A/N: I know I said there would be an Elimination Station episode now, but while I was writing it, I realized that I didn't really know what to do, it felt tedious, and I really wasn't having much fun with it compared to the race chapters. So instead, I decided to work on the next leg. If you guys really do want an Elimination Station chapter, just let me know and I'll try my best to finish it before the finale, but that doesn't mean I'll be able to.
Previously on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition:
Seven teams raced from Marrakech, Morocco to Athens, Greece. There, teams faced an ancient detour.
*Hina, Nekomaru, and Kazuichi sword fighting*
At the Detour, Makoto and Sayaka rowed themselves to victory.
"I am proud to tell you that you are team number ONE!"
Meanwhile, Leon and Ibuki got lost due to the self-drive.
"This is a… long drive," Leon said. "Are you sure we're going the right way?"
"I'm soooooo certain," Ibuki replied. "Just keep going on this road."
In the end, a choice of switching Detours coupled with the closing of the Detours gave Miu and kazuichi a penalty, which ultimately kicked them out of the race.
"Miu and Kazuichi, I am sorry to say that you are officially the last team to arrive. And I'm sorry to say that you have been eliminated from the race."
Six teams remain. Who will be eliminated next?
Leg 7.1
This is the Temple of Poseidon, an old Greek temple honoring the god of the sea. Just a few miles south of Athens, it will now be where six teams begin the next leg of the Amazing Race.
Makoto and Sayaka won the previous leg, and will depart at 5:32 AM.
Makoto and Sayaka: 1st to depart, 5:32 AM
Makoto ripped the clue open. "Fly to Port Elizabeth, South Africa!"
"Africa?" Sayaka asked.
[i] Proceed to: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Teams must now leave Europe and fly over the entire continent of Africa to reach Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Once teams arrive, they must make their way to Route 67, an outdoor museum with 67 pieces of artwork to commemorate Nelson Mandela's 67 years of life. It is here that teams will find their next clue.
"I can't believe it. We're going to Africa!" Makoto shouted, shoving their stuff into a waiting cab.
"We're hoping that this Africa leg showers us with good luck," Sayaka said. "We won yesterday. Hopefully we can get a streak going and win this leg too. And the next. And the next."
Chihiro and Hina: 2nd to depart, 5:34 AM
"Fly to South Africa!" Hina shouted. Chihiro cheered.
"After our really terrible legs in Paris and Morocco, I think we're actually building up some steam," Chihiro said. "We're leaving today in second. That's a huge leap from eighth and seventh."
"It just shows that at this point, after learning a lot about the Race and what works and what doesn't work, we can actually become a force to be reckoned with," Hina explained. "We tripped and got back up. And this time, we're looking where we're running."
Makoto and Sayaka
"There's only one flight today?" Makoto asked. The agent nodded. "Bummer. But that's alright. As long as I'm not on a rope swing, we can make it through."
The first four teams awaited at their gate.
"Where are Nagito and Nekomaru?" Shuichi asked.
"Hopefully they went home," Makoto replied. "I think they're a huge pain to race with."
"You're right. I am a huge pain," Nagito said, approaching from behind.
"Where the hell were you?" Hajime asked.
"We got lost for a few hours before the Detour," Nekomaru said, laughing.
"Who do you think went home yesterday?" Chihiro asked. "Between Leon and Ibuki and Miu and Kazuichi."
"Not sure," Nagito said, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "We actually saw Miu and Kazuichi while leaving the Detour, but Leon and Ibuki could've gotten the other one done faster."
"Well.. I guess we'll see…" Shuichi said. "I really hope it's Leon and Ibuki."
They waited for a few more minutes until Leon and Ibuki rounded the corner of the airport.
"Woohoo!" Sayaka shouted, clapping. Chihiro and Hina as well as Nagito and Nekomaru rolled their eyes.
"We were actually really upset to see Leon and Ibuki still in it," Chihiro said. "We need to break up that alliance, and that goal doesn't seem to be doing well right now."
"There are six teams left, and three are still part of that alliance," Hina explained. "That doesn't seem good for us."
"What happened yesterday? Anything interesting?" Kaede asked.
"We got real lost," Leon replied. "We actually came in last but luckily, Miu and Kazuichi had a penalty and we were saved."
"Wow," Shuichi said. As Leon and Ibuki began telling their alliance members about the previous leg, Nagito and Nekomaru pulled aside Hajime and Chiaki and Chihiro and Hina.
