Leg 8
Previously on The Amazing Race, 7 teams continued their journey in the Kanto region. While Blue and Yellow easily gone through the leg, bad detour decisions by Red and Green and Emerald and Platinum caused them to fall behind. Unfortunately, Platinum could not make up for lost time at the roadblock, eliminating the duo. 6 teams remain, who will be eliminated next?
The Seafoam Islands, Kanto's most beautiful islands. The entrance to this cave is the pit stop for the seventh leg of the race. Here, 6 teams will depart on the eighth leg of the Amazing Race.
Blue and Yellow, departing 1st at 3.17am
"Make your way back to the starting line of your Amazing Race journey in Goldenrod City. From the airport, search for your marked vehicle." Yellow read.
"Can you believe that we are already at the 8th leg of the Amazing Race?" Blue asked as they walked to the jetty.
"Time sure flies." Yellow replied.
Seafoam Islands Jetty
"The ticket counter only opens at 7.30am so we are heading to the hotel to see what we can do." Blue said as they walked to the hotel.
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"Let's see, the 7.45am ferry carries fifty people and only 9 seats are available." Yellow checked. "For flights there is a flight from Fuchsia City Airport at 10.00am."
"Okay, can you book us for both?" Blue asked her.
"I can only reserve seats for us for now, we have to head to the ticket counter at both the jetty and the airport to pay." Yellow answered her.
"Alright, you want to reserve for Ruby and Sapphire?" Blue asked again.
"Yeah, I did that too." Yellow said, "Now we just need to pass them the reservation forms."
Ruby and Sapphire, departing 2nd at 3.45am
"Okay let's go." Ruby said as they jogged to the jetty.
Confessional:
Sapphire: We started out the race at the back of the pack, but now we are here, standing in the top 6 and doing well.
Ruby: We hope to win the Amazing Race.
"Our alliance is over there." Sapphire pointed.
"Hi guys." Blue greeted. "The ticket counter doesn't open till 7.30am but we reserved tickets for both the ferry and the flight for you guys, you just need to pass the person at the counter these papers to pay."
"Alright, thanks guys." Ruby smiled.
Confessional:
Yellow: We are a strong team.
Blue: Keeping our alliance strong will prevent us from getting yielded or u-turned and can boost us to the final three.
Calem and Serena, departing 3rd at 4.00am
"I can't believe we're still here." Serena said as they walked to the terminal.
Confessional:
Serena: We are literally the underdogs.
Calem: For us to still be racing, it's already an accomplishment.
"Do you guys want to tell them what we did?" Sapphire asked pointing at Calem and Serena.
"Why not? We can beat them." Blue said confidently.
"Hey guys!" Ruby called. "So you can head to the hotel to reserve seats for both the ferry and the flight and you just go there and pay."
"Okay thanks for the information." Calem thanked them.
"We should do what they did." Serena said.
Calem agreed and they headed to the hotel.
Steven and Wallace, departing 4th at 4.12am
"I seriously need to go back to sleep." Wallace yawned.
"I don't think the ticket counter will open that early so you can have a nap." Steven told him.
Crystal and Lyra, departing 5th at 4.19am
"My leg is feeling so much better, but I don't want to put too much pressure on it." Crystal said.
Confessional:
Crystal: A few legs ago, Silver knocked me at the roadblock, giving me a leg injury and I couldn't run for a while, now I can jog, but I don't want to give it too much pressure as it could pull us down.
"Let's head to a hotel to do a booking." Lyra suggested and Crystal agreed.
Red and Green, departing 6th at 4.35am
"Once again, we screwed up after doing well in the leg before." Red sighed.
"We can catch up this leg." Green said.
Calem and Serena
"We got the last tickets for the 7.45 ferry, the next ferry will be at 8.15. There are still seats on the 10.00 flight, but I don't know whether the people on the 8.15 ferry can rush to the airport on time." Calem said.
Crystal and Lyra
"We are on the 8.15 ferry, but we will have to run at the airport in order to catch our 10.00 flight." Lyra said.
Red and Green
"We have to run at the airport." Red said.
Confessional:
Red: We were at the terminal and we realised that we had to wait until 7.30 to get tickets, so we headed to the hotel lobby to chill at the lobby and we saw teams reserving their flights and tickets.
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Steven and Wallace
"We are on the 8.15 ferry." Steven said as they got their tickets.
Blue and Yellow
"We are boarding the 7.45 ferry with Ruby and Sapphire and Calem and Serena." Yellow said.
