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The AMAZING RACE
Chapter 4: Road Block
Roadblock: A task only one team member can complete. Teams must choose which member will complete the task based on a brief clue about the task before fully revealing the details of the task. Later editions of the program have limits on the number of Roadblocks one team member can perform, that both team members perform the same amount. There is generally at least one Roadblock present on each leg of the race.
"Drive yourself to Coast City as you enter the City you will receive your next clue," Felicity read the task details as John Diggle and Lyla Michaels raced pass them already inside their car.
Oliver and Felicity had finished second therefore they were the second team to be given the general clue with still four teams behind them.
After the task was read, Oliver grabbed Felicity's hand then led the way toward the marked cars to be used for the race.
"I take it I'm the designated driver and you're the navigator?" Oliver asked her.
"You take it right although I think you've driven to Coast City at least more than once so I know you should know you're way around even without me."
'Yes, but it wouldn't really be quite as enjoyable without you by my side. We're a team anyway so you're stuck with me, woman."
Felicity rolled her eyes at Oliver's attempt at humor resigned to the fact that this was going to be another very long day ahead of them.
"Detour," Felicity said before she continued, "Soar or Dip? I'm almost afraid to know what both words are supposed to symbolize given the detour choices last time."
"Let's chose dip," Oliver said leaning over Felicity to read the instructions, "if you're afraid of heights it seems like a safer bet."
Facing the cameras, Oliver and Felicity mouthed their choice at the same time, "dip."
It turns out the choice of 'Soar or Dip' meant, they were to memorize then perform an operatic song in front of an audience who would judge if they were good enough to pass for 'Soar' on the other hand, in 'Dip' they were to learn the Tango and perform it, in front of another audience proficient in the art of Tango. The Tango included a dip at the end of the pre-choreographed dance.
While Oliver was a little reluctant with the Tango, it was still a better option for him and he was thankful that they had chosen the dance rather than the song. He just couldn't imagine himself doing the Opera. on the other hand, because of the Queen stature in Starling City, his mother had made sure he had dance lessons including the basics of Tango when he was younger. Although Tommy Merlyn and Thea Queen had mastered the dance better than him, they were way behind him in time, so there was a chance he and Felicity can move to first place given that he hadn't spotted Diggle or his partner in the dance studio thinking they had probably chosen 'soar' thinking just like him it meant something else.
It had taken Oliver and Felicity thirty minutes to learn the dance, another twenty minutes to change because apparently you had to be in the right costume before they made their first attempt in front of the judges and an audience.
As the beginning notes of the song started, Oliver held Felicity in the right position then led her as they danced the beginning steps of the Tango. Largely because Felicity had probably never danced to the Tango before , she had tangled her feet to the point that she had tripped Oliver twice, the second time almost sending both of them to the ground if not for the quick reflexes of her partner as he tried to right their position.
Felicity huffed in frustration, "it's not right that I couldn't get it right and you're just….just…flawless! I can dance, I've been to clubs, obvious not as many as you Mister skirt chaser…I was born in Vegas for god's sakes, not that I did any dancing there because that would be just so wrong since I wasn't even in my teens at that time…the point is, I should be able to nail this!"
Oliver just listened to her rant about her being hopeless when it came to the Tango, he wasn't really that good himself but then compared to her, he was a greater dancer by leaps and bounds.
"That's fine. We can do this again, we have the time. We just have to nail it, as you nicely put it the next few times. Just follow my lead. By the way, you look beautiful in that red gown with that flower over your ear, breathtaking…." Oliver said the last word in a whisper as he put them back in position.
"The Tango is the most romantic dance every invented Felicity. Much of it is just like foreplay of romance just in a walk-dance like setting. All you have to do is follow my lead, baby. Just concentrated your whole being on me and your body will follow my body's motion. Simple." Oliver explained.
Felicity fixed her concentration on a spot in his neck, simple! Felicity puffed silently, her frustration levels at an all-time high.
"Look into my eyes Felicity, shut out everything except me, just me, just you and me. Like I'm the man you most desire in the world, that's it," as Felicity followed his instruction to look into his eyes, succeeding in shutting everything else out.
As the opening bars of the music started again, Oliver himself firmly locked his eyes on his partner. Blue eyes that had him drowning that he almost forgot they were in the middle of the dance floor surrounded by an audience.
