Previously on, Survivor,
Inkling made a second alliance known as the YIS Clan with Yuffie and Sunset. She used her hickey vote for Sunset to her advantage by apologizing to Sunset and say that Pikachu was the one that planned her elimination, but flipped. Despite her efforts, Sunset wasn't buying any of it.
Over at the Cortex tribe, Erron Black was added into the alliance between Dr. Mario, Maxwell, and Rayman per Maxwell's request to help him feel comfortable with the Chosen One's Alliance. Meanwhile, Shinnok spoke with Jason Voorhees' mother, confirming a deal to return her to life for her son's loyalty to him.
At the final Veteran's Island duel, Yuki outlasted Ness to enter the game. Following the duel, the tribes were mixed up into two new tribes of nine. Cortex gained Yuki, Marge, Mangle, Meloetta, Yuffie, and Zoe, while Brio gained Dr. Mario, Erron Black, Shinnok, Dark Pit, Rayman, and Jason.
At the new Brio tribe, Dark Pit managed to bring in Inkling and Sunset into the villains' alliance. Still, Sunset was weary of Inkling as well as Dark Pit. Meanwhile, Pikachu explained her plan of helping the male Chosen One Alliance gain their reward. To protect Maxwell, she wanted to throw the immunity challenge, to which both Erron Black and Dr. Mario agreed to.
At the new Cortex tribe, Marge and Meloetta did the same thing Pikachu did with Maxwell, and Maxwell easily agreed, afraid of his own safety on the new female-dominated. Meanwhile, Nigel took the quickest opportunity to pick up Yuki as a potential ally, and Yuki agreed to work with Nigel.
At the immunity challenge, despite wanting to throw the challenge, Dr. Mario's ego took control over his pride and he helped Brio to a slight lead. However, at the puzzle, Erron Black and Pikachu screwed around to give Cortex the win and immunity for the vote.
Before tribal council, while the original target for the villains was Pikachu, Inkling brought up the fact that there could be an idol won by one of the three people voted up Day 1. To counter that, they targeted Rayman. Sunset was still in the middle, and with Jason Voorhees being the target for the other side for being a major threat and distraction, she had a lot to think about.
At tribal council, Sunset decided to vote off Jason instead of Rayman, seeing him as more of a threat, and sending him home in a 5-4 decision. With Shinnok's biggest meatshield gone, is the Elder God in danger, or will he fight back harder than ever? 17 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?
Brio: Dark Pit, Dr. Mario, Erron Black, Inkling, Pikachu, Rayman, Shinnok, and Sunset
Cortex: Henry, Mangle, Marge, Maxwell, Meloetta, Nigel, Yuffie, Yuki, and Zoe
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Brio Day 12
Shinnok was beyond furious upon returning to camp. However, he kept his rage to himself and in his interviews to avoid looking desperate.
"Miserable wretches! Insignificant specks of feculent scum! How dare they vote off one of the biggest goats in the history of the game!" (He takes a deep breath) "However, I have no time to complain. I will fight to ensure I get what I want. Just like Henry, Sunset will suffer for betraying me.." - Shinnok
At camp, Shinnok kept a straight face, and didn't seem to be seething in front of the tribe. The others found this quite odd.
"Looks like we have Shinnok right where we want him. Good enough for me, as he's next on the hit list. Of course, I won't fight the system if it changes, lest my name goes on that parchment." (He twirls his revolvers.) "Still, only a matter of time before we send the Elder God back to hell." - Erron Black
Sitting inside the shelter, Dark Pit was speaking with Inkling, shaking his head in pure anger.
"How can Shinnok not be pissed off right now?" muttered Dark Pit, "I would be too if my million dollars was thrown into the fire carelessly like that."
"I know right?" sighed Inkling.
"No, I won't even stop there," snapped Dark Pit, frustrated, "I came into this game to win the money! We have a couple of saboteurs on the tribe, and we lost our strongest person? Guess what Juli, you, me, Shinnok? Gone. And that #%#%ing sucks."
"With Jason gone, there's an up side and a down side. The up side is that he's gone and no longer stalking us around camp. See, now that's also the down side; which is that he's gone! I know without a doubt had I been in that Final 3 with him and Shinnok, I'd be a millionaire! %#%#ing hell." - Dark Pit
"I just don't get it, why the hell would Sunset flip? She has no reason to," said Inkling, "Pikachu doesn't have her back at all. I had her back. She just screwed her entire game up."
Dark Pit nodded, leaning back a little, "I guess a good thing that could happen is if the thing that happened to Henry happens to Sunset. Being the swing vote earns you no favors. Shinnok was responsible for turning everyone against Henry back after Larry left."
Inkling smirked, "Dude, if that happens. Straight up karma."
"Sunset, while a side alliance, was still in my grand plan! Final 5 was her, me, Zoe, Mangle, and Yuffie, and now I don't know where she stands. She should have stayed loyal to us, and now the YIS Clan is done. What's worse is that I didn't give Zoe or Mangle advice to work with Yuffie." - Inkling
Meanwhile, behind a few rocks, Shinnok was speaking one on one with Rayman.
"So wait, you're not mad at all about Jason leaving?" asked Rayman.
Shinnok shook his head, "Not at all. However, while I'm sure my name has come across your alliance for some time now, you need to rethink yourselves. Don't you see.. it's just like with what happened with Henry."
"What do you mean?" asked Rayman, confused.
"Shinnok comes to me, randomly, and decides to plead his case with me. Honestly with Jason gone, Shinnok is definitely the next one voted off, and... honestly I don't really think it's in our best interest. We just voted off our strongest player. Voting Shinnok off would kill us in challenges." - Rayman
"Henry couldn't be trusted," explained Shinnok, "He made his bed and laid in it when he aligned with me. He had no reason to flip and vote off Larry. Sunset is no different. Only, shall we say, she's a little more tolerable."
Rayman nodded, "Yeah no kidding. So you're saying Sunset could be playing both sides?"
"Exactly my point, young man," nodded Shinnok, "Even Inkling said she was more closely aligned with her over Pikachu. It would make zero sense for her to flip."
"Wow, that is true. Are you sure Inkling isn't lying?" asked Rayman.
"She'd have no reason to." shrugged Shinnok.
Rayman nodded, and gave it a little bit of thought.
"I can't take my frustrations out on Sunset like I did with Henry. Henry is... shall we say... not of the brainiac group. Sunset is, and that's a threat to me. If I can spread that she can't be trusted, perhaps we can buy some much needed time. After all, we need to make up for the strength we lost..." - Shinnok
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Cortex Day 12
Enjoying a little bit of breakfast in the morning were Marge, Henry, and Maxwell. Henry smiled as Marge passed him his fruit and beans.
