Hey guys, Tarfan97 is back! Sorry y'all had to wait for over a month just to see what happens next. School can really take its toll on you, especially when you're trying to get ready for PSAT's. Wish me luck by the ways. Anyhow, here's the final chapter for episode 3 of TARVGE. Pretty soon, we'll be moving on to episode 4. Have fun, and enjoy reading, because I have a feeling you're going to love seeing what happens next. Also, since it's been a pretty long time, I would reread the whole episode. Once again, I do not own the Amazing Race, or Nintendo.
Ep. 3 He's going to attract more ladies than he ever used to. Part III
Picking up where we left off in Kakariko Village, after struggling for a long time trying to count the cuccoos, Ness & Lucas and Bowser & Bowser Jr. had decided to quit and go to the other side of the Detour. Ness & Lucas arrived at the shooting gallery first, so to their displeasure, this meant that Bowser & Bowser Jr. had to wait in line until Ness & Lucas's turn was up. As Ness & Lucas were trying to shoot the rupees with their bows and arrows, the two koopa's growled and stomped their feet impatiently while waiting for their turn. Meanwhile, Lucas had accidentally missed a moving red rupee, and so did Ness. Those were the last two rupees they had to hit.
"Shoot!" said Lucas.
"Awe man, I almost had it!" said Ness.
Bowser & Bowser Jr. smiled satisfyingly in response to this. Luckily for Ness & Lucas though, those two rupees were the only ones they missed.
"Argh, so close," said the big bearded man at the counter, "but since y'all almost had them all, y'all get to go again."
"Yes!" Lucas cheered.
"Ugh!" both Bowser & Bowser Jr. both yelled in extreme frustration.
Meanwhile, picking up where we left off in Goron City, Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu were still looking for the Goron Shop. There, they had to buy a megaton hammer for one-hundred rupees like the clue said for them to.
"Excuse me sir," said Pikachu as he walked up to a goron who was munching on rock sirloin, Dodongo Cavern's finest quality of rocks, "do you know where the Goron Shop is around here, pika?"
"Chomp, chomp, chomp… it's down there," the goron said, pointing down to… well, nowhere.
"Where, down there?" Krystal asked as she tried looking at where he was pointing at.
"Chomp, chomp… down there," the goron said once more.
"Where down there?!" said an annoyed Samus, who did not have the patience for this, "Just tell us!"
"Chomp...chomp…chomp…" the goron continued chewing while he kept thinking, "…down there."
Both teams then fainted to the ground in shock and annoyance.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! YOU ARE SO COMPLETELY USELESS!" Samus lashed out at the poor goron in pure rage.
"Chill Samus, it's not that big of a deal, pika," said Pikachu rubbing against her legs.
"Pikachu's right, let's just go and ask someone else," said Fox. "In the meantime, let's just keep going down."
"Of course," Krystal agreed.
Meanwhile, Mario & Luigi were continuing hiking up Death Mountain Trail. Both plumbers were panting in exhaustion as they went.
"Are you alright-a… back there, Luigi?" said Mario.
"Yeah, I think-a… so…ugh," said Luigi.
Meanwhile, about a half a mile back down the trail, Jigglypuff was skipping up the trail in excitement. Kirby was exhaustingly following her, while Peach & Daisy were walking behind them.
"Jiggly, jiggly, jiggly, jiggly!" Jigglypuff chimed as she skipped up the trail.
"Jiggy-wiggs, could you please slow down!" said a panting Kirby. "I can't keep up with you skipping up the trail like that!"
"No way, you're too slow!" she said. "I shall continue skipping as I please. Jiggly, jiggly, jiggly, jiggly!"
"Poyo!" Kirby whined.
"Wow! That Jigglypuff sure has a lot of energy," said Daisy as she and Peach continued following the two puffballs up the trail.
"Yeah," said Peach, "I sure wish I was like her."
"Peach, you already 'are' like Jigglypuff. I'm always seeing you skipping around the castle singing your 'la, la, la song.'"
"I know," she said. "I'm just not good at skipping up hills and mountains. It's too tiring."
Meanwhile, Link & Sheik were now currently in last place. They were still traveling back down the river, trying to make their way back to Kakariko Village after they had failed to complete the Fast-Forward. Sheik was still mad about it, and she was now becoming extremely worried about what was going to happen to her and Link in the very end.
"Why did we ever try to do that Fast-Forward?!" she said.
"Sheik…,"said Link.
"We're going to be eliminated for sure! We may as well just give up now!"
"Don't say that, it's not over until Toad says it's over. If we just finish this leg as fast as we can, we may be able to still stay in this race."
"That's easy for you to say," she wined
"I mean it, Sheik; never giving up is the only way we can stay in this race. And don't forget, we come from this place, so we should be alright for sure."
Back at the shooting gallery, Ness & Lucas had finally shot down all of the rupees in one game.
"Yes," cried Lucas, "we got them all!"
"Good job, Lucas," said Ness, giving Lucas a high five.
"FINALLY!" said Bowser.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said the bearded man handing over the clue.
"Thanks," said Ness. He then ripped it open to read it.
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 7th Place
"Congratulations, you completed the Detour. You must now make your way to Goron City. Warning: you must exchange your money for rupees before you attempt the journey up the trail," Ness read aloud.
As much as Bowser was glad that he and his son could finally have a turn, he was immediately aware that they were now in the back of the pack, especially since him and Bowser Jr. came in first on the last leg. This made him angry.
"Grrrrr! I can't believe this!" he yelled. "How can we be the last team here?!"
"We're not last Dad," said Bowser Jr., "Link & Zelda and P.T. & Lucario went for the Fast-Forward, remember?"
"Yeah, so?"
"So, that means one of them is bound to still be behind us. If we're lucky, none of those teams could have completed the Fast-Forward."
"Still, I can't believe we fell so far behind! This is just so frustrating!"
"Well, we're going to continue falling behind if you don't stop complaining. Grab this so we can do the challenge," Bowser Jr. said as he held up the bow and arrow for Bowser.
"Oh yeah… uh, give me that!" Bowser said as he swiped the bow out of his hands. Both of them then started to do the challenge.
Back on Death Mountain Trail, Mario & Luigi had made it to the entrance of Goron City and went inside. When they did, Luigi saw Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu.
"Mario, look," he said pointing down to two teams. "There's-a Samus & Pikachu and Fox & Krystal!"
"Alright-a," Mario jumped, "lets-a follow them!"
Mario & Luigi then ran down to where the two teams were going. Meanwhile, down on the bottom floor where a giant vase resembling a goron was moving around in circles, Krystal had found the entrance to Goron Shop.
"Hey look, there it is!" she cried.
"Alright, let's go!" said Samus as she and Pikachu ran right passed her, and went in the shop.
"Good job Krystal," Fox rubbed her head as both vulpine followed them inside.
When the two teams entered, they found themselves in a fairly small shop that had only two shelves of items behind the counter. There was also a fellow goron as the shopkeeper, who looked bored as he was sitting in the middle of the counter. Samus was the first to walk up to him.
"Hi, we'd like a megaton hammer please?" she said.
"Of course, coming right up," said the goron as he bent down to grab one underneath the counter. He then placed it on the counter in front of Samus. "That'll be one-hundred rupees please."
"You got it," Samus said as she forked over the large wallet bag containing one-hundred rupees.
"Thanks a lot, in exchange, here's your very own megaton hammer…" he said handing it over to Samus, "as well as your next clue," he said handing the clue over to Pikachu.
