Episode 2 He just called me an idiot part III
At the left side of the hallways, Bowser & Bowser Jr., who were still in the lead, continued to struggle during the detour… with each other that is. They kept on fighting.
"Son, I know the courtyard is this way. It has to be," Bowser insisted.
"Dad, you can't just assume that just because you found a door doesn't automatically mean we found the courtyard," said Bowser Jr. Apparently, they were still wearing their blindfolds as instructed to do so by the clue.
"You've never even been here before, so what makes you so sure we're NOT going the right way?"
"I'm just being logical. This door could lead us to somewhere else."
"Oh, what do you know?! You're just a kid! Look, we're not going to waste any more time thinking about logistics, I mean we're in the lead for crying out loud! I say we're going in!"
Bowser then opened the door and dragged his son to the other side of the door, only to find out by using his ears and touching the surface of the walls that they only found more hallways.
"See Dad, I told you this doesn't lead to the courtyard," Bowser Jr. boasted.
"SHUT UP JR.! I know where we're going! Now follow me, and keep your blabbering mouth shut!"
Bowser kept touching the walls until he found another door. He then opened it and he and Bowser Jr. then went inside the rec room. Bowser could tell because he felt one of the dumbbells lying on the floor.
"Wait a minute! I remember where we are now. This room is supposed to be next to the courtyard, so we're almost out," said Bowser.
"Dad; whats that sound?"
Suddenly, a big ghost jumped out of nowhere, and it made Bowser jump back in fear, and land on a shelf full of heavy weights, while Bowser Jr. hid inside his shell in fear. Watching this, the ghost laughed hysterically as it flew away.
Back in the other hallways, Marth & Ike, who were performing the same detour task, were hearing all the commotion that was coming from the left side of the hallways.
"Marth, what was that?
"I don't know, but it doesn't sound very good, I say we should go to the left instead."
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea."
In the rec room, Bowser was pretty pissed off at the ghost for what it did.
"Stupid Ghost! Come on son, let's get out of here! Son? Son, where are you?"
"I'm over here!"
"Over where? I'm wearing a blindfold you idiot!"
"I'm over here," Bowser Jr. said again as he held out his hand for Bowser to grab.
"Where? OW!" Bowser yelled as he stepped on Bowser Jr's spiny shell. "Get up you little coward!" Bowser said as he pulled his son out of his shell and dragged him out of the room. When Bowser opened the door, he felt a little wind blowing on his face, meaning they were finally outside of the mansion. Suddenly, Lakitu appeared before them.
"You two have now reached the courtyard; you may take off your blindfolds now."
"Finally!" Bowser & Bowser Jr. both yelled in unison as they took of their blindfolds. They then went over to the locked gate, opened the lock with one of the two keys that were given to them, and then opened the gate. They then went over to the clue-box that was just a few yards away from the gate. Bowser got their clue, ripped it open, and started reading it.
"Congratulations, you made it out of Luigi's Mansion, and completed the detour. You now must head to the tent camping area in Boo Woods."
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"Teams must now make their way to a tent camping area in the middle of boo woods, the pit-stop for this leg of the race," said Toad. "Teams who have completed "Short Distance" must follow a 2 mile trail and find a sign that points directly toward the pit-stop, this time, they will have a map showing them where to go. For teams who have completed "Long Distance," they must go back 1mile the way they came on the trail and find that same sign. This time, the trail will have orange arrows pointing directly to where they have to go in order to find the pit-stop. Which either way the teams will have taken, the last team to check in at the pit-stop… will be eliminated."
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"Warning, the last team to check in will be eliminated. All right, come on son, we got to hurry!" said Bowser.
"Right behind you," said Bowser Jr.
As Marth & Ike continued going left in the hallways, they stumbled upon another door that led to somewhere mysterious.
"Ike, I found another door. I think it might lead to the courtyard."
"Well, open it then," Ike insisted.
When Marth opened it, they were not in the courtyard; they were in the billiards room. Although unaware that they were going the wrong way, they went inside anyway. Meanwhile, back in the ballroom…
"I think I got it this time," said Krystal. In the last chapter, she ended up falling apart do to her fear of ghosts, but with some comforting from Fox and a little pep talk from Lukario, she was eventually able to put aside her fears, and try to finish the task.
The ghost tried to get away, but Krystal stayed focused, and gave it her all to try to catch the ghost. After a minute of struggling, the little ghost finally gave up and got sucked into her vacuum. "I got it!" Krystal screamed victoriously.
"Good job, Krystal, I'm so proud of you," said Fox. "Now you just got to find two more ghosts and then we're out of here."
"Thanks Fox, I think I got this now."
"You totally got this Krystal, just keep it up," said Fox.
Meanwhile, in the Fortune Tellers Room, Link was still struggling to catch his third ghost. Link has been taking a very long time actually (thanks to Jigglypuff that is). Zelda was starting to grow impatient with Link for his lack of success.
"Link, what is going on?" Zelda said as she was at the door to the Fortune Tellers Room. "You've been doing this for like an hour already! Could you hurry it up a bit?"
"I'm doing the best I can Zelda, just be patient. I'll find my last ghost soon."
"Well, make it faster than soon; we're falling behind!"
"Whatever Princess."
Jigglypuff on the other hand was getting done quickly now that she finally understood how to get her ghost vacuum to work. She now just had one more ghost to find. While she was searching the butler's room, she suddenly saw a ghost creep out of a flower base. Once Jigglypuff saw it, she immediately turned on her vacuum, and started sucking the ghost with all her might. "Come on, come on," Jigglypuff screeched. She still continued to struggle. Could this be her third and final ghost? Finally, the ghost gave up. "I GOT IT, I GOT IT!" screamed a victorious Jigglypuff as she had now caught her final ghost. Jigglypuff then ran to Elvin Gadd screaming with joy.
