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Previously on the Amazing Race, after a long day and a two-part competition, our teams finally got a break in Minot, North Dakota. Some teams slipped up in the One-Way and others got a little tongue-tied with another language. By some miracle (and a little bit of annoyance), the cab drivers took back first place. It another photo finish at the carpet, the emperors fell in last again and were cut from the race. Half of the teams are gone, which leaves nine left in the running. Which ones will survive another crazy day? Time to find out. Welcome to... the Amazing Race.

***

"Welcome back to the Dakota Territory Air Museum, which is today's starting line," Toner starts out. "Teams always depart in the same order the arrived which means our vexatious team is going first."

Donna growls at the insult but she grabs the tip anyways. "'Rollerskate to the airport and take the next flight to British Columbia'."

Vancouver is one of the most well-known cities along the international border. It's also a very famous filming location for more movies than people can count on their fingers as well as having large mountain ranges and outdoor pursuits. Once teams land in Vancouver International, they must take taxis north to Cliffhanger Climbing Gyms to find their next tip.

The drivers head out gracefully on their wheels; the vixens only thoughts are how nice it is to be back in the lead after five horrible losses. Our next five teams make it out out with no problem. The last three teams, however, are in a little bit of a jam. "We were doing great then all of a sudden, you broke up with me and we keep hitting rock bottom!" Josee shouts when she nearly slips up.

Ryan groans and rolls his eyes. "We won a few days after we went Splitsville. So of course I'm not getting back together with you. As long as we're the haters, we're able to win. We haven't won as the daters as all." When they stop just outside the airport's doors, they take the skates off and they look at each other. Before anyone else can watch, they share a quick kiss.

Seven seconds later, Josee slaps him. "Just making sure," the tigress says.

"I appreciate it," Ryan replies.

As Toby & Felix skate by them and into the building, the tiger leans over and whispers, "Promise me that we'll never end up like them." The fox nods.

"Come on, dad! We're going to miss the plane!" Mac rushes. Being an experienced rollerskater, the little cub has no issue with this first task. His dad, on the other hand, can hardly go five seconds without slipping onto the ground, forming a new bruise someone on him.

By the time they arrive, the first plane has already taken off with the first six teams. The other three are forced another 45 minutes before plane number two departs. "Boy what I would give for another U-Turn," Nick says as he sits back. The sly gives a cold stare at the drivers, who are catching a quick nap.

Judy places a reassuring paw on his shoulder. "I want those two out just as much as you do. But our main focus right now is to keep our eye on the prize. We've been doing great lately, but we're starting to slip back into last place. I need to know that your main focus is the game."

"Of course it is." His statement makes the bunny smile before he adds, "And if we just happen to have a chance to knock down the cab drivers... I say we go for it."

When Zack is sure that his partner is fast asleep, he quietly gets up and sprints across the aisle to where his friends are. "It's so great that we're on the same plane again," the fox says in a hushed tone as if Chris will wake up any second.

"Yep. We were just lucky to escape the loss in Portland," Ren says. Next to him, a certain bear catches some Zs, possibly dreaming of food again.

The orange fox giggles. "Well, good luck to you guys in this round. I should probably head back to my teammate before he wakes up. Are we still allies?" Ren nods. "Sweet! See you guys when we land!" Zack sneaks back over to Chris and plants himself in the seat next to him. The wolf/husky makes a small snarling sound, startling the fox a bit before going back to letting out soft snores.

Flight number one lands six hours later. Some whistle and shout "Taxi!". The sounds of tires screeching, doors slamming and engines roaring to life begin to fill the city with today's race vibes. After some time later, the first few teams arrive at the climbing gym. In another surprise, the YouTubers take the first clue from the box. "Yet another One-Way," Majira finds. "'Who wants a dip in... cream'?"

Ice cream, just to be clear to all the pervs out there. For this challenge, teams work together to consume a whole gallon of seafood ice cream. The next tip lies at the bottom of each tub. Once they're able to reach it, they may stop.

