(Ah, baby! We got a premiere episode on the way, a 357 production! Now, I'm actually writing for the people that I own (myself, Colette, and Aurora), I'm mainly doing that and editing to make this look pretty for all you people. So without further ado, let's get this show on the road!)
In the captain's quarters of Flash's ship, the Royal Champion, we find four people seated. The first, of course, was G.
"Welcome, one and all, to the big premiere of Survivor: Sparkling Waters!" The teen cheered. "Before we get to the excitement, we have a brief introduction to the show and its crew."
The guy sitting next to G was Flash, 17 years of age. He was wearing a battleship gray button-up polo, black swim trunks with a white floral pattern, light blue crocs, and a tan sunhat with the season logo on the front. "We're on board the LSV current ship, Royal Champion, en route to our location for this season of Survivor, with our biggest cast yet."
"That's right, a total of 21 contestants!" G grinned. "Steering us is Flash's intern Colette, who is here on the show as usual."
"That's right. Because this thing doesn't have auto-pilot." Flash commented. The woman next to Flash was 20 years of age, who had the same skin tone and hair color as Colette's, but shoulder length, along with dark blue eyes. She wore a lavender t-shirt with a breast pocket on the right side, a denim skirt and white tennis shoes. On her hands white gloves with the Red Cross symbol.
"I'm her sister, Aurora." She greeted. "The location this time is Sparkling Waters, one of the few places Mario, his brother, and two brave Toads traveled through on one of their several quests to save Princess Peach." Beside Aurora was a man of 19 with messy black hair. He was muscularly built and wore a black T-shirt, black swim trunks, and sandals. He lounged in his seat lazily.
"I'm Hank. G hired me to do... Something. I don't know. Money was offered. I don't have any information to offer you. Focus the camera on someone else already." He introduced himself.
"We're hoping to give you a good season here," G grinned. The cameras switched down to three smaller speedboats following behind the galleon. One was green, a second was black, and a third was yellow.
"Just behind us are the 21 players- all mages of Fairy Tail- split up into 3 tribes of 7." Flash explained. "Even though they know each other already, and while they cannot speak to one another, their first impressions on their chances are already forming."
"I don't care. Freed guilt tripped me into doing this. I don't really understand this show...Maybe it'll be over quick." -Laxus
"This game sounds as if it will be an amusing pastime. I didn't hear of a similar competition in Edolas, but there wasn't as much entertainment there. I wonder how Gajeel will fare..." -Lily
"Ah, a game show. Yes, it will be just like plays from before. I so enjoyed that job...I am sure this will be just as enjoyable." -Erza
"If every challenge requires height, then I'm quitting." -Levy
The cameras then shifted back into the captain's quarters. "It's the ultimate challenge! 21 mages of the famed guild Fairy Tail, will be abandoned here, forced to create a new society." Flash began.
"Oh dear... I can't believe everyone agreed to this. I'm simply here to make sure nothing happens to Wendy..." -Carla
"They must learn to adapt, or they will be voted out of the tribe." Aurora added, watching as Flash had stood up. It looks like he was going to go on deck to finish this. G stood up again.
"Hehehe...I didn't really pay attention to most of what they said, but I'm ready to fight everyone! Gildarts, and Erza, and Laxus, and Gray, and Gajeel...All of those bastards agreed too! I'm ready to beat 'em! I'm all fired up!" -Natsu
The camera cuts out to the deck of the ship, Flash standing dead center. "In the end only one will remain to claim the 100 million Jewel prize!" He continued.
"This'll be a fun break~! Maybe we'll have some shipping, too~! Hmhmhm! Though I wouldn't mind some extra money myself~." -Mira
"39 days! 21 mages! 1 Survivor!" Flash concluded.
Warrod: Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Elfman, Cana, Levy, Freed
Precht: Happy, Lucy, Wendy, Lisanna, Gajeel, Evergreen, Bickslow
Yuri: Erza, Carla, Lily, Mira, Gildarts, Mest, Laxus
Royal Champion docked on one of the beaches of Sparkling Waters, the three speedboats docking shortly after.