"Did you find them all Jigglypuff?" said Kirby.
"Yes Kirby, I found them!" said Jigglypuff excitedly.
"Good girl Jiggs. Nice job."
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Elvin.
"Thank you so much," said a very jubilant Jigglypuff.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 7th Place
"Congratulations, you completed the roadblock; you must now make your way to the graveyard of this mansion. It is there where you'll find your next clue," said Jigglypuff reading the clue.
"Alright, let's get out of here," said Kirby.
While Kirby & Jigglypuff departed, Pokémon Trainer was getting a bit concerned and suspicious. He wondered why it was taking so long for Lucario to catch all three of his ghosts. After all, Lucario did say that he showed no fear towards ghosts. Just then, he saw Lucario heading towards the Butler's Room where Jigglypuff found her ghost.
"Hey, Lucario," said P.T.
"Yes Master?"
"Lucario, what is going on? Why is it taking so long for you to finish? There's like three of us left at the roadblock now!"
"There's only three teams left? Including us?"Lucario was immediately getting worried.
"Yeah. What happened?!"
Lucario then realized then and there that he screwed up big time by helping out Jigglypuff from earlier. Lucario gulped awkwardly for his big mistake. "Um, well…"
Meanwhile, over at the graveyard, Samus & Pikachu and Mario & Luigi found the clue box behind the gravestone, and both teams got their clues, ripped them open, and started reading them.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 5th Place
"Detour: Long Distance or Short Distance?" said Samus as she read aloud.
MARIO & LUIGI: Currently in 6th Place
"I'd-a hate to do this to you Luigi, but I think we should do Short-a Distance," said Mario.
"What? Why?!" said Luigi, who had already had enough of the mansion to last a lifetime.
"You know this-a mansion more than anyone else here, so I believe we'll get done faster if we do this task."
"No way, I don't-a want to continue on inside this-a mansion. Especially while wearing blind folds. I mean, that's just suicide-a," said Luigi.
"We'll have to be blind if we do Short Distance Pikachu, and the interior structure of this mansion looks unsafe," said Samus.
"So, I guess we do Long Distance then?" said Pikachu.
"Yeah, we're going to do Long Distance."
"I don't-a want to do Short Distance Mario," said Luigi, "let's just do the other one-a."
"Alright fine-a, we'll do it your way then." Said Mario, who then saw Samus & Pikachu going to do Long Distance as well as them."Hey guys, wait up-a," Mario yelled after the mercenary and the electric mouse. Meanwhile…
"YOU HELPED OUT JIGGLYPUFF?! ARE YOU FREAKING STUPID?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU LUCARIO?!" Pokémon Trainer yelled out to Lucario in complete shock from what he just heard.
"I- I'm deeply sorry Master. I had no idea it would cause us to fall behind," said Lucario was now feeling regretful for helping out Jigglypuff. "Look, I won't help any more of the teams after this. I promise."
"Whatever. Look, just hurry up, ok?! I don't want to be eliminated today!"
Meanwhile, in the mirror room.
"Link, hurry up!" said Zelda. "Kirby & Jigglypuff have left already, and we've got to hurry and get out of here!"
"Zelda, would you just be quiet for one minute! I can't concentrate with you yelling at me like that!" Suddenly, a ghost came flying out of a mirror, causing Link to fall back to his great surprise.
"It's getting away Link! Link, get up, it's getting away!"
"I'm getting it Zel, I'm getting it. My Gosh!" When Link got up and went after the ghost however, he suddenly ran into Samus & Pikachu, who were heading toward the front entrance, and accidentally knocked both Samus and himself to the floor.
"Hey, watch it! "Samus yelled at Link.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," said Link.
"Link, the ghost is getting away!" Zelda continued to yell. "GET OFF YOUR BUTT, AND CATCH IT ALREADY!"
"I'M GOING! Gee Whiz! Cool it, why don't you Princess!"
CONFESSIONAL:
MARIO & LUIGI: Plumbers/Brothers
"I was-a surprised with the way Zelda was treating Link," said Mario. "She was just-a yelling at him and giving him a hard time."
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Best Friends
"With how Zelda just yells at him," said Pikachu. "It just makes you wonder how Link is going to be able to put up with her throughout this race."
END:
"Link, just hurry up, wills you? I don't want to lose today!" Zelda kept yapping as Link continued going after the ghost.
CONFESSIONAL:
LINK & ZELDA: Newly Dating
"I love Link with all my heart actually," said Zelda. "I believe Link is awesome, I know he is; I just tend to lose my patience with him sometimes. Whenever I'm being hard on him, I do it not only because I really want to win, but it's also because I care about him."
"Zelda is actually a very wonderful person," said Link. "She just needs to understand that things are not always going to go her way, and that being all pouty and impatient isn't going to help in any situation we encounter. She needs to learn to keep her cool if she wants us to win this race."
END:
Link continued to run after the ghost trying to catch it. Meanwhile, Samus opened the front doors to the mansion and she & Pikachu, and Mario & Luigi went outside. Luigi then pointed to the entrance of the hiking trail, and both teams then entered it. They then turned on the flashlights that were given to them for the task, and started searching for red and yellow marks as they walked along the creepy looking trail of Boo Woods.
"Here-a we go guys," said Mario.
"Get your bearings Pikachu, and keep your eyes peeled."
