All's Fair In Love And Cinnamon War

Story by houndlover56 on SoFurry

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#16 of The Amazing Race 2


On the last leg of the Amazing Race, the teams took a visit to China where they had to lucky to find fortune cookies then pull each other down the Great Wall of China. Tammy unleashed another scheme by convincing Jasper to turn the book publishers around with the U-Turn... and it worked! Zoe & Patricia came in last; but it was a non-elimination round so no one went home. 9teams are still left racing around the world, who will be out next? Find out right here on... the Amazing Race.

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"Welcome back to the Great Wall of China in Beijing." Toner says. "The first ones to show up yesterday are the first ones to get the first clue." Tammy steps up to the clue box and presses the button.

"Route Info: get a flight to Seoul." She reads. Seoul is the capital of South Korea, which became free after the Korean War. Teams will travel here and find their next clue at the airport.

"Let's go!" Rachel says. As the Olympians run off, the rest of the teams get the clue, drive to the airport, and get on Toner's private jet.

***

"I don't see the point in these non-elimination challenges." Joey says. "Why bother do tasks if no one is going home?"

"Because Toner isn't gonna just tell us when that will happen," Miles says, "otherwise we'd all just wouldn't do as good to stay in the race."

"You have a point."

"Why are you two hiding?" DeeDee asks. Jasper & Mitch sit on the floor of the plane next to her and Diesel.

"Zoe & Patricia, they're pretty mad a t us because we almost got them sent home yesterday." Jasper says.

"But nobody went home." Diesel points out.

"I know but now we're their prime targets and they're gonna come after us the first chance they get."

"Relax." DeeDee says. "I'm sure that's an overreaction."

"When I get my paws on those frat bros I'm gonna end them!" Zoe says. Heat and anger boils through her blood.

"I've seen anger, but never like this." Patricia says. "What the heck is wrong with you?"

"Jasper & Mitch caused us to fall into last place!"

"It was a non-elimination, it didn't matter whether we won or lost."

"I don't care! I want them gone!" Up in first class, a certain red skunk is enjoying the anger she hears from the back.

"Man, I'm good." Tammy says.

"What did you do Tammy?" Rachel asks.

"I only just simply shifted the target from us to college boys by convincing them to use the U-Turn on Zoe."

"Are you some kinds of psycho?"

"What? I'm thinking about what's good for us. Besides, anything I can do to stir drama within the other 8 teams and get the bad guy label off my back, I'm gonna do it."

***

The plane lands in Seoul an hour and a half later. The teams run outside and find the clue box. "Route Info: find Cheonggyecheon." Kit reads with no trouble saying the last word. Cheonggyecheon is a 7 mile long river that runs through downtown Seoul. They'll find the next clue at the Starbucks.

Teams get an Amazing Race can and start driving to the Starbucks near the river. As usual, the Olympians get there first and they get to the clue box. "One-Way: a river rafting adventure." Tammy reads. Teams will get in the river and keep sailing east until they find the Tous Les Jours.

"Hurry!" Rachel says. She and Tammy get on a raft and start paddling. The Policefurs and twins make it there next.

"Here come more teams!" Kitty points behind her.

"All the more reason we need to go faster." Kit says. Jasper & Mitch jump in and start pushing themselves to catch up.

"Dude, I don't know how much longer we're gonna be able to avoid the publishers, but if they catch up, I just want you to know that I love you, man." Mitch says.

"Love you too, bro." Jasper says. They quickly fist bump before Jasper noticed something behind them. "Here comes Zoe!!! Paddle faster, man!!" As they struggle to stay ahead, Zoe struggles with catching up to them.

"Easy! You're getting water everywhere!" Patricia says.

"Don't care!" Zoe says. "Must catch up to those bastards!!"

"Sheesh! And even Claudia didn't react this crazy."

"What set her fire a blazing?" Eddy asks when him and Barbara catch up.

"She's mad that Jasper turned us back with the U-Turn. Now I think she's out for blood."

"Yikes!" Barbara says. "You'd think you'd just be happy you're still in the competition but no! I've never seen any Racer do this before. Well... this year." Miles & Joey, Milon & Zax, and Becky & KiKi quickly get in the water and start paddling east like the others.

"Milon, were start out in the bottom three, that ain't good." Zax says.

"I know. But give me some time, would you?" Milon asks. "Besides, we aren't in last and that's all that matters."