Oliver automatically went through the steps the same way he had done more than half a dozen times already but this time, he felt the difference immediately. Felicity was with him all the way, every hip throw, every slow dip as they circled back to the middle and then the slow lift with her coming back down as miniscule as possible, infinitesimally close to him as the hairs from his chest to his lower torso jolted at the contact.
When finally, Felicity was at eye level with him once again, body almost touching the floor after the lift, her eyes dilated with passion that he was sure rivaled his own as her chest touched his. He had to heave a breath as he felt her nipples harden at contact. In response, he felt another part of his anatomy also harden to the point that it literally hurt when her upper leg accidentally brushed against it.
Or was it accidental, as Oliver noticed Felicity bite her lower lip to smother a grin just before her feet fully touched the ground and he dipped her one last time making him narrow his eyes at her.
A second after, Oliver whispered a threat into her ear, "I know you did that deliberately this time. You're playing with fire. Be warned that the next time you do that, this is going to end with you and me doing more than the Tango, baby."
They had stayed in their position for a few more seconds, each one not giving daring to move until a sputter of clapping and whistle calls interrupted them.
Oliver immediately pulled Felicity up to a standing position before he noted the cat calls where actually coming from the three couples who had joined them, Sara and Nyssa., his very own sister Thea who was giving him the thumbs up as was pulling Roy Harper and Tommy and Laurel who both had raised eyebrows at them before Tommy leaned over to whisper something in Laurel's ear making her punch Tommy in the chest a little too hard.
Because his attention was on the other couples, Oliver failed to notice the judge handing them the next clue as a sign that they had gotten the judge approval until Felicity nudged an elbow to his side, painfully.
With Oliver's attention firmly on her, she flung the clue to his chest, flattening her palm on top of the clue before she said, "read it."
Oliver frowned at her. She was usually the one always eager to read the next route information contained in the clue.
"It'll get your mind distracted from," Felicity answered his silent query as she looked down on his bulge, something that Oliver had actually forgotten, distracted as he was by the other teams.
He deliberately turned his back on the camera and faced her, "it's gone now, the urge to ravish you," he said that while he gave her a lingering look from foot to head, his eyes finally resting on hers.
While his heady feeling was gone, he wanted Felicity to take a dose of her own medicine. Hence he took a page out of her book. And with just a look mind you, no touching involved, he saw Felicity gulp then turn away from him as if turning away from temptation as he turned back around and tore the route info and read it facing the cameras.
"Proceed to the Mile Long Coast City beach were you will receive your next clue," Oliver took a quick glance at Felicity who was now turned toward him although her eyes refused to make eye contact with him, "I know where that is."
Felicity made a gesture for him to lead the way as she picked up her pack to follow him to the car.
Oliver sneaked a glance at Felicity from the rear view mirror, it was approaching four in the afternoon, the sun was still a little too high for his liking since he was thinking the next activity most probably had something to do with the beach or the water.
As Oliver drove toward the coast, he noticed a car ahead of them that looked familiar.
"It's Diggle, they're in front of us." Oliver said a little too excitedly.
Felicity abandoned looking out the window and stared straight ahead to indeed see a car identical to theirs with a race sticker just a few meters ahead of them, "step on the gas Queen."
After giving her a cheeky grin over the rear view mirror, Oliver did as he was instructed. Not generally one wanting to be bossed around, he found he liked it when Felicity bossed him around and did as she demanded him to do.
The couple in the other car probably noticed them too as the other car noticeably tried to speed up but Oliver already had the momentum versus the other car and easily passed them, turning to the right so that he could give his bodyguard John Diggle a triumphant fist pump just as they passed by.
"Good job Queen," Felicity told him as they pulled away.
"Roadblock." Felicity told Oliver.
"Only one of us should do the task, you want to do this or should I?" Oliver questioned Felicity.
"We don't know what 'it' is but I have a feeling it has something to do with the water so I think you should take this one. Water isn't exactly my strong point," Felicity told him.
"Okay then. I'm going to do this," Oliver stated to the camera as he continued to read the task.
A few minutes later, Oliver was dressed down in board shorts as he lifted a light weight kayak toward the water. The task called for him to paddle toward a designated spot a few meters deep and grabbed a clue that was perched on a buoy then paddle back to the shore.
"Come on Oliver, you can do this. John and Lyla are right behind you," Felicity egged Oliver on.
