Previously on, Survivor,

After Darwin's best ally in the game was voted out, he called out Betty for not voting out Jerry like he originally asked her to that morning. Jerry flipped off on him, calling him out on all his crap, and declared him the next one to be voted off. Meanwhile, Jermaine wanted to find some distance away from Darwin, knowing his time might be up.

On the Sian tribe, things were peaceful after the old man Horace was voted off. However, Yvette asked Blanche if she truly meant it when she said she would flip on the Sian tribe. Blanche was sick of the way she and Anna were treated ever since Whitney was voted off. Meanwhile, Kajsa and Jason buried the hatchet after their short but sweet feud the previous day.

But things were soon turned on their head as host Jeff Probst confirmed the first big twist of the game; the tribe switch. Jason and Jermaine were declared tribe representatives, and in the end, Darwin, Jerry, and Betty were now on the Sian tribe, and Kajsa, Blanche, and Charlie were now on the Noete tribe.

On the new Noete tribe, Charlie and Brian immediately came together as old childhood friends, and formed a powerful 7 person alliance between them, Yvette, Jason, Kajsa, Betty, and Kris. On the flipside however, Blanche was ready to flip to the majority Noete tribe, getting Jermaine's trust in the process.

On the new Sian tribe, Darwin was immediately pointed out as the outsider according to Jerry and Betty. Nobody was willing to give him a chance, not even Anna, who was on the original outside of the Sian tribe. Darwin called Anna out for this, but Anna chose to not let Darwin's words hurt her. Meanwhile, Betty explained her position to Jason and Yvette, and promised loyalty, but Yvette was keeping an eye on her.

At the immunity challenge, Darwin put in a lot of effort to ensure Sian did not lose, and it paid off. With Sian winning immunity, Darwin was safe for another three days. Luciana, per his request, was sent to Exile Island, where it was revealed that she was hiding her real personality.

Before tribal council, Charlie told Kajsa of the new alliance, and because of the numbers, Kajsa wanted to vote out Blanche before she ruined their games. It was no different on the other side, as Blanche wanted Kajsa out of the game, and got Jermaine's vote on her. However, Brian and Kris disagreed on the vote, as Kris did not want to vote out the strong Blanche, and Brian wanted to honor his loyalty to his friend Charlie.

At tribal council, knowing the purple rock could have been released, Brian flipped on his newly formed alliance to vote Kajsa out of the game. Will Charlie understand his friend's decision, or was it a mistake he cannot ignore? 13 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?

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

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

– – – – –

Noete Day 14

With last night's tribal council out of the way, the five remaining players returned to camp where Luciana was waiting for them in silence.

"O-Ohh... Kajsa's gone... that's too bad." frowned Luciana.

"Yeah! Damn right she is! That's all the payback for screwing me over in the beginning of the game! How does it feel little lady!? Hahahaha!" cackled Blanche.

"I feel so blessed with myself today, I can hardly contain my excitement! Kajsa's gone, one less obstacle in my path to the million dollar grand prize, and I can just smell it from here! I've earned myself a grand spot in the Noete alliance, and things will only go up for the professor!" - Blanche

"Well, I just hope that I'm not in any sort of danger," chuckled Charlie, "Well... I guess I can't really say that with a whole lot of confidence can I? But I hope I at least get a chance compared to Kajsa."

Kris shook her head, "Oh no, don't worry a thing Charlie! You are a valued member of this tribe, and if you ask me, I'll be damn confident when I tell you you're safe!"

Charlie smiled lightly, "Well, thanks, Kris. Just give me a chance, that's all I'm asking for."

"Last night sucked majorly. I don't know why Brian and Kris just bailed on the big alliance last minute to vote Kajsa out. I really hope Brian has his reasons. Maybe he was backed into a corner, or maybe he has his own plans that don't involve the likes of his childhood friends? I'll have to ask him." - Charlie

A few moments later, Charlie and Brian were taking a stroll through the forest, on their way to fill water jugs.

"Kris wouldn't budge. She wants a strong tribe," sighed Brian, "That's been her motive the entire time we've been out here. Yet she forgets she voted for Jermaine on the fifth freaking day."

Charlie nodded his head, "And if you voted Blanche last night, we would have tied three against three. Man, you really don't want that purple rock, huh?"

"Don't remind me. It's what screwed my father over, and it could very well screw me or one of my allies over. Besides, you're safe dude. Kris won't vote you out." reassured Brian.

"Knowing Kris and how she works, I sincerely doubt she's voting Charlie next time we lose a challenge. Luciana's our weakest link, doesn't contribute at all around camp, so I think it's very possible she guns for her the next time we lose. We have to use that to our advantage." - Brian

"So you're thinking if Jermaine or Blanche get sent to Exile Island... we vote Luciana out then?" asked Charlie.

Brian nodded his head, "Absolutely. She's gotta go at some point anyway, and if we continue to lose, Darwin will make it to the merge, and trust me, that guy needs to lose some key allies. She's one of them."

"But what happens if you, me, or Kris go to Exile Island instead?" asked Charlie.

