Note to soccerdude10: If you want to start your own Amazing Race fic, go right ahead! You really don't need my permission to create one (and in all honesty, you weren't the first to ask). I mean I wasn't the first one to write an Amazing Race fic, and I certainly won't be the last. If you want to create your own, go right ahead!
Leg Eleven
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Before the leg starts, we see Mr. Jowai walking along the side of a restaurant.
"The world of Rocky Rodent. This node is small, because the series only had one game before it was forgotten. Despite this, the game was entertaining and has what can be called some of the rockiest music of the SNES days." Mr. Jowai told the camera. "And at the side of this node is a restaurant that was never seen in the game. Only mentioned. This restaurant, which was where Rocky Rodent started his game, was the tenth Pitstop in a race around the VG Universe."
We see clips of the remaining six teams checking into the Pitstop, with Talon & Malon. We then see several of the racers at a few patio tables, eating lunch.
"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 Garfield laying on a rooftop, sound asleep.
"…Sleep…" The portly host continued.
We see Tiny, Ron and Shaggy fleeing in terror from a group of psychotic-looking moles.
"…And mingle with the other teams. Can Talon & Malon build on their good fortune from the last leg and secure another win? And will Shaggy & Velma climb out of last place after narrowly avoiding elimination for the first time in the entire race?" Mr. Jowai said. "Talon & Malon, whom were the first to arrive, will be the first to depart, twelve hours later."
(PITSTOP)
It was night out as the father and daughter farmers got ready to open the first clue. Talon tapped his foot impatiently for a couple of seconds before the appropriate time arrived. Once it did, Malon ripped open the envelope in her hand as her father turned on his flashlight.
(TALON & MALON – First to Depart)
"Fly to the world of Wario Ware." Malon read.
"Teams must now book flights to the world of Wario Ware, which could be called an entirely separate node from the Mario node." Mr. Jowai explained. "Once they land, teams must take one of these marked cars to Club Sugar, a disco club, where they'll find the next clue."
"Let's head out, dad." Malon said.
"Right." Talon nodded.
The two farmers then walked out into the streets to hail a taxi. Luckily, they saw one coming and were quick to flag one down.
"Where to?" The driver asked.
"The airport, please." Malon explained.
"No problem."
And with that, the two were off towards the airport. Malon knew that they didn't have much of a lead on Garfield & Arlene, so she asked the obvious.
"How long is it till we get there?"
"Not long." The driver explained. "Twenty minutes at most."
"The cats will have departed before we even arrive at the airport, dad." Malon explained. "We'll need to hurry and catch a good flight fast."
"You got that right." Talon nodded.
(PITSTOP)
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Second to Depart)
Garfield quickly opened the envelope and read its contents. "Fly to the world of Wario Ware."
Arlene pulled the money out of the envelope and counted it all. "Let's get going, Garfield."
The orange tabby nodded. "Right. Maybe we can catch the farmers at the airport."
The two cats left the Pitstop and went out into the streets to hail a taxi. Once they were able to, they took off in the direction of the airport.
(AIRPORT)
After paying their driver, Talon & Malon grabbed their bags and rushed into the airport. Once they did, the two farmers were quick to see an open airline.
"Let's try that one over there." Malon suggested.
With that, the father and daughter wandered over to the airline, hoping that this would get them a good flight.
"We're looking for a fast flight to the world of Wario Ware." Malon explained.
"Our earliest flight arrives at two in the afternoon." The woman behind the counter explained.
"If that's your earliest, then we'll take it." Talon nodded, satisfied.
(TALON & MALON – First on Flight 1)
(PITSTOP)
(KIM & RON – Third to Depart)
Ron took a deep breath before tearing open the envelope in his hand and reading the clue. "Fly to Wario Ware! Alright!"
"Wario Ware?" Kim asked. "Why does that sound familiar?"
"Remember that handheld game I showed you that one time?" Ron asked. "The one that you actually had to TILT the system to play?"
Kim was silent for a couple more seconds before remembering. "Oh, yeah!"
"Well, we'd better split." Ron said as he grabbed his backpack. "The way things are going, the others could be at the airport right about now."
"You're right." Kim said as she followed Ron out to the road. "Taxi!"
Luckily, a taxi was quick to arrive. The two teen heroes jumped into it.
"The airport, please." Kim instructed.
"You got it."
(AIRPORT)
Garfield & Arlene walked through the airport doors and looked around. Because the average height in this node was about three to four feet (because of all the moles, mice and armadillos), it was easier for the two dating cats to spot the airline that Talon & Malon had gotten tickets from earlier.
"Come on, Garfield!" Arlene urged. "I see Talon & Malon over there!"
"I'm coming! I'm coming!"
The two rushed through the vertically-challenged crowd and quickly arrived at the ticket counter.
"We need to get to Wario Ware as fast as possible." Arlene explained to the woman.
"We have a flight arriving at two."
"Is that your earliest flight?" Garfield asked.
"Yes."
"We'll take it, then." Arlene nodded.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Second on Flight 1)
(PITSTOP)
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fourth to Depart)
Dingodile wasted no time in opening the clue in his hands. "Fly ta Wario Ware and drive ta Club Sugar."
"Ooooo! Tiny like sugar!" Tiny said enthusiastically, grabbing his backpack and running out to the road.
"Not that kinda sugar, pal!" Dingodile called out, following the huge tiger. "Oy! Taxi!"
It took the giants a couple of minutes, but they were eventually able to get the attention of an oncoming cab. Once it pulled over, the two friends crammed into the backseat.
"Where to, mac?" The driver asked.
"The airport." Dingodile explained.
"Right. We'll get there in no time!"
With that, the taxi sped off, taking Tiny & Dingodile with it.
(AIRPORT)
"I can't believe so many people want to book flights this early in the morning!" Kim said as she weaved through the crowd as best as she could.
"Yeah. Makes you wonder if the race just PLANTED all these people here." Ron added.
Eventually, the two friends were able to approach the desired airline. The two teams before them were resting in the waiting area, seated on the chairs and benches.
"We'd like to go to the world of Wario Ware." Ron told the woman behind the counter.
"We have a flight leaving in a few hours and it arrives at two." The woman explained. "This is our earliest flight."
"You sure?" Ron quizzed.
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Okay. We'll take two tickets, then." Kim said.
(KIM & RON – Third on Flight 1)
(PITSTOP)
(JOLENE & MUSH – Fifth to Depart)
Jolene opened the envelope, pulled out the clue and handed the envelope to Mush as she read the clue. "You have thirty dollars for this leg of the race."
Mush pulled two tens, a five and some change out of the envelope. "It's all here, Jolene."
"Alright. Let's get going." Jolene said. "We'll catch the others at the airport."
"That's for sure."
The two mushrooms had trouble flagging down a taxi due to their height and the fact that it was dark out, but they eventually got one to pull over and let them in.
"Hmm…You must be tourists. Our node here doesn't have giant mushrooms." The driver examined.
"We're going to the airport." Jolene instructed.
"That's what I figured. Nothing's open this time of night, anyway."
(AIRPORT)
Once again, Tiny & Dingodile were forced to step over the crowd of smaller animals. Dingodile was able to do this well, but Tiny…
"Tiny step on giant mouse again, Dingodile." Tiny said meekly.
