Previously on, Survivor,

After a tense tribal council that sent home Alec, words of apology were spread between G.W. and Charlie for coming after one another. It seemed like all the drama that was witnessed the previous night was all for naught. Meanwhile, Jason and Charlie agreed to stick to the plan and see what happens.

Later on in the day, with his best friend gone, G.W. began to put most of his trust into his next closest friend, Blanche. He even told Blanche about his disability of being autistic, to which Blanche was very receptive and kind about. Meanwhile, Kajsa, Yvette, Jason, and Charlie confirmed their new four person alliance. However, there was light tension in the air between Kajsa and Jason, as Kajsa was a bit threatened by Jason's presence and leadership.

Meanwhile, at the Noete camp, Stuart began to have nightmares of his past. Kris and Jermaine calmed him down, and Jermaine was even worried that these flashbacks might have been the real telling of what really happened in Stuart's life, but Stuart denied his claims. Meanwhile, Darwin and Betty spoke about the game, and he told her that Kris was the next target, followed by Jerry. Betty decided to hold onto this information for the time being.

However, Betty did tell her closest ally Brian everything Darwin said, and she contemplated letting Kris get voted out as opposed to saving her with the hidden immunity idol. Brian wasn't sure what to think, and both nerds were split on the ordeal. Meanwhile, another fight broke out between Darwin and Jerry regarding so many random things.

At the immunity challenge, it was revealed that it would be a double tribal council, and that two people would be going home by the end of Day 10. Two tournaments were held for each of the two tribes, and in each tournament, Kris won for Noete and Charlie won for Sian. In the final round for reward, Kris defeated Charlie, winning reward for Noete.

Before Noete's tribal council, with Kris immune, the plan shifted over to voting out Betty, as Darwin's alliance believed that Brian was more controllable. On the flipside, Betty wanted to blindside Stuart, thinking he was a threat at the end, and that she could flip Jerry back over onto her side using Darwin's information against him. Kris was against this idea, as she respected Stuart's strength.

Before Sian's tribal council, it was a done deal for the majority alliance that Horace would be voted out for being the oldest member on the tribe. For the minority, Blanche decided to use Jason's words to her advantage, and vote against Kajsa next. After a talk with Jason about this, Jason had a lot to think about, as he didn't exactly trust Kajsa.

At Noete's tribal council, Betty played the hidden immunity idol on herself, and despite Kris voting against Jerry, it wasn't enough to save Stuart, who was voted out in a 2-1-0 decision. After Stuart left, Darwin told Betty that it was the wrong decision, and that Jerry should have left, which annoyed Jerry.

At Sian's tribal council, Blanche made a plea to the Noete tribe that was watching them, and that she would flip to their side along with the rest of her alliance. When it came time for the votes, Jason and Charlie stayed with their alliance, and Horace was voted out in a 5-3 decision. 14 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?

Noete: Betty, Brian, Darwin, Jermaine, Jerry, Kris, and Luciana

Sian: Anna, Blanche, Charlie, G.W., Jason, Kajsa, and Yvette

– – – – –

Noete Day 11

After quite the hectic tribal council, the Noete tribe returned to camp with mixed emotions amongst the group.

"I can't believe you two," muttered Darwin, glaring at Betty and Brian after setting his torch aside, "You vote out Stuart? A loyal, strong guy who would have gone to battle for us? Over Jerry? The nerd dork-a-doofus who really hasn't shown any loyalty this entire game?"

"Go fuck yourself, dude, alright? Had it up to here with your shit." growled Jerry, rolling his eyes.

"Last night was utterly terrible. Stuart was my best friend in the game, and he was taken away from me just like that. I had some trust in Betty and Peacock boy that they would possibly eliminate Jerry for me, but turns out, they're big liars like the rest. It's just me, Jermaine, and Luciana now." - Darwin

"Why should I fuck myself?" asked Darwin, holding his hands up, "I've been nothing but loyal this entire game! You flipped to get rid of Fatima! Don't give me that shit!"

Betty shook her head, "Need I remind you that you told me that once Kris goes home, that Jerry would be the next to go? Why was my name thrown in there?"

"Because... because someone had to go! I don't know, you were the minority! Kris was safe!" stammered Darwin.

"Aha! See, I was waiting for you to fess up to your terrible gameplay! Indirectly maybe, but still! You can't find one good excuse!" grinned Jerry.

"Last night, my name comes up for elimination. Darwin then says out of the blue, that it should have been me that left instead of his boy. Well guess what, wrong words moron! I'm still here, and Betty and Brian told me everything I needed to know! You thought you knew Jerry Perry? Think again!" - Jerry

"And why me anyway?" asked Kris, speaking up, "Why vote one of your strongest women out of the cast? Were you seriously threatened by me and Fatima that badly?"

"Because you betrayed us!" snapped Darwin.

"Fatima betrayed you! I just followed my closest ally at the time!" snapped Kris back.

"Guilty by association!" retorted Darwin, crossing his arms.

"I'm fired up now! I'm not down and out just because people want me out of this game. They'll have to drag me out, because there's no way in hell I'm giving up to these goons! Darwin, Stuart, and Jermaine thought they were controlling the whole tribe, but in reality, they all got schooled hard! Haha!" - Kris

Jerry shook his head, shrugging, "Darwin, I'm sorry, but you're going home next time we lose. It's a done deal. You sealed your fate. The only thing that can save you is a tribe swap."

"Well, I'm looking forward to it!" grinned Darwin, pounding his chest.

"I can't wait to write your name down! I literally cannot wait! Fuck, I'll even go ahead and say that I'm aroused to write your name down! I'm that excited, mother fucker!" yelled Jerry.

Brian shook his head, "Okay, too much information, Jerry." Betty nodded her head at Brian's words. Still though, she was pleased with what she was seeing in front of her.