"Ready to meet our contestants?" G asked Colette and Aurora. Hank had long vanished.
"Bring 'em in." Colette nodded. She was 19 years of age, standing at five foot ten, 130 pounds. Caramel skin, green eyes, and long black hair done back in a single ponytail. She was wearing a light green baby doll tee, aqua skinny jeans, and black high tops.
"I'm ready." Aurora answered. There were three mats in front of them- one green, one black, and one yellow.
"Finally, fresh air!" As soon as the doors opened, Natsu and Gajeel came rushing out of the boats. They both collapsed, panting.
"Right, motion sickness. They forgot to tell the people about it..." Lucy sighed.
"I did... Too..." Wendy mumbled.
Lucy and Happy were helping the blue-haired girl out of the Precht speedboat.
"What children..." Gray scoffed as he exited the Warrod boat.
"Gray, your clothes," Cana snickered as she followed.
"Ah!" Gray exclaimed.
"Gray-Sama should be a bit more modest on live TV... Not that Juvia minds," Juvia giggled, following them.
"Thank you for putting Juvia and Gray-Sama on the same team! We'll be such a good team together, Gray-Sama will propose to Juvia after the game is over! Juvia is sure..." -Juvia
"Man up and deal with it! Real men don't flinch at motion sickness!" Elfman roared, walking after the other Warrod tribesmen.
"Don't be so harsh, Elf-nii," Lisanna said, stepping out of the Precht speedboat.
"It's disappointing to see our family split up like this, but at least it means we won't have to vote for each other no matter what. I'm determined to make it to the individual part with my siblings!" -Lisanna
Freed, Evergreen, Bickslow, and Laxus all exited their respective boats silently. Levy trailed after Freed, looking exhausted.
"Why does Lu-chan get the team of sane people? Natsu, Gray, Elfman... This is exhausting..." -Levy
"Lively as usual, I see," Erza laughed. Mira followed her, looking cheerful as ever. Mest and Gildarts exited last.
Flash looked to the Monarch sisters. "This, is the Fairy Tail guild I've told you so much about." He said to them.
"They look just like you described them. One big happy familia." Colette responded.
Once everyone got to their respective mats, Flash greeted, "Welcome, Fairy Tail! To Survivor: Sparkling Waters! Your debut on competitive reality television."
"Hell yeah! Let's skip to the fighting!" Natsu cheered. "I'm all fired up!"
"Weren't you listening, idiot?! It's not a fighting competition!" Gray exclaimed.
"I'm glad I'm not on their team..." Lucy mumbled.
Colette giggled. "Well, someone's got team spirit."
"Now, let's just cut to the elephant in the room." Flash pointed to Erza. "Erza. Good to see you again. What do you notice about the tribe division here?"
"It seems to be based on the S-Class trial," Erza noted. "Except Mest is misplaced and Loke isn't competing..."
"Astute observations." Aurora complimented. "There are tribal division themes, such was the case with Cagayan and Kaoh Rong, the division being Brains vs Brawn vs Beauty."
"And then there was Worlds Apart, which divided tribes based on social class- White Collar vs Blue Collar vs No Collar." Flash added. He pointed over to Bickslow. "Bickslow, right? What do you think about your tribe's chances against the other two?"
"It looks like you put all the strong people on one tribe," He snickered. "Hardly fair... Am I right, babies?"
"Right! Right!" His floating tiki heads chanted as they circled him.
"The divisions in this one are S-Class candidates vs partners vs everyone else," G explained.
"Well, I can certainly say the challenges you have faced...I think this'll be a completely new experience for all of you." He pointed towards Juvia. "Juvia. Do you think you'll be ready for this?"
"Juvia is ready for anything with Gray-Sama at her side!" She replied cheerfully.
"Alright." Flash tossed maps to Levy, Lisanna, and Mest. "These are the maps to your new homes. In 2 days' time, you'll compete in your first challenge, so I suggest you guys get settled in, and enjoy your time out here."
"But before you go...any last questions from anyone?" Colette just had to ask. Everyone remained silent. "Okay then. Everyone have a great 39 days, and keep your eyes on the prize." She sent them off with that remark.