"Oy, not again." Dingodile muttered, stalking over to the airline as quickly as he could. Tiny shook the giant mouse off of the bottom of his foot and followed suit.
"We need ta get ta Wario Ware as quick as we can." Dingodile explained.
"We still have some seats left on the flight landing at two in the afternoon." The woman explained.
"And that's the earliest flight?" Dingodile asked.
"It is."
"Alright. We'll take'em."
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fourth on Flight 1)
(PITSTOP)
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Last to Depart)
"You ready to make up for our last performance, Shag?" Velma asked her lanky friend.
"Like, you bet, Velma!"
"That's exactly what I wanted to hear." Velma said as she opened the clue. "Okay! Let's move out, Shaggy!"
The two detectives left the Pitstop and walked out towards the streets. They looked down the road for a taxi and saw a pair of headlights coming at them.
"Is that a taxi?" Velma asked.
"Like, I think it is!" Shaggy said, waving an arm. "Like, taxi!"
Luckily, it was a taxi the two were trying to get the attention of. The taxi pulled over and let the two in.
"We'd like to go to the airport, please." Velma told the driver.
"Hey, no problem!" The driver replied. "Let's fly!"
(AIRPORT)
Like Garfield & Arlene before them, Jolene & Mush had no problems getting through the crowd due to the fact that everyone was shorter. The two quickly got to the ticket counter.
"May I help you?" The woman asked pleasantly.
"Yeah. We'd like to go to Wario Ware." Mush replied.
"Our earliest flight arrives at two in the afternoon if that's okay."
"That's the earliest you've got?" Jolene asked. "Okay."
(JOLENE & MUSH – Fifth on Flight 1)
Eventually, Shaggy & Velma arrived at the airport as well. They quickly saw everyone sitting down in the waiting area.
"There's everyone else, Velma!" Shaggy pointed out.
"Then, by elimination, the airline over there must be the one we're after." Velma said, pointing at the familiar airline.
"Like, let's go!"
The two detectives rushed over to the airline with hopes of spare tickets.
"We'd like to, like, go to the world of Wario Ware." Shaggy explained.
"You're in luck." The woman replied. "Our earliest flight still has a few tickets left over."
"That's great!" Velma said. "We'll take two!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Last on Flight 1)
"All six teams are flying towards the world of Wario Ware on the same flight." Mr. Jowai said. "This flight will arrive at two in the afternoon."
(Flight – Landing)
After the plane landed in Diamond City, the main area of Wario Ware, the six teams were quick to get off and race through the airport. Jolene & Mush again tried to squeeze through the crowd, but they had a little more difficulty than usual. Because of this, Kim & Ron were the first team to leave the airport and get into the parking lot, with Shaggy & Velma hot on their heels. The mushrooms and cats were out of the airport next, but Malon was pretty close to them. Finally, at the back of the pack, were Tiny, Dingodile and Talon.
"You see the marked cars, Ron?" Kim asked her partner.
"Yeah, KP! They're over there!" Ron pointed out. Indeed, Ron had spotted a line of six marked cars.
"Let's go!" Kim shouted, picking up the pace.
As Kim & Ron searched the line of cars for theirs, Shaggy & Velma were quick to find the one they were to use. By the time Shaggy had started the car, Kim & Ron found theirs and got in as well. The two teams ended up leaving the parking lot at the same time.
After the two teams left, Jolene & Mush arrived at the marked cars. The two mushrooms had no problem finding their car, and were quickly inside it, driving off within a minute. During this time, Garfield & Arlene had arrived as well.
"I see our car, Garfield!" Arlene pointed out. "Come on! We can't waste any more time!"
"Right. Let's get in." Garfield agreed.
Malon had arrived at the car she and her father were to take, but obviously had to wait for him to show up, and he was still trailing behind Tiny & Dingodile. Malon wasted no time in getting into the car, but Garfield & Arlene had driven off before Talon showed up.
"Sorry for takin' so long, dearie." Talon apologized as he got into the car. "This race is starting to take its toll on my legs."
"That's fine, dad." Malon replied. "We'll make up for lost ground and catch up."
"Get in the car, Tiny!" Dingodile ordered. "Ah'll drive!"
"Right, Dingodile!" Tiny shouted as he, for the second time in the race, dove through the back window (which was still rolled up) to get into the car. Dingodile, ignoring what his best friend did, got behind the wheel and drove off as the last team to leave the parking lot.
(JOLENE & MUSH)
"Turn left, sis!" Mush instructed.
"You're not even reading a map, Mush." Jolene observed, turning left anyway. "You been here before?"
"Uh…Yeah. Nintendo character, remember?"
"Oh, right."
(TALON & MALON)
"If memory serves me right, we'll get there quicker if we turn right up here." Malon said.
"Heh. I guess being Nintendo characters comes in handy here, eh?" Talon asked.
"You sure got that right." Malon nodded. "I'm almost GLAD that characters like Mario, Link and Samus Aran aren't on the race."
"Yeah. They know all of the Nintendo nodes like the back of their hands." Talon agreed. "We wouldn't stand a chance against the likes of them."
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"Club Sugar isn't terribly far away, Shaggy." Velma observed as she read a map. "And I've heard that it's easy to spot as well, so I doubt Kim & Ron will overshoot it if they take the right way."
"Then it'll, like, become a footrace." Shaggy nodded in understanding.
"Right."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"Is that another team up ahead?" Garfield asked, pointing ahead.
Arlene looked at the car in front of them and brightened up. "Yeah! It's Jolene & Mush! We've caught up!"
"That's a good sign, then." Garfield nodded.
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"Do ya know where we're goin' Tiny?" Dingodile asked.
Tiny looked at the map. "Oh, yeah! We heading towards big, purple building! Dingodile turn left!"
Dingodile raised an eyebrow at his friend's unusual sense of awareness. "Ya actually know where we're goin'?"
The giant tiger's response was the show Dingodile the map. Indeed, the map clearly had a large, purple building on it that had the words 'Club Sugar' written on it.
Dingodile shook his head and resumed driving, not pressing the matters any further.
(CLUB SUGAR)
Loud music pounded from within the building, but luckily, teams didn't need to go inside. The clue box sat just to the left of the door, awaiting the six teams to remove them envelopes from it.
Suddenly, the lead two taxis drove onto the scene. The first belonged to Shaggy & Velma, but Kim & Ron were directly behind them.
"There's the clue, Shaggy!" Velma pointed out.
"Like, yeah! Looks like this'll, like, become a footrace!" Shaggy nodded.
"Park the car, KP! We need to get that clue before them!" Ron said.
"No worries, Ron. We're still in this!"
The two cars parked and the four racers jumped out, starting a fierce footrace to the clue, which was still about fifteen yards away. Things were looking extremely close, as if both teams would grab the clue at the same time.
However, just as they were getting close, Kim accidentally bumped into Velma, surprising the brown-haired girl and knocking her to the ground.
"Velma!" Shaggy said as he stopped running and rushed to her side. This allowed Kim & Ron to rush ahead. "Are you, like, alright?"
"Yeah. I'm fine, Shaggy." Velma said as Shaggy helped her to her feet. "I think I just scraped my knees. That's all."
Shaggy uncharacteristically glared daggers at Kim & Ron, whom had just arrived at the clue box. "Like, those two are really asking for it."
