DK & Diddy: Best Friends – Currently in 1st
"Nothing but net!" DK said. A gentleman in black pants, a white shirt and a green vest with gold clovers on it stepped out onto the court, holding out a clue for the Kongs.
"Drive yourselves to Copley Square and search for your clue on Boylston Street." Diddy said.
"Upon completing the Detour, teams must drive themselves to Copley Square. Once there, they will find their next clue in front of the Boston Public Library." Toadsworth
narrated.
"Awesome! Let's go!" DK said.
"Dang… they got it." Janey said.
"Janey, don't give up! We can do this!" Athena said.
Kirby – 2 / MetaKnight – 4
Athena – 4 / Janey – 1
Fox – 2 / Krystal – 2
Ash – 1 / Pikachu – 1
"Athena, I can't! I'm not like you." Janey said. "I'm a mechanic, not a Vault Hunter."
"You can do it! Think of the prize! Think of our wedding!" Athena said.
"You're right!" Janey said.
CJ & Shaylene / Yoshi & Yoshi Jr / Stacey & Tiny Tina / Alex & Aubrey (Boston Streets)
"And if you look over there, you'll see the Old North Church." Worcester said, pointing to a brick church with a tall white steeple. "The steeple of the Old North Church is where
two lanterns were hung the night of Paul Revere's famous ride. The North End is Boston's oldest residential neighborhood."
"Who's Paul Revere?" Tina asked.
"There's a question I don't get asked very often." Worcester said.
"Paul Revere is famous for riding through Massachusetts warning colonists of the impending attacks from the British soldiers. His ride was made famous in a poem by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow, which included a line about the meaning of the lanterns – 'One if by land, two if by sea'." Alex said. "Paul Revere told patriots to hang one lantern in the
church if the British were invading over land, and two lanterns if the British were coming across the Charles River."
Another few minutes later, the boat pulled down the road near Faneuil Hall.
"And here we have Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market." Worcester said. "Because this is where the citizens of Boston debated the issues that led to the American Revolution,
Faneuil Hall has been called the Cradle of Liberty. Quincy Market, built in 1826 as a marketplace, retains its original purpose to this day."
Kirby & MetaKnight / Athena & Janey / Fox & Krystal / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"Come on, we're almost there!" Athena said.
"Let's go, Kirby!" MetaKnight said. Kirby and Janey approached their hoops and took their shots, both managing to sink them.
"Yes! I did it!" Janey cheered.
"(Yay!)"
Kirby & MetaKnight: Friends/Star Warriors – Currently in 2nd
Athena – 5 / Janey – 2
Fox – 3 / Krystal – 3
Ash – 2 / Pikachu – 1
"Drive yourselves to Copley Square and search for your next clue on Boylston Street." MetaKnight read.
CJ & Shaylene / Yoshi & Yoshi Jr / Stacey & Tiny Tina / Alex & Aubrey (New England Aquarium)
The duck boat pulled up in front of the aquarium and the teams stepped off. As they disembarked, Worcester handed them their clue.
"Thanks for taking the scenic Boston Duck Tour and have a great day!" He said, as teams ripped open their clue.
"Drive yourselves to Copley Square and search for your next clue on Boylston Street." CJ read. "Let's roll, guys."
DK & Diddy: Best Friends (Copley Square)
The Kongs pulled their car up to a large park. Nearby was a tall brick cathedral-like building and a tall tower.
"Where's the clue?" Diddy asked.
"I don't know. It said somewhere on… Boylston Street?" DK said. He stopped someone who was walking through the park. "Excuse me, where's Boylston Street?"
"You're on it."
"Oh. Thanks." DK said. "So the clue is somewhere nearby on this street."
"I see it!" Diddy said. The Kongs ran down the street and came to the clue box outside a large building. Carved into the brick wall was the phrase "The Boston Public Library".
DK grabbed the clue and ripped it open.
"Roadblock… Who's got their running shoes on?" DK read.
"A Roadblock is a task that only one team member may perform. In this Roadblock, that person must run a 5-mile section of the Boston Marathon course, starting from the
finish line on Boylston Street and running to St Ignatius Church. While they run the course, their teammate will drive themselves to St Ignatius. Once both team members
have arrived at the church, they will receive their next clue."
