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Ep. 1 I Just Got Hit in the Head with a Coconut part II
The sun had risen, and the area around Luigi Raceway was no longer packed. All of the people that were there last night were now inside the stadium. Meanwhile, all of the eleven teams that had survived the first day were now getting up out of their tents, and getting ready. Kirby was cooking breakfast for everyone while Peach & Daisy were practicing yoga in order to help feel more awake. Everybody else, on the other hand, was looking extremely tired.
CONFESSIONAL:
PEACH & DAISY: Princesses/Best Friends
"It was a pretty rough night for me last night," said Daisy. "I'm not a tent person; I'm used to sleeping in a big, comfy bed in the middle of my big huge castle, so this was pretty new for me."
LINK & ZELDA: Newly Dating
"Our tent situation for us last night was extremely uncomfortable," said Zelda. "The sleeping bags were extremely itchy, and there was a hole in out tent, so there was a bunch of wind coming in and making us feel cold."
"I was actually pretty comfortable with our sleeping situation last night," said Link, "I'm pretty used to that sort of stuff, but, Zelda, on the other hand, she was not a happy camper at all last night."
NESS & LUCAS: Best Friends
…Both of them were still sleeping.
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"Hey, where are all of our go-karts, pika?" said Pikachu, pointing to where all of the teams' go-karts used to be.
Jigglypuff shrugged. "I don't know, I guess the producers didn't think we needed them anymore."
"See, I told you we weren't going to be using our go-karts in today's challenge," said Bowser, talking to Luigi. Luigi only threw a raspberry at him in response.
"I wouldn't be so sure," said Lucario, "If our challenge is going to be inside Luigi Raceway, then it has to be a go-kart race. The surroundings just tell it all."
"Gee, I don't know…," said Ike, scratching his head.
That's when Samus just face palmed herself. It was just so completely obvious, and these guys were all being total idiots. Of course, they couldn't really help it since they were all so tired.
About an hour later, everybody was ready to go (though they were all still pretty tired). When the entrance to Luigi raceway opened, all of the teams departed and headed inside. Once they did, there was cheering coming from the audience. This caused everyone's sleepy frowns to turn upside down.
CONFESSIONAL:
MARTH & IKE: Rivals
"When we all got out onto the racetrack, we heard a lot of cheering coming from the audience, and that just helped brightened up our moods," said Marth.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Long Distance Dating
"It was just so wonderful!" said Jigglypuff. "They were all cheering for me!"
"Uh, they were cheering for 'all' of us, Jigglypuff," said Kirby.
"Well, I think they were cheering MOSTLY for me," Jigglypuff continued, which made Kirby roll his eyes.
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As the teams continued walking onto the track, everyone saw a bunch of their go-karts sitting in front of the starting line.
"I knew it was going to be a go-kart race!" said Samus.
Luigi smirked. "Told ya," he said to Bowser. This made him growl.
Pikachu then saw the clue-box sitting right next to the starting line.
"Look, there's the clue-box, pika."
With the rest of the teams following them, Samus & Pikachu started heading toward it. They got their clue, ripped it open, and Samus started reading it.
"Roadblock: Who's got the need for Speed?"
...
"A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform, and no person can perform more than six Roadblocks on the entire race. In this Roadblock, one team member from each team must use the go-kart that they obtained at the starting line, and take part in a Mario Kart race around Luigi Raceway. Racing along with their fellow racers, teams have to drive three laps around the racetrack in order to try to win. During each race, team members can use any type of weapon obtained from an item box to get further ahead. For every race, once a team member crosses the finish line first, they will receive their next clue. Due to nostalgic supervisions for this racetrack, only up to eight team members can be able to race against each other per race, so, as according to the rules that were implanted for the teams that arrived at the first eight tents yesterday, Lucas, Samus, Ike, Peach, Mario, Fox, Pokémon Trainer, and Bowser Jr. will be going first. This means that Kirby, Link, and then Diddy Kong will have to wait out their turns until the second, third, and then fourth races respectively. Not one team member is allowed to switch places with any other racers for any turns or placements while performing the Roadblock.
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SAMUS & PIKACHU:
"Let's see, do you have the need for speed, Samus, pika?" asked Pikachu.
"Sure, I'll do it," said Samus.
NESS & LUCAS:
"I'll do this one," said Lucas.
FOX & KRYSTAL:
"You've got the need for speed, Fox," said Krystal.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO:
"I can totally handle this," said P.T., "I love going fast."
DONKEY KONG & DIDDYKONG:
"You want to do it, Diddy?" asked Donkey Kong.
"Yes, PLEASE!" said Diddy Kong.
BOWSER & BOWSER Jr.:
"I can totally handle this, Dad," said Bowser Jr.
