(Aurum Tribe)
Just like with Plata, everyone walked back to camp feeling like they made the right choice.
"We voted out Queenmon last time and man did it felt good to get rid of that self-righteous bossy little bee!" Catherine grinned. "And to think, I was just going to sit back and let her fly over me earlier!"
Catherine and Ronald had gone somewhere to talk while Cassie gone to bed. Andrew had his head down the entire time.
"Don't get me wrong, I never liked Queenmon. But I never thought voting her out over Ronald was a good idea. At any time." Andrew said crossing his arms. "Give that rat an inch and he'll go a mile. I see it before!"
The father then ran over to the others. "Hey, guys."
Janet turned around. "Yes, Andrew?"
"I know that it is far too late to complain but I think we just made a HORRIBLE mistake." The man said. "Sure, Queenmon was annoying but at least I know she more or less got our backs. While Ronald had not."
"Which means me to my next reason why we voted out Queenmon." Janet said before turning to the others. "Oscar, do you trust Ronald?"
"No." The orca whale said flatly.
"Margo, what are you?" Janet asked.
"Not really." The dark-haired girl said.
"Max?"
"Nope!" The white-haired man said cheerfully.
"See? EVERYONE but Catherine knows he is up to no-good." Janet said.
Andrew blinked twice. "So what is your point?"
Janet walked over and put her hand on his shoulder. "Why vote off somebody we KNOW isn't a threat? It was obviously that he was evil the minute he stepped off the dock."
"I guess." Andrew said.
"Don't get me wrong, if he proves to be a liability, I will lose no sleep over him being voted out." Janet said. "But if we voted him out tonight, we would have been voting off a non-threat when we are supposed to be voting off a threat."
"If you say so." Andrew said.
"What purpose is voting off an apparent schemer who can't fool anyone except a teenaged anime girl obsessed with animals?" Janet asked. "The only power Ronald has is over Catherine, someone who was just as likable as he is."
(Day 7; Plata Tribe)
Sally walked into the camp to see Kao fixing the shelter. She decided to make her way over.
"Hey, Kao. What are you doing?" Sally asked.
"Oh, nothing." The Pianta said. "The shelter's roof had gone a bit loose so I am just fixing it."
"Ah, I see." Sally said. "Is it all right that I can talk with you about something when you are finished?"
"Why not talk to me now?" Kao asked. "Doing this isn't that distracting."
"All right." Sally said before looking around. "What did the clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol say?"
"Kao was the first person to get a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol and I got curious because I think I may need that Idol sooner or later." Sally said. "I think I could just go up and ask Kao upfront because he doesn't seem like the type to hide secrets."
"Nothing much. Just about a grade." Kao said.
"A grade? What does THAT mean?" Sally asked tilting her head.
"I don't know. I thought it was around a palm tree shaped like the letter "C" but I was wrong." Kao said.
"Huh? What?" Sally asked confused.
Kao sighed before finishing up and turning around. "What can I say? I am not the most smartest person out here."
"There, there. Me either." Sally offered before getting a good idea. "But we CAN try to be if we combined our brains."
Kao blinked twice. "Hm?"
"How about you and me get into an alliance?" Sally suggested.
"An alliance?" Kao asked.
"Yeah, you and me." Sally said. "I mean we BOTH admitted that we are not good at the game so maybe we can help each other."
Kao paused for a moment. "That sounds like a great idea! Sure, we can be in an alliance."
"I may watch this game a few times but I always had trouble following the strategies. Which is why I agreed to this alliance." Kao said. "Sally isn't that good at the game either so we try to figure out how to play this game."
"So what should we do first?" Sally asked.
"I dunno." Kao said looking around. "I know that it is too early to say but I think we should be safe for a couple of rounds."
"I sure hope so." Sally said looking to the side. "But you could never be too sure in this game."
"Maybe but all we could do is look out for each other." Kao shrugged.
Sally gave a small smile. "Yeah, you are right…"
"I am glad that I decided to align with Kao. He is always doing his best to make people feel good which is good to have when this game gets stressful." Sally smiled. "I know Kao will have my back and will never want to backstab me."
"So what do you do for a job?" Kao asked.
"Oh, nothing much." Sally shrugged. "I guess you can say that "Street Fighter" is a job."
"Wow… Fighting for a hobby is one thing but for a job?" Kao asked in disbelief.
"Hey, whatever helps pays the bills." Sally shrugged.
"So how many fights had you won?" Kao asked.
Sally's face fell before she looked to the side laughing nervously. "Um, well…"
Kao looked confused. "What's wrong?"
"I… I don't really have gotten many fights won, okay?" Sally asked looking down. "I am always going up against canons."
Kao raised a non-existent eyebrow. "I fail to see how that is a bad thing. Canons had always been proven to be better than fan-characters. It is how much stronger than the other fan-characters that counts in my opinion."
"I guess…" Sally said looking at her fist. "Thanks…"
"No problem. We ARE partners, right?" Kao chuckled.
Sally giggled. "Right."
(Aurum Tribe)
Ronald and Catherine sat in their shelter talking about their success.
"Did you see the face on that stupid bee's face when she got her third vote?" Catherine laughed.
"I know! And it only got better from there!" Ronald snickered.
"I wonder what is written in that Survivor handbook about being voted out for being a yutz!" Catherine grinned.
She then suddenly frowned.
"But it is not over yet."
Ronald slowly nodded looking stern. "Indeed. I think everyone else is still after me."
"Well, at least we got rid on the biggest racist offender!" Catherine said narrowing her eyes.
"Racist?"
Catherine and Ronald's eyes widened to see Cassie walking in.
"What do you mean?" Cassie asked confused.