"What's this about?" Hina asked.
"I'm sure you've noticed the alliance going on," Nagito said.
"What about it?" Hajime questioned. "It's not really a secret anymore. If they wanted to hide it, they're doing a terrible job."
"WE WANT TO BREAK IT UP!" Nekomaru shouted.
"Nekomaru, quiet!" Nagito shushed. "They're gonna hear!"
"Break it up?" Chihiro asked. "Is this another alliance?"
"Not really… I don't feel like joining an alliance will do us any good." Nagito said. "Let's just have an informal agreement to try and knock out that alliance."
"What good would that do us?" Hajime asked. "Why don't we just let them run their own race how they like it?"
"Well, that's the thing," Nagito replied. "It's a three-team alliance. I don't doubt that they will try to knock us three out so all three of them can make the finale."
"Alright," Chiaki said. "You have a point. That alliance is a danger to anyone who's not in it. But if we can, we need to target Shuichi and Kaede."
"Alright. We know what to do when we get to a U-turn, though." Hina said.
They all shook on their agreement.
Teams are now en route to Port Elizabeth, South Africa via Johannesburg.
Port Elizabeth International Airport: 1:49 PM
"GO GO GO!" Makoto shouted. Each of the teams climbed into a cab.
Leon and Ibuki
"Hi, we need to get to Route 67," Leon said.
"Route 67?" The driver asked. "Okay. 67."
Makoto and Sayaka
"Do you know how to get to Route 67?" Sayaka asked.
"Yes." the driver replied.
Chihiro and Hina
"Hey, up there, we need to pass that cab," Hina said. "That cab. Up there."
Their cab sped up.
Shuichi and Kaede
"Someone's passing us!" Kaede shouted.
"Sir, sir," Shuichi said. "Don't let that cab pass us. We're in a race for one hundred million yen. I don't know how much that is in South Africa money though."
Their cab sped up to keep up with Chihiro and Hina's.
Hajime and Chiaki
"We're halfway through the race," Hajime said. "And we have a fifty percent chance of making it to the finale, and one in six chance to win one hundred million yen."
"Those are good odds." Chiaki said. "But that doesn't mean we can't work hard or slack off."
Nagito and Nekomaru
"Hopefully one of the musical teams gets eliminated today," Nagito said. "Hopefully it's Kaede and Shuichi. They're an extremely strong team."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina got out of their cab as they raced to the clue box in front.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to Kragga Kamma Game Park," Chihiro read.
[i] Proceed to: Kragga Kamma Game Park
Teams must now make their way to Kragga Kamma Game Park. Once they arrive, they must search the grounds for their next clue.
"Alright, let's go!" Hina shouted. "Where the hell is our cab?!"
Chihiro turned around and noted their cab had driven off.
"Good thing we had our bags on us. We didn't even pay him yet!" Chihiro said. "You have your passport, right?"
"..."
"Hina…"
"I have it."
Leon and Ibuki
"I see the clue box," Ibuki pointed. They stepped out of their cab and ran up to it.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 2nd Place
They instantly ran back to their cab, who waited for them.
"Kragga Kamma Game Park," Leon said.
Chihiro and Hina
"TAXI!" Hina shouted, waving her hands in the air. A taxi pulled over. "Kragga Kamma Game Park," Chihiro said.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 3rd Place
"Make your way to Kragga Kamma Game Park" Nagito read.
Makoto and Sayaka
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Sayaka asked.
"Yes, yes," the driver replied.
They looked out the window as the clue box came into view. "Here would be fine," Makoto said. However, the driver didn't stop and drove right past it.
"No. We need to get out!"
The driver said nothing.
"Turn around!"
He waved a finger in the air for some reason.
Shuichi and Kaede
"Did Makoto and Sayaka just pass it?" Shuichi asked. "It's right here!"
"What happened?" Kaede asked. She shook her head and ripped the clue open.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 4th Place
"We need to get to Kragga Kamma Game Park," Shuichi said. The driver nodded as they got in.
Hajime and Chiaki
"It's right up there!" Hajime pointed.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 5th Place
"What are we going to do there?" Hajime asked. "Hunt?"
"I doubt they trust high schoolers with guns," Chiaki said.
Makoto and Sayaka
"What are you doing? Turn around!" Makoto shouted.
The driver continued driving.
"Do you even speak English?" Makoto asked.
"Yes, yes."
"Do you not speak English?"
"Yes, yes."
"Are you going to make us come in last?"
