(Sa'zan Tribe)

"That wasn't as intense as I thought it would be." Edwina scratched her head. "Maybe it's because we all knew he was going."

"Except himself, apparently." Fleecy added.

"Now that Det's gone, things are going to be a lot nicer around camp. Voting him out feels so great considering what he said to me." Bianca said. "That being said, someone else voted for me when I assumed it would be a unanimous vote. We need to find out who it was, because that means that the person can't be trusted."

"You have any ideas who the other vote for me could have been from?" Bianca asked Fleecy as the tribe returned to camp.

"No. In all honesty, it could be any of the other three." Fleecy replied. "Once we find out who that second person is, we should vote them out next."

"We have three potential people who could have tried to keep Det, and they all seem like possible suspects." Fleecy explained. "Edwina's a fan of the show, meaning she may try to keep the goats around longer, while Yori hung around Det a lot. We don't suspect Renaldo yet, but he that may be his plan."

"Feels good to get rid of him, doesn't it?" Yori asked as she approached Bianca.

"Definitely." Bianca said. "You voted for him, did you?"

"Of course. I don't know where that second vote came from, but we'll find out." Yori assured.

"But who could it have been?" Bianca pondered.

"I voted for Bianca even though I knew it wouldn't do anything because I wanted to have a future goat to pin blame on." Yori said. "I need to make sure I don't get targeted, and if I have to cast some blame onto someone else, I'm not afraid to do it."

"I'm a little skeptical about what Yori told us. She seemed to approach us and deny voting for Bianca pretty quickly." Fleecy said suspiciously. "I'd better keep an eye on her without letting her know what I'm doing. The last thing I want to do is paint a target on my back for nothing."

"I suggest we just head to bed for now. We'll need to be prepared for the next challenge." Fleecy said.

Everyone agreed and went to bed, knowing that the competition was only just beginning.

(Roka Tribe; Day 7)

"We won Immunity yesterday, which is a small victory, but a victory nonetheless. However, if we're going to do better, we need to make sure we win the next challenges." Tokyo said. "Plus, it gives us a little more time to choose out targets, considering that we don't want a repeat performance of what happened last time we went to Tribal Council."

"Who do you think we should take out?" Tokyo asked.

"Lucy. Definitely Lucy." Luther replied.

"But she's stronger than the others."

"She also thinks she's the tribe leader." Luther said. "I don't seem to recall putting her in charge."

"Me neither."

"Lucy thinks she can order us around and get us to vote with her whenever she wants. Well, that ain't working for me." Luther folded his arms. "I don't like to be pulled around like a dog, and if Lucy thinks she can get away with trying to do it to me anyway, she'll be in for a big surprise."

"I say we target Carly and Wilson first. I don't think we can afford to lose another strong player yet." Tokyo suggested.

"Lucy isn't THAT much stronger than the others." Luther insisted. "I think we should just get rid of her before we regret it down the road."

As Tokyo and Luther bickered back and forth, Carly and Wilson sat aside, watching them.

Carly scratched her head. "Should we feel at least relieved that they haven't decided to go against us?" She asked.

"For now, I suppose." Wilson said. "I'm not about to approach those two during an argument, though."

"Carly and I are hoping the strong guys come through for us, but there's not much we can do when they're arguing about who to target." Wilson said. "It's hard enough getting through to an angry person, but try doing it when you know both of the people in the argument are much stronger than you."

(Malabar Tribe; Day 7)

"Making that fake idol for the girls to find was a good move on my part, but I've been searching for the real one since and I can't find heads or tails of it." Pierre shook his head. "In order for my plan to work, I'm going to need the real idol. It's just that we're not given any clues as to where it is."

"Still looking for the real idol?" Inferno asked as he walked over to where Pierre was searching through a couple of bushes.

"This is strange. I can't seem to find it." Pierre noted.

"You searching the areas Grace hasn't looked?" Inferno asked.

"I'm positive she hasn't looked around here yet and I still can't seem to find anything."

"I know I can trust Pierre to tell me the truth because he thinks I'm loyal to him. This way, I know for sure he hasn't found the idol yet." Inferno pointed out. "But still, this is weird. The entire camp has been searched by at least two people and there's still no sign of the idol. I wonder if Kayo and Mugg got to it first…"

Inferno left Pierre to his searching and quickly went over to Grace and Liz. "He's still searching for the idol." He explained. "From what I can tell, he's been looking everywhere you girls haven't."

"So where could it be?" Liz asked. "You think the other guys found it?"

"I was thinking that, but I don't know." Inferno shook his head. "I haven't seen Kayo searching a lot and Mugg's…Well…Mugg."

"We'll have to assume that the idol's still around for now." Grace folded her arms.