"Are you sure?" said Bowser.
"What do you mean 'Am I sure,' I'm positive!"
"You better be!"
MARTH & IKE:
"Let me do this one Marth," said Ike, "I've got this no sweat."
LINK & ZELDA:
"You think you can do it?" asked Zelda.
"Yeah, I think so," said Link.
PEACH & DAISY:
"Can I do it, Peach?" Daisy asked.
"No, I've got more experience," said Peach. "I'll do it."
MARIO & LUIGI:
"'Who's-a got the need for speed?' I do," said Mario.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF:
"Me, me, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, MEEEEEEEEEE!" Jigglypuff begged.
"No, Jigglypuff, I'm doing it," said Kirby.
"UGGGGHHHH!" Jigglypuff whined.
When everyone was ready, Lucas, Samus, Ike, Peach, Mario, Fox, Pokémon Trainer, and Bowser Jr. all brought their go-karts to the starting line and got ready to start their engines. Meanwhile, looking very displeased, Kirby, Link, and Diddy Kong were sitting over at the sidelines with all of the team members that were sitting out on the Roadblock.
"Do not lose focus," Lucario yelled to P.T. from the bleachers, "you can do this my friend."
"Squish 'em Jr.," yelled Bowser, "squish 'em like they're bugs!"
Everyone then suddenly gave Bowser dirty looks.
"What?"
Lakitu, the cloud guy, then flew up in front of the starting line and counted down 3…2…1. After that, all of the Roadblock participants (except Kirby, Link, and Diddy King of course) started driving very fast, and began racing.
"Here we go!" said Mario.
"YEAH, HOOO!" cried Fox.
"Aw man, this is AWESOME!" cried Ike.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"Driving that go-kart was so fun, I was so glad that I volunteered for the Roadblock," said Fox.
MARIO & LUIGI: Brothers/Plumbers
"It felt-a so wonderful to be back on Luigi Raceway," said Mario. "It felt-a just like old times."
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In the first lap, Mario drove up into the front of the pack and spotted a line of item boxes. He grabbed one and received a faulty item box that could fool other racers. Pokémon Trainer received triple mushroom, Fox received a bunch of bananas, and Bowser Jr. received a red turtle shell. Feeling hungry to do something evil, he just decided to throw it onto the track. It ended up hitting Fox, and as a result, it had caused his entire batch of banana's to fall off of his go-kart and onto the track. This really made him feel pissed.
CONFESSIONAL:
LINK & ZELDA: Newly Dating
"Watching everyone doing the Roadblock before it was my turn, I saw that whenever you got an item box, you were given any type weapon by random," said Link. "There were all sorts of stuff; there were a bunch of red shells, bananas, or even a star. That was one of the items that I really wanted to use the most."
END:
In the third lap, When Bowser Jr. got another item box, which gave him a blue, spiny shell. Jr. decided to throw it onto the track to see if it could help him win.
Meanwhile…
Mario, who hadn't been using his fake item box the whole race, decided to place it out onto the last line of item boxes to slow down any of team mates that were behind him in order for him to win more easily. When he did that, he also obtained a boo from a real item box, which turns you both invisible, invincible, and also helps steal another racer's item. Mario, however, was confident that he was going to cross the finish line first, so he just decided to drop his boo. Suddenly, Mario heard a sound. It was the blue spiny shell that Bowser Jr. had thrown, and it was coming right at him. Mario tried to drive as fast as he could to get away from it, but it was no use; he had gotten hit by it. This allowed Pokémon Trainer, who was behind him the whole time, to drive pass Mario, and allow him to cross the finish line first instead.
"YEAH!" cried P.T. "I won, I won!"
That was when Mario really wished he'd have used his boo. He'd have been the winner for sure if he did.
Bowser, meanwhile, was laughing while watching the whole thing. "Got him!"
"Splendid job, Master!" said Lucario while running up to him. "That was excellent!"
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Lakitu, handing it over to P.T.
"Thank you."
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Currently in 1ST Place
P.T. then opened up their clue, and started reading it.
"Congratulations, you won the Roadblock. You must now use your go-karts to get to here…"
…
"Teams must now take their go-karts, and drive them to DK's Jungle, the homeland of Gorilla's in Mushroom Kingdom," said Toad. "Once there, teams must find a river where a big pile of baskets will be waiting for them. It is there where teams will find their next clue."
…
"All right, let's go," said Lucario.
"Let's rock & roll!" said P.T.
Mario still felt very upset that he lost because of a stupid spiny shell.
"Don't-a let it get to you, Mario, just try again," said Luigi, yelling from the sidelines.
"Ok," said Mario, "you're right-a, Luigi."
