Geez...I never thought I had to upload the finale in 2 parts...the login area doesn't work, so, um, yeah.
Responses:
If I have any responses after I uploaded the previous, it'd be by the grace of God.
Backstage...
"By the way, luigifan2234, why didn't you leave yet?" Nintendo Nut1 asked. "Don't you have anything better to do?"
"Oh, that. It's because-"
"It's because of the new tradition." Both whirled to behold a young man of 14 wearing a fashionable ivory suit with a blue stripe running down the side and silver running shoes. He had shoulder length blonde and red-tipped hair, brown-blue eyes, a pair of eagle wings on his back, and a weird mechanical eyepiece covering his right eye. His look was finished off with a red cloak and scabbards and holsters, for his rapier and two MP5s. He smirked when he saw the two. "It's a new game now."
"Who invited you on set, anyway?" Nintendo Nut1 asked. "I never saw you!"
"Is that really any way to address the author? I'm crushed." It took a full five minutes for what he said to sink in for Nintendo Nut1, and she was amazed.
"Gamer21! You're here too!"
"Well, a avatar of me is here right now. I felt it my duty to appear on my own story and keep watch to see that you don't do anything stupid." Gamer21 said, passing by a blue table. "Of course, you haven't done anything stupid yet..."
"Damn right!"
"Whoa! Geesh, don't take your anger out on me! Besides, I brought some company."
"Remember me, Nintendo Nut1?" a voice asked through a jerky stick. Nintendo Nut1 instantly recognized it.
"Ack! It's CronoMaster!"
"YAY! Yoshi's still here! Woo-HOO!" a girl's voice rang out.
"Anters..." luigifan2234 said. "Who'd've thought it?"
"Hihi! I brought Mewtwo!" another girl announced, dragging the psychic Pokèmon with her.
"Zephyr Analea...goodness me, she brought her Mewtwo along for the ride." Gamer21 said with polite incredulity.
"All right, who eliminated Pikachu and Pichu last round, huh?" a voice yelled angrily as a mob of purple Pikmin followed him, knocking over studio equipment and the like as they tramped behind the voice's owner.
"Crap...it is LegoMan727 and his purple Pikmin mafia." Gamer21 balefully muttered. "Where's my MP5...?"
"Don't forget me." The blue table morphed into a human shape to reveal...
"It's superdave!" Nintendo Nut1 shrieked.
"Roy-sama is still in the race! I hope he wins!" another girl announced.
"IloveRoy's back..." Gamer21 said, preparing his MP5 for battle.
"Well, well. Nintendo Nut1 isn't drunk anymore." An alien announced.
"Doubledude, give it a rest already!" she retorted.
"Marth-sama is with me! YAY!" a girl screamed, dragging Marth with her and Sheeda following close behind.
"It is Anase the Shadow Alchemist." luigifan2234 said. "And she's obsessed."
"Yo, my homies, give it up for the man, woot WOOT!" Luigi yelled in a gangster tone, followed by Mario, Dr. Mario and...
"ShadowHawkX3's back! Tell a friend!" luigifan2234 announced in a sing-song voice.
"Hoo boy...there are a lot of authors running around the set." Nintendo Nut1 sweatdropped, as she saw CronoMaster and luigifan2234 engage in a furious staring contest. "YAYS! I can go crazy with someone else!"
"Just not too crazy..." Gamer21 quipped as he made his way onto the set.
"In the first leg of the Amazing Race, teams made their way from the Grand Metropolis in the Smash Island to the lands of Hyrule and Termina, made famous by the Legend of Zelda games." Nintendo Nut1 explained. "Teams had to put up with Pikachu and Pichu's driving en route to the airport and endure digging up sand dunesTeams enjoyed an exhilarating zipline course through Clock Town, and Captain Falcon and Mr. Game & Watch were the first team eliminated."
"Man, I guess we were overconfident, and I hate being sent home, but I guess this wasn't our day." Captain Falcon remarked.
"The next leg of the race took teams to the continent of Eagleland, made famous by the Earthbound series." CronoMaster continued. "Ness reminisced about the memories of his hometown, ate a huge pizza at the local parlor, and clean up their acts at the Monotoli building. Popo and Nana were the next eliminated on the race." CronoMaster completed.
"I just wanted to see the world with my sis, and I feel the Amazing Race brought us together, so we have no regrets." Popo said.
"I'm glad to have been with my brother on the Amazing Race." Nana sobbed.
"Petalburg City was the next destination for the teams as things got to a rocky start between the Mario Bros. and Roy and Lilina." Anters elaborated. "Things didn't get any better after the Road Block area nearly collapsed on the teams, and a car crash ended Kirby and Jigglypuff's time on the race."
"I guess it was fun while it lasted, and I'm glad to have been with Jigglypuff." Kirby said.
"Same here." Jigglypuff replied, kissing Kirby.
"Aw, shucks..."
"Alto Mare, the jewel of the seas, was turned upside-down by the teams. Things got a little dicey at the disco in Petalburg, and a bad move by Bowser and Ganondorf sent them reeling by Pikachu's fury, putting them in last place." Zephyr Analea finished, brushing some of her violet locks out of her eyes.
"Well, that was fun..." Ganondorf quipped.
