b(Aurum Tribe)/b
i"Max had felt tonight. And for the THIRD time in a row, Ronald had gotten his way! Now the only way to get rid of him is a tiebreaker!" Andrew said in annoyance. "UGH! What were Janet and Oscar smoking when they voted down Max's name?"/i
As the father stormed off, he dragged Janet and Oscar to the side.
"Okay, I am not the greatest fan of pranks but I DO know this!" Andrew snapped. "Ronald and Catherine majorly over-reacted!"
"Did they?" Oscar asked just as Janet sighed. "Okay, sure, they are making it seem like homicide but at the same time, I kept thinking how I would react if Max turned ME pink."
"That's no reason to keep someone who causes drama!" Andrew scolded.
"Technically speaking, said drama Ronald caused was because of Max's antics." Oscar said. "Seeing that Max is done gone, Ronald should be more pleasant now."
"Bullcrap!" Andrew snapped.
Oscar narrowed his eyes. "Andrew, language!"
"What's the big deal? Cassie had already gone to bed and the censors would had been bleeped it out anyway!" The archaeologist snapped.
"Yeah but aren't you from Hanna-Barbera?" Oscar asked.
"I am off-the-clock." Andrew said.
Janet shook her head. "Guys, that is enough. Tonight was tiring for us all."
"Except for Ronald and Catherine who are celebrating the fall of the attacker." Andrew said. "Okay, you know what? Screw it. Come talk to me again when you realized how foolish you been."
With that, he stormed off leaving Janet and Oscar glaring at him.
"Well, THAT was rude." Oscar said crossing his arms.
i"Yeah, it is no secret. Andrew is a major grump. I could see that he is trying to be the voice of reason but just comes off as a jerk about it." Janet said. She then sighed. "However, I can't blame him TOO much for being forward with us."/i
"I think we screwed up, Os." The woman frowned.
"Did we? Max DID pranked Ronald for a shallow reason." The orca whale shrugged. "He had a reason to be upset."
"Oh, give it a rest!" Janet said indignantly. "You could use that excuse till the cows come home when someone else is around but I know for a fact why you did it!"
Oscar sighed.
i"Okay, you caught me. I kept Ronald so that Catherine would be less grumpy. Yeah, shallow, I know. But it is the only way to impress someone like Catherine." Oscar said. "I had to argue a lot with Janet to convince her to keep Ronald but I had finally managed to do so."/i
"Fine, that is MY reason for the other one but the other one is YOUR reason!" The orca whale scolded.
Janet scoffed. "Fine, I admit it. You convinced me that Max was the reason for Ronald's outbreaks but Ronald had better start behaving like you said."
"Don't worry now that Max is gone, hopefully they won't be so fussy." Oscar shrugged.
"Same here." Janet sighed.
i(Day 16; Plata Tribe)/i
Richard was on a log by himself. He was unaware that Prick was watching him. The latter smirked before rubbing his hands together.
"It's show time!" Prick said.
i"Richard had gone to Exile Island meaning that he could have the Idol. Which means we have to trick Richard into giving up his Idol to Mortimer to vote him off." Prick said before smirking. "But I got other plans."/i
"Yo, Richie!" The Irishman said getting Richard's attention.
"Is there something you want?" The scientist asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, have you found the Idol on Exile?" Prick asked.
Richard seemed taken back by this. "Excuse me but why should I give information of MY idol to someone I rarely talk with?"
Prick merely smirked. "Because you are going to play it at the next Tribal Council."
Richard blinked twice. "What… What are you talking about?"
Prick gave a sigh. "Okay, here is the deal. You are not the most popular tribe-mate so far."
"Um, I already know this." Richard said flatly.
"And the others think you have the Idol." Prick said. "In fact, they want me to talk to you to convince you that Mortimer is gone next so that you can waste your Idol on him."
Richard paused with wide eyes. "Wait. Why are you telling me this?"
"Easy." Prick smirked. "I want Mortimer gone."
i"I know the other lads and lassies would frown upon me but I will cross that bridge when I get to it. My main goal is to get out Mortimer." Prick said crossing his arms. "That duck is like the Survivor version of the plague and I intend to get rid of him before he spreads around."/i
"Okay, here's the thing." The porcupine said. "The others think I am here talking to you to trick you into wasting your Idol. But you WILL "waste" that Idol next. But you will not go home."
"Because the others will vote for me." Richard said. "And you and I will vote for Mortimer."
"And Mortimer can vote for whoever!" Prick grinned. "We get Mortimer out in an epic blindside that rivals Hank's!"
Richard raised an eyebrow. "And what happens afterwards?"
"You mean how Bill would react?" Prick asked. "Don't worry, I am tight with him. He will be cool."
Richard crossed his arms. "And why do you want to save me?"
Prick paused. "Um, hello? Because Mortimer is our weakest link!"
"Exactly. Which is why I am asking why you are trying to save ME." Richard said. "You know. The only person who WANTED to keep Mortimer?"
Prick narrowed his eyes. "Yeah and even now, I question your status as a scientist."
Richard scowled at this.
"But if you side with me, we can forget this whole thing would never happen." Prick said.
Richard paused for a moment. "All right. I will think about your offer."
"Thank you." Prick nodded. "Now I have to split. I think I see Wade coming and can't afford him to see us together."
"Wade?" Richard asked raising an eyebrow.
"Never mind." Prick said running off.
He had managed to run out of sight just as Mortimer walked in.
"Hey, Richard. What's up?" Mortimer asked.
"Your time, apparently." The Russian man said.