"Nya ha! Thank you Marge!" smiled Henry brightly, eating right away.
"You're quite welcome Henry," smiled Marge in return, "Boy, the rumors about you seem far off."
"Oh, don't worry! Anything you might have heard is quite true!" giggled Henry, "But I don't mean any harm, trust me!"
"Marge reminds me of my wife, Cherche! Sweet, stern, and oh so loving! I guess one thing she doesn't have is a dragon named Minerva, but that's besides the point! Nya ha ha! Honestly, I'm glad we had the tribe swap! It gives me more Henry time to spill blood! Mmmm, blood!" - Henry
Henry looked up at Marge, "Oh! Marge! I also want you to know I'm glad we share a tribe. You are so similar to my wife! Gives me all the comfort I need out here!"
Marge smiled warmly, "Aww, why thank you, Henry. Anytime you need someone to talk to, I'm here for you."
Maxwell kept quiet, listening to the conversation without speaking or making a face.
"Back when we were all men, Henry was the next one to be voted off. I'm a little worried that Marge and Henry are getting a little too close. I mean, it's sweet that they share a little emotional connection for Henry's sake, but uhh... it might be cut short soon. I'm just saying.." - Maxwell
"How are you enjoying your meal, Maxwell?" asked Marge, looking over.
"I'm enjoying it. Thank you for making it." replied Maxwell, smiling softly.
Marge chuckled, "I know how to feed a family after all. Just leave it to me to feed our tribe!"
"That said, I don't think Marge is really playing the game. I think she's here to see how far she can go, being the older housewife type. She and Meloetta made a promise to me to protect me to ensure my Chosen One Alliance gets the reward, and honestly? They're better allies than Dr. Mario." - Maxwell
Meanwhile, down by the oasis, Yuki was sitting down next to Mangle, while Zoe was soaking in the warm oasis water.
"Come down here, Yuki," giggled Zoe, batting her eyelashes cutely, "The water is sooo perfect...!"
Yuki blinked, shaking his head, "That's okay. I'm fine right where I'm at."
Zoe huffed a little, acting a little dramatically on purpose, "Hmph. Fine, leave me out here to swim alone."
"If only Yuki could crack a smile, then I'd say he's the best looking man here. Oh well, what's a dog to do to get a man? Especially when Maxwell and Nigel are too young... and Henry's just... ugh." (She shudders.) "At least it's Henry and not that horrid Jason man. I suppose I'm better off." - Zoe
Mangle looked over at Yuki, "I must ask, what's your opinion on Henry?"
"That weird guy with the white hair with that constant bratty laugh?" asked Yuki, before nodding, "I say he's the perfect pawn here. Why?"
"It's just that I don't think he can be trusted out here. I just have a bad feeling." noted Mangle quietly.
"When I first got to the Cortex tribe, the first thing I did was scan the men that we got. Maxwell, Nigel, and Yuki all came up as positive, while Henry was negative. I think, just like with Mileena and Sunset before, we cannot trust a word he says. Based on rumors I heard, he may not last long here." - Mangle
"Besides, I think you two could appreciate him staying here," explained Yuki, "I mean, you two are the weakest links here. If Henry stays, he'll always have a target on his back over you."
Zoe blinked, "Huh, never thought of that. But what if those targets still happen to be us, huh? Are you saying one of us is going home next?"
Yuki shrugged, "Who knows. I just got here. I haven't exactly picked out my target. Would it make you feel better if I said it wasn't you? For now? Just don't piss me off, and we'll be good."
Zoe grumbled a little at Yuki under her breath, "Oh very well..."
"I believe he also needs a little bit of training in manners! Yes, I am weak, but I do not need that shoved in my pretty face! Insult me, and you don't like what you see. At least he's not coming after me, just as long as I don't get on his bad side. If it's not me, Mangle, or Henry... then who is it?" - Zoe
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Brio Day 12
Down by the oasis, Rayman and Pikachu were skipping some rocks calmly by.
"How's your day been, Rayman?" asked Pikachu kindly, watching him skip one rock pretty far across the oasis.
"Oh pretty good, pretty good," smiled Rayman, "Had an interesting talk with Shinnok yesterday. Mind if I tell you?"
"Sure, go ahead." replied Pikachu, tilting her head a little.
"I like Pikachu. She's pretty nice, and very easy to talk to. Unlike Dr. Mario who's just arrogant beyond words can explain, and the cowboy who I can't really trust, I think Pikachu is pretty favorable like Maxwell. I feel like I can tell her something, and know she'll take me seriously." - Rayman
"Well, Shinnok said that Sunset can't be trusted. She was close with Inkling, and she flipped right on her to vote off Jason," explained Rayman, "I mean... I don't trust or like Shinnok but we just voted Jason off. We need the strength, otherwise we're going to be dead."
Pikachu sighed, "I know, I know... well, then what? Vote off Sunset?"
Rayman nodded, "Well I mean, it would be the reasonable option. She's smart, she's going to make the decision that benefits her over anyone else's. We need the strength. Sunset doesn't have the physical strength."
"With Jason gone, I believe the outsiders are Shinnok, Dark Pit, and Inkling. All three of them are really strong, really athletic players. We just voted off a brute of a competitor in Jason. While he didn't compete often, when he did, he was unbeatable! Pika! Rayman might have a point..." - Pikachu
"I mean, yeah we'll be low in the brains, but honestly what are we going to do? We have the numbers if we take out Sunset. We don't need her." reminded Rayman.
Pikachu nodded, "I know. Sunset's really nice, but yeah you have a point. Back with all women, I don't think she had a solid alliance. She did hang out with Inkling, Zoe, and Yuffie often, but I don't think that was an alliance. I think she was also coming after me, according to Meloetta..."
"Now see, there you go. I mean we still have a few days to think about it. If you guys really want Shinnok to go.. Shinnok will go. I just don't think it's in our best interest." noted Rayman quietly.
Pikachu nodded softly, "Yeah, of course."
"I'm a believer in giving and receiving. But while Sunset gave us the numbers, she could also turn right back around and vote me off next! Rayman has a point in that she can't be trusted after she boldly turned her back on Inkling the way she did. But... we'll have to see what happens." - Pikachu
Meanwhile, nearby the shelter, Inkling and Sunset were having a conversation.
"I just want an answer, Sunset," sighed Inkling, "I had your back from Day 1. Yes, I wrote your name down, but I didn't have a choice! I thought you were gone that night."