(KIM & RON – First at Clue 1)
Ron took a clue out of the box and quickly opened it. "Drive to the harbor and ride a helicopter to Dr. Crygor's lab." He read.
"Teams must get back into their cars and drive themselves to the harbor at the edge of Diamond City." Mr. Jowai explained. "Once they get there, teams must board a helicopter, which operates every ten minutes, and fly to the island lab of Dr. Crygor, where they'll find the next clue."
"Come on, KP!" Ron said.
"Right." Kim nodded. As the two passed Shaggy & Velma, Kim looked back. "I'm so sorry, Velma! It was an accident!"
Velma gave a weak smile. "It's okay, Kim! I know you didn't do it on purpose!"
Shaggy, in the meantime, had gotten the clue.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Second at Clue 1)
"Like, we'll catch them at the harbor, Velma." Shaggy assured. "Don't worry."
The two detectives rushed back to their car and jumped in, although Kim & Ron had already driven off.
"Like, if that had happened to me, I would have just shrugged it off." Shaggy said in an after-leg interview. "But it didn't happen to me. It, like, happened to Velma. I know I shouldn't, like, be so worked up over an accident, but I am for some reason."
Shortly after the two teams drove off, Garfield & Arlene showed up, having passed Jolene & Mush on the road. The two cats quickly spotted the clue.
"There it is!" Arlene pointed out.
"Let's park this thing and grab it!" Garfield said.
After parking their car, Garfield & Arlene quickly sprinted over, but slow enough that Arlene wouldn't use up too much stamina.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Third at Clue 1)
"Fly to Dr. Crygor's lab." Arlene read.
"Well, I guess we're driving again." Garfield said. "Let's get back into the car before the shrooms show up."
"Right."
Garfield & Arlene managed to get back to their car, but once they did, Jolene & Mush arrived.
"Great. They got here before us." Mush muttered.
"It's fine, Mush." Jolene said as she parked the car. "We're still in the race."
"Yeah."
The brother and sister wasted no time in getting over to the clue box. Once they arrived at the box, Garfield & Arlene had driven off.
(JOLENE & MUSH – Fourth at Clue 1)
"Hey! Dr. Crygor's lab!" Mush said.
"Why do YOU seem to know everything about this node and I don't?" Jolene asked.
"Play video games sometime, sis." Mush said with a smirk. "I mean, it's gotta be boring running the Glitz Pit all the time."
Jolene & Mush quickly got back into their car and drove off. Not long after they did, the teams at the back of the pack arrived, Talon & Malon in front. Tiny & Dingodile ended up taking too long getting out of their car, and this allowed the farmers to get to the clue box first.
(TALON & MALON – Fifth at Clue 1)
"Fly to Dr. Crygor's lab." Malon read.
"We've gotta drive there, Malon!" Talon pointed out, grabbing his daughter's hand. "So let's go!"
As Talon & Malon left the clue box, Tiny & Dingodile arrived to get the last clue.
(TINY & DINGODILE – Last at Clue 1)
Dingodile opened the clue and read it over. "Let's go, Tiny! We're in last place!"
"Okay, Dingodile! Tiny get into backseat again!" Tiny said as he rushed back towards their car.
"Tiny! Not through the window this time!"
(KIM & RON)
"Okay, KP! We're approaching the harbor!" Ron pointed out. "Give it another minute and we'll be there!"
"Good. Hopefully, we'll be able to get there and board a helicopter as it's getting ready for takeoff."
"For sure. Then that would mean we'd be ahead of the others."
Kim took a quick glance in the rear-view mirror and saw that Shaggy & Velma were once again right behind them. "Looks like it'll be close, though."
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"Keep with them, Shaggy!" Velma instructed. "They're going the right way and if we get there right after they do, we'll get on the same helicopter as they do!"
"Like, don't worry, Velma!" Shaggy nodded. "I've got this one covered!"
Soon, the two teams had arrived at the harbor, where they easily spotted the helicopter on a pad. Quickly finding parking spots, the two teams jumped out of their cars and again had a short footrace. Thankfully, this one didn't end in anyone getting tripped, but Kim & Ron still managed to make it to the booth just ahead of the helicopter first.
"We'd like two tickets to Dr. Crygor's lab." Kim said to the dog inside the booth.
"You're lucky. The helicopter is getting ready to take off now." The dog pointed out.
"Great!" Ron said.
After purchasing a couple of tickets, Kim & Ron raced over to the helicopter and boarded it. Shaggy & Velma then walked over to the booth.
"We'd like to go to the lab as well." Velma said.
"Of course." The dog said. "The helicopter will be leaving shortly."
The two detectives were quick to join Kim & Ron on board the helicopter. It then lifted off the ground and flew off towards the ocean island in he distance. However, as the two teams were leaving the ground, Garfield & Arlene arrived.
"Oh, no! We just missed it!" Arlene exclaimed, pointing at the airborne helicopter flying away.
"Then it'll turn into a four-way race, then." Garfield sighed as he and Arlene got out of the car and rushed over to the booth. As they did, Jolene & Mush showed up and did the same.
"We need to get to Crygor's island." Arlene stated.
"I'm afraid that you just missed the helicopter." The dog said. "You'll have to wait ten minutes for it to come back."
As the two teams were waiting in line, the final two teams arrived.
"Hey! Look, dad!" Malon said as she got out of their car. "There's two more teams over there! We're caught up!"
"That's great!" Talon nodded. "We've still got a chance, then!"
"Oh, goody!" Tiny said. "Tiny see more teams, Dingodile!"
"Heh. Good, eye, Tiny." Dingodile said, relieved that they had caught up.
(CRYGOR'S ISLAND)
The helicopter containing the two lead teams landed safely on the remote island. Once the two teams were off, the helicopter was gone again, going to pick up the next wave of teams.
Velma took about three steps before she paused and saw the huge lab that was just up the hill ahead of them. Her mouth fell open in awe. "Wow." She breathed. "It's a technician's dream lab."
"Well, being the only building on the island means that he has a lot of space." Ron shrugged.
"Hey! I see the clue box just outside the front door!" Kim pointed out.
That was the signal gun for the two teams, as all four racers sprinted up the hill and raced towards the lab at the same time. Once again, the race didn't end with someone getting knocked down, but for the third time in a row, Kim & Ron were the victors.
(KIM & RON – First at Split Track)
Kim ripped open the envelope and pulled out a yellow card. "A Split Track!"
"A Split Track is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros a cons." Mr. Jowai said as he walked through a hallway inside the lab. "In this Split Track, teams must choose between 'Build It' and 'Count It'. In Build It, teams must go into the main area of the lab and follow given instructions to build a robot. Once the robot is constructed properly, teams will receive their next clue. Because of the robot's heavy parts, it's a physically demanding task, but teams with enough willpower and upper-body strength could finish quickly. In Count It, teams must go into the storage area of the lab and count through a crate of cogs to find out how many are in it. Once they say the correct number to the judge, teams will receive the next clue. The task doesn't require strength, but if teams don't concentrate, it could take them a long time to finish."
"I say we build the robot, Ron." Kim suggested.
