Luckily for Mellow Yellow, they secured double-digits in three of the four final events and finished the 2018 Marble League in fifteenth place, well above the Pinkies, and tied with the Limers in points, but behind them in the medal count. The team earned no medals throughout the entire tournament, and the closest they came was in the final event when Yellow placed fourth in the Sand Mogul Race. Things were looking good for the team in yellow, but the Mellow Yellow we saw in the 2018 Marble League was so jarring that it almost looked like a different team competing. Mellow Yellow placed second in all three events and finished second overall. The team acquired Yellim in time for the 2018 Marble League Friendly Round, which saw the four prequalified teams compete in an exhibition tournament before the 2018 Marble League championship. Thankfully for Mellow Yellow, their one-point lead over the Midnight Wisps in fourth place allowed the team to finish Marble League 2017 in third place, and prequalify a second time for the next season. The team rose to second overall when they earned a silver medal in the next event, Steeplechase, but the team ultimately lost its focus, picking up just six points over the last three events. After taking the lead, they slipped in the standings until the eighth event, when Yellah earned a gold medal in the High Jump and set a new Marble League Record, reaching a height of 38 cm. Marble League 2017 came up quickly for the team, but Mellow Yellow still earned a gold medal after a third of the events were complete, in the 5 Meter Sprint. The team still secured an impressive second place with 41 points and a prequalification for Marble League 2017, but even the team was surprised at how close they were, between their finish in the final event and the fact that they were tied with the Thunderbolts in points. Had they won the event, they would have won the Marble League 2016 Championship. Not even half a length behind the Savage Speeders in the grand final of Hurdles, they won a silver medal. Yellow finished third in the Water Race, netting their team a bronze medal, their third medal of the season, and the entire team earned a gold medal in the Quartet Diving event, putting the team in a three-way tie for second place, with just one event to go. They rose to the top of the standings, tied with Rojo Rollers in both points and medals. The team immediately started the season strong with a silver medal in Balancing and earned their first gold medal in the Sand Rally. Mellow Yellow prequalified for Marble League 2016 due to their second-place finish in the Fruit Circuit, joining the tournament with the Limers, O’rangers, and Greg Woods in tow to commentate. With that came a new beginning for the team. When the Fruit Circuit shut down for good in 2016, due to a sufficient lack of funding, Mellow Yellow ended the competition in second place overall. Races were once per week and had a cumulative score throughout multiple seasons.Īs the years passed, Mellow Yellow became a consistent force, usually placing in the top five. After training was completed, the team entered the fray in the Fruit Circuit. The Fruit Circuit deal involved minimal training for the four athletes, who donned the team name “Mellow Yellow” to avoid copyright-related issues while staying true to their origin story. They struggled to make ends meet for months until receiving an invitation from Greg Woods to join their troupe of Fruit Circuit races. They moved into an apartment in Marblopolis, a city renowned for individual marble racing, and tried to find new jobs. The four left the city and headed out west, where taxes were much cheaper. After a long night of meetings and a lot of empty cans of soda, the four realized that they were miserable at their corporate jobs, and decided to quit. Yellow, Yellah, Yelley, and Yellup had all been working at the company for about ten years each, and they were taste-testing their Non-Descript Yellow Soda when they first met each other. Perhaps it comes as no surprise given their name, but the team members of Mellow Yellow all met while working for The Non-Descript Soda Company in Amalanta.
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