Hey Guys. No, I'm not dead. School just got back in session, that's all. Here's the next chapter of this awesome fanfic (FINALLY), and I hope you enjoy it. Warning: This chapter contains a teeny, tiny bit of spoilers, so read at your own risk.
Ep. 3 He's going to attract more ladies than he ever used to. Part II
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"The nine remaining teams are now making their way by space ship to the land of Hyrule," said Toad. "Due to a longer layover, the first flight will be arriving thirty minutes behind the second flight, thus giving the back pack teams a chance to get ahead. Teams on the first flight to arrive consist of Ness & Lucas, Samus & Pikachu, Kirby & Jigglypuff, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario, and Fox & Krystal. The teams arriving last consist of Bowser & Bowser Jr., Mario & Luigi, Peach & Daisy, and Link & Zelda. Once the teams have landed, teams must then travel on foot through Hyrule Field and find a small town called Kakariko Village, which was once inhabited only by the Sheikah. Once teams find this village, they must then search for the Well of Three Features, which is where their next clue will await them. Will the four teams, who are now at the back of the pack, figure out how to leap ahead, and who will be the fourth team to be eliminated from the race?
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2nd Flight: arriving at 10:45 am
The second space ship landed in the middle of Hyrule Field. The five teams that were on that flight immediately got out and went scattering around the field trying to figure out where to go. Ness & Lucas, whom have already received a map of Hyrule from the flight attendant, decided to wait for the other teams to be out of their sights. When the coast was clear, they immediately scanned their map, and were then on their way to Kakariko Village.
"This is perfect!" said Lucas. "We're back in the lead. So far, no one is following us."
"We just have to make sure we maintain our lead as much as we can," said Ness.
Meanwhile…
"Are you sure this is the right way Master?" said Lucario.
"I think so," said P.T.
"You think or you know?"
"…I think."
"Oh deer lets go back and get a map!"
"Yeah, you're probably right."
Meanwhile…
"Fox, I don't think this is the right way," said Krystal, "maybe we should go back."
"Kirby, we're just getting ourselves lost doing it like this!" said Jigglypuff.
"Jigglypuff, would you just relax?" said Kirby. "Panicking isn't exactly gonna help us!"
Meanwhile…
"Pikachu, I don't think this is the right way," said Samus, "I say we should go back to the space ship to get a map."
"Yeah, good idea, pika," said Pikachu.
As the four other teams were going back to the spaceship, Ness & Lucas came across a sign that led them confused.
"Lucas, I don't think this is the way to Kakariko village," said Ness.
"How so?" said Lucas.
"Look, see?" Ness was pointing towards the sign. "The sign says it's to the right, and we're just going left."
"But how is that possible? According to this map, we ARE going right," Lucas was puzzled.
"Let me see that map." When Ness looked at the map, he was in complete shock. "Master, you were holding it upside down! Now we have to walk all the way back across the field to get to Kakariko village!"
"…Oops," Lucas felt extremely dumb.
"Come on, we got to hurry!" Ness said as they started running in the direction they were supposed to go.
Meanwhile, after the teams got their maps off of the flight, they then started to know where to go. Fox & Krystal got their map first, so they were in the lead. As they ran through the fields admiring the scenery, they noticed a lot of boulders all over the field.
"I wonder why there are so many rocks all over here?" said Krystal.
"I don't know, I hear Hyrule Field doesn't usually look like this," said Fox.
"How do you know?
"I learned from Link talking about his adventures with me."
While they were running, they saw a man driving a horse wagon, delivering wood to the market.
"Hey Fox, let's go ask that man the quickest way to the village," said Krystal.
"I think that's a good idea."
While Fox & Krystal went over to the man in the wagon, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario had already figured out how to get the village. They went to the right where the bridge over the stream was, went across the bridge, and came across a sign pointing towards a long path of stairs.
"This way leads to Kakariko Village, alright, let's go," said Lucario.
P.T. and Lucario then went all the way up the stairs. Once they got to the top, they then went to the entrance to the village. When they entered, they were amazed by what they saw as they walked through it.
CONFESSIONAL:
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Best Friends
"When we got to Kakariko Village, we were just astounded by how beautiful and laid back the whole village was," said Lucario.
"Looking around, we saw chickens wandering about like no one else's business, and carpenters having fun just running around," said P.T."
"The village was just my place, I could live there," said Lucario.
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"Look, there's the clue-box!" said P.T. as he spotted the Well of Three Features, which was in front of the large windmill that drew the well's water. The two then ran up the next set of stairs, went to the clue-box that was behind the well, and got their clue. Pokémon Trainer was the one to rip it open, and when he did, he found an extra slip of paper that pinpointed to a Fast-Forward. "A Fast-Forward?" said P.T., "what's that?"
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"This is the first of only two Fast-Forwards hidden on the entire race," said Toad. "The first team that finds it can skip all tasks and go directly to the pit-stop. Each team can use only one Fast-Forward during the entire race, so they need to decide when it's most advantageous to go for it. However, if a team fails to complete the Fast-Forward, they may find themselves having fallen substantially behind. In this Fast-Forward, teams are told to walk many miles by foot to Zora's Domain, find the diving training area, and play a fun diving game played by the Zora's. In this task, teams must dive down the waterfall, and collect the rupees that the game instructor will throw into the water. The time limit for collecting these rupees is 50 seconds, so teams are gonna have to collect the rupees as fast as they can. If they do so, they can then go back up to the top of the waterfall, where the game instructor will give them their next clue.
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POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Currently in 1st Place
"What do you think; should we take the Fast-Forward?" said Pokémon Trainer.
"Well, since we're in the lead, I suppose taking the Fast-Forward is a pretty good option," said Lucario.
"Then it's settled, we're taking the Fast-Forward," said P.T. as they then started making their way back.
"We just got to figure out where it is," said Lucario carrying the map.
Meanwhile, Ness & Lucas made their way back across Hyrule Field, and passed P.T. & Lucario, who were just leaving the village. Fox & Krystal were behind Ness & Lucas as well.
"Hey guys, is this the way to Kakariko village?" said Lucas.