Meanwhile, just a mile ahead, Peach & Daisy, and Ness & Lucas were still on the lookout for red and yellow markers on the trees as they hiked.
"We haven't seen a red and yellow marker in sight for like an hour already," said Lucas.
"Lucas, it's only been like ten minutes since the last marker," said Ness. "We're gonna find it."
"But this place is just so scary, I just want to get this done as fast as possible!"
"You'll survive, this is nothing for us," said Daisy. "We've been in much worse situations."
"Like what?" said Lucas.
"Like, getting kidnapped and locked in dangerous and creepy castle, about EIGHTY TIMES!" said Peach.
"You see? It could be way worse," said Ness.
"I suppose," said Lucas.
"Look!" said Daisy pointing at something with her flashlight. "There's another route marker!"
"Guys look, I see the clue-box!" said Peach all excitedly.
"Finally!" said Lucas.
"We're getting closer to the end of this leg you guys," said Ness as he ran toward the clue-box.
Peach and Ness went over and got their clues, ripped them open, and started reading them.
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 2nd Place
"Congratulations, you've made it to the end of the trail, and completed the detour. You must now go back the way you came, and follow orange arrows printed on the trees," Ness read aloud.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 3rd place
"These arrows will lead you to a sign that shows directly where the pit-stop is. Warning: the last team to check in will be eliminated," said Peach reading aloud as well.
"Alright, let's go!" said Lucas, who started running back down the trail.
"Looks like it's a foot-race for us," said Daisy, who went after him.
Meanwhile, Bowser & Bowser continued along the other trail trying to find that sign, they kept their flashlights on trying to find it. For the past twenty minutes, they found nothing.
"Dad, we're not figuring out something. We can't see any signs anywhere," said Bowser Jr.
"You mean YOU'RE not figuring out something! You're the one that's holding the map," said Bowser.
"Hey, it's not my fault that there are like ten tent camping areas in these woods!"
"There are TEN tent camping areas?! I thought there was only one! Give me that!" Bowser then took the map out of Bowser Jr.'s hands. When he then looked at the map and was stupefied when he saw all the tent camping areas on the map. "You should've left ME in charge of the map you little doofus!"
"Hey, this isn't my faul-"
"SHH," Bowser interrupted, "I hear something!" Bowser then saw Ness & Lucas and Peach & Daisy running against each other on the other trail.
"Come on Peach, we gotta beat them and win!" said Daisy.
"Come on son, we gotta follow them!" Bowser then grabbed his son by the hand and they both ran after the two teams.
Meanwhile, Ness then saw the sign they were looking for, and he, Lucas and Peach & Daisy stopped to read it. They then saw a red and yellow flag next to the number 5.
"Number 5 must be where the pit-stop is!" Lucas yelled for the whole world to hear him.
"Come on son, that's the camp site we have to go to!" Ness heard someone say in the background. "Who was that?" he said.
"Oh no, that's Bowser & Bowser Jr.!" said Peach.
"Hurry, we can't let them beat us!" said Daisy. "Not after he called me an idiot."
Peach & Daisy and Ness & Lucas immediately ran towards the trail leading to the pit-stop as fast as they could, with Bowser & Bowser in hot pursuit. Those two mutant turtles we're catching up fast.
"So… so… tired," Peach panted as she started running slower as she went.
"Come on Peach, we can't let them beat us!" said Daisy getting a little tired herself.
Bowser and his son were getting closer and closer.
…
"Come on Peach, we can't let them beat us!"
Bowser & Bowser Jr. then suddenly ran passed Peach and soon after that, they ran passed Daisy.
"Oh great, they've already beaten us." Daisy said in defeat. She and Peach then slowed down and stopped to catch their breaths.
Toad was waiting at the mat with a boo ghost, the pit-stop greeter. Toad then saw two teams running against each other to the mat. Ness & Lucas were in the lead while Bowser & Bowser Jr. were catching up to them.
"Come on Lucas, we can beat them, we can make it," said Ness. Both of them were panting their lungs out as they ran.
Once Bowser saw the mat, huge dollar signs were coming out if his eyes. "I AM NOT TAKING SECOND PLACE, WE ARE GONNA WIN!" Bowser yelled as he then lifted his son off the ground and started carrying him the rest of the way.
"Hey, what are you-, "Bowser Jr. continued but was interrupted.
"SHUT UP, I WANNA WIN!" Bowser then started making a mad dash and ran full speed ahead like a tornado towards the mat.
"OH NO, he's gonna-"Lucas started but didn't finish as Bowser, who was carrying his son, ran right passed him and Ness.
Toad and the pit-stop greeter got out of the way quickly as Bowser came crashing into the mat, crushing his son in the process.
"Owww." Bowser Jr. groaned in pain.
"Oh man, they already beat us to it," said Ness.
Toad then went back over to the mat to greet the three teams arriving, starting with you-know-who. When he did, the boo ghost then suddenly appeared in front of Bowser & Bowser Jr. unexpectedly and yelled "BOO!"
"AHHH!" Bowser & Bowser Jr. both screamed and fell back in surprise.
"Ha, ha, ha. Welcome to Boo Woods," said the ghost creepily.
"Thanks, I think," said Bowser Jr. recovering from his injury.
"Bowser & Bowser Jr…you're team number 1."
"YEEESSSSS!" Bowser & Bowser Jr. screamed their heads off in excitement and cheered for victory.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: 1st Place
"Bowser & Bowser Jr.," said Toad, "as the winners of this second leg of the race, you have won five thousand dollars… each."
"All right, YES!" said Bowser Jr., who was feeling very excited as he felt that he was now probably the richest kid in the whole world.