Catherine narrowed her eyes. "Well, apparently Little Miss Queen thinks she is so high-and-mighty that she has the right to call Ronnie, a virus and scum of the Earth to his face."
"Ronnie?" Ronald asked raising an eyebrow.
"Wait. She really said that?" Cassie gasped.
"Yeah, she did. Don't believe me? Ask Andrew, he'll tell you." Ronald said with a growl.
Cassie shook her head in disbelief. "Guys, why didn't you tell us sooner? We would have decided to vote off Queenmon quicker!"
"Wait. You mean you would have easily joined us just like that?" Catherine asked.
Cassie nodded her head looking surprisingly stern. "Of course! Race or species has nothing to do with this game! We are all equal!"
"Oh, thank goodness!" Catherine groaned. "I thought we are the only people who saw that!"
"I can't believe I actually double-guessed myself writing down Queenmon's name down! If I knew that she was a bigot sooner, I would have written her name down!" Cassie said appalled. "I mean if Queenmon had a traumatizing event with rats, I could understand but even then, that doesn't excuse her rudeness."
"I am so sorry!" The red-head said bowing her head.
Catherine raised a confused eyebrow. "What are YOU apologizing? Even though you never knew about Ronald's bullying, you still voted to keep him in."
"I know but… And everyone was avoiding him and I felt that was the best thing to do." Cassie paused.
Ronald blinked twice before looking in thought.
"It is all right…"
Cassie looked up with wide eyes.
"I am used to people calling me stuff like "you dirty rat" or such." Ronald said before giving a smirk. "But it takes a lot for people to admit their mistakes and apologize."
"Indeed. You should be proud of yourself." Catherine smiled.
Cassie blushed before walking over. "Can I sit down with you guys?"
"Sure!" Catherine beamed as Cassie sat down.
"I liked Cassie. Despite being one of the youngest castaways, she had learned that we all equal." Catherine said. "It is very easy to judge someone base on their looks. People are just too stubborn to realize that beauty is only skin-deep."
Catherine and Cassie talked as Ronald gave a dark smirk.
"Well I be! How you like that? I had been trying to get into an alliance since Day 4 and I got into one not by my own doing but chance!" Ronald grinned. "Sure it is not the best alliance in the world but it will do for now for defence against the rest of the tribe."
"I am just glad we voted out Queenmon before she could do any harm." Cassie said.
"Yeah, Karma was our side this time!" Catherine smirked.
"She had it coming! She had it coming! She only had herself to blame!" Ronald sang while snapping his fingers.
He then put his hands over his mouth realizing what he just did. He looked at Catherine and Cassie who were giving him strange looks.
Ronald sat in the confessional shaking in anger. "Curse you, Disney!"
(Day 8; Plata Tribe)
Coco walked into camp looking in thought.
"All right, I got the tribe leader as my ally which means anyone who wants to even think about getting rid of me has to go through him first." Coco said. "But I'll be a fool if I just left it like that and just like nature takes its course."
"I have to frame someone for something so that no matter when we go to Tribal, nobody would even think of voting for me." Coco mused. She then frowned. "I can't go and find the Machete and Flint again because that would get repetitive."
Suddenly, an idea sparked into her head. She then smirked evilly.
"But that's exactly why I need to do it!" Coco said. "Annoy the tribe so much with my theft of the tribe items that they would hate the person responsible and I know just the fall guy!"
With that, the young girl ran over to the shelter and knelt down.
"If I hide the Flint and Machete along with a few of Mortimer's feathers, everyone would assume that he is a saboteur." Coco smirked. "All I have to do is find a few of Mortimer's feathers and the rest will be cake."
With that, she put her hands through the floor with a big smirk on her face. However, it soon faltered when she found that she couldn't help any feathers. She continued searching.
"Come on! Come on! You mean a tall, lanky duck had gone a whole week sleeping in this thing without shedding a single feather?" Coco asked with a growl. "Come on! Come on! I know there is a feather around here somewhere!"
"What this about feathers?"
Coco yelped before turning around to see Mortimer.
"Um, well… I…" Coco said before smiling sweetly. "Cleaning out any spare feathers out of my shelter."
"Ah, isn't that sweet?" Mortimer smiled. "But you don't have to worry about me. My feathers rarely fall out."
"Oh, you don't say…?" Coco asked with a twitching eyebrow.
Thankfully for Coco, Bill walked in holding a letter.
"Treemail!" The cop called out. Soon, everyone gathered around.
"What does it say?" Coco asked trying to hide her frustration.
"It says "Are you hungry?" Bill read.
Everyone went paled at this.
"Oh no…" Mortimer said looking like he was going to faint.
"Ugh… Just when you think they got rid of it, they brought back the food Challenge. Now I am not a picky eater but one cannot help but be so when eating certain food in that Challenge." Amber said rolling her eyes. "I just hope it is not for Immunity because a couple of people already look queasy."
(Reward Challenge)
The Plata tribe waited patiently on the mat.
"We now bring in the Aurum tribe." Tiny said as the tribe walked in. "Queenmon voted out at the last Tribal Council."
"She probably got voted out for sitting out Oscar." Mortimer mused.
"Well, good riddance." Richard said in disgust.
"Here is your next Challenge." Tiny said pointing to a table. "We would be having a good old-fashioned eating Challenge. Each person from each tribe will face each other to eat a certain food item. The first person to finish a meal wins a point. The first point to get five points or win a tiebreaker wins Reward. What do know what you are playing for?"
Everyone nodded.
"You will be playing for pillows and blankets." Tiny said. "Perfect for the cold nights. Also the winning tribe will send one person to the losing tribe to Exile Island where they would get a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol. Now the tribes are even so nobody would be sitting out so let's draw for spots."