After that, Kirby was allowed to join the other racers, so he bought his go-kart and went onto the track feeling very excited.
"YEAH!" cried Jigglypuff, who was cheering for him from the bleachers. "Go Kirby, WOOOOOOO!"
When all of the racers got into their positions, Lakitu once again flew up in front of the starting line and counted down 3…2…1. The race had started all over again.
Bowser, meanwhile, was talking to the camera while all this was going on. "I thought it was funny when my son shot that spiny shell at Mario. That was just so evil and I'm VERY proud of him for that, but, he needs to be the next one to cross the finish line first, or else, I will not be happy."
This time around, Bowser Jr. was in the lead. In the third lap, he obtained a bomb from an item box to throw at the other racers behind him. Before he could do so, however, he ran into the false item box that Mario had planted in the last race. This caused him to lose the bomb, as well as his lead. This allowed a triumphant Lucas to be the second person to cross the finish line first.
"YAAAAAAY!" said Lucas.
"Nice job buddy, you did great!" said Ness, giving him the thumbs up.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Lakitu.
"Thanks a lot!" said Lucas.
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 2ND Place
Lucas decided to let Ness be the one to open their clue and read it.
"…Once you find the river, find the pile of baskets," said Ness. "All right, let's go."
"Yeah, let's win this leg!" said Lucas.
Seeing Ness & Lucas be the ones to leave this time, this caused Bowser to become extremely annoyed.
"Jr., you freaking moron!" yelled Bowser. "You said you could handle this!"
"I am handling it, Dad, and quit calling me Jr.!"
"Not until you stop being so pathetic!" said Bowser once more.
Bowser Jr. scoffed at his father in response to that insult. Fox, who was listening to them the whole time while sitting in his go-kart, was shocked by what he was witnessing.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"I was very taken aback by Bowser & Bowser Jr. for the way that they were fighting with each other like that," said Fox, "because by that point, we had only competed against them for over a day, and I was already disgusted with the way those two were arguing and insulting each other. They're note even thankful that they atleast have each other, because me on the other hand… I don't know if I'm ever going to have that again."
Krystal then patted him, and layed her head on his shoulder, feeling sorry for him.
"When Fox was still in his teenage years, he lost his father when he was on a mission to Planet Venom," said Krystal, "and for him to have to watch Bowser and Bowser Jr. fight with each other like that, that was just wrong. Bowser & Bowser Jr. obviously have no idea how good they have it, and they don't even see it."
END:
It was now Link's turn to join the other racers, so he got his go-kart and got onto the track feeling pretty nervous, but also pretty excited.
"You can do it, Link, I know you can!" Zelda yelled out from the sidelines.
After that, the third race had begun. This time around, Samus had obtained a star from an item box. Using her star, she was able to knock out anyone that was in her way. As a result, she was the next one to cross the finish line first.
"Woo, hoo!" cried Pikachu, "Good job, Samus, pika!"
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Lakitu.
"Thanks," said Samus.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 3RD Place
Samus let Pikachu rip open their clue and read it.
"You must now take your go-karts, and drive to DK's Jungle."
"Alright, lets head on out," said Samus as they both got in their go-kart and drove away.
Bowser did not look pleased as he was sitting their growling.
Meanwhile, it was finally Diddy Kong's turn to join the racers and participate in the Roadblock.
"Go Diddy Kong, you can do this!" D.K. yelled out from the sidelines.
In the fourth race, after racing three laps, Fox won just by crossing the finish line first by a muzzle while racing neck and neck against Bowser Jr.
"WOO, HOO!" bellowed Krystal. "Yes, you did it, Fox!"
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Lakitu, handing over the clue to Fox.
"Thanks a lot."
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 4TH Place
"You did great Fox, you were awesome!" said Krystal.
"Thanks, Krys, now let's get the heck out of here," he said after he finished reading the clue.
In the fifth race, Mario won by throwing a red shell at Bowser Jr. in the third lap and knocking him out.
"Yeah, hoo!" cried Luigi. "You-a did it bro!"
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Lakitu.
"Thanks," said Mario.
MARIO & LUIGI: Currently in 5TH Place
After reading their clue, they then got into their go-kart and became the next team to leave Luigi Raceway.
Bowser was getting more and more impatient with Bowser Jr. each time he screwed up. Watching his son loose so easily to Fox and Mario like that just made him feel so ashamed that Bowser Jr. even WAS his son.
Meanwhile…
P.T. and Lucario were still their way to DK's Jungle. At that moment, Lucario turned around and saw that a couple of teams were behind them.
"Master, Ness & Lucas are behind us, and so are Samus & Pikachu," said Lucario.