"Aw yes, thank you so much sir, pika!" Pikachu then ripped open the clue with his little teeth, and decided to be the one to read it this time.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 2nd Place
"Now that you have your megaton hammer, you must now make your way back to Hyrule Field."
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"After obtaining their hammers, teams must now make their way back to Hyrule field," said Toad. "To get there, teams are required to continue hiking up to the very top of Death Mountain. Once there, teams will find tons of giant owls waiting for them. The owls will be able to grab onto the team members, bring them up into the air, and will quickly escort the teams to the drawbridge back in Hyrule Field. The drawbridge leads to the entrance of Hyrule Castle Town. It is at the drawbridge where teams will find their next clue."
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"Caution: Yield ahead, pika."
"Sir, do you know the fastest way up to the top of Death Mountain?" Samus asked the shopkeeper as Fox & Krystal were giving their rupees to him.
"There are two ways to get their actually," he said, "you can get their by continuing to walk up Death Mountain Trail, except, as you continue going further up, tons of burning rocks will be falling down from the sky. Death Mountain 'is' a volcano after all, so you might get hurt if you don't have the proper shield to protect you." he said as he was busy trying to find another hammer for Fox & Krystal.
Both teams gulped at the thought of burning rocks falling on top of them.
"What about the other way, pika?" Pikachu asked.
"Well if go to the room where our boss, Darunia used to live in, there's a statue in the back of it," he said as he gave the hammer to Fox. "If you move the statue, you'll find the entrance to Death Mountain Crater; that's the interior of the mountain. Here's your next clue by the way," he said to Krystal giving her the clue.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 3rd Place
"Is that the fastest way to the top?" Krystal asked.
"Well, yes… if you're courageous enough. You see, Death Mountain Crater has tons of Lava Pits at the very bottom. It's also extraordinarily hot in there, so you could get killed if you're not careful," he warned.
"Well, I'm not afraid to go for it," said Fox, "I've traversed volcanoes before, so this should be no sweat for me."
"Same here," said Krystal.
"We're not scared of some stupid volcano either, right Pikachu?" Samus said to Pikachu.
"Right, pika!"
"Then you're going to need these," the shopkeeper bought out four red tunics. "These tunics are said to be heat resistant, they should protect you from the heat for large amounts of time."
"That's wonderful, we'll take them!" said Krystal.
"It's going to cost y'all extra though."
Both teams groaned as they reluctantly took out more rupees from their pockets and handed them over to the shopkeeper.
Meanwhile, Mario & Luigi made their way down to the entrance of the shop. They saw Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu leaving with their hammers while wearing red tunics.
"Hey-a guys," said Mario.
"What's-a going on?" said Luigi.
"Oh, you'll find out, boys," said Krystal.
Mario & Luigi then went inside the shop while Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu were making their way to Darunia's room. It was just right next door to the shop. It is said that only members of the royal family were able to get in this room by playing Zelda's Lullaby. Luckily for them, however, the door to his room was open. This meant they didn't have to play Zelda's Lullaby to get in. When the two teams got inside, Fox and Samus then went over the statue and pulled it back from the wall together. When they did, Krystal and Pikachu then took a look at what was ahead. They saw an unwelcoming, red hot light coming from the other side.
"Alright, let's go in," said Fox.
"Come on Pikachu," said Samus as Pikachu jumped onto her shoulder. Both teams then went inside Death Mountain Crater. When they did, they could not believe their eyes.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"When we got inside, we were just blown away by what we saw," said Fox, "there were three pillars that had smoke coming out of it, and there was lava at the bottom of the gorge."
"Yes," said Krystal, "it was absolutely terrifying."
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Best Friends
"Everywhere you looked, the walls and floor were red, and the temperatures were just extraordinarily hot, "said Samus, "it was just so overwhelming."
"Yeah, I was glad we bought the red tunics after that, pika," said Pikachu.
END:
"Do you see anything Fox?" Krystal asked.
"Well, according to the map in the guidebook, it says the exit to the top of Death Mountain is up there, to our right," he said pointing up to where he was talking about.
"Well come on then, let's go," Samus said as she started running in the direction he was pointing towards.
"Hold it Samus!" Pikachu said giving her a little shock of electricity to make her stop. "Like the shopkeeper said, it's going to be dangerous, so we're going to have to be extremely careful as we go, pika."
"He's right, we don't want anyone getting killed in here, so we're all going to have to stick together," said Fox.
"Oh, alright!" Samus reluctantly said.
Both teams then continued on while being extremely cautious of their surroundings. Meanwhile, back at the Goron Shop, Mario & Luigi had obtained their mallet and their next clue.
MARIO & LUIGI: Currently in 4th Place
"So going through Death-a Mountain Crater is the fastest way to get to the top?" Luigi asked the shopkeeper.
"Yes, except it's going to be extremely dangerous as you go, so you're both going to have to wear red tunics if you want to go through there, except that's going to cost ya."
"It's ok, we don't-a mind," said Mario as he took out more rupees from his pocket and handed them over to the shopkeeper.
Meanwhile, Kirby & Jigglypuff and Peach & Daisy had finally made it to Goron City. They then started looking around for the Goron Shop.
"Excuse me," Peach said to a goron who was dancing around a fire torch, "do you know where the Goron Shop is?"
"Yes, of course," said the goron, "just go the bottom floor where the giant goron vase is moving around, and to your left, you'll find an entrance with two bomb flowers surrounding it for decoration. That's where the shop is."
"Thanks," said Kirby.
"Well come on then, let's go! Jigglypuff jubilantly wailed off as both teams made their way down to the shop.
Back at the shooting gallery in Kakariko Village, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had managed to shoot down all twenty rupees in one game.
"ALL RIGHT!" Bowser Jr. yelled out as he victoriously threw his bow to the ground, nearly breaking it.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said the bearded man.
Bowser then greedily snatched the clue from the man's grasp, ripped it open, and read it.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Currently in 8th Place
"Come on son, let's get out of this place before Link & Zelda get here!" said Bowser after reading the clue.
"I'm coming, Dad!" said Bowser Jr., picking up his back pack.
When they got out of the shooting gallery, they then looked all around the village trying to find the bank like the clue said for them to. They then saw Ness & Lucas leaving the bank and heading towards Death Mountain Trail. Bowser & Bowser Jr. then immediately went over to it. When they got there, they were able to exchange their money for rupees with the lady behind the counter, who didn't exactly like them very much. When they left the bank, they saw Link & Sheik entering the village. Both Bowser & Bowser Jr. then hurriedly went to the entrance of Death Mountain Trail.
"Link, I just saw Bowser & Bowser Jr.," said Sheik, "Those two must be done with the Detour."
"Quick, give me the clue we got from earlier," Link said. Sheik then gave him the clue. "Alright, Count the Cuccos or Rupture the Rupees?"
"I say we should rupture the rupees," said Sheik, "we're both very good at archery, so that should give us the edge here."
"Right, plus, I hate cuccos with a passion!" said Link, remembering the awful things the cuccos did to him back when he was trying to save Hyrule.
At that, Link & Sheik then went over to the shooting gallery.
Back at Death Mountain Crater, after somehow managing to make it to the other side of a crevice by Samus using her jetpack, Samus & Pikachu were on the other side while waiting for Fox & Krystal. Fox grabbed a rope from his back pack, and lassoed it to a stalactite from the ceiling. He then tightened it to make it safe for swinging.
"Are you ready?" Fox asked Krystal.