"What should we do about Pierre's fake one, though?" Liz asked.

"I'll think of something…"

"We're a little worried that the idol may have already been found, but we're going to have to run with the hope that it's still yet to be located." Liz rubbed her head nervously. "Man, I can't believe how tense this is. We need to find that idol before the others can get their hands on it, but we just don't know where we haven't looked yet."

(Sa'zan Tribe; Day 7)

"How're you feeling, Bianca?" Fleecy asked as Bianca came over to where she was sitting.

"A lot better." Bianca nodded. "Although it's still unsettling that someone else on the tribe tried to keep Det."

"I have my suspicions." Fleecy noted.

"Want to tell me anything?"

"Not until I know for sure, no."

"Bianca and I are in this together, but I need to keep my suspicions of Yori secret from her until I have more concrete proof that she voted for Bianca." Fleecy explained. "It may seem a little out of line to keep secrets from an alliance member, but I can't take any chances. If I'm right and no one believes it, I'll get targeted for sure."

Yori came over to where the two girls were and sat down with them. "Who do you think could have voted to keep Det?" She asked. "It's either Edwina or Renaldo."

"I can't picture Edwina voting to keep Det. She's the fan, so I would think she'd try to make things more enjoyable." Bianca suggested.

"Then we'll assume Renaldo did it for the time being." Yori nodded.

"I need my tribe to count on me because I'm the strongest left. I got everyone to vote out our second-strongest, meaning they'll have to rely on me even more." Yori explained. "I Need someone to blame for Det's elimination, and since Edwina doesn't seem a likely candidate, Renaldo is the only other option, not that it matters in the end."

"So what now?" Bianca asked. "We obviously need to avoid Tribal Council again, so we should remember to keep ourselves ready for any of the challenges."

"I know, but it doesn't hurt to have a backup plan when things don't go as planned." Yori instructed.

"I take it that's how you became a cyborg?" Fleecy asked, lifting an eyebrow in suspicion.

"You might say that."

"At the moment, we'll assume that Renaldo is the one that tried to keep Det. I don't want to assume anything, because I need to start planning against someone and I don't want it to be the wrong person." Bianca explained. "For now, the only one on my tribe I can completely trust is Fleecy, and even then I think she's hiding something from me."

(Roka Tribe)

Lucy tried to block out the sounds of Luther and Tokyo's little argument about targets as she continued to search for the Hidden Immunity Idol. She would have gone over to try and appeal to the strongmen, but knew that it would be a lost cause during an argument.

"Hmm…Still no sign of the idol." Lucy said to herself as she stepped away from a bush. "This makes no sense. I've searched everywhere."

"The only other possibility I can gather from the fact that I haven't found the idol yet is that perhaps they haven't hidden it yet." Lucy reasoned. "I feel like I've been searching through the camp for the last number of days, and I somehow get the feeling that I'll probably feel like an idiot when I find out where the idol actually IS."

Carly watched Lucy search for the idol, seeing how determined she was. Knowing she'd need the idol more than Lucy, Carly opted to search for the idol off on her own and started around the shelter.

Wilson saw Carly from his spot at the fire pit and got up, walking over to her. "You trying to find the idol as well?" He asked.

"Let's face it, Wilson. We both need the idol more than Lucy right now." Carly replied. "If it hasn't been found yet, we need to find it before she does."

Wilson appeared to be in thought. "Actually, I think I may have an idea." He said with a smirk.

"My experience in the field has helped me excel in the art of making decoys." Wilson said, holding a fake idol he had just constructed in front of the camera. "This idol's fake, but I know it would fool the casual observer into thinking its real. If we can fool Lucy into thinking it's the real McCoy, then it keeps her from actually searching for it."

"Wow. That thing looks so real." Carly said in awe, careful not to say it too loud. "You think we can get her to fall for it?"

"She's been searching for so long I think she'll take whatever she finds without second-guessing." Wilson smirked.

"I know it's not a real idol, but it's still a small reprieve for us. If Lucy stops looking for the real idol, we could find it." Carly explained. "It's good to know that you've still got a chance in the game despite being weak. Normally, you'd think that the weaker player would be dead meat the instant they go to Tribal Council."

(Malabar Tribe)

"Hey, Mugg. Can you come here for a second?" Inferno asked as he held onto a corner of the shelter roof.

The burly man came over and looked at the disco fanatic. "Yeah? What is it?" Mugg asked.

"I think this corner of the shelter is a little loose. Want to help me with it?"

Mugg gave a shrug. "Sure." He said as he walked over and held onto the shelter's corner as Inferno tied it tighter.

"How could I say no? He wanted me to lend my strengths to help him accomplish something and I like to show off." Mugg smirked. "The job was done quickly, but hey, I got to show him that I'm useful around here. Maybe it could make him take me further into the game."

