Leg Eight
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Before the leg starts, we see Mr. Jowai walking outside a mansion.
"The world of Clue. What started out as a simple board game progress into this, inspiring many spin-offs and remakes." Mr. Jowai told the camera as he walked. "And sitting in the corner of the town the game takes place in: Tudor Mansion. This mansion, home of the usual murder victim, Mr. Boddy, was the seventh Pitstop in a race around the VG Universe."
We see clips of the remaining nine teams checking into the Pitstop, starting with Kim & Ron. We then see the teams gathered around a table, eating.
"After checking into the Pitstop, teams received a mandatory rest period. This allowed them to eat…" Mr. Jowai's voice was aired over the clips.
We see Velma sitting in a chair, asleep, as her glasses sat on a table beside her.
"…Sleep…" Mr. Jowai continued.
We see Paula & Jewel wandering around with cameras with Arlene.
"…And mingle with the other teams. Can Kim & Ron manage to keep the lead despite the others teams right behind them? And will Kid & Ally once again be able to climb out of last place?" Mr. Jowai finished. "Kim & Ron, whom were the first team to arrive, will be the first to depart, twelve hours later."
(PITSTOP)
It was night out at the Pitstop as Kim & Ron prepared to depart. Ron held a flashlight as Kim prepared to open the clue in her hands. Once the appropriate time arrived, Kim ripped open the envelope as Ron turned his flashlight on.
(KIM & RON – First to Depart)
"Where're we going, KP?"
After opening the envelope, Kim scanned over the clue. "The world of Kingdom Hearts!"
"Teams must now books flights to the world of Kingdom Hearts, where the unlikely combination of Square and Disney took place, combining characters from Final Fantasy with well-loved Disney characters." Mr. Jowai's voice played of a series of clips. "Teams will land in Twilight Town, and once they do, they must search out the Sandlot on foot, where they'll find the next clue."
"Ready, Ron?" Kim asked.
Ron quickly pulled the money from the envelope, put it away and nodded. "Let's split, KP!"
The two heroes walked out into the streets and looked around for a taxi. They quickly saw one coming in from the distance.
"Taxi!" Ron shouted, holding an arm in the air. Luckily, the taxi stopped.
"Where to?" The driver asked.
"The airport, please." Kim replied.
"No problem."
During the ride to the airport, Ron looked at Kim. "How far do you think it is to the airport?"
"I'd say about ten minutes." Kim replied. "By that time, the next team will have departed.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Second to Depart)
Shaggy quickly opened the envelope and read the clue. "Like, search for the Sandlot in Twilight Town."
"Got it. Let's go, Shaggy." Velma said, starting to walk away. "Maybe we can catch up with Kim & Ron."
"Like, you're right." The lanky teen nodded. "Like, taxi!"
(AIRPORT)
Kim & Ron arrived at the airport. After paying their driver, the two teens rushed inside and looked around.
"Where should we go, KP?" Ron asked.
"Let's try that counter first." Kim pointed out an airline.
Ron nodded as the two walked over, but allowed Kim to do the talking.
"We need two tickets to the world of Kingdom Hearts." Kim explained.
"Certainly." The ticket agent nodded. "Our earliest flight leaves at nine in the morning."
This prompted a double-take from Kim. "Nine? That's your EARLIEST?"
"Yes."
Kim sighed. "Okay. We'll take two tickets." She said.
"Great. Everyone else will be here by then." Ron muttered.
(KIM & RON – First on Flight 1)
(PITSTOP)
(JOLENE & MUSH – Third to Depart)
Jolene tore open the clue with so much force that her glasses shook, ending up at an awkward angle.
"Careful, sis." Mush joked. "You don't wanna strain something."
Jolene gave a nervous chuckle before adjusting her glasses, then reading the clue. "Let's move, Mush."
"You got it, Jolene." Mush nodded as the two walked out into the street. "Taxi!"
(AIRPORT)
"You see Kim & Ron hanging around, Shag?" Velma asked as the two detectives walked into the airport.
Shaggy, being quite a bit taller than Velma, was able to spot the first-place team easily. "Yeah! They're, like, over there!"
"Then the airline we're looking for must be over there as well!" Velma said as she started running over to the airline Kim & Ron were close to.
"Ack! Velma! Like, wait up!" Shaggy said as he chased after her.
Velma quickly arrived at the airline and smiled. "Do you have any flights going to the world of Kingdom Hearts?"
"Yes, I do." The man behind the counter replied. "Let's see…The earliest flight leaves at nine."
Velma nodded. "Sounds good."
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Second on Flight 1)
"Well, now what?" Shaggy asked. "Like, everyone else is gonna be here before the plane takes off."
"The only thing to do is hope that the flight runs out of tickets." Velma shrugged.
"Yeah." Shaggy nodded. "Well, let's go sit down."
(PITSTOP)
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fourth to Depart)
"Ya have thirty-two bucks fer this leg of the race." Dingodile read. "Everything there, Tiny?"
The giant tiger quickly fingered the money in his hand. Despite not being able to count very well, he was able to add the money up to thirty-two. "Yep! All here!"
The Australian hybrid grinned. "Great! Let's split, pal!"
"Okay, Dingodile! We go fast!" Tiny said as he rushed out into the street and waved his arms back and forth. "Taxi! Taxi!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Fifth to Depart)
"Ready for another leg, Arlene?"
"As ready as I can be with low stamina." Arlene shrugged as she ripped open the clue. "Come on, Garfield!"
Upon leaving the Pitstop, the two cats saw that Tiny & Dingodile had just gotten a taxi and were driving off in it.
"Let's try a hail a taxi." Garfield said as he walked out into the road.
"Be careful, Garfield!" Arlene called out. "It's night out and we're both short! The drivers might not see you in time!"
(AIRPORT)
Jolene & Mush, after paying their cab, wasted no time in getting into the airport, as they were seriously worried that an earlier flight containing the others had already taken off.
Jolene, seeing Shaggy and Ron talking a ways away, let out a sigh of relief. "They're still here."
"That's good." Mush nodded. "We're caught up."
The two mushrooms strode over to the airline. "We need to get to the world of Kingdom Hearts as soon as possible." Mush explained.
"Of course." The ticket agent said. "Our earliest flight leaves at nine."
"And that's the earliest flight available anywhere in the airport?" Jolene asked.
"Yes."
"Okay. We'll take that one."
(JOLENE & MUSH – Third on Flight 1)
"Well, the flight doesn't take off for a while." Jolene said. "What do you think we should do to pass the time?"
"We may as well join the conversation with the others over there." Mush shrugged.
(PITSTOP)
(GEESE & KRAUSER – Sixth to Depart)
Geese, wanting to catch up, wasted no time in opening the first clue. "You have thirty-two dollars for this leg of the race."
Krauser quickly counted the money and nodded. "Eet ees all here, Geese."
"Good, now let's go."
Krauser nodded and followed Geese out into the road, where he hailed a taxi. One quickly saw them and pulled over.
"Where to, macs?" The driver asked.
"The airport." Geese replied. "And make it snappy. We're in a race."
"Will do."
(AIRPORT)
Tiny & Dingodile raced into the airport. Because they were both so tall, they were easily able to pick out the others in the crowd and see the airline.
"Over there!" Dingodile pointed out.
"Tiny see!" Tiny replied as the two rushed over to the airline.
"May I help you?" The ticket agent asked.
"Yeah. We need two tickets to the world of Kingdom 'earts." Dingodile explained.
"Let's see………You're in luck. I've still got some tickets on the flight leaving at nine."
"Is that the earliest flight?"
