French-Speaking Rollercoasters

Story by houndlover56 on SoFurry

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#11 of So Furry Presents: The Amazing Race


On the last leg of the Amazing Race, the teams traveled to Nebraska. There, they had to either pluck or shuck corn for a local farmer. After that, they had to chug almost a gallon of milk. The humans found a special U-Turn power and used it on the wrestlers, officially knocking them out of the race. Only 7 teams left and we're getting close to the finish line. Who's gonna be eliminated next?

***

"Welcome back to Lincoln, Nebraska." Toner says. "Yesterday's winners are today's first ones up." Claudia steps up, presses the button for the clue box and reads the clue.

"Route Info: take a flight to Baton Rouge, Louisiana." Claudia says. That's right, this is the Capital of the most French speaking state in the country. Baton Rogue, named after the phrase "red stick" because it refers to a pole covered in blood, is the team's next destination.

"Let's go!" Hans says and they go off. As the rest of the teams head off and get on their bikes, Jon & Devon appear all messy.

"What happened to you two?" Toner asks.

"We had... the best night yet." Jon says with a yawn. Toner takes a whiff of air and immediately covers his nose.

"What is that wretched smell?" He asks. Jon & Devon just giggle.

"Let's just say we do this every day after each leg." Devon says. Toner grows wide-eyed when he hears that.

"You two have sex? After each leg?!" He asks.

"Yep." Jon says. "Devon is such a good top."

"I don't want to hear that." Toner says. He presses the button on the clue box and hands the prostitutes their clue.

The teams get on their bikes and head to the airport. A flight from Lincoln to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is about 4 and a half hours.

***

"I feel a bit bad about the wrestlers." Brent says.

"Really?" Mabel asks.

"Well, I'm glad the four of us are still in the game; but I'm not Hans & Claudia, I don't like cheating to win this game."

"You didn't cheat, you found the U-Turn fair and square." June says.

"I know, but still." Brent sits back and the four of them try to get some sleep. Meanwhile, The Axis (Angie & Jennifer, and Seven & Stuart) is in the back of the plane.

"How are we gonna try and get rid of the bakers?" Seven asks.

"I'm not sure." Angie says.

"Me neither. What about you, Jen?"

"Right now, I say we try and get some sleep before something bad happens." Jennifer says.

"You're probably right." The teams settle in and prepare for what's about to happen in Louisiana.

***

Once the plane lands around 11:47 am, teams run out and make it to the clue box. "Route Info: take an Amazing Race can to a local restaurant: Madison Lacour French Restaurant." Angie reads. The drive to Madison Lacour from the airport is about 20 minutes. Like usual, the human/graduates alliance and The Axis share a cab; the rest of the teams go separately.

"What do you think Toner will make us do?" Syd asks.

"Not sure." Brent says. "But it's not gonna be good since there aren't many teams left."

"Yep." June says, "all the more reason we need to keep working harder so we stay in this thing together."

"Exactly. I mean, look at The Axis; lost one while team after one day of formation." Mabel says. "I think we're the only alliance who hasn't lost anyone yet."

"Don't say 'yet'." Syd says. "That could jinx us."

"I'm sorry."

"Drive faster!" Claudia shouts.

"Relax, woman! We're still in first place." Hans says. Lately he's been enjoying the mischievousness that is Claudia's plans to maintain the lead

"I know. I'm not holding back! I'll do anything to get that money!"

"Me too. But you need to calm down some."

"We might want to speed up." Jon says. "We're not in last; but the restaurant workers are right behind us."

"I see them, babe." Devon says. Slowly, one by one, teams make it to the restaurant. Brent takes the clue first.

"Roadblock: whoever didn't do the Milk Challenge in Nebraska must now do the... French Telephone Challenge?" Brent reads. Whoever didn't almost vomit from milk will have to listen to the phrase "Please give me my next clue." in French, then have to run inside and repeat the phrase to a local worker.

"My turn!" Brent says as him, Seven, and Angie run up to a speaker to hear the phrase. The speaker is basically the clue box with a speaker attached. Brent hits the button and Toner's voice spills out.

