So the first 5 teams arrive in Copenhagen at 7:50 AM. All the teams had read the clue and knew they had to find the Boomtown Internet café. They are all running towards the cabs. Tigerstar and Scourge get a cab first, followed by Reedwhisker and Mallownose, then Squirrelflight and Bramblestar, Lionblaze and Crowfeather and finally Leafpool and Hollyleaf.
The cabbies that know where the café are include: Tigerstar and Scourge's cabbie and Squirrelflight and Bramblestar's cabbie. Lionblaze and Crowfeather ask the cabbie to borrow his phone to look up the location and get directions. Reedwhisker, Mallownose, Leafpool and Hollyleaf all do the same.
Tigerstar and Scourge make it to the café first. They find the clue box and the clue says, go to the café, order a coffee and log on to one of the computers and follow directions. Scourge orders the coffee and Tigerstar logs on to the computer. When Scourge comes over, Tigerstar yells, "What are we supposed to do. We do not have any loved ones. Who are we supposed to contact"?!
Scourge says, "What are you getting so excited about"?
"The directions by the computer says log into your Amazing Race gmail account and open a video message from your loved ones. We don't have any loved ones"! said Tigerstar.
"Let's just go into our email and see what happens", said Scourge.
They log into their email and they have a video email message. Scourge reluctantly opens it. It turns out that someone is on the video. To both their surprise, it is for Scourge and not Tigerstar. It is Scourge's siblings Socks and Ruby.
"Hi Scourge. We have just passed on recently and met up with another sibling of ours in Star Clan. I wonder if you are surprised about us believing in Star Clan, having another sibling or contacting you. Basically we have always believed that there is an afterlife and when we got there 2 months ago, we were contacted by a Firestar who is our half brother. Can you believe it, a clan leader is our brother"? said Socks.
"Anyhow, he was telling us what kind of strides you have been making to be a better cat and have been given a second chance and are able to be in this race. We also want to apologize for how mean we were to you as a kid and understand why you turned us away after we were homeless. We also want to let you know we found a new owner and lived for a few more years and wished we were able to reunite. We did not know you had died shortly after. Anyhow good luck to you", said Ruby.
Tigerstar was furious. Why did Scourge's family forgive him and not his family. "Scourge, why do you deserve this and not me", said Tigerstar.
"First of all, you are just as evil as ever and you never tried to make amends with your family", said Scourge.
"You didn't either and you are related to Firestar, ick"! said Tigerstar.
"I did but couldn't find them and who cares. Do you want to sit and argue? I saw the next clue and it has a Fast Forward. Let's move outside and discuss this because I saw Bramblestar and Squirrelflight just walked in", said Scourge.
"Fine, let's do that", said Tigerstar.
Squirrelflight decides to get the coffee while Bramblestar goes to the computer. Squirrelflight gets back and asks, "Bramblestar, what's going on here"?
"We get a message from our loved ones", said Bramblestar.
"This is great. The first time we will get to see our babies for a long while", said Squirrelflight. "Hurry up. I can't wait".
They open the message and first they see Sandstorm come to the screen. "Hi guys. Hope things are going well. I'm so proud of you guys and some little ones here who are also proud. Blazekit, Hazelkit and Foxkit, please come here. I love you guys and good luck", said Sandstorm.
Blazekit says, "Mommy, mommy I miss you. We are so proud of you. Are you winning the race? Love you both!"
Foxkit says, "She can't hear you. Mom and Dad, I miss you guys and I bet you will win. We wish you luck and love you".
Hazelkit says, "I got an A in Social Studies. I miss you both and hope you win. Lots of luck and love you".
Sandstorm says, "As you can see they are doing well and miss you both. One more surprise for you. Guess who"?!
"Hello children. Miss you both. I bet you are both doing great. Having so much fun with the grandkits. Love you guys and good luck", said Firestar.
Squirrelflight is crying and Bramblestar is hugging her. "I am so happy to see them but it makes me miss them even more".
Bramblestar says, "Me too. Even more reason to win the race, for our three wonderful kits who we miss. But we must get back to business. Here is a printout that has our clue and also includes a Fast Forward. Let's go outside to discuss because Reedwhisker and Mallownose are here".
Tigerstar and Scourge had discussed the Fast Forward. They were debating whether they should use it. They knew they were only minutes ahead of Bramblestar and Squirrelflight, their biggest competition but they were already in first, would a Fast Forward help them much? They decided to go for it, because they knew if they didn't Bramblestar and Squirrelflight will. They went back to their cab. They read the Fast Forward and we see Autumnsplash saying, "For this Fast Forward, remember the name of the author we gave you in the Route Marker? Well find the famous statue of him".
Tigerstar and Scourge went back to the clue from the Route Marker in Paris and found the author's name was Hans Christian Andersen.
