DISCLAIMER: I do not own Mario, nor do I own the Amazing Race. Maybe one day I will? I can think so in my dreams, at least…
Author's Note: I can't believe I updated so fast! I spent a lot of time on this the second I finished the last chapter! And well…this is what resulted! I can't believe it…leg twelve is done! Only one more to go! Oh my gosh! :/ I don't know when I'll upload the final, due to my procrastination on my AP summer assignments (which I need to do…), but I'll finish it as fast as I can! Anyway…reviews…
The Bowser Monster: I missed Vivian and Beldam too! I grew attached to them…very much so T_T Anyway, yes, the blooper was from Mario Party 7! He was on the board Grand Canal! Step on his space, he juggles those chests for you and you pick one to open, with different items inside, with the best being a star! But anyway, thanks for the review! Hope you enjoy the chapter!
Ice Empoleon: With less people in the race, it gets more intense! The competition is fierce indeed! I always like your opinions and enjoy reading them! I can't wait to see your thoughts on this chapter! By the way, thanks for pointing out Peasley's interview. I fixed it now! Anyway, hope you enjoyed the Grand Canal leg and here is the next one! Hope you enjoy this one as well!
Champ 15: I did update soon, didn't I? Spent a lot of time on it! :D Here's an even faster update! But yes…it is hard to eliminate the teams for that reason. I feel like everyone is strong and deserving to win! They are all good teams that (I think at least…) have developed very nice over the course of the race. It'll be interesting to see how it holds out in the end. Anyway…let's see how your predictions stand! Hope you enjoy the leg! ^_^
Princess Toady: Haha, it was fast! I am a fast writer when I get the time to write! Luckily, I got a lot of it! :D The bike task was sort of filler…I admit it. I just wanted another task in the leg. The leg may have lacked a lot of suspense. :/ sorry. But I was surprised I eliminated Vivian and Beldam too! I really was! But I had too…for they were no longer in my plans for the next two legs. But whatever…:( Anyway, I'm glad you've been enjoying the story so far! I do intend on finishing it! Hope you enjoy this leg too! ^_^
Well that covers reviews…on to the chapter! Please read, review, and enjoy! ^_^ Now here is the chapter…
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
Loading the Memory Card… The save file in Slot A has been loaded!
Previously, on the Amazing Race…
Five teams left the peaceful and green Donut Plains in Dinosaur Land and traveled by plane to the Grand Canal, a beautiful city on the water. Upon arrival, teams were amazed by the city's beauty and its unique transportation system: the gondola.
"Dang!" Rawk whistled. "It's actually a city on the water! Dang!"
"Oh wow!" Misstar looked over the edge to the city, her ribbons blowing in a breeze. "This feels amazing!"
Some teams chose to help work with the props and producing a scene in a play for the detour.
"Hey Beldam! We are missing that red stuff in the grass!" Vivian told her sister.
The two fighters took cardboard cutouts over to their stage, hoping to put them and other props in the right, needed spots.
While others decided to perform a scene from a musical.
"'Why hello milady. Fancy going for a walk in the forest with your knights methinks?'" Mamar asked with a devious laugh.
"'In the name of the Mushroom Kingdom, I will run you through! Taste my blade!'" Lima declared gallantly, raising her sword.
Lima and Peasley, being marked for elimination, decided to utilize the yield, targeting the shadow sirens.
Lima sighed as she took out the photo of Vivian and Beldam and put it on the box.
"Sorry guys…this is just to make sure we stay racing another day." the advisor frowned.
"…shoot!" Beldam groaned at the sight.
"…this is not good…not good at all…" Vivian frowned, turning the hourglass over.
Misstar and Mamar put the pedal to the metal throughout the leg…
The two girls continued to have basic conversation as they biked next to each other. In the end, though, they were focused on one thing: getting to the pier and continuing with the race!
…and were rewarded with first place!
The two girls gave each other a hug and started to jump up and down with each other. Both were clearly excited to get first.
Vivian and Beldam worked to make up for the time they lost from the yield…
"I see it Beldam!" Vivian cheered. "The pitstop! We are close!"
…while Lima and Peasley waited their penalty out, watching the other teams check in.
"…Plenn and Thriff, you guys are team number three!" Erik told them.
"…come on…" Peasley kept looking at the time and the water, nervously. "…please don't show…"
In the end, Lima and Peasley's penalty was not enough to defeat them, and they checked in at fourth.
"…worst thirty minutes ever! Oh my gosh!" Peasley exclaimed, excited.
Vivian and Beldam's efforts weren't enough, and they were eliminated as a result.
"…I see." Vivian frowned.
Star Spirits Ride to the Top; Shadow Sirens get Washed Away
Four teams remain! Who will be eliminated next?
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
This is the Grand Canal! It is a beautiful city that was built on water! The locals and tourists travel by gondola across the water to each different part of the city. This city on water receives lots of tourism each and every day. Some come into just take in the view and see a city unlike any other. Others come to party, including a group hosted by a familiar plumber. No matter what the purpose, all tourists usually make a stop to the Grand Canal Central Square, a large, beautiful public square surrounded by water. This square was the pitstop for this leg of the race!
Teams checked in at the end of the last leg to take part in a mandatory pit stop that allows them to eat, sleep, and mingle with the other teams.
As the race nears its end, will Misstar and Mamar hold onto first place and use their position to keep ahead of the competition? How will Lima and Peasley perform, now being free of their penalty? And which three teams will make it through to the final leg and face off against each for the one million coins?
Misstar and Mamar, who arrived first at 7:03 P.M…
"YES! FIRST!" Mamar cheered, her eyes glowing.
"YES! YAY!" Misstar squealed, jumping up and down.
…will depart, at 7:03 A.M.
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Grand Canal Central Square shone in the sunlight as the sun continued to rise into the sky. Early bird locals were just starting to flock to the area, ready to relax and have a good day. The square, even early in the morning, was filled with people! They paid more attention to their friends or their own thoughts, as to normal routine. None paid attention to what was occurring at this very sport. Two girls, however, were focused solely on it! They held on to a clue in their hands, waiting for their time to come.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; First to Depart; 7:03 A.M.
The two star spirits waited for time as patiently as they could, eyeing the clue in Misstar's hands. Misstar had only one ribbon on today: a bright pink one that flowed in the win. Mamar had on a pink bow along with her star shaped necklace. Both of the star spirits waited as best as they could, waiting patiently for time. Mamar looked down at the watch on her hand before smiling. She gave a nod to Misstar, who in turn, opened up the clue.
"Route info!" Misstar declared. "'Take a gondola to the Grand Canal's Central Airport and board a flight to Chai City, the capital of the Chai Kingdom in Sarasaland! Once you arrive, drive a marked car to the Dà Square, where you will find your next clue!'"
Teams must now travel by gondola back to the Grand Canal's Central Airport and board flights to the Chai City, the capital of the Chai Kingdom in Sarasaland as well as the capital of the whole country itself! Once teams arrive, they will take a marked car and drive themselves twenty miles into the city Dà Square, a large public square. It is here where teams will find their next clue.
"'You have thirteen coins for this leg of the race!'" the star spirit concluded.
"Sarasaland huh?" Mamar noted. "I've heard so much about it…wonder what it'll be like."
"Guess we'll find out?" Misstar asked, excited.
"Winning last leg really showed us that we are still a force in this game and competition to win it in the end. The first time we got first, we know now, was not a fluke. We really think we have a chance to take it all now!" Mamar exclaimed, excitedly. "We know, though, we have to survive one more leg, and I'd be willing to bet money that this leg will be the hardest one we've faced so far. We can't make mistakes, or we'll be on the side watching the other teams race for a million coins. No, we want to be the ones doing just that! This is the most important leg so far and we aren't going to blow it now!"
"Sir, we need to get to the airport as fast as possible!" Misstar explained to a shy guy on a gondola.
"Okay, I can take you girls! Hope on!" the shy guy told them as the two star spirits got on.
Misstar and Mamar watched as they started off, heading towards the Grand Canal, getting ready to start the next leg of the race.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; Second to Depart; 7:10 A.M.
The two fighters were eyeing their clue, desperately wanting time to come already. Tundra fidgeted with the clue in his hands. The yoshi had on a blue long sleeve shirt. He was no longer wearing his silver hat, leaving himself with one less item to fidget with when he gets nervous. Rawk was wearing the same clothes from the previous leg: a red sweater with black pants. Time came for the two fighters. Tundra ripped open the clue upon time.
"'Take a gondola to the Grand Canal's Central Airport and board a flight to Chai City, the capital of the Chai Kingdom in Sarasaland!..." the yoshi started.
"It's important to tackle this leg as hard as we can and do our best so that we can go into the final leg strong. We have to! No exceptions!" Tundra declared, talking about his planning for the leg. "In previous legs, if we screwed up, we fall behind but we somehow made it through. Now? If we screw up in the final leg, it's safe to say we are going to lose. And if we screw up now, we might not even get there! The competition is fierce, no denying that! Rawk and I just have to respond accordingly and make sure we don't give anyone any opportunity to bounce ahead of us, cause they will. We just got to keep ourselves strong, determined, and ahead of as many people as possible!"
Rawk shrugged as Tundra finished the clue. "Never heard of the place. Guess that makes it more exciting right?"
"I'd like to think so!" the yoshi stated, putting the money and the clue away before running off to get a gondola. His partner followed behind.
"Sir, can you get us to the airport as fast as possible? We need to be there like now!" Rawk asked a koopa on his gondola.
"Well if you do, then hop on then!" he replied.
The two fighters got on the gondola and watched as they set off towards the airport. Both of the fighters were anxious about the arrival, ready to run in and find the fastest airline and get to the Chai Kingdom as fast as they could!
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; Third to Depart; 7:14 A.M.
Plenn paced around the square for a little bit, ready to start. He had on a pair of black athletic shorts with the word "Rougeport" written on its side. He also had on a red t-shirt and a red hat with the word "Rougeport" on it as well. Thriff was pacing as well, ready to start the race. He had on silver athletic shirts and sported a long black sleeve shirt. He had on a green hat with the words "Keelhaul Key" on it. Both brothers were wearing gloves, with Plenn holding onto the clue in his. When time came, they both got back into position with Plenn ripping the clue open.
"…Once you arrive, drive a marked car to the Dà Square, where you will find your next clue!'" the shopkeeper concluded.
"Only two more legs left in this thing! Plenn and I need to get through this last leg and then we get to finish this race and race for the big prize!" Thriff declared. "This will not be easy. Nothing in this race has been! But we just have to do it! We lasted eleven legs so far. We just need to last one more. One more, and then we get a shot in the finale! Plenn and I want nothing more than to just be able to finish the race and that's what we are shooting for! We are going to go all out and hold nothing back to able to get to that finish line!"