"Yeah. I wouldn't have the patience to count a crate of cogs." Ron nodded. "Let's move, KP!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Second at Split Track)
"I think we should count, Shaggy." Velma offered. "Neither of us have good strength, but I'm excellent with numbers."
"Like, sounds like a plan." Shaggy said as he opened the door to the lab.
(DIAMOND CITY)
The helicopter returned to the harbor, and once it landed, the remaining four teams walked to it and climbed aboard.
"Okay, right now, we're in a four-way race for last place." Malon told the camera. "Hopefully, we'll have a task on the island that will allow us to jolt ahead."
The helicopter eventually took off again, flying towards the island in the distance to Crygor's lab.
"The helicopter ride was tense." Mush said in an after-leg interview. "The way things were looking, it was anyone's game, and that could also spell elimination for one of the other teams, so we had to make sure we didn't screw up here."
(KIM & RON)
The two teen heroes walked into the lab area and spotted six piles of robot pieces. They quickly rushed over to the closest one and grabbed the instruction booklet sitting on the ground.
"What do we need first?" Ron asked.
"We need to construct the feet first." Kim explained. "There should be a couple of feet hanging around the pile. We need to use a screwdriver to attach some metal plates for the legs."
"Man. If Drakken was racing, this would SO be his task." Ron joked as he went to the pile of parts and quickly found the feet.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"Like, here we are!" Shaggy said as he and Velma entered a large storage room. They quickly spotted six crates of cogs.
"Well, let's get started." Velma said.
With that, the two detectives walked over to the nearest crate and started taking cogs out of it, counting them at the same time.
(SPLIT TRACK)
At the edge of the island, the helicopter was preparing to land. Once the helicopter landed, the four remaining teams leapt from within. The teams were quick to see the clue box at the top of the hill and started running towards, some teams ahead of others. In the end, Jolene & Mush edged out the win and got to the top first.
(JOLENE & MUSH – Third at Split Track)
"It's another Split Track, Jolene." Mush said. "I think we should count."
"Definitely." Jolene agreed. "Us lift heavy weights? Forget about it."
Malon reach the top of the hill next, but had to wait for her father to join her. This allowed Tiny & Dingodile to jump ahead and grab the next clue.
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fourth at Split Track)
"Oh! We strong, Dingodile!" Tiny pointed out. "We lift parts and put robot together!"
"'Ey, it's worth a shot." The Australian hybrid shrugged. "Let's go, then."
Talon finally made it to the top of the hill. He and Malon rushed over to the box.
(TALON & MALON – Fifth at Split Track)
"We could try building the robot, dad." Malon suggested.
"Yeah. I don't think we'd be able to count that much and keep track of it." Talon nodded.
With that, the farmers went into the lab after the other two teams. By now, Garfield & Arlene had made it to the top of the hill. Arlene was looking a little short on breath, but not bad.
"You sure you're okay, Arlene?" Garfield asked.
Arlene panted a couple of times. "Oh, yeah. That was nothing." She replied with a couple of chuckles. "You just go get the clue."
Garfield nodded and went over to the clue box.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Last at Split Track)
"We need to count, Arlene." Garfield said. "There's no way either of us would be able to lift robot parts."
"You're probably right." Arlene nodded. "Let's go."
(KIM & RON)
The two heroes were about halfway done building their robot and were sitting on the ground, reading the instructions.
"This is getting tricky." Kim observed. "There's a couple pieces here that I don't think we even HAVE."
"They've gotta be around here somewhere, KP." Ron said as he searched through the pile of remaining pieces. "Hey! I think I found something!"
Ron pulled two small parts from the pile and Kim helped him screw them into the back of their half-done robot.
"They're in!" Ron said.
"Great! Now for the arms!"
Suddenly, Tiny & Dingodile appeared, Talon & Malon right behind them.
"Oooo! Look at all the parts, Dingodile!" Tiny said.
"We only need one of the piles, Tiny." Dingodile said. "Come on. Over here."
"Let's do this one over here." Malon said.
"Yeah. That one's closer to the door." Talon nodded as he and his daughter went to work.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
The two detectives were almost done counting the crate when the door to the room opened, allowing access for Jolene & Mush and Garfield & Arlene. The two teams quickly went to a crate and started counting as well.
Meanwhile, Shaggy & Velma finished counting. The two quickly looked at each other.
"How many did you count, Shaggy?" Velma asked, holding up a pencil and paper.
"I think it was, like, 220." Shaggy replied.
"Okay, and add it up to mine and we've got…" Velma said, adding things up on the paper she was holding. "430! Come on!"
The two detectives jumped to their feet and rushed over to the judge.
"Is the number 430?" Velma asked.
"Sorry, but it isn't." The judge replied.
"Zoinks! Like, now we have to count all over again!" Shaggy said.
"Well, we may as well get back to work then!" Velma said.
(TINY & DINGODILE)
Dingodile carefully screwed another plate into place and exhaled in relief. "Okay. That's both of the legs done." He said. "How're ya makin' out with the head, Tiny?"
Tiny looked up from his work. "Tiny doing okay, Dingodile! Pictures are showing Tiny how to do it!"
Indeed, Tiny was managing to put the head of the robot together, and only had the jaw to attach before completion. Thankfully, the giant tiger had the instruction booklet to help him with the task, or else he wouldn't have gotten as far as he was.
Dingodile set the finished leg aside and started picking up pieces to build the torso.
Meanwhile, Talon & Malon were having a little more difficulty, more specifically with lifting the heavy parts. Talon was having no problem, having to deal with things this heavy as a farmer. Malon, on the other hand, was far less experienced than her father was, and was panting heavily, while struggling to lift a piece.
"We should have chosen the other task, dad." Malon muttered. "I can barely lift these things."
"We can't back out now, dear!" Talon urged. "If we switch tasks now, we'll be too far behind to catch up!"
As the two farmers struggled, Kim & Ron had just managed to place their completed head on the shoulders of their robot. The two stepped back carefully, making sure that they didn't knock over their work and destroy it. Once satisfied, they turned to a nearby judge.
"Are we done?"
The judge nodded, and reached into his jacket.
However, instead of an envelope, the judge placed a cell phone in Kim's open hand. The redhead looked at it curiously. "What's this for?"
"As a special bonus for the teams, they will use this phone to call one member of their family or a friend." Mr. Jowai explained. "They can talk for as long as they wish, but cannot proceed with the race until they hang up."
"Cool!" Kim said, eyeing the phone. "So whom should we call?"
"You call your folks, KP." Ron urged. "I know you miss them."
"Are you sure that's alright, Ron?" Kim asked. "What about YOUR parents?"
"Ah, that's okay, Kim." Ron laughed. "Go ahead."
"Well, okay." Kim said as she quickly and excitedly dialed her home number.
(POSSIBLE RESIDENCE)
The phone on the kitchen counter started ringing. Eventually, Mr. Possible picked up the phone and put it to his ear.
"Possible residence." Mr. Possible said.
"Hi, dad!" Kim said.
Mr. Possible snapped to attention. "Kim! It's you! Say, how goes the race?" He asked. "Are you calling because you were eliminated?"
"No, dad! Actually, Ron and I are still in the race!" Kim replied. "So how goes things back home?"
"Oh, just fine, Kim." Mr. Possible laughed. He was silent for a few seconds before adding to his own sentence. "Actually, without you around, your brothers have gotten bored."
