A/N: Back with another episode of TAR:CC! I was supposed to update it at Christmas but since I have too much fun at the said holiday, I moved it at some point and now, here it is!
But first, the notes and disclaimers are on the first chapter, I don't bother copying it at every chapter, except the first one.
My comments to the reviewers of Chapter 2:
Platrium – Yo! Got the third leg up earlier than I thought. Also, I proofread it now, so don't worry about the grammatical errors. :P
The Storyteller993 – Well, I need to have at least 3 all-female teams to enter, so it would be at least fair at the pairings. So, Susan & Mary was the choice.
And to all silent readers, hoped you liked and enjoyed the third leg! :D
And btw, Happy New Year to all of you! :D
Legend:
Normal – Character's Dialogue
Bold – Character's Confessionals and Team's Placements
Italic – Setting and Character's Actions
Bold and Italic – Phil's Dialogue
Bold, Italic and Underline – Flashback Dialogues, Time of Arrival, and Title
Episode #3 - For The Love Of Amazing Race! – Simon (of Alvin & Simon)
"Previously on The Amazing Race!" Phil kicking things off. "Teams continued racing as they go on Panama..."
"Woo! Panama!" Bloo shouted.
"...and Costa Rica!"
"You kidding? Another country?!" Marceline cried.
"At the Roadblock, Irma struggled once more."
"I don't want to do this anymore!" Irma said as she covers her face with her hands.
"While The Chipettes had their sudden breakdown onto one another!"
"Jeanette, please get off of me! You're useless!" Brittany ranted as Jeanette was shocked.
"Jeanette..." Brittany muttered as she tried to hold her onto one of her shoulders and Jeanette flinched.
"Please just give me some lonely time, please? I'm trying to figure what was the mistake that I made into you." Jeanette replied.
"And the rivalry between The Chipmunks and The Cockroaches heats up!"
Joey kicked Alvin's gut roughly which Alvin stumbled and fell on his butt. Joey entered the room successfully, while Simon gave a disappointing look to Alvin.
"Agh! Can't believe that rotten critter beat me!" Alvin growled and winced at the confessional and covers his face with his hands.
"As The Cockroaches gave themselves a win."
"Joey and Marky... you're team number... ONE!"
"Ahhh!" Joey shouted as they were jumping in happiness and holding their arms.
"While The Titans came up short."
"I'm so sorry to tell you that you both have been eliminated from the race."
"Ten teams remaining... who will be eliminated... next?"
(The intro is on the first chapter)
A collection of different locations from the Volcano to the Beach of San Jose. Then finally, we saw the Second Leg's Pit Stop: Manuel Antonio Park. We see The Cockroaches is at the entrance of the Pit Stop. Due to the operation hours, the park was closed, so the entrance was their official Starting Line for this leg. They are now opening the clue to read their first instruction of the leg.
Joey & Marky – departed at 12:48am
"Make your way to Buenos Aires in Argentina..." Joey reading the instruction first.
"Teams will travel 3500 miles southeast to Buenos Aires in Argentina. When they land, they must travel by taxi to Village of Moringa and they must take part of their tradition of welcoming visitors via spitting water on to the foreheads. Once their face was soaked with water..." A tribe member spits Phil into the face with water that made him closed his eyes. "...the tribe leader will hand over their next clue." The tribe leader showed the clue to the screen.
"Okay... awesome," Marky said in a nonchalant tone.
"We're team number one, which means we are one of the strongest teams, as of this leg. We kinda had a good run from the last two legs, it was quite fun. We're hoping that we could stay on top until to the last." Marky stated in their confessional.
"Taxi!" Joey shouted as he waved his hands at the upcoming vehicle and it responded. "Airport?" Joey asked and the driver nodded as they packed their bags into the back and entered the taxi. They closed the doors after.
"Argentina... we're going to Argentina..." Marky repeated the next destination. "Say, did they say spitting water?"
"Yup."
"If Dee-Dee was here with us, he would be the happiest cockroach in the world."
"Well, we still don't see any food challenges here. So that's invalid."
"Okay, okay. He's lucky that he gets the whole food supply right now." Marky sighed.
"Don't worry, if we get that million dollars, we would definitely buy more foods or maybe we can buy the whole supermarket!" Joey imagined if they won the grand prize.
"Good thinking." Marky agreed and nodded.
Another team departed as they started to find taxis.
Marceline & Simon – departed at 12:54am
"We're going to Argentina. Yay!" Marceline cried in excitement.
"We just need to find a taxi first, just cooperate with me." Simon responded.
"Si, you're so mean." Marceline was surprised at the response.
"Okay. It felt weird that Si was not that excited or happy about some things. Things just keep him changed at all time. But still, old man's biz, fools!" Marceline laughed at their confessional.
"Poof." Simon poked Marcy's hair.
"Okay, stop that." Marceline flinched.
"Airport, please?" Simon asked as the driver nodded and they left the place.
"Spitting water in the forehead, huh?" Marceline was confused as she was reading the clue.
"Unless it's frozen, I would definitely go for it." Simon answered.
"Hope it's not holy water too. That would definitely kill my soul." Marceline responded.
Another team departed as they are walking on the side of the road.
Alvin & Simon – departed at 1:06am
"This should be a good waiting area." Simon assumed.
"But there are no taxis here!" Alvin responded with a complaint.
"Trust me on this one, Alvin! We should have our taxi in approximately five minutes and thirty seconds." Simon predicted.
"Oh, Simon! It's just your old-fashion time calculator that was broken a few times. It's not even accurate!" Alvin kept whining.
"At least, it works then your old, dumb mind." Simon fought back.
Alvin went silent after that, telling that it was the truth.
"You see that sometimes, intelligence beats attitude. Alvin is such an egotistic boy." Simon said in the confessional.
"What? No, I'm not! I was just being nuts because you're always insulting me!" Alvin denied the claim.
"Well, Mr. In Denial. Remember where you go nuts at a certain cockroach the last leg?" Simon recalled that moment.
"Oh, because I was trying to keep our team alive, you know? For a better cause?" Alvin finds a valuable reason that somehow Simon agrees with it.
"Better." Simon muttered and then smiled.
After the initial calculation of Simon, he actually got it right. They immediately packed their bags and entered the door. Then, they closed the door.
"Okay, same strategy just like last time." Alvin suggested.
"I know, I know, but better if you let your pride down a little." Simon responded.
"Fine, fine." Alvin agreeing with the recommendation.
At the airport, The Cockroaches entered the airport as it was empty, it actually means one thing: They are closed at this time.
"Well, it's closed. Guessing that we wait at the morning." Marky said.
"Maybe we should call someone? Like an agency, perhaps?" Joey suggested.
"Yeah, better find one since it's already midnight."
They started running and left the airport to find a travel agency. While The Adventurers arrived at the airport, they saw The Roaches running.
"Hmm, wonder where they are going?" Marceline asked.
"Probably finding a booking office, since the airport is closed right now." Simon answered as Marceline glanced at the empty airport.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's follow them." Marceline offered as Simon nodded and they start to follow the other team.
Finally, The Roaches arrived at a travel agency, good thing it was operational for 24 hours. They seated at the counter to negotiate.
"Hi. Can you let us in on the earliest flight to..." Joey glanced at the clue to remember the next place. "...Buenos Aires?"
"Okay." The counter responded as he started to search for a flight.
While the counter is searching for a flight, The Adventurers came in as The Roaches got surprised at the sudden arrival of another team.
"Hey, guys! Since the airport is closed, can we have their flight also, if possible?" Marceline happily greeted them and then glanced at the counter.
"Okay." The counter simply accepted as he continues to search for a flight.
"I actually admit that these guys are one of the teams to beat in this race! They're strong, they're flexible, they're-" Marky admitted at the confessional but was interrupted by Joey.
"Adventurers! I get it, Marky. They're adventurers." Joey said in a boring tone and crossed his arms.
"Okay, there is one earliest flight. 8:15 am, today." The counter announced.
"Sure, we'll take the flight, sir!" Simon responded while Marceline nodded.
"Us also, in that flight!" Joey followed.
"And us too!"
Both teams were confused as they didn't say that and they looked back to see that The Chipmunks have heard the commotion. And they started walking towards to them.
"So, are their available seats for two?" The younger Simon politely asked.
"One second." The counter was typing and then... "Yes, there are seats available."
"Alright. Done and sealed!" Alvin happily said and glanced at his brother to give a high five gesture.
"The advantage of being a Chipmunk. Being little guys." Alvin stated at their confessional.
The counter gave six tickets to them and they grabbed one each.
Joey & Marky – 1st Team on 1st Flight
Marceline & Simon – 2nd Team on 1st Flight
Alvin & Simon – 3rd Team on 1st Flight
"Tough call for us that The Chipmunks were actually in our flight." Simon said in the confessional.
"Since another competitive team has joined in the flight, we would like to give them our competitive side starting right now." Joey said in the confessional.
The three teams started to leave the travel agency to find a certain place to sleep.
"Now, we're going to find a place to lay down, it's a little cold here." The older Simon said.
"For that answer, I know a certain place." The younger Simon answered.
"Where?" Marky asked.
Simon pointed his index finger to the inside of the airport.
"Okay. I guess maybe some teams will catch up on our flight." Marceline speculated as she sighed.
"Don't worry, Marcy. Everything can change, you know?" Simon comforted his partner by patting her shoulder.
"Yeah, sure." Marceline responded and a smile was shown on her face.
The three teams entered the airport to find a perfect place to rest. After a minute, they found empty benches and started to lay down on the benches that they have gotten. They used their bags as a pillow and they are now laying on their benches, they started to close their eyes.
While Alvin glanced at Joey which is in front of him, also Joey glanced back. Alvin hummed angrily and Joey hummed back and Alvin gave him an 'I got an eye on you' gesture.
"Alvin! Just sleep already, don't waste your time on him!" Simon said in a lower voice which he was laying beside Alvin.
"Fine." Alvin crossed his arms and turned around.
"Joey, just sleep already." Marky said also in a lower voice.
"Whatever." Joey answered as he turned around also.
All of them are now asleep. While another team has departed at the starting line as they read the clue.
Lincoln & Lori – departed at 2:20am
"Make your way to Buenos Aires in Argentina." Lori widened her eyes. "Come on, Lincoln. Let's go!"
They got already a taxi as they entered the vehicle and closed the door.
"So finally, I got the confidence that I need. Lincoln and I are always prepared for what's coming to us." Lori said in the confessional.
"I hope some changes will happen at this race, not much of a big change, but a teensy-weensy change could work." Lincoln followed.
Another team found their taxi as they entered the vehicle.
Luke & Karl – departed at 2:29am
"Right. So we're going Buenos Aires, how's it too 'ya?" Luke asked his partner.
"Very sweet. Too sweet." Karl smiled as they gave each other their signature taunt.
At the travel agency, The Siblings were currently negotiating for a flight.
"Any earliest flights to Buenos Aires?" Lori asked the counter.
"There is one at 10:30 today, you will be arriving at 6 in the evening." The counter announced.
"Should we take it?" Lincoln asked.
"Yeah. That's the earliest flight they could ever find." Lori answered her little brother and then she glanced at the counter. "Alright, we'll take the 10:30."
The counter gave the tickets to The Siblings.
Lincoln & Lori – 1st Team on 2nd Flight
"Gracias." Lincoln thanked the counter as they stood up and started walking towards the exit.
While they were walking, The Wrestlers came in as The Siblings froze into their position. Then, The Wrestlers passed the other team as they approached the counter. After that, The Siblings exited the travel agency.
"Any flights to Buenos Aires? The earliest one?" Karl asked politely.
"10:30am today. 6pm is the arrival time " The counter answered back.
"Okay, two tickets, please?"
The counter gave the tickets to the men.
Luke & Karl – 2nd Team on 2nd Flight
"Thank you so much!" Luke thanked the counter.
"Muchas gracias!" Karl followed as they left the office.
Somewhere in the vicinity of the airport, The Siblings was still walking as they were finding a perfect place to rest.
"Of course, the airport is closed. Where should we sleep?" Lori glanced at Lincoln, which he responded with a shrug.
"Uhm, I know where we are sleeping."
"Who said that?" Lori was surprised at an unfamiliar voice as they turned around to see The Wrestlers were behind them.
"Y-you do?" Lori nervously asked and chuckled.
"At the airport, of course." Luke answered the question.
"Oh... Hehe." Lori nervously smiled and gritted her teeth. Lincoln took notice of this sudden change of emotion.
"It's weird that Lori became nervous of those two tall men. I don't know if she's shy or something else..." Lincoln stated at their confessional.
