What's up guys? The six month hiatus is finally over! Here's part 2 of Episode 4 of the Amazing Race: Video Game Edition. Also, just a little reminder to some of you whom have already read my last update many months ago, I've added a lot more to Part 1 of this episode, so just to prevent confusion, I suggest that y'all go back and read the other added half of part 1 before reading this part. Just letting you guys know. I do care about my readers, after all. Anyhow, enjoy the updates.
Ep. 4, Horses are a Pokémon's Worst Enemy Part 2
Picking up where we left off, Bowser & Bowser Jr. were almost at Lon Lon Ranch… and they were still fighting.
"Jr, hurry up!" yelled Bowser, who way ahead of him.
"Don't tell me to hurry up, you need to slow down!" cried Bowser Jr., who then started catching up to him "and once again, QUIT CALLING ME JUNIOR!"
When Bowser and his son arrived, they went and found Malon at her usual spot taking care of the horses out in the field.
"Hey, lady!" yelled Bowser.
Malon felt irked at being referred to as 'lady.' "Yes, can I help you?"
"Listen, we're in a race," Bowser continued, "we need the strongest horse that you've got."
"And it needs to be fast too," Bowser Jr. added.
"Son, shut up and let me handle this!"
"Dad, I'm only trying to help us out here!"
"No you're not. You're only making things worse!"
"No, Dad, that's what you do!"
"I do not! You take that back right now, son!"
"I'm not taking it back, Dad. You really are the one that makes things worse!"
"I said take that ba-"
"Is this the horse that you're looking for," said Malon as she suddenly came over to them with a big horse looking annoyed at them. It was the same horse that flung Ness into the air.
Bowser & Bowser Jr. then stopped fighting and went over to try out the horse. Bowser Jr. attempted to climb onto the horse first.
"No son! I'm controlling the horse!" said Bowser, pulling Bowser Jr. off of the horse.
"What the- hey! Dad, you could've gotten me injured!" cried Bowser Jr.
"Oh, shut up!"
Malon just shook her head at the two's terrible behavior. Suddenly, she looked at how the horse was struggling with having Bowser sit on him.
"Wait, you might be too heavy for it!" cried Malon.
Suddenly, when Bowser had climbed on, the horse shook its legs all violently, and fell to the ground with Bowser on top of it. This caused Bowser to fall face down into the mud.
"Oh my gosh!" cried Bowser Jr. "Dad, are you alright!?"
"No, I'm not alright you idiot!" Bowser Jr. tried to help him up. "Don't, son, I can do it myself!"
Malon, meanwhile, became so worried for the horse that she went over to it to see if it was alright.
Bowser Jr. on the other hand had gotten so fed up with his dad. "You know what, Dad, you deserved it! You've been nothing but a jerk to me this entire race! You deserve to be covered in mud!"
That comment made Bowser growl with fury. "GRR…YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH, SON!" yelled Bowser, who then grabbed him and threw him into the mud just so he could see what it felt like. That was the last straw.
Bowser Jr. was extremely upset as he was now covered in mud like his father. "Ugh, I hate you!"
"Like I really care!"
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Bowser Jr. continued lying in the mud feeling extremely upset. "I hate you!"
Malon had finally had enough of them. "Look what you did to my poor horse!" she cried, getting Bowser & Bowser Jr.'s attention. "Look at him! Its legs are broken and now they have to be put in casts! You should've known better than to just climb onto the horse when you knew you were too heavy for it!" She was talking especially to Bowser.
Bowser was getting very agitated than ever. "Grr, why does everyone keep blaming me for everything!"
"Because you ARE to blame for everything," Bowser Jr. retorted. "You were the one that climbed onto the horse in the first place!"
"Shut up, Jr!"
"No, you need to own it!"
"I SAID SHUT UP!" yelled Bowser as he did not like to own up to anything.
"WOULD YOU TWO STOP IT!" yelled Malon, she then looked at Bowser. "Look, this was the strongest horse that we had. Now, no other horse around here can carry you. You're just going to have to hold the rope to one of the other horses while your son rides it."
Bowser Jr. was delighted when he heard her say this. "Sweet! Finally, I get to have something all to myself."
Bowser once growled in annoyance to this. "Grr, fine, but you're not allowed to enjoy it, son."
"Screw you, Dad. You just threw me into the mud for no reason. I have every right to enjoy it."
"I'm your father, son, so do as I say and don't enjoy it!"
"I hate you now, remember?! You're not my father anymore!"
Before Bowser could respond, Malon suddenly came over to them with another horse. It was big, and brown, and had white spots on it. "Here, just take this horse and get out of here. And don't hurt him!"
Bowser took the ropes while Bowser Jr. climbed onto the horse. They then left the ranch, and started riding through Hyrule Field, trying to head back to the forest as quick as they could.
CONFESSIONAL:
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Father/Son
"I love my father, actually, but most of the time, I hate him," said Bowser Jr. "We almost never get along and all we ever do is fight. It's just seriously getting old."
"Bowser Jr. is actually the greatest thing that ever happened to me, he's the best son I've ever had," said Bowser, "except, I can't get him to understand that I want to win, and I just feel that if we do things my way, we'll become successful. My son, however, is just way too stubborn to see that, and it's just getting to the point where I hardly even know what to do."
END:
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Currently in 8th place
A little while later, Back in Kokiri Forest, It was now time for Mario & Luigi to wait out their 4-hour penalty due to what happened to them in the last leg. They were now waiting at the mat next to the Great Deku Tree Sprout.
"Alright-a, now all we have to do is just wait here for a while," said Mario.
"I just-a still hope we'll be able to catch up to the other teams," said Luigi.
"We-a will, Luigi," Mario said once again. "We just-a need a little hope, that all."
"Okay, Mario. Lets hang on to our hope then," said Luigi. "After all, the race isn't over until it's over, right?"
"Right."
MARIO & LUIGI: 3 Hours 55 minutes more to go
Later…
"Giddy up, horsy," said Bowser Jr. as they were now crossing the big wooden rope bridge that led to Kokiri Forest. "This is fun."
Bowser just rolled his eyes in annoyance as he continued walking next to the horse carrying the rope.
Meanwhile…
"So, Bowser & Bowser Jr. haven't-a gotten to the Lost Woods yet?" Luigi asked.
"Nope," said Mario.
"That's good."
Mario & Luigi: 3 Hours 43 minutes to go
Unbeknownst to them, however, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had already returned to Kokiri Forest. But while they were heading towards the entrance to the Lost Woods, Bowser decided to try to speed things up
"Dad, what are you doing!" cried Bowser Jr.
"I'm trying to get our horse to go faster!" said Bowser. Apparently, Bowser had gotten extremely impatient with the pace that they were going, so he decided to start pulling the horse with all his strength and all his might so they could get to Termina much faster.
"What? But you can't do that, Dad. It's not helping us get any faster," said Bowser Jr. as he saw the horse was starting to slow down. Apparently, the horse did not like being pulled by ropes with such hard force. Eventually, when Bowser started pulling on the ropes even harder, the horse just stopped. It was now starting to let out panicked noises.
"Dad, stop doing that! It's making our horse panic!"
"Shut up, Jr., you're an idiot! I know what I'm doing!"But Bowser knew he didn't really know what he was doing; he was just so mad, he could think straight.
As Bowser kept pulling harder and harder, the horse kept making more and more panicked noises. He really wanted Bowser to stop.
