A/N: Ooohh, we have our first official pairing besides the normal ones. I will start to plant seeds for this as this could be an interesting angel down the line. Thank you for the idea.
Chapter 4-Arts of China
At the AT&T Stadium, The Goat Farmers, The Family Feud and The Beauty and The Beast were watching the Cowboys-Raiders game that they won free tickets for their places in the last leg.
"I never understood sports. All this running for a ball." Thornton scoffed as he munched on popcorn.
"Такие бесполезные усилия с единственной целью развлечения." Pollyanna muttered in Russian.
"I know. So overrated." Thorton added.
"How can you ever understand her?" Brent asked as he sipped his Pepsi.
"I can't even get a client to have a translator that's that fluent." Rebecca added as she munches on her Laffy Taffy.
A touchdown was scored by the Cowboys making the score 34-26 which meant the final quarter was up. The fans went ecstatic for a hometown victory as The Goat Farmers and Athena cheered along with the crowd.
"That was a very enjoyable game." Athena stated as she sat back down.
"Aren't the peaceful hipsters against pain and suffering?" Pollyanna asked.
"We advocate peace, but in a sport such as this, it's a required measure in order to obtain peace. War is something we all advocate against since the 1960's." Athena replied.
"Война может сокрушить наших врагов." Pollyanna muttered in Russian.
Soon, the cameras showed shots of the Holiday Inn that the teams were staying at. The Cousins, The Friendship Duo, The Photographers and The Pyromaniac Party Animals sat down for dinner.
"Italiani Freedos. What a weird name for a hotel-joint restaurant." Paul stated as he picked up his menu.
"What's looking good tonight?" Travis asked.
"The spicy sub sandwich looks incredible." Ricky replied as he showed a picture.
"Damn. That looks delicious. Tomatoes and pasta right in between the bread slices." Victor added.
"I'll have the simple spaghetti meal." Daisy muttered as she closed her menu.
"I'll have a simple salad at that. No need to be savages." Arnold added as he crossed his arms.
A waiter with a black vest hiding a white blue-striped dress shirt and red bowtie appeared. He wore black slacks and black dress shoes as he carried a notepad and a bottle of wine.
"Welcome to Italiani Freedos. My name is Sylvester and I'll be taking care of you tonight. Would you all like a special sample of your newest wine collection?" Sylvester offered as he showed off the bottle.
Everyone except Ricky and Daisy got some wine in their glasses while the former and latter ordered simple Pepsis. They then went on to the orders.
"Hit me up with a sub sandwich." Ricky ordered.
"That goes for me as well and the fine gentlemen over there." Harvey added as he gestured to Victor and Paul, who nodded in agreement.
"I'll have a simple salad with a hint of your finest ranch dressing." Rico ordered with a friendly smile.
"I'll have a steak sirloin with drips of A1 barbecue sauce and a side of rolls please." Travis ordered.
"I'll have spaghetti and my cousin will have what Rico is having." Daisy ordered as the waiter wrote everything down.
He took the menus leaving the wine bottle in case anyone wanted to help themselves to more. The diners clinked glasses to surviving so far in the race drinking down their glasses.
"I wish Tonia was here. Man, the night that would be." Harvey stated as he drank some more wine.
"Someone who he obviously wants to bang." Ricky added.
"Her pompous attitude was really the downfall for her team. That's what happens when you expect everything for you." Daisy stated as she ate into her salad.
"Talk about a dorchsnowser. She was the most selfish person I've ever met." Rico added.
"You both are just jealous of the booty-I mean beauty she was sprouting off." Harvey corrected himself with a light blush on his cheeks.
"Case in point." Victor stated as he tore off a chunk of his sandwich.
Enjoying their day off from the race, it was back on the road to another place in the world where another team will join the other three that were casted aside before.
The camera shows a black globe as the logo 'The Amazing Ridonculous Race' appears on screen in gold letters as the camera then cuts to all 18 teams standing in a circle looking at the environment around them.
A plane takes off as we see every team in the intro doing something
Lindsay and Beth carry shopping bags with them.
Genesis and Dash are seen hugging each other.
Paul is seen getting a piggyback ride from Victor.
Stephanie and Ryan are seen holding hands.
Penny is seen twirling as Clara rolls her eyes.
Haruka and Yoshiro give a thumbs up to the camera while holding fencing swords.
Travis and Rico are seen taking pictures with their cameras.
Josh and Brent are shown holding a baby goat cuddling it.
Hannah is seen standing on Roosevelt's palms holding an arm up with a fist on her hip.
Serena waves excitedly while Gordon rolls his eyes.
Travis and Avery plant an American flag in the ground and salute to it.
Tonia starts texting while Arielle tries to get her stepsister's attention.
Daisy and Arnold stand back to back.
Harvey chugs down a Jack Daniels bottle before Ricky shoots off a flamethrower scaring him.
Thornton and Pollyanna smirk at each other.
