Ever since Emma crushed Noah's hopes of having a relationship, things haven't been the same. Worse yet, the Ice Dancers made a HUGE comeback and took first much to everyone's dismay.

But I wasn't too concerned with it at the moment. Just let 'em gloat; they'll get bumped down soon enough.

Sky and I took the next tip from the Don Box, "Go to Head-Smashed in Buffalo Jump."

I raised an eyebrow, "Uh, 'Head-Smashed'? Is that even a real location or are we gonna get hurt?"

"A little bit of both." Don answered from the camera.

"Okay, just checking," We took to our stop and waited for our friends (I'm not too sure if Emma should be called one anymore) to arrive, "Taxi!" The yellow cab stopped right in front us just as the Sisters arrived, "Just in time. Now we just have to wait for Noah and-"

"Sorry, no time." Emma cut me off. I made a confused expression in response.

Kitty returned a face shock, "Wh-What?! What do you mean 'no time'? We're in alliance with them."

"If Noah and I are on a break, that means our alliance is too." She walked in the cab making her sister groan. The yellow cab took off with them inside.

So that's just it? She's gonna break up with Noah and leave it there? I was hoping that she would have a boyfriend and stay focused on the game at the same time, but that never worked out well. Now she's gone back to her competitive self again; just when I was starting to tolerate her.

Sky shook her head and sighed, "I guess somethings just never change." As much as I hated to agree, she was right. Not to mention, there was one important thing that was left.

I put a finger on my chin and realized, "Wait a minute, that was our cab." The Reality TV Pros were running toward us.

Well, Owen was carrying the still saddened Noah, "Okay, buddy. We almost got a cab. Still here?" He asked us.

Sky nodded her head in approval, "Yeah, we never leave our friends behind. Especially, if one of them still in the state of shock from being rejected in front on international tv."

I elbowed and gave her a thumbs up, telling her she was doing the right thing. In case you've forgotten, Sky accidentally rejected Dave publicly on Pahkitew Island and he became heartbroken... twice. You know, he turned evil at the end of the season. Knowing my cousin, she's probably gonna try to convince Emma to give romance another chance.

I just hope they don't drive me crazy this time.

"TAXI!" I called for one and waved my hand. A yellow cab stopped in front and the four of us went inside, "Take us to the airport!" The driver took off to our location.

We piled out and made a dash to get tickets to the first flight. Only to be disappointed that the four remaining teams (a.k.a. Father and Son, Sisters, Reality TV Pros, and us) were going on the second flight. Fortunately, we were only going to be delayed 30 minutes so that gives us a small window to catch up to the other teams.

And surprise, surprise, we were sitting with the Sisters and Reality TV Pros...

"Uh, remind me again. Why are we next to Emma and Kitty again?" I questioned Sky.

"I'm trying to convince her to give Noah a chance again." She answered, "I don't want her to make the same mistake I did with Dave."

"Oh, right." As she walked to talk to Emma, I heard Dwayne and Junior listening and watching Pahkitew Island. It was nice to see they were getting along just fine, "Oh, look. You two seem to be getting along just fine." They both smiled in response.

(Confessional: Airport)

Zane: *Grins* Wow, someone's getting the Father of the Year Award.

Dwayne: *Laughs* You know Junior and I have made a real connection thanks to this race. He even called me cool.

Zane: *Raises an eyebrow* Really?

Junior: *Comes out of the bathroom* That was before I found his chin tattoo was meant for girls.

Zane: *Laughs hard and wipes a tear away* I'm sorry, that's just priceless.

Dwayne: Hey, he still said I was cool *Chuckles* and it was great. You know even if we get cut from the race, I'll still go home a happy dad.

Junior: Dad, don't jinx us!

Dwayne: *Laughs* Jinxes aren't real.

Zane: *Raises a finger* Trust me, they are when comes to Total Drama.

Pilot: *Over the Intercom* Folks, a storm over Montana is going to delay our landing.

Zane: See?

Dwayne: *Gets a glare from Junior* I bet the first flight was delayed too. (Author: Wait for it...)

Pilot: *Intercom* Just a freak storm folks that only affects our flight.

Dwayne: *Shrugs* Coinkydink!

Zane: *Facepalms and walks away* I'll just give Sky the bad news.

