Leg 10.2
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo continued painting the bull brown. "I think there's some blue on the top but it's a little hard to see because of the lack of lighting we have right now," Keebo said. Peko picked up the model and ran over to one of the streetlamps. "Yes, it's blue!" she shouted.
"Got it!" Keebo shouted, picking up the step ladder and positioning it so he could reach the very top of the bull and began painting it blue. "I think that's it for paint!"
"So we're doing the frame now?" Peko asked.
"Yes!"
"Okay, get the sticks and the string!"
Mikan
Mikan read over the instructions and assembled the first taco and set it out for Maki to serve up. "What's the next one?" Mikan asked.
Maki looked at Mukuro, who was staring at her and seemingly trying to listen in, so she leaned in close to whisper into Mikan's ear. "A prawn quesadilla with green salsa instead of red."
Junko
Junko stood in front of the customers and prepared to take their order.
"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 carnitas tostada)
"Un taco de pollo con queso y crema agria". (Chicken taco with cheese and sour cream)
"..." Junko stared in disbelief. "Okay, fuck this."
She ran over to Mukuro. "Fuck this, we're switching."
"Huh? Why?" Mukuro asked.
"This is impossible. Let's just go."
"Oh… okay," Mukuro said, taking off her kitchen gear and running outside.
"That's insane. That's fucking insane."
"I think you could've at least tried to start the cha-"
"I think you could've at least shutthefuckup"
Mikan and Maki
"That's why I'm glad I don't have any siblings," Maki said. "Are the recipes going well in there, Mikan? Did you hurt yourself?"
"Not yet," Mikan replied. "This hot oil is scary, though."
"Don't think about it. If you get hurt it's not going to be anything that can hospitalize you."
Peko and Keebo
"And that's the frame," Peko said, standing back and looking at the giant torito. "Can we get a check?"
The judge walked up to the paper mache bull and looked it over. "It's correct."
"Alright, let's carry this thing." Peko said, lifting one side of the bull as Keebo lifted the other end. "Do you want to walk backwards or should I walk backwards?"
"I don't care," Keebo said. "I can if you want."
"Alright then."
"Do you have cameras in the back of your head? Or like some kind of spatial recognition without your eyes?"
"Wha- Of course not!"
"Just making sure. Sorry."
"Your curiosity is making you sound very robophobic!"
Mondo and Taka
Mondo and Taka arrived at the square and ran into it.
"Alright, we're looking for our clue," Mondo said. "There's Hiyoko and Mahiru's Speed Bump sign right there, so we know we're in the right place."
"Okay," Mondo said.
"Hola," a man said. "Would you like a flyer?"
"No thanks," Taka replied. "We're in a rush right now."
"Okay, no worries," He replied.
"I'm hoping we're looking for a box," Taka said. "But for all we know it could be on a poster or something on the side of a building or something more abstract."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko and Mahiru got out of their taxis and ran into the Zocalo to encounter their Speed Bump sign.
"Let's get this over with," Mahiru said, grabbing the clue off the Speed Bump sign and ripping it open. "Speed Bump."
[SB] Ofrenda
For arriving in last place in the previous leg, Hiyoko and Mahiru must now overcome a Speed Bump, an additional task that only they have to complete. In this Speed Bump, they must assemble an ofrenda, a display for the Day of the Dead that commemorates the life of a loved one. Looking at this the provided image, they must properly set up this ofrenda so it matches the ofrenda in the image. Only then will they be given the okay to continue racing.
"We need to find the marked area," Mahiru muttered.
"Over there!" Hiyoko pointed. They ran over to an area with a collapsed table, tablecloth, fruits, a photograph of Monokuma, paper cutouts, and candles.
"Do you have the image that we have to replicate?" Mahiru asked.
"I think it's under these fruits," Hiyoko said, reaching in and pulling out the photograph. "Okay. So first we need to set up the table and drape the orange tablecloth over it.
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo continued walking down the street as they knocked over a group of people.
"Those guys are giving us the death stare," Peko said.
"It doesn't matter." Keebo replied. "We have to keep walking."
Keebo turned around. "Sorry. Gracias."
"Gracias means thank you." Peko corrected.
"You're welcome."