"Yes, the village is this way," said Lucario pointing towards the stairs.
"Thanks so much you guys," said Fox.
Fox & Krystal and Ness & Lucas then made their way up the stairs and went to the entrance of the village. They soon came across the Well of Three features, obtained their clues from the clue-box.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 2nd Place
"Fast-Forward," said Krystal as she opened the clue, "should we do that Fox?"
"I don't think so," said Fox, "Pokémon Trainer & Lucario are probably already doing that right now."
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 3rd Place
"Detour," said Ness reading the clue, "Count the Cuccoos or Rupture the Rupees?"
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"A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons," said Toad. "In this Detour, teams must take part in either a chore or daily activity that the residents of Kakariko Village are often seen doing. Their choice, Count the Cuccoos or Rupture the Rupees. In Count the Cuccoos, teams must go over to the cuccoo lady's usual spot, pick one of her cuccoo pens, and count all of the cuccoos inside. The correct total for every team is 57 cuccoos. Since the cuccos are going to be moving around a lot, counting them will be quite a challenge. Once teams have given the cucco lady the right amount, they'll receive their next clue. If teems give her the wrong amount, they must restart counting all over again. In Rupture the Rupees, teams must make their way to the shooting gallery next door and play a shooting game. Here, teams must shoot 2 green rupees, 4 blue rupees, and 4 red rupees with a bow and fifteen arrows. Some of the rupees are going to be moving, so shooting them will be pretty difficult. Once teams shoot all the rupees in one game, they will receive their next clue. If teams miss one rupee, they can try again immediately, but in the worst case scenario, if they shoot up to only 8 rupees or run out of arrows, they'll have to go to the back of the line before they can try again.
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FOX & KRYSTAL:
"I say we should shoot the rupees since we have a lot of experience with weapons," said Fox.
"Yes, I absolutely agree with that," said Krystal.
NESS & LUCAS:
"Do you think we should do the shooting challenge?" said Lucas.
CONFESSIONAL:
NESS & LUCAS: Best Friends
"I just figured that the shooting challenge would be too hard," said Ness, "so I decided that we should count the cuccoos."
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"Ok then, we're going to count the cuccoos," said Lucas as they started looking for the cucco lady.
Pretty soon, Samus & Pikachu and Kirby & Jigglypuff arrived at the village. Kirby and Samus then spotted the well, got their clues, and all agreed not to do the Fast-Forward.
"Detour," said Kirby, "Count the Cuccoos…"
"…Or Rupture the Rupees?" said Samus."
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 4th Place
"I think we should count the cuccoos," said Jigglypuff, "I don't think we're even tall enough to reach the counter of the shooting game."
"You're probably right, I guess we'll count the cuccoos then," said Kirby.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 5th Place
"I say we should shoot the rupees," said Samus.
"I don't know, Samus," said Pikachu. "I don't think I'll be tall enough to do that, pika."
"You don't have to, you can just sit on my shoulder while doing it," said Samus. "Just as long as you don't accidentally stab my ear while doing it."
Pikachu winced at the thought of doing such thing. "Yeah… of course, Samus, pika."
When Ness & Lucas and Kirby & Jigglypuff got to the cuccoo pens, they could not believe their eyes. There were a lot of cuccoos in every pen, and they were just all over the place.
"Oh my gosh Kirby!" said Jigglypuff. "I don't think I can count all of these! There are just too many chickens, and they keep gobbling all over the place."
"Yeah, this is going to take too long," said Kirby. "I say we should go and try the other task."
At that, Kirby & Jigglypuff made their way to the shooting gallery. Ness & Lucas on the other hand continued thinking.
"What do you think?" said Lucas. "You think we can do it?"
"Hmm…yeah, I think so," said Ness. "We just gotta count very carefully."
"Ok then." Lucas then got into the cuccoo pen with Ness and started counting. "1, 2, 3…"
Meanwhile at the shooting gallery, Samus & Pikachu were in the front of the line, so they got to go first. After listening to the bearded man's instructions on how to play the shooting game, they grabbed their bows and arrows. When the man said go, that's when the first green rupee came up out of the pedestal. Samus & Pikachu immediately started shooting at it. They missed it, and it went back inside the pedestal.
"Ugh!" said Samus, feeling a little humiliated.
"Man, almost had it, pika!" said Pikachu.
After that, another green rupee came out of the pedestal. This time, it jump out into the air and quickly started falling back in, that neither Samus or Pikachu had time to aim before they took their shots. They missed. Samus growled in frustration, while Pikachu felt bad for his terrible aim.
"Oh wow, that looks hard," said Krystal as she was watching them play while waiting in line.
"You're telling me," Fox was still determined however, "but I still think we can do this."
It was at that moment that Kirby & Jigglypuff arrived and started waiting their turn in the back of the line.
"Hey guys," said Fox.
"Did y'all decide the other task was too hard?" said Krystal.
"Are you kidding me? That other task looks WAY too hard," said Jigglypuff.
Back at the cuckoo pens, the cuckoo lady looked on as Ness & Lucas were still busy trying to count the cuckoos.
"21, 22, 23…" said Ness counting his shear of the cuckoos.
"38, 39, 50, 51, 52…" said Lucas counting his shear. The cuckoo lady let out a little giggle at Lucas.
Meanwhile…
1st Flight: arriving at 11: 15 pm
All four of the teams that were on that flight immediately ran out of the space ship…well, every team except Link & Zelda, but for a very good reason.
"Come on Zelda, hurry up!" said Link calling to her on the other side of the bathroom door.
"I'm changing as fast as I can Link, and from now on, don't call me Zelda. Not while we're racing in Hyrule."
CONFESSIONAL:
"Before Link and I could get off the flight, I had to change into my alter ego."
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When she was ready, out came a sheikah ninja.
"All right, good," said Link. "Let's go."
CONFESSIONAL:
LINK & SHEIK: Newly Dating
"Because of the fact that I'm the royal princess of Hyrule," she was speaking in a manlier voice, "I knew completely that if anyone spotted me outside of my royal post, there would be trouble," said Sheik. "That's why I had to go as Sheik for this leg of the race. This way, no one would suspect a thing."
