Oh dear...here is chapter 10. Now things get harder for me because I want all these teams to win, but if I eliminate one then some other dude or dudette will protest...this is too much! Good lord, how will I get out of this one...
Responses:
CronoMaster: Thanks. Now how do I make this good...you'll see.
luigifan2234: There's a surprise waiting for you when we reach Rogueport...
ShadowHawkX3: There's a surprise waiting for you when we reach Toad Town...
Anters: That's good.
LegoMan727: Good lord, now what?
Nintendo Nut1: Man, with all these different teams, I will need to find out how to figure out who will be first...what will you do if Link and Zelda don't come in first?
Also, you might have noticed the weird messages for IloveRoy and superdave about the coming back...to elaborate, all the authors and reviewers who left an application and were chosen to co-host the Amazing Race are coming back in the double-length story finale of the Amazing Race released sometime in June. (That is if my computer doesn't act up again.) WOOHOO! GO FOR THE GOLD, TEAMS!
Backstage...
"Oh...my aching head...stupid Russian chocolate..." Nintendo Nut1 grumbled. "This is going to hurt..."
"Here...this should help." a 15-year-old girl replied, handing Nintendo Nut1 a hangover curing pill. Taking a closer look, she noted that the girl was of Mexican descent, with brownish-black hair and piercing eyes of sepia. Clad in a white top, black jacket, black capris, and black shoes, she looked imposing even without the lead pipe and the Uzi. "It helps."
"And you are...?"
"I am called Anase the Shadow Alchemist by everyone I know and on the website." the girl announced. "So, are you ready to begin this little race?" She grabbed Nintendo Nut1 and dragged her to the set, awaiting the start of it all...
"This is Yoshi's Island, an idyllic paradise that makes it a perfect place to get away from it all, whether it is to remember or to forget." Nintendo Nut1 said. "And this is Yoshi's Fountain, a cute little fountain that supplies Yoshi's Island with a beautiful backdrop and a quiet place to relax. This quintessential fountain of tranquility was the 8th Pit Stop in a race around the world."
"Teams who checked in last leg of the race obtained a mandatory rest period where they can eat, sleep, and mingle with the other teams." Anase the Shadow Alchemist replied. "They have no idea what is in store for them next leg, and must use the system of clues to locate the next Pit Stop. Yoshi and DK, who arrived at 9:25 am, will depart at 9:25 pm."
Yoshi and DK
1st to depart, 9:25 pm
Location: The Yoshi Fountain, Yoshi City
"So, what does the world have in store today..." Yoshi mused as he tore open the clue. "'Make your way to the Hydrangea Bridge near Pineapple Bay...'"
"Teams must now make their way to the Hydrangea Royal Bridge, spanning the length of Pineapple Bay, and make their way to the support tower of the bridge in order to receive the next clue." Nintendo Nut1 explained.
"I love this race." With that Yoshi and DK made their way to the lane and flagged down a taxi. There was only one worry on Yoshi's mind, though.
What will the world throw at us this time?
Link and Zelda
2nd to depart, 9:31 pm
Location: The Yoshi Fountain
"Oh dear, what will happen to us today, I suppose?" Zelda sighed as she tore open the clue and read it. "So what's next?"
"Nothing that will harm my little kitten, I hope?" Link brushed back a few stray strands of hair from Zelda's face.
"Link!" she squeaked as they got into the taxi and rode off.
Pikachu and Pichu
3rd to depart, 9:43 pm
Location: The Yoshi Fountain
"Yay! I want to go to the bridge!" Pichu said. "CAN WE CAN WE CAN WE CAN WE?"
"Be quiet!" Pikachu vexed as they got into the taxi. "We're already on the way, anyhow."
"Yay!"
Marth and Sheeda
4th to depart, 9:46 pm
Location: The Yoshi Fountain
"This will be good..." Marth said to himself as he mulled over the clue. "Some bridge is where we're supposed to go to."