"Dad, quit it!"
"Can it, son! Come on, horsy. Move already!"
The horse only continued to make panicked noises as Bowser continued to try to pull him.
"Dad, you're making the horse scared!"
"No I'm not, son!"
"Yes you are!"
The horse was screaming louder than ever now.
All of the commotion made the Kokiri children stop what they were doing and went over to see what was going on.
"STOP PULLING ON THE HORSE, DAD!" Bowser Jr. yelled at the top of his lungs. The horse continued to bellow and his panicking noises kept getting louder and louder.
"I won't stop pulling until this stupid horse starts moving!"
"No! You've got to stop pulling him right now!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No! I won't stop pulling him, Junior! I know what's best for us and I'm always right!" Bowser retorted, "I'm not giving up until I get my way, now get moving you stupid horse!"
The Kokiri children gathered around and looked at what Bowser was doing, and they all looking disgusted. Meanwhile, the horse's cries for help got worse and worse, so Bowser Jr. had finally had enough, and got off the horse.
"MOVE YOU STUPID HORSE!"Bowser continued to yell. Suddenly, before he knew it, the ropes were yanked out of his hand, and he felt himself being pushed to the ground. It was at the moment where Bowser that the horse had suddenly stopped crying and shook it's mane to try to get rid of some of the pain that Bowser caused from pulling him. Meanwhile, Bowser, feeling shocked, suddenly looked up from where he was on the ground to see who pushed him. It was Bowser Jr., and he looked so furious that it almost made Bowser flinch.
"I HATE YOU, DAD!" he yelled. "I FREAKEN HATE YOU! YOU NEVER LISTEN TO ANYTHING I SAY! AND NOW, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!" He yelled, pointing at the horse still standing there. "IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALWAYS DOING EVERYTHING YOUR WAY THAT OUR HORSE JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED AND STARTED PANICKING, BUT DID YOU CARE THE SLIGHTEST BIT?! NO!"
Bowser just sat there completely shocked. He couldn't believe that his own son just pushed him to the ground and that he was now shouting and yelling at him. This was something that Bowser Jr. had never done in his life, not ever.
"NOW LISTEN! YOU'RE GOING TO HOLD THE ROPE AND NOT PULL HIM WHILE I CONTROL HIM ON OUR WAY TO TERMINA!" he yelled, handing Bowser the rope. Bowser Jr. then climbed back onto the horse. "NOW GET MOVING!"
Suddenly, all of the Kokiri kids were cheering for Bowser Jr. They were proud of him for standing up to him. Meanwhile, as they started moving again, Bowser was just speechless at what his own son just did to him. Heck, he didn't want to admit it, but he almost sort've respected him for that.
CONFESSIONAL:
BOWSER & BOWSER Jr.: Father/Son
"I was getting extremely ticked off with how Dad was always trying to get me to do everything his way and only his way," said Bowser Jr. "He never listens to me, and I couldn't get him to see that that was what was causing us to fall behind. Luckily for me, though, the horse made it clear that that was actually the case.
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Bowser Jr. was now feeling l lot better now that the horse was moving in the direction to the Lost Woods, "Alright, now we're getting somewhere."
Bowser, meanwhile, felt humiliated with himself. He couldn't believe that he was actually proven wrong for once.
CONFESSIONAL:
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Father/Son
"I just couldn't believe that once we started doing everything my son's way, we were actually getting the horse to move," said Bowser. "It definitely made me stop and reflect a bit, and I realized… I guess I… probably should start… listening to (gulp) my son more often."
END:
Once Bowser & Bowser Jr. had gotten into the Lost Woods, they were then seen in the same meadow that all of the other seven teams in front of them have found. Ditto then flew in front of them.
"Alright you two psychotic turtle freaks, just stay close behind me and don't cause any trouble." Ditto then flew in the direction of where they needed to go.
"Whatever. Come on, horsy, giddy up," said Bowser Jr. hoisting the ropes. Bowser & Bowser Jr. were officially and finally on their way to the Land of Termina.
...
"As Mario & Luigi continue to wait out their 4-hour penalty," said Toad, "the first eight teams to leave are now travelling by horse through the Lost Woods and are now on their way to the portal that leads to Termina. Will Mario & Luigi be able to overcome their penalty and catch up to the other teams, and thus, prevent themselves from being the 9th place team to be eliminated?"
…
Many hours later, the first few teams that had gotten to the portal first had finally made it to Termina. Pokémon Trainer & Lucario were the first team to arrive and ride safely out of the woods. They were now finding themselves in the Southern part of Termina Field, a field which was much more circular yet much smaller than Hyrule Field.
"We have now arrived in Termina, I have now served my purpose for you guys," said Glim the fairy. "Travel safe." Glim then suddenly disappeared and went back to Kokiri Forest.
"Thank you," said Lucario as it disappeared.
"That must be Clock Town right over there," said P.T. pointing towards a town that sat right smack in the middle of Termina Field.
"Let's go over there then," said Lucario.
They rode on over to the walls of the town. Once there, they got off their horse and attached its ropes to a horse post.
"Alright, let's go," said Lucario as they went and entered the Southern entrance of the town.
Once they had gotten to the other side of the entrance, they were amazed by the atmosphere of the town. There was a lot of noise going on, and people were running around carrying decorations, and putting up party flags on some sort of tower structure that the carpenters were building, and such and such. They also saw carpenters working on some sort of celebration tower. The whole entire town looked like they were getting ready for a huge party.
"Oh, wow, look at this," said P.T., "this place is insane."
CONFESSIONAL:
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Best Friends
"When we got there, it was just crazy," said P.T. "It looked like all of the townsfolk were just busy getting ready for some sort of celebration and everything. For some reason, it just got me all excited."
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"Sir," said Lucario, talking to one of the carpenters who were busy, "Is this place Clock Town?"
The carpenter laughed in response to that question. "Well, of course it is. What else could it be?"
"Oh good," said P.T. "Can you tell us where the clock tower is then? It's very important that we find it."
The carpenter laughed again, because he thought they were asking him stupid yet funny questions. "It's right over there in front of you, silly," he said, pointing right at it. The clock tower was sitting right in the northern part of Southern Clock Town.
"That's the clock tower over there?" asked P.T. The clock tower looked very different from your usual clock tower. This one only had two giant colorful wheels spinning around very slowly high up and its face was that of a giant mallet like object sitting on top of it while spinning around very slowly. It was rather unusual looking, but still a very beautiful looking clock tower.
"Yep, that's it right there," the carpenter confirmed.
"…Um, ok, thank you, sir," said Lucario.
P.T. & Lucario then went and ran to the entrance of the clock tower. They then went inside it and they then found themselves inside a spooky looking room with the clocks gears creaking and spinning high above them on the ceiling.
"Look, there's the clue-box," said P.T.
Lucario went over to it and got their clue. He let P.T. be the one to rip it open and read it.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARO: Currently in 1st place
"Welcome to Clock Town. You're next priority is to find the post office."
…
"Teams must now make their way to the post-office which is where they must retrieve a postman's hat," said Toad. "The hats will be able to grant the teams permission to open the red mailboxes. Once that is done, teams must search among five red mailboxes that are scattered all over Clock Town for a clue hidden inside. Each mailbox will contain only two clues. Once teams find a mailbox with a clue hidden inside, they can continue racing."
…
"We have to search among five red mailboxes in order to receive our next clue. Okay, come on Lucario, let's go," said P.T. as they started heading outside.