Mortimer paused for a moment. "Wait. What?"
"Not my words. Prick's." Richard said.
i"Honestly, I WAS concerned that the rest of the tribe would want to vote off Mortimer to make me flush out my Idol." Richard said. "But then Prick practically walked up to me and told me about the tribe's plan. Sorry, Prick, while I give you credit for a great idea, I am afraid it is going to fall into flames."/i
"So that is his whole plan." The dark-haired man frowned.
Mortimer shook his head. "Wow… I knew that Prick disliked me but to think that he would go this far to get rid of me."
"Da, after seeing how Bill blew up at me, you would think Prick would not do anything that would anger him." Richard said shaking his head. "The only good thing about this is that we now know everyone would be voting for me no matter what. Even with Prick's vote against you, our two votes will still prevail."
"Right…" Mortimer said.
"Is something the matter?" Richard asked.
"No… Not really…" Mortimer said.
b(Aurum Tribe)/b
Catherine and Cassie were trying to bathe a still-pink Ronald in the stream.
Ronald sighed. "Any luck?"
Cassie shook her head. "Not a single bit of grey fur."
Ronald grunted in annoyance. "Ugh! When is this pink nightmare is going to stop?"
Catherine shook her head. "Probably a few days."
Ronald and Cassie looked at Catherine in disbelief. "A few days!?"
Catherine shrank back. "Well, I said that stuff was strong."
"What kind of hair dye lasts for a few days?" Ronald cried.
"You'll be surprised how vast and versatile the hair product line is in anime nodes." Catherine said.
"Great…" Ronald spat.
i"We had voted off Max last night, aka the one who turned me pink. I SHOULD be happy but even now I felt like he got the last laugh on me!" Ronald scowled crossing his arms. "He may be out of the game but at least he isn't pink all over!"/i
"What was that loony thinking when he did that to me?" The rodent snarled.
"That's exactly it." Catherine said rolling her eyes. "He wasn't thinking anything."
"Now, now. He is gone now." Cassie said trying to calm them now.
"No but the remains of his little prank is." Ronald scowled before getting up. "I am going into the jungle and see if I could use the chlorophyll from the trees to hide the pink with green."
Catherine and Cassie both paused at this.
"What?" Cassie asked.
"It worked for that feral fighter from the Street Fighter node." Ronald said walking off.
The two girls watched the rodent leave. Cassie shook her head with a sigh.
"Poor Ronnie." Catherine said shaking her head before scowling. "Who does Max thinks he is? For Ronald's owns safety, I had locking both cans of my hair dye away!"
Cassie shook her head. "You are really protective of Ronald, aren't you?"
"Of course! I love animals! And I can't stand to see them mistreated!" Catherine said.
"I could understand that. I love animals too but…" Cassie said.
Catherine raised an eyebrow. "But…"
Cassie sighed. "…This game… Isn't that much of a game."
i"I know that this is more than a game but a game is a game. Which is supposed to be fun." Cassie said. "We used to be great with each other but now we are having blow-outs over pranks ever after we had won a Challenge. I just can't take it anymore."/i
"I know what Oscar did at the hand-cuffed Challenge was dangerous and what Max did was wrong." The red-head frowned. "But I did not like how you and Ronald keep causing fights."
"H-Hey!" Catherine insisted. "They deserved it! I didn't start those fights!"
"It doesn't matter!" Cassie shouted startling Catherine. "We are supposed to be on the same tribe! We are supposed to be opposing the OTHER tribe."
The pink-haired girl slumped her shoulders. "Cassie."
Tears formed in the French girl's eyes. "All you guys do is fight and bicker!"
Catherine knelt down and put her hands on Cassie's shoulders.
"Hey, hey, hey." Catherine said trying to calm Cassie. "Calm down!"
Cassie slowly stopped to look into Catherine's eyes.
"Listen to me. The only people that caused me to start fights with are Andrew and Oscar." Catherine said slowly. "And Andrew is the only one who is more than vocal with getting our alliance out. If we vote him out, I promise not to start any fights."
"Really?" Cassie asked slowly.
"Yeah. I will even try to get along with Oscar." Catherine said. "At least he is tolerable."
Cassie paused for a moment. "Well, if you say so."
"I DO say so." Catherine said. "Besides, Andrew had wanted Ronald out for a while now."
"I guess…" Cassie nodded.
Catherine then spread out her arms with a smile. "Now come on. Let's hug!"
Cassie wiped away her tears before giving a small smile and hugging Catherine.
i"Yeah, when I rage, I tend to lose myself but I keep forgetting that we have a child here. Sure, that doesn't mean we have to stop the drama but that is no reason to keep yelling like chickens with our heads cut off." Catherine frowned. "Thankfully, if we get Andrew out next, we don't have to worry too much about said drama."/i
b(Day 17; Plata Tribe)/b
Bill, Sally, Kao and Coco were talking to Prick.
"Well, how it go yesterday?" Bill asked.
Prick smirked. "Smoother than silk, laddie!"
Bill returned the smirk. "That's our Prick! Bro-fist, man!"
He and Prick then bumped fists with each other.
"So you actually managed to get Richard to believe Mortimer is going?" Sally asked.
"Yep. He may play his Idol for him and when he does…" Prick said before smacking his palm. "Pure humiliation!"
i"I knew I could count on Prick. He had managed to convince Richard that we are voting out Mortimer instead." Bill smirked. "So whether he plays the Idol for him or not, he is still going home the next time we are going to Tribal!"/i
"Treemail!" Richard's voice yelled.