"I'm so happy we won!" said Bowser. He then turned around looking towards Ness & Lucas and Peach & Daisy. "IN YOUR FACES SUCKERS!" he then threw a raspberry at both of the two teams, much to their annoyance.
"Ness & Lucas, Peach & Daisy, why don't y'all come over here," said Toad.
"I can't believe we got beat out by Bowser & Bowser Jr. That's just so unfair," Daisy lamented as she and Peach stepped on the mat after Ness & Lucas did.
"Welcome to Boo Woods," the ghost said again.
"Thanks," said both teams.
"Ness & Lucas, Peach & Daisy," said Toad, "you're team numbers 2 and 3."
NESS & LUCAS: 2nd Place PEACH & DAISY: 3rd Place
"Thanks Toad," said Ness.
"Yes, thank you," said Peach.
"I must say that was quite a footrace," said Toad.
"You've no idea," said Daisy.
"Yeah, we were so close," said Lucas.
CONFESSIONAL:
NESS & LUCAS: Best Friends
"Having Bowser & Bowser Jr. beat us to the mat just showed us that they are definitely a very strong team," said Ness.
"They are a team that we cannot underestimate at all in this race," said Lucas.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Father/Son
"I was so proud of the fact that we came in first before those two other teams, we just nailed it!" said Bowser.
"We went from 10th place to 1st in one leg;" said Bowser Jr. "That just proves that all the other teams might as well pack their bags and go home, because we are SO gonna win!"
PEACH & DAISY: Princesses/Best Friends
"Bowser and his son were just lucky in this leg, because of the fact that all of the teams had to wait at the gate entrance until the mansion was open," said Peach, "but they proved otherwise that they are definitely the team to beat at this point. We cannot afford to go against those two should we be in the final leg.
"Those two are just way too fast for us," said Daisy, "but when the time comes, we'll get even with them. Just wait and see."
END:
Back in Luigi's mansion, Link was still struggling to catch his last ghost as he continued running after it in the upstairs hallways. The ghost then went inside the study room, and so did Link. When Link entered, the ghost was nowhere to be seen.
"Where are you, you little monster… err-ghost?"
When Link went to search inside the fireplace, the little ghost then creepily sneaked out of the big dictionary sitting on the stand, and suddenly yelled, "BOO!" at Link.
"AHH!" Link yelled and then then fell into the fireplace in surprise. He then immediately came out screaming like crazy as he was now caught on fire. Link dropped to the floor to get the fire out, while the ghost was laughing his head off at the richness of his little prank. Link was now in pure agony as he lost almost all of his heart's due to getting burned by the fire. Link then decided to take out one of his pink fairies, which he only uses in case of emergencies. He felt much better afterwards, but he was now pissed at the ghost for what he did to him, who by the way was still busy laughing. Link then decided to take advantage of this and immediately sucked the ghost into his ghost vacuum. This caught the little ghost by surprise.
"Gotcha you little runt. I can't believe that you think watching a person getting caught on fire is actually funny," said Link talking to the ghost inside the vacuum. Link then went downstairs, went over to Elvin Gadd and handed over his vacuum full of ghosts.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue."
"Thank you sir," said Link.
"Good job Link," said Zelda, who was glad that they could finally leave.
LINK & ZELDA: Currently in 8th Place
Link then ripped open their clue, and started reading it. "Congratulations, you completed the roadblock; you must now make your way to the graveyard of this mansion. It is there where you'll find your next clue."
"Alright, let's get out of here," said Zelda.
Meanwhile, Marth & Ike continued struggling at the detour as they were going nowhere. They were unable to figure out where to go as they were in the projection room.
"Have you found anything Marth," said a very anxious Ike.
"I can't feel any other doors," said the blindfolded Marth as he kept touching the walls for another door. "Maybe we should go back; Bowser & Bowser Jr. may have probably already beaten us by now."
"No way! I say we should keep go-"Ike was interrupted by a crack underneath his feet. He was then suddenly falling through the fragile floor boards, screaming at the top of his lungs.
"IKE!" Marth yelled. He then went over to where he thought he heard Ike fell, only to end up falling through the floor boards as well.
Both Marth & Ike screamed as they were both falling in a dark abyss. They thought it was all over for them, which is until Lakitu suddenly came down frantically trying to save them. He first grabbed Marth with his fishing net, and then quickly grabbed Ike before he could continue falling further to his death. Lakitu then pulled them both up quickly and brought them both back to the graveyard. Both of them were shaking in fear for their predicament.
"Both of you will have to start over if you wish to continue this task," said Lakitu.
"NO WAY!" Marth yelled as he was taking off his blindfold. "This task is way too dangerous Ike; we're doing the other one!"
"Good idea! We're outta here!" As Marth & Ike left to go do Long Distance, they then saw Kirby & Jigglypuff come out into the graveyard.
"Hey guys, where's the clue-box?" said Jigglypuff,
"It's back there," said Marth pointing to the gravestone where the clue-box was.
"Thank you," said Kirby.
Kirby then went over to the clue-box, ripped open the clue, and read it.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 7th Place
"Detour: Long Distance or Short Distance?"
"Let's do Short Distance, I've been everywhere inside that mansion trying to find those ghosts," said Jigglypuff.
"Good idea, we'll do it then."
Meanwhile, in the Storage Room, Krystal was continuing to make a steady but very good effort as she found another ghost behind a shelf containing boxes, and was trying to catch it into her ghost vacuum.
"Come on Krystal, you can do this," Krystal said to herself as the ghost continued to struggle from getting sucked in.
The ghost then finally gave in and was sucked into her ghost vacuum.
