My Hope is Comfortably Where My Soul is: Part 4/4


En route to Floralli Meadows:

Marian & Ninja: Kick Heart Couple
Pete & Panth: Evil Scientists

At roadblock in Crizzleton Tower:

Anathea & Chantallia: Science Sisters
Cosette & Marie: Grand Lecturers
Lawrence & Priscilla: Cyborg Soulmates

En route to Crizzleton Tower:

Ron & Radonna: Flame Riders

Acting ARI at Crizzlewood:

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls
Paul & Wibsky: Ship Captains
Wally & Audra: Farm Siblings

En route to Crizzlewood:

Mike & Marvin: Team Strong Smart

Performing detour:

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians


«Floralli Meadows»

Marian & Ninja: Kick Heart Couple

Pete & Panth: Evil Scientists

As the subway doors opened, both teams rushed upstairs to see the meadows filled with flowers. Surrounding all sides of the meadows are trees. There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow visible from the subway entrance. Both teams could see Ryder waiting for them there.

"I SEE IT!" Pete the Parasect announced.

"We'll get there first, go my Ninja!" Marian the Mawile pointed to the direction of Ryder.

Ninja the Ninjask took out a frisbee that fit Marian to ride.

"YEEHAA losers!" Marian said. "See you at the finish line~" Marian winked to them then pulled the bottom of her left eyelid with the raspberry again.

"Oh you shall see!" Pete defended. "Panth, hurry-"

Panth the Porygon put Pete on his back, before running as fast as he could.

"You shall not pass us!" Pete announced.

Indeed, Pete riding Panth overtook Ninja landboarding Marian.

"Nani!?" Ninja reacted in shock.

Marian & Ninja watched in horror as Panth stepped on the mat.

Pete got off Panth's back and dusted himself.

Ryder and the greeter waited for Marian & Ninja to step on the mat, and then…

"Welcome to Floralli Meadows, the Garden of Crizzleton!" said the anthropomorphic bovine dressed as a very green leprechaun.

"Pete & Panth," started Ryder. "You are… team number one!"

"YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHH!" Pete shouted.

"Yay," Panth reacted lethargically.

Ryder continued, "Marian & Ninja, that makes you team number two."

Ninja clapped for good sportsmanship.

"LOSERS! LOSERS!" Pete pointed at Marian & Ninja. "WAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Haha. Haha. Losers," Panth repeatedly robotically.

Marian looked away from them in defeat. "Hmph."

"We're the WINNERS! MWAHAHAHAHA!" Pete jumped for joy.

"Pete & Panth, as the winners of this leg of the race, you have won… five thousand pokédollars," Ryder informed them.

"Yes!" Pete shouted.

"Each!" Ryder finished.

"YES!" Pete shouted even louder.

"It feels good to finally come in first after legs of becoming losers!" Pete said.

"We feel good about making it to the final leg after our performance today," Panth shared in his robotic voice.

Pete & Panth = 1st place (3:56 PM)

Marian & Ninja = 2nd place (3:57 PM)

«Crizzleton Mineyard»

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians [Light, 7 of 7 lumiulites]

"Bro, I might have found our last one." Sylvester the Shuppet held the lumiulite.

"Oh, finally!" said Danny the Duskull.

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians (Last)

Danny read, "Make your way by subway to Crizzle University."

"Ugh, I'm so tired…" Sylvester said.

"Me too…" Danny seconded. "Maybe we should've switched earlier…"

"Yeah…" agreed Sylvester.

«Crizzlewood»

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls

Martha the Meganium said, "Let's try again."

On their second attempt, Martha kept waiting for Delia the Ledian to come out of the water well from the TV.

The director yelled, "Cut!"

"Dee, I was waiting for you," Martha said.

"Sorry, I miscounted." Delia went to the washroom with a heavy sigh.

"I really wish it didn't happen, but we were so out of shape today…" Delia said while covering her face stressfully.

"We knew at that point we were losing not only our lead, but our chance to win the advantage for the best average was slowly but surely slipping away from us," Martha added solemnly.

Wally & Audra: Farm Siblings

"I have to cut off his hand!?" Audra the Wynaut said.