Junko and Mukuro
Junko and Mukuro argued in their cab.
"I'm telling you, there was no way I could retain all those words in a language I don't understand." Junko said.
"Then we could've just switched!"
"That's what we're doing, right?" Junko asked.
"No, I mean switched who's taking the orders and who's cooking the food."
"Why didn't you offer?"
"Because you just waltzed in and said 'fuck it, let's go.'".
"You're going to make me implode, you know that?"
Mondo and Taka
"Look at that guy over there," Taka said.
"The guy that tried to give us a flyer?"
"He's not giving a flyer to anyone else that passed by. And if you look at it, the flyer is red and yellow."
"Do you think we should take one?" Mondo asked.
"It's worth trying."
The boys ran up to him. "Hey, um, we'll take a flyer."
"Okay, here you go!" he said, giving them a flyer which they read over.
"Hmm…" Taka read. "It says Amazing Dance Lessons at Palacio de Bellas Artes. And monokuma is in the corner."
"So that's where we have to go, right?" Mondo asked.
"Clearly."
Mondo and Taka: Currently in 1st Place
[i] Proceed to: Palacio de Bellas Artes
The boys ran out of the plaza and into a cab. "We need to get to the Palacio de Bellas Artes. Do you know?"
"I know. Get in."
Mikan and Maki
Mikan served up the last two plates and pushed them to Maki, who picked them up and carried them into the dining room.
"Okay, I have your taco and tostada." she said, placing the plates down in front of the customers. "Is that good?"
The restaurant owner came up and asked them. "Son tus pedidos correctos?" (Are your orders correct?)
"No."
The customers held up the three incorrect plates as Maki picked them up and made her way back to the kitchen.
"Mikan, they said no." Maki said.
"What?" Mikan asked. "But I followed the orders!"
Maki thought for a second. "Hang on, it might be my mistake."
She grabbed the plates and made her way back over to the table, but rearranged who got what dish. "Is that correct now?"
"Si!"
The owner pulled a clue out of his back pocket and handed it over.
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 3rd Place
"Mikan! We got it! Let's go!"
"Right!"
Mikan and Maki undressed their gear and ran outside to climb into a taxi.
"Junko sounds like she's pissed." Maki said. "Like she's totally breaking down right now."
"That doesn't sound good," Mikan said. "I hope everything's going alright with them."
"Well, she's scattered everywhere right now. I won't be upset if they end up going home today, which it looks like."
Peko and Keebo
Keebo tripped over something and dropped his half of the bull.
"Did you break anything?" Peko asked.
"I don't see anything broken."
"Then shake it off and keep carrying this thing."
Keebo nodded and picked up his half of the bull again and continued walking until Peko stopped.
"What now?" Keebo asked.
"There's someone with a massive cake right in front of us." Peko said.
"Tell her to move."
"That's what I'm doing!"
"That bull took up 95 percent of the sidewalk," Peko explained. "And it was clear that all the locals were getting mad at us. But there was this one woman with like a three-foot-tall wedding cake and no protections, and was right in the middle of the sidewalk and refused to move."
"Can you get out of our way? We're in a rush." Peko said.
"..."
"Can you move?"
"If she's not responding, run her over." Keebo said.
"I can't do that. Move, lady!" Peko made a shooing motion with her hand to try to signal for her to move, but she stood still.
"..."
"Screw it. We're moving."
They continued walking as the lady rushed out of the way, but dropped her cake on the way.
"I feel bad." Peko said.
"Don't worry. It's her fault for not moving."
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko set up the candles and set them onto the table. "Did the picture say that the candles had to be lit?"
"The candles aren't lit," Mahiru said. "You should be good. Focus on putting the fruit in order, I'll work on the paper cutouts and the photograph."
Mahiru put the picture of Monokuma on the far end of the table, facing outwards, while she folded the paper cutouts and draped them over the side of the table, some of them hanging half-off the side of the table.
"This shouldn't take us too much longer," Mahiru said. "It's only been five minutes so far and we're around halfway done."
Junko and Mukuro
Junko and Mukuro arrived at the empty lot.
"See! The two teams here already left!" Mukuro said, pointing to the fact there were only three bulls left. "If we had just stayed at the other Detour, we could've been done with it by now!"
