Leg 9.2
Hiyoko
Hiyoko collapsed on the floor.
"Hiyoko!" Mahiru shouted. She climbed back down to the salt pools where Hiyoko was laying.
"Can we get a medic in here?!" Mahiru shouted. The race medic arrived and put his hand on her forehead.
"We need to get her inside," he said. "Preferably somewhere cold."
The doctor and Mahiru picked up Hiyoko as they walked up the hill and laid her inside an air-conditioned van.
"Is she going to be okay?" Mahiru asked.
"She'll be fine. It's heat exhaustion… not quite as serious as heat stroke but it could get there if she continues. She's mostly done with the challenge so it's not going to be a big deal to finish it once she's recovered. I'd say she needs at least forty minutes to an hour to recover enough that we can say it's safe to continue with the rest of the leg. For now, we just need to make sure she's cool, we give her some ice packs and make sure she's drinking enough water."
Mahiru nodded as she sat down on the ground. "Today just couldn't get any better."
Peko and Keebo
"Which turn do I get off at?" Peko asked.
"What?"
"Which exit do I get off at?"
"Hang on… umm… umm…"
"Well?"
"This one."
"Well, we just passed that one."
"We don't have any other instructions. We have to turn around if we want to follow these instructions."
"We don't have a point to turn around right now."
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki began leading their llama around the plaza with Mondo and Taka right behind them.
"W-Where do we go?"
"There should be arrows everywhere," Maki replied. "They might be hidden, but I'm sure there's some kind of marking that we should follow."
"Like that arrow on that bar sign?" Mondo asked, pointing to a red and yellow neon bar sign that pointed for them to take a left.
"Yeah. Like that," Maki said. She led their llama to the left as they came across a stand that was covered in miniature flags.
"Are these the correct flags?" Taka asked. "It looks like it's Cusco's flag."
"No, these are different. Cusco's flag had seven stripes, these have six." Maki said. "Keep going."
"I hope you're right," Mondo said. Mikan lightly pulled the reins to lead the llama down the street, but it spat at her.
"EEEKK!"
"Oh, grow up." Maki said.
"These things are actually pretty cute," Mondo said, petting the neck of the llama.
"Focus, bro," Taka said.
"Yeah, sorry."
Junko and Mukuro
"We're back in town," Mukuro said. "We're looking for this plaza right now…"
"It's right here," Junko said. "I see the clue box up ahead."
"Where are we supposed to park?" Mukuro asked.
"Just go around the corner and find someplace," Junko said. Mukuro complied and turned around the corner to park their car. Right after parking, Junko and Mukuro ran up to the plaza and opened their box.
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in 3rd Place
"Route Info," Junko read. "Lead a llama through the streets of Cusco,"
Mikan and Maki
"Do we just keep going straight?" Mondo asked.
"I haven't seen any signs to turn." Maki said.
"What about that one up there?" Taka pointed.
"That says 'Bathroom this way'." Maki said. "Oh, up there. Red and yellow sign."
Maki pointed to a red and yellow arrow sign on the side of a building as they turned right.
"Come on," Mikan said, leading the llama. A turn later, they encountered their next stand.
"Two stripes of red on the side and a coat of arms in the middle," Taka said. "This looks like it's the Peru flag!"
"It is," Maki said, picking up the Peruvian flag and handing one to Taka.
"Let's keep going." Mondo said.
Peko and Keebo
"You need to communicate with me," Peko said. "I'm asking you questions and you're just not responding."
"Sorry, but I need time to understand exactly where we are!"
"Could you understand a little faster, preferably before we miss an exit?"
"I'm trying! Don't be so hostile!"
"I'm not trying to be hostile."
Peko pulled off the road.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm asking someone because you have no idea where we're going."
"I know where we're going!"
"Then why don't you drive?" Peko asked.
"The DMV lady refused to give me a license because she doesn't support the advancement of technology."
Peko sighed and got out of their car to go to a house and knocked on the door.
"Do you speak English?" Peko asked.
"A little."
"Can you help us get back to Cusco and find the Plaza de Armas?"
"Come inside, I have computer."
Peko went into the house as Keebo sat in the car and groaned. A few minutes later, Peko came out of the house with a printed-out map and a cookie.