"It is."
The Australian hybrid nodded. "We'll take two tickets, thanks."
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fourth on Flight 1)
During the time Tiny & Dingodile were at the counter, Garfield & Arlene had shown up. The two cats had seen them and lined up behind them. When Tiny & Dingodile left the counter, the cats approached it.
"Do you have any more tickets available for the flight those two just got?" Arlene asked.
"Actually, yes." The ticket agent nodded. "Would you like to get on the flight?"
"Definitely, thanks." Garfield replied.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Fifth on Flight 1)
(PITSTOP)
(TALON & MALON – Seventh to Depart)
The sun was now starting to rise. Malon took a deep breath and opened the clue. "Come on, dad! We need to catch up!"
"Right, Malon!" Talon said as he grabbed his backpack.
The two farmers walked out into the streets to hail a taxi. Luckily, one was around and saw them. After stopping the cab, the father and daughter jumped in and were off.
(AIRPORT)
"Finally." Geese muttered as he and Krauser walked into the airport. "We made it."
"You see zee airline, Geese?" Krauser asked as he looked around.
"Yeah. It's over there." Geese pointed out. "Come on."
"Da."
The two half-brothers walked over to the counter, where the ticket agent saw them.
"How may I help you?"
"We need tickets on the fastest flight to the world of Kingdom Hearts." Geese replied.
"Our earliest flight leaves at nine." The ticket agent replied. "Will that do?"
Geese sighed. "If that's the absolute fastest, then it'll HAVE to."
(GEESE & KRAUSER – Sixth on Flight 1)
"Vell, now vhat?" Krauser asked.
"We wait." Geese explained.
(PITSTOP)
(PAULA & JEWEL – Eighth to Depart)
Jewel, curious as to where they were going, energetically opened the clue. "Alright! Kingdom Hearts!"
"We need to move, Jewel." Paula explained. "Kid & Ally are leaving right after us."
Jewel nodded as the two girls rushed out into the street to hail a taxi.
(KID & ALLY – Last to Depart)
"You ready to catch up, sis?" Kid asked after opening the clue.
"You bet!" Ally nodded.
"Okay! Let's go!" Kid said.
The two boxers rushed out into the streets to see Paula & Jewel getting into a taxi.
"There they go!" Ally said.
"Taxi!" Kid called out.
(AIRPORT)
Talon & Malon rushed into the airport and looked around for the airline.
"Ya see anything, dearie?" Talon asked.
"Uh…Wait! I think I can see Tiny & Dingodile over there!" Malon said.
"Heh. Not like that's hard to do when they're a foot taller than everyone else here."
"So I guess this means that we're heading towards that airline over there!"
The two farmers ran over to the ticket counter, although Malon beat her dad by a mile.
"We need two tickets heading to the world of Kingdom Hearts." Malon said.
"Our earliest flight departs at nine." The ticket agent said.
"That'll do." Malon said as Talon finally arrived at the counter.
(TALON & MALON – Seventh on Flight 1)
"Well, everyone'll bee here before the flight takes off." Malon said. "The only thing we can do is hope that they run out of tickets."
(PAULA & JEWEL)
The girls' taxi pulled into the parking lot of the airport with Kid & Ally's taxi hot on their heels. Paula & Jewel quickly paid their taxi driver and rushed inside.
The two friends saw the airline everyone else had been getting tickets from and went over. The instant they arrived at the counter, kid & Ally came through the airport doors.
"We're looking for a fast flight to the world of Kingdom Hearts." Paula said.
The ticket agent checked a couple of things and nodded. "Our earliest flight still has a few seats left."
Jewel grinned. "Well take two!"
(PAULA & JEWEL – Eighth on Flight 1)
As Paula & Jewel left the counter, this allowed Kid & Ally to approach it.
"Could we possibly get on that same flight as those two girls?" Ally asked.
"Actually, yes. We've still got some seats available." The ticket agent replied.
"Can we get on, please?" Kid asked.
"Of course."
(KID & ALLY – Last on Flight 1)
"All nine teams are on the same flight, and are flying towards the world of Kingdom Hearts." Mr.Jowai said. "This plane, containing them all, will arrive in Twilight Town at two in the afternoon."
(Flight – Landing)
All nine teams raced through the airport at top speeds, hoping to get out into the streets first. Jolene & Mush again used their height to their advantage and squeezed through the crowd close to the ground. Paula & Jewel raced behind, trying to catch up, although Malon was running with them as well. Kim & Ron were starting to fall behind the lead racers, but were managing to stay ahead of most of the pack. Kid & Ally were just behind the two heroes, and Shaggy & Velma were caching up to them. Starting to trail behind were Geese & Krauser, and Talon was struggling to keep up with the two. Tiny & Dingodile were next, and even though they were close to the back of the pack, they had the most energy of the bunch. At the back of the pack was Garfield & Arlene, and the main reason they weren't running fast was because they wanted to preserve energy.
Eventually, the teams got out into the streets of Twilight Town, where people were walking everywhere.
"I take it we can't get taxis here?" Garfield asked.
"The streets are too narrow for vehicles." Velma explained. "The only mode of transportation is by train, and that's just to specific parts of the town."
Geese, in the meantime, had pulled Krauser off. "Let's move, fool! We need to ask around and see where the Sandlot is!"
Seeing the two half-brothers run off fueled the others to start running themselves. The large group of teams rushed down the hill awaiting them, but when they reached the bottom, everyone saw that the path split, going in at least three different ways. Geese & Krauser had already chosen a random way to go and were already gone.
"Well, THIS is just great." Dingodile muttered. "Looks like we're gonna have ta do some trial and error, here."
After all of the teams had run off in different directions, Jolene & Mush were left standing alone. Mush looked at his sister. "Why didn't we run off as well, Jolene?"
"Because I KNOW where the Sandlot is." Jolene replied. "If we rushed off right away, everyone would be on our tails."
Mush nodded in understanding. "Okay."
"Now, if memory serves me right, the Sandlot should be down this way." Jolene said as she and Mush ran down one of the paths (one that Talon & Malon and Paula & Jewel had gone down).
(PAULA & JEWEL)
"I sure hope that this is the right way." Jewel sighed.
"You and me both, Jewel." Paula said. "We need to do our best if we want to survive the leg."
Jewel suddenly realized something and chuckled. "Garfield & Arlene must be having a field day with all of the running we're doing."
A smirk floated across the elf's face. "Heh. Maybe so. If we ARE taking the wrong way, we still might have a chance."
(TINY & DINGODILE)
Tiny scratched his head as he and Dingodile walked around the alley they had ended up in. With them were Kim & Ron and Shaggy & Velma, although each team was spread around, looking for someone to ask for directions. "Where 'Sandlot, Dingodile?…WHAT 'Sandlot', Dingodile?"
"You'll see once we get there, pal." Dingodile assured. "Right now, we just need ta FIND it."
Kim, in the meantime, saw someone and walked over. "Excuse me? Do you know where the Sandlot is?" She asked.
"Yes. You go that way for about a block, turn left and after a couple of winding roads, you'll find it." The man replied.
Kim nodded, thanking the man. "Ron, we took the wrong path. Let's head back and make up for it."
"Got it, KP." Ron said with a thumb's-up. The two heroes then sneaked away, leaving the others to searching.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"Arlene, wait." Garfield said as he stopped running.
Arlene followed suit and watched as Geese & Krauser and Kid & Ally continued running down the path. "What is it, Garfield?"
"If we took the wrong path, we'll be wasting our energy getting to the right one." Garfield explained. "There's a man over there. I'll go ask him if we took the right path."