"Well, let's go!" Sheeda grabbed Marth's wrist and ran off to the taxi station nearby, driving off in one minutes later.
"MARTH-SAMA!" Anase blurted out off-stage.
The Hydrangea Bridge, Pineapple Bay
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
"Oh dear, this could be somewhat damning..." DK said as he marveled at the sheer size of the bridge.
"Yep..." Yoshi then took notice of the clue box and read the clue within. "'Detour: Up or Down...'"
"A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons." Anase the Shadow Alchemist had announced. "In this Detour, the tasks are part of some extreme sports that the Islanders enjoy. In Up, teams must use a rappel system to ascend more than 250 feet into the air and onto the top of the suspension tower. Once they reach the top, they will get their next clue. In Down, teams must leap off the bridge's overlook and fall 100 feet into the waters of Pineapple Bay below. In the water, teams must then swim to a nearby buoy and grab the next clue before the speedboat will come and pick them up."
"I say we should do Down, it's much faster." DK reasoned.
"Good idea. Now where is the overlook...?"
Link and Zelda
Currently in 2nd place
Location: The Hydrangea Bridge, Yoshi City
"Good lord, who knew a bridge like this existed?" Link asked as he tried to see the top. "I can't even see the top of the bridge, for crying out loud..."
"Man, the clue's not too good either..." Zelda said. "Do you want to climb 250 feet or fall 100?"
"Crap...I'd rather climb than fall..."
"Then it's settled. To the support tower!"
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
Location: The bay underneath the Hydrangea Bridge
"Thank you." Yoshi said as he read the clue. "'Go to the Watermelon Ferry Station and make your way to DK Isle...'"
"Teams must now make their way 250 miles by boat to DK Isle." Nintendo Nut1 said. "Once there, teams must locate the Congo Jungle and search through 150 square feet of foliage to locate their next clue."
"Yes! I'm coming home!" DK announced as he jacked a taxi and rushed off to the ferry station.
Pikachu and Pichu
Currently in 3rd place
Location: The Hydrangea Bridge
"Gulp! We have to jump off here!" Pichu panicked. "Life's too short..."
"Oh, grow up!" Pikachu scowled as he pushed the poor Pokèmon off the bridge screaming his lugs out.
"AUGH! MOMMY!"
Roy and Lilina
5th to depart, 10:25 pm
Location: The Hydrangea Bridge
"Oh, dear St. Elimine..." Lilina gulped as she stumbled and looked down on the roadway below. The cars looked like toys, and the azure-haired mage began to panic. "Yeek! H-h-help!"
"I told you not to look down!" Roy yelled a few feet above her. "Just stay focused!"
"I can't! What if I fall and die? What if I-" Lilina never finished the protest because Roy had pulled her close and helped her up the rest of the way onto the support tower. "Roy..."
"It's okay, we're up here safe and sound." Roy comforted.
"I hope so..." Lilina squeaked while clutching her Roy.
Link and Zelda
Currently in 2nd place
Location: The bay underneath the Hydrangea Bridge
"Good lord...that was rather exhilarating..." Link said as he and Zelda had dried themselves off.
"Indeed..." Zelda remarked. "So where's the clue?"
"I thought you had it..."
"OH, for the love of-Must I do everything? I told you to look out for the clue, and you go and lose it!"
"You didn't give me worth crap! Have you even checked your belt, you crazy dame?"
"You little...oh, here it is. Hee hee..." Zelda giggled nervously as she read the clue. "We have to go to DK Isle. Let's go, hahahahahahaha..."
"Dumb broad..." Link muttered under his breath as he followed Zelda to their taxi.
Watermelon Ferry Station, Yoshi Highway
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
Yoshi and DK had driven up to the ferry station in an excited manner, but their happiness was short-lived as they read the sign that hung behind the glass door.
"7:30 am to 9:00 pm? That sucks..." Yoshi noted as he read the schedule.
"Yes, it does, doesn't it?" DK said, while he was eating a banana.
"Now all the other teams will catch up to us..." Yoshi squealed dejectedly.