"Let's not forget, we both have to receive a postman's hat before we can start searching," said Lucario.
"Yeah, I know."
Meanwhile, Fox & Krystal became the next team to arrive in Termina.
"We have now arrived in Termina," said Lent the fairy, "stay safe while traveling."
"We will," said Fox.
After exchanging thank you's, Lent then suddenly disappeared back to Kokiri Forest.
"Fox, that must be Clock Town way over there," said Krystal, pointing at it.
"Alright," said Fox, "let's go over there than."
Meanwhile, after their fairy, Jubi disappeared; Samus & Pikachu had just then gotten out of the woods when they saw what Fox & Krystal were doing.
"They seem to know where it is, Samus," said Pikachu, " I say we follow them, pika."
"Yeah, good idea," said Samus.
Meanwhile…
"Sir," said Lucario, talking to another one of the carpenters, "do you know where the post-office is?"
"The post-office is in West Clock Town," he confirmed.
"Yeah, but where's that?" asked P.T.
The carpenter laughed, "In the west of Clock Town obviously, ha, ha, ha."
P.T. rolled his eyes. "Yeah, obviously."
"Ok, but which way is west? Is it this way?" said Lucario, pointing in that exact direction.
The carpenter nodded his head confirming it.
"Alright then, let's go over there and see what we can find."
"Okay, then," said P.T.
Meanwhile, Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu had arrived in Clock Town and were looking for the clock tower.
"Wow, this place is awesome," said Fox.
"I know, it's so alive, and full of colors and decorations and everything," said Krystal.
"Pikachu, I think these people are getting ready for some sort of holiday," said Samus.
"Yeah, maybe you're right, pika," said Pikachu.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"Clock Town looked pretty unusual," said Fox.
"But by unusual, we mean unusual in a fun sort of way," said Krystal.
"Yeah," Fox agreed.
"Yeah, there were so many colorful people over there and the place looked so alive, I actually wouldn't mind going on vacation there for New Years Eve someday," said Krystal.
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"Are you good, Pikachu?" asked Samus.
"Yeah, I'm good, pika," said Pikachu as he was looking at the people coming and going while sitting on Samus' shoulders
CONFESSIONAL:
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Best Friends
"As I was looking around, I saw a few people carrying instruments and tons of food and drinks," said Pikachu, "but then I also saw people walking around wearing hand carved masks , and that got me thinking, 'wow, this must be one heck of a celebration that these people are getting ready for, pika.'"
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Pretty soon, they were able to find the clock tower.
"Look, that must be the Clock Tower," said Krystal.
"Alright, let's go, "said Fox.
"Come on, Pikachu," said Samus.
Once the two teams had gotten inside, Krystal and Samus went over to the clue-box and had gotten their clues. Krystal and Samus then ripped them open and started reading them.
"You have to find a clue hidden inside one of the five red mailboxes that are hidden somewhere all over Clock Town," Krystal read.
"But before you can do so, you have to find the post-office to receive a postman's hat," Samus read.
"Okay then, to the post-office we go, pika" said Pikachu.
"Yep, let's do this," said Krystal.
Meanwhile, P.T. & Lucario were still wandering around South Clock Town.
"Lucario, which way do we go?" asked P.T.
"Hmm," Lucario thought, "if my instincts are correct, West Clock Town is that way." Lucario was pointing in that exact direction.
"Ok, let's try it," said P.T.
When they ran to the entrances, they then suddenly found themselves at a fork in the road. There were two different entrances at the southern most region of South Clock Town that went in the western direction. One of those entrances sat on top of a small flight of stairs.
"Well, which entrance do we pick?" P.T. asked once more. Suddenly, he saw red tent like object hanging on top of a small red poll which was sitting next to the small flight of stairs. It had red straw covering the top of it. It looked like a box of some sort. "Hey, isn't that one of the red mailboxes that we have to look inside of?"
"It may appear so," said Lucario. He then started examining it. "Yes, it's a mailbox, Master."
"Ah, Sweet! At least now we know which red mailbox to look in first." P.T. then looked at the flight of stairs leading up to one of the two entrances.
"Lucario, I've got a good feeling that that might be the entrance to West Clock Town, let's try it."
"I don't know, it doesn't seem very logical for that to be an entrance to the western portion of this town."
"Come on, Lucario, let's just try it," said P.T. who then grabbed Lucario by the arm and took him up the stairs to the entrance he picked out. Lucario was surprised by this.
Suddenly, once they both got to the other ride, P.T. & Lucario had found themselves in a very peculiar area.
"What the heck is this?" said P.T. looking at some sort of water way that ran through it. "Where are we?"
"Excuse me," said Lucario talking to a peculiar looking man who was sitting on a wooden log bench playing a rather unusual looking phonograph. "Isn't this place Western Clock Town?"
"This isn't West Clock Town," the man confirmed. "This is the Laundromat."
"The Laundromat!?" cried P.T. "Come on, Lucario, lets get out of here."
"I suppose we're trying the other entrance, I presume, Master?" asked Lucario.
Meanwhile, Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu were still busy searching for the post-office as well.
"Excuse me, sir," said Samus talking to another one of the carpenters, "we're looking for the post-office. Can you tell us where that is?"
"It's really important that we find it," said Krystal.
"Of course I can tell you where it is. You can find the post office in West Clock Town over there," he said, pointing in the west to where they had to go. "You can't miss it."
"Thank you," said Fox. "Alright, guys, let's head on over there."
The two teams then went to where the carpenter pointed them towards, and started heading west of Clock Town. Meanwhile, P.T. & Lucario went into that same western entrance that Lucario was talking about. They soon found themselves at the southern most area of a winding path that was going up and winding to the right, and as P.T. & Lucario ran up that path, they saw tons of stores and trading posts. The whole place practically looked like a business area, but there was still no post office to be seen. As soon as P.T. & Lucario got to the other end of the winding path, they ran into Fox & Krystal and Samus & Pikachu, who were just now entering West Clock Town.
"Hey, y'all," said P.T.
"Hi, guys, pika," said Pikachu.
"Have you guys found the post office yet?" asked Samus.
"No, not from where we came from," said Lucario.
"Then that must mean that the post office is somewhere around here," said Krystal as she started looking around the big square area that all three teams were standing right in the middle of. As the teams looked, they saw the western exit out of Clock Town, a lottery shop, a bomb shop, a swordsman school, and…
"The post office!" cried Fox. "It's right here!"
Immediately, all three teams entered the post-office. Once they all got inside, they found the post man who was napping on his bed at the moment.
"Excuse me, Sir," said Fox.
"Dah!" cried the post-man as he suddenly woke up. "You scared me."
"We're very sorry to disturb you, sir," said Lucario. "We were wondering if you could give us all post man hats. It's important that we receive them."
"Yes," said Krystal, "we're all racing together, and we all need post man hats in order to look inside the red mailboxes all over Clock Town."
"Oh, you guys are the racers, eh?" said the postman. "Oki Doki, I'll help you guys out no problem. I'll be right back with all of yawl's postman hats in a sec." He then got out of bed, and went into some sort of closet that had curtains for a door. A few seconds later, he came out of there carrying postman hats for all six people. "Here we are."
"Alright, nice," said P.T.
"Thank you, Mr. Postman, pika," said Pikachu.
"Alright, we got our postman hats," said Fox.