"Okay." Arlene nodded as Garfield walked over to a man standing aside. A matter of seconds later and Garfield was thanking the man as he walked back over to his girlfriend. "So what did he say?"
"I was right. We took the wrong path." Garfield explained. "The right was was the one the farmers took."
Arlene sighed in relief. "Well, that's great. We managed to save our energy by not finding out too late."
"Yeah. Well, let's go." Garifield said. "If we hurry, we'll get there at a decent spot."
(GEESE & KRAUSER)
Krauser absent-mindedly looked over his shoulder and saw the Garfield & Arlene were no longer following them. "Uh…Geese?"
"Not now, Krauser!" Geese said. "Can't you see I'm trying to beat the boxers to the Sandlot!"
"But…Zee cats are no longer behind us."
This made Geese screech to a halt. "What?"
"Zee cats are gone." Krauser pointed out. "Maybe zhey turned around?"
"Probably asked someone for directions and found out they were going the wrong way." Geese muttered. "Come on! We need to catch up!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"Do you know where the Sandlot is?" Velma asked.
"The Sandlot?" The woman asked back. "You go that way for a couple of blocks until you reach the place where all of the paths join together. Then, you turn left and keep following that path until you get there."
"We've, like, taken the wrong way!" Shaggy cried out.
"Come on!" Velma said as she grabbed Shaggy's arm and dragged him away. Tiny & Dingodile saw them rush off.
"Let's follow 'em." Dingodile said.
"Okay, Dingodile." Tiny nodded.
(KID & ALLY)
"I wonder where the others went." Ally mused as she noticed that the other teams were no longer with them.
"I have a bad feeling about this, sis." Kid said as he suddenly saw someone. "We're looking for the Sandlot."
"The Sandlot? I'm afraid you've been going the wrong way. To get to the Sandlot, you need to take a left once you get back to the area where the paths meet.
Ally sighed. "Well, let's get going." She said. "We're behind, so if we hurry, we can catch up."
(SANDLOT)
The first three teams rushed into view, quickly spotting the clue box sitting on the sidewalk. Everyone scrambled over to it, almost bowling over a certain overconfident, unlikable jerk.
"Hey!" Seifer shouted as the teams flew past. "Watch where you're going in MY town, losers! I have half a mind to teach-"
Malon quickly threw a brick into his face, shutting him up.
"Uh…Wasn't that a bit harsh, dear?" Talon asked his daughter.
Malon shook her head. "Believe me, dad. If you would have played Kingdom Hearts 2 or Final Fantasy 8, you would have wanted to do that yourself."
The three teams quickly arrived at the clue box and took out the first three clues.
(PAULA & JEWEL – First at Clue 1)
(TALON & MALON – Second at Clue 1)
(JOLENE & MUSH – Third at Clue 1)
Paula quickly opened her clue first. "Take the train to Sunset Hill."
"Teams must now run to the train station and jump on board a train and take the five-minute trip to Sunset Hill, another part of Twilight Town." Mr. Jowai explained. "Once there, they must run to the peak of Sunset Hill, where they'll find their next clue. One thing teams must consider is that the trains leave ten minutes apart."
"Let's move, Jewel!" Paula instructed.
"Got it!" Jewel nodded as the two of them raced off.
Talon quickly opened his clue. "Run to the top of Sunset Hill." He read.
Malon was suddenly noticing Seifer getting to his feet, clutching the brick she had thrown at him. "Uh…Yeah, yeah. Sure. Let's go!" Malon said as she promptly grabbed her father's arm and pulled him away, narrowly avoiding Seifer throwing the brick back at her.
Mush watched as the race authorities (consisting of a bunch of random VG characters) jumped Seifer. "That doesn't look too comfortable."
Jolene wasn't paying attention. She simply opened the clue. "Come on, Mush! The train station is at the top of Twilight Town!"
"Sure thing! Let's go!"
As the three teams rushed off, Seifer was continuing to struggle with the race authorities. "Let me go, you idiots!" He shouted. "What are you attacking ME for!"
"You tried to strike a racer." A Goomba (the only one that wasn't pinning Seifer down) replied simply.
"She was the one to attack ME!"
"But you see, unlike you, SHE'S likable." Earthworm Jim pointed out with a smirk.
Of all the things Kim & Ron were expecting to see when they entered the Sandlot, the authorities pinning down a screaming Seifer wasn't one of them. The two heroes stopped running for a second to watch the scene.
"Well, it looks like you've got things under control." Kim said aloud.
"Quite, Miss Possible." Knuckles the Echidna replied. "Carry on."
"Thanks." Ron said as he and Kim went over to the clue box.
(KIM & RON – Fourth at Clue 1)
Ron tore open the envelope and pulled the blue card from inside. "Looks like we're going to the train station, KP." He said.
"Fine by me." Kim said with a nod as the two rushed off.
Kim & Ron jogged off as Garield & Arlene arrived. The two cats, still trying to preserve energy, weren't running as fast as went over to the clue box, wisely choosing to ignore Seifer's angered screams.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Fifth at Clue 1)
"Great. More running." Garfield sighed. "We may as well start, Arlene."
"That's fine, Garfield. Because we haven't been trying as hard, I haven't been using as much of my stamina." Arlene explained.
The two cats started going up a hill, towards the train station.
(TRAIN STATION)
Paula & Jewel raced into the train station and quickly found the ticket window.
"Two tickets to Sunset Hill, please." Jewel said.
"You'd better hurry." The woman behind the counter said. "The train leaves in two minutes."
"Thanks." Paula said as the two girls rushed up the steps the lay before them and went into the red train that sat on the tracks.
As they did, the next two teams arrived at almost the same time. They went over to the window.
"Two tickets, please." Malon said.
"You'd better hurry. The train leaves shortly."
"Thanks!" Talon said as he and Malon raced up the stairs. Jolene & Mush then approached the window.
"Could we get two tickets as well?" Mush asked.
"Sure, but like I said, you'd better hurry."
"We will, thanks." Jolene said. Once they had their tickets, they raced after Talon & Malon.
After Jolene & Mush were inside, the train closed its doors and started moving along the track, starting off towards Sunset Hill. After it left, Kim & Ron arrived.
"We need tickets to go to Sunset Hill." Kim explained.
"Oh, I'm sorry. You just missed the train." The woman behind the window apologized. "You'll have to wait ten minutes for the next one."
Ron sighed. "That's fine."
(SANDLOT)
Geese & Krauser arrived at the Sandlot. Geese paused to watch Seifer tangle with the authorities. Gees shook his head in hopelessness as he continued running over to the clue box.
(GEESE & KRAUSER – Sixth at Clue 1)
Geese, knowing that they were behind, tore open the clue quickly. "Let's move, Krauser! To the train station!"
"Da!"
The two half-brothers made tracks up the hill. After they were gone, Shaggy & Velma showed up, followed directly by Tiny & Dingodile. The two teams ran over to the clue box and pulled out envelopes.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Seventh at Clue 1)
(TINY & DINGODILE – Eighth at Clue 1)
Shaggy tore the tab off the clue and pulled out the blue envelope. "Like, take the train to Sunset Hill."
"Ten minutes apart." Velma muttered as she read the bottom of the clue. "We'd better make tracks, Shaggy!"
Tiny ripped open the clue and read its contents as best he could. He could make out 'train station'. "We go now, Dingodile!"
"Right! Let's move!" The Australian hybrid replied as the two ran off.
Once the two teams were gone, Kid & Ally arrived. After seeing the authorities finally subduing Seifer and carting him off, the two siblings approached the clue box.