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Once they got off the flight, Link & Sheik were running as fast as they could through Hyrule Field.
"So we have to go to Kakariko Village to get our next clue?" said Sheik.
"Yes, that's exactly what we have to do," said Link.
"This is perfect, we know exactly where that is!"
"Yeah, let's hope this'll be enough to get us further ahead of the group."
Meanwhile, the other three teams were immediately having trouble as they had no idea where to go next. This took its toll on them, including on a frustrated Bowser.
"GRRRR! WHERE THE HECK IS THIS STUPID VILLAGE?!" Bowser yelled.
"This is just great! I know we should have bought a map while we were on the flight!" said Bowser Jr.
"You blaming ME for all this?! Why you little-"Suddenly, he saw something out in the field that caught his eyes. It was Link and his partner Zelda… who was in some weird ninja costume. She turned into Sheik. They were running across the field at high speeds, like they knew where they were going. Bowser saw them too; suddenly, it hit him.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" B. Jr. said all mischievously.
"I was thinking if first, but yes." Bowser said all mischievously as well; apparently, he and Jr. suddenly remembered that Link & Sheik were from Hyrule.
"What do you say we go follow those guys?" said Bowser Jr.
"Are you kidding me?! Come on!" Bowser then took Jr. by the arm and they were dashing behind Link & Sheik in a jiffy.
Meanwhile, Mario & Luigi and Peach & Daisy decided to work together to try and find the village.
"Are you sure Kakariko Village is further up North?" said Luigi.
"Of course," said Peach.
"But how?" said Daisy.
"Zelda always loves to tell me all about her home," said Peach. "She talks about it a lot back at the Smash Mansion."
"Wow, you didn't tell me you were street smart-a," said Luigi.
"That's-a Peach for ya," said Mario, "Peach always pays attention to everyone-a."
Peach's cheeks turned red at that comment. Suddenly, she saw a sign up ahead. She ran ahead and started reading it.
Lake Hylia: 500 steps to the left
Kakariko Village: 300 steps to the right
"Look guys," said Peach, "the sign says the village is just three hundred steps to the right from here!"
"Well, come on, let's hurry!" said Luigi and Daisy in unison.
At that, Peach & Daisy and Mario & Luigi ran as fast as they could to get to the village.
Meanwhile, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario were standing on the bridge that was near Kakariko Village, trying to figure out how to get to Zora's Domain.
"Alright, according to the guidebook, there are three ways to get to Zora's domain," said Lucario. "Two of them are portals, and one of them is a path up the river. Once you get to the end of that path, you must play a song called, "Zelda's Lullaby," which has been passed down by the royal family for ages, in order to open the door through the waterfall."
"…But, we don't know how to play Zelda's Lullaby," said P.T. "We don't even have any instruments."
"Hmm, well then it looks like we'll have to take one of these two portals," said Lucario. "One of these portals is at Lake Hylia."
"But isn't Lake Hylia suppost to be on the other side of Hyrule Field?" said P.T. "If we take that path, it'll take a long time just to get there."
"You're right, let's look at the other one then." Lucario continued looking scanning the page until he found it. "Ah, here it is. Ok, it says that the other portal is in a pool in the middle of the Lost Woods. That's where Kokiri Forest is located."
"I hear Kokiri Forest isn't too far from here, but it is a much shorter distance. I say we should take that route."
"Yes, but there's something else; if we get lost in the Lost Woods, we could be turned into either skull kids or stalfoes, and I here stalfoes have rabies, and skull kids become cursed for the rest of their lives."
P.T. turned white in horror.
"And also, even if we do find the portal, it'll lead us to the waterfall where we have to play Zelda's Lullaby."
That's when P.T. just forgot about it. "Now that I think about it, the route that's at Lake Hylia sounds much better."
"That may be our best option, but we're going to have to hurry!"
At that, P.T. & Lucario immediately headed their way to Lake Hylia.
Back at Kakariko Village, the first four teams that arrived at the detour were still very busy.
As Ness & Lucas continued counting, they were starting to get a bit suspicious at the numbers they were counting the cuckoos up to. "104, 105, 106 –hang on a minute, that doesn't sound right," said Ness. He climbed on top of the fence, and looked at all the cuckoos inside, so did Lucas.
"That does not look like 105 chickens –err, I mean cuckoos," said Lucas, as the cuccoo lady gave him an offended look. "What? They look like chickens to me."
"I think I know what we're doing wrong here," said Ness, "I think we keep counting each other's cuckoos. They just keep moving around too much."
"You know what? I think maybe one of us should sort the cuckoos while the other one counts," said Lucas.
"Ok then. Here, you sort while I count."
"Ok." Lucas then got back into the cuccoo pen, and tried sorting the cuckoos while Ness continued to try to count them.
"1, 2, 3, 4…"
Back at the shooting gallery, Samus & Pikachu had failed to shoot all the rupees. They ended up having to go to the back of the line.
"This sucks!" said Samus throwing her bow to the ground. "How can anyone shoot rupees that move that fast?!"
Fox & Krystal then went for their turn, grabbed their bows and arrows, and started aiming at the moving rupees. Their strategy was to have one of them shoot some of the rupees, while the other would shoot the rest of the rupees. Two blue rupees came out first. Fox aimed for the rupee that was on the left, while Krystal aimed for the one that was on the right. They then let go of their arrows, and they both hit them, shattering the blue rupees into pieces.
"WOOHOO!" Fox wailed.
"YES! I got it!" said Krystal.
The two vulpine continued on as Kirby & Jigglypuff watched them.
"Those two are making it look easy, though I still don't know if I'll be able to do it," said Jigglypuff.
Fox then shattered two red moving rupees, sending red shards flying all over the place.
"Let's just try it out when it's our turn. If we can't do it, then we'll do the other one," said Kirby.
Back in Hyrule Field, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario were still traveling on foot through the fields trying to get to Lake Hylia.
"OUCH!" said P.T. as he tripped over a rock in the grass.