"So now what do we do?"
"Sleep." Yoshi and DK heaved out their sleeping bags and abruptly drifted off into dreamland.
The next morning, 7:30 am
"Man, that was a nice nap..." DK said as he rubbed sleep out of his eyes. "But now we're all caught up."
"All the teams are now on the same ferry bound for DK Isle." Anase the Shadow Alchemist announced. "Once they land at the city of Lanuvalo, teams must travel 2.5 miles out of the city into the Congo Jungle and search for the next clue."
Lanuvalo, DK Isle
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
"Well, I'm home..." DK said as he walked through the lavish city. "The modern jewel of DK Isle sparkles like a diamond in the rough, tough jungles of my home."
"Whoa..." Yoshi said as he goggled at DK. "That was creepy..." At that moment, a crazy xylophone rang out in the background near them. Yoshi and DK turned around, and saw Pichu with a marimba and two drumsticks.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist..." A smile crept up Pichu's face, and Yoshi just sighed.
"Where's the taxi...?"
Link and Zelda
Currently in 2nd place
Location: The gate to Congo Jungle, Lanuvalo
"So this is the route?" Link asked.
"I think so...but it hasn't been used in a while..." Zelda noted the moss and vines growing all over the gate and noted, "We should be careful."
"I hope this doesn't turn into a disaster..." Link muttered. "Now where's my machete?"
Pikachu and Pichu
Currently in 3rd place
Location: The gate to Congo Jungle
"Hey, this looks fun!" Pichu said as he wandered into the rain forest. "I feel like Indiana Jones on one of his expeditions...are you coming, Pikachu?" He turned around and noticed that Pikachu had frozen up and was wearing a look of terror on his face. "What's wrong?"
"It's not dark in there, is it?"
"Why do you ask?"
"...never mind. Let's follow that trail!" Pikachu proudly declared, trying to mask his horror as well as possible and failing miserably.
"What's with him?" Shrugging it off, Pichu followed the terror-stricken Pikachu into the depths of the jungle.
Roy and Lilina
Currently in 4th place
Location: The gate to Congo Jungle
"Now what do we do?" Lilina asked Roy as he pondered over the current situation.
"It looks like we have to explore the jungle...mix it up!" He and Lilina tore off their clothes in a dramatic fashion the reveal canvas explorer outfits underneath, Roy with a canvas explorer suit, and Lilina with an explorer's jacket and a peach-colored skirt. Both had a fedora perched on their heads and were armed with machetes, pistols, whips and a handbook. "So, are we ready?"
"I hope so..." Lilina wondered as she started hacking away at the vegetation.
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
Location: Congo Jungle, DK Isle
"Where is that clue?" Yoshi said as he pushed and pulled all kinds of vegetation out of their path, but was soon cut up by thorns and splintered trees. "How far is it to the frickin' clue, anyway?"
"We're almost there." DK said. Blazing his way through the jungle, they finally came to a picturesque waterfall that thundered into the lake in front of them. Behind the waterfall was a familiar clue box. DK scurried over, grabbed a clue and tore it open. "'Locate the Halabarata Village by navigation...'"
"Teams must now make their way to the Blancmanche River and navigate it by speedboat and locate the Halabarata Village near the Coronet Delta." Anase the Shadow Alchemist continued. "Once there, teams must find the mayor's house and enter to receive the next clue."
"That's pretty cool." Yoshi said. A scuffling noise distracted him, however, and he glanced around to search for the source of the noise. Turning around, he saw Roy and Lilina, still in their explorer's outfits, hacking away at vegetation until they reached the clearing. "Good lord..."
"Wow, look at the waterfall!" Lilina squealed. "It's so beautiful!"
"Man, this planet really does have its unseen beauty, huh?" Roy agreed.
"We of DK Isle pride ourselves in being the most beautiful island ever." DK answered. "Why do you both look like Indiana Jones, though?" Before this escaped his lips, though, Pichu had struggled out of the maze of plants and had scratches on himself, followed by Pikachu, who was gasping and screaming. "What's with him?"