"I am going to enjoy every moment of this..." Flash grinned.
Warrod Day 1
"I'm bored! Why are we doing this? I want to fight! This is boring!" Natsu continued to groan boisterously.
"Shut up, Flamebrain. You agreed to come here just like all of us," Gray grumbled.
"Juvia doesn't understand why the other five are here...Gray-Sama and Juvia would do just fine alone!" -Juvia
"Man up, Natsu. We've just gotta man this thing out," Elfman declared.
"Heh... You guys are hilarious," Cana grinned, drinking from a bottle she brought with her. "Gray, your clothes."
"Ah!" Gray exclaimed again.
Levy and Freed were at the front, leading the Warrod Tribe using the map. Levy looked back and sighed.
"At least Gajeel isn't here...Though I have to say, I miss him a bit," -Levy
"Just focus on the map, Levy," Freed said.
"R- right!" Levy responded.
After a little while, the green buffed tribe finally found their campsite.
"We're here, everyone!" Freed announced.
"Finally!" Natsu yelled.
"That took forever!" Gray yelled. Gray and Natsu dashed past Levy and Freed, only to stop short.
"What the hell?! There's no camp!" Natsu roared angrily.
"We have to build all shelter ourselves, remember?" Levy groaned. Silence fell over the surprised Warrod Tribe. The silence was short lived when Levy yelled, "You didn't seriously forget, did you?!"
"Well, let's get to it then!" Natsu cheered.
"You said it like a man! Let's do this!" Elfman roared.
"Hell yeah!" Gray cheered.
"Juvia will help Gray-Sama!" Juvia cheered. The four mages hurried off to chop down trees and build. Levy collapsed to the ground.
"How can they walk that big distance and then run around with heavy stuff...?" She groaned.
"They're certainly a lively bunch," Cana laughed, sitting beside her.
"Cana's right. At least I have a bunch of muscle to do the hard work for me. I have to be positive... Oh god, I'm living with Natsu and Elfman for 39 days..." -Levy
Precht Day 1
"Aye, I found it!"
Happy flew down to the Precht Tribe, waving the map cheerfully. He had been scouting for their camp from the air.
"It's right this way!" The blue exceed grinned.
"Good job, Happy!" Lucy cheered, giving him a little high five. "I'm so glad we got an exceed!"
"Natsu's team must be going crazy," Lisanna laughed.
"Yeah! I'm glad I'm not with all of those crazies," Lucy laughed. "Poor Levy-Chan won't survive..."
"Heh, the shrimp is stuck with Salamader. That's hilarious. I get the most relaxing tribe. *pause* Dammit, I wanna fight too..." -Gajeel
Happy led the way, Lucy, Wendy, and Lisanna close behind him. Gajeel followed behind them. In the rear were Evergreen and Bickslow, who talked amongst themselves quietly. After a while, thanks to Happy, the black buffed tribe arrived at their campsite. Gajeel got to work building shelter instantly.
"A little help here?" Gajeel yelled. He was carrying around timber and other materials in order to build up the campground. There was little built so far, despite a good half hour of labor.
"I'm exhausted..." Lucy moaned.
"Such a long walk..." Wendy mumbled.
The two girls were collapsed against a rock, as they had been since arriving.
"Can't the rest of ya help?!" Gajeel growled in annoyance. "Making a camp ain't easy!"
"I can't lift anything," Happy pointed out.
"I'm no good at that either," Lisanna said.
"I have no interest in such things," Evergreen huffed.
"Sorry, man," Bickslow laughed.
"Sorry! Sorry!" His babies parroted.
"I thought it was good to have a relaxed tribe instead of Salamander and Streaker's tribe, but I forgot about one thing...They're all lazy slackers! Cheerleader and the kid aren't even the worst...I miss Salamander and Streaker. And you know it's bad when I miss Salamander..." -Gajeel
Yuri Day 1
The Yuri Tribe had the same idea as the Precht Tribe. Carla and Lily flew back down to their waiting tribe mates.