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Fuchsia City Airport
"Quickly!" Blue ran ahead to pay for the tickets while Yellow slowly followed her behind carrying their bags.
"Go go go!" Sapphire shouted, "Our plane leaves in 45 minutes."
Calem and Serena were seen jogging behind the other two teams.
The three teams cleared reservation and jogged to their boarding gate.
"I'll get the tickets, wait for me at the check in counter." Lyra shouted to Crystal.
Red and Green were sprinting, being followed close behind by Lyra.
Steven and Wallace were still walking slowly to the ticket counter.
"Here are your tickets, your flight leaves in 15 minutes so please hurry." The counter lady informed Red and Green as they left.
"As fast as possible please." Lyra handed over the reservation information.
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"Where is Lyra?" Crystal wondered as Red and Green collected their boarding passes and sprinted to the gate.
"I'm coming!" Lyra ran over.
"Hurry, our plane leaves in 10 minutes." Crystal grabbed the information from her and headed to the check in counter.
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"All teams are here except Steven and Wallace." Blue said as the plane took off.
"None of the teams are here and the earliest flight is at 10.50am, so I'm not sure where they went." Wallace said.
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All teams are now making their way to Goldenrod City, Johto.
"Over there!" Red shouted.
Red and Green, currently in 1st
"Make your way to Ecruteak City and find your next clue at the Dance Theater." The clue installed in the marked vehicle read out.
"Okay, let's drive." Green said.
Ruby and Sapphire, currently in 2nd
"Quickly." Sapphire said as Ruby drove.
"Our alliance is missing, we haven't seen them since the plane landed." Ruby said while driving.
Crystal and Lyra, currently in 3rd
"We're familiar with Johto." Crystal said while Lyra drove.
Blue and Yellow, currently in 4th
"We went to grab a map so we wouldn't get lost." Blue said as Yellow started the car up.
Confessional:
Blue: We are already in leg 8, getting lost could get us eliminated.
Calem and Serena, currently in 5th
"On our way to Ecruteak." Calem said while turning out of the airport carpark.
Confessional:
Serena: We followed Blue and Yellow to get a map because it's a smart move at this point of the game.
Calem: We are unfamiliar with Johto, so getting a map could be useful.
Red and Green, currently in 1st
"Roadblock, who is ready to dance?" Red read.
"This roadblock requires one team member to learn and perform the Kimono girl's dance. The Kimono girls of Ecruteak have been performing for centuries. In this roadblock, one team member will have to learn the steps of a basic dance. Once the director deems it a pass, they will receive their next clue." Marissa introduced.
"You should do this one." Green said.
"Alright." Red sighed.
As Red went to get dressed, Crystal and Lyra arrived.
Crystal and Lyra, currently in 2nd
"I'll try this." Crystal said.
"Your leg okay?" Lyra asked.
"It's rested." Crystal answered.
Ruby and Sapphire
"I don't think this is Ecruteak." Ruby said.
"I'll ask for directions." Sapphire said.
"Excuse me, but how doo you get to Ecruteak?" Sapphire asked a passer-by.
"It's in the other direction, this is the way to Azalea Town." The passer-by responded.
"Great, now we have to turn around." Ruby sighed. "Let's head back to the airport to get a map."
Blue and Yellow, currently in 3rd
"Here we are." Blue said.
"Who is ready to dance?" Yellow read.
"That is obviously me." Blue said.
Red (Move 1 of 5)
Red quickly stumbled on the first move.
"This is hard." Red commented.
Calem and Serena, currently in 4th
"I'll do this." Serena decided.
Crystal (Move 1 of 5)
Crystal imitated the coach perfectly.
"Good, but you are too stiff." The coach told her.
"I never was an athlete or a dancer." Crystal laughed.
Confessional:
Crystal: It was really hard to perform the moves because I am not an athlete or a dancer. I don't stretch every day. I sit at my desk and use the computer to search for information.
"I think Ruby and Sapph are lost." Green said.
"Yeah, they left earlier than us." Calem followed.
Blue (Move 2 of 5)
Blue completed the move graciously, earning compliments from the dance coach.
Confessional:
Blue: It was really easy for me because I took up dance in my primary school and I go for dance lessons every now and then.
Serena (Move 1 of 5)
Serena struggled but completed the first move.
"It's really hard because I'm not a dancer, Blue is like blasting through this task." Serena sighed.
Steven and Wallace, currently in last
"Looks like the other teams caught an earlier flight." Wallace said.
"Just drive quickly." Steven said.
Ruby and Sapphire, currently in 5th
"I'll go." Ruby said.
