Note to Tinyrocket: Yes, I hope to do a third race eventually. In fact, I have several teams in my head now. However, before I get started on it, I want to get some more writing done on other fics like a few one-shots.
Leg Thirteen
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Before the leg starts, we see Mr. Jowai walking through a lobby of a building.
"The world of Streets of Rage. This node was a sidescroller like Final Fight, but didn't receive as much popularity, even after two sequels were released. Even still, this series is a cult classic, popular with many people around." Mr. Jowai told the camera. "And at the edge of the city: The tower of Mr.X. The lobby of this tower, known as the place where the final boss of the series, Mr. X, hid out, was the twelfth Pitstop in a race around the VG Universe."
Unlike past legs, Mr. Jowai continued walking and talking.
"When we started this race, we had sixteen teams." Mr. Jowai explained. "However, one by one, they were eliminated."
We see clips of the all of the other teams getting eliminated, starting with the first.
"Diddy & Dixie…Harry & Kitten…Bridget & Dizzy…Joker & Harley…Raven & Beast Boy…Dan & Mika…Xiaoyu & Miharu…Kid & Ally…Geese & Krauser…Paula & Jewel…Jolene & Mush…Kim & Ron…"
"And now that the dust has finally settled, only four teams remain…" Mr. Jowai said.
We see footage of Talon & Malon looking around Twilight Town.
"Talon & Malon…"
We see footage of Tiny & Dingodile checking into the Pitstop in the world of Wario Ware.
"…Tiny & Dingodile…"
We see footage of Shaggy & Velma biking through the streets of Clue.
"…Shaggy & Velma…"
We see footage of Garfield & Arlene climbing Star Hill.
"…And Garfield & Arlene. Which of these four teams will be the lucky one to win the million dollars at the end of the race? Before that can be decided, one more of these teams needs to be eliminated. Who will that team be? We shall find out."
"Talon & Malon, whom were the first to arrive, will be the first to depart, twelve hours later."
(PITSTOP)
It was early in the morning at Talon & Malon prepared to leave the Pitstop. Rather that wearing her floor-length red dress with her white shirt, Malon was wearing a pair of pants. Talon, on the other hand, was wearing his usual outfit consisting of a white shirt and blue overalls. While it was still dark out, the lights inside the lobby of the tower were on, and thus provided more than enough light for the farmers for them to read the first clue, which Malon quickly opened once the appropriate time arrived.
(TALON & MALON – First to Depart)
Pulling out a blue card from the envelope, Malon opened it and started reading. "Fly to the world of Marvel Comics." She read.
"Teams must now drive themselves to the airport and book the fastest flight to the world of Marvel Comics." Mr. Jowai explained. "Once they land, they must travel by taxi to the Daily Bugle, where Peter Parker (also known as Spiderman) had a day job. Outside of the building, teams will find their next clue."
"Come on, dad!" Malon urged. "Let's get over to the airport!"
"Right." Talon said as he pulled the money from the envelope and followed his daughter out to their car.
"You remember how to get back to the airport, dad?" Malon asked as she got behind the wheel.
"We were in such a hurry that I wasn't paying attention last time." Talon sighed. "Well, I've got the map here."
"That's good. Does it say where the airport is?" Malon asked as she started the car and started driving away.
"Let me check, dearie." Talon replied as he studied the map. "Yeah. I think I found it."
"So where do we go?"
"There a lot of turns in the road. Just follow my directions until we get there."
Following her father's directions, Malon quickly arrived at the airport. The two farmers parked their car, got out, grabbed their backpacks and rushed into the airport.
Inside, the two were quick to spot an open airline. The father and daughter rushed over to the counter, daughter beating father.
"We'd like to go to the world of Marvel Comics." Malon explained.
"Sure." The ticket agent said. "Our earliest flight arrives at ten in the morning if that's okay."
"And that's the earliest flight you've got?" Talon asked.
"It is."
"We'll take it, then." Malon nodded.
(TALON & MALON – First on Flight 1)
"Well, the rest of the teams will probably be here before the flight takes off." Malon said.
"Yeah. We may as well rest up." Talon nodded as the two went into the seating area.
(PITSTOP)
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Second to Depart)
Due to the fact that they were household pets, Garfield & Arlene were wearing the exact same thing since the beginning of the race: Nothing but the fur on their backs.
Garfield quickly opened up the envelope and read the card inside. "You have fifteen dollars for this leg of the race." He read.
Arlene pulled the money from the envelope and counted it. "Yep. It's all here."
"Great. Let's get going, then." Garfield said. "If we hurry, we might be able to catch Talon & Malon at the airport."
"You have the map?" Arlene asked as the two left the Pitstop and walked through the doors of the building, walking out into the parking lot.
"Yep. I held onto it." Garfield assured he walked over to their car and got into the backseat.
"That's good. You'll have to direct me there."
"Got it."
The two cats were soon on their way, driving out of the parking lot and starting their trek towards the airport.
"We need to hurry." Arlene said. "We don't have that much of a lead on Tiny & Dingodile."
"I know." Garfield replied. "We need to get to airport as quick as possible." Glancing up from the map, he saw that they were approaching a turn. "Turn left here."
(TINY & DINGODILE – Third to Depart)
To go with his baggy, khaki pants, Dingodile had opted to wear a camouflage vest. Tiny, along with his usual green shorts, was wearing a huge, white shirt with the words 'Tiny Bo' written on the front as a self-promotion for his exercise tapes.
Dingodile tore open the envelope and read the clue inside it. "Fly ta the world of Marvel Comics." He read.
"What 'Marvel Comics', Dingodile?" Tiny asked.
"They make comics like Spiderman and X-Men." Dingodile explained. "Ya know, the comics ya like ta read now and then."
Tiny's eyes lit up in excitement. "Oh, boy!" He said. "Come, Dingodile! We go, now!"
"Heh. Right behind ya, buddy."
The two giants left the Pitstop and rushed out to their car, loading their backpacks into the trunk of it. Tiny jumped into the backseat as Dingodile got behind the wheel.
"Ya need ta direct me to the airport, Tiny." Dingodile explained.
"Okay, Dingodile." Tiny nodded as he opened a map and started reading it.
(AIRPORT)
After arriving at the airport, Garfield & Arlene saw Talon & Malon sitting down in the seating area.
"There's the farmers." Garfield pointed out.
"Then that must mean that this is the airline we're looking for." Arlene reasoned, pointing at the airline the two farmers had gotten tickets from.
"Well, let's give it a shot."
The two dating cats then rushed over to the ticket counter with hopes of getting a good flight.
"We're looking for a fast flight that's going to the world of Marvel Comics." Arlene explained.
"We have a flight landing at ten in the morning." The woman behind the counter replied.
