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  "Can you just take us to the lookout tower, please?" Ash asked.

  "Sure. Just a minute." The driver said. He turned to Bloo. "Can I get a sausage sub?"

  "(Dude, we're in a hurry!)" Pikachu said.

  FLIGHT 3 – Arrival (Boo Woods) / 3:25 PM

  Alex, Aubrey and Team Star Fox ran out of the airport.

  "Taxi!" Aubrey shouted, stepping toward the road. A taxi driven by a little old female Mushroom Person pulled up.

  "Where can I take you, honey?" She asked.

  "Boo's Lookout Tower." Aubrey said.

  "Hop in. I'll get you guys there in no time." Meanwhile, another pulled up behind them and Team Star Fox jumped in.

  "How quick can you get us to Boo's Lookout Tower?" Fox asked.

  "We're in a race against the cab in front of us." Krystal said. The Koopa behind the wheel turned around and smiled. He titled his head down so his eyes could be seen behind

  his sunglasses.

  "Trying to beat ol' Agnes to Boo's Lookout Tower, eh?" He asked. "Well then, buckle up, 'cuz you're in for a ride." He stomped the gas pedal and the taxi sped away from the

  airport.

  Yoshi & Yoshi Jr: Father/Son (Boo Lighthouse)

  The Yoshis rushed over to the U-Turn mat.

  "We choose not to U-Turn anyone." Yoshi said.

  "Roadblock… Who's up for a climb?" Yoshi Jr read, having ripped open the clue.

  "A Roadblock is a task that only one team member may perform. In this Roadblock, that team member must climb the stairs inside Boo Lighthouse to the top. At the top,

  they will then need to add that number to the year the lighthouse was built: 1754. If they come up with the correct total, 1959, they will receive their next clue. However,

  they must be sure not to count the landings as they climb, and what they don't know is that the year the lighthouse was built is written on a historical sign near the

  lighthouse, not on it."

  "I'll do it." Yoshi said.

  "Good luck, Dad." Jr said.

  Yoshi ran over to the lighthouse and began examining the wall near the entrance.

  "The date it was built has to be here somewhere." Yoshi said.

  DK & Diddy: Best Friends (Boo's Tree Houses)

  "Choose a sign." A Boo said, as the Kongs came to a fork.

  "Um… left." Diddy said. The Boo flipped over the sign, revealing a red "X".

  "Sorry. That's incorrect. Return to the start." The Boo said.

  Stacey & Tiny Tina / Athena & Janey (Haunted Tunnels)

  Stacey and the Pandorans rushed through one of the tunnels and around a corner to see a wall ahead of them.

  "Dang." Tina said. A Boo floated past them.

  "Ohmygod, it's so cute!" Stacey said.

  "You are an odd child." Athena said.

  "I know." Stacey said.

  CJ & Shaylene: Dating (Haunted Tunnels)

  The Sages rounded another hallway and saw a ladder ahead.

  "There it is!" Shaylene said. The two rushed toward the exit and as they reached it, a wall slammed down behind them and the wall to their left opened. Shaylene moved closer

  to CJ. He let her head up the ladder first, and followed her out, and the two emerged on the shores of Boo Lake. Ahead of them were the marked cars and clues.

  "Sweet! Chevys!" CJ said, rushing over to a red car and grabbing the clue. He and Shaylene quickly climbed into the car.

  "You would pick the red one." Shaylene said, as CJ ripped open the clue.

  "Drive yourselves to the Boo Lighthouse and search for your next clue. Caution: U-Turn Ahead." CJ read.

  Ash & Pikachu / Alex & Aubrey / Fox & Krystal (Boo's Lookout Tower)

  The three taxis pulled up to the lookout tower and the teams rushed to the clue box.

  "Detour… Tree Tops or Tunnel Bottoms."

  "(Let's do Tree Tops.)" Pikachu said.

  "Dude, haunted tunnels sound awesome. Let's do that." Aubrey said.

  "Let's do Tunnel Bottoms." Krystal said.

  Yoshi (Boo Lighthouse)

  Yoshi stopped on a landing to catch his breath. "108… Almost there… I think." He quickly resumed walking up the steps at a fast pace and before long he had reached the top.

  "Welcome to Boo Lighthouse." The Boo waiting said. "What is your answer?"

  Yoshi looked around, scanning the walls of the lighthouse. "Um… Um… 1889?"

  "I'm sorry that's not correct." The Boo said.

  "Getting to the top of the lighthouse, I had no idea what I was doing." Yoshi said (After-Leg). "I took a guess, since I had no idea when the lighthouse was built."