(KID & ALLY – Last at Clue 1)
"Last one, bro." Ally said.
"Not for long." Kid said determinedly as he opened the clue. "We might catch up at the train station! Let's go, Ally!"
(TRAIN STATION)
"We need tickets to go to Sunset Hill." Garfield said.
"Sure. You've still got a bit of time until the next one leaves."
"That's okay." Garfield said before looking at Arlene. "At least we'll be able to rest for a few minutes."
Garfield & Arlene joined Kim & Ron at the top of the stairs as they waited for the train to return.
A minute later, Geese & Krauser arrived. Seeing the ticket window, they went over.
"Ve vould like to go to Sunset Heel." Krauser said.
"Sunset Hill? Okay." The woman replied. "You'll have to wait for the train to come back, though."
(SUNSET HILL)
The train containing the first three teams arrived at the train station at Sunset Hill right on time. Getting off, the teams started running through the small section to get to the peak. The peak of Sunset Hill was easy to see, and the path was pretty much straight the entire way.
Leading the three teams were Paula & Jewel, although Jolene & Mush were catching up. Because Talon wasn't going as fast, he and Malon were falling behind, but staying in the race nonetheless.
"I wonder what awaits us at the peak." Paula mused.
"I dunno, but I bet the view's gonna be amazing!" Jewel said.
"Just keep going down the path we're on, sis?" Mush asked.
"Yep. We should get there soon." Jolene nodded.
Soon, the three teams were running up the hill leading to the peak. Once they got to the top, they easily spotted the next clue box, but didn't go over to it just yet. Instead, everyone was looking around in awe at the amazing view they were getting.
"Wow, Jolene! This is amazing!" Mush said in awe as he looked out at the ocean, which sparkled in the sunset.
"I know." Jolene said with a smirk.
"Say, sis? You never DID tell me how you knew your way around this place." Mush said. "You been here before?"
"Business trip." Jolene said. "I was scouting for good fighters at the Struggle tournament."
"Oh! Is THAT how we got that Master Struggle kid?" Mush asked.
"Such an amazing view!" Malon breathed as she reached into her backpack and pulled out a camera.
"Look at this, Paula!" Jewel said in awe. "Have you ever SEEN such a sight?"
"Can't say that I have." Paula said with a smile.
After everyone recovered, they rushed over to the clue box.
(PAULA & JEWEL – First at Split Track)
(TALON & MALON – Second at Split Track)
(JOLENE & MUSH – Third at Split Track)
Jewel opened up the clue and read its contents. "Split Track!"
"A Split Track is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros and cons. In this Split Track, teams must choose between 'Wagon' or 'Tunnel'." Mr. Jowai said as he walked through the Sunset Hill district. "In Wagon, teams must use their strength to push this wagon, weighing about eight-hundred pounds, through this marked course. Once they complete the course, they'll receive their next clue. The task is physically demanding, but teams with enough muscle could finish quickly. In Tunnel, teams must go into the nearby tunnel and go through the maze of pathways until they find the exit, which dumps them off in the main section of Twilight Town, where they'll find the next clue. The task doesn't require as much strength, but navigating the maze to find the exit could take a long time."
"Neither of us are very strong." Jewel said. "We'd better go through the tunnels."
"Right." Paula said. "Let's get a move on, then."
"I'm up for pushing the wagon, Malon." Talon said.
"You sure, dad?" Malon asked.
"Hey, if we can push an extremely stubborn horse into the stables on a rainy day, we can push a wagon." Talon assured.
"Heh. I never really thought of that." Malon nodded.
"We'll never be able to push the wagon." Jolene sighed after reading the clue.
"Right. Let's find the tunnels."
(TRAIN STATION)
"We'd like to go to Sunset Hill, please." Velma said.
"Sure, but you'd better hurry. The train leaves shortly."
"Like, thanks." Shaggy said as he and Velma jogged up the stairs.
"Ya don't suppose we could get on too?" Dingodile asked as he approached the window.
"Of course, you could." The woman said.
"Tiny thank you!" Tiny said as he pranced up the stairs with Dingodile behind him.
Soon, Kid & Ally ran into the station and saw the window.
"Are we on time for the train to Sunset Hill?" Kid asked.
"Just barely. The train is loading people as we speak."
"Thank you!" Ally said as the two raced upstairs.
Kid & Ally were just able to get onto the train before the doors closed, starting the trek to Sunset Hill for the rest of the teams.
(TALON & MALON)
"Well, here's the wagon." Malon said.
"Let's start pushing, dear." Talon replied. "I don't think this'll be TOO hard."
"Hopefully, you're right, dad." Malon sighed as she and Talon started pushing the wagon through the marked course.
(PAULA & JEWEL)
"Man! It's like a maze in here!" Jewel said as she and Paula walked through the tunnels. "It could take us forever just trying to FIND the exit!"
"We're got to try, Jewel." Paula sighed, looking around. "We don't even remember where the ENTRTANCE is."
Suddenly, Jolene & Mush passed by the two, the former looking like she had an idea on where she was going. After the mushrooms turned a corner, the other two racers looked at each other.
"Shall we follow them?" Jewel asked.
"That might be the wisest choice." The elf girl nodded as the two walked off to tail the two mushrooms.
(TALON & MALON)
"Hey…You're right, dad!" Malon said is realization once she found that pushing the wagon wasn't as hard as she thought. "This is WAY easier than pushing a stubborn horse into the stables!"
"What'd I tell you, Malon?" Talon asked with a smirk. "Now let's pick up the pace a bit!"
"Right!"
With that, the two farmers started running, pushing their wagon through the marked course with ease and speed.
(SUNSET HILL)
The train containing the remaining teams arrived at the Sunset Hill station. As soon as the doors opened, the six teams flew out of the train and started a footrace down the steps that led into Sunset Hill. Because they wanted to preserve energy, Garfield & Arlene were still jogging at a slower pace.
During the run through Sunset Hill to get to the peak, several of the racers were starting to slow down due to fatigue. This allowed Garfield & Arlene, whom were still going strong due to not using as much energy, to pass a few teams.
Eventually, the group of teams arrived at the peak. Everyone scrambled for a clue.
(KIM & RON – Fourth at Split Track)
"Whaddya think we should do, KP?" Ron asked.
"Run through the tunnels." Kim replied. "Pushing the wagon would use up too much energy."
"You're probably right. Let's go!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Fifth at Split Track)
"Let's go through the tunnels, Shag." Velma said. "I'm sure we could find the exit easily enough."
"Like, yeah. I don't think I'd be able to, like, push a wagon that size anyway."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Sixth at Split Track)
Arlene ripped open the envelope and scanned over the clue. "We'll have to go through the tunnels, Garfield."
"Yeah. A couple of cats pushing an 800-pound wagon? Forget it."
(GEESE & KRAUSER – Seventh at Split Track)
"Everyone seems to be doing the tunnel task, Krauser." Geese said. "Good. Less obstacles while we push the wagon."
"Da!" Krauser said enthusiastically. "Ve go push zee vagon!
(KID & ALLY – Eighth at Split Track)
"We're going to have to go through the tunnels, bro." Ally sighed after reading the clue. "Neither of us are the strongest boxers on the circuit."
Kid nodded. "Yeah. If Jackpot or Bronto were here, they'd do it easily. But they're not."
(TINY & DINGODILE – Last at Split Track)
"Well, we know what we're gonna do, eh Tiny?" Dingodile asked with a smirk.
The giant tiger nodded furiously. "Yeah! We real strong, so we go push wagon through course!"