"Speaking of the devil." Bill said as the others went back to camp to see Richard and Mortimer with the former holding a letter.
"So what do we have next?" Kao asked.
Richard raised an eyebrow. "It says "How well you know the previous seasons?"
Kao's face fell. "Oh no… A trivia Challenge."
i"I knew that it was inevitable but there is always trivia Challenges on every season. I am not good at those things at all." Kao sighed. "I am mostly good at the ones that require manual labour. Thankfully, we have a smart bunch here."/i
b(Immunity Challenge)/b
The Plata tribe made their way onto their tribe mat where Tiny was waiting.
"We now bring in the Aurum tribe." Tiny said as the Aurum tribe walked in. "Max voted off at the last Tribal Council."
"What!?" Prick exclaimed as a few people looked surprised. "Are you lads and lassies crazy?"
"Half of the tribe is anyway." Andrew said glaring at Prick.
"He deserved it." Ronald spat.
"Now, now." Tiny said. "Let's get to your next Immunity Challenge."
This startled everyone.
"That's right. We are having our Immunity Challenge AND it is an individual one meaning BOTH tribes would go to Tribal Council." Tiny said as everyone gasped. "Here it is going to work. Everyone will have a tablet. I will ask you a question. You will answer either A or B. If you get it wrong, you are out. Last person for their tribe wins THIS."
With that, he held up a Native-American-like headdress with rainbow feathers all over.
"The Immunity Headdress. You will be immune at the next Tribal Council wearing this. And after you had your Tribal, you will have a chance to sneak on the OTHER tribe's Tribal Council and give them the Immunity Headdress saving them."
Everyone looked at each other realizing how much power the sole person has.
"Now seeing that this is an individual Challenge, EVERYONE will play." Tiny said. "So everyone get into position."
b(Later)/b
All thirteen contestants sat down with their tablets waiting for the Challenge to begin.
"All right. This Challenge had officially began." Tiny said. "First question. Who actually tried to keep an injured player? A. Belle or B. Bertha?"
Everyone wasted no time holding up "B".
"Everyone chose B and it is the correct answer. Bertha tried to keep Alan when everyone found out about his injured arm." Tiny said. "Nobody is eliminated.
"Hardly a tough one." Richard said.
"They get tougher. Who has the most votes cast against them? A. Karen or B. Stinky?" Tiny asked.
It took a few people think but everyone raised their answers. Oscar, Cassie, Kao and Sally had held up B while the others held up A.
"The answer is A. Karen had far more votes than Stinky." Tiny said. "Oscar, Cassie, Kao and Sally are out. Take a seat next to me."
"I could have sworn the votes Stinky got to win counted." Oscar muttered as the others walk off."
"Next question. Who was the first victim of Hank's bullying?" Tiny said. "A. Mignon or B. Nermal?"
The answers were definitely more divided. Andrew, Mortimer, Prick and Coco held up A while Janet, Ronald, Catherine, Bill and Richard held up B."
"The correct answer is A. Hank then really went after Nermal until after Mignon got kidnapped and ganged up on with Lucy." Tiny said. "Andrew, Mortimer, Prick and Coco are out."
Coco growled putting down her tablet. "Of all the low-down dirty tricks."
"What was that, lassie?" Prick asked raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing!"
"All right. Next question. Who was the main person for getting out Blake? A. Megan or B. Regina?"
Janet, Ronald and Richard held up A while Catherine and Bill held up B.
"The answer is A. Regina was unsure about getting Blake out until Megan told her that they had enough votes to get him out." Tiny said. "Catherine and Bill are out."
"I kinda figured that but still…" Catherine grumbled before looking at Ronald. "Good luck, Ronnie."
Bill on the other hand looked worried seeing who the last Plata was. "Just freaking perfect."
"Now for Immunity." Tiny said. "Without going over, tell me the number of all of the votes the eliminated contestants had gotten so far."
Janet, Ronald and Richard looked at each other before writing down the answer realizing how important this was. Soon, they raised their answers.
"All right. Ronald had written 26, Janet had written 28 and Richard had written 33." Tiny said. "The number of votes counted so far.
Everyone looked in suspense.
"…Is 30." Tiny said. "Richard had gone over leaving Janet with the highest. JANET WINS IMMUNITY!"
The brunette looked stunned as everyone cheered her on. Janet paused for a moment before jumping in joy.
b(Later)/b
"Congratulations, Janet. You had won Immunity granting you from Tribal Council!" Tiny said putting the headdress on Janet's head.
"Can't say I care for the design but I'll take it." The mercenary grinned.
"Now here is what the Tribal Council is going to work. You have until tomorrow night to decide who you will vote out." Tiny said. "Aurum will go to Tribal Council first where Janet is immune and vote someone off. And Plata will go to Tribal where Janet will spy on your conversation. When it is time to vote, Janet will give the Headdress to someone making them immune. You have at least a day to decide who. Because of this, nobody is going to Exile. You may head back to camp."
b(Aurum Tribe)/b
i"Janet won Immunity today. Not that it is a bad thing. She wasn't my main target for the moment. Andrew is." Ronald said. "That man had been the biggest thorn in my side ever since Queenmon got voted out and I intend to get him out. I mean seriously, I know I am not most the likable of people but you think he would find a better hobby by now."/i
Ronald, Catherine and Cassie stood in a ring talking.
"I think this Anti-Ronald campaign had been going on for far too long." Catherine said sternly.
"Agreed. Let's vote for him tonight." Ronald said.
"But what about the tiebreaker?" Cassie asked.
"Don't worry, yesterday. I spoke with Oscar. He is more than happy to get Andrew out." Catherine said.