"Don't sweat it, they won't catch up to us," said P.T. "I've got this in the bag."
Ness & Lucas, meanwhile, were trying not to lose them.
"You sure DK's Jungle is this way?" Lucas asked.
"If Pokémon Trainer & Lucario are heading this way, then of course I'm sure," said Ness. "All we have to do is follow them."
"But, what about Samus & Pikachu?" Lucas continued. "They're right on our tails."
"Oh, snap!" cried Ness when he turned around and saw them.
With that, Samus was getting ready to pass them.
"Hang on, Pikachu, we're going to go extremely fast," said Samus.
"Pika!" Pikachu then held on tight as Samus started speeding up. Eventually, she was able to pass them. Ness & Lucas were not very happy after that as they were now in third.
Meanwhile, back at Luigi raceway, Ike won the sixth race by using a golden mushroom to pass Bowser Jr. in the third lap and cross the finish line first, much to even MORE of Bowser's annoyance.
"Good job, Ike, you were awesome!" cried Marth.
"Yeah, I know," said Ike.
MARTH & IKE: Currently in 6TH place
Marth & Ike then became the next team to leave.
Bowser had had enough of this.
"Jr., listen to me RIGHT NOW!" Bowser yelled. "If you don't win this next race, I WILL take the whole entire million for myself. DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?"
This made everyone glare at him angrily again.
"Quit looking at me like that!" said Bowser. "This is a million freaking DOLLARS for crying out loud!"
That statement only made everyone dislike him even more.
CONFESSIONAL:
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Long Distance Dating
"I don't know what that guy's problem is, but he is really starting to become a pain in the butt, and this is only leg one!" said Kirby.
DONKEY KONG & DIDDY KONG: Uncle/Nephew
"Bowser is setting a terrible example for every father out there," said Donkey Kong. "If Diddy was my son, instead of my nephew, I would NEVER act like that towards him."
END:
Bowser Jr. had had enough of his own father nagging at him like that. He then figured that if he was going to win the seventh race, he was going to have to win by playing dirty, so when Lakitu started the next race, Bowser Jr. ran Link off of the track and into a ditch. That made Link feel extremely pissed off.
"Hey, he can't do that!" said Zelda
"Screw you!" said Bowser.
Zelda slapped him in the face in response to that. A couple of laps later, Bowser Jr. had obtained another spiny shell, and threw it at Peach who was in the lead, which knocked her out. Eventually after a while, Bowser Jr. had gotten back in the lead, and was finally able to cross the finish line first. Everyone was pretty annoyed by this.
"FINALLY!" cried Bowser. "Gosh!"
"Here's your next clue," said Lakitu. He felt reluctant giving it to Bowser Jr. as he was unimpressed with both of his and his father's behavior.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Currently in 7TH place
After that, Bowser took the clue out of Bowser Jr.'s hand (much to his displeasure), ripped it open, and read it.
"…take the go-kart with you to DK's Jungle," said Bowser.
He then saw Bowser Jr. getting back into the driver's seat of the go-kart. "No, Jr., I'm driving." He said after he finished reading. "You've screwed up enough today!"
"Would you quit calling me Jr. already?!"
"Shut up and get in!"
Meanwhile, on their way to D.K.'s Jungle, Fox & Krystal were seen coming out of a convenient store, carrying a map that they had decided to buy with their race money to help them figure out how to get there.
Suddenly, Mario & Luigi were shown driving up to that same convenient store, and saw Fox & Krystal coming out of it.
"They look-a like they're lost," said Luigi. "Should we help them?"
"Hmm," said Mario, "since we are in fifth-a place, I guess we can help them."
Krystal, meanwhile, had spotted Mario & Luigi.
"Fox, look," said Krystal, "Mario & Luigi are over there."
"Yeah, I see them," said Fox, "Let's go over to them and see if they'll help us."
"Right," said Krystal.
At that moment, however, Mario & Luigi were already driving up to them.
"Hey-a, Fox," said Mario. "You guys just-a want to follow us? We've-a got a map as well."
"Oh, that's so sweet of you, boys," said Krystal. "Thank you."
"Alright, let's go then," said Fox. "Lead the way you guys."
"Yep, no problem," said Luigi.
And off they went.
Meanwhile, after having driven a very long time to get there all the way from Luigi Raceway, P.T. & Lucario, Samus & Pikachu, and Ness & Lucas had all finally made it to DK's Jungle. They then found the pile of baskets by the river, including the clue-box. P.T. went on over to it, got their clue, and started reading it.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUKARIO: Currently in 1ST Place
"It says we've got to take these baskets and collect ten banana batches and ten coconuts," he said.
