Previously on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition:
Seven teams raced from Finland to Prague, Czech Republic.
At the Roadblock, Mikan lost her lead.
"It's not good enough," the judge said.
"I'm SOOOOORRRRRYYYY!" Mikan shouted.
But in the end, multiple stumbles by Sakura and Kirumi gave them the boot.
"Sakura and Kirumi, you are the last team to arrive. I am sorry to say that you have been eliminated from the race."
Six teams remain. Who will be eliminated next?
Leg 8.1
Junko and Mukuro won the previous leg. They will depart first, at 5:03 AM.
Junko and Mukuro: 1st to depart, 5:03 AM
Junko ripped the clue open. "Fly to London, United Kingdom,"
[i] Fly to: London, UK
Teams must now fly westwards to London, United Kingdom. Once teams arrive, they must make their way to London's famed police station Scotland Yard to receive their next clue.
"Warning, Double U-turn directly ahead," Junko read.
"There is a U-turn on this leg, which we were very nervous about," Junko explained. "I mean, we got 3rd on the U-turn in Leg 2, but at this point we've already exhausted our U-turn power. And winning the last two legs in a row, we're definitely coming up as a threat."
"The best thing for us to do is make it to the U-turn board before anyone else and hope that no one else beats us there," Mukuro said.
"I'm hung up on this part," Mukuro said. "It says 'Directly Ahead'. What does that mean?"
Toko and Kyoko: 2nd to depart, 5:10 AM
"Fly to London, United Kingdom," Kyoko read. She and Toko ran to the street to hop into a taxi.
"So far, our race has been up and down," Kyoko said. "Some days we do really well, other days we're seconds away from elimination. We just want to make sure we make it to the end."
"B-But there's a U-turn," Toko said. "We're not a threat… and we could finally get rid of Junko and M-Mukuro,"
Franz Kafka International Airport
Toko and Kyoko
Toko and Kyoko walked up to a travel agent.
"We need to get to London." Kyoko said.
"Okay, how soon?"
"As soon as possible."
"There is a flight that arrives in Heathrow at 11:00 AM"
"That sounds good," Kyoko said. "I can't imagine any flight that arrives earlier. Let's book it."
Toko and Kyoko: 1st on 11:00 Flight to London Heathrow
Junko and Mukuro
Junko and Mukuro sat in front of an agent. "London. As fast as possible."
"Direct flight to Heathrow arrives at 11:00 AM."
"Anything sooner?" Mukuro asked.
"That's the fastest I can get you to London Heathrow,"
"What about Gatwick?" Mukuro asked.
"Oh, Gatwick. Forgot about that."
He kept typing. "Alright. Arrival at Gatwick at 10:15. Is that good?"
"You're certain that's the fastest flight?"
"Yes, I am certain,"
"Book it." Junko said.
Junko and Mukuro: 1st on 10:15 Flight to London Gatwick
Junko and Mukuro walked out of the airport and ran into Junko and Mukuro.
"What flight did you girls book?" Kyoko asked.
"10:15." Mukuro said.
"What? Our agent said that 11:00 was the fastest." Kyoko said.
"Our agent said that too, but I guess yours forgot about Gatwick airport."
Kyoko deadpanned to the camera.
"On the race, there is a rule that once you've booked a ticket, you can't switch and you are locked into that flight unless you miss it somehow." Kyoko said. "We could have just ruined our race."
Peko and Keebo
"We need to get to London." Peko asked.
"Which airport?"
"Any. As long as it gets us there as fast as possible," Peko said.
"Okay, this might take me a while because there are several airports in London,"
She typed for a bit. "Okay, the fastest one that I found goes to Gatwick at 10:30."
"Book it," Keebo said.
Peko and Keebo: 2nd on 10:15 Flight to London Gatwick
"And it looks like there is no more space on the flight."
"You mean it's full and we can't book it?" Keebo asked.
"No, I mean you got the last tickets."
"Great."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Mondo and Taka
Hiyoko, Mahiru, Mondo and Taka all sat in front of the same agent.
"We need to get to London as fast as possible," Taka said.
"The fastest flight goes to Heathrow at 11:00,"
"Good. Book it." Mahiru said. "You boys should probably join us."
"Yeah. Us too," Taka said.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: 2nd on 11:00 Flight to London Heathrow
Mondo and Taka: 3rd on 11:00 Flight to London Heathrow
"Alright, thank you." Mahiru said.