"Fine. Let's go back." Junko said.
"No! We're already here!" Mukuro screamed.
"Then quit whining about it."
"You're the one who kept whining about the restaurant challenge."
"Are we going to make this stupid bull or not?"
Mondo and Taka
Mondo and Taka ran out of their taxi to the palace.
"It's a challenge," Mondo said, ripping the clue open. "Roadblock. Who's light on their feet?"
[R] Dance the Night Away
In this Roadblock, teams must learn one of the most famous Latin American dances. The Salsa. One team member must choose an instructor and take lessons to learn this complicated routine. If teams dance their way into the judge's heart, she will reward them with their next clue. However, if the judge sees any imperfections, they must go to the back of whatever line is formed to try again.
"I guess I'll do it." Mondo said.
"I'm not good at dancing, but I bet Taka's not any better." Mondo explained.
They walked into the palace and saw five instructors lined up. "Okay, I pick you." Mondo said, picking an instructor. They walked over to the practice area as she began teaching them.
"We're going to start out with this back and forth motion," she said. "So you need to step to the right, left foot over your right foot, and then pull your right foot out and move it to the right. Then you need to reverse your motions and do it to the left."
She showed him the leg maneuver. "Do you understand that?"
"I think so," Mondo said. "Let me try."
Mondo moved left to right, and back again.
"You're too stiff. Be looser. Relax."
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo walked into the parking structure.
"We need to get this thing up the stairs now," Peko said. "Just… Just bear with me."
She backed up and went up the stairs backwards slowly. "Okay, walk, but walk slowly. I don't want to trip."
They slowly advanced up the stairs until they reached the roof, and walked to the man on the roof. They lowered it to the ground as he walked around and checked it for any dings or scratches.
"Looks good ," he said, mounting it onto a stick and filling it with fireworks before setting it off in a whirlwind of sparks and light.
"Here's your clue!" he shouted, handing Keebo the clue.
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 4th Place
"Make your way to the Zocalo and search for your next clue," Peko read. They left as the sparks from the firework died out.
"That was pretty difficult," Peko said. "And stressful."
"Hopefully the other teams are struggling with the other side of the Detour," Keebo said. "That took a while to walk."
Junko and Mukuro
"Sis, hand me the paint," Mukuro said.
"Get it yourself."
"Wow, really? We're a team, and you're so bitter over me having opinions that you can't even grab something for me?" Mukuro sighed and walked around to grab the paint can.
Junko sighed and painted the bull brown.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko put up the last banana and positioned it in place. "Can we get a check?" Hiyoko asked. The judge walked up to it, looked at it, and gave them a thumbs' up.
"Alright, let's find the clue," Mahiru said, running into the center of the square.
"Girls? Do you want a flyer?"
"For what?" Mahiru asked. "Sorry, but we don't have time for this."
"Wait, Mahiru, look!" Hiyoko shouted, pointing to the flyer which had Monokuma on it.
"Oh, nevermind, we'll take one!" Mahiru said. She picked up the flyer. "Hmm… Palacio de Bellas Artes?"
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in 2nd Place
"Taxi," Hiyoko said, running to the side of the street and picking up one. "We need to get to the Palacio de Bellas Artes. As fast as possible. It's a huge race."
Mondo
"You're using your left leg on top when you move both directions. You need to have your left leg on top when you're moving right, and your right leg on top when you're moving left." the instructor said.
"Do I use my right leg or left leg? Just answer my question." Mondo replied.
"I just said, left leg when you're moving right, right leg when you're moving left."
"That doesn't make any sense."
"That's as clear as I can make it. I can try to demonstrate it for you if you want." she said.
"Please do."
The instructor shimmied her legs left and right as she showed Mondo the tactic they had to use. "Is that good?"
"I see," Mondo said.
"Now, you just need to incorporate shoulder and arm movements. Shimmy your shoulders back and forth, and ball up your fists and put them into mini circles like you're punching a conveyor belt."
"There were so many difficulties and so many things I didn't understand," Mondo explained. "That was utter torture."
"So, like this?" Mondo asked.
