Previously on, Survivor,
10 duos arrived on the shores of Castaway Bay, ready to play the game of Survivor! These duos consisted of one returning player, and their loved one!
Already in the first few minutes of the game, the castaways needed to find the hidden immunity idol, which could keep them and their partner safe from elimination. In a close battle between Dixie, Kitana, Sunil, and Cynthia, Dixie found the immunity idol first, and kept herself and her boyfriend Diddy safe!
Then the castaways were forced to vote off one of their own, and send them out of the game. Tadhana chose Ion, seeing him as the weakest, while Galang gladly sent Cynthia out. But both Ion and Cynthia weren't out of the game just yet, as Redemption Island awaited them, and another big twist. Anise and Lucian were given the chance to swap out, and take their loved one's spot on Redemption Island. While Ion told Anise to stay behind, Lucian quickly swapped himself out with Cynthia, placing Cynthia on Tadhana.
At the new Galang tribe, there was a lot of peace, and a lot of strategizing for the future. Farmer felt vulnerable about being the first to go, as he knew Will and Sabastian, who voted him out in All-Stars, might be gunning for him. He made an alliance with Luigi and Diddy, while Will and Sabastian rekindled their alliance, and planned to bring in Sindel and Pepper.
At the new Tadhana tribe, conflict already arose when Cynthia wanted to be Queen once again. Despite being on a tribe of all newbies, these newbies weren't falling for her tricks, and ignored her. However, this only turned from bad to worse when Cynthia burned two bags of rice, and stole the other bag, and Kitana's fan blades, preventing them from making fire. Without food. Christian worried that his tribe would fall.
But at the immunity challenge, Kitana, Daisy, and Dixie managed to pull out a victory for their tribe, beating Galang's swimmers, and awarding their tribe immunity and flint.
Tadhana felt great about the victory, but knew that one of their loved ones would be voted off. Gage considered giving up immunity to go to tribal council, but Christian and Kitana decided against it, wanting to keep momentum.
Before tribal council, Will formed his new alliance of four; him, Sabastian, Sindel, and Pepper, and immediately targeted Farmer, not wanting to trust him. Their fifth vote would come from Anise, they hoped, believing she would do anything to stay, knowing she was a weak player. Anise had been part of a discussion to vote off Sindel, and potentially weaken Tadhana and Kitana. Anise, worried about Ion, wanted to prevent that.
At tribal council, Will's plan went into fruition, as Farmer found himself to be the first person voted out of Survivor Blood vs. Water. He will have to compete in a duel against Ion and Lucian, in hopes of returning to the game. 20 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?
Galang: Anise, Diddy, Lady, Luigi, Pepper, Sabastian, Sindel, and Will
Tadhana: Christian, Cynthia, Daisy, Danielle, Dixie, Gage, Katherine, Kitana, and Sunil
Redemption Island: Ion, Lucian, and Matt 'Farmer'
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Redemption Island Night 3
Matt arrived at Redemption Island, a little roughed up about the vote, but he was overall fine.
"It sucks to be the first one out, technically. But I'm still in the game, and I'll fight my way through Redemption Island if I have to. I feel bad to let my father down, though. I didn't plan to go so early. Guess the tribe had other plans." - Matt
Ion was the only one at the fire, as Lucian was out by the beach, looking outward. Ion overheard Matt's footsteps, and turned around, "Hmm..? Oh, hello there!"
Matt waved lazily at him, "Sucks to be here, but glad I have some company. Where's the other guy?"
"Oh... he's been sitting by the beach, muttering. I think he misses Cynthia." shrugged Ion.
"Lucian's been talking about Cynthia non stop the last few nights, and it's been a little overbearing at times. I'm beginning to wonder if Lucian regrets switching with Cynthia, and putting her with the loved ones." - Ion
Lucian, still at the beach, brushed some of his hair out of the way, quietly muttering to himself.
"I promised my beloved Queen that I will not ever fail her. I want to make something of myself while I am out here, and to show her that I am worth all her love and will! I will win Redemption Island, and help my Queen win this game." - Lucian
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Galang Day 4
The tribe returned from tribal council, and there wasn't much to say.
"Well, I'm glad he's gone," shrugged Sabastian, "He's a good kid, yeah, but just not meant for this game, in all regards."
"Farmer thinks he's good at this game, but he's really not. I mean, back in All-Stars he almost put my game in danger by trying to get the purple rock to take out Anthony. It worked, yeah, but I could've went that night. Very risky player, but a bad one." - Sabastian
Sindel set her torch aside, and turned to face the others, "I want to hear some honest answers. Who wrote my name down, besides Farmer?"
Both Diddy and Luigi raised their hands, with Diddy saying, "It was Farmer's idea, and we thought that would be good, to keep our loved ones safe. I'm sorry."
"I don't think I'm in as much danger as Luigi is, so I gotta make it obvious that I'm going to play an honest game, and hopefully make it a littler bit farther into the competition. Luigi's not the strongest, so his days are numbered, but if I don't do something, so will mine." - Diddy
"Nothing to worry about. But I'd keep my eye out, if I were you two." noted Sindel, a little sinisterly.