"YES! Good job Krystal, good job!" said Fox. "You've just got one more to find, and then we'll be out of here."
Krystal then decided to go and look somewhere else. As she and Fox made their way out into the hallways, they suddenly saw Marth & Ike running to the front doors, just desperate to get out of the mansion.
"Wow. They sure are in a hurry," said Fox. "I wonder what happened."
"Oh, I don't want to know," said Krystal, who was starting to get worried again because of this.
As Fox & Krystal walked down the hallways, they then saw Kirby & Jigglypuff walking around in a slow and confused-like manner, wearing blind folds. Fox & Krystal gave each other puzzled looks as strange things were suddenly but supposedly going on with the other teams.
"Kirby, what are you and Jigglypuff doing?" said Fox.
"We're doing our detour task, wearing these blindfolds is a requirement for it," Kirby responded.
"We're trying to find our way to the courtyard," Jigglypuff added.
"They have to be blind while performing the task?!" said a worried Krystal. "I can't do that Fox, I'll be too scared out of my wits to do anything if we do that task!"
"Don't worry about that yet Krystal, right now, just focus on finding your last ghost," said Fox.
"Oh, Right," said Krystal as she continued her search.
As Fox & Krystal continued down the hallways, Lucario walked right passed them as he still couldn't find his last ghost. He then decided to look upstairs to see if there were any more ghosts up there. As he went up the stairs, he suddenly saw a small ghost creeping through the upstairs halls. Once Lucario spotted it, it suddenly swooped through the walls to the sitting room. Lucario then went for it immediately, and went up into the sitting room.
"Where are you, you wandering spirit?" said Lukario as he went inside. At first, he saw nothing, so he decided to use his senses to try to track down the little ghost. He listened for any sounds coming from any area of the whole entire room. He then suddenly heard the mirror in the far corner creak a bit, thus giving away the ghost's hiding spot.
"There you are."
The ghost immediately leaped out of the mirror, and tried to get away, but it was too late for him, for Lucario had already turned on his ghost vacuum, and had caught the little ghost with ease.
"You were pretty clever, but it takes a much mightier foe to outsmart a ninja. Now, I must leave." Lucario went back downstairs as fast as he could. He knew perfectly well that his team was at the back of the pack now, so he didn't waste any more time, and handed over his vacuum full of all three of his ghosts to Elvin Gadd.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Elvin.
"Finally! Let's get the heck outta here!" said P.T.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Currently in 9th Place
While P.T. & Lucario were departing for the graveyard, Kirby & Jigglypuff were making their way out of the mansion with ease. Wearing a blindfold was not a major disadvantage for both indestructible puffballs, because not only did Jigglypuff know where she was going due to her photographic memory, but both she and Kirby were not scared of anything that they thought was creeping up on them. This was giving them a good advantage. They were both also holding hands so that they wouldn't lose each other, which Jigglypuff was really enjoying very much.
"I think we're almost out," said Jigglypuff.
"All right, that's good. I just hope we're going the right way," said Kirby. Suddenly, Kirby heard a crack underneath the floor. "Jigglypuff, look out!"
"What?" Suddenly, Jigglypuff found herself falling through the floor boards. Unlike Ike however, she was immediately saved by Kirby, due to him holding hands with her. Kirby then pulled Jigglypuff out of the hole. "Oh Kirby, you saved me!" She then tried to kiss him. Only to have her face blocked by Kirby's hand,
"Save the kisses for later, Jiggy Wigs. We're in a race!" Kirby pointed out.
"Oh! Right! Sorry," said Jigglypuff as she snapped out of her own little fantasy world.
Kirby & Jigglypuff then continued on through the hallways unable to see a thing, until Jigglypuff suddenly felt another doorknob.
"I think this is the way to the courtyard," Jigglypuff hypothesized as she opened the door. The two little lovers then went to other side, and felt some wind on their faces for the first time in a while.
"You two have now reached the courtyard; you may take off your blindfolds now," said Lakitu as he flew in front of Kirby & Jigglypuff.
"Thank goodness," Jigglypuff said with a sigh of relief as she took off her blindfold.
"Boy, am I glad THAT's finally over," said Kirby.
Kirby & Jigglypuff then proceeded to the gate of the courtyard, and unlocked it with one of their two keys. They then opened it, and went over to the clue-box that was waiting for them on the other side. Jigglypuff went over to it, got their clue, and did so and so.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 4th Place
"Congratulations, you made it out of Luigi's Mansion, and completed the detour. You now must head to the tent camping area in Boo woods. Warning: the last team to check in will be eliminated."
"ALRIGHT! WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO THE PIT-STOP. YEAAAHHHH!" Jigglypuff said at the top of her lungs.
"Inside voice Jiggs, inside voice," said Kirby who was once again rubbing his ears from her loudness.
"Sorry."
Back in Boo woods, Mario & Luigi and Samus & Pikachu were having some trouble trying to find red and yellow markers.
"Luigi, we haven't seen a route marker for like thirty minutes already. Are you sure we're going the right way?" said Samus.
"Of course I… well now that I think about it, I'm not-a sure anymore."
"Oh great, JUST GREAT!
Back at the graveyard, Link & Zelda got their next clue. Link was the one to read it.
LINK & ZELDA: Currently in 8th Place
"Detour: Long Distance or Short Distance? I say we should do Short Distance; we can get to the other side of this mansion in no time flat."
"...Alright, fine. But if I get hurt while we do this task, you're in big trouble."
"Oh would you just relax? How bad can it be?"
As Link & Zelda got their blindfolds and went back into the mansion, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario were the next team to arrive at the graveyard. P.T. was the one to get their clue and started reading it.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Currently in 9th Place
"Detour: Long Distance or Short Distance?"