"You said it, pal!"
(TALON & MALON)
The two farmers continued to push their wagon through the marked course. The father and daughter pushed the wagon around another corner and suddenly saw the finish line of the marked course.
"There it is, dad!" Malon said excitedly.
"Just a little further, Malon! We're almost got this thing beat!"
With one more huge push, the two pushed the wagon over the finish line. A nearby representative handed them a clue for completing the task.
(TALON & MALON – First at Clue 2)
"Thanks, partner!" Talon said as he ripped open the newfound clue. "Run to the mansion in Twilight Town."
"Teams must now run through the main section of Twilight Town again and search out this old mansion, made popular due to Kingdom Hearts 2." Mr. Jowai explained. "Once they find the mansion, the next clue will be sitting just outside."
"Hey…We're back in the main part of Twilight Town again." Malon observed, looking around. Indeed, the wagon course had ended back at the main part of Twilight Town.
"Well, that works for me, dearie!" Talon shrugged. "Come on!"
(TUNNELS)
"Let's see…" Jolene mused as she continued to walk through the maze of tunnels. "I think the exit should be around here somewhere."
Mush looked over his shoulder and saw Paula & Jewel following them. "Sis, we've got a team following us."
"That's okay." Jolene said. "We can beat them to the next clue."
The mushrooms went around one more corner and saw a doorway. Sitting beside it was the clue box.
"There it is!" Mush said as he rushed over to the clue box.
(JOLENE & MUSH – Second at Clue 2)
Mush tore open the clue and read it. "Run to the Twilight Town mansion."
"Perfect! Let's go, Mush!"
As the two mushrooms raced out the doorway, Paula & Jewel pulled a clue from the box themselves.
(PAULA & JEWEL – Third at Clue 1)
"Let's go after them." Paula said.
"Right." Jewel nodded as the two left the tunnels.
Coming out, the two girls saw that they were back in Twilight Town rather than Sunset Hill.
"Well, we may as well start looking." Paula said, as Jolene & Mush had already disappeared.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"This is pretty tricky." Velma said as she and Shaggy wandered through the maze of tunnels. The other teams that had chosen the task were scattered around the maze as well.
"Like, yeah. Mazes were SO much easier in, like, the newspapers." Shaggy shook his head.
"Hopefully, the others are having just as much trouble as we are." Velma sighed.
Velma was indeed right. None of the other teams that had chosen the tunnel task were having much luck. In fact Shaggy & Velma were the closest team to the exit.
(MARKED COURSE)
With two competitive teams trying to get ahead of each other, the marked wagon course was more the less a drag race now. Even though they had no idea where they were going, Geese & Krauser continued to race neck-in-neck with Tiny & Dingodile, whom were just as clueless as to where they were heading. Nevertheless, the two teams raced with all their might and desperately tried to beat the others to the finish line.
"Keep pushin', Tiny!" Dingodile urged. "The way we're goin', we're almost there!"
"Tiny go fast, Dingoile!" Tiny replied.
"Try harder, Krauser!" Geese ordered. "The bumblers will beat us to the finish line if we don't hurry!"
(TALON & MALON)
The two farmers ran through Twilight Town and soon arrived at the Tram Command.
"Well, where now?" Talon asked.
"How about we try searching through that conveniently-placed hold in the wall way over there?" Malon asked.
"It's worth a shot."
The father and daughter went over to the hole in the town wall and went through it, appearing in a forest just outside the town.
"Man. It's dark here." Malon said, squinting to try and find her way through the forest.
"Wait. I think I can see some light over there, Malon." Talon pointed out.
The two went towards the light and ended up leaving the forest. They stopped, finding themselves standing in front of a large, old mansion with a clue box sitting out front. There was a line of nine Gummi Ships sitting to the side, but the farmers almost didn't notice them.
"There it is!" Malon said.
"Come on, Malon!" Talon said.
(TALON & MALON – First at Boss Battle)
Malon tore open the envelope. "Just as we thought. A Boss Battle."
"A Boss Battle is a task only one person may perform, and the team may not proceed until the task is finished." Mr. Jowai explained as he walked outside of the mansion. "In this Boss Battle, that person has to search through the three main room's in this mansion: The Parlor, the library and Namine's room. Hidden throughout the three rooms are twelve clues. Once a racer finds one of the clues, the task is complete."
"I'd better do this one, dad." Malon said.
"Okay. Good luck, Malon." Talon said as Malon vanished into the mansion.
Not long after Malon went inside, Jolene & Mush showed up. The two mushrooms quickly saw the clue box and went over.
(JOLENE & MUSH – Second at Boss Battle)
"It's another Boss Battle!" Jolene said.
"I'll do it, Jolene." Mush said.
"You sure?"
"Hey, you did the last one."
"Okay. Good luck."
(MARKED COURSE)
Geese & Krauser were still right beside each other as they raced through the marked course, still pushing their respective wagons like they were nothing. Soon, Geese spotted the finish line.
"There's the finish line!"
That seemed to be enough to fuel Geese & Krauser to step it up just enough to pass the finish line before Tiny & Dingodile. The two teams stopped their wagons and received clues.
(GEESE & KRAUSER – Fourth at Clue 2)
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fifth at Clue 2)
Krauser quickly opened the clue. "Ve are goingk to zee mansion, Geese!"
"Right. Move!" Geese said.
"Looks like we're gonna do more runnin', Tiny." Dingodile said.
"Okay by Tiny, Dingodile." Tiny shrugged. "We go now!"
(BOSS BATTLE)
Malon started by searching the library, but had no luck yet. She felt around the books on the shelves for the clue, but was coming up empty wherever she looked.
"There are twelve clues in only three rooms." Malon muttered. "It shouldn't be this hard to find one."
Meanwhile, Mush was having similar problems in the Parlor. Despite the room being smaller than the library, no clues were coming up for the mushroom boy.
"This is hard." Mush sighed. "There's gotta be at least ONE clue in here."
Outside the mansion, Talon and Jolene were still waiting for their partners when Paula & Jewel finally caught up. The two girls saw the clue box and rushed over.
(PAULA & JEWEL – Third at Boss Battle)
"It's a Boss Battle." Paula said. "I think I should do this."
"If you want to, Paula." Jewel shrugged.
(TUNNELS)
"I think we're, like, lost, Velma." Shaggy said. "I, like, can't even remember if we've been to this corner before."
"Well, I think we should-" Velma added before glancing down a pathway as they walked past it. Her eyes widened when she saw the clue box sitting by the exit. "There it is!"
"Huh?" Shaggy said as he looked around the corner with Velma. "Hey! You're right!"
"Come on!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Sixth at Clue 2)
"Run to the Twilight Town mansion." Velma said, reading the clue.
"Like, let's go!" Shaggy said.
After Shaggy & Velma ran off, Kim & Ron stumbled upon the clue box.
"Hey! There's the clue!" Kim pointed out.
"Boo-Yah! Let's get it!"
(KIM & RON – Seventh at Clue 2)
Ron tore open the envelope and read the clue. "Looks like we're going to the mansion, KP."
"Fine by me. Let's make tracks!"
(BOSS BATTLE)
The three racers waiting outside the mansion suddenly heard footsteps. Looking at the forest, they saw the next two teams running towards the clue box at the same time, trying to get to it first. In the end, the giants lost the footrace again.
(GEESE & KRAUSER – Fourth at Boss Battle)
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fifth at Boss Battle)
"There's no way I'm searching through an old mansion like that." Geese said. "Krauser, you do it!"
Krauser looked at the mansion and scratched his head. "Uh…Okay."