Squirrelflight and Bramblestar had went outside after Tigerstar and Scourge left and were discussing the Fast Forward. They figured that Tigerstar and Scourge were going to do it and already had a start on them, so they should probably pass.
We see Reedwhisker and Mallownose at the computer. They open the email. First we see Reedwhisker's mother, Mistystar on the screen.
"Hello son. I'm so proud of you. I bet you guys are doing well. Love you son. Good luck to the two of you. Mallownose, you have some kin who want to talk to you", said Mistystar.
"Hi sweetie. We are all cheering for you guys. We are all so proud of you. I miss you and love you so much. Best of luck to you guys. Your kits want to talk to you", said Petalfur.
Beaverpaw said, "Hey dad. I bet you have been doing some exciting stuff. Splashpaw thinks you would not do a bungee jump. I bet her $20 that you will. So please do it. I love you. Good luck to you and Reedwhisker".
Splashpaw said, "Hi dad. Miss you. Yeah bungee jumping is scary and not very safe, you should avoid it if you can. Anyhow best of luck to the both of you. Love you dad".
Marshpaw said, "Hi dad. Hope you are having fun on the race. I wish I could bungee jump or skydive or whatever. Maybe I'll do the race when I get older. Anyhow good luck to you both. Love you dad!"
Petalfur said, "Well that is your cheering section for you. We all here in Riverville wish you both lots of luck. Love you Mallownose. Bye"!
"I miss those kids even though they give me gray hairs. Of course they would be placing bets on me. Typical. Too funny"! said Mallownose.
"Your kids are funny. So let's grab this printout with the clue and all and leave", said Reedwhisker.
Lionblaze and Crowfeather are at the café. They have their coffee and are sitting at a computer. They open the video email and first we see Sandstorm again.
"Hi Lionblaze. It's me and the kits. We are here to wish you luck. I miss you so much. We ALL miss you so much. I wish you both lots of luck and hope the race is a good experience for you both. Good luck. Here are the kits. Love you bye!", said Cinderheart.
"Hi dad. Get a win for us. Anyhow we also have a bet with Mallownose's kits from Riverville that you will win, ok. In all seriousness, I wish you both a lot of luck. You are so lucky, you will get to do so much fun stuff. Love you and miss you", said Fernpaw.
"Hi dad. It's me Hollypaw. I love you and miss you so much. I'm so proud of you. Also mom said I had to ask you to get permission to buy this gorgeous new dress I want. Look here, in this magazine. Isn't it pretty. I'll take it as a yes. Mom, he said yes", said Hollypaw.
"Hi dad. You are going to be a celebrity. I wish I could tell everyone at school, but mom says no, it's a secret. Anyhow wish you luck and love you", said Sorrelpaw.
"Hello Crowfeather! Father of our father. We'd love to meet you one day. Good luck to you both", said Hollypaw, Fernpaw and Sorrelpaw at the same time.
"That was sweet", said Crowfeather. Then we see it switch to someplace else. It is unclear where it is..some may say it is Sequesterland..where eliminated teams go. Basically it is a hotel room that could be anywhere. It is Nightcloud and Breezepelt.
"You are the sole family member left in this competition and even though it should have been me with you, I still wish you both luck", said Breezepelt.
"Good luck Crowfeather," said Nightcloud.
Crowfeather was unreadable at that moment. They shut off the email and then both of them were quiet. Finally Lionblaze broke the silence by saying, "Here's the clue. Let's go outside and read it. I don't want Leafpool and Hollyleaf to see it".
Leafpool and Hollyleaf come in to the café. A little bit later, they sat down at the computer and opened the email. We see Sandstorm again on the screen. "Hi daughter and granddaughter. So proud of you guys. You know I have so much family in this competition so I cannot root for anyone in particular but I certainly wish you both the best of luck. I love you both and miss you both so much", said Sandstorm.
"Hello Leafpool and Hollyleaf. Miss you both. Best of luck to you guys too. Love you", said Firestar.
Leafpool and Hollyleaf were so happy and hugged each other.
This is it for this part of the Route Marker. More next time with the second half of the cats. Also I named Squirrelflight and Bramblestar's kits the following (because):
Blazekit: orange pelt and green eyes like his grandfather, Firestar
Foxkit: dark brown striped dark amber eyes like his father, Bramblestar (after Foxleap)
Hazelkit: pale ginger cat, green eyes like his grandmother, Sandstorm (after Hazeltail)
Mallownose and Petalfur's kits are as follows: (they are apprentice age)
Beaverpaw: light brown striped tabby with blue eyes (boy)
Splashpaw: light grey with with amber eyes (girl)
Marshpaw: white and grey cat with blue eyes (boy)
Of course you know about Cinderheart and Lionblaze's cats. Hope you enjoying hearing and seeing the kits. More soon. Please review! Thanks!