Smash Survivor

by Acorn25

Super Smash Brothers characters thrown into Survivor.

1. Arrival to Day 3

Disclaimer: The characters in the work belong to their rightful owners, not me. Most of the challenges appeared in a Survivor episode, but I will credit all challenges to Survivor to be safe. The concept of the game also belongs to CBS and its producers.

Author's Note: This is my first time ever writing a story. All comments are welcome. I am doing this to cross another thing off my bucket list. :)
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ARRIVAL – DAY 1

"Welcome to Survivor, Super Smash Brothers style! As I speak a plane is fast approaching with twenty smashers. Two tribes, ten tribesmen each. Thirty-nine days, one survivor!"

The plane speeds overhead and if you were to be inside, you would be noticing the silence of the players. The smashers don't know who is on what tribe yet and they cannot speak, as to keep fairness. The door flies open. It's time to jump and the first person has to parachute out. Mario stands up to jump first, but Wario decides to shove him out of the way. Wario makes the first jump and opens his parachute. Yellow. Convenient, for him at least. As such, Link helps Mario up and they jump. Following them is Mewtwo, Ganondorf, Fox, Snake, Ike, and Lucario. Lucas looks out of the plane nervously. He and Luigi have always been known as the fearful duo, and they have always worked as a team in the past. Luigi gave a nod and they bravely jumped out together. Blue parachutes. Puffballs and electric rodents? All four jumped out. Pit finally jumped after the quartet because there was room to spread his wings to let the blood flow return before flight. The little banana eater followed suit, but stretched his tail in an absence of wings. The last three gave nods and the strongest of the three chuckled with a smirk on her face as Zelda and Peach went to dive. Samus looked around one last time then dove with purpose.

The contestants for a million dollars got to the beach one by one. They appeared in clothes fit for life on a beach. They were all in swim wear and had thin shirts – except the animals that normally did not wear clothes. Pichu, Jigglypuff, and Kirby had the most difficulty due to their weight, but they finally managed to make it to the beach. As they looked at Master Hand, there was a general gasp of shock.

"Welcome Smashers! And ignore my form, I too am affected." said Master Hand. "It is my pleasure to welcome you to your survivor experience. I hope you are excited, because I sure am. Now who's ready?"

General war cries were heard, all from but two: Snake and Samus.

"As you should have noticed, you had one of two colors of parachute. Kuria, you are yellow; blue for Onotoa. Separate yourselves, please." Once the final smashers stepped onto their correct mats, Master Hand began the initial questioning. "So Peach, what do you think of your tribe?"

In that high voice was a reply. "It looks like we will be working well together, from what I can tell; there are no real enemies between us. I think Onotoa will do well."

"And Zelda, what say you?"

The noble voice returned: "We have strength. We won't be losing."

Master Hand couldn't think of a retort other than "It's time to test that theory then." He further brought the heat. "It's time for your first reward challenge. Do you want to know what you are playing for?"

There was a loud mixture of yeses and cheers and clapping.

"Fire in the form of flint," said Master Hand, "and this," said he while holding up a tightly wound piece of parchment. "So this challenge is going to be ten laps on an obstacle course. Each member of the tribe will have to run the course down, retrieve a key, and run the course in reverse. Once all ten keys have been retrieved, you may begin to unlock the case on the other end of the obstacle course. Inside is a shovel where one member of the tribe will have to dig up a box full of puzzle pieces and then two other members will have to place the puzzle together. The puzzle is a map and the last member will have to memorize the map and find his or her way to the end location and then raise a flag. Once the flag is to the top, they will have to run back and step on the mat. The tribe that completes all tasks in the correct order will win reward and this note. Any questions? No? I'll give you a few minutes to strategize."

The tribes immediately began questioning each other to make sure they can win the challenge efficiently. In everyone's past experience, they knew fire was a source of life that they had to win. Mario looked at his tribe, Kuria, which consisted of himself, Diddy Kong, Wario, Zelda, Ganondorf, Pit, Jigglypuff, Pichu, Mewtwo, and Fox. He was most concerned with Jigglypuff and Pichu. Wario abruptly cut off Mario's first word and spoke.

"Let's just do it as it comes. Why plan?"

"Because there are portions of the challenge that need to be thought out!" countered Pit.

"And I suppose you know how to plan them right now?"

"Yes I do!"

"Then do it!"

"Only if the group wants to hear my idea."

"Go ahead," said Zelda.

"Well, I figure Ganondorf can dig quickly, Mewtwo and Zelda can do the puzzle, and Fox can run to the flag and back. Pichu will have the hardest time running and so will Jigglypuff, so they can go first and second."

Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Fox, and Zelda approved. Everyone looked around at the group one last time. Pichu, being short and all, had difficulty looking up at everyone's eyes, but he saw no problem with that. He didn't want the group to know that he was afraid – afraid of letting his team down. His team though, went to the mat, with him not ready to go first, but he had to be ready. He gulped.

Onotoa, which consisted of Luigi, Peach, Link, Samus, Lucario, Pikachu, Lucas, Kirby, Snake, and Ike, had no problem planning and were done almost instantly.

Master Hand spoke again. "Smashers ready? GO!"