After a couple of seconds of silence, Inferno spoke up. "You guys haven't found any idols yet, have you?" He asked.

Mugg, still holding onto the corner, shook his head. "Nah. We haven't come across anything yet." He replied absent-mindedly. "We don't know where it is, but we just wanna find it before the girls do."

"That's what I figured." Inferno shrugged as he finished tying the corner of the roof tighter. "Thanks, Mugg."

"Anytime." Mugg said as he wandered off.

Inferno removed his shades and polished them off before replacing them. "It doesn't take a lot to preoccupy that guy's mind, and when I do, it's dead easy to get him to talk." He said casually. "I actually loosened that corner of the shelter's roof myself just so I could get him to help me tighten it again."

Inferno brushed his hands off as he approached the fire pit, where Grace and Liz were sitting, stunned at the scene they had just witnessed.

"Good enough for you guys?" Inferno asked.

"Works for me." Liz shrugged.

"I guess he and Kayo haven't found it, either." Grace replied.

"Okay. Now that we know the idol hasn't been found yet, we can rest easy knowing that there's still a chance for us." Grace pointed out. "It doesn't help us find the idol, but at least it'll give us a chance for later on."

(Sa'zan Tribe)

"I wonder why Yori's talking to Bianca and Fleecy…" Edwina said as she watched the fire pit from the shoreline.

"I thought you said you figured Yori voted for Bianca." Renaldo pointed out.

"I KNOW she did. You voted for Det, right?"

"Of course."

"I knew almost right after we got back from Tribal Council that Yori was the second vote for Bianca, but we never paid it much attention." Edwina said. "The next thing we know, Yori's talking to the girl she voted for. If there's one thing I know from watching Survivor, it's that people are always looking for scapegoats…"

"She's telling them one of us did it." Edwina folded her arms. "She has to be."

"Man! If that's right, how are we supposed to get out of it?" Renaldo asked. "She's probably already getting them to vote against us!"

"Don't be such a pessimist. If we can find the Hidden Immunity Idol or hold off the losses until a Tribal Switch, we've got a fighting chance." Edwina said.

"But that'll be near-impossible!"

"I know I may not exactly sound like an optimist, but what do you expect? It's pretty much 3-2 unless a miracle happens!" Renaldo insisted. "All I can do is hope that we can win all of the remaining challenges until some sort of Tribal Switch, because I know I'll probably be the goat before Edwina."

"So what do you think we should do about this? Try to find the idol?" Renaldo asked.

"That's right. If we can find it, it'll keep us alive, hopefully until we can convince the others we didn't betray them." Edwina said.

"But where do we look?"

"Let's try over by the shelter."

"You'd think that being a major fan of Survivor would help me know the best hiding places for Immunity Idols. Apparently not." Edwina scratched her head. "I just don't know what we're missing, because I still can't find the idol even after I've searching in all the hiding places I can think of."

Eventually, night rolled in. The three teams went to bed, knowing that a challenge would await them the following day.

(Roka Tribe; Day 8)

"Luther and I still haven't really come to an agreement on targets. He wants to vote emotionally and I want to vote strategically." Tokyo rubbed his temples. "When it comes down to it, one of us is going to have to fold, but we're both so stubborn that we're almost daring each other to fold first."

"Did we get treemail?" Tokyo asked as Carly came over with a letter.

"Yeah. Looks like we've got another Immunity Challenge." Carly said.

"Already?"

"Yeah. From the looks of things, it could be a strength-based challenge." Carly replied.

"Just freaking great."

"It's times like this that makes me regret voting out Claire. We could have really used her for challenges like these." Carly said. "We just going to have to hope that we can do well and that the challenge doesn't rely solely on physical strength. We may still have a chance so long as Tokyo and Luther aren't the only ones really playing."

(Malabar Tribe; Day 8)

"It just says 'How hard can you hit'?" Liz pointed out as her tribe gathered around her.

"Fantastic. This could be our challenge." Mugg said with a smirk.

"Don't get ahead of yourself, Mugg. The other tribes have strong players as well." Kayo pointed out.

"We can't let ourselves get cocky. Even though there are a number of strong people on our tribe, the Sa'zan Tribe has someone as strong as us and the Roka Tribe has TWO people even STRONGER." Kayo folded his arms. "If we're going to win this challenge, we need to make sure we play it right."

"We should probably head out. Remember not to underestimate our opponents since we haven't gone against them much yet." Inferno instructed.

"Yeah. This could show us who to look out for." Kayo agreed.