"I'll do it." DK said.
"Ok." Diddy said. "Good luck."
Athena & Janey / Fox & Krystal / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"Come on, Janey! You can do it!" Athena cheered.
"Come on, Krystal! We got this!" Fox said.
"Go Pikachu!" Ash said.
Athena – 5 / Janey – 2
Fox – 4 / Krystal – 3
Ash – 2 / Pikachu – 2
"Athena, I can't do it..." Janey said.
"Don't doubt yourself! Yes, you can!"
CJ & Shaylene / Yoshi & Yoshi Jr / Stacey & Tiny Tina / Alex & Aubrey (Copley Square)
The four teams pulled up in front of the park.
"Okay, so our next clue is somewhere on Boylston Street." CJ said.
"Where's that?" Stacey asked.
"It's the street we're on." CJ said. He scanned up and down the street. "I see it!" The teams rushed to the clue box.
"It's a Roadblock." Aubrey said.
"Who's got their running shoes on?" Shaylene read. "I'll try it."
"I can't do it." Stacey said.
"I'll do it." Aubrey said.
"I got this, Dad." Jr said. Everyone opened their clues.
"Whoa… 5 miles?"
"Good luck, Shay."
"Girl, I gots dis."
"You can do it, son."
DK (Boston Streets)
DK jogged around a bend, huffing and puffing.
"Yo, it's King Kong!" A pedestrian shouted.
DK chuckled. "No, King Kong was my great grandfather." He mumbled.
Athena & Janey / Fox & Krystal / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"Yes! I got one! Finally!"
"Boom! Nothin' but net."
"(Yes!)"
Athena – 5 / Janey – 3
Fox – 5 / Krystal – 3
Ash – 2 / Pikachu – 2
"Almost there, Janey!"
"Come on, Krystal! You can do it!"
Ash threw a ball, watching it roll along the rim of the hoop for a few seconds before rolling off the side and bouncing away. "Aw man!"
Shaylene / Yoshi Jr (Boston Streets)
"I can't believe I'm actually running part of the Boston Marathon!" Shaylene said.
"I know! This is so cool!" Jr chirped.
"I'm glad Shaylene ended up doing the Roadblock." CJ said (After-Leg). "She's more athletically inclined than me. And I just ran a 5K race about a week before we left for the
race back in my hometown… Ok, I mostly walked it with some jogging. It was something I always wanted to do, and I wasn't going to let moving to Hyrule stop me. It
warranted a flight back."
Tiny Tina / Aubrey
"Girl, you are so slow!" Tina said.
"That's a good thing for you."
DK
DK ran past a sign marked "Mile 3".
"A little over halfway there." He said to himself, slowing down. "Phew… I'm getting tired."
Kirby & MetaKnight: Friends/Star Warriors (Copley Square)
"Roadblock… Who's got their running shoes on? I'll do it." MetaKnight said.
"(Good luck)."
Athena & Janey / Fox & Krystal / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"No way! I got one!"
"I got anoth
er!"
"Yay! I scored!"
Athena – 5 / Janey – 4
Fox – 5 / Krystal – 4
Ash – 3 / Pikachu – 3
"(Almost there!)"
"Come on, Janey!"
Shaylene / Yoshi Jr (Boston Streets)
"Mile 2…" Shaylene said.
"We're making a decent pace." Yoshi Jr said.
"Yeah. Not too shabby."
Tiny Tina / Aubrey (Boston Streets)
"Ok… Now my badonkadonk is getting tired. I can't keep running." Tina said.
"I can!" Aubrey said, as she passed Tina and kept jogging at a reasonably fast pace. "Shoulda paced yourself…"
MetaKnight
"I wonder how many teams were ahead of me…" MetaKnight thought aloud.
"Mommy, Mommy! Look! It's MetaKnight!" A boy shouted from the sidewalk.
Athena & Janey / Fox & Krystal / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"Ha! Got it!" Krystal said.
"Janey, come on! We've gotta get this!"
"I know! I know!"
"Argh! Why can't I get this?!"
Fox & Krystal: Married – Currently in 7th
Athena – 5 / Janey – 4
Ash – 3 / Pikachu – 3
"(Come on, Ash! You can do it!)" Pikachu said, jumping and tossing a ball. It bounced off of the backboard and slid into the net.