Oliver turned to see that indeed Diggle was dressed down similarly and was about ten feet away from him, "give me a kiss for good luck. Am sure John is getting one from Lyla."
"Not getting one," Felicity told him almost pushing him toward the water.
Oliver made a point of giving a face to the camera before he turned back to Felicity, "come on baby, just one on the cheek. If I get cramps or something like it midway, your kiss will give me the strength to overcome it. Please…."
"Your are such a baby Oliver!" Felicity whined but surprised Oliver, which by the way was caught on camera, when Felicity gave him a noisy smack on the cheek that had Oliver placing a hand on his cheek, frozen a few seconds at the abruptness of her action.
"Oliver!" Felicity shouted, "John is getting into the water!"
And just like that, Oliver grabbed his kayak and sprinted toward the water, getting a boost from the unexpected kiss Felicity had given him.
Oliver concentrated on the task barely registering his bossy partner shouting instructions at him from the shore. Her kiss on his cheek was more than enough for him to make sure he got the clue and arrived back at the shore hoping another kiss awaited him if he made it back before John did.
In the end, John and Oliver finished almost neck to neck with John getting the slight edge on him, very miniscule by Oliver's assessment.
Felicity tore the clue and read the instruction, Coast City Zoo. Oh no, she thought, please not a Zoo. She hated the Zoo, well not so much hated the Zoo but had an irrational reaction to a particular animal that she hoped wouldn't be inside the Zoo.
Oliver quickly changed then drove them toward the Zoo this time with Felicity navigating, the Coast City Zoo was definitely not one of the places that someone like Oliver Queen would be familiar with. They hit the brakes almost at the same time that John did. Then the team of Oliver and Felicity as well as the team of John and Lyla were running side by side toward the entrance of the Zoo.
Felicity and Lyla both push their men aside as they read the instructions in front of the gate of the Zoo.
"The Zoo is closed for the day," Lyla started.
"Opens at 7:00 in the morning tomorrow, damn, we missed it by a few minutes," Felicity muttered frustrated.
"So that's means we can call it a night right?" John said to no one in particular.
It was then that an assistant segment producer approached them confirming that yes indeed, they were done for the night and they would enter the Zoo grounds based on the time they arrived. Since both teams arrived at the same time, both teams would enter the Zoo at 7:00am the next day unless for some reason they did not make it back in front of the Zoo gates by that time.
"Maybe we should just sleep here," Lyla told John.
John took a moment to gauge Oliver and Felicity before he just bluntly asked them, "you guys fine with sleeping on the side of the road tonight or you plan to get a room for the night.
Oliver looked at Felicity, his competitive nature fighting with his natural instinct for a proper bed after the activities earlier as he deferred to his partner, "you up for that?"
Felicity assessed Lyla and John back, "if they're sleeping out here, we are too."
John and Lyla smiled knowing they had the advantage over the other two if the other two did indeed decide to sleep out on the street. John and Lyla were soldiers after all, this wasn't the first time and it won't be the last time they had to sleep in unconventional places. On the other hand, pampered Oliver Queen they were sure never slept anywhere that wasn't a first-class bed and his partner Felicity Smoak looked so fragile that they knew it would be a big challenge for her to even attempt it.
"Yes, we are camping out here," Lyla answered for John and her.
Not backing out from what she perceived as a statement challenge, Felicity responded, "so are we."
"You're shivering," Oliver said a matter-a-factly to her noticing her discomfort.
"Well this isn't exactly the Sheraton. We're practically homeless people sleeping in the street," Felicity answered him sarcastically already very much uncomfortable and not appreciating him pointing it out.
"Well, if you had wanted, we could have been safely tucked away in a hotel room just like the other teams but noooo, you rose to John and Lyla's challenge to sleep right out here. You do remember both of them are trained former military types therefore this is not uncomfortable for them."
Felicity had her back to him the first time he spoke but twisted her body as they conversed and gave him her back again before she answered, "just shut up. I don't want to talk to you right now."
Both of them had been covered in thick jackets as the cold wind set in that night, but compared to him, Felicity was very obviously the one more not used to sleeping in the outdoors as she had pointed out some time earlier. Oliver could feel her shivering, though they weren't touching, from where he was, almost a foot away from her. But in true Felicity fashion, she tried to brave the cold as long as she could.
