The Survivor theme song "Ancient Voices" plays, showing the remaining characters in the game:
Erika
Haruhi Suzumiya
Ryoji Kaji
Kyon
Light Yagami
Meilin
Misato Katsuragi
Rangiku Matsumoto
Rei Hino
Ryoko
Chapter 7
Just Asking to be Voted Out
(A/N: Please vote in my profile poll on who you think will win. It won't affect the result, but it's always fun to see what people think anyway!)
Day 19
Gotei Tribe
(Rangiku, Meilin, Kyon, Kaji and Rei)
"We've got treemail!" Meilin shouts.
Kyon sighs, putting his hand over his face as the overly energetic Meilin brings back a piece of paper.
"Well, let's hear it," Kaji comments.
"Here it is:" Meilin says.
"You've made it through eighteen days
Now it's time for the game to change
For now the tribe names we will purge
As into one tribe you all will merge."
"We're merging!" Rei exclaims.
"Finally," Kyon sighs.
"I really hope Kenpachi is still there when we merge," Rangiku says. "He and I could make a good alliance, along with Kaji."
"Come on, there's a map to the new tribe location, let's get everything and go!" Meilin shouts.
The tribe gathers their things and follows Meilin towards their new tribe location.
Sokyoku Tribe
(Haruhi, Misato, Light, Erika and Ryoko)
"So, this treemail says that we're merging?" Light asks Ryoko, who holds the piece of paper that she collected that morning.
"That's right," she replies. "We have to gather everything and-"
"Excuse me, but the tribe leader will be in charge of this expedition!" Haruhi shouts. "Everyone gather your things and follow me!"
Ryoko reluctantly hands over the map to Haruhi, who leads the tribe out of their current location.
Merge
The ten contestants gather in a place deep in the woods, where they find a large table of food waiting for them, as well as an extra bucket of rice.
"Misato!" Kaji shouts.
"Oh, it's you," Misato mutters.
The other tribe members begin to mingle before being interrupted by Haruhi.
"Well, come on, let's all eat!" Haruhi exclaims to the rest of the newly merged tribe.
After the tribe eats for a while, Rei finds a piece of paper on the table, which she then reads to the rest of the players.
"Congratulations, you are officially merged as the Bankai tribe," Rei reads. "Tomorrow you will have your first individual challenge as a newly merged tribe."
"No silly rhyme this time?" Ryoko asks. "Well, that's a relief."
After the tribe is finished eating their meal, they begin to set up their new shelter, which immediately leads to infighting between Haruhi and Kyon, as Haruhi is trying to order everyone around.
"Come on, Haruhi, you can't just tell everyone else what to do and not do anything yourself," Kyon protests.
"Yes I can! I'm the tribe leader!" Haruhi shouts.
Kyon simply shakes his head and walks away.
"I need to get on Haruhi's side in order to have a good alliance, but she is too obsessed with this so-called leadership position," Kyon says.
Meanwhile, Misato and Kaji begin talking about their strategy alone.
"I've got Rangiku in my pocket," Kaji tells Misato. "We just need to bring a couple more people into our alliance."
"That's the problem," Misato responds. "I've been on the outs in my tribe… it's Ryoko, Light and Erika as one alliance, and Haruhi just does her own thing."
"Maybe we could get Haruhi to vote with us…" Kaji suggests.
"You can't get her to vote with anyone, she's playing her own game," Misato warns. "I wouldn't count on her vote."
"How are we supposed to play a game with someone who doesn't want to play along?" Kaji says. "Haruhi's going to have to take someone's side eventually."
It begins to rain, forcing the players to throw together their shelter quickly.
"Come on, everyone, get working!" Haruhi shouts.
"Why don't you do something?" Kyon suggests.
"That's not for a rank-and-file member of this tribe to say," Haruhi responds. "I'm the leader of this tribe! Now get working!"
Through the rain, the tribe members eventually put together a good enough shelter to stay in.
"I'm getting pretty sick of Haruhi's attitude," Ryoko says. "It might be time for her to go soon."
The tribe members rest for the remainder of the day, unable to do much strategizing due to being stuck all together in the shelter avoiding the rainy weather.
"This is a waste of a day," Light says. "We've done absolutely nothing today, got nothing accomplished as to the next vote. Now we're going to have to scramble to make our new alliances when it comes to the next Tribal Council."
Day 20
Bankai Tribe
(Haruhi, Misato, Light, Erika, Ryoko, Rangiku, Kaji, Kyon, Meilin and Rei)
The weather is much better today, allowing Rangiku some time to go out with Kaji to strategize.