Brian blinked a few times, before shrugging his shoulders, "Uhhh... I... I guess you pack your bags unless Blanche pisses Jermaine off. Which I doubt. I think it's almost impossible to piss that guy off."

"Thanks for the encouragement, Brian. Really needed it." remarked Charlie in a snarky way.

"Brian's a very laid back kind of guy. So it's not really surprising that he's sort of winging most of these plans. I want to put my faith in him that things will be alright, but he's totally relying on chance. Exile Island is in play, and if it saves one of us, then I'm totally screwed and going home." - Charlie

Meanwhile, back at camp, Jermaine and Luciana were discussing a few things around the campfire.

"So uhm... I uhh... I got a clue to the hidden immunity idol." said Luciana quietly, showing Jermaine the clue from Exile Island.

"Oh sweet! Awesome, that's great to have!" smiled Jermaine, taking the clue from Luciana, reading over it carefully before handing it back to her.

"Right now, it's hard to really judge how useful of an ally Luciana will become. But I will cherish any help she can give me, and today she proved such. She shared a clue from Exile Island, and we have an advantage to find this idol over someone like Charlie or Blanche. Having the clue helps." - Jermaine

"Please keep it between us, Jermaine..." said Luciana quietly, "I trust you the most and... I don't... I don't think Blanche needs to know."

Jermaine shook his head, "You got my word, Luciana. This clue stays between us and Darwin if we see him again. Is that fair?"

Luciana nodded her head with a light smile, "Of course..."

"You know... you've gotten a lot more active since Darwin got traded over to Sian," remarked Jermaine, "Doing less laying down, and more work. I'm actually happy about that. Keep it up!"

"Yeah... I think I will." replied Luciana, softly.

"Everyone sees Jermaine as a total saint. He can do no wrong around camp, and that he's pretty much the Jesus Christ of the tribe. Well, let me tell you something; people turned on Jesus Christ when he got too powerful. Jermaine's time is coming, and I will stir the pot to ensure he loses that trust." - Luciana

– – – – –

Sian Day 14

It was a sunny day over at the Sian beach. Some players were busy with chores, and other players were having a little bit of fun in the water.

Yvette was sitting down by herself at the campfire as she boiled the water. She was waiting for Jason and Darwin to return from their fishing trip.

"The game has slowed down quite a bit, and honestly, that's alright by me. The less I have to worry about the game, the less I have to focus. The next two boots in my mind are already thought out, and it won't be hard to ensure they leave. Obviously, number one is Darwin. He's too big of a threat." - Yvette

A few minutes later, Jason and Darwin returned to camp carrying a bucket full of fish. Darwin grinned, "We'll be eating nice before the reward challenge! I say we throw it! Hah!"

Jason laughed a little bit, "With the amount of fish we catch, there doesn't seem like we have a need for them, but trust me, we can't start losing now!"

"I was only kidding," chuckled Darwin, "Dude, you're such a beast out there in the water. Yo, Yve, you should have seen it. Jason handled a monster wave all by himself. Barely moved him!"

"Exciting. I really wish I was there to see such a momentous occasion." replied Yvette in a very sarcastic manner. This did make Jason laugh, though, as he knew Yvette was only teasing.

"Things are going great over here on the Sian camp. The first day was... a little troubling given that Jerry and Darwin don't like eachother. But things have settled down now that we won the immunity challenge, and I really hope we can keep that momentum going through to the merger!" - Jason

A few moments later, Darwin and Jason started to cook the fish, discussing the game with Yvette as they did so.

"Listen, you gotta take my word for things out here," explained Darwin, "No matter what Jerry says, ignore him. He's a total asshole. He's the one that started this whole vendetta against me."

"Sounds like to me Jerry has an inferiority complex," replied Yvette, "Not that I would blame the kid. He looks about as threatening as a Zenyatta in the front lines doing no healing."

Darwin shrugged, "That's what I mean, though! He's no threat whatsoever! There's no reason to vote the kid out, but he's got so much support because he can play off as the scared nerd! I only look like the jock that bullies him!"

"I came out here onto Survivor to find some hot ladies, make it to the Final 3, and win myself a million dollars. That's all I wanted. But then this asshole kid Jerry Perry enters my life, and makes it miserable because I'm not playing Survivor correctly. Well, guess what, neither are you, shit head!" - Darwin

"I like to stand up to the little people," explained Jason, "People don't deserve to be attacked for no reason. But it's hard because none of us have seen the full story up close aside from Betty."

Darwin rolled his eyes, "Betty's going to give Jerry the benefit of the doubt. She's such a two faced bitch, it's not even funny. How can you support a bully like that, anyway?"

"Maybe it's not about supporting the bully, Darwin. Maybe it's more about playing Survivor, and gunning after the biggest threat. It's not that she likes Jerry. It's that you're more of a threat." explained Yvette.

"You honestly think I'm the biggest threat?" asked Darwin, annoyed, "I have no power in this game. None. Zero. Zilch. Jerry's got so much riding with Betty, Brian, Kris, and maybe more on that Noete tribe. I've got nobody. Don't listen to Jerry's bullshit, I have nobody."