As they were talking, Will took Sabastian out into the jungle, to discuss a new plan.
"I've been thinking this whole thing out as I was sleeping last night," explained Will, "I don't think this will keep us safe, but it could help keep Pepper and Sindel loyal."
Sabastian shrugged, "Just as long as it's not as crazy as Ben Tan's ideas." He then laughed out loud.
"Here's the thing. I want you to keep close to Pepper, okay? I'll stay close to Sindel, and make it seem like you and I are not partners. We're still an alliance of four, but we need to keep those two loyal. Pepper needs to believe you are closest to her, and Sindel needs to believe I'm closest to her." explained Will.
"Sabastian is my number one ally, but I want Sindel and Pepper to feel a part of the alliance just as much. If they feel outcasted by us, they'll flip, so we need them to think they are our closest allies, and that Sabastian and I are not working close together this season. If this works, you might as well hand me the money right now." (laughs) "I sound so cocky right now... I think I'm going to blow it before I know it." - Will
"I don't know Will," sighed Sabastian, "We're already on the same tribe together, third time in a row, so... I think no matter what, we will be targets."
Will shook his head, "I could care less about what Lady thinks, or what Anise thinks, or what Luigi or Diddy think. I just want Pepper and Sindel to think otherwise."
"Will is trying to play the best game he could. That's what he wanted to do if he ever came back for a fourth season. So far, I honestly think he's over thinking his strategy. I'll go along with it, but I already know it'll fail." - Sabastian
Meanwhile, Anise, Pepper, and Lady were talking about what might be going on at Tadhana.
"Hah! Sunil's probably frightened of Cynthia," laughed Pepper, "I love him, but he's a little scaredy mongoose."
"Danielle's a tough pup," replied Lady, "But I just hope that being the youngest doesn't make her an easy target for Cynthia to pick on, you know..?"
"I'm always worried about Danielle ever since the game started. After all, Cynthia is on the other tribe, and it makes it harder for me to protect her. Danielle can definitely hold her own, but she can break down if she's driven past the point of no return. That's my biggest fear." - Lady
Anise gobbled a big bite of rice, nodding her head, "Don't worry ladies! Cynthia will be gone the minute Tadhana loses, and without Farmer hogging us down, we'll win for sure!"
Pepper giggled softly, "You got that right!"
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Tadhana Day 4
Danielle, Sunil, and Christian were all laying down in the shelter. Still, it was Day 4, and no one had eaten anything since the very start. Luckily, they had flint, which gave them fire and water, but that was it.
"Ughhh... I feel so weak," complained Sunil, "I don't feel like doing anything ever again."
Danielle nodded, sighing, "We need something todaaaaay... which... hey... could be today! Didn't Daisy and Kitana go out to find coconuts and mangoes?"
"I believe so," nodded Christian, "I just hope Cynthia hasn't stolen them all."
"I knew the effects would be kicking in now. Danielle, Sunil, and myself are starting to feel rather weak. I'm sure Katherine and Dixie will be next up if we don't get any food. Cynthia put us in a bad spot so early on, and it's just sickening." - Christian
A few minutes later, Daisy and Kitana returned with a huge amount of cheering from Danielle and Sunil. In their bags were several mangoes and coconuts.
"We tried to get as many as we could. I wouldn't worry about rationing them," explained Kitana, "Unless Cynthia steals those, there's plenty."
All eight loved ones were soon sitting around the shelter, enjoying the spoils of Daisy and Kitana's search.
"Cynthia's been awfully quiet the last few days. She didn't steal our flint, which surprises me, so something is striking me as odd. Perhaps she really does have that idol, or just wasting her time in the woods to make it seem like she's already found it." - Kitana
Suddenly Gage spoke up, "Oh $#%#, did the flint get stolen last night? I forgot to put it in my pocket."
Daisy shook her head, "Nope! Cynthia doesn't have it. How else do you think we got fire, dummy?"
"Ohh... right," chuckled Gage nervously, "But why? Isn't she being Miss Saboteur right now?"
"Apparently not... but it also worries me." noted Christian.
"Cynthia claims she found the hidden immunity idol, but part of me thinks it's a bluff to get us to vote someone else off instead of her. While it would be tempting to make the team stronger by voting someone weak off, Cynthia is hurting morale, and that's no good. So.. it comes to drastic measures." - Christian
"I swear if Cynthia finds the idol, I will have a heart attack. Believe me, her stealing our rice still hasn't left my mind." said Sunil.
Christian shook his head, "That won't be happening, because we need to throw Cynthia some decoys."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Katherine, a little confused.
"We need to send three of us to go bow before Cynthia," explained Christian, "If you can gain her trust... do what she says... perhaps she'll get careless. Plus, it could bring her into our camp... and probably unite the tribe. The idea here is to make sure she doesn't find the idol.. and to make her feel like she has power."
Gage crossed his arms, "It's so risky, Dr. Farmer! She'll obviously see right past it! She's not a dumbass!"
"But she's also desperate," noted Christian, "Think about it. She knows she's dead in the water... so if she gets slaves, she'll feel more comfortable."