It was Pichu and Pikachu. Pikachu quickly overtook Pichu on the first obstacle, which was your standard tire run, and furthered his lead on the balance beam, which did some zigzags to change directions which made it a little more difficult. However at the last second, Pikachu fell off the beam, giving Pichu the lead. Following the balance beam though, was a quick swim. Pichu froze. Pikachu caught up and froze as well. Electric mice don't like water so they were both at an impasse. Pikachu, however, was braver so he dove right in. Pichu knew he had to jump to try to win a million dollars, so he dove as far as he could and tried to catch up. Pikachu got the key and had started heading back as Pichu got to the end of the pool. The race was truly on. Pichu got to the balance beam just as Pikachu fell off for the second time. Neck and neck once again. Pichu beat Pikachu to the tires, but Pikachu overtook him. As the challenge continued, each person demonstrated their worth to the tribe in many ways. Samus and Snake and Link proved to excel at all areas in the challenge. Mario, Diddy Kong, Zelda, and Ganondorf seemed to be the strong points on Kuria. Kuria did get the keys first, and they then all rushed one last time through the obstacle course to get to the chest to unlock the shovel for Ganondorf. By the ninth key opened the ninth lock, Onotoa caught up. Kuria opened the chest and Mario threw the shovel to Ganondorf.

"Go Ganondorf! Don't let them catch up!"

Onotoa got lucky with the locks and opened the chest just as Ganondorf got to the pit to dig. Link took the shovel. Ganondorf made a huge dent but Link was faster at using a shovel. The tribes seemed to be evenly matched at just about everything. Ganondorf got the bag of puzzle pieces and brought them back to Mewtwo and Zelda. Link sped up and brought the bag to Snake and Lucas and collapsed from exhaustion. Due to the head start, Kuria finished first and Fox looked at the puzzle which showed a map. One look and he was off. Samus watched Fox run off into the jungle. Onotoa finished 3 minutes after Kuria on the puzzle, a time that could cost them the win. Samus studied the map for thirty long seconds and sprinted off into the jungle after Fox. She came to the intersection. She took a left and there was Fox running back. She ran faster. She got to the pole with the flag, but there was only one pole with her colored flag. As such, she ran to untie the flag and to put it up. Raising it as fast as she could, she got the flag to the top of the pole. When the flag hit the top, Samus heard cheering in the distance, which she assumed to be for Fox. She sprinted back on the off chance that Fox made a mistake. She heard more cheers. As she sprinted out of the jungle, she spotted Fox coming down from the opposite direction at the intersection. Samus was stunned that he made a simple mistake and that it really will come down to a footrace to the finish. As they emerged from the jungle, the race on the sand became much more difficult. Fox being the faster runner surpassed Samus but tripped short of the mat. Samus cam running up and managed to get onto the mat as Fox was getting up.

"Onotoa wins!" exclaimed Master Hand. The tribes stood on their mats, Onotoa in delight, Kuria in disappointment. "Here is the flint," said Master Hand as he threw it to Snake to catch. "Fox, what happened?"

"I just ran, I didn't remember to stop and think about which way to go. I made a huge mistake and it cost my tribe the win. Thankfully, though, Mario can start a fire with his power."

"But you would be wrong there. All of your powers have been temporarily stripped. No electricity, no fire, no mind-reading, no telekinesis, no magic, you all have nothing but your own strength. We had to make it fair somehow. Remember I said I was affected as well? This is my non-power form."

There was a general gasp. Pikachu tried to shock a crab, Mario tried to light a fire, Mewtwo tried to move a coconut with his mind, Zelda attempted to teleport, and Lucas tried to freeze a different crab. They all failed miserably. The only one that was excited was Pichu, because now he could not accidentally hurt himself. But he remembered to not show his excitement, for that was his first advantage over others.

"Also, part of the reward is this right here," said Master Hand while holding up the wound up piece of parchment. "You will now compete in an individual challenge to see who wins the parchment. Kuria, grab your stuff, and here is a map to your camp. Good luck."

Kuria left the mat and started hiking off into the distance. Once out of earshot, Master Hand Started to explain the challenge.

"This is simple. You will hang on to a pole for as long as you can. If you drop, you are out of the challenge. You will be suspended over water. Everyone ready? Go ahead and walk up to your respected platform."

The members of Onotoa walked up to the platform that had their name on it. Each bar was level so Pikachu and Kirby had the most ladder rungs to climb. Once everyone was holding onto the bar, the platforms vanished. Pikachu squealed a little when it happened.

"As technology for the smashers is more advanced than general civilization, it is possible for things like this to happen, right?" asked Lucas.

"Correct," replied Master Hand. "Now we wait."

Time slowly passed. Endurance challenges always lasted a long time, and it was only day one of the game. Master Hand silently hoped that people would drop out soon enough. Samus and Snake and Link and Lucario knew that this would be a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, which could save them from a vote. As such they were the most determined to hold on.

"WAHHH!" cried Kirby, his tiny stubs of arms aching after twelve minutes of a general lack of blood flow. He dropped shortly after. Pikachu looked a little smug, but no one could see that. Lucas dropped shortly after Kirby. Twenty minutes later, Master Hand thought it was time to start bribing.

"I have here a plate of dounts. You will be starving and a stale donut might be nice later. Or a fresh one might be nice now. You have 30 seconds before it goes to Kirby and Lucas."

Everyone knew Kirby had an appetite, and that would not have been affected by the curse that lost everyone their powers. Luigi's stomach growled. He took the offer along with Ike. They subsequently dropped into the pool. Peach was determined to show that anti-feminists were stupid so she hung on, even though she wanted food. But her fingers were slipping. She fell off the pole after forty-five minutes. Five remained; there was an elf, a bounty hunter, two Pokémon, and a soldier.

"Is anyone else going to cave for food?" asked Master Hand.

"No."

"No."

"No."

"No."

"Yes," replied Snake.

"Really?" asked a shocked Master Hand.

"No."

"Well then, let's make this more of a challenge. There will be random electric shocks that won't harm you in any way, but will cause temporary pain. If you can brave through it, then do so," explained Master hand.