"We've got Misato aboard," Kaji tells Rangiku. "Now we just need a couple of other people to join us."
"Unfortunately, I think Kyon's permanently attached himself to that little girl," Rangiku replies, referring to Meilin.
"Who needs him? Why not get Haruhi on our side?" Kaji asks.
"That will be your job," Rangiku responds.
So later, Kaji goes to talk to Haruhi, but he finds her impossible to sway.
"I was thinking, that you could join us…"
"Me? Join you?" Haruhi asks. "You can forget it! I make the rules around here!"
"But it's for your benefit!" Kaji protests.
"You, just like that Kyon, trying to get me to go along with your crazy plans," Haruhi replies. "I don't think so."
"Come on, it'll help you out," Kaji says.
"No, I think you're just trying to help yourself out," Haruhi responds. "Good-bye!"
"She's just asking to be voted out," Kaji says. "We could have really used her help, but we're apparently not going to get it."
Immunity Challenge
"Come on in, guys!" Jet Black shouts to the players, who walk into the immunity challenge area, finding 10 thin trees.
"First things first, I'll take back the immunity plushie," Jet says, as Rei tosses Kon to him. "How does it feel to be merged?"
"Great!" Erika shouts.
"It's okay… but now I'm stuck with him," Haruhi says, pointing to Kyon, who simply sighs.
"All right," Jet says. "This is our first immunity challenge as one tribe, and we will no longer be playing for tribe immunity, but for this."
He holds out a necklace shaped very much like InuYasha's Beads of Subjugation.
"These are the Immunity Beads of Subjugation," Jet states. "Whoever wins these is safe from being voted out; the rest of you are not. Let's get to today's immunity challenge. Each of you will hang on to your tree. The last one remaining hanging on their tree wins immunity, and a 1-in-10 shot at winning this game. Worth playing for?"
"Yes!" the players shout.
"We'll draw for positions, and then we'll get started," Jet says.
After the players have taken their positions on their trees, Jet gives the signal to start.
"This challenge is underway," Jet states.
About only 10 seconds into the challenge, Erika slips and falls to the ground.
"And just like that, Erika is out of this challenge," Jet proclaims.
It takes five minutes before any player starts to struggle. At that point, Rei and Light begin to slip.
"Rei having trouble… Light really struggling!" Jet shouts.
Light finally slips the whole way off his tree.
"Light… out of this challenge!" Jet yells.
Misato struggles to keep her balance on the tree, while Rei manages to keep her balance. It takes another five minutes before anyone else has any trouble. That is when Kyon begins to slip.
"Kyon… not having an easy time right now!" Jet exclaims.
Kyon slips off his tree and hits the ground hard.
"Kyon falls hard to the ground!" Jet screams. "And he is out of this challenge!"
Within a minute, Rei slips off her tree and falls to the ground.
"Rei is out! We are down to 6 players!" Jet exclaims.
Ten minutes later, Misato begins to slip, while Kaji struggles to hold on.
"Misato's having some trouble… and she falls!" Jet shouts. "She is out of this challenge! 5 to go!"
Kaji then immediately slips and joins Misato on the ground.
"Kaji's out as well!" Jet shouts. "Rangiku, Haruhi, Ryoko and Meilin, the only ones remaining!"
About ten minutes later, Meilin begins to slip.
"I bet you can't hold on any longer," Ryoko taunts her.
"I bet I can," Meilin retorts.
"I think you're about to-"
Meilin slips and falls off her tree.
"I told you so!" Ryoko taunts.
Then suddenly Ryoko begins to slip herself, and she falls off her tree as well.
"We are down to two!" Jet yells. "It's Haruhi versus Rangiku!"
It takes about 15 minutes for either player to have any trouble, but by that time, they both begin to struggle.
"I really wish I could hold on longer," Haruhi mumbles.
Suddenly, Rangiku slips and falls off her tree.
"That's it!" Jet screams. "Haruhi wins immunity!"
Haruhi jumps off her tree and rushes over to Jet. He then puts the Immunity Beads of Subjugation around her neck.
"Congratulations," Jet states. "Good job on winning immunity… you are safe from tomorrow night's vote. The rest of you, I got nothing for you, one of you is going home."
The players begin to head back to camp.
"As annoying as Haruhi is, she's staying around longer," Light says. "We're just going to have to find our way around this, that's all."
Day 21
Bankai Tribe
(Haruhi, Misato, Light, Erika, Ryoko, Rangiku, Kaji, Kyon, Meilin and Rei)
Light goes to talk with Erika and Ryoko alone in the woods that afternoon, trying to come up with a strategy.