The two brothers hopped onto a gondola. The shy guy on it pushed the gondola off, heading towards the airport. Both of the brothers looked at each other, both knowing what the other one was thinking.
"This is probably the biggest leg so far! Let's do our best and make sure we survive it!" Plenn stated, holding his hand out.
"Roger that!" Thriff nodded with a laugh as he shook his brother's hand.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; Last to Depart; 7:38 A.M.
Lima ripped open the clue and began reading, her prince paying close attention to her words. She had on a green jacket with white sweat pants. Peasley wore a green long-sleeve shirt along with black athletic shorts. He was also wearing a green hat.
"'You have thirteen coins for this leg of the race!'" the advisor concluded.
"Sarasaland huh?" Peasley mumbled. "It's been awhile since I went there! I think the last time I was there was just to meet up with Daisy like three years ago or something. Gosh, that was a long time ago! It'll be exciting to return there!"
"I don't think I've even ever been!" Lima laughed. "Your mother never required my presence in her trips to visit Sarasaland! This should be exciting for me too!"
"It's the second-to-last leg now and it's getting even further down to the wire! This is no time to make any mistake at all!" Peasley stated, thinking about the leg. "It's down to business now! Lima and I are going against great competition, but we've lasted this far, so that says something! We just have to make sure we last a little bit longer and get to finish the race! I know it is possible to do it! We just need too accomplish it…"
The two beans got on a gondola as the toad on it started to take them to the airport. The two looked at each other and nodded. They were ready to face whatever challenges they had to face in this leg. They were not going down without a fight, and they intended to give a major fight!
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
The two star spirits arrived at the airport. After paying their gondolier, they ran inside, looking for the best possible flight that they could get.
"Hey! Excuse me ma'am!" Misstar started as she and her partner approached a toad agent. "We need to find out the best possible way to get to Chai City in Sarasaland!"
"Chai City?" the agent asked. She started to type into her computer as fast as we can.
"We will take anything! Direct or connections…just whatever it gets there as fast as possible!" Mamar stated.
"Well, Sarasaland Skies 433 leaves at 9:03 A.M. today and should arrive in the Chai Kingdom at 3:08 P.M. So far that is the fastest one I see…" she stated.
"Nothing else faster? You are sure?" Misstar asked for clarification.
"…yes, I am sure! I don't see anything faster!"
"Well then, that's our choice! Tickets please!" Mamar requested.
Misstar and Mamar: First on Sarasaland Skies 433
"Thank you very much!" the two girls thanked as they walked away to their gate, ready to wait for their flight to arrive.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…so…" Rawk mumbled, thinking about what the boo ticket agent told him. "…nothing faster right?"
"I'm positive! Nothing faster!" he replied.
"…positive?"
"Yes I am!"
"…" Rawk opened his mouth to say something but the boo glared at him. "…tickets please!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Second on Sarasaland Skies 433
"Thank you very much sir!" Tundra replied. Rawk nodded in thanks as the two walked to their gate.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"So it seems that there is nothing better…wonder if the other teams will be on it as well." Plenn mumbled to his brother.
"Probably. If this is really the fastest flight, I don't see why they wouldn't get on it." Thriff sighed.
"You're right yeah…"
"Ahem!" the shy guy at their ticket coughed, getting their attention. "Do you want tickets or not?"
"…"
"…"
"…yes please."
Plenn and Thriff: Third on Sarasaland Skies 433
"Thanks a lot!" the brothers thanked, taking their tickets and walked off to their gate.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Alright…this seems the fastest I guess…" Peasley trailed off.
"Yeah, it does!" Lima declared, turning to the koopa agent. "Tickets please!"
Lima and Peasley: Fourth on Sarasaland Skies 433
"Thank you so much!" the two stated as they walked off with their tickets.
"Wonder if the other teams got on this flight as well…" Peasley mumbled.
"Probably, but we'll find out. When the flight boards, we will know for sure!" Lima stated.
Sarasaland Skies 433
"Looks like we are all grouped with each other again…" Peasley sighed.
All four teams got on board the plane and made it to their seats. They looked anxiously at each other, waiting as patiently as they could for the flight to take off and take them to Sarasaland.
"This should be interesting, to say the very least…" Mamar sighed.
"We should be fine though…hopefully!" Misstar told her. "We just need to do our best and see what happens…"
"…yeah…"
"…" Plenn sighed, looking at his watch. "Today will probably be the most stressful day on the race so far…hopefully it won't affect our performance."
"Eh." Thriff shook his head. "It won't. Everyone'll be feeling it. We should be fine if we stay focused and strong! We should be!"
Tundra looked out his window, waiting for the flight to take off. "This'll be tough man…you ready?"
"Psh! Of course! Sarasaland? Chai Kingdom? Leg twelve? BRING IT ON AND FACE THE RAWK!" the former champion shouted, getting the attention of all on the plane. He shrugged off the eyes and continued in a quieter voice. "We've done good so far in the race. We just need to keep it up and I feel like we can take it! Stay confident and strong and we should be fine!"
"…yeah…" the yoshi nodded in agreement.
All four teams are on Sarasaland Skies 433 and are on their way to Chai City, the capital of the Chai Kingdom and Sarasaland! The flight departed at 9:03 A.M. and will arrive at 3:08 P.M.
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Chai Kingdom was something else. Located in eastern Sarasaland, it was known far and wide for its beauty and its culture. With an extensively large bamboo forest, Oriental-style architecture in its cities, and a stunning royal palace in the center of the kingdom, the area was something completely different from the rest of Sarasaland. In the heart of this kingdom was its capital, Chai City, where the royal palace was. Inside, the King and Queen of Sarasaland, as well as their daughter, Princess Daisy, presided over their people. Under their reign, the Chai Kingdom, as well as all of Sarasaland, was at peace.
Sarasaland is very open to the world, and therefore, many tourists flock to the different kingdoms in the country. Chai Kingdom is no exception. The Chai Airport was teeming with people already, waiting to get out and begin a journey through the kingdom like no other. As a plane started to come in, however, a new reason to come was established. Once the plane landed, the people on this place were about to partake in this reason.
Sarasaland Skies 433 (Arrived at 3:08 P.M.)
The four teams hurried off the plane as fast as they could. They each got to their marked cars as fast as they could in the parking lot.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in First
"I'll drive today I guess!" Misstar stated, getting in the front seat. Mamar hopped in the back.
The two star spirits drove out of the parking lot and started off, hoping to get to the square as fast as they could. When they were driving out though, they did take the time to look at the scenery around them.
"…this place…it feels magical!" Mamar stated, smiling. "I like this place!"
"Me too!" Misstar giggled. "It's really pretty here! I don't think I've seen a place like this before!"
The two girls continued to drive through this city, hoping to find the Dà Square as fast as they could!
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Second
"Let's just stick with the usual routine: you navigate and I drive!" Thriff declared, getting in the front seat.
"Fine by me!" Plenn stated, getting in the back.
The Toad Bros got their car running and got themselves out of the parking lot and into the city. The two took the time to take a look at the city they were in.
"This place certainly isn't like Rougeport, that's for sure!" Plenn whistled in amazement.
"I'll say! It looks so neat! And perfect! And I guarantee it's safer!" Thriff laughed.
"…perhaps I should open up a shop here and move here…"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! If you are moving anywhere, it'd be to Keelhaul Key to move in with your brother again, right?"
The two brothers laughed as they continued to go through the city, hoping to get to the Dà Square quickly!
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Third
"You are better at navigating than me, so I should drive!" Rawk told his partner.
"Got it!" Tundra replied as they both got into their spots in the car.
The fighters started their car up and set out, heading out into Chai City.
"Wow!" Tundra looked around at the city around him.
"Not gonna lie, this is pretty amazing!" Rawk stated with a laugh. "What's with the race and taking us to these awesome places?"
"It sure is 'amazing' isn't it?" the yoshi grinned at his joke.
"…okay, you are an idiot. Never do that again."
Tundra laughed a bit as Rawk continued driving through Chai City.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Last
"I think we both decided you are better at driving and I am better with maps and navigating! So let's get into our normal positions!" Lima suggested, getting in the back.
"Fine by me!" Peasley nodded in agreement.
The two beans got out of the parking lot as quick as they could.
"…I'm starting to remember everything about this place…" Peasley grinned. "Sure is a nice city, isn't it Lima?"
His advisor nodded from the back. "I'll say it is! It looks magnificent!"
The two beans continued driving into Chai City, hoping to find the Dà Square and get on with the race.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Hey Mamar…how's the map looking?" Misstar asked, looking a little concerned not knowing exactly which way to go.
"…I'm trying to figure it out actually…" Mamar admitted with a sigh as she continued to go on looking.
"Chai City is huge! And the Chai Kingdom itself is even better! The map we got was very detailed on the whole kingdom, but everything in it was so small, close together, and mixed together that it was probably hard to read. Mamar was not excited when she was trying to figure out where everything was on that thing." Misstar sighed, thinking back to the map. "I'm just glad it wasn't me with the map, otherwise we would stand no chance to find the square! But with Mamar, we will find it in time!"
"…" Mamar said nothing as she continued to look at the map.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…turn right here…" Plenn told his brother as he continued to stare at the map.
"Okay…" the toad from Keelhaul Key did just that.
"…now turn left! Left! Hurry!" the brother from Rougeport as Thriff approached another street after turning.
"Huh?" Thriff gasped as he frantically turned the wheel to get to the street.
"…sorry." Plenn sighed. "…this map is not that good…it's hard to read and a pain on the eyes…"
"Should we get a new one then?"
"No, that would be a waste of more coins. Besides, I think I'm sending you the right direction. It's just really hard to read…not causing us to get lost or anything…just hard to read."
"…if you say so."
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Yeah…keep going straight for now." Tundra declared to his partner as he continued looking at his map.
"Got it!" Rawk replied.
"…at least until I figure out where we are…" the yoshi added in a near whisper.
"…" Rawk groaned at hearing that. "Well find out fast! I don't want to be driving around in circles in this city!"
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…so which direction now?" Peasley asked from the front.
"…turn right here. Now turn left immediately after!" Lima stated. Her prince did just that.
"How's the map looking anyway?" he asked.
"…eh." the advisor shrugged. "Hard to read and small, but it's workable. Nonetheless, it should get us the square soon!"
"That's all that matters in the end!"
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…oh crap. Yeah this map is hard to figure out." Mamar frowned. "…I don't know where we even are now."
"Oh my…this is bad." Misstar mumbled, looking around the city in panic.
"…can you stop anywhere? I'll try and ask for directions." the bow-wearing star spirit asked her partner.
"Of course! I'll find you some place where you can ask people…"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Let me guess…you still haven't found out where we are." Rawk asked his partner.