"Is that the earliest flight in the airport?" Garfield asked. Receiving a nod, Garfield continued. "Great. We'll take two tickets, please."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Second n Flight 1)
(PITSTOP)
(SHAGGY & VELMA – Last to Depart)
Other then the fact that Shaggy was wearing his cherry red shirt as opposed to his lime green one, he was looking like he was dressed in his usual attire. Velma, on the other hand, was wearing an orange tee shirt instead of her turtleneck.
"Like, fly to the world of Marvel Comics." Shaggy read.
"Well, this is going to do me absolutely no good." Velma sighed as she grabbed her backpack. "I hope you know a lot about comics, Shaggy, because I know zilch for once."
"Like, don't worry, Velm." Shaggy assured as the two left the Pitstop. "I'm sure we'll, like, do fine."
The two detectives arrived at their car, the last one in the parking lot, and got in, Shaggy once again behind the wheel. The two drove off in the direction of the airport, hoping to make up for lost time.
(TINY & DINGODILE)
The two giants walked into the airport and looked around, trying to see over the crowd. It didn't take the two long to spot the other two teams and they found the airline the others had gotten tickets from.
"We need ta go to the world of Marvel Comics as fast as possible." Dingodile explained.
"Our earliest flight arrives at ten if that's okay." The woman replied.
"Is that what the other teams got?"
"Yep."
"Right. We'll take two tickets, please."
(TINY & DINGODILE – Third on Flight 1)
A while later, Shaggy & Velma finally showed up. Shaggy saw the teams sitting down and started to go over to the same airline when Velma stopped him.
"Like, what gives, Velma?" Shaggy asked.
"The others probably got on that flight." Velma explained. "I think we should search for something else. Maybe something that'll get us to the front of the pack again."
Shaggy pondered this for a few seconds and nodded. "Like, okay. Let's go find something.
It took Shaggy & Velma a few minutes of searching, but they managed to stumble upon another airline that had flights for Marvel Comics available.
"We need to get to the node of Marvel Comics." Velma told the man behind the counter.
"Okay. Well, our earliest flight makes a landing at nine-thirty. Will that do?" The man asked.
"Like, that's pretty early, Velma." Shaggy said.
Velma nodded. "We'll take two tickets, please."
(SHAGGY & VELMA – First on Flight 2)
"Shaggy & Velma managed to land an earlier flight, and will land in the world of Marvel Comics half an hour before anyone else." Mr. Jowai explained. "The next flight, containing Talon & Malon, Garfield & Arlene and Tiny & Dingodile, will arrive at ten in the morning."
(Flight 2 – Landing)
"Come on, Shaggy!" Velma called out behind her as she raced through the airport to get out to the road.
Shaggy was trying to keep up with Velma, but was having a harder time weaving through the crowd of people (and cosplayers on route to a convention). "Like, wait up, Velma!"
Eventually, the two friends made it out of the airport. Shaggy & Velma then raced out onto the road to hail a taxi.
"Like, taxi!" Shaggy called out, seeing a taxi coming up. Unfortunately, the taxi Shaggy was trying to flag down had a passenger, so it simply drove right by.
"Taxi!" Velma shouted. "Over here!"
It took a couple of minutes, but the two detectives were able to get a taxi to stop. Shaggy & Velma were quick to get inside it.
"Where are you guys heading?" The driver asked.
"The Daily Bugle!" Velma replied. "And please hurry! We're in a race!"
"Oh! You're with that race I'd heard was coming here!" The driver said in realization. "Well, don't worry! I'll get ya there in a jiffy!"
"Like, thanks!" Shaggy said. After the taxi got moving, he turned to his partner. "What do you think, Velma?"
"About what?" Velma asked.
"Our chances."
"Oh. Well, it was definitely a risk taking that flight because we don't know when the other one would land, but we'll find out at the next clue how we're doing, won't we?"
"Yeah. Like, you're right as always."
Eventually the taxi arrived at the Daily Bugle. The sheer size of the building made the two glad that they didn't have to go all the way to the top, because they quickly spotted the clue box sitting outside the front door.
"There's the clue box, Shaggy!" Velma said as she got out of the taxi.
"Like, I'll be right with you, Velma!" Shaggy said as he paid the driver, seeing a line of marked cars parked outside the building.
As Shaggy gave the driver his pay, Velma rushed over to the clue box and took out the first clue.
"First one, Shaggy!" Velma said excitedly as she opened the clue.
"Like, that's great!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – First at Clue 1)
"Drive yourselves to the former home of Peter Parker." Velma read.
"Teams must now drive themselves in one of these marked cars to the house where Peter Parker used to live with his aunt and uncle before settling down with Mary Jane." Mr. Jowai explained. "Outside of the house, teams will find their next clue."
"Well, let's take one of those marked cars, Shaggy!" Velma urged. "Even though we're in first place, we still need to hurry!"
"Like, yeah! We don't know how far ahead of the other teams we are." Shaggy agreed as he and Velma chose a car, got in and drove off in it.
During the ride, Shaggy followed Velma's instructions perfectly, making sure that he wouldn't screw up at this point of the race. "Like, where now?"
Velma took a look at a street sign, looked at the map in her hands and pointed out the way to go. "Take a left." She instructed.
"Got it." Shaggy said as he turned the corner. "Like, how long will it take for us to get there?"
"Shouldn't take terribly long." Velma reasoned. "Fifteen minutes at most."
"Like, if there's anything from the previous race has taught us, it's that flights are usually at least half-an-hour apart." Shaggy pointed out.
Velma scratched her head. "Yeah. I always thought that was kinda weird." She mused. "Well, if that's the case, the others should be landing about now."
(Flight 1 – Landing)
"You think we're still in the lead, dear?" Talon asked as he and Malon rushed through the airport. Out of the three teams, the farmers had been closest to the airplane door and were off first.
"I don't know, dad." Malon mused. "Shaggy & Velma didn't get a flight at our airline and they've gotten better flights in the past."
"Well, if we're behind, then we just gotta try that much harder."
"You said it, dad."
Just behind Talon & Malon, Garfield & Arlene jogged at a decent pace, but not enough to tire Arlene out too quickly. "This is it, Arlene." Garfield said. "This leg will decide the final three."
Arlene nodded. "We'll have to pull out all of our stops if we're going to make it that far."
At the back of the pack, Tiny & Dingodile were mainly trailing because Tiny was so in awe at the amount of cosplayers hanging around that kept thinking that they were the actual superheroes.
"Oh! Look, Dingodile! It 'Thing'!" Tiny pointed out excitedly. "Tiny is his biggest fan!"
"Tiny, it's not the real 'Thing'." Dingodile sighed. "These are just fans that like ta dress up as the heroes."
"But why people do that, Dingodile?"