"Uh oh." Kim said. "What did they do this time?"
"Nothing much. It's just that without you around, your brothers have been finding other people, like your friends, to mess around with." Mr. Possible explained. "So far, they locked Felix in a closet and dumped a bucket of water on Monique's head. In fact, I'm currently in the process of trying to untie your mother from the ceiling fan."
"Yeesh. Well, I'd better let you get back to that." Kim said. "The race won't let us continue until we hang up."
"Okay. Take care, sweetie." Mr. Possible said. "Be sure to call back when you get the chance."
With that, both father and daughter hung up. The judge then handed Kim a clue as she gave him the cell phone back.
(KIM & RON – First at Clue 2)
Kim quickly opened the clue and read it. "Drive to Mona Pizza."
"Teams must now get back in the helicopter and fly back to the harbor." Mr. Jowai explained. "Once they land, they must take their marked cars to Mona Pizza, a restaurant owned and run by the leading lady of Wario Ware, Mona. Outside of Mona Pizza, teams will find their next clue."
"Let's move, Ron!" Kim said.
"Right!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"Gotta keep counting." Garfield said, focused on what he had to do. Counting all of the cogs in the crate was indeed a tedious task, but it was definitely better than risking Arlene losing her stamina again. Garfield had almost lost count a couple of times, but always got back in to the game (he hoped).
Arlene was having similar problems, although she wasn't losing count. Instead, she was just getting nervous with counting everything. If the two cats were off by even one cog, they'd have to do the entire task over again, but then again, there was no way Arlene would be able to manage to assemble a robot.
Jolene & Mush, however, had just finished counting. After tallying up their total, the two mushrooms went over to the judge.
"Is the number 435?" Jolene asked.
The judge nodded and handed Mush a phone.
"What do we use this for?" Mush asked.
"You guys are allowed one phone call, but I can't give you the next clue until you hang up." The judge replied.
"Sweet!" Mush said as he dialed a number.
"Who are you calling, Mush?" Jolene asked.
"Well, considering that we don't have any family, who else?"
(GLITZ PIT)
The phone inside the lobby of the Glitz Pit started ringing. A small, green-faced rock monster walked into the lobby and looked at it, then at two figures talking. "Cleftor thinks phone is ringing." The rock said in a gruff voice.
A yellow-shelled Koopa with shades looked at Cleftor. "Then why don't ya pick it up, dawg?" King K asked.
"Because Cleftor doesn't have hands." Cleftor replied flatly.
King K stood in silence. "Good point, bro." The koopa walked over to the phone and picked it up. "Yo, man! This is King K of the Glitz Pit!"
"Heya, K!" Mush said.
"Hey! Mush-man!" King K replied. "Howzit hangin, dawg?"
"Pretty good, actually." Mush replied. "We're doing really well!"
"Awesome, man!"
"Yeah!…Uh…Just a sec. Jolene wants to talk to you."
"Sure, bro. Put her on."
"How're things going at the Pit, K?" Jolene asked.
King K chuckled. "Not bad, Jolene." He replied. "Because there's no fights going on while you two are away, we're raking in the cash through the people placing bets to see how you dudes are gonna fare!"
"I don't know if I should feel praised or insulted, but it's good to hear that you guys seem to have things under control." Jolene replied. "Look, we need to go so we can get back to the race."
"Sure thing, man. Catch ya later!"
(JOLENE & MUSH – Second at Clue 2)
"Looks like we're going to Mona Pizza." Mush read the clue.
"Well, let's get going, then." Jolene said. "Hopefully, we're in a decent position."
As the mushrooms left the room, Shaggy & Velma finished counting again. Rushing over to the judge with their new total, the two hoped that they didn't screw up again.
"Is the number, like, 435?" Shaggy asked.
"It is." The judge asked as he handed Shaggy a phone.
"We heard what we need this for." Velma said. "We'd better call Fred and Daphne."
"Like, definitely." Shaggy said as he went to work on the numbers.
(COOLSVILLE)
Fred was watching TV at his place when the phone on his coffee table started ringing. As Fred picked up the phone, Daphne walked into the room.
"Hello?" Fred asked.
"Hey, Fred!" Shaggy greeted. "Like, how're things going over at your end?"
"Who is it, Fred?" Daphne asked.
Fred quickly covered one end of the phone. "Shaggy!" He said.
"Oh! From the race!" Daphne said as she quickly grabbed another phone and joined the conversation. "Hi, Shaggy!"
"Hey, Daph." Shaggy said. "Like, the race has given Velma and I a phone call so we decided t give you a shout."
"Well, that sure was thoughtful of you." Daphne commented.
"How goes the race, guys?" Fred asked.
"It's going great!" Velma said, having been listening in. "There's only a few teams left!"
"Then you guys have gotten really far!" Daphne said excitedly. "You guys think you have a shot at the million?"
"Like, we're going to give it all we got, man." Shaggy replied.
"Well, we sure wish you guys luck." Fred laughed. "But don't tell us anything when you get back! Daphne and I wanna see what happens when it comes on TV!"
"Thanks, Fred." Velma said. "And believe me, with competition this close, Shaggy and I will need all the luck we can get."
"Bye!" The four friends said at the same time.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Third at Clue 2)
"Drive to Mona Pizza." Velma read the clue.
Shaggy's eyes lit up. "P-Pizza?" He asked. "Like, alright! A food I'm familiar with!"
"Something tells me that it's not going to be that simple." Velma mused as the two detectives left the room.
Garfield & Arlene finished counting as well. By the time they had gotten over to the judge, Shaggy & Velma were already gone.
"Is the number 435?" Arlene asked.
The man smiled. "It is." He said as he handed Garfield a phone.
"You have anyone you'd like to phone, Arlene?" Garfield asked his girlfriend.
"No." Arlene shook her head. "I don't have a family."
Garfield stared at Arlene in surprise. "You don't? How come you never told me?"
Arlene giggled. "You never asked."
"Well, is it alright if I call my mother, then?"
"Go right ahead."
(ABANDONED RESTAURANT)
An old phone sitting on the counter started ringing. An old cat growled and held his ears. "What's that infernal ringing?!" He asked.
"That's just the phone, dad." A slender cat said as she climbed onto the counter. "I wonder who it could be. No one calls this place anymore."
Garfield's mother managed to lift the phone off the hook. "Uh…Hello?"
"Hi, mom."
The slender cat almost fell back in shock. "Garfield?!" She asked.
"Uh…Yeah."
"Garfield, I haven't heard from you in so long!" Garfield's mother said, excited to hear from her son again. "How are you doing?"
"I'm doing fine, mom." Garfield replied. "Actually, my girlfriend and I are in the middle of a big race and they let us call someone before we continue on."
Although she was surprised to hear the word 'race' come from Garfield's mouth, she was more interested in something else. "Girlfriend?" She asked slyly. "You've actually got a girlfriend? Who's the lucky gal?"
"Her name's Arlene." Garfield replied. "She and I have been getting along surprisingly well during this race…Uh…Look, it's been great talking to you, mom, but I need to get going."
"Oh, but we just started talking." The slender cat said.
"I know. When this race is finished, I swear I'll bring Arlene over and visit with you." Garfield said.
"Okay. Good luck with the race, darling."