"Now all we got to do is find one of the five red mailboxes," Krystal added.
All six of them put on the hats.
"Lucario, did y'all see any red mailboxes on your way over here?" asked Samus.
When she looked back, however, Lucario wasn't there, and neither was P.T. They were both gone. While the two teams just stood there with question marks over their heads, Samus, who was suspecting that they knew something they didn't know, went over to the front entrance. When she did, she saw P.T. & Lucario running back to where they came from. Apparently, P.T. & Lucario still remembered the promise that they both made about not helping out other teams.
"Oh, so that's how we're going to play the game around here?!" said Samus. "We'll just see about that. Come on Pikachu!"
"Pika!"
"Come on, let's follow them!" said Fox. Krystal agreed as both vulpine suddenly ran after the two teams.
All three teams were all then suddenly in a footrace against each other for whatever P.T. & Lucario were running towards. They were all running down the winding path that led to the Southern exit of West Clock Town.
"Hurry, Lucario!" said P.T. "We can't have them get to it before we do!" Both Samus & Pikachu and Fox & Krystal were gaining on them.
When all three teams re-entered South Clock Town, P.T. & Lucario suddenly slid as they attempted to turn right in order to go to the same mailbox that they found earlier. Fox &Krystal and Samus & Pikachu then suddenly slid too as they also tried to slow down. P.T. & Lucario, however, got carried away as they couldn't control their sliding. They ended up falling to the ground, thus, allowing Samus & Pikachu and Fox & Krystal to run on over to the red mailbox. Pokémon Trainer & Lucario had lost.
"Yes!" cried Samus, "we got here before you!"
As Samus and Fox went and opened up the mailbox to get their clues, P.T. & Lucario just sat there in defeat. Samus and Fox had ripped open their clues and started reading them.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 1st place
"You must now take your horse and make your way to the Southern Swamp," Samus read.
…
"Teams must now get back on their horses and make their way towards the Southern Swamp," said Toad. "The Southern Swamp was once under tyranny as it its waters were once poisonous due to the troubles that Majora's Mask had created, especially since the swamp had lost its guardian deity. Once teams get there, teams must head towards the swamp tourist center. It is there where teams will find their next clue."
…
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 2nd place
"It is at the swamp tourist center where you will find your next clue," Fox read.
"Alright, got it," said Krystal as she started following Samus & Pikachu.
"Let's go, Pikachu," said Samus.
"Coming, pika," said Pikachu, who then suddenly jumped onto her shoulder.
Meanwhile, after Lucario helped P.T. off the ground, P.T. went over the red mailbox hoping for any possibility of a third clue. When he looked inside, he had gotten disappointing results.
"I'm sorry, Master," said Lucario. "We'll have to find another mailbox."
P.T. sighed. "Alrighty then, let's go this way." P.T. & Lucario then ran across South Clock town heading towards another small flight of stairs that led them to East Clock Town.
Meanwhile, Samus & Pikachu and Fox & Krystal had all gotten onto their horses.
"Hey, Fox," said Krystal, "maybe the Southern Swamp has to be somewhere South of Termina. We did just now get out of the Southern entrance of Clock Town, of course."
"Yeah, you might be right," said Fox, "let's try it then."
"I can't believe what Pokémon Trainer & Lucario tried to do to us back there," said Samus. "Lucky for us, though, we were able to beat them at it, so screw on them."
"Yeah, but I do feel a bit bad about what happened to them back there," said Pikachu. "I mean, somebody had to be unable to get one of those two clues, right, pika?"
"Right," said Samus, "I mean, I can understand if P.T. & Lucario are only trying to play the game, but, to us, what they tried to do back there was pretty uncalled for. I mean, after working together for a little bit trying to find the post-office, they just try to stab us in the back by trying to get to the mailbox before we could, so that's what they get for it."
Fox was listening to what Samus & Pikachu were talking about as they were riding their horses through Termina Field.
"Man, that was pretty wild what happened back there, huh Krystal" said Fox.
"Yes it was," said Krystal.
Meanwhile, Peach & Daisy were the next team to arrive in Termina Field. Pretty soon after that, then came Ness & Lucas. Once both teams arrived, their fairies, Tipsy and Hapi, disappeared to Kokiri Forest after telling them to travel safe. Both teams thanked them of course.
"Daisy, I think Clock Town might be that huge building right over there," said Peach, pointing it out into the distance. "I can see a big clock tower sticking right out of it."
"Alright, lets head on over to it then" said Daisy.
"Here, let's follow them," said Ness. "They might know where they're going."
"Alright-eo," said Lucas.
Meanwhile, P.T. & Lucario were now asking people around in East Clock Town. East Clock Town was basically an entertainment district. It had a shooting gallery, a treasure chest shop, and a place called Honey & Darling's shop. There were even places to settle down and relax, such as a milk bar and a small hotel.
"Sir," said Lucario, talking to a grumpy looking man with a big mustache who just happened to be walking by, "do you happen to know where any red mailboxes might be lying around here?"
"How the heck should I know?" he replied quite rudely, "I don't even live here."
"…Okay then."
"Hey, you, over there," said P.T., talking to a tiny looking kid wearing a blue cap and a shirt with the number 3 on the back of it. "Do you know if there are any red mailboxes around here?"
The little boy giggled. "You're both standing not too far away from one. Its right over there," he said, pointing over to a red mailbox that was sitting near the entrance to Honey & Darling's Shop.
"Thank you," said Lucario, who then started following P.T. as they walked over to it.
P.T. went and opened the mailbox, got out one of the two clues that were inside it, ripped it open, and started reading it.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Currently in 3rd place
"You must find the clue-box sitting in front of the Swamp Tourist Center," he read.
"Okay then," said Lucario, "well let's head on over to the Southern Swamp."
P.T. & Lucario then started running back over to the southern exit of the town. Meanwhile, Peach & Daisy and Ness & Lucas had entered South Clock Town. When they did, they saw P.T. & Lucario running towards them.
"Hey guys, can y'all tell us where the clock tower is?" asked Daisy.
"Forget it, we're not helping anybody," P.T. said quickly while running towards the exit.
"But…"
"We're really sorry, you're majesty," said Lucario, following P.T.
"Well that was mean," said Peach, feeling very disappointed in the two of them.
"Never mind those guys, the clock tower might be that big tall building right over there," said Lucas, pointing at the clock tower itself.
Both teams then ran on over to it.
COMFESSIONAL:
NESS & LUCAS: Best Friends
"I thought that was very rude what Pokémon Trainer & Lucario did to us and the Princesses," said Ness. "Daisy was only asking them where the clock tower was, and they just blatantly told us that they weren't going to help."
"Yeah, I was pretty shocked when they did that," said Lucas.
PEACH & DAISY: Princess/Best Friends
"We understand completely that this is a race and everything, but because Pokémon Trainer & Lucario are choosing not to help out other teams, I think that's definitely starting to tick everybody off," said Daisy.
"Including us," Peach added
"…Yeah," Daisy slightly agreed.
END:
Ness & Lucas were the first team to enter the clock tower, and then Peach & Daisy.
"There it is!" cried Lucas, spotting the clue-box.
He and Peach went over to it and got their clues. Lucas ripped theirs open first.
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 4th place
"You must search among five red mailboxes that each has two clues hidden inside," Lucas read.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 5th place
"Before you can do so, however, you must find the post-office where you must each receive a post-man's hat," Peach read.
