The teams were waiting for Chris to start the next part of the challenge.
"Ooh look, team colors!" Izzy crooned.
"Why the heck is our mat yellow? We`re no cowards!" Harold said shaking his fist in the air.
"Relax sugar. The mat`s gold cause Team Victory is in first place." Leshawna said trying to soothe her boyfriend.
At Team Amazon Courtney and Gwen were sympathizing over Duncan. In the meantime Rem turned towards Cody and was about to ask a question but was interrupted by loud chime bells.
"I don't know about you guys but I am loving Egypt." Chris said as he ate some kind of food while sitting on an intern while having another one fan him with a giant leaf.
"And I'm going to love it even more when I watch you do the second part of the challenge, the amazing camel race." He finished.
"Where are the other camels?" Harold asked looking around.
"There are no other camels. It's a camel race not a camels race." The host said making Heather do a quick and silent fist pump, Alejandro exclaim a what in surprise and Leshawna complain about how the loosing team got the best reward while they got a stick.
"Each reward has its advantages, trust me. You`ll be racing towards the world's most infamous water way. The Nile. Teams must bring their rewards all the way to the finish. You have sixty seconds to strategize." Chris explained.
Cody turned to the team only to see Heather on the camel arguing with Courtney. He cleared his throat and spoke.
"Hey how about you girls ride the camel and I'll walk behind it." To which Rem immediately rejects .
"Ma—Cody there is no way I am going to let you exhaust your self so please take my spot on the Camel."
"What?" before Cody could respond, he was gently tossed onto the camel behind Courtney.
"Are you sure about this Rem?" Cody was confused on why Rem has been acting so kind towards him.
"Crystal" Rem responds with a determined look.
Confession cam.
Cody- Seriously, why is Rem being so kind to me when I didn't do anything noteworthy.
Rem- I have a confession to make, Cody is my master as his parents forgot to tell him that he now knows their mansion as his parents are moving to the United Kingdom for business. They hired me so he could have someone to protect him. I'm glad I was hired by them because Cody has been so cute…. Did I say that..? CUT THE TAPE.
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"Alright. The Nile is that way. Kind of big, blue, watery. Can't miss it. Or, I guess you can, but then you`ll die. Probably get killed by the local scarab beetles. It's mating season and they get all killy when they`re in heat."
"I am glad there aren't any here. Those things are nasty." Leshawna said in a relieved tone.
"I`ll tell them you said so." The sadistic host said as he signaled Chief to push over a huge vase out of which countless beetles crawled out making Leshawna scream and back away. All the teams started jumping up and down to get away from the bugs.
"Ooh, time for a song! Think of it as a mini challenge. Music can soothe the savage meat seeking scarabs so make up a good song and maybe they won't kill ya. Or don't, and get disqualified like Duncan." The host said making the contestants groan as the music started playing.
Alejandro: No need to get crazy. It's lovin' time at last!
Cody, Noah, Tyler, DJ, and Alejandro: You don't wanna eat us up.
Owen: We're mostly full of gas. No, no!
Gwen, Rem, Courtney, and Heather: It's mating time for scarabs.
Leshawna: So, what'cha waiting on?
Izzy: Just ignore us humans!
Cody: Oooooh.
Everyone (except Ezekiel): And make out till the break of dawn!
Alejandro and Cody: It's lovin' time.
Gwen, Rem, Courtney, and Heather: Lovin' time, lovin' time...
Alejandro: Scarab mating season.
Alejandro and Cody: It's lovin' time
Gwen, Rem, Courtney, and Heather: Lovin' time, lovin' time...
Alejandro: Scarabs, get busy now...
Harold: It's lovin' time.
Gwen, Rem, Courtney, and Heather: Lovin' time, lovin' time...
Everyone (except Ezekiel, Gwen, Courtney, and Heather): Scarab mating season.
Cody: It's lovin' time.
Gwen, Rem, Courtney, and Heather: Lovin' time, lovin' time...
Everyone (except Ezekiel, Gwen, Rem, Courtney, and Heather): Scarab mating season!
Ezekiel: Seasonal, eh!? Whoa, no wait!
Needless to say Ezekiel messed up the last few notes and made the scarabs turn their angry attention to the contestants making them run away.