Emma and Kitty take a selfie.
Rebecca crosses her arms while Athena gives a peace sign.
Lucas picks up Jane in a bridal style smiling.
Different flags of nations zoom on screen before the logo appears and theme ends.
The teams were given their next clue as they opened to find the Route Info pamphlet.
"Travel to Hong Kong, China." Hannah read.
"We are going overseas. It's about time!" Emma exclaimed.
"We are returning to our native land." Haruki cheered while Yoshiro frowned.
Haruki and Yoshiro(The Twin Blades): We are from Japan, idiot. What's the difference? Naze watashi wa kono ryokō de anata to issho ni iku koto ni dōi shita nodesu ka?
The teams started getting in their assigned vehicles as they started for the airport.
Clue #1: Travel to Hong Kong, China
Summary: Teams must travel to the city of Hong Kong in the country of China. There, they must take a rental car to the highest building in the city known as Victoria Peak. It is there where they will find their next clue.
The Goat Farmers got to Dallas Fort Worth Airport getting out of their car and returning it.
The Goat Farmers-Currently in First Place
The Twin Blades were the next ones to arrive parking the car as they headed for the airport.
The Twin Blades-Currently in Second Place
Serena and Gordon managed to get ahead as they parked their car running for the entrance.
The Odd Couple-Currently in Third Place
Harvey and Ricky got out of the car as Harvey tripped falling on the concrete.
"Oh, that's gonna need snitching." Harvey groaned as he held his arm and Ricky helped him up.
Harvey and Ricky(The Pyromaniac Party Animals): Screw my life. That's a horrible gash. Dude, it's just a scrap. Hardly to get mad over.
The Pyromaniac Party Animals-Currently in Fourth Place
The Roommates came in next as Clara and Penny went to get their tickets and turn in their luggage.
"We are getting the 8:30 flight. Doesn't it take long to get to China?" Haruki asked as he printed out the tickets.
"Well, some countries run ahead or behind time in line with us." Yoshiro replied.
"Even California, Washington and Oregon run three hours behind us." Brent interjected.
"Clara! You have to check out this Sky Mall magazine. There's an interesting article on the Queen in here." Penny perked as she read over the words.
"I hope no one knows you stole that off the Dallas flight." Clara muttered.
Penny was reading and not watching where she was going before bumping into Yoshiro making him drop his bag.
"Oh, I'm so terribly sorry. Let me get it." Penny apologized as she grabbed the bag.
"It's not a problem. I guess I should've looked out as well." Yoshiro added as he got the bag.
Penny looked up when the whole world stopped around her as Yoshiro looked at her with a friendly smile. He tried grabbing his bag before Penny held onto it.
"Um...you can't come with the bag, sweetie." Yoshiro joked.
"Huh? Oh right, quite right. I'm just..tired?" Penny explained, hoping Yoshiro bought the excuse.
"Understandable. I guess I'll see ya on the flight then." Yoshiro stated as he joined Haruki on the way to their gate.
Penny blushes immensely sighing dreamily as Clara paid for their tickets.
"Okay, we got the 8:30 flight which is the earliest. What's up with you?" Clara asked as she saw Penny's face.
"What? Nothing, nothing. It's just...I had a run in with that Yoshiro boy and he's...cute." Penny replied.
"The guy with the partner that seems like he drank twelve cups of coffee an hour?" Clara asked.
"I guess so…" Penny replied with a puzzled expression.
"I'm talking about Haruki." Clara commented.
"Oh! Yes, that's the one!" Penny exclaimed.
"Hmmmmm, are you sure you're ready to jump back in the game? You didn't really seem all that enthusiastic about finding love." Clara stated.
"I just wasn't sure who we meet on this journey and now, I know who I want." Penny explained as she made a giddy face.
"Well, go lovey dovey on the plane. Let's get to our gate." Clara urges as she grabbed Penny's hand.
The Roommates-Currently in Fifth Place
Thorton and Pollyanna came into the airport next as they quickly got their tickets for 10:00 AM flight.
The Beauty and The Beast-Currently in Sixth Place
Paul and Victor made their way out the parking lot running for the door.
The Friendship Duo-Currently in Seventh Place
Emma and Kitty pulled into the parking lot grabbing their bags quickly making a run for the airport entrance.
The Sisters-Currently in Eighth Place
Travis and Avery were the next ones as they grabbed their bags nearly slamming the car doors of their hinges.
The Professional Wrestlers-Currently in Ninth Place
Genesis and Dash were quickly exiting the car as they returned it running with their bags.
The Lovey Dovey-Currently in Tenth Place
"I'm not losing this. We are clearly one of the favorites to win this whole thing and I can't have any setbacks." Genesis demanded.
"Babe, I'm the guinea pig for nearly every challenge. Why don't you pull some weight?" Dash asked.
"I've been pulling our weight. You are stronger than me so you get most challenges." Genesis replied.