After Oliver heard her try to rub her own arms, presumably to get more heat circulating, he decided that whether she liked it or not, he was going to help give her some body heat. Not the way he usually shared his body heat because they were after all out here in the open with not just one other team present but a couple of camera men and a few production crew, although in his younger years that wouldn't have stopped him, he was a changed man. Besides, this was Felicity, he would never do that to her.
After another pause, Oliver finally scooted over to Felicity, eliminating the space between them and lifted an arm so he could spoon her in but not before he gave her some warning, "I'm going to put my arm around you, it'll help to keep both of us warm."
Felicity's first reaction was to freeze, stiffen up as she physically felt Oliver's arm wrap around her torso. While that was very unexpected, her body's reaction to his was even more surprising, or was it.
Unconsciously, her body arched so she fit right into the crest that Oliver's body had formed, their positions was made more intimate by Oliver as he pulled her infinitesimally into his chest.
After the first few seconds of shock, Felicity deliberately stilled her body. Her senses now 100% awake and focused on the man who had his arm around her.
Finally finding her voice, Felicity quietly told him, "it wasn't that cold, I could have managed. An extra blanket would have served the same purpose."
Oliver's breath on her ear made Felicity jump as he said, "unfortunately we don't have a blanket. What you get is something even better, a human blanket, me. Just relax, we need the sleep if we are going to be able to beat John and Lyla tomorrow and finish the leg on top. Besides, this is actually quite nice."
Felicity's only response was a huff and Oliver took that as a sign that he did the right thing though she would never thank him for it. If she was really fine with the cold then she would have immediately protested and pushed him away, but the fact that she had leaned into him, although that was probably more her body reflex told him that this was the right thing to do.
Oliver realized that he liked to do little things like this for Felicity, and just for Felicity. He could never imagine himself doing this for his 'women'. Nope, that wasn't Oliver Queen's style at all.
From across them, about maybe twenty feet away, John and Lyla were also cuddling and this was not only because of the cold but because they were a couple, and they were used to cuddling together.
It was Lyla who first spotted Oliver as he spooned Felicity and commented on it, "well, would you look at that, looks like your boy is making some moves on his partner."
John took a moment to observe 'his boy' before he responded, "that right there is not a classic Oliver Queen 'I'll wrap my arms around you and get into your pants' move. I've actually been observing that boy, I think this time that boy may realize something before the end of this Race. Let's hope he doesn't mess this up."
"You think Felicity is good for him?"
"I know Oliver is attracted to Felicity, it's more than obvious. And maybe it started just like all those other times Oliver spotted something he liked. We all saw that during the launch in the hotel. But, I think that boy is slowly realizing that this is something more maybe. It's a good thing the Race doesn't allow him the luxury of his go to move."
"Sex?"
"Yeah that. Although to be fair, he does seem to be more careful and patient around this one. Maybe the way the Race is designed, giving the teammates time to discover stuff about their partners which would be impossible in normal relationship developments helps him, helps them get into whatever they are getting into at a slower pace. That gives them a stronger foundation."
"Oh really," Lyla turned so her whole body was beneath John's, "you've really given those two a lot of thought, can read Oliver like he's an open book. You really are good at your job, being a body guard. But enough about them, I think it's time you give my body some attention, this body needs to be guarded too."
John snickered then bent so that he could kiss the hollow of her neck, "oh believe me, I'd like to do a lot more than just this. But unfortunately, we are out in the open, unlike my ward over there, I'm not one for giving out a free show. Maybe tomorrow night, after we win this leg we celebrate in private.
"Lyla wrapped her arms around his neck, "I'll hold you to that. There's going to be something extra special in it for you, if we win this leg.
"Then consider me properly motivated for tomorrow then."
"Another road block," Oliver told Felicity as they read the information.
Felicity inhaled then answered, "I guess I'll have to take this one since you took the last one. Let's just hope there aren't any Kangaroos in this one because I am definitely out of here if that happens."
"Kangaroos really? What have they ever done to you? Have you ever been to Australia?"
"Yes, nothing and no, to answer your questions, wait I'll retract my answer to your second question," Felicity and Oliver where talking animatedly as they entered the Zoo premises and followed the instructions, "they're just creepy and I have this recurring dream, although I think it wasn't really so much a dream because it seems so real….that the Kangaroo pulled me inside it's pocket, is it called a pocket right? The place were little joeys, baby K's are called joeys right, are kept. I had this dream that this Kangaroo grabbed me and just pulled me inside his pocket like one of them apron things except it's attached to its body and I never saw the light of day again. It's creepy, it's scary and it's downright real, I swear it was real…." Felicity continued her babble story-telling and Oliver gave her occasional side glances but was looking ahead most of the way with his hand on her elbow guiding her forward since she was obviously lost in her own world.