"We've located the camp. Simply follow us," Carla ordered. The two exceeds flew in the lead, Mest following shortly after. Following him, Erza and Mira were chatting cheerfully.
"Isn't it nice to have a break from all of the guild work?" Mira asked.
"Indeed. A TV show is just what I need...that play was the best job I had ever taken!" Ezra's eyes shone.
"She did terribly in that..." Carla grumbled. "Why she liked it I can't fathom..."
"It's not exactly the same," Mira giggled.
"Yes, but it's just as exciting! I can't wait for the true festivities to begin!" Erza said excitedly. Mira laughed, smiling. Laxus followed closely behind them, looking grumpy as usual. Gildarts trailed behind the tribe.
"I don't get why I'm in some TV show...I wanted to head on another job." -Gildarts
Once the yellow buffed tribe arrived at camp, they had gotten to work building their shelter. the Yuri Tribe had just finished building their camp at the same time as the Precht Tribe was barely started. Laxus, Gildarts, Erza, Mira, Lily, and Mest had worked together to efficiently build a large shelter. Laxus had gone off to get food, while the rest lounged around chatting.
"Looks like we're off to a very good start!" Mira noted cheerfully.
"Indeed. This is most enjoyable," Erza agreed.
"I'm not so sure... Camping is hardly a ladylike activity," Carla frowned.
"Don't worry! It will be fun!" Erza said, patting Carla, who was in human form, hard on the back.
"Please, be gentle, Erza..." Carla winced.
"Oh! Sorry!" Erza quickly said.
"Don't worry, Carla. With all of us working together, it'll be a piece of cake~!" Mira giggled.
"I do hope so... Though I'm more worried for Wendy," Carla admitted.
"Wendy is tough. She'll be fine," Lily put in.
"I do hope so..." Carla murmured. Mest watched them from afar.
"I can't believe my guildmates... This is a chance to get a ton of jewel easily, and they're just treating it like a vacation! Well, I won't sit down and enjoy myself just because they are. If they're going to be sitting ducks, I'll take full advantage of it!" -Mest
"I'm always ready for a break!" Gildarts cheered.
"Then why don't you actually take a break?" Carla deadpanned. Taking Carla's advice, Gildarts plopped down against the shelter, but this accidentally crashed it.
"...oops..." The ace grinned meekly as his tribe mates glared at him.
"Stay out of the main area!" Gildarts was promptly kicked to the edge of the campsite.
"It's a good thing we work quickly..." Carla sighed as they began rebuilding the shelter.
"...I leave for half an hour, and something like this happens...?" Laxus murmured, having arrived back at the camp with a dead bear dragged behind him.
Warrod Day 2
"Remember when I said I was happy that my tribe could at least do the physical labor I can't? Well, I overestimated them." -Levy
Levy crawled out of the shelter, which was essentially a poorly thrown together branch teepee, looking very tired.
"Day two, huh...? At least I survived one day," Levy sighed.
"You can only get removed every three days," Cana pointed out. She was drinking, of course.
"Thanks, Cana." -Levy
"Geez, it was kinda drafty in there!" Natsu laughed as he exited after her.
"That's because there are gaps between the branches for the wind to come in," Levy grumbled.
"I didn't notice anything," Gray said, having lost most of his clothes.
"That's because ice mages don't feel the cold," Levy grumbled. "Also, your clothes."
"Ah!"
"Didn't ANY of you have trouble sleeping?" Levy asked, frowning.
"I didn't have any trouble," Gray said as he pulled his pants on.
"If Gray-Sama is okay, then so is Juvia!" Juvia followed up cheerfully.
"I slept like a baby!" Cana grinned.
"It was suitable," Freed replied shortly. He moved to the edge of the camp to avoid further discussion.
"Great... This means it won't get fixed," Levy grumbled.
"Man up, Levy! We're all the wilderness together, so we have to be men!" Elfman roared.
"That's kinda hard when I'm a woman!" Levy yelled back.
"I'm hungry. Time to go fishing!" Natsu cheered, heading off to the vast water.
"I'll find something in the wild," Gray said, heading off.