"Yes, yes."
"Sayaka, let's just get out. We can walk from here."
"Fine," Sayaka said. They threw their cash at the driver as they stepped out and ran back to the clue box.
"Great. All the clues are gone." Makoto said, grabbing the last clue and ripping it open.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in Last Place
"Make your way to Kragga Kamma Game Park," Sayaka read.
Leon and Ibuki
"Maybe we're going on some kind of safari?" Ibuki suggested.
Their cab approached the park as Leon and Ibuki stepped out of their cab, with Chihiro and Hina's cab pulling up right behind them.
"Oh my god I think we're in first!" Leon said. He opened the clue. "All the clues are there."
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 1st Place
"Route Info," Ibuki read.
Kragga Kamma Game Park is a nature reserve home to several species including rhinos, giraffes, and of course, South African Cheetahs. The cheetahs in particular have their own enclosure where visitors can watch them from a safe distance.
[i] Feed Cheetahs
In this challenge, teams must butcher and prepare a gazelle for consumption. Once the judge has given his approval, they must feed the meat to the cheetahs to receive their next clue.
Leon and Ibuki ran over to the demonstration table. "How do we do this?"
The instructor laid down a headless gazelle on the table.
"Oh my god, we have to work with that?" Ibuki asked.
The instructor ignored her and began slicing it down the middle to take out the internal organs.
"I'm gonna hurl…" Ibuki said.
"Keep it in!" Leon scolded.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 2nd Place
"Oh, no!" Hina shouted. "I don't know what's happening but it looks and smells disgusting,"
"Are we dissecting a giant deer?" Chihiro asked, pale as a sheet.
Once the instructor had taken out the organs, he cleaned it and began using a knife to take the skin off around the body. Chihiro and the girls looked like they were about to puke.
"I don't like this," Chihiro said.
Once the gazelle was fully skinned, they began slicing the legs off and dividing the body into several segments, then carefully using the knife to remove the bones.
"Is that it?" Leon asked.
"Yes," the instructor replied. Chihiro and Hina and Leon and Ibuki ran over to their respective stations.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 3rd Place
"Butcher? Allright." Nekomaru said.
"I think I can do this." Nagito said.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 4th Place
Shuichi and Kaede watched the demo, with Kaede watching in horror.
"Oh, god, do we really have to do that?" Kaede asked.
"We do," Shuichi replied. "Don't think about it too much."
Leon and Ibuki
Leon sliced the belly open, and reached inside for all of the guts and organs.
"Bleck!" Ibuki shouted. Leon teased her by waving it in front of her face.
Hina and Chihiro
Chihiro held the knife. "This feels wrong," He said.
"I don't like this," Hina replied. After Chihiro made the incision, Hina reached in to pull out the organs with her left hand, and pinching the bridge of her nose with the other. "This is like surgery. But more disturbing."
Nagito and Nekomaru
Unlike the others who arrived, Nagito and Nekomaru did not seem too disgusted by the gazelle. They quickly overtook Leon and Ibuki by getting rid of the organs and already beginning to take off the skin from the gazelle.
"This is a piece of cake," Nekomaru said.
Shuichi and Kaede
Shuichi was slicing the gazelle open while Kaede just watched with wide eyes.
"Can I have some help?" Shuichi asked.
"Uhh…"
"Shuichi might have some experience with death and gross stuff and these *ahem* smells." Kaede said. "But me, I'm just a pianist. I literally press buttons with my fingers. I'm not used to slicing open dead animals."
"I'm gonna vomit," Kaede said.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 5th Place
"This is like anatomy class," Hajime said. Chiaki watched the demonstration with little emotion on her face.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in Last Place
Makoto and Sayaka both turned green while watching the demo. "...Shuichi? Do you have that spare Express Pass?" Sayaka asked.
"Sorry. It's gone." Shuichi replied. "Don't think about it too much. It's not that bad."
"I beg to differ," Kaede said, hunching over the table.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nekomaru sliced off the legs and began slicing the skin off each individual piece.
"I don't understand why the others are complaining so much," Nagito said. "It's not that gross."
Leon and Ibuki
Ibuki cut the meat off the bones and threw the bones on the floor. "Ibuki thinks this is better than cutting off the skin."
Leon sliced off the last chunk of meat off the body. "Can we get a check?"
The judge walked up and inspected the meat. "It's good," he said. "Haul a big chunk of meat over to the bridge and drop it into the cheetah enclosure."