  Yoshi started running back down the stairs.

  Kirby & MetaKnight: Friends/Star Warriors (Boo's Tree Houses)

  The Star Warriors reached another fork.

  "Right." MetaKnight said. The Boo flipped the sign, showing a race flag. A cackle was heard and the flag vanished, revealing a red

  "I'm sorry. You must return to the start." The Boo said.

  "The clue said the signs change frequently, but I didn't expect it would change after being flipped." MetaKnight said (After-Leg). "And I especially didn't expect it to count

  against us if the flag changed to an X after flipping."

  DK & Diddy: Best Friends (Boo's Tree Houses)

  "Right." DK said, as the Kongs rushed up to a fork in the path. The Boo flipped the sign, revealing a race flag.

  "Proceed." The Boo said.

  Alex & Aubrey / Fox & Krystal (Haunted Tunnels)

  "You guys want to stick together?" Alex asked.

  "Sure." Fox said.

  "Honestly, we don't trust Alex and Aubrey at this point." Fox said (After-Leg). "Not after they abandoned us in Mushroom City. But when they asked if we wanted to team up

  in the Detour, we had no intention of revealing our hand yet. If it was going to help us get through a challenge, we were gonna play friends."

  Stacey & Tiny Tina / Athena & Janey (Haunted Tunnels)

  "Whoa!" Janey jumped as the four rounded a corner and a wall slammed down in front of them.

  "Well, I guess we're not going that way." Stacey said.

  Ash & Pikachu / Kirby & MetaKnight (Boo's Tree Houses)

  The Star Warriors returned to the beginning of the village as Ash and Pikachu climbed up into the trees.

  "Want to work together?" Ash asked.

  "(Sure.)" Kirby said. The two teams quickly rushed forward and soon came to a fork in the bridges.

  "Choose a path." The Boo said. The two teams consulted for a moment.

  "Left." MetaKnight said. The Boo flipped over a sign, revealing a red "X" that quickly vanished and was replaced with a race flag.

  "Correct." The Boo said.

  CJ & Shaylene: Dating (Boo Lighthouse)

  The dating Sages ran over to the U-Turn mat.

  "We choose not to U-Turn anyone." CJ said. He grabbed the clue and ripped it open. "Roadblock… Who's up for a climb?"

  "You've done the last two." Shaylene said. "I'll do this one."

  "Good luck, baby-girl." CJ said. "You got this." Shaylene looked around, scanning the lighthouse and the surrounding area.

  "Bingo." She said, running over to a nearby sign. "1754. Awesome. Now I just need to count my steps."

  Yoshi (Boo Lighthouse)

  "208… 209… 210…" Yoshi said as he reached the top.

  "What is your answer?" The Boo asked. Yoshi sighed.

  "19…60?" Yoshi said.

  "I'm sorry. That's not correct." The Boo said.

  "Dang…" Yoshi said, running back down. As he neared the base, Shaylene was walking up.

  "41… I wonder if I'm supposed to count the landings near these windows." Shaylene said.

  "Did you find the year the lighthouse was built?" Yoshi asked.

  "No. Did you?" Shaylene asked.

  "I felt kinda bad lying to Yoshi, but they beat us to the Pit Stop twice so far." Shaylene said (After-Leg). "And I wasn't even sure I'd get the right number o
f steps."

  "Dang. I'll see if I can find it at the bottom." Yoshi said.

  "I'll keep looking as I go up." Shaylene said. She continued to run up as Yoshi ran down.

  Alex & Aubrey / Fox & Krystal (Haunted Tunnels)

  The two teams rounded a corner as a Boo floated past them and a wall vanished.

  "Over there!" Aubrey pointed.

  "The exit!" Krystal said. The two teams rushed toward the ladder and quickly started climbing as the wall reappeared behind them. They emerged in a parking lot near Boo Lake

  and quickly grabbed their clue.

  "Drive yourselves to Boo Lighthouse and search for your next clue." Alex read.

  "Caution: U-Turn Ahead." Fox read. The two teams quickly jumped into their cars and sped off.

  Shaylene (Boo Lighthouse)

  "203… 204… 205… And 5 landings…" Shaylene thought aloud as she reached the top. "Assuming the landings don't count… And the lighthouse was built in 1754…"

  "Welcome to Boo Lighthouse." The Boo said. "What is your answer?"

  "1959?" Shaylene questioned. The Boo cackled and handed Shaylene a rolled up piece of paper. "Is this… my clue?"

  "Yes." The Boo said.

  "Yay!" Shaylene cheered and she started running down the stairs.