(Later)
Margo VS Coco made their way to the table that had a silver tin over the meal. Neither girl weren't looking that confident.
"All right. Round 1 is Margo versus Coco." Tiny said placing a silver tin off to reveal the dish. "A live grub."
Both girls inched back in disgust.
"Ready? Go!" Tiny shouted.
Despite they both hesitated, Margo and Coco slowly picked up their respective grubs eyeing them in disgust before putting them in their mouths realizing how disgusting it was. Both of their tribes cheered them on and they struggled to eat them and swallow.
Suddenly, Coco swallowed before sticking out her tongue. "Done!"
"Coco got it! Plata leads 1-0!" Tiny said.
"The things you had to do for a million dollars…" Coco muttered as she and Margo stalked off.
"The next round is Cassie versus Kao."
The two nervously made their way over to the table not looking eager at all. The difference in height was absolutely comical.
"You will be eating…" Tiny said uncovering the dish. "Wasabi wrapped in Sushi."
"Um, what's Wasabi?" Cassie asked.
"Very hot sushi." Kao sighed not liking where this was going.
"Ready? Go!"
Both of them wasted no time grabbing their Wasabi. Cassie got a big bite of it while Kao stuffed it whole into his mouth. They then realized how hot it really was. Cassie put down her piece to try to swallow the food in her mouth while Kao was having difficulty trying to swallow.
However, Kao swallowed before sticking out his head. Tiny and Cassie blinked twice.
"Um, what are you doing?" Tiny asked.
"I think he is trying to show that he is done…" Cassie said still struggling with the Wasabi.
"Well, he DOES seem like he has swallowed it whole." Tiny mused. "He got it. We are now tied at 1-all!"
Kao ran off. "Need. Water. Now."
After Tiny had given Kao and Cassie water, the next two people walked up.
"The next match is Catherine against Prick." Tiny said.
"Wow… Your quills are spiky AND soft at the same time." Catherine said with sparkling eyes.
Prick blinked twice. "Are you complimenting AND insulting me at the same time?"
"Um, ahem." Tiny coughed uncovering the dish. "The next one is a glass of cow blood."
"Cow? You mean you actually killed a cow just for this Challenge?" Catherine asked in disgust.
"My best friend is a bull!" Prick scolded. "You mean to tell me you are making me drink the blood of someone who could have been a relative of him?"
Tiny paused before looking back and forth between the two to find them looking furious. Suddenly, both of them smirked.
"Bathe in the blood you spilled, you monster!" Catherine yelled throwing her blood all over Tiny.
"YAH!" Prick screamed doing the same.
"AHH! BLOOD! GET IT OFF ME! GET IT OFF ME!" Tiny yelled as most of the tribe laughed. He then glared at the smirking contenders. "All right, wise guys! Because of that, neither of you get a point! You are still tied 1-all."
"It was still worth it." Catherine smirked walking off.
"The next match is Max versus Sally." Tiny said wiping away the blood.
Sally walked up to see Max grinning widely. "Um, you DO know we might be eating something disgusting right?"
"Hey, a chance of pace from fruit and fish!" The biker grinned. Sally merely cast him a strange look.
"The next dish is…" Tiny said uncovering the dish. "A vat of Big Brother Slop."
"Ready? Go!"
Max and Sally both started to eat their slop as fast as they can. However, Sally was going a bit slower compared to Max who was literally wolfing it down. Soon, Max had finished the bowl.
"Tiny!" Max shouted sticking out his tongue.
"Well, I be! You are!" The host said in awe. "Aurum leads 2-1!"
"How… How did you down that junk so fast?" Sally said in awe.
"Hey, I am a daredevil!" Max said. "I have to be ready to take on all types of dares!"
"Um, okay…" Sally said in disgust not wanting to know what he meant by that.
"All right…" Tiny said. "The next match is Andrew versus Mortimer."
Andrew and Mortimer walked up to the table. The latter gulped sweating nervously.
"And the dish is…" Tiny said uncovering the dish. "A boiled Tarantula!"
Mortimer's pupils shrank.
"Ready…"
Whum.
Everyone paused when Mortimer fell onto his back unconscious. Tiny and Andrew blinked twice.
"Um, well. Seeing that Andrew has the courage to look at it without fainting, I guess he gets the point." Tiny said. "Aurum lead 3-1. They only need one point to win."
"Um, yay?" Andrew asked.
Prick rolled his eyes as he pulled Mortimer back to the mat.
"The next match is Oscar versus Richard!" Tiny announced as the two walked over.
Oscar smirked. "How's the view down there?"
Richard narrowed his eyes. "I'm not THAT shorter than you."
"And you boys will be eating…" Tiny said uncovering the dish. "A balut?"
Oscar's smirk vanished. "A whatnow?"
"It's a…" Richard said before looking at Mortimer who was just starting to wake up. "On second thought, never mind."
"Ready? Go!"
Oscar smirked before grabbing the Balut and throwing it in his mouth. Before spitting it out into Richard's face.
"Man, that was nasty!" Oscar said sticking out his tongue in disgust.
Tiny blinked twice as Richard grumpily wiped the Balut from his face. "Well, seeing that Richard didn't spit out his Balut in disgust, he wins by default. Aurum still leads 3-2."
"Oy vey!" Catherine said slapping her head.
"The next match is Janet versus Bill!" Tiny said.
The two leaders stared at each other for a moment.
"And… You are going to eat." Tiny said uncovering the dish. "Five steamed beetles."
Catherine stuck out her tongue in disgust. "Where did you get these things, anyway?"
"Go!"