"This is just music to my ears. Usually Jerry's rants made me uncomfortable. But now... I guess I've grown accustomed to them. Darwin's been arrogant this whole game, and last night he crashed into a brick wall. I feel bad for Jermaine and Luciana, though. They don't deserve this, honestly." - Betty

Down on the beach, Jermaine and Luciana were getting away from the chaotic mess of arguments.

Luciana sniffled a little bit, "I just can't... I don't know what to do, Jermaine... it's so scary..."

"I know, I know... this sucks, man," sighed Jermaine, "Stu's gone, and I think Darwin has literally lost his mind."

"My Survivor life flashed before my eyes when Betty played that idol. After seeing my name twice already, I was expecting to see it again. But I didn't, which I guess means I'm doing something right five days later. With Darwin imploding and Stu gone, I have got to move on, and survive." - Jermaine

"I just don't want to abandon him... we... we've been through so much together..." sniffled Luciana, wiping some tears away.

Jermaine sighed, "Sometimes, Luciana, we gotta move on. We can't just sit there and let the ship go down. If Darwin falls, you and I need to pick it back up and run with it. We're in this together, okay?"

"O-Okay... thank you Jermaine..." smiled Luciana, softly.

"Please stop acting like a verdammter dummkopf, Darwin... I need you in this game... I... I can't work with just Jerry... or Jermaine for that matter..." - Luciana

– – – – –

Sian Day 11

Compared to the Noete tribe, there was less tension coming back from tribal council for the Sian tribe. Despite Blanche's announcement that she would flip, nobody made a big deal out of it.

Jason clapped his hands together, "Well, that's one vote out of the way. Horace stayed just a bit too long for my tastes, man."

"It's really unfortunate, but I think Horace did really good for lasting 10 days in a really physically dominating game." smiled G.W., brightly.

"Horace was a good person, all in all. He spoke his mind, and he really had a lot to teach us. Sadly, he was just seen as the weakest link, and he wasn't bonding with the rest of the tribe. So in the end, he had to be voted off. While Anna's next, I can't help but fear that I will soon be seen as the weakest." - G.W.

"While I am glad he's gone, there's something I need to get off my chest," sighed Yvette, "Blanche..? Did you really mean what you said? That you and Anna would flip to Noete?"

"Of course I mean it! Listen, everyone on this tribe agreed that anyone involved with Whitney would not be immediately targeted!" explained Blanche, "But in the last two votes, the targets were Anna and Horace! Two people who did not vote for Whitney. What does that mean?"

"Well it clearly means something. Horace was the weakest link on the tribe, as well as Anna when Horace wasn't here." shrugged Yvette.

Blanche shook her head, "Hmm... I can think of many people weaker than Anna, young lady. That's what all three of us have been trying to do at these votes!"

"At tribal council, Blanche made a plea to the other tribe that she would betray us, and join them in a moment's notice. For many reasons, this doesn't settle well with me, because we're supposed to be a team. Blanche doesn't think we're a team. She thinks we're already in the individual portion." - Yvette

"You seriously think I'm the weakest link? Seriously? That's just bogus and you know it." muttered Kajsa.

"Yes! Seriously! You lost to an old woman yesterday! Don't give me that bogus attitude of yours missy!" snapped Blanche.

Kajsa shrugged it off, "So what? It's not like it means that I'm the weakest link, does it? I lost, big deal. We weren't competing against Noete."

"Actually it was a big deal for me because I can't imagine how I would lose to an old woman like Blanche. Even if she is improved with nano machines or whatever, I still thought I had it in the bag. I can't show myself to be weak, though. That's not who I am, and I won't back down from her." - Kajsa

G.W. held his hands up, trying to stop the fighting, "Guys please! Just... calm down. Blanche, you're at the bottom of the tribe. Shouldn't you use this time to... I don't know... maybe work with us and maybe get out of the bottom?"

"I already tried that, sonny, and all Yvette and Kajsa wanted to do is pick on the losers who sided with the fat fairy!" retorted Blanche.

"Sorry that we're playing Survivor, then." shrugged Kajsa, walking away from the area to clear her mind.

"Yeah, same. You should have expected this. Alliances were formed, and you weren't apart of them. Sorry, Blanche. But it's the game." replied Yvette.

"I'm used to getting what I want! Whether it's from my husband, my robotic clones, my atomic superwomen, anyone! Here, nobody wants to listen to the professor! The smartest woman in all of my section of America, and they won't work with me! So guess what? I'll work against them!" - Blanche

Meanwhile, Kajsa was walking down to the beach where Jason was, picking up seashells while avoiding the drama back at camp.

"Had to get away from all of it, huh?" chuckled Jason.

"She's an absolute madman," sighed Kajsa, "I think Whitney transferred some of her insanity over to Blanche in some weird sciency manner. I cannot stand her."

"Last night I voted Horace out, and hopefully it shows Kajsa that I'm willing to work with her later down the road. I still don't trust her, but I'm not about to vote her out without more proof. I don't want to jump into a decision and regret it later on, you know? Hopefully, she sees it my way." - Jason

"So uhh..." said Kajsa, continuing to talk, "I wanted to apologize for being a little snarky yesterday. I didn't exactly trust you joining Yvette and I. Especially since you had a big voice already."

Jason nodded his head, "Oh no, it's all good Kajsa. I expected some resistance anyway. Don't worry about a thing, okay?"

"Okay good... I was hoping you would say that. I know I can trust you after last night. Anna and Blanche need to go in some order, and I know you and Charlie are on board with it."

"Absolutely. Just give us the names and we'll do whatever you want, okay?" smiled Jason.

"Sounds like a plan." replied Kajsa, before fist bumping Jason.

"Jason has a big heart. Too bad his brain doesn't match up with it. Oh well, I'm glad we were able to settle the differences. I'm still intimidated by him, though. Even more so that I lost to an old crazy woman. I sometimes wish I could be a big strong woman like Noete's Kris. Wishful thinking." - Kajsa

– – – – –

"Come on in guys!"

Both tribes arrived at the challenge area.