Both YouTubers take the lead and they're soon followed by the drivers, marines, and team engagement. This leaves the strippers and officers still itching to catch up. Once whiff of the dessert and even Echo is pinching her nose shut. "Damn!" she exclaims. "I've smelled bad stuff in my days but this just topped the list."

When the marines are handed spoons, both look reluctant. Chris gulps a little. "Uh... this stuff can't be as bad as the stuff we had back at boot camp. Right?" he asks.

Zack, semi-fearless, takes only one bite before twitching as his tastebuds reject the foul flavor. "Yeah, it's very bad," the fox groans. It even makes his right eye tear up a little.

Donna, a vixen who's not a fan of seafood, manages to gulp down bite after awful bite. Her partner, on the other hand, looks reluctant. She scowls and says, "What are you just standing there for? You have to eat as well!"

Vito scratches the back of his head. "I don't know about this, though. You know what happens to me anytime I eat shrimp, a huge rash appears on my arm!"

She sets down her spoon, looking sympathetic, before taking his and scooping some up. Her muzzle grows and evil grin as she says, "Here, let me help you with that." Before Vito can protest, she shoves a spoonful in his muzzle and holds his mouth shut. "You better swallow if you know what's good for you!" He complies. "There. That wasn't so bad, was it?"

The fox just stares at her and slowly scoots away. He knew they were in a competition but she didn't need to be that obsessive over it. Seriously, even a small pep talk might have gotten me into it, he thinks.

The strippers and officers soon show up to the gym. As they dive into the challenge and are already starting to hate it, the second plane has landed. All three teams race out to find taxis and try to catch up.

Cinnamon & Pepper eat in silence. Nick, on the other hand, feels a little concerned after he sees Judy begin the challenge. After seeing what's happened to her in past eating tasks, he speaks up. "Uh... maybe you should be eating as much this time. You remember what happened back in North Carolina and Honduras?"

Judy nods, but then holds up the back of Prilosec that she got from Arizona. "I knew that Toner would throw in another game like this so I picked this this from that waitress just in case." She gives a sly wink before returning to the task at hand.

Out of all the six teams who have started the task, one team in particular has a huge advantage thanks to huge gut. Ren only had a few bites (from which he shivered from the flavor) before Cal took the rest of the tub and stuffed his face into it, eating every ounce he can into his muzzle. The other teams look at them in awe, some in shock, and one from Donna in disgust. Within minutes, the bear finishes. "Done," he burps.

"Nice one, hun," Ren says as a grabs the tip from the bottom of the bucket. The first thing he notices is that this clue is red. Haven't seen that in a while, he thinks. "Oh no, it's a Random Roadblock: 'Whoever is holding this tip must... climb a wall'?" The black fox looks behind him at one of the climbing walls and realizes what he has to do.

In this Roadblock, players must strap into a safety harness and climb 75 feet to the top of a beginner's climbing wall to reach the clue at the top. Not to worry; should a racer lose their footing and fall off, they will land safely onto an air mattress that is waiting below. However, they have to start all over again if that happens.

While Ren gets fitted for a harness, the last three teams arrive, meaning last place is now anyone's guess. "We're in last, but we can still do this. Can't we?" Toby asks. When the boys are handed their tub of ice cream, Felix takes one sniff and faints from the bad smell. "I'll... just wake up him up later..." The tiger starts without his partner seeing as how they can't afford to be dropped further.

Father and son are hesitant to start like most of the other teams. Especially after catching the scent. "Whew! That smells worse than the time your mother got that french perfume," Kaleb says, holding his nose closed. "I told her it smelled ok, but it smelled horrible! It smelled like a fire hydrant after a dog used it. I swear I couldn't smell for days after one inhale of that stuff."

Mac giggles and snickers as his father goes on. When asked what was so funny, the little cub says, "Mom is going to watch TV and listen to you say that."

Kaleb widens his eyes and chuckles nervously. "We should probably eat now." And they do.