"Erm… you're following my directions I guess, but your back is so straight and rigid that it looks very stupid. Loosen up."
Mikan and Maki
Mikan and Maki dashed into the square.
"There's Hiyoko and Mahiru's speed bump sign," Maki said. "They've already been here, but at least we know we're in the right place."
"Do you want a flyer, girls?" the man asked. Mikan took one and looked at it. "Maki! It's here!"
"Oh my god, it is," Maki said. "Palacio de Bellas Artes?"
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 3rd Place
"Great job finding that," Maki said.
"If it was just me, or if I was with someone more like me, I would have definitely told the guy to fuck off." Maki explained. "Okay, maybe not that harshly, but you get the point."
"Thanks," Mikan replied.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in 2nd Place
"Who's light on their feet?" Mahiru read. "Sounds like dancing. I'll leave it to you."
"Please be dancing, please be dancing," Hiyoko read. "Learn a salsa dancing routine! Yay!"
Mondo
"You need to shimmy your shoulders back and forth, not up and down," the instructor said. "This is going to take a while."
Hiyoko then came into the building.
"Shit," Mondo said. "Okay, can you speed this up?"
"I'm going as fast as I can. I'm on your side."
Hiyoko
Hiyoko's instructor showed her the leg motion, as Hiyoko replicated it perfectly. "That's perfect," the instructor said. "Just make sure whichever direction you're moving, you step in front of your other leg instead of behind."
"Yes," Hiyoko said. "I understand."
"My talent is the Ultimate Traditional Dancer," Hiyoko explained. "It's not Ultimate Dancer, it's more like Ultimate Traditional Japanese Dancer. I have no experience dancing any other styles, but I knew that I'd be able to do it."
Meanwhile, Mahiru sat down next to Taka in the audience in front of the stage.
Peko and Keebo
Peko and Keebo ran into the plaza as they looked around.
"What are we looking for?" Peko asked. "You have the clue."
"It just says 'search for your next clue'. It doesn't signify if it's a clue box. It could be on a person, maybe."
"Do you want a flyer?" a man asked. Keebo sighed and took one to look over it. "Peko! I got it!"
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 4th Place
"Huh?" Peko asked. "Where?"
"It's a flyer that man had on him!" Keebo replied. He read it over. "Palacio de Bellas Artes!"
"How do you know it's a clue and not an advertisement?"
"That man spoke English to us, this flyer is red and yellow, and there's a picture of Monokuma in the corner."
"Good find!" Peko said. She ran with Keebo to the street and got into a taxi. "Palacio de Bellas Artes. Rapido."
Junko and Mukuro
Junko and Mukuro picked up their bull and began walking down the street with it.
"What's the address, sis?" Mukuro asked.
"220 Juan del Norte Street." Junko replied. "It's on this street, so navigation isn't going to be much of an issue."
Then, while walking, Mukuro tripped on an empty beer bottle and tripped face-first into the bull.
"Mukuro?" Junko asked, dropping her side to run over. "Oh, fuck. You did not."
"So I see Mukuro trip on something, and I feel her side of the bull fall to the ground after hearing a crashing noise. And when I go around to check, I see her inside of a huge hole in the material." Junko explained.
She stared at the hole in the paper mache that Mukuro had made. "Sorry. I didn't see that there."
Mukuro pushed herself up and looked at the hole.
"I can't fucking believe you," Junko said, running the way they came. "Now we have to go back and start again from scratch."
"I already said I'm sorry! There's nothing I can do about it now! What more do you want?"
"How hard is it to look where you're fucking going?"
"Really hard when there's a fucking bull obstructing ninety percent of my vision!"
"Stupid!"
"If we had just stuck with the restaurant challenge we'd be checked into the Pit Stop by now!"
"Oh, so it's all my fault, huh? I'm the reason you fucked us up?"
"You're impossible."
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 3rd Place
"Roadblock," Mikan read. "Who's light on their feet?"
"I'm not letting you do this one," Maki said. "That prompt is definitely not for you."
Mondo
"You're too stiff!" the instructor said. "Relax your back."
"Like this?" Mondo asked, relaxing his body and trying it again.
"Good enough. So now you're going to walk in a clockwise motion while I do my own thing. Make sure you're still facing the same direction, don't rotate your body. Don't worry about what I'm doing."