"I don't really like the plan Christian has in the making. He's been trying his best to find a way to keep Cynthia, as he wants 'the tribe to be a strong one, and Cynthia's strong'. I don't really believe anything he's selling right now. For all we know, he's a true slave for Cynthia." - Katherine
"But... who's going to be brave enough to do it?" asked Sunil.
"Three of the weaker players would do the trick," replied Christian, "She won't take Kitana, myself, or Gage for sure. So... Danielle, Dixie, and... Sunil? Could you three do it?"
Danielle nodded, yipping in cheerful reply. Sunil groaned, as he didn't want to do it, while Dixie shrugged, kinda annoyed.
"I don't know if Christian really thinks I'm a weak player or just saying that because I'm small like Sunil and Dani. Truthfully, he's wrong, because I'm a very talented monkey, and I've won the first challenge, and helped win the second one, so there's no way I'm weak." - Dixie
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"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes had to send in 3 people from their tribe to come and watch the duel at hand. Galang chose Anise, Luigi, and Pepper, and Tadhana chose Cynthia, Christian, and Kitana.
"We'll now bring in the competitors for today's duel."
Ion, Lucian, and Matt walked out into the duel arena. Christian shook his head, a little upset seeing his son voted off.
"Welcome to Redemption Arena. Your loved ones, along with Luigi, Pepper, and Kitana, have all come to watch you compete in the challenge."
"I actually would like to see this duel take place, ya know? None of them are threats at this point, so whoever goes home doesn't really effect anyone in the game. Well, besides, you know... the loved ones." - Pepper
"I hope Lucian loses this duel, only so that Cynthia is weakened. Without Lucian, she's as good as gone. If he doesn't, I just hope Christian's plan works it's magic." - Kitana
"Christian, what are your thoughts on seeing your son out here on Redemption Island?"
Christian shook his head, "I'm disappointed. Not in him, but in the Galang tribe. They took out a very smart player, which could be a threat to them... but also good in puzzles."
"Well, Christian, this could be your chance to save your son, and give him another chance. Same goes for you as well, Anise. As you all know, from Day 1, each duo has one chance to swap spots on Redemption Island if a loved one is voted off. Since Cynthia and Lucian have already swapped, Cynthia cannot swap out again. So Anise, what's your choice?"
Anise looked down at Ion, "Can you do the duel?"
Ion looked at what the challenge was going to be, and then to Lucian and Matt, before nodding, "I'll be fine, Anise. Do not worry about me." He gave her a thumbs up. Anise smiled warmly, and shook her head at Jeff.
"Anise won't be swapping. What about you, Christian?"
He also shook his head, "I'm sorry, Matthew. But if you take my spot on Tadhana, you won't enjoy it here. We're in a state of chaos, and I rather you stay here. You'll thank me later."
Matt frowned, but then nodded, knowing full well he was referring to Cynthia.
"Okay then. This is it. One shot to stay in the game. The two winners stay and the loser is out for good. Here's how the challenge works: you will use a long pole to maneuver a wooden spool through a metal rod tube structure. Once you've moved the spool through the tube, you'll place it on top of the structure, and do the same with another spool. If you bump the spool into any of the walls in the tube, you'll cause the structure to shake, possibly knocking off some spools, causing you to start over. First two players to get all ten spools to stack and stay, stay alive in the game. Loser is out of the game for good. In addition, first place gets a special reward, which we'll get into later. Let's get started."
"I will not fail Anise here. She could've easily taken my spot here, and won this duel for me, but I chose to accept my fate. There's no turning back for me." - Ion
"Queen Cynthia, I will return to the game, and I will bring you to the end to award you with the million dollars, I promise you! Ion and Farmer will fall!" - Lucian
"I'm the only veteran on Redemption Island, so this could be a cakewalk, but I shouldn't get too cocky. Not when there's a million dollars on the line. I don't want to embarrass my dad." - Matt
All three duelists got situated and ready for the challenge to begin.
"Survivors ready? Begin."
Ion, Lucian, and Matt got ready, using their poles to guide their first stool through the tube. Matt was slightly clumsy, Ion being very careful, and Lucian being careful as well, albeit a little slow.
Each one had their own strategies getting through the duel. So far, Matt's plan was doing the best, while Lucian's was doing the worst. Cynthia wasn't quite happy, while Kitana, Anise, Pepper, and Luigi were smiling at how bad Lucian was doing. Christian was focused on his son, giving him small pointers.
A few minutes later, several stools had been placed on top. Matt had six, Ion had five, and Lucian had three. Unfortunately for Matt, his stack seemed to be very wobbly, while Ion's and Lucian's were straight. Nevertheless, Matt was going through this quickly. Cynthia noticed this, and got an idea.
"Give up now, Farmer!" taunted Cynthia, "There's no way you'll last on Redemption Island in the long run. Why bother?"
"Don't listen to her, Matthew. Just focus." ordered Christian.
Cynthia ignored Christian, turning to Ion, "And you as well Ion! There's a reason why your tribe voted you off first. How pathetic..."