"…" Tundra's silence as he continued to look at the map answered the question.
"This is why I hate big cities…or big areas in general!" Rawk groaned.
"We just need to ask people…" the yoshi stated. "…can you get me somewhere I can ask some people?"
"Can do!" the former champion declared.
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Dà Square was a large public area filled with green. Trees grew around the square and grass covered nearly the whole area. In the center was a statue of the King of Sarasaland, which greeted everyone with a smile when they walked up to it. People would come here to relax and take a break from their life. On a warm, sunny day, the whole area would be completely filled with people. Locals and tourists saw the place as a beautiful area, which it truly was!
Today, however, people were not filling the square. Only one pionpi stood in square. Instead of people, however, there were many different sets of rockets around the whole square, each with its own trigger right by them! What could they possibly be used for? A car pulled up to the Dà Square and ran to a clue box right in front of the statue of the King. Perhaps they would find out what to do with them.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in First
"Okay…what now?" Thriff mumbled as he opened the clue. "'Search among the rockets for a marked rocket and launch it into the sky. After watching the fireworks that result, you will receive your next clue!'"
Teams must now begin searching through the Dà Square at the rockets spread throughout the square. Teams will find out that there are 1,000 different sets of rockets! They must search through these rockets for one of 10 marked rockets. When teams find a marked rocket, they will trigger a switch by it and launch the rocket into the sky, creating fireworks! Once the fireworks are visible in the sky, the team will receive their clue.
"…" Thriff frowned. "I hate this kind of challenge…"
"Don't worry Thriff. I'm not too bad at 'needle-in-a-haystack' kind of challenges." Plenn admitted. "Either way, we'll be fine! We just have to stay calm and be collected!"
The shopkeeper from Keelhaul Key sighed. His brother started walking to a nearby rocket to check it. He followed behind, ready to help.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Second
The two beans parked their car right by the brother's car and got out. They ran up to the clue box and took out the clue.
"'Search among the rockets for a marked rocket and launch it into the sky. After watching the fireworks that result, you will receive your next clue!'" Lima read.
"…this could take awhile." Peasley sighed. "Whatever, let's get started."
"Right!"
The two beans walked over to the first rocket they saw and began checking. They saw the toads were there and they had every intention of passing them.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"You guys have been going way out of your way, you know that right?" a goomba sighed as the two fighters asked them where the Dà Square was.
"…you're kidding right?" Tundra asked.
"Nope. Hold on, let me see your map!" he stated. The fighter gave it over and the goomba start scribbling on it.
"…" Rawk sighed. "…this sucks…"
"Yeah, you guys are definitely far off now! Just follow this path and you should get there as fast as you guys can!"
"…thanks!" Tundra thanked, disappointed though at the news. He and Rawk ran back to their car, hoping to correct their mistake.
"Well this sucks!" the former champion rolled his eyes.
"You're telling me!" the yoshi added. "Let's just hope some other team got lost like us…"
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…so we've been going the wrong way for quite some time have we…" Misstar sighed.
"Yeah. I don't know how you guys did that!" the goomba laughed to them as he looked at their map. "Guess you guys are tourists or something."
"…" Mamar frowned. "…sorry…"
"Don't be sorry! It'll be fine!" Misstar repeated.
"Well I marked some way to get there for you guys!" the goomba told them, handing back the map. "Follow the route I wrote on there and you should get there fine!"
"Okay…thanks!"
The two star spirits thanked the goomba as they ran back to their car and started off again.
"Okay…sorry about that again…" Mamar repeated. "But what's done is done! Let's get there fast and kick butt at the challenge!"
"Yup exactly! Nothing to worry about yet!" Misstar smiled. "…yet that is…"
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…find one yet Peasley?" Lima asked as she continued to look through rockets.
"Nothing yet." the prince sighed, continuing his own search.
The two beans continued looking, hoping to find the marked rocket as fast as they could.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…" Thriff frowned as he continued to look for a marked rocket. He was having no luck finding one.
"Don't get discouraged Thriff! We can find one!" Plenn told him, who was checking out his own rockets.
"…right…" Thriff sighed, getting back to searching himself.
"I was having bad memories throughout the search for the rockets. It reminded me of the roadblock in Specter Forest of leg two where I bombed it. I could not find any clue in that stupid haunted house and it nearly killed us. It caused us to drop from third to second-to-last!" Thriff's face dropped as he thought back to that previous task. "I know I'm bad at these types of challenges, so I was afraid the same thing would happen again! Thankfully it wasn't a roadblock though, and Plenn was helping me! He helped calm me down more and he helped search too, which made things easier! It helped make me feel a little more comfortable doing the task at least…"
…
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Ugh…still no luck…" the prince groaned, walking away from his sets of rockets. Unbeknownst to him, though, he accidentally skipped over a rocket marked with a flag on it. He went over, instead, to a new pile.
"I'm not having much luck either…" Lima sighed. "…we have to find one soon! We've been here for awhile now after all!"
"…true, true…" Peasley mumbled.
"So we will find it soon! You see?" his advisor asked.
"Yeah, yeah, I see." was the reply.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"How are you doing Thriff?" Plenn asked his brother as he moved on to another set of rockets.
"…bad…" Thriff sighed, walking away from his own pile.
"We'll find it soon, just stay calm and alert!" the shopkeeper from Rougeport encouraged.
"Will do! Will do…"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Third
The two fighters pulled up and parked their car at the square after finally arriving there. They then sprinted over to the clue box. They saw the other teams were still here, and therefore, were ready to try and get ahead of them.
"'Search among the rockets for a marked rocket and launch it into the sky. After watching the fireworks that result, you will receive your next clue!'" Tundra read.
"Ugh…fun…" Rawk sighed. "At least fireworks might be cool to see!'
"They should be at least! So let's hurry on and get to see them!" Tundra declared.
With those words, the rival fighters ran out and started checking the rockets, hoping to find a marked one to launch into the sky.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…" Plenn remained concentrated as he continued looking for the right rocket.
"…" Thriff, too, was concentrated, albeit a little nervous in his search.
The two brothers were determined to find the marked rocket and get out of there as quickly as possible. The fighters getting their further intensified this desire, hoping to not get the other teams ahead of them.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Last
"Looks like everyone was already here…" Mamar noted as Misstar parked the car.
The two star sprits had arrived at Dà Square. They got out as fast as they could and hurried to the clue box.
"'Search among the rockets for a marked rocket and launch it into the sky. After watching the fireworks that result, you will receive your next clue!'" Mamar read.
"Searching task?" Misstar started to smile. "Time to pay close attention to detail and get ahead of some teams!"
"Yes, exactly! Let's do this!"
The two star spirits hurried out, joining the other teams in their search for the marked rockets. All the teams were together, hoping to find a rocket as quickly as they could.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…ugh…" Peasley groaned, still having no luck.
"We can find it soon Peasley! We just have to stay calm!" Lima encouraged.
"I know…I know…" he told her.
"Once all teams were there, it started getting even more intense than it already was. Just added a lot of pressure! You know you had to be calm and collected to find the right rocket, but it was just getting harder to do that! It's just the fear that some other teams would find it before you and they'd get ahead of you. I know we felt it and I think the other teams did too…" Peasley sighed. "Made things I guess more interesting…it truly felt intense…"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Find anything Rawk?" Tundra asked, searching through his own set of rockets.
"Not yet!" his partner replied.
"One has to be here somewhere! We just need to keep looking!" the yoshi stated.
"I know that already!" the former champion rolled his eyes.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…"
"…"
Both of the star spirits decided to remain quiet and focused as they searched in detail each pile of rockets they found. They had a system planned and they intended to perform it.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…" Thriff was getting even more nervous as he continued to look through his rockets.
"…" Plenn moved on to a different pile.
The two brothers had spent a lot of time searching through the rockets. Both were getting upset as they continued to have no luck finding it. Thriff moved to his next rocket, when he noticed something on it.
"…hmm?" he thought. He looked closer. He had found it: a rocket marked with a flag. At this point, the toad was grinning.
"PLENN! GET OVER HERE!"
His brother turned around, along with the other teams at the noise. Thriff wasted no time to press the trigger right by the rocket. At that moment, the rocket launched into the sky. Once it reached a certain point in the sky, it released fireworks. They were colored orange and were in the shape of flowers.
"OH MY GOSH! I FOUND IT!" Thriff shouted in excitement, amazed that he found the clue and not his brother.
"Awesome job Thriff!" Plenn told him, going right up to him and patting him on the back.
"…ahem…"
The two brothers turned away from the fireworks that were still going off to look at the pionpi. He had their clue in his hand.
"You guys want this right?" he asked.
"Do we!" Thriff laughed, taking the clue and ripping it open. The fireworks started to disappear as he started to read.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in First
"Hmm…detour! 'Dances or Books? Which do you want to copy?'" Thriff read.
A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. In this detour, teams will have to choose to copy parts of the beautiful culture of the Chai Kingdom. The choice is between Dances or Books.
In Dances, teams must drive eleven miles to the Kimono Studio and witness a group of people inside dancing traditional dances of the Chai Kingdom. After watching the dances, an instructor will teach the teams how to dance and mimic the moves they just witnessed. After practicing, teams must then present their dance to the other dancers on stage. If they are impressed, then teams will receive their next clue. Teams must be able to learn the complex moves and be able to dance well with their partner. If the duo can accomplish their dance quickly, then they may be leaving as quickly as they came!
In Books, teams drive eleven miles to Goombolo's Book Store. Once they arrive, they will then be handed a new set of backpacks and will be asked to deliver forty books to a nearby publishing company's building to be copied. They will be asked to run on foot with the books and deliver them to be copied. Once they have delivered all the books, they must return to Goombolo's store and return the backpacks in exchange for their old bags and the clue! Teams will need to take at least two trips between the store and the building, due to the size of the books and the backpacks, but if teams are fast runners and good at navigating on foot, then they can make fast deliveries and be on their way even faster!
"Books sounds right to me." Plenn voiced his opinion. "Dances could take too long and seems a tad more complex."
"Eh, agreed." Thriff nodded.
The two brothers hurried back to their car and began to travel to Goombolo's Book Store, hoping to get there as fast as they could and accomplish the task.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Shoot…" Peasley sighed, watching the two brothers leave.
"Don't get distracted Peasley! We have to hurry behind them and find the clue!" Lima told him.
"…" the prince nodded in understanding, getting back to his search. "Yes of course!"
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…"
"…"
The two star spirits did not pay too much attention to the brothers finding their rocket and getting away. They spent more time searching through different sets of rockets. They intended to find one the one marked that would get them on to the race.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…those were some pretty nice fireworks…" Tundra mumbled, thinking back to what the two brother's launched into the sky.