"Really?" Cassie asked.
Catherine nodded her head. "I suppose that he isn't COMPLETELY useless."
i"I am so sick of Andrew casting glares Ronald as if trying to skewer his body with knives. Hopefully we would get him out tonight." Catherine said crossing her arms. "Ronald seriously deserves a vacation for all the crap he been through so far."/i
Meanwhile, Janet and Oscar were sitting on a log talking.
"So you are going to give Immunity to?" Oscar asked.
"Your guess is as good as mine." Janet said. "Heck, I don't even know the dynamics that is going on at that Tribal Council. Besides, we have to decide who we are getting out HERE."
Oscar's eyes widened before looking to the side. "Ah, yeah. About that…"
Suddenly, he noticed Andrew walking over.
"Uh-oh." Oscar said.
"Is something the matter, Andrew?" Janet asked.
The brown-haired man sighed before crossing his arms. "I know I had been going after Ronald for a while now but I had a good reason."
"Because he is a snake." Janet said.
"No… Well, yes but that is not the reason I want to get rid of him." Andrew said. "The reason I wanted to get rid of him is because he has an alliance of three."
Janet's eyes widened at this. "An alliance of three? Who's the third one?"
"Cassie." Andrew said.
"Was THAT why Ronald was so determined to keep her?" Janet cried in disbelief before slapping her head. "Ugh! How could I miss that?"
"Which is why we need to get together and take turns getting ready for a tiebreaker." Andrew said. "However by now, they had already gone to the fire pit practicing fires."
Oscar bit his lip. "Actually, they are not."
Janet and Andrew looked at Oscar in confusion.
"Huh?" Andrew asked.
Oscar poked his fingers together. "I told them that… I was voting with them tonight so they aren't expecting a tiebreaker."
Janet's eyes widened at this. "Oh no… I can't believe you did that."
Oscar looked down. "Well, Catherine actually came to ME and… How could I say no?"
"You could have at least said "I think about it!" Janet scolded.
i"This is the first time that Catherine had asked me… For anything. So when she asked me to vote off Andrew, I kinda…" Oscar said flipping his fingers together. "Spoke without thinking, all right?"/i
Andrew shook his head. "That was extremely stupid of you Oscar but I think we can work this to our advantage."
"Really?" Janet asked.
"Yeah, we have the element of surprise on our side." Andrew said. "They don't know Ronald and I are going into a tiebreaker."
Janet paused in thought. "Agreed. You could keep practicing fires until Ronald is oblivious. We can catch him by surprise."
Andrew gave a small smile. "Perfect."
The two then turned to Oscar.
"Well, Oscar?" Janet asked crossing her arms.
The orca whale looked at each other for a moment before sighing.
"I am with you." Oscar said.
i"This is it. Either I go or Ronald goes and that's good enough for me. I knew Ronald was bad news from the start and I need to get rid of him before he gets the majority." Andrew said determined. "There is no way I am losing this tiebreaker."/i
Unknown to the three, Cassie was spying on them from behind a tree. Her eyes widened in horror upon hearing what happened.
"I can't believe it! Oscar lied to Catherine!" Cassie said. "They are going to vote for Ronald to try to have him unprepared for the tiebreaker! I have to tell Ronald and Cat…"
However, she paused.
"Wait a minute. If I tell them, then they would just stomp over to Oscar and yell at them all over again!" Cassie said in despair. "They would try to get Oscar back on our side only with Janet and Andrew forcing him to go back! They would just cause more fighting and conflict."
With that, she paced in circles.
"Oh, what am I going to do?" Cassie said.
i"I honestly don't know what to do here. If I tell my friends, they would start another riot. If I DON'T tell them, Ronald may lose in the tiebreaker and give Catherine even MORE reason to start a fight." Cassie cried. "What am I going to do?"/i
b(Plata Tribe)/b
Everyone went back to camp. Not by the loss but by who had the power at the next Tribal Council.
i"Tomorrow night was supposed to be smooth. Everyone will vote for Richard. Rich and I would vote for Mortimer and BOOM! Richard plays the Idol blindsiding him!" Prick growled. "But nooo, it can't be that easy! Janet has the power to give one of us Immunity which means the logical choice is to give Immunity to the biggest target. Which is as right now, Richard and Mortimer."/i
Speaking of which, the two were talking together with Richard holding his Idol.
"Well, we got more than enough time to figure out who to use the Idol on." Richard mused. "Personally, I want to use it on Bill. His constant dagger glares is starting to annoy me."
"Mm-hmm…" Mortimer said.
Richard raised an eyebrow. "You know, we COULD just vote off Prick. He and Bill are both physical threats."
"Mmm… Yes, about that." Mortimer said.
"Hm?" Richard asked.
"Do we really need to use the Idol right away?" Mortimer asked. "After all, the others would still dislike you and still target you."
"Don't you think I know that?" Richard asked in disbelief. "I don't want to waste my Idol but I have no choice. As of right now, the targets are you and me. Or at least what Prick thinks."
"It is funny that you should mention him actually." Mortimer said.
Richard raised an eyebrow. "What exactly do you mean?"
Mortimer gave a small smirk. "I think I got a small idea. Stay here. If this goes well, you may not have to play your Idol at all."
Richard's eyes widened at this. "Don't jest with me, Mortimer. You are actually suggesting that I may not need my Idol tomorrow?"