"I dunno. Maybe they think it's cool or somethin'."
The three teams eventually made it out of the airport, with Talon & Malon in the lead. In fact, by the time Tiny & Dingodile made it out of the airport, the farmers were gone and the cats had just managed to grab a taxi.
"There they go, Tiny!" Dingodile pointed out.
Tiny wasted no time in running out to the road and waving his arms to get a taxi to stop. "Taxi! Stop!"
Luckily, a taxi stopped for the two friends. The giants quickly got in and were off, trying to catch up with the other two teams.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"Oh, no!" Velma said. "Shaggy, we missed our turn!"
"Like, what?!"
"I didn't realize we had gone so far!" Velma insisted. "We were supposed to turn right back there!"
"Like, don't worry. I'll just find a spot to turn around at and, like, go back."
"But we're on a highway, Shaggy." Velma said. "That could take a while."
"I'll just look for an off-ramp." Shaggy replied. "We'll turn off there and turn around after that."
(TALON & MALON)
"Fast! We need to get there fast!" Malon told the driver.
"What for? You in some kind of race or something?" The driver asked with a laugh.
"Uh…Yeah. Haven't you noticed the cameraman with us?" Malon asked.
"Oh, is that a camera?" The driver asked. "Sorry. My mistake."
"Oy. Why did we get in this cab?" Malon asked, holding her hand to her face in annoyance.
"Because it was the first one we spotted." Talon replied.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"Remember! The Daily Bugle!" Arlene instructed.
"Got it! Hang on!" The driver said.
"Aren't you a little freaked out at us?" Garfield asked in surprise. "I mean, we're talking animals and you act like you drive people like us around on a daily basis."
"You kidding? This is the Marvel Comics node." The driver laughed. "We've got the Lizard, Beast, Nightcrawler and Howard the Duck here."
"Oh, yeah." Garfield said. "I nearly forgot about that."
(TINY & DINGODILE)
Tiny pressed his face against the window of the cab and looked around like a kid in a candy store at all of the familiar sights around him. Dingodile saw this and chuckled. "Ya really like those comics of yours, don't ya?"
"Oh, yes! Tiny like comics VERY much!" Tiny nodded in agreement. "How Dingodile know?"
"Just call it a hunch." Dingodile replied with a shrug.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"See, Velma?" Shaggy asked as he made the turn he had missed earlier. "That, like, didn't take very long, did it?"
Velma sighed. "No, but it still caused us to lose a bit of our lead."
"We'll make up for it." Shaggy assured. "Don't worry."
(TALON & MALON)
Despite the fact that that they had a clueless cab driver, Talon & Malon still arrived at the Daily Bugle first. The father and daughter got out of their cab, paid the driver and rushed over to the clue box.
(TALON & MALON – Second at Clue 1)
As Talon took out an envelope, Malon looked at the remaining clues. "Looks like Shaggy & Velma beat us here."
"Well, we're still in second, then." Talon said as he opened the clue. "Drive yourselves to Peter Parker's former house."
"Do they give an address?" Malon asked.
"Yepper." Talon nodded.
"Great. Let's get going, then."
As Talon & Malon jumped into the first available car they could find, Garfield & Arlene showed up with Tiny & Dingodile right behind them. After paying their respective drivers, the two teams raced over to the clue box, but Garfield & Arlene were still ahead. As the teams grabbed their clues, Talon & Malon drove off.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Third at Clue 1)
(TINY & DINGODILE – Last at Clue 1)
"Okay. We've got our own car, now." Arlene read. "That'll save us a bit of money."
"Yeah. We'd better get moving, then." Garfield said. "Talon & Malon are already gone."
"Looks like we're going ta Peter Parker's old house." Dingodile read.
"Which one?" Tiny asked.
"Whaddya mean 'which one'?" Dingodile asked. "How many houses did the kid 'ave?"
"A few."
"Oh. Well, the one that he lived in with his aunt and uncle." Dingodile explained.
"Oh! Tiny know where that one is!" Tiny said in glee. "Come, Dingodile!" With that, the giant feline was racing back towards the team's car.
"Oy! Wait up, pal!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
The two detectives had managed to find the correct street that the house was on, and were currently trying to find the correct one. Because of this, Shaggy was driving a little slower.
"Like, you see the house yet, Velma?" Shaggy asked.
Velma shook her head. "Not yet, but I'm sure we'll come across it soon."
"Yeah. I mean, how hard is it to, like, find a clue box outside of a house?"
"Hey, wait! Shaggy, I think I see the clue box!"
Velma was right. The clue box was sitting just outside of a small house. Sitting nearby were several bikes. Shaggy quickly parked the car on the road and got out with Velma.
"Why do I have a feeling that those things are going to play a role in our next task?" Velma asked aloud as she eyed the bikes. Shaggy, in the meantime, had gotten to the clue box and pulled out the first envelope.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – First at Split Track)
After opening the envelope, Shaggy pulled out a yellow card. "Like, it's another Split Track, Velma."
"A Split Track is a choice between two tasks, each with its own pros an cons. In this Split Track, teams must choose between 'Delivery' and 'Factory'." Mr. Jowai explained as he walked down a sidewalk on the street. "In Delivery, teams must choose two of these bikes and deliver three given packages to different locations. Once the team has delivered the last package, they'll receive their next clue. Teams are given a small map with directions to each spot, but there is a lot of traveling to do and going from place to place could take a long time. In Factory, teams must drive themselves to this factory and load up a skid with one hundred tiles. Teams are forced to make several trips to complete the task, but once they do, they'll receive their next clue. The task is further away, but teams with enough strength and willpower could finish the task quickly."
"We need to deliver these parcels." Velma said. "One-hundred tiles. That's a lot."
"Yeah." Shaggy nodded. "Like, okay. Let's grab a couple of bikes."
The two detectives walked over to a pair of bikes, chose two and started biking off, the map in Velma's hands and the parcels on the back of Shaggy's bike.
"Like, where's the first stop, Velma?" Shaggy asked as Velma rode ahead of him.
Velma had no problem reading the map as she biked and quickly pinpointed the location. "It's about three blocks away. We shouldn't take too long to get there."
Shaggy nodded and started pedaling harder.
(TALON & MALON)
"Turn left, Malon!" Talon instructed. "We're almost there!"
"Great!" Malon said as she turned the corner. "Maybe we'll catch Shaggy & Velma!"
"That's always the hope." Talon mused as he looked out the back window. "The others are right behind us, dear! Keep going!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"There's no way we're gonna lose them now!" Arlene said determinedly as she steped on the gas.
"Careful, Arlene!" Garfield warned. "You don't want to cause an accident! Remember what driving too fast did to Brian and Greg in the real race?"