Anise growled, pointing at Cynthia, "Shut up you old hag! Ion's the best person in the world! He'll kick your Queen ass any day!"
Cynthia simply laughed, seeing her threats as childish. Ion didn't seem affected by Cynthia's words, while Matt clenched his teeth.
Another time lapse. Matt was now guiding his tenth and final spool through the tube. Ion was on his ninth, and Lucian was on his sixth. Matt was gaining more and more confidence as he slid the spool through the tube.
Eventually...
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...as he pulled the spool of the tube, Matt accidently bumped it a little too hard against the edge of the exit, causing four of his spools to fall off. Matt groaned loudly, while Cynthia laughed evilly. Christian sighed.
Now Matt was behind Lucian, and only now did Cynthia start giving Lucian some praise, which of course made Lucian's engine start to speed up.
Ion was close to being done, as he was guiding his tenth and final spool through the tube. In the end...
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"Done." stated Ion.
"ION STAYS ALIVE! It's down to Lucian and Farmer for the second spot! Who will it be?"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Ion. Both Lucian and Matt were working as fast and as careful as they could. Soon... it was all over...
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"There we... go!" shouted Lucian, placing the final spool seconds before Matt did.
"IN A SPLIT SECOND! LUCIAN STAYS ALIVE!"
Everyone clapped for Lucian, being nice. Christian walked down from his seat, and gave his son a firm hug.
"Congratulations, Ion, Lucian. You both stay alive and fight to see another day in this game. Farmer, sadly for you, this game is over for you. Eighth place twice, but now last place. You can take your buff off, throw it in the fire, and head on home."
Matt nodded, sliding his yellow buff off from around his neck, and tossed it in the fire. He gave a thumbs up to Christian before leaving.
"Before you return to your camps, we have something to deal with, regarding Ion's reward."
– – – – –
Matt's Final Words
"Blast! Getting voted off first from my tribe AND getting eliminated first from Redemption Island were not on my to-do list! But, oh well, it just wasn't meant to be this time. I believe my dad is a tough old man, and I'm sure he'll do fine without me helping him. Good luck, and lie well!"
– – – – –
"Ion, since you came in first place today, you have earned a clue to the location of a hidden immunity idol. However, it's not for you to keep. Out of the six visitors who came, which one will get the clue?"
Ion didn't take long to choose, "Anise. She'll need all the help in this game, so I'll help her while I can."
Jeff nodded, and walked up Galang's steps to hand Anise the clue.
"What you do with the clue is up to you, Anise. Both tribes can head back to camp, and await the next immunity challenge. Ion, Lucian, head back to your camp, and await your next opponent. See you all later."
– – – – –
Galang Day 5
As soon as the tribe returned from the duel, Anise spoke up.
"Okay, so like, listen!" she said, clearing her throat, "I feel like this clue puts a huge target on my back, so I'm gonna share it with all of you! Is that okay?"
Luigi shrugged, "It's your clue, Anise. I would love to hear it, though." Diddy, Pepper, and Sabastian nodded at his words, looking at Anise.
Anise nodded, and started to read the clue to the rest of the Galang tribe. But there was just one thing that was wrong with it... and it was...
"I lied! Heehee! They don't need to really know where the idol is! Only I do! However, I do want to have at least a few people in on the clue just so that we can work together to find it. Better me finding it when Sindel or Will!" - Anise
"And... that's it for now." finished Anise, putting the clue back in her pocket.
"Just... a little vague," shrugged Sabastian, "But come on, it usually is the first time around."
Anise ignored him, "Well, I'm off to get some fruit, and that's not a lie! Girls, wanna come with me?"
Both Pepper and Lady nodded, while Sindel didn't come. She was too busy tending to fire. Anise smirked, walking into the forest with Lady and Pepper.
"I could care less what Anise's clue says. At the moment, I have no need for the hidden immunity idol. I have Will, Sabastian, and Pepper by my side. And all this clue will do is hurt Anise more then me. After all, she has the real thing. Who knows what she didn't tell us." - Sindel
As soon as they were far away from camp, Anise took the clue back out, and handed it to Pepper, "I want you two to know what the real clue says. Listen, I don't trust Will whatsoever. I want him to be thrown off course."
Pepper read the clue quickly, and handed it to Lady, "Right, so, that was all just for show? Listen, I trust you Anise, but why us?"
"Well I want to get another female alliance going! You were in an awesome one, Pepper!" smiled Anise, "We can run this show once Will and Sindel are gone!"
"...Another female alliance..?" sighed Pepper, "Nothing wrong with that, but it's kinda becoming a thing lately."
"Anise shared the clue with Lady and myself, and offered a female alliance with us. I'm already in an alliance with Will, Sindel, and Sabastian, and of course, who does Anise want out? Exactly. See, I'm in a tight jam, so I just gotta get the right peanut butter for this..." (giggles nervously) "Get it...? Because peanut butter and jam..? Ehhh... that was a bad one." - Pepper
"I wouldn't mind this trio," replied Lady, "I'll be loyal to you girls as long as you're loyal to me. Even though I'm sure our loved ones come first?"
