The news man said "And I introduce you to our TUC competition. There will be 32 competitors and two will win an amazing prize of up to $100,000. Just sign up at Town Hall. Now, to the weather." Ryan switched off the TV, and talked to his friends. "I'm joining this competition. How about you guys?" They all strangely said yes at once, then biked to Town Hall and signed up.
When Ryan woke up the next morning, when the competition slots had been filled due to rushes of competitors, he opened the door and was pulled back inside. The door locked and Ryan was blindfolded, then had his hands tied. He felt altitude and realised he was falling out the window. He landed on a trampoline and was guided to a car, where he was belted up and drove to a mine. He heard the press of a button and a secret trapdoor open, then was released in a castle.
There were 36 people there including Ryan and his friends and siblings. He heard a voice announce, "Welcome to the TUC. Here you must pass 12 challenges and the highest ranked wins the prize. Let's get started."
Challenge 1: Four Tied Twice
In this challenge you will be split into 9 groups of 4, each group will be split into 2 pairs permenantly. Each pair will be tied up by the other pair, and vice versa. The quicker you escape, the more points you get. Ready, steady, GO! 5 minutes to tie.
Ryan was with Jim, Max and Laura! Ryan with Jim and Max with Laura! First to be tied were Max and Laura. Ryan got Max and Jim got Laura. Ryan tied Max's wrists and cinched them, then repeated with the ankles, knees and elbows. Then he tied some rope around Max's waist and hogtied all 5 ropes together, then handcuffed the hogtie to a chair which was tied to a pole, stopping movement. Jim had tied Laura in the same way, however with a chest harness added and the back cuffed to Max's waist rope.
Then they struggled. Max tried to move but the pole cuff quickly stopped him. He tried freeing from his bonds but they were too tight. They realised if they free themselves from each other they could concentrate. However, the cuff was too strong and stopped them. After some struggling, they freed their knees and ankles and elbows. This loosened the hogties and freed them from the pole. Then they untied their hands with their teeth and pulled their waist ropes off. Max untied Laura's chest harness.
Then they swapped. Ryan was tied by Max and Jim by Laura. Ryan's hands were tied in front of him, then over his head and to his waist, which was tied. This stuck him in an over-arm tie. Max then tied his ankles and hogtied them to his waist. Jim was tied from toes to shoulders, and looked like this:

Times to escape:
Ryan: 30.5 seconds
Jim: 13.8 seconds
Max: 1 min 7.8 seconds
Laura: 1 min 11.2 seconds
Ryan and Jim win!
Part 2 coming soon!