"Noete getting your first look at the new Sian tribe; Horace voted out at the last tribal council."

Nobody was that surprised to see Horace gone, although some were surprised it took this long to eliminate him.

"Okay guys, it's been 12 days of a great start to a new series, but it's time to shake things up around here. I want both tribes to nominate a tribe representative."

Both tribes discussed this one on one. With majority picks, Noete selected Jermaine much to the dismay of Darwin, and Sian selected Jason.

"Okay, Jermaine, Jason come on over here to these brand new tribe mats. As for the rest of you... drop your buffs. We're switching tribes!"

Some players were expecting the swap any day after the double boot, and some were not. Regardless, all of the buffs dropped to the sand, and the remaining 12 players awaited Jeff's instructions.

"Here's how this switch is going to work; Jason and Jermaine will start off a school yard pick of who they want on their team. Each time you select a member, then that member will select the next player and so on and so forth. You may only select players from the opposite tribe you were originally on. To get us started, Jermaine and Jason will participate in Rock Paper Scissors."

After a single tie, Jason beat Jermaine 2 to 1 in the small contest.

"Okay, that means Jason will start off the school yard pick. You must select member from the original Noete tribe."

Jason nodded, already having his first pick in mind, "Okay! Well, we gotta have the strength to boot, so I'm starting off with Darwin!"

After not being elected leader, Darwin felt a little better about being picked, running over to Jason's side to high five him.

"Okay, Darwin joins the new Sian tribe. Jermaine, it's your turn now. You must select a player from the original Sian tribe."

"Okay, well... I gotta pick someone that's very moderate, very middle ground, just to get us going on the right path. So I'm picking Charlie." smiled Jermaine.

Charlie smiled at Jermaine's pick, running over to high five him, joining the Noete tribe.

"Okay, your work is now done. From this point on, the newest picks will continue the school yard pick. Darwin and Charlie will now make the next picks, and so on and so forth."

"Well, looking at this new tribe, we're lacking in some brains," chuckled Darwin, not knowing that Jason was indeed a smart guy, "So I'm going to pick the ethnic beauty herself, Yvette!"

Yvette flipped her black hair back a little bit, okay with being picked for the Sian tribe, joining up with Jason and Darwin.

"Okay uhh... man this is getting a little tough, and it's only the third pick! Uhh... I'm going with Brian, Jeff." confirmed Charlie.

Brian nodded his head, running over to the Noete mat to join up with Jermaine and Charlie.

"Won't waste any time with this one. I select Betty." confirmed Yvette.

Betty smiled lightly as she walked over to the Sian mat. She wasn't entirely happy to be back on a tribe with Darwin, but she only hoped that the last original Noete player would be someone she liked.

"Well, I've seen her stuff in puzzles, and after that one dominating win back on Day 5, I can't possibly rule her out. I select the professor Blanche!" grinned Brian.

Blanche cackled her entire way over to the Noete mat, proud to be on a tribe she could work with as opposed to the Sian tribe.

"Well, I remember in that one challenge she was awfully kind to me, so I'm going to return the favor, and pick Anna!" smiled Betty.

Anna smiled happily as she skipped over to the Sian mat again, hugging all of her new tribe members, excited for a new tribe.

"I'm already seeing the pain over on the other tribe kicking our asses," noted Blanche, "So we're stealing Kris away before they take her!"

Kris did a small fist pump as she walked over to the Noete tribe's mat, fist bumping her new tribe members.

"Okay, this is where it gets a little tough. We're down to two former Noete members; Jerry and Luciana, and we're down to two former Sian members; G.W. and Kajsa."

Jerry and Kajsa looked annoyed at being one of the last to be picked, although Kajsa hid it better than Jerry. Luciana looked pathetically sad, while G.W. just looked happy to be there.

"Anna and Kris will make the final picks for this tribe switch. Anna, your choice between Jerry and Luciana. Whoever you don't pick will join Noete. Make your selection now."

Anna looked at both Jerry and Luciana for a few minutes. She had a good idea on who she wanted, and made her decision, "Okay! I want to pick Jerry Perry! Come on over here buddy!"

Jerry grinned with excitement as he walked over to the Sian mat, as Darwin's face dropped to bottom levels. Betty smiled softly, shaking Jerry's hand. Luciana sniffled a little as she walked over to the Noete mat, with Jermaine hugging her to comfort her.

"With that, Luciana joins Noete once again. Kris, you will now make the final selection between G.W. and Kajsa. Who will you pick?"

"Being a softball player, you have to look at all angles, you know? I want a strong team, and it's nothing personal, but I've decided that... Kajsa, you're the one made for this tribe!" smiled Kris.

Kajsa sighed of relief as she walked over to the Noete mat, greeting her tribe members. She still wasn't pleased to be with Blanche, but she hid it well. G.W. nodded his head, going over to the Sian tribe, still happy to be with them.

"With that, G.W. becomes the final member of the Sian tribe! We have our two new tribes! On the Noete tribe, we have Brian, Kris, Luciana, and Jermaine, with newcomers Blanche, Kajsa, and Charlie! On the Sian tribe, we have Anna, G.W., Jason, and Yvette, with newcomers Jerry Perry, Darwin, and Betty! There's a clear majority and minority on each tribe, but in the game of Survivor, it's never meant to be. We'll see how these two tribes fare in tomorrow's immunity challenge! See you all then!"

Noete: Blanche, Brian, Charlie, Jermaine, Kajsa, Kris, and Luciana

Sian: Anna, Betty, Darwin, G.W., Jason, Jerry, and Yvette

– – – – –

Noete Day 12

The new Noete tribe arrived at their camp site, and immediately Kris started to give a tour of the place to everyone.

"So this is our shelter, and our fire pit," smiled Kris, "We worked really hard on them. I made sure that we were on our feet from Day 1!"

"Aha! Glad to see someone's using their skills to perfection! Glad to have you on the team Kris! Ahaha!" cackled Blanche.