After about two minutes the first shock was released. Link, coming from a region of the universe not used to electricity, was startled and let go and fell into the water. Pikachu was once again laughing silently to himself, but this time, so were Snake and Samus. However, about 10 seconds after Link hit the water, another shock went through the pole. Pikachu was fine, being an electric type Pokémon, could handle this. But Lucario was shocked and so were the two humans. The three of them fell together.

"Pikachu wins!" shouted Master Hand. As Pikachu walked up, Master Hand pulled the scroll out of his pocket. "Here you go. This is a clue to the Immunity Idol. You can share what you wish with who you wish."

Pikachu was smiling. But the celebration in his mind would not last. Snake was stoic, but Samus was frowning. Even though Pikachu owed Samus for saving him from the lab during the Subspace Crisis, he wasn't sure if he should give her the information on the scroll.

"Here is a map to your camp. Good luck, everyone," said Master Hand.

And at that point, Onotoa headed off in the opposite direction of Kuria.

KURIA – DAY 1

"Here, finally. But, what are we going to do?" asked a tired Pit.

"We make camp," Ganondorf replied, "like people who really are survivors."

"We should nominate people for our leader, so we don't have chaos in camp, especially since we have so many confident and strong personalities in our tribe," said Zelda.

"And I suppose you want to be leader?" retorted Ganondorf and Wario as if they rehearsed the comeback.

"Did I say that?"

"It sure sounded like it," said Wario.

"Well you would be wrong. I have not a single intention of being the leader of this tribe," remarked Zelda.

"Why don't we just not have a leader and we all do whatever the hell we want to?" asked Fox.

Jigglypuff walked up. "Guys, treemail."

"What does it say?" asked Mario.

"Pick a leader, set up camp with the hidden supplies."

"Never mind," said Fox.

Mewtwo spoke to the surprise of his tribe mates. "Many people here have histories of antagonistic relationships. They obviously will not get the support of the other end of their relationship. I therefore nominate Fox as leader because he also has more experience leading people than that of Pit and Jigglypuff and Diddy Kong."

"Agreed," said Zelda, Mario, Pit, Jigglypuff, Pichu, and Diddy Kong.

"I guess that's fine. I mean, I don't really want the role, but it is a necessity that I will do to make sure that we win," Fox remarked, but with a hesitant tone.

"Regardless, it is a majority against my desire of being leader, but I support the decision

of Fox," concluded the disappointed Ganondorf.

"Then it is settled. Everyone, we have work to do. Mario, Ganondorf and Wario, you three are strong; can you go start looking for fallen trees and wood to collect for fire and shelter? Zelda, Mewtwo, and Pit, can you start looking for hidden supplies? Diddy Kong, can you work with Jigglypuff and Pichu and get any food from the tops of trees? I will help carry wood."

The tribe split off in different directions. Mario went off with Ganondorf to the south to

look for wood.

"Alliance?" asked Ganondorf. "No one will expect us to work together and we could easily make it to the merge.

"I will have to think about it. But I like the prospect. At this point you have to assume the people who are working together will be in an alliance. So, I guess there is no need for me to think about it."

They offered to shake hands and the bond was created.

"Let's just look like we don't like working together, that way no one suspects it," said Ganondorf.

"Deal."

They continued to work. Off in the north, Wario and Fox were working together, though, rather unproductively.

"I should have been leader. I have much more talent and skill than you do. Just because you can fly a ship does not mean you are a leader," vented Wario.

"I said I didn't want to be leader."

"So give it to me."

"The tribe won't respect you. You probably won't even make it to the merge."

"Is that a threat?"

"Take it as you will. Just collect your wood."

The food trio was off in the near jungle.

"Yay! We are on an island! We have a beach! I'm so happy we get to relax now!" exclaimed the overexcited Jigglypuff.

"But we have to get food! We might starve!" cried Pichu, who was used to many meals at the Smash Mansion.

As Jigglypuff continued to be optimistic and Pichu pessimistic, Diddy Kong scaled trees and threw down the food. Once he climbed down, Pichu asked the two the question neither expected to hear due to their size.

"We should band together. We are going to be easy targets for elimination. Alliance?"

"Definitely," said Diddy Kong.

"Sure!" said Jigglypuff, with a smile.

"We should try to get with two or three other people so we are in the majority, but who?" questioned Pichu.

"Pit?" asked Jigglypuff.

"Ok," said Pichu, "you ask him."

"Diddy Kong, what do you think?" asked Jigglypuff.

"Wario. No one will want him. If we have us five, then all we have to do is make sure the other five do not vote for the same person. As long as at least one of them differs, and we five vote for the same, then we can control our tribe through the merge."

"You gave that how much thought, exactly?"

"A great deal, especially when Fox split up the tribe."

Searching for supplies went well as it took only 4 minutes to spot the box tied in the tallest treetop. Pit used his wings to fly up to the top. However, his blade was at home since no equipment was on the island, much like the powers. So he manually began untying the many complex knots. He was unaware of the plotting below.

"So Mewtwo, what are your thoughts as of right now?"

"Zelda, I would like to think we are the two most intelligent people here. I think we should align. People are going to be creating alliances right off the bat and we are going to need to have someone to go to."

"Agreed, but who else would be with us?"

"Fox and Mario."

"What about Pit?"

"He might, but he will bond more easily with the younger crowd. He will likely go with them. However, if we can get Ganondorf, we will have five to their four. I know you cannot stand him, but you don't need to like someone to align with them."

"True. Alright, but before we get Ganondorf, let's see if we can get Pit first before the kids."

"Deal."