"A strength-based Immunity Challenge may not seem bad, especially since the Roka Tribe dumped a strong player first." Inferno pointed out. "However, since neither of the challenges we've had thus far have truly relied on strength, we don't know if anyone is holding out on us until now. Hopefully, we'll know who to look out for after this."

(Sa'zan Tribe; Day 8)

"We got a map to take us to the challenge, right?" Edwina asked.

"Looks like it." Bianca replied.

"I'm not looking forward to this." Renaldo moaned. "Yori's the only real strong person we have."

"Having a strength challenge when you only have one strong person is never a good thing. I can tell that this challenge is going to be rough." Renaldo said. "I know I should wait and see what type of challenge it's going to be, but I can't help but worry that we're going to get owned out there."

"We'd better get going. We don't want to keep our competition waiting, you know." Fleecy said.

"Hopefully, this works out for us." Edwina said.

"I think we're underestimating ourselves. I'm fairly strong myself, at least in comparison to the others." Bianca insisted with a shrug. "We may have a better chance at this than we realize, but we need to see that so we'll try our hardest in the challenge."

(Immunity Challenge)

The Roka and Malabar Tribes stood on their mats in the middle of a large clearing, waiting for the challenge to start. Sa'zan's mat was currently empty.

"Before we start, let's bring out the Sa'zan Tribe." SSBFreak said as the future team entered the clearing and walked over to their mat. The other tribes saw who wasn't with them. "Det was voted out at Tribal Council."

A few people were surprised to see that another stronger player had left so early, but the majority of the other players looked indifferent as they waited for the challenge to begin.

"Welcome to your next Immunity Challenge, everyone. Today, we'll be testing your strength against your opponents." SSBFreak said. Everyone saw a large, square platform behind the host, making it look like an arena. "One person from each team will face off in a three-way fight each round, armed with sacks to hit your opponents with. The object is to obviously knock both of your opponents off the platform to score a point for your team. Whoever has the most points at the end of five round will win Immunity and be safe from elimination tonight, but BOTH of the losing tribes will be seeing me at Tribal Council tonight, where a total of two people will be voted out."

The three tribes looked at each other, knowing the stakes were as high as they've ever been in the game thus far.

"Malabar, you have one extra player. Who's sitting out?" SSBFreak asked.

"I will." Grace said.

"Okay. Will everyone else please choose their order of players?"

(Later…)

Lucy, Kayo and Renaldo stood on the platform, each armed with a sack. The three each stood at a side of the square arena.

"First round is Lucy vs. Kayo vs. Renaldo." SSBFreak said. "Start!"

The three rushed each other and attacked with their weighted sacks. As Kayo was holding off Renaldo, Lucy saw an opening in the boxer's defenses and swung.

However, Kayo saw the attack coming and forced Renaldo away from him in time to counter Lucy's attack, stunning her and sending her backwards a couple of steps. Kayo finished Lucy off by ramming her off the side of the platform.

"And Kayo takes out Lucy."

Renaldo saw his chance when Kayo had his back turned and rushed at the boxer. Kayo quickly sidestepped and allowed Renaldo to throw himself off the platform, almost landing directly on Lucy.

"Kayo wins round 1. Malabar gains the first point." SSBFreak announced.

"Next time, try a different strategy when facing a boxer." Kayo taunted his downed opponents.

(Later…)

Tokyo, Mugg and Yori were up next. The three looked at each other, as if determining who the first target would be.

"Second round is Tokyo vs. Mugg vs. Yori." SSBFreak said. "Start!"

Mugg acted first and raced at Tokyo. As Yori stood back, the two men struggled with each other before Tokyo managed to push Mugg away.

Shaking his head, Mugg narrowed his eyes. "I'd like to see you try that-"

Before Mugg could finish his sentence, Tokyo clocked him with a swing of his weapon, knocking the burly man off the platform.

"Mugg is out. It's down to Tokyo and Yori."

Yori quickly rushed at Tokyo, who saw her coming and blocked her attack. He managed to hold her off for a bit, but the struggle with Mugg had drained him of a lot of energy. This made Tokyo easy pickings for Yori to force off the platform.

"Yori wins round 2. Sa'zan scores a point to tie it up with Malabar." SSBFreak announced.

"You'll never beat me like that." Yori taunted Tokyo.

(Later…)

Wilson, Liz and Bianca stood on the platform. The three, knowing this round could go any way, prepared to start.

"Third round is Wilson vs. Liz vs. Bianca." SSBFreak said. "Start!"

Liz and Bianca wasted no time in running over to Wilson and ramming him together. Wilson tried to hold the girls off, but couldn't hold for very long as was pushed off the platform.

"Wilson is taken out in a plan of double-teaming."

Liz quickly acted and swung her weapon at the unprepared Bianca, but the bianky ducked under the swing and pushed Liz back with her own weapon. Liz tried to maintain balance on the edge of the platform, but one more attack from Bianca finished her off.