Red (Move 3 of 5)
"This dance is definitely not for a guy." Red said as he completed his third move.
Crystal (Move 3 of 5)
"My leg is surprisingly handling this well." Crystal smiled.
Blue (Move 5 of 5)
"Okay, I can go try now?" Blue asked her dance coach.
After getting the green light, she headed to get dressed.
Serena (Move 3 of 5)
"I better hurry." Serena said as she completed her third move.
Ruby (Move 1 of 5)
"I have a lot to catch up." Ruby sighed.
Confessional:
Ruby: I watch people dance on television, and doing it is completely new. I know some basic dance moves though.
"Steven and Wallace aren't here yet." Lyra noticed.
"The next flight is about an hour behind us, so they should be arriving here soon." Green said.
"We shouldn't have got lost." Sapphire groaned.
Blue graciously headed out to the stage and performed the dance perfectly in her kimono. The director gave her the thumbs up and gave her the clue. She got undressed and ran out.
Blue and Yellow, currently in 1st
"Search for your next clue over at Mahogany Gym." Yellow read.
"Quick, we're number one!" Blue whispered as they left the challenge.
"Mahogany is east Johto right? Direct me." Yellow asked Blue.
"Yup, make a left and go straight all the way." Blue told her.
"Hopefully we can grab another first." Yellow said.
Red (Move 4 of 5)
"I am definitely not a kimono girl." Red laughed.
Crystal (Move 5 of 5)
"Go and get dressed." Her dance coach informed her.
"Better hurry." Crystal said as she walked briskly to the changing room.
Serena (Move 4 of 5)
Serena easily completed the fourth move.
"That move is something I learnt before." Serena said.
Confessional:
Serena: I did do a little dance class before.
Ruby (Move 2 of 5)
"I'm slowly catching up." Ruby said as he proceeded to his third move.
Steven and Wallace, currently in last
"Who is ready to dance?" Steven read. "That's you."
"Alright." Wallace said as he went to practice.
Crystal performed but missed a move and had to restart.
"This is tough." She sighed.
Red was getting dressed while Serena was finishing her last move. Ruby was on his fourth move and Wallace had just completed his first move.
"A lot of ground to make up." Wallace sighed as he went on with his second move.
Blue and Yellow, currently in 1st
"Roadblock, who is ready to skate? NO option here, the team member that sat out on the first roadblock will have to perform this one." Blue read. "You'll have to do it."
"Okay." Yellow agreed.
"Mahogany Town has a gym that is one big puzzle. One team member will have to glide their way across the ice and solve the puzzle. Once they have reached the end, they will receive their next clue." Marissa introduced.
Yellow started putting on her ice skates.
"I did ice skate before, but I wasn't that good at it." She said.
Confessional:
Yellow: I tried it back at Kanto. I could balance, but half the time when I tried to move I fell.
Crystal and Red performed the dance and both got through. Serena was getting ready while Ruby was finishing his last dance move. Wallace was starting on his third.
Red and Green, currently in 2nd
"Let's follow the girls to Mahogany." Red said.
Crystal and Lyra, currently in 3rd
"Let's hurry." Lyra said as they hopped onto the car.
Yellow slipped and fell on the ice. "I've not even been in this for two minutes yet." She laughed.
Serena and Ruby had completed their dance at this time.
Calem and Serena, currently in 4th
"We can catch up to them." Calem said confidently while driving.
Ruby and Sapphire, currently in 5th
"They have a map, follow them." Sapphire informed Ruby.
Yellow slowly navigated her way through the puzzle. She said: "I think I know how to solve it, but I don't want to fall."
Crystal and Lyra, currently in 2nd
"You'll have to do this one." Crystal said.
"I'm bad at ice skating." Lyra sighed.
Confessional:
Lyra: I tried ice skating before and I kept falling, so I'm going to have to crawl my way through this puzzle.
Red and Green, currently in 3rd
"I have to do this." Green said while putting on his skates.
Steven and Wallace, currently in last
"We have to drive fast." Wallace said.
"Don't get a ticket." Steven told him.
Calem and Serena, currently in 4th
"Thank god I'm great at ice skating." Calem said.
Confessional:
Calem: Outside of work, my hobby is doing ice skating. I go for it at least once a week.
Ruby and Sapphire, currently in 5th
"Oh god." Sapphire said.
Confessional:
Sapphire: I can balance and make small movements, but do a whole puzzle, no.
Yellow slowly reached the end as Sapphire started.
"Thanks." She said as she took the clue.
Blue and Yellow, currently in 1st
"Make your way to the Lake of Rage and search for your next pit stop." Blue read.
