Kodai Island - Ponderosa
Chapter 1 - Juror #1
Okay, KoopalingFan here with the first chapter of "Kodai Island - Ponderosa." Like I said, in order to not be spoiled, I highly recommend you read Kodai Island up until the end of chapter 28. So if you are really interested, it is not too late to check out the main fic to this, "Survivor - Kodai Island."
As for the people that came here from that story, this is the part of the game to where after jury members are voted out, viewers typically see a "Ponderosa" series on YouTube on what takes place immediately after their torch gets snuffed. So here we get to see just that, only in Fanfiction form of course. (For those of you who are still new to Survivor thanks to my fic, this should be very interesting as you all probably have many questions. If so, I'm more than eager to answer them in your reviews!)
Now, let's see what takes place, here...
~KF
Night 21
"Greetings. I am Ganondorf, juror number one. And this is my ponderosa."
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An enraged Ganondorf Dragmire was seen traveling far away from the Tribal Council area. However, as infuriated as he was, he faced remained rather neutral, yet his head was hanging down in frustration. Everything that could have went wrong for him went wrong, yet certainly not in a way he expected at all.
"Fools… Fools are all these fools are. All of them." He grumbled under his breath. "They can't even keep their word for one merge tribal where they were already lying straight to my face, and I was unfortunately unable to see it coming. I should have known something was going on when not many people spoke with me directly."
"The plan was simple. Mario or Bowser." Ganon explained. "That was it. Since we had to split votes due to idol, I was one of the three that was supposed to write down Mario's name. He only received two votes, and I was never told who else was supposed to write down Mario. Now I have no clue who flipped on me."
Nearby was a medical tent. In Survivor, after a castaway got voted off, he or she was required to enter a medical tent for a quick check up by Dr. Crazy Hand before they were cleared to head out on a chopper boat.
Ganondorf Dragmire headed inside, meeting the doctor face to hand.
"How are you feeling?" The doctor inquired.
"Disappointed, but not surprised." Given his situation, he shook his head in irritation. "Bad things always occur when the person is always thinking carefully with calculated decisions. It was a poor calculated move to get rid of me when they did, and now there is no way I can get my revenge..."
Ignoring his complaints, Crazy Hand went on with the usual procedure. "How much did you weigh before you started off?"
"Dr. Crazy Hand was attempting to take my mind off of what just occurred, but I am no fool. They chose to make a horrible move by turning the tables against me, when they now have to deal with both Bowser and Mario where they are most likely to cause chaos for everyone involved. How was I much more of a threat than the both of them combined?"
"Alright..." He placed a clipboard on a podium. "You're 7'3, and so before you started this game, you were... 291 lbs... Read what the scale says."
"..." With one glance, Dragmire's eyes slightly enlarged. He seemed to lost even more weight than he expected. "...266..."
"So you lost twenty-five pounds, Ganon." Crazy Hand concluded writing the necessary information on the clipboard.
"Is that normal?"
"For someone that's your size in the beginning of this adventure, yes. Like I said, your 7'3, and you're a fit guy. Now I need to check your blood pressure and you will be good to go."
"Eating so little food for those twenty one days had taken a toll on my body. I am ever so thankful to eat regularly again at Ponderosa... Perhaps it may be the only positive aspect about this experience; you have the opportunity to replenish yourself after dealing with dimwitted buffoons the entire time."
With Crazy Hand escorting Ganondorf to the boat, with a climb on board, the Gerudo was on his way, taking a final glance back. To his surprise, it was still possible to see Tribal Council from his location. Yet on the down side of things, he felt an immediate pit in his stomach. The many thoughts of Survivor in general, the tribal, and his fellow castaways were way too much for him to handle at the time. Thus, all he did to handle the situation was to let out a deep grunt escape. How dare his fellow castaways vote him off the island in such a way? One minute he thought that there was no way in Hyrule he would have went been the first jury member of Kodai Island, the next, right after Koopa's fifth vote, it just all rained down on him. What went wrong?
"Perhaps I was the most physical person of the tribe, but from my perspective, Bowser was next in line as far as challenge dominance went. Yet the thing is that he is even more overbearing than myself, and he is simply an underdog that could win the million. The fact that they chose to keep him over me is overwhelming."
Of course, there was always the feeling of 'taking everything in', which was exactly how Ganondorf the Gerudo felt upon stepping foot on the deck. He gradually made his way to the Ponderosa, simultaneously perceiving the place.
"Prior to this adventure, I had to hear about this 'Ponderosa'. It's apparently some resort that we're all required to attend prior to the game beginning, and immediately after you get booted."
"...Hmm..." He was too busy eyeing his surroundings, at the time, the first juror member did not know what to think. Sure, there was the Ponderosa itself, but there was also the thoughts of his appearance, and food, the latter being the more immediate thought upon getting closer. However, 'taking everything in' meant that he had to take a longer time before getting to those few steps.
Upon entering the resort, which represented the castaways' holding area, he took a big glance eyeing many tables, as well as chefs in the kitchen, a menu one of the black tables, and a large mirror.
"So before I had the desire to eat, I've decided to take the opportunity to see myself so that I could be aware of what has happened to my body."
His eyes widened once more. More hair had grown on his face, and his muscular body grew even thinner over the past three weeks. The thought of 'looking terrible' never occurred, yet there was still the feeling that he would have had quite a bit of work to to do for the next couple days.
"..." He sighed.
"From that moment on, I knew that in order for me to look more like my normal self, I need to put some of this weight back on. And so, having dinner at Ponderosa is a pretty decent start."