Sunset rolled her eyes, "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Listen Inkling, you can be a bad liar. I know you and Yuffie were leading me on because you knew your backs were against the wall."
"I had to talk to Sunset today about why she betrayed me. Man, it still bugs me. I suppose it is karma that I wrote her name down, but I figured we had her fooled! Turns out I'm not as sleazy as I thought I was, huh? Now my back is really against the wall, and I don't know who's to blame." - Inkling
"Listen, my back has never been against the wall since the beginning. Only now has it been against the wall," said Inkling, crossing her arms, "But why? Because of me, because of Shinnok and Jason?"
Sunset shook her head, "No no, not them. You were right the first time; because of you. I never trusted you after you admitted to writing my name down. I don't care what you offer me. If you were willing to accept me being voted off, how will you have my back ten seconds later when the vote backfires?"
"Well who else are you supposed to trust? From what I saw, you didn't have a single ally." replied Inkling.
"Inkling's game blew up in her face when she started playing way too hard. I saw it coming honestly from the beginning. Being a super fan she was eager to jump into the fray and begin playing the game. I'm not sure what the others are planning, but I think it's a smart move to send Inkling home." - Sunset
"Just... it's over now Inkling. You sealed your fate. Your only hope now is to either throw Dark Pit or Shinnok under the bus, or pray they do something stupid." sighed Sunset, walking away from the shelter, towards the tree mail trail.
Inkling shook her head, laying down in the shelter next to a sleeping Dark Pit.
"Move over. I need snuggles. Just deal with it." grumbled Inkling as she wrapped her arms around Dark Pit. She didn't realize he was asleep, however, so he never noticed.
"That's the thing that scares me about Sunset. She's highly intelligent. Is she going to be loyal to the other side? Hell no, man! If she finds out her neck is on the chopping block, she is totally going to save herself!" (She sighs) "God, I hope Shinnok does his magic to turn the tables on her..." - Inkling
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Cortex Day 12
Yuki and Nigel were heading towards the tree mail area having a talk.
"Okay, but are you serious about this idea?" asked Nigel.
Yuki nodded, "Couldn't hurt. If he turns his back on us, we'll drop him. I don't take kindly to betrayal. But if we can drag him along, let's take the chance."
"Yuki seriously wants to bring Henry along into our little alliance. Now, having spent 12 days with Henry, I know for a mere fact that he can't be trusted one bit. I can see the advantage of using Henry as a pawn, but at the same time, he's going to do what is best for Henry. Not Numbuh 1!" - Nigel
Nigel nodded, noticing Henry up ahead waiting for them, whispering to Yuki, "Fine, let's pray it works, alright?"
Henry waved happily at them, "Oh! Hello gentlemen! Nya ha! A little crow told me you would meeting me here!"
Yuki nodded, placing his hands in his pockets, "Errm, yes. We were. Convenient you were here already. From what Nigel here told me, you have no loyalties to anyone."
"Nope! Zero! Zilch! I'm a free Henry in the middle! Nobody promised me a thing in this game!" giggled Henry with a big smile on his face.
"Did I have an alliance? Hmm... nope! I didn't! Shinnok never promised me anything, so why should I promise him my loyalty? I told myself when someone promises me a good deal, I'll work with them! The loudest CAAWW for help gets my services! Could that be Nigel and Yuki? We'll see!" - Henry
Nigel crossed his arms, "But can you really be trusted? You quickly turned on your old alliance, did you not?"
"Oh them? Nya ha! They just didn't make me any offers. Just told me to 'listen to us and do as we say'!" replied Henry, doing a poor Shinnok impression, giggling afterwards, "If you have something to offer me, I'll do it!"
Nigel raised an eyebrow while Yuki nodded, "Well then, then here's my offer; Final 3. As far as we can go."
"Oh! Oh! I'll take it!" smiled Henry, "Now that you promised me something, you have my word that neither of your names will meet my parchment! Nope nope! I will not learn how to spell your names! Nya ha ha!"
Nigel nodded, still unsure, "Very well Henry. But if you betray us, then we will learn to spell your name! Got that?"
"Mhm! Heard that right! Oh, and it's not H-E-N-R-Y! The truth... I won't tell you. Nya ha!" snickered Henry, before shaking both Yuki and Nigel's hands.
"I still won't trust Henry, but I trust Yuki's instincts. He's a pretty smart man, and for an adult he's pretty clever in his ways. No matter, as long as he keeps me in the loop and doesn't bounce me in favor of Henry, we'll be good for this. Operation S.U.R.V.I.V.O.R is still on a strong path!" - Nigel
Meanwhile, Yuffie, Zoe, and Mangle were having a chat about what Yuki said this morning.
"Really? So who do you think he's targeting? Me?" asked Yuffie, a little nervous.
Mangle shook his head, "I'm not so sure. Perhaps he might be going for one of the two other girls? Marge and Meloetta?"
"I'm not sure if Yuki is hinting at his first target or if he's trying to bring together an alliance of Zoe, Mangle, Henry, and himself. I have no freaking clue! But I sure don't want it to be me, and I'm glad Zoe and Mangle came to me with this information, because if I come in, we're five votes!" - Yuffie
"Well duh! It would make sense to go for them! Meloetta is a legendary pokemon, and Marge is the oldest member here!" exclaimed Yuffie, "So I think it would make the most sense."
"To be quite frank dear, I don't think either of them are playing the game." shrugged Zoe.
Yuffie placed her hands on her hips, "True, you have a point. Then it's either me, Nigel, or Maxwell."
"I do believe Yuffie is someone I can rely on for the time being. I do fairly remember her and Inkling being good friends, so maybe we could work something out. Do I trust her? Heavens no! But I do believe Mangle and I can rely on her until we can return to the Zim Invaders." - Zoe
"Well I don't think we can afford to vote you or Nigel off darling," remarked Zoe, "So if I had to make a guess, we should vote for Maxwell, Marge, or Meloetta."
Yuffie smirked, "I was thinking more along the lines of Maxwell. Y'know, to keep the dreams of bringing as many women as possible to the end, eh?" She gave a thumbs up.
Mangle nodded, "Could be a nice thought. Let's just see where this plan goes, alright?"
"Glad to be on the same page with you, Mangle." smiled Yuffie, offering her a high five, which Mangle took after a small bit of hesitation.
"Coming out here, my goal was to just prove myself. I mean... being a toy animatronic, we were almost all scrapped because of me. I was the reason we were scrapped. If it weren't for Freddy coming in to save me and bring me back, I would be dead and destroyed just like the other three toys..." - Mangle
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"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes arrived at the challenge area.