"Master, are you all right?!" said Lucario.
"Yeah, I'm fine." P.T. then got back up, and they continued their way to the lake.
Meanwhile, Link & Sheik were the next team to arrive at Kakariko Village with Bowser & Bowser Jr. in hot pursuit. Sheik then went over to the clue-box that was near the well, got their clue, and ripped it open. Bowser then did the same for his team.
"Look Link, this green thing says there's a Fast-Forward on this leg. Should we do it?"
"You know what, I think we should," said Link. "I mean, we already know where Zora's Domain is. If we just get their quickly, and get it done as fast as we can, we may be able to get in the front of the pack."
"Ok, alright. Let's do the Fast-Forward then." Link & Sheik then departed the village to head to the Fast-Forward, not knowing that Pokémon Trainer & Lucario were going for it as well.
"Dad, they're going to take the Fast-Forward. Do you think we should try to do it too?" Bowser Jr. asked.
"Bah! Screw the Fast-Forward. It's probably too late for them to that anyway." Bowser then threw the green slip away and took out a yellow slip. "Detour: Count the Cuccoos or Rupture the Rupees."
"I say we should do Count the Cuccoos, I have terrible aim with bows and arrows," said Bowser Jr.
"Fine, we'll do that then."
As Bowser & Bowser Jr. went on over to the cuccoo pens, Ness & Lucas thought they were finished counting. They gave what they thought was the right total to the cuccoo lady.
"Is it 83 cuccoos?" said Ness.
"I'm sorry, that's not correct," she said.
"Ok, let's try that again, "said Lucas. "This time, I count them while you sort them."
As Ness & Lucas continued sorting, Bowser & Bowser Jr. were starting to get to work as well.
"Ok, I say we should count them in twos instead of ones, that way we'll get it done faster," said Bowser.
"Well, I think we should count them in fives, that's much faster-er," said Bowser Jr.
"Faster-er isn't even a word you idiot!" said Bowser.
"Still, I say we should count them in fives."
"We can't count them in fives you maroon, that'll be too hard."
"No it won't."
"Yes it will."
"No it won't!"
"YES IT WILL!" Bowser yelled letting fire come out of his mouth.
"You know what? Why don't you count them in twos while I count them in fives!" said Bowser Jr.
"Fine, but if we mess up because of this, then we're doing it my way!" Bowser & Bowser Jr. then started counting.
Meanwhile, Peach & Daisy and Mario & Luigi were the next two teams to arrive at the village. Mario and Peach then raced each other to the clue-box by the well to get their clues. Mario beat Peach to it, and got his clue before she did. Both teams then ripped their clues open.
MARIO & LUIGI: Currently in 8th Place
"We're not-a going to do the Fast-Forward," said Mario, "we'll-a do that some other time."
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in Last Place
"Detour," said Peach, "Count the Cuccoos or Rupture the Rupees"
"I say we should Rupture the Rupees, I'm-a terrible at math," said Luigi.
"Luigi, counting cuccoo's doesn't have anything to do with-a algebra," said Mario.
"But I'm-a still much better at shooting," Luigi insisted.
"Well, since you-a put it that way, we'll-a do the other one then."
"Which Detour task do you think we should do?" Daisy asked Peach.
"I think we can most certainly count the cuckoos," said Peach, "counting is one of my specialties after all."
"Ok then, we're going to go counting," Daisy chimed.
"Y'all are-a going to do the other one?" Mario asked the princesses.
"Yes, good look you two," Peach yelled after the two plumbers, blowing Mario a kiss. Daisy did the same for Luigi.
While all this was happening, back at the shooting gallery, Fox & Krystal continued to do pretty well shooting down the rupees. They just had two more to shoot, and then, they were out of there.
"I think they're going to get it," said Samus as she and Pikachu continued watching them.
"We're almost there Krystal," said Fox, "we can do it."
At that moment, the last two red rupees came out of the left of the wall, and continued moving to the right along a golden wire. Before it was too late, Fox & Krystal immediately took aim and shot their arrows at the rupees. Just like that, they shattered the rupees with ease. As mercenaries, their practice with different kinds of weapons has definitely paid off.
"Yes! We got it, we beat the game!" Krystal cheered in excitement.
"Good job Krystal," Fox then hugged her with joy.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said the bearded man.
"Thank you so much," said Krystal grabbing the clue. She then ripped it open and started reading it.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 1st Place
"You must now trek the hills of Death Mountain…"
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"Teams who have completed the detour must then make their way to Goron City by hiking a few miles up the trails of Death Mountain," said Toad. "Once teams make it to Goron City, they must then find the Goron shop, where they must pay 100 rupees for a megaton mallet, which is strong enough to crush huge amounts of rocks. Once they've paid for it, the shop owner will give one to them, along with their next clue. The shop owner will not accept any other types of money, so before teams make the journey up the mountain, they're going to have to find a bank somewhere in Kakariko Village, where they can exchange their money for Hyrulean money."
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"Warning, the shop will only accept rupees, so you may have to find a bank to exchange money," Krystal read aloud.
"Alright, let's go," said Fox.
"Good job guys," Samus & Pikachu yelled out after them, giving them a thumbs up as a sign of good sportsmanship.
"Thanks," they both said.
Mario & Luigi then entered the shooting gallery as the two vulpine were leaving. When they came inside, they saw Samus & Pikachu taking their turn shooting rupees, and Kirby & Jigglypuff waiting in line.
"Is-a there a line to do this?" Luigi asked the two puffballs.
"Yeah, you have to wait until it's your turn," said Kirby.
"Mama-Mia!" said Mario. "This could take forever!"
Back at the cuccoo pens, Peach & Daisy arrived while Ness & Lucas and Bowser & Bowser Jr. were still counting.
"Oh great!" said Daisy, "Bowser and his psycho son are here!"
"Alright Daisy," said Peach, "I'll sort the cuckoos while you count them."
"Ok," said Daisy as Peach went inside the cuccoo pen. The cuckoos liked her already, so they gladly let her sort them while Daisy counted.
Bowser & Bowser Jr. on the hand, were not doing a very good job counting the cuccoos.