Anise nodded, shaking Lady's and Pepper's paws, "Oh of course! I'm not betraying Ion for this! We'll just bring in him, Danielle, and Sunil. Fair?"
Both Pepper and Lady nodded, smiling.
Meanwhile, Sindel and Will were sitting down in the shelter, watching the fire burn.
"Amazing work," noted Will, eating some rice, "They teach you a lot in Edenia?"
"Of course!" smirked Sindel, "Both my daughter and myself were trained well by the best kombatants Edenia has ever seen."
"Sindel is going to be tough competition down the road, but I don't need to worry about that. If she's winning everything, then that makes her a bigger target, leaving me in the clear." - Will
Will smirked, and nodded, "Well, listen. We could make ourselves the King and Queen of the Galang tribe. King of Green Hill siding with the Queen of Edenia. We could be our own Royal Flush."
"Nothing I would like better," smirked Sindel, "But lets keep those titles discreet. The term Queen in this game has been tainted by Cynthia. That little bitch."
Will nodded, eating more of his rice.
"Even if I'm working with Will, I'm still keeping my eye on him. I've watched his seasons after I came off Edenia, and I know how much of a snake he can be. If I'm going to work with him, I need to have my eyes open at all times." - Sindel
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Tadhana Day 5
While Christian, Cynthia, and Kitana were away watching the Redemption Island duel, Dixie, Danielle, and Sunil were busy preparing for the plan. With help from Gage, they were able to construct a throne for Cynthia. Also, while Gage was there, he managed to steal Kitana's fan blades back, but couldn't find anything else she stole.
"So... explain why we are doing this again?" asked Sunil, still nervous.
Danielle giggled, and wrapped an arm around Sunil, "Relax Sunil! We're just doing this to give Cynthia a sense of power, and trick her into not looking for that idol thingy."
"Both Dixie and Danielle seem up to the task of building Cynthia's throne, and being her 'pretend slaves' as Danielle puts it. I just don't want to subject myself to this cruelty!" (slaps himself, before taking a deep breath) "Okay... calm down Sunil. Remember what Pepper told you before the game started, 'Make a stand for yourself'. It's only for a little while, right? How bad can it possibly get?" - Sunil
Dixie was looking out for her, before gasping, and turning to face Sunil and Danielle, "She's coming, faces into the dirt now!"
Danielle immediately dropped her face down, while Sunil sighed, dropping his face down. Dixie followed suit soon enough.
"We're going to look like complete morons with our faces in the dirt, but if this helps distract Cynthia, then please let this be over in a few days. I can't stand to be acting like this any longer then I have to." - Dixie
When Cynthia returned to her camp, she was surprised to see the three players with their faces in the dirt. She then saw her throne, and cautiously took a seat in it. When nothing happened, she laughed out loud.
"So finally," she snickered, "Some of you mortals finally decided that you were going to be too weak to continue?"
Dixie lifted her head up from the dirt, "We've been hard at work ever since you left, your Majesty. We worked hard in hopes you'd give us some hope in this game. We cannot afford to go far like this."
"So it seems like three little runts decided to become my slaves, in hopes of getting nourished, and getting far in this game. I will say I would've preferred better slaves... but I've had weak ones before, so I don't care in the slightest who it is." - Cynthia
Danielle was the next to poke her head up, "Perhaps you'd like to move out of this dark forest, and come into camp to begin your empire?"
"Yes... that would be very nice." smirked Cynthia, clasping her hands together like the evil Queen she was, "Hmm... Senel was it...?"
"Sunil." replied Sunil.
"Whatever. I'll just call you slave from now on. I want you to carry me to the other camp. Make it snappy. As for you two... since one of you found the first idol back on Day 1... go out and search for the real one out here, if you will. I'll be constructing a fake one until then." commanded Cynthia.
Both Danielle and Dixie nodded, bowing before Cynthia, before running out into the jungle. Sunil rubbed his hands together, and started to push Cynthia's throne, being way too weak to actually carry it. Eventually, Cynthia just made him stop, and decided to wait until later to go into camp.
As the girls ran out into the jungle, Danielle spoke up, "Well, we know one thing..."
"...Cynthia doesn't have the idol. Which is great. Plus... not that she needs to know..." smirked Dixie, taking off her pink cap, showing the first idol of the game inside. She then snickered, high fiving Danielle.
"After Jeff let us go on Day 1, I smuggled the idol I found into my hat, just for safe keeping. I know it's not an official one, but if I ever landed into trouble... I could easily just whip it out, and scare the others. For now... well... it might have a new owner soon." - Dixie
Meanwhile, Christian was sitting in the shelter, watching everyone else back at camp do their thing.
"With my son gone, I'm pretty much by myself. I mean, I haven't made an official alliance with anyone yet, mainly because of the drama involving Cynthia. But if you look closely, you can see various pairs forming. Daisy and Kitana get along great, with their similar backgrounds as princesses. Gage and Katherine have a small bond, having known eachother before in real life. Once Cynthia goes, I'm going to try and see if I can break some of those duos apart." - Christian
– – – – –
"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes arrived at the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"I'll take back immunity from you, Tadhana."
Sunil did so.