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki lined up at the ticket counter.
"When's the first flight that arrives at London?"
"Everything's full," the agent said. "The best I can give you arrives at 1 AM tomorrow."
"We arrived at the airport, but we arrived so late that all the flights the other teams were on were fully booked, and the next available flight out wasn't until thirteen hours later." Maki explained.
"What?" Maki asked. "There has to be a better option."
"I'm sorry, but everything else is filled up."
Mikan stretched out her back on the counter and looked down at the ground.
"And there's no way that we could get to London faster?" Mikan asked.
"Not that I can think of,"
"Did any other people like us come earlier?" Maki asked. "Sets of two with camera and sound guys?"
"Yes,"
"What did they book?"
"Well, they booked flights that arrived at either 10:15 or 11:00."
"AM?"
"AM."
Maki groaned and looked around, then turned to Mikan. "I have an idea. Give me the clue."
"But when I was thinking about it, something clicked. I've taken the train from London to Paris. If we had an available flight to Paris, we could just fly there and take the train to London."
Mikan pulled the clue out of her pocket and handed it to Maki.
"Okay, the clue says to FLY to London," Maki said. "But, I have an idea. If we fly to Paris, then take the train to London, we could get there faster. We might get a penalty because it says to FLY to London, but it's only going to be thirty minutes versus fourteen hours. We could deal with it."
"Oh.. that's a good idea."
Maki turned to the counter. "Is it possible to fly to Paris, then take the underwater train to London?"
"Oh, that's very possible," she said. "Hang on, I have to look at the train's website."
She looked at it and scrolled. "Okay, that could get you into Paris at 9:10, it'll leave you thirty minutes to get to the train, and you'll arrive in London at 10:45."
"Let's take it," Maki said.
Mikan and Maki: 9:00 Flight to Charles de Gaulle, 10:45 Train Arrival at London
Teams are now en route to London, United Kingdom. Junko and Mukuro as well as Peko and Keebo are set to arrive at 10:15 at London Gatwick. Mikan and Maki are on a flight to Paris, France, with plans to ride the train to London that arrives at 10:45. Hiyoko and Mahiru, Mondo and Taka, and Toko and Kyoko are on a flight to London Heathrow, set to arrive at 11:00
Charles de Gaulle Airport (Paris): 9:00 AM
"Go go go!" Maki shouted. "Don't trip this time! Especially not on my hair!"
"W-We only have forty five minutes to get to the station," Mikan said. "I-it's really risky."
"But it's our only choice. If anything goes wrong, we could buy a ticket for the next train an hour later."
Mikan and Maki hopped into a cab. "If our cabbie knows where he's going, we could definitely get there in time."
Mikan and Maki looked outside at the scenery of Paris.
"Last season went here," Maki said. "But seeing it on TV isn't the same as seeing it in person."
"I agree." Mikan said.
"No matter how late we get there, we're the only team to get to see Paris."
Eventually, their cab pulled over at their station as they ran inside.
"This train! This one right there!" Mikan pointed.
"I see it!"
Mikan and Maki jumped into the train and found their seats.
Gatwick International Airport: 10:15
Peko and Keebo
"TAXI!" Keebo shouted. They jumped into a cab and directed him to Scotland Yard.
"We're in a two-way run for first place right now, we believe we have a forty-five minute lead on the other teams." Peko said.
"When we get to the U-turn, what are we going to do?" Keebo asked.
"I would say to not use it," Peko said. "Of course we want Junko and Mukuro out, but they survived the last U-turn, and this time they have a forty-five minute cushion. They're not going out unless something goes seriously wrong. We don't have a grudge against any of the other teams, so I think we should let them battle it out for last place."
Junko and Mukuro
Junko and Mukuro hopped into a cab. "Scotland Yard. As fast as possible."
"Our hope is to just knock out the Detour and get to the U-turn board as fast as we can." Junko said. "No one can U-turn us if we're in the lead. And hopefully the sword girl and the robot are smart enough to not U-turn us, because we have too much of a lead. It's not going to do anything but make us angry."
St Pancras Railway Station: 10:45 AM
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki disembarked their trains and hailed a black cab.
"We need to get to Scotland Yard," Maki said. The cab driver nodded and told them to get inside.
"We are now in London," Mikan said.