The two people both grabbed their beetles and started to chow down the beetles at a quick rate. Everyone looked in awe at their speed.
Suddenly, Bill had managed to follow his last beetle whole before opening his mouth. "Tiny!"
"Bill is done!" Tiny shouted. "We are now tied 3-all. Next person to win this round wins it for the Challenge."
"How did you down it so fast?" Coco asked in awe.
Bill laughed heartily. "What can I say? I have an iron stomach!"
Meanwhile, the last two people walked up staring at each other knowing the Challenge was riding on them.
"The last round is Ronald versus Amber." Tiny said uncovering a snake. "And you are eating… A snake."
"Isn't that the same meal Hank ate in Season One but literally paled out?" Ronald asked before smirking. "Don't choke, dearie…"
The Collie shuddered before narrowing her eyes. "Same to you."
"Ready… Go!"
Ronald grabbed the snake and started to chew on it in contrast to Amber jumping up and chowing in down. Everyone watched in eager.
"Oh my… They are wolfing it down…" Cassie said in disgust.
"Yeah…" Margo said in disgust. "I am just glad I am done eating…"
Everyone waited patiently for the two animals to finish their food.
Suddenly, their eyes widened when they saw someone swallowed it whole before opening their mouth.
"Done!"
"Amber got it!" Tiny said. "PLATA WINS REWARD!"
Everyone cheered Amber as she smirked as Ronald scowled in defeat.
(Later)
"Congratulations, Plata. You had won pillows and blankets which would be forwarded towards your camp as we speak." Tiny said. "Also, you have a chance to send someone from the other tribe to Exile Island."
"We'll send Oscar." Prick said.
The whale grumbled under his breath failing to see Catherine's smirking face.
"Oscar, the boat for Exile Island is waiting for you." Tiny said. "As for the rest of you, I got nothing for you. You may head back to camp."
(Plata Tribe)
The tribe watched as Bill, Prick and Kao placed the blankets and pillows on the shelter with big smiles on their faces.
"We found another Challenge. And even after that poor start too! It just goes to show that Nina was not as asset as she said!" Bill said with a grin. "Sure, we were a little bumpy afterwards but once we got our momentum, we are doing well."
Prick looked back and noticed that they were missing two members. "Hey, where's Donald and Frankenstein?"
"Mortimer and Richard?" Amber asked. "Mortimer was still looking pale so Richard took him into the jungle to rest."
"Still looking…?" Sally asked in disbelief. "He's always pale! I mean not in terms of skin colour but… You know."
Meanwhile, Mortimer and Richard were sitting by the fire pit with Mortimer looking pale.
"Feeling better?" Richard asked as the duck shakily nodded.
"Ugh… I hate spiders…" Mortimer mumbled. "I can't believe they actually made us eat them."
"Oh, come now!" Richard scolded. "A tarantula is considered a delicacy in some parts. I honestly don't see the fear in them anyway. I mean some of them aren't even poisonous."
"They are hairy with eight legs." Mortimer said. "How does THAT bother you?"
Richard merely shrugged. "I live in a lab with a few spiders. The cobwebs are a nuisance but otherwise I barely notice them."
Mortimer rolled his eyes before putting his hand on his beak. "Should have known."
Richard growled at this making the duck shrink back.
"Um, did I strike a nerve?" Mortimer asked.
"Quite." Richard said.
"I know my node runs on horror movie stereotypes but I am still upset that I am being labelled as a mad scientist." Richard grumbled. "I admit that I did some projects that were questionable but I am far that the stereotype of a cackling idiot."
"I swear. Not everyone in my node follows that silly stereotyping." The dark-haired man grunted. "I mean how many werewolves know Kung-Fu anyway?"
Mortimer tilted to his head. "Indeed, you don't seem like a mad scientist. So why are you labelled as one?"
Richard gave a deep sigh. "I used to work for the Russian army as a scientist. I was part of a big experiment to make the perfect soldier."
Mortimer stayed quiet not really wanting to tell Richard about Russian stereotypes.
"We were all working on a serum that increased muscle enhancement." Richard said. "Similar to steroids. However, every time the plans keep failing. That is why I got this great idea!"
"And that is?" Mortimer asked.
"Darkstalker DNA!" Richard said.
Mortimer blinked twice. "Come again?"
"Darkstalker DNA! We used the DNA of an animal and used the DNA of a Darkstalker and insert in into the body of the subject." Richard grinned. "I mean you know how strong they are so if a well-trained soldier is inserted with that, we could have the perfect shoulder and more."
Mortimer paused. "But I take it that the idea didn't go too far."
Richard's smirk vanished. "You couldn't be more right… They not only declined my ideas but had me discharged calling me a madman."
Mortimer shook his head. "I am sorry, Richard but I can't say I agree with you…"
Richard growled at this. "Why not?"
"Because it is Darkstalker DNA? Like vampires, werewolves!" Mortimer scolded. "Those things only appear at night! I thought a soldier is supposed to be ready for anything."
"I know that!" Richard scolded. "I am not stupid! I just need a little bit of DNA without having too many weaknesses but nobody made me a chance. Now I got myself a lab in the forest to do my own experiments playing with Darkstalker DNA."
"Any luck so far?" Mortimer asked.
Richard looked down with a sigh. "No… Let's face it, when you are from a fighting game, you have to get what you want by fighting each other like Neanderthals. Granted, the years had given a bit of strength and agility but still I can't keep up with them."
Mortimer frowned at this. "Such as the life as the fan-character."
"Agreed." Richard said. "Anyway, I am mainly trying to make the perfect soldier. I mean how effective would a soldier me with the blood of a Darkstalker. I admit that a risk but we should have the technology to make sure things don't go wrong."