"Did she help?" Keebo asked.
"Yes," Peko said, taking a bite of the cookie.
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki and Mondo and Taka continued following the street until they came across another stand handing out rainbow flags again.
"One two three four five six seven," Maki counted. "These are it."
Both teams took a flag and continued walking down the trail, ignoring other stands that were clearly not the flag of Cusco or Peru.
"I see the judge I think," Taka said. Both teams brought their llamas to the judge and gave them the flags.
After looking at the flags, the judge handed clues to both teams.
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 1st Place
Mondo and Taka: Currently in 2nd Place
"Drive yourselves to Paleta Fronton Cusco," Mikan read.
[i] Drive to: Paleta Fronton Cusco
"Let's go," Maki said.
"Can we follow you?" Mondo asked.
"I don't care."
"Where did we park again?" Mikan asked
"Uhh…" Maki replied.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko sat back up in the van. "Ugh…" she groaned. "What happened?"
"You fainted," Mahiru replied. "You need more rest."
"What? I'm wasting time!"
Hiyoko tried to stand up, but then instantly fell over.
"I felt terrible," Hiyoko explained. "I had a headache, I was nauseous, and overall I was just way too hot. But I needed to get this done."
"No, you need at least ten more minutes before we can let you continue. Safety issues."
Mahiru helped Hiyoko back up to her feet and then laid her back down into the van.
"I do feel terrible," Hiyoko said. "Not as terrible as Mikan's face, though."
"Just- Just rest."
Hiyoko laid back down as Mahiru put a hand to her forehead. "I care more about you then I care about this race. Just stay calm. There's always a chance we could jump back into this later somehow."
Junko and Mukuro
Junko grabbed the llama, but it wouldn't move.
"What?" Junko asked. "Move, you fucking donkey!"
"Um, actually it's a-"
"I GET IT"
Junko kept grabbing the reins and pulling it, but it stay put and baahed.
"Oh come on!" Junko shouted. "JUST FUCKING MOVE!"
"MWAAAAH!" the llama shouted. It responded by laying down onto the floor of the plaza.
"Can we choose a different llama?" Junko asked.
"Nope," Mukuro replied, looking at the clue. "It says we can't switch."
"For fuck's sake!"
Peko and Keebo
"I think we drove TOO far," Peko said. "It's a long way to get back onto the road we were on."
"..."
"I won't be surprised if we get last today."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko hopped out of the van.
"You feel alright?" Mahiru asked.
"Still a little queasy but I can manage," Hiyoko said, running down the hill and back to the salt pond.
"You go, sister!" Mahiru shouted. Hiyoko picked up the bucket and filled it with water to begin splashing it into the pond.
"This is fine," She said, filling up the ponds. The judge nodded and handed her the clue.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in Last Place
"Drive yourselves back to Cusco and find the Plaza de Armas," Mahiru read. "Let's go. Don't worry about finding me directions. Just relax."
Mahiru jumped in the driver's seat as she cranked up the AC and left the salt mines.
Mikan and Maki
"There's our car," Maki said.
"What about ours?" Mondo asked.
"Find it yourself. If we lose you that's your problem."
Taka took Mondo's arm as they ran around to find their cars.
"Why are these streets so confusing?" Taka asked.
Peko and Keebo
Peko kept her eyes on the road while talking to Keebo. "Pandas are-"
Then they ran over a pothole.
"WOAH!" Keebo shouted. Then their car slowed down.
"While we're driving, I just hear a 'whump' sound and then our car begins to slow down and I hear some kind of rattling sound." Peko explained.
"Did we pop a tire?" Peko asked. She sighed and stepped out of the car to look at the wheels. "There's definitely something wrong there… I'm not a mechanic."
"Drive it to the shoulder of the road," Keebo said. "I don't want to cause an accident."
Peko got back inside and inched the car forwards out of the way of the road.
"Well, this thing isn't going to drive us in that condition." Peko said. "I think we need a replacement."
"On the race, the rule is that if you somehow damage your vehicle to the point in which it's impossible or not safe to drive, you have to wait for production to get you a new vehicle." Keebo explained. "However, we are not compensated for the time lost while waiting for it."
