LaCuevademisgustos: Thank you. I felt MacArthur and Emma needed to be a bit more rootable so I did that and yes, Nemma will be given more foreshadowing.
PrincessCrystalgem: Yes. All Stars is after this.
Jss2141: Apologies, that was what it said in the show.
First Flight: Ice Dancers, Best Friends, Cadets, Opposites, Father and Son, Reality TV Pros
Second Flight: Sisters, Vegans, Fashion Bloggers, Mother and Daughter, Rockers, Geniuses
Third Flight: Magical Misfits, Goths, Best Bros, The Adversity Twins, Daters, Tennis Rivals
"Last time on The Ridonculous Race, eighteen teams began their race around the world. There was running, waiting, even more waiting, confronting fears, and pushed themselves harder than I expected. Each team booked a flight to the airport with three flights to Morocco. Flight number one has six teams aboard and has already taken off, Flight number two has the runner up six teams and is about to take off, and finally the Goths, Magical Misfits, Best Bros, Adversity Twins, Daters, and Tennis Rivals flight will not be departing for another hour. Will one of these teams suffer the ultimate humiliation of being kicked off first? Find out on The Ridonculous Race!"
(After theme song)
"Twelve teams are on their way to Morocco, six are still waiting anxiously however." Don narrates.
We then see Mickey offer his brother hand sanitizer, "No need." Jay declined, "I made a point of not touching anything."
He then held his arms up to show he was in oven mitts, "Juice?" He offered a juice box.
Soon Leonard and Sugar popped up from behind them, "Greetings gentelman, What say the both of you to an amalgamation of adversaries. A weaving of my wizardry and doppelgängers to rule them all."
Sugar then threw confetti in the air as Leonard likely instructed which made things a lot worse for their offer.
"AGH! Confetti! I'm allergic to it!" Jay ran off fearfully.
"Jay! Don't forget your caliby lotion!" Mickey began chasing his brother.
"Well that could have gone better." Leonard admits bashfully, "Maybe next time let's refrain from using confetti."
"I don't really get how you can be allergic to confetti of all things." Sugar shrugged.
"Me neither but I won't question it." Leonard nodded.
We then see Stephanie talking to Ryan sternly, "Okay. So we didn't get on the first two flights, so we have to try extra hard to win today! I do NOT want to be booted off first, so you understand me?!"
"Yes Steph, I got you." Ryan nodded sheepishly.
Solo Confessional: Ryan
"Steph can be a little competitive from time to time but it doesn't seem to be a big issue. Either way, the Daters are totally gonna win this race." Ryan said confidently.
Solo Confessional Ends
XXX
"Morocco. Originally named Italy until it was revealed there was already an Italy. Home to scorching hot foods and scorching hot deserts. Flight number one has just landed!" Don narrates as a plane slowly descended to the ground and near the Don box, "Now the teams need to collect their next travel tip."
Soon the Ice Dancers, Best Friends, Cadets, Opposites, Father and Son, and Reality TV Pros ran to the Don box and Jacques pressed the button, giving him a tip.
"The spice is right." Jacques said happily before smiling brightly, "It's an All In!"
XXX
"All Ins require both teammates to participate. Both teammates must make their way to spice kiosk and choose five slices from the bountiful array, some are sweet but some are so agonizingly hot that it'll turn their tummy into a volcano of pain. I recommend picking the spices: cumin, cinnamon, paprika, saffron and ginger."
XXX
"Oh cool." Cody smiled, "I wonder if we'll be eating something goo…"
He didn't get to finish as he and Noah were run over by the rest of the teams who were in a hurry.
Soon, all the five teams began getting into taxis leaving the Reality TV Pros behind.
"Taxi…" Cody groaned weakly.
We then see Dwayne and Junior in their taxi as Dwayne smiled, "See that sporto. One of the leading teams and heading for spice town. Things are going well." He wrapped his arm around Junior who just felt awkward.
