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Placement of teams at this point:

1. Bramblestar and Squirrelflight

2. Reedwhisker and Mallownose

3. Tigerstar and Scourge

4. Crowfeather and Lionblaze

5. Leafpool and Hollyleaf

6. Tigerheart and Dawnpelt

7. Millie and Blossomfall

8. Jayfeather and Willowshine

9. Leafstar and Echosong

10. Nightcloud and Breezepelt

11. Yellowfang and Brokenstar

Part 4: The Detour

Yellowfang and Brokenstar had just completed the Roadblock, so now all the teams were ready to do the Detour.

Meanwhile Squirrelflight and Bramblestar have arrived at the airport. They read the clue again and noticed that in slightly smaller writing below read, "to find your car, you must find the booth with the red and yellow marker and they will direct you to your car". "Ooh. If someone does not read this part of the clue, they will be in trouble. So glad we read it". They quickly found the booth and they were directed to this lot out back that had 12 cars. "Which one of us should drive"? said Squirrelflight. (It's been ages since I read the New Prophecies series and I cannot remember when they went on the journey, but I am going to say that Squirrelflight is the better navigator) "I'll drive. You are the better navigator", said Bramblestar. "Sure, that works for me. And I have this map I got from that booth, that should help", said Squirrelflight.

Mallownose and Reedwhisker arrive in the airport. Also when they first got the clue they read all of it including the part about the booth and they found the booth and got their map. "Hey which one of us should drive"? said Mallownose. "We both have good sense of direction", said Reedwhisker. "Why don't we both flip a coin. Whomever wins this toss, won't have to drive this time, but will have to drive next time and we will just alternate throughout the race". "Sounds good to me", said Mallownose. "I will flip it. You can call first which one you want", said Reedwhisker. "Heads", said Mallownose. The coin was flipped and it was heads. "Okay. So I drive first. That works", said Reedwhisker.

Tigerstar says, "Let's look for the car". "Let's find the booth first", said Scourge. "What booth"? said Tigerstar. "We need to find a car not a booth. You are making no sense. Tigerstar dragged along Scourge who would not budge and finally stopped. "What are you doing"? said Tigerstar. "You are wasting time". "Listen to me for one moment. Look at this clue here. It says over here that we must go to this booth", said Scourge. "Oh. Why are we wasting time reading this clue? Let's go to the booth", said Tigerstar. Scourge facepaws (facepalms) himself and sighs. "Oh and by the way, I'm driving", said Tigerstar. "You do remember about your last two car accidents", said Scourge. "Who told those deer to play in the road", said Tigerstar. "I'm ignoring you and I am driving"! said Scourge. "Fine. Whatever. Maybe I'll take a nap in the back seat", said Tigerstar.

Since they didn't want to lose more time, Tigerheart was decisive and said, "I will drive because you are better with directions". "Fine", said Dawnpelt. But in all of their excitement of not falling as far behind as they thought, Tigerheart and Dawnpelt missed the part about the booth. They were walking around 15 minutes. Finally they found the lot but they did not have their keys. Finally Dawnpelt thought to read the clue again and then Tigerheart decided to find the booth while Dawnpelt waited by the car. When Tigerheart got to the booth, he saw Crowfeather and Lionblaze walking in the direction of the booth.

Lionblaze looked over the clue. "Looks like we have to find this booth", said Lionblaze. They were walking around the airport and found the booth. Lionblaze said, "Do you mind if I drive?" "Not a big fan of driving, so if you want to do it, go ahead", said Crowfeather.

So now the first five teams were on their way to Ratheniska/Stradbally in Laois Co. It was an uneventful journey except for Tigerstar and Scourge. Tigerstar indeed was not kidding. He did take a nap in the back seat. Scourge sighed and said to himself, "Looks like I have to do both directions and driving. So before I leave, I should plan the first leg of the journey on the map. Then I will have to stop again and plan the next leg. We'll definitely fall behind but still will be ahead of some of the other teams. Better though than arguing with Tigerstar. The problem was that Tigerstar was snoring so loud, it was distracting. Scourge finally got so fed up, he pulled over, opened the back door and yelled at Tigerstar, "You wake yourself up, read this map and don't argue with me. Or else you won't be napping comfortably for a while if you get my drift". Tigerstar opened his month and looked stunned. He wanted to say something but nothing came out. He actually looked scared. "Okay. Fine I will. I'm great with directions anyhow", said Tigerstar.

It turns out that Reedwhisker is a slightly faster driver than Bramblestar. Bramblestar is a careful driver. So Reedwhisker did make it there first but only a matter of 7 minutes. They see the signs that say Ploughing and Shearing. Both are in walking distance. Reedwhisker and Mallownose decide to do the plowing task. Then when Bramblestar and Squirrelflight decide they also pick the ploughing task. They both head over there. There is a clue box there and an explanation of the task. We see Autumnsplash saying, "The ploughing Detour is in honor of the National Ploughing Championships held here. You will be required to set up your plough, do an opening split (here is a diagram next to the ploughs that illustrates a perfect opening split) and opening furrow, crown, weed control and a seed bed. There will also be an demonstration on how to set up your plough. Here with the clue is a list of penalties. Both of you will do the Detour but you will take turns. Your scores will be averaged. You must get higher than a 150 (average score).

Reedwhisker and Mallownose are just starting to set up their plough as Bramblestar and Squirrelflight walk over. "What an exciting task"! said Squirrelflight to Reedwhisker. "Yes it is", said Reedwhisker. "I can't wait to ride the plough", said Squirrelflight. It turns out that Reedwhisker and Mallownose are slightly more mechanically inclined than Bramblestar and Squirrelflight, so they still remain in first place. However the runs for the race are given at the exact time in 20 minute intervals, so both Squirrelflight and Reedwhisker have to race together. The judges check their ploughs to make sure they are ready to go and they are given the "all clear".

Stay tuned for part 5: the detour continued. I hope to finish it in the next part but it may end up being two parts. Remember to please vote in my poll for who you want eliminated! It is on my profile page. Or you can just PM me. Thanks and please review if you like the story. Thanks!