"Thanks, mom. Take care."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Fourth at Clue 2)
"Looks like we're going to a restaurant, Garfield." Arlene said.
"Hey! If this is an eating task coming up, this will be our big chance to surge ahead!"
(HELICOPTER PAD)
Kim & Ron jumped on board the helicopter and waited impatiently for it to take off. However, before it took off, Jolene & Mush were seen running down the hill towards it.
"Wait for us!" Mush shouted.
"Hold that helicopter!" Jolene shouted.
Thankfully, the helicopter waited. The excited mushrooms climbed aboard and the helicopter took off once they were inside.
Had the helicopter waited for a few seconds longer, it would have seen Shaggy & Velma running down the hill.
"Oh, no! We missed it!" Velma lamented.
"Looks like we gotta wait for it to come back, man." Shaggy sighed.
(TALON & MALON)
"I don't know how much more of this I can take, dad!" Malon said as she struggled to lift the upper half of the completed robot torso. Her father was just finishing placing the lower half of the torso into place.
"Come on, dear!" Talon encouraged. "We're almost done!"
"I'm TRYING!" Malon shouted angrily. "This thing is just so heavy!"
"Malon, don't talk that way to me!" Talon said sternly. "We've never been mad at each other, so don't start now!"
Malon's gaze softened when she realized how bad her attitude was. After Talon took the robot part from her, she buried her face in her hands. "I-I'm so sorry, dad." She sniffed. "I don't know what c-came over me."
Talon paused and sighed. He lovingly wrapped his arms around his daughter. "Malon, it's alright. Don't go kickin' yourself over it. I know this has been pretty stressful for you."
Malon nodded. Talon released her and quickly put the remaining pieces on the robot, completing it.
"We're done over here!" Talon called out.
The judge came over and inspected the robot. He nodded and handed the farmers a phone.
"Here, Malon." Talon said, handing his daughter the phone. "Call Link. He's lookin' after the ranch."
Malon's eyes snapped open. "What?! You never told me fairy-boy was looking after the ranch!"
"If ya knew earlier, you'd probably faint." Talon replied with a smirk. "I know ya like him."
Malon's face turned red as she dialed a number on the phone.
(LON LON RANCH)
Link flew into the main house of the ranch and slammed the door behind him, locking it. Several thumps were heard as his attackers were pounding against the doors.
The green-clad Hylian took a couple of deep breaths as he plopped down in the nearest chair he could find. As soon as he did, the phone started ringing. Link picked it up.
"Lon Lon Ranch." Link said.
"Hey, fairy-boy."
Link jerked to attention. "M-Malon!" He said nervously. "How goes the race?"
"Pretty good." Malon replied. "You sound exhausted."
Link sighed. "Your chickens are trying to KILL me." He replied.
Malon giggled. "That's what you get for kicking one of them seven years ago."
"That was seven freaking years ago! I thought those Cucoos would have been DEAD by now!"
"Well, aside from that, how are you doing at the ranch?" Malon asked.
"Not bad. I've had deliveries all over Hyrule, so I can't complain." Link shrugged.
"That's good." Malon nodded. "Say, I'd better let you go. We need to get back to the race."
"Yeah. Thanks for calling."
"No problem, Link. I'll see you when I get back."
(TALON & MALON – Fifth at Clue 2)
"Take the helicopter back to the harbor and drive to Mona Pizza." Talon read.
"Let's get a move on, dad!" Malon said, once again her cheery self.
As the farmers left, Tiny & Dingodile finished building their robot. The two calle dthe judge over, hoping that they passed.
They did. The judge handed Dingodile the phone.
"Well, at least Ah know exactly who to call." Dingodile said.
(BANDICOOT VILLAGE)
A phone (inside the trunk of a tree) started ringing. Crash Bandicoot heard it, wandered over and picked it up.
"Hello?" Dingodile asked, hearing the ringing stop.
Crash, being Crash, didn't (or couldn't) talk. He simply stood in silence with a stupid grin.
"Uh…Hello?" Dingodile tried again.
Again, Crash was silent.
"Crash, could ya throw the phone to yer sister?" Dingodile asked, now knowing whom he was (or wasn't) talking to.
Crash looked at the phone strangely, shrugged, pulled his arm back and hurled the phone.
CONK!
"OUCH!" Coco Bandicoot shouted, rubbing the back of her head. "Crash, what was that for?!" Suddenly seeing the phone, Coco picked it up. "Hello?"
"Heya, Coco." Dingodile said, somewhat shyly.
"Oh! Dingodile! How're you and Tiny doing in the race?" Coco asked.
"Oh, we're doin' great!" Dingdile replied with a grin. "The race gave us this phone, but we can't continue until we hang up."
"Well, that sure was nice of them!"
"Yeah. Say, how're things goin' at the village?"
"Great. Cortex hasn't even attacked yet!"
"Well, that's always a plus." Dingodile said. "Say, Tiny and Ah need to get goin', so we'll talk to ya later."
"BYYYYYYYEEEEEEE!" Tiny screamed into the phone, scaring Coco.
"Uh…Yeah." Dingodile said. "See ya round, Coco."
"Yeah." Coco said, wiggling her finger around in her ear. "Bye, Dingodile."
(TINY & DINGODILE – Last at Clue 2)
"Well, let's go, Tiny!" Dingodile said. "We're in last place!"
"Okay, Dingodile! We catch up!"
(HARBOR)
The helicopter containing the first two teams landed at the harbor and let them off. The two teams were quick to get back to their cars, but Kim & Ron got there first.
"Okay! Let's go, KP!" Ron said. "I'm in the mood for some pizza!"
"Right!" Kim said as she started the car.
"We need to get there before them, bro!" Jolene said. "You check the map for any quicker ways to get there!"
"You got it, sis." Mush nodded as he got into the back seat.
(HELICOPTER PAD)
Tiny & Dingodile rushed out of Dr. Crygor's lab and saw the rest of the trailing teams waiting at the pad for the helicopter.
"Tiny sees helicopter coming, Dingodile!" Tiny pointed out the helicopter approaching.
"Oy! Yeah!" Dingodile said. "C'mon, Tiny! Let's go!"
The two giants made it to the helicopter pad just as the vehicle landed. Once it did, all of the remaining teams climbed on and flew off towards the harbor.
(JOLENE & MUSH)
"Are you sure that this way is shorter, Mush?" Jolene asked, looking around. "I don't even think we're going the right way."
Mush was looking just as confused, looking at the map. "This is weird. It honestly looked quicker to go this way."
"Well, we'd better turn around and go take the main route, then." Jolene sighed and turned their car around.
"I hope we can make up for lost time." Mush said.
(MONA PIZZA)
Kim & Ron's car drove onto the scene and quickly spotted the small restaurant.
"This had gotta be it, KP!" Ron said.
"You're right, Ron." Kim nodded. "I don't see the clue box, so we'll probably need to go inside."
Kim quickly parked the car and the two heroes jumped out of it. Rushing inside, Kim & Ron were quick to spot the clue box sitting by a long table.
(KIM & RON – First at Boss Battle)
Kim wasn't surprised when she pulled a red card from the envelope. "Another Boss Battle. 'Who's Hungry?'" She read.