Arlene paused in thought and promptly slowed down a bit, not wanting to roll over the car running over a pothole. "Great. Now I'm paranoid."
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"How close are we, buddy?" Dingodile asked as he continued to follow Garfield & Arlene.
"Not far, Dingodile." Tiny explained. "We get there soon."
Dingodile nodded. "Let's get this show on the road!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
Currently, the two detectives had managed to deliver their first parcel, and Velma was biking in the direction of the second location, Shaggy following her like a dog.
"Like, how far away is this one, Velma?" Shaggy said, starting to pant. We need to get back to the car when we're done, you know."
Velma nodded. "It's just a couple more corners away, Shaggy." She said.
Shaggy nodded. "Like, okay. We'll get this over with and be on our way."
(SPLIT TRACK)
Talon & Malon had again managed to beat the other two teams to the location, and pulled up near Shaggy & Velma's car. Getting out, the two farmers rushed over to the clue box and took out an envelope.
(TALON & MALON – Second at Split Track)
"Another Split Track, dad." Malon observed.
"We'd better deliver the packages." Talon said.
Malon nodded. "That might be the easier task." She mused. "Okay. Let's grab a couple of bikes and continue."
As the farmers went over to grab a couple of bikes, Garfield & Arlene pulled up and got out. Arlene felt a little uneasy when she saw the farmers biking away, but continued on to the clue box with Garfield.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Third at Split Track)
"Great." Garfield muttered. "Both tasks require strength. What do you think we should do, Arlene?"
Arlene took the clue and pondered the two choices. "I say we ride the bikes. Lifting a hundred tiles will take more out of me."
"Okay, but only if you're sure that it's okay with you." Garfield said.
Garfield & Arlene walked over to the bikes and got on as Tiny & Dingodile got out of their car. Seeing the clue box, the two scrambled over.
(TINY & DINGODILE – Last at Split Track)
"Looks like everyone's doin' the bikes, Tiny." Dingodile observed, seeing only one pair of bikes left.
"Then we lift tiles!" Tiny said. "We strong, Dingodile! Big and strong!"
"Ah was gonna suggest that, anyway." Dingodile grinned. "Back in the car, Tiny! We're headin' out!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"There it is, Shaggy! The second location!" Velma said, pointing out a house.
"Like, okay!" Shaggy said as he and Velma pulled up to the house. Once the two stopped their bikes, Shaggy jumped off, grabbed one of the two remaining parcels and shoved it into the mailbox by the door. As quickly as he left, Shaggy then returned to Velma.
"Okay. Just one more." Velma said looking at her map. "Okay. It's about another two blocks away. Let's go!"
"Right behind you, Velma!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"You okay back there, Arlene?" Garfield asked as he biked ahead of his girlfriend.
Arlene was starting to tire out, but she wasn't about to admit that, as the two hadn't even found their first location yet. "Yes, Garfield. I'm fine right now."
Garfield sighed. "I don't think you're telling the truth, but I'll trust you anyway."
(TALON & MALON)
"Where IS that first location?" Malon said as she looked at her map. She was holding a different map than the one Shaggy & Velma were using, as the locations were in completely different places. "It's not too far away, dad." She observed.
"No problem." Talon said. "I've still got a lot of leg energy left."
"That's good. I hope we made the right choice, though."
(TINY & DINGODILE)
Dingodile drove through a green light, still following Tiny's directions. "We almost there, Tiny?" He asked. "We've been driving fer about ten minutes, now."
"We almost there, Dingodile!" Tiny assured. "Just keep going!"
"Okay. Ah'll take yer word fer it, pal."
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"Like, are we almost there, Velma?" Shaggy asked.
"Yes! There it is up there!" Velma said, pointing to a house with a man standing on the front yard, seemingly waiting for the team.
After pulling up, the two detectives jumped off their bikes, Shaggy grabbing the parcel at the same time. The two rushed over and handed the man the package. The man, in turn, handed the detectives a clue.
"Like, thanks!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – First at Clue 2)
Shaggy quickly tore open the clue. "Like, drive yourselves to the costume shop."
"Teams must now get back in their car and drive themselves across the city to this costume shop." Mr. Jowai explained. "Once there, they must take a picture of a superhero from a wall of hundreds of pictures and then change into that character's costume. Once both members of the team have changed, they'll receive their next clue."
"Hey! I think we can take this back road to get back to the car!" Velma said, looking at the map and pointing at a road not too far away. "We've pretty much gone in a square!"
"Like, let's go, then!" Shaggy said as he rushed back to his bike and got on.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"There's the first location, Arlene!" Garfield pointed out. "Come on! We need to deliver this parcel!"
Arlene nodded and stopped her bike. Garfield took a package from Arlene's bike, went up to the house and placed it in the mailbox. As he did, Arlene stayed on the bike, trying to catch her breath.
Garfield returned to his bike and got on. "Are you sure you're okay, Arlene?"
"Yes…I'm fine…" Arlene panted. "Let's go."
(TALON & MALON)
Talon returned to his bike after placing a parcel in a mailbox on a different house than the one Garfield & Arlene were at. "Where to now, Malon?" The portly farmer asked.
"It's only a few blocks away." Malon observed, reading her map. "Let's get moving, dad."
"Right."
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"We here, Dingodile!" Tiny said, pointing out his window. "There factory!"
"Yer right!" Dingodile said. "Ah can see the task we need ta do outside of it!"
"We no need to go inside!" Tiny said happily. "We take less time that way!"
"Yep! Yer right!"
The two giants quickly pulled into the factory's parking lot and parked their car. Getting out, Tiny & Dingodile rushed over to a race official standing by a pile of tiles.
"We've here ta do the task!" Dingodile said.
"Okay. Here's how it works." The official explained. "You can take as many tiles as you like in one run, but the total on the skid over there needs to be one hundred. But be careful. Each of those tiles is made of stone and they weigh ten pounds each."
"Tiny, can ya lift one hundred pounds?" Dingodile asked.
"Easy!" Tiny nodded.
"So can Ah. We'll take ten tiles each at a time." Dingodile said. "Five runs from each of us will give us a hundred."
"We get this done quick, Dingodile!" Tiny said as he rushed over to the pile of tiles, grabbed ten and carried them with no problem.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"There's the car, Shaggy!" Velma said. "Let's get these bikes put away and then we can go!"
"Like, no problem!"
The two detectives quickly biked over to the bike rack they had gotten the bikes from and got off. After putting their bikes away, the two rushed back to their car and got in again.
"Okay. The clue gave us the location of the costume shop, so we just need to find the street on the map." Velma said as she pulled out her map again.
"Like, you just worry about finding it, Velma." Shaggy said. "I'll start driving."