If there's one thing that Ryan loves it's a good seafood restaurant, so he's one of the few that isn't disturbed by the food. In fact, he shovels it down like Cal did. When he notices Josee not eating, he barks, "Why aren't you starting? It's a One-Way, we both have to do this!"

"I'm aware!" Josee growls. "I'm just growing tired of these eating tasks. I've eaten some weird stuff in my life, but THIS is where I draw the fucking line." The haters glare and growl at each other before an argument hashes out (this one with a bit more profanity that Kaleb has to cover his son's ears and some of the teams stare again).

Meanwhile, Ren is the first one to start climbing the wall. He hoists himself up a few feet, but slips on one of the stones and falls back down to the ground. "Ow!" the black fox shouts when he lands. As he gets back on his feet, he notices that his paws are a bit sticky. One look upwards and Ren notices that some of the grabbing stones are a bit shinier than others. "This wall has been greased!"

"Are you sure?" Cal asks. His partner nods. The bear walks up to the wall and wipes one of the stones clean. He smells it some then comes to the same conclusion. "Yep. That's cooking grease."

With Ren struggling to maintain his first place lead, the other eight teams are fighting to choke down the awful tasting dairy dessert. Despite its unpleasantness though, Nick gets motivated by the fact that the drivers seemed to be catching up and vice versa. The YouTubers somehow found nose plugs (which in turn, took away their sense of taste), making the task easier for them. Zack kept wincing and making a sour face with each bite and Chris pretends he doesn't think it's cute. Felix eventually wakes up and slowly helps Toby. The haters eventually stopped arguing but they still snapped a few remarks now and then.

When the strippers finish, Pepper raises his arms in victory before lying down, tired. This leaves Cinnamon to grab the next tip to skim it over. He widens his eyes in horror when he sees what he has to do now. Uh-oh, he thinks.

Vito manages to grab the clue from the bottom of their bucket next, claiming, "Ah-ha! Fini!" When he reads it over, Donna gets an evil grin on her face as she drags him over to the climbing wall.

"No time like the present," she says. "We're almost in first. Now get on that wall and get the next tip before I do something BAD!" Vito shrinks away from her when she snaps and he runs over to get a harness.

Toby volunteered to finish the tub for his team, seeing as he started to develop a slight tolerance for the taste. He grabs the clue and the bottom then picks Felix up and over his shoulder. "How're you feeling, bud?" he asks.

Felix gives out a low groan. "Please get the taste of this bloody cream out of my muzzle," he mutters.

"I'll get you some water later. Right now, I have to climb."

Half of the teams are done with the first challenge. But for the other five, the panic starts to build. "Will you just hurry up already?!" Josee shouts. She has only has a few bites and stopped after she felt like she was going to hurl.

Ryan growls again. "Woman, if you do not start..." He trails off. Negotiating with Josee is like talking to a brick wall. If wants her to try her hardest, he's going to have to break her. "... fine. Don't do it. You probably couldn't have done it anyways." He snatches the bucket and turns around.

"What do you mean by that?" Josee asks.

"I mean that you couldn't eat this ice cream even if you tried. You know why? Because you are a pathetic, weak..." the next word was about to push a boundary set in every relationship, "... loser!"

"Oh no you didn't!!!" The tigress aggressively forces the tub out of Ryan's paws and she begins eating away like there was no tomorrow. Ryan watches, feeling secretly proud of himself for getting her fired up. In only sixty seconds, she finishes the whole tub, grabbing the clue in the process. "Who's the loser now?"

She looks at the next challenge and realizes, in horror, what she has to do now.

Echo & Majira finish next thanks to their strategy. Seeing as how it wasn't against the rules, they read the clue first and Echo volunteered herself to grab it. "Finished!" Zack exclaims and the fox grabs the clue before Chris can. The hybrid growls again, making the vulpine scurry off towards the others who have already started.