Confessional: Father and Son
"Hi I'm Dwayne, and this is Dwayne Jr." Dwayne smiled.
"They know that dad." Junior reminded him.
"We're the Father and Son team." Dwayne told the audience.
"They know that too dad." Junior sighed.
"Well we're gonna win this thing. Betcha they didn't know that." Dwayne smirked teasingly as he began imitating a newsman, "Newsflash, Father and Son team win the million!" He then silently began cheering.
Confessional Ends
We then see Cody and Noah finally in a taxi when Cody speaks up, "Ever since World Tour, I've kinda been excited to travel the world again. It might have been preferable to do this with Gwen or Heather," Cody began before turning to his partner, "Uh no offense Noah."
"None taken. I also had Owen in mind when doing this." Noah replies neutrally.
"Anyway, I think I recognize some familiar faces here. Like Geoff, DJ, and Cameron. I never met Lightning but I also saw him too." Cody smiled enthusiastically.
"Meanwhile the teams on the second flight prepare for an ice cold battle." Don narrates tensely.
We then see Jen reading from a fashion magazine before hearing Tom snore, "Ugh. I figured this would happen."
She then put an air mask on her partner's face and soon his snores were muffled.
We then see Rock and Spud eating sandwiches in their seats as Rock speaks up, "Spud and I have never been on a plane before, I'm not scared though. I saw Total Drama World Tour and they survived just fine, this plane seems a lot safer anyway."
Spud then seemed to hear Rock speaking and smiled, "Oh yeah. I love that cartoon."
"Some of the teams from flight one have reached the spice kiosk."
We then see the Best Friends, Cadets, Opposites, and Ice Dancers reach the kiosk.
"Hey! These spices aren't sha-labeled! What's the big idea?!" Lightning asked angrily.
"I think this is the challenge. We have to figure this out ourselves." Cameron told the jock who groaned.
Carrie is then seen pointing at a brown spice, "Ooh this is cinnamon. This is cinnamon."
Devin soon makes googly eyes and speaks in a goody voice, "Cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon."
The two then laugh hysterically as Carrie speaks up, "You totally would have missed it homie."
"Haha! As if I would have missed it." Devin smirked.
"I'm the one who thrives for cinnamon lattes." Carrie brags with a smirk of her own.
"Yeah. Which you constantly spill on me." Devin replied.
"Fair enough. I won't doubt you again." Carrie smiled at her 'best friend'.
"Oh just kiss already." Josee rolled her eyes condescendingly.
Carrie immediately blushed while Devin just laughed it off, "No can do. We're just friends. Besides, I have a girlfriend named Shelley."
Cameron soon pointed to the spices he wanted in the bag and smiled at Lightning, "After spending sixteen years in a bubble. I have a great deal of knowledge on spices."
"Lightning don't need your life story, he's just glad we're sha-winning this." Lightning smirked much to Cameron's displeasure.
We then see Jacques smirk at Josee as they are handed their bag of spices, "That's five."
"After collecting five spices, the teams get their next travel tips." Don narrates from the background.
"Ugh. We have to ride to a restaurant." Jacques began reading his tip.
"What's wrong with that?" Josee asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It's on a camel!" Jacques said dramatically, making Josee cringe, "Okay, sorry I doubted you."
We then see the four leading teams riding their camels as Carrie holds her nose in disgust, "Ugh. What a drag. These camels stink."
MacArthur soon sniffed her armpit and realized that it wasn't the camels that stunk, "Uh… she's right. It's the… camels."
"As the first four teams head off to the desert. The contestants from flight two arrive in Morocco."
A montage of the tips being collected and taxis being taken is shown.
We then see the last six teams on an airplane, "The last six teams are finally taking off and they decide to discuss some strategy."
We then see Cody looking confused as he tried to choose the spices with Noah and the Father and Son team close behind.
"How did you two make it here so late?" Noah decided to ask the opposing team.
"Traffic problems." Dwayne sighed, "Apparently other cars being around can really halt your progress."