"Perhaps but if you play with fire, you are going to get burned." Mortimer warned.
"You can't go through life without taking risks just the probability of failure is high." Richard pointed out. "Even in chess, you have to make calculated risks to win."
Mortimer raised a non-existent eyebrow and nodded.
"Incidentally, how did you get a job as a movie dome manager?" Richard asked raising an eyebrow.
Mortimer nervously scratched the back of his head. "Well, it is a very long and complicated story. You see, when I first came to work, I was a mere janitor."
"At first, I thought that Richard was a scary man but while he is not the friendliest person on the tribe, he is not that bad as I thought he would be." Mortimer said. "We shared quite a bit of conversation together about our lives among other things. Heh. Out of all the people to befriend on this tribe."
(Aurum Tribe)
The Aurum tribe walked back to camp upset by their loss.
"Well, that was a bust…" Andrew lamented.
"Look on the bright side!" Max said. "We got a big lunch so we should have more energy for the next Challenge!"
Everyone cast him strange looks.
"Are you high?" Catherine asked in disbelief. "How is drinking the blood of a cow make for a big lunch?"
Max rolled his eyes. "You'll never make it as a vampire, kid."
Catherine returned the gesture before walking off with Ronald and Cassie following. Max grinned before putting his arms around Andrew and Margo. Janet shrugged before walking off.
"We did good out there, guys!" Max grinned.
"Um, right." Margo said with a weak chuckle.
"Please get off me." Andrew grumbled.
"Oh, don't be like that." Max said.
"Don't seriously. Don't you ever hear of personal space?" Andrew asked.
"Aw, come on! We got plenty of fruit." Max said. "There is no reason to go and eat lemons."
Andrew rolled his eyes. "What does that even mean?"
"Max is… Annoying. I mean he is over fifty and he is acting like he is a teenager. The fact that Margo and to a lesser extent, Catherine act more mature, that is a bad sign." Andrew said rolling his eyes. "Thank goodness I am raising my son not to be like that."
Max rolled his eyes.
"Man, is HE a buzzkill." Max said walking off. "Well, I am going to get some swimming practice in."
"But how can you swim with just a small stream?" Margo asked.
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade I always say." Max said. "Now if only Andrew could follow that advice."
"I am fully-capable of adapting to the environment thank you very much!" Andrew snapped.
"Then, why are you so grouchy?" Max grinned.
"I am supposed to be the oldest one here. Maybe besides Ronald and yet everyone is acting like grumpy old people!" Max said. "Come on, this is Survivor! People sell their souls to come on here!"
Margo then stepped up.
"All right, boys." Margo said clapping her hands together. "Break it up!"
"He started it!" Andrew snapped.
Max raised an eyebrow. "Started what? Are we supposed to having a shouting match?"
Andrew blinked twice at this. "Wait? What?"
"All right. Allow me to give the first strike!" Max said before giving a deep breath.
"YAHOO!"
Andrew and Margo jumped at this.
"Okay, your turn!" Max grinned.
"Turns? This isn't some kind of stupid contest!?" Andrew snapped.
Max put his finger to his chin. "Hmm… The volume was good but it could use some work."
Andrew growled with his eyebrow twitching with Margo looking back and forth between the two not liking where this was going.
"This is bad. I know Max means well but he doesn't see that he is annoying Andrew and he seems to be getting more annoyed with each passing second." Margo said. "And to make things worse, they are some of our stronger players. If I let this continue, we may be visiting Queenmon much quicker than we should have."
Later, the pink-clad girl walked up to Andrew who was still fuming.
"Max didn't mean any harm, Andrew." Margo said.
"I know." The father said before growling. "But he just crawls up my skin! How could any adult not only act like that but also be PROUD of that."
"Well, he IS a daredevil." Margo shrugged. "Everything is a new adventure for him."
"Yeah, yeah." Andrew said rolling his eyes. "He is even more annoying than the animals back home."
"Well, hopefully Max would cool-down." Margo said.
"I strongly doubt it." Andrew said rolling his eyes before smirking. "I have to say though, I DID liked your idea to keep him out of trouble."
"Um, guys?"
Margo and Andrew turned to see Max surrounded by a bunch of logs stuck into the ground as if he was inside of a cage. He looked surprisingly annoyed.
"Come on, guys! This isn't funny anymore!" Max whined. "A Timeout?"
"Well, you DID said that you have are more a child than an adult." Andrew smirked. "Be careful what you wish."
Max pouted before crossing his arms.
(Exile Island)
Oscar leaped off the boat and made his way to Exile Island looking around with his hands on his hips.
"Wow… This place is BIGGER than our actual camp." Oscar grinned. It then faltered. "Catherine is going to be flip…"
"So I get sent to Exile Island. Probably wanted revenge for sending Kao here first. Meh, whatever. I am used to tropical beaches so a smaller one would be a piece of cake for me." Oscar grinned.
The whale looked around. "I don't see why they always make a big deal about Exile Island. Sure, it isn't very scenic but it could be worse."
He then saw the sign. Deciding to read it, he walked over.
"Looks like there are two clues to the Hidden Immunity Idol now." Oscar said.
"I don't think I need the Immunity Idol. I mean look at these guns. Who would want to vote these off so soon?" Oscar said flexing his arms. "But I need the Idol to give to Catherine. After what I said about her being into rat molesting, I think I am going to need a bit more than a bouquet of daisies to win her over."
"Now, let's see…" The whale mused reading over the sign. "Something about a grade and… Something, something, something. What does that even mean?"
Oscar stepped back scratching his head. A moment later, he narrowed his eyes.
"Ah, screw this! I am getting her roses!" Oscar snapped storming off over to the shelter.