"A Boss Battle is a task only one person may perform, and the team cannot proceed until the task is complete." Mr. Jowai said as he walked through the restaurant. "In this Boss Battle, that person has to eat four slices of double-garlic pizza, a favourite dish of Wario. Once the four slices of the garlic-loaded pizza are consumed, the team will receive the next clue."
"Oh, man!" Kim said. "Double-garlic?!"
"I'll do it, KP." Ron said.
"You sure?" Kim asked.
"You won't be able to stomach it." Ron assured.
Ron walked over to the table and sat down. He took a bite out of one of the slices and coughed.
"Wow! That's a lot of garlic!" Ron said, grabbing the provided glass of water and taking a swig.
(HARBOR)
The helicopter containing the trailing four teams landed gracefully. The four teams jumped off the helicopter, Shaggy & Velma beating everyone to the cars.
"I'll get us to Mona Pizza!" Velma said, pulling out the map.
"Like, sure thing!" Shaggy agreed as he started their car. "I'll drive!"
"If we follow someone that likes food, we'll be sure to get there, mate!" Dingodile suggested as he drove after Shaggy & Velma.
"Dingodile have good idea!" Tiny nodded.
"Let's move, dad!" Malon said. "We need to beat these guys to the airport!"
"Right, dear!"
Garfield & Arlene were getting into their car as the others drove off. "Sorry if I slowed us down, Garfield." Arlene sighed.
"Don't worry, Arlene." Garfield said. "If the next task is what I think it is, we'll catch up."
(JOLENE & MUSH)
Jolene & Mush were driving up to a street when Shaggy & Velma zoomed past, Tiny & Dingodile hot on their heels.
"That was a couple of the teams!" Mush pointed out, looking to the right.
"We were going down that way anyway." Jolene said. "Let's catch up to them!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
Garfield, sitting in the backseat, was sticking his head out of the window and sniffing the air. "Turn right, Arlene! I'm on a scent!"
"What's it smell like?" Arlene asked.
"Freshly-baked garlic pizza! Lots of it!" Garfield replied.
"Good enough for me." Arlene said as she turned to the right. "Maybe this way's quicker."
(TALON & MALON)
"There's Tiny & Dingodile up ahead, dad!" Malon said. "Let's try to pass them!"
"You got it, Malon!" Talon said as he sped up slightly and drifted into the left lane, passing the giants by.
"Alright! We got past them!" Malon cheered.
(BOSS BATTLE)
"Is it bad, Ron?" Kim asked, watching Ron struggle to eat.
"Actually, it's kinda funny. This is actually REALLY good!" Ron said, chuckling. "The only problem is that there's so much garlic on this thing that it's hard to eat."
By now, Ron had managed to finish his first slice, and quickly went to work on his second. However, as he did, the front door swung open, allowing access for another team.
"How about that!" Arlene said with a smile. "That WAS a quicker way!"
"There's the clue box!" Garfield pointed out and ran over, doing his best to ignore the sweet, sweet smell of pizza as he pulled out the envelope.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Second at Boss Battle)
"Alright! Another eating task!" Garfield said. "I'll do this one in a flash, Arlene!"
Garfield quickly went over to the table and sat down. He took a deep breath to savor the smell of fresh garlic, then instantly started pigging out, grabbing handfuls of pizza and shoving them into his mouth (much like how he eats in the comics).
As Garfield was shoving food into his face, Shaggy & Velma raced into the restaurant. The two detectives saw the clue box and rushed over.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Third at Boss Battle)
"I, like, don't even need to read it." Shaggy said. "I see the guys eating over there."
"You're all over this one, Shag." Velma said, flashing a thumbs-up as Shaggy went over and started chowing down as well.
Once again, the cat and detective were in a heated race to finish eating first. The pizza for both racers was diminishing quickly and looked like either one could emerge the victor.
Garfield, due to arriving earlier, finished first. He swallowed his last mouthful, burped and held up a hand. "I'm done!"
Mona, the judge, walked over and handed Garfield a clue casually. The orange tabby rushed back to his girlfriend.
"Great job, Garfield!"
"Thanks, Arlene." Garfield said as he ripped open the clue. "Drive yourselves to the next Pitstop."
"Teams must now drive themselves a short distance to the house of Wario, founder of Wario Ware Inc. For all three of the Wario Ware games, the player started here." Mr. Jowai said as he walked outside of a house. "This small house, where the portly anti-hero calls home, is the Pitstop for this leg f the race. The last team to check in here may be eliminated."
"Let's move, Garfield!" Arlene said.
"Like, I'm done!" Shaggy shouted.
After receiving a clue from Mona, Shaggy ran back to Velma and ripped open the clue. "Like, drive to the next Pitstop!" He read.
"Let's go! If we hurry, maybe we can beat Garfield & Arlene there!" Velma said.
As the two teams raced out of the restaurant, Kim looked at Mona, whom was still looking as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. "Aren't you a little grossed out from that display?" Kim asked.
"You kidding? WARIO eats here sometimes." Mona said. "In my opinion, he's three times worse than EITHER of those two."
Kim stood in silence for a few seconds. "Boy. I'd sure like to meet him."
As Ron started eating his third slice of pizza, Talon & Malon rushed in.
"There's the clue box!" Malon said.
(TALON & MALON – Fourth at Boss Battle)
"Boss Battle." Malon said, taking out the red card.
"I'll do it, Malon." Talon said. "Handling red peppers is one thing, but I don't think you can eat garlic all that well."
"Yeah. I think that's one of the foods I can't have." Malon nodded. "Okay. You go do it, dad."
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"It can't be THAT far off!" Velma said, reading a map frantically. "It's somewhere in Diamond City, but the question is where!"
"It's, like, not on the map?" Shaggy asked.
"Wait…Oh! There it is!" Velma said. "I found it!"
"Where do I go?"
"Left!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"Right!" Garfield said.
"Are you sure we're going the right way, Garfield?" Arlene asked. "We haven't seen anything that looks like it could be Wario's house yet."
"We're going the right way, Arlene!" Garfield insisted. "We're almost there!"
"Okay, Garfield. I'm trusting you."
(BOSS BATTLE)
Ron looked like he was almost finished eating, but Talon wasn't doing to shabby either, having just finished his first slice. As the two ate, the last two teams entered the restaurant and grabbed clues at almost the same time.
(JOLENE & MUSH – Fifth at Boss Battle)
(TINY & DINGODILE – Last at Boss Battle)
"I'd better do this one, sis." Mush said.
"Okay. If you want to." Jolene said.
"Dingodile do last one." Tiny said. "Tiny do this one!"
Dingodile nodded. "Okay. Good luck, pal."
As Mush and Tiny sat down to eat, Ron swallowed his last bite and stood up. "Yo! I'm finished!"
Mona saw that Ron had cleaned his plate and handed the blonde man a clue. Ron rushed around the table and went over to Kim, ripping open the envelope.
"Boo-Yah! We're going to the Pitstop, KP!" Ron said.
"Let's go!" Kim urged.
(PITSTOP)
Mr. Jowai stood on the Pitstop mat, which rested just outside of Wario's front door. As if you were expecting someone else, Wario was standing at the portly host's side, awaiting the first-place team to arrive. Mr. Jowai had to bend over a little but he told Wario where the teams were coming from and pointed in the direction to emphasize it.