"Yeah, that last decision came back to bite us, literally." Bowser agreed. "But it's been cool to be on the Amazing Race."
"Indeed..."
"Teams traveled to Corneria City the next time to get ahead on the race." LegoMan727 continued. "A rift erupted between the teams in the form of an all-out war on the freeway, and Nintendo Nut1 here jacked a LandMaster Tank." he added, pointing to Nintendo Nut1.
"Oh, that was fun..."
"Fun for you, but not for us...anyway, then, Yoshi caused teams to crash at the Road Block, putting Peach and Samus in last place." LegoMan727 finished.
"Man, we just wanted to have a great time, and they were just mean..." Peach sniffled.
"It's okay, we're still good..." Samus comforted.
superdave continued, "The next leg took the teams to Ostia, where Nintendo Nut1 had the dubious pleasure of making out with Link. Teams then had to put up with a harvest festival, and an attempted hijacking en route to Castle Ostia. Young Link and Dr. Mario, sadly, was the last two to arrive and were eliminated from the race." superdave finished.
"Well, that was fun while it lasted, but I guess I wanted to go all the way..." Young Link balefully muttered.
"Pherae greeted the teams as their next destination as teams put up with a Broadway courtesy of Fox and Falco, and Mario and Luigi were the last to arrive." IloveRoy commented.
"Well-a, I'm-a glad-a to have-a been with-a my brother on Amazing Race. That's-a all I can say." Mario replied, hugging his brother.
"In Yoshi's Island, Nintendo Nut1 decided not to show up because she got high on Russian chocolate." doubledude muttered bluntly as Nintendo Nut1 made a rude gesture with her right hand. "Things got worse when their friends disappeared, and Fox and Falco were to blame for the whole mess, getting themselves disqualified from the race." doubledude finished.
"Damn, that's what we get for pulling crap like that..." Falco muttered.
"The next leg didn't improve a bit." Anase the Shadow Alchemist continued. "Captain Falcon and Mr. Game & Watch tried to blow up the Potion Factory the teams were at, and Captain Falcon took an attempt of holding someone hostage and failed. Unfortunately, Marth and Sheeda were eliminated, but they were awarded a cash prize for their progress. YAY!" Anase cheered.
"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.
"The Mushroom Kingdom was the teams' next destination for the race. Many teams were rather concerned about the little DDR contest, and Ness and Mewtwo were sadly eliminated." ShadowHawkX3 added.
"NO! WHY?" Zephyr Analea yelled.
"Well, we tried our best and got this far...I have no regrets." Mewtwo said.
"The final race leg was at the thieves' hideout of Rogueport." luigifan2234 said. "Pikachu and Pichu struck back with their crazy driving, and nearly got ticketed by an officer for doing so. In the end, they were eliminated from the race." luigifan2234 finished.
"DAMN IT ALL!" LegoMan727 yelled.
"Well, we gave it our all and lost." Pikachu said.
"Now, as the Amazing Race draws to its final confrontation, three teams are left standing as they near the finish line." Gamer21 announced. "Who will overtake the teams and win the million dollars? And does Captain Falcon and Mr. Game & Watch have one more trick up their sleeve? Find out today on the finale of Amazing Race!"
"This is Rogueport, the thieves' hideout eternal for the Mushroom Kingdom." Nintendo Nut1 said. "This city was once a resplendent city, destroyed by a demon a thousand years ago and rebuilt and revamped into the slum-like burg it is today. And this is the Excess Express, an extravagantly decorated train that runs trips from Rogueport to nearby Poshley Heights. This train was the final Pit Stop in a race around the world." She stopped to catch her breath, popped a chocolate into her mouth, and continued, "Teams who checked in last leg of the race obtained a mandatory rest period in which they can eat, sleep and mingle with the other teams. They have no idea what's waiting for them in this leg of race and must use a system of clues to make their way to the Finish Line. Yoshi and DK, who were the first to arrive at 11:30 am, will depart at 11:30 pm."
Yoshi and DK
1st to depart, 11:30 pm
Location: The Excess Express, Rogueport
"Man, I'm nervous...it all came down to this..." Yoshi squeaked. "Here we go! 'You are now bound for the burg of Poshley Heights. Once the train stops, locate the Poshley Sanctum...'"
"Teams must now head to the Poshley Sanctum in Poshley Heights." CronoMaster said. "Once there, teams must search the sanctum for the next clue." He then heard the sounds of an argument behind him. "What on...?"
"Nu-uh! Roy's cuter!" IloveRoy protested to Anase.
"Marth's the hottest of them all!" Anase shouted.
"What the hell...?" CronoMaster asked.
"They're arguing over who's the hotter FE swordsman in SSB: M." Gamer21 informed him. "A bit of a nasty turn-up, eh?" Both he and CronoMaster continued to watch.
"...at least Marth isn't a pansy-boy!" Anase teased.
"Shut up, you cross-dresser dater!" IloveRoy shouted.
"It was a dare!" Marth retorted, and every pair of eyes in the room turned to him. "What?"
"See?" IloveRoy said. "That proves my point."
"It doesn't prove anything!" Anase protested loudly, clutching Marth. "Look at him. Does he look like he could tell a lie?"