"He's afraid of the dark..."
"...we'd better split..." Yoshi noted as the other teams one by one emerged from the thick foliage, machetes drawn.
"Good idea..." DK said as they rushed back through the jungle towards the Lanuvalo City Gate.
Docks, Blancmanche River
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
"Ooh...so clean...let's catch some fish and have lunch!" Yoshi squeaked, dangling his legs into the river.
"We still need to locate the Halabarata Village first!" DK said as he hoisted Yoshi into a speedboat. He then sweatdropped and asked Yoshi, "Do you know how to work this thing?"
"...I thought you did."
"CRAP!" DK pounded the dashboard of the speedboat out of frustration. "Now what?" By some extraordinary luck, though, he pounded the ignition button, sending the speedboat lurching forward and Yoshi and DK into the back and onto the floor. The steering wheel was turning wildly as the speedboat dashed through the river, missing a jet ski and a fallen cypress by inches. "Damn, we just keep flying out of frying pans and into fires today..."
"Augh! How do you make this crazy thing stop?" Just then, the speedboat flipped over and crashed into a tree on the coast, and the treehouse in the tree collapsed onto the flipped boat. Yoshi and DK wormed their way out of the wreckage and looked around to regain their surroundings. "I think we're at the Halabarata Village..."
"How can you tell?" DK asked Yoshi. It became clear when Yoshi pointed to the 'Welcome to Halabarata!' sign near the dock they flipped at. "Oh..."
Pikachu and Pichu
Currently in 2nd place
Location: Halabarata Docks, DK Isle
"What happened here?" Pichu asked as he pointed to the flipped speedboat under the collapsed treehouse.
"Whoa! Someone crashed..." Pikachu sprinted over to the wreckage and felt around for a body. "There's no one here..."
"What if they were totaled by the accident, and their bones and flesh and blood are all over the place, eek!" Pikachu almost vomited at the thought.
"Wait..." Pikachu pulled out a white wallet decorated with green polka-dots. "What's this?"
"Hey, Pikachu!" Yoshi yelled as he ran back to the crash site. "Is my wallet in there?"
"This?"
"Yeah! Thanks!" Yoshi squeaked as he ran back into the village. Pikachu and Pichu just stared in obvious disbelief.
"Holy shit...how'd they survive?"
Roy and Lilina
Currently in 3rd place
Location: Halabarata Docks
"Oh dear...I hope no one was caught in that..." Lilina worried after seeing the crashed speedboat at the base of the tree.
"I doubt any one can get killed in that...the boat's still intact." Roy noticed.
"Still..."
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
Location: The mayor's house, Halabarata Village
"Thank you, sir..." DK mumbled after receiving the clue from the mayor.
"What does it say?" Yoshi asked.
"Hold on, I haven't even opened it..." DK muttered. "'Blaze through the jungle and locate the Zeljiar Potions Laboratory...'"
"Teams must now make their way to the Zeljiar Potions Laboratory, at Lake Undala, the source of the Blancmanche River." Nintendo Nut1 explained. "Once there, teams must locate the potion creation chambers to locate their next clue."
"Sounds fun..." DK said.
"I don't want to get mutated..." Yoshi protested as they left the mayor's house.
"You're thinking of nuclear power plants, Yoshi...this is a laboratory that uses chemicals to create various potions..."
"Oh, gee, that's so much more comforting..." Yoshi growled balefully.
The Computer Room, 3rd floor
Zeljiar Potions Laboratory
The scientist was just making mathematic calculations on the computer concerning a potion to raise defense in battle. After typing in the chemicals he obtained, the computer ran through and performed mathematical algorithms and piecing together the chemicals in the right order to create the Guard potion. He was about to present his findings to his boss when two people, one tall and short, covered in black cloaks quickly and skillfully got into the lab, even when the door was locked.