"We're supposedly in between the first flight and the second flight," Maki said. "I don't want to have to use the U-Turn, but because we didn't fly into London itself, chances are we're going to get a thirty-minute penalty. The other teams are supposedly fifteen minutes behind us, so we have to race like they're ahead of us"
Junko and Mukuro
"Okay, how much farther?" Junko asked.
"Scotland Yard is an hour away," the cab driver said. Junko wiped her face.
"When we booked our tickets, we didn't take the transit time into account." Junko explained. "Gatwick is super far away from the city center, so we needed to wait an hour to get there. I don't know how far Heathrow was, but it was definitely closer."
"We don't have the lead we thought we had." Junko muttered.
Peko and Keebo
"Maybe we should've taken the Heathrow flight. It might've been faster." Peko said. "I did not anticipate how long it would take to get there."
"That ride lasted forever," Keebo explained. "I think our driver said it was an hour and ten minutes?"
"Okay, I don't think the Heathrow flight is faster, but we definitely have a diminished lead from that." Keebo said. He leaned forwards and asked the driver. "Sir, how far is Heathrow Airport from Scotland Yard?"
"Around forty minutes,"
"So we only have a fifteen minute lead," Peko said.
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki pulled up to Scotland Yard. "Alright," Mikan said.
"There's the U-turn board," Maki said. "In front of the Detour this time? Okay."
Mikan and Maki ran up to the board. "We are definitely going to have a penalty today,"
"Should we do it?" Mikan asked. "I feel terrible."
"We have to. We don't have a choice. The penalty's too big of a risk." Maki said.
"Who?"
"When we were at the U-Turn board," Maki explained. "Mikan and I were debating about who we should U-turn. We weren't going to U-turn Junko and Mukuro or Peko and Keebo, because they were strong teams. If we were U-turning to try and get one of them out, then sure, but we were U-turning to try and survive. We needed to U-turn a weak team that was on the second flight."
"We don't know for sure who's on the second flight," Maki said. "But I think Hiyoko and Mahiru are somewhere back there. They were on the second flight yesterday, and they still have their own U-turn power, so they could U-turn someone else. That'll leave us with two U-turned teams, which is great for us."
"D-Do it," Mikan said. "I can't watch!"
"Relax," Maki said, putting up Hiyoko and Mahiru's faces on the board.
U-Turn x2
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Courtesy of Mikan and Maki
[Empty Space]
[Empty Space]
"If they make it out of this, they're going to hate us," Mikan said.
"I don't feel good about it either, but we did what we had to." Maki said. "Let's go."
They ripped the clue off the side of the U-turn board and ripped it open.
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 1st Place
"Detour," Maki read. "Changing of the Guard or Writing of the Bard?"
[D] Changing of the Guard
The Changing of the Guard is a routine practiced by several countries around the globe. But, the Changing of the Guard here in London is the most famous in the world. In this Detour, teams must make their way to Buckingham Palace and dress up in a guard uniform. Teams must then choose a guard to instruct them on their routine. When they believe they are ready, they must show off to the captain, who will hand them their next clue.
[D] Writing of the Bard
William Shakespeare was one of the most influential English playwrights, and lives on in nightmares of students around the world. One of the theaters his plays were performed at is recreated at Shakespeare's Globe on the South Bank of the River Thames. In Writing of the Bard, teams must sit down and listen to the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. Then, teams must comb through one hundred scripts on the upper seating areas of the stadium to find one of eight scripts that matches up exactly with the prologue. Once teams have found it, they must hand it over to this Shakespeare impersonator, who will trade it for their next clue.
"I think Changing of the Guard is easier," Maki said. "Let's go do that."
Mikan and Maki hopped back into their taxi. "Buckingham Palace," Maki said.
Peko and Keebo
"Here it is. New Scotland Yard," Peko said. She and Keebo got out of their cab just as Junko and Mukuro pulled up.
"Oh, the U-turn Board!" Peko said. "Before the Detour?"
"I think we found out what 'Directly Ahead' means," Mukuro said. She and Junko got out of their cab and darted for the board.
"What?" Keebo asked. "Mikan and Maki U-turned Hiyoko and Mahiru?"
"How'd they get here first?" Peko asked. "It doesn't matter. We choose not to U-turn anyone."
Then, Junko and Mukuro stepped in front. "We choose not to U-turn anyone."
Peko grabbed the clue on the side of the board and ripped it open.
