DISCLAIMER: Let's talk about what I own. Clearly it's not the Amazing Race, nor Mario. But as for what I own…um…I own textbooks for school! Yep…I don't own much…wow I'm pathetic.
Author's Note: I was planning on finishing this faster! I'm so sorry! School and life got really hard this semester! Geez! And I'm only a junior…college is going to kill me! But until then, I'll keep updating as fast as I can! I'm really sorry for the wait!
By the way, thanks so much for all the help with my second Amazing Race! I was going to leave polls open till a couple of more legs, but with all of your help, I decided the cast! And I'm very pleased! I chose ten of your suggestions and I have my two teams that I already picked. I'll give you hints on those two teams by the way! One's a male/male team from Super Mario RPG and they might remind you of a team on this season…in a way…as for the other…they are a male/female team and they show up in nearly every Mario game and spin-off. I guarantee, you'll recognize this duo! But as for the other ten teams, thank you all so much for your help! :)
Now…for the reviews…
Princess Toady: Haha I'm glad I was able to get you all to not see the double leg! And I'm really glad you liked it so much! :D I like reading your opinions on the race! Hope to see yours for this leg! Thanks for the suggestions by the way and I hope to see what you think of this leg!
The Bowser Monster: Crazy indeed! Haha glad you liked it! :D And yes, I feel bad for the people who don't like the cold. The cold can not be fun :( and Yes, Jr. will keep the book! But he won't mention it on the race! But he will keep it! Herringway is a good writer! But thanks for the suggestions and hope you enjoy this leg of the race!
Champ 15: It's no problem! Don't worry! And yay double legs! Thanks for you suggestions and I hope you enjoy this update! And you didn't make any mistakes that I'm aware of, don't worry :)
The Smart One 64: Being busy stinks! It does! T_T But I'm glad you liked the Stardust Field leg so much! It makes me glad! And I'm happy I do the characters justice! I try to keep everyone as in character as I can and give each of them good development. It's hard to do, and sometimes I don't think I do a good job! I'm glad you think I do it well! :D Thanks for your reviews, and I hope you like this update!
Ice Empoleon: Thanks! I'm glad you like the story so much! Yes extra long episodes do make up time to catch up! I'm glad to see someone liking Plenn and Thriff! They are one of my favorite teams to write, cause I love their dynamic together! And yes of course you can vote! Thank you for doing so! I appreciate the review, and I hope you enjoy this update as much as the previous ones!
DonPianta: Yes your first leg was in the Shiver Region as well! What a coincidence! :P I wouldn't say better put together, that's a matter of opinion! And I'm glad you liked the double leg twist! Yours will be just fine, don't worry :) And thanks for the votes! Hope you like the update!
MixedAddict: Really? Thanks! I'm glad you like it so much! It makes me happy to see reviews like that :) Here's the next update! Hope you like it as much as the other chapters!
supercomputer276: Thanks! :) I realize the formatting errors on leg five. It's fine on my main computer so I have no clue what happened when I uploaded it! I've been forgetting to fix that, so I'll get on that soon! Thanks for the reminder! Thanks also for your vote, it helps! :D Hope the second half is up soon enough for you!
Most reviews I've ever gotten! Thank you all so much! You all rock! Now…enough stalling…here's the long awaited second half of leg eight! Please read and review! :) And Also, HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYBODY! :D
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
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Previously, on the Amazing Race:
Seven teams of two left the mystic border of the Stardust Fields and traveled to the frigid Shiver City. At the airport, Axem Red and Axem Pink received great luck with flight connections and jumped from their last place spot to the front.
"We made it! Barely!" Axem Pink squealed. "I can't believe it! If we didn't arrive early, we'd miss the plane! This is unbelievable!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk, however, made a wrong choice in flights, and fell from the front to the back.
"…you have got to be frickin kidding me!" Rawk Hawk groaned as he hid his face in the palm of his hands.
"…we had a slight lead! And we blew it!" Tundra added.
Once in Shiver City, Axem Pink struggled at the thought of diving into water during the roadblock.
"…" she sobbed. "…I can't do this! I can't!"
Plenn also faced struggles at the roadblock, spending more time than normal to find the clue.
"Sorry for taking so long Thriff…" Plenn apologized. "…I guess I was in the water for too long…my body temperature was rather low so it took longer to warm up. But it's back to normal now, so I'm fine!"
At the detour, Bowser Jr. was greatly intrigued at the idea of acting like a detective and was interested in the book.
"…Percy!" Jr. sobbed. "He'll be okay right papa! Who is this jerk? He deserves to die! How dare he do this Penny!"
This possibly helped the father and son to keep their lead over the other teams and check into first with Vivian and Beldam close in second.
"YES! FIRST BABY!" Bowser roared in excitement.
"FINALY!" Jr. squealed. "WE DID IT PAPA!"
However, they did not check in at the pitstop, like they thought. Erik was grinning as he looked at the teams. When asked why…
"Ohh, no reason. Just trying to think of a way I can tell you that this leg of the race isn't over yet."
Bowser and Jr. Up in Front, but the Blizzard Stays Strong and the Race Goes On
Seven teams still remain. Who will be eliminated next?
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
"…" Bowser and Jr. stared blankly at Erik and the two bumpties. They were still in shock. They couldn't believe what they heard.
"…crap…crap…" Beldam repeated under her breath before she reached out and took the clue. "…nothing can be done though…"
Bowser and Jr. snapped out of their daze as they looked over at the shadow siren opening their clue.
"'Make your way to the village of Starborn Valley and search the entrance for your next clue. Caution, yield ahead.'"
Teams must now make their way approximately twenty miles away from Shiver City and to Starborn Valley, a small village on the edge of the Shiver Region where star kids are raised. Teams, upon arriving at the village, will find their next clue by the entrance.
"…yield?" Vivian gasped. She then turned her head to the two koopas, who were currently reading their clue. "…Beldam, we have to HURRY!"
With those words, the Shadow Sirens had left, heading to their car.
"…just great…just frickin great!" Bowser groaned. "Jr.! Those sisters BETTER not yield us! Come on! Let's go!"
"Right behind you!" Jr. repeated in anger and frustration as he and his dad followed the shadow sirens. Both teams arrived at their cars and began driving off in the direction of Starborn Valley.
"I always wondered what it meant when it said 'next possible pitstop' but I never paid too much attention to it…looks like I know what it means now!" Beldam scoffed as she thought about checking in at the 'pitstop.' "…in the end, I think Vivian and I probably will be okay. But still…it just sucks! We were already finished and to hear there's still more work to do…ugh! It's just something you don't like hearing…"
"Of course…of frickin course!" Bowser roared in anger. "Jr. and I FINALLY get first and what happens? The leg isn't frickin over! What the crap? This just sucks…I hate this leg! I hate it so much! I guarantee something's going to happen this second half and it'll screw me and Jr. over! SCREW US OVER AGAIN! AH! Why can't we ever get first? Seriously!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
Tundra and Rawk Hawk sighed in relief as they stepped into the Fireplace Hotel. The warm atmosphere calmed down greatly as large smiles appeared on their faces.
"…where has THIS been?" Rawk smirked.
"…" Tundra smiled. That smile soon disappeared when he looked at all the people inside. "Well just great…time to find the good detective buddy…"
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"…yo Rawk? We are here for a reason! Come on man! As warm as this place is we have to find this guy!"
"…this feels nice…"
"YO! RAWK HAWK!"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Almost to Frosty Station it seems bro…" Plenn told his brother in the driving seat. "..ACHOO!"
"You got a cold man?" Thriff asked.
"…" Plenn shrugged his comment off with a shiver and a cough. "…maybe a tad but I'm fine…"
"…shouldn't have done that roadblock…that should have been me…"
"Thriff! Don't worry about it! I'm fine! A small cold is not gonna do much to me! Don't worry!"
"…" Thriff sighed. "…dude, you're my brother! I'm gonna worry about you…"
"…ACHOO!" Plenn sneezed as he sighed. "I really am fine…just worry about the race. I'm fine…and we are almost at the station. Be there in probably three minutes or so."
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…please tell me…" Mamar mumbled to a police officer. "…Paul right?"
"…do I look like a Paul?" he asked, with a sarcastic grin on his face.
"…umm…" the star spirit didn't know how to respond to that. "Well…"
"Relax, I'm messing with you! Turn to page 90!"
"You are? Excellent! Thanks so much!" she squealed. "Misstar! I got him!"
Misstar heard her partner's words and ran over to her. They opened the book and began reading the page.
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"Fireplace Hotel? I love the sound of that!" Misstar giggled.
"Heh, same here!" Mamar nodded. "…but in all seriousness, we gotta hurry! I don't know if we are last or not, so we have to make sure we can catch up to any team ahead of us! I mean…how far can Lima and Peasley be ahead of us? They didn't leave too long ago…"
"I don't know, but we can catch up to someone I bet! But at the very least, we can make sure we stay ahead of SOMEONE! We just can't get last! Not now…"
Both star spirits left the park as fast as they could and were off in their car. They were off to the hotel, hoping to pass any team ahead of them.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Third
The two Axem Rangers parked their car and walked up to Erik and the two greeters. They were very anxious, very nervous. Red and Pink kept staring, waiting to hear something.
"Welcome to Shiver City!" Mayor Penguin greeted. His wife nodded curtly toward the rangers.
"…" Red looked at Erik with nervous eyes.
"…" Pink sighed in frustration.
"…Axem Red and Axem Pink…you are the third team to arrive. However…" Erik started.
"We know, we know. We are marked for elimination, so time to wait out the penalty." Red groaned as he and Pink walked to the side. "…third…I hope this is good enough to keep us alive in this race…"
"…well…you see you have to wait out your penalty only if you are not first at the pitstop…and this isn't the pitstop." the dry bones bluntly pointed out.
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"…WHAT?" Red screamed in some loud, unusually high-pitched voice. His eyes looked they were about to pop out of his robotic head.
"…" Pink groaned. "…there's no way…why now!"
"Here's your next clue." Erik told them, handing the next clue. Red grabbed it the second it was held out.
"'Make your way to the village of Starborn Valley and search the entrance for your next clue. Caution, yield ahead.'" he read.
"…yield huh?" Pink's head started some calculating. "RED! HURRY! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!"
"I KNOW THAT! DON'T ORDER ME AROUND! YOU ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO HURRY!" Red roared as he and Pink left the mat. They ran over to their car and drove away with great speed.
"…ugh! AHHH!" Pink put her hands into her face and screamed in them. "Why did this have to happen this leg! Red and I are marked for elimination! We kept getting more nervous on the drive to the pitstop, but in the end, we did truly think we would be safe! But now…AHH! Why can't this leg be over already? I feel…ugh! I hope no other team gets the chance to catch up to us during this second half…come on…let some tires get flat! Let someone get lost! Please…just don't let us get last! I swear…if no one has used that yield by the time we get there…"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
Both brothers smirked as they saw the clue box upon their arrival at Frosty Station. Both ran out and grabbed the book and started to read the next passage.
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"…ACHOO!" Plenn sneezed. He rubbed his nose a bit and sighed. "…sorry. Anyway, this is obviously a restaurant. We need to ask about this."
"Hmm I agree." Thriff nodded. "It shouldn't be too hard to find too! I mean…if it has good chocolate cake, then NO ONE would ever forget it!"
"…" Plenn rolled his eyes. "…they'd remember the cake over the disco lights?"
"…I would…"
"…" the shopkeeper from Rougeport performed a combination of some sort that included a sigh, a chuckle, and a sneeze. "…well then, let's start heading off!"
"To a good cake and atmosphere!" Thriff declared. Both brothers, upon this sentence, ran back to their car and started driving to the next stop.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…" Tundra groaned as he continued looking through the crowds of people. "YO RAWK! Any luck?"
"…" Rawk sighed. He had gotten over the warmth of the hotel a while ago and was focusing on the task. "…nope. He's like…not here!"
"He has to be here though! I mean…he has too!"
"…" the former champion sighed. The two fighters just couldn't find him. Where could Parry be?
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…this is getting progressively worse now!" Tundra snapped as he saw Peasley and Lima run into the hotel.
"…oh my…" Peasley smiled. "…this feels nice!"
"…" Lima smiled as well. "…this does feel good, but we need to pay attention! Find Parry as fast as possible!"
"And over there! Look!" Peasley pointed to the fighters, who were searching frantically. "Looks like we can pass Tundra and Rawk Hawk! That'd be great! Come on! Let's do it!"
Lima and Peasley set out to just that, as they went into the crowds of people in the lobby to find the detective Parry.
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Starborn Valley is one of the most remote locations in the Mushroom Kingdoms, as well as the world. Hidden in a small corner of the Shiver Region, few people ever have the chance to visit this beautiful village. Those who live, which includes a few ninjis, toads, star kids, bumpties, and the son of the famed Merlon, display such kindness and hospitality that warms any heart and body of the few cold visitors. The beautiful starlit sky, the snowy landscape, the warm locals…there really is nothing bad about this small little village.
The village is rather small. Not many people live in this small remote location. This, along with the fact that few visitors come by, is the reason why the entrance is rather bland. There is a sign and a gate that greets one to the village, but nothing too spectacular. The overall atmosphere of Starborn Valley is a better greeter to travelers than the actual entrance. Still, new travelers will notice something at the entrance. It is a cluebox, and right next to it was a large sign with the word "YIELD" written on it. Perhaps the duo that just parked by the entrance will take interest in both? They ran to the sign first.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; currently in First
"So know one has yielded us…good!" Jr. smirked. "I would think those stupid sisters would do it to us!"
This is the second 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.
"That's what I thought, but I think we beat them here!" Bowser smirked. "…I'd love to yield them and keep us as far as in the lead as possible, but noooo, we had to waste our yield in leg two!"
"…yeah…"
"…I was being very foolish in the early part of this race. I still have no clue what caused me to yield Wendy and Lemmy…I guess I was so angry that they went on the race without my permission, knowing I was going to get on! And I didn't think they were ready for the race…" Bowser mumbled to himself, thinking of two of his children. "…I wish I wasn't so harsh to them at first…they truly were having a good time on the race and they did deserve to be here! But whatever…not much can be done about it. I wasted the yield on them anyway…it would have been wiser to save it for now and keep us further in the lead…or perhaps at the third spot, cause we could need to save out butts! But whatever…what's done is done…can't change what happened."