"If Bobby was my partner, he would literally protect me from those... nerds!" Lori replied.
"Whoa there, sis, they are wrestlers. They can beat up Bobby in no time! Which is one of my favorite things to see, especially Lynn."
"Lincoln, are you trying to hold down my confidence?" Lori gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.
"Uh, no, just stating the obvious." Lincoln puts his hands on his waist and winks at his weirdly-acting sister.
"Don't worry about my sister, she's shy at the boys that she met for the first time." Lincoln caught the men's attention as they turned to the little boy.
"Oh, I get it. We got wives." Luke joked as they both laughed. "But seriously, we should move inside."
"Sure." Lincoln simply answered.
"Don't worry about us, we're just racing too!" Karl said.
"Okay, okay. Now let's move."
Both teams started walking inside of the airport. They saw that the other teams were asleep on to the benches as they found some empty benches to lay down. They put their bags at the top of their heads as they started to fall asleep.
The sun has risen and the airport was now operational as teams were starting to wake up. Some of them yawned and stood up carefully as they stood up.
"Alright, so we're in the 11:45am flight, which is really, really bad." Eileen explained it on the screen. "Me and Margaret, The Chipettes, The Twins, The Couple, and The Boys are on board on the same flight, later." Then we saw every team that Eileen mentioned, doing some things around the airport.
Suddenly, one of the boards displayed a message for those who are on the first flight.
1st Flight – 8:15am – CANCELLED
"What?" Alvin was shocked to see that message.
"Oh no." Marky followed.
"Are you kidding?" The older Simon added.
"Delayed flights. Every traveler's biggest fear." Simon stated at the confessional.
"There's no way! Seriously?!" Joey started to whine.
"Oh my God, this is absolutely worse." Simon showed his disappointment as he removed his glasses and covers his face.
"Oh, my... God. This is just outrageous! Ugh!" Alvin started to whine too.
"What are we going to do?" Marceline asked and sat on the bench while her partner was wandering around.
"I-I don't know, waiting is the only way!" Simon answered.
"Ugh!" Marceline cried.
"Should we do something?" Alvin asked his brother.
"Yeah, we should ask." Simon agreed.
The Chipmunks started walking and left the other two teams. While the other teams were surprised and started to murmur at each other.
"Okay. Now I'm surprised, my prediction happened! Even though Lisa is not that of a fan of speculations and predictions, still, we cannot wait to be in the first place!" Lincoln stated in their confessional.
"True. Now my confidence is literally upgrading! This is going to be a good one!" Lori added. "But I remember those guys are on the same flight with us." She growled and crossed her arms.
"So the first one got delayed and I think it was unintentional." Karl said in their confessional.
"At the good side, we got the upper hand of this leg. We should definitely get that first place!" Luke followed as Karl nodded.
"Yeah."
"As long as their flight is delayed for a long time, we should be fine!" Mac stated in their confessional.
"Yes!" Bloo cheerfully agreed.
"A big advantage!" Eileen said in their confessional.
"Luckily, our place is in the middle. So... carry on." Margaret chuckled and rubs her head.
"A possibility of elimination will happen, but not to us!" Susan said in their confessional.
"Sweet science conclusion is on the case!" Mary followed with a cheerful and they high-fived each other.
After a few hours, the second flight officially becomes the first flight as The Wrestlers and The Siblings are inside of the plane.
"Let's get it on!" Luke shouted as they both laughed and executes their taunt.
"Ah! Some good feeling." Lincoln sighed and leaned in his chair while Lori fell asleep.
The plane started the engine as it flies away from the runway.
While back at the airport, The Chipmunks was back at their resting point to tell a news.
"So what's the news?" The older Simon asked.
"Well, uhm... I don't know what to say..." Alvin nervously replied as he scratches his hair.
"Well, the delay might be longer than they expected." The younger Simon announced.
"Oh, no." Marky responded as his head went down and Joey followed suit.
"This is hopeless..." Marceline covers and shakes her face as it turns into a slow-motion for a commercial break!
Still, at the airport, the stranded teams were in their depressing state. While the remaining teams are now on their plane, doing some random stuff.
"Seems like we're not last anymore." Brittany said.
"We're not sure, maybe after thirty minutes, they could be on the plane. Just don't hope that much high." Jeanette assumed.
"Buenos Aires... here we come!" Mr. Bean cried.
The plane left the runway as it makes its way to their destination. While the stranded, still don't know what to do as they saw the plane that filled the other teams, flying away from their sights.
"Guess we're on the last one." Marceline said.
"Don't worry about it, we just gonna keep trying until we are dying." Simon gave her an advice. "I know that feeling too." Simon added as Marceline nodded.
"Okay, should we change strategies?" The younger Simon asked.
"Yeah, a big change, perhaps." Alvin answered. "If we ever get eliminated next, we would still be brothers-in-action, whatever it takes." Alvin offered a hand.
While Simon nodded and accepted the offer and they shaking their hand.
While Joey was seating there, staring at the outside. Suddenly, his partner patted his shoulder as Joey turned and he saw Marky offered him a soda, somehow to keep away his bad thoughts.
"Thanks." Joey simply smiled while Marky smiled also.
"Sometimes, if you're in a bad state, just ask your brother, he will help you all the time." Joey said in the confessional as he glanced at his brother and Marky responded with a nod.
6:05PM
After seven hours and thirty minutes of air travel, the first plane arrived at the runway of Buenos Aires. Both the siblings and the wrestlers left the plane as they ran through the premises and exited the airport to find taxis.
"Taxi!" Lori shouted.
"Taxi!" Lincoln repeated as they find a taxi.
"Taxi!" Karl waved his hand as a taxi approaches them.
"Moringa?" Luke asked the driver and the driver nodded.
"Thanks. Faster please!" Karl ordered the driver as they left the airport.
"To Moringa?" Lincoln asked the driver and the driver gave a thumbs up gesture. "Okay. Rapido! Rapido!" Lincoln ordered as they drove away.
"Okay. Moringa Village. That's we were going." Lori read the clue once more.
"Look at the place! It's so cool!" Lincoln saw different buildings and a wide beach.
"Can't tell but this place is awesome." Karl also sighting different places.
"As wrestlers, we want to visit landmarks too and because we work only for a night, we didn't even manage to look at the sights of a certain place, like Buenos Aires." Luke stated in their confessional.
"It's so tempting to see some places!" Karl exclaimed as they both laughed.
We now see a certain green forest that is filled with different houses that are made from leaves of coconuts and also there are people who lived there, of course. As a team had arrived at the place, The Siblings found the marked house where most people are sitting as they approached them.
"Okay. Now what do we do?" Lori asked as they saw a girl standing in front of them; it was the leader of the tribe.
The leader gestured them to sit down and they followed it. The leader then grabs a coconut husk that is filled with water as she drinks a small volume of it and she gargled it.
"What's taking so long?" Lori started to complain.
"Why she gargled it?" Lincoln was confused.
As the leader spits Lori into her face as she closed her eyes and started to flinch. Lincoln was surprised at this.
"Ew! Get it off! Get it off! Lincoln, towel!" Lori ordered as Lincoln grabbed a towel and gave it to Lori.
"Does that mean I'm-"
Lincoln was interrupted with a water dripping down on his face, he didn't move.
"Seriously? What's that? Spitting water into the face? That's literally disgusting!" Lori complained in their confessional.
"That's worse than Lily's diaper!" Lincoln compared.
Lincoln grabbed the towel to wipe the water as the leader gave the next clue to Lori.
"Thank you." Lori nervously accepted the clue.
"Okay. Please be easy than this one." Lincoln wished a Lori rip the clue.
"Fast Forward?" Lori saw another flyer that is green-colored. "Okay? Let's see what it does." Lori opened the flyer.
Lincoln & Lori – currently in 1st Place
"Fast Forward is a task that only one team can perform. If they completed this task, they can skip all the tasks for this leg and can advance straight to the Pit Stop. For this challenge, that certain team will walk three kilometers to this small coconut plantation. They must weave 4 fans that are only made of fresh and new coconut leaves. Once their work is approved by the worker, they will win the Fast Forward and can go straight ahead to the Pit Stop." Phil explained the task.
"Weaving? Are you good at that, Lincoln?" Lori glanced at her little brother.
"A little." Lincoln answered. "How about you?"
"Uhm... a little too. Should we do it?"
"Yeah, since we're here first."
"Okay, let's walk. Now where do we find that?"
"There's an arrow right there." Lincoln gestured his index finger to see an arrow sign.
"Good eye, Lincoln."
They started moving as they left the ceremony. While The Wrestlers has arrived the house, they went to the ceremony and sat down. The tribe leader started to drink water and gargled it, both men saw the preparation as they both closed their eyes. The woman started spitting as Luke was the first target, he was covered with water and he started to broke out laughter. After that, the woman turns her attention to Karl and she spits him onto his face, also he was laughing. Luke grabbed the towel to wipe the liquid out of his face and he also wipes Karl's face.
Luke started laughing at their confessional. "It's so funny that someone spits you right in front. But it's weird and a little... unsanitary."
"Bizarre but cool." Karl simply laughed.
Luke obtained the clue as he opened it. "There's a Fast Forward here." Karl looked at the clue.
Luke & Karl – currently in 2nd Place
"I think those siblings went for that." Karl said.
"Yeah, I think so. Let's do the Roadblock."
"Okay. Who's up for some dinner?" Karl read the question inside the clue.
"At this Roadblock, one team member will use a lamb meat and a beef rib meat to hang them in a set of metal grills to cook them in a style called asado. If the meats are met by the head chef's standards, he will hand over their next clue." Phil explained the challenge.
"I'll do it." Karl volunteered.
"Okay. Good luck then." Luke replied.
They walk a few feet to a marked cooking station where there are meats in a big bowl and the fireplaces where they will set the meats on fire. As Karl went over to the station to start preparing.
"Come on, dude! Let's go!" Luke cheered his partner.
"I'm just starting, you know?" Karl replied back.
While at the Fast Forward, both siblings started weaving as they were taking easy on every detail of making one.
"We're just getting started, it's quite difficult to look at every detail. But we will try at least." Lori explained it to the viewers.
"It's kinda quite of a medium difficulty, Leni teach me a little about weaving things. So I might finish this in no time!" Lincoln was on the verge of finishing his first fan.
"Wow. You really are a good apprentice of Leni." Lori was a little surprised as she was in the middle part of her first fan.
While at the Roadblock, Karl started skewering the bones as he observes it carefully.
"Okay, where can I put this one?" Karl hummed.
"Come on, dude! You're doing great!" Luke clapped as he continues to cheer.
"Got it!" Karl successfully skewered the lamb meat as he prepares to set the meat on the metal grill. "Dang, this is so radical!"
Back at the airport, the stranded teams finally got on board as they felt soothed and finally got their seats.
"Finally, after many hours." Marky sighed as he sat in his seat.
"This is gonna be an intense battle to stay on the course." The older Simon said.
"Let's see who's going home next." Alvin said.
The plane lifts off as it left the runway.
While at the Fast Forward, Lincoln just finished his first fan and started to make his second and last fan.
"Wow! I'm surprised that you finished already the first one. While I'm still here at the first one." Lori was still on the first fan, but she is also on the verge of finishing it.
"You know, just things Lincoln wants you to be proud of." Lincoln winked at her sister which she smiled.
"Okay, Lincoln. Stop that." Lori suddenly frowned.
At the Roadblock, Karl just finished setting up the lamb meat as he started to work on the other meat.
"Get your ass off right now!" Luke clapped again.
"Of course, man! I'm working on it." Karl answered.
"Come on, man! Think about your Hot Asian Wife!"
"Man, why did you come up with that?"
"I came up with a little bit of upgrading Karl's slow ass movement, I usually mentioned his wife, his Hot Asian Wife!" Luke stated in their confessional as he laughed.
"Dude, no fair! Compare my wife to yours! Mine is hot, yours is not!" Karl fought back.
"Well, I was using that to make your work go quick!" Luke continued laughing.
Karl only responded with a widened eyes and silence.
"Okay, I need this parts to be fine and can hold longer." Karl continues to skewer the rib.
"Let's go, Karl!" Luke continued to cheer his partner.
While back at the Fast Forward, Lincoln just finished his second fan, while Lori is still in progress.
"Done!" Lincoln finished his last sample. "Looks perfect, I think."
"Wait for me, Lincoln! I need more time." Lori started to struggle.
"I accepted this Fast Forward just because we're first, and then after, I was starting to struggle and may have last for a few minutes. This was a forced challenge!" Lori said in their confessional.
