Leg 5.1
Previously on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition:
Eight teams raced through Paris, France.
A flight delay caused five teams to fall behind.
"Attention all passengers, this is your captain speaking, and we apologize for the interruption. We have an issue with the landing gear that we must resolve before departing. Estimated delay time is approximately one hour. We apologize for the delay."
"Delayed one hour, huh?" Nagito asked. "Just my luck."
A revolutionary Roadblock caused Chihiro to struggle.
Tears welled up in Chihiro's eyes. "I don't- I don't know, anymore"
In the end, Hajime and Chiaki were able to tough it out enough to win the leg.
"Hajime and Chiaki, you are team number ONE."
However, the setback by the Roadblock combined with struggling at the Detour caused Chihiro and Hina to fall back into last.
"Chihiro and Hina, you are the last team to arrive."
However, they were given a second chance.
"This is a non-elimination leg."
Eight teams remain. Who will be eliminated next?
Hajime and Chiaki: 1st to depart, 2:30 PM
"Where are we going next?" Hajime asked, ripping the clue open. He chuckled. "Fly to Marrakech, Morocco."
[i] Fly to: Marrakech, Morocco
Teams must now leave Paris and fly southwest to the former Imperial city of Marrakech, Morocco. Once teams arrive in Marrakech, they must find this snake charmer at the marketplace Jemaa El-Fna to find their next clue.
"You must take this specific flight." Hajime read, pulling airline tickets out of the clue. He flipped over the clue. "It leaves at four in the morning."
"Looks like we've got a few hours to kill." Chiaki said. "Why don't we do a little sightseeing?"
"It feels great to finally be in first," Hajime said. "But we're in Paris and we've got A LOT of time to kill. We figured it would be a great chance to relax and enjoy ourselves a bit before rushing our way to Morocco."
Makoto and Sayaka: 2nd to depart, 2:53 PM
Shuichi and Kaede: 3rd to depart, 2:55 PM
"That's nice of them to give us so much down time to rest," Sayaka said.
"I'm grateful," Kaede said. "We actually get a chance to enjoy Paris."
"I sure hope everyone else is taking advantage of these twelve-plus hours." Makoto said. "I don't know if going straight to the airport is… smart. We're on a free trip to Paris."
After each team had left in the morning, they had all gathered at a restaurant just as the sun was setting.
"So, how did the leg go for you guys yesterday?" Hajime asked.
"It went… poorly to say the least." Chihiro replied.
"You came in last, right?" Tenko asked. "You have a Speed Bump?"
"Y-yeah," Hina said. "I'm not too worried."
Makoto sipped some coffee as he watched the conversation.
"Chihiro and Hina have a speed bump today," Makoto said. "Hopefully that's enough cushion for us to get ahead of them. We actually like them quite a bit, we actually like everyone who's left. But at least for us, it's better that they have a disadvantage this leg."
"Isn't it just nice that we can just get to relax like this in a group?" Himiko asked. "Normally in the Pit Stops we're just holed up in our room sleeping, and we don't really get to talk to each other normally unless we're at an airport"
They all chuckled as they got the rest of their food.
"Let's get back to business…" Nagito said. "Who do you think goes home today?"
"What?" Ibuki asked.
"I asked who you think goes home today!" ]]]]]]]]]]]
"Nagito… we're all friends here. We don't really have any enemies, and that question sounds like an instigator." Shuichi said. "Just let it be."
"But racing when we're all close friends? There's no point! We need enemies! To show that even with the deck stacked against you, hope can overcome despair!"
"Zip it, degenerate! You creep me the hell out sometimes!" Tenko scolded.
After they had eaten (Hina wanted to stay for eclairs), they continued to tour the city for a few more hours before arriving at the airport and checking into their flight.
"We are getting on a plane to Morocco right now," Kaede said. "It's a three hour flight… maybe we should've arrived at the Airport earlier to sleep… but that's fine."
They all filed onto the plane as they reached their seats.
"Bye, Paris!" Sayaka said.
The plane aligned itself with the runway and sped up, ready for takeoff.