"Yeah, I wasn't picked to be the tribe representative, but that doesn't bother me, especially since I'm back here on Noete! I got Brian on my side, and I think I can trust Jermaine and Luciana now that Darwin's big fat mouth is no longer present here! Already a great start for the Sandlot Slugger!" - Kris

"God, I gotta say, I hope you guys are going to be good team mates," smiled Brian, "Because two idiots on our tribe just bickered all day long. Almost non-stop at times."

"Oh yeah..." nodded Jermaine, "Yeah, man, Darwin's done on that other tribe. Jerry's going to gun for him immediately. Those two hated eachother from... I'd say almost Day 1."

"Well, we're not going to be a problem," smiled Charlie, "We're going to be strong, loyal, and hopefully no drama comes up around here."

"Shh, Charlie, you're not supposed to jinx it!" chuckled Kajsa, giving him a playful bump on the shoulder.

"I'm not liking this new tribe set up at all. Charlie and I are clearly in trouble, because the nutty professor over there is going to set stuff up with the Noete tribe. She hates my guts, so if her plan works, I'm going home to my band. As much as I miss them, I want to come back a winner." - Kajsa

After the introductions were out of the way, members of the tribe started to integrate with one another. Brian and Charlie were taking a stroll in the forest, as Brian was showing him the path to the water well.

"Dude, this is so awesome!" smiled Brian, "I've been waiting to be on a tribe with either you or Yvette, and look at us now!"

Charlie nodded his head, "Yeah, man, this is going to be great. Better yet, I feel even better knowing I'm not on the bottom over here."

"Brian, myself, and Yvette all grew up together during kindergarten. After that, my grandmother got cancer, and we moved to my mother's hometown to be with her, and Yvette's family moved back to Singapore. We didn't see eachother again until college years, staying in touch ever since." - Charlie

Brian shook his head, "No, dude, you're not. Kris and I have your back to the end. Are you good with either Kajsa or Blanche?"

"Definitely have Kajsa on my side," confirmed Charlie, "Blanche wants to flip to your tribe, as I'm sure you already knew. She wants Kajsa out so bad."

"What about on the Sian tribe, 'sides Yvette, of course," continued Brian, "Because Betty's my best ally out here. She's definitely on board with whatever we do."

"Jason definitely. He was my closest ally back on Sian, so that's seven people! Oh my gosh, can you imagine that? Final 7 for all of us?" smiled Charlie.

"It feels so wrong... yet so right at the same time! People are gonna called rigged, but I don't care. My alliance, my friends, my rules." shrugged Brian.

"People won't think it's fair that myself, Charlie, and Yvette were childhood friends, but honestly, I really don't care. You have to play the game, and you have to play it right. I trust Charlie and Yvette over anyone else. Even over Betty, and that's a fact. There's no possible way this messes up." - Brian

"Either way, looks like Blanche, Luciana, and Jermaine are out in some order before the merge," confirmed Charlie, "So I'm looking forward to it."

"Bingo. I don't think this can possibly screw up." smirked Brian, high fiving Charlie as the duo continued their trek to the water well.

Meanwhile, at the fire pit, Blanche was teaching Jermaine some unique ways to make a roaring fire.

"So you just position these sticks together like this... and then you throw all of this coconut husk on top of it!" grinned Blanche as she tossed the coconut husk on top of the fire, "Now it's only a matter of time!"

"Almost like it defies the laws of logic," chuckled Jermaine, "Man, Blanche, they have some crazy stories about you, but nothing like this."

"Then I should tell you about the story of how I transfigured my husband into a mouse, and left him trapped in a maze littered with cheese for a week. Cheese became his favorite food when I turned him back! Ahahaha!" cackled Blanche.

"Blanche is a crazy woman. She's a chemist, so I imagine she wasn't born crazy... but maybe she was, I don't know. All I know is that... at the last tribal council, she said she would flip to the Noete tribe. Hopefully her feelings haven't changed, and that she would be willing to work with us." - Jermaine

"So what's your feelings on Kajsa and Charlie, by any chance?" asked Jermaine.

"Adore Charlie. Total sweetheart. Despise Kajsa. Total bitch. She's a very, very, cliquey woman. She promised my alliance safety after Whitney was voted out... and we got nothing!" replied Blanche.

"Wow... so if it comes down to it, you would be willing to vote Kajsa out if we lose a challenge?" asked Jermaine.

Blanche nodded her head, "Absolutely! I'll do it in a heartbeat. If you need more information, I'll let you know that she and Yvette were the ones controlling half the bozos on Sian. Now that they're split up, it's time to end it once and for all."

Jermaine nodded his head, taking in the information as best he could, "Good to know..."

"Kajsa and Yvette were on my radar as soon as I played Horace's immunity idol! Now that Kajsa's all alone over here, it's time I get my revenge. Revenge is a sweet dish served cold. Once Kajsa's gone, I will feel totally at ease with myself. Horace will rest easy, and... uhh... that fat one as well." - Blanche

– – – – –

Sian Day 12

The new Sian tribe arrived at their new home. Darwin was quiet for most of the way to camp, while Jerry and Betty got to know the individual members of their new tribe.

"You don't seem all that upset at being picked last, G.W.," noted Betty with a smile, "Are you just hiding it?"

G.W. shook his head, "No, no not really. I'm kinda used to it, and I like the team we have right now!"

"I'm usually used to being picked last in many sports games back in gym class. I was never always the strong athlete that many of my classmates are. Honestly, I'm really not that upset at being picked last. Besides, I love my new tribe, and I trust Jason, Yvette, and Anna the most from my old tribe!" - G.W.

"And that's the energy we need around here!" smirked Jerry, "Unless you wanna be like pouty McTwo-Face back there." He looked behind him at the mopey looking Darwin.

"Yeah, I noticed that. He looked so happy when he first joined this tribe. But now he doesn't look so happy anymore." noted Anna, softly.

