Previously on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition
Five teams raced from London to Cusco, Peru.
At the Roadblock, salt harvesting in high temperatures was torture for Hiyoko.
*Hiyoko collapsing on the ground with a shovel*
After the Roadblock, the confusing highways of Peru caused Peko and Keebo agony.
"This is definitely wrong," Peko said.
*Peko and Keebo running over a pothole*
"Something in there's broken,"
In the end, Mondo and Taka got their first victory.
"Mondo and Taka, you are team number ONE!"
And Hiyoko and Mahiru didn't make up the lost time.
"You are the last team to arrive."
But were given a second chance.
"This is a non-elimination leg."
Five teams remain. Who will be eliminated next?
Leg 10.1
Mondo and Taka: 1st to depart, 3:30 AM
Mondo ripped their clue open. "Fly to Mexico City, Mexico,"
[i] Fly to: Mexico City, Mexico
Teams must now fly to Mexico City, Mexico. Once teams touch down in Mexico, they must find Plaza Garibaldi and search for their next clue among this massive mariachi band.
"We're going to Mexico," Mondo said climbing into their car.
"It's comforting that today we're finally leaving in first place for the first time of this race," Mondo said. "And we're hoping that it'll be enough to motivate us into staying in the front of the pack."
Junko and Mukuro: 2nd to depart, 3:46 AM
"Fly to Mexico City, Mexico," Junko read.
"We're leaving in second today," Junko said. "We still haven't dropped below third place, though I am kind of upset to see that string of first place finishes broken yesterday."
"In the end, it doesn't matter," Mukuro said. "As long as we're still in it, we're capable of winning the hundred mil."
Alejandro Velasco International Airport
Mondo and Taka
"We need tickets to Mexico City," Mondo said.
"Okay," the agent said. "We have an early flight that is supposed to arrive at Mexico City at 9:00 tonight."
"That sounds good," Taka said. "Should we book it?"
"I can't imagine anything else getting there faster," Mondo said. "Go ahead, book it."
Mondo and Taka: 1st on 9:00 Flight
Junko and Mukuro arrived at the counter right after them. "We need tickets to Mexico City. What did they book?" Mukuro asked, pointing at Mondo and Taka.
"They booked a 9:00 flight direct," the agent said.
"Do you have anything faster?"
"Well… hang on…" the agent said. "Ah. An 8:30 flight through Costa Rica."
"And that's the absolute fastest we'll be able to get there?" Junko asked.
"Yes."
"Book it."
Junko and Mukuro: 1st on 8:30 Flight
"Hey boys," Junko said. "Guess who's getting into Mexico thirty minutes before you!"
Mondo sighed and deadpanned to the camera.
"I told you we should have checked!" Taka scolded.
"It's my fault," Mondo replied. "Whatever. We have the ability to catch up. If we're going to arrive that late at night there's probably going to be a bunch point."
"We'll see…" Mukuro said.
Soon enough, the next two teams came in and booked their tickets.
Mikan and Maki: 2nd on 8:30 Flight
Peko and Keebo: 3rd on 8:30 Flight
Then Hiyoko and Mahiru walked in.
"Hi, we need the earliest flight to Mexico City. We're in a huge race for a lot of money," Mahiru said.
"There was a flight at 8:30 but it's full now," she said. "How about 9:00"
"Nothing earlier?" Hiyoko asked.
"Nothing earlier."
"We'll take it." Mahiru said. The lady printed out their tickets and handed it to them.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: 2nd on 9:00 Flight
Teams are now en route to Mexico City, Mexico. The first flight holds Peko and Keebo, Junko and Mukuro, and Mikan and Maki. Flight 2 holds Mondo and Taka and Hiyoko and Mahiru
Flight 1 (Still in the air)
"Attention all passengers," the captain said. "Due to the health of one of our passengers, we have decided to make an emergency stop in Cartagena, Colombia. Unless you are travelling with the passenger in question, please do not leave the cabin upon our arrival in Colombia. We will be delayed by a minimum of one hour. We apologize for the delay."
"There's some guy who's having a heart attack, or a seizure, or some kind of medical difficulty," Peko explained. "Mikan's trying her best to work with what we have on the plane, but she can't really do anything until we get proper equipment."
"This sucks," Junko said. "Why did that guy have to go and get himself hurt on this flight?"