Marrakech Menara Airport, 7:30 AM
The teams ran through the early morning light in the Marrakech airport before running outside.
"Taxi!" Kaede shouted, running and leaping inside. "Jemaa El-Fna!"
Their taxi took off.
Miu and Kazuichi
Kazuichi tugged at his shirt. "Why do we keep going to hot places?"
"Just take off your clothes!"
Chihiro and Hina
"We've got a Speed Bump today," Hina said. "Hopefully it's something that we can easily knock out in five minutes."
"We can overcome it," Chihiro replied. "As long as it doesn't revolve around flipping a blade around."
Tenko and Himiko
"I think I see the marketplace," Tenko said. She and Himiko exited their cab. "Wait here, degenerate!" she said, pointing at the taxi driver and laying her backpack in the cab as insurance as she made sure the driver saw.
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Tenko?" Himiko asked. "What if he just drives off?"
"I don't have anything too important in there, and I can always buy new clothes somewhere on the race" Tenko replied. "Let's just go."
They ran up to the square. "Oh my god this place is massive," Tenko said.
They ran and passed by a massive sign saying 'Speed Bump' with Hina and Chihiro's face on it, and a clue underneath it. They ignored it and then found a man playing a flute to a snake with his carpet marked with a race symbol.
"Do you have our clue?" Himiko asked. The snake lunged at them as Tenko pulled Himiko backwards, but carefully grabbed the clue that the charmer had handed them.
Tenko and Himiko: Currently in 1st Place
They ripped it open and read it. "Roadblock. Who wants to go grocery shopping?"
[i] Marketplace Scramble
Jemaa El-Fna is one of the most crowded and famous market places in Marrakech, popular among tourists and locals alike. In this Roadblock, one team member will receive a list of ingredients that they must purchase around the marketplace. Once teams have purchased all of the ingredients, they must deliver them to this marked food stall to receive their next clue.
"I'll do this one," Tenko said. She ran up to the nearby food stand, where the chef gave her a list of ingredients.
"That's a lot,"
She looked down at the map which listed: 3kg couscous, 2 jars preserved lemons, 1 liter olive oil, 2kg paprika, 10 onions, 20 heads of garlic, 2 kg olives, 2 kg sesame seeds, 2 kg semolina.
"Semolina? What the hell is that?" Tenko sighed, picking up a leather grocery bag.
Miu and Kazuichi
Miu and Kazuichi arrived at the marketplace and ran right past the snake charmer. "Clue box? Where's the clue box?" Miu asked.
"The Speed Bump is here, so we're in the right place," Kazuichi said. "Where the hell is it?"
"Keep looking! It's bound to be here somewhere!"
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki watched as Miu and Kazuichi rounded the corner around a market stall.
"Where are they going?" Leon asked. He sighed. "Whatever."
The snake charmer handed them the clue.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 2nd Place
"Roadblock. Who wants to go grocery shopping?" Leon said. "How about it?"
"Ibuki thinks you'll be great for this!" Ibuki replied.
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina arrived at the marketplace and almost ran right past their Speed Bump before backing up, taking the clue off its pedestal, and ripping it open.
[SB] Eat a Delicacy
For coming in last place in the previous leg, Chihiro and Hina must now complete a Speed Bump, an additional challenge that only they have to complete. In their Speed Bump, they must make their way to this nearby restaurant and eat this local delicacy to be given the OK to continue racing.
"Which restaurant?" Hina asked.
"It's that one over there." Chihiro replied, pointing to their left. They ran into the restaurant and sat down, as a waiter brought a plate with a dome cover over it.
"Alright, what are we eating?" Chihiro asked. The waiter pulled up the dome cover to reveal a sheep's head.
"NOO!" Chihiro shouted.
Hina, on the other hand, wasted no time. "Come on. We have to." She began pulling the skin off the face and began peeling meat off before popping it into her mouth.
"It's actually pretty good," Hina said. Chihiro sighed and nervously ripped off some flesh off the other cheek.