  Yoshi (Boo Lighthouse)

  Yoshi ran out of the base of the lighthouse.

  "Yay! Go Dad!" Jr cheered.

  "Sorry, son. I don't have it yet." Yoshi said, scanning the area. He soon noticed the sign near the entrance to the lighthouse parking. He ran over and looked at it. "Of course…

  1754. Got it." He started running back up the stairs and not far from the bottom, he saw Shaylene, noticing the rolled up paper in her hand. He ignored her and kept running.

  "Once I found the year the lighthouse was built and saw that Shaylene had the next clue, I knew she was lying before." Yoshi said (After-Leg). "I'm not really mad. It's a

  competition, so I expect it, but to lie this early on seems a bit ruthless."

  Shaylene (Boo Lighthouse)

  Shaylene ran out of the lighthouse, paper in hand.

  "Woo! I knew you could do it, kiddo!" CJ exclaimed. Shaylene ran over to him and unrolled the paper.

  CJ & Shaylene – Currently in 1st (Boo Lighthouse)

  "Is this the clue?" CJ asked, looking at the paper. Unrolled, it showed a painting of a white mansion with a green roof, green window shutters and a green "L" on the center

  gable.

  "What teams must now figure out is that the building shown in the painting is Luigi's Mansion. This mansion, built by Luigi after defeating King Boo and his army of ghosts, is

  the Pit Stop for this leg of the race…" Toadsworth stood in front of the mansion. "The last team to check in here… may be eliminated."

  "Wait a minute…" CJ said. "This is Luigi's Mansion!"

  "So now we just have to figure out how to get there." Shaylene said.

  "It's a famous landmark, so I'm sure the locals will know where to find it." CJ said.

  DK & Diddy / Ash & Pikachu / Kirby & MetaKnight (Boo's Tree Houses)

  The Kongs approached a fork in the path, with the Star Warriors and Team Kanto reaching another one not far behind.

  "Left." All three teams said.

  "Correct." The Boo said to DK, flipping over a sign that revealed a race flag.

  The Boo with the Star Warriors and Team Kanto flipped the sign, revealing a red "X"

  "I'm sorry." The Boo said. "You must return to the beginning."

  "Aw, come on!" Ash whined.

  Stacey & Tiny Tina / Athena & Janey (Haunted Tunnels)

  "This is so cool!" Stacey said. A group of Boos were floating around her in a circle.

  "Girl, come on!" Tina said. "We've got to move!"

  Athena and Janey ran forward, rounded a corner and a wall dropped behind them, separating the Pandorans from Stacey and Tina.

  "Darn." Athena said. "Looks like we're on our own."

  Fox & Krystal (Boo Lighthouse)

  Team Star Fox pulled up to the lighthouse, jumped out of the car and rushed to the U-Turn mat.

  "We choose to U-Turn Alex and Aubrey." Krystal said. "Sorry guys, but you asked for it after what you pulled last leg."

  "As soon as we learned there was a U-Turn, we had to rush to the lighthouse." Krystal said (After-Leg). "After acting like they were going to help us and then taking off from

  the Detour in Mushroom City, we were pretty upset at Alex and Aubrey. So when we reached the U-Turn, we decided to use it on them, knowing they were still behind us."

  Fox grabbed the clue and ripped it open. "Roadblock… Who's up for a climb?"

  "I'll do it." Krystal said.

  Yoshi (Boo Lighthouse)

  Yoshi reached the top and took a deep breath.

  "What is your answer?" The Boo asked.

  "Um… 19… 59?" Yoshi questioned. The Boo let out a loud laugh and pointed to several rolled up papers on a table next to him. "You're kidding… I was one off…" He grabbed one

  of the papers and rushed downstairs. Within moments, he rushed out of the lighthouse and Krystal was running in. "Psst, the answer's 1959."

  "Thanks?" Krystal said.

  "Way to go, Dad!" Yoshi Jr cheered.

  "I made the choice to give Krystal the answer because of what Shaylene did. I don't consider CJ and Shaylene to be our enemies, but I wasn't happy with her choice. So, I

  decided to give Krystal the answer so that there would be one more team that might get ahead of CJ and Shaylene." Yoshi said (After-Leg)

  Yoshi & Yoshi Jr: Father/Son – Currently in 2nd

  Yoshi unrolled the paper.

  "Dad, that's Luigi's Mansion!" Jr cheered.

  "That must be our next destination." Yoshi said. "Let's go!" The Yoshis rushed over to their car and jumped in.