"Just pretend you're doing it," Wally the Wobbuffet said. "The effects will handle the rest."

The director nods in agreement.

"Oh, okay," Audra said, understanding the sequence better.

Paul & Wibsky: Ship Captains

"Okay, okay, I think I got it," Paul the Pangoro said.

"One last practice?" Wibsky the Walrein asked.

"Sure, sure." Paul scratched his head nervously.

«Crizzle University»

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians

The ghost types arrived at Crizzle University to see their faces on the second slot of the U-turn board.

"This is devastating," said Sylvester. "This U-turn is gonna ***king kill us!"

"Oh no…" Danny reacted. "That means we have to do…"

"The ***king classical music ***t again." Sylvester spat on the U-turn board.

"Let's go before it gets dark," Danny said solemnly.

«Crizzleton Tower»

Cosette [Roadblock, 4th attempt]

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The hole is shaped like a Jumpluff holding two flags.

Cosette posed for it.

As she was expecting the impact of the wall, somehow she made it through instead.

"Grandma, you did it!" Marie the Hoppip reacted in shock.

"Yo, I did it!" celebrated Cosette. "Whoop whoop!"

The crowd cheered as the host held their next clue.

Cosette & Marie: Grand Lecturers (3rd)

"It's time for the pit stop!" Cosette said after reading the clue.

"I think we could be in third right now," Marie said matter-of-factly.

"Good luck! Good luck!" Cosette shouted to Chantallia the Swablu and Priscilla the Buneary.

"Thanks!" They both waved to the leaving team.

Chantallia [Roadblock, 7th attempt]

Anathea the Swablu told her sister from the background, "If they can do it, it's not impossible!"

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Chantallia adjusted her party hat prop to fit through the hole. She curved her wings at the last minute and…

"YAY!" cheered Anathea.

Chantallia realized she didn't fall off this time.

"I got through that hole in the wall!"

The crowd cheered, and they got their next clue.

Anathea & Chantallia: Science Sisters (4th)

"You got this, Priscilla!" Anathea cheered.

"Thanks!" Priscilla was getting even more nervous now that she and Lawrence the Riolu were the only ones left.

Suddenly, Ron the Typhlosion showed up in the required outfit.

With another team coming, Priscilla could feel the pressure even more!

Priscilla [Roadblock, 6th attempt]

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To Priscilla's surprise, she got a quiz.

"Which of these fairy tales have no wolves in them?"

Priscilla had to pick between Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Priscilla could feel the pressure, but she decided on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. She's preparing herself to be wet yet again, but she could hear the crowd cheer instead.

"That's my princess!" cheered Lawrence.

Priscilla got up from her position and hugged Lawrence. This got the crowd to 'awww…'

Lawrence & Priscilla: Cyborg Soulmates (5th)

"Warning, the last team to check in may be eliminated," Lawrence read.

As they left, Ron prepared for his turn.

Ron [Roadblock, 1st attempt]

"Bring it on!"

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The hole is shaped like a cactus. Ron stayed focused and angled his arms the right way, so that when the wall would pass through him…

"Go babe!" Radonna the Rapidash was jumping up and down upon seeing Ron get through that hole in the wall.

The crowd cheered, and Ron got the next clue.

Ron & Radonna: Flame Riders (6th)

"Make your way to the pit stop in Floralli Meadows," Radonna read.

After changing outfits, Ron rushed out.

"We gotta hustle, babe!" Radonna said. "We can't be too far behind Lawrence & Priscilla."

«Crizzlewood»

Mike & Marvin: Team Strong Smart (10th)

Upon arriving at Crizzleton, Mike the Machamp reaches out one hand into the hat.

"Action!" Mike read from the slip.

They learned that they will be replicating a scene from Avengers: Infinity War.

Paul & Wibsky: Ship Captains (7th)

Three attempts later, and Paul & Wibsky finally got their next clue.

"Can't believe we moved up a place from that," Paul murmured.

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls

Inside one of the rooms, Delia & Martha continued rehearsing their roles.

"Do you wanna use the express pass?" Delia asked softly.

"I think we're almost there," Martha responded just as softly. "We don't want to waste it after spending so much time here."