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 2nd Place
"Detour. Changing of the Guard or Writing of the Bard?" Peko read.
"What do you think?" Peko asked.
"Changing of the guard," Keebo replied. They ran back to their taxi as Junko and Mukuro ripped their clue.
"After realizing how little of a lead we had," Peko said. "I was actually tempted to U-turn Junko and Mukuro. If Hiyoko and Mahiru weren't U-turned, we probably would've. There is just no conceivable way that Hiyoko and Mahiru are going to win against Junko and Mukuro."
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in 3rd Place
"Detour," Mukuro read. "Changing of the Guard. For sure."
They hopped back into their cab. "Mikan and Maki weren't on our flight," Junko said. "How the hell did they get ahead of us?"
"We're going to have to ask them," Mukuro replied. "But at least they U-turned Hiyoko and Mahiru instead of us."
"Why them?" Junko asked "I don't get that. Mikan and Maki arrived first and then U-turned the weakest team that was already many minutes behind them. Not that I'm complaining, but why didn't they U-turn us, or U-turn Peko and Keebo?"
"We can't entirely know," Mukuro said. "We just have to run this race, and ask them when the time is right."
London Heathrow Airport: 11:00 AM
The three teams at Heathrow darted out of the plane and towards the taxis, as each team hopped into one.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"We don't know what happened with Mikan and Maki," Mahiru said. "We know they finished behind us, we know that they couldn't've gotten on the first flight, so we're certain they're behind us somewhere."
Toko and Kyoko
"The U-turn is up ahead," Kyoko said. "With their lead, I doubt anyone U-turned Junko and Mukuro already."
"Then s-someon on our flight is going to use it"
"Most likely."
Mondo and Taka
"We're hoping we don't get U-turned," Mondo said. "But you never know what fucker's going to do it."
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki arrived at Buckingham palace.
"Wow!" Mikan said, looking at the palace.
"We need to find the instructors," Maki said. She looked to see six guards standing in a row.
"Are you our instructors?" Maki asked. One nodded
"We will be practicing inside the palace gates," he said. The palace gate opened up as they entered.
"Over there is your changing tents, please put on your outfit and carry your model gun,"
"Got it," Maki said. She and Mikan ran into the girls' changing room.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko and Mahiru got out of their cab.
"Is that the U-turn board?" Mahiru asked. "Before the Detour?" As they ran closer to it, their faces came into view.
"What?" Hiyoko asked. "What the fuck!"
U-Turn x2
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Courtesy of Mikan and Maki
[Empty Space]
[Empty Space]
"Mikan and Maki?" Mahiru asked. "How'd they get ahead? Whatever. We can confront them about it later. For now, we have to U-turn someone to stay in this."
"Who?" Hiyoko asked.
"Let's do Toko and Kyoko," Mahiru said. They took out Toko and Kyoko's images and put them onto the board.
U-Turn x2
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Courtesy of Mikan and Maki
Toko and Kyoko
Courtesy of Hiyoko and Mahiru
"I can't believe this," Hiyoko muttered. They grabbed their clue off the side of the board and ripped it open.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in 4th Place
"Detour," Hiyoko read. "Changing of the Guard or Writing of the Bard?"
"We have to do both of them," Mahiru said. "Let's do the Changing of the Guards first."
They ran back to their taxi. "I cannot believe they did that. Why would they do that?" Hiyoko pouted.
"Mikan and Maki are the ones who created the alliance to take out Junko and Mukuro," Mahiru said. "I just don't understand why they would U-turn us of all people."
"Those skanks. Those fucking skanks. I'll rip their throats out!" Hiyoko shouted.
Toko and Kyoko
"Oh, fuck," Toko said, looking at the U-turn board.
"Swearing won't help," Kyoko said. "All we have to do is make sure we knock out these challenges."
"You're awfully composed."
"Fear and anger does nothing but inhibit us. Let's just read the Detour."
Toko and Kyoko: Currently in 5th Place
"Shakespeare!" Toko said. "I know that!"
"We have to do both of them regardless," Kyoko said. "But we can do the Shakespeare one first."
Mondo and Taka
"How did Mikan and Maki get in front of us?" Taka asked.
"I don't know but focus on the race. We're not the ones that got U-turned."
Mondo and Taka: Currently in Last Place
"We're doing Changing of the Guards," Mondo said.
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki came out of their dressing rooms dressed like royal guards.