"For today's challenge, three members from each tribe will be rolling a barrel from post to post. Inside the barrel will be another tribe member. That tribe member will be responsible for untying bags of sandbags from each post. Once you have all three bags, one of the three rollers will toss those sandbags into each hole. First tribe to finish, wins reward and immunity."
Jeff revealed fishing gear, and a kit.
"Fish is a key resource out here on Survivor. Without fish, you're left with nothing but fruit and rice, and that's boring. Winning tribe can add some protein into their diet. Let's get started."
Galang
Rollers: Sindel, Will, Luigi
Inside Barrel: Diddy
Sandbags: Will
Tadhana
Rollers: Kitana, Daisy, Cynthia
Inside Barrel: Dixie
Sandbags: Daisy
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Both tribes got off to a fast start. Galang took an early lead, with Luigi and Sindel really pushing it for Galang, as Luigi wanted to prove himself.
Diddy got out of the barrel, and started to untie the first bag of sandbags. Around the same time, Tadhana arrived at the first post with them, and Dixie went to work. Boyfriend against girlfriend, in a shot for immunity.
Diddy quickly made short work of the knots, and clambered back into the barrel, with Galang moving quickly through the competition. Dixie struggled just a little, feeling a little too frantic and nervous.
Eventually, Dixie got the knot undone, getting the first bag for Tadhana. Tadhana really needed to pick up the pace, with Kitana and Daisy working as best they could, with Cynthia tagging along with them begrudgingly. Diddy already had the second bag of sandbags for Galang, and Galang increased their lead.
Galang already made it to their third and final post, with Diddy quickly getting to work. Not to be outdone, once Tadhana made it to their second post, Dixie went straight to work as well, untying the knots. Both kongs got it done around the same time. Now it was up to Will to finish it off for Galang with the sandbag toss.
Tadhana knew it was all or nothing now. As Will immediately made two perfect tosses and goals, and was preparing for the third and final goal, Tadhana made it to the final post, with Dixie working as hard as she could.
Even as Daisy got ready to do the final part of the challenge, Will had beat her to it.
"WILL DOES IT IN! GALANG WINS REWARD AND IMMUNITY!"
All of Galang hugged and cheered.
"Great job Galang! Today, you bounced back from a poor challenge, and succeeded in winning your first challenge. You've won fishing gear, and you should be eating well tonight. Enjoy! Tadhana, your first tribal council is tonight, where one of you will be voted off, and sent to Redemption Island. See you all tonight."
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Tadhana Day 6
As the tribe returned from the challenge, instead of being sad, most were happy, as they knew Cynthia was dead in the water.
"Ahh... usually I'd be pissed about losing immunity, but... nah! Cynthia dug her own grave, and she'll be back with her pathetic boy toy on Redemption Island where she should've stayed! At least there's no chances of a blindside tonight. That $%#% won't happen until she's gone." - Gage
As Cynthia, Dixie, Danielle, and Sunil walked into the jungle to talk, Christian turned to Katherine, Kitana, and Daisy.
"We're set on the plan tonight, right?" explained Christian, "Cynthia tonight, and we'll be free of her. She'll be tough on Redemption Island, but I think she won't last long."
Daisy nodded, wrapping her arms around Katherine and Kitana, "You bet! Day 6 already, and she's still here? Give me a break! At least tonight we'll be rid of her for last!"
"Cynthia was such a waste of a space here on Tadhana! I mean, she stole all of our food, and is basically threatening us! Hopefully Dixie, Dani, and Sunil keep her away from getting an idol." - Daisy
"I don't know... something tells me that Cynthia is going to see right past it," shrugged Katherine, "I'm probably worrying about nothing, but... yeah. Just a little suspicious."
Christian shrugged as well, "We'll never know until it happens, but I think she'll be blinded by the thought of having slaves. I... just hope they don't blow it."
"The only way our plan can fail is if one of those three make a mistake, and cause Cynthia's alarms to go off in her head. She's not an idiot, but I think we can outsmart her." - Christian
Deep in the jungle, Cynthia was sitting in her throne, watching her three 'slaves' bow before her. She smirked evilly, before speaking up.
"Alright. 30 minutes is good enough. After all, we have a lot to do tonight as it is," explained Cynthia, "If you three do not do anything in the next few hours, your Queen will be going home for sure. Dixie. Danielle. Did you two find the idol?"
Dixie nodded quickly, taking off her cap, "Yeppers! Took about maybe an hour, but we sure found it!" Inside the cap was the idol she smuggled from Day 1. Cynthia picked it up and examined it.
"An hour you said..?" questioned Cynthia. Dixie nodded.
"Oh God... I really hope she falls for it... if she doesn't, all hell will rain down on us. I mean, it looks like a real idol, but... oh crap! What if Jeff says it IS a real idol! Damn it! I might've screwed up! Or... maybe I'm just... freaking out over nothing." - Dixie
Cynthia's expression did not change, and instead she placed it in her pocket, "Thank you, slaves. Now please. Back to bowing will you? I need to go do something."
All three of them sighed, and placed their faces back in the dirt, with Sunil letting out a whimper of displeasure.