Genesis and Dash(The Lovey Dovey): You just don't seem to understand basic biology too well. I do, but there has to be some challenges you can handle in Roadblocks or Detours. I'm stuck as your lap dog.
Pollyanna and Thorton plopped down at their gate as Thorton took a sip of a water bottle and a glazed donut he snatched from a nearby Dunkin Donuts.
"Are you alright, partner?" Pollyanna asked with a hint of concern.
"Quite alright. Just not so use to too much exercise. You are the only one that usually handles the bigger stuff." Thorton replied.
"Просто потому, что я должен быть в своих силах, чтобы пережить испытания. Эти аллигаторы во Флордии почувствовали мой гнев." Pollyanna explained in Russian as Thorton nodded.
Emma was on the phone with Noah talking about their latest journey in Dallas. Kitty was taking selfies left and right with Paul and Victor.
"What the hell? You didn't get the good stuff." Paul complained, pointing to his hair.
"That's a fashion overhaul you need, pal. Not even the Fashion Bloggers would approve." Kitty stated as she started tagging them in photos on her Snapchat.
"You're quite the tourist with the many photos you take." Victor stated.
"I need to document the lasting moments I have with my sister." Kitty explained.
"What's your handle? I can't find the photos on Instagram." Paul stated.
"I'm KittyGoreousKawaii. It's not that hard to miss." Kitty answered as she helped Paul find and follow her.
"Is that you on a camel?" Victor asked as he showed Kitty the picture.
"Oh, that was a funny one. Though, the bucking me off part hurt my hiney." Kitty replied as she rubbed her backside.
Lindsay and Beth were the next ones to come in as they checked in.
The Traveling Friends-Currently in Eleventh Place
Travis and Rico were the next ones in as Rico almost dropped his camera.
The Photographers-Currently in Twelfth Place
Daisy and Arnold were next coming in as they sighs with relief.
The Cousins-Currently in Thirteenth Place
Rebecca and Athena huffed with heavy breaths, but they made their way inside the airport.
The Family Feud-Currently in Fourteenth Place
"Oh crap! These pumpkins got here before we did." Hannah stated as she turned into the parking lot.
The Cheerleaders parked the car and grabbed their bags shortly heading up to the airport doors.
The Cheerleaders-Currently in Last Place
"Okay, we are getting the 11:30 flight to Hong Kong." Beth stated as she grabbed the tickets that printed out.
Lindsay and Beth(The Traveling Friends): I'm always ecstatic to go to new places and I've never, ever seen Hong Kong before. Is it where King Kong is from? Uh, no, there isn't any relation. Are you sure? I'm pretty convinced that's where his home is. He's probably mad that people took it over and that's why he went on a rampage. I really need to show you the movies.
It was nearing 8:30 as the flight clerk started boarding the flight. The first five teams that checked into the airport were starting to board the plane. Everyone started boarding the plane as they have American Airways providing support this time. All five teams were shown in a split screen sitting down and getting comfortable.
The 10:00 flight came soon after another hour as the next five teams that checked showed their tickets to get access to the plane. The Sisters and The Friendship Duo were about to listen to some music in order to sleep off any jet lag they might get. The plane was soon running down the runway and heading up into the air.
The last plane for Hong Kong was the 11:30 flight as the last five teams boarded getting into their seats. Their were overhead screen playing a Chinese talent show of sorts as Hannah, Daisy and Rico watched it with interest commenting on the acts performing. Travis, Arnold and Roosevelt also their way through the flight even getting complimentary pillows and blankets. They even had some burgers for the flight for lunch.
Some scenes of Hong Kong was shown as it was currently cloudy and raining a little bit. Droplets of water slid down the windows of the first flight. The plane soon landed at Hong Kong International Airport and the time was currently 1:35 in the afternoon China's time.
"We are here." Josh stated.
"Oh, this is so exciting. It's like being back home."
Haruki added as he looked out the window.
The flight soon let off as the first five teams got out their passports and went through the proper customs before being let into the country. The teams soon made it down to the baggage claim as they waited for their bags to start rolling around.
"Hey! There's our bags!" Harvey exclaimed as he went to grab them.
"Come on! Let's get to our vehicle." Ricky urged as he and his partner ran out the door.
The Pyromaniac Party Animals-Currently in First Place
The Goat Farmers saw their bags and grabbed them heading for the parking garage. They saw their rental car was a Chevy Impala. They got to their car popping the trunk into the green car. Brent took the driver's seat as they backed out and went to Victoria Peak.
The Goat Farmers-Currently in Second Place
Serena and Gordon found their bags grabbing them before heading off.
The Odd Couple-Currently in Third Place
Haruki saw his and Yoshiro's bags as he grabbed them quickly dragging his partner along with him. Penny found herself blushing and a little bummed he had to leave so soon.
The Twin Blades-Currently in Fourth Place
Harvey and Ricky drove around the busy streets of Hong Kong seeing Victoria Peak in the distance.