…
"Bananas and coconuts are two of the most eaten fruits here in DK's jungle," said Toad. "In this task, teams must gather ten coconuts and ten banana batches and deliver them by foot to Donkey Kong's summer house, the pit-stop of this leg of the race. Once all of the bananas and coconuts have been delivered here, teams will be checked in. The last team to do so, however…may be eliminated."
…
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 2ND Place
"You must take the bananas and coconuts to the pit-stop to be checked in, pika," said Pikachu.
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 3RD Place
"Warning: the last team to check in may be eliminated," said Ness.
"Alright, let's get to work," said Lucas.
P.T. & Lucario got a head start, and started collecting coconuts & banana's off the trees. Ness & Lucas and Samus & Pikachu were following him.
Meanwhile, back at Luigi's raceway, Link, Diddy Kong, Kirby, and Peach were the last four people left at the Roadblock. They were all starting to get really discouraged and frustrated.
"Don't give up, Link, you can do this!" yelled Zelda.
"I know you can do it, Kirby, just keep your head up!" said Jigglypuff.
Just like that, Kirby won the eighth race by a chance of luck as he shot a green shell at Diddy Kong, thus, allowing Kirby to stay in the lead for the rest of the race, and cross the finish line first.
"YAAAAAAY!" cried Jigglypuff. "WOOOOO, HOOOOOO! I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!"
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Lakitu.
"Thank a lot," said Kirby.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 8TH Place
In the ninth race, Peach won by obtaining a boo from an item box and was able to steal Link's star to get ahead and be the next one to cross the finish line first. This made Link feel really disappointed.
"Yes!" cried Daisy. "You did it, Peach, you did it!"
"Congratulations, your highness, here's your next clue," said Lakitu.
"Thank you," said Peach.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 9TH Place
After that, Link and Diddy Kong were now the only two left at the track. Stress and frustration immediately entered their systems.
"Oh no," said D.K., feeling a bit worried.
"Uncle, I don't know if I can do this anymore!" said Diddy Kong.
"I can't get myself to win, Zel," said Link, "I suck at this!"
…
"Uncle, I don't know if I can do this anymore!" said Diddy Kong. "It's too hard!"
CONFESSIONAL:
DONKEY KONG & DIDDY KONG: Uncle/Nephew
"It was very difficult for me to watch Diddy struggle," said Donkey Kong. "It really made me wish that I could just take over for him."
"I was so discouraged," said Diddy Kong. "I didn't want to have to go through another lap around that racetrack. It was awful.
END:
"Don't worry about it, Link, just keep trying!" cried Zelda.
Back in DK's Jungle, Mario & Luigi, Fox & Krystal, and Marth & Ike (who had somehow managed to catch up to them) had arrived at the river. Luigi then saw the clue-box and went over to it to get their next clue.
MARIO & LUIGI: Currently in 4TH Place
"We've-a gotta collect ten bananas and ten coconuts," said Luigi.
"Okay, I'll-a get the bananas and you get the coconuts," said Mario.
MARTH & IKE: Currently in 5TH Place
"Alright, let's get this done, Ike," said Marth.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 6TH Place
"Can you do this, Krystal?" asked Fox.
"Definitely," said Krystal. "It'll be just like my childhood days climbing trees and eating their fruit back on Cerinia."
Mario & Luigi, Marth & Ike, and Fox & Krystal all raced against each other trying to gather bananas and coconuts. Meanwhile, P.T. & Lucario had finally finished collecting all twenty of their fruit, and carried the basket together the rest of the way. They followed the arrows that pointed directly toward Donkey Kong's house.
"Lucario, I think I see the pit-stop," said P.T.
"It is the pit-stop, Master," said Lucario.
"Well come on then, let's go!"
P.T. & Lucario then brought their basket of fruit over to where Toad and the pit-stop greeter, a native gorilla, were waiting, and landed on the mat.
"Welcome to DK's Jungle," said the pit-stop greeter.
"Thanks a lot," said P.T.
"Yes, thank you," Lucario added.
"Pokémon Trainer & Lucario," said Toad, "…you are team number ONE!"
"YES! WE WON!" cried P.T.
P.T. & Lucario then jumped up and down for joy, and hugged each other, cheering for coming in first place.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: 1ST Place
"Pokémon Trainer & Lucario, I have great news for you," said Toad. "As the winners of this leg of the race, you have won a vacation from Adventurocity, and you'll be going to Great Bay. There, you will enjoy four relaxing days in the sun, going fishing in the ocean, and watching the Dingo's play their songs while you're hanging out at Zora Hall.
"We're truly thankful for this, Toad," said Lucario.
"Yes, thank you so much!" P.T. added.
