"Last time on the Ridonculous Race..."
The footage showed Stephanie pushing Ryan down to bungee jump, Father and Son trying to dance, with Dwayne messing with the routine. Jacques and Josee completed the dance while The Surfers, Cadets and Goths were all shown bungee-jumping to try and catch a fish. Kitty was shown nervously giggling in a silent motion before Mickey was shown accidentally hitting his brother Jay in the face while dancing. Dwayne and Junior were shown at the carpet completion.
"New Zealand took many of our remaining teams on a roller-coaster of highs and lows. The Haters continued their bickering ways. Kitty's more energetic and nervous than usual. And Devin went from super sad to super mad and pulled the Best Friends from the bottom three to second place. Dwayne tried to impress his son and failed miserably, which almost got them eliminated. Key word; almost."
At the last chill zone, logos for all nine teams were shown from left to right; the Adversity Twins, Ice Dancers (now in their black uniforms), the Sisters, Goths, Best Friends, Father and Son, Haters, Surfers, and Police Cadets.
"Someone's bound to be going home tonight. But who? Can't wait to find out on this episode of... the Ridonculous Race!"
Don smiled for the camera.
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"Yesterday's Chill Zone is today's startling line." Don spoke. "First to depart; the King and Queen of Ridonculous comebacks; the Ice Dancers."
Interview; Ice Dancers
"Two wins in a row," Jacques noted. "Five wins overall." He lifted his arms in victory. "We're not just back- we're on fire!"
"Golden fire," Josee added. "and the competition is about to get burned!"
They made sounds of tsh, like a fire sputtering... before the interview ended.
End Interview
Josee pressed the button and took the tip.
"Go to Head Smash in Buffalo Jump." she read.
"Is that a place or a threat?" Jacques asked.
A montage began, showing the Canadian flag. Then it showed a forest and a desert cliffside before showing Don wearing a cowboy hat covering his eyes, leaning one of his bent legs against the Don Box and showing a small building, before zooming in on him. He lifted his hat showing his eyes as he finished narrating.
"It's actually a little of both. It's located here, along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. Head Smash in Buffalo Jump was going to be called Concussion Valley. But the name was already taken. Teams must fly to left bridge Alberta, then drive to this spot to receive their next travel tip."
The Ice Dancers ran forth as the Best Friends came into view.
"Yes! Let's do this!" Devin declared.
Interview; Best Friends
"I had a few... 'minor outbursts' in New Zealand." Devin explained.
"Oh, you weren't that bad." Carrie reassured him.
"Don't worry. The rage has left the desert." Carrie breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm not angry at Shelley for dumping me anymore. In fact," Devin began before grabbing the camera in desperation, much to Carrie's shock. "I want you back baby! I'll do anything to prove it! I'll climb to the top of a tree!"
Devin ran off-screen and started climbing a tree.
"And hello to stage three of breaking up; desperation." Carrie remarked, before Devin fell. "Yeah, this is gonna be great."
End Interview
Back at the Don Box, the Surfer Dudes got their tip from the Don Box.
"Dude, we're going to a dude ranch!" Brody exclaimed.
"And we're dudes! We can't lose!" Geoff agreed. "It's an ostrich!"
The men ran off as Haters ran up to the box take the tip.
"Dudes at a dude ranch? That's fair." Stephanie sarcastically remarked.
"Maybe the next challenge will be for something you're good at. Like complaining." Ryan consoled.
Interview; Haters
"I am not a complainer!" Stephanie claimed. "How dare you call me that! You never listen and your shirt is so ugly it hurts my eyes."
"Yeah, you don't complain at all." Ryan spoke facetiously.
Stephanie growled, which was briefly heard as the next scene switched to taxis in a four by four grid taking off.
End Interview
"While our last six teams are off to a serious start, others aren't being taken seriously enough."
"Taxi!" Jay waved his hand. "Taxi! Why aren't they stopping?"
"I don't know, but we gotta do something! You got any ideas?" Mickey asked.
Jay sighed as the scene transitioned to the Sisters.
"Taxi! Taxi! Kitty, help me get a cab! Uh, Kitty? Hello?"
Kitty shook her head. "Huh? What?"