"…" Bowser groaned as he and Jr. walked up to the yield. "We choose not to yield, cause we can't! Simple as that!"
The father and son then put all their attention to the clue box. They opened it up and took out their clue.
"Detour time!" Jr. declared. "'Rising Star or Falling Star? There are multiple types of stars! Which one do you want to work with?"
A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. In this detour, teams will have to choose to work with one of two different stars. The choice is between Rising Star or Falling Star!
In Rising Star, teams must drive ten miles to the Shiver Arena, a small arena in the Shiver Snowfield where many regional competitions are held. Upon arrival, they will search for one of seven beginner musicians that are located inside. They will pick up the musician and drive him back to Starborn Valley and lead him to a small park, where he will present a show for the people. After he is done, he will hand the team their next clue. Finding the arena could be hard, for its not too well-known even in the Shiver Region and appears on few maps, if any. However, if teams find it fast, and can drive their musician to the park in Starborn Valley fast, they will finish fast and continue with the race.
In Falling Star, teams will drive two miles into the village to Starsky Tower, a local observatory that offers a great view at the night sky. Once they arrive, they must head to their own individual observatory decks and begin looking in one of twenty telescopes, each positioned to see a different portion of the sky. They must search through each of the twenty telescopes for the one spot in the night sky that will show a falling star in this region at this time of year. Once they find the falling star, they will inform a nearby ninji who will check to make sure that they are looking in the right place. If he approves, then he will give them their next clue. Falling stars are indeed common in the Shiver Region, but most are not around Starborn Valley at this time of year. Only one specific location will show falling stars. If teams, however, do have good attention to detail and can find that spot fast, then they will be done quickly.
Bowser scoffed. "Easy choice! Falling Star is closer and it seems less complex! How hard can finding a shooting star be, seriously?"
"It doesn't seem too hard!" Jr. smirked. "We should start heading now! I can't wait to see a shooting star! I love shooting stars!"
Bowser smiled at his son's enthusiasm as they got in their car and started to drive off into the small town, looking for the observatory.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Hey listen!" Thriff started, talking to a nearby toad. "We need to know a place with good chocolate cake!"
"Ooh!" the toad smirked. "Lot's of places! Trust me! So many restaurants! I can give you the list, if you'd like!"
"That'd be awesome!" the Keelhaul Key shopkeeper beamed.
"…by chance, does one of have disco lights?" Plenn added. "…ACHOO!"
"Hmm? Of course! That was the first one I was going to give you guys! It's called Shiver Lights! Pretty nice place! And A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. cake! It's really easy to find, although a little bit of drive, but it's worth it!"
"Hmm, thanks for the information!" Plenn smiled as he grabbed Thriff and dragged him to the car.
"But…he was going to tell me more places with chocolate cake…" Thriff sobbed.
"…" Plenn sighed. "…it's okay…we'll get you some chocolate cake at the pitstop…"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk/Lima and Peasley
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Both teams were quiet as they continued to scan the hotel for any sign of a specific detective. Both teams were having little luck.
"…I can't believe it! Where is he?" Peasley sighed as he continued looking.
"…" Rawk Hawk groaned. There was no sign of detective Parry. "…this does NOT RAWK! Seriously! There's too many people in this stupid place!"
"…Parry?" Tundra asked a bumpty he thought might be the one.
"Hmm…I deduce you are a racer, no?" he laughed. "…I also deduce that turning to page 1 is what you need to do next."
Tundra smirked, merely nodding to the detective. He made no loud gesture and avoided making any noise until he got to his partner.
"Rawk! Page 1 buddy!"
"YES! YOU FOUND HIM!" Rawk cheered as he opened the book. Lima and Peasley heard the cheering and immediately looked for the source. They groaned when they saw the fighters finished.
"…shoot!" Lima sighed.
"…so I guess that means the author's house right?" Rawk asked.
"That sounds about right to me." the yoshi plainly stated.
"Well let's visit this author! And find out what's so good about this book…I mean we've been reading bits and pieces for this detour and I have to say, it's pretty boring!"
"…yeah…we can do that too…"
The two fighters ran out of the hotel. As both yelped at the feeling of the cold Shiver Region, they sprinted even faster to their car, blasted the heat, and started driving off to the house of Herringway.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
Both beans grew frustrated that the fighters finished before them. Peasley tried to think where he saw Tundra run from to Rawk Hawk, so he could find the detective faster. Lima was also trying a similar method.
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"…so many people…" Peasley groaned.
"…are you Parry?" Lima asked a bumpty she thought could potentially be their incognito detective.
"…do you deduce that I am this 'Parry' fellow?" he responded.
Lima stared him in the eye. "And if I do?"
"Well then I would say that you have good reasoning and skills in deduction. I would also inform you that perhaps turning to the first page in your book would be a good idea."
Lima blinked for a second before nodding. She had a smile as she ran to Peasley.
"Hey Peasley!" she called out to him. "Care to read this first page with me?"
"Hmm? You found him! YES!" Peasley bellowed in excitement as he and Lima turned to the first page. "…wait…so is this like an about the author page? Does the guy live here or something?
"Actually, yes I do believe Herringway is from Shiver City!" Lima's eyes beamed at this. "I think we found our next destination! Perhaps we can get there fast enough and pass those fighters?"
"Hmm? So we are going to his house?" Peasley asked again. Lima nodded. "Then yes, let's go pass them! I'd rather be as far away from last as possible!"
Both beans ran out of the hotel and into their car. They drove off, hoping to catch those guys from the Glitz Pit and pass them.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Whoa! Don't tell me that was Lima and Peasley that just left…" Mamar sighed as she and her friend arrived at the hotel.
"I hope not…" Misstar stated. The two star spirits walked into the hotel, taken aback by the warmth. "…what I do hope is that this warm feeling would get released to this cold city! This feels so nice!"
"I have to agree!" both star spirits smiled, being content with the temperature. In five seconds, both snapped out of their daze and started looking for Parry. They knew they were behind, so they hoped they could find the detective and carry on with the race fast.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
The sisters arrived at the entrance to Starborn Valley and immediately turned to the yield sign.
"Phew! I guess that means Bowser and Jr. didn't get here before us!" Vivian sighed in relief.
"…actually Bowser and Jr. couldn't have yielded us, whether they got here before us or not. They already used it on Wendy and Lemmy…" Beldam nonchalantly pointed out.
"Oh yeah…" the younger shadow siren laughed at her forgetfulness. "Well now, we probably shouldn't use the yield right?"
"Yup! I'd rather not." her elder sister said. "We are far ahead of enough teams I think to be safe this week. I'd rather save the yield for its last opportunity, because we could be in trouble during that leg."
"Makes sense to me!" Vivian responded as both sisters went up to the yield sign. "We choose not to yield!"
Both shadow sirens then turned their attention away from the sign and to the clue box.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in Second
"Detour! 'Rising Star or Falling Star? There are multiple types of stars! Which one do you want to work with?'" Beldam read aloud.
"…hmm…perhaps Rising Star? Falling Star seems sort of like a needle-in-a-haystack type of thing. And those sometimes could take no time, but could sometimes take forever!"
"I agree!" Beldam noted as she started looking on the map for the arena. "…Shiver Arena right? I can't find it on the map…what kind of place is this? If it's not even on a map-"
"Well," Vivian started, interrupting her sister, "I think we need to ask locals about it! I'm sure someone has heard about it!"
"Hmph! They better have!"
Both shadow sirens drove off into Starborn Valley and started looking for some local that would inform them on where the Shiver Arena is.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
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Both star spirits were quite determined upon arrival at the hotel. They wanted to hurry up and get out of the place as fast as possible. Misstar had finished interrogating a couple of lookalikes before she came upon the next bumpty she suspected of being a detective.
"…Parry?" she asked.
"And if I were Parry, what would you say?" he responded.
"…well…I'd ask for the next page…"
"…well, if I were this Parry fellow, then I'd tell you to turn to the first page in that book of yours. Perhaps something would be interesting there. I don't know. That's what I would say if I was Parry."
"So you are Parry!"
The bumpty winked. Misstar grinned and ran over to Mamar, not hiding her excitement.
"Mamar! Page one!" she stated.
"You found him? Already!" her partner squealed. "That's awesome! YES! We can get out of here fast!"
Both star spirits scanned the first page in the book and both looked at each other.
"An about the author…that means Herringway's house?" Misstar asked.
"That's what I'm thinking!" Mamar nodded in agreement. "Let's hurry though! Hopefully we aren't too far behind! We finished pretty fast after all!"
Both star spirits hurried out of the hotel as quick as they came and ran into their car, hoping to hurry to Herringway's house.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Thriff! Look! There it is...ACHOO!" Plenn sneezed as Thriff drove up to the Shiver Lights restaurant.
"YES!"
The Toad Bros jumped out of their car and ran to the box in front of the restaurant. They opened up and read the next page.
"First page…" Plenn mumbled as he turned to it in the book. "…ACHOO...a page about the author…Herringway lives in this city right? I assume we must find his house then."
"That makes sense to me!" Thriff admitted.
Plenn and Thriff ran back to their car and started driving. The brothers hoped to hurry to Herringway and end this task as fast as possible.
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Starsky Tower was a building recently built at Starborn Valley. Many astronomers were fascinated with the view of the sky above the small town and requested permission to build an observatory to enhance the view. The building was a rather tall one made with black stones, though one would not be able to tell they were black due to the snow of the region. The upper floors of the tower had decks that extended out so that people could walk outside and get a good view. Each deck had multiple telescopes that covered a different section of the night sky. Any astronomer would love to visit this tower! Every inch of the night sky above the beautiful town of Starborn Valley was accessible at any time of day from this one spot.
Besides those interested in the stars, few visitors came to the tower. A couple of locals would visit every once in a while, but the tower was mostly filled with only a couple of people, mostly astronomers. Some others would be rushing into the tower, however, really soon. The ones that would be running it would be causing a lot of chaos into the normally calm observatory. A car pulled up to the Starsky Tower. Perhaps those in this car would cause this chaos?
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"Ah, are you two here for the race?" a ninji in front of the observatory asked. "Excellent! You guys follow me! I'll take you to your deck!"
Bowser and Jr. nodded and grinned as the ninji took them into the tower, up in elevator to the fifteenth floor. They got out and the ninji showed them out to the outer deck.
"Whoa!" Jr. gasped at the view. "We are really high! And the sky is really pretty papa!"
"…I actually agree…" Bowser smirked. "…you know maybe this place isn't that bad. It's so stupidly cold, but I gotta say, this is an amazing sky!"
The ninji laughed. "Glad to see you both appreciate our little town a little more now! Enjoy our telescopes! I'll be out here by the door! Tell me when you find the falling stars!"
Bowser and Jr. nodded as they went to two different telescopes.
"Oh my gosh!" Jr. squealed. "…I can see so far! Do you see it all papa?"
Bowser smiled at his son's enthusiasm.
"Jr. really has been very bouncy recently! So enthusiastic, so eager! As his father, I feel proud to see him like that! He is still a kid after all, so I like seeing him so happy…he better be enjoying this race as much as I am…" Bowser mumbled to the cameras with an uncharacteristic smile.
"…" Bowser's smile faded into his characteristic scowl as he started to position his telescope in multiple different ways. "…I don't see any falling star…ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" the king then turned his attention to the ninji. "This is STARBORN Valley! Why aren't any falling stars here?"
The ninji rolled his eyes. "Falling stars occur often in the Shiver Region, but where they fall in the region is seasonal. Most of the stars at this time of the year fall mostly somewhere over Shiver Mountain and the way this observatory was built, only one exact angle on one telescope will show you that! I'm pretty sure you should've known that already from details already given to you!"
Bowser growled at the ninji before scanning his telescope more. "….GRRR! Where the crap are these falling stars?"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Fourth
Herringway watched another car pull up to his house. He sighed as he watched the two fighters run to him.
"YO! You Herringway?" Rawk asked the author.
"…I wish I wasn't at this point…I wouldn't have to deal with you if I wasn't…" he groaned.
"…what do you mean by that!" the former champion asked.
"Never mind. Just take your clue and get!" the author shooed them away after handing Tundra the clue.
"…what's his problem?" Tundra sighed. "…whatever…'Make your way to the next possible pitstop, the Mayor's house!'"
"YES! DONE WITH THIS LEG! COME ON DUDE!" Rawk Hawk roared in excitement. The white yoshi followed him to the car and the two fighters drove off, hoping to make up lots of time.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"GOSH FINALLY! WHY DID IT TAKE US SO LONG TO FIND THIS PLACE!"
"NOT MY FAULT RED! YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHICH WAY SO I HAD TO GUESS ON HOW TO GET HERE! IF YOU ACTUALLY DIRECTED ME, WE'D BE HERE SOONER!"
Both Axem Rangers pulled up to the entrance to Starborn Valley. They bickered their way to the yield sign. Both immediately stopped when they noticed no one had used the yield.
"YES!" Red roared in excitement. "Not only were we not yielded, but we can use it now!"
"I know! This is what's going to save us this week!" Pink squealed. "Place Lima and Peasley's picture up their and we slam the nail into their tomb! We are saved!"
Red looked at Pink, confused at her words.
"…are you an idiot? Why yield the beans? They fail at this game!"
"Red! Why not yield them?" Pink roared back. "If you don't realize, WE ARE MARKED FOR ELIMINATION! We WANT the team that usually does bad to be hurt even more so that they'll be further behind! If we yield Lima and Peasley, there is no way we'd be going home this week!"
"…well yes…but it'd be better if we could eliminate a threat with the yield instead of just saving our butts…"
"…are you kidding me?" Pink sighed. "…go ahead. Put Plenn and Thriff's picture up. Or Misstar and Mamar's. But if we get eliminated, don't blame me!"
Red ignored his partner's statement and pulled out the picture he desired from the yield box. He slammed it on the box, watching Pink gasp. He then slammed the picture of the Rangers on the 'courtesy of' section.
"RED ARE YOU SERIOUS?"
"JUST GO WITH IT! CLUE! WE READ! NOW!"
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Third
"Detour! 'Rising Star or Falling Star? There are multiple types of stars! Which one do you want to work with?'" Axem Red aloud.
"…" Pink refused to say anything. She was ticked off at Red.
"Rising Star is easier! We don't have time to look for any falling star! That could take forever!"