"Alright, the sheep's head was actually very tasty," Chihiro explained. "But the issue was that the head was literally just staring at me. And making me uncomfortable."
Chihiro stared at the head and took a sip of water.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 3rd Place
"Their speed bump is gone," Shuichi said. "Hopefully it takes a while,"
"Roadblock," Kaede read. "Who wants to go grocery shopping?"
"I guess I'll do it," Shuichi said.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 4th Place
"I'll do it!," Nekomaru said.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 5th Place
"Oh, me! Me!" Sayaka encouraged.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 6th Place
"I think I should do it, you know, balance out our roadblock count?" Hajime suggested.
"Yeah, yeah, that's a good idea," Chiaki replied.
Miu and Kazuichi
"Where the fuck is the clue box!" Miu screamed. "We are in the right joint, right? "
"Yeah, we saw the Speed Bump sign and I'm pretty sure I saw Tenko running around by the grocery stalls."
Tenko
Tenko found an olive stand and talked to the lady who was selling it.. "Hi, can I purchase some olives?"
"How many?"
"I need 2 kilograms."
The lady scooped up some olives and weighed them on a scale before handing it to Tenko.
"That will be 60 dirham."
Tenko counted out 60 moroccan dirham and handed it to the lady. "Have a good day."
She put the olives in her grocery bag and continued running.
Leon
"Semolina? What the hell's semolina?"
He walked up to a nearby stand. "Hey, do you have semolina here?"
"أنا لا أتكلم ذلك"
"I have no idea what that means."
"That marketplace was absolute chaos," Leon explained. "On the list, there were some things like couscous and semolina that I had no idea what they looked like, and the signs in the market were in Arabic or French or Spanish or something like that. The only real way to tell was to ask one of the shopkeepers, but there's no guarantee they know English."
"Hey Tenko, want to work together?" Leon asked.
"Pfft. Like a degenerate like you would do anything other than mooch off my hard work and never repay me."
"What's that girl's issue?" Leon whispered. Shuichi and Sayaka appeared next to him.
"You can work with us!" Sayaka said. "This is the whole reason we've had that 'alliance' thing going in!"
"Alright," Leon said. "Do either of you know what couscous or semolina is?"
"Semolina is a type of flour," Sayaka replied.
"Couscous kind of looks like a ball version of rice but it's a bit yellower… you know what I mean."
Nekomaru
Nekomaru ran around and picked up two jars of lemons in some kind of brine. "There's no way this is not preserved lemons…"
He tossed them in his bag and continued searching the market.
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina continued chowing down on the sheep's head.
"It doesn't matter if I'm grossed out," Hina said. "I have to get this done."
"We've picked half the head clean," Chihiro replied. "This is taking a while."
Hina pulled out the tongue and peeled the outer layer off before eating the rest. "Oh, that is so tender."
Miu and Kazuichi
Kazuichi opened the clue. "Idiot! It said we need to find a snake charmer!"
"I-Idiot?" Miu asked. "Wait, fuckhead! You were holding the clue so it was your fault!"
"Uaaagh! Please… l-let's just find this charmer." Kazuichi said, gripping his beanie.
Hajime
Hajime put a whole bottle of olive oil into his grocery bag and paid the shopkeeper accordingly.
"This place is a nightmare."
Sayaka, Leon, Shuichi
The three of them were at a produce stand, each picking out onions and garlic. They paid the shopkeeper, who bagged it and put it in their grocery bags.
"There's a shop with couscous across the road." Shuichi said.
Miu and Kazuichi: Currently in 7th Place
They received their clue from the snake charmer as the snake lunged at Kazuichi.
"Augh!" Kazuichi screamed, backing up.
"Pussy," Miu replied.
Kazuichi looked hurt and ripped it open.
"Roadblock," Miu read. "I'll do it so we can actually get that first place again."
"I've kind of realized that the only leg that we've won, was the leg that I had done the Roadblock on," Miu said. "So, you know, I kind of put two and two together and banned Kazuichi from doing any more roadblocks on the race."