"Maybe just because sewing or weaving is one of your weaknesses. And also, this wasn't a force! Unless a real force could help you." Lincoln replied at his sister's remark.
"Lincoln!" Lori shouted and clenched her fists.
"Hey-hey-hey! No rough plays, girl!" The crew said off-screen.
"Right. Hehe." Lori nervously chuckled, smiled, and rubbed Lincoln's hair continuously while the boy frowned.
"Okay, I'm in control right now." Lori announced as she continues to weave her last sample.
While back at the Roadblock, Karl is now finished with his skewering as he is now setting the skewered meat to the metal grill.
"Yeah, everything is fine. After this, we will be starting another teamwork sessions." Karl muttered.
"Come on, boy! Give your everything." Luke continues to cheer Karl.
"Of course, dude! Chill." Karl finally sets up the last meat. "Okay, this is it. Judge?" He called the head chef to check if the position of the meat is perfect. Suddenly, a part of the meat fell but it was only half, Karl noticed. "Oops, I think it's not that perfect." Karl started to rearrange the meat.
"Wow, man! What just happened there?" Luke asked.
"Just a little error, man! This should be fixed in no time." Karl answered.
"Okay, dude. Take your time!"
While at the Fast Forward, Lori got her last fan finished.
"Okay, this should be good." Lori showed her work. "What do you think, Lincoln?"
"Yeah, that should be good." Lincoln gave him a verdict. "Okay, judge!"
The worker approached the team as she checks the fans that they made. Observing the fans, detail by detail. Both Lori and Lincoln were nervous as the worker continues to check their works.
"It's creepy, Lincoln. Very creepy." Lori glanced at her little brother.
"I know."
After a few minutes of checking, the worker looked at them as she gave a double thumbs up. The siblings celebrated as they jumped in joy.
"Yes!" Both of them cried in unison as the worker gave the clue to them; Lori gladly received it as she opens the clue.
Lincoln & Lori – currently in 1st Place
"Congratulations! You have won the Fast Forward! Make your way to the next Pit Stop..." Lori reads the clue.
"After winning the Fast Forward challenge, Lincoln and Lori can now go straight ahead here at the leg's Pit Stop - Plaza Piatto." Phil announced their next destination as he was standing at the Pit Stop mat.
"Finally..." Lori felt relieved.
"Come on, let's move!" Lincoln commanded as they left the plantation.
While Karl finished fixing the error as he panted lightly.
"Hot! That's it. Sir judge?"
The head chef checks both of Karl's work, no sign of falling part of the meat this time. Then, the head chef gave a thumbs up. Karl clapped while Luke clapped too. Karl started lighting up his work.
Luke & Karl – currently in 2nd Place
"Okay, thanks!" Karl received the clue as Luke approached him.
"You're sweating, man!" Luke noticed that his partner was sweating.
"I know! I know!" Karl ripped the clue to read.
"Teams will now travel 8 miles to the Argentum Local Library and once there, they must go inside to find the head librarian and the librarian will give them a list of 5 books that are written on different languages. They must find these books from this library that displays almost fifty-thousand books and they are stored here from these aisles that consists of more than fifty aisles. Once they found all of them correctly, the head librarian will hand over their next clue." Phil explained the next challenge.
"Okay. Fair enough, let's go!" Luke ordered.
"Wait!" Karl stopped him as he glanced at the chef. "Can you give us a piece of the meat?"
The chef responded with a nod as they picked up some pieces of the cooked meat and ate it.
"Hmm, tasty!" Luke reacted.
"Delicious!" Karl followed. "Gracias, mister!" He bowed to the chef and they left the place.
While The Siblings were now finding a taxi as they waved their hands.
"Taxi!" Lincoln cried. "Never thought that taxis could be less than I expected."
"It's almost empty. Let's just find some help around." Lori suggested as Lincoln agreed and started walking.
"Excuse me, sir? You speak English?" Lori asked politely and the local nodded. "We need taxis, sir."
"Okay. Wait." The local opened his phone to call someone.
"Let's hope he called one." Lincoln hoped as Lori nodded.
While The Wrestlers had arrived at the library, they exited the vehicle.
"Sir, would you wait for us?" Luke begged the driver.
"Sure. Sure. Sure." The driver nodded repeatedly as they proceed into the library.
The Wrestlers were amazed that there are thousands of books were stored here. There are different books to grab and to read. But that's not the reason that they entered here, they headed to the librarian.
"Do you have the list, mam?" Karl asked politely.
The librarian gave them a paper that filled with the following books that they must retrieve back to the librarian. Karl grabbed the paper to read.
"It's written in Spanish." Karl concluded. "All of it. Good thing they added the location of each book."
"Alright, let's start finding!" Luke said.
"Sure. Let's go find first the... María, María, Muy Al Contrario. Which is 29 dash B."
"Okay, that's over there." Luke gestured to go straight ahead and Karl saw that there is a number that represents the section as they were at Section 13.
"If the librarian gave us a Japanese version of the list, we will totally kill the challenge." Luke said in their confessional swiped both of his hands.
"Well, Spanish is a good language too. It's kind of a universal language, so that's good." Karl added.
Back at The Siblings, they finally found a taxi, thanks to the local that they have communicated with.
"Plaza Piatto?" Lori asked the driver.
"Yes. Yes." The driver gestured them to enter his vehicle.
"Thank you!" Lincoln greeted the driver and then glanced at the local. "Muchas Gracias!" Lincoln closed the door. "Woo! That was a tough one, huh?"
"Yeah, we should hire a taxi next time." Lori suggested.
Back at the library, The Wrestlers managed to find two books.
"Okay, next is... El Más Negro de Todos. 35 dash C" Karl read the third title.
"Okay, just moving a bit, we're at 31." Luke informed the viewers as they walked over a few sections until they made it to 35.
"C is in the middle. Bruh." Karl said.
"Okay, let's see..." Luke carefully scanning the rows as he found the book. "Gotcha."
"Alright, three down, two to go. Okay, let's find... La Solicitud. 24 dash E"
"To the back!" Luke cried as they walked back.
After a few seconds, they finally made into the Section 24 as Luke started searching the specific row. After a few scans, he found the book.
"Okay, easy. What's next?" Luke asked.
"Hmm... La Última Gota. 17 dash A"
"Alright."
They started walking again as they arrived at Section 17.
"Alright. Where are you?" Luke muttered.
"This kind of challenges requires a solid trust and teamwork. We are working it, flawless and clean, unlike others out there." Karl stated in their confessional.
"They call us Good Brothers for a reason!" Luke added as they both laughed and did their taunt.
"Got it!" Luke cried.
"Good job, dude." Karl complimented. "Let's get these babies back to its mother!" He joked.
Luke was compiling the books that they have found as they run slowly towards the librarian. As they have arrived, Luke put down the books while Karl put down the list. The librarian started to check the books, one by one.
"I think we got it all." Luke presumed.
After a careful investigation, she nodded and showed the clue to give it to them.
"Gracias, gracias!" Karl thanked the librarian as he opened the clue.
Luke & Karl – currently in 2nd Place
"Teams must now make their way to Un Caballo Coliseum where they will find their next clue." Phil explained the next instruction.
"Okay. Let's move!" Karl commanded as Luke and they left the library.
"Hey! There's our trustworthy driver!" Luke said as they approached their taxi.
"Un Caballo Coliseum. You know?"
"Yes. Yes." The driver nodded.
"Come on, man! Let's drive faster!"
The taxi drove away from the place.
While at Plaza Piatto, Phil was standing with a local greeter to look out for an upcoming team. As a team showed up and both stomped at the mat with smiles showing on their faces.
"Welcome to Buenos Aires..." The greeter greeted them.
"Thanks!" Both of them greeted back in unison.
"Lincoln and Lori..." Phil stared at them seriously. "You're team number one!"
Lincoln & Lori – 1st Place; arrived at 7:36pm
Both of them jumped and Lori screamed as they celebrate their victory.
"As the winners of this leg of The Amazing Race, you won a trip for two from Travelocity and you're going to... Rio de Janeiro in Brazil!" Phil announced their prize.
"Okay, that's awesome!" Lori said in a happy tone.
"You will spend three nights at the Copacabana Star Hotel! You can relax and you can view the sights of the nearby Copacabana Beach! Also, you can choose fancy drinks from their indoor bar and also, you can relax with an hour-long spa and massage. Which you can use after the race. How do you feel guys right now?"
"Feeling happier than ever!" Lincoln responded.
"Of course, literally, the best day ever!" Lori added.
"I'm so proud of myself and ourselves, also, that we managed to pick up a win!" Lincoln said in their confessional.
"Also, this is the start of all seriousness on this race! Can't wait for the next one!" Lori added and smiled.
7:37PM
Finally, after an hour and a half of time interval between the two flights. The latter flight finally arriving at Buenos Aires. The five teams started rushing towards to the taxi station.
"Taxi!" Mary shouted.
"Taxi!" Irma repeated as they found one.
"Moringa Village?" Jeanette asked the driver as the driver nodded and they entered the vehicle.
"Could you drive faster? Thank you." Brittany begged as they overtake a taxi.
"Moringa Village?" Irma asked the driver as they entered the taxi.
"Okay." The driver answered as they drove away.
"You know Moringa Village?" Susan asked the driver.
"I don't know." The driver simply answered.
"Oh man, find another one!" Mary suggested.
"There's one over there!" Mac pointed his finger to see a vacant taxi as they ran to that taxi.
"Sir. Moringa Village?" Bloo asked.
"No. No." The driver shakes his head.
"Dang it!"
"Moringa Village." Margaret poked her head to the taxi as the driver nodded in response. "Come on, Eileen. It's clear."
Both of The Workers went inside the cab as they left the airport.
"Okay. Here's another one!" Mac pointed his finger at another taxi.
"Sir. Moringa Village?" Bloo asked.
"Moringa? Yes." The driver answered.
"Thank god!" Bloo said as they entered the cab. "Faster!" Bloo ordered the cab as it drove away from the scene.
"Faster! Please?" Susan ordered as the taxi drove away also.
"Okay. This is amazing!" Jeanette sighted the different structures and the city lights.
"Sometimes, seeing a perfect scene of a city is one of the most wonderful things that I want to treasure to my memory." Jeanette said in their confessional.
While at the Coliseum, The Wrestlers showed up to pick up the clue.
Luke & Karl – currently in 2nd Place
"Detour. Building or Solving?" Luke reading the title.
"Horse is one of the most common animals here in Argentina. They are useful when they are communicating with them, especially, where these animals want to have fun. Now, teams must choose between two tasks that require them to play these animals for a period of time. Their choices: Building or Solving?
In Building, teams must choose a horse and they must wash the horse first to make it clean, then they will ride for a few meters with the horse to the station where their buggy is. After that, they will connect the horse to the buggy. If it is good and functional, the driver will hand over their next clue.
In Solving, teams will ride a horse, one member per a lap. And if a lap was finished, they must grab a letter and must come back to switch places with the other team member, they must do it 9 times and after 9 laps, teams will gather all the letters to solve the puzzle. And they must figure it out that the answer is: ARGENTINA. If they got it right, the horsekeeper will hand over their next clue." Phil explained the Detour task.
"Building?" Luke suggested.
"Works for me." Karl agreeing to the suggestion.
They both entered the Coliseum as they saw a bunch of horses, scattering around. They are now approaching a marked wood with the horse locked in with a rope.
"I'll get the equipment." Luke volunteered.
"Okay, Horsey. I'm your friend." Karl holding the body of the horse.
"Horse is a one of a kind of an animal. I wish I could take him or her, but you know the size is the problem, it won't be fit at our home." Karl stated in the confessional.
"Okay. Now let's get started." Luke came back with the washing equipment.
"Alright."
At the village of Moringa, a team has arrived as they approach the ceremony. They sat down and met the leader. The leader drinks a small volume of water and gargled it.
"I don't think that's not a good sound, isn't it?" Brittany speculated.
"I don't know, just close your eyes." Jeanette answered.
"Fine." Brittany obeyed as a water was spat at her face as she widened her eyes.
"Really? That's their tradition? Ugh! Can't believe they messed up my hair!" Brittany said in their confessional.
"Brit, don't you have any respect for their rituals? That's their culture! Whether it is disgusting or not, you should have to respect their history!" Jeanette giving a sermon to her sister. "But all in seriousness, that was an enrich moment to remember." She imagined that one last time.
Water just spat down Jeanette's face as she grabbed the towel that Brittany used a while ago, she wiped her face as Brittany gets the clue and opened it.
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 3rd Place
Brittany growled. "Never doing that again! Roadblock. Who's up for some dinner?"