"…"
"…WHAT NOW PINK? WHY ARE YOU ANGRY?"
"TAKE THAT YIELD OFF! PUT UP SOMEONE ELSE! ANYONE ELSE! THAT THING WILL HAVE NO EFFECT!"
"NO! TRUST ME, WE GET RID OF THE BIGGEST THREATS IN THE GAME IF THIS WORKS OUT, AND I KNOW IT WILL! BUT IT WILL ONLY WORK IF WE HURRY AND GO ON WITH THE LEG! SO HURRY UP! WE HAVE A DETOUR TO DO!"
Axem Pink groaned as she and Red got in the car. She looked back at the yield before driving off. She sighed as she saw Tundra and Rawk Hawk's picture.
"…if they catch up to us somehow…I swear…"
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"Sir, do you know where the Shiver Arena is?" Vivian asked a toad in front of a gas station.
"…sorry…I've never heard of such a place…" he admitted. "My apologies."
"…it's no problem…" Beldam groaned. "…someone has to know this place…come on…"
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Fifth
"…please don't tell me…MORE racers…" Herringway groaned.
"And if we are?" Peasley asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Leave me…take your clue…I want to be in my house alone but I have to wait here until you all get your stupid clues…" the author stated, throwing the clue at the two beans.
"…rude jerk…" Lima mumbled under breath as she opened the clue. "'Make your way to the next possible pitstop, the Mayor's house!'"
"Pitstop! Whoo! Come on Lima! We need to hurry!"
The two beans did just that. The two drove off as fast as they could, hoping to get to the pitstop as fast as possible.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"…find anything yet Jr.?" Bowser asked his son.
"…nuh uh." Jr. sighed as he continued searching in one telescope.
"…this is so STUPID! COME ON! IT SHOULD NOT BE THIS HARD TO FIND ONE FALLING STAR!"
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"Ma'am, where's the Shiver Arena?" Axem Red asked a ninji that was going for a jog in the town.
"…Shiver Arena?" she replied as she rolled her head.
"…you know…it's a place where some competitions occur…"
"…huh?"
"…oh COME ON! YOU HAVE TO KNOW!"
"There's no need to yell!" the ninji spat out her tongue before walking away. "Look, I have never heard of this place! I'm assuming you're just making it up!"
Red was fumed as he watched the ninji leave. "WHAT KIND OF COMPETITIONS OCCUR HERE IF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT?"
"…" Pink rolled her eyes. "Shut up and let's find someone else to ask."
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Fourth
Both fighters smirked as they pulled into the mayor's house. Both were happy to end this leg and hopefully catch up for the time they lost by their bad flight.
"Welcome to Shiver City!" Mayor Penguin told both fighters. His wife smiled to the two fighters.
"Thank you!" Tundra replied. Rawk smiled to the two greeters.
"…Tundra and Rawk Hawk…you are the fourth team to arrive!" Erik stated.
"Eh, middle of the pack is decent. Not too shabby…" Tundra noted. "…wait you said 'to arrive.' Not 'you are.' Doesn't that mean we got a penalty?…what did we do wrong?"
Rawk's smile faded. Tundra stared directly at the dry bones host.
"Oh? So you noticed the phrases I've been using? Very clever." Erik smirked. "I am pleased to say you two have no penalties, but I must inform you that this leg of the race is not over. This isn't the pitstop and you two aren't racing. Here is your next clue." the dry bones then proceeded to hand out the next clue.
Both fighters stared wide-eyed for a second before they took the clue. Rawk's face had a deep scowl on it while Tundra merely sighed as he read aloud the clue.
"'Make your way to the village of Starborn Valley and search the entrance for your next clue. Caution, yield ahead.'" the yoshi read.
"…" Rawk sighed. "…whatever. Let's go dude! No extra work can be that bad! LET'S GO TUNDRA!"
"…I was hoping this leg was over…it feels like it's been going on for some time." Tundra sighed. "I didn't even think it was possible to be told the leg wasn't over! This completely shocked me! But nothing we can do about it…Rawk and I have to keep doing what we've been doing! We just can't get eliminated! And I don't think we will…we just have to keep as much of a lead over the back teams…and who knows…maybe we catch up to the three teams ahead of us and get first…"
Both fighters ran to their car as fast as they could. The second half came as a surprise, but both guys were prepared to do what they do best. They drove off and started going in the direction of Starborn Valley.
Plenn and Thriff/Misstar and Mamar
Both the Toad Bros and the star spirits drove up to Herringway's house at the same time. While the author groaned at the sight of more people, both teams stared at each other with fear.
"…Misstar and Mamar…ACHOO!" Plenn sneezed. "…shoot!"
"Oh my gosh...the Toad Bros are here…" Mamar shivered, but this time not from the cold.
"…yes, you all are here! And I don't want you here! I assume you all are in that race. Take the clue and get!" Herringway moaned as he tossed clues to Plenn and Mamar.
"…right away sir!" Mamar noted to the author as she and Plenn opened the clues.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Sixth
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Last
"'Make your way to the next possible pitstop, the Mayor's house!'" Plenn read.
"'Warning, the last team to check in may be eliminated.'" Mamar added.
Both teams eyed each other. They both immediately figured that there were sixth and seventh. One of them was going home.
"…Plenn, we go. NOW!" Thriff declared. Plenn nodded in agreement as both brothers ran to their car.
"We are NOT getting eliminated here!" Misstar stated. "…we just can't…come on Mamar! We have to beat them!"
"Right behind you!"
Both teams got in their cars and sped away as fast as they could. They remained very close to each other. Neither of the two teams wanted to be the last two to check in!
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"You've heard of Shiver Arena…right?" Vivian uncertainly asked a toad sitting on a bench outside a local grocery store. She and Beldam had asked people in the grocery store and received negative answers. Both sirens hoped for a positive answer, but were not expecting one.
"Hmm? Of course!" the toad responded. "I used to play there!"
"…wait what? Really!" Beldam's eyes widened as she got out the map. "Can you mark it on the map or tell me directions? I can't find it and I need to get there asap!"
"Sure thing!" the toad smiled. He took out a pen and started drawing on the map the location. He also told Beldam and Vivian the fastest way to get there from Starborn Valley.
"Sir you are awesome! Thanks!" Vivian gave the toad a big hug.
"…umm…you're welcome…" the toad mumbled as a blush appeared on his face. Vivian proceeded to giggle while Beldam sighed and proceeded to release a small chuckle.
"Looks like we know where need to go, so we have to hurry! Thanks for your assistance sir!" Beldam told Vivian and the toad. Both shadow sirens waved goodbye as they hurried on to the Shiver Arena.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Fifth
"Hello, welcome to Shiver City!" Mayor Penguin and his wife both stated in unison as they both smiled to the two beans.
"Thank you two! The city is marvelous, although a tad cold." Lima laughed. Mayor Penguin gave her a curious look but didn't say anything.
"…Lima and Peasley…you are the fifth team to arrive." Erik stated.
"Fifth? We'll take it!" Peasley nodded in acceptance. Lima agreed with a smile.
"…well…in all honesty…" Erik started saying, getting the bean's attention. He then took out a clue from his jacked and held out his hand. "…this isn't the actual pitstop and you both are still racing. And I have your next clue right here!"
"…you can't be serious…are you serious?" Peasley's eyes widened. He stared at Erik for a few more minutes before he placed his head in the palm of his hands. "…just great…just frickin great…"
"…" his advisor sighed as she took the clue from Erik. "Nothing we can do about, my prince. Let's go on!" Peasley sighed but took his head out of his hands and paid attention to Lima. She proceeded to start reading. "'Make your way to the village of Starborn Valley and search the entrance for your next clue. Caution, yield ahead.'"
"…oh if we get yielded…" the Beanbean Prince groaned at the mention of that word.
"I have no idea how far ahead we are ahead of the last two teams, so to hear that this leg isn't over was just awful to here! It. Sucks! It is exactly like being told 'you're safe!' but then immediately after being told 'just kidding.'" Peasley groaned. "…I'm worried about this second half of the leg…I am really hoping no one can catch up to us! I know I don't want to go home this early and I know Lima feels this way…we just want to get to the end! We just have to…"
"Starborn Valley! We have to hurry Lima!" Peasley stated as he ran over to the car. His advisor followed him. Both beans headed out to the small town as fast as they could.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"…do YOU know where Shiver Arena is?" Red asked a star kid by a small restaurant.
"Nope! Never ever heard of it mister!" he responded before going inside the restaurant to his friends.
"…have you heard of Shiver Arena?" Red asked a toad that was walking out.
"Huh? Well…the name is familiar but I've never been nor do I know direction. Sorry!" she replied as she started walking to her car.
"…" Pink sighed. "Let's go try somewhere else! Someone has to know, but apparently they aren't at this restaurant."
"…" Red groaned. A koopa parked his car and was starting to walk inside. "…DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE SHIVER ARENA IS?"
"Um…" the koopa bolted inside the restaurant, clearly startled by Red's noise.
"…I HATE THIS TOWN! NO ONE HERE KNOWS ANYTHING!"
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"…"
"…"
Bowser was fuming, his face colored bright red. He was ready to light his telescope on fire.
"…papa…are you okay?" his son asked.
"…Jr.…it's just ONE FRICKING FALLING STAR! WHY CAN'T WE FIND ONE FALLING STAR IN THIS FRICKIN SKY? IT'S CALLED STARBORN VALLEY FOR CYRING OUT LOUD, A FALLING STAR SHOULD BE VERY COMMON HERE!" Bowser roared.
"…" Jr. frowned at his dad's outburst before running over to his own telescope.
"Papa sometimes gets very scary with his temper! I mean…I love him to death and he never gets angry at me but…he can be really scary!" Jr. admitted with a shiver. "He can be as happy as anyone for a minute, but if one little thing happens, then he lights up and is ready to burn the whole world! And it gets kinda scary…I…I don't like seeing Papa angry!"
"…come on…falling star…come on!" Jr. pleaded with the sky. "…please show up…don't let Papa get too angry…"
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Shiver Arena was located in a hidden part of Shiver Snowfield. Many sports competitions, such as hockey, tennis, soccer, and others are held here frequently. Many of the competitors here keep the place a secret so that there won't be any 'weak' players coming and so that many people won't watch the games. Many people who come here enjoy the lack of noise, due to the lack of fans that come. When sport competitions are not occurring, many bands and solo musicians, who stumbled across the arena, practice here away from noisy fans to practice for concerts or events in secret. As for the building itself, the Shiver Arena was painted completely white and could blend in with the snow if the snow got increasingly high. Although it was not very large, it was divided into many different areas, specifically designed for sports.
One of the wings was divided for music. Once the owners of the building realized how many musicians and bands were using their arena for practice, they designed a separate wing for them. The entrance to it was near the front of the building. Rarely does someone come to the wing for any reason other to practice. Just now, however, a car pulled up and parked. Perhaps the people inside that car are here for a different agenda.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
Both shadow sirens ran out of their car and headed off into the entrance to the music section. They found themselves in a long hallway where the sound of music was echoing all throughout the hallway.
"Hmmm….we definitely have some musicians here…" Beldam noted. "…however it's debatable if it's any good…eh I'm not a big music person."
"Oh come on Beldam! We aren't getting the full effect cause we aren't anywhere near one of the guys playing! Come on with me!" Vivian stated as she started running down the hallway, hoping to find one of the sources of the music.
"…tch. I'm coming!" the elder shadow siren sighed as she followed her younger sister. They proceeded to run through the hallway for a bit before Vivian stopped in front of a door. She opened it and saw a koopa practicing on a bass guitar.
"'I don't ever want to feel, like I did that day! Take me to the place I love, take me all the way!'" he sang as he continued practicing.
"…he's so…amazing!" Vivian squealed. Beldam sighed at her sister's outburst. The koopa was taken back by Vivian's voice and immediately stopped playing and singing. He turned to the shadow sirens before sighing.
"Sorry, I was just practicing for a gig I got soon! Wait…actually are you all here for the race? Are you guys my ride?"
"Looks like it." Beldam nonchalantly said as she started walking out. "Follow us, we'll get you to the park!"
"Right away!" he stated. He unplugged his bass from an amp and followed Beldam out.
"…oh he was so good…" Vivian noted with a smile on her face. She then noticed she was the only one in the room. "Um…guys! Wait up for me!"
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Sixth
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Last
Both teams were right on each other's next as they went through the race to the 'pitstop.' They both arrived at the same time and footrace began. Misstar and Mamar were able to get out of their car faster and ran over to Erik. While Plenn and Thriff were not far behind, the winner was obvious. Both brothers started to slow down, fearing the inevitable words.
"Welcome to Shiver City!" Mayor Penguin and his wife greeted at the same time.
"Thanks so much!" Misstar and Mamar nodded.
"Thank you." Plenn and Thriff greeted back.
"…Misstar and Mamar…you are the sixth team to arrive." Erik stated. "Plenn and Thriff, you are the last team to arrive."
"Phew! Safe!" Misstar sighed in relief. She then turned her attention to the brothers and frowned. "I'm sorry…"
"It's okay…" Thriff sighed, not hiding his disappointment. "You guys want to stay in this race! There should not be no apologies for this…it's not even your fault for our elimination…we got last, so that's our punishment."
"…" Mamar didn't say anything. Although she was immediately happy when she heard they were sixth, she realized something about the words Erik said. Then she noticed another thing. "…Erik if this is the pitstop, why are our cars the only ones here?"
"Why did you also say 'to arrive' instead of just 'you are?'" Plenn asked back, confused.
"Hmm…" Erik smirked as he took out the last two clues from his pocket. "It means you guys are still racing. This leg of the race isn't over!"
"…oh my gosh…" Mamar sighed. "…just when we finally thought we were safe…"
"Wow…" Thriff started before he started grinning. "YES! WE ARE STILL HERE BRO!"
Plenn smiled back as he took the clue from Erik. Misstar's frown had intensified after Erik gave the news, but she took the clue for her team.
"'Make your way to the village of Starborn Valley and search the entrance for your next clue. Caution, yield ahead.'" Plenn and Misstar read aloud in near unison.
"Oh geez…I really didn't like hearing the leg wasn't over. We were so close to elimination, so the idea of continuing the leg was scary." Mamar admitted. "I just hope that we don't get eliminated this time! Misstar and I have to go fast in the second half! We are too far behind to even consider being safe! But who knows…maybe the second half will be good…maybe we could actually get a good placement? I don't know. We'll just have to see. But more so than anything else, I just hope we don't get eliminated."