"YES!" IloveRoy growled. She noticed Nintendo Nut1 walk by and she asked, "Nintendo Nut! Isn't Roy the hottest of the group?"
"No, Link is!" she beamed.
"You're all so stupid." CronoMaster said, loud enough for the three fangirls to hear. "You're all in high school, and you have crushes on video game characters? Bah! How pathetic can you be?" Suddenly, every eye, even the Smashers on set, turned to CronoMaster, and you could hear teeth grinding from the three fangirls. "What?"
"Bad move, Crono." ShadowHawkX3 whispered in his ear. "Never insult a fan girl's bishounen."
"Or what? What can they possibly do to-?"
"ATTACK!" Before CronoMaster could finish his sentence, Nintendo Nut1, IloveRoy and Anase the Shadow Alchemist unsheathed their weapons and charged full speed at Crono. He literally freaked out and ran for the nearest sanctuary, the boys' rest room. The three fangirls circled the doorway like hawks on prey. ShadowHawkX3 just sighed.
"I tried to warn him..."
"That was...interesting." Yoshi said.
"Sucks to be Crono." DK agreed. "Now when does this train reach Poshley Heights, anyway?"
Link and Zelda
2nd to depart, 11:48 pm
Location: The Excess Express
"Well, well, now the final confrontation is upon us. So, the clue says..." Link tore it open and began to read. "Poshley Heights? We get there in two days, am I right?"
"You are..." Zelda said.
"Back to sleep, then." Link said, climbing into the train bed and burrowing under the covers.
Roy and Lilina
Last to depart, 11:52 pm
Location: The Excess Express
"Poshley Heights...isn't that our destination?" Roy asked.
"Yes...we should get there in three days." Lilina answered. Getting no response, she turned around and noticed that Roy had gone back to sleep. She giggled. "Roy, you never change..."
Poshley Sanctum, Poshley Heights
"Beep beep beep..." a mysterious figure said.
(If you've been following the story, you should know who he is!)
"Shut up." A second figure retorted. He hooked up the wires, and snickered after basking in his work. "Now the teams will have a rather explosive experience...mwahahahahaha!" He continued laughing maniacally for the rest of the night, and then stalked off at daybreak.
"This is going to be good, hahaha."
Poshley Sanctum, Poshley Heights
2 days later
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 1st place
"Woo-HOO! We're here, finally!" An overjoyed Yoshi announced. He then pranced over to the Poshley Sanctum with DK lagging behind, breaking more than a sweat when they got to the opulent temple. "Let's get the clue!"
"I don't know...for some reason, I'm getting a bad feeling about this..." DK muttered balefully. "I think it's unsafe..."
"Oh, come on! The clue's inside!" Yoshi protested. "We'll fall behind if we don't get it!" Before he could even pass the fountain, he felt something hold him and send him crashing to the ground. "DK! What are you doing?"
"I don't want to let you go! It's dangerous!"
"You stupid monkey, if I-!" No sooner did the words come out that a huge explosion erupted from the Poshley Sanctum. It destroyed the windows and sent the doors shooting out of the museum, splashing into the nearby fountain. Pillar sections and entire pieces of walls shot forth, damaging anything and everything they collided with. Yoshi's jaw went agape, and DK muttered, "See? I told you something bad would happen!"
"Holy crap..." Yoshi squeaked as a stone from the sanctum landed three feet from them. "That was close! Thanks, Deek, sorry about earlier..."
"Don't call me 'Deek', Yoshi. I no like!" DK then noticed Link, Zelda, Roy and Lilina run in towards them. "We had a rather explosive experience today."
"Are you okay?" Zelda asked, glancing at one and the other. "You don't look hurt..."
"We're fine, ok?" Yoshi said. "But the clues got burned up!"
"Ah...man..." Lilina groaned. No sooner had they said that, however, a bundle of three clues landed in Roy's arms. Needless to say, he was besieged by the other Smashers in an effort to get the clue. Link and Zelda managed to get the clue, run away to the train, hop on board, tear it open, and read it. "'Use the enclosed free time plane tickets to travel to Mute City...'"
"Teams must now board a flight to Mute City via any airplane at any time, hence the 'free time' term." Anters said. "Once there-ow!" She was abruptly hit with a baseball, and rubbed the sore spot gingerly with a towel. "What the hell?"
"Sorry!" doubledude yelled. "That's a hit!"
"A hit is a hit by any other name..." Anters growled. She continued, "Once there, teams must locate the racetrack in order to find the next clue-is Crono still in the restroom?" she asked Zephyr Analea.
"They've been guarding it like hawks ever since he ran inside..." she said, watching Nintendo Nut1, IloveRoy and Anase pace around the doorway.
"To Mute City we go!" Link proclaimed loudly as the train left.
"DAMMIT!" Roy yelled as the train left without them. "This sucks!"
Rogueport International Airport
Link and Zelda
Currently in 1st place
"Excuse me, when is the next flight for Mute City leaving?" Link asked the ticket clerk. "We're in a rush."
"Isn't everyone?" the ticket lady said. "I hate to burst your bubble, but the last flight just left 2 minutes ago. We can put you on the 1:30 flight, though."
"Crap, the others will catch up." Zelda muttered, smashing her fist into her hand.