"There's the building! Make a left!" Ricky ordered as Harvey turned the wheel.
They arrived at the building as they ran up to the marked box and grabbed the clue inside. They ripped it open seeing a Detour pamphlet.
"A Detour? What's this all about?" Ricky asked as they read over the details.
Clue #2: Detour-Pottery or Cookies
Summary: Victoria Peak is the highest building in Hong Kong. It has a variety of shops and restaurants for tourists to purchase/eat at. Teams will have two choices to choose from: Pottery or Cookies. In Pottery, teams must enter an arts and crafts store to learn how to make a vase by learning from the teacher. Once they have the vase perfected and checked by the teacher, they will receive their next clue. In Cookies, teams will work in a restaurant during lunch/dinner hour and put together 10 fortune cookies. Once they have completed this task, their supervisor will hand them their next clue.
"I say we can work the lunch hour." Harvey stated.
"Let's just hope they don't expect a fast delivery." Ricky added as they headed into the building.
The Goat Farmers soon arrived and chose to do Pottery figuring it wouldn't be too hard.
Josh and Brent(The Goat Farmers): We love doing art whenever we can whether it sculpting or simple drawings. It a pastime that we like to share.
The Odd Couple would come in soon after 15 minutes of nativagating traffic. They chose to Pottery. The Twin Blades came in right after and chose to do Cookies. The Roommates come in right after and decide to do Pottery.
The three teams that chose Pottery entered the arts and crafts store getting situated at tables as an elderly Chinese lady with gray hair and red glasses wearing silver moon earrings, a green and red striped shirt and jeans with blue open toe shoes.
"Okay, let's started getting the clay in there." Ricky stated as he read off the instruction card the teacher gave out.
The teams start loading clay into the bowls as they turn it on to begin molding the base base shape. Over in a restaurant called 'China Delight', the Pyromaniac Party Animals and Twin Blades came into the kitchen area as a supervisor handed them a paper net to wear over their head and a white apron for their bodies.
"I feel like a lunchroom lady." Harvey muttered to his partner.
"This will be easy. We just got to put fortunes into cookies and we get the clue." Ricky added.
The papers and cookie shells came through as both teams started piling them in and they had to be quick. Back in the arts and crafts store, Clara and Penny were getting the shape of their vase out. As soon as the perfected the top, they turned off the bowl and wiped off their hands of clay. The teacher checked and made it was perfect flashing both girls a thumbs up and handed them their next clue.
"Thank you, darling. We are in first!" Penny exclaimed as she opened the clue.
"Travel to Victoria Harbour." Clara read.
Clue #3: Travel to Victoria Harbour
Summary: Teams must travel to Victoria Harbour. It is there they will find their next clue.
The Roommates-Currently in First Place
Josh and Brent were putting the finishing touches into their vase as the teacher checked on it. She smiled and handed over their next clue.
The Goat Farmers-Currently in Second Place
Back st Hong Kong International Airport, the second flight landed as the next five teams came off and went through customs showing their passports then running for the baggage. Thorton and Pollyanna saw their bags first going to claim them before heading out the doors.
The Beauty and The Beast-Currently in Sixth Place
Travis saw his bags with Avery's so he ran up and launched them off as they ran outside quickly.
The Professional Wrestlers-Currently in Seventh Place
Emma and Kitty saw their bags as they ran to grab them and their made a sprint out of the airport.
The Sisters-Currently in Eighth Place
Paul and Victor were the next ones to go grab their bags as they started to head straight for the parking garage.
The Friendship Duo-Currently in Ninth Place
Emma and Kitty(The Sister): For those that don't know, me and Kitty were born right here in China. Our parents really didn't want a terrible life under constant poverty so we escaped to America in order to get a better perspective. I wanted to fight injustice in the world and went to law school in order to become a lawyer. I discovered the wonders of social media and look forward to becoming an internet star.
Paul and Victor(The Friendship Duo): Our first time outside the country borders and it's awesome. There's so much to see in Hong Kong! We definitely have to visit the Tian Tan Buddha Statue when we finish this leg.
The Beauty and The Beast hopped out of their car outside Victory Peak and ripped open the clue to find the Detour options. They chose Cookies since it might be easy.
"It might be tasteless fashion, but it's something I'm up for." Thorton insulted.
Harvey and Ricky were just finishing up sealing the cookies before taking their stuff off. The supervisor nodded and handed them their clue as they read the Route Info.
"Right! Let's get going!" Harvey exclaimed as they headed out.
The Pyromaniac Party Animals-Currently in Third Place
The Professional Wrestlers showed up and chose Cookies as well. The Sisters would follow behind them and choose Pottery. Serena and Gordon managed to get their vase done wiping their hands off with towels as the teacher checked nodding and giving them their clue.
"No time to spare! Let's get to the Harbour." Serena urged as she shoved Gordon out of the store.