"Hey, what do you say we all find it together?" Lucas suggested.
"Yeah!" Peach, Daisy, and Ness agreed all together.
Both teams then exited the Clock Tower.
Meanwhile, Samus & Pikachu and Fox &Krystal were still busy riding their horses looking for the Southern Swamp. They had been searching for a pretty long time, but pretty soon, they eventually found the Southern Swamp. It was your typical swamp, but it came with a twist. Everywhere you looked, a few deku scrubs were jumping along lily pads and popping out of Deku flowers, dangerous looking Deku Babas were growing from the ground, and big strange plants were growing everywhere. On the positive side, the water looked extraordinarily clear instead of poisonous like it used to be when Link visited the place during his Termina adventure. All in all, the swamp looked absolutely nice.
"Wow," said Pikachu, "this place is just so full of life, pika."
"Yes, I agree," said Krystal, "this place just feels absolutely gorgeous."
While Krystal and Pikachu were admiring the scenery, Fox and Samus had gotten off their horses and were running towards the clue-box that was standing in front of the swamp tourist center. Once they got their clues, they went back to their teammates, and ripped them open.
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Currently in 1st place
"Roadblock:" Samus started reading the clue.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Currently in 2nd place
"…the person that performs this task should be a master of disguise and have good tastes," Fox read.
…
"A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform, and no person can perform more than six Roadblocks on the entire race," said Toad. "In this Roadblock, one team member must disguise themselves as Deku scrubs, receive a camera from the photo contest boss, and make their way by tour boat to the Deku Palace. Once there, they first have to fool a couple of Deku scrub soldiers guarding the palace and convince them that they're deku scrubs so they can let them through. Once inside, teams must then make their way to the Royal Chamber, and take a picture of the Deku King. The camera has only one flash, so team members will have take the picture carefully. If the photo contest boss is satisfied, he'll give you your next clue. If team members get caught by the royal staff in the kingdom and get kicked out, or if team members are unable to satisfy the photo contest boss, they will have to wait in line again and go back around the whole entire swamp before receiving their next clue."
…
"You want me to do this one since you did the last Roadblock, Fox?" Krystal asked.
"Yeah, I think you can do it," said Fox, "I don't think I'm that much of a master of disguise anyways."
"Ok then, I'm going for it."
"I think you should do it," said Pikachu, "you're definitely a master of disguise just by wearing that big masculine looking Mecca suit, pika."
"Yeah, but I don't have good tastes like you do," said Samus, "and I think it's good tastes that is the more important part of the task."
"…Well, okay then, I guess I'll just do it, pika."
Krystal and Pikachu then opened up the envelope and read what they had to do.
"It says we have to disguise ourselves as deku scrubs and try to take a picture of the Deku King up close, pika."
"Oh wow, that sounds hard," said Samus.
"Ok then," said Krystal after she finished reading the clue, "I think I can do this."
"But how are you going to make yourself look like a deku scrub?" said Fox. "Aren't deku scrubs supposed to be small and stuff?"
Suddenly, Krystal saw a big mud puddle lying near the water.
"Hmm, maybe I don't have to be small," said Krystal, who was now getting a good idea in her head.
Meanwhile, Peach & Daisy and Ness & Lucas had finally found the post office.
"Hi," said Peach, talking to the post man, "we all need post man hats. All of us please."
"Oki doki, coming right up," he said. He then went into the closet to get their post man hats.
"I wonder if the teams in front of us have already gotten their clues from the mailboxes," said Lucas.
"It seems more than likely," said Ness.
"Yeah, I'd have to agree," said Daisy.
"Here we are," said the post man, "four post man hats for each of you guys." He then handed them out to the two teams.
"Thanks," said Daisy.
"Alright, let's go look for those red mailboxes," said Ness.
"Yeah," Peach, Daisy, and Lucas agreed all together.
Back at the Southern Swamp, Krystal was shown jumping into the big mud puddle that she spotted earlier and started rolling around in it. Fox was thoroughly enjoying watching her.
"Ha, ha, ha, yeah, Krystal! Woowee!" cried Fox.
"Pikachu, look," said Samus, pointing at Krystal.
"What, pika?"
"See what she's doing? Try doing that too. It might help make you look more like a deku scrub."
"You want me to roll around in mud, pika?" he asked, to which Samus confirmed. "Ah yeah! I always wanted to get down good and dirty in mud!" Pikachu then ran toward the mud puddle and jumped in with Krystal.
After that, both Samus and Fox were laughing.
"Woo hoo!" cried Samus, "Yeah Pikachu, get down there and get muddy!"
"Go Krystal!" cried Fox.
"Oh gosh, this is crazy," said Krystal as she continued covering herself in mud.
"This is fun, pika," said Pikachu while rolling around in it like a puppy dog.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"I was really getting a kick out of watching Krystal rolling around and covering herself with mud. I mean, she was putting it everywhere. She was putting it all over her hair, and all over her chest, and everything. I mean, she was really looking sexy while doing it, and I enjoyed every minute of it."
Krystal rolled her eyes while smiling, "Oh, Fox."
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Best Friends
"I was having so much fun rolling around in the mud," said Pikachu, "it definitely made me feel like I was a wild Pokémon running loose in the wild again. It really felt like old times, and I almost couldn't get of it."
Samus laughed.
END:
"Oh, yeah, piikaa," he said as he dove deeper into the warm mud.
"Okay, Pikachu, I think that's good enough," said Samus.
"I'm getting out," said Krystal. Pikachu followed.
"Oh, wow, would you look at that," said Fox, looking at the two of them. They were both just so covered in mud that they both looked like mud people.
"Alright, now I just got to find some twigs, and leaves, and some flowers to attach to myself, and then I'm good to go," said Krystal.
"Here, I'll help, pika," said Pikachu.
"Hey, Krystal, don't forget to look at that big deku scrub up there for reference," said Fox, pointing at the deku scrub who was selling magic beans at his orange deku flower on the deck of the Swamp Tourist Center.
Back in Clock Town, Ness & Lucas and Peach & Daisy were having trouble trying to look for red mailboxes. No matter how hard they looked, they couldn't find anything that looked like a mailbox, or at least the kinds that they were used to. They were now standing in the middle of South Clock Town.
"I don't see any red mailboxes anywhere," said Lucas, "this is impossible."
"Well, we can't give up now," said Peach. "The mailboxes have to be somewhere around here."
"But where?" said Ness.
"Excuse me, sir," said Daisy, talking to one of the carpenters that was carrying around this big slab of wood, "do you happen to know where we might find any red mailboxes around here?"
"Um…" he said, looking around. "…There's one over there if that's what you're looking for."He was pointing at the same mailbox that was already used up by Samus & Pikachu and Fox & Krystal.
"That's one of the red mailboxes over there?" said Peach, who was rather surprised by its appearance.
"That's the one," he confirmed. "Great masks by the way. They really make y'all look like the post man."
"Gee, thanks," said Lucas.
"Thank you for helping us sir," said Peach. "Come on, guys."
Both teams then ran towards the red mailbox. Ness got to be the one to open it, however, when he looked inside of it, he found it to be empty.
"There's nothing in there," he said. "Other teams must have gotten to it before we did."
"Well, at least now we know what the mailboxes look like," said Daisy. "Come on, let's keep looking."
Both teams then started heading toward East Clock Town.
Meanwhile, Kirby & Jigglypuff and Link & Sheik became the next two teams to arrive in Termina. They were still riding through the woods on their horses.