"Yeah, just sit here for down and we'll see how where this takes us." The duck said.
i"Mortimer says I may not need to use my Idol tomorrow night. Which with everyone's mind-sets as it is, they want to boot me off." Richard mused. "Still, this is the most confident I had seen Mortimer all season and I have a feeling that it is not misplaced."/i
Mortimer gave his way to the rest of the tribe minus Prick in the shelter.
"Um, guys. Can I talk to you about something?" Mortimer asked.
"Sure, Mort." Bill said.
The white-feathered man looked around. "Um, where's Prick?"
"In a confessional. Why?" Kao asked.
Mortimer sighed. "Listen, tell it to me straight. Am I going home tomorrow night?"
Bill raised an eyebrow. "Where did THAT come from?"
"Because I had been told that I was going home tonight." Mortimer said.
This startled the others.
"What?" Sally exclaimed.
"Yeah, Richard told me that I was going home tonight no matter what." Mortimer said.
"That creep!" Bill snarled.
"Yeah, I thought we were close but he told me that he had been told on what a waste of time saving me was." Mortimer explained looking down.
The others' eyes widened in realization.
"Wait. What?" Sally asked.
"What?" Mortimer asked. "What's wrong?"
Bill then got up, walked over to Mortimer and grabbed his shoulders.
"Tell me, Mort." The cop said in a half-plead. "What exactly did Richard say to you?"
The duck blinked twice. "Um, he said that he has no reason to keep me and he will do anything to survive."
"Did he say anything of how he was going to do it?" Bill asked.
"No, he just says that everyone dislikes him like he thinks." Mortimer said.
"And when did he tell you this?" Bill quizzed.
"This morning." Mortimer said.
Bill and the others looked stunned by this.
Bill suddenly coughed into his fist. "Mortimer, don't worry. None of us is writing down a single vote against you. Unlike Richard, we will look out for you."
"Thank you." Mortimer said in relief letting out a small sigh.
With that, he walked off carrying a small smirk on his face.
i"So it seems Prick is all for getting me out. Well, seeing that he wants to gone so badly, perhaps he wouldn't mind that I give hints to the others that he had said the same thing." Mortimer smirked crossing his arms. "Whether I deserve it or not, I am sick and tired of being yelled by him."/i
The others watched the duck leave stunned.
"Wait. Didn't Mortimer said that Richard had to be told that he didn't needed his ally anymore?" Bill asked. "What if he meant that literally?"
"You don't think?" Sally asked.
"No… I can't believe it." Bill said shaking his head before narrowing his eyes. "I WON'T believe it. He wouldn't be THAT selfish."
"I dunno. Prick REALLY doesn't like to hold back about how much Mortimer deserves to be here over Amber." Sally frowned.
"But despite having a short temper and a violent streak, Prick is a good guy." Kao said.
Bill shook his head. "We are arguing in circles."
"Hey, I have a suggestion." Coco piped up. "Why not ask Prick himself?"
"Right…" Bill said.
i"So if our fears are correct, Prick used the time to talk to Richard about our plan to warn him instead and use his Idol on Mortimer. Which means until Richard who loop-holed around lying, Prick straight up lied to Bill's face." Coco mused before pausing. "Is it me or am I starting to get irrelevant?"/i
b(Day 18; Aurum Tribe)/b
i"We are going to Tribal Council tonight and I am still wondering on who to give my necklace to. The little girl? The worrisome duck?" Janet said before shaking her head. "I don't even know if they are the main target on Plata."/i
Meanwhile, Cassie was deciding on what she was going to do.
"Because I could re-convince Oscar to go back to our side and vote off Andrew." She said. "Catherine wants her gone so that should more than enough reason for him to flip."
She then paused.
"But… Despite having a crush on Catherine, he is very close friends with Janet. That means I would force him to choose between friends just for my sake." Cassie lamented. "But if I could get JANET to flip, I could… But how could I get her to see that Ronald is not as bad as she thought."
The red-head then grumbled before sitting down on a log.
"Why is this game so complicated? I know we are forced to vote each other off but to think that people would be so angry about it." She said. "Even when we win, we act like we lose. I'm sorry but how this "game" get to be called for if nobody have fun."
She then sighed before getting up.
"Well, I suppose there is nothing else to do here."
Later, she spoke with Janet and Oscar.
"WHAT!?" The two adults said in unison.
"That's right. That is what I am asking you to do." Cassie asked.
"But why in the heck?" Oscar asked in disbelief.
"I just felt it was the best move to make right now." Cassie shrugged.
Janet walked over to Cassie and crouched down to her level. "Cassie, think long and hard about this. This may haunt you for the rest of your life."
The French girl said looking to the side before looking back at Janet.
"I know. And I still want to do it." Cassie nodded looking serious.
Janet paused before giving a small sigh. "Okay, we'll see what we could do with Andrew."
"Thank you. And please, no matter what. Don't tell Catherine or Ronald." Cassie begged.
"I am almost afraid to do so." Janet lamented.
"Thank you." Cassie said.
Janet and Oscar looked at each other not liking where this was going.
i"This is it. The biggest move I could ever make in my game. I know a lot of people would frown upon it but I just have a feeling that I have to choice." Cassie said with a deep sigh./i
b(Plata Tribe)/b
Prick was leaning back-first against a tree thinking.
"What am I going to do? Janet has the power to give one of us Immunity tonight." Prick mused. "If he gives it to Immunity to Mortimer or Richard, the entire plan goes right out the window."
"I know, right?"
Prick jumped in his place to see Bill and Sally walking over.
"Oh, Bill, Sal. Didn't see you coming?" Prick asked.
"Yeah, anyway, I agree if Richard or Mortimer gets that headdress, we may be in trouble." Bill frowned.