They had been walking for quite sometime until they reached the outskirts of the Zoo and into an open area on one side with a lot of loose grass and a circular fence on the other side as Oliver spotted the Amazing Race flag marker which told them this was the place for the next challenge, Oliver saw it first tensing up then pulled Felicity to a stop, standing in front of her to block the signage, wanting to warn her before she realized what the challenge was.
"Oliver, owww," Felicity said as she bumped into Oliver.
Oliver placed his hands on her shoulders as he prepared her, "sometimes it's best to face your fears, best way to overcome them."
"What the hell are you talking about?
"This," Oliver stepped aside as Felicity lifted her head seeing the signboard that clearly said, "Kangaroo Kingdom," and took one, then two steps back at the same time almost shouting in panic, "no, no, no, no, no…"
It took Oliver two gentle pulls of her arms to get her to focus back to him.
"Hey, hey," Oliver started off as he rattled off pertinent points of what activity needed to be done to her, "it doesn't involve you touching and going anywhere near them, at all. Apparently Coast City has an ongoing educational exchange program with Melbourne, hence the Kangaroos. This challenge involves compacting the grass into rectangular bales as you can see," Oliver pointed to stacks of bales already finished, "then transferring them to the feeding area using a three-wheel barrel. It's not that hard, a little physical labor isn't that bad. Here read the instructions."
Felicity took a moment to read the instructions and was momentarily relieved to know that she wouldn't really be anywhere near her feared Kangaroos but only for a moment as she realized how physically taxing the activity would be for one person.
"I can't do it," Felicity protested once again.
Oliver could already see Lyla, who had elected to do the task already halfway done with the compacting as cheered on by John.
"Hey baby, we are losing our advantage," Oliver encouraged her.
"Don't you baby me," more forceful than she meant as she faced the cameras, "he's not, weren't…no one calls me baby," as if it explained a lot.
Oliver rolled his eyes at the camera as if to say 'don't mind her, she's just in one of her moods but isn't she adorable' as he gave a grin that was caught by the lens.
Felicity was still psyching herself up, marching up and down an imaginary line when Lyla triumphantly jumped into the arms of John, a sign that she had finished the challenge before they got their next clue.
"Anytime now Felicity," Oliver told her a little bit cautiously not trying to pressure her, at the same time aware that they were falling behind.
"You do it!" Felicity told him peeved.
"I would except we can't switch, you already said you'll do the challenge," Oliver reminding her of the rules.
"Screw the rules, they knew I hated Kangaroos! They googled my browsing history, that's right. They did. I knew that Slade Wilson was up to something." Felicity continued to mumble unintelligently, mostly to herself as another team arrived, Nyssa Raatko and Sara Lance.
Sara frowned, noticing that while Oliver and Felicity were actually there, it seemed like they hadn't started with the challenge and said so to Nyssa who just shrugged her shoulders, "maybe they're having a lover's quarrel or something. Oliver Queen has that effect on women he spends more than a day with."
Having heard the comment, Oliver turned to the women and glared at them. "She's just getting into a zone," Oliver defended his partner.
Only to be contradicted by the woman he tried to defend, "more like having a breakdown. I can't do this!"
Oliver approached her once again, "you can baby…Felicity," he corrected himself, "another team is here. You can do this, I believe in you."
At Oliver's last words, Felicity stopped walking and instead looked at him. Realizing that he was maybe on to something he repeated what he said, "I believe in you. You can do this Felicity. The short time that I have known you, you've proven that you can overcome anything….even your fears. I believe in you," Oliver repeated his eyes locking with hers.
Felicity nodded once, then again, as if putting herself in a zone before she slowly walked away from him and toward the grass activity area as if she was on a mission. Spotting Laurel and Tommy arrive. Oliver was glad that she finally started to get going. If they were to have any chance at all, they, well Felicity had to step up her game.
"You still here?" Tommy approached him just as Laurel ran toward the general area where Sara and Felicity where.
"Yeah, Felicity had a problem with Kangaroos."
"Kangaroos, really? What did they ever do to her?"
"Apparently be a constant in her nightmares."