"Bianca wins round 3. Sa'zan now has two points."

"Sweet. We're ahead." Bianca nodded.

(Later…)

The next group up was Luther, Inferno and Edwina. Needless to say, Edwina didn't like her chances.

"Fourth round is Luther vs. Inferno vs. Edwina." SSBFreak said. "Start!"

Luther and Inferno quickly rushed each other and started trading blows. Edwina stood back, protecting herself with her weapon.

"Maybe if I stand still, they won't notice me." Edwina muttered to herself.

Inferno swung his sack, but Luther stepped back and allowed the attack to miss. While Inferno was recovering from his own attack, Luther shoved him back, ramming Inferno off the platform.

"Inferno is down after a heated battle."

Luther walked over to where Edwina was standing and silently towered over her, shrouding her almost completely in his shadow. Edwina looked up at Luther, then quickly turned and jumped off the platform.

"Luther wins round 4 and scores Roka's first point." SSBFreak said.

"Why'd you stick Edwina against me, anyway?" Luther asked.

(Later…)

The last group consisted of Carly, Pierre and Fleecy. Fleecy was holding onto her weapon with one foot and balancing on the other.

"The final round is Carly vs. Pierre vs. Fleecy." SSBFreak said. "Start!"

Carly, seeing Pierre as a bigger threat, rushed at him first. The spy easily held the Muppet at bay as Fleecy continued to stand on one foot off to the side.

As Carly continued to attack him, Pierre saw an opening in her attacks and countered a blow with one of his own. This stunned Carly and it made things easy for Pierre to turn the tables on her and force her off the platform.

"Carly is out. It's down to Pierre and Fleecy."

"You may as well give up." Pierre said as he approached. "We both know I'm going to win."

Fleecy smirked. "Not likely."

Everyone watched in awe as Fleecy leapt forward and attacked Pierre. Spinning around, Fleecy clocked Pierre in the stomach, forcing him away a couple of steps. Fleecy skillfully leapt at Pierre again and continued to attack, all the while using only one foot to move around.

Before anyone knew what was happening, it was over. Fleecy managed to get Pierre to the edge of the platform and forced him off, still standing on one foot.

"And the final round is over! Fleecy has scored Sa'zan's third point out of a possible five!" SSBFreak announced. "Sa'zan wins Immunity!"

Fleecy put her weapon down and smirked at her shocked tribe. "I told you guys I could use my feet like hands." She said.

(Later…)

"Congratulations on winning Immunity, Sa'zan Tribe. You are all safe from elimination and will be around a few more days." SSBFreak said as he turned to the two losing tribes. "Roka and Malabar, I will be seeing you both at Tribal Council, where each tribe will be voting out someone. Since Roka came in last in three of the five rounds, they will go to Tribal Council first, and then Malabar will come in after someone is voted out. I'll give you guys the rest of the day to make your decisions, but for now, you can all head back to camp."

The tribes dispersed again, knowing that the two losing tribes would each be voting someone off. All that was left to do was to choose a target.

(Roka Tribe)

"We lost Immunity, and we're heading to Tribal Council first because we failed so hard. After witnessing my tribe's performance, I think Wilson may be the best target." Lucy explained. "He's old, frail and weak, which makes him a triple-liability. Carly can wait for now, but Wilson should go first if we're to have any success at all."

"Why Wilson? Carly's the weaker one." Tokyo pointed out.

"Wilson's just as weak, in addition to the fact that his age will bring us all down." Lucy reminded. "We'll take out Carly next, but we should take out Wilson first."

With that, Lucy walked off to prepare. Tokyo shook his head and folded his arms as Luther came over.

"I still say we should just vote Lucy off." Luther explained.

"I keep telling you that it's too risky, Luther." Tokyo replied. "I don't like Lucy, but the fact remains that she's stronger than the others."

"Tokyo, we should just get rid of Lucy while we can. Maybe going to Tribal Council won't be such a bad thing if we just get rid of the person we don't like."

"That will eventually come, but at the moment, we have to think strategically." Tokyo said, eyes narrowed.

"Well, ONE of us is going to have to fold." Luther folded his arms.

"I know. And the fact remains that we don't have a lot of time, so one of us had better get to folding." Tokyo replied.

"Luther and I are generating conflict between each other simply because we can't seem to agree on targets." Tokyo moaned. "That's never a good thing when you're in an alliance with the person, but both of us are so intent on getting our way with the vote, that I'm afraid of what'll happen when one of us takes it too far."

Luther and Tokyo again started to bicker about targets as Carly and Wilson watched from the shelter.

"I'm kinda worried, Wilson." Carly said. "You think they'll vote with us?"

