Survivor - Kodai Island
Chapter 1 - The Marooning
Yeah, I know how shocked you guys are, lol. Yes, this is true. I'm finally back in the Smash fandom. After posting literally nothing for the entirety of 2017, I began posting stuff again. But the "Survivor" idea came to me a few months earlier, and I've been working on it since. (The entire story is already almost done, so don't expect me to suddenly put this on hiatus!
For those of you who don't know what Survivor is, it's basically a reality game show on TV where you take a group of people to an isolated location to where they must provide themselves with food, shelter, and fire in order to survive. To make it as long as possible, they must compete in challenges for reward and immunity in order to prevent themselves from elimination. If they are in danger of elimination, they will head to "Tribal Council" to where they must vote people off one by one until the last person remains to claim the title of "Sole Survivor" as well as a million dollars. (In case if you're interested in watching the actual show, PM me and I'll find a way to hook you up!)
Yes, this might be a lot to take in to some people (especially for those who are unaware on what Survivor is), but as each chapter passes, hopefully it'll make things easier. Just as a reminder, you don't have to watch the actual show to read this. But in this case, twenty Smashers (who do not know each other in any way) will be stranded on an island in Japan and battle it out for thirty nine days until the last person proves to outwit, outplay, and outlast the other 19 competitors to win the game.
This first chapter is basically going to be the opening for this story, where you will be given a brief overview on what Survivor is all about. However, the actual game will not start taking place until chapter 2. More will be explained in the author's note in the end, where I already expect a bunch of questions. I'll be more than happy to answer them. But for now, enjoy this intro!
~KF
Survivor...
The greatest social experiment the world's ever seen...
"If you are a big fan of the show, everyone knows it's a dream come true. But if you're gonna be here, even if you are the first person out, you know you gotta show people that you're definitely here to play a good game, especially if there's a million dollars on the line." ~Samus
Twenty people from different walks of life will battle it out on an island until one remains to claim the million dollar prize...
"Of course being around certain people for a long while can benefit me going forward, but it's clearly foolish for ones that are here to make friends. I won't ever be afraid. I will slit your throat and I couldn't care less." ~Ganondorf
They have been divided into two tribes of ten where they will have to build a shelter and make fire on their own...
"Folks that know me from back home know that I have a lot of experience with me. I know how to start a fire without flint, I know how to fish, and I taught myself how to climb trees. Coming on the show, I know that I have to perform around camp. Not only it's good in general, but it's a good strategic move because then people will be appreciative of you, which will increase your chances of not being voted out early." ~Link
They will then live together on an isolated island in Japan for thirty-nine days as they will outwit, outplay, and outlast until only one person remains...
"You have to actually play the game in order to win a season on Survivor. Whatever's necessary for you to do what you need to do out here to slaughter everyone else, then that's just what you gotta do. That's all there is to it." ~Snake
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In the middle of the East China Sea was a large boat containing all sorts of food supply, as well as the twenty competitors that were officially confirmed to be part of the season. Their curiosity was certainly getting the better of them as their eyes gazed on the events that were occurring around them.
"Sails in! Anchors down!"
The country's natives were preparing to put the boat to a stop before the anchor finally dropped. Each of the castaways were instructed by production to line up on either side of the boat depending on the team.
Finally, Master Hand, the host of Survivor, emerged as he floated right in the center of the boat, with two tribes facing him from either his left or his right.
"Welcome... to 'Survivor - Kodai Island'."
Various forms of celebration sounded from the contestants of the season as they expressed their excitement that their day finally arrived.
"We are now stranded in the middle of the East China Sea as we are in Okinawa, Japan. You guys will be living on Kodai Island where you must work together and vote each other out for thirty nine days until one will remain to earn a million dollars with the title of Sole Survivor. Guy in the front with the blue overalls." He pointed directly at a medium sized former plumber. "What's your name?"
"Mario." He answered confidently with a grin.
"Mario, so we kick off a new season of Survivor. I'm gonna ask a simple question. What do you expect out here in general from the people you're surrounded with?"
"Well," He began taking a quick look around. "The war's obviously gonna start. There are two tribes here, and the tribe that I'm on right now, all I'm going to do is to tell my team that we have to be ready for anything. There have been seasons past that were really unpredictable, so we never know what to expect until it actually happens."
"Okay, let's take a look on the other side." Master Hand rotated his hand-like body to the other ship. "Tall woman in the back, what's your name?"
"Bayonetta." The woman smirked.
"Bayonetta, he basically said that there are two tribes, early in the game the goal is to beat the other team. Would you consider that to be a typical comment by someone who's not on your side?" The host inquired.
She nodded in agreement. "I guess so, which is not surprising. There's a lot of competition here. If Mario is planning on competitive game, then he's not the only one because there are nineteen other people here and for all we know, everyone can be just as ready as he is."
With Mario reacting with a simple shrug, some members of the opposing laughed in return.
