*And they're off! As the challenge begins, the first carrier group for each tribe picks up their first lamb, the smasher. However, **Blauen** isn't picking up their smasher. They're strapping them into what appears to be a harness of some kind. As each tribe races towards the first obstacle with their smasher in tow, **Aoko**, **Joshua**, and **Yonaka** work perfectly in sync to get **Grimm** over and under the beam-like obstacle in a manner of seconds. **Surlee** does his best to help, and it's not without gain. Though his execution is not nearly as flawless as the group of three's, he does manage to assist them in pulling **Grimm** out to the other side without difficulty. On the **Kinzig** side of things, **Artorias** doesn't have a single clue what he's doing. As **Wario** and **Mumm-Ra** take charge on getting **Crona** through the obstacle, **Wriggle** is following along to whatever she's told to do, and **Artorias** is bumping poor **Crona's** head against the beam over and over again as he struggles to get them through. Finally though, they get **Crona** through. Meanwhile, **Kunkka** is at the first obstacle still trying to get **Fuyuhiko** through.*

*Thanks to their quick teamwork, **Blauen** is slightly ahead of **Kinzig**. As **Blauen** arrives to the second obstacle, **Aoko**, **Joshua**, and **Yonaka's** flawless teamwork makes short work of the beams! **Surlee** is all but average in performance, but he's definitely still helping. As **Blauen** moves onto the third and final obstacle, **Kinzig**... is struggling. Once again, it's **Wario** and **Mumm-Ra** who take charge, weaving **Crona** through the obstacle as best they can while **Wriggle** provides some assistance. **Artorias** still hasn't learned his lesson from last time, and is still slamming **Crona's** head against nearly every beam as he tries to assist. **Kunkka** has finally gotten **Fuyuhiko** through the first obstacle, and moves onto the second.*

***Blauen** is at the third and final obstacle, and their flawless performance is still going. Despite this obstacle being twice as large as the last, they already have **Grimm** halfway through! **Kinzig** is trying to pick up the pace, causing **Artorias** to continue to bump **Crona** against every part of the obstacle. **Kunkka** is hightailing it to the second part of the course, huffing and puffing as he weaves **Fuyuhiko** through the obstacle. As the sailor is doing that, **Kinzig** finally has **Crona** through the second obstacle and is rushing towards the third. However, **Blauen**... is already finished. **Aoko**, **Joshua**, **Yonaka**, and **Surlee** place **Grimm** down on a pink mat, allowing the next carrier team to begin.*

***Kinzig** begins on the final obstacle themselves, with much less difficulties arising this time. As **Wario**, **Mumm-Ra**, **Wriggle**, and **Artorias** weave **Crona** through the beams, **Kunkka** drags **Fuyuhiko** out of the second obstacle, taking a moment to catch his breath before he begins again. And in only that brief moment of respite, **Kinzig** has gotten **Crona** through the final obstacle! As they place their first lamb onto a yellow mat, however, **Blauen's** second carrier team can already be seen starting on the first obstacle of the course. Though, in contrast to the first carrier team, they appear to be going much slower. **Shawn** is trying to direct the other on what to do, and **Bugs** and **Ishida** are following along as best they can. It's **Akira** however who's causing them to fall behind. Despite the first obstacle only being a single beam, **Akira** somehow manages to tangle **Maxwell's** legs in the rope.*

*With **Kinzig** being given time to catch up, the second carrier team sprints into action. As they catch up to **Blauen** on the first obstacle, **Ferry**, **Tora**, and **Inosuke** all use the same flawless teamwork **Blauen's** first carrier team used, weaving **Ash** through the obstacle with amazing speed. **Alice** on the other hand, seems to have picked up a bad habit from **Artorias**, battering **Ash** against the beam as she attempts to keep up the pace while she assists. **Kunkka**, meanwhile, has managed to get **Fuyuhiko** halfway through the final obstacle, but is struggling to push on any further. Not willing to give up, the sailor pushes onward, using what little energy he has to pull **Fuyuhiko** through and place him on a black mat. Then, it's back to the start to pick up **Kurisu**.*

*With some difficulties here and there, both **Kinzig** and **Blauen** complete the first obstacle at the same time. As the two groups arrive to the second obstacle, it's **Kinzig** who takes the initial lead. **Ferry**, **Tora**, and **Inosuke** are breezing through this section of the challenge. **Alice** makes a few slip ups here and there, causing things to slow down a little, but even then, they're going at it at a spectacular speed. **Shawn** is still taking the lead over on **Blauen**, with **Bugs** and **Ishida** keeping up as best they can, and they're not doing too poorly either. However, **Akira** is going at a snail's pace, causing **Blauen** to take much longer than it should to weave **Maxwell** through the obstacle. **Kunkka** is back at the start of the course, and despite being nearly out of breath is going even faster than before! In fact, he weaves **Kurisu** through the first obstacle so fast that it gives him a chance to catch up with the other groups! Or, it would if he wasn't taking a considerable amount of time to catch his breath.*

***Kinzig** finishes the second obstacle seconds before **Blauen** does, but the pink tribe isn't far behind them. As **Ferry**, **Tora**, and **Inosuke** weave **Ash** through the final obstacle, **Alice** tangles the rope on one of the beams. **Shawn**, **Bugs**, and **Ishida** meanwhile, seem to have finally adapted to each others speed. The three of them are going at an incredibly fast pace. **Akira** is still going at a snail's pace, but **Shawn**, **Bugs**, and **Ishida** are making up for it. **Kinzig** has finally gotten the rope untangled from the beam, allowing them to continue unabated. **Kunkka** is getting started on the second obstacle, and even though he doesn't have anyone helping him, he's still going fairly fast. Not fast enough to catch up, but fast nonetheless.*

*Despite the blunders from both sides, both **Kinzig** and **Blauen's** second carrier teams complete the obstacle at the same time once again. As both groups place their final lamb on their respective tribe colored mats, both tribes unshackle their smashers and throwers. As that's happening, **Kunkka** has made it through the second obstacle and is starting on the last one. He's just nearly a quarter of the way through by the time the smashers of **Kinzig** and **Blauen** have begun. **Crona** picks up his club and breaks the hitching post in a single swing, while **Grimm**... can't even make a dent. **Ash** is already collecting the sandbags from the fallen crate in preparation for an assault on his targets by the time **Grimm** finally manages to break the hitching post, causing his own crate to fall to the ground, and allowing **Maxwell** to begin, too.*

***Kunkka** is through the final obstacle and haphazardly tosses **Kurisu** onto the mat before he unshackles both his teammates. After that, it's lights out for the captain. **Fuyuhiko** grabs the club and smacks the hitching post with all his might, but it just won't break. **Ash** is using his slight head start on **Maxwell** as best he can. The fox throws a single sandbag and knocks down half the targets. **Maxwell** scurries behind to grab a sandbag of his own and throws it with all his might...*