"So you're saying Jerry's a bigger threat than you?" asked Jason.

Darwin nodded his head, "Absolutely. Because here's the thing, he's going to be dragged to the end as a goat. Now, that's a waste of a spot that could have gone to a good player instead of a goat! Do you really want that?"

Both Jason and Yvette looked at eachother, as if trying to read the others mind as they thought about Darwin's proposition.

"Darwin can't be lying to us. No, that would be too easy for him to do. I'm certain he's telling us the truth. However, one cannot play this game emotionally. While I feel sorry that Darwin's been attacked for the way he plays the game, it's not a valid reason to keep him over Jerry in the slightest." - Yvette

Meanwhile, down by the beach, Anna, G.W., and Jerry were enjoying themselves while waiting for breakfast, and later the reward challenge.

"How are you holding up lately, Jerry?" asked G.W., smiling.

"Pretty good, pretty good. Can't say I'm upset over the way things are going," grinned Jerry, "Justice will be served. Superman would be pleased with the way things are going over here."

"Darwin will dig his own grave babbling about how alone he feels, and how he's the victim in all of this. Well, while he's groveling, I'm busy forming relationships! Gasp! Who would have thought that would be an important part of Survivor! Something Darwin doesn't get the grasp of out here!" - Jerry

"Oh gosh, I really wish Superman was real," smiled G.W., "He could be saving our world from all the invaders attacking us. Not that it happens often in America like it did 20 years ago, but still! It would be so awesome!"

Jerry grinned, "Tell you what, G.W.! That's what I plan to do with part of my winnings from this game! I will bribe President Rubio with half of my winnings to fund a project to make Superman real!"

"Not before Wonder Woman, hopefully! Gotta have that girl power, right?" giggled Anna.

"While I do get the sense that Jerry Perry's full of himself, and an arrogant little boy, I do feel like he has a lot of heart for Survivor. He just wants to see people do the right thing and not let the little things fly by on a whim. I really cannot say that Jerry's a bad person, just that he's very passionate." - Anna

Jerry shrugged, "Eh, I just wish the comics were better. It's the same damn heroes they wanna write about. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Cyborg. Where's the great Blue Beetle? Those comics were amazing!"

G.W. nodded his head, "Yeah... you know, I'm really surprised in the old show that Batman never participated. He would have easily won himself four seasons if he competed that much. That's how good of a strategist and planner Batman is!"

"Well he did seem to mentor two of the winners from the old show," replied Anna, "Batgirl and Zatanna? So I guess in a sense he did win Survivor twice if you could call it that."

"Even so, I just wish we had the real deal himself, y'know?" chuckled G.W.

"Right now, things are going slow for Sian, but that's okay by me. It gives me time to get to know our new tribe mates like Darwin, Jerry, and Betty! Betty's really nice and so sweet. Jerry's a little rude, but he's such a nerd that he fits right at home here. Darwin's still a wild card to me, right now..." - G.W.

– – – – –

"Come on in guys!"

Both tribes arrived at the challenge area.

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

For most of the Sian tribe, seeing a former member of Noete get voted off was not a big surprise. However, Yvette shook her head, muttering under her breath, "That changes things..."

"Guys ready for today's reward challenge?"

Everyone nodded excitedly.

"For today's challenge, you will be participating in a giant slingshot challenge. Taking turns, the tribes must hit three large targets with a burning ball flung from a platform using said giant slingshot. First tribe to burn all three targets wins reward."

"For your reward you will leave here, and be taken to a resort island where we have built up an old school arcade room. It has games from the days of old. You will also feast on hot dogs, soft drinks, and french fries. Let's get started."

Everyone would be participating in this reward challenge except for one chosen member from the Sian tribe, due to having an extra player. The player sitting out ended up being Darwin.

"For the first round, we'll have Blanche for Noete taking on former tribe member G.W. for Sian! Survivors ready? GO!"

Blanche allowed G.W. to shoot first. Because it was only the start of the challenge, G.W. was only getting the hang of the slingshot, and missed his first shot. Blanche grinned and stuck a finger up in the air to test the wind. She then aimed her slingshot at the farthest target... and landed the first hit.

"Blanche times it perfectly, and scores the first point for Noete! Noete leads 1-0!"

Blanche cackles to herself after scoring the easy first point. G.W. shrugged his shoulders, knowing that it wasn't the beginning of the end for this challenge.

"For the next round we have another showdown! Jerry Perry for Sian will take on former tribe member Brian for Noete! Survivors ready? GO!"

Jerry aimed his slingshot for the closest target, while Brian did the same thing. Brian's aim was a bit off because of the angle he chose. However, Jerry's angle was on the mark, and the first target for Sian burned up.

"Jerry Perry scores for Sian, and we're tied 1-1!"

Jerry did a little dance after scoring the hit, running over to high five his tribe mates. Brian chuckled a little at Jerry's reaction, and returned to the Noete mat.

"For the next round, we have Anna for Sian taking on Luciana for Noete. Who will take the lead moving forward? Survivors ready? GO!"