"They were!" Rawk admitted as he continued his search. "Still, I'd rather launch one into the sky ourselves instead of thinking about the one the Toad Bros did!"
"…" the yoshi rolled his eyes as he continued to search for the rocket.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…"
"…"
"…huh?" Mamar took note of something on one of the rockets she was looking at. When she looked at it better, she grinned. "Misstar! I found it!"
"You did?" her partner cheered as she ran over, grinning.
The other two teams turned to watch as the star spirits activated the trigger and sent their rocket into the sky, creating similar fireworks to the ones the Toad Bros made. Their fireworks, however, were blue instead of the orange ones from before. Still, they had the same flower shape.
"…these are really pretty!" Misstar declared. "Good work girl!"
"Heh, thanks! Yes they are!" Mamar grinned, looking up at them.
"…ahem…" the pionpi got their attention. "Clue?"
"Yes please!" Misstar laughed, taking it from him and reading it aloud.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Second
"Detour! 'Dances or Books? Which do you want to copy?'" Misstar read.
"Hmm…" Mamar started thinking. "Dances seems easier to me. What do you think?"
"I would agree! We aren't the best runners and it seems like we would have to navigate more in this city than just getting to the book store! I think Dances seems easier indeed!" Misstar agreed, explaining her opinion.
"Just what I was thinking! So let's head out and start it!"
The two star spirits hurried away to their car and started off, heading towards the Kimono Studio and continuing with the leg.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
At the sight of another team's fireworks, Peasley continued to frantically search for a marked rocket to launch into the sky.
"…" he sighed as he kept looking.
"…" Lima said nothing to her prince as she continued to look herself, hoping that the two would notice a marked rocket quickly.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Shoot!" Tundra hissed as he kept looking for the rocket.
"It has to be here somewhere! It has to!" Rawk groaned, looking for the rocket himself. "…ugh! I hate stuff like this!"
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
Goombolo, a young entrepreneur, opened a small bookstore in Chai City upon moving there after graduating college. A few years later, it has become a major store in the whole kingdom, where one can find books from any part of the world at cheap prices. The bookstore has been remodeled and is now a much larger building. It is now two stories with the outside painted a fresh brown paint. Many customers come each day to find cheap books in great quality. It is popular among those, not just in Chai City, but to those in the Chai Kingdom and all of Sarasaland.
Goombolo, after leaving a college as a young, poor entrepreneur, made a major profit somehow and became successful. His store is frequented even more than the normal book stores that were already around before his store came up. Goombolo took great proud in his work, especially the store he created. Today, he was in his store, standing right at the front entrance, waiting for something. What he was waiting for was finally here, as a car pulled up near the store.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
The two toads ran into the bookstore, ready to start. Goombolo was right by the entrance and greeted them.
"Hello boys! Welcome!" the goomba greeted.
"Hey thanks!" Thriff greeted. "…just curious, you are Goombolo right? We are here for the race!"
"Oh you guys are?" he asked him. "Excellent! Follow me! Drop your backpacks though! You don't need those for a little while!"
The toads dropped the bags, as they were asked, and followed the store owner into a room near the entrance. Inside, they saw forty different books stacked on a table. There was also two black backpacks right by them.
"Deliver these books to the Goombooks Publishing Inc. building nearby. It should be on any map! You can take multiple trips! Just remember, once you got all books delivered, I can trade you back my backpacks for your clue!" Goombolo told them.
"Understood! Thanks!" Plenn replied. The goomba walked back to the front as the two brothers looked at the books.
"…let's start putting them in the backpacks!" Plenn suggested. Thriff nodded.
The two toads started putting books in. They started, first, with the bigger and heavier books. Thriff and Plenn were both only able to stick nine books into their backpacks.
"…well crap. We might need to take even more trips than two!" Thriff sighed.
"Well…then let's start then!" Plenn stated, walking out the door as he put on his backpack. His brother followed behind, putting the backpack on his back as well.
The two brothers waved goodbye to the goomba as they started off, looking for the building to drop the books off at.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Ugh…" Peasley sighed, moving over to a different set of rockets on the other side of the square. "…how are you doing Lima?"
"…hmm?" the advisor grinned as she saw something. She looked closer to make sure it was what she thought, causing her grin to grow bigger. "I think I found it!"
Peasley immediately turned to his advisor and ran to her. She messed with the trigger and launched the rocket into the sky. Their rocket released beautiful purple fireworks in the shape of flowers.
"…wow…" Lima smiled. "They sure are pretty aren't they?"
"Yes they are! Even better, cause they are ours!" Peasley laughed. "Good work Lima!"
"…yes good work…now clue?" the pionpi asked the two as he held out their clue.
"Oh yeah! Thanks!" Lima thanked him as she took the clue and opened it.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Third
"Detour! 'Dances or Books? Which do you want to copy?'" Lima read.
"…Dances maybe? I think it would be easier, but that's just my opinion." Peasley shrugged.
"I'd probably agree. I don't think running through the city multiple times to drop of books at some building would be faster!" Lima nodded in agreement.
The two beans hurried off, rushing back to their car and getting in it, heading out to the Kimono Studio.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…and now everyone is gone…" Tundra sighed.
"…this is not good…this is not good at all!" Rawk started getting very worried.
The two fighters proceeded to go through the rockets faster and more frantically, hoping to find a marked rocket as fast as they possibly could.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…so, we need to make a u-turn here, but we are close?" Mamar asked for clarification to the pionpi they were asking for directions.
"Yes." he replied. "You aren't that far off, so just do a u-turn and follow my directions."
"Okay! Thanks!" the two star spirits told him as they ran back to their car.
"We just need to ask for directions from now on! It's always more reliable than trying to find the stuff on this map!" Mamar told her partner with a laugh.
"If you say!" Misstar replied. "I'm fine with anything, as long as we get to the places we need to get to!"
The two star spirits continued off, now having a better idea on where to go. They were on route to the Kimono Studio and they were ready to dance.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Excuse me sir!" Plenn walked up to a toad sitting down on a bench on the sidewalk. "We are looking for Goombooks Publishing Inc. Do you happen to know where it is?"
"Never heard of it." the toad said before turning away and devoting his attention to the cars that were driving down the road.
"…" Plenn sighed before walking away from him. Thriff was already talking to some other people that were walking by. He walked up to join his brother, talking to anybody that would come by, trying to find out where the publishing company's building was.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…is this it?" Rawk asked himself as he looked at the rocket he was staring at more in detail. To his pleasure, it was! The flag was present!
"Find it Rawk?" Tundra asked, not looking over from his own search.
"…heh." the former champion smirked.
Rawk triggered the rocket. It was launched into the sky and released red fireworks in the shape of flowers. Tundra, who did not notice his partner's discovery, was surprised by the noise and ended up falling to the ground. He got up immediately and ran to his partner, looking at the fireworks.
"I'll take that as a yes!" he replied, rolling his eyes a little bit. "Still, good work Rawk!"
Rawk grinned in response. The two fighters watched as the pionpi came running up to them, holding their clue. The pionpi didn't say anything to them: he merely held out the clue. The two fighters thanked him as Rawk took it and opened up the clue.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Last
"Detour! 'Dances or Books? Which do you want to copy?'" Rawk read.
"…" Tundra thought to himself.
"…what do you think?" Rawk asked.
"…honestly, I'd say Dances. I think we could maybe do it faster for some reason…I just think Books would take longer, especially if we got lost trying to find the place to take the books to." Tundra explained his thoughts.
"…yeah, understandable. Guess we got to learn how to dance…fun…"
The two fighters ran to their car and started off, heading towards the Kimono Studio and ready to continue with the leg.
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Kimono Studio was a large dance studio that opened up in the city fairly recently. It was a large red building painted with a green dragon that went around the whole building. The studio was meant to help people learn the traditional dances of Sarasaland and the Chai Kingdom. People frequented the studio more so to watch the dances than to learn them, however. Still, it is here where people can watch the traditions of the Chai Kingdom in dance. The dancers are all trained and skilled in what they do. Anyone who walks through its glass doors is in for a show.
A car pulled up into the parking lot of the studio. Those in the studio were about to see a show other than the normal, traditional dances, as the two in the car got out and headed inside the studio.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…hello? We are here to dance!" Misstar stated as she and Mamar walked into the studio.
The two star spirits were greeted to a show when they walked in. In the room, on a stage at the front of the room, were locals of the region, performing a traditional dance. Each dancer moved with grace and moved elegantly with their partner. Both Misstar and Mamar looked at the scene in awe, their eyes not leaving the demonstration.
"Whoa!" Misstar mumbled. "…that's amazing!"
"They can dance indeed!" Mamar added.
The two girls continued to watch until a koopa approached them.
"Hello ladies! Are you here for the race?" he asked them.
"Hello! Yes we are!" Misstar replied.
"Excellent! Follow me girls!"
The koopa started to walk off. The star spirits followed close behind. He took them to two koopas, who were dancing with each other. At the sight of the two star spirits, however, they stopped and turned to face them.
"These two will teach you how to dance! Once you are ready, you'll perform it! Have fun!"
The koopa walked off. The two girls will now with just the dancers. They smiled to them.
"You girls ready to learn?" one of them asked the two.
"Yes we are!" Mamar stated.
"Alright, time to teach! We'll show you how to!"
And with those words, the lesson was on!
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Goombooks Publishing Inc?" a pionpi repeated to herself after being asked by the two brothers.
"Do you have any idea where it is?" Plenn asked.
"Actually, I do! Do you have a map I can borrow? Or even some paper?" she stated.
Plenn took out the map and immediately gave it to her. The pionpi scribbled on it for a little bit before handing it back with new directions.
"Just follow those! That should get you to the building!"
"Awesome! Thanks a lot ma'am!" Thriff told her.
The pionpi continued her way down the main street. Plenn looked at his map before turning to Thriff.
"Okay, I think I know which way to go now! Let's head off!" he stated, running ahead.
"Right behind you!" his brother replied, running to catch up.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
The two beans had arrived at the Kimono Studio as fast as they could. They got out and walked inside, only to be memorized by the sight of the dancers on stage.
"Wow!" Lima smiled at the sight of the dancers. "This sure is something!"
"I'll agree!" Peasley nodded in agreement.
The two beans were approached by a koopa, who led them over to two toads. On the way, they passed the star spirits, who were learning to dance themselves. They spotted each other.
"Caught up!" Peasley smiled.
The koopa left the two beans alone with the toads. It was now time to start practicing to dance!
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
The two star spirits grabbed each other's hands and started moving. Misstar moved forward while Mamar moved backward. They moved in step and in a certain rhythm until they were interrupted by the koopas.
"Okay, sorry, but you two have to stop!" one of them stated. "You both are too far apart!"