(TINY & DINGODILE)
Tiny whistled casually as he carried another ten tiles over to the skid and stacked them up with the rest. "Okay. Two more runs for Tiny and he finish." He said as he went back over to the tiles to get another armload.
Dingodile, on the other hand, wasn't carrying the tiles as easily as Tiny was. He was still managing ten tiles each time, but just at a slower pace than his friend was doing it.
Dingodile place his ten tiles in with the others. "Okay. Ah just need to carry two more rounds." He said to himself.
(TALON & MALON)
"There's the second location, dad!" Malon said.
"Let's deliver this thing and get to the third one, then!" Talon replied.
Malon quickly got off her bike and took a parcel to the door, placing it in the mailbox. The redhead girl returned to her bike and got on again.
"Ready, dad?" Malon asked.
"Let's a-go!" Talon replied.
"Dad, I know Nintendo based your looks off of Mario, but don't you think that's a little ridiculous?"
"Sorry, dear. I couldn't resist. Heh heh."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
Garfield returned from the second house, having delivered another parcel. Arlene was starting to look drained, and this made Garfield worry.
"Arlene, we can switch tasks if you want." Garfield assured.
Arlene, not one to give up, shook her head. "No, Garfield…We're…Almost done…"
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"I've found the street on the map, Shaggy!" Vema informed.
"Like, really? Where is it?" Shaggy asked.
"Keep going straight! You turn left two intersections away!"
"We almost there?"
"It's on the street we'll turn onto!"
"Like, great! We'll be there in a flash!"
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"Tiny finished, Dingodile!" Tiny said as he placed his fifth and final load onto the skid. "Is Dingodile almost done?"
"Last load, Tiny!" Dingodile replied as he approached and placed the tiles on with the others. He counted the amount of tiles in one stack, then counted the number of stacks the two had. "Oy! We've got a hundred over here!"
The official walked over. "Congratulations. Here is you next clue." With that, he handed Dingodile an envelope.
(TINY & DINGODILE – Second at Clue 2)
"Okay, Tiny! We're going to a costume shop!" Dingodile said.
"Oh! Tiny like the sound of that!"
The two giants rushed back to their car and got in, driving off towards the costume shop.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"There's the last one, Arlene." Garfield pointed out as he biked towards the last house, seeing a woman standing on the front yard. After stopping, he grabbed the last package, rushed over to the woman and handed it to her.
The woman smiled and accepted the package as she handed the orange tabby the next clue.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Third at Clue 2)
After opening the clue and reading it, Garfield went back to his bike and got on. "We need to go back to the car, Arlene."
Arlene nodded weakly and got ready to bike again.
(TALON & MALON)
"There's the last house, dear!" Talon said, pointing out a man standing on his front yard.
"Got it. I'll take this one." Malon said as she pulled up to the house, stopped her bike and grabbed the last parcel. She rushed over to the man and handed it to him, receiving a clue in return.
(TALON & MALON – Last at Clue 2)
Malon opened the clue and quickly read it, then went back over to her father. "We have to make our way back to our car." She explained.
"No problem." Talon said. "Let's get going!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"Like, is that it, Velma?" Shaggy asked, pointing at a shop on the street the two were currently driving on.
"That's gotta be it." Velma replied. "Come on!"
Shaggy quickly parked the car outside of the shop and got out with Velma right behind him. The two detectives rushed into the store together, only to stop and stare in awe at the long wall of superhero pictures that lay in front of them.
"Like, wow! Look at all of these pictures!" Shaggy said.
"And we have to choose one to dress up as?" Velma asked. "In THIS sea of choices?"
"Well, I know which one I'm taking." Shaggy said as he took a picture from the wall.
Velma wasn't sure what to pick, so she just grabbed a random female picture and followed Shaggy to the changing rooms to get their costumes.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"Okay, Arlene. There's the car." Garfield said. "Let's put these bikes away and start driving."
After putting the two bikes away, Garfield & Arlene stared walking back to their car. However, as they were walking, Arlene suddenly collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
"Arlene!" Garfield cried as he rushed over to his girlfriend. "Are you okay?"
"I can't go on anymore, Garfield…" Arlene whimpered weakly. "I'm just too tired."
Garfield helped Arlene to her feet. "We can do this, Arlene. Don't worry. I'll drive and I'll do the Boss Battle when we get there." He assured. "We'll make it through this and we'll be fine."
Helping her walk to the car, Garfield opened the back door for Arlene and helped her inside. Garfield got behind the wheel and drove off. But as they did, Talon & Malon had arrived and had just put their bikes away.
"There goes Garfield & Arlene!" Malon said!
"Come on! After them!"
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"Okay! Where now, Tiny?" Dingodile asked.
Tiny studied the map closely, looking for the street they needed to go to. Although it took him a little longer to find out where to go, Tiny still managed to do it. "Left, Dingodile! We getting there!"
"So we're close?" Dingodile asked as he turned the corner. "That's good! We 'ave a chance, then!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
Sitting close to the back of the costume store were several change rooms, hundreds of costumes in several sizes surrounding them. Shaggy & Velma were currently changing into their costumes, and both were nearing completion.
Suddenly, one of the change rooms opened up and out stepped a tall, lanky Spiderman. Wearing the full suit, complete with mask, Shaggy looked himself over. Other than his added height, one might say that Shaggy looked exactly like Spiderman in the costume.
"Like, awesome!" Shaggy said. "I look just like Spiderman!" Looking at the other occupied change room, Shaggy called out to his partner. "You done in there, Velma?"
"Uh…Yeah, but I'm not so sure if how I feel about this." Velma replied from inside the change room.
"Oh, come on! It, like, can't be that bad!"
Although hesitant, Velma opened the door and stepped out. Her costume consisted of a black suit with fluffy, white trim, black boots and a black mask.
"Like, what's wrong, Velma?" Shaggy asked.
"I just think that this outfit looked better on the character." Velma, looking over her Black Cat costume, said. "I don't think I look as good in this."
"Oh, don't say that, Velma! I, like, think you look great!" Shaggy reasoned.
"Yeah?"
"Of course." Shaggy said. "Now come on. I, like, think we need to get our clue at the counter."
He two detectives, clad in their costumes, rushed over to the counter close to the front of the store. One the manager saw that they had changed, he handed the two their next clue.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – First at Clue 3)
Even though he was wearing a full mask, Shaggy was still able to read the clue after opening it. "Like, drive to the comic convention."
"Teams must now drive themselves to this comic convention, which is always here due to the nature of the node." Mr. Jowai explained. "Outside of the front doors to the convention, teams will find their next clue."
"Like, let's go!" Shaggy said.
"Are you sure I shouldn't have taken a different costume?" Velma asked. "I don't want any guys making cat calls at me."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
Arlene was starting to regain her breath, but was still a ways off. Currently, she was trying to direct Garfield to the costume shop, but having a hard time doing so due to having to take large breaths in between words.