In the end, it had been down to Team Oliver/Felicity and Team Thea/Roy, as the physical activity had taken its toll on Felicity to complete the task all but canceling out her fear of Kangaroos. If there was one thing that would get Felicity pushing herself on her second wind, it was the thought of failing at a goal she had set out for herself.
Those last few strides toward the Amazing Race mat and finally planting her feet on it had left her in her most exhausted state since…never. This was a new kind of torture for her. The previous day had ended with her sleeping on the cold ground, her sacrifice versus the creature comforts that she should have had should not end in her being eliminated from this Race.
Felicity knew that if they would be eliminated, it was because of her and her alone. Oliver had done his share including being there for her, being her rock, pushing her, pulling her, he had outdone himself during this leg of the race that she gladly initiated this leg end embrace before he could even circle his arms around her in relief.
In the end, Thea and Roy were eliminated.
"That was scary, almost being eliminated," Felicity said.
"We'll do better next time," Oliver answered.
"No, I know it's my fault, if we would have been eliminated that is. You don't have to try to make me feel better, baby me. The Kangaroos threw me off. But now I've got my eye on the prize," stretching out her hands and pointing toward a logo of the Amazing Race.
"And I'm with you all the way, baby."
Felicity frowned and placed her arms on her hips, "I know I told you not to call me that."
"Call you what, baby?" Oliver teased her.
" .Baby." Felicity poked his chest with her finger after every word for emphasis, an action that was once again caught by the cameras.
Seeing the camera man still filming, Oliver blocked the lens with his hand before saying, "turn it off, were done for the day. Give my baby and me some privacy," wrapping his arm around Felicity.
Since the camera man refused to turn off his camera, he caught Felicity elbowing Oliver in the ribs and him doubling over. The camera man even dared to have a close up of Oliver still in pain, "I'm ok, that's just foreplay," Oliver said winking at the camera.
Back in Starling, the first episode of the Race just finished airing. Because they needed the production team to cut and edit, each leg of the race was broadcast one-week after until the finale which would be the only episode broadcasted live. Moira and Robert watched the first episode from the Queen Mansion together with Malcolm Merlyn who they invited including the Mayor and a few close friends as well as the producers of the show Slade Wilson and Isabel Rochev to join them as some kind of viewing party.
Isabel was checking her phone. She had been having this sanguine smile the whole time as she fingered the messages on her phone before she finally looked up, "well, if the social media response is any indication and it is a very, very important indication, this edition of the Race is going to be one of the best ones. This early, fans are already battling online. Surprisingly, looks like the team that everyone is talking about is Olicity."
Slade raised his glass at Isabel before he answered the query of the others who had blank looks on their faces. Obviously none of them well versed in social network speak.
"We've got a hit on our hands. The citizens of Starling City have embraced their ships, ah…couples, team, favorites…..and looks like Olicity, that's Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak, teens today have a way of combining names, Oliver and Felicity, hence Olicity is trending at number 1. That is quite unexpected given that compared to the teams, they are a tandem that is relatively unknown, or at least one half is of the team is. Oliver Queen is an icon in himself here in Starling City but his partner Felicity Smoak, she is the wildcard here, the unknown. They fact that they are doing so well in social media makes her the breakout star of this show. People are going to track this Olicity thing, that's for sure."
"So this is a good thing?" Moira asked.
"Mrs. Queen, this is a great thing. The money you channeled to sponsor this, the Mayor's initiative to have the people of Starling have something for them, a point of rally. Every one of those objectives we laid out, we knocked them out of the ballpark," Slade Wilson said.
"So this Olicity is good for Starling City?" the Mayor asked not quite still getting the pen name.
"Olicity," Isabel answered still looking at her phone, "Dyla, Nysara, Merlance, Theroy, they all have their following...fans as you would call them, some more than others. We've got a few breakout stars. I reckon some of them will be celebrities long after this edition of the show has ended."
Slade nodded to Isabel, "it's time to get some reaction from the streets interviews, let's get some feels ready for airing for the next episode. I see massive pandemonium in the future, a citywide fever of masses rallying behind their ships."
"I don't have any idea of what you have just said, but I like it." The Mayor raised his tumbler in salute.
"Before the next episode will air, you'll get to experience exactly what I just said then you'll understand. Remember this first episode aired was a non-elimination leg, the next one will have the fans rallying behind their favorites."
Sorry Theroy shippers.