"You are Brit. I'm not that hungry." Jeanette said.
"Ugh! Fine!" Brittany growled and accepted the challenge as they started walking.
While The Couple had arrived at the village as they took on the ceremony.
"I think I know this one." Irma remembered something.
"What is it?" Mr. Bean asked until a water was thrown into his face, Irma got surprised.
"Yeah, now I know it." Irma muttered.
While at the Detour, The Wrestlers are almost done washing the horse.
"Almost there, bud, you're going to be spotless." Karl talked to the animal as he scrubs its back.
"Just a little bit of cleansing at the bottom." Luke said as he scrubs the thigh.
While back at the ceremony, The Workers arrived at the scene as they saw the ceremony; they flinched and cringed at that moment.
"Yuck! Ugh!" Eileen cried.
"Geez." Margaret added.
"Thank you!" Irma said as they opened the clue.
Mr. Bean & Irma – currently in 4th Place
"Who's up for some dinner?" Mr. Bean reading the question.
"I'll do it." Irma volunteered.
"Again? Well, you could. Just don't go overboard, okay?" Mr. Bean guided her as she nodded and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Okay." Irma simply replied as they left the ceremony.
While at the Detour, Luke and Karl are finally finished with bathing the horse as they prepared to take a ride of their lives.
"Wow, now we're riding it? But my thighs are that big!" Luke said.
"That's big guys' problems." Karl simply replied.
While at the Roadblock, Brittany is currently skewering the lamb meat, she's having a hard time.
"This task is so difficult!" She cried as she skewered a part of the meat.
"Come on, Brit! Just remember what Elly told you about cooking!" Jeanette shouted.
"Okay, okay. Think about Elly! Think about Elly!" Brittany was talking to herself.
While at the ceremony, Eileen got the sample of water on her face, while Margaret will face her ultimate challenge, as of this leg. She gulped as the tribe leader spits Margaret.
"Really? Is this necessary?" Margaret felt disgusted as the water was dripping down on her face.
"I hate these kinds of challenges! Spitting other's water into someone's face? Not cool!" Margaret stated in the confessional.
"Although, that was unique." Eileen added.
The leader gave the clue to them as Eileen grabbed it and opened it.
Eileen & Margaret – currently in 5th Place
"It's a Roadblock. Who's up for some dinner?"
"I'll take that." Margaret suddenly grabbed the clue while she's wiping her face.
"Wow, you don't look good."
Back at the detour, The Wrestlers are fully straddled all set as the horse started to run like a wind.
"Hell yeah!" Luke cried. "Woo!"
"This is awesome!" Karl added.
"The Best way to spend a night. Riding a horse." Karl stated in their confessional.
"One of the sweetest things to remember." Luke said.
"Did someone say sweet?" Karl said as he laughed while Luke followed and they taunted each other.
Finally, they are now on the finish line and started arranging the horse.
"Okay, now this buggy needs you more, Horsey!" Karl talked to the horse.
"We'll see you very soon." Luke said as he grabbed the leather to stretched out to the horse.
"Okay, that's it." Karl looked at the horse as it connects to the buggy.
The keeper gave the clue to the boys.
"Thank you so much!" Luke embraced the keeper as Karl opened it.
Luke & Karl – currently in 2nd Place
"Okay. Make your way on foot to the next Pit Stop: Plaza Piatto!" Karl reading the instruction.
"Teams will now walk their way here at Plaza Piatto, a plaza named by the late revolutionary leader, Sergio Piatto. The last team to check in here...may be eliminated." Phil explained the next destination as he was standing at the Pit Stop.
"Okay. Bye Horsey!" Karl waved at the horse as they left the place.
Back at the Roadblock, Brittany finished preparing the lamb meat as she goes for the beef.
"Oh my gosh, I did it." She panted lightly. "But there's one more!" She growled.
"Let's go, Brit!" Jeanette cheered her sister.
"Okay, now that is certainly right there." Irma observed the meat as she skewered the upper part.
"Don't give up! Don't give up!" Mr. Bean clapped as he cheers Irma.
While at the plaza, Luke and Karl stomped at the mat to meet Phil.
"Luke and Karl... you're team number two!" Phil announced their placement.
Luke & Karl – 2nd Place; arrived at 8:49pm
"Alright!" Luke exclaimed as they high-fived each other.
"It was the best leg I have ever been in this race. From the meat to the horse, everything is just good and memorable." Karl admitted as they did their signature taunt as we cut into the commercial break!
We saw The Sisters finished taking the ceremony as they grabbed the clue.
"Thank you!" Susan thanked as she opened the clue.
Susan & Mary – currently in 6th Place
"Who's up for some dinner?" Mary read the question.
"I can take this one... for sure." Susan volunteered.
"Okay, go for it!" Mary patted Susan's back as they left the ceremony.
At the Roadblock, some of the participants struggled with preparing the meat. While Brittany is on the verge of finishing the meat.
"Okay, so I'm done skewering them, I just need to set this one up." She started to put the meat on the metal grill.
"Finally! First one, done!" Irma announced as she grabbed the second meat. "Although, it's greasy."
"Come on, Brittany!" Jeanette cheered.
"Almost there, sis!" Brittany responded as she finished setting up the last meat. "Judge!" She called the head chef.
The head chef is currently checking the sample that Brittany made as he observed every detail of it. After a few seconds, the head chef looked at Brittany with a thumbs up gesture, sending an approval of her work. Jeanette jumped and cheered while Brittany wiped her sweat with her arm.
"Thanks." Brittany said while panting as she put the meats on to the fireplace and the head chef gave the clue to the sweaty chipmunk.
"Brittany!" Jeanette called her.
"Coming!" She rushed towards her sister. "Phew. That's a lot of work!"
"I know, I'm so proud of you!" Jeanette complimented her and hugged her.
"I'm so happy that my sister is here to support and they gave me a beautiful life as the time goes by." Brittany stated in their confessional as Jeanette was flattered by her words and smiled at her.
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 3rd Place
"Okay. Make your way to Argentum Local Library." Brittany reads the instruction. "Okay! Let's go!" She ordered as they left the place.
The Imaginary Friends had arrived at the village as they took over the ceremony. They sat down as they are waiting for any moment to start. Suddenly, Mac was soaked in water as the leader spits him in his face, he was shocked by this.
"Oh my God!" Mac exclaimed in their confessional. "That's one of the disgusting and weird welcomings that I have attended."
"Oh, Mac... That's water, no problem for me since I'm getting used to these kinds of stuff." Bloo replied.
Then, Bloo has soaked also with water as he grabbed the towel while Mac grabbed the clue and rip it to read.
Bloo & Mac – currently in 7th Place
"Who's up for some dinner?" Mac reads the question. "Guess, that's me."
"Wait? What's the challenge?" Bloo asked as Mac opened the second page. "Oh, good decision anyway."
They started leaving the ceremony.
"Woo! I never thought that this task is so hard, even a simple cook cannot execute it perfectly!" Margaret started to move on to the last meat.
"Margaret, let's go! Come on!" Eileen cheered.
"Well, science hates cooking, but the food is so important to us!" Susan said.
"I didn't expect this challenge to be more complex than I ever thought!" Susan said in their confessional. "Every single detail must be applied at all times! It's crazy that this task is on the same level as the animal dissection but without the dissecting part."
"Just skewering and skewering..." Mac said in a monotone voice.
"Sometimes, I just don't know what to do, I just-I just keep thinking about what should I do next, it's a puzzle that needs to be solved." Mac said in their confessional.
"Aha!" Mac finally skewered the upper part of the meat.
"Come on, Mac! More time to think! More time to think!" Bloo coached his partner.
"Quiet, Bloo! I'm concentrating." Mac replied.
"Right, I think I finished it. Yes!" Irma said as she finally skewered the last meat as she started to set it on the metal grill.
"That's my girl!" Mr. Bean clapped at his girlfriend. "I'm so proud of her." He looked at the screen.
"That's it... that's it!" Irma finished setting up the meat. "Judge?"
The head chef came over to check Irma's work as he observes it side by side, top to bottom. After a few seconds of reviewing, the chef gave a thumbs up to Irma. She started to cheer and followed by Mr. Bean. Irma put her work on the fireplace. The chef then gave the clue to the girl.
"Thank you so much!" Irma thanked as she rushed over to Mr. Bean and opened the clue.
Mr. Bean & Irma – currently in 4th Place
"Good job!" Mr. Bean complimented as he high-fived her.
"Alright, Library." Mr. Bean trying to remember the next place that they have to go as they left the place.
"Come on, Margaret! You can do it!" Eileen continued to cheer her partner.
"Sure, sure." Margaret muttered. "I think I remember something."
"I was in the middle of skewering and then some idea just popped out of my mind. I remember that my dad teaches me how to make these kinds of food when I was younger." Margaret remembered it in their confessional.
"Okay, I just need to use dad's technique." Margaret breathed as she started to become aggressive, Eileen did not see that coming as she was shocked, also the other teams.
"Wow! Margaret is starting to quicken her motion. Sure, it is an interesting experiment to be put through." Mary said in their confessional.
"But since we're still in the race, we could be waiting for a few weeks to take her to our lab!" Susan followed.
"Geez whiz! That's impossible!" Bloo cannot believe what he just witnessed.
"Now that I think of that, I just need to move on with a little bit of suave~" Mac added.
"Done!" Margaret cried as she finished setting both meats with ease. "Judge?"
The head chef started checking the meats as he narrowed his eyes. Margaret was started to quiver, believing it would fail but the chef looked back at her with a frown and gave a double thumbs up.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Margaret jumped in celebration.
"Alright, Margaret!" Eileen swaying her fist.
"Thank you." The head chef gave the clue to Margaret and put her work on the fireplace.
"Come on, Margaret!"
Eileen & Margaret – currently in 5th Place
"I'm on my way." Margaret walked to Eileen as she opened the clue and both of them started reading it. "Alright, let's go!" Margaret ordered as they left the place.
"Now I'm on fifty percent of finishing this." Susan calculating the progress.
"Okay, just give yourself some time!" Mary shouted.
After a long ride, The Chipettes finally arrived at the library as they entered the establishment.
"This is some book convention galore!" Jeanette described the arrangement and the volume of books.
"Come on, Jeanette! Let's get started." Brittany commanded as they approached the head librarian.
"Hello!" Jeanette happily greeted the lady as the librarian gave the paper that filled with the books that they need to find.
"Okay, five books. How hard can it be?" Brittany hoped that it would be easy as the list revealed that it was written in a different language with weird characters in it.
"Hard as a volcanic rock." Jeanette answered as she was scanning the characters.
"You know the language?"
"Hmm..." Jeanette rubbed her chin to think.
"Wow, I didn't expect that we need to find books that are written with weird characters in it. So much hate." Brittany said in their confessional as she crossed her arms.
"Wait... it's Russian!" Jeanette answered. "But hey, I think this is the location of the books, it might help us."
Brittany reading the list again as she saw a certain part where numbers are written. "At least they could help us! Let's just get this one already.
"Remember Brit, I'm not good at finding books, especially with other languages." Jeanette reminded her sister.
"Sure, sure. First is from Section 27 dash E" Brittany read the location of the first book.
"Okay..." Jeanette replied as they walk to find the said section.
While at the Roadblock, Susan just finished skewering the last meat as she set it up on the metal grill.
"Come on, Susan! Make yourself better!" Mary cheered.
"I am, Mary! I am!" Susan replied.
"Are you done at the first one, Mac?" Bloo asked.
"Yeah... just now!" Mac answered as he started to take the business to the second meat.
"Okay, finished!" Susan announced. "Judge! We need your verdict here."
The head chef went ahead to check Susan's presentation as he checks every little detail of the meat. After a few seconds of inspection, the chef gave the clue to the scientist.
"Thank you!" Susan bowed her head to the chef as she put the meat in the fireplace.
"Way to go, girl!" Mary swayed her fist as Susan makes her way to her sister.
"Woo! That's some tough monkey business." Susan panted lightly and opened the clue as they read it silently.
Susan & Mary – currently in 6th Place
"Oh, sure! That's good! A library!" Mary said.
"Yeah! This could be our advantage! Let's get out of here!" Susan ordered as they left the place.
Meanwhile, The Chipettes found the first book, after ten minutes.
"This is totally nuts!" Brittany exclaimed.
"I know, right? At least we managed to find one." Jeanette replied.
"Whatever, let's find another one!" Brittany started to get irritated.
They kept walking as they search for the second book.
Meanwhile, The Couple arrived at the library as they walk towards to the head librarian.