"This is bad," Keebo said.
"Let's see if the air conditioning still works," Peko said, stepping into the car and turning up the dial. "Yup."
Junko and Mukuro
"Let me handle it," Mukuro said. Junko gave up and handed the reigns to Mukuro, who tried to calmly lead the llama. It finally moved.
"See! You were too aggressive!"
"Says the girl who probably gunned down hundreds of people."
Mukuro rolled her eyes as the llama began following them down the street.
"Which flags are we looking for again?" Mukuro asked.
"Peru and Cusco," Junko said.
"Sir?" Mukuro asked, asking a policeman who was on the side of the road. "Can you help us?"
"W-What do you want?"
"Can you look up the flags of Cusco and Peru for us?"
The man pulled out his phone and looked up the two flags and showed it to them.
"Thank you," Mukuro said. They continued walking down the road.
"Where do we turn?" Mukuro asked.
"There should be a sign somewhere, I would think," Junko replied. "I mean, there was an arrow pointing us this way, there has to be an arrow pointing us somewhere else when we have to."
Mikan and Maki
"It should be right here," Maki said, pulling into a parking spot. She and Mikan got out of their car and ran through the gate to find a complex of what looked like tennis courts.
"Are you ready for a Detour?" Maki asked. Mikan nodded as they ran around and found the box.
Mikan ran up to the clue box and ripped open their clue.
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 1st Place
"Oh, it's a Roadblock," Mikan read. "Who wants to rally their strength?"
[R] Wall Ball
Paleta Fronton is a Peruvian sport, similar to tennis, that involves paddles, a rubber ball, and a concrete wall. Both players stand side-by-side and whack the rubber ball against the wall, in which it rebounds back to the players. In this Roadblock, the team member who did not harvest the salt must rally this ball against a professional player. If teams can score one point against this player, he will hand them their next clue. However, if teams fail over and over again, the professional will get a handicap every ten attempts.
"Well, I-I have to do it," Mikan said.
"Do well!" Maki shouted.
Mondo and Taka: Currently in 2nd Place
"Roadblock," Mondo read.
"Looks like I have to do it!" Taka shouted. "I won't let you down!"
Peko and Keebo
Peko waited in their car as a new car drove up behind them.
"That's for us, right?" Keebo asked. The man nodded as they hopped inside and began driving into town.
"That was a pain," Peko said. "Wasted twenty minutes."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"Hang on," Mahiru said. "Look at that car in front of us."
"Is that Peko and Keebo?" Hiyoko asked.
"I'd recognize that robotic antenna any day." Mahiru said. "We caught up!"
Mikan
Mikan picked up a paddle and stood next to the professional player on the court.
"Okay," the man said. "So you need to hit the ball towards the wall so it bounces back and lands in my square. Then I have to hit it back so it lands in your square. You score a point and get the clue if either you hit it and it lands in my square and I miss, or if I hit it and it doesn't land in your square. Do you get it?"
"Y-Yeah…"
"Okay, let's begin."
Mikan: 1st Attempt
The pro threw the ball into the air and whacked it with his paddle to send it to the wall, which it rebounded and went towards Mikan.
"EEK!" Mikan shouted, trying to cover herself with the paddle and the ball hitting her in the head.
"MIKAN!" Maki shouted. "THAT'S NOT HOW TENNIS WORKS!"
"This sport looks very similar to tennis," Maki said. "And last I remember, tennis doesn't require you to get hit in the head with the ball."
Taka: 1st Attempt
The pro served the ball and hit it towards Taka, who hit it back. They rallied for a good six turns before Taka missed the ball.
"It's okay, bro!" Mondo shouted. "Just keep trying!"
"I will win!" Taka shouted. "We'll get first today! I promise!"
Junko and Mukuro
"That sign over there. The neon one. It's red and yellow, so I think we have to make a right." Junko said.
"I see it." Mukuro replied. "But look, there's a stand of flags over there."
"This must be Cusco," Junko said, picking up one of the flags. "Let's keep going."
Mikan: 3rd Attempt
"Okay, this time, actually try to hit the ball!" Maki shouted. The ball came barreling towards Mikan, but she hit it with her paddle. But this time, the ball didn't head to the wall. It headed straight for Mondo and hit him square in the face with enough force to knock him off his feet.
