Chapter 20

All the racers are headed out of Arkansas and into Mississippi. The Flower Truck is in 6th, and once they saw The Portable Volcano behind them, Mary shot an arrow at it and flattened their tires with them. Then The Catmobile passed them both and put themselves in 7th place. The Tropical Surf is in 2nd, and when they saw The Piano Trap behind them, they flipped a switch in their car and started to launch cream pies at The Piano Trap, The Heroic Racer, and The Alternate Choice. The Piano Trap is in 3rd, and when they saw the cream pies heading their way, they put up a shield, and all the pies bounced off them and hit The Heroic Racer. The Portable Volcano is in 8th, but they pulled a switch, activated their car's drill setting, and drilled under the track. Then, they dug back up to the surface and took the lead. The Apple Picker is in 2nd, and when they saw The Jungle Explorer behind them, they dumped tar onto the track, and everyone from 3rd-8th got stuck in it. Then, The Jungle Explorer passed all of them and took 3rd place.

The Catmobile was the first to get their car out of the tar, and once they did, they raced past the other stuck racers and took 4th place. Once they got their car out of the tar, Chris hit the gas, passed The Jungle Explorer and The Apple Picker, and took 2nd place. The Piano Trap was the next one to get their car out, and once they did, they took 5th place. The Heroic Racer was the next one to get their car out of the tar, and once they did, they took 6th place. The Tropical Surf was the next one to get their car out of the tar, and once they did, they took 7th place. The Flower Truck was the next one to get their car out of the tar, and once they did, they took 8th place. The Alternate Choice was the last one to get their car out of the tar, and once they did, they took last place.

All the racers were out of the tar, headed out of Mississippi, and went into Alabama. The Catmobile is in 2nd, and when they saw The Apple Picker behind them, The Apple Picker drove up to The Catmobile and drove right next to them. The Catmobile tried to pull up in front of The Apple Picker, but The Apple Picker was still neck and neck with them. The Portable Volcano is in 1st, and when they saw The Catmobile feuding with The Apple Picker, Shelly hit the gas and drove out in front of them. The Piano Trap was in 5th, and when they saw The Jungle Explorer in front of them, they threw a bunch of fruit at The Jungle Explorer, pulled in front of them, and took 4th place. The Flower Truck is in 8th, and when they saw The Alternate Choice behind them, Mary took her camera, turned the flash on, and took their picture. Once she did, the light on the camera blinded Team Choice, and they lost control of their car. The Heroic Racer is in 6th, and when they saw The Tropical Surf behind them, Gillian pushed a button in their vehicle, activated their golf ball launcher, and launched golf balls at The Tropical Surf. Once they saw the golf balls, The Tropical Surf put up an iron shield in the front of their car, and the golf balls hit it and didn't damage their vehicle.

All the racers are headed out of Alabama and going to Georgia, where their rest stop is. The Tropical Surf is in 7th, and when they saw The Flower Truck behind them, they threw a boomerang at them and hit The Alternate Choice's windshield instead. The Apple Picker is in 3rd, and when they saw The Piano Trap behind them, they threw a smoke bomb behind them and blinded both The Piano Trap and The Jungle Explorer. Then everyone from 6th-last passed them up and put The Piano Trap in 8th and The Jungle Explorer last. The Catmobile is in 2nd, and when they saw The Apple Picker behind them, Joseph dumped a barrel of paper onto the track, and both The Apple Picker and The Heroic Racer slipped on all of it. They lost control of their cars, and all the racers from 5th-last passed them. The Flower Truck is in 4th, and when they saw The Tropical Surf in front of them, Jess pushed a button, activated their turbo boosters, drove by all the racers in front of them, and put themselves in the lead. The Portable Volcano is in 2nd, and when they saw The Catmobile behind them, they launched a stink bomb out of their car, and it landed in The Piano Trap. Then Cory stopped their vehicle, and he and Tonya got out of it, coughing. Then all the racers from 7th-last passed The Piano Trap and put them in last. Once the racers got to their rest stop, they checked into their hotel and slept there for the night. They also ate at a restaurant before they went to bed. Once they finished eating, they refilled their gas tanks, returned to their hotel, and went to bed.

The next day, all the racers lined up and waited for Lacey to shoot off the starting pistol. Once Lacey and Stephanie got there, they announced something to the racers. Lacey said, "Your next pit stop is in Paris." After they told the racers, Lacey shot off the starting pistol, and all the racers drove off. After the racers left, a bird fell out of the sky because Lacey killed it when she shot off the starting pistol. Lacey said, "Hmm. That's going to attract some angry emails and phone calls."

Meanwhile, The Piano Trap was last, but they hit their turbo speed, passed everyone from 8th to 5th, and took 5thplace. The Catmobile is in 3rd, but then they flipped a switch in their car and started to fire bubbles at all the racers behind them, blinding everyone from 4th to last. The Apple Picker is in 8th, and when they saw The Heroic Racer right behind them, they dumped a bunch of scraps onto the track, but The Heroic Racer drove around them and kept behind The Apple Picker. The Alternate Choice is in 6th, but then they hit the turbo boost button in their car, passed everyone from 5th-1st, and took the lead. The Jungle Explorer is in 5th, and when they saw The Piano Trap behind them, they hit the gas and ditched them. Then The Tropical Surf, which was in 7th, hit the gas too, passed both The Piano Trap and The Jungle Explorer, and took 5th place. The Portable Volcano was in 3rd, and when they saw The Flower Truck in front of them, they hit the gas, raced past them, and took 2nd place.

Once all the racers got to the ocean, they had to decide how they would get across. The Alternate Choice was the first one to arrive, and once they got there, they turned their car into a hot air balloon and flew over the ocean. The Portable Volcano made it to the sea next, and once they did, they turned their car into a speedboat and rode across the sea in it. The Flower Truck was the next one to arrive, and once they did, they turned their car into a hot air balloon and flew over the ocean. The Catmobile was the next one to come, and once they did, they turned their vehicle into a motorboat and drove across the sea in it. The Tropical Surf was the next one to arrive, and once they did, they turned their car into a hot air balloon and flew over the ocean. The Jungle Explorer was the next one to arrive, and once they did, they turned their car into a helicopter and flew over the ocean. The Piano Trap was the next one to reach the sea, and once they did, they put on their scuba gear, turned their car into a robotic dolphin, and rode it under the water. The Apple Picker was the next one to arrive, and once they did, they turned their car into a powerboat and drove it across the ocean. The Heroic Racer was the last one to reach the sea, and once they did, they turned their car into a powerboat and drove it across the ocean.