Chihiro and Hina
"Alright, we're done, we're done, can we get a check?" Hina asked.
The judge walked up to the skull that they've left behind and flipped it around, looking for traces of meat. However, he reached in and pulled the two eyeballs out of their sockets and placed them right in front of Chihiro and Hina. "Eat that and you're done."
Chihiro began gagging and turned away towards a table, pulling a garbage can towards him.
"Oh my god," Hina said. She shook off her disgust and closed her eyes, pinched her nose, and put the eyeball into her mouth as she winced and scrunched her face as she chewed.
"OH IT POPPED!" She screamed, gag reflex initiating. She managed to get it down before gagging and washing it down with more water.
Chihiro eyed the eyeball. He had to do this or else they really would go home today. He quickly shoved it in his mouth, chomped on it a few times, and swallowed before almost choking and leaning over the garbage can.
"You can continue racing," The judge said. They stood up and dashed towards the snake charmer.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in Last Place
"Roadblock," Chihiro read. "You should do it."
"Alright," Hina replied.
Sayaka, Leon, Shuichi
They had each retrieved a bag of olives from the vendor and put them in their grocery bags.
"What do we have left?" Sayaka asked
"Olive oil, paprika, lemons, sesame seeds, and semolina." Leon replied.
Tenko
Tenko tripped over a random crack in the road and dropped all of her ingredients.
"Dammit!" She said, leaning over to put it back into the bag. She picked up the jar of preserved lemons to see that it was cracked and the brine was all pouring out onto the floor.
"Ugh," she said. "I'm gonna have to buy another."
Miu
Miu put all of the garlic and onions into the bag. "That's that…"
Hina
Hina bought a moroccan donut from a vendor and munched on it while walking around the marketplace.
"This is good," Hina said, running up to a stand with the onions and garlic.
Hajime
"Everything's in Arabic, I don't know what this semolina stuff is," Hajime said. He approached someone who looked like a tourist. "Hi, do you speak English?"
"A bit?"
"Can I borrow your phone?"
The man gave Hajime his phone as he began searching up semolina and preserved lemons.
"Semolina is flour… and preserved lemons is what it sounds like."
Nekomaru
Nekomaru bought an apple and bit into it. "Do you know where I can get paprika?"
The vendor shook his head. "Dammit!"
Sayaka, Leon, Shuichi
"This bag is getting heavy," Sayaka said.
"Tough it out!" Leon replied. "It's not too bad."
Tenko
"Do you have paprika?"
The vendor nodded and handed her a bag of red powder.
Nekomaru
"Why can't I find any paprika in this market? THIS IS INEXCUSABLE!"
Hajime
"Is this semolina?" Hajime asked. The vendor nodded and handed him a bag of semolina.
"This is 2 kilograms."
"Alright, thank you."
Miu
"I need some fucking semolina!"
The vendor nodded and gave Miu a bottle of what looked like some kind of fish paste.
"Is this semolina?"
"No english."
Miu shrugged and gave the vendor some cash.
Sayaka, Leon, Shuichi
After the vendors had given each of them a 2-kilo bag of paprika, they had all sprinted for the marked food stand as they handed over their grocery bags.
In exchange, the judge handed over three clues.
"Great job!" Makoto shouted
"WOOO!" Ibuki shouted
"You guys did great!" Kaede yelled, ripping open the clue.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 1st Place
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 2nd Place
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 3rd Place
[i] Proceed to: Tea Shop
Teams must now make their way on foot to this tea shop to receive their next clue.
"Let's go ask someone." Kaede said.
"Hey," Makoto asked. "Do you know where this tea shop is?"
The person pulled out his phone and began typing. "It's very close. Just go that way, then right at the next side route."
"Thank you," Shuichi replied.
Hina
"I do not feel so good after eating that eyeball…" Hina said. "I can still taste it!"
Hina walked up to a stand selling flour and semolina as she pointed at the semolina. "2 Kilos."
Nekomaru
Nekomaru ran right past a stand that was selling various powders and spices. He saw it out of the corner of his eye and turned around.