"I feel that taking Short Distance is the smartest way to go, I am a ninja after all," said Lucario.
"Good point, Short Distance it is," P.T. agreed.
While Link & Zelda and Pokémon Trainer & Lucario were busy performing the detour inside the mansion, Krystal was still busy trying to find her last ghost. She was aware that she and Fox were the last team left at the roadblock. As Krystal searched the rec room, the ghost that attacked Bowser & Bowser Jr. from earlier was creeping out of the dumbbells that were all lying on the floor. It was ready to sneak up on Krystal and scare her.
"Ok, whatever you do Krystal, don't go running away screaming," Krystal said to herself as she searched the entirety of the room. Suddenly, as Krystal was looking at the dumbbells, the little ghost then jumped out right in front of her. Krystal screamed, only to her great surprise, she was not running away. She immediately turned on her vacuum. The ghost immediately regretted what he did as he tried to prevent himself from getting sucked in. Finally, Krystal caught her third and thankfully, her final ghost.
"YES! Good job Krystal, good job! I knew you could do it," Fox cheered with delight.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said Elvin.
"Thank you so much," said Krystal as she finally handed over her ghost vacuum. Fox then got their clue for her and started reading it.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in Last Place
"Congratulations, you completed the roadblock; you must now make your way to the graveyard of this mansion. It is there where you'll find your next clue."
"Let's get out of here already!" said Krystal just itching to go outside.
"Alright, we're going. I'm very proud of you by the way, you did excellent," said Fox.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"I'm so proud of Krystal," said Fox. "She was able to face her fears, and kick butt. She is absolutely an amazing person, and I love her."
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Back in Boo Woods, Samus was starting to grow impatient by the lack of progress.
"Ok, I've had enough! I say we should go back now."
"She's right guys, we haven't seen any red and yellow markers for a while now, we should just go back and start over," said Pikachu.
Mario & Luigi gave it some reluctant thought, and then finally gave in.
"Alright-a, we'll do it y'alls way," said Mario.
"But, how do we get back to the entrance?" said Luigi.
"Ugh, I guess I have to do EVERYTHING!" Samus complained as she took out her pistol and shot a bright ball into the sky to call for help. Lakitu then came over to them in an instant.
"You two teams wish to start over?" said Lakitu as he hovered over the two teams.
"YES, NOW GET US OUT OF HERE ALREADY!" Samus yelled impatiently.
"Alright, alright! No need to yell." Lakitu then pulled the two teams up with his fishing pole and started bringing them back to the entrance. On their way over, however, Lakitu saw Marth & Ike, who looked like they were lost as well.
"Ike, where are you taking us? We haven't passed any red and yellow markers at all!" said Marth, growing pretty worried.
"I'm sure we'll find another marker by the next bend," said Ike, who actually didn't know where he was going. He then saw Lakitu hover down to them, carrying Samus & Pikachu and Mario & Luigi with him. Once Ike saw this, he then became more overconfident.
"Are you two lost?" said Lakitu.
"Yes, we-"
"NO! We're not lost," Ike interrupted Marth. "We don't need any help, thank you."
"Ok, if you insist." Lakitu then hovered away, leaving Marth and Ike all alone in the middle of the woods.
"Ike, what do you think you're doing?! We really ARE lost!" said Marth.
"Don't you see? With those two teams leaving, we're absolutely sure to stay in this race."
"Not if we are lost and we don't know where else to go, Genius!"
Ike then took a quick look around and suddenly realized that Marth was right, and that he actually did screw up.
"Oh snap!"
Meanwhile, Kirby & Jigglypuff had arrived at the pit-stop and stepped on the mat.
"Welcome to Boo Woods," said the pit-stop greeting ghost.
"Thanks," Kirby & Jigglypuff both said in unison.
"Kirby & Jigglypuff," said Toad, "… you're team number 4."
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: 4th Place
"YAY!" Jigglypuff squealed. Jigglypuff then immediately started kissing Kirby at last.
Back at the entrance of the trail, Mario & Luigi and Samus & Pikachu were brought back there, and they immediately went to try again.
"Alright boys, let's try this again," said Samus, who did not want to fall any further behind.
This time around, Mario & Luigi and Samus & Pikachu were doing better at the task then they did the last time. They kept their eyes peeled a lot more as they were now more careful following the right markers by paying close attention to their color on the trees.
"You see any more markers Mario?" Pikachu asked.
"Nope, not yet-a," Mario exclaimed as he was aiming his flashlight around the trees. Suddenly, another marker caught his eyes. "Wait a minute, now I see another one-a!"
"Look-a!" Luigi pointed. "I see a clue-box!"
"Come on Pikachu, let's go!" said Samus.
Both teams were now running like crazy heading toward the clue-box as they were delighted that they finally finished the task. Samus and Luigi both got clues for their teams.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 5th Place
"Congratulations, you've made it to the end of the trail, and completed the detour," said Samus reading the clue aloud.
Mario & Luigi: Currently in 6th Place
"Warning-a: The last team to check in will be eliminated," said Luigi reading the clue aloud as well.
"Alright-a, lets hurry!" said Mario as he and Luigi started to make a mad dash back down the trail, with Samus & Pikachu in pursuit.
Back at the mansion, Fox & Krystal found the graveyard, and Fox went over to the clue-box and read their next clue.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in Last Place
"Detour: Long Distance or Short Distance?"
"Long Distance definitely," Krystal insisted. "I don't want to have to spend any more time in this creepy mansion trying to find the courtyard while blind."