ZELDA – INTERVIEW

"It's going to be tough living with my worst enemy, but Mewtwo is right. I may not like

him, but he has a vote that I may need to use to get to the end. Mewtwo however, will be competition. He is tough mentally and won't breakdown like the rest of us will. He's tough and well, I may need to get him out soon, even though he is my first alliance."

ONOTOA – DAY 1

Onotoa got to camp later in the day, due to the extra challenge. It was dusk and the sun was setting fast.

"We need fire, now!" shouted Samus.

"You don't have to yell," said Luigi.

"You're right, sorry. It's just that the sun is almost down and I would rather have fire before anything else."

"Ok, so let's all go look for firewood!" said Peach with a mother-like tone.

"Wait, we have some treemail," interrupted Snake.

"And?"

"Pick a leader, set up camp with the hidden supplies."

"Does anyone have any nominations?" asked Lucario.

"I nominate Snake. He's strong enough and probably has dealt with survival situations before," said Pikachu.

There was a unanimous agreement, not including Snake himself. Snake took the role.

"Fine, but let's move quickly. We have a lot of work to do. Ike and Link, go get wood for

the fire. Lucas, Lucario, and Luigi can go and find that box of supplies. Pikachu, go tree climbing with Kirby and see if you can find food. Kirby can carry it all in his mouth without digesting it and he can then spit it up again."

"That's disgusting!" shouted Peach.

"It's better than no food. Why don't you go with them then? Samus, you and I can go looking for wood as well."

"It's too dark to see anything though," argued Lucario and Pikachu.

"Fair point. Let's just all go find wood in the nearby area and bring it here for fire."

KURIA – DAY 2

"Oh my gosh, we would be waking up when the sun comes out," said a saddened and

sleepy Jigglypuff.

"At least we have food for breakfast," replied Zelda.

"Let's eat the stuff that will rot first, so the food we found yesterday. All that was in the box of supplies was a few cans of rice. So Diddy Kong, where did you put the food?" questioned Fox.

DIDDY KONG – INTERVIEW

"WE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE? I found that food, no one else. I left most of it in the tree. I plan on getting it as I need it. I worked my tail (no pun intended) off to get that food down to the Pokémon to help carry it.

KURIA – DAY 2

"Well, I placed it in the box last night, since there was room since we pulled out waterproof stuff, like the rope."

"Ok, great. Who wants to get the fire started? Zelda?"

"As you wish."

With that, Zelda went to go get the fire making supplies from the box.

"Well, we need to build a shelter, so let's all start going around gathering supplies. Little people, go get palm fronds to weave. Big people, let's start cutting down trees to build a frame.

"Guys, more treemail," said Zelda. "Fox has to select two people to go to the location on

this map. It can be any two people."

"Ganondorf and Mewtwo can go. Brains and Brawn."

The two of them took the map and left after grabbing their canteen, which had no water.

"Well, everyone, let's get going," ordered Fox.

ONOTOA – DAY 2

"Rise and shine everyone. It's just before dawn and we have a lot of work to do," dictated

Snake.

"FOR CHRISSAKE, SNAKE. THIS IS NOT THE MILITARY!" shouted Samus.

"No, but we accomplished next to nothing last night. We have much more to do today."

"Doesn't fire count for something?" asked Luigi.

"Yes. Now what we –ˮ

"Treemail has a job for you, Snake," informed Lucario.

"Well what is it?"

"Select two people to go to the location marked on this map."

"Well, Lucario, you can go and Samus, you go as well."

Lucario and Samus left with their canteens, which also had no water.

"Alright everyone. It's time to divide into groups. Link and Ike can go start collecting more wood for a shelter. Peach, go get palm fronds to weave a roof. Kirby, you and Pikachu can go look for more food. Luigi, go dig a latrine in the distance, about three hundred feet in any direction, preferably downwind and away from camp and water. Lucas, take the one of the pots from the supply box and go get it filled up with water. You will tend to the fire after I start it. After I start the fire I will join the hunt for food."

And so separated the tribe into their duties for the day, however unappealing they were.

"What do you think?" asked Link of Ike.

"Not much. I could care less as long as we win challenges. Then we won't actually have to do much strategizing."

"But you do agree that is important to have allies, right?"

"Yes, and if you are asking for my allegiance, I won't give it quite yet. I would prefer to remain unaligned. Though as a fellow swordsman, I will watch your back and let you know if your name comes up."

"Oh, thanks, I guess."

They continued to work in silence.

"Hey, Peach."

"Yes, Lucas?" responded Peach as they passed each other, Peach with a handful of palm fronds to weave, Lucas with a bucket to be filled with water.

"I was wondering if you have any alliances yet."

"Well, no. I don't. Would you like to be in one with me?"

"Yeah. I guess. I'm not sure. I'm just really scared of being alone out here, and you are someone I always looked to for advice. I'm just... I don't know."

"It's fine. Don't be afraid. It's going to be difficult out here, but you have friends here.

Everyone knows everyone here. So it is ok. Smile, would you?"

Lucas smiled weakly, pale in the face. The alliance was born.

PEACH – INTERVIEW

"As much as I like Lucas, he will have to go. He isn't cut out for this sort of thing and I don't think he will last long in challenges. But you never know. He may come through. We just will have to wait and see."

ONOTOA – DAY 2

"We would have to get food. Doesn't Snake realize we can't actually carry anything other than a few pieces of food due our size?"

"Pikachu, I really do not know," replied Kirby. "I am just happy we don't have to move logs and water. Hey look! Food!" Kirby was pointing to the top of tree.

"Well, can you climb?"

"Not well."

"Ok, let me try to go to the top. You start looking around other trees for more food."

"Alright!"