"Ready when you are, Foxy," said Krystal.
"Alright then, hang on tight."
Krystal then grabbed onto Fox tightly as he grabbed the rope, and then, they both swung over the lava like Indiana Jones. They then let go of the rope and made it the other side safely.
"Whew, that was a close one!" Fox then worriedly looked at Krystal. "Are you alright, Krystal?"
"Never better," said Krystal looking at Fox all dreamy like.
"Alright, come on you two lovebirds," said Samus as she was climbing up a ladder that led them further up, "let's keep going."
As both teams were climbing up that ladder, Mario & Luigi were the next team to enter Death Mountain Crater. When they saw Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu up ahead of them, they immediately ran after them. Mario & Luigi then came up to the crevice, and grabbed hold of the rope swing that Fox had made. It was starting to burn off from the heat of the stalactite.
"Quick-a Luigi, we gotta hurry!" Mario then swung on the rope over the lava, and made it to the other side. "Quick-a Luigi, grab it!" he said handing the rope over to Luigi.
Luigi then grabbed the rope swing. He then heard a burning noise. He looked up and saw the rope swing was starting to burn off. This was making him feel scared. "Oh noooooo!"
"You can do it-a Luigi, I know you can!" Mario called out.
Swallowing real hard and trying not to look down, Luigi then hung on tight to the rope real hard, and hurriedly ran to the edge of the crevice. He then threw himself over and then found himself swing over the lava. Then all of a sudden, the rope burned off the stalactite, and broke.
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"You can do it-a Luigi, I know you can!" Mario called out.
CONFESSINAL:
MARIO & LUIGI: Plumbers/Brothers
"I was-a so scared, more scared than I'd ever been in my life. I was aware there was lava at the bottom the gorge, but I also knew I couldn't-a leave Mario hanging, so I got my courage, and just went-a swinging."
END:
Luigi swung over the lava, and was making his way to the other side. He then suddenly heard the rope burn off the stalactite.
"AAAAAAAHHH," Luigi screamed as he suddenly found himself falling. Luckily for him, he had already made it the other side just in time, so he was seen falling on his back side in front of Mario.
"Luigi, are you alright-a?" Mario asked.
"Yes, I'm-a fine," said Luigi as he got up.
"Goody then, let's-a go!" said Mario as he started climbing up the same ladder.
Meanwhile, Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu had found the exit, and made their way outside. They were extremely glad to finally be out of Death Mountain Crater.
"Boy am I glad that's finally over, "said Fox as he was sweating extremely hard.
"Yeah, pika," said Pikachu as he was busy trying to take off his sweaty tunic.
"Boys, look!" said Krystal, pointing at the big owls that were perched on top of the rocks.
CONFESSIONAL:
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Best Friends
"And then we just saw these huge owls waiting for us at the top," said Samus.
"Not to mention, they also looked kind of scary, pika," said Pikachu.
Who could blame him? After all, owls are predators to mice.
END:
Everyone took off their tunics while introducing themselves to the owls.
"Hello there," said the biggest owl of them all, "my name is Kaepora Gabora. These owls here will give you all a lift back to Hyrule Field. They'd be happy to."
"Alright, that sounds awesome!" said Fox. "Come on, Krystal."
Fox then went underneath the shadow of one of the owls. The owl then flapped its wings, swooped up into the air and grabbed hold of Fox's shoulders with his talons. The owl then brought the vulpine up into the air. Fox then suddenly found himself flying high above the mountains. "Woo hoo!" he yelled in excitement. "This is awesome! YEAHHHH!"
"Oh wow, that looks like fun!" Krystal chimed. She then did what Fox did and went into the shadow of another one of the owls. Samus & Pikachu both did the same. Pretty soon, all four of them were grabbed hold of by owls, and they were all suddenly flying high in the sky. They found themselves swooping over the rocks, and above Death Mountain Trail.
"Woo Hoo, Yeah, Yeahhhhhh!" they were all saying.
CONFESSIONAL:
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Best Friends
"That owl ride above the mountains was so much fun, I wasn't even scared anymore," said Pikachu. "I had such a good time, pika."
"Yeah, me too," Samus added.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"I've always dreamed of what it would be like flying through the air without the use of an arwing," said Fox. "It just felt so good feeling the wind on my face while soaring through the air like I was an owl myself. I truly was a flying fox then."
Krystal laughed.
"Yes, absolutely. That owl ride was the best part of the whole leg. I was so glad we got to do it."
END:
"Woo Hoo," Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu continued chiming as they were heading their way to Hyrule Field.
Meanwhile, back in Goron City, Kirby & Jigglypuff and Peach & Daisy had finally found the entrance to the Goron Shop, and then went inside. When they did, Jigglypuff was the first to go up to counter.
"Hi there," she said excitedly, "we'd like to have one of your megaton hammers please!"
"Ok then, that'll be one-hundred rupees please," the shopkeeper said.
Kirby & Jigglypuff then just stood there, blank. They didn't have any rupees.
"Um, all we have are gold coins," said Kirby. "Will you take them instead?"
"Yeah, you will take them…will you?" Jigglypuff asked worriedly.
"I'm sorry, we only accept rupees. We can't take anything else."
"So this means we can't have a megaton hammer?" said Kirby.
"I'm afraid so," said the shopkeeper.
"OH NO!" cried Jigglypuff hysterically.
"Uh oh," said Daisy, "did you two not exchange your money back at the bank in Kakariko Village?"
"Exchange our money?" said Kirby, confused.
"Yes, the clue said you had to exchange your money before hiking Death Mountain Trail," said Peach holding up her clue for them to see.
"Oh snap, does this mean we have to hike all the way back down the trail?" said Kirby.
"And then all the way back up?" Jigglypuff added.
"It looks like it, so you two better hurry!" said Daisy.
"OH MY GOSH, come on Jigglypuff, we gotta hurry!" said Kirby.
"Right behind you," she said.
The two puffballs then left the store, and started heading back outside.
"What about you two ladies, do y'all have your one-hundred rupees?" the shopkeeper asked.
"Yes, absolutely," said Daisy as she forked over the wallet full of rupees.
"Alrighty then, wait one second," the shopkeeper then bent down and grabbed another one of the megaton hammers. He then got back up and gave one to her. "Here's your megaton hammer as well as your next clue."
"Oh, goody! Thank you!" Peach said as she received the clue. Peach then ripped open the clue and read everything it said.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 5th Place
"Alrighty then, let's go!" said Peach.
"Hang on a minute now, ladies," said the shopkeeper, "continuing to traverse Death Mountain Trail is going to be extremely dangerous, but if you take the other way through Death Mountain Crater… it'll still be dangerous, but it should be faster. But it's going to be extraordinarily hot, so you'll have to wear these."
When the shopkeeper brought out the red tunics, Peach & Daisy both cringed at the sight of them. "But I don't want to walk around wearing 'those clothes,'" said Daisy.
"Yeah, they look so tacky," Peach added.
"Ok then, but I'm warning you, continuing up the trail outside is going to be extremely dangerous. There'll be hot rocks falling everywhere up there. If you want to stay protected, you'll have to buy a shield down at Kakariko Village I'm afraid."
"Oh, there's no need," Peach said as she took off her pink back pack. To the other two's surprise, she took out two big metal shields; one for Peach and one for Daisy.
"How did you… why do you…?" a surprised Daisy couldn't put anything into words very easily.
"Before going on long trips, I always come prepared incase this sort of thing is likely to happen," she said as she handed over one of the shields to Daisy.