Mondo nodded and walked in a clockwise motion. "Okay, you're too stiff again!"
Hiyoko
"So now we're going to hold hands," the instructor said. "We first take one step outwards, then come inwards, then we criss-cross (while still holding hands), and then we go back out again as you spin around and flail your hands."
"Got it!" Hiyoko said. "Is that it?"
"That's all we're looking for." she said.
"Then I'm going up to try."
Hiyoko ran out as Mondo looked at her.
Maki
Maki and the instructor went through the first part. "This part is solo," the instructor said. "But we're going to transition into partner dancing in a bit."
"Got it," Maki said.
"Show it to me so far."
Maki showed him the solo dance at first, with her shimmying her shoulders and moving left and right.
"That can use a bit of improvement," he said. "You're stepping behind your legs. Make sure you're stepping in front."
Junko and Mukuro
Junko and Mukuro picked a new bull and began painting it again.
"I still can't get over you," Junko said. "I can't believe you fucking did that. If we get eliminated today I'm going to kill you and set off a firework in your grave."
"I'm trying my best! Stop berating me!"
"Well your best is obviously not enough."
Hiyoko: 1st Attempt
Hiyoko stepped onto the stage with her dance partner.
"Go Hiyoko!" Mahiru shouted. "You'll do great!"
Hiyoko and her partner faced each other as the music started up and they began stepping side-to side, shoulders moving back and forth. As the music changed, Hiyoko walked in a clockwise formation while fluttering her arms as her partner circled around her and grabbed her hand. They moved forwards, stretched outwards, and then swapped positions with their hands criss-crossing over them, moved back, then criss-crossed again before Hiyoko unwound their arms by spinning around and away from him in an ending pose.
Mahiru clapped as the judge nodded. "Bellisima."
The judge proceeded to give Hiyoko the clue. "Oh my god, did I get it?" Hiyoko asked. The judge nodded as Hiyoko took it.
"You were amazing!" Mahiru shouted. Hiyoko got off stage and ripped the clue open.
Hiyoko and Mahiru: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop!" Mahiru read.
[i] Proceed to Pit Stop: Angel of Independence
This monument, the Angel of Independence, is one of the most recognizable monuments in Mexico. Built in 1910, it celebrates 100 years of independence from Spain. It will now be 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 now!" Hiyoko shouted. "Let's get out of here before any of these losers catch up!"
They ran out of the theater. "I can't believe we pulled that off! We're in first place now!" Mahiru shouted.
Maki
"So we need to take a step forward," the instructor said, holding Maki's hand. "And then we need to step outwards. Because you're on the left, you have to step left while I step right."
Maki nodded as they practiced, stretching out their hands before coming back in.
"Once we're done with that, we criss-cross." he said. "So we swap positions so you're on the right and I'm on the left, but we're still holding hands in the same way we did before."
He demonstrated, swinging their arms over Maki's head to make the switch.
"So after that, we swap back."
"Uh huh…"
"Then we criss-cross again, and you spin out to unwind our hand."
"Like this?" Maki asked, criss-crossing their arms and Maki spinning out to unwind their arms and straighten it out.
"Exactly!" he said. "So you need to extend your left hand, even though it's not touching anything. Just for the flair. It looks kind of dull without it."
"Got it."
Junko and Mukuro
"Got it done again," Junko said. "At least it's faster the second time."
"Then let's run with the thing!" Mukuro said, picking up the bull.
"This time, you walk backwards, I'll walk forwards."
"Okay," she said. They picked up the bull and began running down the street with it.
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 4th Place
"Roadblock," Keebo read. "Who's light on their feet?"
"Uhh…" Peko said. "Sounds like dancing, which I think I'll probably be better at. But if I do this then I've maxed out my roadblocks and you'll have no choice to do the next one."
"It'll be fine." Keebo replied. "Whatever this next thing is, I can handle it."
"Fine. I'll do it."
Mondo
"We're only just now starting on the pair?" Mondo asked. "Can't you just teach me faster so I can go out and try?"