Delia nodded slowly. "You have a point…"

Wally & Audra: Farm Siblings

"I think I just wanna practice this part more, just to be sure we can get out and go in one try," Audra said.

"Okay, sis," Wally agreed.

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls

After extra careful deliberation, the gardeners decided not to use their express pass. Instead, they tried again.

The director started, "Lights, camera, action!"

«Musiceum»

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians [Sound: U-turn]

Upon reentering Musiceum, Sylvester's mood soured.

"Welcome to ***king hell…" Sylvester murmured.

Danny said, "I don't know what's worse: This, or getting a C-section."

"What the ***k is that analogy!?" Sylvester couldn't help but guffaw.

«Floralli Meadows»

Cosette & Marie: Grand Lecturers

Anathea & Chantallia: Science Sisters

Coming from the same train, both teams decided to walk to the pit stop together.

"I'm trying not to run, darlings." Cosette said sarcastically, "This young-boned granny is too young for this race."

This got a chuckle out of both sisters.

«Crizzlewood»

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls (8th)

With both girls on the floor, their scene ended. The director smiled and gave them their next clue.

"Let's find this place," an exhausted Delia said.

Wally & Audra: Farm Siblings

Not long after, the siblings have finished rehearsing.

"We're ready," called out Audra.

«Floralli Meadows»

Ron & Radonna: Flame Riders

Lawrence & Priscilla: Cyborg Soulmates

Both riders sprinted out of the subway station, leaving behind Lawrence & Priscilla.

"It's okay. I don't think we're last," Lawrence said as he climbed the stairs slowly and carefully with Priscilla.

Cosette & Marie: Grand Lecturers

Anathea & Chantallia: Science Sisters

"Is that another team, darling?" Cosette pointed somewhere to the back.

"Don't worry about them," Anathea said.

«Crizzlewood»

Wally & Audra: Farm Siblings (9th)

After Wally & Audra finished their performance, they received their next clue.

"Make your way on foot to Crizzleton Tower," read Audra.

As they were heading out of the building, Audra realized how much money they spent on the subway.

"Wally, are we gonna have enough money for the rest of the leg?" Audra asked.

"I think so," Wally responded without any worries.

Mike & Marvin: Team Strong Smart

"Oh I love this role!" Mike rehearsed his line while wearing the infinity gauntlet, "There is no time."

«Floralli Meadows»

Ron & Radonna: Flame Riders

"Do you think we could win this leg?" Radonna asked.

"Doesn't matter as long as we pass three teams," replied Ron.

Cosette & Marie: Grand Lecturers

Anathea & Chantallia: Science Sisters

"They passed us," stated Cosette.

"Don't worry about them," Chantallia reassured.

Lawrence & Priscilla: Cyborg Soulmates

"We've got a bit of a way to go," Lawrence said, seeing the pot of gold.

"Look at all these pretty flowers!" Priscilla said as she jogged to the pit stop.

"They are indeed pretty," Lawrence agreed. "Just like you, princess."

"Awww…" Priscilla felt her heart soften.

Ron & Radonna: Flame Riders

As they were approaching the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, they could see Ryder getting closer and closer.

Then they were meters away from the mat.

Ron & Radonna jumped on the pit stop mat.

"We have some more teams coming," Ryder pointed to the back.

"Don't worry about us!" Cosette said with Marie, Anathea, and Chantallia ahead.

The Swablu sisters jumped on the mat.

Marie followed behind and stepped ahead of Cosette, who eventually reached the mat.

"Welcome to Floralli Meadows, the Garden of Crizzleton!" said the anthropomorphic bovine dressed in green.

"Thank you!" they all said.

"Ron & Radonna, Anathea & Chantallia, Cosette & Marie, you are teams number three, four, and five!"

Ron & Radonna = 3rd place (4:52 PM)

Anathea & Chantallia = 4th place (4:53 PM)

Cosette & Marie = 5th place (4:54 PM)

The five teams cheered and celebrated.

"What a fun leg," commented Cosette. "We got to listen to classical music!"

"The acting was so fun!" Ron added.

The six racers chitchatted as another team approached from the distance. Ryder was ready to check them in too.