"Thanks for bringing us here, Link," said the Skull Kid. "Now we can go and get ready for the Carnival of Time."
Both Kirby and Jigglypuff just sat there blankly. Navi also looked confused. "What's the Carnival of Time?" both Navi and Jigglypuff asked.
"It's a special celebration that takes place in Clock Town, isn't that right Skull Kid?" said Link.
The Skull nodded. "You bet. It's where people come from all over Termina to go and celebrate the coming year, hoping for good harvests."
"That sounds a lot like New Years," said Jigglypuff.
"It's a very fun celebration," said Tatl. "You get to dance and sing, eat lots of great food, watch firework shows, and wear very cool looking masks. I hear the best ones to wear are those that resemble the four giants that guard Termina."
"Wow, that sounds really cool," said Kirby, who now felt very interested in the carnival.
"When does it start?" Jigglypuff asked.
"I think it starts at the stroke of midnight from what Link told me about it once, am I right?" said Sheik.
"Absolutely," said Tael, "that's when the Clock Tower 'falls over' and has its clock face looking upward, thus allowing carnival goers to go to the top and sing to the gods. Plus, that's also when the first fireworks display starts."
"Sounds exciting doesn't it," said Link. "Who knows, we might be able to attend the carnival once we finish this leg of the race."
"Yes!" cried and enthusiastic Jigglypuff. "Let's do it! It sounds so much fun we just HAVE to go!"
"I'm sure we will, Jigglypuff," said Sheik.
Once they had arrived at Termina Field, the Skull Kid had gotten off of Epona. Tatl and Tael followed.
"Thanks again for the ride, Link," said the Skull Kid. "We're going to go run errands for a bit. We have to go make our masks. See ya later."
"Bye," said Link & Sheik simultaneously.
"See ya," said Kirby & Jigglypuff simultaneously.
"Hey, Link," said Navi, "is it okay with you if I join you and Sheik for the rest of the day. I don't really have anything else to do."
"Sure you can, it'll be just like old times back in Hyrule," said Link.
"Sweetness-ugh, I mean- thank you," she said.
"So, Link," said Kirby, "where exactly is this Clock Town that the clue says we have to go to?"
"Just follow me," he said. Link then hoisted the ropes and had Epona escort them to Clock Town. Jigglypuff hoisted the ropes to her and Kirby's pony to have it follow them.
Back in Clock Town, Peach & Daisy and Ness & Lucas had spotted the same red mailbox that P.T. & Lucario had found earlier by Honey & Darling's Shop in East Clock Town.
"Look, there's another one!" said Lucas.
"I'll look and see if there are any clues," said Peach.
When she went over to the mailbox and opened it, she had found a clue. "Oh my gosh, yes, I found one!
"You did?!" said Daisy. "Oh wow, that's awesome! That's very awesome."
While Peach ripped it open, Lucas went to open the mailbox to see if there were any more clues.
"Is there another clue in there, Lucas?" asked Ness.
Sadly, Lucas found nothing. "No, I don't see any more."
Peach & Daisy then both suddenly looked at them. "Wait a minute," said Daisy, "there isn't another clue in there?"
Lucas just shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. "There nothing in there. It's empty."
Peach suddenly gasped. "Oh, no! What do we do now?"
"Here, you guys just go on ahead," said Ness, "we'll catch up with you guys later."
"Yeah, don't worry about us," Lucas added.
"Well, Okay," said Daisy while she finished opening the clue and started reading it.
PEACH & DAISY: Currently in 4th place
"It says we have to make our way to the Southern Swamp."
"Alright, let's go then," said Peach.
As Peach & Daisy were making their way to the southern of Exit of Clock Town, Link & Sheik, along with Navi, were now arriving with Kirby & Jigglypuff following.
"Hey, guys, what's going on?" asked Link towards the two princesses.
"We had to find our next clue in a mailbox, just to give you a heads up," said Peach, who stopped for a moment to give them some information. The two princesses were then sprinting out of there.
"Thanks, girls!" Sheik called out to them.
"Yeah, thank you!" Jigglypuff did the same.
"Mailboxes, eh?" said Link. "Well that shouldn't be too much of a hassle. Alright, follow me, guys. I know where the clock tower is."
When the teams got to the clock tower and went inside of it, Sheik was the first one to spot the clue-box. She and Jigglypuff both went towards it get their clues.
"My goodness, this place is creepy," said Navi, flying up towards the shrieking clock gears to get a better look at them.
"Yeah, but it does bring back memories," said Link. He was now thinking about this was the very place where he had his first run-in with the Happy Mask Salesman (although he knew he had already met him before), and how played a big part into how he started his adventure in Termina.
"Here, Link, I got the clue," said Sheik, snapping Link out of his memories.
"I got the clue, Kirby," said Jigglypuff.
"Alright, good," said Kirby.
LINK & SHEIK: Currently in 6th place
"It says we have to find our next clue in a red mailbox somewhere in Clock Town," said Link. "Guess this means Peach & Daisy were right."
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 7th place
"But it also says we each have to get a post man hat at the post office first," said Kirby. "I assume you know where that is too, Link?"
"Yeah, just follow me."
"Thanks, Link," said Jigglypuff.
Sheik, on the other hand, was not looking very enthusiastic about this.
CONFESSIONAL:
LINK & SHEIK (ZELDA): Newly Dating
"At that moment, I was getting very concerned about our standing in the race, because when Link continued suggesting for Kirby & Jigglypuff to continue following us, I just started thinking, 'Wait a minute, why are we helping one of the other teams? I thought we were supposed to come in first today.' So, at that point, I started feeling very uneasy."
END:
As the two teams were making their way towards the post office, Sheik started whispering in Link's ear.
"Are you sure we should be helping them, Link?" Sheik whispered, "I thought we agreed we were going to try and come in first today."
"Don't worry about a thing, Sheik," Link whispered back, "I've got everything under control."
"You better, or else I'll kill you."
"Well excuuuuse me, Princess."
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?" asked Navi.
"Ugh- nothing," said Link, "it's not important."
Back at the Southern Swamp, while P.T. & Lucario became the next team to arrive at the Swamp Tourist Center, Krystal and Pikachu had finished making their disguises.
"Ladies and gentlemen," said Fox, "I present to you, the most beautiful deku scrub in all of Termina, Krystal."
"Oh, stop it, Fox," said Krystal, waving her hand in a playful manner, "you're making me blush."
Because Krystal was raised in a Cerinian Tribe, she was an expert at making herself look all tribal. Using the mud that she had put all over herself, she stuck tons of leaves and twigs all over her body, thus making a dress that covered her from her knees to her chest, though she was still able to show off her legs. She also put tons of flowers on top of her head for extra decoration.
"Wow, look at you, Pikachu," said Samus.
"Pika," said Pikachu, who was now sporting a hat-like wig made out of green colored leaves that was stuck to his head by the mud he had put all over himself. Both he and Krystal now looked like real deku scrubs… sort of.
"Alright, now all you got to do is get your camera, and then get on the tour boat to the Deku Palace," said Fox.
"Alright then, well let's go, Pikachu," said Krystal.
"Right behind you, pika."
While P.T. & Lucario were ripping open the clue that they obtained from the clue-box, Krystal and Pikachu ran right passed them and started climbing up the ladder towards the entrance to the Swamp Tourist Center.