Pikachu started climbing the tree as Kirby left. Once at the top, he pulled the scroll out from his tail fur. It will always be a mystery how Pikachu managed to do it, but he started chuckling to himself.

"Hahah, I have the clue to the Immunity Idol! Let's see...what does it say?"

Down below you have gone too far, too high up and you won't see the star.

"Well... I guess it means I have to look for something star-shaped. And I guess I should not be digging, because underground is below everything. Who knows? I suppose I should start getting food."

Pikachu started to drop food from the tree.

"KIRBY! ARE YOU READY?"

A few seconds later came a distant reply.

"Pikachu! Come here! I found something weird!"

"I swear if he found the idol, I will hurt something," said Pikachu to himself.

"Hurry!"

"Coming!"

"You're finally here! I found this thing. It's a rock that moss on it!" exclaimed Kirby.

"I sprinted here for a rock. With moss?" said a slightly angered Pikachu.

"The moss is in the shape of a star!"

"Really? Let me see."

After glancing, Pikachu saw the star, but had to disguise it somehow.

Kirby then remembered the food mission.

"Did you drop any food?"

"Yeah, there is some on the ground at the tree I climbed up. There's also some more food here, but I'll get it. You go get the other food and bring it back to camp."

Kirby soon left. Pikachu quickly looked around for any sort of idol, but saw nothing. Was

this rock the idol? It's doubtful. Pikachu marked the tree with two sets of teeth marks on the bottom and scraped off moss from the rock. He then climbed the tree to get the food.

CHALLENGE – DAY 2

The four people who were to participate in the challenge walked up.

"Welcome," said Master Hand. "How are you all doing?"

"Mewtwo and I are doing fine," replied Ganondorf.

"Likewise for us," stated Samus.

"Well you have a fairly simple challenge. It's a game of cat and mouse. One person from each tribe will be the mouse and the other the cat. The mouse has to run from the other tribe's cat and the cat will chase the other tribe's mouse. The first cat to catch the opposing team's mouse will win an advantage in the immunity challenge tomorrow. However, in this challenge, you are in a maze of half walls. You cannot jump walls. So are you all ready? Pick your cat and mouse."

Samus volunteered for the cat position as she was the bounty hunter. Ganondorf

volunteered to be the cat because he likes to hunt people down. The Pokémon were both known for being calm under pressure so they both volunteered to be mice. They started at opposite ends of the maze - cats on one side, mice on the other.

"Ready? GO!" shouted Master Hand.

Samus sprinted through the maze attempting to get closer. As there was a one way out into the maze for the mice, they quickly left the start zone. Ganondorf, however, being slower, started lagging behind. It should have been a quick challenge for Samus, but she quickly found herself at a dead end because she blindly sprinted forward. Lucario yelled at her to keep moving. Samus turned around but tripped. Sadly it became too late. The short challenge for Samus quickly became a short challenge for Ganondorf. Lucario also tripped and Ganondorf laughed maniacally as he slowly walked up to the Pokémon that was lying on the ground.

"Kuria wins!" exclaimed Master Hand.

The four smashers walked up to Master Hand. He handed a vial with a note inside it rolled up. The rubber stopper in the vial was sealed with wax. His instructions were to keep it sealed until the challenge tomorrow. After the dismissal, the two teams of two went back to their respective camps.

ONOTOA – DAY 2

The tribe was sitting around the camp. The fire was up, wood was collected, water boiled,

canteens filled, food gathered. It was Lucas who noticed the returning members of the tribe.

"Hey! Look! Samus and Lucario are returning!" shouted Lucas.

"We're right here Lucas, you don't have to shout. But you are right, they are coming back, but they don't look thrilled," said Ike.

Lucario and Samus walked up into camp and sat down around the fire with the group. They explained the situation from start to finish. The encounter, the challenge, and the prize – and their loss. Sure, the tribe was disappointed and upset that they lost the challenge and the other team had the advantage and that they were likely going to be going to Tribal Council the next day, but there was nothing they could do about it, except to start making alliances.

"I think I'm going to get another pot of water for later tonight," said Samus, "Snake, do you want to come?"

"Sure."

"Cool, let's go."

"I'm going to go get more wood. No one come with me. I want some time alone," said Ike.

"Anyone want to go get more food with me?" asked Link. Lucario, Luigi, Lucas and

Kirby volunteered.

As everyone left Pikachu and Peach, Pikachu wondered what to do. He figured he was in and alliance with Kirby, and that he would be safe. He could go to Samus and Snake and be the third in their alliance. He should find the idol first. Leaving Peach to tend to the fire, he went back to the tree that he marked. However just before he got there. He saw Ike in his muscular glory. His tunic ripped, so he tied it around his waist to save it as an item of future use. Ike was holding at least two hundred pounds of weight. His muscles were flexed and Pikachu was jealous. Ike stopped and saw Pikachu and said hi.

"Hi there, what are you doing then?"

"Well, I just went out for a walk."

"No one ever just goes out for a walk in this game."

"Then what were you doing?"

"Gathering wood, like I said. What were you really doing?"

"Looking for the Immunity Idol. The first clue was on the parchment that I won that yesterday. I figured now was a good time to look for it. Especially since we are likely going to be going to tribal tomorrow."

"Do you want some help, then?"

"If you want. I mean, would you like to be in an alliance?"

"I told this to Link as well, I don't do alliances. But I will keep your offer in mind. Like Link, I will watch your back. Let me go drop off this wood and check on the fire then I will meet you here to help you search for your idol, if there really is one."

"Ok! See you soon."

In a different part of the jungle, Link, Lucario, Lucas, Luigi, and Kirby were sitting down in some sort of circle. They were discussing the recent loss of Samus and Lucario and the possibility of Tribal Council.