"25… um 30, uh…35?" said Bowser Jr. as he was having trouble counting the cuccoos in fives while the cuccoos were moving around.
"36, 38, uh… 40, 42," said Bowser as he was trying to count the cuccoos in twos. The cuccoo lady was giggling a bit at how stupidly the two mutant turtles were counting the cuccoos. After just a little more counting, Bowser and Bowser Jr. combined their totals (127 cuccoos), and gave it to the cuccoo lady.
"I'm sorry, that's not correct," said the cuccoo lady.
"Crap!" Bowser Jr. yelled. "We got to count these all over again!"
"Now I know we're doing it my way from now on!" Bowser insisted.
"No way; you're ideas never work," said Bowser Jr.
"NO, THEY WORK QUITE WELL ACTUALLY! Bowser yelled, even though he was never able to beat Mario.
Ness & Lucas then gave their next guess to the cuccoo lady. "Is it 59 cuccoos?" Ness asked.
"I'm sorry, it's wrong," said the cuccoo lady once more.
"Why is this so difficult?!" Lucas complained.
While all this was going on, Link & Sheik were still trekking their way up the river to Zora's Domain. They were heading to the spot where they had to play Zelda's Lullaby to open the door in the waterfall.
"This river is looking as gorgeous as ever today," said Link as they were walking beside it.
"I know, it's just so pretty," said Sheik, "It just makes me wish I wasn't a princess. That way, I could explore this place whenever I wanted to."
"Sounds like being a princess isn't as great as it seems," said Link.
"It can be a bit of a demand, but I know I'm doing a good thing for my people, so that makes me feel good."
"I'm sure it does."
Meanwhile, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario had found Lake Hylia, and went inside the Lake Observatory to ask for directions to the portal to Zora's Domain.
"Excuse me sir, "P.T. asked this strange looking old man wearing a blue lab coat as they entered inside, "do you happen to know where the portal to Zora's Domain is by any chance?"
"Certainly, I know where it is," said the lab man. "Did you see some old looking ruins at the left of the lake when you got here?"
"Are talking about these stone pillars that were sticking out of the water over there, sir?" said Lucario.
"Yes, that's it! That's where you'll find the portal. But be careful." The man warned.
"Will do sir," said Lucario.
"Thank you," said P.T.
P.T. & Lucario then ran towards the ruined pillars that were sticking out of the water. When they got there, they saw some more stone platforms that were deep inside the water.
"We're probably going to have to swim to go down there," said Lucario.
"You're probably right," said P.T. "We'll have to change into our swimsuits and leave our bags here so they don't get wet."
"Right, except I don't wear swimsuits," said Lucario as he had fur.
P.T. then got changed and he and Lucario then jumped inside the water. When they dived down, they saw a little hole that lead into darkness. They then rose back up to the surface for air.
"Do you think that's the portal?" P.T. asked.
"Yes it is, "said a zora that came out from under the water, scaring them both.
"…What are you, I mean who are you?" P.T. asked the zora.
"I'm a fellow zora; I'm a protector of the Zora Royal family. Do you have a reason for entering our domain?"
"Yes, your greatness," said Lucario. "You see, we're in a race, and these instructions say that Zora's Domain is where our next clue is."
The zora then looked at the instructions, and immediately understood. "Ah, so you two are supposed to be one of the teams to perform a task in there. Very well, you may enter then, you have my blessing."
"We're very grateful," said Lucario.
"Yeah, thank you," P.T. added.
Pokémon Trainer & Lucario then went back underwater, and went inside the tunnel that led to the portal to Zora's Domain. In a flash, they then came out of the other side of the tunnel, and quickly swam up to the surface for air. When they did, they could not believe their eyes.
CONFESSIONAL:
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Best Friends
"When we swam up to the surface, our minds were just blown by how beautiful and sparkly the whole place looked," said P.T.
"There was big waterfall in front of us, the water was as blue as sapphire, and the sparkles of the refreshing water reflected of the surface and into the walls," said Lucario.
"It was almost like a blue laser light show," P.T. added.
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The two then swam up to a little island where a group of zoras were standing around, talking.
"Excuse me," said P.T., "where's the diving training area?"
"Its right up there," one zora said pointing to the top of the waterfall.
"If you just follow that trail up there, and pass the throne room, you'll find it," another zora said.
"Thank you," said Lucario.
Pokémon Trainer & Lucario then swam up to dry land, and followed the trail and then up the stairs to the throne room. When they got there, they bowed to the Zora King as a sign of respect, even though they didn't have to. They then went over to the tunnel that was to the left, and found another zora there that was waiting.
"Hello, we're here to perform the Fast-Forward," said Lucario.
"Alright then," said the game instructor, "you must dive down this waterfall and collect the rupees in the pool in under fifty seconds to receive your next clue."
"Ok then," said P.T. "I guess that shouldn't be too hard."
The game instructor then threw fourteen rupees down into the pool, and started the time. Pokémon Trainer & Lucario then immediately dived down the waterfall together to retrieve them.
Meanwhile, Link & Sheik made it to end of the river. Both Link & Sheik knew the song, because they were taught it by Impa, another sheikah of the royal family. Link took out his ocarina while Sheik took out her harp, and they both played Zelda's Lullaby together to open the door in the waterfall. When the door opened, they both put their instruments away, and went inside. When they got inside Zora's Domain, they immediately ran all the way up to the diving trainer area, not noticing Pokémon Trainer & Lucario already performing the task.
"Excuse me," said Link, "we're here to do the Fast-Forward."
"I'm sorry, there's another team here doing it," said the game instructor.
"What!?" said Link.
"Are you serious?!" Sheik added.
Link & Sheik then went over to the edge of the waterfall to see who was down there.
"That's Pokémon Trainer & Lucario," said Sheik.
"How did they get here before us?" said Link.
"They were on the faster flight, remember?" said Sheik. "They landed before we did."
"You may have to wait when their turn is over," said the game instructor. "If they fail, then I'll let you guys go next."
"This is just great!" said Link as he and Sheik waited for the other team to finish.