"S'il vous plait me donner mon prochain indice."

"Ummmm..." Brent hits the button and hears the phrase again. French was never his best subject. By that time, the rest of the teams have showed up. Hans, Tommy, Jon, and June listen in on the phrase.

"I've got it!" Tommy says as he runs in. Him and Regina have worked in French restaurants before and picked up on a bit of French. He runs into a waiter (yellow hound dog).

"Hello." She says with a French accent.

"Bonjour," Tommy says, "s'il vous plait me donner mon prochain indice." The waiter, Jenna, hands Tommy a blue clue left by Toner. He runs out of the restaurant and reunites with Regina as Hans, Brent, and Seven run in to try and say the phrase.

"Wow. First try?" Regina asks.

"Yep." Tommy says. "Route Info: drive straight to the Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin' amusement park." Dixie Landin' is about another 15 minute drive further away from the airport. Tommy & Regina get back in their cab and drive off.

"S'il vous plait..." Brent tries to think. He turn around runs back out. "Crap! I forgot!" He hit the button again.

"... me donner mon prochain indice." Hans says. Jenna hands him the next clue and he runs back out.

"S'il vous plait me donner mon... uhh... Something indice?" Seven asks. Jenna shakes her head no. "Ahh shit!"

"S'il vous plait me donner mon prochain indice." Angie says. Jenna gives her the next clue.

"S'il vous plait... What comes next?" Jon asks.

"I think it's me donner mon prochain indice." Devon says.

"We should try again." Jon hits the speaker button again when Angie and Seven finally come out of the restaurant with their next clue. This leaves Brent & Syd, June & Mabel, and Jon & Devon in a race to not be last. Jon, Brent, and June run back inside and Jon repeats the phrase to Jenna. "S'il vous plait me donner mon prochain indice."

"Oui!" Jenna says as she give him the next clue.

"Crap." Brent muttered. "Uhh... S'il vous plait... me donner mon prochain... indice?" Jenna nods and gives him the clue.

June clears her throat. "S'il vous plait me donner mon prochain indice." She gets her clue and they run out.

"It took me a few tries." Brent says.

"That was easy." June says. "Me and Manel were exceptional at French.

***

"This is starting to get fun." Tommy says. He's the one driving. In an unexpected note, him and Regina are in the lead.

"I know." Regina says.

"What do you think the challenge will be?"

"Not sure. Hopefully it's something we can do." The bakers and, surprisingly, the prostitutes are behind the workers. In dead last are the humans and the early graduates. The workers are the first to reach the park. Toner is sitting outside with the checkpoint rug next to him. He looks up, puts the newspaper down and stands up.

"Restaurant workers, for some reason, you're in the lead." Toner says. "But you still have one more task to complete before you can check in." He points to a clue box next to the front gate. Tommy runs over and takes a clue.

"Detour: Loco Loco or Side Winder." He reads. In this detour, teams will choose which roller coaster ride they want to get on: the Loco Loco or the Side Winder. Both rides last about 2 minutes each. Once they get off the coaster, Racers will have to race back out and check in at the checkpoint. Last one there is out of the race. Hans and Devon take their clues and run inside.

"Loco Loco?" Hans asks.

"Absolutely." Claudia says.

"How about we do the same thing?" Devon asks.

"Sure." Jon says. The three current teams head for the Loco Loco ride while the other four teams go for the Side Winder once they arrive.

"This doesn't look big." Hans says.

"Who cares?" Claudia jumps in the front row. "We came here to win a million dollars."

"You first." Devon says. Jon gets in the seat and Devon gets in next to him. Tommy & Regina sit in the back row.

"Keep your arms and legs in while the ride is going." The coaster attendant says. "That mean you big guy." He points to Devon. He then starts the coaster and it takes off. At the same time, Brent & Syd, June & Mabel, Angie & Jennifer, and Seven & Stuart get strapped onto the Side Winder.

"Oh this oughta be fun." Brent says sarcastically. On the other hand, Seven & Stuart get excited. Their label is adrenaline junkies for a reason.

Soon, the ride starts and they start to sway. This ride swings back and forth and spins at the same time. Since the 8 Racers sat in the inner end of the circle, they mostly face the ground and they swing.