The Odd Couple-Currently in Fourth Place
The Beauty and The Beast as well as the Professional Wrestlers came into the restaurant at Haruki tried scooping multiple papers into a cookie.
"Not like that! Anata wa sono yōna hitobito o sonoyōni tsukisasubekide wa arimasen! Hitotsuzutsu! Miru! 1!" Yoshiro demonstrated as he cursed his friend in Japanese.
"Sorry, Yoshiro, I just thought it would be faster." Haruki apologized and followed Yoshiro's lead.
The Friendship Duo came in and they settled for Cookies joining the other three teams in the kitchen.
"Good god, they are here." Avery stated as he folded a paper in the cookie shells.
"Focus! We'll beat them out of here." Travis scolded.
The Lovey Dovey came up to Victoria Peak and read off the clue deciding on Pottery. Thorton and Pollyanna were able to take their time and work together to get all the cookies in their shells. The supervisor handed over their next clue.
The Beauty and The Beast-Currently in Fifth Place
Travis and Avery finished their work as they received their next clue smirking. They quickly exited out of the kitchen.
The Professional Wrestlers-Currently in Sixth Place
Yoshiro was getting frustrated as the conveyor belt was going a little too fast. He couldn't get the papers or shells in time to put them together.
Haruki and Yoshiro(The Twin Blades): I swear we better not lose because of this challenge. It's really easy. Just try and gather many papers to put in the cookies. So wing it?
Meanwhile, at Victoria Harbour, The Roommates made it to the marker box and opened it to read their next clue.
"Oh, we got a Roadblock." Clara stated.
Clue #4: Roadblock-Tough Enough?
Summary: Sumo Wrestling is one of the highlighted sports of Asian culture and the teams will get an experience on that. Heading over to the nearby beach, one person from each team will step inside a red circle to take on a male opponent. Once they manage to push their opponent out of the red circle, the referee will hand them their next clue.
"Sports are kinda my forte even the tough ones. I got this guy." Clara volunteered as she headed down the steps to the beach.
"Be careful and come back safe." Penny called.
Soon after she made her way down, she saw a male Chinese man with jet black hair and a wetsuit. A ref stood nearby as Clara took off her jacket handing it over to the ref. The ref blew his whistle as the male and Clara got into a lockup trying to push each other out of the circle. She hit a hip toss on the male into sand and got him locked in an armbar.
"We are here!" Brent called as he and Josh saw Penny.
They opened the box to get their next clue as Josh decided to take the challenge on. The Odd Couple cake closely behind as Gordon decided he would try his luck.
Back at Hong Kong International Airport, the last flight landed at around 4:35 pm. The last five teams came out of the gate and went to customs checking their passports before moving on to baggage claim.
"Come on! Come on!" Rebecca exclaimed.
"We got to beat these pumpkins." Hannah stated.
"We got this, Rico!" Travis added.
Lindsay and Beth saw their bags as Beth grabbed the luggage urging Lindsay to the doors.
The Traveling Friends-Currently in Eleventh Place
Rebecca saw hers and Athena's stuff as the hipster grabbed the bags hauling them off the carousel as both women made it out.
The Family Feud-Currently in Twelfth Place
Rico saw his and Travis's bags as he quickly grabbed them off as both boys head for the doors.
The Photographers-Currently in Thirteenth Place
Hannah blew a sigh of relief seeing the bags of the Cheerleaders as she grabbed them before they headed out. The Cousins tried searching for their bags as fast as they could.
The Cheerleaders-Currently in Fourteenth Place
Back over at Victoria Peak, The Twin Blades, The Friendship Duo, The Sisters and The Lovey Dovey were still at their tasks. Emma and Kitty put the finishing touches on their vase as the teacher checked nodding and handing them their next clue.
"Alright! Let's get going!" Emma urged.
The Sisters-Currently in Seventh Place
Yoshiro and Haruki were putting the finishing touches on the cookies as the supervisor handed the next clue over as both boys sighed with relief.
"Thank god that's over with." Yoshiro stated as they read the Route Info.
The Twin Blades-Currently in Eighth Place
The Traveling Friends made it to the building as they chose Pottery. Soon enough, The Family Feud is showing up to Victoria Peak as they choose Pottery as well. The Photographers show up a little while later as they choose Pottery as well.
"Almost, almost. Just smooth the edges a little bit." Genesis instructed.
Dash put his hands on the sides moving them up and down smoothing them as the clay spun in the bowl. They finished up the vase wiping down the table and their hands as the teacher checked smiling handing them their next clue.
The Lovey Dovey-Currently in Ninth Place
Back at the Harbour, The Pyromaniac Party Animals arrive as Harvey takes the challenge heading down to the beach. Thorton and Pollyanna saw the Harbour as they hurried out of the car to get to the marker box. They read out the clue and immediately decided Pollyanna was taking this challenge as she cracked her knuckles.
"Get off me!" Clara exclaimed as her opponent tried pinning her down and she lifted him high on her shoulders.