"So the leg isn't over you say?" Thriff grinned, knowing the answer to his question. "Best news all day! Plenn and I were set to be last. This saves us! We still have a chance this time! Somehow, some way, Plenn and I will take advantage of this and stay in the race! We aren't going down yet!" Thriff's grin somehow proceeded to get even bigger. He was positively ecstatic during his confessional. "…I just can't believe our luck!"
Both the star spirits and the toad brothers left the mayor's house and headed off. They had to hurry. Both teams knew they were the last two teams. They knew they had to go as fast as they could on the second half of this leg.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"…please tell me you know where the Shiver Arena is." Red begged a toad that was going on a walk in the middle of town.
"Shiver Arena? Ah…good memories." he smiled at the thought. "So you both are going there? Give me a map! I remember exactly how to get there!"
Red and Pink's eyes widened as the toad drew a route on their map to the arena. Both rangers proceeded to grin.
"Excellent! Thanks sir!" Pink thanked she took the map back.
"Come on Pink! We got somewhere to hurry too!"
"I'M COMING!"
"COME FASTER ALREADY!"
"I'M COMING AS FAST AS I CAN! SHUT UP YOU IDIOT!"
Both Axem Rangers bickered as they ran to their car and started the car as fast as they could. The car soon found its way outside of the town and on its way to Shiver Arena.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"WHERE ARE THESE STUPID FALLING STARS!" Bowser roared again. Fire was starting to escape his growling face.
"Papa…please calm down…" Jr. sighed as he ran to the next telescope. He started searching it and scanned the sky. In one of the corners of his view, he thought he saw something.
"Huh?" Jr. asked as he stayed at the place. In mere seconds, he saw it again. Only in that one spot too. "Hey! Ninji person! Is this it?"
Bowser's head moved to Jr. as the ninji walked over and checked the young koopa's telescope in the position it was facing. He watched as the ninji turned to face his son with a smile.
"Well you found it! You're staring at the sky around the Shiver Mountain! And at this time of year, you'll only find falling stars there! Oh but they're worth seeing! Sure are beautiful." the ninji started to ramble. "Indeed beautiful!"
"Yes they are!" Jr. smiled back. "But can we have our clue?"
The ninji nodded as he took out the clue. Jr. proceeded to run to his father, who was grinning.
"Good work Jr.! No stupid task like this will stop us! Very good job!" Bowser cheered as he gave his son a hug. Jr. smiled as he returned the hug. He then proceeded to open up the clue.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; currently in First
"'Make your way to the Snowman's Circle where you will find your next clue!'"
Teams must now make their way ten miles from each detour to the Shiver Snowfield and find the Snowman's Circle, a large area in front of the entrance to the Shiver Mountain where many snowmen are placed there. It is here that teams will find their next clue.
"Hmm? Snowman's Circle? Weird name. Probably a weird place!" Bowser laughed. "Come on Jr.! Let's hurry there and get on with the race!"
"Right behind you Papa!"
The father and son stormed out of the tower and headed to their car. It didn't take long for them to start driving. They began to head on their way to the Shiver Snowfield, looking for this 'weird circle.'
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Look Rawk! There it is! The entrance to Starborn Valley!" Tundra grinned as the two fighters finally arrived.
"It's go time! Let's start this second half!" Rawk laughed.
Both fighters ran up and saw the yield sign. They knew the procedure. They had to go over it and say if they were going to yield someone or not before continuing the race. As they walked closer to it, they saw something on the sign. A picture. Someone had already been yielded! As the fighters got closer, they realized that it was their own picture on the yield sign.
"…no way…NO WAY! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" Rawk's eyes were filled with shock and anger. "CRAP!"
"Great! Just great!" Tundra rolled his eyes. He looked over to see the Rangers yielded them. "Should have seen this coming! They'd be yielding anyone behind them cause they're marked for elimination! Crud!"
Tundra groaned as he turned the hourglass over and watched as the sand started to fall.
"I don't blame the Axem Rangers for yielding us. I mean…it makes sense. They needed to yield SOMEONE, cause if they didn't, they could risk elimination. They are marked for elimination after all. It just sucks that it was us that got yielded!" Tundra groaned to the camera, still thinking about the yield. "Rawk and I are kinda behind a few teams already! The yield nearly eliminated Wendy and Lemmy on leg two! I'm really hoping that it doesn't hurt us that bad! I really hope so…"
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Fourth
Not long after Tundra and Rawk Hawk arrived at the entrance, Lima and Peasley drove up. They were surprised to see the fighters standing there.
"…that stinks! I'm sorry!" Peasley stated towards the fighters.
"It's okay. We should be fine…I hope…" Tundra mumbled. Rawk just merely groaned.
"I wish you both the best! You two are strong guys! I'm confident you'll survive!" Lima told them. Both fighters smiled as her words. She smiled back as she and Peasley went over to the clue box and opened their clue. "Detour! 'Rising Star or Falling Star? There are multiple types of stars! Which one do you want to work with?"
"Falling Stars sound easier actually. Rising Star has too much driving. We could just get in and out of Falling Star!" Peasley rationalized. Lima nodded in agreement.
"So that's where we will go! Come on Peasley!" Lima than turned back to the fighters. "You two keep strong! Don't let this beat you! Good luck on this leg!"
Rawk and Tundra gave the two beans thumbs ups. "Thanks a lot! You guys have good luck too!" Peasley returned with a thumbs up as he and his advisor drove off into Starborn Valley.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"There it is! That's your park right?" Beldam asked the bassist as she looked at where the three just arrived.
The Shadow Sirens left their car along with the koopa in the back. They looked out at the park in front of them. It was a wide area covered with more snow than any other area in the valley. There were park benches filled all over with many residents sitting on them. They all were waiting expectantly in front of a small stage. The stage was filled with amps and a couple of musicians were standing off to the side, waiting for people in their band to arrive.
"I see my guys!" the bassist laughed as he pointed to a couple of koopas that were waiting. "Looks like this is the place! Thanks! Sit back, watch the show, and you'll get your reward!"
The koopa took his bass guitar from the car and ran over to his buddies. After a few seconds of high fives, hugs, and laughs, the group of koopas walked on the stage. They performed the complete piece of the song Vivian and Beldam heard when they walked into the Shiver Arena.
"Hmmm…" Vivian smiled as she kept listening. "Ahhh! Even better than before! I like these guys!"
"…meh." Beldam retained her original view on this song.
The Shadow Sirens listened until the koopas were done. The locals watching the performance gave a standing ovation. Vivian gave her own applause while Beldam gave a short clap. The bassist that accompanied the two girls ran over to them after the show.
"Hope you enjoyed! And here's your gift for coming out!" he stated, handing the girls their clue.
"Thank you! You were awesome!" Vivian giggled. Beldam merely nodded in thanks as she took the clue.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in Second
"'Make your way to the Snowman's Circle where you will find your next clue!'" Beldam read.
"Fine with me!" Vivian stated. She ran over to the car as Beldam followed. "Let's get there quickly! I think we drove past the place on the way to Starborn Valley! I think I know where it is!"
"Really?" Beldam asked with a grin. "Excellent! Let's be on our way!"
And with those words, the Shadow Sirens were off, driving to their next destination.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Here we are!" the prince of the Beanbean Kingdom and his advisor got out of his car and stared at the entrance to the Starsky Tower. "…dang! This is one tall place!"
A ninji smiled from the entrance. "You all here for the race? Follow me!"
"Ah!" Peasley was startled at the new voice. He composed himself in three seconds and followed, with Lima close behind.
The ninji took the two beans into an elevator and up to the seventeenth floor. Once there he directed them to that floor's outer deck.
"…woah! And the sky looks even better from up here!" Peasley noted as he walked out.
"I must agree! It rivals Stardust Fields definitely!" Lima added.
The ninji smirked from the side. "Stardust Fields doesn't have this view! No way it could! We got it beat here! Trust me!"
Lima looked as if she was about to say something back about that, but she stopped. She started to remember that this was for the race. "I see. Anyway, Peasley! Let's get down to business! Got to find this falling star fast!"
"Right away!" her prince nodded as he ran over to the nearest telescope and started to look into it. Lima herself found a telescope and began her own searching for a fallen star.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"Papa, are you sure you're going the right way?" Jr. asked his father from the backseat.
"Well DUH!" Bowser retorted as he continued driving. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well, Snowman's Circle I heard is by Shiver City! Like we could probably take the way we took from Shiver City to Starborn Valley back and we'd get there."
"I know that! And?" the king of koopas asked, not seeing where this conversation was going.
"Well we are pretty close to Shiver City again! And I don't see it anywhere! I think we missed it! We are getting way too close to Shiver City!"
"But it's closer to Shiver City! Trust me Jr.! We are fine!"
"…whatever you say Papa." Jr. sighed as he continued looking at his map.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"FINALLY!" Red declared as he and Pink finally arrived at the Shiver Arena. Pink pulled into the arena and parked the car. Both Rangers ran out and into the building.
"Hello?" Pink called to no one in particular. She got no response back but she heard music not too far. Someone was singing. She also heard some instruments playing in different rooms. "Yo Red! We got someone in one of these rooms!"
"OH COME ON! THAT'S OBVIOUS!" Red rolled his eyes. Pink stuck her tongue out as Red ran off to one of the doors. Pink followed behind and watched as Red opened the door. Somehow, he opened up a right door. Both Axem Rangers looked into see a toad singing in a mirror.
"'When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears. When you screamed I'd fight away all of your fears. And I held your hand through all of these years.'" she sang to herself.
"YO!" Red yelled, interrupting her mid song. "Are you done yet? I'm pretty sure I have to give you a ride!"
The toad stopped, completely startled at the Ranger's outburst. She looked over at Red and Pink at the door and sighed. "I kinda needed the practice…but if you guys are my ride, can't complain that you all are driving me. Alright, let's head out then."
The toad picked up a couple of belongings before she walked to the door. She followed Red and Pink as they started out.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…ugh." Peasley sighed as he moved on to a new telescope. "Any luck Lima?"
His advisor shook her head. "Sorry my prince. But we will find a falling star soon! I'm sure of it!"
"We better…" the Beanbean Prince's voice dragged off as he started scanning the sky in a new telescope.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Fifth
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Sixth
The Star Spirits and the Toad Bros were right on each other's tails the way to Starborn Valley. Both teams arrived at the entrance at the same time. They were both equally shocked to see Tundra and Rawk Hawk standing around.
"Oh my gosh! I am sorry! I wish you guys the best of luck!" Mamar called to the fighters.
"It really does stink! Sorry to see you guys here!" Thriff added as he looked at the yield sign.
"Eh thanks." Tundra sighed. Rawk nodded in gratitude.
"You know, all these teams that came by said that it really sucks that we got yielded and they wished for us to be okay. And I appreciate it." Rawk admits in his confessional. "I do think that they do feel bad about us getting yielded. But in the end, I think they are happy it's not them. It's understandable. I think I'd feel bad for the yielded team but I'd be happy it wasn't us if I was in their shoes. That's how I think all the teams feel. And now that the brothers and the star spirits have came, it was clear that the yield was really gonna hurt us." The former champion sighed. "…this DOES NOT RAWK! Tundra and I are last now!"
"Detour! 'Rising Star or Falling Star? There are multiple types of stars! Which one do you want to work with?'" Misstar read aloud to her partner. Plenn read off the same words to his brother.
"Falling Star seems much easier!" Mamar noted. "We live in Star Haven! And we grew up here!" she proceeded to point at the entrance with a smile. "I think the sky and stars are familiar territory! And I think perhaps it might be easier to find a falling star than driving around and watching a performance."
"I agree! I can't wait! I think we can get this done pretty quickly!" Misstar agreed. She and Mamar headed off to their car and started off. As they were driving in to Starborn Valley, they unrolled their window.
"Good luck you guys!" they stated in unison before going in.
"Thanks!" Tundra and Rawk laughed a little as they waved good bye.
"…and the star spirits are off…bro we need to hurry this decision process!" Thriff pointed out to his brother. "You still haven't told me your input! You've been just reading!"
"…" Plenn continued to ignore his brother. He seemed almost finished reading from the green folder that was in the clue envelope.
"…oh…there was a fast forward in there too? I didn't even notice!" Thriff mentally scolded himself as he ran over and quickly read over Plenn's shoulder.
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 their way to Snowman's Circle and enter the Shiver Mountain. Once at the mountain, they must make their way by foot up the mountain and find the Shiver Cave, a hidden cave located on the mountain where local miners dig up beautiful jewels! Once teams find this mysterious, freezing cave, they will find a local miner. He will require the team to stay in cave for fifteen minutes straight. Searching the mountain for this specific cave is quite a task, and then facing the freezing temperatures could seem impossible to teams who like it warm. However, the first team to find the cave and handle the freezing temperatures for the fifteen minutes will receive the fast forward.
"…ACHOO!" Plenn sneezed with a groan. "This sounds absolutely miserable! But we have to do it, right bro?"
"Yeah we have to." Thriff sighed.
"...you guys are going for the fast forward? Really?" Tundra groaned.
"Sorry guys. This is for us. Sorry." both brothers apologized.
"We figured that after the yield time runs up, Tundra and Rawk Hawk would take the fast forward and jump to the finish line ahead of quite a few teams. And that would put us in a race to avoid last place again. And I'd rather not risk that again! I have no intention of going home now!" Plenn admitted. "So the best option to stay in the game was to use the fast forward before them…ACHOO!" Plenn rubbed his nose after he sneezed. "That'd keep us safe this leg!"
"Using the fast forward will save our lives. Personally, I'd rather not do it. I don't like the idea of being in freezing temperatures. I mean…freezing for THIS place? I REALLY don't want to see that! And Plenn shouldn't either! He's been sneezing the whole leg and I think he's got a cold! But doing it will keep us safe. So…we just have to do it." Thriff sighed. "It's not like we are doing it to hurt Tundra and Rawk Hawk. We are just doing it to keep us alive."
Tundra and Rawk Hawk sighed as they watched the brothers drive off. They knew exactly where the brothers were going. Both fighters looked each other.
"So if they go for the fast forward, it's safe to say they'll be impossible to catch up to this leg." Rawk sighed.