"I hope so. We just need to establish that Lucy will just make things worse for the tribe." Wilson said.

"Going into Tribal Council, Carly and I need to make sure we know what we're doing. Lucy is becoming more and more like a tyrant, so it shouldn't be too hard getting the strong guys to see it." Wilson explained. "This is one of those times where you're nervous of the outcome, and yet won't be surprised at it when it happens."

(Malabar Tribe)

"So what's the plan?" Liz asked. "We need to get attention off us."

"I know. I think I may have an idea." Grace replied with a smirk. "Where are Kayo and Mugg?"

"Grace had this good idea to plant ideas in the heads of Kayo and Mugg. If it works, things will take a turn for the better for us." Liz pointed out. "If Grace can get Kayo and Mugg to vote against Pierre, then I'll be extremely impressed."

"Why would we vote out Pierre?" Kayo asked as he lifted an eyebrow.

"He's a spy. In case you don't know, spies are known for their backstabbing." Grace replied.

"Figuratively AND literally." Liz interjected.

"Do you guys really think spending the entire game on the same team as a spy would be a good idea?" Grace asked.

Mugg's eyes widened. "She's got a point, man." The burly man pointed out.

"Yeah…You're right. It makes sense." Kayo nodded.

"Pierre's a spy, so he's naturally good at scheming and plotting backstabbings. I can't believe I didn't think about it until now." Kayo slapped himself on the forehead. "The girls may be weaker, but Pierre's a bigger threat. Maybe the girls can wait for a bit until we take out the guy most-likely to sell all of us out."

Meanwhile, Pierre was standing aside and in the shadows, looking none too pleased. The spy appeared to be in deep thought as he walked off to a part of the camp.

"How am I going to do this? It seems that the girls are trying to get rid of me." Pierre mused. "I need a way to secure myself a spot in the tribe…"

Pierre suddenly spotted the tribe's treemail box, which had the purple emblem adorned on it. Gears turned in Pierre's head for a few seconds before a smirk floated across his face.

"Maybe I can plant some fear into everyone's heads. This emblem was easy to remove from the treemail box and it could pass as the Hidden Immunity Idol." Pierre pointed out. "If I show them this, they may fall for it and not bother voting for me at all. I've only got one shot at this, so I need to make it count."

(Tribal Council)

The five Roka players entered Tribal Council, carrying their torches. Finding their spots on the five stumps provided, everyone sat down.

"Welcome to your second Tribal Council, Roka Tribe. In a moment, you'll be voting one of your own out of the game, much like you did only a few days ago." SSBFreak said before he started asking questions. "Luther, the last time you guys were here, there was a tiebreaker challenge. Why did that happen?"

"Half of us voted for one person and the other half voted for another." Luther replied. "To this day, Tokyo and I still don't get the reasoning behind them targeting Claire to begin with."

"She cost us that Immunity Challenge, in case you forgot." Lucy replied.

"She was still stronger than all three of you." Luther returned. "Do you see a reason why we lost a challenge relying on physical strength? We seem to be DOWN one strong player at the moment."

"Tokyo, who do you blame for Claire's elimination?" SSBFreak asked.

"No question about it. Lucy." Tokyo replied.

Lucy's eyes widened. "Wait, what? Why are you blaming me? Carly was the one that beat her in the tiebreaker!" She replied.

"And whose idea was it to target Claire in the first place?" Tokyo folded his arms.

"Lucy, what's your opinion on this revelation?" SSBFreak asked.

"I'm shocked, to say the least. They shouldn't be blaming me! I thought I was on good terms with these guys, but I guess not." Lucy said.

"Whatever." Tokyo rolled his eyes.

"Carly, you managed to win the tiebreaker against Claire last time you guys were here. What do you have to thank for your fire-making skills?" SSBFreak asked.

"Well, when you hang around people like Gonzo, Bunsen, Beaker, the Swedish Chef and Crazy Harry, you tend to know a lot about fires." Carly shrugged. "I guess it was just my natural training around fire that helped me win the challenge."

"I assume you don't want to go through it again, though."

"Yeah. The tiebreaker was nerve wracking in itself."

"Wilson, who are the targets tonight?" SSBFreak asked.

"From what I've heard, it's either going to be Carly, Lucy or myself." Wilson explained. "Carly and I want to survive out here, so I hope it's not us."

"Who are the swing votes?"

"Luther and Tokyo." Wilson replied. "All three of us have been trying to get their vote since the last Tribal Council."

"Tokyo, which way are you guys leaning?"

"Luther and I are torn and we can't reach an agreement. One of us wants to vote for either Carly or Wilson and the other wants to vote for Lucy." Tokyo shrugged. "One of us will need to give in, and I still don't think we've really reached an agreement yet."