"OH, WHAT THE FUCK?" He shouted.
"Good work!" Maki shouted.
Taka: 3rd Attempt
"Let's go!" Taka shouted. He and the pro began rallying it back and forth until Taka's ball changed direction and landed outside of the pro's square.
"That's a point for me," the pro said.
"This is hard!" Taka replied.
"You'll get it eventually," the pro said. "Just keep trying!"
"T-Thank you!" Taka shouted.
Junko and Mukuro
"And this should be the flag of Peru," Junko said, picking up a flag. "Okay, where do we need to deliver these to?"
"That guy?" Mukuro asked, pointing to the judge. They walked up to him with the flags and the llama. "Can we get a check?"
The man took the flags from them and grabbed the llama's rope before giving them a thumbs' up.
"Here is your next clue," he said, handing them their clue.
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in 3rd Place
"Drive yourselves to Paleta Fronton Cusco," Junko read.
"Hopefully we can catch up at the Detour and get first place again," Mukuro said.
"That would be nice."
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo continued to drive in their car towards Cusco until Peko noticed something in the rearview mirror. She brought up her hand to adjust it and see Hiyoko and Mahiru following them.
"Dammit," she said.
"What?" Keebo asked.
"Look behind us," Peko said. "Hiyoko and Mahiru are there."
Keebo turned around. "Oh, crap."
Peko kept her eyes on the road. "You know what? It doesn't matter. We just need to make sure we finish ahead of them for the Detour and whatever else comes next."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"Peko and Keebo must've gotten lost somewhere," Mahiru said. "Because they finished around an hour before we did. Something must've gone terribly wrong, but this could be our saving grace."
She turned around to see Hiyoko asleep in the back.
"I'll tell her later."
Mikan: 6th Attempt
"I- I think I have it," Mikan stammered. The pro served the ball and rallied it to Mikan, who swung back and rallied it back to the pro.
"GO, MIKAN!" Maki shouted. "FOCUS!"
"I will!" Mikan said, turning to face her and then getting hit in the side of the head with the ball.
"Maybe I should just shut up," Maki said.
"Maybe you should let me know when I have projectiles flying to my head." Mondo said.
Taka: 7th Attempt
"This is it!" Taka shouted. "I will do it! I will win!"
The pro served the ball and rallied it to Taka, who returned it. The pro returned it as Taka swung again, protecting his side of the field and rallying it back to the pro, hard. This time, the ball was going so fast that the pro swung and missed it and fell over to the side.
"Did I get it?" Taka asked. "Did I win?"
The pro stood up and dusted himself off. "Good job, boy," he said, handing Taka the clue.
"Did you get it, Taka?" Mondo asked.
"I got it!" Taka shouted, taking the clue and running over to Mondo as Maki eyed it.
"They got it?" Mikan asked, getting hit in the head with a ball again.
"Focus on the court!" Maki scolded.
"S-Sorry!"
Mondo and Taka: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Mondo read.
[i] Proceed to Pit Stop: Saqsaywaman
Teams must now drive themselves to the ancient Incan complex of Saqsaywaman, now the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in here at the mat may be eliminated.
"We're in first," Mondo said. "We could finally win a leg!"
He and Taka ran out to the front of the sports complex and got into their car.
"We can win this," Taka said. "We have to win this."
Mikan: 10th Attempt
Mikan rallied the ball back and forth with the pro until Mikan missed it again.
"N-No!" Mikan shouted.
Maki sighed and sat down on the ground. "Today's going to be a long day."
Then she turned to look at the entrance. "And it just got a lot worse."
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in 3rd Place
"Roadblock," Junko read. "I have to do this one. I won't let you down!"
Mukuro nodded and stood right next to Maki.
Mikan: 11th Attempt
"Okay, it's been ten turns," the pro said. "So I'm shrinking the size of my paddle."
"A-Alright," Mikan stammered. The pro served it and launched it towards Mikan, who returned it. The pro then hit the ball again before Mikan hit it back. Then, he hit it at the wall full-force as Mikan missed it.