"Wait up for Juvia, Gray-Sama!" Juvia squealed, skipping after him.
"Men hunt for themselves! Man!" Elfman roared, following them.
"Don't scare off all the animals, or we'll have to rely on Natsu's fishing!" Levy called.
"Hehe..." Natsu snickered.
"What is it now...?" Levy sighed, looking over to find Natsu catching fish left and right. "What?!"
"Hehe... Easy as pie!" Natsu laughed.
Levy examined the fish- a Cheep Cheep- blinking in curiosity.
"What kind of fish are these...? So red... And BIG..."
"Does it matter? Let's eat 'em!" Natsu grinned, lighting the fire with his magic.
"Okay, maybe Natsu has his perks after all. We don't even need a fire kit..." -Levy
Precht Day 2
"This shelter is terrible!" Evergreen complained.
"Great, now how about you help me finish it so it isn't horrible?" Gajeel grumbled.
The entire Precht Tribe hadn't quite had their sleep. Their ramshackle shelter couldn't be called finished in any sense of the word.
Well... One member had managed to sleep.
"Worked fine for me!" Happy said cheerfully.
"Because you don't need much of a shelter!" Gajeel yelled.
"Okay Gajeel... We'll help you this time..." Lucy groaned.
"Thankfully, the lazy bastards actually worked today. Maybe I can pull this damn team together after all!" -Gajeel
"Open, gate of the golden cow, Taurus!"
"Moooooooooo!"
Lucy grinned as her spell worked.
"Taurus will help build the shelter, while I go hunting using Sagittarius!" Lucy said cheerfully.
"I'll help you gather food," Lisanna volunteered.
Meanwhile, Bickslow had his babies helping out with building the shelter.
"This is more like it," Gajeel grinned.
Yuri Day 2
The Yuri Tribe had successfully rebuilt it's shelter. Gildarts had not been allowed to sleep in it, unfortunately for him.
"What can we even do before the challenge happens? We don't really need this much time..." Mira pointed out.
"We'll just have to spend some time in the wilderness. What a joy," Carla replied.
"There are many ways to amuse oneself when camping," Erza said knowingly, standing behind them.
"Joy," Carla repeated.
"I wonder where Laxus is," Mira said.
"He said he was hunting again," Lily replied.
"He'll be missing out on the fun. Come, let us enjoy Sparkling Waters!" Erza said, dragging Carla and Mira off. Mest shook his head.
"If I'm gonna have to sleep on the ground every day for 39 days... It's definitely not worth it," -Gildarts
Immunity Challenge Day 3
"Come on in guys!" Flash called, the Monarch sisters with him. The tribes trudged in. Warrod was looking quite cheerful, not counting Levy. The Precht Tribe wasn't looking particularly excited or particularly upset, though a negative vibe fell over them. The Yuri tribe seemed to be in high spirits, apart from Gildarts and Mest. Carla continuously looked over at Wendy. "Alright, so someone catch me up on how your tribes are doing." Flash spoke. "Gray, how's life over at Warrod?"
"It's fine, I guess. I don't know why you stuck Flamebrain and I together," Gray replied.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Natsu yelled.
"You're annoying!" Gray yelled back.
"Fight me, Gray!"
"I will!"
"Boys, please." Colette shot a look at them to get them to calm down. "There'll be challenges later when you can get physical with one another."
Flash moved on. "Wendy, what about you? How's camp life on Precht?"
"Um...We had trouble building a shelter...Only Gajeel-San was very good at it," Wendy explained.
"I see..." Flash thought. "Makes me think Gajeel won't have to worry about being a target, then." He then looked to Gildarts. "And before we begin, how is camp life over at Yuri, Gildarts?"
"I destroyed our first shelter and got kicked out of camp," Gildarts grumbled. Natsu burst out laughing. Flash looked legitimately shocked.
"Wow." He then took a second to compose himself. "Alright, who's ready for your first challenge out here?" Warrod and Yuri cheered enthusiastically while Precht looked less than happy.