"I'm going as fast as I can. You're just difficult to teach. We'll try to move fast." The instructor grabbed Mondo's hand as they began practicing the couple part of the dance. "We need to take one step forwards, and one step out."
"What do you mean by out?"
"You're on that side, I'm on the right side, so I move to the right, you move to the left."
Mondo moved to the right. "Your other left."
Maki
Maki practiced the twirl a few more times.
"That's perfect, I think you're ready to perform," the instructor said.
"Alright, I'll gonna do it," she replied.
"How come she got taught so fast!" Mondo shouted. "She arrived twenty minutes behind me!"
"She's making less mistakes," Maki's instructor said. "I'm watching you. You're not taking the directions well."
"This is bullshit."
Junko and Mukuro
"Up the stairs…" Junko muttered, carrying the bull up the stairs before running over and dropping it off to the fireworks handler. "Here's your bullshit."
The man nodded and mounted the bull on top of a pole before setting it off in a flurry of sparks and fire.
"Here's your clue," he said, handing Junko the clue.
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in Last Place
"Make your way to the Zocalo and search for your next clue," Junko read.
Hiyoko and Mahiru
Hiyoko and Mahiru got out of their cab and ran up to the angel monument, and jumped onto the mat in front of Monokuma.
"Hiyoko and Mahiru," Monokuma said. "You left the last Pit Stop in last place, you overcame a Speed Bump…"
"Yeah?" Mahiru asked.
"And you're team number ONE!"
Hiyoko and Mahiru: 1st Place
"YEAAAAAAAAAAH!" Hiyoko screamed. "FIRST PLACE!"
"I'm glad," Mahiru said. "Maybe not as glad as her, though."
"For winning this leg of the race, you have each won a trip to Banff, Alberta, which you can enjoy after the race."
"After always coming in last or second to last, we finally won a leg, which is a great change of pace." Mahiru said. "I'm ecstatic, but in the end, it doesn't matter unless we come in first place on the final leg. That's the only leg that matters."
Maki: 1st Attempt
Maki solo danced for a few rounds before walking in a circle as her partner circled her and grabbed her hand. They danced out, then crossed each other, then danced out again and crossed again before Maki spun out and straightened their arms. The judge clapped and applauded as she held the clue in her hands.
Mikan and Maki: Currently in 2nd Place
"You're a-amazing, Maki!" Mikan said.
"Oh, um, thanks," she said. "I don't normally dance, so that was very stressful."
Mondo
"I think I'm ready for the stage."
"I don't think so," the instructor said. "There are so many things you need to work on."
"I don't have time to work on it." Mondo replied. "I'm just going to shoot for it."
Mondo went out onto the stage as Taka stood up and watched.
Mondo: 1st Attempt
Mondo stood facing his partner as the music began, but he moved a little late.
"CUT!" the judge shouted. "No!"
"No?" Mondo asked. He sighed.
Peko
"Which way do I circle?" Peko asked. "Clockwise?"
"Clockwise."
Peko demonstrated as the instructor nodded "That's perfect."
"Then what?"
"I grab your hand, and then we dance in pairs. I'll tell you about that now."
Mondo: 2nd Attempt
The music started as Mondo moved left, then right.
"No!" the judge shouted.
"What's wrong?"
She gave him a thumbs' down and sent him off the stage where he reunited with the instructor.
"You're moving left, then right. You move right first."
"Oh, okay then." Mondo said. "I'm going back."
"You're going to tire yourself out," the instructor said. "Just bear with me."
"No, I'm going back to try," Mondo said.
"Fine. I can't stop you."
"Mikan and Maki, you are team number two."
Mikan and Maki: 2nd Place
"Alright," Mikan said.
"Not bad," Maki replied. "Still in it, at least."
Mondo: 3rd Attempt
"No," the judge said.
"I can handle it. I can do this."
Mondo: 4th Attempt
Mondo: 6th Attempt
Mondo: 8th Attempt
Mondo: 9th Attempt
Mondo sat on the floor of the palace, huffing. "I can't understand why I'm getting so many no's. But I'm getting better. I'm getting further in before they say 'no.'"
"During this challenge, I kept failing over and over again, but because Peko wasn't up to perform yet and there was no line, I figured why not just try to practice on the stage? That way, the first time I got it correct I would be out of there, instead of getting it correct in practice and trying to replicate it exactly."