"No!" Mikan shouted.
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo parked their car as Hiyoko and Mahiru parked in a spot right behind theirs and scrambled to run to the clue box.
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 4th Place
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in Last Place
"Lead a llama through the streets of Cusco," Peko read. Hiyoko and mahiru read their clue too as Peko and Keebo scrambled to grab their llama and began running down the street.
"They didn't look it up," Mahiru said. "We have to look it up."
Mahiru went to someone in the square to ask them.
Peko and Keebo
Peko pet the llama as they walked.
"So fluffy," she said.
"Peko!" Keebo shouted. "Quit playing with the llama and help me!"
"Help you what?"
"Look for arrows and flags?"
"Okay," Peko said. She pointed to an arrow on the side of a bar or something as they turned left.
"There's the stand of flags," Keebo said. "I-I don't know what Cusco's or Peru's flag looks like. Let's ask someone."
"You do it. I'm petting my new son."
Keebo turned around and ran into the bar they just passed.
"Hi, can you look something up for me?"
Junko: 1st Attempt
"Alright, let's do this!" Junko shouted. The pro next to her nodded and shot the ball as Junko rallied it back. They rallied for a good three turns until Junko missed.
"Dammit!" Junko shouted. "Whatever. I'll get it next time. Just you wait."
Mikan: 14th Attempt
Mikan rallied the ball back and forth with the pro until Mikan tripped over nothing and missed the ball.
"Oh my god, Mikan," Maki shouted. "Quit falling!"
"I-I'M SORRY!"
"They're such a trainwreck," Junko muttered.
"I heard that." Maki shouted. "Do you want to die?"
"Oh, I'll die. I'll die your face red with your own blood you little piece of sh-"
"JUNKO." Mukuro shouted. "ENOUGH."
"AHEM" Junko said. "We're going to win. End of story."
"Shut up." Maki said.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"Do you see them?" Hiyoko asked. "Did they leave the plaza?"
"I think they did," Mahiru replied. "No one to follow now."
"Well, let's go." Hiyoko said, pulling the llama, but it didn't budge. "Come on, you stupid giraffe!"
"MWAA!"
"Move!"
Hiyoko yanked the rope as the llama refused to move. "MWAAAA!"
"I'll carry this thing if I have to," Hiyoko said. "When I get back home, the first thing I'm going to do is find llama meat."
"MWAAAA!"
Mondo and Taka
"This is the place," Taka said. "Just park and we're on our way to see Monokuma."
Mondo and Taka parked their car as they ran into the ruin and sprinted to the mat with Monokuma.
"Monokuma," Mondo said. "Please tell us we're first."
"Mondo and Taka," Monokuma said. "You are…"
"Yes?"
"Stay tuned after this commercial break to find out!"
"Oh, you little shit!"
"Hah! Just kidding! You're team number ONE!"
Mondo and Taka: 1st Place
"YEAH!" Mondo shouted, hi-fiving Taka. "FINALLY!"
"We won the leg. Our hard work has finally paid off!" Taka explained.
"For winning this leg of the race, you have won two tickets to Hawaii, which you can enjoy after the race."
"Screw the gift!" Mondo shouted. "We got a first place! That's good enough for me!"
Junko: 3rd Attempt
Junko rallied the ball back and forth with the pro until the pro lost his balance and tripped.
"Did I win?" Junko asked. The pro nodded and gave her the clue.
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in 2nd Place
"Let's get out of here," Junko said, running to the car.
Mikan: 19th Attempt
The pro messed up his swing and the ball ended up falling outside of Mikan's box.
"Alright, that's your point," the pro said, handing Mikan the clue. She picked it up and ran to Maki.
"I'm SORRY!"
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 3rd Place
"Shut up." Maki said, ripping the clue open, and running to the car. "Apologizing never solves anything that's already been done. Besides, we're not eliminated or anything. It's fine. So don't apologize to me like that anymore."
"O-Okay."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"JUST MOVE YOU FUCKING ANIMAL!" Hiyoko shouted. "For fucks sake!"
She got behind the llama and tried to push it from behind, but to no avail.
"I think you're being too aggressive," Mahiru said.