Suddenly, a lone car drove onto the scene and came to a screeching halt a safe distance away from the Pitstop. The doors opened and the first-place team jumped out.
Landing on the ground, Garfield & Arlene were quick to run the short distance to the mat and jump onto it together.
"Welcome to Diamond City." Wario said.
"Thanks." Garfield said.
"Garfield & Arlene…" Mr. Jowai said, pausing. "…You are team number one!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – First Place)
"Another first-place finish!" Arlene said excitedly. "That's great!"
"You said it!" Garfield agreed. "We're getting closer and closer to that grand prize!"
(BOSS BATTLE)
Time slowed down to a crawl for the three teams still at the Boss Battle. Talon was almost done, having only one slice left while Mush and Tiny still had three.
"Man. Look at dad go." Malon said. "And here I was hoping that this race would help him LOSE weight."
"Come on, Mush!" Jolene said. "You can do it!"
"Ya can't lose now, Tiny!" Dingodile said. "Keep eatin'!"
"Boy, I never thought garlic could be so strong." Mush said as he kept eating.
Suddenly, Talon stood up. "I'm done over here!" He called to Mona.
Mona nodded. "Indeed you are." She said, handing Talon a clue. "Good job."
"Thanks." Talon said as he went back to his daughter and opened the clue. "Drive yourselves to the next Pitstop!"
"Alright! This leg's almost over!" Malon said. "Come on, dad!"
(PITSTOP)
Getting out of their car, Shaggy & Velma ran over to the Pitstop and checked in.
"Shaggy & Velma………You're team number two!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Second Place)
Shaggy exhaled in relief. "Like, jinkies."
"Zoinks." Velma agreed.
The two suddenly looked at each other in surprise, having realized what they just said. Then, the two started laughing.
"Uh…I don't get it." Wario said, looking up at Mr. Jowai.
"I'll tell you later."
(BOSS BATTLE)
Tiny and Mush continued to eat, although they were both struggling to do so.
Jolene nervously looked at Dingodile. "Well, this is it." She said.
Dingodile nodded. "Yeah. Ah didn't think it would come down to a race between us." He said. "It could really go either way, ya know."
"I'm aware of that." Jolene replied. "And I wish you luck no matter what happens."
"Right back at ya."
"I'm done!" Mush said.
Tiny gave off a loud burp. "Tiny is, too!"
The two received their clues and they quickly rejoined their respective partners, where they opened up the clue.
"Drive yourselves to the next Pitstop…" Mush read.
"The last team ta check in may be eliminated." Dingodile read. "Let's move!"
Tiny & Dingodile rushed out of the restaurant, but Jolene & Mush were out first. The two teams drove off, starting a race for last place.
(PITSTOP)
Kim & Ron jumped out of their car and darted over to the Pitstop, checking in with satisfied expressions.
"Kim & Ron………You are team number three!"
(KIM & RON – Third Place)
"That's a relief." Kim sighed with a smile. "That's as best as we could get with Garfield and Shaggy doing an eating task."
"Yeah. We'll totally take three!" Ron agreed.
(JOLENE & MUSH)
"Where do we go, Mush?" Jolene asked as she drove through Diamond City.
"Left!" Mush ordered.
"Hopefully, we can get there before the giants." Jolene sighed.
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"Hey, Dingodile!"
"Yeah, mate?"
"Tiny thinks Dingodile should go that way." Tiny said, pointing around a corner.
"Right!" Dingodile said, making the turn.
(PITSTOP)
Talon & Malon raced from their car and jumped onto the Pitstop mat to await the verdict from the host.
"Talon & Malon………You're team number four!"
(TALON & MALON – Fourth Place)
Talon exhaled in relief. "We did it, Malon."
"Yeah. We pulled ahead and we're still in the race." Malon said with a smile. "Hopefully, we'll be able to regroup for the next leg."
Mr. Jowai and Wario awaited the final safe team to arrive patiently and silently (aside from the occasional belch from Wario). Suddenly, they saw a car approaching. The car came to a stop and two of the doors opened up, depositing the final safe team on the ground.
"Tiny sees Pitstop, Dingodile!"
Tiny & Dingodile approached the mat and stepped on together, awaiting judgement.
"Tiny & Dingodile………You're team number five!"
(TINY & DINGODILE – Fifth Place)
Hearing that they were still in the race, Dingodile shot his fists into the air and let out a shout of victory. "We made it, Tiny! We're still in!"
"Tiny is pleased!" Tiny said excitedly. "We do better in next leg!"
"Ya got that right, pal!"
Sad music played as Jolene & Mush drove up to the Pitstop, got out of their car and checked in.
"Jolene & Mush…" Mr. Jowai sighed. "…You're the last team to arrive."
The two mushrooms were silent, but knowing what was coming next, they embraced.
"I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race."
(JOLENE & MUSH – ELIMINATED)
"Am I upset that we got eliminated? No." Jolene said in an after-leg interview. "I knew that we weren't going to win, but we would try our hardest anyway. And what did that get us? Sixth place out of sixteen. I consider that amazing, because we outlasted teams more athletic and twice our size. So I don't have any regrets and wouldn't change a thing, because each of the teams still in the race deserve the prize far more than we do."
"I had a BALL doing this, and would do it again in a heartbeat." Mush said in an after-leg interview. "We went to places I only dreamed of going to and we managed to finish in an amazing spot. I'm slightly bummed that we got eliminated so close to the finish line, but I'm satisfied with our performance, and now I have a great story to tell everyone back at the Glitz Pit."
"This race allowed me to spend some serious quality time with my little brother, which is something I haven't done in a long time." Jolene added. "And to think that if Mario hadn't helped me save him, I never would have gotten the chance to do this with him. I love Mush more than anything, and I'm really glad I was able to have this experience with him."
"Jolene means more to me than anything money can buy. Simple as that." Mush concluded. "She's done so much for me, and now that she's the manager of the Glitz Pit, she's never really set time aside for herself. I knew that this would be the perfect chance to give her the vacation she needed, and I really think it paid off. None of the other fighters at the Pit could ask for a better boss, and I couldn't ask for a better sister."
In a slow-motion shot, Jolene & Mush turned around and left the Pitstop. Once they got to their car, the two jumped up onto the roof, sat down and watched the sun set together. Dribble and Spitz's taxi pulled up behind them and started honking their horn, but neither Jolene & Mush paid any attention.
"On the next leg of the Amazing Race: VG Style…" Mr. Jowai said.
We see Malon, Ron and Velma racing towards an unknown destination.
"A race for something valuable turns into a three-way dash."
"Let me through!" Malon shouted.
"No way we're letting you go on!" Ron shouted back.
We see Tiny & Dingodile searching some shelves.
"And Tiny & Dingodile run into some problems."
Suddenly, Dingodile heard a loud crash and spun his head around. "Tiny? Oh, no! TINY!"
The screen suddenly went into slow-motion as Dingodile rushed off the screen.
Current Standings:
1 – Garfield & Arlene
2 – Shaggy & Velma
3 – Kim & Ron
4 – Talon & Malon
5 – Tiny & Dingodile
6 – Jolene & Mush (ELIMINATED)
7 – Paula & Jewel (ELIMINATED)
8 – Geese & Krauser (ELIMINATED)
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)