  ? (Luigi's Mansion)

  (The camera cuts to the tall white mansion. The spooky, dead-looking trees of Boo Woods surround the property. Sitting on the front edge of the property is a small wooden

  shack. In front of the shack is the world map. Standing on it are Toadsworth and a short old man in a white lab coat and big thick round glasses with a single tuft of white hair

  sticking up atop his head. A car pulls up outside the mansion and the team inside jumps out and rushes to the mat.)

  "Welcome to Boo Woods." The man, Professor Elvin Gadd, said.

  "Thank you."

  Toadsworth smiled. "CJ and Shaylene…" He said. "You… are team number one!"

  CJ & Shaylene: Dating – 1st Place / 6:47 PM

  "Yay!" Shaylene cheered. "Finally!"

  "I have more good news." Toadsworth said. "As the winners of this leg of the race, you two have won a 5-day, 4-night trip to Lavalava Island, courtesy of Mushroom Kingdom

  Travel Agency."

  "Awesome!" CJ said.

  "You'll be able to enjoy swimming and enjoying the island's white sand beach, a tour through the Lavalava Jungle, you'll stay at the fabulous hotel in Yoshi Village, and you'll

  get the chance to climb Mt Lavalava."

  "You're kidding?! That's amazing!" CJ said with excitement.

  "While I really wanted first place in Gerudo Valley and we both wanted the Express Pass, I'm really glad we got first place here and won the trip to Lavalava Island." CJ said

  (After-Leg). "Especially with the chance to climb a volcano. I couldn't be more excited."

  Alex & Aubrey: Friends (Boo Lighthouse)

  "You've got to be kidding me!" Alex exclaimed, noticing the U-Turn board.

  "Guess we've got to go do the other Detour…" Aubrey said.

  DK & Diddy: Best Friends (Boo's Tree Houses)

  "Right." DK said. The Boo flipped the sign, revealing a race flag.

  "Correct. Proceed." The Boo said. The Kongs ran past the fork in the path and came to a ladder. They descended down the ladder and it dropped them not far from the shores

  of Boo Lake. They rushed to the clue box a
nd grabbed the clue.

  "Drive yourselves to Boo Lighthouse and search for your next clue." DK read. "Caution: U-Turn Ahead."

  Kirby & MetaKnight / Ash & Pikachu (Boo's Tree Houses)

  "(I can't believe we have to keep doing this over and over again…)" Pikachu said.

  "We'll get it done. It may be a challenge, but we can pull it off." MetaKnight said.

  "Yeah, but we haven't seen any other teams." Ash said. "DK and Diddy haven't had to turn around yet, and we have no idea how many teams chose the other Detour. For all

  we know, we could be in last place."

  "You don't know that." MetaKnight said. "There were still teams that left the Pit Stop after us."

  Krystal (Boo Lighthouse)

  Krystal ran up the top several stops, bowing as she greeted the Boo at the top.

  "Welcome to Boo Lighthouse." The Boo said. "What is your answer?"

  "1959." Krystal said.

  "That is correct." The Boo said, pointing to the paintings on the table. Krystal grabbed one and quickly ran back downstairs.

  "Yeah! Go Krys!" Fox said.

  Fox & Krystal: Married – Currently in 3rd

  Krystal unrolled the painting.

  "I guess this is where we're going next?" She wondered.

  "Let's see if anyone around here knows the place." Fox said.

  Athena & Janey: Engaged (Haunted Tunnels)

  "This is a ridiculous maze." Athena said.

  "Can't say I've ever been in a maze with walls that move." Janey said. "Athena, look!" Ahead of them was the ladder leading out. The Pandorans quickly ran over to it and

  climbed out, emerging on the shores of Boo Lake. They rushed over to the marked cars and grabbed their clue.

  "Drive yourselves to Boo Lighthouse and search for your next clue. Caution: U-Turn Ahead." Athena read.

  ? (Luigi's Mansion)

  Toadsworth and E Gadd watched as another car pulled up in front of the mansion. The team jumped out and started running toward the mat, noticing the other car parked

  there.

  "Dang. They beat us." One racer said as the two jumped onto the mat.

  "Welcome to Boo Woods." E Gadd said.

  "Yoshi and Yoshi Jr… You're team number two." Toadsworth said.

  Yoshi & Yoshi Jr: Father/Son – 2nd Place / 7:01 PM

  "Figures." Yoshi said.

  "Upset that you didn't get first?" Toadsworth asked.

  "More that CJ and Shaylene did." Yoshi said. "Shaylene lied to me at the Roadblock when I asked if she knew what year the lighthouse was built, and I really wanted to beat