Meanwhile, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario continued diving underwater and gathering up the rupees as fast as they could. They already had ten rupees and had only fifteen seconds left.
"Quick, grab those two blue ones down there!" said P.T.
"Rodger," said Lucario, who then dove down to get them. P.T. then frantically scanned the underwater area for the last two rupees. He then saw two more rupees in the corner: One red and one green. He then dove and quickly tried to retrieve them. Eventually he was able to grab them in time, and rose back up to the surface with Lucario.
"All right you two," the game instructor yelled, "you're times up!"
"Did you grab those two rupees?" P.T. asked Lucario.
Back at the top of the waterfall, Link & Sheik continued waiting.
"Do you think they got them all?" Link asked Sheik.
"I don't know, I hope not," said Sheik.
A few minutes later, they saw Pokémon Trainer & Lucario come back over to the game instructor. They gave her all of the rupees they collected, and she count each and every one of them. "…12, 13, 14. That's it, you got them all," she said.
The two then cheered and hugged each other victoriously, while Link & Sheik groaned in disappointment.
"Here's your next clue, and congratulations," said the game instructor.
"Thank you," said Lucario as he received it.
"Congratulations guys," said Sheik shaking their hands.
"Yeah, good job," said Link shaking their hands as well.
Lucario then ripped open the clue and read it. "Congratulations, you won the Fast-Forward. You may now make your way to the pit-stop: Kokiri Forest."
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"Having won the fast-Forward," said Toad, "Pokémon Trainer & Lucario can now skip all tasks and go directly to the pit-stop, which is Kokiri Forest. This forest is home to the Kokiri and their guardian, the Great Deku Tree. Kokiri Forest is also the place where Link once lived. The last team to check in here… may be eliminated."
…
"Warning: the last team to check in may be eliminated."
"Alright, let's get out of here. Good luck you guys," P.T. said to Link & Sheik.
"Thanks," said Link as he and Sheik were walking away.
"This sucks, now we have to go all the way back!" Sheik complained.
"We're just going to have to get back to Kakariko village as fast as we can, so we better run."
Link & Sheik then immediately started going back the way they came.
Meanwhile, back in Kakariko Village, Fox & Krystal were still trying to find the bank. Fox then went over to a running carpenter to ask where it was.
"Excuse me, sir," Fox asked, "Do you know if there's a bank around here?"
"Yes, the bank is just up there next to the entrance to Death Mountain Trail. Nice Keaton masks by the way."
Fox sweat dropped as he was taken aback by this"…Um, we're not-"Suddenly Krystal grabbed his arm.
"Come on Fox, we don't have time for this! Let's just get to the bank already!"
"Ok, alright!" The two vulpine then ran up the next set of stairs and went over the bank that was on their left, and went inside.
"Excuse me sir, we'd like to exchange our money for rupees," said Fox talking to the lady behind the counter.
"Yes sir, one moment."
Meanwhile, back at the Detour, Samus & Pikachu had managed to hit all the rupees with their bows and arrows.
"Yes, we won, pika!" Pikachu cheered.
"Good job, Pikachu," Samus said scratching him behind his ears.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said the bearded man.
"Thanks," said Samus as she received it and ripped it open to read.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 3rd Place
"You must now climb Death Mountain Trail. Blah, blah, blah. Warning: You can only pay the shop owner in rupees."
"Ok then, lets hurry, pika," said Pikachu as he jumped off Samus's shoulder.
As Samus & Pikachu were looking for the bank, Fox & Krystal's money was ready.
"Alright you two, here's a wallet containing two-hundred rupees," said the lady behind the counter as she gave them a brown wool bag full of rupees. "Great masks by the way, did you get them from the Happy Mask Shop over at Hyrule Castle Town?"
"…Seriously?! What is wrong with these peop-"Fox was cut off once again by Krystal as she grabbed his arm.
"Fox, just ignore them! We're in a race, remember?"
The two vulpine then left the bank as the lady behind the counter just sat there in confusion.
Back at the shooting gallery, Kirby & Jigglypuff had to climb on top of the counter to perform the task. When the rupees came out, Kirby kept missing the rupees, while Jigglypuff just kept shooting her arrows all over the place. As a result of their performance, they failed miserably.
"I'm sorry you two, you're going to have to go to the back of the line," said the bearded man.
"That sucked," said Kirby.
"We suck at this, so we're doing the other one," said Jigglypuff.
"Good luck," said Mario & Luigi, who were getting ready for their turn.
Back at the cuccoo pens, the three teams that were there continued to give the cuccoo lady wrong answers.
"Is it 58 cuccoos?" said Peach.
"I'm sorry, that's not correct," said the cuccoo lady.
"Is it 75 cuccoos?" said Bowser.
"I'm sorry, that's not correct."
"Is it 64 cuccoos?" said Lucas.
"I'm sorry, it's wrong."
Lucas was starting to get more frustrated. "I can't count these cuccoos again, I just can't!"
"Jr, why are we not getting the right total!?" Bowser continued nagging. "You're obviously doing it wrong!"
"Quit calling me Jr. already!" Bowser Jr. screamed. "And how exactly is this my fault? The chickens keep moving all over the place."
"Son, I don't want to hear any of your lame excuses, just do it right already!"
Bowser Jr. secretly threw a raspberry at Bowser while he went back to counting.
When Kirby & Jigglypuff arrived at their pen, they inspected all the cuccoos that were inside.
"I think we should try estimating," said Jigglypuff. "That could work."
'Like that's going to work,' Kirby thought to himself. Regardless, Kirby went along with the idea anyway.
"Ok, we need to zone everything out, and count very carefully!" said Daisy. She then continued counting the cuccoos, while Peach continued to sort them carefully.
CONFESSIONAL:
PEACH & DAISY: Princesses/Best Friends
"As soon as we got the hang of it, we were able to count the cuccoos as carefully and thoroughly as we could, while trying not to count the same cuccoos over and over," said Daisy.
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When Daisy thought she got it right, she then ran over to the cuccoo lady to give her their total. "Is it 57 cuccoos?" she asked.