"I'm not too worried," Maki said. "Even if we're stuck here all night, we still have two other teams on this flight we can try to outrace for last place."
Mexico City International Airport
Flight 2: 9:00 PM
Hiyoko and Mahiru and Mondo and Taka raced their way through the airport.
"Taxi," Mondo said, grabbing a taxi and hopping inside. "Museo Soumaya."
Hiyoko and Mahiru jumped in a taxi right after.
"Do you know where the Museo Soumaya is?" Hiyoko asked. The driver nodded and made his way out of the airport.
"We're making up half an hour right now," Hiyoko said. "And we have a speed bump."
"We just have to make sure we get done with the Speed Bump quickly and don't make any mistakes on this leg." Mahiru said.
Mondo and Taka
"Each day, each leg we're getting closer to the hundred million," Mondo said. "It helps us feel better knowing that the girls have a Speed Bump to do today, but that doesn't mean we can slack off. It's the final five. We have to give it our all no matter what place we're in."
Mondo and Taka's taxi pulled up to the plaza.
"That's a lot of mariachi!" Taka shouted, plugging his ear. In the center of the plaza, hundreds of mariachi players were spread out over a grid, playing their instruments.
"What are we looking for?" Mondo asked.
"What?"
"WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?"
"These guys were so loud," Mondo explained. "And I didn't know if we were looking for a clue box, or if our clue was just out in the open, and it was very difficult to talk to Taka about what we're looking for."
"A CLUE!" Taka replied.
"Do you think it's on a person?"
"WHAT?"
"DO YOU THINK IT'S ON A PERSON?"
"IT COULD VERY WELL BE!"
Mondo walked up to various Mariachi players and screamed in their ears. "DO YOU HAVE A CLUE FOR US?"
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko and Mahiru ran into the square. "Oh my god they are so loud." Mahiru said, plugging her ears. "We're looking for a clue right now… but I'm not sure if it's on a clue box or if it's going to be something abstract."
"My ears are ringing!" Hiyoko shouted. "BOYS!"
"WHAT?" Taka replied.
"HAVE YOU FOUND IT?"
"I HAVE A ZIT?"
"NO! HAVE YOU FOUND IT?"
"NO! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR!"
Mondo and Taka
Mondo and Taka ran their way through the crowd until Mondo came upon a cello player with yellow strings on the outside and red strings on the inside.
"Do you have our clue?" Taka asked. The player nodded and gave them the clue.
"Let's get out of here!" Mondo replied. He and Taka ran out of the mariachi and passed by Hiyoko and Mahiru.
"Where is it?" Hiyoko asked.
"It's in the plaza!"
"Well, duh!" Hiyoko replied. "They're not helping us!"
"We're in last. Of course they wouldn't help." Mahiru replied. "Let's just focus on finding this clue."
Mondo and Taka: Currently in 1st Place
"Detour!" Mondo read. "Tacos or Toritos?"
[D] Tacos
Mexico is world renown for its cuisine. In Tacos, teams must visit this taqueria. One team member must take orders from six customers in Spanish.
"Un taco de pollo sin cebollo y más limón."
"Un tostada de chorizo con más cilantro."
Then, they must relay that information to their partner, who must cook the food item with the proper specifications. Once the food has been prepared and served to the correct customers, the restaurant owner will hand teams their next clue.
[D] Toritos
Mexico has arguably one of the biggest firework cultures in the world. In Toritos, teams must decorate this paper mache bull and construct its frame. Then, they must carry it one mile to this plaza where they must load it with fireworks and set it off to receive their next clue. However, if the bull was damaged in transport, they must return to the start and build a new one from scratch.
"What do you think?" Mondo asked. "I'm not good at decorating."
"Then let's do tacos."
Mondo and Taka left the plaza and climbed into a taxi to get to the taqueria.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"This guy has red and yellow strings," Mahiru said. "Do you have a clue for us?"
The man nodded and pulled a clue out of his pocket and handed it to them.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in 2nd Place
"The decoration sounds easy for me," Mahiru said. "But carrying it… I dunno."
"Then let's do the taco making." Hiyoko said. "Sounds easy."
Cartagena International Airport
The plane landed as the man was medically evacuated.
"This sucks," Mukuro said. "Well… I guess we can kiss first place goodbye."
"It's not over," Junko replied. "We can still race to the first. We're going up against Hiyoko and Mahiru and Mondo and Taka. Neither of them are that strong a team."
