Desert Race

The camel began to run, but it felt incredibly slowly. The team with the stick was able to pass you easily and the team with the goat had to carry it as well, but were passing you.

“Ugh, this is not working!” Heather said.

She looked right at you.

“You! Make it go faster!”

You smiled at her.

“Heather, it is a camel, I don’t know how to talk to it.”

Izzy looked back to you as her team ran ahead, and she looked at your predicament. You offered a subtle puppy dog look to her and she yelled back.

“I can talk to the camel for you guys!” She yelled. “Rah! Ha! Heor!”

Suddenly, your camel began moving forward at a much quicker pace, allowing you to catch up to the other teams.

“Izzy! Why would you help them? They’re on the other team!” Tyler said.

“Oops, sorry,” Izzy said, looking down.

As you passed both of the groups, who were beginning to get tired from running, Cody began to make some noise. While the rest of you were on top of the camel, Cody was only hanging off the back of the camel.

“Cody, you good?” You ask.

“Yeah,” he says. “As long as it doesn’t go number two.”

After a little while, you spot a blue sign in the sea of yellow sand.

“That way!” You say, adjusting your course slightly, and intentionally saying it loud enough so that Izzy’s team, though pretty far behind, could still hear.

You make your way towards the river, sneaking a glance back at Izzy, now having returned the favor.

When you get to the riverbank, Chris is on the other side and he yells to you:

“Each team must weave a basket of river reeds, big enough to hold all of you and your reward!”

“So we have to weave a boat big enough to hold this camel?!” Courtney yelled.

“Might as well give up now!” Gwen added.

“Nonsense,” You say. “We can’t give up now, let’s start.”

And as you begin to grab reeds, the other team shows up.

“I’m a fourth generation basket weaver,” she yells, running over to the reeds.

You see how fast she can go and make your may over to her.

“Hey Sierra, I know your bummed to not be on the same team as Cody.”

“Oh my god, I would do anything to be on the same team as him. You’re so lucky!”

You grin, having a plan in store.

“Well,” you say. “If you helped us weave our basket, I think I could ask Chris to trade Izzy for Cody.”

“Oh my god, really?” She yells out excited.

She begins to go even faster with the reeds, before yelling out to Chris.

“Chris, can we please make a trade?! I NEED to be on the same team as Cody!”

Chris came across the river on a speedboat.

“Excuse me, what is going on?”

“Chris—” you start before being interrupted.

“Today's officially the best day of my life. So I really hope you allow us to swap. But of course you'll make the best decision! 'Cause you're the best decider ever!”