CONFESSIONAL:
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Best Friends
"I'm extremely ecstatic that Lucario and I had come in first," said P.T. "It just gave me a great level of confidence that we just might have what it takes to make it all the way to the end and win this thing."
"Absolutely," said Lucario. "If we keep this up, we very well just might be able to win this race."
END:
P.T. & Lucario then gave each other a high five.
Meanwhile, Samus & Pikachu had finished collecting their fruit before Ness & Lucas did, and were the next team to arrive at the mat with their basket of fruit.
"Samus & Pikachu," said Toad, "…you're team number two."
SAMUS & PIKACHU: 2ND Place
"Alright!" cried Pikachu, "second place out of eleven teams, that's really good, pika!"
"Yeah, I guess so," said Samus.
Soon after that, Ness & Lucas were the next team to arrive at the mat with their basket of fruit.
"Ness & Lucas," said Toad, "you're team number three."
NESS & LUCAS: 3RD Place
"Oh wow, that's great!" said Lucas.
"That's awesome!" said Ness. "Good job, Lucas!"
"Thanks," said Lucas, "and good job to you too, pal!"
They then gave each other a high five.
Back at Luigi's raceway, Diddy Kong was able to cross the finish line before Link could by shooting a banana at him, causing Link to slip out of the way.
"Yes," cried Diddy Kong, "I did it!"
"Good job, Diddy," said Donkey Kong, "you were great."
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Lakitu.
"Thanks a lot," said Diddy Kong.
DONKEY KONG & DIDDY KONG: Currently in 10TH Place
Diddy decided to let Donkey Kong be the one to rip open the clue and read it.
"Looks like we're gonna be staying at my summer house for a day, how sweet," said Donkey Kong.
After Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong left, Link felt extremely upset with himself as he was now the last one left at the Roadblock.
"This is bogus," said Link.
"It's ok, Link, all you have to do is just go three more laps around the racetrack, and then we can leave," said Zelda. "Just go extremely fast."
"Yeah, sure," said Link as he was growing sick and tired of going around that racetrack over and over.
CONFESSIONAL:
LINK & ZELDA: Newly Dating
"Seeing that we were the last team left at the roadblock, I just felt really upset and discouraged," said Link. "The closest thing to a go-kart that I've ever ridden was a horse, so I was completely out of my element here."
"I was getting really worried about him, and I didn't want him to give up, so I kept giving him words of encouragement to help him keep going," said Zelda.
END:
"It's just three more laps, Link, just do three more laps!" cried Zelda.
"Alright then, let's get this over with," said Link.
Once Lakitu started off the last race, Link gave it his all as he tried to run through that same racetrack one last time. In the first lap, he obtained a star from an item box, so he gladly used it and he was then going really fast.
"Woo, hoo!" cried Zelda. "Alright, Link!"
Link was now feeling more and more encouraged. In the second lap, he then obtained triple mushroom from another item box, and was getting this done a lot faster.
Zelda continued cheering for him. "Yeah, Link! Keep going, keep going, woooo!"
On his last lap, Link had obtained another star from another item box, and sped his way across the finish line finally. Link sighed with relief.
"You did it, Link, you did it! You made it!" cried Zelda.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Lakitu.
"Thank you so much," said Link.
LINK & ZELDA: Currently in Last Place
Zelda then ran up to him from the bleachers. "You did it Link, nice job!" she then hugged him in congratulations.
Link then ripped open the clue and read it.
"Alright, good, let's get out of here," said Zelda.
"Yeah, we need to catch up to the other teams," Link added as they got into their go-kart and drove away.
Meanwhile, back at DK's Jungle, Bowser and Bowser Jr. became the next team to arrive at the clue-box by the river and get their next clue.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Currently in 7TH Place
"Looks like we're going to have to collect twenty bananas and coconuts," said Bowser. "Alright son, you count all the banana batches while I count all the coconuts, and do not screw up this time, you hear!?"
"Whatever, Dad, let's just get this over with," said Bowser Jr.
Meanwhile, Mario & Luigi, Marth & Ike and Fox & Krystal were still collecting their bananas and coconuts.
"Ok, just five-a more coconuts to go and then we're done," said Mario.
Suddenly, a coconut fell off of a coconut tree, and landed on Luigi.
"Ow!" he yelled.
"What?" said Mario.
"I just-a got hit in the head with a coconut!"
It was the way that Luigi said that that made Mario, Ike, and Marth laugh their heads off at him. At first, Luigi didn't get it, but as soon as the pain started going away, Luigi was finally starting to get it, and eventually started laughing too.
"Ha, ha…ahhh…let's-a get this over with," said Mario.
After both teams were finished collecting their fruit, Mario & Luigi and then Marth & Ike arrived at the mat with their baskets of fruit.