"Well, I think that's enough questions this time. It's time to vote." SSBFreak explained. "Luther, you're up."

Luther stood up and walked out of the hut to the voting table. The executioner wrote a name down. "Tokyo and I need to reach an agreement SOMEtime." He said as he left the table.

Carly walked up to the table and wrote a name down. The Muppet was quick to put the ballot in the voting urn as she left the table.

Lucy casually wrote a name down and showed it to the camera. "I don't know which of the two strong guys wants me gone, but they'll be next." She warned, having voted for Wilson.

Wilson approached the table and scribbled a name down before showing it. "Carly and I don't like you anymore." He said, showing Lucy's name.

Tokyo shook his head as he wrote a name down. He silently put the ballot into the jar and left the table to return to the hut.

Once all five players had voted, SSBFreak left to fetch the urn and came back with it momentarily. "When I read the names, the person with the most votes will be asked to bring forward their torch and leave Tribal Council immediately." He said. "It's time to read the votes…"

"…First vote; Lucy." Lucy sat in anticipation.

"Lucy." Lucy narrowed her eyes.

"Wilson." Carly and Wilson looked at each other.

"Wilson." Lucy and Wilson exchanged glances, knowing one vote would decide it. "Last vote and third person voted out of Survivor: Central Hub…"

"…Wilson. You need to bring me your torch." SSBFreak said.

Wilson sighed as he sat back, but silently stood up. "Very well. Some may think I've been holding the tribe back." He said as he grabbed his torch and approached the host. "I don't agree with it, but still…"

"Wilson, the tribe has spoken." SSBFreak said as he extinguished Wilson's torch. "It's time for you to go."

"A good soldier knows when his time is up." Wilson said as he left the hut and vanished from sight.

Once Wilson was gone, SSBFreak looked at the remaining players. "Wilson is gone, and it seems that the majority of the tribe has decided to vote out a physical liability. We'll see if this will improve your performance in future challenges or if Wilson's skills were what the tribe actually needed." He explained. "We won't have any way of knowing which it is until we have another challenge. You can all head back to camp so the Malabar Tribe can come in for their Tribal Council."

The four remaining Roka players stood up, gathered their torches and left Tribal Council. Carly trailed behind, looking distant. Reaching into her pocket, Carly pulled out Wilson's fake Immunity Idol and examined it. Wilson may not have been able to use it, but she still had it. Perhaps it was time to start thinking of how to use it…

"I didn't last as long as I would have hoped, but I just got stuck on the same tribe as some people that didn't use proper thinking." Wilson shrugged. "I know it was their decision to keep Lucy over me, but I think Luther and Tokyo are going to be regretting it. Heck, maybe they already are…"

(Tribal Council 2)

The six members of the Malabar Tribe entered Tribal Council, carrying torches. Seeing that and extra stump had been provided since the Roka Tribe left, the six players sat down and waited for the council to start.

"It took a week, but welcome to your first Tribal Council, Malabar Tribe. In a moment, you'll be eliminating one of your own from the game." SSBFreak explained as he again started asking questions. "Mugg, how is your camp thus far?"

"We like it, but we wish there could have been a beach or something." Mugg scratched his head. "The only water we have at camp is a river running through the middle of camp and a few small ponds."

"So you think it could have been better?"

"I think we just got the short end of the stick, but then again, we haven't seen the other camps, so I probably shouldn't be saying it." Mugg scratched his head.

"Inferno, how are the tribe dynamics?" SSBFreak asked.

"To be frank, it could be better. We've had friction since the start, even though we've won all the challenges until now." Inferno replied.

"Care to explain?"

"It seems to be the other guys against Grace and Liz." The blue-haired man scratched his head. "I'm not terribly sure, man."

"Kayo, why are the guys targeting the girls?" SSBFreak asked.

"Look at Pierre, Mugg, Inferno and myself. We're all pretty strong guys." Kayo responded. "In comparison, the girls are the weakest parts of the tribe."

"So it's not so much being weak, but weaker by comparison."

"We need all the strong players we can." Kayo replied. "At least until the merge hits, anyway."

"Grace, which of the guys are you girls targeting?" SSBFreak asked.

"Pierre, for obvious reasons. He's already a spy, and those are known for their backstabbing." Grace replied. "He's liable to betray everyone here if he gets the chance."

"Are you just saying that?"

"Uh…No." Grace said matter-of-factly. "Haven't you ever played Team Fortress 2?"

"Liz, where do you stand with everything that's been going around camp?"

"It's really hard to keep up with everything and still make sense of it all." Liz replied. "I mean, I've been trying to follow along with everyone and keep tabs on what everyone saying, but it's proving to be a chore in itself just trying to pay attention to everything."