"Alright, let's get this started." Master Hand jumped right into it. "Mario, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Dedede, Fox, Falco, Samus, 'Captain Falcon', Sonic, 'Snake', your tribe name is 'Sumasshu'. You all are wearing red buffs. Link, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario, Wolf, Ike, Pit, 'Wii Fit Trainor', Little Mac, Bayonetta your tribe name is 'Tatakai'. You all are wearing blue buffs. Shall we get started?"
Once again, many different forms of cheer were heard from the twenty survivors.
"Alright. On my go, you will get as many supplies you can. They include fruits, chickens, tools, and everything else that will help you make it on the island for thirty nine days. You will have two minutes to get whatever you can as you all jump off the ship and head to your boat, which will contains your maps to your new home. Once the time is up, you will all then paddle to your island. Survivors ready?"
They all stared and waited for their cue.
"...GO!"
Immediately, all twenty people went to work getting supplies for their respective tribes as they all barked out orders with each other to help grab as many supplies as possible. Some chose to grab the many crates of fruit and supplies and were already throwing it over board.
"This challenge was first done by competitors from the very first season of Survivor." Master Hand recalled.
"Get the chickens!" Samus shouted, noticing two chickens getting loose from the trap they were in. Since Snake was near, he attempting lunging at one of them, but they both jumped off the ship and into the water. Being annoyed, he knew he had to jump off the ship anyway.
"Somebody get those two chicken before that other person gets it!" Bayonetta said as she then watched Ike jump off. Fox however heard Bayonetta's comment, which caused him dash forward and launch himself overboard to get to the chickens before anyone from the opposing team could. He already had another crate worth of supplies in hand.
"One way to do this is to make sure the supplies you get are the most useful!" Master Hand advised the contestants.
During the whole scramble, the Wii Fit Trainer lifted up a crate full of bananas only to discover a tan envelope that had the words 'SECRET ADVANTAGE' written on it. She quickly grabbed it and tucked in her pants straightaway, making sure that no one was looking.
With more supplies being thrown overboard, more of the castaways began to follow suit to make their way to their boat. Donkey Kong ended up being the one to grab the paddles for Sumasshu, with Ganondorf grabbing his for Tatakai.
"Thirty seconds left! Let's go!" Master Hand shouted.
As soon as the thought was ingrained in their heads, they hustled even more to make sure that the most necessary items were off this ship. At that point, almost all of the players were leaping off. The ones that weren't were carelessly throwing items off the ship, with the others narrowly dodging to avoid being hit in the head. Unfortunately, it did not work for Dedede, who was not swift enough to prevent being hit in the head by an apple.
"Ten seconds left, get over!"
As Master Hand started counting down, the last of the contestants grabbed whatever they could in their hands before finally throwing themselves over before splashing hard in the water. Bowser ended up being the last castaway to do so, and of course, right when he landed in the water, he caused the biggest splash of all.
"Time's up!" Master Hand shouted.
"...Okay, we got the paddles." Samus confirmed. "Now, who's a good swimmer?"
"Don't look at me..." Sonic looked away.
"Now, which way do we paddle?" Ike inquired. "East or west?"
"...This map's upside down..." Wolf noticed as he flipped it around.
Master Hand rotated himself from the survivors to the camera in front of him. "Thirty-nine days, twenty people, one survivor!"
"Survivor is anyone's dream come true." Ike said with a proud grin on his face. "So if you wanna win, you gotta be willing to do anything or you're going home, and I will do anything in my power to make it all the way to the end and win."
And there you have it! The introductory chapter is now finished and the official game will start next time where we will go through day one. Lemme explain to you how this is gonna work.
The last bit of dialogue that was italicized was no accident. It was italicized because that was basically the first confessional of the season, so congrats Ike fans. A confessional is basically when you admit your own personal thoughts on a reality TV show right in front of a camera. All pieces of dialogue that are italicized will be confessionals unless I state otherwise.
Updates will be on every Wednesday. There will be exactly fifty chapters containing all thirty-nine days, the finale, and the reunion where all twenty contestants reunite on a live reunion show to recall the events of the game. The second chapter is going to cover the entirety of day one and the third chapter's gonna cover day two and part of day three which we will see the first immunity challenge. The tribe that loses then goes to Tribal Council (chapter 4) which is also part of day three. During that chapter, we will see who's going to be the first person voted out of the game. So clearly, there's a lot that is going to happen for the next thirty nine days with these people. (Don't worry about me not updating one week, since I've already written 45 of the 50 chapters in advance! I just gotta edit them all to make sure they're great for you all.)
Each chapter there are going to be a series of questions where you can answer in your reviews if you want, as well as expressing on what do you like/dislike so that I will know your thoughts on this in general, so here we go...
Questions:
1. How exciting it is to have these Smashers compete on a game show like this and why?
2. What tribe are you going to root for right out of the gate?
3. Who do you think might be the first person voted out of this game? (I might ask this again next week)
I encourage all Super Smash Brothers and Survivor fans to review and I will see you all next week!