DK
DK reached the end of the road he was on and turned up a small hill near a reservoir, passing a sign reading "Mile 4".
"Almost… done…" He thought aloud, in between breaths.
Shaylene / Yoshi Jr
"Mile 3…"
"We're getting there."
Athena & Janey / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"Yes! I got one!"
"Why is this so difficult?!"
Athena – 5 / Janey – 4
Ash – 4 / Pikachu – 4
"(Almost, Ash!)" Pikachu said, throwing a basketball and watching it bounce off of the rim.
"C'mon, Janey! You got this!" Athena cheered.
Tiny Tina / MetaKnight
"Man, this is crazy. My butt's not a running butt." Tina said.
"You've got to pace yourself." MetaKnight said, jogging past Tina. "Don't run too fast too quickly."
Fox & Krystal: Married
Team Star Fox pulled up to the side of the road and flagged someone down.
"Excuse me, where is Copley Square?" Fox asked.
"Take your next left, then your third right and then your second left. Follow that road and look for big cathedral lookin' church and the tall tower."
"Thank you." Krystal said.
Aubrey
Aubrey rounded a long bend in the road, soon reaching the 3-mile marker.
"Getting closer."
Athena & Janey / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"(Got it! You're up Ash!)"
"Athena, I can't do it!"
Athena – 5 / Janey – 4
Ash – 4 / Pikachu – 5
"Yes you can!" Athena said. "Don't give up!
Fox & Krystal: Married (Copley Square)
"I see the clue box! Down the street!" Krystal said. They rushed down the street, grabbing their clue.
"Roadblock… Who's got their running shoes on?" Fox read. "I'll do it."
"Good luck." Krystal said.
DK
"There it is!" DK exclaimed, noticing a large brick church with large stained glass windows. Waiting in the parking lot were several cars and racers, including Diddy. Waiting in
front of the church was a clue box.
DK & Diddy: Best Friends – Currently in 1st
The Kongs ran to the clue box and grabbed their clue.
"Drive yourselves to Stage Fort Park and search for your next clue."
"Teams must now drive themselves roughly 50 miles northeast to Gloucester. Once there, they must make their way to Stage Fort Park and search for their next clue in
front of the Gloucester Visitor Center."
"Time to roll." DK said.
Athena & Janey / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"Aw man!" Ash watched as the ball he threw bounced off and away from the rim of the hoop.
"This shouldn't be this hard…" Janey said
Athena – 5 / Janey – 4
Ash – 4 / Pikachu – 5
"(Come on, Ash! You've got this!)"
Shaylene / Yoshi Jr / Aubrey
Shaylene and Yoshi Jr were passing the 4-Mile marker, with Aubrey not far behind.
"One more mile." Shaylene said. "Let's pick up the pace."
Tiny Tina
"Dang… Only the second mile? This sucks…"
MetaKnight
"Mile 3…" MetaKnight thought aloud. "Getting closer."
Fox
Fox ran past the 2-mile marker, passing Tina along the way.
"It was weird passing Tina at the Roadblock." Fox said (After-Leg). "I was sure that she and Stacey were ahead of us after the Detour. So it was nice knowing that at least
one team was struggling at the Roadblock."
Athena & Janey / Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
One of the racers threw a ball and watched with nervousness as it flew toward the hoop. They breathed a sigh of relief as it circled the rim of the hoop before finally falling
through the net. Lucky walked over, holding out a clue.
Athena & Janey – Currently in 8th
Ash – 4 / Pikachu – 5
"Finally!" Janey said, as Athena ripped open the clue.
"Drive yourselves to Copley Square and search for your next clue on Boylston Street." Athena read.
"Argh! Why can't I get this?!" Ash shouted, whipping a ball into the stands.
"After being the last team left at our side of the Detour, I started getting discouraged." Ash said (After-Leg). "We were marked for elimination, and I was positive we were
going home. I wasn't ready for that."
Shaylene / Yoshi Jr / Aubrey (St. Ignatius Church)
"Come on, baby girl! Almost there!"
"You got it, son!"
The three racers rushed into the parking lot and met their teammates. All three teams grabbed their clues from the clue box and ripped them open.