"Where now?" Garfield asked.
"Go…Right." Arlene panted. "We'll…Get there…Soon."
"Right. Got it." Garfield said as he turned the corner and continued.
(TALON & MALON)
"Follow them!" Talon instructed. "I can't find a shorter route on this darned thing and they're taking the right path."
"Okay. Let's see if we can beat those two to the costume shop." Malon said as she continued to follow Garfield & Arlene, being careful not to try to pass them and cause an accident.
"I sure hope we can get through this." Talon sighed.
"Yeah. The final three will be decided here, so we need to make sure that we try our hardest to beat someone to the Pitstop." Malon nodded.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
Although it looked a little odd seeing someone in a full Spiderman costume driving a car, people paid it no mind. In fact, whenever Shaggy & Velma stopped for directions, no one remarked how ridiculous they looked.
"Excuse me?" Velma called out, rolling down her window as Shaggy stopped at a stop sign for a second. "We're looking for the comic convention. Could you direct us?"
"Sure." The man replied simply. "You go down that street for about three blocks, then hang a left and travel another two blocks. You'll see the signs and banners once you turn onto the street."
"Thank you so much!" Velma said as she rolled up her window again. "Keep going, Shaggy!"
"Like, you got it!"
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"We're here!" Dingodile said as he pulled up to the costume shop. "Let's go in and grab some new duds, Tiny!"
"Okay! This going to be fun!"
The two giants quickly got out of their car and rushed into the store. Seeing the huge wall of pictures, the two darted over and started scanning through everything. Tiny was quick to find and choose his costume, and Dingodile followed suit shortly afterwards. The two friends darted into the back to get into the change rooms.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
The detectives had gotten the directions, and thankfully, they were correct. The two could see the banners for the comic convention at the start of the street and continued driving towards it.
"You see the clue box, Shaggy?" Velma asked.
"Like, yeah! It's over there on the right side of the double doors!" Shaggy pointed out.
"Good eyes! And with the Spiderman mask on, too!"
The two pulled into the parking lot for the huge building, found a parking spot and stopped their car. Getting out, the detectives rushed towards the front doors, over to the clue box and pulled out the first envelope.
(SHAGGY & VELMA – First at Boss Battle)
"Alright! We're still first!" Shaggy rejoiced.
Velma, in the meantime, ripped open the envelope and pulled out a red card. "A Boss Battle." She said.
"A Boss Battle is a task that only one person may perform, and the team may not proceed until the task is finished." Mr. Jowai, in a strangely-convincing Dr. Strange costume, said as he walked through the convention of people dressed as superheroes. "In this Boss Battle, that person must go into the convention and search for someone dressed normally, and not in a superhero outfit. Once the racer finds the one person, they'll receive their next clue."
"I'll do this one, Shaggy." Velma said. "I have a better eye for detail."
"You're right." Shaggy shrugged. "Okay. You, like, go ahead and do it."
As Velma went into the convention, Shaggy walked over to a stone planter and sat down on it.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"There it is!" Garfield said as he saw the costume shop and found a parking spot, pleased that there was still one car there. "Come on, Arlene! Let's go in!"
Arlene nodded and got out of the backseat, feeling slightly better but still a little sh0ort on breath.
However, as the two cats went in, Talon & Malon pulled up and got out of their car as well.
"This must be it." Talon observed. "I saw Garfield & Arlene go in."
"Then let's go in after them!" Malon replied.
As the two farmers rushed into the store, Garfield & Arlene had already made their respective costume choices and were running back to the change rooms. Talon & Malon went over to the wall, quickly picked a picture each and followed the two cats.
"Maybe we can still beat Tiny & Dingodile out of here." Malon reasoned as she walked to an open change room.
Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. Shortly after Talon & Malon went into their change rooms, Tiny emerged, clad in a pair of blue shorts and a skin cap that looked 'rocky'. A full suit wasn't needed to make Tiny look like the Thing because of the huge feline's orange fur.
"This great! Tiny look just like 'Thing'!" Tiny said, pleased with his getup. "Dingodile finished?"
"Yeah. Ah'm comin' out now."
With that, Dingodile stepped out, clad in his new long trenchcoat, brown pants and red vest. Tiny looked over his friend and grinned. "Dingodile make good Gambit!"
"Heh. Thanks, Tiny." Dingodile said. "Now let's go get our clue, eh?"
"Okay!"
The two best friends rushed back to the counter, where the manager gave them a clue.
(TINY & DINGODILE – Second at Clue 3)
"Drive to the comic convention." Dingodile read.
"We go now, Dingodile!" Tiny urged. "We catch detectives there!"
"Right!"
(BOSS BATTLE)
Velma, still in her Black Cat outfit, searched through the sea of cosplayers, trying to find the one person that wasn't dressed in an outrageous disguise. However, Velma was starting to admit that doing so was harder than she had originally anticipated.
"Man. How hard is it to find a suit in a sea of spandex?" Velma asked aloud as she continued to look. Even the security guards and people running the booths were dressed as superheroes, so that narrowed the field down that much more, and yet still wasn't helping the brown-haired teenager. "Honestly, if I don't find something soon, Shaggy and I will probably end up losing our lead."
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"Thanks, mate!" Dingodile said to a man that had given him directions to the convention as he continued driving.
"Dingodile going the right way?" Tiny asked hopefully.
"Yep. And we're not too far away, either." Dingodile replied. "We should be getting there in about five minutes."
"Oh, goody! We catch up!"
"Ya sure said it, pal."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
Finally finishing dressing up, Garfield stepped out of the dressing booth and walked over to a mirror to look at how he looked. Wearing a blue and yellow outfit, complete with a yellow belt, gloves and boots, didn't make him look like anything people would know, but the visor sitting over his eyes was a dead giveaway.
Turning away from looking over his Cyclops costume, Garfield looked at the change room his girlfriend was in. "You almost ready, Arlene?"
"Yep. I'm coming out, now." Arlene said, now recovered enough to not take deep breaths.
Arlene left the booth dressed in a green and yellow suit, that of Phoenix (whom doubled as Cyclops' girlfriend). She looked at Garfield. "How do I look?"
"Now we make an even better match." Garfield replied with a smirk.
Arlene chuckled. "Well, let's go grab a clue, seeing how we're finished changing."
"Right." Garfield agreed as the two cats went over to the counter and received a clue.
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Third at Clue 3)
"Drive to the comic convention." Garfield read.
"Suddenly, these costumes make a whole lot more sense." Arlene said. "Let's get going."
As Garfield & Arlene left the store, Malon stepped out of her change room, dressed in a blue and white outfit with a 4 on the chest. Malon looked over her Invisible Woman disguise and then looked at her father's change room. "Come on, dad! We're behind!"