1 hour later
"See? What did I tell you?" Zelda complained as the other teams boarded the flight with them.
"All the teams are now on their way to Mute City, where the famed F-Zero Grand Prix is located." Zephyr Analea said. "Once there, teams will have to locate the racetrack in order to receive their next clue." She then asked superdave, "Where's Mewtwo?"
"Last I saw, he was talking with Nintendo Nut1-"
"WHAT!" She stormed over to where Mewtwo and Nintendo Nut1 were talking and abruptly slapped him. "How dare you! You were mine! You left for this...this...this..."
"If you're going to say what I think you're saying, it's a misunderstanding." Mewtwo calmly said. "I was just asking her what sign she is so I can do her horoscope."
"Oh...sorry!" Zephyr Analea said, leaving a confused Nintendo Nut and Mewtwo behind.
Mute City International
Tethe'alla Flight 728 from Rogueport
Link and Zelda
Currently in 1st place
"Yo, taxi!" Link hollered. Having obtained one, he and Zelda hopped in and commanded, "To the racetrack!"
"This should be fun!" Zelda giggled like a schoolgirl. "HELLO, MUTE CITY!" Link just shook his head in disbelief.
"You've gone mad..."
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 2nd place
Location: A highway en route to the Mute City Racetrack
"Pass 'em!" Yoshi yelled at the driver. "We're in a race!"
"I'm going as fast as I can!" the driver protested. "I'm just stuck behind this stupid semi..."
"This'll take forever..." DK muttered in disappointment.
Roy and Lilina
Currently in last place
Location: A highway en route to the Mute City Racetrack
"Racing, huh...this'll be interesting." Roy muttered. "But I don't think I know how to race inside one of those crazy F-Zero machines..."
"Good luck, because I already used up all my Road Blocks." Lilina said.
"Woe is me..." Roy said.
Mute City Racetrack
Roy and Lilina
Currently in 1st place
"Good, there's a clue." Link said as he tore it open and read. "'Road Block: Who's ready to burn up the track?'"
"A Road Block is a task only one person may perform, and no one person can do more than six in the whole race." LegoMan727 said. "In this Road Block, teams must race three laps around this Mute City oval track course and finish in 1:20 or less. When they have successfully completed this task, the referee will award them the next clue. Now, Gamer21, take this! PURPLE PIKMIN CHARGE!" he yelled as 100 or so purple Pikmin charged at the author. But he grinned and teased LegoMan727.
"What's so funny, huh?"
"This!" Gamer21 shouted. "RELEASE THE DOOMSDAY DEVICE!"
"RELEASING DOOMSDAY DEVICE!" doubledude yelled.
"This doesn't sound good..." Zephyr Analea muttered. A huge hatch opened up in the studio's roof, and a giant rusty blue barbell crashed down in front of the Pikmin. Being the treasure collectors they were, they completely ignored LegoMan727's spluttering complaints and hoisted up the Doomsday Apparatus (as the barbell is called in the Pikmin 2 game), moving a minimum of 2 inches a minute.
"They'll be taking their sweet time on that heavy-ass shit." Gamer21 said triumphantly. "I'm prepared to face whatever you throw at me."
"C-crap..." LegoMan727 growled, kicking over a nearby director's chair. "Damn you!"
"Crap...I have to do it..." Roy muttered. "Wish me luck!"
"GO ROY!" IloveRoy yelled offstage.
"Start your engines!" the referee shouted to Link, DK and Roy as the robot counted down from three. Time itself seemed to stop as Roy steeled himself for the race and watched Link and DK furiously glare at the other. After what seemed like several years, the light turned green and they were off. Roy forgot to put the stick in drive, though, and crashed into DK and Link's machines by accident, pushing them into the wall.
"Sorry!" Roy yelled.
"You little..." Things were pretty quiet the first two laps. But it was the third and final lap that caught everyone's attention. Link and DK were neck and neck, and poor Roy was a little behind, to say the least. Link and DK were furiously smashing into the other's machines, trying to run the other off the road.
"I will win!" DK asserted.
"Please!" Link retorted. "I'll let you touch the winner's cup, how does that sound?"
"Shut up!" While they were arguing, Roy was trying to speed up as to not repeat the whole Road Block again. He was nervously fiddling with the various buttons as sweat dribbled down his face. Then things got bad.
"How can things get any worse?" IloveRoy said.
Captain Falcon and Mr. Game & Watch had sped onto the track in a crazy flying machine and fired several missiles onto the track, effectively destroying it. Link was the first to notice and swerved out of the way of the destroyed portions of track. "What the fuck!"
"Whoa! What in Wrinkly Kong is going on?" DK agreed.
"Holy Saint Elimine...I saw Captain Falcon in that crazy flying machine that bombed the track!" Roy answered.
"Damn it!" DK yelled. "This is crazy! What's that guy's problem, huh?"
"He's gone mad for money, that's what!" Roy retorted. "I bet he also planted the bomb at the Poshley Sanctum, as well!"
"That ingrate! I'll show him!" By this time, all the machines had safely traversed the course within one minute and twenty seconds, and were given the clues. "That was fun... 'Make your way to the Bet & Race Dollars Pub...'"
