Leg 2: Ireland
Autumnsplash: "Reedwhisker and Mallownose who finished first and arrived at 6:23 PM will depart 6:23 AM. Here is your clue".
Reedwhisker and Mallownose read their clue. We see Autumnsplash speaking: "You will be leaving London for Dublin, Ireland". London has many airports and there are many ways to get to Ireland. Remember this when booking your flight. You will have $120 in this leg and a team may be eliminated".
"We need to find someplace that has Internet access. We could go to a travel agency or go to an internet café", said Reedwhisker. "Maybe an Internet café if it is close to here. if not the travel agency", said Mallownose. "There's a cab", said Reedwhisker. "Let's ask him about the café or the travel agency". They catch the cab and ask the cabbie which one of the two places is the closest. Turns out the travel agency is closer. The cabbie drives them there. They run inside and ask about the quickest flight to Dublin. They also remember to ask which airport is the closest and for a direct flight if possible. The travel agency worker says, "Well I have a flight at 8:30 AM from Heathrow (the closest airport) that is direct and gets into Dublin 9:50 AM. "And you are sure that is the earliest flight", said Reedwhisker. "Yes," said the travel agent. "Ok. Please book it and book us closest to the front of the plane", said Mallownose.
At 6:28 AM, Squirrelflight and Bramblestar get their clue and decide to get a cab to a travel agency too and they get the same one as Reedwhisker and Mallownose. They ask the travel agent about the quickest and closest flight. The travel agent says, "I have a direct flight from Heathrow to Dublin Airport at 8:30 AM". "And that is the earliest and closest"? said Squirrelflight. "Yes in fact two other cats were here and they booked the same flight", said the agent. "Good so we know that Reedwhisker, Mallownose and we will be on the same flight" said Bramblestar. At 6:33 AM, Crowfeather and Lionblaze get their clue and they decide to go to an Internet café. After looking up all the flights, Crowfeather noticed that the earliest one was at 8:30 AM from Heathrow airport. It would be cutting it close but they could make it. They quickly book it and go back to their cab to go to the airport.
Jayfeather and Willowshine decide to go to the travel agency. They are sitting for 6 minutes and getting information for the flights as Tigerstar and Scourge walk in. The travel agent tells Jayfeather and Willowshine about the flight at Heathrow leaving at 8:30 AM but they worry they won't be able to make it. But they see Tigerstar and Scourge coming near them and they don't want to give them the advantage so they quickly decide to book that flight. "We want to book the same flight that they did", said Tigerstar. "Let me check," said the agent. "Sorry no more seats on that flight". "I demand that you double check", said Tigerstar. "Listen, I did and there are still no seats on that flight" said the agent. "That's it, I'm going to kidnap those two teams so we can get their flight", said Tigerstar. "It's illegal and will take too much time and we still can't get on their flight. Let's quickly book something else and get to the airport", said Scourge. Tigerstar scowled and said, "Fine. What do you have"? A 9:15 AM at Luton Airport. It is slightly farther than Heathrow but I think you will have enough time. "Fine book it", said Scourge.
Millie and Blossomfall and Leafpool and Hollyleaf arrive minutes of each other at the same travel agency. They find out about the same flight to Dublin from Luton. They discover it is not the first flight but the first flight is not available but it is the second quickest option. They all book it. So all the teams besides Tigerheart, Dawnpelt and Yellowfang and Brokenstar go to the travel agency. Leafstar, Echosong, Nightcloud, Breezepelt all book the 9:15 AM flight from Luton too. Tigerheart and Dawnpelt try to go to the agency but their cabbie gets lost. They finally find an Internet café. By the time they find it, they discover the earliest flight is from Heathrow at 11:00 AM. They don't know about the earlier flights, so they have no idea if it is a good selection or not, but they hurry up and pick that flight. Yellowfang and Brokenstar also go to the internet café and must book the 11:00 AM flight from Heathrow.
So all teams arrive at their airports. Tigerheart and Dawnpelt ask Squirrelflight and Bramblestar which flight they have. "We have an 8:30", said Bramblestar. They ask for the flight information and Squirrelflight and Bramblestar look at each other and wonder if they should volunteer the information. They remain quiet but then Tigerheart says, "Why not just try the same airline as our flight. They can tell us about other airlines too". "We have to hurry up. It is already 7:55. We won't make it", said Dawnpelt. "We have nothing to lose. Let's go", said Tigerheart. They go to the Ryanair booth and find out that there are 4 passengers ahead of them on standby. But they are able to get standby and luckily are able to breeze through security. They make it to the gate at 8:26. "Any space?" said Tigerheart. "Yes", said the steward. "You have just enough time to get your tickets and board. You are lucky. Squirrelflight tells Reedwhisker and Mallownose that she is impressed at how well they are doing. "You think Riverclan cats are not as good as Thunderclan"? said Reedwhisker. "No that is not what I mean", said Squirrelflight. "I don't know much about the Riverclan cats but I do know you guys are good". "It is a little early to determine who is good now", said Bramblestar. "Well good luck guys", said Mallownose. "You too", said Squirrelflight and Bramblestar.
Flight #1: 8:30: Reedwhisker and Mallownose, Squirrelflight and Bramblestar (who have a shocked look on their faces when they see Tigerheart and Dawnpelt board) and Tigerheart and Dawnpelt. Also Crowfeather and Lionblaze. "Tigerstar did not make this flight. This makes my day". said Lionblaze.
Flight #2: 9:15: Tigerstar and Scourge, Millie and Blossomfall, Leafpool and Hollyleaf and Leafstar and Echosong
Flight #3: 11:00: Yellowfang and Brokenstar
Stay tuned for Part 2..the Roadblock