"Coming!" Talon replied as he stepped into the open, wearing a blue and white outfit, with a blue cap, wings sprouting from the sides.
Malon chuckled. "Captain America?"
"He's the only one on the darn wall I recognized." The overweight Captain America replied with a shrug.
"Well, we're changed. Let's go get the clue!"
The farmers rushed over to the counter, where they received a clue for getting changed.
(TALON & MALON – Last at Clue 3)
Malon opened the clue and read it. "Come on, dad! We need to catch the cats!"
"Right behind ya, dearie!"
(BOSS BATTLE)
Velma growled as she continued to search every corner of the convention, but still not managing to find a guy dressed normally. "How can this be so hard?!" She asked. "Why can't I just do this?!"
The brown-haired girl continued looking until something caught her eye: A guy dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase. He was talking (or pretending to talk) on a cell phone. Velma rushed over to him as fast as she could without knocking any cosplayers down.
"Do you have a clue for me?" Velma asked the man.
The man didn't respond. He simply opened up his briefcase with one hand, showing Velma four clues. Velma excitedly took one and rushed off.
"Man. That was like one big round of 'Where's Waldo?'." Velma muttered.
(OUTSIDE)
Shaggy continued to wait for Velma when Tiny & Dingodile arrived. After parking their car, the giants got out and rushed over to the clue box, taking the second envelope out.
(TINY & DINGODILE – Second at Boss Battle)
"Boss Battle." Dingodile observed. "It says 'Who can spot the unusually ordinary'?"
"Dingodile do it." Tiny suggested. "Tiny no good with searches."
"Okay, pal. You wait here."
Dingodile (still dressed as Gambit) rushed into the convention as Tiny walked over to where Shaggy was sitting and sat down as well.
(TALON & MALON)
"You know where the comic convention is, partner?" Talon asked someone whom was passing by.
"Yeah. It's a few blocks down that way, then turn and go for another couple of blocks." The man explained. "You'll see it a mile away."
"Thanks!" Malon said as she continued driving.
"Well, we've got an idea on where we need to go."
"Yeah. Now we just need to get there ahead of Garfield & Arlene."
"But they've got more of a lead on us." Talon said. "They'll probably get there first."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"Thank you!" Arlene said as she rushed back to the car and got in.
"Are we going the right way?" Garfield asked.
"Those men said that the convention is just a couple of blocks away." Arlene explained. "We should be able to get there soon."
(BOSS BATTLE)
Dingodile continued to search through the convention for the normal-looking guy, but had been having poor luck thus far. Like Velma before him, Dingodile was surprised at how hard it was to find a suit in a huge crowd of superheroes, but still pressed on with his search.
"Oy. This is tough work." Dingodile said. "Where the heck is this guy?"
Outside, Velma had just left the building the convention was being held in. Shaggy, noticing Velma leaving the convention with her clue, got up and rushed over.
"You got the clue, Velma! Good job!" Shaggy said.
"Thanks." Velma said as she opened the clue. "Drive yourselves to the next Pitstop!"
"Teams must now drive themselves out of the city and a little bit into the countryside until they find Prof. Xavier's school of gifted youth." Mr. Jowai, dressed in normal attire, explained as he walked along a stone path outside of a mansion-like school. "This school, which doubles as the headquarters for the famed X-Men, 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!" Velma read.
"Well, we know it's not us!" Shaggy added. "Like, come on, Velma!"
Back inside, Dingodile had managed to find the person with the clue, and in a quicker time than what Velma had managed to find him in.
"Thanks, mate!" The Austrlian said as he turned around and rushed off, hoping to stay in the race.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
It didn't take long for the detectives to get out of the city, and the two were soon driving through the country to reach the Pitstop.
"Like, how far away is it?" Shaggy asked.
"I'm still trying to find it, actually." Velma replied. "But I can't imagine it being that far away."
"Like, I sure hope we'll arrive first. That'll be great." Shaggy said.
"Yeah. Tiny was waiting with you when I exited the convention." Velma replied again. "That could mean that Dingodile was almost right behind me for all we know."
(BOSS BATTLE)
As Tiny continued to wait for his friend, the trailing two teams arrived. Parking their cars close together, the four racers rushed over to the clue box and took the last two clues out at almost the same time.
(TALON & MALON – Third at Boss Battle)
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – Last at Boss Battle)
"It's a Boss Battle, dad." Malon said, reading the clue.
"I'll do it, dear." Talon assured. "You just wait here."
"Okay, dad." Malon shrugged.
"I'll do this one, Arlene." Garfield said.
"What for?" Arlene asked.
"I can't risk you tiring yourself out again." Garfield replied. "Don't worry. I'll try to hurry it up."
As Talon & Garfield vanished into the convention, Dingodile emerged from within it, holding a clue. Tiny saw him and lit up.
"Dingodile get clue fast!" Tiny observed.
"Piece a cake!" Dingodile laughed as he opened the clue. "Oy! We're going to the Pitstop!"
"Yay! We go, then!" Tiny said.
With that, Tiny & Dingodile rushed off, leaving Maon and Arlene waiting for their respective partner to complete the task.
(SHAGGY & VELMA)
"Like, are you sure we're going the right way, Velma?" Shaggy asked.
"I don't know." Velma replied. "I still haven't found the school on the map."
"I guess we'll, like, have to assume that we're going the right way."
"I guess so." Velma replied. "I'll keep looking for it, but I just don't see it on here."
(TINY & DINGODILE)
"Tiny find school on map, Dingodile!"
"Oy! That was fast, mate!" Dingodile said. "So are we goin' the right way?"
"Dingodile is going right way." Tiny nodded. "We head down country road until Tiny says to turn."
"Got it."
(BOSS BATTLE)
Talon continued to search for the man with the clue, and had broken off from Garfield long ago. The portly farmer had a hard time trying to get through the sea of cosplayers, but was still able to see around him.
"Man. Where the heck is this clown?" Talon asked. "He's gotta be around here somewhere."
Suddenly, Talon spotted his target, still talking (or pretending to) on his cell phone. Talon made his way over.
"I'm with the race. Do you have a clue?" Talon asked.
Once again, the man opened his briefcase, revealing the two clues he had left. Talon gratefully took one and left.
Right after he did, Garfield spotted the man and took the last clue from him, then started running after Talon, hoping to stay in the race.
(PITSTOP)
Mr. Jowai stood outside of the mutant school, on the Pitstop mat, awaiting the first team. Sitting (in a wheelchair) at his side was Prof. Xavier himself. Due to his guest being in a wheelchair, Mr. Jowai had to bend over a bit, but he told the bald professor where the teams would be coming from, and pointed down the road for emphasis.