"Well I hope you know how to pick spices." Noah rolled his eyes.
"It's not really a man's job to know the spices. Back then women were the spice collectors and men were the hunters. Weren't those the days huh?" Dwayne smirked at Junior and Noah.
"You know your wife will be seeing this on TV right?" Noah asked stoically.
"And times have changed and that's certainly good." Dwayne smiled nervously.
Soon they heard the taxis rolling by as Junior spoke up, "Oh no. There come the other teams, we're gonna lose our lead."
"Let's just pick the five nearest spices." Dwayne told his son.
"Good plan. Have to borrow that." Noah smirked, "Just give us the five closest spices."
"What?!" Cody asked incredulously.
"We're losing our lead. Just endure the spices later." Noah told his partner before they receive the bag of spices.
We then see the Vegans and Geniuses leave their taxis as they ran over to the kiosk and then all four spoke in sync, "Cumin, cinnamon, paprika, saffron and ginger."
"That was surprisingly elementary." Ellody smirked at Laurie who agreed with her, "I know right." She smiled back.
As those four, the Reality TV Pros, and Father and Son run off, the Sisters, Mother and Daughter, Fashion Bloggers, and Rockers ran to the kiosk as the last plane landed.
"As the teams continue on. Flight number three finally lands. They'll need to hurry if they want to not be last."
We then see the Reality TV Pros and Father and Son on their camels, Noah and Cody both looked winded as they lay on their camels while Dwayne and Junior's camel looked tired as well.
"Yah Yah faster!" Dwayne commanded slapping it's hump.
"Dad, I think the camel is about to pass out." Junior said in concern.
"Not to worry son." Dwayne reassured him, "Camels are the kings of the desert. They're tireless."
We then see Emma and Kitty as the only ones still left at the kiosk as Emma tried to guess the right spices, "Okay. Last one, cumin, cumin…"
"I think it's that one." Kitty pointed at one of the spices before Emma immediately shut her down, "This is no time for guessing games Kit. Uh… I don't know… this one." She said pointing to an orange spice which was scooped and soon Emma received the bag and tip, "So you can guess but I can't?"
"Mine is an educated guess." Emma explained, "Let's just go already."
Soon the Sisters ran off as the last six teams made it to the kiosk.
"Is this one cinnamon?" Jay sniffed a brown spice before he sneezed as a puff of cinnamon smoke flew towards Mickey who gasped for breath and soon the smoke cleared as the twins found themselves covered in cinnamon, "I guess we can't breathe cinnamon." Mickey sighed.
"The last few teams collect spices, but they have a long way to go if they want to catch up to the other teams."
We then see Laurie and Miles walking with their camel, clearly far behind the other teams.
Confessional: Vegans
"Our camel was beautiful and deserts are really hot." Laurie told the confessional, "If we win the million, we're launching a Stop riding Camels Campaign."
"Take hikes, not humps." Miles said in determination which had Laurie cringe a bit, "Or… maybe we can call it something else."
Confessional Ends
We then see there was an outside restaurant nearby with a chef cooking some soup and soon the Cadets made it on their camel.
"Things are starting to heat up as the Cadets make it to the restaurant first."
"There's the Don Box." Sanders smiles as she ran towards it and MacArthur leaps onto her back, "I'm so tired of this heat. Someone turn off the sun."
Sanders soon picks up her tip and reads, "It's a Botch or Watch. Hand your Moroccan stew to the chef so he can cook up a stew one of you must eat. So yeah, only one of us has to do this."
"Good, I hope we picked the right spices or this could end badly." MacArthur said hoarsely.
"After finishing your stew, bring your head over to the Chill Zone because…" Sanders began speaking before Don continued from the yellow carpet near a palm tree, "The last team to meet me here may get cut from the competition."
The Cadets then received their stew as Sanders took the bowl, "I'll eat, you just recover from the heat." She told her partner who nodded as the Best Friends and the Ice Dancers soon arrived.