"Don't worry, you don't have to deal with him for very long," shrugged Jerry, "He's going home first, and Betty and I will gladly help y'all send him home."

"Would you just shut up and leave me alone, you dweeb." muttered Darwin.

"At first I was pumped up about joining the Sian tribe. I was away from the losers on Noete and I could work with people like say Jason and Yvette. But then... my heart sank when the dork-a-doofus Jerry Perry joined this tribe over Luciana. I'm alone, no friends or allies, and no hope." - Darwin

"Why? I told you from the beginning of this game you aren't going to win playing the way you were," shrugged Jerry, "You didn't listen, and because of that, your boy Stuart is gone, and you're on the bottom. Karma bitch."

"You know, they're just going to see me as the victim, and you and Betty as the terrorizers." smirked Darwin.

"I don't really give a shit what they think, Darwin. They know which one of us is the most threatening. They know they can't beat you." replied Jerry in a matter of fact tone.

"Well... that's okay, I know people will give me a chance to prove myself," Darwin sighed, losing a lot of hope moving forward, but he kept his composure.

He turned to look over at Betty for support. She shook her head, "You wrote my name down last time. Why should I help you now?"

Darwin ignored her, and turned his head over towards Anna. He remembered that Blanche said that her group would flip to the Noete tribe. Surely he believed Anna would help him... but sadly, not the case, as Anna said, "Hmm... nope. I like my tribe. Sorry!"

"Honestly, I think Blanche was a little too hasty in saying the outsiders of Sian should flip. I'm not going to flip, because I have no reason to! I know G.W., Yvette, and Jason will all keep me in this game over the newcomers from Noete. Why wouldn't they? We're together in this as a team, right?" - Anna

Eventually, the tribe split off to do chores for the day, choosing to ignore Darwin for the time being. Betty went into the forest with Jason and Yvette to talk with them about things.

"I'll just tell you guys right now," explained Betty, "Don't trust a word Darwin says. He's going to play the victim card. He's so cocky, so arrogant. If he makes it to the merge, he has his buddies back."

"Yeah, I can believe that," replied Jason with a nod, "It's the classic 'screwed by the swap' mechanic we all love and hate. Darwin fell into the trap, and I think he can't climb out of it."

"It's sad because I picked Darwin first to be on this team because of his strength. However, seeing him for the first time, it made me realize that that might have been a bad choice. Sure he's strong, but his attitude is just annoying. Underdogs don't whine and complain, they fight back with pride." - Jason

"But please, for the love of God almighty, don't let Jerry annoy you guys," sighed Betty, "Jerry is also a pain in the ass, although not to the extent that Darwin is. Darwin needs to go home first. Jerry is a little stink bug you can dispose of later."

"I got that sense about him the moment he started to belittle Darwin," replied Yvette, "Not that I blame him. If what you say about Darwin is true, then I believe Darwin deserves the karma that he gets."

Betty shrugged, "Well, I don't know about that. Yeah, he's a dick, but I feel like Jerry sometimes antagonizes Darwin on purpose."

"Being in the minority, I need to make myself appear useful to the original Sian tribe. I know Darwin and Jerry will easily bury themselves with their arrogance and rude behaviors, but if I'm not careful, I could become the one voted off. That said, I really don't see that becoming a big problem here." - Betty

Jason clapped his hands together, "Well, I guess that makes the first two votes of this tribe pretty simple. Darwin first, Jerry later. My question is... where are your loyalties after we merge?"

"Oh, that's easy. Myself, Brian, and Kris will be loyal as long as those two go home first," explained Betty, "We were the true outsiders on original Noete anyway."

"At least of what you can promise now. I can't imagine you will stay loyal the entire merge. But I will believe you for now." replied Yvette, crossing her arms.

Betty nodded softly, "Yeah, that's all I ask for, right now."

"Betty is a smart woman. She's playing her cards close to her chest, and I can respect that. It almost mirrors how I'm playing this game. But I like to think I'm playing a little better than her, as she's managed to land herself in the minority. For now, she's safe, but I will keep an eye on her." - Yvette

Meanwhile, back at camp, Darwin and Anna were having a talk by the campfire.

"So why won't you give me a chance to prove myself?" asked Darwin.

Anna shrugged, "I didn't say I wouldn't. I just said that I feel more at ease with my original tribe."

"But your ally Blanche said at the last tribal council that you would flip to the Noete tribe," explained Darwin, "So that includes you, right?"

Anna shook her head, "Not really. I mean, yeah, I like Blanche, but... what she says doesn't really effect me! If she wants to flip, she can flip, but I'm staying with my Sian brothers and sister!"

"I can't tell if Anna's just stupid because she's a blond, or she has absolutely no game awareness whatsoever. Once you're on the bottom, you stay at the bottom! I don't honestly think the other three members of original Sian give a crap about her. Yet, she thinks they do? I can't process that." - Darwin

Darwin chuckled a little bit, shaking his head, "Well, it's your funeral, Anna. I'm sorry, but you're a hot girl, and you deserve better. Hey, I'm alone in this game, and I think you are too. So why don't we jus-"

Jerry was walking by the pair as he was bringing back piles of wood from the forest. He interrupted Darwin's train of thought, "Don't believe his bullshit Anna. He has Jermaine and Luciana locked to his hip on the other tribe. He's not 'alone' like he claims."

"Didn't I tell you to shut up!" shouted Darwin as Jerry walked away. He then shook his head, "See what I'm dealing with over here, Anna? Don't I deserve a bit of a chance?"

"Yeah... I don't like what Jerry's doing to you, but I don't want to appear as the outsider. If my tribe wants you gone, I have to follow their wishes." replied Anna.

Darwin chuckled once more, shaking his head, "A sheep led to the slaughter... whatever, do what you want."

Anna shrugged, keeping a light smile, "And you can believe whatever you want. I won't let your negative behavior towards me effect my thoughts."