"Ya think ya can handle this, Tiny?" Dingodile asked. "Ya just need ta search through one of the three rooms fer a clue."
"Okay, Dingodile. Tiny do good."
Krauser and Tiny looked at each other, shrugged and went into the mansion together.
Inside, Paula was searching the intense whiteness that was Namine's Room. Aside from a couple of drawings pasted onto the wal, everything in the room was bright white, and almost made it hard for the elf girl to see what she was doing.
Paula opened up a drawer and searched it, once again coming up with no clue. The elf girl sighed and closed the drawer. "Where the heck is it?"
Meanwhile, Malon was still searching the library as Tiny entered. As the giant tiger started searching another part of the room, Malon reached for a book and pulled it off the shelf. However, once she pulled it off, her eyes widened when she saw what was being used as a bookmark.
"A clue!" Malon said, plucking the clue from the book, setting the book back on the shelf and rushing out of the room.
In the parlor, Krauser had joined Mush in searching for a clue. However, neither of them had any luck thus far.
Suddenly, Mush found what he was looking for. Sitting amongst the broken remains of a table in the middle of the room, sat a clue. Mush pulled it from its resting place, careful not to prick his fingers on the wooden splinters on the floor. The mushroom boy fled the room, clue in hand.
Outside the mansion, Malon and Mush rushed out at almost the same time. Their respective partners went over to greet them.
The instant Malon was reunited with her father, she opened her clue. "Take one of the Gummi Ships to the next Pitstop!"
"Teams must now hop in one of the given Gummi Ships and fly to Radiant Garden, a separate part of the Kingdom Hearts world. The pilot of the ship will drop them off, and once they are out of the ship, they will have to search out this cliff that overlooks this castle of darkness." Mr. Jowai said as he walked along a cliff top. "This cliff, where Sora fought Sephiroth in Kingdom Hearts 2, is the Pitstop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in here may be eliminated."
"The last team to check in may be eliminated!" Malon said.
"Well, we know it's not us!" Talon said. "Come on! Let's chose a Gummi Ship!"
Mush had also opened his clue. "We're heading to Radiant Garden!"
"Where in it?" Jolene asked.
"The spot where Sora fought Sephiroth."
"Oh! That's easy! I know where that is! Come on!"
(TUNNELS)
At almost the same time, the last two teams ere able to navigate the maze and find the clue. The only drawback was that Arlene had once again exhausted herself during the run.
(KID & ALLY – Eighth at Clue 2)
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Last at Clue 2)
"Come on, Ally!" Kid said. "We're going to the mansion!"
"Right! We need to stay ahead!"
"I'm sorry, Arlene. It looks like we're up for some more running." Garfield sighed after opening the clue.
"Let's…Just go." Arlene panted. "We…Need to…Stay…In the race."
(BOSS BATTLE)
Paula quickly opened up a cabinet and searched through it for a clue. The elf-girl was about to give up and search elsewhere when she saw the clue taped to the top of one of the shelves. After peeling the envelope from the cabinet, Paula fled the white room and started her trek back towards the front doors.
Paula raced outside and counted heads. If what she saw from the waiting racers was true, she and Jewel were in about third place. Jewel saw her and rushed over.
Paula quickly opened her envelope. "We're going to the Pitstop, Jewel! Into one of those Gummi Ships!"
"Got it! Let's split!"
Paula & Jewel jumped into one of the waiting Gummi Ships. When they did, its pilot started it and took off. After the ship was gone, everyone heard a loud scream. Suddenly, the next two teams charged onto the scene, Shaggy a good ways ahead of the group to get out of the 'uber-scary dark and creepy forest'.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Sixth at Boss Battle)
(KIM & RON – Seventh at Boss Battle)
"It's a Boss Battle." Velma said. "I think I'd better do this one, Shag."
Shaggy nodded, still a little freaked out about the forest.
"Here, KP. Let me handle this." Ron said.
"Well, okay." Kim said. "If you think you can do it."
(TALON & MALON)
"How far is it to Radiant Garden?" Malon asked the pilot of the Gummi Ship as they flew through space.
"Not far." The pilot said. "We should be arriving momentarily."
"Hopefully, we'll be able to stay ahead of the others." Malon sat back.
Talon nodded. "If we can figure out how to get to the Pitstop, we'll be fine."
(JOLENE & MUSH)
Jolene nervously rubbed her hands together. "Oh, this is gonna be so close!"
"Yeah. Once we arrive at Radiant Garden, we'll need to hold nothing back to get to the Pitstop." Mush nodded. "We've got one team directly in front of us and Paula & Jewel could come up from behind at any minute."
(PAULA & JEWEL)
A good bit behind the two lead teams, Paula & Jewel decided not to worry about catching up because of their decent position.
"I hope we can get there in good time." Paula mused.
"I'm not worried." Jewel shrugged. "We're in third right now. If we can pass the others when we arrive, then that'll be great!"
The elf girl nodded. "Yeah. Maybe the others will make a wrong turn at Radiant Garden or something."
(BOSS BATTLE)
In the previously-empty white room, Ron skimmed his way through the room, trying to find something that stood out.
"It shouldn't be THAT hard to find a clue in here." Ron sighed. "I mean, come on! It's nothing but white in here!"
Meanwhile, in the Parlor, Velma was searching through the room with Krauser, whom still hadn't found anything.
"There's not a lot in here." Velma muttered. "One would think that this would be the EASIEST room to find a clue in."
Krauser, hearing her, nodded. "Da." The purple-haired man lifted a globe off a desk and his eyes widened when he saw that he had uncovered a clue. Krauser quickly scooped up the envelope and left the room.
Tiny was taking a more direct approach to finding the clue in the Library. Rather than go through the bookshelves or cabinets, the huge tiger resorted to lifting the entire piece of furniture off the ground with one hand, searching underneath it and setting it back down without breaking anything.
The large tiger lifted a big table off the ground and searched the ground underneath it, not finding anything. Glancing upwards absent-mindedly, Tiny spotted a clue taped to the underside of the table he was still holding. Tiny gently peeled the clue from the table, set the furniture back down and skipped out of the Library.
Krauser was the first to make it outside. Geese stood up and walked over. The purple-haired man promptly ripped open the clue. "Ve go to zee Peetstop, Geese!"
"Okay. Let's choose a Gummi Ship and get the heck out of here!" Geese said, grabbing his backpack and rushing over to the line of remaining Gummi Ships.
As Geese & Krauser jumped into a Gummi Ship, Tiny came skipping out of the mansion, clue in his hand. Dingodile, seeing his best friend, rushed over.
Tiny tore open the clue and started jumping, making everything (and everyone) lift off the ground a couple of inches every time his feet connected with the ground. "Pitstop! We go to Pitstop!"
"Right! Let's go!" Dingodile said.
Tiny & Dingodile jumped into a Gummi Ship and took off after Geese & Krauser. After they did, the final two teams arrived.
(KID & ALLY – Eighth at Boss Battle)
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Last at Boss Battle)
"I'll do this one, Ally." Kid said.
"Okay. Good luck, bro!" Ally said as her big brother rushed headfirst into the mansion.
"I'd better do this, Arlene." Garfield offered, seeing the Arlene had tired herself out again.
"Okay…Thanks…Garfield." Arlene breathed as she sat down.
(RADIANT GARDEN)
Talon & Malon's Gummi Ship landed and the two farmers jumped out. Once they were out, the ship took off again.
Malon looked back and forth between the two paths that lay before them. "Well, where should we go?"
"Let's try that way first." Talon pointed off down the left path.