"Come on Bun Bun. Don't let us down." Josee smiled at her lucky rabbit's foot.
"Huh? Is that a rabbit's foot?" Carrie asked curiously.
"I'm not superstitious at all. I just believe this lucky rabbit's foot is responsible for everything good in my life." Josee told the blonde who looked weirded out, "Okay…" Carrie dragged on.
"Can I rub it?" Jacques asked his partner who giggled before saying, "Of course you CAN'T!"
We then see Dwayne trying to pull the camel when the Magical Misfits passed by, "I don't wish to overstep, but it's easier if you ride the camel." Leonard smiled obliviously.
"Well thank you very much!" Dwayne said angrily to which Sugar replied with a bright, "You're welcome. Happy travels!"
We then see Laurie and Miles heading near the Father and Son team, sweating furiously, "This… is what happens… when you ride camels." Miles said angrily.
"No. My dad just pressured it too much. The other teams did fine." Junior sighed.
"That's no excuse." Laurie said pointedly to the child who rose his arms in defense before speaking to his father, "Let's just go dad. We're already too far behind."
"Fair enough kiddo. Let's go." Dwayne sighed before speed walking with his son in order to not get heatstroke.
"While the Magical Misfits dig themselves out of last place. The race for first place heats up as other teams make it to the restaurant challenge."
We then see Devin slurping his stew as Carrie watched him wistfully.
"Oh Devin~" Carrie swooned softly catching the attention of a nearby Cody who raised an eyebrow which Carrie noticed and blushed nervously, "Uh… that was… I was just…"
"You know what, I need someone to vent to and from what I've seen on Total Drama, I can trust you." Carrie sighed before blurting, "I love him. I loved him since we were four and he peed in my turtle pool."
"What?!" Cody asked in shock.
"I mean that's not HOW I fell in love with him but it's when it started." Carrie explained nervously before sighing, "But after how this time, how do I tell him, he has a girlfriend named Shelley."
She then realized she was on camera, "Who will see this on TV." Carrie then facepalmed, "What am I doing?!"
"Yeah. That sounds complicated." Cody said sympathetically before Devin shouted with a smile, "Yeah! Done!"
Carrie immediately hugged her friend and giggled before Devin spoke up, "Come on, we're in first."
Cody looked on in sympathy at this scene before turning to the camera, "I know we just met but I can't help but feel bad for Carrie. She's not the only one who's had this type of forbidden love, granted I ended up getting Gwen in the end so that kinda defeats the whole thing, but you know what I mean."
Soon the teams from the third flight finally arrived and headed for the restaurant, meanwhile Sanders was taking small sips from her bowl and wiping her mouth with a napkin, much to MacArthur's growing anger, "Stop wiping your face! And chug!"
"This is how civilized people eat." Sanders snarked.
"This is a race for a million dollars, not a tea party. Chug!" MacArthur forced the stew down Sander's mouth as she stared wide eyed with stew all over her mouth and chin.
"Oh. Allow me to get that for you your majesty." MacArthur smirked before furiously wiping Sanders' face, cleaning it perfectly.
They soon overhear Jacques narrating for Josee as she slurps her stew in a swan like posture, "Ahahahahaha, a wonderful performance of grace and efficiency. Bravo!"
"Uh oh. Hurry!" MacArthur and Sanders run off as Josee finishes her bowl.
We then see Devin and Carrie running to the Chill Zone when Carrie tripped and fell, she smiled with glistening eyes when Devin stood over her with a kind smile and began to carry her, "Whoa. Easy Romeo." She giggled.
Confessional: Best Friends
"Y'know, for most people it would be weird for a boy and girl to be so close, but with me and Carrie, we're such good friends it's like… Pfft whatever." Devin smiled with a scoff.
"Oh yeah. Hehehehehe, whatever. Just friends." Carrie giggled.
Confessional Ends
Meanwhile Noah and Geoff were watching as their partners Cody and DJ were eating their stews.