The officers get theirs done next, leaving father and son in last place. After Ren falls for the upteenth time, other players take the lead, meaning first place is up for grabs. Vito and Josee try to use speed as their main focus for the task, but it ends up sending them straight back to the bottom. Echo wedges her foot in as far as the stepping stone will allow and she hurls herself upwards. Sure, she slips, but she never falls to the ground. Zack tries to see the bright side of things. As he climbs, he can see the clues at the top getting closer. But each time he falls, he lands with a giggle (much to Chris' dismay).

Josee, still hooked onto Ryan's speech earlier, climbs with ease all the way towards the top, only slipping a few times. She reaches up and grabs the tip before letting go of the wall. Landing with a THUD! she gets up with the help of Ryan. "Nice job, honey," the wolf says. "I didn't expect you to do so well so fast."

"That's what happens when you doubt me." The tigress smirks and reads the tip. "It says we have to check at in Van Tan. Where's that?"

It's about another thirty minute ride north. Once teams fall down the wall with a clue in paw, they must catch another ride towards the Club before they can check in. The last team to arrive... could be cut from the race.

The haters take the lead; just as Kaleb & Mac finally finish the first challenge (with the former of the two grabbing the tip).

Toby and Cinnamon race for second place, with their partners cheering them on down below. Both the tiger and the fox reach up for the clue. The feline grabs it first and falls down with the canine a few seconds behind him.

"That was a definite rush," Toby says when Felix helps him to his feet.

"Dude. Are you ok?" Pepper asks. Cinnamon nods and holds his head as it slowly spins. The grey fox pulls him to his feet and out the door. "We can still make first place, bro. Let's do this!"

Kaleb gets strapped in, the wolf unsure if he's able to scale a wall when he's been prone to make mistakes. Only a mistake here could result in serious injury. "Dad, are you ok?" Mac asks and wraps his arms around his wrist.

The older wolf looks up towards the ceiling where the clues and five other racers are high above the ground. "Uh... yeah. Of course I can," Kaleb says nervously. "It's not like I have a slight fear of falling." Though the fact that he only climbs one foot every several seconds proves that he does.

Mac sighs and taps his foot. "Come on, dad! You can do this!" The little cub realizes that him and his father have had a pretty crazy story during this race that especially got screwed up once Portland rolled around. It would suck if they were cut today because of a slight fear of his dad's. "Dad! Remember that time at the Grand Canyon?! You told mom that no matter what, she wouldn't fall to her death! Right now, you're not going to fall to certain doom! You're going to fall right here on a comfy air sac where your son is waiting for you! You hear me?!"

"I hear you!" Kaleb shouts back. His little cub is right. He has nothing to be afraid of. Suddenly, a fire is lit under him and he climbs up the wall as fast and hard as he can. He passes Ren, who slips down again and passes Zack, who falls to the ground, tip in paw.

The fox giggles and takes off his harness. For once in this race, Chris stands back with a smile and applauds. "Wow," he says. "I'm very impressed. I thought for sure your acrophobia would get the better of you in this challenge and you proved me wrong."

Zack blushes. "Yeah, well, I just imagined falling into your arms should it ever happen and it made me forget my fear for that moment. You make me feel... protected."

That moment right there made Chris want to just wrap the fox up in his arms right then and give him a loving caring kiss, confessing it all that he is madly in love with him. But he snaps out of his lover's daze and snatches the clue out of his friend's paw. "We have a race to finish, Z. Focus!" he snarls and runs out of the building.

Nick grabs the tip and hops down to the floor. "Got the tip, Carrots," he shows Judy the directions to Van Tan. Before they leave, the sly fox turns to the drivers before saying, "See you losers on the flip side!" Donna crosses her arms and scowls.

***

"Milton, you've sent this race to some crazy places in my day, but for you to set up the checkpoint at a Nudist Club just for revenge? It makes you look kind of crazy!" Toner stands outside of the gate, arguing with his boss when three taxis come in from the distance. "Dude, we can talk about this later. The first three teams are coming."

All three cabs stop. The haters, beneficial friends, and strippers burst out running for the carpet. Neither of the teams have had a real victory in so long (North Dakota doesn't count) that each of them are motivated in more ways than others. Although the friends with benefits seem to take the lead, the other two outrun them, with one team outdoing the other.