"We're more likely to have Misato on our side as this game goes along, so we shouldn't vote her out," Light suggests.
"I don't really trust that Kaji," Erika states.
"I agree, I think we should go after him," Ryoko replies. "He seems the least trustworthy of anyone out here."
"Well, except Haruhi," Erika says.
"No, even Haruhi is more trustworthy, she's just stupid," Ryoko responds. "You can't guess what she's going to do next, but at least I don't think she's going to lie to us."
"So Kaji it is," Light replies. "I don't think he will see this one coming."
Meanwhile, Rangiku, Kaji and Misato are talking about their voting strategies.
"I don't think it's going to be easy choosing who to vote out," Kaji says. "Personally, I'd almost want to take out Haruhi just because she refused to help us."
"But we can't vote someone out based on that alone," Misato replies. "I think we should go after Light, he seems pretty sneaky."
"No, the one we need to get rid of is Rei," Rangiku states. "She's backstabbed us enough times, and it's time for her to get paid back."
"Why not Meilin?" Kaji asks.
"She'll annoy everyone soon enough, and they'll have no choice but to get rid of her," Rangiku says.
"So we're taking out Rei now, and then Meilin later," Misato says.
"That's right," Rangiku replies.
It takes a while for Kyon to come up with a strategy, but that evening, he meets with Meilin and Rei to talk about who they want to vote for.
"I'm thinking we vote out Light, he's just too suspicious," Kyon suggests.
"I've been wanting to vote out Rangiku for a while, though," Meilin responds.
"We might need her later, though," Kyon says. "I'd rather vote out someone who we can't trust at all, like Light."
"Oh, all right," Meilin states.
"Light it is then," Rei says.
"I think it's going to come down to one vote," Kyon says. "And that's Haruhi's."
"I don't trust Light, and I don't think many other people do either," Rei says. "Hopefully it will be him going home and not any of us."
Tribal Council
The tribe comes into the Tribal Council area with their torches ablaze. They set them down in their designated place and then sit down across from Jet Black.
"Congratulations to all of you for at least making it to the jury," Jet says. "Whoever is voted out tonight will be the first member of our jury that will help choose the winner of this game. Now, let's talk about the merge. Kyon, is it hard getting used to five new members in your tribe?"
"Not really, since we've been around these people for a while now, competing against them," Kyon says. "Plus I already know Haruhi from before the game."
"Light, do you think Kyon has a distinct advantage, already knowing Haruhi from outside of the game?" Jet asks.
"Absolutely," Light responds. "That makes him a dangerous threat, and that's something we've got to take note of."
Jet notices Haruhi shaking her head.
"Haruhi, you're shaking your head," Jet states.
"Kyon doesn't have an advantage on any of us," Haruhi replies. "He's just another member of this tribe."
"Misato and Kaji also know each other from outside of the game," Jet says. "Do you think they have some sort of advantage, Ryoko?"
"I think there's some advantage for them, they make an easy alliance together," Ryoko states. "But then again, that puts a target on their backs, so who knows."
"Let's talk about today's immunity challenge," Jet says. "Haruhi, you worked hard to win it, and that's your second individual immunity win. Do you think people are going to start viewing you as a threat?"
"Possibly, mainly because I am the tribe leader," Haruhi replies. "But still, I know exactly what I am doing in this game, and everybody better watch out!"
"Okay, with that, it is time to vote," Jet states. "Haruhi, if you wish, you can give up your immunity to anyone."
"Are you kidding?" Haruhi asks. "No way!"
"Okay, then," Jet says. "Erika, you're up first."
The Tribal Council theme "Tally the Vote" plays as Erika gets up from her seat.
Erika goes to vote.
Haruhi goes to vote.
Kaji goes to vote.
"Hopefully Rangiku will finally get one of her plans to work and get you out of the game," Kaji says, holding up his vote for Rei.
Kyon goes to vote.
Light goes to vote.
"You'll never see this coming," Light says, showing his vote for Kaji.
Meilin goes to vote.
Misato goes to vote.
Rangiku goes to vote.
Rei goes to vote.
"I don't trust you, Light, and I don't think a lot of others do either," Rei says.
Ryoko goes to vote.
After Ryoko comes back from voting, Jet states, "I'll go tally the votes."
Jet gathers the votes, rearranges them, then returns to the players.
"If anyone has an immunity plushie and would like to play it, now would be the time to do so," Jet says.
Everyone looks at Haruhi, who does not budge.
"Okay," Jet says. "Once the votes are read, the decision is final, and the person voted out will be asked to return to the world of the living immediately."