"Welcome to Floralli Meadows, the Garden of Crizzleton!" said the anthropomorphic bovine.

"Thank you!" said Lawrence & Priscilla.

"Lawrence & Priscilla, you are team number six!"

Lawrence & Priscilla = 6th place (4:58 PM)

"Not bad!" said Lawrence. He gave Priscilla a big hug.

"We did it!" Cosette said joyfully.

Everybody then clapped and cheered for another tough leg completed.

«Crizzleton Tower»

Wibsky [Roadblock, 1st attempt]

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The wall revealed a quiz.

"Which of the following is not a cephalopod?" Wibsky read.

Between cuttlefish, crayfish, and octopus, Wibsky picked crayfish.

While he was excited to get a dip in that water behind him, he didn't even need to as he punched through the hole, with the crowd cheering for him.

The host then gave him their next clue.

Paul & Wibsky: Ship Captains (7th)

"Hold the clue," Paul told Wibsky.

"Okie dokie!" Wibsky replied. "By the way, I saw Wally in the dressing room."

"Then that means we should hurry up," Paul said in a stern tone.

Wally [Roadblock, 1st attempt]

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The curtain revealed a hole in the shape of someone doing archery.

Wally posed with his props, but the angle of the hole didn't fit Wally through, so he got pushed and fell into the pool behind him.

«Crizzleton»

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls

"Excuse me, do you know where Crizzleton Tower is?" Martha asked a local.

The local gave them directions, making them realize something.

Martha told Delia, "We went past it." Martha went back to the local to say, "Thank you!"

Delia said, "How did we miss it?"

"I don't really know…" said Martha in a worried tone.

It didn't take them too long to find the tower.

«Crizzleton Tower»

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls (9th)

Martha read, "Roadblock, who is gonna get past the hole in the wall?"

Delia didn't give a response.

"Guess that's me!" Martha said after ten seconds of silence.

Wally [Roadblock, 3rd attempt]

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The hole in the wall is a T-pose.

Wally tried to do it, then realized it wasn't as easy because he'd have to bend his knees down.

"You can do it, Wally!" Audra cheered.

Wally bent low enough to fill the low holes of the T-pose, making him succeed in this roadblock!

"Wooooo!" cheered Wally.

The crowd cheered too.

"Yeah, Wally!" And so did his sister.

Wally & Audra: Farm Siblings (8th)

"Warning, the last team to check in may be eliminated," read Wally.

"It's been a long day!" expressed Audra.

«Floralli Meadows»

Paul & Wibsky: Ship Captains

As their subway arrived, they'd been trying to navigate themselves out of it.

Paul said in a disappointed tone, "I told you… we were going the wrong way."

"Apologies, sire," Wibsky said submissively.

This time he followed Paul's lead.

"Do you have the clue?" Paul asked.

"Uhhh…" stammered Wibsky.

"I told you to hold on to the clue!"

"It's with me, sire!" Wibsky took it out of his pocket.

"Then why didn't you respond faster?"

Wibsky didn't answer.

Paul also realized that his temper was getting to him again.

«Crizzleton Tower»

Martha [Roadblock, 1st attempt]

"Show us… the hole in the wall!" The host ignited the energy of the crowd.

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Martha tried to position her satellite dish prop, but she was too focused on it that the wall pushed her into the water.

«Crizzlewood»

Mike & Marvin: Team Strong Smart (10th)

The director gave them their clue after their first attempt.

"Make your way on foot to Crizzleton Tower," read Mike. On his way out, he said, "That was so fun!"

Marvin the Machop had just been worried all day about coming in last. He had barely spoken after the U-turn to maintain his focus.

«Crizzleton Tower»

Martha [Roadblock, 2nd attempt]

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This time, Martha tried to get up on two legs and had the other two raised sideways, but she still didn't fit into the hole.

Delia watched her partner in despair.

«Floralli Meadows»

Paul & Wibsky: Ship Captains

As they approached the pot of gold, both captains could only feel relief.

The anthromorphic bovine dressed as a leprechaun greeted, "Welcome to Floralli Meadows, the Garden of Crizzleton!"

"Yippee!" Wibsky clapped.

"Paul & Wibsky," Ryder started, "you're team number seven."