"Is that your final answer?" she asked.
"Yes."
"…That is correct, here's your next clue," said the cuccoo lady.
"Oh, thank goodness, YES!" Daisy sighed with relief as they finally got the right answer.
Ness & Lucas, Bowser & Bowser Jr., and Kirby & Jigglypuff looked on in frustration when they heard they got the right answer.
"This is bogus!" Bowser Jr. complained.
"We got it?!" Peach asked.
"We got it!" said Daisy as she received their clue.
"Alright, YES! Peach jumped for joy in celebration while Daisy ripped open the clue to read it.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 4th Place
"You must now climb Death Mountain Trail. Warning: you'll have to exchange your money for rupees."
"Alright, let's go!" Peach said and continued woohooing in celebration as they departed.
Kirby & Jigglypuff then finished estimating, and gave the cuccoo lady their guess.
"Is it 60 cuccoos?" Jigglypuff asked.
"I'm sorry, that's not correct."
"Alright, this time, we're going to actually count," said Kirby.
"This task is making my brain fry," Lucas complained as he sat on the fence in exhaustion.
Meanwhile, Link & Sheik continued walking back down the river, and they were fighting again.
"Link, I can't believe you got us into this mess! Now we're probably going to get eliminated! Once again, you're an idiot!"
"Would you quit calling me that?! How was I supposed to know that Pokémon Trainer & Lucario had gotten there before we did?!"
"They were on the flight that got here before ours did! How could you have forgotten that?!"
"What about you Sheik? You went along with this too, so what's your excuse?"
"Ugh! Whatever, you're still an idiot!"
"Zelda, shut up!"
Back at the shooting gallery, Mario & Luigi were able to successfully shoot down all the rupees in one game. They cheered for joy as a result.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue."
"Thank you, kind sir," said Mario as he ripped open the clue to read it.
MARIO & LUIGI: Currently in 5th Place
"You must now climb Death-a Mountain Trail. Warning: you'll-a have to exchange your money for rupees."
"Alright-a, let's get out of here," said Luigi.
When they got out of the shooting gallery, they saw Samus & Pikachu heading on over to the Kakariko Village Bank, so they decided to follow them. Meanwhile, Samus & Pikachu went inside, and Samus asked the lady behind the counter if they could exchange their money for rupees.
"No problem miss, just give me a moment."
While they were waiting, Mario & Luigi entered the bank, and greeted them.
"Hey-a guys, what's up?" said Mario.
"Doing pretty good," said Samus.
"Yeah, thanks, pika," said Pikachu.
"Here you go, one wallet containing two-hundred rupees."
"Thanks a lot," said Samus. She then left the bank with Pikachu on her shoulders.
"You and your pet mouse have a nice day, and what may I do you two for?" she asked Mario & Luigi.
"We'd-a like the same thing as them please," said Mario.
"Absolutely, just give me a moment."
Meanwhile, Fox & Krystal continued up the trail towards Goron City. They were slowly getting tired as they went.
Fox stopped as he gasped for air. "Krystal, are you alright?"
Krystal was also gasping for air. "I'm alright; just a little tired, that's all." Krystal then looked on over the horizon of the cliff side. "Wow, just look at how beautiful that view is Fox!"
"Yeah, it is beautiful. I'll tell you, this reminds me of old times back when I was doing a mission on Sauria."
"Wasn't that back when you saved me out of that crystal at Krazoa Palace, you know, when we first met?" Krystal added.
Fox blushed a little bit. "Yeah, I remember."
Krystal gave a slight giggle at his reaction. "Come on, let's keep going."
"Uh, right." Fox said as he continued on.
Back at the bank…
"Here you go, one wallet containing two-hundred rupees. You two boys have a nice day." The lady behind the counter gave them the bag of rupees.
"Thank you misses," said Luigi receiving their new bag of cash.
The two plumbers then left the bank, while Peach & Daisy entered to get their bag of rupees.
Back at the cuccoo pens, the three teams that were still there continued struggling.
"I'm sorry, that's not correct," said the cuccoo lady once more.
"OH, COME ON!" Bowser yelled in frustration
Ness then gave her another guess.
"I'm sorry, that's not correct."
"Seriously!?" Ness complained.
While the Ness & Lucas and Bowser & Bowser Jr. struggled counting, Kirby & Jigglypuff were counting the cuccoos in groups.
"12, 13, 14, 15 cuccoos in this last group," said Kirby.
Jigglypuff then added up their total and gave it the cuccoo lady.
"Is it 57 cuccoos?" she asked.
"Is that your final answer?" the cuccoo lady asked.
"Yes."
"Congratulations, here is your next clue."
"YES, YES, YES, YES, YESSSSSSSS!" Jigglypuff screamed in excitement. This annoyed Bowser & Bowser Jr, while it made Ness & Lucas worried.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 6th Place
"Alright, let's get out of here," Kirby said after Jigglypuff read the clue.
After counting the cuccoos all over again, Bowser Jr. went to try again.
"Is it 55 cuccoos?" he asked.
"That's not correct, I'm sorry."
"No you're not!" Bowser Jr. complained.
Ness then gave her their next guess.
"Is it 61 cuccoos?" he asked.
"I'm sorry, it's wrong."
Ness just gave a disappointed look. He was just getting exhausted.
"Ness, is it wrong?"Lucas asked.
"It's wrong, Lucas," Ness said.
"So we count them again….right?"
Ness just sat down in frustration and covered his face with his hands.
…
"So we count them again…right?" Lucas asked.
CONFESSIONAL:
NESS & LUCAS: Best Friends
"My energy was just… drained," said Ness. "I was just losing my mind with fatigue. I just continued looking at the cuccoos moving all over inside that pen, and I just continued thinking 'I can't do this, I just can't.'"
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"Come on Ness, let's just give it one more go," Lucas insisted. "If it's wrong, then we'll do something else."
Meanwhile, Bowser just snapped in frustration. "Ok, new strategy! I say we should throw the cuccoos out of the cuccoo pen, and count them as we do so!"
"What!" Bowser Jr. gasped. "We can't do that!"