"Hello! Can we have the list?" Mr. Bean asked the librarian gave them a list. "Okay. Let's see." He read the list as he arched his eyebrow and scratched his head.
"What seems to be the problem?" Irma asked.
"Look." Mr. Bean gave the list to Irma.
"Oh, my... Oh, my... Is it Dutch? I guess?" Irma guessed the language as she gave the list back to Mr. Bean.
"Hmm... Wait..." Mr. Bean saw a number after the name of the book. "I think this is the location of the books that we need to find." He points his finger to the right side of the list.
"Cool. How did you know?" Irma responded.
"Just some... dumb luck." Mr. Bean answered as he chuckled while Irma chuckled too.
"Okay, okay. Come on! We're wasting time!" Irma remembered that they were still racing as they walked to an aisle.
Back at the Roadblock, Mac is on his way to set the last meat on the metal grill.
"Here goes nothing!" Mac finished setting up the last meat. "Where's the judge? Judge!"
The head chef is observing Mac's creation. Then, the chef saw something on one of his meats. The chef's index finger wagged, indicating that there is something wrong with the placement of the meat.
"No? Dang it." Mac reacted. "Where's the problem?"
"Find the mistake, man. Just look up." Bloo gave him an advice.
"I see the problem. This one looked slanty and it's not straight." Mac somehow found the mistake as he removed the meat to the grill. "Okay, this will be a waste of time, to be honest."
"I gotta say, I have issues about like the mistake that I got at the Roadblock, it seems a little uncertain to me. I have to give all of it, just take a deep breath and ta-da! You just finished the task!" Mac stated in his confessional.
Mac skewered the meat properly as he is ready to set it back to the metal grill.
"Come on, Mac! Let's go! Let's go!" Bloo cheered and clapped.
"Yup! That's the wrap!" Mac finished setting up the meat. "This time it will be good. Judge?"
"Hope it's right!" Bloo muttered.
The head chef came in as he observed the new and improved arrangement of the meat. Mac closed his eyes as he prepares for the verdict of his work. After a minute of inspecting, the head chef gave a thumbs up gesture.
"Yes! You did it!" Bloo cried.
"Really? Oh my God!" Mac cannot believe what he heard. "Thank you!" Mac hugged the head chef and he releases after to put his work on the fire.
"Good job, man! Good job!" Bloo continues to cheer on his partner.
Mac received the clue from the head chef as he wipes his sweat on his head after a grueling task. "Thank you." Mac rushes towards to Bloo as they high-fived each other and he rips the clue to open and read the next instruction.
Bloo & Mac – currently in 7th Place
"Great work, let's get out of here!" Bloo ordered.
Back at the library, The Workers arrived as they approached the head librarian.
"Can we get the list, please?" Margaret asked as the librarian gave them a list.
"Thank you." Eileen thanked the librarian. "What do we need to find?" She looked at the list.
"It looks like French, is it?" Margaret reading the list.
"Yeah, I think it is." Eileen checked the list.
"Nevermind that, let's start searching." Margaret ordered as Eileen nodded and proceeds to the aisles.
While The Chipettes found the second book right now. They are struggling to find a way to keep up their pace.
"Ugh! These books are driving me crazy! Ah!" Brittany complained and cried.
"Brit, don't say out loud! The other teams might hear it." Jeanette warned her sister.
"Fine..." Brittany crossed her arms. "As long as we finished it."
"Okay, okay. Where do we find the third one?"
"Uhm, 39 dash B, as in me." Brittany announced.
"Cool, cool."
The Chipettes are now walking towards to the section. At the other side, The Couples got their first book onto them.
"This is hard, isn't it?" Irma asked her boyfriend.
"Crazy hard." He simply answered.
"The library is huge. Different varieties of books, from Fiction to Science, it's definitely a book market!" Irma said in their confessional.
"You did not see the Library of America, didn't you?" Mr. Bean replied.
"Nope." She simply answered.
"That's the biggest one. It is like..." Mr. Bean counting using his fingers. "...10 times more books than Argentina's books." Mr. Bean calculated as Irma reacted with a pout.
"Okay, now where's the next book found?" Mr. Bean asked.
"Hmmm... 36 dash C." Irma answered.
"Okay." Mr. Bean simply replied.
The Couple started to move from their original position. Meanwhile, The Workers found their first book.
"Gotcha!" Eileen grabbed the book. "Is this the right one?"
Margaret skimmed the title and the book cover and she responded with... "Yup."
"Alright, never thought that we could find this one quickly." Eileen quite surprised at this.
"Yeah, I know, me too though." Margaret responded. "Okay. Next is La Suppression Finale, 22 dash D."
"Wait, that's from behind, right?" Eileen noticed that they were in the 23rd section.
"Oh. Didn't notice that." Margaret replied. "Alright, let's get that one."
They started to walk to the previous aisle as they searched for the specific row.
"Where is that book?" Margaret muttered.
"Got it!" Eileen exclaimed.
"Wow, you found it out already?" Margaret was surprised at that.
"Of course, I love finding things." Eileen responded.
"The real reason that I want to join here is to have a good time with your friend, or your best friend, to be exact. Finding more knowledge, new talents and gaining more trust at each other. Totally worth it!" Margaret stated in their confessional.
"Yeah, that should definitely hit the mark!" Eileen added.
Suddenly, The Twins arrived at the library, the three teams took notice this.
"Oh God, it's the scientists!" Eileen whispered to Jeanette.
"It's them!" Brittany whispered to Jeanette.
"No way!" Irma exclaimed.
The Twins approached the head librarian to ask.
"Do you have any list?" Mary asked the librarian as she complied and gave them a list. "Thanks."
"What is it?" Susan asked.
Mary gasped. "It's English! Yes!"
"Really?" Susan grabbed the list as she reads it, she reacted. "Yes!"
"Wow! English for us? Too easy for us!" Susan said in their confessional.
"Especially when you're in a library that is full of assorted books from the other dimension. This should be a piece of cake." Mary added.
"...and fascinating!" Susan added more as they high-fived each other.
"First is Happy Trails, Friends!, 5 dash B." Susan reads the location of the first book.
"Okay." Mary simply replied as they started searching.
While The Imaginary Friends are still in their taxi as the taxi stopped by a gas station to refill gas, of course.
"Just great. Just great." Bloo said.
"Don't worry, we're not last." Mac calmed Bloo down.
"Yeah, make sense. Speaking of which, where are those critters?" Bloo remembered.
"And the old man with his vampire companion? I don't know, we didn't even see them." Mac added.
"Nah, let's just that sink in." Bloo shrugged.
9:40PM
Finally, the last flight just landed on the runway. The last three teams exited the airport to find taxis.
"Taxi! Taxi!" Alvin cried.
"Taxi!" The younger Simon cried. "He's coming." Simon said as a taxi approached them.
"Could you take us to Moringa Village?" Alvin asked.
"Si, si." The driver answered in a different language.
"Si, gracias." Simon thanked the driver as they entered the vehicle.
"Faster, please? Rapido?" Alvin begged the driver.
"Okay." The driver simply answered as they left the place.
"Moringa Village?" Marceline asked the driver.
The driver did not react, indicating that he doesn't know the place.
"Let's find another one! Sheesh." Simon suggested.
"Taxi! Taxi!" Marky cried as a taxi approached them.
"Moringa?" Joey told their destination as the driver shakes his head.
"Geez, taxis sure are one hard-to-get."
"Let's just find one."
Marceline poked her head to the door. "Sir, you know Moringa Village?"
After a few seconds, the driver nodded as The Adventurers entered the taxi.
"Please go faster! Swoosh..." Marceline gestured and mimicking the sound of the car.
"Okay, that was weird." Simon looked at Marceline with a confused look as they left the airport.
"To Moringa Village?" Joey asked the driver as he nodded. "Finally, hop on."
They entered the vehicle as they left the place.
"So we need to find two more." Eileen reminded Margaret.
"Yeah, next is-" Margaret got interrupted by The Twins who just found their fourth book.
"What the?! They got four already?!" Eileen was shocked.
"Are you really kidding me right now?" Margaret also felt the shock expression.
"Wow! Those scientists are just ridiculous! They went last before us and then they got the lead, like, from out of nowhere!" Margaret said in their confessional.
"I was like - What?" Eileen described her reaction on to that moment.
While The Workers found their third book as Eileen grabbed the book.
"Okay. We got to rush a bit." Margaret suggested.
"Yeah, sure. No problem." Eileen agreed.
While they are having a conversation, they have met with The Chipettes as they gave hi's to each other.
"The book is in here somewhere." Jeanette muttered as she searches a specific row.
"Your book is here, right?" Margaret asked Brittany.
"Yeah, it's on..." Brittany skimmed the list. "20." They are currently in the 20th section.
"Okay." Margaret simply replied.
While they are having a conversation, The Sisters passes them without saying anything.
"Those twins... Dang!" Eileen said.
"Why?" Jeanette came over as she found the third book.
"They are on their way to the last one."
"What?!" Both Chipettes was shocked at Eileen's answer.
"Yeah."
"Hmm, their list might be easy than all of us. I could smell favoritism." Brittany speculated.
"Brit! Because they're doing Science and they are smart at these kinds of tasks." Jeanette gave an explanation.
"Whatever." Brittany responded.
"Uhm, we should continue our tasks, right?" Margaret forgot that they are still finding some books.
"Oops..." Brittany nervously chuckled and scratches her head. "Yeah, we forgot."
"Alright, we'll see you around somewhere." Margaret said as they leave the aisle.
"Okay, the last one should be here." Mary was scanning a specific row.
"We are that best team at this challenge... at these kinds of challenges, to be specific." Susan stated in their confessional.
"We loved it when they made these challenges, good picking, huh?" Mary added and she glanced at her sister. "It is just a good feeling to us."
"I found it!" Mary found the last book.
"Good catch, Mary. Let's get out!" Susan ordered as they ran to the head librarian.
While the other teams were in utter shock as they saw The Twins just finished the task already.
"Well, I'll be a dang son! They just finished!" Mr. Bean said.
"Really?" Irma approached Mr. Bean as she found the third book.
"Let's get back, shall we?"
"Yeah." Irma agreed as they go back in their business.
The Twins gave the books to the librarian as she checked every book that they have got. After a few seconds of inspection, the librarian showed the clue to them.
Susan & Mary – currently in 3rd Place
"Yes! Thank you!" Susan grabbed the clue and opened it. "Make your way to Un Caballo Coliseum and search for your next clue."
"Okay, let's get out!" Mary said as they left the library.
While The Workers just found the fourth book as they carried on.
"Okay, last one. Time to get serious." Margaret said.
"Yeah, I just want to proceed to the next one." Eileen said.
"Agreed."
Both of them started walking as they are hoping to find the last book. While The Chipettes also found their fourth book.
"Okay. One more, one more." Jeanette said.
"Just one more and we can carry on." Brittany added.
"Yeah."
The Chipettes also started their searching operation for the final book. After a few seconds, The Imaginary Friends finally arrived at the library as they approached the head librarian.
"There she is. Can we have the list, please?" Mac begged as the librarian gave a list to the boy. "Okay. Now, what are we finding now?" Mac opened the list to reveal the content.
"Okay, the character is so difficult to explain." Bloo reacted.
"Now what?"
"What are those numbers and a letter?" Bloo pointed his hand to the right side of the list.
"Hmm, maybe they are the locations of these books?" Mac taking a guess.
"Okay, if we followed it, we would be good."
"Yeah, so it's 33 dash D." Mac reads the rumored location of the book.
"There!" Bloo pointed his hand to the right.
"Alright, let's move." Mac ordered as they started running and passing aisles.
While Irma found their fourth book as they continue to search.
"Well, that's four. One more!" Mr. Bean announced.
"We need to find 35 dash A." Irma read the location of the final book.
"Okay, let's roll!" Mr. Bean ordered as they moved.
Finally, The Workers found their last book in success, as they check the title.
"Sure, this is it?" Eileen asked.
"Yup, everything's clear and perfect." Margaret gave a gesture. "Alright, let's check it out!" She ordered as they run towards the head librarian.
"Surely, the library is so big. But if the librarian didn't give us their locations, we will spend here, eternally!" Margaret said in their confessional as Eileen nodded.
While the librarian is checking their books, The Chipettes also found their last book on the list.
"Got it~" Jeanette said in a singing voice.
"Alright! Now time for the final countdown!" Brittany said as they ran to the head librarian too.
"Oh, hey 'ya!" Eileen greeted the sisters.
"Hey! We just finished too." Jeanette responded.
"Good, good. All we need now is the librarian's final result."