Clara walked off towards the edge of the circle and dropped her opponent in the sand out of the ring. The ref blew the whistle and raised Clara's left hand handing her the final clue of the leg.
"Thank you." Clara praised with a bow to both men as she hurried back up the stairs.
Penny ran up to hug her partner as they started to read aloud the next clue.
"Pitstop. Take a ferry to the Tian Tan Buddha Statue." Clara read.
Clue #1: Pitstop-Tian Tan Buddha Statue
Summary: The Tian Tan Buddha Statue over here on Lantau Island resembles the bond between man and nature. This is the Pitstop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in may be eliminated.
The Professional Wrestlers arrived as Avery was taking on this challenge being a natural at anything wrestling related. Pollyanna threw her opponent over her head into a military press and threw him out of the circle. The ref raised her hand and handed her the clue.
"I always knew you had a knack of the physical life." Thorton stated.
The Beauty and The Beast-Currently in Second Place
Back over at Victoria Peak, Paul and Victor were dropping cookies shells as they cracked hitting the floor.
"Son of a bitch!" Paul cursed.
The Cheerleaders and The Cousins soon arrived to the building with the former choosing Pottery and the latter choosing cookies on the tight dinner shift. Rebecca and Athena were smoothing out the foundation on the vase. They were done as the teacher checked and saw they did good so she handed off their clue.
The Family Feud-Currently in Tenth Place
The Cousins were making up for lost time as they were able to correctly fill in ten cookies. The supervisor handed them their next clue.
The Cousins-Currently in Eleventh Place
Hannah and Roosevelt learned quickly on what they were making and smoothed out the shape and base of the vase as they were done in a decent time. The teacher checked and gave a thumbs up handing off their next clue.
The Cheerleaders-Currently in Twelfth Place
Travis and Rico were able to closely resemble a vase as Rico turned the bowl off. The teacher checked their work as she handed off their clue with a nod.
The Photographers-Currently in Thirteenth Place
Lindsay and Beth finishes their vase as soon as the others did as they received their clue. Back in the kitchen, cookie shells and papers go flying off on the ground as Paul is getting frustrated.
"This stupid shift is too fast for us! We only got five cookies done." Paul complained.
Paul and Victor(The Friendship Duo): How is it we can't handle a simple shift for the cookies? We were warned it was going to be a tight shift and I'm not sure we were up to the task.
"Many teams chose Pottery over this? I see why." Victor muttered.
Back over at the beach, the Twin Blades arrived as Haruki was itching to take this on. Genesis and Dash arrived soon after as Dash was chosen by default to take this challenge on. Dash went down onto the beach and stood in his circle. The ref blew the whistle as Dash caught his opponent off guard and pushed him straight out of the circle. He was declared the victor and handed the next clue.
The Lovey Dovey-Currently in Third Place
Haruki did roll throughs to confuse his opponent before his opponent was tripped up out of the circle. Haruki gets up and cheers for himself as he is given the next clue.
The Twin Blades-Currently in Fourth Place
Emma and Kitty got stuck in traffic allowing other teams to get here quicker than them. Emma decided she would take the roadblock challenge after reading the details. She put her hair into a ponytail with a scrunchie and entered her circle as both opponents bowed respect to each other. The whistle was blown as both individuals circled each other. They charged each other as Emma hit a hip toss down into the sand picking up her male counterpart and chucking straight out of the circle.
"Way to go, sis!" Kitty screamed.
Emma got her hand raised and the next clue as she ran back up to Kitty.
The Sisters-Currently in Fifth Place
Rebecca and Athena arrived at the beach with everyone else in their matches getting tossed around. Athena decided to try and peace her way through the challenge. The next people to show up were the Cousins as Arnold was set to take on this challenge.
"Alright, you punk! You want a slice of what Arnold is bringing? Take your best shot." Arnold stated as the whistle blew.
His opponent tried grappling him as Arnold simply kicked his gut. He then picked him up and body slammed him out of the circle as Arnold flexed his muscles. The whistle blew and Arnold grabbed the clue from the ref.
The Cousins-Currently in Sixth Place
Harvey was getting thrown around like rag doll as he was locked into a headlock. Harvey elbowed his opponent away and kicked him hard in the gut. Harvey then went into a flamingo stance as he hit a Bicycle Kick to the chest hitting his opponent out of the circle.
"Oh hell yes!" Harvey yelled as he was handed his next clue.
The Pyromaniac Party Animals-Currently in Seventh Place
Josh was pushed back out of the circle as he lost that round. He got back up dusting sand off of him and the match restarted as he grappled more with his opponent. He tossed his opponent on the ground and tried rolling him out of the circle. His opponent wouldn't budge as Josh kicked at him to get out. His opponent rolled to the edge, but Josh hit a knee to his opponent's head finally getting out of the circle.