"So Samus blindly ran into the maze without even stopping to look at the maze itself?" questioned Link.

"Yes," said Lucario in a way that would make you think he was trying to throw Samus under the bus.

"Well, we can't do anything about it now, we just need to get over it and win the challenge tomorrow," stated Luigi.

"On the chance that we do go to tribal tomorrow, do we five want to be in an alliance? All we would need is one more vote to secure top fifteen," questioned Lucas.

"Sure."

"Yep."

"Totally."

"Ok, but who would be our sixth? Link says Ike told him he doesn't do alliances and none of us want to work with Samus," asked Kirby.

"Peach would be in. She likes to be part of a majority," said Luigi.

"Let's go back and ask her."

At the well, Snake and Samus were discussing the plan.

"I am sure I am safe, because they need me to run camp. No one else really wanted to be leader. You however have a loss against you. Lucario is likely throwing you under the bus because he wants the heat taken off of him."

"Well, this sucks," stated Samus. "All we can do is win tomorrow."

"It's what we will have to do. There are numbers against you. I want to work with you, but I will be staying part of the majority. We know that Pikachu got a clue to the Idol, but we need to coax the clue and possibly the Idol out of him."

"Well, let's go find him."

"Not tonight. It's getting late and soon we won't be able to see anything. We have also been gone far too long to just be getting water."

IKE – INTERVIEW

"I really do prefer alliances. To me though, it is just too early in the game to be thinking about it. I think that I will align with Link and Pikachu. Though, I will wait until after the challenge tomorrow to make a decision. Pikachu was gone when I went back to go help him. And then when I walked back to camp, he was there. I don't know how he did it but whatever. It doesn't matter. I know I am not in danger regardless. I am too strong to get rid of."

KURIA – DAY 2

Mewtwo and Ganondorf walked up in joy. They explained what happened to the rest of the tribe. Unlike Onotoa, Kuria was able to have fun the rest of the day. They had food, water, shelter, and the advantage. It was their time to just wait out the day and night for the next challenge.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE – DAY 3

"Day three. It's your first Immunity challenge. You all ready?" asked Master Hand.

There was a general "yes" or multiple nods of approval in response. Master Hand started to describe the challenge.

"Here, six members will have to run over these mounds of sand and assemble a boat in the water. It's a puzzle. It only goes together one way. Once complete, you will need to paddle out and light a torch with fire. Paddle back, get the boat on the beach and get the planks, as they are the ladder rungs for the third puzzle. The remaining four members of the tribe will have to solve a puzzle. Once they are complete, all members of the tribe may put the planks up on the wall to form the ladder. Climb up the ladder, placing the completed puzzle in its slot and then light the fire at the top of the tower. Kuria, you have the vial? Open it and read it."

"Two rungs of the ladder are already placed in their slots, and the boat pieces they connect have already been put together," read Mewtwo.

"I'll give you a few minutes to strategize."

Onotoa looked at Snake. He immediately assigned Peach, Pikachu, Kirby and Lucas the puzzle due to strength issues. They went to the mat in a matter of ten short seconds. Kuria was just as straightforward. Mewtwo, Diddy Kong, Pichu, and Jigglypuff were on the puzzle and the plan was for the latter three to just sit there.

"Smasher's ready? GO!"

The two groups of six ran out. The advantage may not have proven to help greatly as

Ganondorf and Wario, the two slowest members of the Kuria Tribe we lagging and having difficulty getting the speed required to scale the hill quickly. By the time Ganondorf and Wario got over the hill, Onotoa was halfway through the puzzle. It was a good thing they had the advantage because Kuria could not start the puzzle until they were all on the mat. They started dragging the pieces to the water for assembly. Pit and Zelda grabbed the planks and oars while the stronger, more physical guys dragged the pieces of the boats. As they finally dragged the pieces to the water, Onotoa was paddling away.

"Stroke! Stroke! Stroke!" said the Onotoa leader, as if he knew exactly what he was doing.

"We need to move faster!" shouted a nervous Zelda.

"Quickly get on we just got the boat together!" shouted Fox.

Now, Kuria had more muscle and with the help of Ganondorf and Wario, the quickly made up ground. As Onotoa was rounding the torch lighting float, Kuria got to it and they quickly rounded it as well. It was now a paddle race, with Onotoa in the lead.

"Come on Kuria! Paddle faster!" screamed Pichu from a distance.

The screaming from the tiny electric rodent did give energy to Kuria, as they didn't expect Pichu to be cheering. They caught up with Onotoa and the tribes both hit the beach at the same time. As both tribes lifted the boats to shore, there was more and more cheering and shouting from the eight designated puzzle people. It was Kuria who took the rungs off first, as they had less rungs to deal with. Pit carried the fire and each other member carried one rung. Over the hill and through the sand to the finish line they went while Onotoa just finished and left. Once again, Ganondorf and Wario slowed their tribe down, but it was not enough for Onotoa to catch up. Mewtwo started flying through the puzzle and in the mean time Zelda started working without working.

"We can't put up the planks yet but while he is working, we can look at the holes in the planks and put them in order on the ground!"

"Gotcha!" replied Mario.

They continued to work as both tribes were now on the puzzle, but Onotoa not realizing what Zelda and Mario were doing. Mewtwo finished the puzzle and it was essentially over. They started putting up ladder rungs and the tribe went up to the top and placed the puzzle in its slot. They lit the fire and cheered but it wasn't over.

"No!" shouted Master Hand. "You are missing a rung on the bottom!"

"Crap!" said Fox.