The librarian finished checking the books, as she showed the clue and gave it to them.
Eileen & Margaret – currently in 4th Place
"Alright!" Margaret grabbed the clue and opened it to read it.
"Now it's our turn!" Brittany said as they compiled their books and gave to the librarian for an inspection.
"Okay, let's go!" Margaret said while Eileen glanced at The Chipettes.
"Alright, you guys. See you later!" Eileen waved her hands to say goodbye, for the meantime.
"Bye!" Jeanette waved back as The Workers left.
While The Imaginary Friends found their first book as they proceeded already to the second book.
"Okay. Now we go to 24 dash B." Mac announced the next location. "Man, I was right! Hehe." Mac chuckled.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's just keep going." Bloo frowned as they continue to search for the books.
"I'll admit Mac is such a perfectionist, he wants to be always right and he wants to take control of our team, all by himself!" Bloo shared it in their confessional.
"No, I'm not! That's not true!" Mac denying Bloo's claim.
"Well, I'll tell Frankie your secret, if you didn't admit." Bloo blackmailed his partner.
"What?! No! It's not true and also, what secret?"
"You know... When the light goes off everytime you-" Bloo was trying to explain the secret but was interrupted by Mac's hand and covers his mouth.
"Shut it. I didn't do anything!" Mac muttered.
The librarian finished inspecting the books as she gave the clue and bowed to them.
"O-M-G. Yes! Thank you!" Brittany exclaimed as she opened the clue to read it.
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 5th Place
"Hmm, a coliseum, huh?" Jeanette said.
"I got a bad feeling about this." Brittany was holding her gut as she was not feeling well.
"Come on! What could possibly go wrong?" Jeanette tried to calm her.
"Sometimes, my gut tells me that the upcoming task will be a disaster and malicious!" Brittany said in their confessional as she clutched her gut.
"Wow... you have that feeling?" Jeanette arched her eyebrow. "Is that the same thing happened if Alvin was-"
"No! No! No! Not ever, I will have a... a-a-a-a." Brittany was having a stuttered voice while covering Jeanette's mouth. "A grudge against him! Hehe!" She chuckled nervously.
"Brittany!" Jeanette screamed while she is still covered.
"Nothing…" Brittany answered.
"Alright! Let's go!" Jeanette ordered as they left the library leaving The Couple and The Imaginary Friends behind.
At the village, The Chipmunks arrived at the ceremony as they sat down.
"A ceremony, huh? What could they do for us?" Alvin asked Simon.
"Not sure but, just be prepared." Simon answered.
The leader grabbed the water-filled coconut husk as she drinks it and gargled.
"What's she's doing?" Alvin whispered to Simon as he got curious.
Simon did not answer the question as he is preparing for what's coming.
"Welcoming ceremonies are somehow complicated to understand, you don't know what's coming to you, maybe a pie could splatter all over your face, saying their greetings in other languages, or anything is possible." Simon stated in their confessional.
The leader throws the water onto Alvin's face, he was surprised by this and Simon started removing his glasses to prepare.
"I did not see that coming." Alvin reacted.
"Well, I did see it coming." Simon replied as the water was thrown out over his face.
"Alright. Thank you." Alvin said as the leader gave the clue to him. "Let's see what's up." Alvin opened the clue. "Roadblock. Who's up for some dinner?"
Alvin & Simon – currently in 8th Place
"I'm not into that." Simon responded. "You'll do it."
"Ugh! Fine!" Alvin surrenders.
They stood up to move out of the ceremony.
Back at the library, we saw The Couple checking their books to the librarian.
"Let's see if all of them are correct." Mr. Bean said.
After checking the books, the librarian gave them the clue.
"Thank you!" Irma said as she opened the clue to scan the next instruction.
Mr. Bean & Irma – currently in 6th Place
"Alright, let's find a taxi!" Mr. Bean ordered as they left the library.
While The Imaginary Friends, found their third book as they continued searching for the next book.
"Okay. Two more left. That's very convincing." Mac said.
"Convincing than the real convincing." Bloo frowned.
"What?"
"Nothing. Let's just resume the finding game." Bloo answered as Mac was a little confused on what he said.
In the midst of the travel, The Sisters' taxi went to the gas station to refill gas, which they started to act differently.
"Shoot. Now we're stopping!" Mary complained.
"There goes the lead that we preserved!" Susan added.
"Ah! This is a waste of time!" Mary groaned in frustration.
"This sucks." Susan muttered.
Their frustrations were sealed on their faces as the screen goes slow-mo as it turns black, indicating that it is time for a commercial break!
While on the road, The Workers saw a taxi that could contain with an another team.
"That's another team, right?" Margaret asked.
"Yeah, I think so. We might be in the lead right now." Eileen predicted.
"Alright, that settles it." Margaret smiled.
"I think that's the coliseum over there!" Eileen pointed her fingers to a big circular structure.
"You're right."
The taxi stopped right there and The Workers exited the vehicle and approached the clue box to grab one.
"Okay. Detour. Building or Solving?" Margaret reads the question.
Eileen & Margaret – currently in 3rd Place
"Building could be the fastest way." Eileen guessed.
Margaret was reading the whole clue. "Yeah, solving puzzles might consume us."
"Time awareness, huh?" Eileen putting her both hands on her sides.
"Of course, duh." Margaret answered. "Let's get inside!" She ordered as they entered the coliseum.
Back at the Roadblock, Alvin was currently skewering the first meat.
"Alvin! Go for the details first!" Simon guided his brother.
"Yeah! Yeah! I heard that!" Alvin replied as he observes the sample. "Hmmm, this is quite a little difficult to get through."
"Yeah! Like that!"
The Adventurers were finished taking the welcoming ceremony as they opened the clue to read.
Marceline & Simon – currently in 9th Place
"Who's up for some dinner?" Simon reads the question.
"I'll do it." Marceline volunteered.
"Sure, I'm not into that kind, I'm an old man right now."
They carried on and left the ceremony to meet with The Chipmunks.
"I kinda love this place, it's so windy." The older Simon admitted.
"Yeah, good for camping, isn't it?" The younger Simon asked rhetorically as the old man shrugged. "By the way where's the small critters? Did you see them?"
"I don't know, we didn't see them since at the airport."
We see a shot of The Roaches still on the taxi, silence overcomes their vehicle.
"Oh, okay."
While Marceline had a short conversation with Alvin.
"Just starting." Marceline said.
"Oh, so you cook?" Alvin said while skewering the middle part of the meat.
"Not that much. Anyways, you saw the roadblock challenge that I participate at first leg, right?" Marceline asked Alvin as he tried to recall that time. "Wait, I don't think you both are there, right?" Marceline recalled also.
"I think we just left at that time." Alvin responded.
"I forgot that they are first on the first leg. But still, cooking is not that easy as it looks." Marceline admitted in their confessional. "I just remembered that Roadblock though." She rubbed her chin, trying to remember it.
"Yo! This is easy as hell!" She shouted as the other teams were surprised that she finishes after them. As she exits the kitchen and serves her finished dish to the customer.
As the customer tastes first the soup, then takes a sip of coffee into the mouth, he swallowed it as he gave an unusual expression to the vampire queen. After a few seconds, he gave a thumbs up to the girl as he and the locals clapped and cheered for her. Marceline cackled.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!" Simon jumps in happiness as the customer gave the clue to Marceline while the other two are starting to pick up their pace.
"That was just luck, definitely. Coffee is easy, but the soup was different. Anyways, this Roadblock might be a hang up for me." Marceline continues to explain.
"Come on, Alvin! Let's go!" Simon cheered.
"I finally skewered the first one! Now, for the setup." Alvin announced as he wiped his sweat.
While at the coliseum, both The Sisters and The Chipettes arrived at the same time. The former got their clue, followed by the latter.
"Okay, Building or Solving?" Mary reads the question.
Susan & Mary – currently in 4th Place
"Solving is the obvious choice right there, Mary." Susan answered as she thinks it was a rhetorical question. The Twins are now entering the coliseum.
"What should we do?" Jeanette asked Brittany.
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 5th Place
"Let's solve! Don't wanna do the cleaning." Brittany answered in a mean voice.
"Yeah, plus it includes a horse riding though..." Jeanette continues to read the clue. "Yeah, we'll take Solving." She finally agrees as they entered the coliseum also.
The Workers saw that the other teams started to arrive as they rushed a little bit on cleaning the horse.
"Dang it, they're here!" Margaret exclaimed as she cleans the back of the horse.
"Alright, as soon as I could get a grip on his feet." Eileen was cleaning the front feet.
Back at the library, The Imaginary Friends finished the list as they put the books on the desk of the librarian to check it.
"Whew! What a task!" Mac exclaimed.
"Sure is." Bloo agreed. "Tough luck for you, isn't it?"
"Yeah, this leg might be the heating point for me. But I don't care, just go with the flow." Mac breathed.
After inspecting the books, the librarian gave the clue to them.
"Thank you!" Mac grabbed the clue and opened it to read the next instruction.
Bloo & Mac – currently in 7th Place
"Okay! Let's get out of here!" Bloo ordered as Mac nodded and they left the place.
While back at the coliseum, both The Chipettes and The Twins started racing with their horses.
"This is so cool!" Jeanette cried as the horse was running.
"Yee-ha!" Susan mimicking like a cowboy and spun her hands like she was holding a rope.
"It's so awesome to have a free ride with a horse. This is quite fun that I actually thought." Susan stated in their confessional.
They finally made it to the other side as they grabbed a letter and quickly climbed up to the horse.
"Come on! Let's get back!" Jeanette commanded as the horse complied and started to run.
"Follow them!" Susan ordered and the horse started to run too.
"Let's go, Jeanette!" Brittany shouted.
"Mary! Come on, let's go!" Mary cheered.
Both of them are done with their first lap and plunged down to the ground to run to their partners. Both Susan and Jeanette dropped their letters to the assembly point as the other team members started to rush to their horses.
"Come on, Brit! You can do it!" Jeanette cheered.
"Mary! Get your ass on fire!" Susan cheered.
Both of them started to command their horses as the animals started running.
Meanwhile, The Roaches had arrived at the ceremony as they sat down.
"We are definitely last." Marky stating the obvious.
"Yeah. Let's catch up, still, we are still in the race." Joey lifted up their spirits.
The leader started to gargle the water as it spits down to Joey's face. Joey did not react to it as he grabbed a towel to wipe the water. Marky soon got spat too.
"God!" Marky muttered as he wiped the water from his face.
The leader gave the clue to the critters as Joey grabbed it to open it. "Roadblock. Who's up for some dinner?"
Joey & Marky – currently in Last Place
"I do." Marky raised his hands.
"Okay, let's go!" Joey ordered as they left the ceremony.
At the Roadblock, Alvin was on his way to finishing his last meat as he skewered the bottom part.
"Alright, easy right there." Alvin muttered and adds a little force to push the stick towards to the other side. "Yes, for the finale!"
"I kinda get a lot of lessons here in this race. First, time is precious as it passes by. Second, doing work could be fun and third, believe in yourself and your partner." Alvin said in their confessional.
"Wow! I don't know what to say at that statement, Alvin, you improved a lot." Simon was impressed at Alvin.
"Okay, almost there." Alvin sets up the meat to the metal grill.
"Hope he got this." Simon wished.
Alvin finished setting up the final meat, Alvin called the head chef to check on the meat. The chef observed the meat very carefully as he touched the meat. After a careful inspection, the chef gave a thumbs up.
"Alright, Alvin!" Simon cheered.
"Thank you!" Alvin said as he grabbed the clue and ran to Simon.
Alvin & Simon – currently in 8th Place
"Okay, we gotta leave!" Simon ordered as they ran and left the place.
While they are on their way outside, they passed The Roaches as both Alvin and Joey glanced at each other. Alvin gave an 'I got an eye on you' gesture to Joey.
"Still having a grudge against Joey, hmm?" Simon asked.
"Yeah, just a little, if you don't mind." Alvin answered.
The Roaches arrived at the scene as Marky approached the cooking area to start.
"Go, Marky! Push!" Joey cheered.
"Marcy, are you done yet?" Simon asked loudly.
"Yeah, almost." Marceline answered. "Just almost..."
At the coliseum, The Couple had arrived at the place as they grabbed the clue.
"Building or Solving?" Irma reads the question.
"Building." Mr. Bean simply answered as Irma nodded and entered the coliseum.
Speaking of the coliseum, The Workers are done cleaning the horse as they prepared to straddle to the animal.
"Alright. I'll go first!" Margaret offered as she carefully climbs the horse. "Wow! His legs are so long."