This made Daisy wonder what other stuff she had in her back pack, not to mention how 'much' stuff. "Alrighty then, well, we're off… then."
"Stay safe, you two," said the shopkeeper.
"We will, thank you," they both said as they exited the store.
Back the shooting gallery; Link & Sheik were no doubt making excellent progress shooting down the rupees. They both have done a lot of archery in their spare time after all. Sheik then shot two moving red rupees.
"Alright, we're kicking it in this task!" she cheered.
A moment later, Link shot down the last blue rupee before it could get out of his reach. They ended up hitting all the rupees as a result and on their first try as well!
"YES, YES, we did it, Link! We did it!" Sheik cheered victoriously.
"Yeah, good job Sheik!" said Link.
"Congratulations, here's your next clue," said the big bearded man.
"Thanks so much," said Link. Link then ripped it open and read what it said.
LINK & ZELDA: Currently in Last Place
"Alright, let's hurry and catch up with the other teams," said Sheik as they immediately departed for the bank.
Meanwhile, Kirby & Jigglypuff were hysterically running all the way back down the trail trying to make up for their mistake. They then saw Ness & Lucas come up.
"Hey guys, what happened?" Lucas asked.
"We forgot to exchange our money," Kirby replied.
"Oh man, that sucks," said Ness.
"Good luck y'all," Lucas called out as the two puffballs passed them.
Meanwhile, Bowser & Bowser Jr. were not doing so swell as they were going up the trail.
"Dad, you're so slow!" Bowser Jr. complained. "Hurry up!"
"SHUT UP! I've only got two legs you know!" he yelled.
"So do I, Dad, and I'm doing better than you." He said holding up his legs at him.
"Don't get arrogant with me you twit!"
Suddenly, they saw Kirby & Jigglypuff coming down the mountain trail. Bowser & Bowser Jr. decided to take the opportunity to mess with them about it.
"Ha, ha, ha! See ya, wouldn't want to be ya," Bowser Jr. said to them as they passed them.
"Get bent you little monster!" Kirby retorted in response.
Then, as Jigglypuff was about to pass Bowser, Bowser held up his leg, and made her trip to the ground.
"Ow, hey!" she whined.
"Oops, ha, ha, ha," said Bowser.
"You jerk, I hate you!"
"Hey, jump off a mountain you freaks!" Kirby said as he went over to Jigglypuff. "Jiggs, are you alright?"
"I'm ok."
"Come on; let's get away from these guys." Kirby then got Jigglypuff back up to her feet, and continued their way back to Kakariko Village.
"See ya later, losers, ha, ha, ha," said Bowser Jr. as he and Bowser continued up the trail.
While all of this was going on, Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu had made it back to Hyrule Field. The owls landed the four safely to the ground in front of the drawbridge.
"Thanks guys," said Fox.
"Any time, good fellows," the owls said as they flew away.
Fox & Krystal then ran on over to the Yield sign that was right next to the drawbridge. Samus & Pikachu followed.
"So this is the Yield," said Fox.
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"This is the first of only three yields on the entire race," said Toad. "At this location, one team can force any other team to slow down for a pre-determined amount of time. Teams can only exercise the yield once during the race, so they need to decide when it's most advantageous to use it. Any team that's been forced to yield must turn the hourglass upside down and wait for the sand to run out before they can continue racing.
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"We choose not to yield anyone," said Fox as he pulled off a yellow slip that said # 1. Both Samus & Pikachu were relieved.
Samus & Pikachu then went up to the Yield sign as well.
"We also choose not to yield as well, pika" said Pikachu.
"And we haven't been yielded," Samus added as she pulled out yellow slip # 2.
Fox then walked over to the clue-box that was next to the other side of the drawbridge, got the clue, and ripped it open to read it.
"Roadblock: Who's ready to rock their world?"
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"A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform, and no person can complete more than six Roadblocks on the entire race. In this Roadblock, one team member must use the megaton hammer that they got in Goron City, look all around Hyrule Field, and search among hundreds of boulders for a clue hidden inside. There are 264 boulders in the field, but only twenty of them have a clue. Teams are going to have to crush as many boulders as it takes to find their next clue."
…
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 2nd Place
"You're ready to rock your world, Fox. You're the strongest man here!" said Krystal encouragingly.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 3rd Place
"You want me to do this one, Pikachu?" Samus asked.
"Yeah, pika."
"Alright, here's your hammer, Fox," Krystal said as she handed over the megaton hammer to him, "and be careful."
"Wish me luck, Pikachu," said Samus as she got her hammer.
At that, Fox and Samus then grabbed their hammers and went into the field.
"Alright, where should I start?" Fox whispered to himself as he was looking at all the boulders around him.
"Hey Samus, just pick one randomly as you go, pika," Pikachu yelled out from the sidelines.
"Yeah, do what Pikachu said, Fox," Krystal yelled out as well, "that might be the fastest way to go."
Fox and Samus then got started on boulders that were nearest to them, and started crushing away with their hammers.
"So they have to continue crushing the rocks until they find a clue?" Krystal asked Pikachu.
"Yeah, pika."
"Oh dear," Krystal was shocked; "this could take a while!"
"Pikachu, keep an eye out for the clue while I'm crushing the rocks!" Samus yelled out to him.
"Crush 'em, Fox, crush those rocks to pieces!" Krystal cheered.
Over the next few minutes, all that was left for Samus was just a pile of rocks, and no clue.
"Oh shoot, I'm going to try a different one," she said to herself.
As for Fox, he didn't find anything either.
"Hey Fox, do you have to look in another one?" Krystal asked.
"It looks like it… that really sucks!" he said, moving the pieces of rock with his foot.
"It's ok, you got this."
Fox and Samus then continued doing their work.
"I have a feeling this challenge is going to be based purely on luck, pika," Pikachu said to Krystal.
"Mm Hm," Krystal replied.
Back in Kakariko Village, Link & Sheik were waiting in line behind Kirby & Jigglypuff as they were getting their money exchanged.
"Alright you two, here's your wallet full of rupees," said the lady behind the counter, "It's such a shame that you two cutie pies have to hike all the way back up that mountain all because of a stupid money rule!"
"Thanks, that makes us feel better," said Kirby.
"Yes, thank you Miss," said Jigglypuff, "come on Kirby, let's get back up that mountain, pronto!"
"I'm coming Jiggs," Kirby said, running after her once more.
The lady behind the counter laughed in response to this, and then she saw Link. "Ooh, Link, it's you! It's so good to have you back here in Kakariko Village! It's been such a long time! Who's your friend here?"
"Hi Ms. Ruby," said Link, "this is Sheik, we're traveling together."
"Yes," said Sheik, "and we also need to exchange our money for a wallet of rupees. We're kind of in a hurry."
"Oh, that's quite alright, I understand," she said, taking the money. "I'd be happy to help you; I'll be right with you in just a moment."
"She seems nice," Sheik said to Link.
"Yeah, she is."
"Here we are," said Ms. Ruby, "one wallet containing two-hundred rupees. Y'all two be safe while climbing up that mountain, and do please come back soon."
"Sure thing," said Link.
"Come on, we better hurry!" said Sheik.
Back at the top of Death Mountain, Mario & Luigi were the next ones to be given a lift by the owls. Like the two teams before them, they were having a good time soaring high above the mountains.
"Yahooooo!" Mario said while Luigi was twitching his leg around nervously. Still, he was enjoying it as much as Mario was.