"I thought we were supposed to be in an alliance with the Olympians." KiKi says.

"I think those two have completely abandoned us by now." Becky says. "We're on our own. At least we know where we stand right now, and that's not in last place." Meanwhile, towards the front, the Olympians still have the lead, but the Uptown Crew (Kit & Kitty and Diesel & DeeDee) are right behind them.

"Don't think we haven't forgotten about you two!" DeeDee says.

"What ever do you mean?" Tammy asks, sarcastically. "I certainly did nothing wrong."

"You're kidding, right? The key in India, the coins in the Philippines, the U-Turn in China; you're a cheating machine!"

"What? It's not my fault Vince couldn't put 2 and 2 together and cross the river, or that Diesel couldn't have faster reflexes than me, or that Jasper couldn't make his own decision."

"Either way, you better be prepared to go home this week!" Diesel says.

"I highly doubt that will happen." Jasper & Mitch suddenly pass the Crew and come close to Tammy & Rachel. "What the?"

"Keep paddling, bro!" Jasper says. "I think we lost them!"

"Having fun boys?" Tammy asks. "I heard Zoe's after your blood."

"Yeah, thanks to advise that you gave us." Mitch points out.

"What? I was honestly thinking of your game." And mine, she adds in her mind.

"There's the Tous Les Jours!" Rachel points out. Her and Tammy get to the side of the river and they run inside, Jasper & Mitch quickly on their tail. When they get in, they see the clue box next to the counter. Rachel presses the button first and reads it.

"Roadblock: time to sweeten everyone's day." She reads. Whoever didn't pull their partner in a rickshaw in China must eat an entire cinnamon roll. Once they do, it's an easy 5 paces to the left to the checkpoint rug. Last team there could be cut from the race. Jasper & Mitch get the clue next.

"I pulled so it's your turn." Mitch says.

"Looks like I'm doing it." Rachel says. As they're handed cinnamon rolls, Kit & Kitty and Diesel & DeeDee make it inside.

"I have to eat a whole cinnamon roll?" Kitty asks.

"Relax." Kit says. "I'm sure they're not that big." When Kitty and DeeDee get theirs, Kitty notices it before her sister.

"It's bigger than my paw." Kitty says. "How am I supposed to eat this thing?" DeeDee, on the other hand, immediately digs in.

"That woman is the toughest police on the force that I've seen so far." Diesel says. "Seriously, she went into a paw to paw fight with a rhinoceros before. Let's just say, I think that Rhino still has a broken leg." Barbara & Eddy and Zoe & Patricia make it in and they get the clue.

"This won't be so bad." Eddy says. "I love cinnamon."

"That's great but try not to be one of those people who chew slowly for taste. We're still in a race here, Ed." Barbara says.

"Since when did you start calling me that?"

"There you two are!" Zoe says. Jasper & Mitch yelp and they slowly back up. She grabs Jasper by his shirt.

"Hurry up with that roll, bro." Jasper whispers.

"You think I don't know that?" Mitch asks. He tries to keep eating but it's hard to when a pink tiger has then pinned against the wall.

"Zoe!!" Patricia says. "Snap out of it!"

"You're right. I'll just destroy these bastards in the task."

"Except I'm the one eating since you pulled me after I pulled you, remember?" Zoe let's go of Jasper and slowly walks away.

Tammy and Kit keep watching their partners eat the cinnamon roll. "You almost done yet?" Tammy asks.

"Almost." Rachel says.

"Kitty, you might want to hurry." Kit says.

"I'm trying!" Kitty says. Rachel manages to get a few big bites in and finishes sooner.

"Done!" She says. Her and Tammy quickly step on the rug.

"I cannot believe I'm saying this for the third time, but Tammy & Rachel come in first... again!!!" Tamer says, slightly annoyed.

"Yes!" Tammy cheers. Milon & Zax, Becky & KiKi, and Miles & Joey make it to Tour Les Jours a second later. Once they get the clue, they start trying to catch up.

"You can do this." Milon says, rubbing Zax's shoulders like some sort of coach. "We've ate plenty of cinnamon stuff back at Arcadia. Have we not?"

"We have." Zax says. "And stop rubbing my shoulders like some sort of motivational speaker. I've got this."

"Sweet!" Miles exclaims. "I love cinnamon. It's all sweet and sugary."