Once there, he sat down and lay on his back getting ready to take a nap.
"Or should I get her a giant teddy bear?" Oscar mused. "Better yet. Should I DRESS as a giant teddy bear?"
Oscar then gave a big grin on his face.
"Yeah, I should have seen it coming. I am no good at puzzles so finding the Idol with only two clues were impossible." Oscar said. "Too bad because Catherine isn't the most popular player on the tribe. Thankfully, she is mellowing out when with Ronald of all people. I mean come on! The only reason she thinks he is cute is because he got fur."
(Day 9; Plata Tribe)
Amber and Prick made their way over to the treemail box.
"So want do you say we try to get our streak going?" Prick smirked putting his hands behind the back of his head.
"Indeed. We need to get our positive aura around our camp flowing." Amber nodded.
"So far so good, we are winning Challenges but I want to keep at it. I am known for my… Competitive nature. I really hate to lose." Prick explained. "Winning like a drug to me. No matter how small the prize, I HAD to win."
Prick went into the treemail box and pulled out a letter. With a smirk, he sniffed it.
"Ah, I tell that this next Challenge would be fun! I just know it!" Prick grinned.
"Well, just remember to say that energy for the Challenges." Amber giggled.
Prick nodded before the two headed back.
"Treemail! Lads and lassies!" Prick called summoning everyone.
"All right. What does it say?" Bill asked.
"It says… "Who is good at digging?" Prick read.
Amber's eyes lit up. "Finally! A Challenge that I excel in!"
"I am glad to see that we are finally going to see your full potential." Kao smiled.
"Ever since Hank had been on the show, he had set a bad name for quadrupeds everywhere." Amber said narrowing her eyes. "It is up to me to get back the reputation of dogs by giving a 110% in one of the very few Challenges I excel at."
(Immunity Challenge)
The two tribes made their way onto the mats looking eager.
"All right. We now bring in Oscar from Exile Island." Tiny said.
The strongman walked over with a grin. "Hey, dudes!"
"Everyone ready for your next Challenge?" Tiny asked. Everyone nodded. "Take a look."
Everyone looked ahead to see sixteen spots on the beach.
"Your next Challenge is simple. You will all run towards your designated spots and dig in the sand until you find a ball. Once you found it, you have to run over to the finish line." Tiny said. "First tribe to have all of their tribe members across with their balls wins Immunity."
Everyone looked at each other looking content. The Challenge was probably not going to be easy but at least everyone could do it.
"Now let's draw for spots!"
(Later)
Soon, everyone got into their spots at the line readying to run.
"All right! For Immunity!" Tiny said. "Go!"
Everyone immediately started running towards their spots to get ready to dig. While some were slower than others, they all reached their destinations. They all started to dig in the sand with Amber taking an alarming lead.
"So far everyone is already starting strong!" Tiny said.
Suddenly, he saw Amber jumped up with a ball in her mouth. She wasted no time rushing over.
"And Amber got the first ball for Plata!" Tiny called out.
"All right!" The collie grinned.
Suddenly, Max rose up with a ball. "Yeah baby! Ol' Max got it!"
"Me too!" Andrew said running over with a ball.
"All right. That is one for Plata and two for Aurum." Tiny announced.
The others continued to dig trying to look around.
"Come on, come on!" Bill grumbled. "Where is that ball?"
"You think that someone at my size would be able to scoop enough sand out…" Oscar grumbled.
Suddenly, he found one in the sand. "Finally!"
He then ran over to the finish line with Kao following.
"All right! That is three for Aurum and two for Plata!" Tiny said.
"Come on! Come on!" Prick grumbled. "Where is it?"
While he was searching, he turned his back to the spot where Mortimer was digging.
POINK!
"YYYYYOOOOOWWWWW!"
Everyone jumped before turning to see Mortimer fly off of his spot holding his rear in pain. He hopped around rubbing his rump trying to get rid of the pain.
Prick blinked twice narrowing his eyes. "What the heck are you doing, laddie? Get back to your spot and stop being silly!"
Mortimer slowly went back to his spot with spikes in his butt. Suddenly, Bill jumped up and ran over.
"I got it!" The cop grinned.
"Good! We are now tied three-all!" Tiny said.
Everyone else waited patiently for the rest of their tribe to come back with a ball hoping that they would hurry up.
Suddenly, Prick jumped up with a ball. "Tiny, be ready to add another stroke to our tally!"
"Not without me, you don't!" Janet yelled getting up.
"Right!" Catherine said running over.
Richard saw this and growled while digging through the sand further. Then, he had found his ball as well.
"I got it!" Richard said running over.
"Wait for me, Richard!" Coco said rushing over.
"Not without me!" Ronald said following them.
Once the rat ran over the line, Tiny nodded. "We are now at 6 balls each. Only Sally, Margo, Mortimer and Cassie remain!"
Suddenly, Mortimer jumped up with a ball. "Got it! Ow!"
The duck ran over trying to ignore the pain in his butt.
"All right! If Sally makes it across, Plata wins!" Tiny said.
"We can do it, Sally! I know you can!" Kao shouted.
"Come on, ladies!" Max yelled. "Double time!"
Suddenly, they saw a female got out a ball out of the sand. Cassie ran over to the finish line with a big grin on her face.
However, Sally also got up and starting running towards the line as well.
"Aw, crud!" Max said before shouting. "Cassie, scratch that! TRIPLE speed!"
The French girl looked back confused only to yelp to see Sally. She tried to run forward however Sally was far more faster and taller than the younger girl and she easily got overtaken.
Tiny watched Sally run across the finish line. "Sally is over! PLATA WINS IMMUNITY!"
