"Hurry up and get out, we are the last team", said Breezepelt to Nightcloud.
"I'm going as fast as I can", said Nightcloud as she quickly paid the cabbie. The cab left and they went to look for the Focault Pendulum.
"Did the cabbie take us to the right place? We walked around for 20 minutes, inside and outside the museum. I don't see it anywhere"! yelled Breezepelt.
"Calm down. I'll just ask someone", said Nightcloud.
"I don't know what is wrong. Didn't you look carefully"? said Breezepelt.
"Me, how about you? Anyhow, here is someone. let me ask them", said Nightcloud.
Nightcloud asked a worker in the museum and the worker said there is another Focault Pendulum and she gave them directions to the place. "Let's find the cab, and go to the other location", said Breezepelt.
"We do not have a cab. I paid the cabbie when we got here and he left", said Nightcloud.
"Why would you do that"?! roared Breezepelt. "You can't do anything right"?
"Excuse me? That is no way to talk to your mother"! said Nightcloud.
"Whatever. I don't want to do this race anymore. Let's just give up", said Breezepelt.
"Seriously? You are acting like a baby", said Nightcloud. "Look here's another cab". She waves her hands and the cab stops. She gives them directions to the other place. Finally they get there and grab the clue and have the cabbie drive them to the museum.
"Flag down that cab over there"! exclaimed Scourge. "Boy are you acting bossy. Fine, I will", said Tigerstar. They had discussed, actually argued about what task to do. Scourge was fed up with Tigerstar and gave him the death stare.
"You have made a lot of stupid decisions and you are going to listen to me now. We are doing the baking. Well the customers could not handle our overwhelming villainous personalities. We'd probably scare them off. We can do baking and also get our frustrations out with the rolling pin", said Scourge.
"Really, you are going to beat me with the rolling pin. I'd like to see you try", said Tigerstar.
Scourge face-palmed himself and yelled, "I meant on the dough not on each other, but the idea is very tempting"!
"Fine, we'll do it your way. I cannot bear to hear you talk anymore. You are annoying me. Let's go to the bakery", said Tigerstar. They were off to the bakery.
Things went a lot easier with Squirrelflight and Bramblestar, well mostly anyhow. "Squirrelflight, we should do baking", said Bramblestar.
"Why? That makes no sense", said Squirrelflight.
"We'd probably get that done quickly", said Bramblestar.
"I don't get that. Have you ever seen me bake or cook for that matter"? said Squirrelflight.
"Um no. I just thought..
"Don't finish that statement", said Squirrelflight. Bramblestar was a good mate but even the best of mates sometimes mess up and not think before they speak.
"I'm sorry. I am tired. I'm not thinking too straight right now. You are right, we should do the serving, sorry sweetie", said Bramblestar.
"It's okay. You have been a great teammate. You have been working so hard and doing great, I'm tired too, we just need to hang in there a little longer", said Squirrelflight. They hugged and found a cab and went to the café.
A few minutes later Crowfeather and Lionblaze had left the museum. Lionblaze said, "I have been making a lot of the decisions so far in the race, I want to hear what you think we should do for the Detour".
"I think we should do the serving. It may or may not be longer, but since none of us have any cooking skills, that may end up taking us longer anyhow", said Crowfeather.
"That is exactly what I think"! exclaimed Lionblaze. He was so excited he gave Crowfeather a hug. Now Crowfeather was not one for public displays of affection and looked shocked and gave him a light hug.
"Um okay", said Crowfeather.
About 20 minutes later we see Reedwhisker and Mallownose walking out of the museum. "So you agree we should do baking"? said Reedwhisker. "I would not have thought that but after that time you surprised us with homemade brownies, I realized that you were a hiding a secret talent".
Mallownose blushed and said, "Yes, thanks, okay, so let's go".
Tigerstar and Scourge got to the bakery quickly. Tigerstar secretly was worried there was no other teams there but was exhausted and didn't want to argue with Scourge again, so he did not say anything. They got a brief tutorial on how to make croissants and got to work. It turned out that doing the baking was therapeutic for them, just as Scourge had suggested. The rolling and kneading of the dough helped them get out their frustration and their dough did not look half bad. It turns out they were not doing the whole recipe. They only wanted to make the dough and refrigerate it. Once it was done being refrigerated, the baker would test the dough. If it was good, they would get their clue. They were waiting anxiously an hour but the baker was nice enough to give them some French pastries. Finally the dough was ready and the baker said that it was good so they got their clue. As they were leaving, Tigerstar said, "I noticed the clue said the bakery is open until 3. Do you think any other teams will make it here"?
Scourge said, "Only possibly if they were on the first flight. I hope no one on the first flight decides to do the baking".
12 minutes later, Squirrelflight and Bramblestar got to the café. About 5 minutes after that, Crowfeather and Lionblaze arrived. There was a demonstration and Lionblaze and Crowfeather got their just in time for it. Squirrelflight and Bramblestar waved to Lionblaze and nodded to Crowfeather. In the demonstration they learned about a number of wine and cheese pairings and how the ordering would work. Each couple could get three pairings and the teams had to memorize them and serve them in the right order. If the customers are satisfied, they will give the clue as a tip. They had to complete the three pairings of three different couples. They had to decide which one of the team members would do the 2 out of the 3.
For Squirrelflight and Bramblestar, it was easy, as Squirrelflight had the better memory, she was going to do the two. Lionblaze decided he could do the two. For Squirrelflight's first couple, the first wine pairing was Chardonnay and Brie, the second wine pairing was Merlot and Gruyere and the third one was Cabernet Sauvignon and sharp cheddar. While she was hearing this, Lionblaze was getting his first pairings, they were: Camembert and Riesling, Gouda and Pinot Gris and Brie and Beaujolais. Squirrelflight was hearing Lionblaze's pairings at the same time and was trying to focus. So Squirrelflight ended up getting the first two right and the third one wrong. Lionblaze got the first and the third right. So they went back to get the information. This time when they gave the orders, they got all three right. About 5 minutes later, the first pairing was ready. Now they had to remember who got which one on the first pairing. Squirrelflight remembered but Lionblaze didn't. They were allowed one mistake like that. If they got it wrong two times, they got a 5 minute penalty. For the second pairing Lionblaze remembered who got what but Squirrelflight didn't. For the third one, Lionblaze forgot but Squirrelflight didn't. So he had to wait an additional five minutes before doing the next order.
For Squirrelflight's and Lionblaze's second customers' pairings, when they went up to give the orders, Squirrelflight had it right on the first try but Lionblaze had to go back to confirm the right pairings. When they served them, Squirreflight got the first two right and Lionblaze got all them right this time. When they got to the third pairing, it was Bramblestar's and Crowfeather's turns. Bramblestar had trouble remembering the first order and Crowfeather did too. Bramblestar remembered the first and the third pairing and Crowfeather remembered only the first. So Crowfeather had a 5 minute penalty bringing them to a 10 minute penalty. So Squirrelflight and Bramblestar were able to leave and Crowfeather and Lionblaze had to wait 10 minutes later.
Reedwhisker and Mallownose made it to the bakery at 1:55, giving them just enough time for the baking Detour. They listened to the brief demonstration and Mallownose took charge and told Reedwhisker what he wanted to do. When the time was up for the refrigeration, the baker took out the dough and smiled and gave them their clue.
I haven't seen anyone voting for who they want eliminated. Think I should just get rid of the polls and just pick myself? Please let me know. Just review and tell me if I should keep the polls or not. Just wondering why no one is voting. Thanks for your input and hope you enjoyed. Happy Holidays everyone!