"Tell me about it." Prick said rolling his eyes.
"Listen, I know we should be worrying about the headdress but I want you to go over what you said to Richard." Bill said.
"Huh? Why?" Prick asked confused.
"Richard is a pretty sneaky guy. He may be able to see through your lie." Bill said.
Prick paused before narrowing his eyes. "So what are you saying, Bill? You think I am not smart."
Sally's face fell. "Uh-oh."
i"No, I didn't really get offended by the comment. I may have a short fuse but I don't explode over things like that." Prick said looking to the side. "But I can't answer Bill's query right away. I need at least a few seconds to think up of a good lie."/i
"Prick, come on, don't be like this." Bill scolded. "I just wanted to know in detail how well it did to make sure Richard fell for it."
"He did! AND you didn't have any problem believing me earlier this morning." Prick scolded.
"Well, I thought about it and I can't afford thinking that Richard may catch on." Bill said.
The brown-furred man snorted. "Paranoid much, beardy?"
Bill growled. "For your information, you have a beard too. All over your place."
Prick rolled his eyes. "All right, all right, I'll tell you. I told him that I had managed to persuade you to vote for Mortimer because he was weak, wimpy and a jinx."
"And that's it?" Bill asked.
"That's it." Prick said. "Happy?"
Bill raised an eyebrow. "Quite."
With that, he and Sally walked off. Prick glared at them for a moment before sighing in relief.
"Whew, that was a close one." Prick said before smirking. "Just goes to show that I am sharper than my quills."
"So what do you think?" Sally asked.
"He is lying. Definitely lying." Bill said sternly.
"How could you be so sure?" Sally asked.
"I am a cop. I know these things." Bill said. "Now Prick may have a short temper but you think he wouldn't snap at us for asking how exactly the meeting between him and Richard went."
"I agree. As weird as it sounds, it is unlike him to snap like that." Sally said. "But do you really think that…?"
"Yep." Bill said narrowing his eyes. "He plotted with Richard to use his Idol to take out Mortimer."
i"I can't believe Prick! Even though Richard is a snake, he still selfishly plotted to get Mortimer out just because he doesn't like him." Sally said angrily. "Right now, I am more mad at him than Richard. At least Richard more or less didn't lie to me but Prick, our own friend lied to our faces!"/i
"Now what?" The Street Fighter lamented. "Richard is going to play his Idol regardless if Janet gives him Immunity or not."
"Easy. Vote off Prick." Bill said simply looking determined.
Sally paused before sighing. "Yeah, even if he didn't deserve it, it is not like we have much of a choice at the moment."
"Precisely." Bill said.
i"So Prick thinks he could have this "It's my way or the highway" attitude and try to keep someone most of the tribe dislikes." Bill said angrily. "Well if that is the case, don't let the trucks run you over while on the highway."/i
Meanwhile, Mortimer was watching Richard working on something with a piece of wood.
"I must say, Mortimer. If this work, this will be without a doubt, your finest moment." Richard smirked as Mortimer beamed.
b(Tribal Council)/b
The Aurum members gave their way up to Tribal Council where Tiny is waiting.
"Greetings, Aurum." Tiny said. "Take a seat."
Everyone obliged.
"Janet, you had won Immunity. How does it feel?" Tiny asked.
"It feels fantastic!" The brunette grinned. "Not only I beat twelve different people but I had won the chance to give Immunity to another tribe."
"Glad to hear it." Tiny smirked. "Ronald, how do you feel about getting Max?"
"It was amazing!" The still-pink rat grinned. "After what that idiot had done to me, it was proper karma."
"You wouldn't know karma if it bit you in the tail." Andrew muttered. "Which it will."
"Nobody likes a sore loser, Andrew." Ronald smirked.
"Andrew, you seem to disagree with what they did to Max." Tiny said.
"Of course!" The archaeologist said indignantly. "They treated a grade-school immature prank as a freaking murder!"
"And theft!" Catherine snapped. "He stole my hair-dye to perform the little prank."
"That still didn't warrant for your overreaction!" Andrew scolded.
"You wouldn't say that if it happened to you or your friends." Ronald said.
"Don't you DARE turn this around!" Andrew snapped.
The half of the tribe shook their heads while Tiny rolled his eyes.
"Catherine, could you please tell why you guys can't get along?" Tiny asked.
"It is not my fault!" The pink-haired girl insisted. "Andrew had been doing nothing but stalk Ronnie like a hawk!"
"I am "stalking Ronnie" because he is up to something!" The father snapped.
"Being a bigot isn't going to make you likable, bub." Catherine spat.
"Like you have any right to call anyone unlikable!" Andrew snapped.
"Cassie, what are you thinking about right now?" Tiny asked.
"I am just thinking about my home and how peaceful it is." The young girl said.
"Feeling homesick?" Tiny asked.
"Yes, quite a bit." Cassie nodded.
"I see." Tiny said. "Oscar, how is this vote going to go?"
The orca whale sighed. "No matter what, someone will be upset."
"Sounds interesting." Tiny said. "It is almost time to vote. Janet, do you want to give up Immunity."
"No." Janet said softly.
"All right. You cannot vote for Janet. Everyone else is fair game." Tiny said. "Andrew, you're up."
The middle-aged man grumpily made his way over still upset over what Ronald and Catherine said to them. With a sigh, he wrote down a name before putting in the urn.
Oscar got up dragging his tail behind him. Gulping as if he was swallowing a stone, he shakily wrote down a name.