"Again, self-explanatory." superdave said. "Teams must now make their way to the Bet & Race Dollars Pub, famous for being a local teen hangout here in Mute City. Once the teams have located the pub, they will find their next clue." A sound of clattering was heard as Anase somehow caught her foot in a rope and released a sandbag, sending her hanging upside-down in the studio. "What the hell?"
"This is crazy..." luigifan2234 said. "There's too many people back here! There's practically chaos everywhere!"
"Yes, but that's the fun of it." Gamer21 smirked. "It's the unexpected that's always the most amusing." They watched ShadowHawkX3 run around the studio, yelling weird assertions and cursing in a foreign language. "See what I mean?"
"I guess..."
"I need some Don Perrion to calm my nerves..." Zelda said. "You nearly got killed!"
"Yeah, I think we all need something..." Link agreed, watching Lilina cuddle Roy in worry. "We all need some calming..."
Bet & Race Dollars Pub, Mute City
As it turned out, the teams couldn't access the pub. So they were stomping about and causing a ruckus.
"YOU SUCK!" DK yelled at the bouncer.
"Let it go, DK. That won't help anyone here." Link said. "This is crazy. Falcon must be punished for the shit he tried to pull."
"That's what I said!" LegoMan727 yelled offstage.
"Well, we might as well leave-ack!" Lilina tripped on the clue box and landed face-first on the asphalt. "Ouch...hey, it's the clue box!"
"What? Where?" Yoshi asked.
"Right here..." Zelda said, annoyed, pointing to where Lilina had tripped. While Roy was helping her up, the other teams had swarmed the clue box like bees to a flower, and tore open the clues at once. "'Make your way to your final destination: Neonopolis...'"
"Teams must make their way to the final destination: Neonopolis." Gamer21 said. "A large city known for casinos, gambling and lights, this city is known as the 'Vegas of Nintendo' because of the striking resemblance to Las Vegas in the real world. Once the teams land, they must locate the Aizawa Boardwalk, famous for its sunsets, and find the clue there."
"Finally! We're out of this madhouse!" DK cheered as the teams rushed off to the airport. They booked the same flight, so it was back to square one for all of them.
"All the teams are now on their way to the city of Neonopolis, on the Smash Island." IloveRoy announced. "Once there, teams must find the Aizawa Boardwalk to receive their next clue. GO ROY!"
"KICK THEM ASSES, ROY! YEAH!" ShadowHawkX3 agreed.
"Gah!" doubledude yelled. "Must you all be so fuckin' noisy?"
"Shut up!" Nintendo Nut1 yelled at the alien.
"He doesn't understand 'fun', apparently." CronoMaster said, to which doubledude told him to stow it.
Smash Island International Airport, Neonopolis
Cappy Town Flight 352 from Mute City
Link and Zelda
Currently in 1st place
"Jesus Christ, this place looks crazy!" Link shouted. Crazy, indeed. The airport was full of glimmering neon, people in outlandish costumes, and loud voices. Things were more hectic outside; some of the buildings looked like Isle Delfino, a castle, a space station, and Tokyo. "Those must be the casinos Gamer21 mentioned. They actually look pretty cool, especially that green one." He pointed to a tall green building to the East, which had a lookout tower of sorts on its roof.
"Well, at least we're back on the Smash Island now..." Zelda said.
"Let's just get to the boardwalk before the other teams reach it first..." Link answered.
Roy and Lilina
Currently in 2nd place
Location: The Neon Highway, 2 miles from the Aizawa Boardwalk
"What on earth?" Roy said as he looked out the window. There was a weather-beaten truck swerving and driving erratically down the highway. The cab driver was, a little pissed, to put it lightly.
"Get off the road, you muthafuckin' rednecks!"
"Lookie, Vern! Them cab drivers is hollerin' at us! Where's my shotgun?"
"Holy..." Lilina screamed as she ducked under the seat. "They're trying to kill us!"
"DRIVE, CAB DRIVER, DRIVE!" Roy yelled at the driver as shotgun shells whistled through the cab.
Yoshi and DK
Currently in 3rd place
Location: The Neon Highway
"Whoa!" Yoshi squeaked as they dodged a shotgun shell and an erratic driver. "What the hell is with these people, huh?"
"They're as drunk as Russians. What do you think?" DK muttered. "Augh, this is some fucked up shit!"
"Indeed..." Yoshi concurred.
Link and Zelda
Currently in 1st place
Location: The Aizawa Boardwalk
"There's the clue." Link said, pointing to a clue box at the edge of the pier. Worming his way to it, he grabbed a clue, rendezvoused with Zelda and read, "'Make your way to the Third Encore Recording Studios...'"
"Teams must now locate the Third Encore Recording Studios here in Neonopolis, where famous artists such as Denver B., Unda-izzo and Voules Vous made their now famous smash albums." ShadowHawkX3 announced. "Once there, teams will find the clue across the street from the building."
"To the studios, then." Link said. He basically strolled off the set and left the building, Zelda following close behind.
"What the hell are they doing? They can't just walk off the set!" CronoMaster fumed.
"Relax." doubledude said. "This is the Third Encore place."
"It is?" CronoMaster asked. "I thought it was the Capitol Records building in L.A.!"