After giving my cousin the bad news, we had no choice but to hope we wouldn't fall too far behind. Fortunately, the storm only delayed us for another 30 minutes. Still, that didn't stop us from piling out to get our destination. We found out we had to drive pickup trucks to get to the Don Box. This time and without any warning, I was driving casually down the road. We passed by the other teams in hopes to catch up to the others.

But don't worry, I'm sure Owen was fine. He's got a driver's permit.

*CRASH*

*OINK*

*MEEEHHH*

*MOO*

*HONK*

*CRASH*

*BOOM*

See? No one got hurt... at least no person on the road.

Anyway, as we were heading to get the Don Box, until a loud growling sound broke the silence.

"Uh, what was that?" I asked in curiosity.

Sky looked a little nervous, "Um, nothing! Just keep driving." A slightly louder gurgle came again.

I smiled with some sorrow, "Sky, are you hungry?"

"No!" She denied, now visibly nervous.

*GRUMBLE*

My cousin's cheeks flushed pink from embarrassment and held her tummy, "Yes."

(Dual Confessional)

Zane: Sky gets a little embarrassed when she's hungry. *shrugs* I mean besides Owen, who wouldn't?

Sky: *Glares* That's not true! *stomach gurgles audibly causing her to hold it and turn nervous... again* That wasn't me! It was, um, some sort of volcano!

Zane: *Smiles teasingly* Sounded like one too.

Sky: *blushes again and smiles sheepishly*

After a few more minutes of driving and loud noises every few seconds (Sky's fault, not mine), we ran to the next Don Box. Well, actually I sprinted to the Don Box while she was trudging behind.

"Come on Sky, we don't have all day," I called to her while tapping my foot impatiently.

Sky's stomach growled louder making her hold it and groan again, "I just hope we can finish this challenge soon. This is embarrassing and I really can't focus on an empty stomach."

I pat her head, "I'll go as fast as I can." I pressed the button on the box giving us our next tip, "It's an All-In: tip your hat, split your-"

*GURGLEGURGLEGURGLEGURGLE*

Her eyes widened at the sound that erupted from her stomach, and her face turned red again, "Could you please read faster?"

I blinked back an empathetic smile and nodded at her. The last thing I need is her traumatized from humiliation, "Like I was saying: tip your hat, split your jeans, and eat like a cowboy by all means."

She (and her stomach) spoke up in excitement, "It's an eating challenge?!"

Her question was confirmed when I read the instructions, "Teams must eat an entire pot of pork and beans where their next travel tip is..." I stopped realizing she was nowhere to be seen, "What the...? Where'd she...?" I ran inside to her already scarfing down on the pot. The Surfers, Father and Son Team were already inside doing the challenge.

Ah, Sky. What would I do without her in this race?

I walked over to her with a grin on my face, "Ya just couldn't wait, could you?"

She blushed in embarrassment while scratching her head, "Heh, a person's gotta eat..."

I shrugged my shoulders, "Point taken." I started joining my cousin in eating the pot. After a few bites I questioned her, "Shouldn't we have waited for the Sisters and Pros to arrive?"

My cousin waved her hand, "Don't worry, I'm sure they're fine." Ah, just like me. Thinking things will be okay when something bad usually happens right after.

*CRASH*

See, what'd I tell ya? I made the same mistake too and this is what we both get.

Sky and I turned our heads to see Owen crashed into the wall next to the door who only replied, "I may need to practice my driving a teensy-bit more." A TEENSY-BIT? You crashed into THE WALL! Maybe you should just stick to walking.

"I think my heart just stopped." I returned wide-eyes at the scene.

When we finished our pot, Sky reached in, grabbed the tip inside, and read it, "It's a random Random-Botch: whoever isn't holding this tip, has to ride the mechanical bull for eight seconds." We walked over to the bull and I got on top of it after Brody crashed.

I snapped my fingers, "HA, this'll be a spoonful of beans!" Not even one second, the bull shook me off and I crashed near the hole of the wall, "Was that eight seconds?" I asked in daze.

"It was more like 8 milliseconds." Sky answered back, making me groan in response, "Are you gonna be okay?"

I waved my hands in remark before I sprinted back over, "Yeah, that was just a warm-up round. This time I'm ready!" After the Surfers went up, I was got on top of the bull and was launched into the wall.

Again. I slid down with my eyes spinning and moaned.

"Uh, Zane?" This time I heard Kitty's voice.

"It's okay. Third time's usually the charm." I walked back over to the machine.

(Author: Oh, boy. This is gonna be a rough game...)

It turns out, third time isn't the charm...