"Mario & Luigi, Marth & Ike," said Toad, "y'all are team's numbers four and five."
MARIO & LUIGI: 4TH Place MARTH & IKE: 5TH Place
Both teams cheered for joy as soon as they heard him say this. They all could not believe they were still in the race.
Meanwhile, Fox & Krystal had finally finished collecting all of their bananas and coconuts, and soon after that, they were the next team to arrive at the mat.
"Fox & Krystal," said Toad, "you're team number six."
FOX & KRYSTAL: 6TH Place
"Aw, sweet!" cried Fox.
"Oh, that's so fantastic! Thank you!" said Krystal.
Both vulpine then hugged and kissed each other in celebration of this.
Soon after that, Peach & Daisy and Kirby & Jigglypuff were the next two teams to arrive at the clue-box by the river.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 8TH Place
"Are you ready to harvest bananas and coconuts, Daisy?" Peach asked after she finished reading the clue.
"Are you kidding?" said Daisy. "I LOVE bananas and coconuts! I was born ready!"
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 9TH Place
"Just leave it to me, Jiggly Wiggly," said Kirby. "I can gather up the fruit by sucking them all up into my mouth."
"Ew," she responded.
Meanwhile, Bowser & Bowser Jr. were finishing collecting all of their bananas and coconuts.
"Ok, I've got all the coconuts," said Bowser. "Do you have all the bananas, son?"
"Yes, I got them all," he assured him.
"Alright, good, let's go!"
Suddenly, unbeknownst to them, one of their coconuts accidentally rolled out of their basket, and fell to the ground. At that moment, Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong had become the next team to arrive at the clue-box by the river.
DONKEY KONG & DIDDY KONG: Currently in 10TH Place
"Ok, so all we have to do is gather up ten bananas and ten coconuts, and then its home sweet home," said Donkey Kong.
"Yeah, even if it is for only twelve hours," Diddy Kong added.
At that moment, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had then arrived at the mat with their basket of fruit.
"Bowser & Bowser Jr.," said Toad, "you're the seventh team to-"
"YES!" Bowser cheered all enthusiastically while interrupting him. "WOOO, HOOOO!"
"However," Toad continued, "you did not bring enough coconuts with you."
"What?" said Bowser Jr.
"The clue says you have to bring the entire required amount of fruit to the mat, so you're going to have to retrieve some more of it before I can check you in."
Bowser growled all frustratingly when he heard him say that. "Son, you told me you had all of your bananas in there. You miss counted them you little moron!"
"No I didn't! There really were ten banana batches in there!"
"You're a liar!" Bowser continued.
At that moment, Peach & Daisy and Kirby & Jigglypuff had arrived at the mat with their baskets of fruit (Kirby and Jigglypuff's fruit were covered in drool). This left Bowser even more angry and frustrated.
"Peach & Daisy, Kirby & Jigglypuff," said Toad, "you're team's numbers seven and eight."
PEACH & DAISY: 7TH Place KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: 8TH PLACE
"Yes!" cried Daisy. "We did it, Peach!"
"YAHOO, we made it!" cried Jigglypuff.
Bowser got angry while he watched them cheer for victory.
"Grrr! Come on!" said Bowser, pulling Bowser Jr. by the arm while he was still carrying their basket of fruit. "Let's hurry up and get this stupid task done before any MORE teams get here."
At that moment, Link & Zelda were the last team to arrive at the clue-box by the river while Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong were finishing collecting their fruit.
LINK & ZELDA: Currently in Last Place
"Alright, is that everything?" Diddy Kong asked.
"Yep, that's everything," said D.K.
"Alright, let's go home!"
Link & Zelda got worried as they were watching them depart with their basket full of fruits.
"Link, they've already got all of their fruits!"
"You know what, let's not give up now," Link decided. "Let's go out fighting our very toughest. Let's go out like warriors!"
"Yeah, good idea!" Zelda agreed.
"Alright, we can do it, Zelda," said Link, "we just have to finish fast!"
Unbelievably, Link and Zelda were performing the task very quickly. Meanwhile, while Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong were on their way to the mat, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had accidentally collided with them. This caused both teams to drop their baskets of fruit and every one of their bananas and coconuts fell into the river.
"Oh, that is just great!" said Bowser. "We've lost all of our fruit!"
"Now we have to start all over again, thanks to you losers!" said Bowser Jr.
"Hey, it wasn't our fault!" said Diddy Kong. "Y'all should've been watching where you were going!"
"Don't worry about them, Diddy," said Donkey Kong, pulling him aside. "Let's just hurry up and finish the task before they do."