"Darwin can say whatever he wants, frankly. Because I'm a strong woman, and I know that bullies won't knock me down. He says I'm being led to the slaughter house, but anyone would say that to get under people's skin. I'm not thin skinned, so Darwin, take your threats, and take 'em away!" - Anna

– – – – –

"Come on in guys!"

Both tribes arrived at the challenge area.

"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"

Everyone nodded excitedly.

"I'll take back individual immunity from both Kris and Charlie."

Kris and Charlie both did so.

"With this, we will return back to tribal immunity. For today's challenge, four players will run through a giant maze together, searching for five different medallions located at five different points in the maze. Once you have all five medallions, you must search for the exit. First tribe to get all five medallions and find the exit wins immunity. Losers go to tribal council to vote the seventh person out of this game. In addition, Exile Island's back in play for the losing tribe. Let's get started."

Noete selected Brian, Charlie, Jermaine, and Kris to run the maze, while Sian selected Anna, Betty, Darwin, and Jason to run the maze.

"Survivors ready? GO!"

All eight players raced into the big maze and started to maneuver their way through the maze. Leading the charge for both tribes were Kris for Noete and Jason for Sian. All in all, Sian had a slightly faster tribe, and a smarter leader at that. Because of this, Noete ran into a few dead ends while Sian managed to find their first medallion.

Anna and Betty were keeping good track of where they've been in the maze, memorizing the locations thoroughly as best they could. Jermaine and Charlie tried their best on Noete's side, but since the maze looked so similar from every angle, they almost didn't bother. Darwin and Jason were keeping up the positive momentum on Sian as they found their second medallion, taking an early lead.

Noete bumbled around the maze, finding nothing but dead ends. Kris was a great leader, but the lack in smarts is what slowed her tribe down, especially in leading down new paths in the maze, and not running into the same dead end ten times or less. Despite this, Noete finally managed to find one medallion.

Kris kept up a positive energy flowing through the Noete tribe as they raced through the maze. She didn't want to lose the first challenge as a new tribe no matter what the cost was. Her tribe was also more physically in shape compared to Sian's, as Betty and Anna were the physically weakest of all eight runners. Despite this, both women kept up pace with Jason and Darwin as they found their third medallion.

With three medallions to Noete's one, the tribe needed to pick up the pace, and by golly they did. Kris led the charge down many new paths in the maze, and finally came across not one but two different medallions one after another! Noete was finally back in this race, as Sian started to slow the pace down due to their once big lead.

Darwin kept shouting at his tribe to make them work harder. He knew if the tribe lost, that he was going home, and he didn't want to go home just yet. So he kept fighting hard to keep Sian in this race. Because of this, Sian soon came across their fourth medallion!

Soon Noete found the exit to the maze, but since they only had three medallions, they couldn't exit just yet. With this in mind, they knew where they needed to run, and Jermaine kept track of where the exit was just so that when they find the last two, they can make a break for it. Not too long after that, Noete found their fourth medallion, tying up once again!

Both tribes were on a hussle to find the final medallion, and in Sian's case, find the exit. With Kris, Jason, and Darwin putting in a lot of work to ensure their tribe wins, and Jermaine, Charlie, Betty, and Anna keeping track of where they've been, the game was that close.

In the end...

...because of Betty and Anna's sharper work on keeping track on where they've been, Sian was able to retrace their steps after finding the final medallion, and eventually find the exit at the right time. Noete never found their final medallion.

"IT'S OVER! SIAN WINS IMMUNITY!"

All of Sian hugged and cheered.

"Great team work today, Sian! Nobody was determined to lose today, and you had quite the lead throughout this challenge. Because of that, you are all safe from elimination today. Nobody will be leaving tonight from your tribe. However, someone from Noete will become safe, and be sent to Exile Island. Who will it be?"

The tribe quietly discussed it together, and after a few good words put out, they made a decision.

"On behalf of Darwin's good performance, he wants to save Luciana." confirmed Yvette.

Luciana, who was sniffling after the loss, stopped a little bit as she heard the news. She calmly walked over to Jeff, grabbed the map, and walked off towards Exile Island.

"Luciana will return in time after you get back from tribal council. Sadly, Noete, first loss as a new tribe, and tonight you will lose the first member from your new tribe. See you all tonight."

– – – – –

Exile Island Day 13

Luciana arrived on Exile Island, looking around the location with a soft smile on her face.

"Well... at least it feels good to be away from camp for the night," replied Luciana, "I don't have to put on that stupid act anymore."

She started to laugh a little bit, crossing her arms, "Ah man... it's all going according to plan. Two fucking morons fighting to take me to the end just to beat me as a goat... and I ruined the game of that smart bitch Fatima. Glorious, truly glorious..."

"Being on Exile Island allows me to be myself. I don't have to hide behind a mostly fake persona. Years of learning how to fake cry has worked to my advantage. Most of my tears are real, let's be honest, but I love making it look like I'm just a total crybaby. They're so fucking stupid to believe it." - Luciana

Luciana walked over to grab the hidden immunity idol clue from the urn, stuffing it down her shirt, "Although... things don't seem to be going my way. Both of my goats are probably going to kill eachother on Sian. Now I'm stuck with mister goody-two-shoes Jermaine. Maybe it's his turn to take the fall..."

Luciana shrugged her shoulders, turning around to go for a swim in the ocean, "Oh well, not my concern for now. I'll find a way to get Jermaine out without looking like the mean bitch that I really am."

"Part of my game is about destroying the games of my competitors. Fatima fell for that very reason. I didn't vote Grace out to protect myself. I voted her out to ruin Fatima's game. Now, I have to do the same thing to Jermaine, but... in a way that I haven't tried yet... he won't see it coming." - Luciana

– – – – –

Noete Day 13

With tribal council looming, and the scores even with three original Noete and three original Sian, there was a clear idea for many players on how the vote was going to end out.

Taking a walk on the beach together, Kajsa and Charlie were discussing the vote and whatnot.