All Luciana bothered to do with the slingshot was change the angle from Brian's position. Anna maneuvered the slingshot a bit to hit the second farthest target. In the end, Luciana's shot missed, and Anna's target landed, scoring for Sian!

"Anna makes her mark, and scores for Sian! Sian takes the lead 2-1!"

Anna cheered happily with her tribe members, while Luciana sniffled and groveled after losing another possible point.

"For the next round, this could be it, for if Yvette scores this point for Sian, they win reward. Jermaine has got to score to keep Noete alive so long as Yvette doesn't score. Survivors ready? GO!"

Jermaine took a lot of time and effort to guarantee Noete scores a hit in this round. He did not want to lose another challenge, even if it wasn't for immunity. Yvette paid attention to the wind, and aimed and angled her shot accordingly so that she could hit the farthest target.

In the end...

...Jermaine's shot barely flicked off the target, missing it by a hair. Yvette's shot however didn't miss, and ignited the final target once it landed.

"YVETTE CONNECTS! SIAN WINS REWARD!"

All of Sian hugged and cheered.

"Another great win for the new Sian tribe! Two wins in a row, so you gotta be loving it by now, right? You will leave here and enjoy a fantastic day at the old school arcade. Have fun! Noete, got nothing for you, end on back to camp. See you all for the immunity challenge."

– – – – –

Sian's Reward Day 15

The Sian tribe arrived at the Kermadec Islands Arcade where a few producers dressed as managers greeted them from inside.

"Please enjoy everything you see!" said one of the managers, smiling.

"Thanks, I will. To me, this is a safe haven from the rest of the world." smiled Yvette, her biggest smile since this game even began.

"I feel completely at ease when playing video games of any sort. While I do love the sort of arcades and old school games, I only slightly wish they had computers and the latest version of Defense of the Ancient League of Legends MOBA game. It's one of the many games I play competitively." - Yvette

"There are also some games here that are compatible with amiibo figurines!" smiled the manager, showing off a wall of several amiibo figures. The only ones they had were of the Super Smash Bros line. All of them were present except for the Villager amiibo, which was absent.

"I call dibs on Cloud's amiibo!" shouted Jerry, running over to the wall of amiibo, and snatching the Cloud amiibo.

Jason chuckled a little bit, "I take several of the Mario series characters, please. I wanna see what happens if I scan them into the old Pac-Man arcade machine."

"It's just skins. That's all Nintendo does with these figurines." muttered Yvette, crossing her arms. She wasn't a big Nintendo fan.

"Says the woman that probably pays real money for MOBA skins!" teased Jerry, running past Yvette to find himself a game to play.

"It's nice to have a reward to take my mind off the game. Of course, it's spent playing many other games, but who cares! I just want to enjoy myself until the time comes to kick Darwin's ass to the curb! And how good is it that we won this reward without that asshole's help? It's simply glorious!" - Jerry

Eventually, everyone ran off to play different games with their chosen amiibo figurines. Darwin was left by himself, the whole tribe simply ignoring him from the looks of things.

"I don't need to play games anyway. They're just baby toys." chuckled Darwin, leaning against the service counter, crossing his arms.

"I do feel a little lonely now that... it seems like the whole tribe just wants nothing to do with me. Am I really that much of an asshole that nobody wants to spend time with me? They can say I'm too big of a physical threat, but I think that's just a cover. I think Jerry's poisoned this tribe against me." - Darwin

Darwin shook his head, before noticing something on the counter next to him, "Hmm... the hell is this?" He picked up the object, and it turned out to be an incredibly rare Jeff Probst amiibo! Nobody noticed it because they thought it was the Jeff Probst bobble-head toy.

"This just looks dorky as all hell..." muttered Darwin. He then noticed a button on the amiibo stand. He pressed the button, and every time he did so, Jeff would spout out one of his classic one liners. "Boston Rob is literally carrying his family on his back!" and "She voted out her mom!" and of course "A reward that will fix wishing!"

The fourth time Darwin pressed the button, Jeff did not say a one liner. It instead said, "Open me up for a special prize!"

Darwin blinked, before attempting to pull the amiibo apart. To his surprise, a small note popped out when he pulled the amiibo apart. The note was hidden where the NFC chip would normally be. Darwin picked the note up, and after reading it, it turned out to be a hidden immunity idol clue.

"The only thing that could save me now is a hidden immunity idol. I personally believe that's my only damn hope now. Stuart's gone, Jermaine and Luciana are on the other tribe, and I'm basically stuck here on a tribe that doesn't want me. I need to grab that idol before we lose, or I'm done." - Darwin

Meanwhile, Jason, Anna, and Betty were surrounding the Pac-Man arcade machine. Jason was racking up tons of points. Having scanned in a Luigi amiibo, the Pac-Man on screen resembled Luigi and made Luigi sounds.

"Wow, I've never seen anyone get that high of a score on Pac-Man before!" smiled Betty.

"Takes some dedication and skill I'd say!" chuckled Jason, keeping focus on the game in front of him.