Soon after that, Link and Zelda had finally finished collecting all of their fruit. Unbeknownst to them, they had passed both Bowser & Bowser Jr. and Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong, and headed directly to the pit-stop with their basket of fruit. When they got to the mat, they both landed on it feeling very excited to see Toad, though thinking they were going to be eliminated.
"Link & Zelda," said Toad, "…you're team number nine!"
LINK & ZELDA: 9TH Place
Both Link and Zelda were both shocked when they heard this, and then cheered with happiness and relief that they were actually not eliminated.
"I can't believe we're in ninth!" cried Link, "I thought we were done for!"
"This is beyond incredible, this is just too surreal right now!" said Zelda.
"Good job, Zelda, and thanks for not giving up on me," said Link.
"You're welcome, and thank you, Link. You did a good job too."
Pretty soon, Bowser & Bowser Jr. and Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong had both finished collecting their fruit again, and started racing against each other to get to the pit-stop first.
"We should've come in seventh!" Bowser continued complaining. "We better get their before they do, son! We have to!"
"I know, Dad, I'm going as fast as I can!"
"You can do it Diddy," said Donkey Kong, "we can beat them."
"Let's beat those mean old mutant turtles!" said Diddy Kong.
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Bowser & Bowser Jr. were able to arrive at the mat before Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong could, much to their disappointment.
"Bowser & Bowser Jr.," said Toad, "….you're team number ten."
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: 10TH Place
"Oh, man!" said Bowser. "That was way too close, son, WAY too close."
"Come on, Dad. We still made it, didn't we?" said Bowser Jr.
"Yeah, but still, that was very awful, son, VERY awful!"
When Bowser & Bowser Jr. were finished, Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong stepped onto the mat, knowing that they had finished last.
"Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong," said Toad, "you're the last team to arrive. "
DONKEY KONG & DIDDY KONG: Last Place
"…I'm very sorry to tell you, you have been eliminated from the race."
DONKEY KONG & DIDDY KONG: Eliminated
Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong then hugged and embraced each other, feeling sad for their unfortunate elimination.
"I really wish we could've gone further," said Diddy Kong, "if we hadn't crashed into Bowser & Bowser Jr., I don't think this would've happened."
"We're very disappointed, but I'm very proud of Diddy," said Donkey Kong. "He was a great contender and a great partner for me to have. He's a really amazing kid to be around."
CONFESSIONAL:
DONKEY KONG & DIDDY KONG: Uncle/Nephew
"Diddy Kong is like the son I've never had," said Donkey Kong, "and I'll never forget this experience that we had with each other. It was short, but it was just truly amazing."
"Thanks," said Diddy Kong, "I'll never forget this experience that I've had with you either."
"You're welcome."
END:
"Thanks for letting us compete on this race, Toad," said Diddy Kong.
"Yeah," Donkey Kong added, "and what better place to be eliminated than home sweet home."
Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong than walked away into their summer house to greet the rest of the racers that would be staying there for the next twelve hours.
'Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode.'
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'Next time on the Amazing Race: Video Game Edition… ten teams set out for Luigi's Mansion-'
"EEEEK!" cried Peach.
"Oh wow, this is so creepy," said P.T., feeling pretty freaked out.
'-and face many scary challenges.'
"Samus, are you sure this is the way out of the woods, pika?" said Pikachu.
"I can't tell where I'm going with this blindfold on!" said Ike.
'Bowser & Bowser Jr. make more enemies-'
"Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah. We're gonna beat you," said Bowser Jr.
" #% you!" Samus yelled.
"Why you little, I'm gonna kill him!" said Daisy, who looked like she was about to attack one of them.
'-And a ghost catching Roadblock leads Krystal to her breaking point.'
"I can't do this Fox!" cried Krystal. "The ghosts keep flying over me, and it's too hard! I just can't do this!"
Krystal started breaking down into tears.
Author's Note: Hey guys. Not bad for a first episode of my first fanfic, right? Be sure to comment and share your thoughts and feelings about the episode. By the way, in case you're all wondering, I did not plan out who gets eliminated and who wins; I instead put team names on small slips of paper and drew them out of a small container for what placements they all got for each leg of the race. This way, it helps make the story less predictable. Pretty neat and clever, is it not? I'll be writing another episode for you all again soon. Thank you.
Second Author's Note: There, I've completely polished this story and made it a lot better. Now I know this leg is more than "not bad." I hope you all think it's brilliant now. I mean, boy, when I took another look at the work that I made almost a year ago, I was horrified by how disorderly and unorganized it looked, so I feel good that I managed to fix it all up. But I'll tell ya, fixing this unorganized chapter and trying to make it better was such a pain in my butt! I'm just ready to write new chapters and continue this race. Well, I'm off. See you guys later.