A fork full of meatloaf immediately found itself caught in the mouth of Ganondorf Dragmire, chewing on it rather quickly. Initially he was eating at a normal speed, yet within a minute, the power of hunger proved to be too much for him to handle. He had no care at all whether the chefs and production were smirking at him in reaction; he needed to eat. Period.
"...I... hate to admit it... But,... I do happen to be one of those people who is quite fond of food. Me living without all the food luxury back at home from weeks has taken a toll on me and it showed that night..."
Aside from the meatloaf, Ganon was then seen harvesting on pizza, hamburgers, a small sad, and sushi. A glass of red wine to him was the perfect drink to go with everything.
-/-
If that was not enough for the male Gerudo, upon opening the door to a small house, by the time he made it inside, he stared speechless.
"It was almost as if I completely forgotten what a real bed looked like... But what stuck out to me the most was the whole shower situation; it was not as if those type of showers were the same back where I came from..."
Within an hour later, Ganondorf was lying stomach down on his bed, turning off the lamp on his beside table.
Day 22
The following morning, he was once again back at Ponderosa eating his first meal of the day. Bacon, eggs, french toast, pancakes, and hash browns covered two plates, with both coffee and tea on the side.
"Um... I would not say that I was binge eating, but I ate a lot again that morning. Since I have not gotten the chance to win any reward challenge post merge due to obvious reasons, I am tasting everything that I can here before I leave once the adventure is over for everyone else. On the bright side of things, I have to admit that it does feel quite nice being here alone, not counting the Survivor team and production staff..."
"..." He was now eyeing his white mug full of coffee, pointing at it while turning his head back to seemingly one of the chefs at Ponderosa. "...If you don't mind me asking, is this the largest in terms of size?"
-/-
Aside from the food experience at the Ponderosa, Dragmire was now occupying himself by lifting various weights, using a treadmill (which he needed help on how to use it), and doing classic exercises such as sit ups and push ups.
"I suppose the concept of... 'working out' has the potential to be a personal hobby of mine. Since I am going to be resigning here for eighteen days, it is best if I do something around here to avoid being in a state of boredom. Besides, it'd be best if I think of something other than what is currently going on in the game, even though I have plenty of questions?"
Sitting on a stool by the bar taking a break, it was exactly what he seemed to be thinking of based on his blank stare at nowhere in particular, his head resting in the palm of his left hand. For a while he stayed like that. He did not know why, but as stated previously, with the exception of finding himself something to do, his mind thought of nothing but the game. It was worth it while he lasted, yet for the most part, the fact that he was out so early, and other people still remaining in the game (with a couple people who was not even fond of) was beyond him. Why did it have to be Ganondorf of all people? Why could it not have been Bowser? Or Mario? Or Wii Fit Trainer? ...Or even Link?
"I had no plans of going out this way... There is still much I could have done... If only I wrote down Bowser, I would not be sitting here right now, as much as I may enjoy it. However, some of us needed to write down Mario's name, and so me and Bayonetta were the first to volunteer. But two people changed their votes on me. ...I have not done anything to them. It was an extremely foolish move as far as I'm concerned. Bowser deserved to be where I am at the moment because it was the right time for him to have his torch snuffed, based on his story. I am... disappointed to say the least..."
Now that Ganondorf Dragmire's workout was completely finished, he spent the remainder hour of that morning walking along the beach nearby, the water hitting his feet every so often. Yet Ganon was too busy eyeing the horizon to notice.
"Despite making the merge being one of the biggest goals off of a survivor's personal checklist, I am still out in thirteenth place, not even in the top ten. To think that there was so much more I could have done to save myself makes things worse. I was one of the last few people remaining in the challenge, and if I would have won that necklace, that could have automatically guaranteed myself a spot in the final twelve. And maybe, just maybe, I would have made it even further because of that. Yet, with me being the first member of the jury, not knowing that I had the opportunity to write down a certain name to save myself by one vote... it is without a doubt... a rather... hard pill to swallow."
He was still staring off into the horizon, yet at that point, he had stopped in his tracks to fold his arms.
"However, in spite of that, based on myself progressing to this phase of the game, as well as the type of game I played, I couldn't be more proud of myself. Yet as I stated before, it is still early, so I am rather disappointed at the same time. So with that being said, overall, this so called 'bittersweet' feeling would haunt me for quite a while... But to end this on a more positive note, coming out here was a perfect opportunity for me, and I have no fears of playing again someday."
Sorry if that last part of the chapter was a little sad, or in this case, bittersweet like Ganondorf said, but these are his overall feelings after being voted out of the game. He's proud of himself, yet disappointed. And he was right, by the way. If only he wrote down Bowser, he would have still been in the game, and would have most likely called people out and step his game up (lol). But he had no idea that he was even getting voted for, so it is what it is for him.
Updates will be on Thursdays, yet only after people get voted out from this point in my main fic. There are going to be ten jury members, which means that there will be ten chapters. This one in particular ended up being shorter and easier than I expected, since Ganondorf has the place all to himself, but things will change as more jurors come.
Questions:
1. What did you like/dislike about Ganondorf's game? It's clear he had some flaws, so I wanna know your thoughts on the matter.
2. Did you feel bad for Ganon after he got blindsided, or he got what he deserved?
3. How is Ganondorf going to react to the next person when he or she comes to Ponderosa?
If Ganondorf was one of your top five players for this season, don't be afraid to vote for him and up to four other people on my profile and I will see you all next time!