"So you and DJ signed up for this too?" Noah asked curiously to the Surfer Dude.
"Yep. I figured with his brain and brawn we'd do great together." Geoff smiled enthusiastically, "How come you signed up with Cody though man? Wouldn't you wanna try your luck with Eva or Owen?"
"Eva's going through anger management classes and Owen is competing in an eating contest so… I chose Cody instead." Noah explained, "Besides, he's competent enough to help me."
We then hear Cody gasping and panting as he tried to drink his stew, "My mouth feels like it's on fire! Why would anybody willingly eat this?! Why?!"
"Uh… we kinda randomly picked spices. Hehe." Noah giggled nervously.
We then see MacArthur running when Sanders suddenly stops and groans, "Ugh. Stew cramp. Oh it hurts."
"Never leave a man behind." MacArthur sighed before picking up Sanders and carrying her once again.
We then see Emma slurping her stew as Kitty cheered her on, "Come on Em. You can do it!"
"Ugh. I think we chose some of the wrong spices." Emma told her sister.
"Didn't you choose them all?" Kitty asked curiously.
"Yeah yeah." Emma scoffed before continuing to slurp her stew.
Back with Tom, he was slurping his stew when Jen spoke up, "Slow down Tom. You don't want to get that on your shirt."
Tom gasped before speaking, "You are so right, can you imagine?"
We then see Lightning slurping up the stew as fast as he could and smirked as he finished, "Sha-done and done. Team Dude for the win!"
He then ran off with Cameron running behind him.
The Best Friends were seen running towards the Chill Zone and smiled as they made it onto the yellow carpet.
"Carrie and Devin, you're the first team to arrive congrats." Don smiled as Devin and Carrie smiled at each other, "Man…" Devin began speaking, "I wish I could call Shelley." He smiled before running off while Carrie giggled sheepishly as he did so.
We then see Cody still slurping the stew and soon he finally finished it, his face looked as red as his sunburn was back in Playa De Losers.
"Need… water…" Cody begged dryly.
"No time. We'll get it once we head to the Chill Zone." Noah said as he grabbed Cody's arm and led him ahead.
We then see the Magical Misfits, Vegans, and Father and Son finally arrive to the restaurant as Sugar smiles, "Aw yeah! Sugar and Leonard for the win!"
"You're tied for last place y'know." Emma told the alleged pageant star who growled angrily.
We then see MacArthur still carrying Sanders as she ran, "Would you put me down, oh goodness, this hurts."
"Exactly. You're still cramping. Can't have that slow us down." MacArthur said sternly and soon a shrill laugh was heard behind them as Jacques was carrying Josee who was smiling maliciously, though Jacques looked less malicious as he smiled.
"Whoa. Creepy." MacArthur pointed out as they passed but then the Ice Dancers ran into a tree, slowing them down enough to where the Cadets could pass once again.
"Later Skaters." MacArthur smirked as she continued to run.
We then see back at the restaurant, more and more teams were finishing their stew.
"Done." DJ smiled enthusiastically.
"Done." Ryan smirked confidently.
The Best Bros and Daters ran past the Fashion Bloggers as Tom was trying his best to slurp without getting anything on his shirt.
Soon we see the Cadets(with MacArthur carrying Sanders) and Ice Dancers still in a struggle to outdo the other when they spotted the Chill Zone and MacArthur did a long jump and stomped on the Chill Zone.
"Hey, who called the cops?" Don asked jokingly, "You're team number two well done."
"Alright!" MacArthur cheered as she dropped Sanders who groaned on the ground.
We then see Jacques and Josee reach the Chill Zone and wave to the cameras, "So as a Canadian Ice Dancing team you probably hear this a lot. Third place." Don said happily as Josee's eye twitched as she kept her smile.
Confessional: The Ice Dancers
Josee was just throwing random objects offscreen as Jacques protected his head onscreen.
Confessional Ends
The Opposites arrived next.
"Fourth."