"We're probably gonna lose," -Gajeel
"Alright. For today's challenge, you're going to start by racing down a ramp, through a pile of hay, then high-step through an obstacle. Once everyone is through, one tribe member will have to release a ladder, and you'll have a choice on how to do this. You can either untie a series of knots, or you can choose to unlock three locks with a ring of 20 keys. Once the ladder is released, you'll have to work together to get across a platform, going up, across, and down. Once through, one tribe member will have to climb up, using only their fellow tribe mates as support to retrieve one of three bags of puzzle pieces." Flash began.
"The first puzzle is 50 pieces. This puzzle is easy for those who are good at traditional puzzles, and should be relatively easy. The second is 10 pieces. This puzzle will require you to try and see where everything would fit. The last one is 5 pieces. This one will require you to see the big picture, so to speak." Colette continued. "Each puzzle took me about the same amount of time to finish, and it should be the same for you guys."
"First two tribes to finish, wins this challenge. Wanna know what you're playing for?" Flash concluded.
"I think they do, Flash!" G said cheerfully, suddenly appearing.
"Alright." Flash grinned. "Aurora, mind showing them the immunity idol?"
"As you wish." Aurora pulled off a cover on the tribal immunity idol. The tribal immunity idol looked like a 1-up mushroom.
"Since we ARE in Mario," G grinned.
And there was also another one, except it had the appearance of a regular ol' Mushroom.
"This is what you guys are here for. With one of these idols, your tribe will be safe, and you'll all live to fight another day. If you don't have these, well, you're vulnerable for elimination." Flash explained. "You are also playing for reward. First tribe to finish..." Flash revealed a full fire making kit. "Wins a full fire making kit, filled with the things you need to get a fire going. Second tribe to finish, not much, but it'll get the job done." Flash pulled a flint out of his pocket. "Fire, in the form of flint. I know some of you have fire powers, but the great thing about the fire making kit and the flint is you cannot vote out fire. Losers get nothing but a date with G and myself at Tribal Council where someone will be the first person voted out of this game."
"With all that said, what do you think?" Aurora asked. "Worth playing for?"
"Let's do it!" Natsu cheered.
"Alright, we'll give you a moment to strategize, and then we'll get started." Flash smirked.
Once everyone was in position, Flash called, "Alright, here we go! First challenge of Sparkling Waters, let's set it off right. Survivors ready?...GO!"
First up were Freed, Wendy, and Mira. None of them seemed to stand out, as they all struggled about equally with the hay and obstacles. Wendy, unfortunately, was having the most trouble.
"Poor Wendy... She's not very good at something like this..." Lucy sighed sympathetically.
"Go, kid, go!" Gajeel yelled.
"I'm so sorry~!" Wendy squealed.
"Go Mira!" Erza shouted encouragingly.
Freed, however, was the first to arrive.
"Hell yeah! Does that mean the next person goes?!" Natsu yelled.
"I never said you couldn't all go across at the same time." Flash pointed out. "Freed is first across for Warrod! Everyone of his tribe has to be with him across to start on the ladder! Wendy really struggling..."
The entire cast anime fell.
"I guess we're used to one on one events thank to the GMG," Happy giggled.
"LET'S GO ALREADY!" Everyone on all three teams took off running.
"Everyone kicking it into high gear now!" Colette couldn't help but giggle at this.
"To be fair, I doubt anyone here has seen the show beforehand." Flash stated.
"Makes it funnier," G grinned.
It was an all out brawl to make it through the course.
"Outta my way, ice princess!" Natsu yelled, shoving at Gray.
"We're on the same team, idiot!" Gray yelled.
The two started struggle to pull ahead of each other when Gajeel shoved between the two of them.
"Move over, idjits! Gihihihihihi!"
"Gajeel, you bastard! You can't beat me!" Natsu growled.
"Watch me!"
"Out of the way."
Erza intercepted the three of them and knocked them aside with ease.
"My tribe shall be the winner."
"In your dreams, Erza! I'm gonna beat you!" Natsu yelled.
"We have two members at the end already!" Erza declared in response.
"Wha...?"
Sure enough, Freed, Mira, and Wendy had reached the end along with... Laxus?!