The Loco Loco on the other hand is just a couple of hills and then it's done. By the time they're done, the 6 weren't too thrilled at all.

"I can see why Cedar Point is a lot more well

known." Claudia says.

"I know." Jon says. "That was boring."

"Whatever." Hans says as they get out and start running back to the entrance. When the Side Winder comes to a stop, Brent's hair is all over the place. Syd's hair is short so it barely moved.

"That... was... intense." Brent says.

"I know!" Stuart says. "Isn't that awesome!" The bars holding them down comes loose.

"I guess."

"Well, we should probably run like e to the finish line." June says.

"Yeah." The other 7 say and they take off.

"You guys think you'll ever come back here to Louisiana?" Mabel asks.

"Not really." Brent says. "Too far away from home." Brent & Syd are both from Montana. "What about you?"

"Maybe. I have considered living here for when me and June finish college."

"Really? Where are you think about applying to?"

"Not sure yet." Mabel says. June and Syd would normally try to split them up; but they've been getting better at not letting romantic feelings get in the way of their game.

"If we lose..." Hans starts out.

"Failure is not an option!" Claudia yells as she runs faster.

"She's overly competitive, huh?" Jon asks.

"I'm used to it." Hans says. Tommy & Regina pick it up and they pass Hans.

At the entrance, Toner reads an article about some state passing some new marijuana law or something like that. "Huh, they made a big mistake." Toner mutters to himself.

"There's the checkpoint!" Tommy points ahead of him.

"Oh no you don't!" Claudia says. Toner looks up from his paper and sees the approaching teams. He sets down his paper, cracks his knuckles, and prepares for some bad news to gown one of the teams.

Claudia fights for the lead with Tommy & Regina. "First place goes to," Toner starts out, "Tommy & Regina."

"What!?" Claudia asks.

"We won?!" Tommy gets excited. "We won!" Him and Regina tightly hug.

"What happened?" Hans asks.

"What happened is you and Claudia earned second place." Toner says.

"Well, we're still in the race."

"I thought you were willing to get dirty from here on out!" Claudia says.

"How were we supposed to do that? There were no opportunities!"

"Whatever! I'm taking charge again!" Claudia walks off and Hans runs after her. Jon & Devon are about to step on the rug but Toner pushes them back.

"Sorry sex dudes, 10 minute penalty." Toner says.

"Why?" Jon asks.

"Devon was not supposed to help you with the Roadblock. You were supposed to do it by yourself. Sorry, but you must wait 10 minutes." Jon & Devon look back at the entrance and get nervous.

The four teams inside grow anxious about who's gonna be last, however, they're unaware of Jon & Devon's penalty.

"We can't get last now!" June exclaims.

"I know!" Angie says. "We haven't gotten the bakers out of the race yet!"

"Is that why you four formed The Axis?" Syd asks. "To get the bakers eliminated from the race?"

"Exactly." Seven says. "We also had Jack & Maria but the were eliminated a long time ago."

"I know." Brent says. "But we could be in last and we don't even know it."

"Jon, Devon, still got 3 minutes left." Toner says. The other teams make it out and run to the checkpoint. "Humans in 3rd. Graduates: 4th. Sorority Sisters come in 5th. Seven & Stuart in 6th." The 8 cheer and hi5 each other.

Jon & Devon look down at the ground, disappointed. "Awww, man!" Jon says. "We were doing so good too."

"Jon & Devon, the other 6 teams arrived, so, looks like you boys are out of the race." Toner says. "But cheer up, you still get something out of all this."

"Really? What?" Devon asks.

"Two plane ticket for the next flight home." Toner laughs as he hands them the tickets. "Now, go away." Jon hold paws as they walk off.

"Where did we go wrong?" Jon asks.

"Maybe we should down a better job sticking with the brothers." Devon says.

"Maybe you're right. I did like playing this with you though."

"Me too. I'm glad we did this together."

"Yep." Jon stops and faces Devon. "Now let's go home and you can pound the shit out of me."

"Oh you bet I will." Devon leans down and French kisses Jon.