The other koopa pushed the two star spirits closer.
"Second off, you need to move more gracefully! Just watching you, I wouldn't tell you both are about to perform a dance! It looks like you both are just walking together."
"…oh…" Mamar frowned. "…I see…"
"…well let's work on getting ourselves more graceful when we dance!" Misstar encouraged.
With those words, the star spirits were off, practicing again!
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"I have actually learned how to dance before, although I'm not that good…" Peasley started to trial off from his point, thinking about his dancing. "…actually, I think I'm rather bad. But anyway, I do know some basic stuff! I think Lima also knows how to dance, or at least better than I do! Doing Dances definitely did not seem like a bad choice! I figured at least knowing some basic stuff would help speed things up. At the very least, we wouldn't embarrass ourselves the first time we tried!"
"…"
"…"
The two beans proceeded to dance to the best of their abilities. They moved forward and tried to act out the dance that they witnessed. They were getting into it when the two toads stopped them.
"Okay, you guys aren't that bad, but you need to work on this!" one of them stated. "You both aren't doing the dance that you guys are supposed to do. It's just like you two are doing your own thing by combining what you know with lots of improve!"
"Can you demonstrate the actual dance for us then?" Peasley asked, hoping to see another demonstration.
"Certainly!" the second toad stated.
The two beans paid close attention to the toads do their dance, ready to follow up and do the same.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…okay, it's better now! A little more graceful! But still not right!" one of the koopas informed the two girls.
"Can we see another demonstration of the dance then?" Misstar asked. "Maybe that would help us some!"
"Oh of course! Perhaps it would…"
The two koopas started dancing for the girls. Both star spirits watched carefully, trying to memorize each and every little detail.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
The two fighters parked their car in front of the dance studio and got out of their car. They walked inside and were greeted by scene of the dancers on the stage. Both merely stood there and watched.
"…dang!" Rawk's mouth dropped. "They are good!"
"Psh, I'll say!" Tundra nodded in agreement. "…yeah hopefully we don't suck in comparison to this…"
A koopa approached the two fighters and escorted them to the other side of the room. They passed the star spirits and the beans, who were watching their own private dances. The two fighters were excited to see the other teams still here. They were then brought to a pair of dry bones. The koopa walked off after this.
"So…you two ready to dance?" one of the dry bones asked them.
"Sure…" Rawk stated.
"Not a dancer. Never have been. Not my kind of thing to do." Rawk stated, very bluntly. "I was not looking forward to this, but Tundra and I discussed the detour and we thought we could finish this faster than doing the other one, cause we were afraid we'd get lost! So I don't care if I'm not a dancer, I just have to suck it and figure out how not to fail at this…" the former champion sighed. "…hopefully I don't get a lot of crap for being a failure at this."
The dry bones got the fighters in position and told them to start. It was now time to learn how to dance!
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"There it is!" Thriff shouted, excited.
The two brothers ran into the Goombooks Publishing Inc, a rather large, gray, office-type building and ran to the goomba behind the counter on the first floor.
"Hi, Goombolo wanted us to drop these off!" Plenn stated. He and Thriff took out all of the books they had in their backpacks and laid them on top of the counter. "Wants to get them copied! We have to get more books from him so we'll be right back!"
"Okay gentlemen! I'll see you two in a little bit then!" the goomba told them as the two toads ran out.
The Toad Bros started their way back to Goombolo's store, running as fast as they could to do well with time.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
The two beans finished watching the performance. The toads bowed upon finishing.
"Very nice!" Lima told them. "Now hopefully we can do something half as good as that and have it be good enough!"
The toads laughed as the two beans grabbed each other's hands and started to dance. They were ready to show the two toads that they were learning what to do.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Okay! Thanks!" Misstar thanked the two koopas for the demonstration. "You both are really good at this!"
"Yes you guys are!" Mamar added in.
"Well, we've been doing this for some time now! But thanks!" one of the koopas blushed, messing with her hair.
The two star spirits laughed a little bit before getting together and preparing to practice more. They kept in mind all that they had seen in the performance and were ready to attempt it.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…you know, not bad." one of the toads stated after the beans stopped their performance. The two actually let the beans finish.
"Not bad at all! I guess, though, you should work on making your moves flow better! Be a little bit more graceful, if possible! Dance like you mean it! Have the right attitude!" the other instructed.
The two beans nodded in understanding before they went back to practicing.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Okay, no." one of the dry bones merely stated as Rawk tried to spin Tundra. "Just bad. Just…bad. I know you both need to do it in the dance, but you really need to work on that. That was bad form and well…you guys suck!"
Tundra and Rawk groaned at the verdict. They didn't finish their dance, and the two really didn't want to.
"…can we at least see you two do it then?" Tundra asked.
"Eh sure." the other try bones told them as he grabbed his partner's hands. The two dry bones started to dance. Both of the fighters watched with interest, hoping to be actually able to do what the two dry bones were doing.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"You boys back?" Goombolo asked the toads as they sprinted into his store.
"Yep! Just gonna drop off the last books!" Thriff told him as the two toads walked into the room where the books were.
Both toads started putting the books in their backpacks. Both were happy to see that they were able to get the remaining, smaller books in their backpacks.
"Excellent! Only one more trip! That's a relief!" Plenn stated with a laugh.
"I'll say!" Thriff grinned.
The two brothers waved goodbye to the goomba again before they took, heading back to publishing company.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Hmm…" one of the koopas sighed. He stopped the two girls from continuing. "Sorry girls! You two are very graceful and are good dancers, but it's just not the dance we've been showing you guys."
"…" Mamar frowned. "Can you do it again for us then? Sorry…"
"It's alright!" the other koopa laughed as she took her partner's hands.
The koopas began to demonstrate the dance again for the star spirits. Misstar and Mamar paid as close of attention as they could, hoping to emulate that again and to not have to practice for too long.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…now if only we could do that." Tundra mumbled under his breath as the dry bones finished. "Good work! Very good work!"
"Well thank you!" one of them bowed in gratitude.
The two fighters looked at each other and were ready to start up again. They grabbed each other's hands and started to perform the dance again, hoping they didn't screw it up this time.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Okay, thanks again!" Mamar told the two koopas as they finished.
"No problem!" they replied in near unison.
The two star spirits grabbed each other's hands and attempted for the koopas again, hoping this time to do it right and to their satisfaction.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…you know, I think we are ready." Peasley declared.
"I think so too! At the very least, we should try it!" Lima agreed.
"Good luck you two!" the toads told them.
The two beans walked over to the koopa and told them they were ready. He responded by leading them to the stage and clearing the dancers from it. Everyone, even the other teams and their dancers were watching. Lima and Peasley grew nervous.
"You may begin when you are ready." the koopa told them.
With those words, Lima grabbed her prince's hands. The two beans started to dance, mirroring the moves they had watched to the best of their ability.
…
Peasley and Lima moved down the stage as gracefully as they could. They moved in step. The two were in sync throughout the whole dance. In the middle, Peasley took the time to spin his advisor, which caused one of the dry bones to elbow Rawk Hawk.
"That's how you do it!" he told the fighter with a laugh.
"…" Rawk rolled his eyes for a moment, but then turned back to the beans.
Lima and Peasley finished off their dance and then parted, waiting to hear the results. They did it to the best of the abilities. The question was, however, was it good enough?
"…I liked it!" one of the dancers stated.
"Especially for newbies, I feel like they did a good job!" her partner added with a smile.
"Agreed!" another one said.
The koopa laughed as he walked on stage.
"Well, it seems you won them over, and me! Congratulations, here's the clue!" he told them as he handed the two beans a clue.
"Oh yes! Thank you sir!" Peasley told him as he took the clue. He wasted no time to open it.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in First
"'Make your way to Arrow Field, where you will find your next clue!'" Peasley read to his partner.
Teams must now make their way twenty miles from both detour locations to the Arrow Field, a large field nearby the royal palace where soldiers prepare themselves for combat with one of the most popular weapons of the country: the bow and arrow. It is here where teams will find their next clue!
"Excellent! Let's head on out there!" Lima told her prince.
The two beans thanked the koopa again and waved goodbye to the dancers before rushing to their car. They hurried out quickly, hoping to find the field as fast as they could.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Wow, you boys are back faster than I thought you would be!" the goomba behind the counter of Goombooks Publishing Inc. noted as the Toad Bros came running in. "You guys were going to Goombolo's store I thought!"
"We were!" Thriff stated as he put his books on the counter.
"Geez, you boys run fast!"
"Haha, thanks!" Plenn laughed, dropping his books off.
The two toads told the goomba goodbye before rushing out of the building, running back to the store.
"We did it Thriff! Now to collect the clue!" Plenn told his brother, who grinned in response. Both of the toads hurried as they continued to run through the city.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Hmm…" one of the dry bones mumbled, watching the fighters dance. "…you guys are actually getting better."
"I'll say!" the other dry bones replied with a laugh.
The two fighters finished, looking at the dry bones, waiting for a more detailed opinion on the dance.
"Having said that though, it's still sloppy! You guys are doing the dance though, but it's just…a little sloppy and with very little grace." they admitted.
"Ugh!" Rawk frowned.
"…grace huh?" Tundra made a note in his head. "…well let's try again! This time, we will work on just that!"
The two fighters continued to practice, wanting to improve on their ability so they could perform it and get on with the race.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
The two star spirits stopped their dance, waiting to hear the criticism. To their surprise, the koopas were grinning.
"That was good! That was very good! I feel like you guys are really getting the hang of it now!" one of them admitted with a smile.
"We are?" Misstar asked. "Yes!"
"Awesome!" Mamar grinned. "Let's just try and practice one more to get it down even better, then we will try and perform!"
Her partner nodded. The two star spirits continued to practice dancing, wanting to get this just right so they could the right ruling and the clue that comes with it.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"We're back!" Thriff greeted Goombolo at the door.
"You guys are fast, I'll say that!" the goomba laughed.
"Thriff is the fast one! I just some how can keep up!" Plenn admitted with a smile.
The two toads turned in their new backpacks and picked up the ones they left at the store. The goomba, in exchange, picked up a clue and handed it to the brothers.
"Nice job you guys!" he told them.
"Thank you so much!" Plenn told him as he opened the clue.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Second
"'Make your way to Arrow Field, where you will find your next clue!'" Plenn read.
"…archery! I am so calling it!" Thriff announced. "Archery related roadblock!"
"Makes sense." Plenn nodded in agreement. "Well then, let's go and do this 'Archery Related Roadblock!'"