Peko and Keebo and Mikan and Maki just sat and waited.
"We will now be taking off once again in a few minutes," the captain said.
Mikan sat in her seat and shivered as the plane began take off again.
Mondo and Taka
"We're hoping we've made the right choice," Taka. "Usually we try and go for the more physical challenge, but from the looks of it, there are too many factors involved with the firework challenge. If we drop it, we have to start from scratch, there's decorations, this one seems more straightforward."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"That's Mondo and Taka up there," Hiyoko said. She leaned forwards to the cab driver. "We need you to pass that cab. That's our competition and we need to reach the restaurant as fast as we can."
The driver nodded and sped up, passing Mondo and Taka's cab.
Mondo and Taka
"What?" Mondo asked. "No! Speed up!"
"I'm trying," the driver said. "Speed Limit."
"Speed limit? Whazzat?"
"I know you're in a competition but I don't want to get pulled over."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"Yeah!" Hiyoko shouted, passing Mondo and Taka as Hiyoko sadistically waved in the window.
Hiyoko and Mahiru's cab pulled up to the restaurant as they rushed inside.
"Who wants to take the orders?" Mahiru asked.
"I'll do it," Hiyoko said. "You good with cooking?"
"If I have a recipe I'm decent," Mahiru replied. "Alright, let's do this.
Mondo and Taka
Mondo and Taka ran inside right after.
"You take orders and I cook?" Taka asked.
"That sounds good." Mondo replied. "We can always switch though."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Mahiru put on an apron and went into the kitchen where she picked up several guides. "Alright."
"In the kitchen we had all of our ingredients, like there was an assortment of meats, there were tortillas, and there were toppings like salsa and cilantro. We also had a deep fryer and a pan if we needed to cook anything extra. There were also several different recipes, such as tacos, burritos, something like a taco but with a fried shell that I forget what it's called, but there were lots of recipes. There was also a guidebook that told us what the Spanish phrases mean, At first, I thought the words would just be like food words, but there were also words like 'with','without', 'instead', or 'on the side' that we had to keep attention to. And if our partner botched the orders on our way here, it wouldn't end up good."
"Oh my god," Mahiru said, staring over the guide.
Hiyoko put on her waitress uniform and picked up a pen and notepad before going up to the table she was assigned to.
"Can I take your orders?" Hiyoko asked.
"Un taco de chorizo sin cilantro y mas cebollas." (A chorizo taco without cilantro and extra onions)
"Una quesadilla de gambas con salsa verde en vez de salsa roja." (A prawn quesadilla with green salsa instead of red)
"Un burrito de lengua con guacamole y crema agria". (A cow tongue burrito with guacamole and sour cream)
"Un taco de sesos con un tortilla de harina en vez de maiz" (A brain taco with a flour tortilla instead of corn tortilla)
"Una tostada de carnitas" (A pork toasted tortilla)
"Un taco de pollo con queso y crema agria". (Chicken taco with cheese and sour cream)
"God damn," Hiyoko said.
"That was a lot!" Hiyoko said. "And they spoke so fast!"
"Oh… hehe…" Hiyoko muttered. "Would you mind repeating that?"
Mondo
Mondo set himself up in the kitchen as Taka began taking orders.
"Un taco de chorizo sin cilantro y mas cebollas." (A chorizo taco without cilantro and extra onions)
"Una quesadilla de gambas con salsa verde en vez de salsa roja." (A shrimp quesadilla with green salsa instead of red)
"Un burrito de lengua con guacamole y crema agria". (A cow tongue burrito with guacamole and sour cream)
"Un taco de sesos con un tortilla de harina en vez de maiz" (A brain taco with a flour tortilla instead of corn tortilla)
"Una tostada de carnitas" (A carnitas tostada)
"Un taco de pollo con queso y crema agria". (Chicken taco with cheese and sour cream)
"Uhh…" Taka said. "Oh my god."
Mexico City International Airport
Flight 1: 9:45 PM: Delayed 75 Minutes
The three teams on the flight ran out of the airport and rushed to the taxis.
Junko and Mukuro
"We're hoping there's a bunch point today," Junko said. "It's in the middle of the night, so it's not unreasonable to assume there will be one. But right now, we're trailing forty-five minutes behind the teams on the second flight, assuming they arrived on time."