"HHHHNNNNNGGGHHH!" Hiyoko shouted, pulling the reins with all her might.
Mahiru swiftly took the reins from Hiyoko and tried to calm the animal down by patting its neck. "Okay, come with me." she said, slowly pulling the reins. Sure enough, the llama complied.
"See? That's not that hard." Mahiru said.
"Hmph."
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo walked, Peru flag in hand. "Now we need to find the Cusco flag," Peko said, slowly stroking the fur of the llama.
"Cusco's flag is easy," Keebo said. "It's a rainbow with seven colors."
"We passed that one, right?"
"No, the one we passed had only six colors."
They followed another arrow and turned left. "It's this one." he said, pointing to a stand full of Cusco flags.
"Now we just need to follow the arrows and find the judge." Keebo said.
"Junko and Mukuro," Monokuma said. "Mikan and Maki. You are teams number two and three."
Junko and Mukuro: 2nd Place
Mikan and Maki: 3rd Place
"We get to race another day, at least," Mikan said.
"Pfft," Junko muttered. "Worrying about surviving. We don't even have to think about that."
"Junko, your cockiness is going to bite you in the ass." Maki said. "Just you wait."
"Whatever."
"I kind of agree," Mukuro said. "You're getting too overconfident."
"Uhh… who was it who's dragging her sister down? Huh? Huh? Who was it? Who was it that slowed us down in Vietnam and cost us first place there? Who was it? Huh?"
Mukuro looked down at the floor. "..."
"That's what I thought."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko and Mahiru walked right next to the six-striped flag. "This is Cusco flag, right?" Hiyoko asked.
"That looks like it," Mahiru said, picking up the flag and walking the llama. "God, I hope it's right."
Peko and Keebo
"Over there!" Peko pointed. She and Keebo made their way over to the judge and handed him their flags.
"Is it good?" Peko asked. The judge nodded and handed them their clue.
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 4th Place
"Drive yourselves to Paleta Fronton Cusco," Peko read. She gave one pet to the llama. "Goodbye, Lord Fluffington."
"You're a lot different when you're around animals," Keebo said.
"..."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"And this is the Peruvian flag…" Hiyoko said, picking up the Peruvian flag out of the stand. "Now we just need to find the judge."
They followed the route until they found the judge. "Okay, here it is."
They handed the llama over and their two flags as the judge looked over it.
"No."
"What? Why?" Hiyoko asked.
"No."
"No? That's our reason?"
"No."
"Then what is our reason?"
"No."
"It's the flags, probably," Mahiru said. "We probably picked up a wrong flag somewhere. We're going to have to backtrack and find it."
"Are you kidding me?"
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 4th Place
"Roadblock," Peko read. "You have to do it. Can you handle this?"
"No problem," Keebo said. "I have good coordination."
Keebo picked up the paddle and made his way next to the pro.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"We should ask someone again," Mahiru said. "Maybe if we compare the flags side-by-side we'll see what we did wrong."
"Sir!" Mahiru shouted. "Can we see your phone?"
The man walked over and searched up the flags on is phone.
"Oh," Hiyoko said. "That flag has seven stripes and this one only has six!"
"That's the issue," Mahiru said. "We need to go back and replace the flag."
Keebo: 1st Attempt
The pro served as Keebo and him began rallying it back and forth.
"He's good at this," Peko said.
Keebo kept rallying it until his hand slipped and the ball knocked the paddle out of his hand.
"It's okay," Keebo said. "I can always do it again."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko and Mahiru backtracked to pick up the seven-striped flag, and put the six-striped flag back onto the stand before returning to the judge.
"Can we get a check now?" Hiyoko asked. The judge looked at the flags and handed them the clue.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in Last Place
"Make your way to Paleta Fronton Cusco and search for your next clue," Mahiru read. "We don't have any time to waste."
Keebo: 2nd Attempt
Keebo continued rallying the ball back and forth until the pro missed his swing and gave them the clue.
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 4th Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Peko read. They left just as Hiyoko and Mahiru were coming in.
"I hope they struggle with that," Keebo said. "I have no doubt we're the last teams."
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in Last Place
"Roadblock," Hiyoko read. "You have to do it."
"Alright," Mahiru replied. She got into position as the pro gave her the rundown.