"Hey, what are you-" He never finished his sentence. The taller of the cloaked duo abruptly yanked the P99 from the holster on his belt and fired a shot point-blank in the head. Blood spilled out of the gaping hole in his head as the scientist collapsed dead onto the floor, the bottle of Guard potion shattering against the linoleum floor.
"Beep beep beep beep beep..." The shorter one seemed to give the taller his misgivings.
"Oh, shut up. I've killed numerous rogues in my life, and this is no different. Besides, he is a fugitive from the law and he was on death row." The shorter nodded his head in understanding. "Now where's the pack of dynamite you stole from the Great Fox?" The shorter gave him a small package with various electrical circuits and two canisters of gunpowder. "Good...now the teams won't know what hit them...heh heh heh...set the timer for 1 hour and 30 minutes." The two then laughed crazily at their diabolical genius.
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
Location: The Zeljiar Laboratory Main Gate
"What do you mean we can't get in?" Yoshi yelled at the security guard.
"Just that. You need to sign up for the tour for normal citizens to get inside, and the next tour is in..." The guard casually checked his watch and the schedule. "...30 minutes."
"Crap...all the other teams will catch up to us..." DK groaned.
"Sorry. After 9/11, we're not taking any chances." The guard said.
"Curses...Everyone else is probably going to be here...crap."
30 minutes later
As all the teams hopped up into the shuttle car for the start of the tour, and most of them weren't too happy about being on the same shuttle, especially Yoshi and DK. It also didn't help when the tour guide's voice sounded like a drone, and several teams fell asleep at once. It took 30 minutes to reach where the clue box resided, and the snoozing teams would have missed it if the other teams didn't nudge them awake. They soon saw a face that they would have been happier not seeing.
"Mr. Game & Watch!" all the teams announced at once.
"Why are you back here?" Link's voice tightened.
"Do you come hither to fleer and scorn at our solemnity?" Yoshi yelled. "Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, I hold it not a sin to strike you dead!" The way he worded it confused the other teams, though, so they had no idea what he said and just goggled at him. "What?"
"Talk English, not Shakespeare!" Roy vexed. "This isn't frickin' 1842!"
"Shakespeare existed in the 1500s." Lilina corrected.
"Whatever!"
"Beep beep!" Mr. Game & Watch nodded in agreement. However, the words from his walkman would set them off.
"Mr. Game & Watch, what are you doing?" Captain Falcon's voice sounded agonized. "Get back here right now before that laboratory blows up with you in it!" It took a full 5 seconds for the Smashers to realize what he said.
"BLOWS UP?" At that point, Mr. Game & Watch looked panicked. He ran to the balcony nearby and parachuted off before the laboratory began to shake and sputter as large pieces of concrete and steel catwalks falling from the ceiling.
"OH SHIT!" DK panicked.
"We have to get out of here!" Marth yelled. "We're going to die!"
"I hope the clue saves us!" Ness answered, grabbing one from the box and tearing it open. "'Road Block! Who has the need for speed?'"
"A Road Block is a task only one person may perform, and no one person on the entire race can do more than 6." Anase the Shadow Alchemist said. "In this Road Block, that person has to hop into the driver's side of a Porsche Cayenne and perform a James Bond-esque stunt: drive through a window of the laboratory building and land safely 8 feet below onto the road to their left. Once they cross the bridge that spans the Blancmanche River, the person will be awarded the next clue. Marth-sama..."
"You do it, DK; I've already hit the 6 limit..." Yoshi said.
"If this involves racing, count me in!" Lilina chimed, giggling a bit. "This will be fun!"
"If we keep talking, this lab will blow up with us in it!" Link yelled. "Let's go!"
The Zeljiar Scenic Point, 4th floor
Road Block Area
Upon arrival at the garage the teams were supposed to perform the Road Block, the laboratory was in bad shape. Windows were broken, there were cracks and holes in the ceiling, pieces of lab equipment and concrete littered the room, and light crashed to the floor in a shower of sparks. "We only have one chance, folks; let's not screw things up!" With that, DK, Pichu, Zelda, Lilina, Mewtwo and Sheeda hopped into the driver's side, revved the engines, and blasted out of the factory just as the timer hit zero. The laboratory was engulfed in flames and debris shot out of the smoldering ruins, sending various towers crashing into the ground. DK and the others didn't stop until they reached the other side of the bridge.