Paul & Wibsky = 7th place (5:39 PM)

Paul could neither smile nor frown.

Wibsky said, "We've had a long day, and it was as colorful as the rainbow. You know what comes at the end of the rainbow… a pot of gold. At the end of the day is a pot of gold waiting in many color."

Ryder commented, "That's not a bad analogy I'd say. Go get some rest, and we'll see you next leg."

«Crizzleton Tower»

Martha [Roadblock, 3rd attempt]

Martha was watching the replay of her third attempt to see what went wrong.

Delia just sat at the back unenthusiastically rubbing her face. "I think... I should have done this roadblock."

Downstairs, another team had arrived.

Mike & Marvin: Team Strong Smart (10th)

"I'll do it!" volunteered Mike.

Marvin just gave his dad a light pat at the back for support.

«Musiceum»

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians [Sound: U-turn]

As the curator handed them the clue, Danny yelled, "SUCCESS!"

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians (Last)

"It's done! It's over!" Sylvester was angry but relieved at the same time.

"It's never over until it's over, bro," Danny said optimistically.

"This leg's a piece of ***t," cursed Sylvester pessimistically.

«Crizzleton Tower»

Martha [Roadblock, 5th attempt]

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Delia couldn't keep her eyes on Martha trying to pose with two pots, but she noticed Mike & Marvin show up, and her eyes widened in alarm all of a sudden.

When Delia went back to see how Martha was doing, Martha fell into the water.

As Martha got out of the water, this is when she realized that she had to switch places with Mike, so he could have his turn.

"I got worried seeing Mike & Marvin because we knew they were U-turned and we didn't see any other teams coming," Martha said.

Delia added, "I woke up just seeing them show up from the corner of my eyes."

Mike [Roadblock, 1st attempt]

"Did you U-turn us?" Mike asked.

"No!" Martha said promptly. "We got there and we already saw your faces there."

Mike thought of taking her words with a grain of salt, but it didn't matter anymore. He was here to beat them.

"Show us… the hole in the wall!"

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The hole had four arms all in different poses.

"HAHAHAHA!" Mike couldn't help but think how hard it was just from looking at it.

«Crizzle University»

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians (Last)

"Make your way by subway to Crizzlewood," read Danny. "Once there, search the grounds for your next clue."

Before returning to the subway, they realized it's getting dark.

«Floralli Meadows»

Wally & Audra: Farm Siblings

As the sun was setting, Wally & Audra ran carefreely to the pit stop at the meadows.

"Welcome to Floralli Meadows, the Garden of Crizzleton!" greeted the bovine in a leprechaun attire.

"Thank you!" they both said.

"Wally & Audra, you are team number eight!" Ryder told them.

Wally & Audra = 8th place (6:05 PM)

"Yes!" exclaimed Audra.

"YEEHAA!" yelled Wally.

"We finished eighth on the first leg," said Audra. "So it's not bad, but we hope to do better soon."

«Crizzleton Tower»

Martha [Roadblock, 6th attempt]

After failing her sixth attempt, Martha was called in by Delia.

"Do you think we should use our express pass?" Delia asked.

"If I don't get it after this one…" Martha conditioned.

Mike [Roadblock, 2nd attempt]

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The hole is similar to that of a religious deity with many arms. Mike tried his best to replicate them, but instead, his arms got stuck and it accidentally broke off the wall.

"Uh-oh…"

But since he got through the hole in the wall without getting wet, the host handed him their next clue.

Mike & Marvin: Team Strong Smart (9th)

"Phew! We even beat a team, son!" Mike said on his way out of the tower with Marvin.

"I'm just glad we moved up a place, Dad," Marvin replied.

Martha [Roadblock, 7th attempt]

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Martha had to bend her neck like a dragon, which she did out of determination, because otherwise they would have to waste their express pass.

"Congratulations!" said the host with their next clue.

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls (10th)

"Warning, the last team to check in may be eliminated," Martha read.

Martha undressed as quickly as she could.

"We can still beat them! I know we can!" said Martha.

"I'd really love to kick their asses!" Delia said in a fierce competitive spirit.