The Goat Farmers-Currently in Eighth Place
On Lantau Island, The Roommates hurried up the steps where a Chinese monk, Don and Phil was waiting for them. They breathed sighs of exhaustion as they stepped on the placemat.
"Penny, Clara, you're Team #1!" Phil announced.
The Roommates cheered getting first place for the first time as they hugged each other tightly.
"As winners on this leg of the race, you've received the second Fast Forward pass that can be used any time during the race." Phil explained as he handed it over.
"Thank you, kind sir." Penny praised.
The Roomates-Finished in First Place
Thornton and Pollyanna were the next ones to hurry up the stairs as quickly as they could. They made it to the top and stepped on the placemat.
"Beauty and Beast, you're in second place!" Dom announced.
The two sighed at being shy of first, but they hugged one another.
The Beauty and The Beast-Finished in Second Place
The Twin Blades, The Lovey Dovey and The Sisters managed to get on the same Star Ferry as they hightailed it once the boat was docked. All three teams raced to the steps of the Buddha Statue as they went higher and higher. Haruki breezed past everyone as Yoshiro kept up the pace and they made it to the top going to their knees breathing heavily.
"Haruki, Yoshiro, you're Team #3!" Phil announced.
"Wooooooo!" Haruki cheered as Penny giggles and Clara had amused smirk.
The Twin Blades-Finished in Third Place
Genesis and Dash breathes heavily as they stepped on the placemat.
"Lovey Dovey, you're in fourth place!" Don announced.
The couple kisses and shrugged as they continued on their journey.
The Lovey Finished in Fourth Place
The Sisters stepped on the placemat as they gave each other a side hug.
"Kitty, Emma, you're Team #5!" Phil announced.
The Sisters hugged one another as they cheered for themselves.
The Sisters-Finished in Fifth Place
Back at the beach, Travis and Rico arrived as Travis would get in on the action, The Cheerleaders arrived as Hannah took on this challenge heading straight for the beach. Hannah came into the circle as she bowed waiting for the whistle as it happened. She grappled with her opponent and decided to knee him in the crotch where the ref wasn't looking and just dump him out of the circle.
"Easy peasy!" Hannah boasted as she got her hand raised and Roosevelt giggles at the misfortune of her partner's opponent.
The Cheerleaders-Currently in Ninth Place
Paul and Victor finally finished sealing in fortunes in the cookies and went straight for the Harbour.
The Friendship Duo-Currently in Last Place
The Traveling Friends made it to the Harbour seeing Gordon her thrown from the circle losing another round. Beth decided to take this challenge on as Serena bit her lip.
Lindsay and Beth(The Traveling Friends): This is getting down to the wire. We can't afford any setbacks. It's a good thing I'm known for brute strength as I demonstrated my willpower on several occasions.
Serena and Gordon(The Odd Couple): You need to start pushing yourself harder. You know how skilled this guy is...eh...eh...he's a martial artist for crying out loud!
Athena sucked and tripped her opponent as he flew out of the circle. Athena got her hand raised and was handed the next clue.
The Family Feud-Currently in Tenth Place
Back on Lantau Island, The Cousins ran up the stairs as they reached the very top.
"Welcome to Hong Kong." The monk greeted with a bow.
"Arnold, Daisy, you're Team #6!" Phil announced.
The Cousins-Finished in Sixth Place
The Cousins went to go sit down on the side catching their breath from the climb up the stairs.
Ricky and Harvey were the next ones to make the climb the stairs. They headed over to the placemat shortly as the monk greeted them.
"These party animals just made Team #7!" Don announced.
The Pyromaniac Party Animals-Finished in Seventh Place
Both boys hugged each other as they were relieved to be done.
Josh and Brent were heading up the stairs next as they eventually made it.
"Josh and Brent, you're Team #8!" Phil announced.
The couple hugged one another and kissed as they cheered for their placement.
The Goat Farmers-Finished in Eighth Place
The Friendship Duo made it to the beach as Paul decided to take on this Roadblock task. Five teams were left as it was cutting down to the wire on this one. Beth punched back her opponent and kicked him in the gut. She then executed an Irish Whip and sent him straight out of the circle.
"Yes!" Lindsay cheered as Beth grabbed the clue heading back up.
The Traveling Friends-Currently in Eleventh Place
Travis tripped his opponent out of the circle as
his opponent face planted into the sand.
The Photographers-Currently in Twelfth Place
Avery was getting outsmarted by his opponent and finally caught him in a Kimura Lock. He wrenched on the arm just enough til both men were tittering on the edge as Avery released the hold and pushed his opponent out of the circle.
"You may have had a slight advantage over me in technical prowess, but I can be even deadlier." Avery stated as he grabbed the next clue.
The Professional Wrestlers-Currently in Thirteenth Place
Paul was the next one to succeed as he put his hat over his opponent's vision blinding him before kicking his back and making him stumble out of the circle. Paul grabbed his hat back as they got their next clue.