Emma looked at her younger sister with a suspicious glance.
Interview; Emma
"Kitty's been really distracted lately. I thought she was kicking that habit to the curb! Why is this happening? I don't want to be overly bossy like before, but I don't want to lose either." She sighed. "Maybe it's nothing."
End Interview
Interview; Kitty
"Okay, I... I can't really tell my own sister this, but... I think I like Mickey. I don't know why, but he's kind, he's sweet. He's funny, his hair looks like chocolate curls and his eyes are so warm and gentle. But how could I ever tell my own sister? She's already mad at the twins for causing Noah and Owen's elimination. And I have a feeling she's still mad at them for accidentally crashing into us with the paraglider in Brazil. But can I really keep such a big secret from my sister forever?"
End Interview
Emma and Kitty waved their hands and got a cab as the Twins cab took off.
Footage of several feet were shown as contestants ran to get airplane tickets.
"Teams arrive at the airport and it's a mad dash to get tickets." Ryan was shown holding the tickets before he and Stephanie ran off happily. The Sisters ran to the desk... "Turns out there aren't enough seats for everyone on the first flight." only to have the window shut on them.
The Sisters groaned in unison. Father and Son were standing calmly, Dwayne checking his watch and Junior saying nothing. Mickey and Jay both gave a collective sad sigh.
"Flight number one is Alberta bound with most of our teams but flight number two will be arriving a half-hour later."
Kitty sat by the window, trying not to look at her sister. Emma was too sorrowful to notice, thinking of her little time spent with Noah.
Interview; Kitty
"Seems that love is a double-edged sword." Kitty spoke. "It can bring out both the best and the worst in a person. There's never any way of telling which will occur."
End Interview
Meanwhile, Junior was shown laughing as he and his dad watched some of the scenes from Total Drama; Pahkitew Island.
"You know Junior and I have made a real connection thanks to this race. He even called me cool. Even if we get cut from the race, I'll go home a happy man."
"Dad, don't jinx us!"
He dismissed the notion with a hand-wave. "Jinxes aren't real."
"Folks, a storm in Montana is going to delay our landing." a voice spoke on the speaker overheard.
Junior still give "I bet the first flight was delayed too."
"The storm is passing and is only affecting our flight."
Junior give his dad a glare as he responded, "Co-winky dink!"
"Flight number one, carrying the first six teams, has landed in Alberta. They'll now drive a pickup into the Wild West."
As the Cadets drove down the road, the car violently shook as they soon found the Ice Dancers trying to run them off the road. With manical looks on their faces reflected in the rear-view, they rammed into them two more times.
"Eat our dust, wannabe coppers!" Josee taunted.
The Ice Dancers shown passed them, and the Cadets vehicle got a flat tire after rolling over a rock.
"Tire wounded." She fiddled with a roll of duct tape, and Sanders tried to catch it before getting a grip on the roll. "Got to get out there and patch her up ASAP."
Sanders looked at her partner in concern. "You're not gonna stop first?"
"Okay, new plan." MacArthur accelerated the car and rammed into the Ice Dancers, damaging the rear, causing the Ice Dancers to scream.
"Boo-yeah!"
She laughed as the two cars drove off the edge
Interview; the Cadets
"What can I say?" MacArthur began, before imitating horns with her fingers. "You mess with the bull, you get the horns."
End Interview
The Surfers looked around as Geoff drove.
"Huh. Weird. No sign of the cadets or the dancer dudes." he told his friend, looking for them.
"Two possibilities bro. One, either aliens got em or... nah, I'm gonna go with the aliens." Brody said.
Meanwhile, the Best Friends were driving on the road.
"It's simple Carrie." Devin began. "If I come home a winner with half a million dollars, Shelley will totally take me back. Ugh! Why won't this truck go any faster?!"
"You have to put it in drive." Carrie told him.
The scene showed a plane landing in Alberta.
"Flight number two has finally landed, a full hour after flight one."
A man in a red uniform got crushed by the door as the Sisters dashed out, followed by Father and Son and the Adversity Twins.
"Go!" Emma shouted.
"Hurry!" Dwayne cried.
The three teams started up their vehicles, with a nervous Jay behind the wheel.