"Eh maybe. They could have a really hard time." Tundra mumbled. He turned his attention to the sand at the yield box. It appeared to be nearing its completion, but there was still a bit of sand left. "But either way, this second half has to go perfectly! No mistakes! Just…fast, fast, fast, perfect!"
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Snowman's Circle was a path directly in the Shiver Snowfield exactly in front of the Shiver Mountain. It received the name due to the six snowmen that were already placed there, guiding the entrance to the mountain. Nowadays, after Mario stopped by, they no longer block the entrance to the mountain. Instead, they remain off on the side as any individual can now climb up the mountain freely with no problem.
Shiver Mountain could indeed be seen from the path. It towers upon the Snowman's Circle, petrifying nearly any climber. Still, anyone can look from the path up to the mountain and marvel at its beauty. Both Snowman's Circle and Shiver Mountain could indeed be described as calming. For now, however, calm was the last word to describe the area. A car pulled up and two figures came out. The intensity of the race had just arrived.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in First
Both of the shadow sirens ran over to the clue box immediately. They took out the clue and ripped it open.
"Roadblock! 'Who is ready for a fight?'" Vivian read to her sister.
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, one team member will partake in an activity that many locals of snowy regions enjoy…snowball fights. They will be escorted to a larger circle where many locals of the Shiver Region are engaging in a giant snowball fight. Once at the circle, team members must run through the circle and find one of three ladders. Along the way, the locals will see the racers as participants in the fight and will start chucking snowballs of various shape and size at them. Once a team member makes it to the ladder, they must climb it and search through hundreds of envelopes that are attached to the top of the ladder for one of seven that are marked as "the Amazing Race," which will contain their next clue. Searching through many fake envelopes for the clue could take some time, and even finding a ladder could take a while if teams can't avoid getting hit by snowballs, nut team members who are dedicated and work well under pressure can finish fast!
"Um, you've done more roadblocks than me so I think I probably should do this one." Vivian admitted.
"I have no problem with that." Beldam nodded. She and Vivian proceeded to read the information about the roadblock. Beldam frowned at this. "On second thought, I wish I said I'd do this one! This sounds amazing!"
Vivian sighed. "I need to do roadblocks though so this one is mine!"
"Well…are you here for the race?" the shadow sirens turned around to see a bumpty facing them. "Which one of you is supposed to come with me?"
"That'd be me!" Vivian stepped forward. The bumpty nodded as he turned around and started to walk off. Vivian followed him.
"Good luck Vivian!" Beldam stated as her younger sister walked off.
Vivian
"Well here's the snowball fight. You may begin when you're ready!"
Vivian blinked. She looked out at the circle in front of her. It was a large field with multiple toads, bumpties, koopas, ninjis, star kids, and Mr. Blizzards scattered around. They were all tossing snowballs. Vivian could see all the chaos and she gulped.
"Oh geez…let's get this over with!"
The shadow siren ran out into the field and started running towards the closest ladder. As she started walking closer to the action, she was noticed by everyone in the field. It didn't take long before she started getting pegged with snowballs.
"Oh my!" Vivian gasped as she was pelted with snowballs. Everything was hitting her so fast, some were making contact with her eyes. It was getting harder to see what direction she was running in.
"That snowball fight was so crazy! It was just utter chaos!" Vivian laughed as she thought of the roadblock. "It was impossible to see really! Snowballs were flying everywhere and they kept hitting you! And once they hit, it stung! It was freezing! So many snowballs were going around it was so hard to see! It got even harder when one hit your eyes, and it was bound to happen! Geez, this task was not a fun snowball fight you'd have with your friends! This thing was like a full force battle, and it was really hard!"
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"Here's the park! Now get it and start playing!" Red ordered the toad as Pink pulled into the park.
"…okay…thanks…" the toad sighed. She got out of the car and perked up at the sight of a couple of toads that were standing by the stage. After she ran over and gave each of them a hug, they got on stage and performed the song she was practicing at the Shiver Arena.
"Hmm." Pink mumbled to herself as she listened to the show. "You know, I like them! And the song!"
"…meh." Red didn't add much to what she said. He seemed rather bored with the performance.
When the show was done, all the locals watching gave a large applause. Axem Pink joined the clapping. Red made no attempt to join the applause. He stared at the toad singer that accompanied them. She came running over to the Rangers after the song was done.
"Well that's it. Thanks for the ride and you guys might need this." She pulled out the clue and held it out. Red immediately took the clue the second it was held out.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Third
"'Make your way to the Snowman's Circle where you will find your next clue!'" Red read to his partner.
"Snowman's Circle? Weird name…" Pink smirked a bit before running back to the car. "YO RED! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"
"I'M COMING, I'M COMING!" he shouted back as he got in the back. Pink started the car and immediately started driving off.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"You know Lima," Peasley started "there sure are lots of stars in the sky."
"Hmm?" Lima responded to the prince, unsure of the point of his statement.
"…is it too much to ask for one to fall?" he mumbled as he moved on the next telescope, not finding anything useful in the one he was looking in.
"Oh. I'm sorry my prince. Perhaps one will fall soon." Lima mumbled as she moved on to another telescope herself.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Whoa!" Misstar and Mamar gasped when they saw the Starsky Tower. "This was NOT here when we lived in Starborn Valley!"
"It's pretty new, but it sure is a great place!" a ninji at the door smiled. "You both here for the race?" the star spirits nodded as they turned to face him. "Follow me!"
The ninji led the girls into the tower and up an elevator. He led them to an elevator and took them to the fourteenth floor. Once there, he showed them the outer deck.
"…" Mamar smiled as she looked up. "The stars look beautiful tonight. I really do love this place!"
"I second that!" Misstar added.
"Can I third that?" the ninji smirked.
The two star spirits laughed before they started studying the sky a little bit. They proceeded to walk over to telescopes and start scanning in the direction they looked in. In mere seconds, Misstar started smiling.
"Hey! Mister ninji! Can you come here and check this?" she giggled as she called over the ninji.
"Hmm? Already? Sorry, but you probably got it wrong! Saw something that looked like a falling star and got excited! Happens at times." the ninji stated as he walked over. He looked in the telescope and was immediately taken aback. He checked the spot over and over again. It was indeed facing the exact spot over the Shiver Mountain where falling stars should happen.
"…how?" he mumbled.
"Good work Misstar!" Mamar cheered as she gave her partner a hug.
"Hehe, thanks!" she giggled.
"Mamar and I are star spirits so we know a good deal about the sky and stars! We also grew up in Starborn Valley when were just little star kids!" Misstar laughed as she thought of her and Mamar running around the cold little town of Starborn Valley as star kids. It really had been a long time since those days. "What I'm trying to get at is, the task didn't seem too hard. It was actually a lot of fun! And pretty! I love seeing falling stars! Hopefully we can see it a little closer though. Since only one telescope showed the star, and it was still really far off, we didn't get a good view. It's a little saddening…"
"Well, you guys did find it! Here's the clue." the ninji handed the star spirits the clue, still shocked by their speed.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Fourth
"'Make your way to the Snowman's Circle where you will find your next clue!'" Mamar read.
"Snowman's Circle? Let's get going then!" Misstar noted. Her partner agreed.
Both star spirits hurried out of the tower as fast as they could and got to the car. They then put their car in drive and headed off, hoping they could get as far away from the back as possible.
Vivian
"Oh my gosh, this stinks!" Vivian groaned.
The younger shadow siren found her way to the ladder. Once she climbed up it, however, a group of bumpties ran over and started pelting the girl with snowballs. It kept getting colder for the girl. She was having a hard time searching for the clue.
"…crap…" she mumbled as she kept searching for her clue. She couldn't find it. She found blank envelopes only. "Where is it? It has to be here!"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…hmm?" Beldam lifted an eyebrow as she saw Plenn and Thriff arrive at Snowman's Circle. She got even more confused when she noticed they weren't running for the clue box. "Hey! Plenn! Thriff! What are you guys doing here? You guys really must have jumped ahead on time!"
Both brothers looked over to Beldam. They were about to enter Shiver Mountain.
"Well, we are taking the fast forward!" Thriff stated.
"Hmm? There was a fast forward?" Beldam rolled her head. "Guess I didn't notice that."
"Yeah, I don't think many teams did. Or I hope at least…ACHOO!" Plenn shrugged after he sneezed. "Anyway, good luck with whatever task you and Vivian have to do! We will see you at the pitstop."
Beldam sighed as she waved goodbye to the brothers. They did the same as they started up the mountain. The mountain was filled with ice and snow. Its height seemed immeasurable as the brothers got close enough to it.
"…crap!...and we have to climb this?" Thriff sighed.
"Nothing can be done. We just have to find this cave and hurry." Plenn added with frustration as he started up the path. Thriff followed closely behind, hoping to find the cave fast.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Last
"Sand's out! Yes!" Tundra sighed in relief. Rawk started to smirk.
"Go time! Time to RAWK!" Rawk ran over and took out the clue. He proceeded to rip open the clue and start reading. "Detour! 'Rising Star or Falling Star? There are multiple types of stars! Which one do you want to work with?"
"…I don't like those searching tasks. They can take a long time. But I have a good feeling about Falling Star. Perhaps it won't take that long…" Tundra mumbled to himself. "What do you think Rawk?"
"I don't care which one we do, we just have to do it! We have to hurry man!" the former champion snapped as he ran over to the car and got in.
"Point taken! So let's just attempt falling star and hurry it up!" Tundra stated as he got in the car.
The fighters pulled out and started driving immediately. They were stalled greatly by the yield. Neither of the two were ready to let the yield be their demise. They were ready to go all out on this second half of the leg.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"…ugh…" Bowser groaned as he turned his car around and started going back the way he came.
"You see papa! We went too far! Now we are in Shiver City!" Jr. pointed out.
"…" Bowser rolled his eyes.
"So now we just go back! We have to hurry! At least it isn't too far from Shiver City! But that was some time we lost I think!"
"Jr.….!"
Vivian
"…ugh!" Vivian sighed as she felt a snowball smack her right in the head. She ended up pulling out the envelope and dropping it to the ground. "Really?"
The shadow siren got down from the ladder to pick it up. She noticed something about it though. It had words on it. She started looking at it again. It read "The Amazing Race."
"Wait…this is it? This is it. THIS IS IT!" she cheered.
The fire user ran out of the field, ignoring all snowballs going at her. She proceeded to run off and ran directly to her sister.
"BELDAM! I GOT IT!" she cheered.
"YES! Good work Vivian!" Beldam smirked as her sister ran up.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; currently in First
"'Make your way up Shiver Mountain by foot to the next pitstop, the Crystal Palace!'" Vivian read.
Teams must now embark on a climb up Shiver Mountain to the summit of the mountain, where the Crystal Palace lies. This ancient building, which was once a shrine to the star spirits, and was later turned into a hideout for the Crystal King, is the pitstop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in here may be eliminated.
"Pitstop! FINALLY!" Beldam shouted in excitement. "This leg has been long as heck! I think it's about time it ended!"
"Exactly! First thing's first though! We have to climb the mountain!" Vivian noted. The shadow sirens turned around and faced their next obstacle: Shiver Mountain.
"…climb this thing? Great…" Beldam sighed. "Whatever! Let's go Vivian! Let's start this thing already!"
Vivian nodded. The Shadow Sirens started walking through the path to Shiver Mountain. They had intentions of getting to the pitstop as fast as possible. No mountain was going to get in their way!
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…still no luck my prince." Lima admitted, moving on to the next telescope.
Peasley nodded with a groan as he continued looking in his telescope. His scanning seemed to be as effective as all of the others until he noticed something in the corner of his eye. He moved his telescope in that general direction. There it was!
"Um…" Peasley motioned for the ninji to come over. The ninji did just that and checked the telescope.
"Well I can say you found out! Good work!" he smiled as he took out the clue. "Here you go!"
"Yes! Thank you!" Peasley smiled back as he ran over to Lima and opened the clue.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Fifth
"'Make your way to the Snowman's Circle where you will find your next clue!'" Peasley read.
"Hmm." Lima mumbled to herself. "Let's head over there and get on with this! Hopefully we didn't spend too much time here!"
"I agree! Let's get out of here!" the Beanbean Kingdom's Prince declared as he led his advisor out of the tower and to their car.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Hey Rawk! Look over there!" Tundra stated, pointing to another car as he and Rawk Hawk arrived at the Starsky Tower.
"…" Rawk started looking. "You're on to something there! I think I saw the beans in it! We still got a chance!"
"We have to floor this task! No mistakes, just destroy it!"
Both fighters got out of the car and ran over to another ninji standing in front, who escorted them to the twentieth floor. Once there, they were escorted to the outer deck.
"Sure is beautiful! Very beautiful sky!" Tundra laughed as he ran over to a telescope. "Beautiful indeed! And I'm sure a falling star would look even better!"
"Have to agree with you on all accounts!" Rawk smirked as he got to his own telescope and started scanning the sky.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Oh good lord." Plenn stopped his walking up the mountain and nearly collapsed. "This is hard!"
"…bro…" Thriff frowned at his brother's state. Plenn really did look tired. The Keelhaul Key shopkeeper ran up and took the bags off his brother's back and put them on his.
"Thriff, what are you doing?" Plenn questioned, immediately getting back up. "I was just taking a small break cause I was a little tired! I can carry my bags! You don't have to do that!"
"Plenn, you look tired! Really tired! So I'm going to help you in any way I can! Besides, I have more muscle than you anyway! Carrying your bags doesn't feel too bad!" Thriff laughed as he started back up the trail again.
"…thanks." Plenn mumbled with a smile as he followed behind.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"This mountain feels endless!" Beldam groaned as she and Vivian continued going up.
"There has to be an end to it! I mean there's a summit after all! And that's where the pitstop is!" Vivian giggled, trying to hide back how tired she was.
"Point taken…but why is it so high?" the elder sister sighed. They kept going up, following the path. How Mario made this trek years ago, they will never know.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; currently in Second
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Third
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Fourth
By strange coincidence, the father and son, the Axem Rangers, and the star spirits all arrived at Snowman's Circle at the exact same time. Each got themselves a parking spot, got out of their car, and immediately noticed each other.
"…no way…just no frickin way…HOW DID THE STAR SPIRITS CATCH UP?" Bowser roared in anger as he sprinted his way to the clue box.