Opening the door for Onotoa, he ran down to the end of beach by the boat. They left one piece attached to the boat. As he was running back, Onotoa had already started the puzzle. He ran as fast as he could in an attempt to catch up. He placed the final piece in just as the last rung went in for the Onotoa tribe. Climbing to the top, he cheered as he got to the top before the last member of Onotoa.

"Kuria wins immunity!" cried Master Hand. He handed the idol over to Fox, as he was the leader of the tribe. "Onotoa, I will see you at Tribal Council later tonight."

The two tribes headed back to their respective camps.

LUIGI – INTERVIEW

"It sucks. If we moved faster we would have won. We could have won if we had faster paddling or faster puzzling or faster climbing. We were almost there. I guess we can take it as a moral victory."

KURIA – DAY 3

"We won!" shouted an overjoyed Jigglypuff.

"No Tribal tonight! Let's just have a small party and call it a day after getting some more wood, food and water," suggested Fox. "Wood, Water, and Food crews, go!"

The tribe split up. Off at the well, Mewtwo and Zelda were talking.

"He almost cost us the victory," said Mewtwo.

"I know. Good thing he is also leader, which takes the heat off of us even more. First chance we get, he has to go."

"Agreed. He is too unreliable for what we –"

"Who are you guys talking about?" asked Pit as he walked up with the empty bucket that Mewtwo and Zelda left at camp.

"No one," replied Mewtwo.

"It isn't you. I swear," said Zelda.

"It's Fox, isn't it?" asked Pit.

Mewtwo and Zelda just stood in silence.

"Well, as long as it isn't me. I won't say anything. If you two want to work together with me, then we could have a three way alliance."

"Aren't you already in one?" questioned Mewtwo.

"No."

"Well, welcome aboard," said Zelda.

ONOTOA – DAY 3

As the tribe walked into camp, the silence was broken by Snake.

"Well, may the worst person leave."

"That's comforting," muttered Peach under her breath.

"Well, I know who I am voting for," said Link with a blatant tone.

"Good for you, who is it?" asked Samus directly.

"It's for me to know and you to find out."

"So me?"

"Possibly."

"Watch your back, Link."

The tribe split up to go walking in the jungle. Ike, however remained along with Pikachu by the shelter. Ike went to sit down. Pikachu went up to talk to him.

"Are you worried?"

"No," replied the swordsman.

"I think I should be worried."

"Why? Didn't you see what just happened? The person leaving tonight will be Samus. There are six people in that alliance. Luigi, Link, Lucario, Lucas, Kirby, and Peach."

"And they are for sure voting Samus?"

"Well, you can bet on it. I mean, Link certainly will not vote anyone in that tribe. I am

too strong to get rid of at this stage in the game. Snake is the leader and he does well. It's you or Samus, but he just faced off with Samus. I know who I am voting for, and it is not our resident bounty hunter."

"Who then?"

"Let's just say, it is someone that is too weak to be here."

Pikachu lost a little feeling in his fingers. "Me?"

"No. You have the idol and it could be of use. At, least I think you do. You left before I could help you search for it yesterday. I can only assume you found it. And before you ask, I have not told anyone about it."

"Oh, well, thank you, I guess."

"If you wanted to give it to someone, you might be able to change the course of the game. I don't like alliances, as I have said before, especially groups of six that can dominate until many people have gone. They should be broken up. I will go see who they are voting for."

Ike left Pikachu alone in the shelter. Pikachu started to cry a little. He didn't want to be alone and he truly was. Off by the well there was different plotting going on.

"I hate Link. He needs to go," grumbled Samus.

"I agree. He's dangerous, but he is strong. We need to get rid of someone else. Someone who is weak," said Snake.

"Pikachu?"

"No, the idol may be of use to us."

"Let's go get it from him! It could save me tonight!"

"If they are voting for you. We have no idea who the group of six is voting for. I know who I want to vote for."

"Who?"

Snake whispered a name so that no one would be able to hear it, even though they were alone at the well. Off in the other direction from camp, Ike found the alliance of six.

"Who are you six voting for tonight then?"

"Samus," replied Link.

"Why?" asked Ike.

"She's a cancer in the tribe. She is always negative about things. She also lost us the advantage yesterday," retorted Lucario.

"But didn't she win the first reward challenge for us?"

"No good deed goes unpunished," stated Peach.

"Fair point."

"Who are you planning on voting for?" asked Lucas.

"I haven't decided yet."

"Better choose quickly. It's almost time for Tribal Council," stated Kirby.

"Luigi, where did you put the canteens?" asked Link.

"Camp?"

"Let's go back and look. We have an hour anyways."

The seven members of the tribe went back to the camp. Pikachu was sitting in the corner of the shelter, his face downcast. Ike walked up and sat next to him and said one word.

"Samus."

"Should I give the idol?"

"Your choice. If you do, vote like me."

"Who then?"

Ike muttered to Pikachu the name of a member of the tribe.

IKE – INTERVIEW

"I got a chance to talk to Snake when no one else was around. Samus, Snake and I are all

voting for the same person. We just have to rely on Pikachu."

TRIBAL COUNCIL – NIGHT 3

"As you enter, grab the torch with your name on it and dip it into the fire. As you know, fire represents life in this game. Place it in the slot behind where you sit."

The tribe sat down on the bench.

"So, how was life for the past three days back at camp?" asked Master Hand.

"Well, it was dull. I mean there isn't much to do. We usually just sit around and talk," replied Link.

"One thing that is important out here is trust. Peach, who are you close to?"

"Umm...I guess I am closest to Lucas and Luigi. But I get along well with Link, Kirby, and Lucario as well."

"Is that your alliance?"

"I guess you could say that."

"Snake, she basically called you, Samus, Ike, and Pikachu out."