"Damn, that's one hot puppy they're cooking tonight..." Lilina said.
"Now we don't have to worry about dying!" Zelda said happily.
"We might have to worry about other casualties, though...look!" The teams followed Yoshi's finger to a storage tank of biohazardous chemicals and watched in horror as a piece of debris broke it open and spilled its contents into the nearby lake.
"Oh shi- if we don't purify that fast, everyone will-"
"Yes; everyone will die." Mewtwo said. "The river runs through the Halabarata Village and eventually into Lanuvalo City near where we entered DK Isle." Words didn't need to describe the destructive power of the chemicals as several fish rose belly-up to the surface at where the chemicals spilled into the water. "How will we fix this?"
"I have an idea..." DK said. He pulled out a cell phone from his backpack and coolly said, "Leave everything to me."
45 minutes later, Lake Undala
2 hours and 15 minutes until chemicals reach Halabarata
Several phone calls later, a bamboo helicopter landed with 4 of DK's relatives inside. The first was much shorter than DK and had a red cap and vest on. The second had large ponytails the length of her face and wore a multicolored hat and overalls. The third was orange in color and wore a shirt and pants held up by suspenders. The last was huge and muscular; he wore a small red yamaka and a golfer's vest. DK beamed with excitement at their arrival. "Hey, guys, how's it been?"
"You never write back, you never visit...how do you think we felt?" The girl monkey screeched.
"Tiny..." the large one muttered in a scolding tone. "That is not how we should talk. MAN, WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!"
"Sorry, Chunky, I haven't had the time..." DK scratched the back of his head nervously.
"So, what about the tournament?" the orange orangutan asked.
"Yeah, tell us!" the one in red asked.
"I can tell you later, Lanky; Diddy." DK addressed in order of who spoke first. "Now, the potions laboratory exploded..."
"Wow!" Tiny yelled. "Can we see?"
"Whoa...never thought that place would blow up..." Lanky agreed.
"Quiet!" DK yelled with a show of force. "The lab exploded and dumped chemicals into the lake, and..."
"And you want us to help you block off the contaminated water before it reaches the other villages?" Diddy finished.
"No problem, Donkey! Let us get to work." Chunky declared proudly.
"Good! You know what to do; now do it!" The 5 Kongs ran over to where the tank was spilling out and got to work. Chunky Kong was tossing boulders in front of the contaminated water to divert it; Lanky Kong was karate-chopping trees and felled the into the biomess to block it off; Tiny Kong was using her ponytails to cut ropes that sent crates into the water to block the mess; Diddy Kong was using metal pipes and debris to divert the dangerous chemicals away from the lake; Donkey Kong was shoving walls into the lake to block the water's path. Despite their best efforts, they couldn't stop the biomess from moving towards the mouth of the river. "How will we stop this!" Chunky complained.
DK was already one step ahead and was talking to someone the cell phone. "Hey, Cranky, I need you to..."
He was interrupted by the voice on the other line, which sounded old and wrinkly. "Donkey Cornelius Kong! Where have you been?"
"It's a long story, but I-"
"Don't give me any buts!" Cranky yelled from the other end of the line. "Back in my day, we actually showed respect to our elders! Kids these days: they're always looking for the best thing to do, the best technology, bah! We were lucky if we even saw a computer! You young ones always complain about how the city is cruel. We did something about it; it was community service! Why, in my day, our kind of fun was going into the jungle and hunting for one of them beavers to cook! My ma could make the best beaver stew this side of Nintendo! Don't go disrespecting your elders; I know of one who could solve cases with the blink of an eye! She could tell you who, why, when and how a murder was committed just by looking at photos! Don't scorn the elders; respect them!"