"How did that bastard get there without us even noticing?!" Natsu yelled.
"He most likely used lightning body," Carla noted.
"He can't use magic! That's cheating!" Natsu yelled.
"They never said we couldn't use magic!" Everyone yelled in response.
"Heehee... Speed is way my thing!" Lisanna grinned, using animal soul: cat to arrive beside Wendy.
"We're falling behind, ice-for-brains!" Natsu yelled.
"Then stop fighting me!" Gray yelled.
"Everyone is pushing their way through, looking to get to the end!" Flash announced. "Anyone's game, however!"
Mest used his teleportation to quickly dodge around obstacles and other contestants to reach the end.
Natsu and Gray both worked together to shove Gajeel aside.
"Gah!" The iron dragonslayer yelled.
"One... Two..."
"Kya!"
Natsu and Gray pounced on Erza as they reached the end, and all three tumbled over to their tribes.
"We've still got people fighting to get across. I wonder which tribe will get across first." Aurora wondered to herself. The exceeds arrived next, then Gajeel, then Cana. Evergreen and Bickslow arrived next.
"Took you long enough!" Gajeel growled at them.
"It isn't as if we're the last ones," Evergreen sneered. Lucy, Levy, Elfman, and Gildarts were coming in last. The latter two because their bulky bodies were NOT suitable for obstacle courses.
"I hate running..." Lucy mumbled.
"I hate this show..." Levy grumbled. The four arrived at the same time, meaning...
"No one is in the lead!" G cheered.
"Though everyone is good to start on the ladder?" Colette did a mental head-count of those across.
"Decide how you're doing this," G said.
The tribes looked at each other.
"...keys."
"Keys."
"Keys."
"Everyone going for the keys. Very interesting..." Colette mused.
"There'll be a lot of trial and error here! Start on your ladders, people!" Flash called.
Freed, Lisanna, and Mest set to work with the keys.
After a little while, all three got the ladders unlocked and ready in about the same time!
"Everyone has their ladders free! Shake a leg, and get across the platform!" Flash encouraged.
Everyone got up and headed across the platform at full speed!
"Tight race for first, bossman!" Colette was pleased at how hard everyone was fighting.
"True. Though I think it'll all come down to the puzzle portion." Flash commented.
"For sure. It'll be a tight finish!" G said cheerfully.
Everyone finished the platform race around the same time.
"It all comes down to this! Once you choose a bag of puzzle pieces, you cannot switch for a different one!" Flash instructed.
"These are the first time you've seen these puzzles, right hermanita?" Aurora asked.
"¡Si!" Colette answered.
"Levy, you're good at this!" Natsu grinned.
"E- eh? Wait...!"
The Warrod Tribe easily hefted Levy up to get the puzzle pieces.
"It's on you, cheerleader!" Gajeel said, lifting Lucy up as well.
"I'm quite easy to lift up..." Carla suggested. Laxus just put her on level with the puzzle pieces.
All three girls grabbed at bags at random.
Levy had grabbed the bag with ten pieces, Lucy grabbed the bag with five pieces, and Carla grabbed the bag of fifty pieces.
"Seriously?" Lucy smirked. She ripped the bag open and finished the puzzle quite quickly. "Too easy!"
"Lucy's finished in a snap! PRECHT WINS IMMUNITY AND REWARD!" Flash exclaimed. "Now we're looking for second place!"
The Precht Tribe started cheering.
"You have to be kidding me..." Carla sighed as she fiddled with the pieces. "Why did I get the fifty piece one..."
"Sorry, Carla..." Levy said as she finished her puzzle.
"Levy's got it! WARROD WINS IMMUNITY AND REWARD! Sending Yuri to Tribal Council." Flash announced.
"Precht, you've got immunity today..." G began as Flash gave the 1-up mushroom immunity idol to them alongside their fire kit.
"As well as you, Warrod."
Flash handed Warrod the other idol and their flint.
"As for Yuri, we'll see you at tribal council later tonight. Until then, strategize, and make your decision as for who you should vote off. See ya later, audience!"