At last the final Leg... sorry for the wait.
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine. So on with the fic.
FINISH LINE
Previously in the AZR, three teams set out in Tao Country and overcame challenges. Teams found they have soaring abilities. Some used it to their advantage while Shuichi struggled, making Gravitation the last team to arrive but was spared elimination. Three teams remain, who will cross the finish line first?
This is Tao and the sixth pit stop. The three teams must leave Edonis twelve hours after they reached pit stop for a mandatory rest period. Kyou and Yuki2 who first arrived at 10:28pm will depart at 10:28am.
"Using the gem, go to the castle of the Kingdom of Clow; an audience with the king is waiting for you." Kyou read out.
Furuba arrived at the castle but found that audience starts in an hour. Hope as they might, Loveless and Gravitation arrived before the doors were opened for the public. They met the young king and received their next clue.
"Detour." Everybody read.
A detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. In this detour, teams must choose between Search or Dig. In Search, teams need to look for fifteen items in the marketplace from a list provided and will receive a coin once it's completed. In Dig, teams will be archeologists-in-training and look for a coin buried four meters deep in the sand.
All teams chose Dig, thinking it's easier to dig than to run around searching for a number of items in a foreign land. Loveless arrived first followed by Furuba which took their time going around crowded places.
Gravitation got lost in the crowd along with losing Mokona resulting to a lot of miscommunication. They finally found Mokona and found themselves at the Search area, they decided to do Search. By that time, Loveless already gave up digging and changed to Search and found 5 out of 15 items.
With luck, patience and a little help from Yuki2's little friends, they finally found the coin and were handed their clue.
"Go to the ruins for you next clue." Kyou read while Yuki2 wrapped a hooded cloak around himself as protection against the sun. A clue came out Mokona's mouth as they near the ruins that looks like two individual outstretched wings. "Who doesn't get lost in translation?" It read. Kyou went into the ruins.
A roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. In this roadblock, that person must go into the newly discovered underground room in the ruins and find a wall of runes and decipher the clue written on the walls.
Loveless found their last item and received the coin and clue while Gravitation was halfway their list. Gravitation finished after minutes of tense searching at all stalls in the market. They tried to follow Loveless but found that their list was different from theirs.
Loveless and Gravitation arrived minutes apart. Soubi and Shuichi went into the room. All three are in the room and with calm mind; Soubi was able to make out the message:
The holy man you must locate,
Within this ruin he awaits.
The feather you have you must present,
To lead the way to this course's end.
He whispered it to an archeologist in the room and received the clue. He fetched Ritsuka from the ruins entrance then searched for a holy man. Soubi suspected they're looking for a priest. At the end of one hallway they saw a white-robed man. They gave their last feather and were teleported back to Yuko's place after they were told to look for Yuko at the finish line. They arrived back in Japan, Maru and Moro informed them that Yuko can be found back at the park, where it all started. Loveless hailed a cab and promised to give all their money if they hurry to the park.
By that time, Furuba and Gravitation cracked the runes and was teleported back to Japan. Gravitation luckily got their first cab driver and was on the heels of Loveless while Furuba followed closely behind.
Loveless arrived at the finish line where other eliminated teams cheer them on as they crossed the finish line, Gravitation and Furuba close behind. Loveless were declared the winners of the race. The race ended with a snap of all the participants, L is still wearing a mask.
GLOSSARY
Arashi Arisugawa – originally from X1999 Prelude, a former priestess in Hanshin Republic that manage an apartment building with her husband Sorata Arisugawa
AZR - AnimeZing Race
Big Kitty – registered name of Fai-san in Oto Country
Caldina – originally from Magic Knight Rayearth, a bartender in Clover in Oto Country
Chitose – one of the people who helped to design the theme park, Fairy Park, in the country of Edonis.
Clover – a popular bar in Oto Country
Clow Kingdom – a desert country governed by a young king with the guidance of his close friend, the high priest.
Dragonfly – a gliding vehicle that looks like (more or less) a helicopter, a 'winged' car
Dream Capsule – an egg-like pod attraction, virtual reality game, in Fairy Park to go into Oto Country
Edonis Country – country well-known for its amusement park, Fairy Park
En – currency in Oto Country
Erii – an informant in Oto Country
Fairy Park – an amusement park found in Edonis Country
Fai-san – originally from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, a café owner in Oto Country
Genkaku – sacred bird of Tao country found in Mt. Gourai
Hanshin Republic – island nation in the shape of a tiger where kudan exists
Japan Dimension – dimension where Yuko reside and where the race started and ended
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Kero-chan – originally from Card Captor Sakura, a popular 'mascot' in Piffle World
Koko – currency in Hanshin Republic
Kotoko – originally from Chobits, one of the two little people informant in Oto Country of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Kudan – a separate entity that attaches and gives power to every person in Hanshin Republic according to the strength of the heart
Kunlun Castle – residence of King Chaos in Tao Country
Kyaa – a standard onomatopoeia (sound word) for a scream in manga, but many Japanese people have adopted this sound and use it to express joy, surprise, and other happy emotions.
Little Kitty – registered name of Sakura-chan in Oto Country
Maru-dashi – one of the two spiritless assistants of Yuko
Mokona Modoki – originally from Magic Knight Rayearth, an addition on each team essential for dimension travel, translation and object transmission
Moro-dashi – one of the two spiritless assistants of Yuko
Mt. Gourai – sacred mountain in Tao Country where Genkaku resides
Okonomiyaki – Japanese pancakes or Japanese pizza made of flour, water, cabbage (mixed with other veggies), egg, seasonings, some kind of meat (seafood is common), and a delicious steak-sauce-like okonomiyaki sauce.
Oto Country – a virtual reality game inside Fairy Park in the country of Edonis
Piffle World – a dimension where dragonflies is a popular sport, even mode of transportation
Primera – a popular idol in Hanshin Republic and Shogo's childhood/special friend
Reiatsu – spiritual energy, a Bleach terminology
Ryuuoh – a dragonfly racer in Piffle World
Sakura – Cherry blossoms, a flower
Sakura-chan – originally from Card Captor Sakura, a princess (a heroine) in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Shinigami – death god
Bleach definition: spirit protectors of the real world. They serve to balance all of the souls that are mixed together in this world
Shiritori – a Japanese word game where the last syllable from the last word will be used by the other player as the first syllable of the next word.
Shogo Asahi – the goggle team leader in Hanshin Republic that has a ray-like Kudan and Primera's childhood/special friend
Shunpo – flash step, a special technique of death gods in Bleach.
Sorata Arisugawa – originally from X1999 Prelude, a history teacher in Hanshin Republic that manage an apartment building with his wife Arashi Arisugawa
Sumomo – originally in Chobits, one of the two little people informant in Oto Country of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Tao Country – country surrounded by power where everyone can utilize at different levels, giving users variety of levitating powers and other powers at higher levels
Tomoyo Daidouji – originally from Card Captor Sakura, a president of a Piffle Company in Piffle World (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)
Touya – originally from Card Captor Sakura, a food server in Hanshin republic in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles and Yukito's best friend
Tsuruhashi – an okonomiyaki restaurant in Hanshin Republic
Yoto-do – translates to 'The Lamp House', a specialty store in Japan Dimension
Yukito – originally from Card Captor Sakura, a food server in Hanshin republic in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles and Touya's best friend
Yuko – dimension time-witch in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles and XXXHolic.
Zanpakutou – special sword attained by each death god (in Bleach)