"Alright y'all are ready to practice," the guard said. "Okay. You two, stand side-by-side, around a person's width apart."
Mikan and Maki followed his instructions and did as he said.
"Okay, now walk ten medium-sized steps."
They did so, but Maki walked a little further than Mikan did.
"No, that won't do. You need to be synchronized. You need to walk the same distance."
They nodded. "So, restart then?" Mikan asked.
"Yes. Go back to where you were."
Mikan and Maki reset and walked back to where they were.
"Okay, ten medium-sized steps. Stay synchronized."
Mikan and Maki walked, but Mikan tripped and fell onto the ground.
"..." Maki stared. "Be careful and we'll redo it,"
"Okay," Mikan said, pushing herself up.
Junko and Mukuro
"You," Mukuro said. The guard nodded and walked inside the palace with them.
"Oh, we're inside the palace gates?" Junko asked. "That's so cool!"
"Go get changed inside the tent," he said. "I will await you when you come out."
Mikan and Maki
Mikan tripped again.
"What are you tripping over?" Maki asked. "It's a flat floor."
"I'm sorry!"
"Mikan kept tripping over herself on the first stage of the practice round," Maki said. "That was just the first ten seconds. I figured that if she was having so much trouble right at the very start, it would be more worth it to switch to the other Detour. We weren't that far in, so I wasn't too concerned with losing time."
"If you're so clumsy, why don't we switch? It's not too late."
"Okay," Mikan said.
"That settles it. We're switching," Maki said. They ran back into the changing tents to change and grab their stuff before running back out of the palace and onto the street.
"TAXI!" Maki shouted. "The Globe Theater."
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo ran to the guard, who guided them inside the palace gates. They then ran into the changing room.
Junko and Mukuro
Junko and Mukuro came out of the changing room, all dressed up. "I like this outfit," Mukuro said. "And the gun. I love this gun."
"This outfit makes me want to die." Junko replied.
"Are you two ready to serve the queen?" the guard asked.
"Yes sir!" Mukuro shouted.
"Okay, you two need to stand over there, and stand facing me, around a person's width apart from each other."
Junko and Mukuro did that.
"Now, walk ten big steps towards me."
Junko and Mukuro walked ten steps.
"Okay, those were good, but blondie here is a little delayed. You need to make sure you're synced up."
"Got it," Junko said.
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo walked out of their changing rooms.
"You two need to stand over there, around a person's width apart."
They walked over to where he pointed with enough space to fit a person between them.
"Okay, got it," Peko said.
"Now, you need to walk ten steps towards me. Synchronized."
Peko and Keebo walked ten steps towards him and stopped.
"That was good. Now, let's work with the guns. Hold in your right hand, pinned between your right arm and right side, pointing towards the sky."
They did so and held the gun the way he specified.
"That is how you will carry the gun when you are stationary, or the start and end of the routines."
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki arrived at the Shakespeare theater as they ran inside and in front of the stage.
"That's a lot of scripts," Mikan said, looking up at the upper seating areas.
"Let's read first," Maki replied, looking at the example pages that they had to replicate. "We're allowed to carry this around the theater, right?"
"Yes," the overseer said.
"Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend."
"Okay," Maki said.
Maki and Mikan read it several times before going to the upper levels to look at the scripts.
"These are all so similar," Maki said. "Wow, this is going to be hard."
"When we looked at the scripts, they were all so similar that it was hard to tell them apart. Some of them had the wrong form of a single word, such as 'buries' versus 'bury'" Maki explained.
"And it was d-difficult to rush through, because the changes were so miniscule that you needed to read every single word to make sure you d-didn't miss anything." Mikan said. "Then you needed to read your own paper to make sure it's perfect."
"Not to mention that there was a person reciting the prologue, which, if they weren't exactly where you were on the paper, could mess you up and make it harder for you to read."
"Okay, the last one was hard for you, but this is just tedious," Maki said. "At least the last one wasn't so boring."
"I'm sorry!"
Toko and Kyoko
Toko and Kyoko ran into the theater and picked up their scripts.
"I don't even need to read these," Toko said. "I'll find it. No problem"
"This is the most confident I've ever seen you," Kyoko said. When they got to the upper levels, they saw Mikan and Maki.
"W-Why'd you U-turn Hiyoko and Mahiru?" Toko asked.