"We're in a bad spot right now too," Mukuro said. "We're running low on money. I think it's perfectly reasonable for us to make it through this leg without running out, but it's a pressing issue."
"On the race, you get a certain supply of money at the start of each leg. But each leg the amount of money that you get varies, and during the latter half of our race they;ve been giving us less and less. If we run out, we can't afford taxis or other necessary purchases, and the only things we can do are either run to our next location, or beg for money." Junko explained. "Like, for this leg, we only got 2,000 yen (20 dollars). Money from previous legs rolls over, but we're kind of on the edge"
Mikan and Maki
"On the plane, Junko and Mukuro were discussing money," Maki explained. "I won't complain if they run out. But we've been more diligent on spending it, I think. I really doubt we're going to run out of money today unless we lose our wallet or something."
Peko and Keebo
"We're finally in Mexico," Peko said. "I honestly don't know a lot about Mexican culture… I rarely leave Japan and even then it's only to Asia or Europe."
"It doesn't matter if we're familiar or not," Keebo replied. "What matters is that we make it to the end without being last place."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko wrote down the orders. "I have no idea if this is spelled correctly," Hiyoko said. "But I'm going to try and pronounce it the best I can."
Hiyoko walked over to Mahiru in the kitchen. "Okay, the first one is… uhh... un taco de tree zo sin see lantro e moist said boys."
Correct: Un taco de chorizo sin cilantro y mas cebollas.
"Huh?"
"Un taco de tree zo sin see lantro e moist said boys."
"Say that fast."
"Untacodetreezosinseelantroemoistsaidboys"
"Okay…" Mahiru said. "I can work with that."
"I don't know Spanish… like… at all…" Hiyoko said. "I was just trying to recreate the gurgles coming out of their mouths to the best I could."
"I was having her say it fast, because with the guide that I had, it made it easier to pick out key words."
"Okay… so your 'tree zo'... could it be Chorizo?"
"Yes!" Hiyoko said.
"Hang on… could it be Taco de Chorizo sin Cilantro?"
"Yes! That's it!"
"Theis last part. Moist said boys. I think… is moist 'mas'?"
"Maybe…"
"And that last part sounds like cebollas, which is onion," Mahiru said. "Let's do these one at a time." I'll work on that, you focus on doing the next order."
Mondo and Taka
Taka walked over to Mondo. "I think we should switch."
"What? Why?"
"This is impossible. They say so much so fast! I think if we just switch and do the firework challenge, we'll be done faster than Hiyoko and Mahiru."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
"Fine. Let's go."
Mondo and Taka took off their restaurant clothes and left the taqueria.
The three teams on the second flight arrived at the mariachi plaza and ran through the crowd.
"What are we looking for?" Peko asked.
"I assume it's a box but it could really be anything." Keebo replied.
"Be on the lookout, Mikan," Maki said. "I bet it's on a person. There's no way they'd have this many people here for no reason."
"Got it, Maki!"
"It's so loud," Junko said.
"Just plug your ears!" Mukuro shouted.
"Is the clue in the song?" Maki asked. "That would make sense."
"This guy's violin has yellow strings," Mikan said. Does he have it?"
Mikan turned to the man, who pulled a clue out of his back pocket. Maki snatched it as she led Mikan out of the square.
"Did they get it?" Junko asked. "Where is it?"
"Don't expect me to help you," Maki replied. She ripped the clue open and read it with Mikan.
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 3rd Place
"Detour," Maki read. "Restaurant one. I know Spanish, remember?"
Peko and Keebo
"This harp has red and yellow strings," Keebo said. "Sir? Do you have something for us?"
The harpist nodded and handed them a clue.
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 4th Place
"Detour," Peko read. "Let's do the fireworks."
Junko and Mukuro
"Where is it? Junko asked. "I don't see a clue box!"
"What?" Mukuro replied
"I DON'T SEE A CLUE BOX!"
"It could be on like a poster or something. Or maybe it's on someone?"
"On someone?" Junko asked. "There's fucking three hundred people here!"
Mondo and Taka
Mondo and Taka jumped out of their taxi and ran up to the empty lot.
"This looks easy," Mondo said.
"We're walking up to the challenge, and we see all of these tiny foot-tall bulls made of paper mache, and i'm like, this is so easy! We should've just done this from the start!"
"But then, we arrived at the bull that we had to work on." Taka said.