"Do you think you're getting all of the important parts with no problem?"

"I think so. It's hard getting all of the details about plans, but I think I'm getting the hang of it."

"Pierre, do you have some sort of retort to the girls for wanting to get you voted out?" SSBFreak asked.

"I know it may be tempting to vote me out because of me being a threat, but to put it simply, they can't and won't vote me out." Pierre folded his arms.

"What are you talking about?" Liz asked. "You're a backstabber, so it seems obvious to vote you out before you do the same to the rest of us."

"That may be so, but I've got something that will aid me here." Pierre replied as he pulled a purple emblem from his pocket. "I found this Immunity Idol around camp. If you vote for me, the votes will be negated and one of the girls will be going home anyway."

"Oh, no!" Liz cried.

"The Hidden Immunity Idol…" Kayo mused.

Grace paused, then narrowed her eyes. "Wait a minute! That's not an Immunity Idol!" She accused. "That's the emblem from our treemail box!"

"Hey! She's right!" Mugg added. "What kind of people are you trying to take us for, anyway?"

"I-I assure you that it's the real thing." Pierre replied nervously. "Any votes against me will be negated!"

"Yeah, right!" Grace said.

"I think that's enough questions this time. It's time to vote." SSBFreak said. "Kayo, you're up."

Kayo got up and left the hut. Approaching the voting table, Kayo wrote a name down and shoved it into the urn before leaving.

Grace wrote a name down and showed it to the camera. "I can't believe you just tried that. You're going down." She said, having voted for Pierre.

Inferno casually approached the table and voted. "My first choice since we started." He said as he put the vote into the jar and strolled away.

Pierre didn't look too happy as he wrote a name down and revealed Grace's name. "Thank you for ruining my entire plan." He said darkly.

Liz wasted no time in writing a name down. "This should be the first and final nail in the coffin." She said as she put her ballot into the voting urn and left the table.

Mugg narrowed his eyes and wrote a name down. He didn't even bother to speak as he folded his ballot and shoved it into the jar before walking away.

SSBFreak left again and returned soon afterwards with the voting urn. "When I read the names, the person with the most votes will be asked to bring forward their torch and leave Tribal Council immediately." He said. "It's time to read the votes…"

"…First vote; Pierre." Pierre folded his arms, eyes narrowed.

"Pierre." Pierre cast a glance at Grace.

"Grace." Grace gave a hopeful smirk as she waited for the results.

"Pierre." Pierre looked around the tribe at everyone looking at him.

"Pierre." The tribe looked pleased with the result as Pierre sat back. "Last vote and fourth person voted out of Survivor: Central Hub…"

"…Pierre. You need to bring me your torch." SSBFreak said.

Pierre stood up silently. "It seems my fake idol idea didn't go over well with you." He said as he approached the host after grabbing his torch.

"Pierre, the tribe has spoken." SSBFreak said as he extinguished Pierre's torch. "It's time for you to go."

"Watch your backs." Pierre warned as he stalked out of Tribal Council.

Once Pierre was gone, SSBFreak turned to the remaining players. "And so ends your first Tribal Council with an almost-unanimous vote. Pierre didn't see that coming, and you all saw through his attempted trick. However, you have voted out a stronger player tonight, so only time will tell if it was a wise decision or not." He explained. "You should prepare for the next challenge to see for yourself, so you can all head back to camp."

The five remaining players stood up, gathered their torches and left Tribal Council. Grace, bringing up the rear, smirked to herself. Ever since Pierre had first targeted her, she had wanted to outlast him and make the blindside satisfying. Now that she had gotten her wish, it was time to step up the game…

"I got too confident and I shouldn't have relied on that last-minute scheme. I didn't have enough time to think it through and it cost me." Pierre rolled his eyes. "Somehow, I think that if I didn't even bother with the emblem trick, the vote would have gone as planned and Grace would be here instead of me."

Voting History 1:

Wilson – Lucy, Luther and Tokyo

Lucy – Carly and Wilson

Voting History 2:

Pierre – Grace, Inferno, Kayo, Liz and Mugg

Grace – Pierre

Author's Notes: I didn't have many plans for Wilson and knew he wouldn't last long when I cast him. I wanted to make it look like he knew what he was doing (like Bob in the real show), but couldn't come up with the means to survive.

Side note, Wilson was originally going to be in season 2 (still as an early boot, though). However, when I noticed that two far-more important characters had similar names (Mason and Nelson), I swapped him out with either Shamus or Brick.

Pierre was interesting to write for. I don't particularly like the Spy class, but I knew a spy would be the most fun to write for. That being said, he was always going out here as a decoy schemer, so it didn't really affect his standing.