"I DON'T KNOW PAPA BUT THIS SUCKS SO MUCH!" Jr. sobbed as followed behind.
"…" Red was inwardly panicking. His first reaction was to start running as fast as he could to the clue box. "…just cause the star spirits got here doesn't mean any other team did. Perhaps the brothers are lost somewhere. Lima and Peasley might be failing at the detour, as usual. The fighters are probably still behind cause of the yield." he began reassuring himself that everything was going to be okay.
"RED STOP MUMBLING AND PICK UP THE PACE!" Pink hollered to him. She was ahead of him on the sprint to the clue box.
"I WILL MUMBLE WHEN I WANT TO MUMBLE! AND I'LL PICK UP THE PACE AND LEAVE YOU IN THE DUST!" he fired back as he increased his own speed.
"I can't believe we caught up to the teams from the first flight!" Misstar stated with shock and happiness. "Let's keep up our good work Mamar! We made up a lot of ground and let's see if we can make up more!"
"I agree and way ahead of you!" Mamar laughed as she started running ahead of Misstar. Misstar followed behind. All three teams arrived at the clue box and immediately opened the clue.
"Roadblock! 'Who is ready for a fight?'" Axem Pink read aloud for her partner. Bowser and Mamar read the same thing to their teammate.
"…you do it." Red stated.
"…are you kidding me? WHY! I have no intention on doing another roadblock in this cold crappy place!" she fired back.
"I WONT THOUGH! JUST DO IT AND DO IT RIGHT!" Red ordered.
Pink shot her tongue out at him, but sighed. "FINE! BUT I DON'T LIKE IT!" she started reading the information.
"You've done five roadblocks already papa! I probably need to do this one!" Jr. stated. "It's not a good idea to get you have too many already!"
Bowser sighed. "Point taken. Very well Jr. Go on and do this one!"
"Perhaps me?" Misstar asked her partner.
Mamar nodded in agreement. "I think you would handle a fight better than me. You're stronger than me after all!"
"I wouldn't say stronger!" she replied back as she read more information.
"You all here for the race?" a bumpty that was standing by the side asked. "Teammates that are going to the fight have to follow me."
Misstar, Pink, and Jr. nodded as they followed the bumpty to the circle.
Bowser Jr./Axem Pink/Misstar
"Oh wow! THIS LOOKS SO FUN!" Jr. squealed as he watched the snowball fight from a distance. Pink sighed while Misstar gulped at the sight.
It didn't take long for all three to start running off into the field. Jr. seemed super giddy to run in while Pink and Misstar were more cautious. It didn't take long before all three were being fired upon by snowballs.
"Heh, oh really?" Jr. laughed as he made a snowball and chucked it back at a toad that fired at him. "Don't come after me!"
"Ahh!" Pink cried out in panic as she was fired upon in all directions and knocked to the ground. "THIS SUCKS! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FOR MAKING ME DO THIS RED!"
"Oh crap!" Misstar groaned as it became harder to see. She was starting to get even colder as each snowball impacted her body. "This is no normal snowball fight! This is utter chaos!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…I hate this!" Rawk groaned. "I'm horrible at searching for stuff! How are we supposed to find a falling star in this huge sky?"
"We will man! It's gotta be here!" Tundra fired back. "It's gotta be here! And finding it has to be easier than constantly driving to some unknown arena!"
The yoshi ran to a new telescope and proceeded to start searching. "It has to be here…it has to…"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Gosh, where is this stupid cave?" Thriff sighed as he and Plenn made it up to a ledge on the mountain. They were both quite high up and could no longer see any sign of the bottom of the mountain.
"I wonder if it's gonna be high up on the mountain or low…ACHOO!" Plenn sneezed after his thoughts.
"I don't know bro…this really sucks! A cave on THIS MOUNTAIN! This is by far the worst needle in a haystack challenge possible! Thankfully I'm not doing this by myself! I'd be having a breakdown by now!"
Plenn chucked a bit while giving his brother a pat on the back. "It's here somewhere. My guess is down though. We got a little too high maybe. Let's start searching down."
"Fine with me!"
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters
"Hmm?" Vivian mumbled as she and Beldam watched Plenn and Thriff climb down the mountain. The brothers didn't see them, but both of the sisters got a clear view on them. "The Toad Bros caught up to us so fast? Really?"
Beldam shook her head. "They mentioned something about a fast forward. I have no clue what it is, but involves something to do with Shiver Mountain."
"There's a fast forward this leg?"
"Apparently." the elder sister shrugged.
Both sisters continued to climb more. They were now starting to get pretty high. Something caught the eye of one of the sisters.
"Vivian look!" Beldam pointed up. "See that building! THAT HAS TO BE IT! WE ARE GETTING CLOSE!"
"Oh my gosh!" Vivian sighed in relief. "So close! Just a little more Beldam and this leg will be over!"
Both of the shadow sirens started climbing more. They were near exhaustion after this leg, but the sight of the pitstop energized them. They knew they were near the end. Just a little more work and they could finally relax.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Still nothing man." Tundra sighed.
"…" Rawk groaned. "There's no way this could be faster than just a lot of driving! Come on! Let's switch tasks!"
"No, trust me! This has to be faster!" the yoshi reassured his partner.
"…" the former champion rolled his eyes.
"…fifteen minutes dude! If we can't find it then, then we will switch! But trust me, this is faster! Driving in circles to some place that isn't even on a map will take forever!" Tundra told him.
"Fine. But I really think it might be faster to do driving. So I'll give it fifteen minutes. Then we go with my idea." Rawk sighed as he continued searching his telescope. He still couldn't find anything.
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Crystal Palace stood at the summit of Shiver Mountain. The insides of the building were filled with mirrors. 'Majestic' and 'Beautiful' were two words commonly associated with the building. Many archaeologists and locals loved the image of the building. Few, however, dare to make the trek up the mountain to even glimpse the building in person. The entrance to the building was originally kept secret for a long time ago and was now only recently revealed. Many fear the idea of coming there, for Bowser's henchmen, the Crystal King, took over it at one point. Still, a couple of souls dare to make the journey to see the building and are taken aback by its beauty. The Crystal Palace is truly one of the most beautiful buildings ever designed in the world.
In front of the entrance to the palace was a mat. On top of it stood a very familiar dry bones. He looked at the building and smiled. He than turned to his fellow greeter, a toad archaeologist that was dressed up for the coldest of weather. She was covered with extensive jackets and the scarf she was wearing was bigger than almost her whole body. Still, the smile she was giving was probably warm enough to melt all the snow on the mountain.
"Got to say sir, you're little race is a brilliant idea! Giving anyone the opportunity to see places like this is truly a great thing to do!" she told him with a smile. "And a million coins seems to be an awesome side reward in my opinion."
Erik laughed. "We are quite proud with the idea of the race. I love it!"
"I love it too and I've only heard about it for now! Can't wait to see it on television! Kinda wish I applied for this season with my sister! I know she'd love seeing all sorts of places..." the toad's words started to drag on at this point. "…but that's besides my point. We will apply for a later season. But for now, I see something. Two figures approaching! They wouldn't happen to be racers would they?"
Erik adjusted his view and smiled. Yep. Two racers were indeed coming.
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The team arrived and landed on the pitstop. They were literally exhausted, dropping their bags to the ground and starting at Erik expectantly.
"Welcome to the Crystal Palace! Hope you enjoyed the little trip through the Shiver Region!" the toad laughed.
"Thanks, we did!" they replied.
"…Vivian and Beldam…you guys are team number one!" Erik told the team.
Vivian and Beldam: Sisters; First: 8:47 P.M.
Vivian and Beldam cheered in excitement and gave each other a hug.
"YES!" Vivian yelled happily.
"Very good job sis!" Beldam smiled contently at the placement.
"There's more good news you know!" Erik added. As the sisters turned to him, he smiled about the reward he was giving. "As the winners of this leg of the race, you both have won an all expense paid trip for two to this lovely land, the Shiver Region! You guys will be staying at the very Fireplace Hotel in Shiver City. And in the Shiver Region, you can do many different activities such as ice skating, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and just visiting any of the many exciting places of the region! And you can enjoy this after the race!"
"Ooh excellent! I love it here after all!" Beldam cheered.
"Winning this leg was BIG for us! This was by far the hardest leg out here! We've been running this leg for a long time and I just feel so tired! The fact that we won it is just awesome!" Vivian cheered as she thought about the leg. "That hike up the mountain nearly killed us! And the snowball fight, the constant driving, the diving in the lake for anyone that had to do it, and even the cold of this place made this leg so hard! I feel pretty good about coming in first here! I feel really good! And this really does prove to everyone that me and Beldam are true contenders! We are here to win this race, and I think today we proved to all the teams that we can win this thing!"
Bowser Jr./Axem Pink/Misstar
"Haha, this is fun!" Jr. laughed as he avoided another snowball as he ran over to one of the ladders. He tossed another snowball as he started going up to search for envelopes.
"Ahhh!" Pink screamed as she was running in circles from the group of koopas that were pelting her with snowballs. She ran over to a ladder and started climbing to get away from the assault only to get caught in a corner. The group all crowded the ladder and continued to pelt her. "AHH! GET AWAY YOU FREAKS!"
"…" Misstar tried to remain calm as she was getting attacked while on ladder. An incoming snowball smacked her in the face and landed in her eyes. "Ouch! Crap! This is much harder than I thought!"
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Fifth
Lima and Peasley pulled up at Snowman's Circle and ran over to the clue box. Bowser and Mamar sighed at the sight of the two beans while Axem Red looked like he was bout to cry.
"…calm down Red…calm down…Tundra and Rawk Hawk have to be farther behind…and besides, these two will certainly fail at this task!" he kept reassuring himself.
"Roadblock! 'Who is ready for a fight?'" Lima read off to her prince.
"Me I guess." Peasley proclaimed.
"…are you sure my prince? I hate to remind you of what happened at Stardust Fields…but would you like me do it?" Lima asked her prince.
Peasley sighed. "…it can't be anything like that task…besides, I've learned from my mistakes. If it's too physical, than so be it! I just have to take it with a positive attitude! But you shouldn't be doing anything I can't do! That'd be hard on you!"
Lima scoffed. "I'm just as physically strong as anyone out here! You have to admit I'm very good for someone my age."
Peasley laughed. "Yes you are Lima. But still, I can do this! Trust me!"
The prince read the clue and nodded in understanding. He looked over to the bumpty on the side of the field, who motioned for him to come over. Peasley nodded and followed him to the field.
Peasley/Bowser Jr./Axem Pink/Misstar
"HOLY CRAP!" Peasley's eyes widened when he saw the snowball fight. "This looks intense! And it would be probably fun as crap if it wasn't for the race!"
The prince ran out to the field and the second he showed up, he was immediately bombarded on all sides with snowballs. Peasley shrugged if off with a laugh, but was soon headfirst in the snow once a couple of more snowballs went his way.
"…okay this sucks." he groaned as he started to get up. He tried to find the nearest ladder, which was much harder to do with snowballs clouding your vision.
"Whoa!" Jr. gasped as he nearly fell off his ladder after a snowball hit him. "Not fair!" he hopped off and picked up snowballs and started chucking them back. "How do you like it back?"
All those surrounding Jr. started backing off once he started his barrage. The little koopa smiled at his work before going back up and searching for the clue.
"UGH! STOP IT!" Pink sobbed as she was continuously pelted while on her ladder. "I CAN'T EVEN SEE IF I'M LOOKING AT THE RIGHT ENVELOPES ARE NOT! YOU PEOPLE ALL SUCK! AND RED SUCKS THE MOST! I HATE YOU AXEM RED!"
Misstar remained quiet. She had to be as focused as possible to find the clue among this chaos. Her attitude helped her to spot all the fake envelopes. Her determination also helped her notice the clue that had the words "the Amazing Race" on it.
"Is this it?" she mumbled to herself as she pulled it off. She looked it and smiled. "YES IT IS! WOOHOO!"
The star spirit ran off the field, still being bombarded with snowballs. She didn't care anymore, she was done! She got off the field, away from the fight, and to her partner.
"…crap! Jr., where are you?" Bowser groaned.
"…PINK! HURRY!" Red started to hyperventilate.
"…hmm…" Lima didn't say much. She only hoped Peasley would hurry.
"YAY! WAY TO GO MISSTAR!" Mamar cheered as she gave her partner a warm hug.
"Thank you!" Misstar cheered as she opened the clue.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Second
"'Make your way up Shiver Mountain by foot to the next pitstop, the Crystal Palace!'" Misstar read.
"By foot?" Mamar gulped. "Let's get started I guess. Pitstop is here after all!"
Misstar nodded as she and her friend turned around and ran to Shiver Mountain. They started the climb up the mountain and hoped to finish it as fast as they could.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
The two brothers climbed down the mountain significantly and were now halfway or so. The two continued their search for the cave when Thriff noticed a hole that appeared to be hidden in the mountain.
"Hmm? Plenn, check this out!" he called to his brother.
The Rougeport shopkeeper came over and saw the hole. It was big enough for someone to climb in, even someone as big as Bowser.
"Perhaps this is it?" Plenn asked.
The two toads went in and were filled with two reactions: happiness and cold! The hole led them to a cave that was filled with various jewels and gems. The cave was also decorated with the Amazing Race logo on the side. The cave, however, was freezing! It was much colder than the outside temperature! The temperature in here rivaled that of the frozen lake in Shiver City! A ninji sat in a corner by the entrance and smiled at the two.
"Welcome to Shiver Cave! You both here for the race?" he asked the two. Both responded with shivers and nods. "Splendid! You're fifteen minutes start now!"
Plenn and Thriff looked at each other as if they were mad. Fifteen minutes in here? Really? But they both knew they had to stay in here. It was the only way to make it through with the race.
"That cave was just…just…ACHOO!" Plenn sneezed at the very thought of the place. "It was freezing! And I didn't feel too good in there…fifteen minutes seemed like utter heck to me! But Thriff and I knew we had to do it! We spend all our time looking for that place! We no longer had time to go do the tasks of the leg! If we didn't do the fast forward, we were out. So we had to suck it up!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"It's almost been fifteen minutes Tundra…" Rawk sighed. "…you ready to go my way and try the other detour? I'm sure it's easier! Trust me man!"
Tundra wouldn't give up. This task had to be easier than all that driving!