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in Last Place
Junko read over the flyer. "Palacio de Bellas Artes,"
"There. I found the flyer for you after you tried to push him away." Mukuro said.
"All you did was grab a piece of paper."
Peko
Peko walked up to the stage, ready to perform.
Peko: 1st Attempt
Peko moved left and right as she shuffled her shoulders. She circled around as her partner circled her, before he grabbed her hand. Peko then moved outwards.
"NO!" the judge shouted. Peko nodded and ran to her instructor, who was watching.
"You need to take a step forward before you move to the side," the instructor said. "That's all."
"Thank you," Peko replied.
Mondo: 11th Attempt
Mondo tripped over his own feet and fell over. "Dammit!" he shouted, pounding the floor of the stage.
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in Last Place
"Roadblock," Junko read. "Who's light on their feet? I'll do it."
"But I think we shou-"
"We can't afford to mess up. That's why I'm doing it."
"But our Roadblock limi-"
"We're in last place, and I know you're going to fuck this up like you always do. I'm doing it."
"Fine."
Peko: 2nd Attempt
Peko corrected her former mistake by stepping out first before she continued with the routine. They stretched out before stepping in and crossing their arms, and repeating it before spinning out and stopping.
The judge nodded and clapped as she walked up and handed Peko the clue.
Peko and Keebo: Currently in 3rd Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Peko read.
"You did great up there," Keebo said. "Boosted us up a spot."
Mondo: 13th Attempt
Mondo tried to continue dancing, but lost his composure and froze when he noticed Mukuro walk in and sit in the audience seat.
"NO!" the judge shouted.
"Shit," Mondo said.
"There's another team here…" Mukuro muttered. "We still have a chance…"
Junko
"Let's get this done fast," Junko said.
"Got it" the instructor said. "Look at me and try to mimic me."
The instructor started with the solo part of the routine, and Junko mimicked it almost perfectly.
"That's excellent."
Mondo: 14th Attempt
"Junko and Mukuro are here," Mondo muttered, shaking. "They're going to fly by this really quickly, oh fuck."
He shook off his feelings as he walked up to the stage to perform again.
Mondo stepped side to side and moved his shoulders to the tune. He circled around and grabbed his partner's hands before moving out, but Mondo fell a little slow.
"NO!" the judge shouted.
"Oh, come on, bro!" Taka shouted. "You can do it! Try as hard as you can!"
Peko and Keebo
"Peko and Keebo," Monokuma said. "You're still in the race. You're team number three."
Peko and Keebo: 3rd Place
"Okay," Peko said. "Great."
Junko
Junko twirled outwards as the instructor clapped. "That was perfect! You're all set!"
Mondo: 18th Attempt
Mondo twirled around and hung off the partner's fingers.
"No." the judge shouted. Mondo sighed and walked to his instructor.
"That was almost perfect," she said. "You need to extend your other hand after you twirl. That was the only thing that was wrong."
Mondo nodded. "Oh, and here comes Junko. Just great."
Junko: 1st Attempt
Junko walked right past Mondo. "I'm going to crush you and send you home," she said, as Mondo rolled his eyes. The music began as Junko moved side to side. The partner twirled around Junko as she danced in a circle before grabbing her hand. They moved outwards, they crossed each other coming in, then moved out again, then moved in again before Junko spun outwards and stretched out her hand.
The judge applauded and gave Junko her clue.
"No!" Mondo shouted, clutching the sides of his head. "Whatever. I have to get it this time. No matter what. Anything can happen. Their cab can get lost."
Junko and Mukuro: Currently in 4th Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Junko read before sprinting out of the theater.
"BRO! STAY CALM AND DANCE!" Taka shouted.
Mondo: 19th Attempt
Mondo shook off his tremors. "I have to finish this no matter what."
The music began as Mondo moved side to side with precision and elegance. Mondo and his partner moved in a circle before grabbing his hand and moving out, before spinning and crossing in, before moving out again, and crossing in again, before Mondo spun outwards and outstretched his hand.
"Muy bien!" The judge shouted. Mondo smiled and snatched the clue and read it.