"Cortex, getting your first look at the new Brio tribe; Jason Voorhees voted out at the last tribal council."
While there was a few who weren't surprised that it was Jason, some were shocked he was gone this early.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded.
"I'll take immunity back from you, Cortex."
Yuffie did so.
"Okay, tonight will be a big one, because two players will be voted off. One from Cortex, and one from Brio. However, all 17 of you will get a chance to fight for individual immunity, and give yourselves safety at tribal council."
Everyone nodded, some excited, and some worried about the double tribal council twist.
"For today's challenge, you will play a Survivor version of pinball. We've set up a really cool pinball game made out of stuff you see out here on Dingo Canyon. Complete with rock flippers, coconuts for balls, and much, much more. You will face off against eachother in a knockout round. If you win, you eliminate the loser, and send two new players up to play against eachother. The last one standing for both tribes wins individual immunity. If there is a tie, if someone has hit the hard-to-hit bonus star at the very top, you will break the tie. We will play in rounds. Brio will get a turn, someone will win immunity, then Cortex will get a turn, someone will win immunity. In addition, the two immunity winners will then play in one final round for tribal reward."
Jeff pulled off the blanket covering what appeared to be stacks of letters.
"The winning tribe will earn letters from home. Sure it's only been 12 days out here, but it doesn't help to hear from the people who love you back home. Let's get started. Brio, your tribe will go first, so get into position."
The eight members of the Brio tribe got prepared to play, while members of the Cortex tribe sat on the sidelines.
"Okay, starting off with the random draw we have Erron Black and Inkling! Highest score wins the round and eliminates the loser! Survivors ready? GO!"
This was certainly going to be a weird challenge. What with the aboriginal design of the arcade machine, yet it surprisingly worked like a real one. Erron Black was doing surprisingly well for someone like him, while Inkling was getting distracted by how weird the flippers responded.
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"Erron Black wins the round! 11,000 to 6,000 points! Pick the next two to face off Erron!"
"Shinnok and Dark Pit." replied Erron quickly.
Both of them sneered as they stepped up to the plate.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
While it was certainly unclear of how Shinnok's scrambling had paid off, he was going to pull out all the stops to win this immunity challenge. Dark Pit was also putting up a good fight, scoring some neatly sized points to combat against his alliance partner. Although Shinnok wasn't giving up.
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"Shinnok wins the round! 9,000 to 8,000 points! Good round, pick the next two people to face off."
"Hmmm... the gunslinger and Sunset, please." replied Shinnok with a smirk on his face.
Both Erron Black and Sunset walked up and prepared for the next round.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Having been told about the plan to potentially blindside Sunset, Erron was trying his best to score as well as he did the first time around. However there he was able to rack up a lot of points by exploiting a glitch in the machine. This time, he couldn't make it work, and therefore gave Sunset more time.
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"Sunset wins the round! 7,000 to 5,000 points! Pick the next two people to face off."
"Uhh... Shinnok and Dr. Mario." replied Sunset rather quickly.
Dr. Mario rubbed his nose at Shinnok arrogantly as they stepped up.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Both Dr. Mario and Shinnok were making some good progress on the arcade machine, racking up a ton of points each. Shinnok however slipped up with the rather weird responding flippers and lost a lot of time where he could be getting more points. Dr. Mario also was confident he won, slowing down.
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"Dr. Mario wins the round! 8,000 to 7,000 points!" Alright Doc, pick the next two to face off."
"Simple enough; Sunset and Pikachu." replied Dr. Mario.
Both girls stepped up to the machines and nodded to note that they were ready.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Sunset and Pikachu were both equally good at this game. Pikachu wasn't still sure if she should win the competition or throw it to give Sunset a good fighting chance to stay. She was still caught in the middle over the idea Rayman gave her. Despite this, Pikachu as well as Sunset gave it a good effort.
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"Both of you scored 10,000 points! However, the bonus star was indeed hit by Pikachu. Meaning she wins by default as per the rules. Sunset is out. The next pick has been made for you; Rayman and Dr. Mario come on up!"
Dr. Mario and Rayman shook hands before preparing to play.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Dr. Mario was playing very hard, making sure to hit the bonus star using a tactic he studied from Pikachu's game against Sunset. Rayman noticed this, and tried to do the same while trying to take the lead from Dr. Mario as to null the bonus star entirely. Dr. Mario, however, was too good for him.
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"Dr. Mario wins the round! 6,000 points to 5,000! It's time for the final round between Dr. Mario and Pikachu. Let's get ready."
Dr. Mario adjusted his headgear a little, smirking at Pikachu. Pikachu gave a playful smirk back, ready to play.
"For immunity, survivors ready? GO!"
Dr. Mario went into the final round feeling super confident about his ability to win immunity. However, unlike the other opponents he faced, Pikachu was giving him a run for his money, racking up points consistently as opposed to Dr. Mario. However, Dr. Mario was hitting some big targets.
In the end...
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"With 7,000 points as opposed to 4,000 points... PIKACHU! WINS IMMUNITY!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Pikachu.
"Congratulations Pikachu. You are now guaranteed a 1 in 15 chance at becoming the Sole Survivor. Your chances of winning have gone up by 1%. It's time for Cortex's turn. Let's randomly draw for the first round, and get started."
The eight members of Brio sat down on the bench, and watched as the Cortex players got ready to play.
"Okay, starting off with the random draw we have Henry and Marge! Highest score wins the round and eliminates the loser! Survivors ready? GO!"
Henry was eager to play a game, and he was immediately going for the bonus star. Just as he planned, he smacked the bonus star in the face with his ball. Marge was doing okay, but she also wasn't trying very hard as to not put a target on her back. However, she did better than expected.
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"Both of you each scored 7,000 points. However, since Henry hit the bonus star, he automatically wins the round. Marge is out, Henry pick the next two to face off."
"Oh! Zoe and Yuffie! Nya ha!" giggled Henry.
Both Yuffie and Zoe ignored him as they walked up to compete.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Yuffie started with a good lead over Zoe, with Zoe catching up over time. Yuffie was racking up a ton of combos, and getting one of the highest scores in the game thus far. Zoe was not giving up though, as she didn't want to fear getting voted off. But then Yuffie accidentally hit several negative bumpers, lowering her score.
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"Zoe wins the round! 10,000 points to 9,000 points! Please pick the next two to face off."
"Hmm... Nigel and Meloetta, please." replied Zoe.
