Chapter 6: Immunity Challenge 2

Descantia Tribe: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Toad, Toadette, Yoshi, Birdo, Wario, Koopa

Dementia Tribe: Bowser, Bowser Junior, Larry, Morton, Lemmy, Roy, Wendy, Ludwig, Paratroopa

"Come on in, guys!" The two tribes walked in to the next immunity challenge, with Descantia going first.

"Descantia, taking a look at the new Dementia tribe. Iggy, voted out at the last tribal council." Some of the members nodded in understanding as the villains took their places.

"You guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"

"Yeah!" Another shout of unified glee filled the open air.

"Okay. First, Mario, I will take it back." He stepped up and took the idol from Mario's hands, and placed it back up on the altar.

"Once again, immunity is back up for grabs." Another overhead shot of the battlefield, floating with the action of Jeff's descriptions, ensued. "For this challenge, you will be working as individuals. First, you will be tied to a post with multiple sets of knots. First six people to free themselves move on. The second round consists of a tower, with you unlocking gates by untying knots. First three people to slide down the pole at the end move on to the final round, where they will have to solve a slide puzzle. First person to solve it and hit the button wins immunity for their tribe." He patted the wooden idol, shaped like a mushroom atop a pedestal, again. "In addition, you will be playing for reward. Want to know what you're playing for?" Yet another chant was heard.

"The winning tribe..." He removed a cloth, revealing an assortment of blankets and pillows. "Comfort." The girls almost squealed in glee, while the boys just applauded slightly. "Huge advantage in this game. I know it's worth playing for. Also, the person that solves the puzzle..." He paused for a bit, then removed another cloth, revealing a picnic basket. "...gets a picnic lunch out by the waterfall."

"Yes!" Toad pumped his fist in the air. Everyone else marveled at the sight.

"We'll draw for spots. Let's get started." A few minutes passed. The camera swooped up to the sky, then back down, to reveal the contestants in their positions.

"Okay. We have 19 people trying to free themselves from a post. First six people move on. Survivors ready..." He gestured for them to start. "Go!" The contestants started to untie the knots binding them. Some of them, anyway. Some of the Koopalings were having trouble, but Bowser was actually doing fairly well. So was his son. The heroes, however, were faster, as Mario was the first to be done. Peach and Yoshi quickly followed.

"Three more spots, and it looks like Bowser and Bowser Junior will take two of them!" Sure enough, they freed themselves, and whooped in excitement as they moved on.

"Birdo, started off fairly well, now starting to fall out of it." She was having a lot of trouble with the final two knots. Ludwig, however, was the bigger threat, as he and Toad were very close. They freed themselves seemingly at the same time, but Jeff knew who was first.

"Toad, claiming the last spot, in a very close race!"

"Darn it!" Ludwig pounded the post in anger. "Vhy does zhis keep happening?" The six who moved on, Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, Bowser Junior, and Toad took their places by their respective towers.

"Now you guys need to climb up that tower, and unlock those gates to move forward. Survivors ready... Go!" They started scampering up the tower, Toad in first because of his speed. Then the gates came, and Bowser tried to punch them to make them break, but they wouldn't budge. Grumbling, he untied the knots. Mario was in second, with Bowser in third. Surprisingly, when they were only on the second gate out of three, Toad was already sliding down the flagpole.

"Toad, out of the tower, moving on to the final round!" Toadette cheered for him at this, while Toad just turned around, waved at her, and looked at the other towers. Mario was untying the third gate. So was Yoshi. Bowser was trying to unlock the second gate, but the ropes were a bit too complicated for him to untie them quickly. He groaned in frustration.

"Mario and Yoshi, looking like they'll claim the last two spots!" Mario untied the gate, and slid down the flagpole. "Mario, moving on to the final round, with one spot left! If Yoshi or Peach get this, Descantia will automatically win immunity for the second time in a row." Yoshi scrambled to untie the knots, and eventually, he did.

"Descantia wins immunity and reward!" The three finalists high-fived each other, while Bowser just pounded the last gate in frustration.

"Alright. Now to see who wins a picnic out by the waterfall. This is a four-by-four slide puzzle. First person to solve it wins. Survivors ready... Go." They set to work, Mario moving at a slow place, Yoshi moving a bit faster, while Toad just sat there, trying to figure out the puzzle mentally. Three minutes later, Mario had almost the entire puzzle, but the top right and top left pieces were switched around, and he had to start over.

"Mamma mia..." he groaned, as he set to work correcting his mistake. Yoshi was also stuck. Toad, finally starting, whizzed through the puzzle.

"Mario and Yoshi, falling out of their lead, while Toad is taking advantage of this!" After a mere thirty seconds, he stepped back.

"Done."

"Toad thinks he has it..." He stepped forward, looking at the puzzle, checking for accuracy. Sure enough, the puzzle depicted the Survivor logo on its pieces. "And he does! Toad wins reward!" The whole tribe celebrated, both at their immunity and Toad's win. "Descantia, once again, you have earned your immunity." He passed the idol back to Mario, with everyone clapping.

"Okay. Now, Toad. You know you're getting a reward. But, I have a twist." Toad looked at him blankly. "You can choose a person to go with you." He contemplated this, while every member of his tribe stared at him, longing to come with him.

"Oh, who am I kidding?" Everyone laughed. "Toadette, get up here!"

"That was a given." Jeff said, throwing his hands up in the air as Toadette ran up to her nominator and gaily wrapped her arms around him.

"Okay. One more person." Now they both thought about this. They didn't want anyone to separate them, but they didn't want to get voted out because of their decision, either.

"I'll go with Daisy." Toadette chimed.

"You agree with her?" Jeff asked, gesturing to Toad to hear his opinion. He nodded. As soon as Daisy saw this, she screamed and jumped up and down in the air. Everyone just laughed.

"The boat will come to pick you guys up. Have fun." The three of them walked off behind the trees.

"Now, Descantia." He tossed them the comfort bag. "No Tribal Council again tonight, and you have some blankets and pillows to keep you guys company. Grab your stuff and head back. Congratulations." They left.

"Dementia." The tribe looked beaten. "Tribal Council again for you guys tonight. Someone will be going home, and having their first duel with Iggy on Redemption Island. But, just this once, I have a consolation." Everyone looked at him, wondering what it was. Jeff reached into his pocket and tossed Bowser a silver flint. They whopped in excitement.

"Thank you, Jeff." Bowser thanked him.

"Don't mention it. It'll only get harder from here on. Grab your stuff and head back to camp. I'll see you at Tribal." The villains left, a bit lightened up by the consolation prize.

To be continued...