"Some of the places and buildings here on the Smash Island bear a strong resemblance to that on Earth." Gamer21 told him. "I told Nintendo Nut1 to place the clue box outside, but she hasn't come back yet..." No sooner had he said this, Link came back, hair and clothes messed up, and part of his tunic was unbuttoned. Nintendo Nut1 strolled in, hair and clothes also tousled, and she was licking her lips. Zelda pouted in, shaking her fist at the author and yelling Hylian cuss words. "Okay, I don't even want to know what the hell just happened..."
"..." Link just watched the two and read the clue. "'Detour: Light or Sound...'"
"A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. In this Detour, teams must choose between Light or Sound." doubledude explained. "In Light,-"
"In Light, teams must travel 2 miles to the Ruby Island Hotel and Casino, which bears a strong resemblance to the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada." Anase the Shadow Alchemist said. "Once there, teams must search the neon for the clue." You could see doubledude's vein pop. "What?"
"WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS HOGGING MY SPOTLIGHT!" he yelled, pulling on both sides of Anase's face.
"Why are joo streccchhing meh?" Anase whined.
"Break it up!" Marth yelled, separating the two. "Anase, are you okay?"
"My hero!" Anase shouted gleefully, swooning into Marth's arms.
"Wha-! What's with this girl!" Sheeda yelled. "That's my Marth she stealing!" She grabbed Marth back, causing Anase to fall unceremoniously to the floor. "How dare you!"
"Ow..." Anase rubbed the back of her head to ease the pain.
"My, aren't we becoming quite the eccentric party..." luigifan2234 said. "In Sound, teams will stay here at the Third Encore Recording Studios. They must make their way to the lobby, where they will be given an audio tape. Teams must listen and use that tape to locate the dressing room of M-Dogg, a famous hip-hop artist in Neonopolis. He will give the teams the next clue."
"Light or Sound...let's do Sound. We have better hearing, anyway." Link said, he and Zelda running for the lobby.
"Well, that's true..." CronoMaster agreed.
Roy and Lilina
Currently in 2nd place
Location: Third Encore Recording Studios
"Light or Sound?" Lilina muttered. "What kind of a choice is that?"
"Who knows?" Roy said. "Light sounds easier, though."
"Okay, then, where's the Ruby Island?" Lilina asked, flagging down a taxi.
Yoshi and DK
Currently in last place
Location: Third Encore Recording Studios
"What do you think?" Yoshi asked. "Which is easier? Light or Sound?"
"I don't know..." DK said, mulling over the clue. "I think Light, though. It certainly seems easier."
"Will do!" Yoshi squeaked as they got into a taxi.
Third Encore Recording Studios
"I don't think this is too hard." Link said as they ran through the hallways of the studio. "We're almost there, are we not?"
"I hope so..." Zelda lost it. "AIEE! What if we don't complete it in time and end up second?"
"That won't happen...at least I hope not..." Link said, muttering the last part to himself. "That would suck..."
Ruby Island Hotel and Casino
Over there, things weren't much better. Roy and Lilina kept tripping over the wires and crashed into all kinds of things (a fish one time), and Yoshi and DK weren't doing so hot. DK kept sticking his boogers into the neon and got a fierce electrocution each time.
"If you keep doing that, you're going to short out the lights..." Roy said.
"I have no tissue, though..." DK said, wiping his nose on his arm.
"Eww...take this." Lilina threw a box of tissue at DK and clobbered him in the head by accident. "Oops!"
"I still can't find the clue..." Yoshi said. "This sucks."
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"YES!" Zelda yelled. "WE GOT THE CLUE!"
"Hurry up and open it already! I'm itching to be first!" Link read over her shoulder. "'Congratulations on making it this far. Now make your way to the finish line, the roof of the Midas Grand Casino in Neonopolis. Hurry, the time left is reduced.'"
"What are we waiting for?" Zelda squeaked. "Let's go!"
Yeah, yeah...
Time don't wait for no-one
So my heart and my time I refuse to waste
You thought you knew the score but
There's just so much more when you're caught in the race
"What's that?" Nintendo Nut1 asked.
"I decided to put in a song appropriate to the situation. Now, hurry!" Gamer21 commanded Nintendo Nut1. "Gather the authors and tell them to meet me at the roof of the Midas Grand Casino!"
"Yes sir!" Nintendo Nut1 triumphantly asserted.
"That's the way to show me friendship!" Gamer21 yelled. While Nintendo Nut1 was piling everyone into a van, he was rushing down Route 280 to the Grand Metropolis, and eventually, the Smash Mansion.
What is love, without a flame?
What's a rose, without a name?
What is pleasure without pain?
It ain't nothing more than an empty space...
"HEY!" Gamer21 yelled, banging on the door of the Smash Mansion. After several strings of curses from the people inside, the Smashers opened up.
"Who calls so loud?" Bowser asked.
"I'm taking you all to the Midas Casino for the Amazing Race finale."
"Sweet!" Peach said. With that, the Smashers piled into the nearby bus. Gamer21 was the last to get on, and after making sure everyone was there, he buckled up and rushed back onto the highway.