Meanwhile, Peach & Daisy both had their shields on as they exited Goron City, and were continuing to go up the trail towards the top of the mountain. As they continued on, fog all of a suddenly started coming in very quickly, and they heard rumbling noises on their feet and in the air.
CONFESSIONAL:
PEACH & DAISY: Princesses/Best Friends
"As we were getting closer and closer to the top, we started hearing these rumbling noises like there was an explosion of some sort," said Daisy.
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Suddenly, Peach & Daisy's shadows were getting bigger, and they saw something hot coming down from the sky.
"Quick, get down!" Peach yelled.
CONFESSIONAL:
"And then that's when we saw the rocks coming down on us," said Peach. "Without thinking, we just got down on the ground and let our shields protect us."
"Yeah, it was very scary," Daisy added."
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The hot lava rocks continued falling down on the two princesses' shields. They were screaming while this was happening. When the cost was clear, Peach & Daisy nervously got back up.
"I think we're safe," said Daisy, or so she thought.
As they continued up the trail, more fog rolled in, and down came more rocks. Peach & Daisy got down on the ground again. When the cost was clear again, the two princesses tried to hurry continuing up the trail.
"Looks like this is going to take quite a while," Peach complained.
Meanwhile, Ness & Lucas had made it to Goron City. After doing some snooping around, they eventually became the next team to enter the Goron Shop.
"Hi, we'd like a megaton hammer please," said Lucas, who was getting extremely tired from all the events that happened in this leg.
"Do y'all have rupees?" the shopkeeper asked.
"Yeah, it's right here," Ness said holding up the bag in front of the goron.
"Splendid! I'll be right with you."
While the shopkeeper was busy looking for another megaton hammer, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had entered the shop. Ness & Lucas were obviously not happy to see them, as they did not like them. Bowser & Bowser Jr. weren't all that crazy about being with Ness & Lucas either, so both teams just unpleasantly stood there in silence.
"Here we are," the shopkeeper said, interrupting the uncomfortable silence, "one megaton hammer for Ness & Lucas, as well as your next clue."
"Aw sweet, thank you," said Ness. Ness then ripped it open and read what was inside it.
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 6th Place
Ness & Lucas decided to go through Death Mountain Crater, so they were then departing with red tunics on, which made Bowser and his son laugh hysterically. They then got a hold of themselves, and went up to the counter.
"Hey you," said Bowser, "we need one of those. Give us the best one you got!" Bowser then put the wallet bag of rupees on the counter in front of the shopkeeper.
"Of course," the shopkeeper said. He was not very pleased with Bowser's terrible manners. After looking around, the shopkeeper finally found another megaton hammer, and put it on the counter in front of the two koopas. "Here's your hammer, and your next clue."
"Thanks!" said Bowser Jr. snatching it out of his hands. He then ripped it open and read what it said.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Currently in 7th Place
"Alright, let's get out of this dump!" said Bowser as they departed.
"Hey, I heard that!" the shopkeeper yelled out.
Back in Hyrule Field, Samus and Fox were still crushing the boulders. Samus was starting to get a bit tired.
"Don't give up Samus, you can do this!" Pikachu yelled out her.
Fox, on the other hand, continued crushing the rocks like a real man.
"Wow, Fox, you're incredible! Nice job," said Krystal.
After he was done using his hammer, Fox then bent down, and looked in the pile of rocks for any clues. He then found a small container, so he took the lid off, and out came the clue.
"Oh my gosh!" Krystal shrieked. "Yes, Fox, yes, you found it!" Krystal then went out into the field and hugged him.
"Thanks, Krystal," said Fox, "I needed that."
"I'm so proud of you, Fox."
Krystal then ripped open the clue that Fox found, and read it aloud.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make your way on foot to the next pit-stop, which is at the great Deku Tree in Kokiri Forest."
"Alright, let's go," said Fox. The two vulpine then departed and started making their way to Kokiri Forest.
Meanwhile, Samus continued looking through another pile of rocks she made with her hammer, and was eventually able to find the clue as well.
"Oh yes, finally!" she said.
"ALL RIGHT, YEAH, PIKA!" Pikachu cheered. He then ran up to her to congratulate her.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 3rd Place
"Good job, Samus, pika," said Pikachu. He then ripped open the clue with his teeth and started reading it."Make your way to the next pit-stop, pika."
"Alright, let's get out of here," said Samus. The two best friends then departed for the forest as well.
While this was happening, Ness & Lucas were the next team to enter Death Mountain Crater. Like the other teams, they were hit with temperature shock.
"Oh man, it's hot in here!" Lucas complained.
"Yeah I know," said Ness, "we better hurry!" The two then started looking for the exit.
Meanwhile, Bowser & Bowser Jr. were continuing hiking up the trail like Peach & Daisy did.
"Come on Dad, hurry up!" Bowser Jr. continued saying to Bowser.
"I said I'm coming you little b… wait a minute, what's that sound?" he said as he felt the ground rumble.
Like Peach & Daisy, they both witnessed hot lava rocks fall from the sky. Lucky for them however, they didn't need shields to protect them.
"Quick, get down!" Bowser yelled out, and both he and Bowser Jr. got inside their shells as the lava rocks started falling on them. Apparently, their hard spiny shells were great substitutes for shields.
Meanwhile, Peach & Daisy had eventually gotten out of the same situation those two mutant turtles were in, and made it to the end of the trail.
"Whew, glad that's over," said Peach.
"Hey, what's this?" said Daisy. She was looking at a rock wall, which they had to climb in order to get to the top of Death Mountain. "We have to CLIMB to get up there?! But I'll get my dress ruined!"
"Well, it doesn't look like we have any other choice," said Peach, handing over a bag full of crushed chalk to Daisy.
"What's this for?" Daisy asked.
"It's to keep your hands from slipping while climbing; I've already put mine on."
"Wow, you certainly 'have' come prepared," said Daisy as she was applying the pink chalk to her hands.
After that, the two princesses then started climbing the rock wall.
Meanwhile, Mario & Luigi were the next team to be dropped off in Hyrule Field by the owls.
"Thanks a lot," said Luigi.
"Any time my good friends!" one of the owls yelled out as they flew away.
After that, Mario & Luigi then went over to the yield sign by the drawbridge.
"We choose-a not to yield," said Mario.
"And we have not-a been yielded," said Luigi.
After that, they then went over to the clue-box to grab the clue. Mario was the one to get it and rip it open.
MARIO & LUIGI: Currently in 4th Place
"Who's-a ready to rock their world?" said Mario.
"I think-a maybe I should do it," said Luigi.
"Are you sure, because you already did the last-a roadblock," said Mario.
"It's ok, Luigi don't-a mind." Luigi then grabbed the megaton hammer, went into the field, and started looking around.
"Hey-a Luigi, try crushing the smaller boulders first, that might-a be faster!" Mario called out.
"Oki-doki," Luigi then started crushing one small boulder like Mario said. On his first one, he found nothing but rocks.
"Try-a looking in another one, you may have to crush a ton of those boulders!" Mario yelled out.
Back at the top of Death Mountain, Ness & Lucas have eventually managed to get there, and took off their tunics when they got out of the crater. They then went over to the owls.
"So these owls will be able to escort us back to Hyrule Field?" Lucas asked.
"Yes, that's what the clue said," said Ness.
"Sweet!"
"Hello there, need a lift?" said Kaepora Gabora.
"Yes, Mr. Owl," said Ness.