"I really respect Jason as a player. I think... honestly, I think he's a lot smarter than people take him credit for. I don't think he's a genius, but I think he's aware of his surroundings. Even then, I still think he could become a good ally for me when the time is right. Right now, it's not that time." - Betty

Jason eventually lost his final life, scoring up to 1666680 points in total. Anna cheered and clapped for him on the side lines, "Go Jason! That was utterly amazing! Think you can beat your score?"

"I can try, but that's going to take a long time, and I'm hungry anyway!" laughed Jason softly.

"Yeah, I'm surprised they haven't brought our food out yet. I guess they're still preparing it for us..." shrugged Betty.

"Then I suppose I can try one more game." smiled Jason. Instead of using the Luigi amiibo, he instead tapped in the Wario amiibo, which turned Pac-Man into a Wario-like Pac-Man.

"It's nice to spend some time away from the game, and focus on building relationships. I'm a total nerd at heart, even if people would assume my role in life is to be the cocky jock. That's far from the truth. But in this game however... I need people to think I am, and not see me as a big game nerd." - Jason

– – – – –

Noete Day 15

Sitting down side by side on the beach, Kris, Charlie, and Brian were discussing a few things.

"So Kris, if I had to ask, who would be your next target if you had the say in it?" asked Brian.

"Luciana, no doubt about it. She's the weakest link of the tribe, and like... Charlie and Blanche don't deserve to leave over her. There was no worth to keeping Kajsa over Blanche." replied Kris.

"But you do realize that if one of us goes to Exile Island, I might as well pack my bags now," reminded Charlie, "And if it's me on Exile Island, one of y'all's going home."

Kris shook her head, "No, I don't think so. I think Jermaine would vote Luciana off. The only person that liked Luciana was Darwin, and now that he's not here, I really doubt Jermaine would keep her."

"I don't really see a situation where anyone is voted off unless it's Luciana. She's the weakest member of the tribe, she has no loyalties to anyone but Darwin, and she hardly does anything! Like, she's a total waste of space, and she's only here because... reasons I guess. She won't be safe for long!" - Kris

"And yet, since Darwin's no longer here, Jermaine's been the man she's been getting close with out here. Does that not ring any bells, Kris?" asked Brian.

"Those three could become a solid group, Kris," explained Charlie, "I'm pretty sure Jermaine and Blanche are together. Luciana's likely with Jermaine herself, so that's three against us three. As long as Jermaine or Blanche go to Exile Island, we can send Luciana home."

Kris frowned a little bit, "But that makes no sense. I don't think Jermaine even likes her that much. Why would he bother keeping her around with Darwin gone?"

"Because reasons, I guess. Jermaine's too much of a nice guy to break the bro code." shrugged Brian.

"Kris is a total sweetheart, and cares about this tribe... but she's incredibly dense and doesn't get the strategy part of this game. Yes, it does make no sense as to why Jermaine would keep Luciana around. I get that. But it's the game, and he has his reasons, and we have to work against them!" - Brian

"I mean, we could always vote Jermaine out instead of Luciana... would that make a difference?" asked Charlie.

Kris immediately shook her head, "No! I will not do that again. I already regret writing his name down before on Day 5. I will not do it again unless it's a good reason. Like at the merge where the strong have to go home."

"Yeah, no hope on sending Jermaine home next time," chuckled Brian, "Your best bets are on Luciana. And honestly, I want her out too. Gigantic waste of space if you ask me."

"Still think we could beat Luciana at the merge compared to Jermaine, but that's just me, I guess." shrugged Charlie.

"I can understand why Kris and Brian want Luciana out, but strategically wouldn't it make more sense to vote out Jermaine? He's such a nice guy, making zero enemies for himself, and has a lot of friends on the other tribe, I feel. So like, why not vote him out when we have a good opportunity?" - Charlie

Meanwhile, back at camp, Blanche and Luciana were by themselves, eating some rice cooked by Jermaine a few moments ago.

"When we could be eating hot dogs... we're stuck eating rice for the fifteenth time this season." grumbled Blanche, taking another bite with pride.

"It's not so bad once you get used to it..." sighed Luciana a little bit. She wasn't eating as much as Blanche was, though.

"Blanche is a crazy woman. She's loud, she knows how to make a scene. Knowing that my two goats are definitely going to... 'commit suicide' in a sense of the word over on Sian, I need a new one. Blanche seems to fit all the stereotypes of a goat. How is someone like her a chemist?" - Luciana

Blanche shrugged her shoulders, "My husband has cooked worse, so I'm not fretting over it."

"Yeah... so... uhm... how are you fitting in?" asked Luciana.

"Fitting in good. Kajsa's gone, so I have nothing to really complain about," shrugged Blanche, "Next vote is going to be even harder, honestly. Hate to have to vote Charlie off. Or whoever y'all want out."

Luciana nodded her head, "Yeah... I get what you mean. But... I don't know... I'm uhh... I'm a little worried about... Jermaine."

"How so? That's kinda out of the blue, coming from you." remarked Blanche.