"We may as well." Malon nodded as the two rushed off down the left path.
Not long after the two rushed off, the next Gummi Ship arrived, and out came Jolene & Mush. The ship took off, leaving the two mushrooms to look back and forth between the two paths.
"Which way do we go?" Mush asked.
"Let's go that way." Jolene said.
The two mushrooms ran off down the right path.
The team that took the correct path continued running along the narrow pathway built into the side of a cliff wall. They eventually found the end of the pathway, which dumped them off into a wide, open, purple, cavern floor.
"Hey. Isn't this where the 1000-Heartless battle took place?"
"I think so."
"So if we're here, that must mean that we're close to the Pitstop!"
"Let's go!"
The mystery team raced across the cavern floor to reach the other side, which went into the side of another cliff.
(PITSTOP)
Mr. Jowai stood on the Pitstop mat close to the edge of the cliff, preparing to greet the first-place team. At his side was Squall 'Leon' Leonheart. Due to the guest being at least a foot taller than him, Mr. Jowai looked up and stood on his toes to inform Leon where the teams were coming from, which would be from the side of the cliff, where an opening was. Suddenly, the two heard footsteps coming from inside the cliff. Mr. Jowai and Leon stood at attention and awaited the first place team.
Jolene & Mush rushed out from within the cliff, ran over to the Pitstop and jumped onto the mat, Mush beating out his sister by a couple of steps.
"Welcome to Radiant Garden." Leon said with a very rare smirk, looking down at the two mushrooms.
"Thanks." Jolene nodded.
"Jolene & Mush…" Mr. Jowai said, leaving a slight pause. "…You are team number one!"
(JOLENE & MUSH – First Place)
"FIRST!" Jolene asked. "I don't believe it! We passed the farmers!"
"They must have taken the wrong path!" Mush said in realization. "Alright! First place!"
(PAULA & JEWEL)
The girls' ship landed and the two jumped out. Paula & Jewel quickly saw the choice they were given and pondered what they should do.
"What do you think, Paula?" Jewel asked.
"The right path looks kinda promising." Paula shrugged.
"Okay. Let's try that."
(TALON & MALON)
"Wait, dad!"
Talon screeched to a halt and looked at his daughter. "Yes, dear?"
"Look around you. There are buildings everywhere. The clue said that the Pitstop was on a cliff." Malon sighed. "I think we took the wrong path."
"You think we should go back and take the other way?"
"Yeah. Before we go too far down this one." Malon nodded.
(BOSS BATTLE)
"Wait a second." Ron said as he looked into a drawer. Garfield was also searching the room, but the blonde-haired boy didn't seem to notice.
Inside the drawer Ron had just opened sat an envelope with the race markings on it. Ron quickly pulled it from the hiding place and rushed out of the room.
Ron quickly made it outside the mansion and rushed over to Kim before tearing open the envelope. "Hey! The Pitstop!"
"Yeah, that's what I heard the others say." Kim said. "Come on! We'll read the rest of the clue inside the Gummi Ship!"
(PITSTOP)
Due to Talon & Malon taking too long to get back to the intersection, Paula & Jewel were able to reach the Pitstop first. The two girls jumped onto the mat, Jewel looking excited.
"Paula & Jewel………You're team number two!"
(PAULA & JEWEL – Second Place)
Jewel's jaw fell open. "Second! We actually passed one of the teams!"
"That's fine by me." Paula said with a smile.
(TALON & MALON)
The two farmers weren't that far behind, and were now in the process of walking through the cavern floor.
"Well, we probably fell behind a bit." Talon sighed.
"Hey, that's okay, dad." Malon assured. "We're still in the race."
"Yeah, but I-" Talon said before suddenly stopping. "Wait, Malon. You hear that?"
Malon stopped and looked at her father. "What is it?"
Talon didn't reply. He simply looked over his shoulder, and once he did, his eyes sprang open. "MALON! RUN!"
Malon looked over her shoulder as well, and suddenly saw a stampede of Heartless storming straight at them. Malon shrieked as she and her father quickly started running from the oncoming army of Heartless.
In the end, the two farmers were able to beat the Heartless to the other side of the cavern. Although they could have followed if they wanted to, none of the Heartless went past the opening leading into the cliff.
"What in tarnation is going on back there!" Were Talon's first words as they left the cliff.
Mr. Jowai gave a nervous chuckle and rubbed the back of his head. "Oh, yeah. Well, those Heartless have the cavern scheduled for their dance party for the rest of the day." As if to confirm this, everyone heard loud disco music coming from the other side of the cliff.
Talon & Malon wisely jumped onto the Pitstop, not pressing the matter any further.
"Talon & Malon………You are team number three!"
(TALON & MALON – Third Place)
Talon sighed. "Well, there went our lead."
"Dad, it's fine." Malon assured once again. "We're still in the race."
(GEESE & KRAUSER)
Meanwhile, Geese & Krauser's Gummi Ship had just arrived. The two half-brothers got out of the ship and looked around.
"Vell, eet appeers zat ve need to choose a vay to take." Krauser observed.
"Clever deduction." Geese muttered before starting to walk down the path on the right. "C'mon. This way."
As the two left, Tiny & Dingodile showed up. The giants jumped out of their Gummi Ship.
"Which way do we take, Dingodile?" Tiny asked, scratching his chin.
"Let's try this way first." Dingodile said, leading Tiny down the right path.
(BOSS BATTLE)
"If I were a race producer, where would I hide a clue?" Velma asked herself as she wandered around the Parlor again. Her search of the white room had turned up fruitless and the brown-haired detective had decided to try the Parlor again.
Instinctively, Velma reached behind a statue sitting on a shelf and felt her hand touch something that felt like an envelope. Velma pulled out her clue and raced out of the room, satisfied.
When Shaggy saw Velma leaving the mansion, he stood up and went over to greet her.
Velma quickly opened up the clue. "Jinkies! We're flying to the Pitstop!"
"Like, let's move, Velma!" Shaggy said, partially in relief that he didn't have to go through the forest again.
Once Shaggy & Velma took off in their Gummi Ship, this left Ally and Arlene sitting on the grass, alone, the latter still breathing heavily.
(PITSTOP)
It took them a bit, but Geese & Krauser were able to weave through the crowd of partying Heartless and enter the passage on the side of the cave. Geese dragged his half-brother towards the Pitstop.
"But…I vanted to boogie." Krauser said.
"Shut up and get on the mat."
Geese pulled Krauser onto the Pitstop, checking in.
"Geese & Krauser………You're team number four!"
(GEESE & KRAUSER – Fourth Place)
Geese nodded, folding his arms. "A little better than before, but by the next leg, we should be ready to go straight to the top."
(KIM & RON)
The Gummi Ship containing the two teen heroes landed at the intersection. Kim & Ron jumped out.
"Where to, KP?" Ron asked.
"Let's try that way." Kim said, pointing to the left.
"Okay. Let's do it."
(PITSTOP)
"Gah! This is just freakin' great!" Dingodile said as he and Tiny arrived at the party the Heartless were having. "There's no WAY we'll be able ta squeeze through!"
"Tiny handle this, Dingodile." Tiny said with a smirk. Dingodile looked at his friend with a questioning glare, but nodded and stepped aside.
Tiny cleared his throat a couple of times, took a deep breath and let out an Earth-shaking roar. This made the crowd of Heartless stop what they were doing and part like the Red Sea, providing a way for Tiny & Dingodile to get by.
Dingodile watched in awe. "Ya amaze me sometime, pal." He said as he and Tiny continued running.