"Yes, Cranky..." DK muttered as several teams snickered at him.
"Well, don't 'Yes, Cranky,' me, why did you call?"
"The potion laboratory exploded, and we need a wa-"
"The potion laboratory!" Cranky was so loud everyone heard him. "How the hell-"
"Look! We need a water filter to fit at the river's mouth! Please, just make one already and get to it! We don't have much time!" DK was about to break his phone out of frustration.
"Fine...but you're in the Amazing Race, are you not?"
"What are you saying?"
"You know!" Cranky yelled. "Make sure to give me a nice big slice of the million-dollar pie, okay?"
"Of course..." DK grinned.
"Fine, I'll be there in an hour." Cranky hung up and soon started to work on the rest of the project.
"You just had to butt in, didn't you?"
"Captain Falcon!" Lilina screeched. She turned around and saw the devious F-Zero racer with a Harpoon R-L in his arms.
"I'll make sure you don't win at all!" Captain Falcon laughed maniacally and started opening fire on the Smashers, firing rockets at them and hurling them into the ground with the force of the explosion. He kept firing nonstop, and many of the people were nearly killed including Lilina herself. "How does that feel?"
"Guh...we'll never...surrender..." Marth growled, limping and leaning against a tree for support. His right temple had been torn open and blood was trickling down the side of his head.
"We...will not...lose to...you." Lilina staggered, her dress torn and her left arm bearing a nasty gash on it.
"Fine. Go to hell." However, a grape splattered him in the eye and the juice ran into it, severely burning his eye. "AUGH! Who the hell-" He saw Lanky Kong with a bamboo shooter as he fired more grapes in his direction, blinding him. "Curse you!"
"Go for it!" Lilina followed Lanky's advice and mustered her energy to give Falcon a hard kick in the gut, which caused him to drop the missile launcher into the chemicals, destroying it immediately.
"Damn! That tears it!" Captain Falcon's left arm shot out and grabbed Zelda, who shrieked loudly as he pulled her close and pointed his P99 at her head. "I doubt that any of you will let the young lady be hurt just to defeat me. I shall let her go at Lanuvalo, when I board the plane for the Smash Island – provided, of course, that no one does anything foolish.
"Here, now!" Link expostulated. "What d'you think you're doing?"
"Captain Falcon!" Lilina exclaimed in tones of shock.
"You wouldn't dare," Link said to Captain Falcon.
"He certainly would." Marth said to Link. "You better drop your weapons, Kongs. We will have to be content with letting him go."
Captain Falcon smiled and started forward, dragging Zelda along with him, as the Kongs reluctantly dropped their weapons. "Don't forget the million, Link," Captain Falcon said, turning his head slightly. The rumbling of the ground had caught him off-guard, however, and he foolishly let go of the Hylian princess, who kicked him in the shin and ran to her Link. "Damn! What now-oh, shit!" He watched as an elephant crashed into him. He was thrown into the sky again and yelled, "Captain Falcon is blasting off again!"
"OH SHUT UP!" Pikachu yelled.
Regarding the elephant, it screeched to a stop as the carriage it was carrying bounced to a halt. The elephant had a red siren belted to its head, and the side of the carriage had 'DK Isle Fire Department' painted to the side. Six or seven monkeys jumped forth from the carriage, yanked out a can of neutral chemicals, and started spraying the foam onto the chemicals in the lake, producing a fizzy effect on the lake. Cranky Kong jumped out and lugged a huge water filter with him. "DK! Here's the water filter you wanted..."
"Thanks!" DK and the Kongs hoisted the water filter to its new home at the mouth of the Blancmanche River.
"We did it!" Diddy Kong yelled. "DK Isle is saved."
"We have to go, though." DK motioned to the other teams and said, "We have a race to run. But I'll bring you all back a piece of the million, okay?"
"Good luck!" Tiny yelled as he and the other teams ran off across the bridge.
"Best of fortune to you!" Lanky yelled.