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Currently in 3rd place
"It looks like they're trying to disguise themselves for something important, master," said Lucario.
"Yeah, well the clue says this is a Roadblock, and that the person that performs this task should be a master of disguise and have good tastes," said P.T., "I think that's definitely you, Lucario. I mean, you're practically a ninja, and you like chocolate."
"Okay then, fair enough."
P.T. then removed the envelope and read it. "Alright, it says you have to disguise yourself as a deku scrub and take a picture of the Deku King at the Deku Palace."
"Alright then, that shouldn't be a problem." Before P.T. knew it, Lucario suddenly sped off and disappeared. Seconds later, he had come back covered in mud, and leaves, and wood. He looked exactly like a deku scrub.
"Whoa," cried P.T., "how did you do that?"
"Like you said, master, I'm practically a ninja and I like chocolate… by the way, can I have some?" he said, suddenly giving him 'the look.'
"Oh, alright, but after you finish the Roadblock. Deal?"
"Deal," he said, nodding his head. He then went and started climbing up the ladder towards the Swamp Tourist Center.
Meanwhile, after entering, Krystal and Pikachu went over to talk to the big bearded man behind the counter.
"Hello there," said Krystal, "are you the photo contest boss?"
"Absolutely, ma'am," he said. "Say. Y'all two wouldn't happen to be one of the racers that are here to borrow my camera's, would you?"he said while marveling at all of the leaves and the mud that the two were wearing.
"That would be us, pika," said Pikachu.
"Alrighty then," he then bent down to reach below the counter, "here are your cameras, or as we folks like to call them, pictograph boxes. Be careful now, the pictograph had only one flash, so use it wisely."
"Thanks, pika," said Pikachu as he jumped onto the counter to get his pictograph box.
"Yes, thank you," said Krystal as she grabbed hers.
"Oh, and if you're want'n a boat cruise to the Deku Palace, just ask Koume behind the counter in the back. She's the manager of the Swamp Boat Cruise."
"Thanks, we appreciate it. Let's go, Pikachu," said Krystal while Lucario walked in.
"Hello, sir," said Lucario, "are you the photo contest boss?"
"You got it."
Meanwhile, Krystal went over to the counter that the photo contest boss was talking about (Although, the counter looked more like a hole in the wall.)
"Excuse me," said Krystal.
"Oh," said a voice inside the darkness of the hole, "are you a racer, Madame?"
"Um, yes," Krystal replied. "Are you Koume, the manager of the Boat Cruise?"
"Why of course," said Koume, coming into the light of the hole, exposing herself to be in the form of a witch. This frightened Krystal.
"Yikes!" cried Krystal, nearly falling to the floor. "…You're, you're…"
"Ha, ha, ha, yes, yes, I know, I'm VERY old, but I still feel quite young. That of course is why I'm still running the Swamp Boat Cruise after all, ha, ha, ha. Anyhow, because you two claim to be the 'racers' that you two claim to be, you get to take the boat cruise for free, and not pay ten rupees like my customers usually have to. Now doesn't that sound nice?"
"Um… yes, thank you," Krystal stammered.
"Yeah, thank you, pika," said Pikachu.
"Alright then, the boat is leaving, so hurry up and get down there."
"Alright, let's go, Krystal, pika."
"Coming, Pikachu."
As Pikachu and Krystal headed towards the exit, Lucario had received his pictograph box.
"Thank you, sir," said Lucario, who then started to head over to the counter with Koume behind it.
"You're welcome," said the photo contest boss.
"Excuse me, ma'am," said Lucario, talking to Koume, "are you the manager of the boat cruise?"
"You bet'cha," she confirmed. "Are you one of those racers that came for a free boat cruise, sony?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Alrighty then, except, there's just one problem."
"What's that?"
CONFESSIONAL:
POKEMON TRAINER & LUCARIO: Best Friends
"The manager told me that the boat cruise only had room for two people each," said Lucario, "so that meant I had to wait my turn until Krystal and Pikachu were finished."
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"This is just great," said P.T., who was now sitting next to Lucario, Fox, and Samus on the dock outside of the Swamp Tourist Center, "I can't believe this task has to involve waiting in line."
"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, master," said Lucario. "Don't forget, we're still in the front of the pack."
Meanwhile, Krystal and Pikachu were now on one of the little tour boats getting ready to disembark for the Deku Palace.
"Welcome to the boat cruise," said Koume, who was now riding on her flying broom above their tour boat. "Please enjoy the swamp scenery to your heart's content."
Suddenly, the boat started moving.
"Here we go, pika," said Pikachu.
"Yep, here we go," said Krystal.
"Good luck, Krystal!"Fox called out to her from the dock.
"Yeah, you too, Pikachu!" said Samus.
"Thanks," Krystal and Pikachu both said.
Pretty soon, Pikachu and Krystal were shown admiring the swamp scenery as the boat moved through the swamp.
CONFESSONAL:
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Best Friends
"As we kept moving deeper and deeper through the swamp, the whole place just kept looking more and more amazing," said Pikachu.
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"As we went deeper and deeper through the swamp, we saw all kinds of things," said Krystal. "The water looked extraordinarily clear, and we saw frogs leaping off of lily pads, and we saw beehives, and we even saw a path that went to some sort of potion shop."
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"Wow, pika," said Pikachu as his and Krystal's boat was now moving next to a waterfall.
Meanwhile, Bowser & Bowser Jr. were the next team to arrive in Termina.
"Alright now, I've served my purpose for you guys," said Ditto the fairy. "Be careful now, and don't go looking for trouble." He then disappeared out of sight and went back to Kokiri Forest just like he promised Mido.
"Harrumph, whatever," said Bowser, who was still carrying the rope to their horse.
"Now all we have to do is head towards Clock Town and find the clock tower," said Bowser Jr.
"Whatever, son, let's just find this stupid place, my feet are killing me."
And so they were off.
Back in Clock Town, Link & Zelda and Kirby & Jigglypuff were exiting the post office with their post man hats on.
"Thanks again for the post man hats, sir," said Kirby.
"Yes, thank you," said Jigglypuff, who was really admiring her hat.
"Now all we have to do is search for clues in little red mailboxes," said Sheik. "How many mailboxes did the clue say Clock Town has again, Link?"
"There are five mailboxes total," Link confirmed. "In fact, if I remember correctly, the closest mailbox from here has to be in North Clock Town, so just follow me."
"Right behind ya," said Kirby.
Sheik just shook her head as Link still kept insisting on helping out Kirby & Jigglypuff, but she said nothing about it as she followed him.
Ness & Lucas on the other hand, were still having a bit of trouble searching for mailboxes. They were still wandering around East Clock Town, and were standing in front of the mayor's residence.
"I don't see any more red mailboxes around her," said Lucas.
"Here, why don't we ask this guy over here?" said Ness, motioning towards another one of those little kids that had a number on the back of their shirt. This time, he was sporting a yellow hat.
"Hey there," said Lucas, talking to the little kid guarding the entrance to some sort of secret passageway, "you wouldn't happen to know where any red mailboxes might be around here, would ya?"
The little boy giggled. "You're standing just ten feet away from one, its right there," he said, pointing towards it. It was sitting in front of the back walls of the East Clock Town's Milk Bar, near the small flight of stairs that Ness & Lucas had just now came from.
"Oh, thanks," said Ness, who then started heading towards it.
"No problem."
Ness then opened the mailbox, and got out one of the two clues that were still inside of it.