"Nice one. Go!" Chris instructed as he blew a blow horn.
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"Heather, cant you get this thing to move faster?" Courtney asked as the fair skinned girl sat near the neck of the dessert creature.
"What makes you think I know how to do control it?" The queen B retorted.
"Great." Gwen said in sarcasm. She turned her head to except to see Cody ogle her but instead, he was looking at Rem who was surprisingly keeping up with the camel and wasn't even breaking a sweat.
"So how`s it going down there Rem?" she asked.
Rem glanced at Gwen and gave her a small smile, but her eyebrow twitched slightly. "I'm Fine, no problems. Thanks for asking" Then turned her attention back to the dessert ahead of them.
"If you ever want to stop you`re welcome to climb up." Courtney said
Looking up at Courtney Gwen gave a smile.
"No, it's okay I need to make sure my m-I mean to get some exercise.. "
"We`re gonna go win now." Heather said to TCRRRRH (You know what it means) as she blew them a raspberry.
"Eat sand losers!" Courtney added along.
"Such witty remarks from such fiercely intelligent women. I'm both humbled and intrigued." Alejandro said back, not even showing that he was insulted.
"Nice try, but I'm with Duncan." Courtney waved him off.
"And what a pity it is that you should give yourself to a quitter, who doesn't deserve you." Alejandro shot back once more, leaving Courtney making an excuse and catching Heather`s attention.
Rem made sure they followed Alejandro's team so they didn't get lost. They made it to their destination.
Rem took one look around reached in his baggy pants to pull out a spiked object. Quickly heading to a bunch of cattails she cut them off and started making the boat. The rest of her teammates looked at each other.
Approaching Rem, Cody rubbed his arm as he asked.
"Hey Rem do you need some help?" making the maid look up at him with adoring eyes.
"You get me the reeds and I will make the boat just keep picking them." She muttered while blushing as she went back to making the boat. She made pile of reeds tied together then tied and shaped those piles to look like a big enough boat to fit them and the camel.
"Team Amazon rocks!" all the girls (minus Cody who was worried about Rem) exclaimed.
"No!" Owen said in despair.
"Its allright amigo we can still win." Alejandro said as he stried to encourage him.
"Al`s right. Thanks Al." Owen said. Alejandro didn't say anything just shuddered, which didn't go unnoticed by Cody as he started pushing the boat.
That was the moment Team Victory arived next to the other teams. They quickly made the smalest boat out of all and just as all the teams were in the water a familiar bell rang for the third time.
"Time for a musical repriese!" Chris announced making the teenagers groan.
"Hey if you finished the song the first time you wouldn't be here now….Zeke." Chris said emphasizing the last word. The last words heard were.
"Start singin and put your backs into it!" and the music started palying.
Alejandro: Mm, mmm. Crocodile amigos, what'cha swarmin' for?
Courtney: We don't mean to bug you!
Gwen: Please let us reach the shore!
Camel: (honks twice)
Lindsay: These crocs are getting killy!
Harold: Just bop 'em on the nose! I learned that in Muskrat Boys, it vanquishes all foes!
Ezekiel: No!
Alejandro: It's rowin' time!
Everyone else: Vanquishin'! Vanquishin'!
Everyone: Crocodile season!
DJ: It's rowin' time!
Everyone else: Crocodiles! Crocodiles!
DJ: Tell me I'm not sinkin'!
Cody: Yeah, it's rowin' time!
Everyone else: Sinkin' in, sinkin' in!
Everyone: Crocodile season!
Alejandro: It's rowin' time!
Everyone else: Rowin' time! Rowin' time!
Courtney: 'Till the Amazons...
Team Amazon: Wiiiiiiiiiin! Yeah!
"Congratz. You`re alive, and as long as you all brought you rewards across the finish line there will be no elimination ceremony tonight." The host explained.
"I lost the stick." Ezekiel said feting the full wrath of his teammates.
"Wow, sucks to be you."Chris commented.
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Cody was hidden in the elimination room when they voted off Ezekiel, he was also near the bathroo when he heard Alejandro`s comment about Heather being a saint compared to him. He was also there when he saw Ezekiel in the cargo hold. And the only thing he did was give the homeschooled kis a sleeping bag with some food stuffed in it.
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