Give me Everything or Nothing
Give me Everything or Nothing at all
Everything or Nothing
Give me Everything or Nothing at all
He thought he knew who love was
'till he fell in the arms of another extreme
But who's to say things can't be changed
It's your world and tomorrow's not guaranteed
"So, who did you want to win?" Gamer21 asked. Several people said, 'Link and Zelda', some 'Roy and Lilina', and others 'Yoshi and DK'. Gamer21 grinned, he was ready for anything now as he sped at dangerous speeds down the highway into the Grand Metropolis.
Can't drive a car without the keys
Give me the bowl cause a bite's just the tease
What good's the bottom without the top
And until I get it all, no, I'm not gonna stop, so...
"Okay, everyone, out of the van!" Nintendo Nut1 yelled. "Crono, get the camera! Anters, world mat now! Anase, lights! Everyone else, come with me!" Everyone rushed into the casino and piled into an elevator to the 40th floor, where they then took the stairs in the Sky Lounge to the roof. Before going inside, IloveRoy pasted a sign, saying, 'Finish Line This Way' before following after the others.
Give me Everything or Nothing (I want it all, I want it all!)
Give me Everything or Nothing at all
Everything or Nothing
Give me Everything or Nothing at all
Link and Zelda were rushing towards the Midas Casino with their cabbie, commanding him to speed up and weave their way to the finish line. Only one thought was on their minds:
'We have to win! We just have to!'
Everything is all that I want
Everything is all that I want, I take what I want
Everything is all that I want
Everything, I get what I want
Meanwhile, Roy and Lilina and Yoshi and DK had located the clues after some difficulty, and was now racing down the stairs and elevators of the Ruby Island Casino. Now all three were in a breakneck race to the finish.
Everything or Nothing (I take what I want)
Everything or Nothing (I get what I want)
Everything or Nothing (I take what I want)
Everything or Nothing (I get what I want)
"I'm here!" Gamer21 announced to all the authors as all the Smashers piled onto the small rooftop. "Quickly! Get into your positions!" Everyone was there, except for two people...
"Where's Captain Falcon and Mr. Game & Watch?" IloveRoy asked.
"Oh crap...I'm getting my rocket launcher." Gamer21 said as he ran back into the casino.
What is love, without a flame?
What's a rose, without a name?
What good's the bottom without the top?
And until I get it all, no, I'm not gonna stop, so...
Link and Zelda were running into the elevator shaft and got into an elevator for the 40th floor. They were only 15 floors up when a missile whistled through and blew up the elevator they were in. Luckily, they managed to jump out and land on a balcony on the 14th floor. "What the hell! Who did that?"
"Um, Link..." He followed Zelda's finger to a gaping hole in the wall, where Captain Falcon and Mr. Game & Watch were opening fire on the casino. Another missile sailed at them, but they dodged and watched as the balcony exploded and collapsed to the casino floor.
"If I can't win, then neither will you!" Captain Falcon yelled as he riddled the walls with bullets.
"Keep moving!" Link yelled, running into another elevator and pounding the 40 button..
Give me Everything or Nothing
Give me Everything or Nothing at all
Everything or Nothing
Give me Everything or Nothing at all
Roy and Lilina and Yoshi and DK were having their own problems. They were dodging falling elevators, debris, and flames as they made their way to an elevator, but DK decided against it and stampeded up the stairs. Rocks crushed the remaining elevators, so they had no choice either.
Give me everything...
Everything or Nothing at all
Give me everything...
Give me Everything or Nothing at all
"AHA!" Gamer21 leaned over the railing of the Midas Casino and aimed the AT-420 at the chopper attacking the casino. The building shook again, and everyone was thrown off balance. "I only need one shot..." He closed his eyes and fired.
Link and Zelda were bracing for an explosion when Captain Falcon and Mr. Game & Watch when their chopper blew up another balcony, this time on the 28th floor. But it never came. Link ventured to look, and saw Captain Falcon and Mr Game & Watch's chopper swerve wildly and crash into the 39th floor balcony. The F-Zero racer and the 2-D game character escaped the burning chopper just as it fell over the side and plummeted to a crash on the 1st floor many stories below.
"That was close!" Zelda said.
"Man, we almost got killed!" Link agreed. "Now it's smooth sailing from here."
"Hey, it's Link and Zelda!" Lilina yelled. They turned and noticed Yoshi and DK collapsed on the ground from exhaustion, and Roy and Lilina were sweating bullets from their stair climb. "We're not going to lose!"
"Oh, yeah?" Link announced, distracting them with a Deku Nut. "Well, you'll have to beat us first!"
"Oh, you little-" Roy and Lilina rushed off after them, with Yoshi and DK limping behind.
"Ooh...I knew I shouldn't have eaten that banana in the car..." DK muttered, doubling over and clutching his stomach.
"Come on!" Yoshi yelled, dragging the ape. "We're so close!"
Everything or Nothing (I take what I want)
Everything or Nothing (I get what I want)
Everything or Nothing (I take what I want)
Everything or Nothing (I get what I want)
Nintendo Nut1, CronoMaster, and the other authors were all standing quietly on the world mat, with all the other teams in front of them standing in lines of two. Some were chanting 'Link and Zelda', some 'Roy and Lilina', and others 'Yoshi and DK'. The three final teams burst forth from the doors of the control tower, running vigorously to the finish line.