*CRASH*

Or the fourth...

*CRASH*

Or the fifth...

*CRASH*

Or the seventh...

*CRASH*

Or the thirteenth...

*CRASH*

I groaned in pain and stumbled over to the machine again, but Sky stopped me, "I think we should take a break."

"I feel fine, Dorothy!" I denied in daze, making me way over again, "Just put me back on the-"

*CRASH*

"OH, COME ON! I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN ON YET!" I complained as Brody sat on top of me.

"Dude, this bull's brutal," He replied. You don't say, Sherlock... (Author: Bull riding. It's harder than it looks)

And after a long forced break plus an ice pack on my head, we went from second place to the bottom four after many failures. I hate mechanical bulls right now.

"Come on, Zane. Get back up and try again," Sky encouraged me, but it wouldn't work.

I refused by shaking my head, "No way. I just can't tame that bull; I've think I've broken five of my ribs back there."

"If you don't complete this challenge, we'll get cut from the race."

I crossed my arms stubbornly, "I'd rather have that happen than me being glued back up there again."

She returned a light glare at me, "So you can outsmart an insane host, defeat a giant ninja, scarf down an Icelandic feast, and among a lot of other things, but you can't ride a mechanical bull?"

"Yup," I popped out 'p', "Not getting back on top of it again."

Sky made a mischievous smirk that wouldn't end well for me, "Hm, fine. I guess if you don't get this done, I'll tell Kitty you have a crush on her." See?

My eyes widened and face formed into a death glare, "You. Wouldn't. Dare."

"Try me."

I growled in response and put on a determined face, "Okay, let's do this." I hopped back on the bull. After what felt like hours of holding on, I was able to ride it for eight seconds without crashing into the wall, "YES! IN YOUR FACE BULL!" I taunted while pointed at it.

She sent me a strange look, "You... do realize it's mechanical right?"

I shrugged my shoulders, "Yeah, and it wrecked me about 14 times."

"It's okay, I'm pretty sure the other teams had trouble," Just right after she said that, Kitty was riding the mechanical bull and enjoying herself. She hung onto it no problem which me fall to the ground in disbelief, "Uh, nevermind. Let's just get to the finish line."

After I recovered... again, we raced out of the building and and toward the chill zone, "Acrobats, you're in 6th place." Don suddenly raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Just one question: why do you guys have another pot of pork and beans?"

I blinked in response, "What are you talking about?" My head turned to see my cousin eating another full pot making me send a light glare her way, "Sky!"

She seemed surprised for a second when I called her name and replied, "What? The first pot wasn't satisfying enough." I only facepalmed and groaned in response. That little sneak. She must've grabbed another one on the way out.

(Dual Confessional)

Zane: *Unimpressed look* Wow... you have quite the appetite don't you?

Sky: *Shrugs* I'm an athlete. What did you expect?

A little while later, the Sisters came to the chill zone earning themselves 7th place. They both started to question me why we had another pot until I replied for them not to ask. The Ice Dancers positioned themselves for 8th and surprisingly they cheered.

I'm serious, Josee didn't destroy anything at all.

The last two teams were the Pros and Father and Son. Amazingly, Owen was able to pull Noah and score themselves a close call for second to last place. Sky bumped Emma's elbow as if telling her what to do.

She walked over and apologized to her 'sort of' boyfriend, "Noah, I'm so sorry I broke you. I didn't mean to and still really like you and I want us to be together."

After a moment, Noah gasped as if coming alive, "You... you do?"

"Yes! I... I just can't do the romance thing until the race is over. After I win, you and I are so on," She smiled.

"Glad to see she's given romance another go," I remarked to Sky.

"Yup," She said back with a smile.

"Great! So when one of us wins..." He stopped when Emma dropped his head on the ground and glared at him.

"Are you not listening?! When my team wins!" She told him.

Sky scratched her head awkwardly and commented, "Er... sort of."

A/N: And that's another chapter for the books. I thought of having Sky overreact to being hungry (even though it's probably unlike her) for humor. Don't worry, I'm pretty sure this isn't how she would really react.

Sky: Got that right. *stomach grumbles loudly and cheeks turn red again* Uh... gotta any snacks on you?

Author: *Deadpan* ...I'm a little busy here... but anyway... please read and review the story. Because if you don't it could be even worse off.

Sky: Seriously though, I'm starving right here.

Author: *Sighs* Fine. And someone get her some chips or something...