"Win the million!" Chunky screamed.
"Make us proud!" Cranky hollered.
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
Location: The Rufiyaa Bridge, DK Isle
"Yes!" DK announced. "'Go to the next Pit Stop, the Jungle Japes...'"
"Teams must now make their way to the next Pit Stop: Jungle Japes." Nintendo Nut1 said. "This magnificent jungle, known for its lush vegetation and for the movie 007: Everything or Nothing is the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in will be eliminated."
"Let's go, Yoshi." DK said, grabbing a taxi bound for Jungle Japes.
Jungle Japes, DK Isle
"So, who will come in first?" Nintendo Nut1 asked Anase.
"It is Marth-sama...it is always Marth-sama..."
"Of course, but what about Donkey..." the presenter said. She was a tall girl monkey why was busty and curvaceous, and she had a pink halter top and shorts, with pink shoes to compliment the look.
"I think that's him, Candy..." Nintendo Nut1 said as Yoshi and DK ran up to the world mat. "Yoshi and DK, you are in first place!"
"WOOT!" Yoshi yelled.
"Oh, hey Candy..." DK said, drool dripping down the side of his face. "How's life..."
"It's good. Here you go." She handed them a Souvenir Set, decorated in brown and yellow and bearing the DK logo on it. Next came Roy and Lilina, Pikachu and Pichu, Link and Zelda, and Ness and Mewtwo, in that order. Much to Anase's dismay, Marth and Sheeda were the last ones to arrive.
"What! NO!" Anase screamed as she broke down, crying, as Nintendo Nut1 made that heart-wrenching announcement.
"Marth and Sheeda, you are the last to arrive. I'm sorry to tell you that you are eliminated from the race."
"WHY!" Anase screamed. "I wanted you to win! Why must this happen?"
"Anase." Marth called her to attention. "I really don't think that money is everything. Sure, it would have been nice, but I came to the race for the adventure, the journey, and, most importantly, to travel with Sheeda, whom I love with all my heart." Sheeda giggled nervously at this last comment. "I sincerely think we have done the best we have to offer on this race, and I have no regrets."
"Marth..." Anase said. She dried her tears and hugged Marth, saying, "I'm sorry you got eliminated, but I hope you and Sheeda have a good life together."
"Thank you." At this point, Marth, Sheeda, Anase the Shadow Alchemist, and Nintendo Nut1 were startled by a bright light from above focused only on the four. "Marth and Sheeda." A mysterious voice announced from the heavens.
"Who are you?" Nintendo Nut1 yelled, shaking her fist at the sky.
"I speak on behalf of the author." The voice said. "He has heard what you said, and he looks on you with favor. He presents you with this." A burlap sack fell out of the sky at that moment, and Marth and Sheeda opened it to reveal wads of hundred dollar bills. They gasped, and Anase smiled brightly. "He has given you the 6th place monetary reward of $3,125 for you. Take it as you so please." The light soon disappeared as clouds moved across the night sky, as if nothing happened.
"Yay!" Anase cheered. "You got some money! I am glad again." She grabbed Marth by his head and tenderly kissed him, which set off Sheeda, and Anase finished, "That is a reminder that we will meet again." She grabbed Souvenir Set 8 (see ch 8 for details) and announced, "Farewell, and may we meet again!" She then disappeared, leaving a cloud of smoke in her wake.
"Well, we may have lost, but this is good to have!" Marth laughed, showing the readers the sack with $3,125.
As of now, the eliminated teams from here on out will receive a fraction of the million as rewards for making it this far. This will be good for them. Now the next co-host (ShadowHawkX3) will receive this Souvenir Set:
A Jungle Japes miniature
A Candy Kong figurine
The Donkey Kong Artbook
DK Isle and You: The Tourist's Guide
The Donkey Kong: Legend of the Crystal Coconut movie
The Crystal Coconut trophy
The Donkey Kong 64 game for Nintendo 64
Farewell! May fortune flood your stories, folks!
Gamer21