Leon and Ibuki picked up the chunks of meat and walked over to the cheetah enclosure.
"Oh! Cheetahs!" Ibuki shouted. "Hi kitties!"
The cheetahs crowded around below them as Leon and Ibuki chucked the meat pieces down. The cheetahs growled as they ate the meat. After the meat was gone, the employee handed over their clue.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to the Port Elizabeth Harbor and search for your next clue," Leon read.
[i] Proceed to: Port Elizabeth Harbor
"Let's go," Leon said. "Port Elizabeth Harbor… are we fishing? Or swimming?"
Nagito and Nekomaru
"Check?" Nagito asked.
"It's good," the judge replied. "Carry some meat over to the enclosure and feed it to the cheetahs."
Nagito and Nekomaru picked up huge chunks of meat as they walked over to the enclosure. However, a cheetah lunged at Nagito through the fence as he was passing by.
"I see you! You can't kill me! You're just a stupid cheetah!"
They got onto the overpass and chucked the meat down at the cheetahs.
"Here you go," the employee said, handing them the clue.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 2nd Place
"Come on!" Nekomaru encouraged, gripping Nagito's wrist and pulling him back in front to the taxis.
Makoto and Sayaka
"Can I have some kind of surgical mask or some kind of nose guard?" Makoto asked. "Or gloves at the least? My hands are so bloody."
"Your hands are bloody? Shuichi shouted. "My hands aren't bloody."
"Me neither," Hina said.
Makoto looked down and noticed a huge gash on his wrist. "When did that get there?"
The medic arrived and pulled Makoto to the side. "Sorry, we're going to have to treat that before you continue."
Shuichi and Kaede
"Check." Shuichi said. The judge walked over and gave them a thumbs' up.
"Alright," Kaede said. They picked up the meat and hauled it over to the cheetah enclosure. Shuichi leaned over as Kaede gave him a little playful shove.
"AUGGAHHFH!" He shouted. "What the hell?"
"Hehe…"
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 3rd Place
"We're going to the harbor," Shuichi said, stepping into their cab. "Hopefully it's not a swimming challenge. We don't want Hina to have an advantage."
Chihiro and Hina
"Check?" Chihiro asked. The judge walked up and approved it. Chihiro carried a large piece of meat on his shoulder while Hina picked up the largest one and slung it around her neck.
After walking not very long to the overpass, they chucked it over the side as the employee handed over the clue.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 4th Place
"We lost some time there," Chihiro said. "Hopefully we can make it back up at this harbor. Maybe some kind of aquatics challenge?"
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime continued slicing the skin off the meat. "How did they get this done so fast?" He asked.
"Don't worry about them. Makoto and Sayaka are still behind us."
Makoto and Sayaka
Makoto came back with a huge bandage over his right wrist. "Alright, let's get back to this."
Leon and Ibuki
Leon looked behind their cab as Nagito and Nekomaru pulled up right behind them.
"What? How'd they catch up so fast?" Leon asked. "Sir, sir, you need to go faster. We're in a huge race for a lot of money."
"Okay,"
Nagito and Nekomaru
"Go! Pass them! Pass them!" Nekomaru encouraged. Their driver passed Leon and Ibuki's cab.
Leon and Ibuki
"Agh! Nooo!" Leon shouted. He looked behind them again to see Shuichi and Kaede there.
"Them too?" Ibuki asked. Their driver separated from Nagito and Nekomaru's, and turned left.
Shuichi and Kaede
"What just happened?" Kaede asked. "Leon and Ibuki's cab just turned left, and ours continued straight."
"Oh my god…" Shuichi said, hands on his hat. "I hope we're going the right way."
Nagito and Nekomaru
"They just turned left," Nekomaru said, turning around. "And it looks like Shuichi and Kaede are keeping straight with us."
"Leon and Ibuki… they're probably going home today." Nagito said.
Hajime and Chiaki
"Can we get a check please?" Chiaki asked. The judge walked over and gave them a thumbs' up.
They carried the meat over and chucked it over the bridge.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 5th Place
"I think we can make up time on the others," Hajime said. "They didn't leave too long ago."
Makoto and Sayaka
"Sorry, Sayaka," Makoto said.
Sayaka looked up to him. "It's not your fault. What are you apologizing for?"
"Slicing my hand. The time it took for the medic to treat it was probably enough to stall us a few minutes."
"We can catch up. Don't worry."
