The episode starts with Don narrating. "Last time on the race around the states, Brody had no choice but to withdraw from the challenge in Alaska, due to having a bad fever." "The only person that we could find to fill in for him, was unfortunately Duncan." "Junior and Harold showed that they still hate him for his past actions, and how much they want to see him die." "Junior ended up getting the last laugh in the end, as despite his concussion, he was able to beat Duncan in the dog sled race, and put himself back in the wild card spot." "His health is getting worse and worse, but he doesn't want to go down without a fight." "Brody and Miles lost their shot at making the chase, while Harold and Ryan became the first two contestants, to lock themselves in." "With only four challenges left until the chase, things are about to get crazy." "We're going to have to wait a little while to see if anyone else can clinch a spot, as it's going to take us a little while to get back into the U.S." "It's a long way from Alaska to Wisconsin." "Find out how the journey goes on, the race around the states."
Intro consists of a shorter version of the final countdown.
(Room 3- father and son)
As everyone else was in self defense class with Officer Chambers, Junior was fast asleep in bed. He was woken up when his father gently nudged his shoulder. "Oh God, every time I wake up, it feels like i'm being punched in the face" said Junior. "I brought your dinner up to you, salisbury steak and brown rice" said Dwayne. He then set the food down on Junior's nightstand. "Listen son, seeing as how you just got a win, I really think that you should quit while you're ahead." "Dad, my mind is made up, I'm not dropping out and going back to Mount sword" said Junior. "Junior please, you don't understand how much you mean to me" said Dwayne. "When Loki attacked you a year ago, I thought that I was joining the club, of parents that have sadly lost their children." "Now, i'm worried that I have to go through the same process, all over again." "The reason why I was so overprotective of you for most of your life, is because you're the only child that I have, and I would never want to see anything bad happen to you." Upon hearing the words about being the only child that his father had, Junior buried himself under the covers. He knew that statement wasn't true, and he began whimpering. "Dad please, I just want to be left alone right now" said Junior. "Please, I really want to end this conversation."
(Confession cam- He won't budge)
Dwayne- "Oh my God, I am the worst parent in the world." "Ever since his first near death experience, his life has been horrible." "What reason does he have for loving me anymore?" "By all accounts, he should have disowned me as his father."
**End confessional**
(Room 18- the vegans)
"Forget the fact that i'm no longer eligible for the million dollars, i'm more concerned about the fact that Junior is really sick" said Miles. "Just because somebody vomits, it doesn't automatically make them sick" said Laurie. "My God, people need to stop saying they are going to be sick, and actually state that they are about to vomit." "That actually makes it sound more disgusting" said Miles.
(Room 6- the daters)
"Well, I seem to have good taste in men, I picked out the first man to lock up a chase spot" said Stephanie. "I'd rather not talk about it, i'm trying to be modest here" said Ryan. "Sounds more like you're trying not to make me feel bad about myself, considering i'm outside the top 20 in points" said Stephanie. "I also cannot believe, that the kid we thought was a total pushover, is still very much in this" said Ryan. "I know, I thought i'd beat him to get into the top 20 by a landslide" said Stephanie.
(Room 12- Harold and Carrie)
"Listen Harold, I just want to say that i'm sorry" said Carrie. "For what?" asked Harold. "Even though I never once disliked you, I never should have even implied that there was a justification for hating you" said Carrie. "I don't understand" said Harold. "Why would you-" he then stopped. "Oh, because I replaced Devin." "Even when I had those thoughts, I knew that this isn't how you wanted to get into the competition, you never asked for Devin to get lung cancer" said Carrie. "You have every right to be proud of the way you locked up a chase spot, but you shouldn't feel guilty about it, it wasn't your fault." "No no no, I should feel guilty about it, because it makes me look like a hypocrite" said Harold. "I should be above taking advantage of sick people, considering the number of times i've almost died." "I'm going for a walk, I need to clear my thoughts." "This late at night?" asked Carrie. "I'll still be in the area, i'm not wandering off" said Harold.