"When I was on Sian, the general consensus was that Luciana was the weakest link of the tribe, and was a waste of space. However, she's changed quite a bit now that we swapped, and especially after Kajsa left. Something about her feels very off to me... and I know I'm not crazy or anything." - Blanche

"Well uhhm... the other day, he... he showed me an idol clue," explained Luciana, creating a lie, "He uhh... he told me not to tell anyone but... I don't know... he's really fishy, Blanche. I think he's done more searching for the idol than Charlie has."

"What makes you so sure that one of the nicest guys we've ever met happens to be a snake in the grass?" asked Blanche.

"Think about it... well... he's always going out for water... he's always getting tree mail... what if he's doing more then that?" suggested Luciana.

"I need to plant the seeds that Jermaine's really the snake in the grass, not me. I told Blanche that Jermaine's going around searching for the idol in private. Is he really? Like hell if I care, because if this plan works, idol or not, he has nowhere to run. I need him out of the game immediately." - Luciana

"Well... you make yourself a valid point there," replied Blanche, placing a hand on her chin, "But why come to me of all people? I hardly know the guy compared to Brian or Kris."

"Because Brian and Kris like him a lot... and they don't like me," sighed Luciana, "If I tell them... they might tell him and... I'm going home."

"Hmmm..." replied Blanche, studying Luciana's body language and the story she told her.

"I have to appreciate Luciana telling me a lot of good information. Clearly Jermaine's not all sunshine and daisies as one might think! No, instead he's made a few enemies here and there! Perfect for the professor! If people don't trust him, then that gives me an edge moving ahead in this game!" - Blanche

– – – – –

"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 immunity from you, Sian."

Darwin did so.

"For today's challenge, each tribe will select a caller, who will then guide one blindfolded member at a time down a field to smash one of five hanging skulls with a war club. After it's smashed, grab the tiles that fall out, take them to the solving station, and run back. Once all three sets of tiles are on the station, the caller and the players no longer blindfolded will run down the field to it and arrange the tiles to form a two-word phrase. First tribe to get the phrase right wins immunity. Losers go to tribal council to vote the eighth person out of this game. Of course, Exile Island's in play for the losing tribe. Let's get started."

Noete

Caller: Kris

Blindfolded: Jermaine, Charlie, and Brian

Sian

Caller: Darwin

Blindfolded: Jason, Betty, and Yvette

"Survivors ready? GO!"

Both Kris and Darwin started to bark out orders loudly to the first blindfolded players out on the field; Jermaine and Jason. At the beginning, both callers had distinctive, unique voices, so Jason and Jermaine had no trouble figuring out who was calling for who. Both men were able to smash the first skull with ease. They collected the tiles, and ran back to the mat under Kris and Darwin's orders.

Charlie and Betty were now out on the course, blindfolded of course. Both Kris and Darwin kept up the good leadership work so far, but now the players had to go further out to smash the skulls. So it become a little more difficult to hear the orders accurately. Kris definitely had the louder voice compared to Darwin, so Charlie found it a tad easier to listen to the orders, and smash the second skull. Kris took advantage of this, and started speaking up louder than Darwin.

After Charlie ran back to the tribe mat, Brian was out last to smash the final skull for Noete. Kris figured her tribe would have a difficult time with the puzzle, so if they could get there first before Sian, they had the upper hand. As Kris continued to speak louder, Betty found it difficult to hear Darwin clearly. Kris kept up her loud voice, and distinctive orders to allow Brian to find and smash the final skull for Noete. Betty was getting closer and closer, and Darwin felt at ease knowing Kris was about to shut up.

After Brian returned to the mat after dropping the tiles off, he, Charlie, and Jermaine removed their blindfolds, and Kris hopped off the stand, and all four of them raced to the station to begin spelling out a two word phrase. With Kris no longer yelling, Darwin found it easier to control his orders, and Betty finally smashed the second skull for Sian.

Betty raced back immediately so that Darwin could send Yvette out onto the field to smash the final skull. Darwin was quickly catching Sian back up as Noete worked slowly on the puzzle. Jermaine and Brian were working the best out of the four players, and Brian was sorta taking a leader role for the puzzle, being the best one of the four. Blanche watched off from the sidelines in agony, knowing it would have been over by now. Especially after Yvette smashed the final skull for Sian, and returned the tiles to the station.

Yvette, Betty, and Jason took off their blindfolds, and followed Darwin to the station to begin working on the puzzle. Clearly they had the better team for puzzles, but they were far behind Noete. Noete wasn't making many mistakes, albeit they were going quite slow. Yvette was leading the charge for Sian, with extra help from Betty and Jason, determined to win this challenge.

In the end...

...Sian came close, but Noete was just too far ahead of the competition that they were able to come up with the phrase first.

Brian called out to Jeff, "Jeff! It's tribal council! That's the phrase!"

Jeff ran over to confirm victory for the Noete tribe.

"Correct! NO TRIBAL COUNCIL FOR THE NOETE TRIBE! THEY WIN IMMUNITY!"

All of Noete hugged and cheered.

"Great team work for the Noete tribe! Clearly weaker in puzzles, as that's where you slowed down, but I believe determination means everything in the game of Survivor. No tribal council for you guys tonight, nobody going home. But before you leave, someone's gotta be sent over to Exile Island from Sian. Who's it gonna be?"