"Man, this would take longer." Eileen predicted.
While at the Solving part, both The Twins and The Chipettes are currently got 4 laps finished. Jeanette hopped on to the horse as she patted the animal as it complied.
"Come on! Let's get there faster!" Jeanette said.
Then, Susan hopped on to the horse also as she patted the back as it runs.
"Let's catch them up!" Susan said.
While at the Building part, both of them are now straddled to the horse as they patted the back of it and complied.
"Come on, bud. We could move faster, alright?" Eileen asked the horse.
"Eileen, just let him run like that." Margaret defended as Eileen shrugged.
Back at the Solving part again, both of the teams scored another lap as they switched players.
"Come on. Brit! Quick!" Jeanette quickly landed on her feet as Brittany complied.
"Okay, Mary. Your turn!" Susan said as Mary climbed up to the horse.
"Hi-ya!" Brittany patted the back of the horse as it started running.
"Let's go, boy!" Mary followed suit.
Back at the Roadblock, Marceline was done setting up the last meat as she waits for the judge's review.
"This is it. Moment of truth." Marceline muttered.
After a validation occurred, the chef turns around to give her a thumbs up gesture. Marceline jumped in joy.
"Alright!" Simon cried.
The chef gave the clue to the vampire. "Thank you!" Marceline approached Simon as she opens the clue to read the next instruction.
Marceline & Simon – currently in 9th Place
"Oh! This would be interesting." Simon was surprised.
"Yeah?" Marceline got confused.
"Yeah." Simon replied back. "Come on, let's get out of here!" He ordered as they left the place.
The Roaches are now the last team remain at the Roadblock as Marky was currently skewering the middle part of his first meat.
"Ah! This is too tight." Marky complained.
"I was concern that the meat is not that thin, the stick starts to wear out and it just blew away." Marky stated in their confessional. "And that sucked real hard."
"Ugh!" Marky groaned as a stick was dropped to the ground, he grabbed it to continue.
"Come on, Joey! Concentrate." Joey cheers him up.
While at the library, The Chipmunks arrived at the place as they approached the head librarian.
"Can we get the list?" Simon asked as the librarian complied.
"Thanks. Let's see what's inside." Alvin revealed the list, he was surprised at the content. "What the heck is this?"
"It seems that it's full of Japanese characters!" Simon concluded. "Well, we need to find their locations."
"Sure, it says 31 dash A." Alvin reads the location.
"Alright, let's begin." Simon said as they walked to the aisles.
"I love these kinds of challenges, mental challenges is so fundamental and it gives myself a big confidence." Simon happily stated in their confessional.
"Wow, the reverse one goes for me." Alvin aimed a finger at himself.
"Uh-huh." Simon responded.
"Got 'em!" Simon grabbed their first book. "Yeah, looks the same." He skimmed the list to compare the characters.
"Yeah! Yeah! Whatever, let's just get that." Alvin said in a bored tone.
Back at the Solving part, The Workers finished their drive with the horse as they prepared to connect it to the buggy.
"Okay, let's walk the horse out." Margaret commanded as they guided the horse.
"Somehow, this experience is such a rare thing to happen. It's great to see a big creature like this to come up into our faces." Margaret said in their confessional.
"True. Besides, it's one of my favorite memory to treasure it forever." Eileen admitted.
After arranging and setting up the horse to the buggy, the keeper checked the arrangement as he gave the clue to them.
Eileen & Margaret – currently in 3rd Place
"Thank you so much!" Margaret bowed her head as Eileen opened the clue.
"Pit Stop! It's a Pit Stop!" Eileen announced.
"Yeah, this will be it. Woo!" Margaret said.
"Yup, let's get out of here!" Eileen ordered as they left the coliseum.
Still, at the Building task, The Couple are still cleaning the horse.
"Hmph! This horse is hard to clean!" Mr. Bean said.
"Well, it really is." Irma agreed. "But we should be careful on everything though. The horse might kick you or something." She warned him.
"Alright, alright." Mr. Bean agreed as she now moves onto the other foot of the horse.
At the outside of coliseum, The Imaginary Friends arrived as they grabbed the clue and rip it.
Bloo & Mac – currently in 7th Place
"Detour. Which one?" Bloo asked.
"Let's do solving." Mac answered.
"Alright, horse riding. Awesome!" Bloo felt excited.
The Imaginary Friends entered the coliseum as they saw the sights of the other teams.
"Yes! They're still here!" Bloo exclaimed.
"Come on, let's go to that horse!" Mac aimed a finger towards the vacated horse.
"Yeah." Bloo agreed as they ran towards the horse.
While The Imaginary Friends are currently preparing for the challenge, The Chipettes and The Twins are starting their 8th lap as the former were in the lead, followed by the latter.
"Let's go, Brit!" Jeanette screamed.
"You go, girl!" Susan screamed also.
"Come on, horse! We got a puzzle to do!" Brittany commanded.
As Brittany arrived at the spot and grabs a letter and climbs back to the animal as the horse run back. While Mary followed too.
"One more to go and off we go!" Mary muttered as she climbs back up and runs back.
"Let's go, Brit!" Jeanette repeated what she said earlier.
"Mary! Come on! Come on!" Susan shouted more.
Brittany stomped down to the ground as she dropped the letter and Jeanette quickly climbed up to the horse as she commands the horse and runs away.
"Let's go, Jeanette! One more!" Brittany shouted.
While Mary stomped down also and dropped the letter. Susan takes her turn as they run away.
"Sus! Let's go!" Mary shouted.
While at the Pit Stop, The Workers arrived there to check in.
Eileen & Margaret – 3rd Place; arrived at 10:21pm
"Eileen & Margaret... you're team number three!" Phil announced their placement.
"Oh yeah!" Margaret exclaimed as they high-fived each other.
"What can you say about your placement right now?" Phil asked them.
"It's good, definitely good. We're safe at this place." Margaret responded as Eileen nodded in agreement.
"We're hoping that we will be in first at the next leg." Eileen wished.
Back at the Roadblock, Marky was finished with setting up the final meat. The head chef analyzes both meats, Marky hoping that it would be good. After validation, the head chef raises his thumb indicating that it was good.
"Yes. Thank you." Marky said as he grabbed the clue and ran towards Joey.
Joey & Marky – currently in Last Place
"Good job!" Joey complimenting Marky as he opened the clue to read the next instruction. "Okay, time to get out." Joey said as they left the place.
At the library, The Chipmunks are now in their fourth book, they are currently searching for the next book.
"Wow! I didn't know we would manage to find three books in ten minutes." Alvin felt amazed at Simon's amazing tenure.
"Well, Alvin, don't underestimate my strengths. Let your mind sink that in." Simon responded.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh." Alvin replied. "But I am honestly bummed right now."
"If I could use your little help, you wouldn't be bummed at this time." Simon offered him.
"Fine." Alvin finally agrees as they continued their expedition.
While at the coliseum, both The Chipettes and The Twins finished riding the horses as they scattered the letters.
"What do you think it is, Jeanette?" Brittany asked her sister.
"Hmm, let's see..." Jeanette jumbled the letters.
"Let us jumbled the letters, there's thousands of a probabilities of answering this puzzle." Mary said.
"Yeah, let's jumble it." Susan agreed as they jumbled the letters too.
While The Couple is on the verge of finishing the cleaning portion of the Building challenge.
"Okay, needs to be dry, then it's a go!" Irma said.
"Wow! I didn't even hit by this horse." Mr. Bean said as the horse kicked his arm.
"Ow! What the heck?" Mr. Bean rubbing his arm.
"He literally kicked you. Hahaha!" Irma laughed.
"Looks like I got jinxed." Mr. Bean said in their confessional.
"No, silly, the horse heard you and he plays you! Haha!" Irma laughed again.
"Pfft."
While The Imaginary Friends are now on their 3rd lap as Mac climbed on and he commanded the horse as it runs away.
"Let's go, Mac!" Bloo cried.
"Yeah! Let's go, horse!" Mac was talking to the animal.
While The Sisters and The Chipettes are stuck on their puzzle.
"This is taking forever, Jeanette!" Brittany complained.
"Wait a second..." Jeanette muttered as she was jumbling until... "I got it! I got it!"
"You do?" Brittany asked.
"Yeah, it's that simple. Uh-huh." Jeanette said in a sarcastic tone. "This."
Brittany saw Jeanette's answer, it was ARGENTINA.
"Yup, that's the answer." Brittany reacted. "Judge! Judge!"
The horsekeeper checked the answer as he nodded and showed the next clue. Brittany grabbed it.
"Thank you!" Brittany bowed her head as it opened the clue.
Brittany & Jeanette – currently in 4th Place
"Pit Stop!" Jeanette cried. "Plaza Piatto."
"Okay, let's go!" Brittany ordered as they left the coliseum.
While The Twins are still jumbling the words. Until...
"Wait a sec!" Mary stopped Susan as she got a possible answer. "I know what it is!"
"Oh..." Susan also got an idea.
"Argentina!" The twins announced in unison as they jumbled once more. 'Okay, this is it!"
"Judge!" Susan called the horsekeeper.
The horsekeeper checked their answer as he nodded and showed the clue.
"Thank you so much!" Mary grabbed the clue.
Susan & Mary – currently in 5th Place
"Pit Stop." Susan reads the title.
"Yeah, we gotta follow those chipmunks!" Mary offered as Susan nodded and left the place.
While at the library, The Adventurers arrived at the place as they approached the head librarian.
"Hello! Could we get a list?" Marceline asked the librarian as she gave the list.
"Okay. Let's see what we got here." Simon said as Marceline opened the list.
"Oh, what's this? What language is this?" Marceline arched her brow.
"Greek?" Simon guessed. "Nevermind, let's find them all." He shrugged as they started walking.
The Chipmunks got their last book as they compiled it.
"That's it! The final book. We should go to the librarian." Simon commanded.
"Okay. It's kind of a heavy." Alvin complained because he carries the book.
They approached the librarian to give the books to her. The librarian currently checks the books.
"Hey! Another team got in. Didn't know that." Alvin notices The Adventurers.
"Oh, didn't notice too." Simon replied. "Anyways, Alvin, at the next leg, you can use your strategies now. It's kinda big change, you know?"
"Really?" Alvin wasn't sure what he had heard.
"Yup, I trusted you again." Simon nodded.
"Thanks." Alvin scratched his hair.
The librarian was finished checking the books as she showed the clue to them.
"Thank you! Gracias!" Simon grabbed the clue and opened it.
Alvin & Simon – currently in 8th Place
"Come on! Let's get outta here before the critters show up!" Alvin said as they leave the library.
While at the coliseum, The Couple was now straddled at their horse.
"This is so cool! I could be the Queen of the Land!" Irma cried.
"I'm just sitting here doing... sitting." Mr. Bean said.
"You know that a little ride couldn't hurt the time." Irma said in their confessional.
"Loving every moment of this." Mr. Bean added.
The Couple finally arrived at the other side to connect the horse to the buggy.
"Okay, let's get this fixed." Mr. Bean said as they started setting up.
At the Pit Stop, The Chipettes had arrived to check in to Phil.
"Brittany and Jeanette... you're team number four!" Phil announced their placement.
Brittany & Jeanette – 4th Place; arrived at 10:43pm
Both of them hugged each other.
"There's another team coming on." Phil pointed his finger at The Twins as they stomped the mat. "Susan and Mary... you're team number five!" Phil informed them.
Susan & Mary – 5th Place; arrived at 10:44pm
"Alright!" Susan exclaimed as they high-fived at each other and gave also the high-fives to the other team.
"Good game, good game." Jeanette said.
Back at the coliseum, The Couple finished connecting the horse and the buggy as they called the judge to check it out.
"That looked beautiful." Mr. Bean described the buggy.
"I know right, if we keep it, we would use it every day!" Irma imagined.
"Oh, please." Mr. Bean responded.
The horsekeeper showed the clue as Irma grabbed it.
Mr. Bean & Irma – currently in 6th Place
"Thank you!" Irma opened it to reveal the next instruction.
"Pit Stop! Finally!" Mr. Bean said. "Come on, let's get out of here!" He ordered as they left the coliseum.
While The Imaginary Friends are now on their way to the last lap. Mac climbed up as he commanded the horse to move, it complied.
"Let's go, Mac!" Bloo cried.
"Okay, move faster!" Mac patted his back repeatedly as the speed goes faster. "Ah!" He screamed as he was holding for dear life.
"Mac! You can do this!"
"I'll admit that without Bloo, life would be dull as a non-living doll." Mac stated in their confessional.