"Holy shit," Mondo said, staring at the five-foot tall bull.
"Well, we've switched," Taka said. "We can't switch back. Let's get this done."
Mondo ran over and picked up paints. "Where's our model?"
"I presume it's the tiny bulls we saw on the way here," Taka said.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Mahiru looked through the guide. "Okay… so this should be… a chorizo taco with no cilantro and more onions. How much does 'more' signify?"
"The recipe book we had said exactly how much of each ingredient we should put on the finished food item, and when the order said 'more' or 'extra', I basically just doubled the amount of the ingredient to make it very apparent that I put on extra."
"Okay, here's the first plate," Mahiru said, sliding the plate out to Hiyoko who served it to the customer.
"Okay, you, number two, what did you order?"
"Una quesadilla de gambas con salsa verde en vez de salsa roja." (A prawn quesadilla with green salsa instead of red)
"Okay…" Hiyoko said. "Do it again."
"Una quesadilla de gambas con salsa verde en vez de salsa roja."
"Slower?" Hiyoko asked.
"No."
"Fuck you."
"Fuck you too."
"Hiyoko!" Mahiru shouted.
"Sorry. Again."
"Una quesadilla de gambas con salsa verde en vez de salsa roja."
Hiyoko ran over to Mahiru. "Its a quesadilla de gambas con green salsa invis de red salsa."
"Can you say it all in spanish? It's throwing me off throwing in English words in there."
"Quesadilla de gambascon ver de salsa invis de red salsa."
"Okay… I see… that one was a lot clearer." Mahiru said. "I see the challenge in this, but we'll be done in a jiffy."
Mondo and Taka
Mondo and Taka began painting the side of the bull a shade of brown.
"What are we going to do about the top?" Mondo asked.
"The top? What about it?"
"It's out of our reach. This thing is too damn tall."
"I have an idea." Taka replied. "I'll bend over, you get onto me, and then I'll thrust you up and you get off on my back an-"
"Dude!"
"What?"
"What are you trying to say?"
"Huh? I'm just trying to get you onto the top of the bull."
"..."
"..."
"OH, I get it. You weren't trying to say- um… just- just rephrase your words next time."
"?"
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Mahiru filled a tortilla with cheese, prawns, and green salsa before throwing it onto the pan.
"You know, this is actually nice," Mahiru said. "Hiyoko's probably really frustrated out there, but cooking like this is actually really fun and relaxing for me. It's better than carrying a giant steel instrument or carrying bucketloads of salt."
She set the quesadilla onto a plate and handed it over to Hiyoko. Hiyoko grabbed it and placed it down in front of the next customer.
"Okay, let me take your order," Hiyoko said.
"Un burrito de lengua con guacamole y crema agria". (A cow tongue burrito with guacamole and sour cream)
"Okay, a burrito this time," Hiyoko said, writing it down. "Repeato pleaseo."
"Un burrito de lengua con guacamole y crema agria".
"That's simple," Hiyoko said, running to Mahiru. "A burrito de lengua con guacamole y premapria."
"Okay," Mahiru said, looking at the guide. "That means a beef tongue burrito with guacamole and… what is Premapia? Prime pie?"
She flipped through it, but didn't find anything.
She stuck her head out to Hiyoko. "Try it again! Premapia doesn't make any sense!"
Mondo and Taka
Taka lifted Mondo to the top of the bull, where he painted the top of it blue. "That looks good!" Taka shouted. "Now we need to work on the frame."
"We use these sticks," Mondo said. "And assemble them like in the model by tying down strings and ropes."
"I'm going to have to lift you again," Taka said.
"Ugh." Mondo replied. "I don't like it. It makes me feel like a fucking child."
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo ran into the empty lot where they found the bulls.
"Oh, they're still here!" Peko shouted.
"What the hell?" Mondo asked, looking at the swordswoman and the robot. "What happened? Why are you behind us?"
"Flight troubles," Peko replied.
"Oh my god, we're in first!" Taka said. "Okay, let's get this done!"
Taka picked up Mondo on his shoulders, who tied the sticks for the frame together.
"What are you doing?" Keebo asked.
"I need to reach the frame!" Mondo said.
"There's a step ladder right there," Keebo said, pointing to a stepladder five feet away from them, completely unobstructed by any obstacles in their field of vision.
Mondo gave a death glare to Taka.
"Where's the model?" Peko asked. "All the other ones are unfinished."