The Friendship Duo-Currently in Fourteenth Place
Serena's mouth dropped open as Gordon couldn't seem to win a single round. He was always outsmarted as the other teams ran to the next ferry. Gordon finally got a 'W' as he hit a kick to his opponent's gut and send them rolling out of the circle. He fell back into the sand with some bruises and aching body parts.
"Gordon!" Serena exclaimed as she ran down to check on her partner.
Paul saw this and Rico gasped holding his hands over his mouth. Paul turned to Victor.
"Come on! We gotta help him!" Paul encouraged as he and Victor ran down.
"I can't let this slide! I'll be right back." Rico added as he ran down the stairs as well.
Paul, Victor and Rico made it over to the Odd Couple as they started helping Gordon up.
"We need a hospital for him." Serena urged.
"Call someone for him." Victor requested of the ref.
Back over at Lantau Island, The Cheerleaders and The Family Feud came off the ferry heading to the Buddha Statue in the distance. They ran up the flight of stairs as the hosts waited at the top. The Cheerleaders pushes through and stepped on the placemat.
"Hannah, Rose, you're Team #9!" Phil announced.
Both girls cheered and hugged one another as the Family Feud clapped for them.
The Cheerleaders-Finished in Ninth Place
"Athena, Rebecca, you're Team #10!" Don announced.
Both girls hugged one another and nodded smiling.
The Family Feud-Finished in Tenth Place
Lindsay and Beth soon arrived as they quickly ran up the steps breathing hard as they hit the placemat.
"Lindsay, Beth, you're Team #11!" Phil announced.
Beth helped her partner to her feet as they both smiled still being in the race.
The Traveling Friends-Finished in Eleventh Place
Travis and Avery came up soon as both members of Politically Controversial stepped on the placemat.
"Travis and Avery, you're Team #12!" Phil announced.
"We come bearing some bad news." Avery stated.
"What is it?" Don asked.
"That Gordon guy got a little winded after his wrestling challenge. He's not do so well and some of the teams stayed behind in order to help him." Travis replied.
"Okay, I'll go see how Gordon is doing and we'll have to cut the show here. Likely, the Odd Couple is eliminated due to medical reasons." Don explained as Phil nodded calling to the camera crew to stop filming.
Don took a ferry back ashore and sent texts out to Paul wanting to know where they were. Paul texted him that they were at Canossa Hospital. Don waved down a taxi and paid a fare before the driver took him to the hospital. Don arrived as he checks into the hotel registry and was led to Gordon's room. The Friendship Duo and The Photographers were there as Serena held Gordon's hand while he laid in a hospital bed hooked up to machines.
"Don? What are you doing here?" Serena asked.
"Travis and Avery told me that Gordon was severely winded. I came to see what was going on and how he was." Don replied.
"He's fine. Just got bruised a lot and maybe fractured some bones, but nothing too drastic." Travis explained.
"He just needs rest." Serena added as she rubbed Gordon's head making him wince slightly.
"We cut filming for the day. We'll post some updates on our YouTube channel later." Don explained.
"What does this mean for us?" Serena asked.
"I feel really bad for letting it get this far and knew those wrestlers were trained well. Ugh...I'm afraid since Gordon is unable to compete, you're officially done with the race." Don replied with a saddened look.
"That's fine. We weren't cut out to get too much farther. It's a dangerous world out there and it's better we don't go further." Serena accepted.
"Aw that sucks. Seeing you two bicker was kinda funny." Victor stated.
"Hehe, I wouldn't have it any other way. He's my best friend and I'm gonna milk this with dad to help pay his medical bills. I know I have a week of office cleaning and preparing speeches coming." Serena explained.
"It was fun while it lasted. You always got friends in America." Travis stated as he side hugged Serena.
"And Sweden. You need to visit me." Rico added, fully hugging Serena making her blush slightly.
"I'll do my best. Oh, uh, Paul, was it?" Serena asked as she turned to the two-time finale contestant.
"Yeah, what's up?" Paul asked.
"Thanks for helping with Gordon. I'm sure he'll be grateful when he comes to. Take this to remember us by." Serena replied as she dug in her pockets to reveal a political pin.
"A political pin? It's got a lot of colors." Paul stated.
"Dad is mayor where I'm from and this was pins he had when he ran. It's not much, but it's something to remember me and getting the word out for re-election. Hehehe.." Serena explained with a laugh.
"Hahaha...sure. I'll keep ahold of it." Paul stated as he shoves it in his pocket.
"Oh, we just need a delightful photo for this. Everyone gather around." Rico stated as he worked his camera.
Travis, Paul, Victor and even Don got near Gordon's hospital bed. Serena smiles sitting and holding Gordon's hand while he's asleep. Paul sticks his arms out and makes a funny face. Victor smiles sticking one hand in his pocket and Travis crosses his arms and smile. Don sticks his hands up in a presenting motion while Rico smile clicking the button taking a selfie. The picture falls to the floor showing the whole frame before fading to black.