"Why shouldn't we!"
"Because, if we do, we'll get penalized!"
"No we won't!"
"Yes we will, and even if we do that, we'll have to put all the cuccoos back in the cuccoo pen after we finish counting. I say we should keep doing what we're doing, and get it done fast!"
"I say we count the chickens while throwing them out of their pens you idiot!" Bowser yelled.
"And I say that's stupid! We'll have to find them and put them all back in their pen if we do that!" Bowser Jr. started yelling too.
"You're the one that's being stupid, JUNIOR!"
"Quit, calling, me, JUNIOR! Bowser Jr. screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Don't yell please," said Lucas.
"Shut up you loser!" both Bowser & Bowser Jr. yelled in unison.
Meanwhile, Peach & Daisy had received their bag of rupees at the bank.
"You two girls have a nice day. And I love your dresses by the way," said the lady behind the counter.
"Thanks, don't we look pretty?" said Peach.
"Come on Peach, we got to go!" said Daisy as she exited the bank. When she wasn't looking, Kirby & Jigglypuff ran right passed her, and entered Death Mountain Trail, without going to the bank to exchange their money.
"Come on Kirby, we got to get there before anyone else!" Jigglypuff wailed as she ran up the trail with Kirby running behind her.
"I'm coming," said Kirby wailing after her, "just don't run to fast in high altitudes. It's not safe for your lungs."
Behind them, Peach & Daisy got out of the bank and started running up the hill as well.
"So what do we have to buy in Goron City again?" said Peach.
"The clue said something about buying a hammer of some sort," said Daisy.
Meanwhile, Fox & Krystal had finally made it to Goron City, and when they got there, they were very taken aback by its wild atmosphere.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSYAL: Dating
"When we got to Goron City, we were just blown away by how alive the whole place looked," said Krystal.
"We saw gorons munching on rocks, playing with fire, and rolling all over the place like bowling balls, it was just crazy," said Fox.
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"We're going to have to be careful and not accidentally run into anybody, Krystal," said Fox.
"I agree!" Krystal confirmed when a goron rolled right passed her.
Pretty soon, Samus & Pikachu arrived as well. They then saw Fox & Krystal looking around.
"Hey guys!" Samus called out after them. The two vulpine then went on over to them. "Did y'all find the goron shop yet?"
"Nope, we're still looking," said Fox.
"Why don't we look together, pika?" Pikachu suggested.
"Yeah, I agree, Fox. Let's work with them and find it," said Krystal. Fox then agreed, and both teams then started looking around together.
Back at the cuccoo pens, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had finally stopped fighting, and went back to work. Meanwhile, Ness & Lucas decided to give it one last shot with the cuccoo lady when they finished counting… again.
"Is it 56 cuccoos?" said Ness.
"Is that your final answer?" she said.
"Yes, please be it!" said Ness.
"I'm sorry, it's wrong," she once again confirmed.
Ness then looked down at the ground in pure disappointment. "Lucas?"
"Yeah, Ness?" he said.
"This is getting us nowhere. What do you say we go and try to shoot the rupees?"
"Ok then; I think that's a good idea," Lucas gladly agreed.
"Alright then, we're switching," Ness confirmed
"Let's give it one more go son," said Bowser, "if it doesn't work, then we're switching."
"Alright, fine," said Bowser Jr.
Bowser & Bowser Jr. continued counting the cuccoos in twos as best as they could. When they were done, they gave the cuccoo lady their guess once more.
"Is is 62 cuccoos?" said Bowser Jr.
"Is that your final answer?" she asked.
"Yes lady! Now is it correct?"
"I'm sorry, that's not correct."
"Ok, that's it! We're switching!" Bowser confirmed. The two mutant turtles then went to the other side of the detour.
While all the other teams continued dealing with the hardships of the leg, Pokémon Trainer & Lucario, who had completed the Fast-Forward, had found Kokiri Forest. They started asking children wearing green clothes if they'd seen a red mat around the area.
"I did see this small, funny looking guy standing with the Great Deku Tree Sprout on red thing," said a red headed little girl wearing a green dress. "That's where the Great Deku Tree used to be, before he died that is."
"Could you tell us where that is?" said P.T.
"Sure, just go straight ahead passed the pond, and you'll see this pathway," the little girl pointed in the north direction. "If you go through there, you'll find that funny looking guy."
"Thank you my friend," said Lucario. He and P.T. then started going toward that direction, went passed the pond, and into the pathway. When they got out of the pathway, they saw Toad at the mat standing in front of the dead Great Deku Tree. They immediately headed toward him, and then stepped on the mat confidently, knowing they were not in last place.
"Welcome to Kokiri Forest," said the Great Deku Tree Sprout.
"Thanks a lot, man," said P.T.
"Yes, we're very grateful to be here," said Lucario.
"Pokémon Trainer & Lucario, once again, you're team number one!" said Toad.
"YESSSS!" both P.T. & Lucario said, and they jumped and hugged each other in celebration.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: 1st Place
"Pokémon Trainer & Lucario, I have great news for you two," said Toad. "As the winners of this leg of the race, y'all have won a trip for two from Adventurocity, and you'll be going to Cheap Cheap Beach."
"Cheap?" said P.T. sounding disappointed.
"Now don't be fooled by the name, it's actually a very wonderful place. At Cheap Cheap Beach, you'll be staying four nights at a luxurious resort. And you'll be riding the waves with a surfing instructor, and eating all-you-can-eat, in the sun, with the ladies. Now, doesn't that sound good?" said Toad.
"That sounds very wonderful, thank you Mr. Toad," said Lucario.
"Yeah, especially the eating-with-the-ladies part," said P.T. with hearts in his eyes.
CONFESSIONAL:
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Best Friends
"I'm very happy with the decisions we made in this leg, especially with it has given us," said P.T. "I'm so glad that we took the Fast-Forward."
"We used what we learned from the mistakes we made in the last leg, and that helped us tremendously," said Lucario. "If we just stay in the front of the pack from now on, I think we can definitely make it."
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Stay tuned for part 3 of this episode.