The instant Tiny & Dingodile were on the other side of the cliff, the Heartless party started again. The two giants continued up to the Pitstop.
"Tiny & Dingodile………You're team number five!"
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fifth Place)
"YAY!" Tiny shouted, giving Leon a bone-crushing hug.
"Heh. Yer pretty excited, Tiny." Dingodile said with a smirk.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
The detectives' Gummi Ship descended upon Radiant Garden and landed. Once it did, Shaggy & Velma jumped out and looked around.
"Like, where should we go, Velma?" Shaggy asked. "I'm betting that, like, only one of these paths takes us to the Pitstop."
"That way." Velma pointed down the right.
"You sure?"
"It looks rocky down that way." Velma pointed out. "We're looking for a cliff."
"Like, good point."
(BOSS BATTLE)
Searching the Library alone, Kid USA was still having little luck. He had been searching this room ever since arriving in the mansion, but still wasn't giving up.
In all honesty, Kid was contemplating going to another room when he moved a bookend slightly, uncovering a hidden clue.
"Alright! Jackpot!" Kid said, grabbing the clue and leaving the room.
However, Garfield had also managed to strike gold, coming up with a clue in the white room. The two racers ran out of the mansion at almost the same time.
Outside, both Ally and Arlene got up to watch their brother and boyfriend leave the mansion. The two couple reunited with two consecutive clue-openings.
"Fly to Radiant Garden and look for the next Pitstop!" Kid read.
"Warning: The last team to check in may be eliminated." Garfield finished.
"Let's move, bro!"
"Come on, Garfield!"
(PITSTOP)
Shaggy & Velma arrived at the edge of the Heartless party and stopped running.
"Well, I wonder how we're going to get through this." Velma sighed.
"Like, yeah. It'll be hard to get through all of this." Shaggy nodded.
Velma was about to reply when she felt something grasp her hand. "Eek!" She cried. "Shaggy! Are you holding my hand!"
"What? Like, no."
Velma glanced at her hand and saw one of the Heartless holding onto it. With one mighty pull, the Heartless lifted Velma off her feet and threw her into the awaiting arms of several other Heartless.
"Hey!" Shaggy stepped up. "That was, like, my…Uh…Friend you just threw!"
The Heartless quickly grabbed Shaggy's arm and threw him into the crowd as well. The two detectives were then treated to a crowd-surf, getting carried the whole way across the party until they reached the other side.
Once they were both on their feet again, Shaggy & Velma looked at each other. "Okay…That was weird." Velma said.
The two detectives quickly regained their composure and rushed up to the Pitstop.
"Shaggy & Velma………You are team number six!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Sixth Place)
"Hey! Six? We, like, passed a team!" Shaggy said.
"Probably Kim & Ron." Velma replied. Shaggy nodded.
(KIM & RON)
Not knowing where they were going, Kim & Ron were now wandering around the marketplace at the beginning of the world. Neither of them knew where they were going, but they felt like that had taken the wrong way.
"Where the heck is it?" Kim asked, looking around.
"I don't think we're at the right place, KP." Ron said. "We'd better turn around and take the other path at the intersection."
"Yeah. I think you're right." Kim sighed.
(KID & ALLY)
"Hurry up!" Ally told the pilot. "They're right behind us!"
"You know which way to go when we get there, Ally?" Kid asked.
"I have a feeling. I sure hope it's right." Ally sighed.
"It may come down to a footrace." Kid informed. "If that's the case, we could beat them easily."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"They're pulling ahead, Garfield!" Arlene cried.
"Step on it!" Garfield told the Gummi Ship's pilot. "We need to stay close to them!"
(PITSTOP)
Kim & Ron, finally arriving at the Heartless party, were easily able to squeeze through the crowd and arrive at the cliff on the other side. The two teens ran through the cliff, saw the Pitstop and jumped on.
"Kim & Ron………You're team number seven!"
(KIM & RON – Seventh Place)
Kim sighed in relief. "That was close. I thought for sure our wrong turn would have cost us." She said.
"Hey, we're still in the race, KP." Ron comforted. "We'll catch up."
The final two ships arrived at almost the same time. After getting out, one team ran down the path on the right, while the other team went down the path on the left, the wrong way.
Mr. Jowai and Leon awaited the final safe team to arrive. It was kind of hard to hear anything over the loud disco music coming from the party, so neither of the two at the Pitstop heard the footsteps of the final safe team until they exited the opening in the cliff.
Garfield & Arlene jogged up to the Pitstop and checked in, the latter looking short on breath once again.
"Garfield & Arlene………You are team number eight!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Eighth Place)
Arlene collapsed to her knees. "I…Don't believe it…We…Still in." She panted.
Garfield helped Arlene to her feet. "Come on, Arlene. Let's get you some rest."
Sad music played as Kid & Ally weaved their way through the Heartless party, went through the cliff and checked into the Pitstop.
"Kid & Ally…" Mr. Jowai sighed. "…You're the last team to arrive."
"I kinda figured that after we took the wrong turn." Ally nodded.
"I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race."
(KID & ALLY – ELIMINATED)
"I knew we'd go sooner or later." Kid said in an after-leg interview. "A lot of the teams are just in better shape than us and were able to go further. I've got not regrets about the race. Ally and I tried our hardest, and it got us halfway through the race, so I'm definitely not complaining about our performance."
"This was a blast to do, so I'm slightly upset about getting eliminated." Ally said in an after-leg interview. "However, I'm glad that we made it this far. I mean, ninth out of sixteen isn't so bad. We lasted longer than I expected, and I'm satisfied about what we were able to accomplish as a team."
"Ally means the world to me. I was just too wrapped up in my ego to realize it when I first reunited with her." Kid explained. "She's the only family I've got left, so I intend to treat her with love and make up for lost time. And just a message to all you fanboys intending to go out with Ally: You have to go through ME first!" After saying that, Kid slapped a fist into his palm.
"Bro's the best, and he's only gotten that way since he's dropped that ego of his." Ally said. "After this, we'll just be heading back to the boxing ring to lay all opponents to waste, and we'll do it like a team, much like we always do. I love my bro more than anything in the world, and I certainly wouldn't trade him for the million dollar prize."
In a slow-motion shot, Kid & Ally turned around and left the Pitstop. They went back into the side of the cliff and stopped once they got to the Heartless party. The two looked at each other, shrugged, jumped into the crowd together and joined the party.
"On the next leg of the Amazing Race: VG Style………" Mr. Jowai said.
We see Paula wandering around alone.
"Paula & Jewel get separated."
"Jewel?" Paula asked, looking around. "JEWEL! WHERE ARE YOU!"
We see Shaggy & Velma riding on top of a floating ship.
"And Shaggy & Velma have a run-in with an obstacle."
Suddenly, the ship shakes. "W-What's happening?" Velma asked.
The screen went into slow motion as the ship suddenly jerked to one side sharply, sending Shaggy flying over the side of it.
Current Standings:
1 – Jolene & Mush
2 – Paula & Jewel
3 – Talon & Malon
4 – Geese & Krauser
5 – Tiny & Dingodile
6 – Shaggy & Velma
7 – Kim & Ron
8 – Garfield & Arlene
9 – Kid & Ally (ELIMINATED)
10 – Xiaoyu & Miharu (ELIMINATED)
11 – Dan & Mika (ELIMINATED)
12 – Raven & Beast Boy (ELIMINATED)
13 – Joker & Harley (ELIMINATED)
14 – Bridget & Dizzy (ELIMINATED)
15 – Harry & Kitten (ELIMINATED)
16 – Diddy & Dixie (ELIMINATED)