"What? You rhyming now? But seriously, rhyme yours properly." Bloo crossed his arms as Mac frowned.
Mac grabbed the last letter as he quickly climbed up and patted the back of the horse; it complied.
"Come on, dude! Faster!" Bloo continues to scream.
"I'm on it! Maximum power! Ah!" Mac patted the back repeatedly as it goes faster than he thought. "Come on!"
"That's it!" Bloo shrieked when he said that.
Mac arrived safely as he dropped the final letter and they started to solve the puzzle. "Okay, let's start."
At the library, The Roaches arrived and gets the list of books that they need to find.
"Okay, now let's find this all or we could be in trouble!" Joey said as they started to find the books.
While The Adventurers found their last book as they compiled the books that they have gathered.
"Alright, that's all in all." Marceline said. "Come on, let's check them out." She ordered as they approached the head librarian.
"Hey, the cockroaches are here!" Simon said as they noticed the last team.
"Yeah, I kinda felt bad on them." Marceline felt concerned at them as they put the books on the desk.
"Yeah, but we really need the million dollars though." Simon replied.
After inspecting the books, the head librarian showed the clue as Marceline grabbed it.
"Thank you!" Marceline opened the clue. "Un Caballo Coliseum."
"Oh, okay. Let's leave." Simon offered as they left the library.
At the Pit Stop, The Couple stomped the mat for an update on their placement.
"Mr. Bean and Irma... you're team number six!" Phil announced.
Mr. Bean & Irma – 6th Place; arrived at 10:59pm
"Woo!" Mr. Bean cried as they hugged each other.
"So how's the Roadblock, Irma?" Phil asked the girl.
"Well, I'm so happy that the Roadblock is not a wrecking ball. So much for my emotion." Irma laughed as all of them even Phil and the local greeter.
"Still, not a bad leg." Mr. Bean admitted.
At the coliseum, The Imaginary Friends are still solving the puzzle.
"Arg- Arg- Arg- what the heck is this?" Bloo whined.
"Wait. Arg- Arg- That's it!" Mac got an idea as he raised a finger.
He arranged it one more time as the words come to life.
"Argentina! Dude, nice!" Bloo complimented him.
"Sure. Judge?" Mac called the keeper.
The horsekeeper checked the answer as he nodded and showed the clue to them.
"Alright. Thanks!" Mac grabbed it and opened it.
Bloo & Mac – currently in 7th Place
"Pit Stop! Okay, let's go!" Bloo did not want to waste time as they left the coliseum.
While The Chipmunks arrived at the place and grabbed a clue to read it.
Alvin & Simon – currently in 8th Place
"Detour. Building or Solving?" Simon reads the question.
"Do you really need an answer to that?" Alvin responded with a sarcastic tone.
"Sure, solving it is." Simon concluded.
They ran to the coliseum and started to communicate with each other on who's going to ride first.
"You're going first, Simon!" Alvin suggested.
"Why?"
"Because you are the prodigy, the genius one." Alvin answered.
"Fine." Simon surrendered as he started to climb up to the horse.
The Imaginary Friends arrived at the Pit Stop for a check in update.
"Bloo and Mac... you're team number seven!" Phil announced.
Bloo & Mac – 7th Place; arrived at 11:12pm
"Cool." Bloo reacted as they laughed and high-fived each other.
At the library, The Roaches found their fourth book as they continued walking.
"We need to find one. Let's go!" Joey ordered as they started running.
"We're almost there!" Marky said. "24... 25... 26!" He points a finger at the number.
"Okay, we just need to find the weird character." Joey started scanning the books.
"Okay, okay."
Back at the coliseum, The Chipmunks are now on their 5th lap, as Simon takes his turn again.
"Come on, let's go!" Alvin said.
"Run like a wind!" Simon patted the back of the horse as it ran.
"We don't wanna lose here already!" Alvin continued to scream.
At the library, The Roaches just found their final book as they rushed towards to the head librarian for checking.
"Man, just don't give up on everything, alright?" Marky guided his brother.
"Of course, man! I don't give up." Joey replied.
"That's right, whatever it takes, we will still be unbreakable!" Marky promised as Joey smiled and gave him a hug.
After checking the books, the librarian showed their next clue and Joey grabbed it.
"Thank you!" Joey opened the clue to read it.
Joey & Marky – currently in Last Place
"Okay, come on! We don't have much time!" Marky said as they left the library.
The Adventures arrived at the coliseum as they grabbed the clue and opened it.
Marceline & Simon – currently in 9th Place
"Detour. Which one?" Marceline asked.
"Solving looks good." Simon answered.
They entered the coliseum to take a horse. While The Chipmunks are now on their last lap, Simon climbs up to the horse as he commanded it and started running.
"Come on, Simon! Faster!" Alvin cried.
"Come on! For the love of Amazing Race!" Simon cried as he patted the back of the animal repeatedly, the horse went faster, Simon was holding the sides of the horse.
The effect goes slow-mo as we take a commercial break!
Back at the show, Simon arrived at the checkpoint to grab the last letter.
"Got it!" Simon muttered as he quickly climbed back up to the horse. "Come on, horse! Let's move!" He patted its back as it started to run.
"Yeah!" Alvin cheered once more.
While Marceline grabs the first letter and quickly climbed back up and commanded the horse.
"Let's go, Marcy! You can do it!" Simon cheered his partner.
"This is incredible!" Marceline cried while she is currently straddling.
"It's so cool that we managed to ride a horse, I think I didn't ride it for a long time." Marceline stated in their confessional.
"Yeah, you did ride one, but I think that's a different story behind it." Simon clarifies.
"Oh, so it's my first time?"
"Yup."
Marceline arrives at the starting point to drop the letter as Simon climbs up for the second lap.
"Simon! Let him all out!" Marceline suggested.
"Okay!" Simon heard it.
The Chipmunks are still on their puzzle, still puzzled at the problem.
"Maybe it's that too easy for you to see?" Alvin asked Simon.
"Yeah, I think about it." Simon brushed his chin to think. "Yup, too easy for me to see." Simon said in a sarcastic tone.
"I'm right, alright." Alvin was right.
"Okay, this is... Argentina." Simon scrambled the letters once more as the target noun has been fixed.
"Judge!" Alvin called the keeper.
The keeper complied as he checked the answer. Within a few seconds, the keeper gave a thumbs up and showed the clue to them.
Marceline & Simon – currently in 9th Place
"Thank you!" Simon grabbed the clue and opened it. "Pit Stop! Warning, the last team to check in may be eliminated."
"Come on!" Alvin offered as they left the coliseum.
While The Adventurers are now on their 5th lap, Marceline quickly climbs up to the horse.
"Okay, move!" Marceline patted the back of the horse as it complied.
"Let's keep the horse calm for a minute." Simon suggested as he waved his hands in the air.
Marceline grabbed a letter as she quickly came back at the horse as they move forward.
"Way to go, Marcy!" Simon cheered.
At the Pit Stop, The Chipmunks arrived there for a check-in update.
"Alvin and Simon... you're team number eight!" Phil announced. "You're still in the race."
Alvin & Simon – 8th Place; arrived at 12:07am
"Good gracious. Woo!" Simon exclaimed.
"How's the leg for you guys?" Phil asked them.
"It was not that bad, except for the flight failure, it went really well." Simon answered.
"Also, we're first on the last flight." Alvin added and chuckled.
Back at the coliseum, The Adventurers are now on their way to the last lap, Marceline climbed up as she commanded the horse to move and it complied.
"Let's go! Marcy!" Simon cried.
While at the entrance of the coliseum, The Roaches arrived as they grabbed the clue and opened it.
Joey & Marky – currently in Last Place
"Building or Solving?" Marky reads the question.
"Building, that's final." Joey answered.
"Alright." Marky accepted as they entered the coliseum.
Marceline grabbed the final letter as she climbed back up and they left the checkpoint.
"Let's go! Let's go!" Simon continues to cheer.
While The Roaches started to wash the horse with speed.
"Come on, we can do this!" Joey said as he washes the sides of the horse.
'"I'm on it!" Marky washes the feet.
Marceline arrived at the starting point as she dropped the final letter. They started to scramble the letters.
"It's all nine!" Marceline counted the letters.
"Hmm..." Simon hummed as he gazed at the letters. "Let's switch letters."
"Okay." She complied as the letters were switched.
"Now I got it." Simon jumbled the letters one more time as it revealed the word: ARGENTINA.
"Whoa..." Marceline just froze there.
"Anyways, judge?" Simon called the keeper.
The keeper approached them as he looked at the answer. The keeper nodded as he showed the clue.
"Got it. Yes!" Simon high-fived his partner and grabbed the clue.
Marceline & Simon – currently in 9th Place
"Hope it's a Pit Stop!" Marceline wished.
"Yes, it is. The last team to check in may be eliminated." Simon reads the warning.
"Okay, this is it!" Marceline exclaimed as they left the coliseum.
While The Roaches are still cleaning the horse.
"Dang it, man. We tried." Marky was on the verge of surrendering.
"Come on, man! Don't give up, we must finish this!" Joey tried to motivate his brother.
It was too late for The Roaches to catch up as The Adventurers arrived at the Pit Stop.
"Marceline and Simon... you are team number nine!" Phil announced. "You're still in the race."
Marceline & Simon – 9th Place; arrived at 12:24am
"Oh. My. God." Marceline reacted. "That was one tough leg though."
"Agree, but we promised to each other that we will stay in this race until the end!" Simon vowed as Phil nodded.
The Roaches both straddled to the horse as it runs.
"Remember, we have a lot of fun here." Joey gave a word of wisdom.
"Yeah, fun is in the air." Marky smiled.
They arrived at the other side as they received their next clue and opened it.
Joey & Marky – currently in Last Place
"Pit Stop." Joey simply said. "Come on, here comes the final blow." Joey sees it coming as they left the coliseum.
The Roaches arrived at the Pit Stop as they stomped the mat.
"Welcome to Buenos Aires!" The local greeter greeted them.
"Joey and Marky... you're the last team to arrive." Phil said in a serious voice. "And I'm sorry to tell you that you both have been eliminated from the race."
Joey & Marky – Eliminated
Marky hugged Joey all of a sudden as Joey hugged back as he understands the news.
"It's okay, dude. It's okay, it happened." Joey tried to calm him.
"Yeah, I know right?" Marky suddenly snapped and laughed while Joey, Phil, and the greeter laughed.
"God! That was so emotional!" Marky admitted in their confessional.
"I know but we managed to pull a victory somehow." Joey added.
"Joey and Marky... you're team number... ONE!"
"Ahhh!" Joey shouted as they were jumping in happiness and holding their arms.
"...and that's the bucket list that I have checked. No money but still, I have Marky!"
Marky awed at the statement. "Oh, Joey! I'm going to miss this though."
"Me either." Joey agreed.
"By the way, let's get out and Dee-Dee must be food tripping at the house."
"Oh yeah!"
The Roaches packed their bags as they left the Pit Stop.
SHORT END CREDIT
"Stay tuned for more scenes on the next episode!" Phil said in a voiceover as the screen fades to black.
"Next time on The Amazing Race…" Phil paused. "Teams gave themselves a high raise!"
"Oh my God!" Lori with a shrieking voice as she was doing something.
"And some teams tried to polished their frustrations."
"Ah! Dang it!" The older Simon screamed.
"This is will go down forever." Margaret covered her face as a sign of frustration.
FULL END CREDITS
RECAP
1st: Lincoln & Lori - arrived at 7:36pm Roadblocks: Lincoln 2, Lori 2
2nd: Luke & Karl - arrived at 8:49pm Roadblocks: Luke 2, Karl 3
3rd: Eileen & Margaret - arrived at 10:21pm Roadblocks: Eileen 2, Margaret 3
4th: Brittany & Jeanette - arrived at 10:43pm Roadblocks: Brittany 3, Jeanette 2
5th: Susan & Mary - arrived at 10:44pm Roadblocks: Susan 3, Mary 2
6th: Mr. Bean & Irma - arrived at 10:59pm Roadblocks: Mr. Bean: 2, Irma: 3
7th: Bloo & Mac - arrived at 11:12pm Roadblocks: Bloo 2, Mac 3
8th: Alvin & Simon - arrived at 12:07am Roadblocks: Alvin 3, Simon 2
9th: Marceline & Simon - arrived at 12:24am Roadblocks: Marceline 3, Simon 2
10th: Joey & Marky - arrived at 12:31am Roadblocks: Joey 2, Marky 3 (ELIMINATED)
11th: Robin & Cyborg - Roadblocks: Robin: 2, Cyborg: 2 (ELIMINATED)