Nigel nodded confidently, while Meloetta smiled sweetly as it followed Nigel up to play.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
This round was one of the weakest yet. Nigel was hitting a lot of negative bumpers, and Meloetta was trying to, like Marge, throw the challenge. Every step of the way, Meloetta was hitting negative bumpers in order to keep behind Nigel's score. Nigel was convinced he lost until...
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"Nigel has won the round! 4,000 points to 3,000 points! Pick the next two players, Nigel."
"Oh uhh... wasn't expecting that. I pick Maxwell and Mangle, Jeff." replied Nigel, rubbing his head.
Both of them nodded as they walked up to play.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Maxwell was having horrible luck in this challenge. Like several players in the Cortex rounds, he was hitting a bunch of negative bumpers. Mangle was doing surprisingly well, keeping her hands on the flippers and having better luck controlling them over the others.
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"Mangle has won the round! 7,000 points to 3,000 points! Who's up next, Mangle?"
"I'll send Henry and Nigel up to play." replied Mangle.
Nigel dusted his hands off, while Henry merely giggled at his opponent.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
This round Nigel was having plenty better luck. He managed to hit the bonus star unlike Henry who wasn't having the luck he did in his round against Marge. Nigel smirked as he avoided the negative bumpers and focusing on achieving a pretty good score over Henry.
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"Nigel wins the round! 9,000 to 7,000 points! Pretty good round. Nigel, who's going up next?"
"Mangle and Zoe." confirmed Nigel quickly.
Both Mangle and Zoe walked up, not entirely happy to knock one or other out.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Mangle looked over at Zoe, and nodded to herself about what she planned to do. For Zoe's sake, she decided to let Zoe have the round. She figured it would help Zoe feel comfortable if she won immunity as opposed to Mangle winning it. With Yuki and Nigel left, Zoe might get lucky.
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"Zoe easily wins that round! 8,000 to 2,000 points! Zoe, your picks have already been made. Nigel and Yuki are up next."
Yuki and Nigel both shook hands as they walked up to compete.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Being his first round, Yuki flexed his fingers and started to play the aboriginal pinball game. Having spent a lot of time with Shuichi on dates, he was learning the ropes about arcade games. Nigel looked over and cursed as he saw Yuki's score raise higher and higher. He lost his focus.
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"Yuki wins the round! 8,000 points to 4,000! It comes down to Yuki and Zoe for individual immunity. Come on up for the last game for Cortex."
Zoe giggled bashfully at Yuki, hoping to show him what she was made of. Yuki didn't make a reaction at her as he flexed his fingers again.
"For immunity, survivors ready? GO!"
Both Yuki and Zoe were playing very well right out of the gate. Racking up points on both ends of the spectrum, this was one of the closest matches of the challenge. Zoe was racking up points steadily, but not making large combos. Yuki was making combo after combo, but was making them quite slowly.
In the end...
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...by 1,000 points apart...
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"IT'S YUKI! YUKI WINS IMMUNITY!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Yuki.
"Great job today Yuki! You came into this game from Veteran's Island and you're making yourself worth while for Cortex! You are safe tonight from the vote. But before you go, it's time for one last challenge. You and Pikachu will play in one final game to win tribal reward; letters from home. Let's get started."
Both Pikachu and Yuki walked up to the pinball game one last time.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Pikachu immediately went for the bonus star, as did Yuki. Both of them were racking up a ton of points and combos one after the other. Both Pikachu and Yuki got the bonus star, but unless they tied, it wouldn't matter. Both got a bunch of points, and soon the game would be over...
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...with 10,000 points to 8,000 points...
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"The winner is Pikachu! PIKACHU WINS REWARD FOR BRIO!"
All of Brio hugged and cheered for Pikachu.
"Great job Pikachu! You put on a great show today in the pinball game! Because of your efforts, you are safe from the vote tonight, as well as Yuki for the Cortex tribe. In addition to immunity, Pikachu has also won letters from home for Brio. Here's how the vote will go tonight; Cortex will go first, and vote somebody off. Then Brio will come to tribal council, and vote the sixth person off. See you all tonight."
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Brio Day 12
As tribal council for the Brio tribe was going to be delayed, the eight remaining players of the tribe all wandered off to read their letters.
Shinnok's letter was from Quan Chi, D'vorah, and a few of his loyal subjects in the Netherrealm. He smirked evilly reading the specially crafted letter which looked like it was written from Hell.
Inkling smiled, reading her letter from her ex-boyfriend. He was a black ink squid, a rare one since you don't see many of them in the Turf Wars. She also noticed the small ink bomb that was snuck into the letter.
Rayman was reading a letter from his friends back home; Globox and Barbara. He also noticed that while he didn't get a letter from him, Tarayzan also marked his signature on Globox's letter.
"I am the standard everyday hero. I kinda just got signed up for the job to stop Mr. Dark, and save all the electoons to save the world. You know, I'm fine with that. Being a hero is what I live for. I will fight to the last breath to make sure my friends and family are safe from bad guys." - Rayman
Dr. Mario's letter was from his brother. Just like Metal Mario, Dr. Mario's brother was a clone of Luigi; Dr. Luigi. He chuckled at a few jokes Dr. Luigi made in his letter.
Pikachu was the only one out of the eight players in tears after reading her letter. It was from both of her lovers; Plusle and Minun.
"I am in a polyamorous relationship with a boy and a girl. I started dating Minun for a few years, and later fell in love with another girl in Plusle. Minun and I talked about it, and even he started to have feelings for Plusle. So it worked out pretty well for us. My game is dedicated to them, pika!" - Pikachu
Sunset was reading a long letter from her five Canterlot High friends. This included Survivor: Singapore player Pinkie Pie, and the alternate universe versions of Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack.
Erron Black's letter was written by the new emperor of Outworld, Kotal Kahn. Erron was an Earthrealmer who signed a contract with Outworld, and became a bounty hunter for the emperor.
Dark Pit didn't crack a smile while reading his letter. The letter was from Palutena, Viridi, and his clone Pit. He really only liked Viridi's part, since she was the only one not to use his nickname, Pittoo.
"Listen, the name is not Pittoo. It's Dark Pit. I don't care for cutesie, babyish nicknames, got that? Pit knows it gets under my skin, so he uses it whenever he possibly can. If I win the million dollars, I'm escaping Skyworld with Viridi, and moving on to do my own thing; away from Pit." - Dark Pit
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Cortex Day 12
With tribal council looming, there seemed to be a lot of scrambling going on to ensure the votes went in the direction everyone wanted them to.
Yuki, Henry, Yuffie, and Zoe were sitting near the oasis discussing the vote.
