I'd wished had time to try convince Noah not give up on Emma. I mean think about it for a sec: if he's not into her anymore, that'll put our entire alliance in jeopardy! Then she'll be devastated, turn competitive again, probably cry in a bowl of ice cream for the rest of her life, and start the apocalypse! Okay, we'll maybe not that last part... but you know what I mean. Still, I had a race to focus on and I already had problems with tangling on my feelings on Kitty. Not to mention, Sky's been socializing with the Sisters so I can only assume that she was hoping Noah and Emma would get together.

For now, me and Owen agreed to keep it Noah's move a secret between us. Hopefully, he won't flunk up like he did on season one. Or I should at least make sure that Noah and Emma don't make contact with each other.

Sky took the travel tip from the Don Box, "Go to Helsinki Airport to catch your next flight to Zimbabwe."

We wasted no time getting to the our stop and catching our taxi to the airport. When we got there, all teams eventually arrived and were waiting for our next flight. Well, almost everyone was going to Zimbabwe...

"Why is it so hard for you to understand?" I heard Josee and Jacques confronting the desk guy.

"We need the next flight to Hawaii and we're only gonna be there for like ten minutes. And then we have to fly from Hawaii to Zimbabwe." Jacques explained.

"But... it'd be making no sense!" The desk guy replied.

"Okay, fine! 'We'd be making no sense.' Now stuff the opinion and GIVE US OUR TICKETS!" Josse screamed at him. Wow, someone's desperate to get rid of a curse that doesn't seem to exist. I mean if you were cursed, you'd end up like the Adversity Twins with random objects crushing and all sorts of allergies plus phobias haunting you (Did I mention they were eliminated in the last challenge. They made it further than anyone expected). The only thing bad that's happened to these guys are ending up in sixth place then moving up to fifth.

Anyway as the Ice Dancers were heading away from us to get their acts cleaned up, the rest of us were heading to Zimbabwe for our challenge. When got there, we had to drive jeeps to the next Don Box.

I took the wheel and Sky warned me, "Try not to pull that stunt off when we were in Morocco on the scooter."

I laughed in response, "I'll try not to." I hit the accelerator and we took off down the road at super sonic speeds.

"WHAT DID I JUST SAY?!" She glared daggers at me.

"Sorry," Even though I didn't really mean it. I slowed down to calm her down, "But we're in jeeps. Not scooters."

She only sighed in response and read for our directions, "Head to Victoria Falls where the Zambezi River borders Zambia and Zimbabwe."

"Want me to gun it?"

"NO!"

"Okay, normal driving it is." The vote is (somehow) unanimous folks.

"Come on, Spud! The Acrobats are ahead of us!" Hey, here come the Rockers, "We're so close to first!"

Spud gasped, "We're in first place? ALRIGHT! WE'RE KILLING IT!"

"No, dude. We're in second," Rock corrected him, "The Acrobats are ahead of us!" We were head-to-head for a mile or two until all of us arrived at the Don Box, "There it is!"

"The Don Box!" I exclaimed. All of us hopped out of jeeps were jogging toward it until we heard honk. It was the Daters/Haters spiraling towards us. Rock, Sky, and I screamed in terror as they were about to crash into us.

"STOP!" Stephanie screamed at her teammate/enemy, forcing him to brake hard.

"Uh, hey guys." Ryan greeted sheepishly, "H-how's it going?"

"Uhhhh-AAAAAAHHHH-"

For some reason, Spud had started screaming until I stopped him, "Dude, they were about to crash into us five seconds ago." I walked to over Rock for some answers, "What's up with him?"

"He has a delayed reaction to everything," He explained. Okay, that's... uh... I got nothing to say on this one.

(Dual Confessional)

Rock: *Smiles* Spud, you're reaction timing is improving.

*Elevator Music, Time Passes, Rock is reading a book*

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*More time, Rock is now walking around the confessional booth*

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*Rock is drinking a cup of hot cocoa*

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Spud: *Smiles* Thanks, man.

(A/N: That took longer than anyone expected.)

"Is anyone else here yet?" Stephanie asked with a glare on her face for some reason.

"No," Sky answered, "All of us got here first."

"We're in first place?" Spud asked. Oh boy, here we go again.

"We are for now." Rock sent him an angry expression.

"WERE in first place!" Stephanie ran past us and took the tip from the Don Box, "Told you my shortcut would-"

"Almost kill us?!" Ryan cut her off, "Yes, yes it did!"

Rock took the next tip from the Don Box, "We're going on a 'Selfie Safari'!" A 'Selfie Safari'? That sounds like something Kitty would enjoy! Aw, great. Now I miss her.

"Take the waterproof cameras in your glove compartment. Then use the rafts to ride over the falls while taking a selfie. Then float down river to Zambezi National Park, home of the elusive white rhino where you'll take a picture with it, finally it's a foot race to the carpet of completion where photos will be inspected." I read from the tip.

We received our rafts looked at Victoria Falls and gasped at the sight of it. Add here that the Surfers, Cadets, and the Father and Son team were here.

"Whoa." Geoff said.

"Wicked!" Brody released.

"Cool!" Junior gazed at the sight of it.

"Yeah," Dwayne turned to his son, "Don't worry, you'll be safe. Hey, all we need are dummies who look exactly like us and can take selfies."

What? That doesn't even make sense!

I turned to the camera with an unimpressed look while everyone else groaned and Junior facepalmed. Sky and I did our selfies while falling from the falls. It could've been a lot worse with us screaming, the raft away from us, and with a few bruises when we hit the water. First thing we heard when we resurfaced were the Rockers talking to themselves, and Dwayne calling Junior's name.