"These teams know they will be racing each other to avoid elimination." The Sisters and Father and Son drove away as the twins became anxious. "See the panic on their faces? Priceless!"
"We have our licenses, but we just barely managed to pass the driving test before signing up for this show. And we haven't been driving since." Jay told the audience. Still, having our licenses is better than having permits, right Mickey?"
"Yeah, er, right!" Mickey laughed. Soon a rabbit got onto the windshield, followed by a duck. "Jay, watch the road!"
"I am! These animals won't leave it!"
A pig appeared on the windshield as Jay tried to get it off with the windshield wipers.
All the while, the Surfer Dudes car pulled up to the ranch.
"Check it out! We're the only car here!" Geoff exclaimed.
"We are so in first place! Thank you aliens!"
They collected the tip and read over it.
"It's an all-in; Tip your hat, split your jeans, and eat like a cowboy by all means."
The scene switched to Don in the kitchen. "Working together, teams must eat an entire pot of pork and beans. At the bottom of the pot, they'll find their next travel tip.
Geoff looked on in astonishment. "Woah."
"My fav food to nosh on is totally pork and beans." Brody cheered.
The dudes gave each other a fist bump. "Boom!"
Interview; Surfer Dudes
Geoff spoke as Brody ate straight from the pot.
"I can scarf most things, and Brody's got an iron stomach with taste buds of dudes who doesn't have any taste buds. We're golden."
End Interview
As the dudes were finishing their pot, the Haters entered the room.
"See? Dude advantage! But we're in second, so all's not lost." Stephanie reminded herself.
"Only our love for each other."
They gave each other a high five. "Exactly." Stephanie looked into the pot and soon freaked out. "Beans?! Beans?! BEANS?!"
Interview; The Haters
"I'm not usually a picky eater, but beans are grossest food on the planet and should never consumed by human beings ever." she ranted. "That's it."
Ryan coughed. "Chicken!"
She gave her partner a look. "What was that?"
He didn't respond.
End Interview
As Ryan happily ate the pork and beans, Stephanie stood by and repeating said "Ew" to herself a few times.
"What's taking you so long? Eat, EAT!"
A cowgirl set down a large pot in front of the Goths as Crimson and Ennui both sighed.
Interview; Goths
"This place reminds me of my grandmother's farmhouse. I spent a lot of summers there." Crimson stated.
End Interview
Outside, Carrie and Devin had just arrived.
"We're fourth?" He breathed heavily. "Don't panic. We can still win this." He ran forth unexpectedly. "Hustle, hustle, hustle!"
Carrie gave a nervous smile. "Well, it's better than him crying, right?"
Back inside, Ryan continued eating as Stephanie was grossed out.
"Faster, Ryan! Eat faster!" she commanded.
"It's an all in challenge, babe! If you don't eat, we'll be penalized!" Ryan reminded her.
Father and Son got their pot delivered by the same cowgirl who served the Goths.
"We climbed from seventh to fifth place. Things are looking up!" Dwayne cheered.
"We still have a long way to go..." Junior spoke.
"Relax son, these pots are huge, nobody's gonna be done for..."
Out of nowhere, Brody belched.
"Done!" Geoff cheered.
The two saw the Surfer Dudes with messy faces and an empty pot.
"Those dudes can eat." Father and Son spoke simultaneously.
"Jinx!"
"Dad, stop it with the jinxing!"
"There's no such thing as jinxes!"
At that moment, he accidentally flung a spoonful of beans towards his face. "Those beans are yours."
Geoff took the tip and read it. "It's a random botch. Whoever isn't holding the tip must ride the mechanical bull."
"A mechanical bull?!" Brody cheered.
In the back of the farmhouse barn, Don explained the challenge. "The Bull Buster 3000. The most dangerous mechanical bull in the world." The bull blew out smoke. "Riders have to stay on the bull for eight full seconds. Once they complete the task, it's out that door, down this path, to the chill zone. Last team to arrive may be out of the race."
Brody smiled. "Ah sweet, this is gonna be awesome."
Immediately, he was thrown off the bull.
A slightly injured Brody asked, "Was that eight seconds?"
"It was like no seconds." Geoff answered.
Brody groaned.