(Confession cam- Just leave me alone)
Harold- "I would not be holding a grudge against the morons that sexually harassed me, had my life not been shit leading up to it." "If it was only 299 diseases, I wouldn't have so much anger." "The number 300 is where I draw the line, three zero zero."
**End confessional**
As Harold stepped outside the hotel into the cold night air, he spoke to the cameraman. "I really want to be alone right now, the world doesn't need to see what i'm suffering through."
As he was just walking around, minding his own business, a voice called out to him. "Where do you think you're going dweeb?" Harold then saw Duncan walk up to him, the last person he wanted to talk to. "What the hell do want now?" asked Harold. "I figured i'd get a little payback for my broken nose" said Duncan. "You're the one who started it, it was your idea to go brief raiding so you could frame me, and show my cock to the whole world" said Harold. "You don't know how to take a joke, and you take things too far" said Duncan. "I also know that when you save someone's life, you don't wish death upon them" said Harold. "That doesn't give you an excuse to constantly list off a bunch of nerdy facts, that people are sick of hearing about" said Duncan. "I would have kept my mouth shut, if you actually apologized for what you did, instead of jacking yourself off in front of pictures of C.I.T's and goths" said Harold. "That's where I draw the line" said Duncan. He ran at Harold, ready to punch him. Harold anticipated this, so he quickly pulled out a knife, and stabbed him in the leg. "OW, JESUS CHRIST!" yelled Duncan. Harold then pushed Duncan to the ground, and yanked the knife out. "We're off camera, nobody knows what happened" said Harold. "As you lie there and bleed to death, you'll finally know how it feels to be tortured, without someone there to comfort you." Duncan then tried to stand up and throw another punch, but the pain in his left leg caused him to fall over, and he ended up toppling into a pond. Harold then walked away, he had made up his mind, he was leaving Duncan to die.
When he got back to the hotel, he saw that there was people everywhere, rushing to get out of the building. Don then ran up to Harold. "Harold, it's a good thing you showed up before we sent out a search party, we have to evacuate the area ASAP" said Don. "The weather forecast just reported a tornado warning." The two of them worked together to gather up the rest of the contestants, and they quickly got on the bus. All of the camera crews and interns quickly got in their cars, everyone was trying to get the heck out of there. While they were riding across the border at full speed, a thought just occurred to Harold. "Wait a minute, nobody knows that Duncan is freezing to death at the bottom of a pond." "When that tornado hits, he is screwed." He then pumped his fist his victory, he wasn't positive, but he was pretty sure that he just killed Duncan.
They eventually made it back onto Canadian soil, and several hours later, they stopped at a hotel for the night. "We'll stop here for the time being, then set off for Wisconsin tomorrow" said Don. Brody then walked up to them. "Oh my God, I had just recovered from my fever, and I saw the news about the tornado warning on the tv" he said. "Get this, it turns out the people in charge of the weather made a mistake, it was a false alarm." "Something else that was crazy ended up happening." "Duncan was found at the bottom of a pond, frozen from head to toe in ice, with his right leg all bloody and scabby." "He was airlifted to the nearest hospital, where he's currently suffering from memory loss, and doesn't remember how he got there." "Whatever the reason as to why he was in there, it was too bad it didn't kill him" said Junior. Harold had no idea what came over him, but he found himself giving Junior a hug. "Okay everyone, we all should probably get to bed, we've had a long day" said Don. He then turned to the camera. "Next time, we're heading into the state of Wisconsin to see if these guys can increase their chances of winning on, the race around the states."
Authors note: I am going to clarify, that while Harold was definitely trying to kill Duncan, it doesn't fall under the category of attempted murder. Duncan was the first person to attack, and Harold was simply using self defense.
If you are ever in an area where there is a tornado warning, you want to get the heck out of there, as fast as possible.
As always, if you have an idea for a challenge in an upcoming state or a prize for a future challenge winner, feel free to let me know in a review.
Thank you for reading and please have a great day.