"So... did you get anything useful? Nobody's approached me for anything." asked Kajsa, looking over at Charlie.

Charlie nodded confidently, "Yes! Brian and Kris are on our side. We should be fine to do whatever we want tonight!"

"Going into the vote tonight, I won't lie, it's the most nervous I've been since Day 1 of this game. I trust Charlie, but God forbid if I'm going to give that same trust to Blanche. She's crazy, threatened to flip, and just... she's the new Whitney, in my opinion. Tonight, my mind will be at ease if she goes." - Kajsa

Kajsa nodded her head, "Okay, good. Then there should be no problem in voting out Blanche tonight, right? I like Jermaine, and we need him for physical challenges. Blanche is just... we can't trust her. If we have the numbers, then we can sacrifice Blanche before going after Luciana or Jermaine."

"Sounds good to me," replied Charlie, "I mean, I hate to do it, but... yeah, I think she's already gone talking to the other Noete players. She's far gone if it was worth saving her."

"Trust me, she wasn't." replied Kajsa in a snarky tone.

"Blanche is a really smart woman, and she's definitely pulled us through a few victories on the old Sian tribe. However, when it comes to the game, she threatened to flip, and proved she can't be trusted. Since Brian and Kris are on board with Kajsa and I, we should be able to send her home." - Charlie

"Now, are you absolutely sure Brian and Kris are with us. I know I'm the target tonight. I have to be, there's no way in hell they're putting your name down tonight." noted Kajsa.

Charlie nodded his head, "Yes! Yes, don't worry. I'm extremely confident that Brian and Kris are with us. Without a shadow of a doubt. Blanche is going home tonight, we'll have the numbers to do whatever we want after that."

"Okay, good. That's what I like about you, Charlie. Always so confident, so determined. Keep up the good work." smiled Kajsa.

"It feels weird not having Yvette around to do all my dirty work. I kinda have to step in and do it myself. Charlie and I haven't really worked together on the old Sian tribe, so it takes getting used to. He's a sharp guy, so I think I can trust him. If tonight works out, I know things will be fine." - Kajsa

Both Kajsa and Charlie shook hands in agreement. Then Charlie ran off to find Brian to tell him the news.

Meanwhile, inside the shelter, Jermaine and Blanche were laying down together, discussing the vote.

"I said it once, and I'll say it again. You cool with voting Kajsa out tonight?" asked Jermaine.

Blanche nodded her head, sighing a little, "If I have to tell you again, I'll go back home and build you better eardrums so that's all you can hear me say for the next 24 hours."

"It's a risk working with Blanche, but I believe my game could benefit with her around long term. I'm in desperate need of allies, and let's face it, Darwin ain't coming back. His fate is sealed over there. So with Luciana on my side, I need myself a new third wheel, and who better than the flipper?" - Jermaine

Jermaine smiled, "Fair enough, I won't ask you again. Don't worry about the votes. I'll handle Kris and Brian without hassle. They should easily vote Kajsa out anyway. Especially Kris. She wants a strong tribe, you know?"

"And between the three former Sian members, Kajsa's the most useless out of all of us," grinned Blanche, "Perfect! I always knew I liked that blond girl! Dumb as they come. Should provide more information into my "Blonde Is Stupid" scientific theory back home!"

Jermaine chuckled a little, "Nah... don't think Kris is dumb. She just has a lot of pride, man. But yeah, don't worry a thing, okay? You're safe."

"I better be! I will haunt your dreams if I go home tonight, sonny!" remarked Blanche, before letting out a creepy cackle.

"My new game begins on the Noete tribe, and it begins with a blessing from the science Gods! Kajsa's going home, and I couldn't be any happier about it! She's been lying to me from the start of this game. She is a snake in the grass, and I can't wait to be the one to weed her out of it! Hahahaha!" - Blanche

Jermaine and Blanche then shook hands in agreement. Jermaine then left the shelter to go rely the plan over to Kris and Brian.

Hours later, after Charlie and Jermaine have each done their pleading, Brian and Kris were discussing all the options out in front of them in the forest.

"So what do you think? Me, you, Charlie, Kajsa?" said Brian, "That's a solid four, and we can do whatever we want after Blanche goes home."

Kris crossed her arms, "I just... I don't know Brian. Why are we sending home our best mental player tonight? There's literally no reason to do such a thing. We lost the first challenge as a new tribe... and you want to make us weaker?"

"I'm against voting out Blanche tonight. Blanche is our best puzzle player on the new Noete tribe, and if we run into a puzzle after she's gone, we're totally toast! This slugger right here isn't about to watch her new tribe fall apart. I can rest assure you all, that tonight, we will grow stronger as a tribe!" - Kris

"It's the game that we're playing now, Kris," explained Brian, "We've done our homework, and now that we have newcomers from the other tribe, it's time we work with them. We were on the bottom for a reason, y'know?"

"But that's only because we had assholes like Jerry and Darwin around ruining our lives!" exclaimed Kris, "Now with just Jermaine and Luciana... I feel more comfortable with this group. We don't need Sian's help until the merge. Hopefully by then, Jerry and Darwin are both gone."

"Kris, you're not getting it. This is the game we're playing right now. We have got to work with these guys. This is our chance to get to the Final 7!" explained Brian, losing a little bit of hope.

"Yeah, but see, here's the problem with that. You, me, and Betty are three. The other four are all former Sian. We're screwed from 7th, 6th, and 5th place!" said Kris.

"Last tribal council, I can understand why Kris would want to keep Stuart around over Jerry. I get that. But.. this makes no sense. We're not playing a pre merge game now. It's time to start thinking about the merge, and who we need. I don't honestly think Jermaine or Luciana will help us!" - Brian

"Just.. give it some thought, Kris. Please? I think you're not seeing the big picture here." sighed Brian.

Kris nodded her head, watching Brian walk off by himself. He just didn't know what to do tonight going into the vote.