Mondo and Taka: Currently in Last Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Mondo read. He and Taka ran out of the theater and onto the street, where they hailed a taxi.
Junko and Mukuro
"We left ahead of them," Junko said. "But we could still come in last place if they finished right after us and have a good cab driver."
Mondo and Taka
"We could get in front of them because we finished right after them and have a good cab driver." Mondo said. "They're only two or three minutes ahead of us, and our faithful driver Cesar knows where we're going."
"Bro," Taka said. "I just want you to know, no matter what place we land in today, whether we're fourth or fifth, whether we get eliminated or not, I just want you to know that I really appreciate how much effort you put into that challenge, and that I'm not upset at you. Even though you had to go nineteen times, you gave it your all."
"Tough day?" Monokuma asked.
"Very,"
"What place are you in right now?" Monokuma teased.
"Well we're hoping we're in fourth place but that really depends on how fast the other taxi driver is."
"Not fast enough." Monokuma said. "Junko and Mukuro, you are team number four."
Junko and Mukuro: 4th Place
"I understand there was a lot of bickering and insults thrown around?" Monokuma asked. "What's with that?"
"Yeah…" Junko said. "Well… today was the most stressful leg we've had so far. We were in last for literally every point up until the Roadblock, and this is the first time we've been at a genuine risk of elimination. I guess it just got to me."
"No apology for your sister?" Monokuma asked.
"Why would I apologize? She still messed up, regardless of how I acted."
"Whatever," Mukuro said. "I'm used to it."
Then, Mondo and Taka ran up to the mat right behind them.
"Mondo and Taka," Monokuma said. "As you probably guessed, you are the last team to arrive."
Mondo and Taka: Last Place
"I see where this is going," Mondo said.
"And I'm very sorry to say that you've been eliminated from the race."
Mondo and Taka: Eliminated
"We did well," Mondo said. "Sure, we might not make the finale, or we might not get a hundred million, but our journey was amazing and we made it very far.
"I got to race in ten countries with my best friend." Taka explained. "What more could I ask for?"
Race Stats:
Hiyoko and Mahiru: 10th, 9thU, 8th, 5th, 7th, 5th, 5th, 5thU, 5th, 1st
Mikan and Maki: 6th, 5th, 2nd, 4th, 1st, 3rd, 6th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd
Peko and Keebo: 3rd, 1st, 4th, 6th, 3rd, 6th, 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd
Junko and Mukuro: 1st, 3rdU, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 4th
Mondo and Taka: 4th, 7th, 6th, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 4th, 3rd, 1st, 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:
Teams get aquatic in the Australian harbor of Sydney.
*Hiyoko and Mahiru diving into a pool*
*Mikan and Maki pulling ropes off the side of a boat*
Four teams.
*Peko and Keebo running around the opera house*
*Junko binding the claws of a lobster*
Three spots.
"Someone's going home today," Junko said. "I'm not too worried, but today is the worst leg to get eliminated. Eliminated right before the finale. How disappointing would that be?"
"We're so close to the finale," Maki said. "We have to make it in. After coming his far, we have to make sure our hard work pays off."
And one loser.
"You've made it so far, and so close to the hundred million, but at the end of the day you are the last team to arrive. And I'm sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race."
Who will make the finale? Who will be cut short? Find out next time on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition!
A/N: Thank you for reading this up to this point! Unfortunately, I had to eliminate a team, and that team happened to be Mondo and Taka. They're by far the most popular team that I've seen, but I stand by my policy of predetermining the boot order and not changing it at all. Don't worry though, they have the most votes on my poll for Season 3 (and I probably would've put them in anyways even if they didn't), so there's a 90% chance you'll get to see them race again.
Season 32 of the Real-Life Amazing Race is going to be premiering in May 20 on CBS. (about time it was filmed in 2018). Anyways, you should definitely watch that.
Anyways, the next leg is going down under to Australia! Out of the four teams, who do you think has the highest chance of biting the dust? And who has the highest chance of winning it all? Peko and Keebo, Hiyoko and Mahiru, Mikan and Maki, or Junko and Mukuro? Let me know in the comments/replies!
Only two legs remain in this race. Trust me, these last two legs are going to be intense.
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