The two brothers ran out and waved goodbye to Goombolo. They then hopped in their car and started off, hoping to get to Arrow Field as quick as they could.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…how's the map looking Lima?" Peasley asked from the front seat. "You've been kind of quiet for awhile now…"
"Just looking at it, my prince!" Lima told him, still studying the map. "For now, just keep driving. I think I have us going the right way. Just trying to make sure…"
"Okay!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"…you guys are actually getting a little less sloppy and more graceful!" one of the dry bones told them, impressed.
"Awesome!" Rawk cheered with a laugh. "We just need to keep working on it and we'll be fine!"
"Right!" Tundra nodded in agreement.
The two fighters continued to practice, hoping to get better and be more likely to receive the clue.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Okay! I think we are ready!" Misstar declared, getting up.
"Good luck you two!" the koopas told them.
The two star spirits informed the koopa and got up on the stage. All the dancers cleared the stage when they got on. The two star spirits grabbed each other's hands.
"You may begin when you both are ready." the koopa informed them.
The two star spirits began to dance, trying to replicate the dances they've seen the koopas and those on stage perform.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…strange." Plenn mumbled to himself.
"Hmm?" Thriff asked.
"…I'm having trouble finding the field…" the toad from Rougeport sighed.
"…" the one from Keelhaul Key sighed as well. "…do you see where we are in relation to Goombolo's store?"
"Yeah…I think…"
"You think?"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…well…try and work from there. The field has to be somewhere on the map…right?" Thriff nervously asked.
"I'll keep looking…" Plenn stated, continuing to look on the map.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
Everyone in the studio was amazed as they watched the star spirits danced. Despite earlier complications with learning the dance, the two girls were indeed graceful and were showing great skill in their performance. When they finished, the other dancers cheered.
"Very good! Very good!"
"I think you both should be working here!'
"Wow!"
The koopa laughed as he walked up on stage, holding their clue out. "I would agree with all of them! You both did fantastic! Here's the clue!"
"Thank you so much!" both of the girls blushed at the compliments. Misstar took the clue and opened it.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Third
"'Make your way to Arrow Field, where you will find your next clue!'" Misstar read.
"Arrow Field?" Mamar asked again. "Alright, let's go there!"
The two star spirits waved goodbye to the koopa and all the other dancers before running outside. They got in their car and hurried off to make up time and catch up to teams ahead of them.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Yeah, I can definitely tell you guys are improving now!" one of the dry bones told the two fighters.
"Yeah, more grace indeed! And you are doing a good job with the dance! You guys are sure making progress!" the other added.
The two fighters grinned to each other before going back to practice. They had to make sure they were ready for the performance so they could receive their clue.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Lima…any more luck?" Peasley asked.
"…" Lima continued to study her map. She frowned when realization hit her. "…Peasley…I have no clue where it is…"
"…" Peasley frowned. "Not good…I'll stop somewhere so we can find directions…"
"…sorry…"
"Don't be sorry Lima! We just need to find someone that knows where to go! Don't want to fall behind!" her prince told her.
Lima nodded in understanding. Peasley began looking for somewhere he could stop to ask people for directions.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"…yep, I have no clue where we are." Plenn sighed, looking at the map.
"…what? Not even where we are?" Thriff gulped, nervously.
"…yeah…this map is really hard to read…" Plenn sighed. "It was originally doable though, but for now…ugh…I can't find us or the field anywhere!"
"…need to figure out where we are…" the shopkeeper from Keelhaul Key stated as he began to look for a place he could park so the two brothers could ask for directions.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"Okay, we have to be ready!" Rawk declared, excited.
"I'd think so!" Tundra added, equally excited.
"Best of luck!" the two dry bones wished the fighters.
The rivals walked up and informed the koopa they were ready. They then went to the stage and got on it. The other dancers moved to the side. The fighters had it to themselves.
"Perform when you are ready!" the koopa told them.
They nodded, grabbing each other's hands and getting in position. The two fighters were ready to perform and they were going to make no mistakes, if possible! They began their dance at this time.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"Arrow Field?" a pionpi asked for clarification from the star spirits.
"Yes sir!" Mamar replied, handing him the map.
"…hmm…" the pionpi looked at it and began thinking. Suddenly, realization hit him. He started writing on it, putting down directions. "Yeah, follow this! I'm sure this will get you there!"
"Awesome! Thank you sir!" Misstar told him.
The two star spirits ran back to their car and got in. They hurried off, following their new directions, hoping to get to the arrow field as fast as they could.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
The whole room had their mouths opened as Rawk spun Tundra in a very elegant manner. The two dry bones laughed at the sight.
"And we taught them that!" they laughed.
The two fighters continued their performance as well as they could. The two fighters indeed possessed grace and demonstrated it in their dance. When they finished, they looked around. The dancers around them cheered.
"Very good! Very good!"
"You two don't seem like the dancing type! Wow, I'm surprised you got good!"
"I liked it!"
The fighters laughed at the comments, thinking back to their performance.
"Admit it Rawk, you had fun up there too, didn't you?" Tundra laughed, thinking of their performance.
"I did, I did!" his partner admitted. "I admit, dancing up on stage and hearing all of the comments was really nice. And it was fun…a lot of fun." The yoshi laughed in response, but echoed his partner's words with a nod.
"Very nicely done!" the koopa told the two fighters, handing out the clue. "I suppose you both earned it! Congratulations!"
"Thanks!" they both said as Tundra took the clue.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Last
"'Make your way to Arrow Field, where you will find your next clue!'" Tundra read.
"Wherever that is, we got to hurry! We got to make up for lost time!" Rawk told his partner.
The two fighters waved goodbye to the koopa and the dancers and hurried to their car. They got in and started driving off, hoping to get to the field as quickly as they could.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"Arrow Field?" a koopa mumbled, hearing Lima's request for directions. "…yep no clue. Sorry."
"It's alright!" Lima told him, a little disappointed. She turned to ask more people for directions.
"Nope! Never been!" a toad admitted when Peasley asked for directions as well.
"Okay, thanks for your time." the prince sighed.
"I think this is the first time we've been truly lost. Peasley and I are usually good with directions, so it was a shock! But unfortunately, it had to happen eventually. At a very bad time." Lima sighed. "All we could do at this point was hope to find someone who knew where Arrow Field was. We needed to find some and we needed to fast!"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Arrow Field? You guys are way off track!" a goomba told the two toads when they asked for direction.
"…really?" Thriff's eyes widened.
"Yeah! I should know, because my best friend is in the army and he has practiced there before! Here let me take the map!" the goomba took the map and started writing on it with a pen. In little time, he finished and handed it back. "Follow that! That'll get you there!"
"Thanks!" Plenn told him, taking the map back. The two brothers got in their car and started off.
"This is not good…I wonder how far off track we were." Thriff sighed in disappointment.
"I wish I was better with maps…that shouldn't have happened." his brother replied with a sigh of his own. "Hopefully we didn't lose much time with that though…"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals
"So…this is how we get there?" Tundra asked a koopa again to clarify on the directions he and Rawk just received.
"Correct! That'll get you there!" she replied.
"Okay, I'll take it! Thanks a lot ma'am!"
The two fighters got in their car, heading off towards Arrow Field, hoping to make up for lost time.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince
"…you guys want to go to Arrow Field? Then why are you going this direction?" a pionpi asked the two beans.
"…" Peasley frowned and shook his head. "…we really don't know. We are horribly lost. Please…can you give us directions.
The pionpi nodded and took the map. He wrote down some directions and returned it to Lima. He nodded before jumping off.
"Thanks!" the beans told him before going back to their car.
"…well this is bad…very bad…" Peasley mumbled.
"We just have to get there quickly. Hopefully other teams had problems finding this place as well…" Lima muttered optimistically.
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Arrow Field was a plain, grassy, breezy field nearby the royal palace. Very few people frequented it, for it was mostly utilized for practicing archery, which is how it received the name 'Arrow Field.' Many different targets were set up around the field, which members of the royal army or archers practiced on. There was a line in the grass that they stood from and fired at different targets, each ranging in different distances. They utilized different bows and arrows and sought to improve their skills here.
While the same people, or members in the army, practiced here daily, there was only one person, a koopa, here today. He stood off to the side, not even firing an arrow. Out in the field, there wre only four targets there today, each one equally distanced from the line of fire. In the middle of the field were four bows with a bag of arrows by each of them. They were right in front of a clue box. These bows and arrows were about to be put to use as a marked car came up and parked near the field.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in First
The two girls hurried to the clue box and took out the clue. They ripped it open and began reading it.
"Roadblock!" Mamar started as she began to read. "'Who is ready to take aim?'"
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 pick up a bow and arrow set and walk up to the line in the grass. Once there, teams will begin firing arrows. The team members must be able to successfully aim their bow and release, hitting the targets, which are 200 feet away! Once the team members are able to successfully make a hit on the target, the koopa will hand them their next clue!
"Want me to do it?" Mamar asked. "I think it has something to do with archery, and we both have never tried before. I'll be willing to try it!"
"Eh, go ahead!" Misstar encouraged.
Mamar read the clue and gulped at the description. She nervously picked up her bow and took the arrows. She walked up the line.
"…oh geez…that's far!" she mumbled nervously as she started to prepare to fire, getting out an arrow and working with her bow.
Mamar
The star spirit launched her first arrow into the air. She fired it with as much as force as she could, hoping it would go far enough to reach the target. To her dismay, and probably as a result of her lack of experience, the arrow did not go far at all, hitting the ground far away from the target instead.
"…oh geez, this'll be hard…" she sighed.
…
Mamar
The star spirit sighed as she saw her next arrow not come any closer than the last.
"Ugh! What am I doing wrong?" she frowned, looking at her bow. "…I need to figure out to use this and quick!"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Second
The two brothers pulled their car right beside the one already there. Misstar frowned at the sight of them, but the two brothers didn't notice. They were more concentrated on the clue box. They took out their clue and ripped it open quickly.
"Roadblock! 'Who is ready to take aim?'" Plenn read.
"Okay, now I'm even more certain it's archery!" Thriff declared with a laugh.
"Do you know how to use a bow and arrow then?" his brother asked.
"…no…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…you can do it if you want." Thriff stated.
"Eh, I have no preference. But sure, I'll go ahead." Plenn stated, reading more into the clue. He nodded in understanding. He picked up the bow and arrow by the clue box and started to walk to the line where Mamar was.
"So I was right! It was archery!" Thriff continued to laugh.
Plenn nodded at his brother's statement before getting ready to fire his bow.
Mamar
"…" Mamar shot her next arrow. Her arrows were getting closer, but still not far enough.
"Okay…at least I'm getting closer…" she encouraged herself as she got another arrow out and put it with the bow.
Plenn
The toad fired his own bow, finally getting it ready. The toad watched as the arrow made it about half way before hitting the ground.
"…well hopefully that was good for a first shot…" he mumbled.
"It was. Mine was worse." Mamar added in.