"Charlie's one of my buds, so... man, I can't abandon him if Kris isn't willing to work with me. But if I don't... and Kris votes Kajsa, we're tied. If we remain deadlocked, we go to rocks. The purple rock killed my father's chances of ever winning Season 1. Do I really want that to happen to me?" - Brian

After pacing around in the forest by himself, Brian finally came to a decision. He wasn't happy about it, but he only hoped he could make things work.

– – – – –

The Noete tribe arrived at tribal council.

"So it's a brand new tribe, but I think there's still a few kinks to work out before you guys are able to take on the new Sian. Brian, what do you think the Noete tribe needs moving forward in this game?" asked Jeff.

"I think we need better communication, better teamwork, and overall a stronger way of thinking. Sian has all the beasts on their tribe, and we're lacking in many ways. Tonight should be focused on fixing the problems." replied Brian.

Kris nodded her head.

"Kajsa, how is life different over here compared to Sian? Certainly couldn't of been easier coming in as the minority, right?" asked Jeff.

Kajsa chuckled a little bit.

"You'd be surprised how well myself, Charlie, and Blanche fit right into the tribe. They said the Noete tribe was just full of drama, and after the swap, it all disappeared. It's kinda like we're the reasons it went away." replied Kajsa.

"Charlie, being the first pick by Jermaine, you gotta be feeling a little better knowing that tonight may not be your night. Are you still concerned that Kajsa or Blanche could take the fall tonight?" asked Jeff.

Charlie nodded his head.

"Oh yeah, absolutely. These two haven't been getting along very well, and uhh... I think it's a bad sign for things to come for the old Sian tribe. I just hope we can settle our differences and move on." replied Charlie.

Kajsa shrugged a little, while Blanche shook her head.

"Kris, so Charlie just contradicted what Kajsa just said about the drama. Clearly there's still drama technically between Kajsa and Blanche. Was that a factor in today's loss at all?" asked Jeff.

Kris shook her head.

"No! Absolutely not! For one thing, Jeff, Kajsa and Blanche sat out today. Two, these two must have had problems on the old Sian tribe, because I haven't seen them argue one time since we got here!" replied Kris.

"Blanche, how would you describe your relationship with Kajsa?" asked Jeff.

"Like meat and potatoes Jeff!" replied Blanche.

"If we were like meat and potatoes, wouldn't we get along very well?" asked Kajsa, confused.

"That's what I'm saying! We should be getting along, Kajsa! But one of us ruined trust with the other person, so it's difficult to enjoy the meal when one tastes like garbage!" replied Blanche.

"If you say so." chuckled Kajsa.

"Jermaine, how do you vote tonight? Clearly there's a lot on the line, right?" asked Jeff.

Jermaine nodded his head.

"Absolutely. We could make a solid move to make the team stronger, or we will be making a dire mistake that will cost us the rest of the game." replied Jermaine.

"Okay, it's time to vote, Kris, you're up."

– – –

Blanche's Vote: "This meat and potatoes dinner will soon be delicious once I remove the rotten potatoes!" (Kajsa)

Brian's Vote: "Damn it, I don't really have a choice tonight. For once I need to be selfish." (?)

Kajsa's Vote: "Your theories make no sense, your gameplay makes no sense. YOU make no sense." (Blanche)

– – –

"If anyone has the hidden immunity idol, and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so."

Nobody did anything.

"Ok, 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, Kajsa. (She nodded her head, not surprised.)

Blanche. One vote Blanche, one vote Kajsa.

Blanche. Two votes Blanche, one vote Kajsa. (She let out a loud "Hah!", grinning from ear to ear.)

Kajsa. Tied two votes Kajsa, two votes Blanche. (Charlie nodded, looking over at Brian and Kris.)

Kajsa. That's three votes Kajsa, two votes Blanche, one vote left. (She rolled her eyes a little bit. Charlie looked a little upset, while Brian sighed.)

Seventh person voted out of Survivor Kermadec Islands, Kajsa. That's four, that's enough, you need to hand me your torch.

Kajsa sighed a little bit, gathering her things, "Oh well, it was a good game to the end. Good luck with her, guys." She then passed her torch over to Jeff.

"Kajsa, the tribe has spoken."

He snuffed out her torch.

"Time for you to go."

Kajsa nodded, leaving tribal council without another word. Brian whispered over to Charlie, "I'll explain if I can, dude." Charlie simply nodded his head.

"Turns out, if there's one thing that's been the death of many players this season, it's been getting involved in a major conflict. Some players just can't recover from the drama. But we'll see if this stops the drama, or heightens it. Grab your torches, and head on back to camp. Good night."

– – – – –

Kajsa's Final Words

"It's funny, I never realized how much I would learn about myself out here. I thought it would be easy to focus all my attention on the game, but I guess I wasn't prepared enough. Maybe one day I'll realize that playing Survivor was a horrible mistake, but for now, I can say I'm grateful for the experience. "

VOTE

Blanche – Kajsa and Charlie

Kajsa – Blanche, Jermaine, Brian, and Kris

Final Thoughts on Kajsa Nordstrom: When I first got Kajsa's application, I was a little afraid of how I would portray her. I thought I would get her wrong, but as it turns out, I think I did a lot better then I originally thought I would. Kajsa had a good strategy in place, but in the end, the reason most of it disappeared from the edit was because she wasn't going to go far enough to make it all work.

I got immediate Josiah Shaw vibes from Kajsa, but after looking through her app multiple times, I realized Kajsa was totally different, and that she was going to be a blast to write for in terms of gameplay. However, the reason she leaves now is because you gotta cut a few good characters to get the meat of the story going. Many of Kajsa's qualities are better represented by other players, sadly.

So in the end, Kajsa goes home, and I hope JudaiKitsune doesn't feel upset if I say that Josiah was a better player than Kajsa was. Josiah simply had a firmer grasp on the game, and Kajsa I think never did. Based on her final words, I doubt we will see Kajsa again, but I will say she was a very popular character looking at all the polls. Thanks for another good character Judai!

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