"GO LINK!" Nintendo Nut1 chanted.
"COME ON, ROY!" IloveRoy and ShadowHawkX3 chanted.
"YOU CAN DO IT, YOSHI!" Anters yelled.
"It's too close to call!" Gamer21 said. Then Link surprised everyone by grabbing Zelda and jumping onto the finish line,...
Give me Everything or Nothing at all!
CRASH! BAM! BOOM!
...but collided with Roy and Lilina and Yoshi and DK, which sent them all into the eliminated teams and the authors. They were all stunned, to say the least.
"Ow..." Nintendo Nut1 said, rubbing her back gingerly. "That hurt."
"Geez, what the hell were you people thinking?" superdave groaned.
"Ow! That was my foot!" Fox complained.
"Wrong! That's mine!" Pikachu yelled.
"Get off of me!" Mewtwo yelled. He used psychic to pitch the people who were on him, Link and Zelda, out of his way. They flew a few inches, and crash-landed on the finish line.
"Ow...Mewtwo!" Zelda protested. "What's with you, huh? If I wasn't-"
"But Zelda, he did us a favor. LOOK!" Link said, pointing excitedly to the ground. It took half a minute for Zelda to realize they were on the finish line, and she immediately went crazy, jumping onto Link and kissing him with all her heart. During this commotion, Nintendo Nut1 and Gamer21 managed to escape the tangle of bodies and walked onto the small stage.
"Well, well, Link and Zelda." Nintendo Nut1 began. "After 27,985 miles, 12 lands, 18 cities, and 2 months, I am proud to say that you are the official winners of the Amazing Race!" Everyone cheered and whooped, until Captain Falcon and Mr. Game & Watch limped in, collapsing onto the roof. "Look what the cat dragged in..."
"But there's no cat." Anters said, hugging Yoshi.
"Shut up..."
"BOO! Doth thou come hither to fleer and scorn at our solemnity?" Gamer21 demanded.
"Crap...even with the plans, we failed..." Captain Falcon groaned.
"Yes you did." CronoMaster growled.
"I'd keep an eye on myself when we get back to the Mansion..." Ness said with a dark undercurrent in his voice.
"Anyway, Link and Zelda, you have won the million dollars." Nintendo Nut1 continued as Gamer21 gave them a treasure chest with $1,000,000 in cash, gold and jewels and a box with the final Souvenir Set in it. He was understandably happy. "You were to ones that I wanted to win, and you did just that."
"WOO-HOO!" Nintendo Nut1 did a bit of a happy dance before Yoshi and DK limped over to the world map, followed closely by Roy and Lilina. "Yoshi and DK, you are the second place team on the race. Roy and Lilina, you are the third place team on the race."
"Yay!" Yoshi squeaked. "We're second!"
"YEAH! WOO-HOO!" Anters hollered. Gamer21 handed them $500,000 and a Souvenir Set.
"Well, I have no regrets for coming third, I guess." Roy answered.
"Yay!" IloveRoy and ShadowHawkX3 cheered as Gamer21 handed them $250,000 and a Souvenir Set.
"I'm glad to see everyone's happy, then." luigifan2234 said. CronoMaster had a small smile on his lips; Anase was cheering for all the teams; doubledude was relieved that Yoshi came in second, and superdave was hollering and cheering like there was no tomorrow.
"That was fun." Link told the camera minutes later. "I'm glad to have been on the Amazing Race with Zelda, and it brought us closer together."
"Thanks, Link." Zelda replied. "We might have had our little problems here and there, but we ended up doing a good job: we won!"
"Yes, and I think we'll remember this for years to come." Link finished.
"Woo-hoo! We got second place!" Yoshi squeaked. "The whole race in itself was fun, though."
"I wouldn't change a thing on what we did on that race." DK added. "It's a life-changing experience for all of us, so I don't plan on forgetting anytime soon."
"That was fun..." Roy quipped. "Didn't exactly come in first, but this experience has brought Lilina and I closer together."
"Thanks, Roy." Lilina said with joy. "I loved this race, it helped us become closer. I-I wouldn't trade that for anything."
"Lilina..." Roy said with a hint of embarrassment in his voice.
"You're leaving?" Peach said, shocked.
"We are." Nintendo Nut1 said. "Some of us still have stories to finish, stories to start, and some to write."
"But we will meet again." CronoMaster said. "I believe the thread of fate will bring us back."
"Bye, Yoshi!" Anters yelled. "I'll miss you!"
"Same for me, Mewtwo!" Zephyr Analea waved. "Goodbye!"
"Farewell to all of you!" LegoMan727 yelled.
"See you later..." superdave said.
"Bye, Roy!" IloveRoy waved. "Take care!"
"Good luck in the tournament, all of you!" doubledude bid.
"I hope you kick some butt, Marth!" Anase yelled.
"Kick some asses and turn some heads, Roy!" ShadowHawkX3 yelled.
"Have a great life!" luigifan2234 yelled.
"Farewell to all of you!" Gamer21 shouted.
"BYE!" all the Smasher yelled, more or less than others.
FIN
By the way, the song is from the video game 007: Everything or Nothing for those of the curiosity. And if you see Nintendo Nut1, bid her a great birthday, all right? See you next time!
Gamer21