"Trust me, we can get Mangle on board, making us a group of five," explained Zoe, "And I believe we should send Maxwell out tonight, darling."
"He's too likable for my tastes. Besides, I think Maxwell is bound to have ties on the Brio tribe that Nigel doesn't have." suggested Yuffie.
"I gave it some thought, and I decided that it would be best to go with keeping the girls around and voting off Maxwell tonight. I mean as the old saying goes; girls rule, boys drool! Haha! But I won't let Yuki or Henry know my intentions of course, and hey, they might change!" - Yuffie
Yuki crossed his arms, nodding, "I was originally thinking about voting Marge off tonight. Being the oldest one out here doesn't help her case. But if you want Maxwell out, we can work out a deal."
Henry giggled, "Nya ha! Oh can we! I like Marge anyway Yuki, let's do it! After all Maxwell is only five letters different from Marge!"
"That's the spirit Henry!" laughed Yuffie, high fiving him, "Let's make tonight simple, easy, and send Maxwell out the door."
"I always found Maxwell to be a little goody two shoes anyway, so I won't be shedding a tear to watch Maxwell get his torch snuffed out! Nya ha ha! At least it's good to know I'm not going home tonight! The next step is getting the votes! And who knows, maybe it'll change by tribal council!" - Henry
Meanwhile, inside the shelter, Marge and Meloetta were having a quick talk about the vote.
"So I was doing a small little meditation by my lonesome earlier today," discussed Meloetta, closing its eyes, "And I believe we should make good on our plan from earlier."
"Oh? What do you mean?" asked Marge.
Meloetta smiled, "Well, we did discuss voting off Inkling and Sunset before we got all mixed up, correct? Well, Yuffie's still here... mind writing her name down tonight?"
"I believe tonight would be a great night to send Yuffie home. I don't believe we can trust her, and she's still probably an enemy in regards to Pikachu. She's also a strong, fierce, plucky woman, and those kinds of players have a strong future in Survivor. I'm sure Pikachu will appreciate it." - Meloetta
Marge thought about it, "Oh dear, I almost forgot she is all by herself over here, isn't she? But it doesn't seem like Pikachu is in any danger. I mean, that Jason man left."
Meloetta shook its head, "I honestly believe that if we send home Yuffie, we will give Pikachu a sense of security once we come back together at the merge."
"I was quite surprised when Meloetta told me she wanted to vote off Yuffie. While I didn't have a name in mind for the vote tonight, Yuffie was not one I would have expected to write down. Sure Zoe or Mangle maybe, but not Yuffie. But I know Meloetta has her reasons, and I will follow them." - Marge
"What do you think about votes? Can we even get the votes?" asked Marge.
Meloetta nodded, "Positively sure we can. Maxwell is on our side and.. oh, we can even get the other boys on board. Oh! Here comes Maxwell now."
Maxwell crawled into the shelter and sat down, Marge smiled at him and spoke to him, "The plan tonight is to send Yuffie home. Are you okay with that, Maxwell?"
Maxwell blinked, "Oh, well uhh.. I thought we were sending Henry home first."
"I believe that was the original idea," explained Meloetta, "But things have changed I believe. Henry has become a little more valuable now, being a good listener and pawn."
"I was a little surprised to know that Yuffie is the target tonight and not Henry. I don't think we can trust Henry, and I think he could screw us all over. Oh well, I just home Marge and Meloetta are playing smart and not emotionally. I need to rely on them, since they know my secret." - Maxwell
Maxwell sighed, "Okay, very well. Yuffie it is tonight. Have the votes?"
Marge shook her head, "No, not yet, but we will talk with the other boys and see what they think about it? Okay?"
Maxwell nodded softly, and shook the hands of both Marge and Meloetta.
Hours before tribal council, Marge had just spoken with Henry, Yuki, and Nigel about voting off Yuffie, putting the trio in the middle of the tribe.
"Oooh! We're in the middle again! Oh how I love being in the middle of things!" giggled Henry, "After all, that means you can get every piece of information, and then use it against those you don't vote with! Nya ha!"
Yuki ignored him, "Either way, we'll be assisting what could be an alliance of three. No matter which way we vote."
"Originally, I had Maxwell down as the one that needed to go home. But now there's Yuffie as a potential target. I do believe Yuffie is stronger in challenges, and she does seem to have a liking to me. I could use that to my advantage. But at the same time, female power is a scary thing..." - Yuki
"What are the pros and cons to keeping either of them?" asked Nigel.
Yuki shrugged, "Well, Yuffie might be an asset to our alliance. She has a thing for me, just like Zoe does. At the same time though, I don't want to think about what female power can do to our alliance."
"Female power is quite scary!" remarked Henry, "After all, remember the Bad Girls Syndicate? The Triple Ds? Scary alliances that made it all the way! ...mostly that is. Nya ha ha!"
After a long discussion, the three men came to a decision and left for tribal council with the rest of the tribe.
"I firmly believe we made the right decision. We're the ones in the middle, and I personally like being the one that decides who goes home. It gives me an idea of what could my game be like if X left or if Y left? You know what I mean? Tonight, I feel 100% confident we will make the right choice." - Nigel
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Brio Day 12
Erron Black, Pikachu, and Rayman were standing around behind some rocks, waiting for Dr. Mario to come and join them.
"Where is he?" asked Rayman.
"Running late, as usual." muttered Erron, leaning back against the rocks.
A few minutes later, Dr. Mario eventually caught up with them, turning his face sour at something he noticed upon arrival.
"Whats with the face, doc?" asked Erron.
Dr. Mario shook his head, "Oh, it's nothing. Just think someone threw up behind some rocks. All green and... oh it's nothing important! We have a vote to get to!"
"Last tribal council we totally took the majority once again! We blindsided Jason and now we have all the power in the world to do whatever we want! We can send home Shinnok, Dark Pit, Inkling, or hell, even Sunset! It's not like we need her anymore! She's totally useless to us now!" - Dr. Mario
Pikachu nodded, "Rayman was approached by Shinnok earlier today. Care to tell us all?"
Rayman nodded, stepping forward, "He told me that his group of three is putting Sunset's name down tonight. I think it's worth our while. We just voted off Jason, so we need to counteract it with someone physically weaker."
"So you think it's a good idea to let the fallen Elder God run rampant longer?" asked Erron Black, a little annoyed.
Rayman shrugged, "I just think it's a good idea, you know? Even if Sunset leaves, we're still four against three. The numbers aren't bad."