"You're not one of those people who can't eat sugar without going crazy, are you?" Joey asks.

"No. But my little brother is like that. I never what that was called."

"Have you ever had trouble with this stuff before?" KiKi asks.

"Are you kidding me?" Becky says. "I've beaten my own brothers in hot-dog eating contests before. This will be nothing." She along with Zax and Miles get a cinnamon roll and start chowing down to avoid coming in last.

"Almost done." Mitch says.

"Patricia, you need to eat faster!" Zoe says.

"Don't tell me what to do!" Patricia says.

"Almost there!" DeeDee says. Teams quickly start to finish their cinnamon rolls. One team finishes and they quickly trample onto the rug.

"Jasper & Mitch, not your best work since you're being frightened by a woman, but hey! Second place ain't so bad." Toner says.

"Woohoo!" Mitch says. "I knew my getting banned from 3 Panera Breads would eventually pay off."

"Nice job, bro." Jasper says. Zoe just growls to herself, annoyed.

Diesel & DeeDee- 3rd place

Barbara & Eddy- 4th place

Kit & Kitty- 5th place

Only four teams remain: the Arcadia workers, the book publishers, the vegetarians, and the mountain climbers. Who will be the last to arrive at the rug? "Why aren't you eating faster?" Zoe asks.

"Because I can only eat so fast without my stomach wanting to put up a fight with me." Patricia says.

"I don't care if you have to shove the rest of it in, we can't lose this race! I can't go back to my terrible job, working in a hot-as-hell print room!"

"I get it, but just because you have a personal vendetta against the fraternity brothers, doesn't mean you have to turn into this crazy person dead set on focusing on getting another team out other than focusing on staying in the race."

"Whatever. Just start picking up the pace, please!"

"You're almost there!" KiKi says. Becky gets one bite in, swallows, then eats the last of it.

"Finished!" Becky says. Her and KiKi run over to the rug.

"Ladies, you're in 6th." Toner says.

"Yes. Thank you, Bennie!" Becky says.

"Who's Bennie?" KiKi asks.

"My older brother. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have trained myself to be able to eat faster than all my little brothers." That leaves three teams still left in this.

"Done." Patricia says.

"Finally." Zoe rolls her eyes and pulls her partner onto the rug.

"Zoe & Patricia, 7th place." Toner announces.

"Whew. That was close." Patricia says. That leaves two teams left. Who will come in last? A pair of grey foxes, or a pair of red ones?

"I gotta use the bathroom." Milon says. He walks off, leaving Zax alone. Tammy observes and an idea pops into her brain. Weakest in the herd is always left behind, she thinks. With an evil grin, she grabs a pitcher of salt and ducks behind the counter, slowly walking towards Zax. She quietly stands up, taps Zax's shoulder and maneuvers away from his sight when he turns around.

"What the?" Zax mumbles. Tammy quickly spreads as much salt on Zax's cinnamon roll as possible before he turns around again, unaware of her presence. Tammy walks away, evilly snickering into her paw.

"I'm back." Milon says.

"Oh. Ok. I'm almost done." Zax takes another bite into his cinnamon roll and by the time he notices the taste is off, the bite is already in his throat. He starts coughing like crazy.

"Woah! Are you ok?" Milon asks.

"No! This thing is WAY saltier than I remember it!"

"How the hell could that happen so quickly?"

"I don't know!"

"You need to eat that thing, quickly!" Zax takes another bite, then coughs again at the sour, salty taste.

"I'll get you some water." But before Milon can go anywhere, they hear cheering and Toner's voice.

"8th place. You're still in the race." Milon & Zax turn around and see Miles & Joey hugging each other on the rug.

"What?!" Milon & Zax both say. Toner walks over to them both.

"Arcadia workers, looks like it's game over for you two." Toner says.

"That's not fair!" Zax says. "Somehow my cinnamon roll became salty all of a sudden!" He looks over and sees Tammy whistling innocently. When they lock eyes, she grins and goes the thing of salt she used. Zax gasps as Toner pushes him and his partner out the door.

"Dude, did you see that?" Zax asks when they start walking away.

"See what?" Milon says.

"Tammy sabotaged our cinnamon roll. She put salt all over it! I saw her with the salt shaker before she left!"

"Wait, are you for real?"

"Yes. She's evil, man. I really hope someone can take her down a notch."