"Let's go." Yellow said as she started the car.
Steven and Wallace arrived as they drove off.
Steven and Wallace, currently in last
"I'll have to do this." Steven said.
Confessional:
Steven: I have never skated before, I live in Hoenn, there is no snow there.
Blue and Yellow, 1st
"YES!" They shouted and high fived each other.
"Blue and Yellow, as winners of this leg of the race, you have each won your very own Pokécar. You can choose from 7 different models and 7 unique colors. How does it feel to make it this far into the race?" Marissa informed them before questioning them.
"It feels great, Blue and Yellow are in it for the win." Blue said excitedly.
Confessional:
Yellow: We are a smart and strong team.
Blue: Everyone in this race never thought of us as threats when it started, now, we're the biggest threats. Be careful because we're going to win the Amazing Race.
Calem easily glided through the puzzle and claimed his clue as he finished, with the gym leader praising his ability.
Calem and Serena, currently in 2nd
"Make your way to the next pit stop." Serena read.
"Let's go." Calem said as he took off the skates.
Sapphire was slowly making her way through the course while Lyra was behind her. Steven was still trying to figure out how to stand up. Green was at the end of the puzzle.
Red and Green, currently in 3rd
"We're not going home today." Red said confidently as they drove to the Lake of Rage.
Calem and Serena, 2nd
"Feeling good?" Marissa asked them.
"Feels great." Calem replied.
Confessional:
Calem: We started off as the underdogs in the race, but look where we are now.
Serena: We are just glad to still be in the race at this point. As much as we want the million, this is a great experience.
Sapphire was reaching the end with Lyra halfway and Steven finally getting the hang of it.
Red and Green, 3rd
"It's acceptable." Red said.
Confessional:
Red: Our only goal right now is to make it to the final leg and win, only the title matters in the Amazing Race.
Sapphire finally finished and Lyra and Steven were neck in neck.
Ruby and Sapphire, currently in 4th
"Hurry." Ruby said as Sapphire entered the car.
"I got directions to the pit stop while you were changing out." Ruby continued while driving.
Crystal and Lyra, currently in 5th
"Oh my god." Lyra said while hopping into the car.
Steven and Wallace, currently in last
"We can catch up so hurry." Steven said fiercely.
Ruby and Sapphire, 4th
"We learnt a valuable lesson today, which is to get a map." Sapphire said.
Confessional:
Ruby: The map decision really cost us a lot of time so we're sure not to make the same mistake again.
Sapphire: I am also going to practice ice skating when I'm done with this race.
"QUICK!" ? shouted.
"Their right behind us." ? told the person in front.
"RUN!" ? called.
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One team managed to park their car and head off first.
"Crystal and Lyra, you are team number five." Marissa told them.
Crystal and Lyra, 5th
"Oh my god." Crystal fell down to her knees.
"We started off the day really well, but I messed up our shot at the roadblock." Lyra said sadly.
Confessional:
Crystal: The most important thing for us is to stay in the race. We don't need to win every leg, we just need to stay in the race and not get eliminated.
Lyra: It's just upsetting because we always start the leg off great, but it crumbles during the leg and drops our placing.
Steven and Wallace, last
"Steven and Wallace, you are the last team to arrive and I'm sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race." Marissa told them.
"We figured." Steven sighed.
"It was fun." Wallace said.
Confessional:
Steven: All in all, we had fun and we raced to our best ability, so we're leaving the race with no regrets.
Wallace: It will be fun to have a second shot and correct all our mistakes but we still had a good time and would come back given the opportunity.
Next time on the Amazing Race, teams continue their journey in the Johto region. Blue and Yellow and Ruby and Sapphire enjoy Rage Candy Bars, while Calem and Serena get lost in the mountains, Red and Green find their inner dragons in Blackthorn City. 5 teams remain, who will be eliminated next?
Blue and Yellow 1st 7.41pm
Calem and Serena 2nd 8.12pm
Red and Green 3rd 8.17pm
Ruby and Sapphire 4th 8.41pm
Crystal and Lyra 5th 8.48pm
Steven and Wallace last 8.50pm – eliminated
Steven and Wallace 5th 10th 6th 6th 8th 2nd 7th 4th 6th
Emerald and Platinum 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 7th 5th 6th 7th
Gold and Silver 8th 4th 3rd 5th 6th 1st 8th
Misty and Erika 6th 3rd 9th 4th 9th
Diamond and Pearl 11th 5th 10th
Black and White 7th 11th
Maxie and Archie 12th