"I don't trust Shinnok as much as the next guy, but once he's gone, we're going to be lagging in challenges. We were the physically dominant tribe, and that was mostly due to Shinnok, Jason, and the cowboy. Once two of the three are gone, we're not going to last long, and that scares me." - Rayman
"You know what? Who cares about Sunset? I'm with Rayman tonight," declared Dr. Mario, "All in favor of voting off Sunset raise your hand!"
Both Pikachu and Rayman raised their hands. Erron Black did not.
Erron scoffed before tipping his hat down, "3 against 1. Guess I don't have a choice. Let's see where this goes, gentlemen."
Dr. Mario smirked, "Good! We can't possibly fail this!"
"Cowboy will deal with it. Shinnok staying is perfect because he attracts all the attention to him. He's a FALLEN Elder God for a reason! So that means we'll be able to take him down easily enough! Besides, Sunset wasn't even that smart anyway. Does she have a PhD? Of course not." - Dr. Mario
While the alliance spoke, the puddle of green fluids that Dr. Mario mentioned earlier bubbled a little, and a small squid poked it's head out of it. Soon the squid morphed into what appeared to be Inkling. She was spying on the alliance.
"Heh... gotta hand it to Zack. He thinks of the best ways to cheat." grinned Inkling, picking up remains of the ink bomb, which provided a puddle for Inkling to swim in and hide.
"My ex-boyfriend hid a small ink bomb in my letter, and it came in great handy today to spy on the others about what the hell they're doing tonight. Turns out Sunset is their target! With that in mind, it's time to see if Dark Pit and Shinnok are brave enough to do the ballsiest thing in Survivor!" - Inkling
A few minutes later, Inkling walked into the shelter where Dark Pit and Shinnok were sitting in. She explained to them both about what she heard.
Shinnok grinned, "Excellent. Turns out my plan is working."
Dark Pit shrugged, laying down, "You sound surprised. You got people against Henry. You got people against Sunset. Didn't think you were a master manipulator?"
Before Shinnok could respond, Inkling spoke up, "Listen! I thought of something. Let's tell Sunset! Let's tell her that she's going home unless we work together to tie it up 4-4! It'll come down to a purple rock."
"Okay, Inkling is insane if she thinks it's a brilliant idea to go to rocks. I'd say screw the odds, but Pikachu won immunity, so what's the point? It's a 60% chance one of us goes home. It's just safer to vote Sunset off, because I am not drawing rocks to determine my fate. End of story." - Dark Pit
Dark Pit rolled his eyes, "No. I'm not drawing rocks. We have Sunset where we want her. Just vote her off."
"Now now, Dark Pit. Perhaps we need to think about this," replied Shinnok, "Even if one of us takes the fall, we might just be able to stir up some trouble. We'll have Sunset's vote back."
"That's what I'm saying!" replied Inkling, holding her hands out, "I'm going to talk to her about the vote, okay? I'll ask her whom she wants to vote out between Rayman, Dr. Mario, or the gunslinger, and I'll get back to ya."
She ran off from the shelter to go find Sunset, leaving Dark Pit and Shinnok to discuss this plan of hers.
"Inkling is indeed a clever woman. If we can somehow get Sunset's loyalty back, then it matters not if one of us gets a purple rock, now does it? All it will take is one person to flip. Thanks to Henry, I am aware of a conflict between Dr. Mario and the gunslinger. I shall use that to my advantage." - Shinnok
Down by the oasis, Inkling walked over to speak to Sunset. Sunset didn't seem willing to talk, but she allowed Inkling to speak her case.
"Hey Sunset, I know you're not too happy with me, but you're going to have to trust what I tell you. You're going home tonight. I listened in on those four talking, and... dude I swear to you you will see your name written down four times." warned Inkling.
Sunset blinked, turning her head around to face her, "Wait what..? Are you being serious? Or is this another lie?"
"No, dude, I'm totally telling you the truth!" exclaimed Inkling, "If you write down Shinnok's name tonight, you'll be going home 4-3-1. I swear to you that's the truth."
"So Inkling comes to tell me that my name is being written down by the alliance I sided with yesterday night. I don't know if I can trust Inkling, but I feel like if she's telling the truth, I can test her loyalty. This sounds like a risky move, but if my head's on the chopping block, I need to save myself." - Sunset
Sunset sighed, looking away, "I can't believe they would turn on me so quickly..."
"Well, Sunset, for one thing you turned on me.." replied Inkling, shrugging her shoulders.
"If you seriously want me to trust you, I want to pick the target." said Sunset, looking up at Inkling.
"Of course! Go ahead, that's what I was going to tell you anyway!" laughed Inkling, nodding her head.
Sunset nodded, "Good answer. Uhh... I want to put Dr. Mario's name down tonight. I would say Rayman, but I feel like he needs a break from seeing his name. Dr. Mario is so cocky... I wanna knock him down a peg."
"I know if we can get a purple rock tiebreaker going, then I know Rayman would be the best possible vote, as both the cowboy guy and Dr. Mario are very much bigger threats. I just feel like Rayman doesn't need another four votes, so... Dr. Mario will get the votes. Fair enough right?" - Sunset
Inkling nodded, "Fair enough, Dr. Mario it is. I don't even know how to spell the cowboy's name anyway. Is it A-A-R-O-N? Or A-R-I-N? Or even E-R-I-N like the girl's name?" She giggled softly.
Sunset smiled and shook Inkling's hand.
"I think I got Sunset back on our side. However, it's all a matter of how Shinnok or Dark Pit want to play this game. I know either way we could end up at a 4-3 disadvantage compared to an advantage. So... we'll see what happens. I want to take the risk, but do they want to take it?" - Inkling
Later before the vote, Dark Pit and Inkling met again and discussed a few things, before splitting up. It seemed to be confirmation on how the vote was going to go.
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The Cortex tribe arrived at tribal council.
"Yuki, behind you is a torch. I want you to take it, dip it into the fire, and get fire."
Yuki nodded softly, doing so.
"This is part of the ritual at tribal council, because fire represents life in this game. As long as you have fire, you will still be in the game. If its gone, so are you. Tonight, you will not have to worry about that."
He then took his seat.
"Been awhile since the Cortex tribe actually had to attend tribal council, dating back to Larry's elimination on Day 3. Meloetta, what have the dynamics been thus far since the tribes mixed up?" asked Jeff.
"I do believe it's been rather interesting. Brio seems to be playing a little too hard for my tastes. While disturbing, I wouldn't know if I had it in me to vote off a brute like Jason Voorhees." replied Meloetta.
"Yuki, being the Veteran's Island winner, I'm sure you were feeling the heat coming into camp. What's it been like for the last 3 days?" asked Jeff.