The conversation was a short one, but they all agreed on a common player.

"Today, we're sending Anna over there, Jeff." confirmed Brian.

Anna was a tad surprised over being sent to Exile Island over one of the new Noete players. Either way, she accepted this trip, and took a map from Jeff as she left.

"Anna will be back after tribal council has ended. Okay, Sian, got nothing for you except a date with me at tribal council. We'll soon see how this new tribe works tonight. See you all then."

– – – – –

Exile Island Day 16

Anna arrived on Exile Island in good spirits over all. After placing her bags down near the shelter, she did a little spin in the middle of the island.

"Ahhh... this place is really beautiful! I'm actually happy they sent little old me over here!" giggled Anna happily.

"You know, I was shocked when Noete sent me to Exile Island over someone like Darwin, Betty, or Jerry even. But I won't complain a bit, because I need that extra break from the game to just relax! Even better when I can get a clue to the hidden immunity idol! We need all the clues we can!" - Anna

Anna walked over to the urn, and took the clue right out of it. She read the clue carefully before placing it in her pocket for safe keeping.

"Hopefully this will be good for our alliance," smiled Anna, "I really need to show Jason, Yvette, and G.W. that I can be a helpful tribe member."

"My loyalty is to the Sian tribe as a whole, and that won't be taken away from me. As much as Blanche wants to turn on the Sian tribe for lying to her from the beginning... I can't do that. I feel like we've worked so hard to get to where we're at right now, that... I don't have it in me to betray Sian." - Anna

"We just need to get that idol before Darwin or Jerry get it. I don't think they'll get it, but... anything's possible." shrugged Anna to herself.

After checking out the island's sights, Anna returned to the shelter to take a long nap for the night ahead.

– – – – –

Sian Day 16

With a tribal council around the corner for the Sian tribe, there wasn't much to discuss for the most part. In fact, one tribe member was thrilled about going to tribal council.

"Okay, chop chop, let's go, there's no time to waste!" grinned Jerry, "Call me Bowser all you, but I say we go to tribal council right this second."

Darwin rolled his eyes, "Not until I'm ready to go, you fucking dweeb." He elbowed Jerry out of the way as he marched into the woods.

"Today we lost the immunity challenge. Just perfect. That means I'm toast if nothing else changes on the way in. For some reason, even though Jerry's currently the only one antagonizing me, and I'm not doing shit to him, I'm the target because fuck the big strong guy, right? Give me a break." - Darwin

"He's probably going out looking for the hidden immunity idol." commented Betty softly.

Jerry shrugged his shoulders, "Like I care what he finds honestly. Nobody finds the hidden immunity idol with only one clue in this series... well, mostly nobody." He then chuckled a little bit with a cocky grin.

"His face looks so punchable right now." muttered Yvette under her breath. Jerry didn't hear her.

"The more and more Jerry talks, the more I'm willing to say screw it and vote him off instead of Darwin. He's just a total prick that loves to kick people when they're down. Betty can say what she wants about their relationship on Noete, but from what I'm seeing, it's a one sided thing." - Yvette

Jerry smiled, "Look guys, once Darwin goes home, things will be back to normal around here. That's one less threat before the merge, and that's one cocky asshole gone before the merge. What better!"

Jason, Betty, and Yvette stayed silent, or just nodded their heads. Only G.W. spoke up, nodding his head, "I mean, yeah, if that's what we gotta do then that's what we gotta do!"

"Perfect! Well, I'm off to go do confessionals for a few hours before we leave for tribal council. See you all shortly!" smirked Jerry as he walked off towards the beach.

"My entire hatred of Darwin stems around the fact that I'm the huge fan of the game, and he's someone who doesn't seem to respect the game. He doesn't want to play Survivor. He wants to play 'Darwin's Survivor'. Sorry, that game doesn't exist, so you're gonna have to go, and never come back." - Jerry

After Jerry left, Jason, Betty, Yvette, and G.W. started to discuss the vote with one another, wondering if they were making the right move.

"Okay, so... figuratively, Darwin should go home before Jerry," explained Yvette, "He's way stronger than him, and Jerry's only going to sneak under the radar. But... the more Jerry talks, the more I want to punch him."

G.W. frowned a little bit, "Aww, why? I know Jerry's a little mean, but... I know Darwin's no different from him. I know he was being rude to Anna the other day."

"People can say Jerry's a rude boy, but honestly, I don't think Darwin's much different! He's not a saint. Yeah, he's more useful in the challenges, but we gotta think long term. Is Jerry going to help us long term? Maybe. Will Darwin help us? We don't know, and if he won't, he's gotta go home." - G.W.

Betty sighed a little bit, "Well, things have definitely changed since we swapped. Back then it was a total back and forth fight between Jerry and Darwin. But now Jerry's been doing more antagonizing. It's just weird. Makes me want to root for Darwin now... ugh, I need to get that taste out of my mouth for saying that."