Suddenly, a car drove onto the scene and came to a stop. The doors to the car opened, depositing the first place team on the ground.
Shaggy & Velma (or Spiderman & Black Cat. Whatever floats your boat) raced from the car to the Pitstop and checked in.
"Welcome to Xavier's School for the Gifted." Prof. Xavier greeted with a slight bow of his head.
"Thanks." Velma said.
"Yeah. Thanks."
"Shaggy & Velma…" Mr. Jowai said, pausing. "…You are team number one!"
(SHAGGY & VELMA – First Place)
"Like, alright!" Shaggy said, throwing his fists into the air.
"And I have some good news. After this, you guys are officially one of the three teams racing for the one million dollar prize." Mr. Jowai said. "How does that make you feel?"
"Amazing!" Velma said. "I can't wait!"
"Yeah!" Shaggy agreed. "The competition is, like, as close as it gets now!"
(BOSS BATTLE)
Talon emerged from the convention with Garfield right behind him. Their respective partners quickly went over to greet them.
Talon opened his clue first. "This Pitstop, Malon!" He said.
"Come on, dad! We're almost done!" Malon said.
"They're right, Arlene!" Garfield said. "We're heading to the Pitstop, so we need to hurry!"
"Right! Let's roll!" Arlene said as all four racers ran back to their cars, got in and pulled out of the parking lot at almost the same time.
(PITSTOP)
After pulling up, Tiny & Dingodile jumped out of their car, saw the Pitstop and rushed over, checking in a looking satisfied.
"Tiny & Dingodile…You're team number two!"
(TINY & DINGODILE – Second Place)
"Yay! We still in!!" Tiny shouted with glee, jumping up and down repeatedly.
"And we're in the final three teams, mate!" Dingodile agreed.
"You're right. You guys are in fact one of the three teams racing for the grand prize." Mr. Jowai explained. "How do you feel?"
"Ah feel great!" Dingodile replied. "There's only one thing that can top this feeling, and that's winning the race! Ya up fer it, Tiny?"
"Tiny ready for anything!"
(GARFIELD & ARLENE)
"According to the map here, the school is just off the side of the main road going through the country." Garfield explained. "We just need to travel down the road here for a few more minutes and we should be able to see the school."
"You think we can beat Talon & Malon there, Garfield?" Arlene asked.
"I sure hope so." Garfield sighed. "It all comes down to this."
(TALON & MALON)
"Turn here, dear!" Talon said. "This is a back road that might take us there quicker!"
"Hopefully, this works." Malon said as she turned down a dirt road. "If it doesn't, we're doomed."
"Don't worry. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work." Talon assured.
(PITSTOP)
Mr. Jowai and Xavier patiently awaited the final safe team to arrive, watching the road leading to the school like hawks. Suddenly hearing a car, the two looked down the road and saw one of the teams coming. The car pulled up beside the other two, parked and allowed the team inside to get out.
Talon & Malon jogged over to the Pitstop and checked in, hoping that they were still in the race.
"Talon & Malon…You are team number three!"
(TALON & MALON – Third Place)
"I don't believe it!" Malon said. "We're still in?!"
"Yee-haw!! This is great!" Talon shouted in glee.
"And what makes it better is that you two are officially one of the three teams racing for the grand prize at the end of the next leg." Mr.Jowai continued. "How does that make you feel?"
"Like we can win this!" Malon replied. "We're going to give it our all in the next leg!"
"That's right, dear!" Talon agreed.
Sad music played as Garfield & Arlene pulled their car into a parking space outside of the school. The two cats (whom, like the other teams, were still in costume) got out of their car, darted over to the Pitstop and checked in.
"Garfield & Arlene…" Mr. Jowai sighed. "…You're the last team to arrive."
Garfield sighed. "I figured as much."
"After how far you guys have come, I'm extremely sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race."
(GARFIELD & ARLENE – ELIMINATED)
"Coming so close to making it and failing to do so is a real disappointment, but I'm not terribly upset." Garfield said in an after-leg interview. "I mean, when I first came onto the race, my main interest was eating. But as Arlene and I progressed through each leg, I was surprised at how well we had been doing, and that just made me want to do even better. I have to say that I'll be leaving this race with a lot of memories, ones that no one I know will probably never get."
"I'm upset that we got eliminated so close to the final leg, but then again, I'm extremely happy." Arlene explained in an after-leg interview. "When I found out exactly how weak my stamina was, I thought for sure that Garfield & I would be eliminated because of that. Instead, we surprised ourselves leg after leg until we had outlasted most of the more athletic teams on the race. Fourth place is fine with me, because I had a real blast doing all of this, even with my severe weakness."
"Arlene and I have never really had the best relationship, but this race has brought us closer together than either of us ever could have imagined." Garfield said in an after-leg interview. "Only during the race did I realize just how much I cared for Arlene, and I wanted to be there for her as much as I could. The first thing I'm going to do when we get back to Muncie? Try and get Arlene off the streets, because she deserves far better than that."
"Garfield has shown a side of him that he's never shown to me before: A side that has compassion, concern and, above all, love." Arlene said in an after-leg interview. "This race has done something that I thought impossible: Hooked us up. Had this happened with the old Garfield, I would have had mixed reactions, but because it's the new Garfield I've hooked up with, I feel like the happiest cat in the world."
In a slow-motion shot, Garfield & Arlene turned around and left the Pitstop. Much like Diddy & Dixie back in Leg One, the two cats held hands and linked their tails as they walked away.
"On the next leg of the Amazing Race: VG Style…" Mr.Jowai said.
We see Shaggy & Velma at a ticket counter.
"Shaggy & Velma run into a serious setback at the airport."
"We need to get on this flight!!" Velma said. "It's absolutely urgent and essential that we make it!"
We see Tiny & Dingodile driving along a road.
"The heat of the race makes everyone freak out."
"We need ta beat them there!" Dingodile said. "This close, we need ta do it!"
"And one of these three teams will walk away with…"
Shaggy & Velma are seen driving.
"…One…"
Tiny & Dingodile are seen driving.
"…Million…"
Talon & Malon are seen driving.
"…Dollars."
"It's anyone's game, now." Talon told the camera at an airport.
Current Standings:
1 – Shaggy & Velma
2 – Tiny & Dingodile
3 – Talon & Malon
4 – Garfield & Arlene (ELIMINATED)
5 – Kim & Ron (ELIMINATED)
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)
Author's note: (prepares or a volley of blasts for eliminating the race favourites) Sorry about eliminating Garfield & Arlene, guys. I know that they're the most popular amongst the fans, but I honestly make up each leg as I go. I never know who's going to go until partway through the leg. In fact, the only planned elimination was Joker & Harley because I couldn't think of a better team to throw out at unlucky number 13.