"Hey, have you seen my son?" He asked us.

"Don't know," Rock answered and pointed a certain direction, "Maybe he went over there." Of course, that had to be the place where a lion was sleeping. It made Dwayne shudder and gave us wide-eyes at the thought of Junior being eaten alive, "Maybe it's a vegetarian lion."

"Uhh..." Sky and I released at the same time.

Dwayne only froze for a second until he screamed, "JUUUUNNNIIIIOOORRR!"

"Try checking the last place you saw him." She suggested.

"Oh, right," He calmed down for a moment, "Family rules." He started climbing back up the falls.

I rubbed my head, "Ehh... are you sure you should climb back up the falls?"

"DON'T WORRY, JUNIOR! DADDY'S COMING!" Dwayne ignored me.

"He's... not gonna make it, isn't he?" I asked out loud.

"I'm not too sure." Sky answered.

After that scene, we floated down toward Zambezi National Park and were taking a long time trying to find the white rhino. We saw rustling in the bushes and I smiled knowing we had something into play. I lunged inside it and accidentally found out it was Junior that I tackled.

"What the...?" Strange, usually rhinos come out of tall bushes. On top of that (literally) was that Devin had the same idea as me and all three of us were in a dogpile.

I groaned in pain, "Well, at least I found a kid."

Carrie tended to him, "Are you sure you're okay?"

Junior got up, "I'm fine, uh, I mean," He replied in a deeper voice, "I'm fine."

"Where's your dad?" Devin asked.

"We got seperated. No biggie." HOLD IT JUNIOR! Giant biggie! He's climbed Victoria Falls just to reunite with ya!

I whispered in his ear, "He thinks you've been eaten by a lion."

"Oh," He scratched his head, "I'm sure he'll catch up."

"Yeah, whatever helps you sleep at night." I walked back to Sky, "No rhino here. We better keep moving."

It took us a long time before we could find the white rhino. Guess it's not called 'elusive' for nothing. During our search, we stumbled into the Sisters at that time. Speaking of that, it was being wasted while they were socializing. I stayed out of it because... it's girl stuff, I wouldn't understand anyway. At that time, I saw the Reality TV Pros a close distance away from us taking a picture of their rhino. I got Owen's attention to come toward me to a distance away from everyone else.

"Dude, any luck with getting Noah to like Emma again?" I asked him.

He shook his head, "Nope. If anything, he's more focused on the game than winning her heart right now."

"Have you tried to talk him again about giving her another chance?"

"Noah won't listen. Whenever I ask him about re-considering his chances, he won't answer back. Heck, he could be completely over Emma by now!" Owen spread his arms out in frustration. I'd thought it would come this.

"Darn it," I muttered, "Look, we both know all of us in this together right?" He nodded his head, clearly knowing I was referring to the Sister-Pro-Acrobat alliance (We're trying to work out the name). "We can't let ANYONE on any circumstance know that he isn't interested in her anymore. If word spreads, Emma will get heartbroken and she might call off the alliance with us. We'll need each other now more than ever if we ever hope to get to the finale. So until Noah gets his head straight, keep tabs on this secret and we just might be able to pull this off."

"But... I can't keep a secret!" He protested, "I totally blew it since the first season."

I smiled and held up a box of chocolate frosted donuts (don't even ask where I got it), "If you can keep this down, I'll give you a baker's dozen of these donuts."

Owen's mouth hung open as he drooled, "Donut! I want one!" He tried to reach for the box, but I slapped it away, "Ow! That hurt!"

I shushed him, "Keep it down, dude. Someone might hear us. Besides, you can only have this until this whole thing blows over and our alliance is safe, 'kay?"

"Right. I'll do it! I'll do it for the donuts!" Owen walked over with determination which made me grin. He just might be able to pull this off with a little motivation. That is until he bumped into Noah and panicked, "Uh, I wasn't talking secretly to Zane about you and Emma!"

Noah raised an eyebrow in curiosity while I facepalmed and groaned in response. Yeah, I take it back. He's totally gonna blow it.

After my cousin was done socializing, Sky and I were able to get a picture of me standing next to the rhino and smiling. We raced to the chill zone where Don (and Junior for reasons known) was waiting, "7th place."

After a few more teams arrived, I went to comfort Junior, "Don't worry, dude. Your dad will be here soon enough." Just as I said that, the Ice Dancers were coming up on the horizon, "I take that back, you're junked."

Junior sighed in response, "I guess Dad and I are done for."

Carrie walked over to us and pointed across, "Maybe not. Look!" Right behind them was Dwayne hanging onto the horn of the rhino.

"Dad?!"

I laughed, "Yeah, that's your dad alright." The rhino eventually ran over the Ice Dancers, still trying to get Dwayne off its horn. But I guess those two (Jacques and Josee) are now dirtbags!

Heh, heh... get it? Okay, I'll stop.

"Ugh, I hate rhinos." Jacques complained. Nope, I was right those two are dirtbags. The rhino must've also heard what he said because it quickly stopped launching Junior's dad into the chill zone.

"Dad, are you okay?" He asked.

"Junior! Oh, buddy! Am I glad to see you!" Dwayne hugged his son and both were able to get 10th place since they saved a picture.

Meanwhile, the Ice Dancers were getting chased by the rhino and tried to calm it down. I took pictures of it and asked Sky, "Would I be a jerk if I laughed at this?"

"Yes." She rolled her eyes.

"Eh, I'm gonna do it anyway." I remarked, laughing at their misfortune as they kept running back and forth in terror.

Oh, man. I'm gonna regret this later on. But that's hours away!