Then the Daters.
"Fifth."
Best Bros
"Sixth."
Geniuses
"Seventh."
Reality TV Pros, Rockers, and Fashion Bloggers
"Eighth, Ninth, Tenth."
The Sisters.
"Eleventh."
"Eleventh?! You need to start doing more?!" Emma chastises Kitty.
"I would love to do more, I wanted to pick the spices too." Kitty said pleadingly.
Emma seemed to look sympathetic before saying, "Whatever. Just try to be more helpful next time:"
Meanwhile Junior was leading his father to the restaurant, "C'mon. You have to eat."
We then see Taylor smile as Kelly held her stomach, "My mom's done."
"Not so fast." Kelly begged as she tried desperately to catch up.
We then see the Adversity Twins make it to the Chill Zone.
"Twelfth place!"
"Woohoo!" The brothers cheered.
"Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth."
Mother and Daughter, Goths, and Tennis Rivals.
"It is now a foot race to not be in last place between the Magical Misfits, Vegans, and Father and Son." Don smiled enthusiastically, "One of these teams will be heading home."
We then see the three teams slurping the stew, well Miles and Dwayne were, once Sugar got her stew, she downed it immediately.
"Done!" Sugar said happily before she and Leonard ran off.
"Dad, we're tied in last place. We have to hurry." Junior said in fear.
Dwayne looked at his stew and with as much force as he could, he shoved the stew in his mouth.
"Wow." Junior said impressed as Dwayne finished his stew.
"Done." Dwayne smiled but then, his eyes got cloudy, "Oh no. I can't see. Temporary blindness."
Junior immediately grabbed his father's arm as he ran towards the Chill Zone, soon Miles gasped as she finished her stew.
"Done." Miles sighed as she and Laurie began to run off.
Sugar and Leonard began to see the two teams behind them catching up before Leonard gasped, "Shall I use the song of slumber?" He asked fearfully.
"No way! We're too far behind! Let's go!" Sugar said sternly before the three were in a foot race for not last place, the Chill Zone was near, it was very close and…
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Sugar and Leonard stepped on the carpet first with Junior and Dwayne doing so second.
"Magical Misfits, you're surprisingly sixteenth, while Father and Son are seventeenth." Don said happily.
"Yes! Level completed!" Leonard smiled enthusiastically.
"Seventeenth." Dwayne said in shock, "We have got to do better, I know, we're gonna stay up all night and talk strategy." He gave a thumbs up to Junior who sighed, "Great."
We then see the Vegans collapse as they make it to the now empty Chill Zone.
"Vegans, while your causes were noble, they weren't strong enough to help your chances for the million." Don said with genuine sympathy, "I'm sorry, but you're out."
(Farewell Speech: Vegans)
"Well I suppose that could have gone better." Miles sighed
"At least we stuck to our principles despite everything." Laurie told her companion.
"I suppose that helps heal my heart." Miles smiled back.
"Even if we didn't win, it was at least a new experience we got to try. We can always preserve these memories forever." Laurie sighed happily.
Author's Note:
1st Best Friends
2nd Cadets
3rd Ice Dancers
4th Opposites
5th Daters
6th Best Bros
7th Geniuses
8th Reality TV Pros
9th Rockers
10th Fashion Bloggers
11th Sisters
12th Adversity Twins
13th Mother and Daughter
14th Goths
15th Tennis Rivals
16th Magical Misfits
17th Father and Son
Eliminated: Vegans
First elimination and I can already feel the controversy pooling in. I'm aware the Vegans are beloved by this community in a way, at least more than Leonard and Sugar who let's be honest, are as hated as All Stars. Yeah, I eliminated them because I cannot stand these two. They feel so preachy and obnoxious that it drives me crazy! Plus I felt that the way they left was unfair for them given Laurie got a swollen face and they had to go against their morals(even if their overdramatic attitude made me groan, I understood it), and they really gained nothing from this. So I eliminated the Vegans to make room for the other teams.