"It's here," Mondo said.
"But where?"
"Sorry, but I have a lead. I can't help you." Mondo replied.
"Okay, I get it," Peko replied. "Keebo, help me look."
"Got it!" Keebo said, running around the lot.
"I can't find anything!"
Junko and Mukuro
"What are we looking for?" Junko asked, walking right past a guitar player with red and yellow strings.
"What about him?" Mukuro asked, pointing at the guitar player. "Sir, do you have a clue for us?"
The man nodded and handed them the clue.
"It was that easy?" Junko asked. They ran away from the mariachi band and ripped the clue open.
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in Last Place
"Detour," Junko read. "Tacos or Toritos?"
They read both sides of the Detour. "Let's do tacos."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"I think she meant sour cream but really butchered it," Mahiru said, putting sour cream in a burrito. "I could see how you could get premapia from 'crema agria'."
Mahiru wrapped up the burrito and served it up for Hiyoko to serve. Just then, Mikan and Maki came rushing into the taqueria.
"SIS MAHIRU!" Hiyoko shouted.
"What?"
"Mikan and Maki are here!"
"What?"
"They're here! They're just arriving!"
"That's amazing!"
Mikan and Maki
Maki put on the waitress uniform as Mikan put on the kitchen attire and went into the kitchen.
"Uhh… Maki," Mahiru said.
"What?"
"Do you really trust Mikan with this hot and sharp kitchen equipment?"
"Trust me, this is the quickest way we could do things. I know Spanish, and can translate this on the fly, so it's not going to be a big deal about the language. As long as Mikan can follow directions it shouldn't be a problem."
"What if she burns herself?"
"Then we'll have to get in the medic, I guess. I trust that she's not klutzy enough to burn herself that bad."
"She's very klutzy."
"Y-You know I'm standing r-right here, right?" Mikan asked, standing a few inches from Mahiru.
Mondo and Taka
Mondo got off the stepladder as they looked at their massive paper mache bull and its frame. "I think it's done. Can we get a check?"
The judge looked at it and gave them a thumbs' up.
"Where do we deliver it to?" Taka asked. The judge handed them a slip of paper with an address.
"Let's go," Mondo said, picking up one side of the bull and Taka picking up the other end.
"It was actually a lot lighter than I expected," Mondo said. "I mean, it was still very heavy, but for its size it was shockingly light."
Mondo and Taka began walking out of the empty lot and onto the sidewalk.
"Okay, bro, faster, faster." Mondo said, as they gradually sped up.
"Bro, I'm walking backwards and it's too wide for you to see for me. I don't want to run into anyone."
As he said that, they nailed a man who was talking on the phone and knocked him to the floor.
"Sorry!" Taka shouted.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
"This one's a brain taco," Mahiru said. "Ugh. Disgusting."
Hiyoko delivered the brain taco to its customer and took the next order.
"Una tostada de carnitas" (A carnitas tostada)
"Okay, short and sweet, just like me," Hiyoko said.
"Do you really think of yourself that way?" Maki asked.
"Shut up, child killer! I'm the sweetest girl I know!"
"Suuuure."
Hiyoko shook her head and ran back to Mahiru. "A Carnitas Tostada."
"Is that it?" Mahiru asked. "No add ons, no sides, nothing removed?"
"That's all he said."
"That's a relief," Mahiru said, beginning to fry up the tortilla.
Mikan and Maki
"Let me take your orders." Maki said. The customers nodded.
"Un taco de chorizo sin cilantro y mas cebollas." (A chorizo taco without cilantro and extra onions)
"Una quesadilla de gambas con salsa verde en vez de salsa roja." (A shrimp quesadilla with green salsa instead of red)
"Un burrito de lengua con guacamole y crema agria". (A cow tongue burrito with guacamole and sour cream)
"Un taco de sesos con un tortilla de harina en vez de maiz" (A brain taco with a flour tortilla instead of corn tortilla)
"Una tostada de carnitas" (A carnitas tostada)
"Un taco de pollo con queso y crema agria". (Chicken taco with cheese and sour cream)
"Alright, thank you," Maki said. She ran over to Mikan.
"Order 1. Chorizo Taco with no cilantro and extra onions. Order 2. Shrimp quesadilla with green salsa instead of red. Order 3: Lengua burrito with guacamole and sour cream. Order 4: Sesos taco with a flour tortilla. Order 5: A carnitas tostada, and Order 6: a chicken taco with cheese and sour cream."