"Drive yourselves to Stage Fort Park and search for your next clue."
"Where's Stage Fort Park?" Yoshi asked.
"That doesn't sound familiar." Aubrey said. CJ noticed someone walking down the street nearby. He ran over to them.
"Excuse me, where is Stage Fort Park?" CJ asked.
"That's up in Gloucester."
"What's the fastest way there?" CJ asked.
"I-95."
"Awesome. Thanks." CJ said.
Tiny Tina
"Dang, this is harder… than I thought… it would be…" Tina said, in between heavy breaths.
MetaKnight / Fox
"Mile 4… Almost done…"
About half a mile behind MetaKnight was Fox, jogging at a fast enough pace that he was gaining on MetaKnight.
Ash & Pikachu (TD Garden)
"(Come on, Ash! You can do it!)" Pikachu cheered.
"But I can't!" Ash said. "I suck! I'm not athletic! I'm a Pokemon trainer, not a basketball player!" He tossed another ball toward the hoop, missing the shot entirely. "See?!" He
grabbed another ball and whipped it into the stands.
"This is a side of Ash I'm not too used to seeing." Pikachu said (During-Leg). "He's not the type to get angry when he feels beaten. Sure, he can be hot headed, but he's
usually stubborn in the face of challenge. I think the stress of being in last and marked for elimination is getting to him."
Athena & Janey: Engaged (Copley Square)
"Roadblock… Who's got their running shoes on?" Athena read. "I'll do it." She opened the clue and read it.
"Good luck. You'll crank this out in no time." Janey said.
Tiny Tina
"Ugh… this is definitely the lamestest thing we've done." Tina sat on the side of the road, catching he
r breath. "
MetaKnight / Fox
"(Go MetaKnight!)"
"Fox, you're almost there!"
Fox and MetaKnight rounded the final bend in the course and rushed into the parking lot, where their teammates were waiting by the clue box. They met up with them and
grabbed the clue.
"Drive yourselves to Stage Fort Park and search for your next clue."
Ash & Pikachu: Trainer/Pokemon (TD Garden)
Ash watched as a ball circled the rim of the hoop and fell through the net.
"Finally!" Ash exclaimed. Lucky walked over and handed him the clue.
Ash & Pikachu: Trainer/Pokemon – Currently in Last Place
"Drive yourselves to Copley Square and search for your next clue."
Athena
As Athena rounded a slight bend in the road shortly after the "Mile 2" sign, she noticed Tina sitting on the side of the road.
"Come on, Tina! You can do it!" Athena said as she continued to run past.
"As much as part of me would have liked to stop and help Tina, at the end of the day, this is still a competition. At some point, we've got to look out for ourselves." Athena
said (After-Leg).
Ash & Pikachu: Trainer/Pokemon (Copley Square)
"Last clue…" Ash said, opening the box. "It doesn't feel worth it at this point…"
"(We're not quitting.)" Pikachu said, tearing open the clue. "(Roadbock. I'll do it.)"
"Ok. Good luck." Ash said.
Athena
Athena ran into the parking lot of the church, where Ash, Stacey and Janey were waiting. Janey quickly met her and they grabbed their clue.
"Stage Fort Park. I wonder where that is."
DK & Diddy: Best Friends (Gloucester)
"Well… we're in the right city. I think. We just need to find the park." DK said, pulling over in front of a small shop. He jumped out and ran in. "Excuse me, where's Stage Fort
Park?"
"Follow this road until your third set of lights, then take a right. You can't miss it."
"Thanks." DK said.
CJ & Shaylene / Yoshi & Yoshi Jr / Alex & Aubrey (Stage Fort Park)
The three car convoy, led by CJ, pulled into the park and the three teams jumped out.
"Over there!" CJ said. The three teams rushed over and grabbed their clue.
"Search for the place where the first Express Pass was revealed to teams to find the next Pit Stop." Yoshi read. "Warning: The last team to check in may be eliminated."
"Teams must now drive themselves around Gloucester Harbor to this place… Eastern Point Yacht Club. This yacht club was the starting line for the 17th season of the U.S.
version of the Amazing Race, the place where the very first Express Pass was revealed, and is the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in here… may be
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