"Then Long Distance it is my love, though you do realize we have to perform this other task in Boo Woods, and that place is just as scary."
"I know, but as long as I can see where I'm going, I'm fine with it."
"Alright, but we'll have to keep our eyes peeled, and do it fast."
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"I knew completely that taking Long Distance would put our chances of staying in this race at risk, especially since we were in last place," said Fox, "but I didn't want Krystal to have to suffer any more of her phobia, and continue being scared of the ghosts that haunt the mansion. I knew I had to look out for her, and do whatever I could to help her feel safe."
END:
So it was settled. Fox & Krystal made their way to the foyer of the mansion, unlocked the doors, and went outside to the hiking trail of Boo Woods to do Long Distance.
Meanwhile, Link & Zelda were eventually able to finish Short Distance by both by learning from their past experiences in dungeons, and by using their quick wit. As a result, they didn't get into any trouble at all, and they were then able to find the courtyard, open it's gates, and receive their next clue.
LINK & ZELDA: Currently in 7th Place
"Congratulations, you made it out of Luigi's Mansion, and completed the detour. You now must head to the tent camping area in Boo Woods. Warning: the last team to check in will be eliminated," said Link reading their next clue. "Alright, let's go."
"Let's get out of here," Zelda added, and they both ran very fast to prevent themselves from elimination.
After that, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario were able to get out of the mansion as well. Lucario kept hold of P.T.'s hand so he wouldn't lose him, and used his ninja skills to sense any danger that was near. This helped immensely as they were able to steer clear from any rotting floorboards, and any ghosts that attempted to sneak up on them. However, their sense of direction was not as good, as they kept coming across dead ends, and kept going the wrong way. They even had to be brought back to the graveyard by Lakitu several times. Despite the task taking a long of time for them to finish, they were eventually able to find the courtyard, open its gates, and receive their next clue.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Currently in 8th Place
"Congratulations, you made it out of Luigi's Mansion, and completed the detour. You now must head to the tent camping area in Boo Woods. Warning: the last team to check in will be eliminated" said Lucario reading the clue aloud.
"Alright, let's go," said P.T., and he and Lucario started running fast knowing that they were close to the back of the pack.
Meanwhile, Marth & Ike continued to struggle finding their way out of the woods trying to find the red and yellow markers. They were now starting to make crazy shortcuts trying to find more markers quicker.
"Do you see anything yet?" Ike asked.
"No, not yet. Wait a minute, I think I see something," Marth said as he saw one of the orange arrows on the trails.
"Those arrows must be a part of the detour as well," Ike thought, "let's follow them."
"I don't know Ike; they may lead to somewhere else."
"But Marth, those arrows may lead us to something. They may be our only hope of staying in this race."
"I hate to say it Ike, but I think you may be right. But let's hurry, alright?"
Marth & Ike then started to follow the arrows not knowing they were leading them to the pit-stop.
Meanwhile, Mario & Luigi and Samus & Pikachu were still running against each other as both teams were now running towards the mat at the tent camping area. Mario & Luigi were in the lead, but suddenly Samus passed them. In her mind, she was hoping that she and Pikachu could get a better placement, and quite possibly, not get eliminated. She ended up getting on the mat first, but it was all for knot as Mario & Luigi had both stepped on the mat before Pikachu could.
"Alright-a, we made it!" Luigi cheered.
"Mario & Luigi," said Toad, "…you're team number 5."
"YESSS!" they both said in unison.
MARIO & LUIGI: 5th Place
"Samus & Pikachu that would make you team number 6."
"Alright, we'll take that," said Samus shaking Mario & Luigi's hands as a sign of good sportsmanship.
"Sounds good to me," said Pikachu. "It means we're still in it."
SAMUS & PIKACHU: 6th Place
Link & Zelda were still following the other trail while carrying a map, trying to find that sign leading to the pit-stop.
"Link, are you sure the sign is somewhere around this bend?" said Zelda.
"Of course I'm sure. The map says so," Link insisted.
"Look Link, I see it!" Zelda pointed towards the sign they were looking for.
Link & Zelda then went over to the sign and read it. When they looked at the red and yellow flag next to the number 5, they then went over to camp site number 5, and met Toad at the mat.
"Link & Zelda… you're team number 7."
"Alright, I guess that's pretty good," said Zelda.
"At least seventh place is better than ninth place," said Link.
LINK & ZELDA: 7th Place
Pokémon Trainer & Lucario were then the next team to find that sign, and find Toad at the pit-stop.
"Pokémon Trainer & Lucario… you're team number 8."
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: 8th Place
"Alright, I guess that fine, sort of," said P.T., who felt very disappointed that they went from 1st place to 8th place in one leg.
"What do you think today's moral was?" asked Toad.
"Help only yourself, don't help out other teams, it only hurts you," said Lucario.
"Yes, you're exactly right," said Toad.
"And I'd like to apologize for it as well Master."
"You're forgiven, what's done is done, so I won't hold it against you any longer. We're cool," P.T. said as he patted Lucario on the shoulder.
CONFESSIONAL:
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Best Friends
We both now know better not to help out other teams. This race is all about playing for yourself, and not for the people you're competing against. I forgot that concept in today's leg, and it affected our standing in the race, so I promise I won't let it happen to us again," said Lucario.
END:
Marth & Ike and Fox & Krystal were now the last two teams left in this leg of the race. Marth and Ike continued to follow the orange arrows leading to the pit-stop while Fox & Krystal were still at the detour finding red and yellow markers in the woods. Unlike how Marth & Ike did however, they were performing the task flawlessly.