"Huh?" Mikan asked. "Umm… that was a lot."
But Mahiru was listening in to what they were saying.
"Maki speaks spanish. I don't know if she's fluent, but she speaks Spanish. So while she was relaying all of the orders to Mikan and translating it herself, I was listening in so I knew what I had to cook for the last dish" Mahiru explained. "From the sound of the first five dishes, we all had to cook the same things."
Mahiru served up the tostada as she began work on the chicken taco.
Junko and Mukuro
Junko and Mukuro ran into the taqueria.
"Who wants to do what?" Junko asked. "Rock paper scissors for the kitchen spot?" She row-sham-bowed with Mukuro and lost. "Okay, guess I'm taking orders."
They dressed up in their appropriate attire as Mukuro slipped into the kitchen.
Peko and Keebo
"Seriously," Peko said. "You can't find the model?"
"No!" Keebo said.
"What if it's that?" Peko asked, pointing to the foot-tall model.
"It could be that," Keebo replied. "I think it is, actually."
She and Keebo opened a can of paint and began painting the paper mache bull. "This thing is huge."
Mondo and Taka
Mondo and Taka continued carrying the bull until Taka ran into a fire hydrant and collapsed onto the floor, with Mondo not realizing that Taka had fallen and trampling him.
"Ow!" Taka shouted.
"Oh, sorry bro!" Mondo said, helping him up. "Oh, how the tables have turned."
Leg 2: Indonesia
"Oh, bro, pick up the pace!" Taka commanded. They began running too, but they were carrying it with Mondo being backwards which ended up with Mondo falling onto the ground and Taka trampling him before he realized what had happened.
Mondo helped up Taka to his feet as they continued walking through the streets.
"I think it's up close," Mondo said. "This address… yeah. It's in this parking structure."
Mondo and Taka walked into the parking structure, but didn't see anyone.
"Oh, an arrow right there!" Taka said, pointing at an arrow. They walked to the arrow, but it pointed upstairs.
"God dammit," Mondo said. "Okay, let's do this carefully. The last thing we need is dropping it and having to go do this again."
Mondo and Taka slowly moved up the stairs until they were on the top floor.
"Phew," Taka said, wiping his forehead. "That was nervewracking."
They walked over to a man who was welcoming them, and told them to lay the torito onto the ground. They did so, as the man began tossing in powder and fireworks.
"Stand back," he said. Mondo and Taka backed up as he set the fuse, which sparked and spun massive amounts of sparks and flames everywhere.
"WHOO!" Mondo shouted. Taka clapped as the man handed them their clue once the fireworks subsited.
Mondo and Taka: Currently in 1st Place
Taka ripped their clue open. "Make your way to the Zocalo and find your next clue,"
[i] Proceed to: Zocalo
Teams must now proceed to the Zocalo, the main square of Mexico City. It is there that teams will find their next clue.
"We have to get a taxi first," Taka said, running down to the parking structure.
"TAXI!" Mondo shouted, hand up, and one came very quickly. "Do you know the Zocalo?"
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko walked up to Mahiru and prepared to say the next order, but Mahiru stopped her.
"Don't even bother," Mahiru said. "Serve that."
Hiyoko picked up the plate and made her way to the table, where she served it. The manager of the restaurant came out and talked to them.
"Son sus órdenes correctas?"
"Si!"
The manager pulled a clue out from his jacket pocket and gave it to Hiyoko.
"BIG SIS MAHIRU! WE HAVE IT!" Hiyoko shouted. Mahiru came out of the kitchen and ran over to Hiyoko.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make your way to the Zocalo and find your next clue," Mahiru read. They took off their restaurant gear and ran out of the taqueria.
"Dammit," Junko said.
Who will be eliminated at this rate? Puhuhu... find out next time.
If you want to vote, do it now. It's on my profile on FFN, and I'll reupload it in the comments on Ao3 (if you have already voted please do not reply to that.). Voting officially closes once the season finale releases.
And we're down to five teams (that will become four next time). Who do you THINK will end up winning? (different than who you HOPE will win. Heh, hope). If you correctly guess it, I will give you a shout-out once the finale drops.
Also, why don't you try and guess which country they'll visit next? (I'll give you a shout out next time if you're correct!)