"…" he continued looking in his telescope. He thought he saw something in the corner of his eye in this telescope. He scanned it and there it was! The yoshi was smirking. "Hey! Come check this out!"
The ninji ran over and looked in his telescope. He smiled.
"Yep!" was the response. "Right spot! Good work! Here's the clue!"
"YES!" Tundra was grinning. "See Rawk! This was faster!"
"Eh…you're probably right. I'll admit it." Rawk sighed. He was soon smiling though, as Tundra ran over to read the clue.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Sixth
"'Make your way to the Snowman's Circle where you will find your next clue!'" the yoshi read.
"Snowman's Circle? Well come on! We have to hurry and make up ground!" the former champion declared.
Tundra nodded in agreement. Both fighters sprinted their way out of the tower and got in their car. They were gone in mere seconds. The two clearly wanted to make up for the time they lost at the yield.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Oh my!" Mamar gasped as she stopped her hike to breathe in air. She than proceeded to follow Misstar again. "This really is exhausting!"
"The mountain is huge!" Misstar agreed, her voice dragging a bit. "How Mario was able to climb this thing, I will never know!"
"Well he is Mario after all!" Mamar laughed a little. "We just need to take a page from his book!"
"Mm I agree! We just need to find this book!"
The girls laughed as they continued their hike. They may be tired from it, but they were laughing and enjoying it.
Bowser Jr./Axem Pink/Peasley
"…ugh where is the stupid clue?" Jr. complained as he couldn't find the clue in the envelopes he was searching for.
At that moment, a star kid nearby decided to toss a snowball directly at the young koopa. Jr. turned around and glared at the kid. The star kid, not to used to such an intense glare, freaked out and ran over to his friends.
"That's right kid! I'm busy now, so you all stop pelting me! Or I'll come after you!" Jr. spat out as he continued looking.
"Ah! Cold!" Peasley winced as another snowball made direct contact with his face. Another one followed behind. "Ah! More cold!"
The prince had finally found a ladder he was looking for, but he did not enjoy being put in a corner. A group of bumpties took advantage of him being on the ladder and started chucking more snowballs at him.
"…ugh! How am I supposed to search here?" Peasley mumbled to himself as he tried to look in the envelopes. Another snowball made direct contact with him, this time his mouth. "…blah!" he spat out snow. "I really, really don't like this."
"AHHH STOP IT!" Pink roared again as more snowballs hit her.
The snowballs didn't stop coming at her. She couldn't see anything. She accidentally panicked, falling off the ladder, pulling out three envelopes with her.
"Ouch…" she groaned as she got up. "THAT REALLY HURT!"
The Axem Ranger proceeded to look at the three envelopes she accidentally took down with her. The first two had nothing on them and were useless. The third, however, had words on it. Pink looked at it and smiled once she read "The Amazing Race."
"YES! I'M DONE WITH THIS EVIL TASK!" she screamed in excitement as she ran back. She ran off the field, avoiding as many snowballs as possible, and got to her partner.
"YES! IT'S ABOUT FRICKIN TIME! WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?" Red yelled to her.
"SHUT UP RED! YOU MADE ME GO THROUGH THAT HECK! YOU CAN GO DIE!" Pink spat out to him.
"THAT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT BAD! YOU ARE JUST WHINING FOR NO REASON!"
"RED, WILL YOU SHUT UP! AND SHUT UP MORE, I'M ABOUT TO READ THE CLUE!"
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; currently in Third
"'Make your way up Shiver Mountain by foot to the next pitstop, the Crystal Palace!'" Axem Pink read.
"PITSTOP YES! THIS LEG IS FINALLY OVER!" Red screamed in excitement. "COME ON PINK! LET'S HURRY UP AND END THIS CRAP LEG!"
"I'M COMING, I'M COMING!'
The Axem Rangers ran towards the mountain and immediately started the climb. They hoped to get to the pitstop as fast as they could. They did not want to be slowed down by the penalty they would have to face.
Bowser Jr./Peasley
"…why aren't there any clues here?" Jr. groaned as he got off his ladder. He was then hit in the head by another snowball. "WHOEVER THREW THAT, I'M NOT IN THE MOOD NOW! SO IF YOU DON'T STOP THAT, I SWEAR YOU WILL GET MORE THAN JUST ONE SNOWBALL COMING YOUR WAY!"
"…mommy!" the koopa that tossed it freaked out and ran off.
"Ugh! Maybe it's easier at another ladder." Jr. mumbled as he started running, getting hit by more snowballs to another ladder.
Peasley sighed to himself as he continued his attempts to look. It was getting consistently harder, as more people started crowding him and pelting him with snowballs.
"…Ah!" the prince gasped as all the hits knocked him off the ladder. He landed headfirst into a pile of snow. "…ouch…."
"I've been part of a couple of snowball fights before. I don't like snow and I don't like the cold, but snowball fights were always fun. But this one was something completely different than any I've ever seen." Peasley sighed as he thought back on the snowball fight in the field. "It was just utter chaos. And not the good kind of chaos! There was just so much going on, it was impossible to see! You really couldn't get a good look for clues. Your vision would always be clouded by snow. This was just crazy!"
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Ahh! Mamar look!" Misstar was grinning as she pointed to the building that was now in plain sight. "We are almost there! There it is! That has to be it!"
"Phew! Almost done girl! We did it!" Mamar stated with a smile.
Both star spirits continued their climb up Shiver Mountain. They were so close! They could see the pitstop and nothing was going to stop them from reaching it soon.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"…RED HOW MUCH MORE WALKING!" Pink moaned as she slipped and fell down headfirst onto the cold, rocky ground of the path they were on.
"I DON'T KNOW, BUT SHUT UP SO WE CAN GET IT OVER WITH!" Red roared back.
"RED I HATE YOU!"
"I HATE YOU MORE!"
Bowser Jr./Peasley
"Finally!" Jr. squealed as he made his way to the new ladder. He had been attacked from all directions by snowballs, which slowed him down consistently. The young koopa was happy to finally be at a ladder.
"Time to find the clue!" he proclaimed as he started to climb it up. He then continued his search for the clue.
"Hmm?" Peasley mumbled to himself as he looked at the recent envelope he grabbed. He saw something on it. He looked at it and smiled. "The Amazing Race" was on it!
"YES! I'm done!" the bean laughed as he jumped off the ladder and started off the field. He proceeded to avoid all snowballs coming his way as he got out of the fight and to his partner.
"…" Bowser groaned as Peasley came off.
"Excellent work my prince! Well done!" Lima cheered as she gave Peasley a hug.
"Thanks Lima!" he laughed as he opened up the clue.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Fourth
"'Make your way up Shiver Mountain by foot to the next pitstop, the Crystal Palace!'" Peasley read.
"On foot? Up this mountain?" Lima gasped. She didn't like the idea of her prince getting injured or tired from a strenuous climb like this.
"Yep! So let's get this thing started!" Peasley proclaimed as he led the way. Lima followed behind, keeping an eye on the prince.
Both beans started up the mountain. While Lima was indeed worried about Peasley's safety, she realized they had to go up the mountain. They had to so they could get to the pitstop. Both started to climb to reach that pitstop.
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Erik watched as the next team came around the corner. They ran over to the mat and dropped their bags. They looked at him, waiting to here his words.
"Welcome to the Crystal Palace!" the toad archaeologist greeted. "Hope you had fun on the little trek through the Shiver Region!"
"We did, thank you!"
"It was cold, but we enjoyed it a lot! Thanks!"
Erik smiled at the team. "Misstar and Mamar, you are team number two!" he finally stated.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; Second; 9:29 P.M.
"Woohoo!" Misstar and Mamar cheered in unison as they gave each other a hug.
"You two checked in second to last at the fake pitstop. Look at you two, making it up to second place at the real pitstop!" Erik commented with a smile.
"Haha, it wasn't easy, trust me! This leg has been hard! But it was a good run I think!" Mamar laughed.
"I agree! And I'm really proud of our placement here! And I think it can only go up from here!" Misstar nodded in agreement. "Remember that Erik! We are aiming for nothing but first place come next leg!"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…ACHOO!" Plenn groaned. He and Thriff were shivering extensively as they sat in the cave. Every second felt like minutes, every minute felt like hours.
"…and your fifteen minutes are up!" the ninji told them. "Enjoy the cold?"
"…" Thriff glared at the ninji miner while Plenn merely started coughing.
"That was the expected response." the ninji laughed as he took out the fast forward. "Congrats on finding this place, congrats for taking the cold, and well…here you go!"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Fifth
"'Congratulations, you have won the fast forward. Make your way up Shiver Mountain by foot to the next pitstop, the Crystal Palace!'" Thriff read aloud.
Having won the Fast Forward, Plenn and Thriff may now skip all following tasks and head directly to the pit stop, the Crystal Palace, a beautifully designed building located at the summit of the Shiver Mountain.
"Phew! We are done!" Plenn smiled as he and Thriff crawled their way out of the cave. Once they got out, they found themselves back in the normal temperature. Despite it still being freezing, they were both relieved. "…I never thought I'd feel warm here…ACHOO!"
"Me neither!" Thriff laughed. "But come on! Crystal Palace, that has to be around where we when we got so high up on the mountain! Let's get going!"
With those words, the Toad Bros started the climb up the mountain. They were already half way up, and they had made near the top before. Both were excited and ready to finally make it to the end of the leg.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
"Red, are we getting anywhere nearer?" Pink asked her partner, hoping for a good answer.
"I DON"T KNOW!" he retorted. "STOP ASKING ME THAT! WE WILL KNOW WHEN WE GET THERE!"
"Gosh, I WAS JUST ASKING!"
"WELL YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING FORQUITE SOME TIME NOW! JUST SHUT UP AND WAIT TILL WE GET THERE!
Pink rolled her eyes as they continued up. They were indeed getting higher on the mountain. They just hoped they were getting high enough to see the palace soon.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Last
Bowser had wide eyes when he noticed the fighters were pulling into the circle.
"…Jr.! Please hurry!" Bowser roared, fire escaping his breath.
"Dude, look!" Tundra was excited. "We caught up man! We caught up!"
"YES!" Rawk beamed as he and Tundra opened up the clue box. The former champ took out the clue and read it for the team. "Roadblock! 'Who is ready for a fight?'"
"You did the last two, so I'll go ahead this time." Tundra stated, cracking his knuckles. He took the clue and proceeded to read the information about the task.
"So you're coming to the field?" the bumpty to the side asked the yoshi. The fighters turned to him and Tundra nodded. The bumpty started walking off, motioning for Tundra to follow. He did just that, hoping to get the roadblock done with fast.
Tundra/Bowser Jr.
"…dang…this looks pretty crazy!" Tundra whistled as he saw the snowball fight.
The yoshi ran out into the field. He got pretty far before he was noticed, but he was eventually seen by those participating. As soon as he was, he was bombarded. The fighter proceeded to fall to the ground and land in snow.
"…crap…" he sighed as he got up and started to run. He was pelted again on his way to the nearest ladder.
"Hey!" Jr. whined as a nearby star kid threw snowballs at him. The kid's balls missed but they hit all the envelopes and accidentally knocked down a couple. "Not fair! I have to see those!"
Jr. got down to the ground and started to scan all the envelopes that fell to the ground. The first one the young koopa picked up surprised him. It had "The Amazing Race" written on it. The young koopa started to grin.
"WOW! THAT'S SOME LUCK! THIS IS GREAT!" he squealed as he started to run back. The young koopa was bombarded with snowballs on his way out, and he tripped along the way, but he was able to make it off the field and to his father.
"PAPA! THAT WAS SO CRAP! I'M SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG!" Jr. cried to his dad, handing over the clue.
Bowser sighed. He was pretty frustrated that it took his son so long, but he wasn't going to show that. Jr. was already upset by it. The koopa king didn't want to make him feel any worse. "It's alright Jr.! You're done and that's all that matters! Good work!"
Jr. stopped crying, realizing his dad wasn't mad at him. He started to smile, and immediately perked up when his dad opened up the clue.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; currently in Sixth
"'Make your way up Shiver Mountain by foot to the next pitstop, the Crystal Palace!'" Bowser read.
"Ooh! That sounds exciting!" Jr. squealed. "Come on papa! Let's run up and kick butt!"
The father and son ran off to the mountain and immediately started up the path. They hoped to get to the pitstop as fast as they could. Rawk Hawk stood and watched as the two koopas disappeared from his view. He proceeded to frown.
"And we just caught up to a team…this does NOT rawk!"
Axem Red and Axem Pink/Plenn and Thriff
"RED LOOK!" Pink screamed when she saw the Crystal Palace from a distance. She and Red were getting higher and were almost there. "THERE IT IS! THAT HAS TO BE IT!"
"I SEE IT PINK! BE QUIET AND LET'S HURRY UP THER!" Red fired at her.
The two Axem Rangers started hurrying up the mountain. They needed to get their fast. They didn't want their penalty to hurt them.
"…oh?" Thriff mumbled to himself with a laugh. The two brothers heard the rangers and saw they were catching up. "How do you think they'll respond when we get to the pitstop?"
Plenn gave off some sort of cough, sneeze, and laugh combination. "They'll freak out! So let's hurry!"
The two brothers followed quickly behind the rangers. They knew they were close to the pitstop as well. They knew that the leg was near its end.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Oh geez, this is hard." Peasley sighed as he stopped his climb. He looked behind him and noticed his advisor was lagging as well. "How you doing Lima? Need a break?"
"I'm fine my prince! But we might need to take one for you! You look exhausted!" she stated back to him, breathing heavily.
"I don't need a break!" he told her. "And we really don't have time to take one, now that I think about it!"
The Beanbean Prince walked back to Lima and took some of her bags.
"Ooh! This is heavy!" he groaned as he started back up the path.
"My prince? What do you think are you doing!" Lima fired at him. "I can carry my own bags!"
"You look horribly tired Lima! So I'll carry some of your load! We can't really take a break, so lightening your load should help you a little at least!"
"I'm fine my prince! Now you get back here and give me my bag back! I don't want you getting injured carrying my stuff!" the advisor stated as she ran up to the prince. Peasley refused to give it up.
"…fine. Just take it." Lima sighed.