Plenn prepared to get his next arrow set. He was going to make sure he did not have to spend too much time here. He was going to make sure he and Thriff finished fast and were able to check into the pitstop.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in Third
The two fighters, on contrary to the views of the Mamar and Thriff, were stoked to see the other teams still there. They thought they had a chance to catch up! The two fighters got to their clue box and took out their clue.
"Roadblock! 'Who is ready to take aim?'" Rawk read.
"I'll go ahead! I've always wanted to try archery!" Tundra admitted, taking the clue and reading more into it.
The yoshi, after finishing his reading, took the bow and ran off to the line to prepare to fire his arrows.
Plenn
The toad fired another arrow from his bow. To his dismay, however, the arrow didn't even go as far as his last one. It landed on the ground right in front of his first one.
"…wow…" he sighed in disappointment.
The shopkeeper took out another arrow and started working with it, hoping to be able to make a hit soon.
Mamar
"Ugh!" Mamar groaned, watching another arrow fall short again. Her arrows were getting closer each time, but still were not close enough.
"…okay…I just need to keep doing this. Keep getting better…and I'll get it soon!" she told herself.
Tundra
"…"
The yoshi fired his arrow after getting ready. The arrow actually made it rather far, going more than halfway! Still, it was not enough, and failed to reach the target.
"…well close enough for now…just got to make it hit soon…" he mumbled.
Plenn
The shopkeeper unleashed another arrow after great planning. The toad was excited, seeing it fly over his first arrow, but his face fell as it hit the ground a little before Tundra's arrow.
"…getting better at least…" he sighed.
"I think it's safe to say none of us have ever attempted archery." Plenn noted, thinking back to the roadblock. "None of us were getting too close to the target! We kept doing better as we were learning more what to do, but we just weren't hitting it. That really created a lot of more pressure, because we all knew we needed to finish fast! As if pressure wasn't already there, it kept increasing!"
Tundra
The yoshi frowned, watching another arrow not make the target.
"I'm getting closer though…I am…I think I'm figuring out what to do…" he groaned.
Tundra took out another arrow and started preparing his bow. He was not going to miss this time! He was going to make sure of it!
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Last
"You have got to be kidding me!" Peasley groaned as he and Lima parked their car. "…we were the last ones to get here?"
"We have to catch up now!" Lima declared. "Seems like everyone is grouped…we have to catch up here!"
"You are right! It's do or die time now…and we are already dying!" the prince sighed.
Everyone else was immediately saddened at the sight of the beans. All four teams were grouped together. The beans ran over to the clue box and opened it up.
"Roadblock! 'Who is ready to take aim?'" Peasley read.
"We made an agreement that I had to do this one. You can only do one more, so I need to take this one at least!" Lima told him as she read more into the clue.
"…what is it? Archery?" Peasley asked. Lima nodded as she took the bow and arrow. "Do you know anything about it?"
"Nope, but we'll see how good I am at it now!" his advisor chuckled as she got to the line and started to prepare.
"Once Lima and Peasley got here, the stress got even worse! It got even harder! Now, all four teams were there!" Mamar sighed, thinking to the roadblock. "There was no time for mistakes! We all assumed the pitstop would be right after this, so we all knew it was basically an archery contest to decide who stays and who goes. And none of us were good at it! The stress…the pressure…it was unlike anything else in the entire race up to this point!"
Mamar
"Ah!" the star spirit frowned, watching her next arrow go even further back than before.
"This is not good…this is not good at all…" her frown intensified as she proceeded to prepare her next arrow.
Tundra
The yoshi launched another arrow in the sky. He watched as this one started flying, getting relatively close to the target.
"Come on…please hit…please hit…" he mumbled to himself, afraid to look.
The yoshi was mortified when he finally did look: the arrow was directly in front of the target, missing it barely.
"…no!" he shouted, upset. He got out another arrow and immediately fired it, hoping this time to get a better result. To his dismay, again, it failed. "…this sucks…"
Lima
Lima fired her first arrow. She watched as she made good distance for her first try: a little over half way! The advisor nodded, contently.
"Now, to get it a little further!" Lima noted, preparing her next arrow.
Plenn
"…come on!" Plenn frowned as his arrow made it three-fourths of the way.
The toad prepared his next arrow, hoping for better results. He was hoping he wouldn't have to stay here firing arrows for too long, especially with all of the teams grouped. He launched the next one, only to see it go a little shorter than the last!
"…this is getting worse and worse by the minute…" he mumbled.
Mamar
Mamar said nothing as she watched her next arrow fly through the sky. Her arrow flew pretty far, but it didn't make it far enough.
"Come on…just a little more next time…"
…
Tundra
Tundra launched his arrow again, after very detailed planning. He watched as the arrow continued to go through the sky, flying very far.
"…please…" the yoshi couldn't even look again.
The yoshi eventually looked up again, and, to his surprise and joy, he had made contact! The yoshi finally made contact! His first immediate reaction was to scream.
"OH MY GOSH! PHEW!" Tundra cheered, completely relieved.
The koopa off to the side ran forward to him. He handed the yoshi his clue before running back. The yoshi waved to him before running back to his partner.
"Rawk, I did it! I got it!" the yoshi informed him.
"Yes!" Rawk cheered. As the yoshi got closer, he gave him a high five. He then proceeded to watch as his partner opened up the clue.
"…" Peasley frowned, getting more uncomfortable.
"…come on bro!" Thriff pleaded.
"…" Misstar gulped.
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; currently in First
"'Make your way to the next pitstop, the Sarasaland Royal Palace!'" Tundra read.
Teams must now make their way four miles to the Sarasaland Royal Palace, the palace where the royal family of Sarasaland has been living for generations and where the current king and queen, and Princess Daisy, reside! This majestic palace, designed centuries ago, is the pitstop for this leg of the race! The last team to check in here will be eliminated.
"'Warning, the last team to check in will be eliminated.'" the yoshi mumbled.
"Come on! We have to hurry there! We got no time to waste!" Rawk told his partner.
The two rival fighters ran to their car and got in it. They proceeded to drive to the nearby palace, hoping to end this leg as quick as they could.
Lima
Lima sighed, watching her arrow come closer to the target. It was still not close enough to hit, however.
"…come on arrows…please…do your work…" she mumbled in hope.
Mamar
"…" Mamar closed her eyes after she fired the last arrow. She was afraid to see the result.
In a little bit, she finally opened them. To her surprise, the arrow was significantly closer than normal, but as usual, it was not good enough.
"…just a little more…I just need a little more…" she told herself.
Plenn
"…this should do it…please…" Plenn mumbled to himself as he fired the arrow.
The arrow flew in the sky. The toad watched as it flew down, coming right in front of the target, barely missing. The toad's face fell even worse than a frown.
"…" there was nothing Plenn could even think to say after seeing that.
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
The Sarasaland Royal Palace was one of the few locations that rivals the sight of the castle in Toad Town. The palace was large, reaching four stories high, each floor being gigantic. It was painted orange and had a flower design on it. Outside the palace was a very large, extensive garden that held many different forms of plants and flowers. Daisy, herself, worked in the garden and made sure each flower was growing properly. The Palace was an amazing sight to behold. Anyone visiting Sarasaland, no matter what Kingdom they went to, will come visit it. It was truly a work of art.
The King of Sarasaland was tall, had long brown hair, and wore all orange, excluding his black cape. His crown glowed, no matter the position of the sun and the moon. The king was also a very social and polite person who went to town each day! This is one of the reasons he is loved by his people and the people in the world. Everyone in the country of Sarasaland knew their king well and not a single one could say a nasty word about him! Today, however, he had important business to attend to, and therefore, could not partake in his usual adventures to the town. Instead, he was busy standing in front of the palace on a mat with a familiar dry bones.
"It is honor to have you appear on the race, your majesty!" Erik bowed in respect to the king.
"Nonsense, I wouldn't miss this for the world. This is a true adventure!" the king laughed cordially. "It's a shame Daisy and my wife were busy today. I know they'd get a kick out of this. Especially Daisy! I wouldn't be surprised if she tries to get on this thing!"
"I'll look to see if she applies for the next season!" Erik laughed.
"She probably will, trust me!" the king noted, laughing as well. "So, this is the second-to-last leg? How many teams are left?"
"Four." Erik replied. "One will be leaving today, unfortunately." the dry bones then noted something. A car was approaching. "…actually, you will get to see the first team now! Just watch, your highness!"
The king looked over and saw the car. He was excited, ready to see the first team to arrive.
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The two ran out of their car and rushed to the mat, exhausted. They looked over and saw the king of Sarasaland looking at them. They then bowed.
"No need for formalities!" the king laughed. "Welcome to Sarasaland! I hope you all have enjoyed what my country has to offer!"
"We have! Thank you so much, your highness!" the two stated in reverence.
"…" Erik decided to take the spotlight, preparing his speech. "…Tundra and Rawk Hawk…you guys are team number one!"
Tundra and Rawk Hawk: Rivals; First; 8:27 P.M.
The two fighters gave each other a high five. Both of them were grinning larger than possible.
"First! Awesome! We will take it!" Tundra stated.
"Yes we will!" Rawk added in agreement.
"I have some more good news for you guys!" Erik told them. "As the winners of this leg of the race, you both have one an all expense paid trip for four back to Chai City! Enjoy the beautiful culture and sights of the Chai Kingdom on this beautiful trip! You two can invite any two friends to come along with you, as well! And you can enjoy this after the race!"
"Awesome!" Tundra cheered. "I'd love to come back here! It's a nice city after all!"
"I sure hope it is!" the king laughed.
"There's some more news I have to say, actually." Erik stated again. "You guys are officially one of the three teams who will be racing for the million coins in the final leg! Congratulations!"
The two fighters looked at each other for a second. Realization of what Erik just said hit them soon after.
"YES! YES! OH MY GOSH YES!" Tundra shouted, giving his partner a hug.
"THIS RAWKS! WE MADE IT THERE!" Rawk added to the shouting.
Erik and the King laughed at the sight of the Rival Fighters, who were screaming in excitement still over the news.
Mamar
"Ah…" Mamar mumbled, watching her arrow almost reach the target.
"I'm getting close!" she told herself, excitedly. "Just a little bit more…"
The star spirit proceeded to prepare her next arrow, hoping this would get even closer and hit the target.
Lima
Lima fired her arrow into the sky. The advisor watched it go far in distance but barely miss the target, a few feet away from it.
"Shoot!" she sighed as she got out another arrow and started preparing.
Plenn
Plenn launched his arrow. The toad watched it go further only to reach the same distance it had earlier: barely in front of the target.
"…this is getting me sick…" he struggled to describe how he felt.
Mamar
"Wow!" Mamar grew excited, watching her arrow go further than ever.