"We took the train here, so we're probably going to get a penalty," Maki said.
"Oh," Kyoko said. "That makes sense. Well, they U-turned us,"
"Okay," Maki said. "You're interrupting us."
"Kyoko, I g-got it," Toko said. "Let's go."
"Now, Shakespeare wasn't in the theater proper, it was actually outside the property. If you kept going back and forth after getting it wrong, you would lose a lot of valuable time," Kyoko explained.
Toko grabbed the script and ran down to the ground floor before running outside and around the corner. They then found Shakespeare and handed the script over. After looking at it through his magnifying glass, he took his candle and set the script on fire before throwing it into a metal bin.
"I think that meant it's wrong," Kyoko said.
"W-What?" Toko asked. "That's exactly how it goes!"
Correct: "death-mark'd love"
Toko and Kyoko: "death-marked love"
"There were very miniscule differences," Toko explained. "That were very difficult to detect unless you were looking at the scripts side-by-side."
"I-I was right," Toko said, climbing back up to the top.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"We're actually going into the palace," Mahiru said. "I really wish I had my camera."
They ran into the palace grounds and into the changing tents.
Mondo and Taka
Mondo and Taka began getting suited up for the Detour after they ran into the tents. "We're protecting the queen right in front of Buckingham Palace," Mondo said. "Wow."
Junko and Mukuro
"Now you're going to need to work with your guns," the guard said. "When you're standing still, you need to hold the butt of the gun with your right hand and pin the body between your body and right left arm. When you're walking, you need to transition it so that you're holding the butt of the gun with your left hand and are holding it over your left shoulder."
"Okay, how do we transition it properly?" Junko asked.
"Just use your left hand to grab the barrel, use your right hand to pull it up, and whip your left hand underneath the bottom of the gun."
Junko did his maneuver. "Like this?"
"Perfect," he replied. "Okay, now, I want you to do that transition, then walk in sync while swinging your right arms in sync."
Junko and Mukuro nodded and did it perfectly.
"Okay, perfect, perfect!" he said. "Now, you need to rotate 180 degrees. So once you stop, you need to stomp three times and rotate while you're doing it, so on your final stomp, you're facing the opposite direction,"
Mukuro nodded. "Okay, stomp, rotate body a little, then stomp other foot, rotate, then stomp again."
"Perfect!" the guard said. "Now you know how to rotate. So, begin standing side-by side, and rotate so you're facing me. Then walk forwards like we practiced, to the post. Rotate ninety degrees so you're facing the post, walk forwards again, rotate 180 degrees so you're facing out, and then reposition your guns. After that, you're done."
"I think we're ready to try it," Junko said.
"Alright, please go talk to my boss over there."
Junko and Mukuro ran over to the boss and said that they were ready to begin. They got into position to the left of the post and positioned their guns.
Junko and Mukuro: 1st Attempt
Junko and Mukuro successfully transitioned their gun stance, now holding it over their left shoulders. Walking in sync with their arms swinging in sync, they rotated and walked in front of the post. They stopped and stomped before stomping three times to turn to the post, stopped, walked to the post, turned around, stomped once more before repositioning their guns to their right arms.
"You have the routine down," the captain said. "I have your clue, now scram!"
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in 1st Place
Mukuro took it from the captain and ran over to rip it open.
"Make your way to Elizabeth Tower and search for your next clue," Junko read.
[i] Proceed to: Big Ben
Teams must now realize that "Elizabeth Tower" is the official name for what is commonly known as Big Ben. Teams will find their next clue at the base of the tower.
"Let's go!" Junko shouted.
"You might want to get changed first," Mukuro said.
"Oh, right…"
Mikan and Maki
"I think this one is good," Mikan said. Maki came up to it and compared their scripts.
"No, you see the one we have has a comma while this one is missing it," Maki said.
"What about this one?" Mikan asked, picking up the one right next to it.
"I don't see anything wrong with it," Maki replied. "Let's go try."
Mikan and Maki ran out of the theater and ran around the corner to go find Shakespeare.
"We have the prologue, we think," Mikan said. They handed it over as Shakespeare looked at it, then stamped it with a check mark stamp. He reached under his desk and pulled out a clue for them.
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make your way to the Elizabeth Tower and search for your next clue," Maki read. They hopped into their taxi.
"Do you know where Elizabeth Tower is?" Maki asked.
"Why that's Big Ben. I'll take you there."
