper said.
"Just tell us." Bombette said.
"…you are the last team to arrive." Erik announced.
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors; Last Place; 12:52 A.M.
"…I knew it."
"…any chance of a reprieve?" Bombette asked.
"Sadly know. I am sorry to say that you've been eliminated from the race."
Kooper and Bombette: Neighbors
Finishing Place: 11th (ELIMINATED)
"…well…we had fun…right?" Bombette said, sadly.
"Yeah. I just knew we'd get eliminated early. I'm not the least bit sad. I had a blast and that's what counts." Kooper said, trying to sound happy.
"I kinda feel the same way too."
"Bingo. The second team that bit the dust was us. I actually kinda expected it." Kooper sighed. "All the other teams wanted to be first place so badly. Although that would've been nice, I just wanted to explore and have fun. So, in a way, although we didn't last long, we did win. I developed a good friendship with my friend, Bombette, and I got some really good memories. I feel rejuvenated. I feel just like I did when I helped Mario get back the star rod.
"My relationship with Kooper has certainly changed for the better. I think we can both say that we are each other's best friend." Bombette said, proudly. "We've known each other for quite some time, and I'm proud I did this race with him. We weren't the most athletic team, but we showed some teams up in some of the challenges. It sucks we are getting sent home early, but it doesn't matter. We had fun and that's what counts."
"It's been a pleasure, Amazing Race. I now bid you farewell." Kooper announced as he and Bombette walked off, until they couldn't be seen.
Although the race had ended for the duo, a new leg of life had begun for them. While they didn't last long, they were both in high spirits even in the moment of defeat. Their bond had grown significantly throughout the course of this race, and that is what counts in the book of life.
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Next time, on the Amazing Race.
Teams are hit with a mountain of trouble…literally.
"DANG!! I knew this place was called Tall Tall Mountain, but I never knew it was THIS tall."
An alliance is formed…with only one purpose.
"So it's agreed?" Wendy asked the other two teams.
"Yes it is." Lima replied. "We will stop at nothing until Bowser and Bowser Jr. are gone."
"Oh I can't wait for it. They'll regret their personality towards everyone in this race." Thriff added.
And a team is faced with a terrifying fast forward.
"…I can't do it."
"Come on. Yes you can."
"NO I CAN'T!! WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN ROUTE!!"
"WHAT!? WHY!?"
"ISN'T IT OBVIOUS!? LOOK AT THIS!! DO YOU THINK I CAN DO THAT!?"
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Alright. There goes leg 2. Hope you all enjoyed. Please read and review. Thanks!