Nagito and Nekomaru
Their cab stopped as Nagito and Nekomaru stepped out. "Stay." Nagito pointed. Then, they ran over to the clue box in front of a bunch of shipping containers.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 1st Place
"Roadblock. Who wants to explore the deep?"
[R] Explore the Deep
In this Roadblock, one team member must take a boat out to the middle of the cape. Once the boat stops, that team member must gear up in scuba gear and dive into the water. Using this ring of keys, teams must search through one hundred and fifty submerged boxes, of which only ten contain their next clue. However, what teams don't know is that these waters are home to some... frightening residents.
"I'll do it," Nekomaru said.
"Are you sure?" Nagito asked. "You did the last Roadblock."
"I think I can handle it," Nekomaru replied. "I'm great at swimming."
"Alright," Nagito said. They opened it and read it as Nekomaru silently swore. "Shit."
"So the thing about Roadblocks that most people don't understand on the Race," Nagito explained. "Is that when you get a Roadblock clue, you're only given a prompt such as 'Who wants to explore the deep' or something like that. You have to actually pick the person who's doing that Roadblock just from that prompt, and you're not allowed to read the rest of the clue until you've picked the person."
"Damn, it's a luck challenge," Nagito said. "Well… hopefully since you're on my team, my luck will roll over to you. Good luck."
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 2nd Place
"Roadblock," Kaede read. "I'll do it."
Nekomaru
Nagito awaited on the dock as Nekomaru stepped out onto the boat, and got inside to begin changing into a wetsuit and a snorkelling set.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 3rd Place
"Roadblock," Chihiro read. "This is all you. This has to be some kind of swimming challenge."
"Alright," Hina replied, tugging on her track jacket. "I've been itching for a swimming challenge!"
Makoto and Sayaka
Makoto and Sayaka threw their meat over the bridge as the judge handed them the clue.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in Last Place
"I'm sorry," Makoto said.
"Stop apologizing. It's alright, but all we can do now is hope we can crawl in front of another team at the Detour or Roadblock."
Leon and Ibuki
"Where are you going?" Leon scolded. The driver pulled over and ran into a hotel for directions.
"Really? You don't know where your own city's harbor is? Stupid. There goes our lead."
The driver ran back outside.
"Took you long enough!" Leon shouted.
"Ibuki says to get us there rapidamundo!"
"I don't think that's a word." Leon replied. "In any language."
Nekomaru
Nekomaru's boat stopped in the middle of the sea.
"Alright, so you're going to just jump off the boat and search underwater for the chests. All of the chests are within the buoy markers." the instructor said. "Use this ring of keys to open the chests."
He handed Nekomaru a ring of five keys and clipped it to his wetsuit. "And one more thing, don't be scared."
"Be scared?" Nekomaru asked. He sighed and dove into the water.
Swimming under the sea, he saw a chest floating, suspended by the bottom with a chain. He went through each of the keys, but struggled inserting them. After concluding that the first key didn't work, he moved onto the next one.
Kaede
Kaede's ship went right next to Nekomaru's as the instructor handed her the ring of keys.
"Do I have to wear these goggles and snorkels?" Kaede asked. "They kind of obstruct my vision."
The instructor nodded as she sighed and stepped into the water.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki rode in their cab.
"Do you think at the next challenge, we should work with Nagito and Nekomaru or Hina and Chihiro?" Chiaki asked.
"I would if they're willing to," Hajime replied. "They're right. We need to knock that alliance out. But I won't be crying if Nagito and Nekomaru go home today."
"True, we joined that 'pact' to tear down that alliance," Hajime said. "But still, we are racing, and it is a competition between the strongest. The two teams that we want to go to finals with are Chihiro and Hina, and Leon and Ibuki, because I think those are the two teams that would provide the least threat to us."
"Not to mention we are on good terms with Chihiro and Hina," Chiaki replied. "After that U-turn plan in Brazil, we're somewhat tightly knit. But if they go home, so be it."
Hina
Hina jumped into the water as sharks began to swarm around her. "EEK!" she shouted. Both Kaede and Nekomaru looked up at her.
"Oh my god!" Kaede shouted.
"AAAUUUUGHHHH!" Nekomaru screamed.
Then, the sharks dispersed.
"What was that?" Hina asked. The instructor looked down from the boat.
"He… hehe… sharks are native to this area of the bay. Don't worry, if you don't attack them, they won't attack you."
"Wow… thanks for warning us!" Hina shouted.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" Nekomaru screamed.