"I guess. I mean, you have to look at it in a logical way. They have six, we have four. We four aren't even aligned. Ike is solo and Pikachu always walks off on his own. Samus and I aren't technically working together, we just get along. So, regardless, alliance of four or not, they have the numbers and one of us four are going home tonight."

"What your saying is though, means you are easy targets?"

"No, Ike and I are the strongest two out here. They won't get rid of us."

"So Pikachu or Samus?"

"Samus," interrupted Link.

"You all are voting Samus?"

"That's the plan. We had a confrontation today, and it sealed her fate."

"What confrontation?" asked Master Hand.

"That arse said he knew who he was voting for and I asked who. He made it out to sound like me and he was lucky I didn't pound him into the sand," said Samus in a way that could send a chill up your spine.

"Well I guess it is time to vote. Pikachu, you are on the end, you go first."

And so the voting began. Pikachu stood up, walked around the fire, over the path, and around the corner to end up behind a rock wall where the voting would be done in private. Pikachu thought long and hard and wrote down a name. The name was five letters long. Pikachu walked back on the path to the fire and sat down. Luigi and Peach subsequently went up to cast a vote. Samus was fourth in line.

"I am voting for you in the hopes that this is the right decision. It's not what I want to do, but it supposedly is what has to be done."

She walked back. Ike and Snake went up to cast votes. Link followed.

"Samus, I am voting for you because you cost us the advantage in the challenge on day

two which gave Kuria a chance to win. I am blaming today's loss on you and I know you are gone tonight. Have fun being the first voted out of the game."

He walked back. Lucas went up next and Kirby followed Lucas. Lucario was the last to cast his vote. Once all ten had cast their vote, Master Hand nodded to the crowd.

"I'll go tally the votes."

Master Hand walked around and grabbed the voting jar. He turned around slowly, and walked with a slight glide back to the fire where he would read out the votes.

"If anyone has the immunity idol, if you wish to play it, now would not be the time to do so. Play it after the votes have been read. I will now read the votes."

There was a pause.

"Samus."

There was a sigh of relief let out by Pikachu.

"Samus. Samus. Samus."

Samus was pissed off. She wasn't the only one who screwed up. As long as different votes came out, she was going to be fine.

"Lucas. That's four votes for Samus, one vote for Lucas."

Lucas looked positively stunned. He wasn't sure why anyone would vote for him. He did nothing wrong and he always gave his full effort in the challenges.

"Lucas. Lucas. Lucas. Four votes for Samus, four votes for Lucas."

Ike and Snake looked at each other. They knew there was disappointment on their side.

Pikachu didn't give the idol to Samus for whatever reason.

"Samus."

Samus hung her head in shame.

"Lucas."

Samus, Ike, Snake, and Pikachu shot their heads up. Link, Lucas, Peach, Luigi, Kirby, and Lucario looked completely shocked. One of the six had changed their vote from Samus to Lucas. Link glared at the rest of his alliance.

"We have a tie. Samus, Lucas, you guys will not vote and everyone else will vote again.

Lucario, take the voting jar and you are up first."

Lucario took the jar and re-voted. The process continued down to Pikachu. Pikachu once again thought long and hard but voted as he did before.

"Lucas, I need to stay with the strong people, sorry."

Master Hand went to get the votes again. Once he returned, he read the votes once again.

"Samus. Lucas. Lucas. Samus. Samus. Samus. Lucas. Lucas."

A gasp was released in the tribe. Someone had for sure left the alliance of six.

"The rules of Survivor state that when there are two ties in a row, that the people voted for are safe and that the rest of the tribe will draw colored stones. The person that draws a purple stone will be sent home. Samus, Lucas, you may remain seated, but the rest of you, come and draw a stone from the bag. Do not look at it and hold it in your right hand. Then take a seat."

The eight tribe members that were not voted for stood up and drew stones one by one and sat down one by one. The looks on the faces varied. Ike and Snake were stoic. Pikachu was slightly anxious looking. Link was frustrated. Lucario and Luigi were wide-eyed and Peach was laughing that it came down to a game of luck for voting the first person out. Kirby looked oblivious. As Kirby took his seat Master Hand prepared to give the signal.

"Everybody ready? One... two... three... flip."

The tribe flipped over their hands and showed the rocks. Luigi gasped. He had the stone.

He looked like he was going to cry.

"Luigi, you have drawn the stone. Bring me your torch."

"Oh, I can't believe it was me. I did not deserve this." He placed his torch in the slot in front of Master Hand.

"Luigi, the tribe did not speak, the stones did. It is time for you to go," said Master Hand.

Luigi left the Tribal Council area and hiked down the long path out of view of the rest of the tribe. There was a solemn mood in the air. Master Hand spoke once again.

"It seems that this tribe has a divide. Hopefully though, you can overcome the separation and work together so you don't end up here once again. Head back to camp."

Onotoa, all nine members stood up, grabbed their torches and silently walked back to the camp. One thing went through the minds of the nine contestants: there was about the be some serious drama.

LUIGI - INTERVIEW AFTER ELIMINATION

"It sucks being the first person voted out. I bet I would have made it to the merge. Whoever flipped their vote cost me my chance at a million dollars. Other than that, I had fun participating in the game and I cannot wait to see who the winner is. The reunion should be great. Good luck Peach and Mario. Peace."

NEXT TIME ON: SMASH SURVIVOR –

SAMUS AND LINK GO HEAD TO HEAD AND THE DIVISION IS FURTHERED. THE FLIPPER REVEALS THEIR IDENTITY AND A KURIA TRIBE MEMBER STARTS TO GET ANNOYED WITH SOMEONE IN THE TRIBE.