He holds out the first vote, for Rei.
"One vote Rei," Jet says.
He pulls out the next vote.
"Light," Jet states. "One vote Rei, one vote Light."
Jet pulls out the third vote.
"Kaji," Jet says. "One vote Rei, one vote Light, one vote Kaji."
He takes out the next vote and opens it.
"Kaji," Jet reads it. "Two votes Kaji."
He opens the next vote.
"Light," Jet says. "Two votes Kaji, two votes Light."
He pulls out the next vote.
"Rei," Jet reads. "We're tied, two votes apiece."
He takes out the next vote.
"Light," Jet says. "That's three votes Light."
He pulls out the next vote and opens it slowly.
"Kaji," Jet reads. "Three votes Kaji, three votes Light, two votes Rei."
Jet pulls out the next vote and opens it up slower.
"Rei," he reads. "Three votes Kaji, three votes Light, three votes Rei, one vote left."
Jet opens up the final vote and opens it up extremely slowly.
"Meilin," Jet reads it. "We have a three-way tie. We will now revote, with everyone except for Light, Kaji and Rei voting. First, though, you may each give a reason why you should stay. Light?"
"I've been very trustworthy the whole time I've been in this game, and I will continue to be so," Light states.
"Kaji?" Jet asks.
"I'm less of a threat than Rei here, who can make fire," Kaji says.
"And Rei?" Jet questions.
"I'm someone you can trust, I won't lie," Rei states.
"All right, it is time to revote," Jet says. "Erika, you're up first."
The Tribal Council theme "Tally the Vote" plays as Erika gets up to vote.
Erika goes to vote.
"I hope you stay, Light," Erika says, holding up her vote for Kaji.
Haruhi goes to vote.
Kyon goes to vote.
"Haruhi, you really screwed things up this time," Kyon says, holding up his vote for Light.
Meilin goes to vote.
Misato goes to vote.
"I really want you to stay, Kaji," Misato says, showing her vote for Rei.
Rangiku goes to vote.
Ryoko goes to vote.
After Ryoko comes back from voting, Jet says, "I'll go tally the votes."
Jet gathers the votes and rearranges them before returning to the players.
"Again, once the votes are read, the decision is final, and the person voted out will be asked to return to the world of the living immediately," Jet states. "I'll read the votes."
He pulls out the first vote.
"Kaji," Jet reads it.
He pulls out the next vote.
"Rei," Jet says. "One vote Kaji, one vote Rei."
He takes out the next vote.
"Light," Jet states. "One vote Light, one vote Kaji, one vote Rei."
He pulls out the next vote and opens it.
"Light," Jet says. "Two votes Light."
He takes out the next vote, opening it slowly.
"Rei," Jet says. "Two votes Light, two votes Rei, two votes left."
He opens the next vote slowly.
"Kaji," Jet reads it. "We're tied, two votes Kaji, two votes Light, two votes Rei, one vote left."
Jet pulls out the final vote and opens it extremely slowly.
"Fifteenth person voted out of Survivor: Seireitei Forest and the first member of our jury," Jet states.
He finally reveals the vote.
"Rei Hino," Jet says. "That's three, that's enough, you need to bring me your torch."
Rei gets up from her seat sadly and slowly and walks over to her torch. She then holds it out in front of Jet.
"Rei, the tribe has spoken," Jet states, snuffing out her torch. "It's time for you to go."
Rei then waves to the players before passing through the gate to the world of the living.
"There appear to be three alliances in this tribe, but it was the one player who was not part of any of those alliances who decided tonight's vote," Jet says. "Grab your torches, head back to camp, good night."
"It was a good run out here," Rei says. "Unfortunately Haruhi chose to vote me out instead of either Kaji or Light, which may come back to bite her. Anyway, I had a lot of fun, as it was a really great experience for me."
(Who voted for whom:
Erika – Kaji, Kaji
Haruhi – Meilin, Rei
Kaji – Rei
Kyon – Light, Light
Light – Kaji
Meilin – Light, Light
Misato – Rei, Rei
Rangiku – Rei, Rei
Rei – Light
Ryoko – Kaji, Kaji)
Scenes from our next episode:
A plan is made to flush out a plushie:
"She probably has the immunity plushie and we want to flush it out while we can," Light says. "Plus, she might be dumb enough not to play it."
Kaji has doubts about the plan:
"What if she does have the plushie?" Kaji asks. "Then she uses it and votes out whoever she wants."
And someone spills the beans on the plan:
"You'd better use something that you found in that cave," a player tells her.