"Alright then," said another one of the owls, "just come under my shadow, and we'll get you two to Hyrule field."
Ness & Lucas then got into the shadows of their respective owls, and they were then grabbed by the two owl's talons. They were then brought up into the air. Meanwhile, Peach & Daisy had finally been able to manage to climb to the top of the mountain.
"Good job, Daisy," said Peach, gasping for air. "We made it!"
"Yeah, thank goodness all that is finally over," said Daisy.
"Hello there, ladies," said Kaepora the owl once more, "you two need a lift to Hyrule Field?"
"Yes, please!" said Peach, exhausted.
At that, the two princesses did what Ness & Lucas did a second ago, and they were the next two that were being brought up into the air. Both Ness & Lucas and Peach & Daisy were enjoying the ride completely. When they finally got to Hyrule field, they all thanked the owls for the awesome ride. Peach & Daisy then went over to the yield sign by the drawbridge.
"We haven't been yielded, and we choose not to yield anyone," said Daisy.
"Yeah, we want to win fair and square," Peach added. This surprised Ness & Lucas, considering what Bowser & Bowser Jr. did to them in leg 2.
"Ok," said Lucas, "well, we choose not to yield anyone either."
"Yeah," Ness agreed, "This is only leg 3."
Daisy and Ness then both got clues from the clue-box for their teams.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 5th Place
"Roadblock: who's ready to rock their world?" Daisy read aloud.
"I'll do this one since you got to do the last one," said Peach.
"Ok"
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 6th Place
"I'm ready to rock my world," said Ness.
At that, Peach and Ness both grabbed their megaton hammers, and joined Luigi in the search for clues hidden in the rocks. Luigi was getting pretty exhausted doing this.
"Ho boy," Luigi said, wiping sweat off his face while searching through the rocks for any clues.
"Don't-a give up Luigi, just keep crushing them until you find it!" Mario yelled out to him.
"Come on Peach, crush those rocks!" Daisy cheered.
"You've got this, Ness. I know you can do it!" Lucas yelled out as well.
After he was done crushing his first boulder, Ness bent down, and looked around in the pile of rocks he made. Suddenly, he saw the container that revealed his next clue.
"LUCAS! I found it!" he yelled victoriously.
"No way, SERIOUSLY!?" Lucas cried.
Luigi looked at him unbelievably. "He found it on his first one?"
"Holy cow!" said Daisy. "They're so lucky!"
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 4th Place
"Make your way to the next pit-stop," Lucas said reading the clue aloud.
"Alright, let's go," said Ness.
As Luigi and Peach saw the two boys go, they became even more determined to find the clue. Over the next half hour, they continued crushing boulders and looking through the rock piles, and they haven't had any progress.
"Come on Peach, you can do this!" Daisy called out once more to a tired looking Peach.
"This is a tough one," Daisy said to the camera.
Meanwhile, after half an hour of traveling and searching, Fox & Krystal had made it Kokiri Forest, and so did Samus & Pikachu. Like Pokémon Trainer & Lucario before them, they asked the children around where the great Deku Tree used to reside. After being given directions, Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu eventually found what they were looking for, and raced against each other to the mat.
"There they are," said Toad talking the great Deku Tree Sprout. The two teams were coming in fast. Fox & Krystal got on the mat first, and Samus & Pikachu got on the mat second.
"Welcome to Kokiri Forest," said the great Deku Tree Sprout.
"Thank you so much," said Krystal.
"Yes, thank you, pika," said Pikachu.
"Fox & Krystal, Samus & Pikachu," said Toad, "…you're team numbers 2 & 3!"
"YES!" all four of them cheered victoriously. Fox & Krystal kissed each other passionately as they were extremely happy that they got second place. As for Samus & Pikachu, they were just happy to be back in the front of the pack.
FOX & KRYSTAL: 2nd Place SAMUS & PIKACHU: 3rd Place
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"I think Fox & I are definitely understanding how to play this game a lot more now," said Krystal. "We went from 9th to 2nd place, and that just makes me feel super pumped!"
"This leg just made Krystal & I feel more confident that we may just have what it takes to win this race," said Fox.
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"Nice job, guys," said Samus giving both Fox & Krystal a high five, "this leg sucked!"
Fox laughed. "Thanks, y'all did a good job too."
"Yes, y'all two were excellent!" said Krystal.
Back on Death Mountain Trail, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had made it passed the falling lava rocks, and started climbing up the same rock wall that Peach & Daisy had climbed earlier.
"Alright, come on son, let's get to work," Bowser said as he started climbing up the wall.
"Sure, whatever," he said and started climbing up after him.
Meanwhile, further back, Kirby & Jigglypuff were still hiking up the trail. Except this time, it was taking a lot longer. They were just getting so tired.
"Jigglypuff, maybe you should slow down," said Kirby, "you're starting to breath too heavily."
"No… way!" she insisted, albeit in an exhausted sort of way. I'm going to… continue… going!"
"I'm serious Jiggy-Wigs! We need to stop and rest!" Kirby was getting worried about her.
"No, I refuse…to do so! I'm…not…losing…this…race!" Jigglypuff then started running up the trail a little faster.
"Jiggs no, Jigglypuff, wait up!" Kirby tried running after her to stop her, but it was too late. Jigglypuff had fallen, and passed out due to exhaustion.
"Oh no, JIGGLYPUFF!"
…
"Jiggs no, Jigglypuff, wait up!" When Jigglypuff had passed out and fallen to the ground, Kirby immediately ran to her side. She looked less pink than usual. She needed medical help.
"Help, somebody help us! My girlfriend needs a doctor or something! We need help!" Kirby yelled at the top of his lungs hoping for anyone to hear them.
Link & Sheik, who were not too far behind, heard Kirby's cry for help.
"Link, is that Kirby?" said Sheik.
"I think so; we better hurry, and see what's up!" Link & Sheik then ran as fast as they could up the trail to where Kirby & Jigglypuff were. When they did, they saw Jigglypuff lying on the ground.
"Oh my goodness! Kirby, what happened to her!?" Sheik gasped.
"She got exhausted and passed out! I need your help!"
"You better give her this," Link said, giving Kirby a glass bottle containing a pink fairy inside. "This fairy will replenish her energy. You just have to set it free, and it'll do its magic."
"Thanks," said Kirby. Kirby then opened the bottle, released the fairy over Jigglypuff's head, and the fairy started pouring pink pixy dust on Jigglypuff, giving her energy back. Soon, life was returning to Jigglypuff, and she started waking up.
"Ugh, Kirby… Kirby, my head hurts," she whined.
"It's alright, you're ok," said Kirby.
"Let me carry her," said Link, "she's going to have to conserve whatever energy she has left in her."
"…Thank you," said Kirby.
Sheik was visibly impressed by this.
CONFESSIONAL:
LINK & SHEIK: Newly Dating
"Part of the reason why I fell in love with Link in the first place is because he has a big heart," said Zelda as Sheik. "He cares about others, and he's always willing to help out anyone. He's especially proved that today with Kirby & Jigglypuff, and I'm so proud of him for that. Now if only I could just make him a little smarter."
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"Alright, let's get going," said Sheik.
Further back up the trail, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had made it, and managed to climb up to the top of Death Mountain.
"Whew, glad that's finally over!" said Bowser Jr.
"Hello there, need a lift to Hyrule Field?" said Kaepora Gabora.
"Yeah sure, and get us there fast!" said Bowser.
When it was these guys's turn to be escorted by the owls however, they were much harder for the owls to carry up into the air, especially Bowser.