"Yes!" cried Lucas. "We got a clue!"
Ness ripped it open and started reading it.
NESS & LUCAS: Currently in 5th place
"Alright then, to the Southern Swamp we go," said Lucas as he and Ness were now running for the Southern Exit of Clock Town.
At that moment, Link brought Sheik and Kirby & Jigglypuff to North Clock Town. As Sheik looked around, she was amazed by how different North Clock Town looked from the rest of the town. It was practically a park area. There was a playground, a tree, and little kids playing everywhere.
"Ah, there it is," said Link, pointing towards another one of the red mailboxes. Link and Kirby went over to it, opened it up, and took out the two clues that were inside of it. Kirby got to open theirs first.
KIRBY & JIGGLYPUFF: Currently in 6th place
"It says our next route marker is at the Southern Swamp," Kirby read.
LINK & Zelda: Currently in 7th place
"Alright then, let's go," said Link after he finished reading their clue.
The two teams were then on their way towards the Southern Exit of Clock Town.
Meanwhile, Bowser & Bowser Jr. had arrived in Clock town and had found the clock tower. When they got inside, Bowser Jr. was the first to spot the clue-box, get their clue, and read it.
BOWSER & BOWSER JR.: Currently in 8th place
"Alright, the clue says we have to go to the post office, get two post man hats, and search for our next clue in a red mailbox somewhere in Clock Town," Bowser Jr. read. "Alright, Dad, let's go."
As Bowser Jr. attempted to leave, however, he noticed Bowser was not following him.
"Hey, are you coming or not, Dad?"
"Hang on son." Bowser had now become extremely tired from all the walking he had to endure from the carrying the rope of their horse through the Lost Woods. He was now sitting down panting. "I'm taking a rest. I just need a few minutes."
"Oh, come on!" Bowser Jr. complained.
Back at the Southern Swamp, Krystal and Pikachu's tour boat had reached the dock that sat in front of the entrance way that led to the Deku Palace.
"We have now arrived at Deku Palace," said Koume. "Watch your step and don't fall into the water. I'll be waiting for you until you're done."
"Thank you," said Krystal.
"Alright now, let's go, pika," said Pikachu as he now started walking towards the entrance way towards the palace. Krystal followed.
When they got to the other side of the entrance way, they saw a humungous wooden palace standing on the water in front of them. There was a long wooden log bridge that stretched across the water, and they saw lilly pads everywhere.
"So this is the Deku Palace," said Krystal, clutching her pictograph box she was holding while she looked around.
"Hey," said Pikachu, looking at two deku scrubs guarding the entrance to the palace, "those must be the two deku guards that we're supposed to fool into letting us in, pika."
"Well then, here goes nothing," said Krystal as she started walking across the bridge. She decided to let Pikachu go first. As Pikachu went ahead, he put on his best deku scrub face.
When Pikachu approached, the two deku guards then suddenly popped out of their deku flowers and looked at Pikachu. "This is the Palace of the Deku Kingdom. Only those on official business may enter here."
"Um, I-I'm here to see the Deku King, pika."
The two guards examined Pikachu closely, looking very suspicious.
"Oh really, you came to see the Deku King? You actually think you can just walk in here and expect the Deku King to… whoa! Who's that?!"
Krystal suddenly approached the two guards showing off the best of her magnificently beautiful features. "Please, Mr. guards, we'd really like to enter the palace," she said this while giving them her best pose, making herself look like the most sexiest deku scrub you could ever imagine.
"Y-Yes, w-we'll let you both in," said the first deku guard, who just couldn't stop staring at her.
"Y-Yes, c-come in please," said the other one. Both deku guards' eyes were practically turning into hearts.
"Thanks boys," said Krystal, blowing them both a kiss.
"Ahh," one of the guards sighed. "She deserves to be here."
"Yeah," said the other, "she totally does."
Pikachu and Krystal were now inside the palace.
Krystal couldn't help but giggle. "That was too easy."
"Now we can head to the Royal Chamber and take a picture of the Deku King, but don't forget, we can't get caught while we're at it either, pika."
"Right. Now, let's see," Krystal was looking at the signs. "This way leads to the eastern guardian of the palace, and this way leads to the western guardian, so that means…"
"The Royal Chamber must be this way, pika," said Pikachu, pointing at the entrance that goes straight ahead. "Well what are we waiting for, pika?"
Pikachu and Krystal then went into the Royal Chamber. Once they entered it, they were very astounded by what they saw.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"When Pikachu and I got into the Royal Chamber, the whole chamber just looked so alive," said Krystal. It looked like there was some sort of ceremony going on. Deku scrubs were dancing all around a big bonfire, smoke was rising up into the ceiling, strange music was being played, and in the very back sitting on his big chair as you would expect him to be doing was the Deku King himself."
SAMUS & PIKACHU: Best Friends
"The Deku King looked very serious," said Pikachu. "Almost too serious actually that it nearly freaked me out, pika."
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Once they saw the Deku King, both Krystal and Pikachu were breathing hard as they took out their pictograph boxes and got them ready.
"Well, let's do this," said Krystal.
"Alright, but I suggest we dance along with the other deku scrubs so that we don't cause suspicion, pika."
"Okay, that might be a good idea."
Both of them then started dancing along with the other deku scrubs. While they did so, the Deku King just sat their blankly, thinking that something wasn't right, but he couldn't figure out what.
As Krystal continued twirling around the bonfire, she kept trying to think of different ways of being able to take a picture of the Deku King without getting caught. Meanwhile, Pikachu looked scared while he looked around at all of the Deku scrubs that were in attendance in the Throne Room, and he hoped they weren't watching him too closely as he danced.
CONFESSIONAL:
FOX & KRYSTAL: Dating
"Pikachu and I didn't really know what to do, so we just kept dancing around that bonfire hoping for any chance of having just a few seconds to take a picture without having any of the deku scrubs spotting us. Unfortunately, I didn't know how we were going to do that, so for or a long time, I just couldn't think of anything while I kept dancing."
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While Pikachu kept dancing, he spotted a big flower pot that was standing in a corner not too far away from the circle of dancers, so once Pikachu got close enough to it, he took his chance and quickly sprung towards and hid behind it. Meanwhile, as Krystal continued to twirl around, she suddenly thought that if she could just get to a little corner next to the kings royal chair, she could take a picture. But when she was about to stop twirling, she suddenly saw the Royal Butler staring at her all suspiciously. Panicking, she immediately went back to her twirling.
'Jeez, I guess this is going to be harder than I thought,' Krystal thought to herself.
Back in Kokiri Forest in the land of Hyrule, Mario & Luigi's four-hour penalty time was almost up.
MARIO & LUIGI: 15 seconds left to go
"Alrighty then, I'm-a ready for another leg," said Mario. Are-a you ready, Luigi?"
"Yep-a," said Luigi, "I'm-a ready as I'll ever be."
Mario then looked at his watch. "Alrighty then, our-a fourth leg starts in-a five, four, three, two, ONE!
MARIO & LUIGI: Last team to depart at 2:15 pm
Luigi ripped open the clue and started reading it.
"It-a says we have to make our-a way by horse to the Land of Termina, and we-a need a fairy too."
"Okay then, Luigi, lets-a go," said Mario.
An eager Luigi agreed. "Yep, here-a we go."
And they set off to get their horse and their fairy, hoping this leg wouldn't be their last.