Nekomaru
After the shark scare, Nekomaru dove back down again and continued trying the keys.
"Dammit!" he shouted, coming back up for air. "Why aren't any of these keys working?"
"During the Roadblock, I tried all five of my keys on around ten different boxes, and none of them worked," Nekomaru explained.
"This is my tenth box now!" Nekomaru shouted. "Come on! One of these keys has to work!"
Kaede
"It's my fifth box," Kaede said. "None of the keys work… there's something that I'm not seeing here."
"I tried all of my keys on a few boxes, and it seemed like all of my keys were incompatible with the boxes." Kaede explained. "I figured if that's how the challenge was, the challenge would be something like 'each box opens with a different key, most of them are empty'. But since none of the keys worked, and it looked like Nekomaru was getting nowhere, I thought there was some kind of trick to this, so I went back on board the ship to check my clue for any tricky wording."
Kaede climbed the ladder back up to the ship and ran over to the clue. As she read over it, her eyes centered on 'Use the ring of keys'.
"Ring of keys?" Kaede asked. "Why not just the word 'keys'?"
"So I realized that the clue told us to 'use the ring of keys', when they could've just said 'use the keys', so I suspected that the ring itself was part of the solution to opening them."
Kaede looked down at the ring, and noticed that right where the ring closed, there were two little protrusions on the end that when you would uncurl the ring, it would be key-shaped at the end. She slid all of the keys off the ring and unravelled the ring, leaving her with a large key.
"Wow, that's tricky," Kaede said.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 4th Place
"Roadblock," Hajime read. "I think you should do it, to you know, balance out the Roadblock count"
"Alright… I'm not the best at swimming but I guess this would be alright."
Makoto and Sayaka
"There's Hajime and Chiaki," Sayaka said. "We've caught up to them!"
They ran outside and ripped the clue open. "Roadblock," Makoto read. "I think this is all you."
Hina
After trying all of the keys on her first box, Hina looked up at Kaede exiting her boat again with a giant key in her hand the same size and color as their keyring.
"Huh?" Hina asked, looking at her ring of keys. Then, she noticed the protrusions on top. "Oh. Oooooh. That's clever; I never would've gotten that.
Hina took off the keys from the ring and clenched them in her hand as she unravelled the keyring. Diving down, she inserted the new keyring as it clicked and opened the lock. Inside the box were two words.
'Try Again'
Nekomaru
A few minutes later, Nekomaru had not figured out the key mechanism but had noticed he was coming across open and empty boxes.
"Did they figure it out?" Nekomaru asked. "Shit. AOI!"
"Yeah?" Hina replied.
"How do you do this?"
Hina
"You want me to help you?" Hina asked.
"Yes, please,"
"I know Nagito and Nekomaru are in the pact with us to try and take out the alliance," Hina explained, "But I really need to jump ahead and help us finally get a win in this competition, and unlike Hajime and Chiaki, I felt like even if we helped them, they wouldn't ever help us later on in the competition."
"Once I've found the clue, I'll tell you the secret. Deal? It won't take more than ten minutes." Hina shouted.
"Fine by me," Nekomaru replied.
Kaede
As Kaede was swimming, she froze as a shark swam across her leg.
"Hggnnnnn…." she whimpered. Then it vanished as she continued swimming to a box. Then, she dove down and opened it.
"Try again,"
Chiaki
Chiaki dove into the water just as Sayaka's boat arrived. Diving underneath, Chiaki tried all of the keys but none of them opened the box.
"Wrong box?" Chiaki asked. "Do I need a specific box?"
A shark fin popped up in front of her, but she barely reacted besides a miniscule jump back. Then it went back down into the water.
"Wow," Chiaki said. Just then, Hina dove down and opened the box that she had just failed to open.
"Is something going on here?" Chiaki asked.
Sayaka
Sayaka dove into the water with a flip and immediately swam over to a nearby chest. She tried the keys on it, but once again, nothing opened it.
Leon and Ibuki
"Where are you going?" Leon asked. "God, we get the worst luck with navigation and getting places."
"Ibuki thinks we should get another taxi."
Leon and Ibuki got out of their taxi and began running around downtown Port Elizabeth.
"Taxi! Taxi!" Ibuki shouted, waving her hand. Several taxis went by, but none stopped to pick them up.
"I never thought our experience in Africa would be this chaotic," Ibuki replied.
"Dammit, we're screwed. Again. First to last. All because of that stupid taxi driver."