Cynthia smirked evilly, going towards the Tadhana camp. Luckily for her, no one was there, as they were out getting wood, fruit, or fishing with a spear Kitana and Christian made with the knife. She quickly grabbed one of their bags, and walked off with it.
"There's no way Dixie Kong could've found the idol that fast. The one she found Day 1 was obviously in a closed in area. Out here... it could be anywhere. Clearly looks like the real thing, but I'm not so sure of it. To be on the safe side... I'm going to stir up a little chaos." - Cynthia
Cynthia went over to where she hid the sole rice bag. Using the bag she grabbed from camp, she filled it up with some of the rice, and then returned to camp, placing the bag back where it was, leaving a very small trail of rice leading to it.
"Gage is going to have a very nasty surprise coming to him, no doubt. Tonight, it's between him or Kitana, and I think trying to throw blame onto Gage would be easier then throwing blame onto Kitana. Besides... I never did tell them I stole the rice in the first place, now did I?" - Cynthia
Cynthia returned to her throne, and awaited for the chaos. Back at camp, Kitana returned from fishing, a little distraught about catching nothing.
Kitana placed the makeshift spear by the shelter, and decided to rest within the shelter. As she was rearranging the bamboo flooring, she noticed Gage's bag full of rice.
"Hmm... what's all this?" she asked no one in particular.
"After a very stressful time fishing, and nothing caught, I walked back into camp to relax, waiting for tribal council. As I was rearranging the shelter floor, I noticed Gage's bag looked awfully... white inside. I looked inside... and there's a bunch of rice in there. Whether or not Cynthia is involved, doesn't matter. Gage has rice, and he's been holding out on us." - Kitana
Around this time, Gage returned from the jungle, eating a mango. He raised an eyebrow, seeing Kitana looking through his bag, "Nothing in that bag for you, babe. Leave it alone."
"Oh? And why is that," asked Kitana, sternly, "Could it because... you were the true culprit?!"
Gage blinked, before Kitana showed him the bag full of rice. Gage dropped the mango, and spluttered out, "W-wait! What... that's... huh... I mean... WHAT?! Cynthia $#%#ing stole our food! Not me!"
"Then why is your bag full of rice?" shouted Kitana, dropping the bag back in the shelter.
"Oh, so when the rice magically reappears, where does it go? RIGHT INTO MY $#%#ING BAG! WHAT THE $#%%?! IS THIS SOME KIND OF GAME? I mean... yeah, but... I'M NOW BEING BLAMED FOR THE RICE BEING STOLEN!" - Gage
In order to settle this, Kitana called for a tribe meeting to discuss what happened. Everyone, including Sunil, Danielle, and Dixie, sat around the shelter. Cynthia, of course, didn't attend. She was just smirking from her throne.
Daisy was really upset, "Really Gage? I mean, really? So... we've been blaming Cynthia for this crap, when it reality it's you?"
Gage shook his head, "Look, I didn't steal the rice! Maybe Cynthia's trying to frame me! Kitana, she stole your fan blades, did she not?!"
"Then how did you know where they were?" remarked Kitana, crossing her arms.
Gage rolled his eyes, "Well, it took some time to find them, ya know!"
"This is just ridiculous! Tonight was meant to be a simple night, where we'd vote Cynthia off, and never have to see that bitch ever again. But NOW, I feel like the target has moved onto me, because I've been 'holding back on them'. $#%# that!" - Gage
Christian shook his head, "I... I don't know what to think. Personally, Kitana, I think Gage could very well be working with Cynthia, and hasn't told us anything."
"Really Dr. Farmer? Even you!?" shouted Gage, extremely upset now.
"Calm down, Gage, it's just a suggestion. Not sure if it's true or not." replied Christian.
"I'm still voting for Cynthia tonight, but I think this whole revelation might've changed some votes for sure. Gage could be Cynthia's real slave... or he's truthfully the one who burned and stole the rice. I don't remember Cynthia ever saying she specifically did it. But it seemed like she knew about it.." - Christian
Gage sighed, and turned to look at Sunil, Dixie, and Danielle, "Well, what do you three have to say?"
Danielle shook her head, not saying anything, while Dixie crossed her arms, "Whatever happened.., my head just hurts thinking about it. I mean... Cynthia... I just don't know!"
"I think Gage could be innocent in all this, but at the same time this seems like a big distraction for Cynthia." explained Sunil.
"Cynthia walked away from us while we were bowing, and when she came back, this all happened. Clearly she wants the attention off of her, and onto Gage. She also thinks I'm stupid, which I'm not. Nervous yes, but not stupid." - Sunil
Many people were talking about the vote, and many people were unsure about what they were doing. Cynthia felt proud of the way things went.
"Fantastic, if I may say so myself. Gage has attention on him, and hopefully tonight, he'll be voted out, and sent to Redemption Island. If I go home, I always have Redemption Island to fall back on, and that is certainly not a hard task at all." - Cynthia
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The Tadhana tribe arrived at tribal council.
"Behind each of you is a torch. Grab one and dip it in the fire. Fire represents your life in this game. If your torch is gone, so are you. With of course, a slight exception this season, with Redemption Island."