"Aha! Paprika!"
The vendor scooped some into a bag and gave it to Nekomaru, who immediately ran to the food stand and handed in his ingredients.
"It's good," the judge said, reaching inside his coat and pulling out a clue.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 4th Place
"Are we going to taste some tea?" Nagito asked.
Tenko
After Tenko had picked up her bag of semolina, she ran through the market back to the food stand, where the judge handed her the clue.
Tenko and Himiko: Currently in 5th Place
Shuichi and Kaede
Shuichi and Kaede ran in front of the two other teams and right in front of the tea shop, where their cluebox awaited them.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 1st Place
"Taste some tea" Shuichi read.
[i] Tea Tasting
Moroccan Mint Tea is Morocco's national beverage. Now, teams must search through the five hundred teapots in this tea shop that contains Moroccan Mint Tea. Once they bring a teapot full of mint tea to the shop owner, teams will receive their next clue. However, if they pour a glass of a liquid that is not Moroccan Mint Tea, teams must drink the glass before they continue searching.
Shuichi and Kaede ran into the tea shop as Shuichi picked up a teacup. Kaede picked up the nearest teapot as she poured it into the cup.
"Milk?" Shuichi asked. He shrugged and chugged it, face scrunching up. "Oh, that is not milk. Blaugh!"
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 2nd Place
Makoto and Sayaka arrived, working their way from the other end of the tea shop. Makoto poured a teacup and drank it. "That's just hot water."
"Now, these teapots weren't just filled with tea." Sayaka said. "They were filled with all sorts of things."
Sayaka poured a glass of some kind of juice as she chugged it. "This is going to take a while."
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 3rd Place
Ibuki began pouring Leon a cup of some kind of beverage as he chugged it, then spat it out. "Oh god, what is that? Is it vinegar?"
Ibuki poured it and chugged it, also spitting it out. "Yup. Vinegar!"
"I don't really get you sometimes..." Leon said.
Hina
Hina took a swig of water as she continued running around the marketplace. "Dammit, everything's in a language I don't know! How do you read these literal scribbles!"
Hajime
Hajime traded in some of the money for a jar of lemons. "I think I have everything,"
He dashed through the marketplace and ran right into Hina.
"Oh… sorry about that." Hajime said.
"Don't worry about it. By the way… can you tell me where to find this semolina and couscous stuff?"
"The semolina is right over there," Hajime pointed. "And couscous, you have to go straight, turn left, and is three stalls down on your right."
"Alright, thank you!" Hina replied.
"To be fair, it might not have been the smartest decision to help the team with the biggest disadvantage, but we do owe them for U-turning Celeste and Akane on leg 3 and knocking them out of the Race." Hajime said.
Hajime continued running and reached the chef at the food stand. He handed the chef the bag as the chef gave him the clue.
Hajime ran back over to Chiaki as she clapped a little.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 6th Place
"Sorry, we're kind of behind," Hajime said.
"It's alright." Chiaki replied. "We can make up some time at the Detour."
Miu
Miu ran up to the chef and handed him the bag. The chef shook his head as he handed the bag back.
"What?" She asked. "What the fuck's wrong?"
The chef shook his head and held up a hand, basically saying 'get out out here'.
Miu looked at her bag. "I have everything!"
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 4th Place
The Lucky Student and the Team Manager rushed into the tea shop. Nagito poured the first pot as hot, steaming tea came out. He took a sip and then ran to the shop owner, who handed him the clue.
"What. The. Hell." Leon said, amazed.
"It's just my luck," Nagito replied. "I'd think you'd be used to it, Makoto. After all, our dumb luck is the reason us insignificant pieces of trash got into this school!"
"I don't ever feel like I have that much luck. I just won a raffle." Makoto replied, slightly hurt that Nagito looped them together and collectively called them trash. Nagito stopped waiting for a response and opened his clue next to Nekomaru.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 1st Place
"Detour." Nekomaru read. "Carpet or Ceramic?"