Ronald smirked before making his way over to the voting table. He grabbed the pen. "I been training. I am finally going to pluck you from my side." He said holding up "Andrew".
Janet adjusted her headdress before making her way over biting her lip in progress. She sighed grabbing the pen. "I am completely lost this time around."
Catherine stormed over looking determined. Snatching the pen, she wasted no time writing down a name. "Get over your bias over rats, you creep."
Cassie walked over looking surprisingly confident. Stepping up the steps, she wrote down a name. "Just because I don't want the vote to be complicated."
With that, she ran back. Tiny got up.
"I'll get the votes."
Everyone waited patiently for the votes to be read.
"I'll read them out."
"First vote, Andrew."
Andrew rolled his eyes.
"Second vote, Andrew. Two votes, Andrew."
Andrew shook his head.
"Third vote, Cassie. Two votes, Andrew. One vote, Cassie."
This completely took Ronald and Catherine by surprise.
"Fourth vote, Oscar. Two votes, Andrew. One vote, Cassie. One vote, Oscar."
Oscar just sighed.
"Fifth vote, Cassie. Two votes, Andrew. Two votes, Cassie. One vote, Oscar. One vote left."
Catherine held her pink hair not believing what was happening.
"Sixth person voted out of Survivor…"
Half of the tribe looked worried.
"…Is Cassie."
Ronald and Catherine were completely thunderstruck. Janet, Oscar and Andrew looked to the side while Cassie looked surprisingly calm.
"Cassie, you have to bring me your torch."
Catherine looked around before glaring at Oscar. "Oscar, you lied to me! You said that you will vote out Andrew but instead you caused… Whatever just happened!"
"No, wait! It is not like that!" The whale said waving his hands in front of his face.
"It is all right, Catherine." Cassie said getting up. "It is my own fault for voting for Oscar in the first place."
"Don't apologize! He deserved…" The student said before turning to see Cassie walk off carrying her torch. "Wait. What?"
"Cassie, the tribe has spoken." Tiny said putting his snuffer over the torch. "You may now go."
"Au revoir! PLEASE try to tone down the yelling." The child said walking off.
Tiny watched her before turning to the others. "I… Be honest. I am completely stumped by what had just happened and judging by a couple of your reactions, you are also confused. Hopefully, you are able to figure out what just had happened. Janet, stay here for Plata's Tribal Council. The rest of you, head back to camp."
Everyone but Janet gathered their torches and headed back to camp with negative reactions. Catherine brought up the rear with her eyes filled with rage and tears. She doesn't know why Cassie went home but she was about to find out when Janet returns to camp.
i"Oui, I admit it. I asked half of the tribe to vote me off. I know that was selfish but I just couldn't take it anymore. The yelling. The negative tension." Cassie said with a sigh. "While I wanted out, I feel sorry for Catherine and Ronald. I had left them both in a minority against Andrew. I hope that they could get through it."/i
Janet waited patiently at the Jury Bench as Plata walked in with their torches.
"Welcome, Plata." Tiny said. "Take a seat."
Everyone obliged.
"As you can see, Janet is here to observe." Tiny said. "You may not communicate with her. Now, Sally. Could you exactly tell me what happened at the last Tribal Council."
The blonde woman let out a deep sigh. "I thought I was going to be the target that night so Richard told me to vote for Amber to keep myself safe. But as it turns out, MORTIMER, Richard's ally, was the target instead and he beat Amber in a tiebreaker."
"Wait. Is THAT the only reason she left?" Janet asked in disbelief.
"Richard, is this true?" Tiny asked.
"Yes, it is. I saw a chance and I took it. I told her that she doesn't deserve to go and for her and Kao to vote for Amber." The Russian man explained.
Bill rolled his eyes.
"Is something the matter, Bill?" Tiny asked.
"Noticed that she doesn't deserve to go?" The cop said. "That's because he is trying to get away with not lying."
"Ugh! For the last time, I didn't lie!" Richard snapped.
"And for the last time, I don't care. You purposely misled Sally and Kao into voting off an innocent person." Bill said.
"And I admitted to it." Richard scolded.
"Geez, and I thought OUR tribe had issues." Janet winced.
"Kao, what caused you and Sally to think that she was the target?" Tiny asked.
The Pianta paused. "When we lost that lacrosse Challenge and Prick yelled at Mortimer, we thought he was yelling at Sally."
"Wait. What?" Janet asked.
"But I didn't. I yelled at Mortimer only." Prick said crossing his arms.
"So I take it, you didn't care for Mortimer surviving the vote." Tiny said.
"Of course not!" The porcupine snapped.
"Wow, Mortimer, he didn't even TRIED to sugar-coat that he wanted you gone." Tiny said.
"Yeah and frankly by now, I am not surprised he didn't even bothering hiding it." The movie dome manager said rolling his eyes.
"That is your own fault for sucking." Prick spat.
"Look, I am sorry I cost our tribe the Challenge!" Mortimer insisted. "I had always been bad at sports!"
"It is not just our Challenge." Prick scolded. "You cost us the hand-cuffed Challenge. And you knocked me out TWICE!"
"And I like to say I am sorry but the truth of the matter is, you deserved it." Mortimer said.
This startled everyone.
"What. Did. You. Say?" Prick asked.
"Yeah. You had literally been dragging me around like a rag doll." Mortimer scolded. "Had I never tried to stop you, it would had been ME who was unconscious."
"Serves you right for not keeping up." Prick snapped.
"I WAS trying to keep up!" Mortimer insisted. "But it is hard to do so with a fat beak from slamming into the fence! I know that I am not the bravest or strongest person in the world but that doesn't mean you should treat me like that!"