"I see another marker Fox," Krystal said pointing at another marker in the trees.
"See, I knew you'd be good at this," said Fox.
As the vulpine couple continued following the trail, Marth & Ike found the sign that lead to the pit-stop. They stopped to read it, and saw the red and yellow flag next to the number 5.
"That must be the final red and yellow marker," Ike thought. "Let's go!"
Marth & Ike then ran toward the camp site. When they saw Toad at the mat, they immediately ran straight toward him.
"Marth & Ike, you're the ninth team to arrive-"
"YES!" Ike shouted with relief. "We made it!"
"However," Toad continued, "because you didn't find the clue-box at the end of the trail, you didn't officially finish the detour. For that, I can either assess you a six hour penalty or you must go back and get that clue before I can check you in."
"OH SNAP!" Ike gasped.
"I knew it. Come on Ike, if we want to stay in this race, we better run."
"Better make it quick guys; there's only one spot left," Toad exclaimed.
While all this was going on, Fox & Krystal continued to make great time finding those route markers.
"Krystal look, I see another marker!" Fox said pointing at it with his flashlight.
"We're getting closer to the end!" said Krystal. Suddenly, she saw something peculiar further ahead. "Fox, I see the clue-box, come on!"
Fox & Krystal then ran to it and got their final clue of the leg. Krystal was the next one to rip it open and read it.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 9th Place
"Congratulations, you've made it to the end of the trail, and completed the detour. Warning: the last team to check in will be eliminated."
"Alright, come on Krystal. If we hurry, we may still be able to make it," said Fox who started running back down the trail looking for those orange arrows.
Meanwhile, Marth & Ike were going back the way they came, and continued looking for the red and yellow markers.
"Aw man, where could it be?" said Ike, who starting to feel overcome with worry and desperation.
While they continued searching, they saw Fox & Krystal coming back down the trail.
"Hey Fox, did y'all find the clue-box at the end of the trail?" Marth asked.
"Yeah, it's back there about a mile away," Fox said as he and Krystal continued running.
"OH NO!" Ike gasped.
The very second Fox said that, Marth & Ike were both in shock as they now realized that their fate had been sealed. Since they were not that far from the campsite, they both knew that they wouldn't have enough time to get to the clue-box and then beat Fox & Krystal to the mat. It was all over for them now.
"There's nothing we can do Ike, let's just go back to the mat and get this race over with," Marth said sadly.
"Ok."
Fox & Krystal emerged happy and victorious as they both excitedly ran to Toad and stepped on the mat.
"Fox & Krystal… you're team number 9."
FOX & KRYSTAL: 9th Place
"Oh, thank goodness," Krystal sighed with relief. "I'm so happy."
"I'm proud of you Krystal, you did a good job," said Fox.
"No, WE did a good job," said Krystal.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"My father always told me to never give up and trust my instincts," said Fox, "and Krystal lived up to that lesson as she never gave up on the ghost catching roadblock despite her fears, and we didn't give up when we were in last and we thought it was all over. As a result, we able to succeed and secure our standing in the race, so I feel very happy."
"I feel very proud that I was able to finally finish the ghost catching roadblock without quitting," said Krystal. "Quitting is something we never do. I'm just happy that Fox and I can now continue on in this race without making any more mistakes. Also, from now on, I'm going to read the clue more thoroughly before I volunteer for any more roadblocks."
END:
Fox & Krystal then continued to hug and kiss each other in celebration. After that, Marth & Ike went on up to the mat and greeted Toad.
"Welcome to Boo Woods," said the pit-stop greeting ghost.
"Thank you," they both said in unison.
"Marth & Ike, I understand you chose not to obtain the clue at the end of the trail."
"Yes," said Marth.
"And I'm afraid all of the teams have checked in, making you the last team to arrive."
MARTH & IKE: Last Place
"We figured," Ike added.
"And I'm sorry to tell you, you have been eliminated from the race."
"We figured that too," said Ike who now finally let the feeling sink in as their adventure had now come to an end. "It was all my fault, I was too cocky, and I screwed up."
"No, don't say that Ike, it was my fault as well. I should've spoke up more, plus switching detours was my decision. You were just doing what you had to do."
CONFESSIONAL:
Marth & IKE: Swordsmen
"Some part of me is always telling me that if I just chose to start over on that detour task, we probably would have still been able to stay in this race. That's really gonna haunt me for a long time."
"I'm actually proud of Ike and I," said Marth, "we kept our head in the game despite our mistakes, and I'm just glad we got passed the first leg. Ike and I may be rivals, but we sure do make a good team."
END:
Marth & Ike then walked over to join all the other teams, who were gathering around the campfire roasting marshmallows.
'Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode.'
…
'Next time on The Amazing Race: Video Game Edition… the nine remaining teams head to the kingdom of Hyrule-"
"Wow, this place looks even more beautiful in person," said Daisy.
'Bowser & Bowser Jr. continue fighting over strategy-'
"I say we count the chickens by throwing them out of their pen you idiot!" yelled Bowser.
"And I say that's stupid! We'll have to find them and put them all back in their pen if we do that!"
'Link & Zelda get into a terrible argument.'
"I cannot believe you Link, you're such an idiot!"
"Hey! EXCUUUUUSE ME PRINCESS!"
'And Jigglypuff passes out while climbing Death Mountain.'
"Help, somebody help us! My girlfriend needs a doctor!"
Hey guys. Sorry it's been like forever since my last update. Apparently, I've been plagued by the summer bug. I hope you all have enjoyed this chapter very much. Once again, I do not own Amazing Race, Nintendo, it's characters, or their catch phrases. Thank you all very much.