[D] Carpet
Moroccan carpets are one of Morocco's most famous goods, created by the Moroccan Berber tribes. In this Detour, teams will travel to this carpet shop, filled with over 1000 carpets. Picking up a sample square of a carpet from the cashier, teams will have to find the carpet that matches the small, sample square, and turn them into the cashier to receive their next clue.
[D] Ceramic
For centuries, Moroccans have made these amazing ceramics. Now, teams will learn from the best. Using this manual spinning wheel, teams must shape these wads of clay into twenty acceptable clay pots. Once these pots have been molded and approved, teams will receive their next clue.
"We should do the carpet," Nagito said. "I have faith my luck will continue."
"Well… if you say so," Nekomaru replied. "I have to shit. Does this place have a bathroom?"
Makoto and Sayaka
Makoto poured another cup as a brownish liquid came out. "That smells like tea!" Makoto said. He took a sip and nodded.
Sayaka ran over to the shop owner as they traded the pot for the clue.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 2nd Place
"Let's do the carpet challenge," Makoto said. "Twenty pots seems like way too long."
"But we're just going to be running around and searching! Not to mention that we don't know how large that shop is."
"Alright, let's just do the carpet challenge, but we can switch if it takes too long," Makoto said. They agreed and ran out of the shop. "Good luck, guys!"
Their alliance members looked back and thanked him.
Shuichi and Kaede
After Makoto and Sayaka left, Kaede sighed. Then, she noticed they were alone with their weakest alliance member.
"Shuichi," Kaede whispered. "We have to get rid of the Express Pass. Let's give it to Leon and Ibuki."
"Leon and Ibuki?" Shuichi asked.
"We were told that when we won the double Express Pass, we had to give the second one away on or before leg 5, which is today." Kaede explained. "I felt like we would give it to Leon and Ibuki. We figured that we would either give it to them or Makoto and Sayaka because they're part of our alliance, and we felt like Leon and Ibuki were a weaker team who could use it better."
"Leon!" Shuichi said.
"What's up?" Leon asked.
Shuichi held up the Express Pass. "Want this?"
"The Express Pass?" Ibuki asked. "Yes! Yes!"
Shuichi handed the Express Pass over to Leon. "Don't tell anyone you have it."
"We weren't planning on it," Leon replied. "Thanks, though."
Ibuki held up the Express Pass and screamed. "We got it!"
"This is a lot of leverage," Leon said. "We could skip any challenge. That's a huge advantage that could potentially win the race for us."
Miu
Miu ran up to a tourist. "Can you search some things up for me?"
"Sure, what do you need?"
"Search up preserved lemons, semolina, and couscous."
Hina
Hina ran around the market, searching for preserved lemons. "What are those things?"
"Now, Hajime helped me a lot by telling me where to find the couscous and semolina, so I only had these Preserved Lemons left. But I didn't know what they were."
"What is that?" Hina asked. She ran up to a stand and picked up the fresh lemons. "No, no, no these aren't preserved!"
Tenko and Himiko: Currently in 5th Place
They ran in and began pouring teapots and drinking. "Pfft!" Himiko spat. "That's terrible! What is that!"
Shuichi and Kaede
"Oh! I got it!" Kaede shouted, pouring tea into a cup. She took a sip and passed the teapot to the judge.
"This is good tea!" Kaede said.
"Kaede! Focus!" Shuichi said, ripping open the clue.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 3rd Place
"I think we should do the ceramics," Shuichi said. "1000 carpets is too low of a chance."
Miu
After looking up the ingredients, Miu looked at the bottle of fish paste. "Dammit!"
She ran into the market and began searching for the real semolina. "Dumbass vendor gave me this paste or some kind. Stupid bitch."
Hina
Hina handed in her bag as the judge gave her the clue.
Hina and Chihiro: Currently in 7th Place
"Great job, Hina! You're not last, even with that Speed Bump!"
"Thanks," Hina replied. "Let's get to this tea shop."
Kazuichi said nothing and watched the market as Miu ran around like a chicken with her head cut off.
"Come on, Miu!" Kazuichi murmured.