"Ooh… you're so… heavy!" one of the owls screeched as he was carrying Bowser up in the air.
"Woo hoo! But this is so much fun. GO HIGHER!" Bowser yelled.
Bowser Jr. on the other hand was screaming his head off in excitement. He was jubilantly shaking all over the place, which made it harder for his owl escort to carry him. "WOOOOOO HOOOOOO! I'm King of the whole entire universe!"
Both of the owls sighed. They could not wait for this escort to be over.
Meanwhile, Ness & Lucas were the next team to arrive in Kokiri Forest, and became the next team to step on the mat where Toad and the great Deku Tree Sprout were waiting.
"Ness & Lucas," said Toad, "…you're team number 4!"
"All right, yeah!" Lucas cheered.
"Thank you so much Toad," Ness said shaking Toad's hand.
NESS & LUCAS: 4th Place
Back at Hyrule Field, Luigi and Peach were still crushing boulders looking for a clue hidden inside.
"I feel very bad for Peach, it's taking such a long time" said Daisy, speaking to the camera, "but there's no point in getting frustrated right now, so all I got to do is just hope for the best."
Luigi continued looking at what looked like his twentieth pile of rocks that he made, he still couldn't find anything. "Oh man, my-a arms are getting tired," he complained before picking up the hammer again.
"It-a sucks having to watch Luigi suffer like this," said Mario, "BUT HEY! If he keeps this up, he'll develop arm muscles. That ought to help him attract more ladies than he ever used to."
"Ha, ha, ha, yeah," said Daisy, "I know he's attracting 'me' more than he ever used to, that's for sure."
A few moments later, after crushing yet another boulder, Peach bent down to look through another pile of rocks. She then found the container that contained their next clue.
"Oh, you got it?!" said Daisy.
"Yes!" she exclaimed.
"Oh my gosh! Good job, Peach!"
Peach then ripped open the clue and read it.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 5th Place
"Make your way to pit-stop, warning: the last team to check in may be eliminated."
"Alright, let's go!" said Daisy excitedly.
Luigi was starting to feel more worried that they were now falling further behind.
"It's-a ok Luigi, just keep with it," said Mario.
A moment later, Bowser & Bowser Jr. were dropped off at Hyrule Field by the owls. They then immediately headed on over to the Yield sign by the drawbridge.
"Alright, we choose not to yield," said Bowser Jr., "and no one's yielded us yet."
"That little idiot," Bowser mumbled to himself. He felt that Bowser Jr. should have yielded either Link & Sheik or Kirby & Jigglypuff since both teams were behind them. That way, they'd have a much better chance of staying in this race. He decided he was going to punish him for it, because once he got their next clue, this is what happened. After ripping open the clue, Bowser was the one to read it.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Currently in 7th Place
"Who's going to crush the rocks? Bowser Jr.," he quickly said.
"Wait what?" Bowser Jr. tried to object, but Bowser had already made the decision final by opening the envelope in front of his son.
"Forget it, just go out there and get it done," he said as he handed him the megaton hammer, which was so heavy for him that it almost made him lose his balance and trip.
"I hate you," said Bowser Jr. as he regained his balance, scowling.
"SHUT UP, just go out there and find the clue, NOW!" He yelled.
At that, Bowser Jr. reluctantly went into the field and started searching.
"Ugh, Bowser disgusts me!" said Mario as she watched them, "Why didn't we yield him!?"
Meanwhile, Link & Zelda had finally bought Kirby & Jigglypuff back to Goron City.
"I assume y'all know how to get to the Goron Shop?" Sheik asked.
"Yeah, just follow me," said Kirby. Link & Sheik then followed the little puffball through Goron City with Jigglypuff still resting on Link's shoulders. Pretty soon, they made it back to the Goron Shop.
"Oh my goodness!" said the shopkeeper. "What's happened to her?!"
"It's alright, she just passed out while hiking back up the trail," said Sheik.
"And she'll be fine as well," said Link as he set her down.
"Oh, well that's very good news," the shopkeeper was relieved.
"Yeah, well, we go the rupees now," said Kirby as he handed over the wallet full of rupees.
"I'll be right with you with your megaton hammer right away, oh, and you two as well," he asked Link & Sheik.
"Yes," said Link and he handed over their share of rupees.
"Alrighty then, just wait one moment." He then looked in the back of the store to see if there were any more megaton hammers.
"You all are lucky, because these are actually the last two hammers we have in stock today," he continued. "Here you go."
"Thanks," said Link and Kirby.
"Oh and here are your next clues," the shopkeeper then handed the two teams their next clues.
"Thanks!" said Sheik and so did Jigglypuff, who was starting to feel a lot better.
LINK & SHEIK: Currently in 8th Place KIRBY & JUGGLYPUFF: Currently in Last Place
Back in Hyrule Field, Bowser Jr. and Luigi were still crushing and searching the boulders for clues. Nearly one quarter of the field was now covered in crushed rocks. Luigi and Bowser Jr. still weren't making any progress finding any clues.
"Jr., hurry up! We don't have all day you know!" Bowser yelled from the sidelines.
"Dad, you got us in this mess, so just back off!" said Bowser Jr. "And for the umpteenth time, quite calling me Junior!"
Bowser just shook his head.
"My son is just so worthless," he said to the camera, "he just won't learn to suck it up when things get even a little hard!"
Luigi on the other hand was getting more and more tired as he went. As of that moment, he had been out there working longer than anyone else.
"Look at him," said Mario, "I've-a never seen anyone work out there as long as Luigi has, and he hasn't even taken any breaks-a. I'm impressed!"
A few boulders later, Bowser Jr. became the next one to find the clue.
"Dad, I found it, I found it!" he yelled.
"Oh my gosh!" Bowser yelled. "Quick hurry, bring the clue to me!"
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Currently in 6th Place
Mario & Luigi both exchanged disappointed looks at each other in response to this.
"Are you kidding me?!" Mario mumbled to himself.
Bowser ripped open the clue and read it, "Warning: the last team to check in may be eliminated."
Mario watched as Bowser and his son departed, he then looked at Luigi as he continued crushing the boulders, hoping that he would find the clue. Watching Luigi struggle really made him want to take over.
"Don't-a give up Luigi!" Mario called out to him, "We're not out yet!"
Back at Kokiri Forest, Peach & Daisy became the next team to arrive at the mat.
"Peach & Daisy," said Toad, "you're team number 5!"
"Oh yes!" Daisy cheered.
"That's amazing, Toad!" said Peach.
PEACH & DAISY: 5th Place
Ten minutes later, Bowser & Bowser Jr. were the next team to arrive.
"Bowser & Bowser Jr., you're team number 6," said Toad.
"Ok, we'll take that," said Bowser Jr., who was a bit disappointed.
"Whatever, but we still should've gotten first!" Bowser complained.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: 6th Place
While all this was going on, Link & Zelda and Kirby & Jigglypuff had managed to get to the top of Death Mountain. After being given a lift by the owls all the way back to Hyrule Field, they became the last two teams to arrive at the drawbridge. Link & Zelda decided to let Kirby & Jigglypuff arrive at the yield sign first.
"Link & Zelda and Kirby & Jigglypuff are here!" Mario called out to Luigi. Luigi saw them.
"Link & Zelda helped us out, so we choose not to yield," said Kirby.
"And we haven't been yielded," said Jigglypuff.
Link & Zelda then went up to the yield sign.