The arrow continued to go further in distance until barely stopping in front of the target, a few feet away! Mamar's eyes widened at the sight.
"So close! So close!" she stated, excitedly. "I'm getting there! Just a little bit more! That's all I need!"
Lima
Lima fired her arrow to the best of her abilities. She watched it continue to go far in distance.
"…please…let this one hit…" she mumbled to herself.
The arrow, finally, made contact with the target. Lima witnessed this and was filled with joy.
"Oh my gosh! Yes!" her face grew into something larger than a smile.
The koopa on the side ran up to her and gave her the clue. The advisor took it, thanked him, and started running back to her partner.
"I got Peasley!" she informed him, not even waiting to get to the prince to start opening the clue.
"Good work Lima! Good work!" the prince told her as he watched his partner get closer.
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; currently in Second
"'Make your way to the next pitstop, the Sarasaland Royal Palace!'" Lima read.
"Pitstop! Come on Lima! We have to get there now! We don't want to waste time!" Peasley informed her.
The advisor nodded at his words. The two beans hurried over to their car and started driving off in the direction of the royal palace, hoping to get checked in as quickly as they could.
"…" Thriff eyed Misstar nervously.
"…" Misstar returned the stare, equally nervous.
Mamar
"…" the star spirit frowned, watching her arrow not come as close as earlier.
"This isn't the time to be doing worse…come on Mamar! You can do this! Hit that target!" Mamar told herself as she got out another arrow and aimed to fire.
Plenn
"Ugh!" the toad frowned, watching his arrow barely miss the target again. His arrows seemed to enjoy hitting the exact same spot.
"…not good…not good…I need to make contact with that target and I need to do it now!" he mumbled.
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The next team pulled up to the Sarasaland Royal Palace. The two ran over to the mat as quick as they could, panting. They then bowed to the king in respect.
"Well now! I didn't expect you to be doing this race!" the king laughed a jovial laugh. "Well, welcome to Sarasaland!"
"It's an honor, your highness!"
"Thank you, King Floral!"
Erik turned to the two, ready to tell them the results. "…Lima and Peasley…you guys are team number two!"
Lima and Peasley: Advisor/Prince; Second; 8:36 P.M.
"Yeah!" Peasley and Lima cheered, giving each other a hug.
"Second eh? Good work Peasley! I'm certain your mother will be proud of how far you've gotten!" the King told the bean.
"I hope so! Thank you, King Floral!" the prince replied, breaking his hug to bow to the king.
"There's also something else to tell you both!" Erik started. "You guys are the second of the three teams that will be racing for a million coins in the final leg! Congratulations!"
"We made it to the end, my prince! We made it to the final leg!" Lima informed her partner.
"This is unbelievable!" Peasley shouted, going back to give his advisor a hug.
Mamar/Plenn
Mamar and Plenn were both aiming their bows, hoping this time to finally get a hit. Both knew the other two teams were gone. They knew it was important to hit the arrow as fast as they could, before the other one. They knew they had to!
"…" both the star spirit and the toad fired their arrow at the same time.
"…" Mamar watched nervously.
"…" Plenn turned away, afraid to even look.
Soon, however, the shopkeeper looked up. He and the star spirit saw what had resulted after the arrows finished flying: both arrows made contact with the target!
"…what a coincidence!" Mamar laughed a little nervously, knowing the race wasn't over yet.
"…at least we're done…phew!" Plenn stated, feeling relieved to put the bow away.
The koopa on the side ran up to the two, handing each of them their own clue. They both thanked him and then ran back to their partners, opening up the clue on the way.
"Come on Thriff! I got it!" Plenn shouted.
"Phew!" Thriff sighed, happy to see his brother done.
"It's here Misstar! I got it!" Mamar told her partner.
"That's a relief!" Misstar smiled, relieved to see her partner coming.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; currently in Third
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; currently in Last
"'Make your way to the next pitstop, the Sarasaland Royal Palace!'" Plenn read.
"'Warning, the last team to check in will be eliminated.'" Mamar added.
The two teams eyed each other for a second before they both sprinted away to their cars. They both got in, each team hoping to arrive at the palace as fast as they could.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
"Oh gosh…oh gosh…" Thriff mumbled, nervously.
"…" Plenn sighed, worried as well. "We just have to get there fast! We need to! It's either us or them, and we need to make sure it's them!"
"I know, I know…" the shopkeeper from Keelhaul Key sighed, turning.
The two brothers continued to drive toward the royal palace, hoping they would get their before the two star spirits.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends
"…ahh…" Misstar frowned, looking at her speed. "The speed limit is way too slow…this is not good…"
"…" Mamar gulped. "…just concentrate on getting there. That's all that matters…hopefully we will get there before them…"
"I hope…"
"…"
The two star spirits continued to drive, hoping that they would be the ones to reach Erik first.
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Erik and the King noticed something: a car approaching. Another car was right behind it, right on its tail! The first one was parked near the others and the two inside started sprinting as fast as they could. The two in the other parked and started running as well. It looked like it was a first race!
The two teams hurried on to the mat. One team was, indeed, faster runners, but they got there a little bit after the other team! The other team had a bit of a head start! The question arose: was that head start enough? The two teams reached the mat, hoping to find the answer to that question.
"Nice job! Nice job you guys!" the King informed the racers. "Welcome to Sarasaland! Hope you all have enjoyed what our country has to offer!"
"Thank you, your highness!" the four bowed in reverence.
"…" Erik thought to himself, thinking on what to say. This was a close one. A very close race. Still, one team made it there first, and he had to inform them.
"…Misstar and Mamar…you guys are team number three!" Erik finally announced.
Misstar and Mamar: Lifelong Friends; Third; 8:42 P.M.
The two star spirits sighed in utter relief as they gave each other a hug. On the inside, they were screaming in excitement. Right now, though, they did not want to act out of place, for the duo right next to them were not excited to hear the news.
"You two are the final team to enter the final three and will be racing for the million coins in the final leg! Congratulations you told them!" Erik informed the two.
The two star spirits nodded, excitement escaping their eyes and their grins. When they saw Erik turn to the two next to them, however, their faces dropped. They got off the mat immediately.
"…sorry guys…" Misstar stated, feeling bad for the two on the mat.
"…Plenn and Thriff…" Erik started, not even looking at their faces. "…you guys are the last team to arrive…"
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers; Last Place; 8:43 P.M.
The faces of the two brothers were filled with disappointment and discomfort at the news. Plenn nodded solemnly at the words while Thriff just looked at the dry bones.
"…crap!" the shopkeeper from Keelhaul Key finally stated.
"…and I'm very sorry to tell you that you have both been eliminated from the race…" Erik concluded.
Plenn and Thriff: Brothers
Finishing Place: 4th (ELIMINATED)
"…that hurt worse to hear it than I thought it would! Geez!" Thriff mumbled, trying to make a joke.
"I'd agree! I've certainly heard more pleasant things in my life…" Plenn added in. "…but whatever. It was just our time I guess. We lasted a long time, at least."
"Yeah that's true…I think we did for a couple of idiots like us!" Thriff stated, his laugh being more sincere this time.
"I would say you two are anything but idiots!" Erik informed them.
"Well he isn't! Me on the other hand…"
"Oh, be quiet Thriff! You are smarter than you give yourself credit! You are actually really bright and probably smarter than me!" Plenn informed his brother.
"Oh shut up!" he laughed back.
"Thriff and I tried out for the race to spend more time with each other! It became much harder to see my brother when he moved out to make his store on Keelhaul Key, after all." Plenn stated, thinking back to the beginning. "In the end, we got what we wanted and more! We had to work with each other and we got to see things we could never dream of seeing! The race was fun! It was hard! I hoped we could go all the way and win, so getting so close, yet so far does suck, but in the end, I wouldn't change anything we did. This race was truly amazing and is something I will cherish in my heart forever! And I'm proud to say I was able to do it with my brother!"
"We did some crazy stuff on the race! Met some crazy people! Went to even crazier places! It did not feel real. I couldn't believe Plenn and I were actually doing this!" Thriff laughed, thinking back to the race. "We wanted to win, but we lasted far and did a good job, which is something to be proud about it! The race gave me the opportunity to go around the world and see everything the world has to offer, and I got to do it with my brother and best friend! That's the amazing part! This is something I'll never forget and I'm proud to say, for the both of us, that we were able to do it!"
The two brothers turned to the star spirits and gave them each a hug goodbye. Moments later, they were walking away from the mat and the race, together. The two brothers wanted to spend more time together and they got their wish, along with a boat load of memories and experiences! Their experiences and memories will stay with them and last as long as the Sarasaland monarchy has existed: for centuries to come!
Misstar and Mamar walked over in to the pitstop and were greeted by the other two teams. They looked at each, eyeing their competition. All three teams had made to the end! They all are getting the opportunity to race for the million coins! They may have reached the final point, but they know the race isn't over: it's about to reach the hardest moment yet. All three teams knew the competition they faced. They would have to face each other, one last time, in the final leg!
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
Next time, on the season finale of the Amazing Race!
After twelve hard legs and traveling over fifty thousand miles, the race comes to its dramatic conclusion in the final leg!
Tundra and Rawk Hawk get worked up at the detour as things start to get fuzzy.
"MEORK!" the fuzzy cackled in laughter as it bounced away, getting more distance on the fighters.
"Get back here!" Rawk shouted.
"Ah! We have to catch that thing!" Tundra groaned, having failed to catch it.
Misstar faces her own troubles, as she struggles to storm a fortress in the roadblock.
"Ah!" Misstar frowned, looking around her.
There was no denying it: the star spirit was lost! She was lost in this gigantic maze known as the Koopa Bros. Fortress!
"…this sucks!"
And Lima and Peasley face a different type of problem: a difficult taxi driver.
"Okay, I'm not taking you out of the city! You have to go there yourself!" the koopa informed them.
"No sir, please! Please! We need to you get us there and fast!" Lima pleaded.
"No means no! I don't just drive away from here at anyone's request!" he replied, shooing the two away.
"You don't understand! We need to get there fast!" Peasley begged, hoping to get him to take the two beans.
It's the season finale you don't want to miss as these three teams compete one last time, for one of these teams will receive the one million coins…
"Oh good lord…" Mamar mumbled nervously.
"The stress is killing me!" Lima sighed, rubbing her head to calm herself down.
"We need to get there as fast as possible! Please, very fast!" Tundra told his taxi driver.
…and will walk away, as the winners of the Amazing Race!
Mario Amazing Race-Season 1
Author's Note: I can't believe it…I'm almost done. Twelve legs down, one more to go. The finale will come as soon as possible. Hopefully before July ends! But…just wow. I can't believe it.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Please review and see you all at the next update! :D