The Plata tribe cheered congratulating Sally when the Aurum tribe looked devastated.
(Later)
"Good work, Plata. You had once again won Immunity granting you safety for a few more days." Tiny said before turning to Aurum. "As for the rest of you, I got nothing for you but a date with me at Tribal Council will one of you will be voted out of the game."
(Aurum Tribe)
"We just lost our THIRD Challenge in a row and I could tell that the bad morale is really getting to the rest of the tribe." Cassie said sadly. "The worst part is that I may leave tonight because I was the only one besides Margo not to cross the finish line."
Everyone but Margo and Cassie sat around the campsite in silence.
"Well… This sucks…" Max muttered.
"Finally. You step down from your spot in the clouds." Andrew sighed.
Janet sighed before getting up.
"Okay, guys. I know you guys like them and I do too." Janet said getting up. "But I think we should vote off either Margo or Cassie tonight."
Everyone weakly agreed.
"I know that this may seem harsh but Margo and Cassie cost us the Challenge today and with our losing streak, we need to get out as many liabilities as we can." Janet said. "We can't afford to lose any more Challenges."
"So anyone got any suggestions?" The mercenary asked.
Suddenly, somebody coughed. Everyone turned to see Ronald getting up.
"Actually, I was thinking that Margo should go." The rat said.
Andrew raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Ronald asked. "She was the last person to get a ball. She cost us the Challenge."
"Seeing that I could only pull the wool over two people in my tribe, I had to do everything in my power to make sure they stay in the game." Ronald explained. "When I saw that Cassie and Margo were on the chopping block, I knew that I had to start pointing fingers at Margo."
Andrew got up. "Well, Cassie didn't make it across the finish line either."
"That may be true but still, at least she found her ball before Sally." Ronald explained.
"Yeah, but Margo is stronger than Cassie." Andrew said taking a step forward.
"How did you think that? Margo hasn't done anything to prove that she is stronger." Ronald said moving on space.
"Margo is bigger." Andrew said raising his voice a bit walking forward.
"So you assume that because Margo is bigger means she is stronger." Ronald said narrowing his eyes continuing the advance. "It is shallow to assume one's weakness over their size."
"Just like it is shallow to assume one's weakness over one Challenge." Andrew scolded. "How many digging Challenges are they going to be in the game?"
By this time, Andrew and Ronald were standing in front of each other glaring into the other person's eyes with a snarl. Everyone looked at each other not liking where this was going.
That was when Janet decided to intervene.
"All right! All right!" Janet said clapping her hands together getting the two to back off. "If you two are so insisted of voting off one over the other, let's just vote with whoever we want off?"
Everyone looked stunned at this passive strategy before looking at each other.
Janet put her hands on her hips. "Do you want to bicker back and forth until Tribal Council comes?"
Andrew and Ronald paused for a moment. They then glared at each other before looking away crossing his arms in disgust.
"Fine." They both said.
Catherine shook her head. "Ronnie, let's go find Cassie and warn her."
"Again with the Ronnie." The warlock muttered.
The two then walked off with Andrew glaring into the back of Ronald's head.
"I said it before and I said it again, that rat is up to something. I don't know why he is so insisted on keeping Cassie but I am sure he had something in mind." Andrew said crossing his arms. "Which means I have to vote Cassie out ASAP. Sorry, kid but it is better being voted off here than being used a pawn by Ronald."
The middle-aged man walked over to the treemail box where Margo was sitting.
Margo looked up to see Andrew coming. "Hey, Andrew. How is it going?"
"For me, decent." The archaeologist said shaking his head. "For YOU. Not for much."
Margo's smile vanished. "Why? What is going on?"
Andrew sighed. "A few people are gunning for you because you cost them the Challenge."
Margo's eyes widened. "What? Oh no! I mean I know that I did screw up but I am just not a good digger!"
"I know that but that is not my main concern." Andrew said.
Margo blinked twice. "What?"
"The main person behind the move to get rid of you is Ronald." Andrew said.
Margo's eyes widened at this. "What? Why is he so determined to get rid of me?"
Andrew narrowed his eyes. "I have reason to believe that he went and made an alliance with Cassie."
Margo gasped at this. "But… Why?"
Andrew sighed. "Cassie is a naïve girl. No doubt that Ronald told her some lie to convince her that he is a good person."
"Oh no! What do we do?" Margo gaped.
"Normally I would get rid of Ronald himself but Janet made it clear that the targets are you and Cassie." Andrew said. "Which means we have to vote off Cassie."
Margo looked down. "Gee, I don't know want to vote off someone just because they are an unwitting pawn."
"Well, we have to." Andrew said narrowing his eyes. "If you go, Ronald would have an alliance of three in a tribe of seven. Those are never good odds."
"I guess…" Margo said looking down.
"Tonight may be my most crucial Tribal Council yet and I am not looking forward for it." Margo frowned. "I have to vote off Cassie, an innocent sweet girl who did nothing but was too trusting to someone who is obviously up to no good or let myself get voted off. I don't know how the rest of the tribe will vote but I do know that I will not like the outcome."
(Tribal Council)
The Aurum tribe made their way to Tribal Council where Tiny was waiting.
"Welcome, Aurum. Sit down." Tiny said.
Everyone obliged.
"Oscar, you just lost your THIRD Challenge in a row? How does that make you feel?" Tiny asked.
The orca whale looked to the side. "It sucks. I mean we were going so strong and now we are stinking up the joint."
"Catherine, do you think voting off Queenmon hurt you massively?" Tiny asked.
"Aw, heck no! She was bossy, she wouldn't listen to other people's ideas, and she wouldn't shut up about her stupid Survivor handbook." The pink-haired girl said crossing her arms. "Say what you want about our losing streak but there is no way losing Queenmon was the cause of it."