"First place goes to..." Toner teases the audience. "... the strippers."

Pepper hugs Cinnamon tight and they jump for joy. Then the foxes look up and see where the checkpoint is specifically. "Dude! We're at a Nudist Club! We're with our people!"

Toner acts fast and turns the camera away before the sounds of clothes being ripped off and cheering and whooping from the strippers fade off in the background. The red dog lets out a breath. "That was close," he says. "Try suing me now FCC. Haha." He then pulls the carpet into frame as the next two teams pass by. "Haters you're in second; Felix & Toby are in third."

"Wow. I can't believe we made it so close to the top," Toby says. He pulls his partner close to him. "I'm so happy you did this with me. And don't worry, I'll make it up to you after that nasty-smelling ice cream." The tiger kisses him and rubs his back.

Felix rubs his friend's chest. "I'm glad I'm doing this with you too," he says. "How about you make it up to me by showing me some fun by the pool..." The fox winks and they run in towards the club.

The camera is turned back away from the nude furs towards Toner. "Can we please skip to the check-in sequence?" he asks.

Chris & Zack- 4th place

Echo & Majira- 5th place

Nick & Judy- 6th place

Halfway up the wall, Vito pants and sweats, making his palms more sweaty. That combined with the grease already on the wall makes it hard for him to keep up. But falling now means him and Donna will be in last place. Kaleb and Ren are right on his tail (not literally). The fox continues to push himself upwards.

Down below; Donna, Mac, and Cal are looking up, worried about finishing last. To match Vito's sweat, Cal's forehead is drenched as his nerves show (either that or the air conditioning in the building is not working). The fox near the top stretches his arm out above him and grabs the tip.

"Yes!" the vixen cries. Her partner falls onto the mattress and scrambles out of his harness.

"Oh la la! That challenge is harder than you think," Vito claims. Donna unclips him and urges him back out onto the street.

Ren and Kaleb continue to fight for the eighth place position. Both canines are continuing pass each other on the wall. The black fox finally found a way to get past the greased-up stones without slipping. He grabs the tip and shouts as he falls to the floor. "Got it!" he moans into the mattress with slight pain from the landing. Cal helps him up and out the door.

When Kaleb comes crashing down, Mac helps his dad up and quickly tugs on his arms. "Let's go, dad! If we catch a cab and run really fast, we might be able to beat those guys!"

***

"Seventh place." Vito & Donna cheer that they're still safe. "That leaves our engaged couple and father and son. Which one of these teams will be the last to arrive?" Toner asks. A repetition of tire screeching fills the dog's ears. "And speaking of which, here they come..."

Cal & Ren hop out of their cab first. Kaleb & Mac push themselves and eventually pass them. Both wolves finally getting the feeling of being safe. Until a few feet away from the carpet, where they are passed by the only other team in the race. It fills them both with dread.

"Ren & Cal, eighth place," Toner announces. He then makes note of the sweaty bear. "If I were you, I'd get in the pool out back." He points behind them and the two follow his directions. Meanwhile, the lupines step onto the carpet, already aware of the bad news. "Sorry gentlemen. But you're the last team to arrive. I'd invite you to stay the night with the rest of us to join the pool but I was only allowed to bring up to sixteen guests." The dog rips his clothes off, but luckily had swimming trunks underneath to avoid the FCC. "See you at the finale!"

***

"I don't think I'm mad at all," Kaleb says as him and his son walk away from the Club. "Sure, the million bucks could have helped us a lot but after two weeks of this game, I think me and junior are going to have a great relationship."

"I couldn't agree more," Mac says, wrapping an arm around his father. "Thanks to this race, we're both going home as growing men. Even though I'm only ten."

"Awww, you may be ten years old, but you'll always be my little man." Kaleb playfully takes his son's hat off and ruffles the fur on his head. "Hey, you want to head home and watch binge watch season two?"

"Absolutely, dad. Absolutely."