«Crizzleton Station»

Mike & Marvin: Team Strong Smart

Mike & Marvin boarded their subway to Floralli Meadows.

"I hope they don't make it," wished Marvin.

Just as he said that, he could see Delia & Martha rushing down the stairs.

"Uh-oh…" Mike reacted.

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls

"We're gonna make it! We're gonna make it!" panicked Delia.

The doors closed less than two meters before Delia & Martha could enter.

"Ack! We missed it," reacted Martha.

"Just missed it!" Delia threw the clue on the floor in frustration.

Mike & Marvin could see Delia & Martha getting further and further away, and they had never felt more relief than this.

«Crizzlewood»

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians (Last)

All that was left in the hat was romance, so they were assigned The Fault In Our Stars.

"Bro, what the ***k!" Sylvester reacted.

"Bro, no homo, bro," Danny said as he raised his hands, nervous to act it out.

«Floralli Meadows»

Mike & Marvin: Team Strong Smart

It's already dark, but the pot of gold is still glimmering enough for Mike & Marvin to find.

"Welcome to Floralli Meadows, the Garden of Crizzleton!"

"Thank you!" they both said to the pit stop greeter.

"Mike & Marvin, you are team number nine, and I am pleased to tell you… that you are still in the race," told Ryder.

Mike & Marvin = 9th place (6:44 PM)

"At the start of today, we were aiming for the best average," Mike said solemnly. "But things could change quickly, and sometimes, it's even out of our control."

Marvin added, "We lost our golden ticket to victory."

"We beat the girls though!" Mike said as a silver lining. "We weren't expecting them to fall behind us after our U-turn."

"It goes to show that in this race, you really don't know what's happening, and that's why we should never give up."

Delia & Martha: Garden Girls

Minutes later, Delia & Martha jogged to the pit stop. They dropped their bags meters before it, then doing a double high five upon landing on the mat.

"Welcome to Floralli Meadows, the Garden of Crizzleton!"

"Thank you!"

"Delia & Martha…" Ryder raised an eyebrow.

Delia breathed out loud anxiously.

"You are… the last team to arrive…" continued Ryder.

"Oh my…" reacted Martha.

"What happened?" Ryder asked.

Delia started crying that Martha had to fill in for her.

"Um…" Martha stammered. "We just had a rough day. We really thought we could finish first today and get the advantage for the best average, but now, it is out of our reach."

"We have an express pass too…" Delia wiped her tears left and right just thinking about it. "We thought about using it…"

"We thought too late," clarified Martha. "Had we used it earlier, maybe we would not have been in this position."

Ryder interviews, "How is the race from when you watched it, compared to doing the race now."

"Oh it was so much harder!" Delia said. "We did well in the first two legs…"

"But it was still hard!" agreed Martha. "This is absolutely a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we'll never trade it for anything else."

Ryder paused for a moment.

Martha anticipated the next question, while Delia continued to wipe off her tears.

"Well, Delia & Martha…" Ryder paused suspensefully again. "I was kidding."

"What?" Martha scrunched her eyebrows.

"You are not the last team to arrive. You are team number ten, and I am pleased to tell you… that you are still in the race," Ryder finished.

Delia & Martha = 10th place (6:55 PM)

"Oh. My. Gosh!" Martha could not close her jaw in joy. "What was that, Ryder!?"

"SHUT UP!" Delia said in disbelief with tears of joy.

Ryder chuckled. "Actually, I might not be lying to you. You could be… the last team to arrive, here on this mat."

"Oh my gosh… Oh my gosh… What just happened…" Martha could not believe what she just heard and the implications of it.

Ryder told them, "Get some rest, and I'll see you next leg."

"Oh my gosh…" Martha still could not stop.

"This leg taught us a lot," Martha said. "Firstly, it taught us to be humble."

"We thought we could be one of the best teams out here, and here we are finishing in tenth place out of eleven," Delia recapped.

"It's insane! You really never know where this race takes you." Martha continued, "We're just so glad to still be here and surviving what could be our toughest leg on The Amazing Race Pokémon."

"I still wish we could have won the advantage for the best average…" Delia said, dejected, disappointed, with a few head shakes.