Prick growled before sighing. "Okay, you know what, Mort? It's cool. I forgive you for costing us the Challenges but it is all going to be over soon."
Bill and Sally looked at each other.
"All right, should be an interesting." Tiny said. "Janet, you have the Immunity Headdress, it is up to YOU to give it to one person making them Immune."
The mercenary nodded before getting up and walking over. Everyone anxiously awaited wondering who would get the Idol.
"I give it to…" Janet said. "Kao."
Everyone especially the giant seemed shocked by this.
"Really?" Kao asked accepting the headdress. "Not that I am not grateful but I don't think I am leaving tonight."
"I know. You guys seem like you have a lot of issues between each other and I don't want to cause any more conflict between you." Janet said walking off.
"Thank you." Kao said as half of the tribe looked happy.
"All right, Janet, you may head back to camp." Tiny said. "As for the rest of you, you cannot vote for Kao. Time to vote. Sally, you are up."
The young woman nodded before making her way over to the voting table. Despite having to double-guess, she wrote down a name with a determined glare.
Coco walked over looking down for some reason. Making her way up the ladder, she wrote down a name.
Mortimer slowly walked over at first. But why he made sure that he was out of everyone's sight, he clapped his hands together and pranced over like a little girl until he tripped. "I have to admit it. If it wasn't for you, I may never have a need to do that just now." Mortimer said holding up "Prick".
Bill stomped over looking vex. Snatching the pen, he scribbled down a name. "You brought this upon yourself."
Kao walked over wondering if he was doing the right thing. With a sigh, he made his choice and put it in the urn.
Prick narrowed his eyes before slamming him fist on the table. The pen flew up and he caught it. "Look, I don't hate you… That much but you ARE kinda useless." Prick said holding up "Mortimer".
Richard walked over adjusting his glasses with an interested smile. He picked up the pen. "This should be an eventful night."
With that, he walked back.
"I'll get the votes."
Everyone waited patiently for Tiny to return.
"I'll read the…"
"Excuse me?"
Everyone looked as Richard got up holding an Idol in his hands.
"I have something to play." Richard said walking over to Tiny.
The host examined it for a moment looking perplexed. "Um, Richard? This isn't the Hidden Immunity Idol."
"What!?" Everyone exclaimed.
"Yes. You had found a fake." Tiny said.
"But I found it on Exile Island!" Richard yelled.
"Then, maybe somebody who came earlier found the real one first and planted it." Tiny shrugged before throwing it into the fire.
"A fake Idol!?" Coco cried in disbelief.
"All that worrying for nothing…" Sally sighed.
Bill smirked. "It IS satisfying seeing Richard look like a tool."
As Richard sat back down, Tiny began to read the votes.
"First vote, Prick."
Prick rolled his eyes knowing who cast it.
"Second vote, Mortimer. One vote, Prick. One vote, Mortimer.
Mortimer nodded his head.
"Third vote, Mortimer. Two votes, Mortimer. One vote, Prick.
Prick sighed. "Talk about a last-minute let-down."
"Fourth vote, Prick. Two votes, Mortimer. Two votes, Prick."
This completely caught Prick's attention.
"Fifth vote, Prick. Three votes, Prick. Two votes, Mortimer."
Prick's jaw dropped.
"Seventh person voted out of Survivor… Is Prick."
The Irish man shook his head in disbelief. The others looked quite happy with the vote.
"Prick, you have to bring me your torch." Tiny said.
The porcupine got up flustered. "What the heck, lads and lassies!?"
"Don't play dumb!" Bill smirked. "We know what you and your new laddie, Richard are up too!"
Prick's eyes widened before turning to Richard who shrugged. Shaking his head, he grabbed his torch and made his way over to Tiny.
"Prick, the tribe has… Hey!"
Prick had snatched the torch and extinguished the flame himself. "Yeah, yeah. We heard it all before."
With that, he threw the snuffer like a piece of garbage and stomped off.
Tiny glared at him before turning to the others. "Safe to say Prick didn't saw that coming. Then again, NOBODY saw the fake Idol coming. Question is, who has the real Idol? You may head back to camp."
Everyone got up and grabbed their torches happy with the vote. Mortimer brought up the rear looking elated. Not only had he managed to vote off Prick but he also managed to talk back to him and it was fantastic. Everyone played out perfectly.
i"I honestly don't know how they found out that I lied about tricking Richard into thinking Mortimer is the target. I guess those guys are more sharper than I gave them credit for." Prick said scratching his head. "Ah well, I wish I could say I had a good run but Mortimer outlasting me kinda ruined that moment for me."/i
RESULTS
Cassie: Andrew, Janet, Oscar.
Andrew: Catherine, Ronald.
Oscar: Cassie.
Prick: Bill, Coco, Kao, Mortimer, Sally.
Mortimer: Prick, Richard.
And so Cassie and Prick are out. I'll be honest. I didn't had Cassie quit in earlier draft. She was supposed to just be voted out normally. However, I didn't know how to get rid of her. I couldn't get a reason for Catherine or Ronald to vote her out. So I just had the whole thing get the better of her and quit.
As for Prick, he was a fun person to write for despite being a "bully" character. He was short-tempered and yet had some complexity in mind. He could had gone a lot further if his dislike of Mortimer didn't blinded him and he ended up as an OTTN A-hole.
NOTE: Cassie was originally going to have brown hair but then I noticed that I already have a lot of brown haired people on this season.
NOTE2: I THINK I got the idea of a porcupine character from somewhere but as of right now, I had forgotten.