Peko and Keebo
"If she's lucky, she'll get it on her first or second try," Keebo said. "And that might be able to get them in front of us on the way here."
"Well, we have to hope that it doesn't come to that." Peko replied.
Mahiru: 1st Attempt
Mahiru rallied the ball back and forth with the pro around two times before missing her swing.
"Aw man," Mahiru said. "That's fine. Let's just do it again."
Mahiru: 2nd Attempt
The pro served up the ball and swung it at the concrete wall before Mahiru swung it back, but it landed on the outsides of the pro's box.
"That doesn't count?" Mahiru asked.
"No, I score a point because it didn't land in my box."
"Alright. Again."
Mahiru: 3rd Attempt
The pro served up and he and Mahiru began whacking it at the concrete wall and taking turns hitting it before the pro missed.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in Last Place
Mahiru grabbed the clue, quickly ripped and read it, and ran straight for their car.
"Hopefully they get lost or stuck in traffic." Mahiru said.
Peko and Keebo
Peko parked the car as she and Keebo ran up to the Pit Stop mat.
"Peko and Keebo," Monokuma said. "Rough day?"
"Yeah." Keebo said. "We were very unlucky today. We got lost, then we broke our car's axle… it was not easy for us."
"Well, luckily for you, another team had it even rougher. You are still in this race"
Peko and Keebo: 4th Place
Peko and Keebo nodded. "We're still in it, and that's what matters."
Hiyoko and Mahiru ran up to the Pit Stop mat and jumped on it.
"Hiyoko and Mahiru," Monokuma said. "I am sorry to say that you are the last team to arrive."
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Last Place
"We know," Mahiru said. Hiyoko pouted. "We had a good run… and it's impressive that we actually managed to make it this far. I can't really say I'm surprised."
"It's all Mondo's fault for not helping me." Hiyoko pouted.
"It's not his fault," Mahiru said. "And it's not your fault. This was by far, the toughest leg we had to go through."
Mahiru roped Hiyoko into a hug.
Monokuma rubbed his face. "And I am very sorry to tell you that you've not been eliminated from the race."
Hiyoko nodded and turned around to leave, then stopped. "Did you say 'not'?"
Monokuma laughed. "Yup! You haven't been eliminated from the race because this is a Non-Elimination leg!"
Mahiru did a sharp inhale.
"But you know the drill. Sometime on the next leg of the race, you will encounter an additional challenge called a Speed Bump. It's a challenge that only you have to complete. If you want to remain in the race, you have to race through the leg, complete the Speed Bump, and finish in front of at least one team."
Hiyoko and Mahiru nodded.
"Do you think you have enough strength to do that?"
"We'll see, Monokuma. We'll see."
Race Stats:
Mondo and Taka: 4th, 7th, 6th, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 4th, 3rd, 1st
Junko and Mukuro: 1st, 3rdU, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd
Mikan and Maki: 6th, 5th, 2nd, 4th, 1st, 3rd, 6th, 4th, 3rd
Peko and Keebo: 3rd, 1st, 4th, 6th, 3rd, 6th, 3rd, 2nd, 4th
Hiyoko and Mahiru: 10th, 9thU, 8th, 5th, 7th, 5th, 5th, 5thU, 5th
Toko and Kyoko: 5th, 2nd, 7th, 7th, 6th, 4th, 2nd, 6thU
Sakura and Kirumi: 7th, 6th, 5th, 1st, 4th, 2nd, 7th
Fuyuhiko and Natsumi: 8th, 8th, 9th, 8th, 8th
Gonta and Kokichi: 2nd, 4th, 1st, 9thU
Angie and Tsumugi: 9th, 10th
Gundham and Teruteru: 11th
Next Time on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition
The final five dance their way through Mexico City.
"One, two, three, four," Peko muttered, following a precise set of steps and moves.
"Dancing," Mondo muttered. "I... I quickly learned I'm not an elegant dancer"
While a flight issue sends teams to the back of the pack.
"Attention all passengers, due to the health of one of our passengers, we have to make an emergency stop in Cartagena, which will delay our arrival time by approximately one hour."
Five teams remain. Who will be eliminated next?