"All right, all right! Sheesh!" Tiny said shaking his head. "Ronald, what do YOU think is the cause of your losing streak?"
The rat merely shrugged. "Just some bad luck on our side. Though some people are noticeably had been known as liabilities."
Andrew rolled his eyes and Margo sighed shaking her head.
"Margo, what does Ronald mean by this?" Tiny asked.
"I think he is referring to the fact that I was the last one to dig up a ball." The dark-haired girl sighed.
"So do you think that makes you a liability?" Tiny said.
"Well, without pointing fingers, no. I do not." Margo said. "I won't deny that I performed horribly in that Challenge but that was a digging Challenge. How many are they going to be in the rest of the season?"
"Exactly. It is stupid to vote off Margo now." Andrew said crossing his arms.
"We are on a losing streak, Andrew. We NEED to get rid of the liabilities." Ronald said. "I am not doing this to be mean."
"Well, you are targeting the wrong one!" The father scolded.
"I have to ask. Who did you had in mind, Andrew?" Tiny asked.
"No way, I am not saying it." The archaeologist said crossing his arms. "However, I WILL say that person hasn't been doing so hot in the Challenges either."
Cassie winced at this.
"Is something the matter, Cassie?" Tiny asked.
"No…" The redhead sighed. "I know that Andrew is trying his best not to make it obvious but thanks to Ronald and Catherine, I know he is talking about me."
"So you and Margo are the targets tonight?" Tiny asked.
"Oui…" Cassie said sadly.
"Janet, how is this vote is going to go?" Tiny asked.
"It would go one way or another." The Ikari Warrior said. "I mean both Margo and Cassie are liabilities so we have to decide who is the bigger liability."
"Okay, that is enough questions. Time to vote." Tiny said. "Janet, you're up."
The brunette nodded before getting up and walking over to the voting table. Pausing in thought, she wrote down a name wondering if she was making the right choice.
Andrew narrowed his eyes in determination before marching over. However once he did so, he sighed. "Sorry but Ronald can't afford to have any power of any kind." He said holding up "Cassie".
Catherine, just like Andrew, had her eyes narrowed in determination before walking over and grabbing the pen before scribbling down a name.
Ronald gave a small smirk walking over. He took the cap of the pen and began to write down a name. "With this, it will concrete Cassie's loyalty for me." He said holding up "Margo".
Cassie looked down with a sigh before walking over. Despite not wanting to vote, she picked up the pen. "It is either you or me. Good luck." She said holding up "Margo".
Max whistled a jovial tune before walking over. Actually taking the time to think about the vote, he finally made up his mind and voted.
Margo put her hand to her chest and gave a deep breath before over. Shaking her head, she wrote down a name. "Sorry that you had to be taken out just because you befriended a schemer." Margo said holding up "Cassie".
Oscar marched over. Unlike Janet, he actually looks like he had his mind set. Writing down a name, he put it in the urn and walked back.
After he returned, Tiny got up.
"I'll get the votes."
Everyone waited eagerly knowing that the vote would go either way. Tiny then came back.
"I'll read them out."
"First vote, Margo."
Margo sighed nodding her head.
"Second vote, Cassie. One vote, Margo. One vote, Cassie."
Cassie winced.
"Third vote, Cassie. Two votes, Cassie. One vote, Margo."
Cassie held onto her hat for dear life.
"Fourth vote, Margo. Two votes, Cassie. Two votes, Margo."
Margo put her fist in her chest.
"Fifth vote, Margo. Three votes, Margo. Two votes, Cassie."
Margo and Cassie looked at each other.
"Sixth vote, Cassie. Three votes, Margo. Three votes, Cassie."
Andrew and Ronald glared sparks at each other.
"Seventh vote, Margo. Four votes, Margo. Three votes, Cassie."
Margo hanged her head.
"Third person voted out of Survivor… Is Margo."
Andrew growled as he stomped his foot. Cassie looked relieved as Ronald and Catherine couldn't be more happier with the vote.
"Margo, you have to bring me your torch."
The pink-clad girl sighed before getting up. "Well, there is nothing much I can say but sorry that I let you guys down and good luck."
With that, she grabbed her torch and walked over to Tiny placing her torch in front of her.
"Margo, the tribe has spoken." Tiny said putting his snuffer over the torch extinguishing it. "You may now go."
"One of you guys better win." Margo said walking off.
Tiny watched her leave before turning to the others. "So you decided to take out a liability based on from poorly they did in the Challenge. Let's see where it takes you. You may head back to camp."
Everyone gathered their torches and walked off. Andrew brought up the rear looking livid. With Cassie staying in the game, Ronald now has two allies. Normally he wouldn't be that worried but the warlock had an alliance of three in a tribe of seven. All he needed was one person and the tribe was his.
"Yeah, that kinda sucked. I so wanted to last longer than this. Especially since Ronald's power in the tribe had gotten a little bigger." Margo lamented. "All in all, I have no rejects and I had a bit of fun. I just wished I lasted a few more days to enjoy it."
RESULTS
Margo: Cassie, Catherine, Janet, Oscar, Ronald.
Cassie: Andrew, Margo, Max.
And so Margo is the next person out. I'll be honest, she is the hardest person to write for the series yet. I don't know. She was supposed to be a nice, quiet girl early boot but considering we already have a few of those, there was no way to make her unique and thus she came off as generic. Which is fine because she was the last character I placed in this story as filler.
NOTE: Man, Margo was so hard to write for that I couldn't even find a good franchise for her to represent. I forgot why I even chose Fatal Frame as her node in the first place. No offense to Fatal Frame fans.