"It went like I expected it to. The girls flocked to me like schoolgirls, and the guys looked up to me as an asset in challenges. I hope to continue to impress them in the future." replied Yuki.
Both Zoe and Yuffie nodded in agreement.
"Maxwell, looking at the numbers we can clearly see five members from the original Brio tribe, and three members of the original Cortex tribe, and Yuki. Do you feel nervous about the vote?" asked Jeff.
Maxwell shook his head.
"Uhh.. not really. I mean I know there's fewer men than women, but I really don't think it's going to be a gender war. I don't get that feeling from this group of nine." replied Maxwell.
Marge nodded in agreement, smiling softly.
"Zoe, how do you vote tonight?" asked Jeff.
"I do believe we should vote the way our alliances want to vote, darling. Isn't that the purpose of any tribal council? Surely you know better then to ask that question, Jeffrey." replied Zoe.
Some players snickered at her remark.
"Nigel, think tonight's vote will end in a shocker for someone?" asked Jeff.
"I think no matter who is voted off tonight, that person will be shocked. That's just how it is." replied Nigel.
"Okay, it's time to vote, Henry, you're up."
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Marge's Vote: Sorry, but I'm making this vote for Pikachu. Good luck in your future, okay? (Yuffie)
Yuffie's Vote: Sorry kid, you're pretty likable and sweet, but that's a threat. Bye bye! (Maxwell)
Yuki's Vote: I made my decision, and it was a rather easy one to tell you the truth. (?)
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"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, Maxwell. (He nodded, a little nervous.)
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Maxwell. Two votes Maxwell.
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Yuffie. One vote Yuffie, two votes Maxwell. (She raised an eyebrow, not expecting that.)
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Maxwell. That's three votes Maxwell, one vote Yuffie. (Marge looked a little concerned.)
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Yuffie. Two votes Yuffie, three votes Maxwell.
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Yuffie. We're tied, three votes Yuffie, three votes Maxwell. (Yuffie looked around, surprised.)
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Yuffie. That's four votes Yuffie, three votes Maxwell. (Marge sighed of relief, while Yuffie shook her head.)
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Fifth person voted out of Survivor Dingo Canyon, Yuffie. That's five, that's enough, you need to hand me your torch.
Yuffie sighed, shaking her head as she gathered her things and her torch, "What the heck happened there?"
"Yuffie, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out her torch.
"Time for you to go."
Yuffie nodded, walking out of tribal council without saying goodbye.
"Clearly Yuffie did not see that one coming, and hopefully it's the right vote for the Cortex tribe. You're only 12 days into the game, and with 27 days to go, you need to go into challenges prepared for anything. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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The Brio tribe arrived at tribal council.
"I hope the letters from home were a great morale booster for the Brio tribe, because from the looks of it, you might need it soon. Dark Pit, do you think last night was the right move for the Brio tribe?" asked Jeff.
Dark Pit shook his head.
"Absolutely not. While I did not write Jason's name down, I think it's a terrible move. The dude #%#%ing survived rocks falling on top of him, for crying out loud. If he wasn't our strongest member I don't know who is." replied Dark Pit.
"Inkling, so what do you do to counteract Jason being voted off? Do you vote off one of the weaker players, or is it still game on?" asked Jeff.
Inkling smirked.
"Come on, it's always game on in Survivor. While we all want the tribe to get stronger, there's still a sense of wanting to take out the best before they become the best. Perhaps they wanted Jason out before he dominated?" replied Inkling.
"Don't mind me, ma'am, but Jason wasn't winning anything here." remarked Erron Black.
Inkling shrugged.
"Sunset, are you feeling the heat tonight? Do you think there's a chance that you're going home?" asked Jeff.
Sunset didn't know how to respond, so she just shrugged.
"If I go home tonight, I'll be shocked. I think I bring a lot to this tribe, honestly. I'm smart, I'm respectful, and I think I can be trusted if you show me that I can trust you." replied Sunset.
Inkling nodded softly, while Dr. Mario made a few faces of annoyance.
"Pikachu, how about you? You're safe tonight, but did you need immunity tonight?" asked Jeff.
Pikachu shook her head.
"No I really don't think I did. I just like to compete, you know? I don't really care if it puts a target on my back because I can't stop my competitive edge from coming out when it's time to compete! Pika!" replied Pikachu.
"Okay, it's time to vote, Shinnok, you're up."
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Dr. Mario's Vote: You have a superiority complex. Get it checked out. I'll be waiting. (Sunset)
Inkling's Vote: I've done what I could, so... sorry dude! (?)
Sunset's Vote: Would it kill you to just have an ounce of modesty? Hope it works out. (Dr. Mario)
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"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, Dr. Mario. (He perked up, shocked to see his name written down.)
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Sunset. One vote Sunset, one vote Dr. Mario. (She nodded, clasping her hands together.)
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Sunset. Two votes Sunset, one vote Dr. Mario.
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Sunset. Three votes Sunset, one vote Dr. Mario.
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Sunset. That's four votes Sunset, one vote Dr. Mario. Three votes left. (Inkling closed her eyes.)
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Sixth person voted out of Survivor Dingo Canyon, Sunset. That's five, that's enough, you need to hand me your torch.
Sunset sighed softly as she gathered her things and brought her torch up, "Well, that didn't go as planned did it?" She gave her torch to Jeff.
"Sunset, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out her torch.
"Time for you to go."
Sunset didn't wave goodbye as she left the area.
"Let's hope this vote makes up for the last vote in which you voted off your strongest player. But this game isn't over, and none of you are safe from what could be coming up in the near future. All you can do is win challenges, and stay alive. Grab your torches and head on back. Good night."
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Yuffie's Final Words
"Well I have to give them credit for blindsiding me! I did not see that one coming! Doesn't mean I'm happy about it because Yuki lied right to my face! They probably offered him a better deal, but why me and not Zoe or Mangle? I'll just never understand, huh? Oh well! Back to stealing materia for me!"
VOTE
Maxwell – Yuffie, Mangle, and Zoe
Yuffie – Meloetta, Marge, Yuki, Nigel, Maxwell, and Henry
Sunset's Final Words
"Once again, Inkling lied to me, and I paid the price for falling for it. I don't know how they managed to turn everyone against me, but they succeeded. I guess my strategy of laying low didn't work out the way I wanted it to. Oh well, I'm sure Inkling will get her comeuppance. She's playing way too hard."
VOTE
Dr. Mario – Sunset
Sunset – Inkling, Erron Black, Shinnok, Rayman, Dr. Mario, Dark Pit, and Pikachu
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