«Crizzlewood»

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians

"Yuck!" reacted Sylvester upon having to hold Danny's hand in a romantic manner.

"HAHAHA!" Danny guffawed. "Chill, bro."

Eventually, they attempted their scene and did it successfully, no matter how weird or awkward it was.

Sylvester & Danny: Haunted Housians (Last)

«Crizzleton Tower»

"I'll give it a go," volunteered Danny at the base of the tower.

Upon getting onstage, a montage showed Danny getting hit by the wall and into the water, even on two different quiz walls.

Sylvester just looked around and said, "I don't think we're not last, and as much I hope it's a ***king non-elimination, we just had one last leg."

Danny took a break, and so did the entire studio, so they had no choice but to wait as well for a pre-determined amount of time.

Danny [Roadblock, 11th attempt]

After posing as a totem and not falling on water, Danny got his team their next clue.

"I'm hungry, bro," Sylvester said. "Do you think we should get a snack first?"

"I don't know, bro…" Danny responded.

The scene skipped to them about to exit the tower, but instead, Ryder came to see them at this point inside the tower's lobby.

"***t," murmured Sylvester.

"Looks like we're getting more than our lunch, bro," Danny said.

"Well well well…" Ryder eased to a stop.

The two stopped on their tracks in front of Ryder.

"Sylvester & Danny, all the other teams have checked in to the pit stop.

"We figured," said Danny with a bittersweet smile.

"Having finished hours after the tenth team…" Ryder took a breath before continuing, "Sylvester & Danny, I'm sorry to tell you… that you have been eliminated from the race."

Sylvester & Danny — ELIMINATED

"Ugh…" Sylvester reacted in despair. "This ***king sucks."

"We tried and tried, Ryder," Danny said. "We weren't gonna give up even if you let us come to you at the mat."

"It was… a tough day," Danny shared. "I really wish we could have raced longer, but today was just not our day, starting from the back, switching detours, then only to be U-turned."

"This ***t is brutal!" Sylvester added. "The race is easier said than done, and although I am ***king bitter today, I wish the rest of the teams the best."

"We wish them all the best," ended Danny.

The two exited the tower disappointingly.

"Let's go get some food." Danny chuckled.

"Finally! We're eating…" said a relieved Sylvester.


Next time on The Amazing Race Pokémon…

A Pokémon cracked an egg midair as part of teppanyaki.

"It's a new day!"

Teams take a trip to the Kanto Region.

One racer knocked on someone's door.

"We're going home!"

One team conquers the cycling road…

The cyclists cheered for one team as they glided through.

"Yeah, baby!"

While another takes a big detour…

"This is not where we needed to go."

"We need to ask somebody for directions."

With an intersection in the way…

"Catch!"

A team in a costume knocked off another team beside it.

"One, two, three!"

Teams make a decision.

"Fast forward!"

The camera zoomed into an Intersected U-turn

"We took a risk, and now we pay the price."

Where some racers win big…

"Gottem!"

Four racers celebrated their success.

"We did it!"

While others take a hard fall.

"Oh snap!"

A racer dropped the giant taco it was holding.

"We shouldn't have done the fast forward."

But with a roadblock so challenging…

"I can't do this."

Some racers were working together.

"I have to go back and try again."

Which teams will finish strong…

A racer gently laid down the teacup.

"Let's just get this over with!"

Another racer was trying to remember a detail.

And which team… will face the consequences?

One racer drops an entire tray of teacups filled with hot tea.

"Do you want to just take the penalty?"

Another racer was down on its knees, covering its face in despair.


05/25/2023

Wew! Here's hoping it doesn't take me another 40 to 42 months to update this fic. XD

So much happened over the past 3 to 4 years, and I can't really write as fast as I did when I did TARP1, but I still love The Amazing Race! Since this story has no consistent or active readers that I know of, I really don't feel the pressure to finish this by a certain year, nor do I think I have to update at a much faster pace. At this point, I'm writing this for myself, and if I happen to pick up any new readers who love my TARP fics, that would be appreciated. :D Maybe it could quicken my update speed too. Who knows?

Next chapter… whenever, I guess. XD Hope you enjoyed this episode as much as I did! :D

Playing it cool,

Platrium