"We're the last team to arrive, so there's no point in yielding," said Sheik.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 8th Place
"So what's the task we got to do?" said Jigglypuff after Kirby read the clue.
"It's a roadblock," Kirby confirmed, "and you need your energy, so I'm taking it."
Kirby then grabbed his hammer, and went to work.
LINK & SHEIK: Currently in Last Place
"I say you should do it," said Sheik.
"Why?" said Link. "You haven't done any roadblocks at all!"
"Because, you're the strongest one to do it! I've never used a hammer before!"
"Fine."
Link then went out into the field and started crushing the boulders.
CONFESSIONAL:
MARIO & LUIGI: Brothers/Plumbers
"At that-a point, that's when I realized that this was it," said Mario. "All Luigi and I could do was just hope for the best-a."
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"Do you want to take a break-a, or do you want to keep-a going?" Mario asked Luigi.
"I want to keep going," said Luigi both reluctant, but also determined.
Mario was shocked when he heard Luigi say this.
"I can't believe there's still another team here!" said Sheik, who was a bit surprised.
A few boulders later, Kirby became the next one to find a clue. This brought even more energy back to Jigglypuff.
"Yes, YES! You found it, yes!" she cheered happily. Luigi was becoming more and more anxious.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 7th Place
"Warning: the last team to check in may be eliminated," Kirby read. The two puffballs then departed.
"This can't-a be happening, this has gotta be a joke," Mario mumbled to himself.
Over the next fifteen minutes, the field was now covered in nearly one half full of crushed rocks. Luigi and Link just continued crushing the boulders. Luigi had never felt so exhausted before in his life.
"Come on-a, why can't I find the clue!" Luigi complained while looking through another pile of rocks.
"Don't-a give up Luigi, you can do this!" said Mario.
"So far, this has been a pretty lousy day for Sheik and I," said Link while crushing another boulder, "But hopefully, we'll come up lucky."
"Link, see if there's a clue in that boulder over there!" Sheik pointed towards another boulder in the distance. Link then went over to it.
"Just keep it up, Luigi. You're so strong!" Mario cheered.
Luigi then started moved his tired arms around in the air to help soothe the soreness.
"It's not-a over yet Luigi!"
Link and Luigi continued working their butts off for the next few minutes. Pretty soon, after continuing looking through the rocks, one of them became the next one to find a clue.
"OH MY GOSH!" yelled Sheik.
Link then ran up to her with the clue, while both Mario & Luigi sadly looked on in defeat.
"Oh my gosh, you did it!" Sheik yelled once more. "You saved us!"
LINK & ZELDA: Currently in 8th Place
"Warning: the last team to check in may be eliminated," Link read the clue aloud.
"Good job, Link, I'm so proud of you!" said Sheik.
As Link & Zelda departed, Luigi was beginning to cry. "I can't-a believe this, this-a sucks," Luigi cried.
"It's alright, just keep-a going!" Mario said once more.
Back in Kokiri Forest, Kirby & Jigglypuff became the next team to arrive on the mat.
"Kirby & Jigglypuff," said Toad, "you're team number 7."
"Woo hoo!" Jigglypuff cheered. Her energy was finally restored.
"Jigglypuff, I'm glad to see you're doing alright," said Toad.
"Yep, everything's A-OK," said Kirby.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: 7th Place
Pretty soon after that, Link & Zelda became the next team to arrive on the mat.
"Welcome to Kokiri Forest, Sheik" said the great Deku Tree Sprout.
"Thank you so much," said Sheik.
"And Link," he continued, "welcome back."
"Thanks a lot little man," said Link.
"Link & Zelda," said Toad, "you're team number 8!"
"YES!" They both cheered happily.
"You lost the Fast-Forward, but you're still in the race," Toad added.
"Thanks," said Link.
LINK & ZELDA: 8th Place
The sun continued going down as Luigi still struggled trying to find the clue in the rocks. Luigi continued trying to hold back the tears. Feeling sorry for him, Mario decided to go out into the field and hug him.
"Hey, Luigi, it's-a ok," he said, "here, just give me a hug little brother."
The two Mario Bros then hugged and embrace each other. This made Luigi's tears finally set free; this went on for a full minute. Luigi then started to feel a lot better.
"Do you want to quit-a Luigi, because you don't have to continue doing this," Mario suggested.
"No, I don't want to give up," he decided. "I want to finish what I started."
"But Luigi, I don't-a want you to have to sit here doing this for another five hours!" said Mario.
"I don't-a care, I don't want to be labeled as a quitter. I want to keep-a going!" Luigi insisted.
At that, Mario decided to let him continue working. He had never felt so impressed
Another two hours went by, and Luigi still couldn't found anything. It had then become night time, and the stalchildren were starting to come out and play. Mario & Luigi both had to wear flashlights on their heads, and wear stone masks so that the stalchildren wouldn't bother them. After looking through what looked his one millionth pile of rocks, Luigi then got up to look somewhere else.
"I'm going to check one more boulder back there," said Luigi.
Mario decided to follow him so he wouldn't feel lonely in the dark. At that moment, Toad walked out of nowhere, and walked up to the two Mario Bros.
"Mario & Luigi," said Toad. The two plumbers then tiredly went over to him. "…the last team checked in almost two hours ago."
MARIO & LUIGI: Last Place
Luigi then put down the hammer, knowing they had lost the leg.
"Luigi, I understand you've been out here for …7 hours. Plus, we estimate you crushed nearly one hundred boulders in the process. Unfortunately…"
Mario & Luigi were ready to hear it.
"…this now puts you two at a major disadvantage in the next leg of the race, because this is a non-elimination leg!"
Mario & Luigi then looked at each other in surprise.
"WHAT-A!?" said Mario.
"Are you serious!?" Luigi added.
At that, the two brothers then embraced, and hugged each other in celebration. They had never felt so happy.
"I can't-a believe this, I thought we were done for!" said Luigi.
"I'm-a so proud of Luigi for not giving up," said Mario. "This is-a why he and I are partners. Luigi is just such a wonderful person."
"But I've got some bad news for you," Toad continued, "because y'all were unable to retrieve the clue; that unfortunately means that y'all were deemed unable to complete the Roadblock. This means at the beginning of the next leg of the race, you will have to wait out a four hour penalty before y'all can depart.
"You know what, Toad," said Mario, "as unfair as that may sound, we're just happy to still be here."
"Yeah," Luigi agreed. "I couldn't have asked for anything better. I'm so happy."
"Take," Toad gave Luigi a water bottle, "after a long day, you're going to need it."
"Thanks," said Luigi. Luigi then opened the bottle, and satisfyingly drank the water until the bottle was entirely empty.
Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode.
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Next time on the Amazing Race: Video Game Edition…
The nine remaining teams travel to the Land of Termina. Along the way, Zelda gets into a sticky situation.
"I can't ride this stupid horse!"
Bowser & Bowser Jr. make a bad gamble.
"You idiot, now we no longer have any more rupees!" Bowser yelled at Bowser Jr.
And watch what happens while Mario & Luigi struggle to catch up to the other teams.
"Getting back into this race is hanging in the balance now," said Mario.
Whew! Man, this chapter took forever to finish. Now that you've read the whole episode, I hope y'all were able to notice the season six reference. I made this parody, because I felt sorry for that one team that took a terrible fall that season. How I wish they could go back on the show. Hope you all liked this episode, and I'll do my very best to get the next episode ready for you guys to read. Thanks, and don't be afraid to comment.