"…I will admit, I was kinda relieved when Peasley took one of my bags away. He took the heaviest one and it made it easier to carry on with the trek up the mountain." Lima admitted with a sigh. "But I really don't like it! It is heavy, and so are Peasley's bags! I don't want him carrying any extra weight! That could hurt his back! It's hard watching over the prince if he does things that could hurt him! And I'd hate to see him get hurt…he's my prince after all…and someone like family to me…and I don't want to see him hurt…"
Tundra
The white yoshi sighed as he looked through all the envelopes on one of the ladders.
"…no luck…just great…just what I needed…" Tundra rolled his eyes.
At that moment, a snowball pelted him and almost knocked him off the ladder.
"…and that's just what I needed…" he groaned as he continued looking through the envelopes. "This is much harder than I thought it'd be…"
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
The two Axem Rangers ran up to the mat on the Crystal Palace. They looked Erik in the eyes, having an idea what he was going to say.
"Welcome to the Crystal Palace! Hope you enjoyed the lovely Shiver Region!" the toad greeted.
"Thanks." Pink replied. Red said nothing.
"Axem Red and Axem Pink, you are the third team to arrive!" Erik informed them. "However, because you two are marked for elimination, you must wait thirty minutes before I can check you in."
Red and Pink nodded understandingly as they walked off the mat and waited to the side.
"Eh we'll be fine. We have to be!" Red informed him. Pink nodded in agreement.
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Seconds after Red and Pink arrived, another team came. They ran past Red and Pink stepped onto the mat.
"Whoa, whoa, WHOA! Where did YOU TWO come from?" Red roared in panic.
"…oh crap…oh crap…" Pink repeated to herself.
"Welcome to the Crystal Palace! Hope you two had fun on your adventure through the Shiver Region!" the toad greeted the team with a smile.
"Thank you!" they both responded.
"Well Plenn and Thriff, you are team number three!" Erik informed them.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; Third; 9:40 P.M.
"Heh, nice! Still in it bro!" Thriff smirked as he gave his brother a high five. Plenn returned with a grin and a sneeze.
"Plenn?" Erik started. "Are you sick? You didn't look too good at the first pitstop, but you look miserable here!"
"I'm fine." Plenn coughed. "Just a little cold. I'll be fine!"
The two brothers walked off. The rangers were left alone.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Penalty Time: 29 Minutes, Thirty Seconds
"…this might not be good…" Red mumbled to himself. "…whatever, Tundra and Rawk Hawk have to behind at least! They were yielded by us after all! They have to be far behind!"
Pink nodded in agreement. That's what she hoped for at least. That's what they could only hope for.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son
"This isn't too bad right Jr.?" Bowser asked his son as they continued to climb up the mountain. "This is actually pretty fun! Gotta say, this would be a crazy place to camp at!...if it wasn't so cold, I'd love to!"
Jr. nodded in agreement. "This is pretty fun actually!"
The koopas continued their march up the mountain. They were both making great time and hoped to get to the pitstop as fast as they could.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Oh gosh…" Peasley smiled as the Crystal Palace appeared in his view. "Look Lima! Almost there! Almost!"
His advisor smiled. "Finally! Just a little more Peasley and we're there!"
The two beans were energized at the sight of the pitstop. They continued going up at a good speed. They had to hurry! They needed to get that palace as fast as they could!
Tundra
"…" the yoshi sighed as he continued his search on the ladder. There was nothing. No clue.
"…perhaps I need to try a different one." he mumbled to himself. The Glitz Pit fighter jumped off the ladder and sprinted his way to the next ladder. He avoided nearly all snowballs as he made his way up the next ladder.
"I have to find a clue!...I have to find it fast!" Tundra pleaded to himself as he continued his search.
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The Axem Rangers groaned as they saw the next team come running in. They ran up to the mat, dropping all their bags. The two looked at the greeter and Erik with smiles on their faces.
"Welcome to the Crystal Palace! Beautiful isn't it?" the toad laughed as she admired the building behind her. "Hope you had fun on your adventure through the lovely Shiver Region!"
"Thanks! We did!" the two replied.
"Lima and Peasley…" Erik started. "…you are team number four!"
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; Fourth; 9:46 P.M.
"Fourth place? We'll definitely take it!" Peasley cheered as he gave his advisor a high five.
"I'll take it as well! Good job my prince!" Lima stated.
Tundra
"Come on…come on…" Tundra mumbled to himself as he continued his search for the clue. He pulled out another envelope and looked it. A snowball hit him directly in the eyes at that moment.
"AH! YOU SUCK!" the yoshi groaned as he wiped the snow from his eyes so he could see.
The fighter proceeded to look at his envelope and his eyes widened. He made sure he wasn't seeing anything by rubbing them again. He was than grinning. The yoshi proceeded to run away from the field, holding onto his clue, the one that read "The Amazing Race."
"Yo Rawk! I'm here!" Tundra hollered to his partner.
"Phew!" Rawk sighed in relief at the sight of his partner.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Last
"'Make your way up Shiver Mountain by foot to the next pitstop, the Crystal Palace!'" Tundra read aloud.
"On foot? This is just what we needed!" Rawk cheered. "Dude, we have to sprint up this mountain! And I mean sprint! Perhaps someone had a hard time climbing. Or maybe the rangers are still waiting out their penalty? I don't…but…We can TOTALLY pass someone!"
Tundra nodded in agreement. "We have to go super fast though! So let's start!"
With those words, the fighters were gone. Both started sprinting at the mountain and started going up. They needed speed for this. The two did not want to go home here. It was time for some real running.
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A couple of minutes after the beans checked in, another team strolled in. Red and Pink really were getting nervous as the next team checked in to the pitstop.
"Hey! Welcome to the Crystal Palace! And the Shiver Region! Hope you enjoyed!" the toad greeted the two.
"…thanks." they both said in bored tones. They didn't really care what she had to say. All that mattered was what the dry bones would reveal.
"Bowser and Bowser Jr.…you are team number five!" Erik announced to them.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Father/Son; Fifth; 9:54 P.M.
Bowser's jaw dropped while Jr. merely groaned. They both knew the placement wasn't going to be nearly as good as it was at the fake pitstop, but they were not prepared to hear officially how they did on this leg.
"…I CALLED IT! This leg was awful! I can't believe we dropped from first to FRICKIN FIFTH! STUPID DOUBLE LEG!" Bowser roared, not hiding his disappointment.
"THIS STINKS!" Jr. groaned.
"…you know what really stinks…" Red mumbled to himself. "…that you guys checked in before our penalty ran up…"
"We're going to be fine Red…we have to be…" Pink stated. "…fighters are still no where to be seen…they weren't at the roadblock when we were…and they have to climb all the way up here…we will be fine."
"…you're right…" Red nodded.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Penalty Time: Sixteen Minutes, Forty-nine Seconds
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
The two fighters weren't saying anything on the way up the mountain. Would be a distraction. They sprinted and climbed up the mountain with great speed.
"…holy crap!" a toad hiker noticed. He was sitting on top of cliff when he noticed the two fighters sprinting. "Those two are going up fast! If they keep up that speed, they'll make it to the top in no time! My word!"
Soon the fighters vanished from his view. They continued going up at that speed. They were determined to make it to the pitstop before someone!
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Penalty Time: Seven Minutes, Twenty-four Seconds
Red was consistently pacing back and forth to the side of the mat. He was getting nervous as time kept going.
"…Red please stop that…" Pink pleaded. "You're making more nervous…"
"…" Red didn't say anything. He didn't want to. He just kept pacing.
"…Red…please…"
"…" he kept up the pacing.
"YO RED! STOP IT!"
"MAKE ME! I'M TRYING TO CALM MYSELF DOWN!"
"WELL YOUR ATTEMPTS AREN'T WORKING! AND THEY ARE MAKING ME MORE NERVOUS!"
"WELL TOO BAD! AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF THEY AREN'T WORKING! THEY ACTUALLY ARE SO SHUT UP!"
"…are they like this all the time?" the toad rolled her eyes as she asked Erik the question.
"Oh you have no idea." the dry bones sighed.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"THERE IT IS!" Rawk shouted at the top of his lungs. They saw it! The Crystal Palace was in clear view.
"Yes! Almost there!" Tundra roared in excitement.
With those words, Rawk Hawk fell down, causing Tundra to trip.
"…crap…cramp…" Rawk groaned as he got up and continued running. He wasn't nearly as fast as he was earlier.
"…oh shoot…Rawk you okay?" Tundra asked.
"I'm fine…just a cramp in my side…AT THE WORST TIME POSSIBLE! THIS DOES NOT RAWK!"
Tundra sighed. "Would it help if I took your bags or something?"
Rawk immediately dropped his bags. Tundra ran over and picked them up. The weight really wasn't too much a factor for the yoshi. He was already tired.
"Come on! We have to hurry!" Rawk stated.
The fighters kept moving forward to the pitstop. They were still going fast, but not nearly as fast as before. They just hoped that they were still going fast enough to not get last.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Penalty Time: Three Minutes, Five Seconds
"Okay…three more minutes…no way they can catch up…there is no way…" Red calmed himself down. He seemed relatively normal now.
"…" Pink nodded in agreement. "…perhaps this was for the best, yielding them…looks like we got them out?"
Red nodded. He was relatively quiet though. Perhaps he wasn't normal. He still looked nervous.
"…" Pink was too. Both rangers were going to be nervous until time ran out. Until three minutes passed.
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Red watched as the timer went down. It was now coming down to seconds.
"We are saved Pink! Just thirty seconds!" Red cheered as he watched his clock.
"…phew…" Pink sighed in relief.
Both rangers watched. They started to count the seconds. Thirty. Twenty-nine. Twenty-eight. Twenty-seven. Twenty-six…
"…COME ON MAN!"
"…huh?" Pink and Red turned around. They were mortified at the sight. "…no…there's no way…NOOOOO!"
The fighters were running in. Tundra seemed to have his back hurting and Rawk was clutching his side but they were still running at a good speed. They landed on the mat as fast as they could. The question was though, were they fast enough?
"Welcome to the Crystal Palace! And the Shiver Region! Hope you two had fun on your journey!" the toad greeted.
"…thanks…" the fighters were able to finally say. Both of them were out of breath and had trouble saying that word.
"…Tundra and Rawk Hawk…you guys are the last team to arrive." Erik admitted.
"…" the look of disappointment on Tundra and Rawk's faces was evident.
"…we had a good run though…it was fun while it lasted..." Tundra sighed. Rawk nodded in agreement.
"…however…" Erik started. The fighters immediately perked up. "…Axem Red and Axem Pink were marked for elimination this week. They had to wait thirty minutes once they got here before they could be checked in to the pitstop. And they have waited twenty-nine minutes and fifty-three seconds. As a result, Tundra and Rawk Hawk, you are team number six!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; Sixth; 10:08 P.M.
Both of the fighter's eyes widened. The faces they had now carried large grins. Suddenly, the two fighters obtained some sort of energy, for they ran and gave each other a high five and a hug!
"HOLY CRAP! WE ARE STILL IN IT! UNBELIEVABLE!" Rawk roared.
"Oh my gosh…just…wow…THANK YOU!" Tundra fell to the ground. He was clearly both exhausted and excited.
The fighters picked themselves up and turned around. As happy as they were, they did feel bad when they saw the Rangers look over, clearly angry and upset. The two fighters walked off, to let them get checked in.
"…I can now check you in guys…Axem Red and Axem Pink, you are the last team to arrive."
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers; Last Place; 10:09 P.M.
"…just seconds…" Red mumbled to himself.
"…this sucks!" Pink sobbed.
"…and I am very sorry to tell you have both been eliminated from the race." Erik told them.
Axem Red and Axem Pink: Rangers
Finishing Place: 7th (ELIMINATED)
"…funny, I thought this was our strongest leg. We didn't find nearly as much as we normally do until the end of this leg. It's…weird." Red admitted. "…this really does suck!"
"…" Pink had tears in her eyes.
"OH STOP CRYING! YOU DIDN'T EVEN CARE FOR THE RACE UNTIL ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH!"
"RED, SHUT THE HECK UP! I DID TOO CARE FOR THE RACE! AND QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK I WANNA STAY IN IT MORE THAN YOU DO!"
"YOU DO NOT KNOW THAT! SHUT UP!"
"MAKE ME!"
"…not much else to say…the race was awesome and I loved it. Pink made it hard to go through but…it was still a good time." Axem Red admitted to the cameras. He was still upset though about his elimination, as he was gritting his teeth through the interview. "…in the end, nothing's changed. Pink and I still feel the same way about each other. And we are going back to the rest of the rangers…hopefully we did the Axem Rangers proud…I know I did but I wonder what Pink did to our reputation…but more so than anything…I just wish we could have stayed a little longer in…"
"…I think the race helped me…I don't feel nearly as spoiled as I think I was…I feel stronger…I feel like I'm more powerful…" Axem Pink sobbed. "Red…we fight a lot but…I don't think it would have felt the same way if I did it with someone I get along with better. I think this really helped me do it with him. I think I'm stronger now. And I can honestly say, this experience was the best thing that I've ever done …"
Red and Pink left the mat, still fighting amongst one another. They clearly had their differences and they fought more than any other team. Still, they walked off together. They also ran the race together, a testament to their teamwork. It will forever remain a memory that they shared together, a memory as strong and real as the Shiver Mountain!
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Next time, on the Amazing Race…
Teams are amazed as they gaze out to their next destination, the industrial city of Pipeline Central!
"Oh my…" Misstar noted to herself. "…the sky doesn't look to good…I can't even see the sun very well…"
"So many warp pipes! Good lord!" Beldam mumbled to herself.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk face problems as they try and navigate the roads.
"Unbelievable!" Tundra started laughing to himself, trying to make himself feel better. "I honestly have no clue where the heck we are going!"
"…this sucks! I hate this city!" Rawk groaned from the back. "…this is worse than Marrymore!"
And teams get intimidated as they face off against professional soccer players!
The koopa smirked as he ran down the field with great speed. The soccer ball never drifted too far from him. In a matter of seconds, he was down by the goal and he shot the ball in. The goalie had no chance to block it. The koopa had already made the point!
"…well crap…" Vivian mumbled to herself. "This is going to be much harder than it seemed…and it already seemed impossible!"
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RANDOM FACT: The roadblock in the second half of this leg was based off a roadblock in season thirteen of the real Amazing Race! It was based off the Holi Festival roadblock that occurred in leg seven!