Everyone did so, and then sat down.
"Here we are at tribal council, and I'm sure after 6 days out here, things are getting interesting. Daisy, what has camp life been like?" asked Jeff.
"It's been kickass, to say the least! I mean, Cynthia separates herself from the group, and lives in the forest, with the addition of three slaves. But in the end they're four, and the rest of us are five." replied Daisy.
"Kitana, who are Cynthia's slaves right now?" asked Jeff.
"Danielle. Dixie Kong. And Sunil. They are our weakest members, and clearly since they know they're on the chopping block, Cynthia is surely someone to go to. I would never work with her myself, honestly." replied Kitana.
"Danielle, what is it like being her slave?" asked Jeff.
"Very easy! I mean, I'm kinda used to having my nose in the dirt, being a dog, but it's not all that hard bowing before her. But it's hard being mean sometimes. Not to mention all the chaos Cynthia creates." replied Danielle.
"Katherine, what kind of chaos is Danielle talking about?" asked Jeff.
"Well, right before we left for tribal council, Kitana announced that she had seen rice smuggled into Gage's bag. Back around Day 1, two bags of our rice were burned up, and apparently, Gage has the third, but... it's hard to tell if it's him or Cynthia." replied Katherine.
"Kathy, I love you, but that's bull," replied Gage, "I never stole rice from this tribe. Cynthia is very well creating drama, and as Sunil said, it's a distraction! We gotta vote this bitch out!"
Cynthia glared at him, before glaring at Sunil for almost throwing her plan off.
"Sunil, you're one of Cynthia's slaves, and you're passing this off as something she's doing, and it's not to be blamed on Gage?" asked Jeff.
"I didn't specifically say that." replied Sunil.
Gage rolled his eyes, "Of course you did! $#%#ing wimp."
Sunil didn't reply.
"Okay, it's time to vote, Christian, you're up."
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Christian's Vote: Tonight, regardless who stole the rice, I think it's a smart move to get you out. (Cynthia)
Cynthia's Vote: Too bad. So sad. Nice job digging your own grave, mortal. (Gage)
Daisy's Vote: I gotta play my way. Buh bye! (?)
Gage's Vote: BITCH! (Cynthia)
Kitana's Vote: Doesn't matter who leaves. If you go tonight, Cynthia goes the next, and vice versa. (Gage)
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"If anybody has the hidden immunity idol and you would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."
Nobody did anything. Cynthia was tempted to stand up, but she stayed still.
"Okay, once the votes are read, the decision is final. Person voted out must leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
First vote, Cynthia.
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Cynthia. Two votes Cynthia. (She shrugged.)
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Cynthia. Three votes Cynthia.
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Gage. One vote Gage, three votes Cynthia. (He shook his head.)
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Gage. Two votes Gage, three votes Cynthia.
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Gage. We're tied, three votes Gage, three votes Cynthia. (Christian looked around the tribe.)
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Gage. That's four votes Gage, three votes Cynthia. (He raised up a middle finger.)
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Cynthia. We're tied, four votes Cynthia, four votes Gage, one vote left. (Everyone was nervous.)
Second person voted out of Survivor Blood vs. Water...
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...Cynthia. That's five, that's enough. You need to hand me your torch.
Cynthia didn't make a remark as she grabbed her torch, "Stay strong slaves. Or should I say bad luck. Dixie, if that idol was fake..." She grabbed the idol, and tossed it into the fire, "It is now." She then placed her torch in front of Jeff.
"Cynthia, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out her torch.
"But you will have a chance to get back in this game, grab your torch, and head off to Redemption Island. Good luck."
"Good. You fools made the wrong decision. I'll be back before you know it." She sneered, before leaving the area.
"What a crazy, crazy tribal council. A lot went down tonight, but in the end, Cynthia is back where she started, and she's got to fight her way back. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Redemption Island Night 6
Ion was laying down in the shelter, but was soon woken up by Lucian, who was already upset at seeing Cynthia arrive at Redemption Island.
"How dare those idiots!" shouted Lucian, "How dare they vote you, the lovely Queen Cynthia, off!"
Cynthia shook her head, still annoyed, "I even had some slaves... what slaves they were. Giving me some stupid idol within 'an hour'. No clues even."
"You're going to dominate in the duels, my Queen," bowed Lucian, "Trust me. I'll fall on the sword for you."
Cynthia smirked, "I know Lucian... I know."
"I could care less who voted with me against Gage, all I know is that my slaves were truly on my side. Dixie giving me a phony idol... Sunil trying to throw my plan off. Danielle, I don't know what she's doing here. Redemption Island will be a cake walk. I'll show my true strength here, and Ion... I hope you're ready for me." - Cynthia
VOTES
Cynthia – Gage, Dixie, Katherine, Christian, and Daisy
Gage – Cynthia, Kitana, Danielle, and Sunil
There was of course no way Cynthia was going to survive this season, but with Redemption Island in the way... will she plow through it? We'll see. Also, I apologize if this episode was kinda unsatisfying, but I tried my best to rise the drama levels, so I hope you like!
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