"Strategically, what makes more sense?" asked Jason, "Darwin can definitely help us win more physical challenges, for sure. Jerry's probably going to be useful for puzzles, which we need desperately because Noete has Blanche. So..."

"That's the hard part. You want to make the right moves for your tribe and your game, but at the same time, there's the moral consequences for such decisions." murmured Betty.

"I never liked Darwin or Jerry to begin with, so I have no problem voting one out over the other. But as a huge superfan of this game, I know someone like Darwin will be seen as a huge underdog, and I would want to root for the underdog, even if it's a cocky, arrogant, self-centered bigot like him." - Betty

"Well, we need to make a unified decision. Hold left arm up for Darwin, and right arm up for Jerry. Who wants who out more?" asked Yvette.

All four players raised their respective arms up for the player they wanted out. It was a 3-1 decision, and the vote was determined for the group of four.

"It was a very unified decision in the end. I know the lone vote isn't too pleased, but I feel like it's not a big deal in the end. Regardless of who we vote out tonight, we will vote the other person out the next time we lose. But of course, every decision has long term effects, and tonight is no different." - Jason

Meanwhile, out in the forest, Darwin was searching for the hidden immunity idol using the only clue he had. He was in a panic, believing his fate was sealed if he could not find it.

"I've searched nearly every forked tree, every suspicious bush, and every nook and cranny I can find...!" grumbled Darwin to himself, panting a little as he was rushing.

"This immunity idol is everything right now. This is the end of the line for me, because if I can't find this idol, I'm probably going home. Nobody wants to talk game with me because Jerry's manipulated all of them into thinking I'm some horrible monster of a man. Not fucking cool at all, bro." - Darwin

Darwin looked around the area one last time, before setting his eyes on a location full of trees and bushes he had yet to search through, "Okay... last time's the charm, right? It's gotta be over there..."

He ran over to said location to begin his search one more time. We would not know if he finds the idol until tribal council...

– – – – –

The Sian tribe arrived at tribal council.

"Tribal council is never the place you want to be, especially after a dreadful tribe swap. With the numbers even, let's see how this tribe has fared since the swap. Jason, what has life been life at Sian since gaining Betty, Darwin, and Jerry?" asked Jeff.

"I think it was a nice breath of fresh air to gain some new friends, new allies, and maybe start a whole new game. But at the same time, you know, they bring their own drama over here. It's just something we had to deal lately." replied Jason.

Both Darwin and Betty nodded their heads.

"Darwin, what does Jason mean by the drama? Are you and Jerry still feuding despite being at a numbers disadvantage over the Sian players?" asked Jeff.

"It's not my fault, Jeff! I wanted to keep Noete strong and united, but then Jerry just wants to kick me around like I'm sewer scum! Goes to show who the true sewer scum is." replied Darwin.

"Deflecting the insults does not make you look any better, dummy." shrugged Jerry.

"Okay then, I can do better then that. Listen, you are a basement dwelling loser who has done nothing with his life other than save this show from the ground up. I hope your mother is proud of your ass, knowing she raised a donkey like you." muttered Darwin.

"My mother passed away a few years ago, asshole, and I live on my own, thank you very much." replied Jerry, annoyed.

Betty and G.W. shook their heads a little bit, not happy to see the fighting continue at tribal council.

"Betty, clearly things don't look good for the Noete players, but your name is kinda off to the side right now. How do you feel about this drama?" asked Jeff.

"It's not good, Jeff. We were a strong tribe, but all of this fighting and name calling and insults... it's not good. I live on positive energy. Tonight, we need to vote out the negative energy and move on stronger than ever before." replied Betty.

Jason nodded his head.

"Jerry Perry, I don't think I have to ask who you're voting for, so let me ask you this instead; why Darwin and not you?" asked Jeff.

"Darwin's going to be a gigantic threat at the merge. He has two soldiers in Jermaine and Luciana on the other tribe. He might even have that crazy professor woman that threatened to flip on you guys! I have nobody. I'm a lone wolf. The lone wolf nerd. Darwin's just the wannabe leader douchebag." replied Jerry.

"A lone wolf that has Betty, Brian, Kris... oh, and absolutely no redeeming qualities about you." muttered Darwin.

"Oh shut up, asshole. I cannot wait to send you home tonight. Literally. Fuck, I'll even create a twitter account the minute I get out of here, and repeatedly send you this clip of me writing your name down over and over again. You will never forget about me, trust me." said Jerry.

"I wish I could." muttered Darwin.

"Yvette, what do you do tonight? You've got so much drama up to your ears, and yet... all of the Sian members are sitting pretty! Where do you stand right now?" asked Jeff.

"I, along with the rest of the Sian tribe, are sitting quite pretty right now. I was expecting a battle with these newcomers... but nope. They instead want to fight eachother. How pathetic, and that's a fact." replied Yvette.

"G.W., anything more to say before we go and vote?" asked Jeff.

G.W. shook his head, clapping his hands together.

"Nope! Let's go and get this vote over with!" replied G.W.

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

– – –

Darwin's Vote: "I've got nothing to hide tonight. Even if I don't win, I know you won't." (Jerry)

Jason's Vote: "Truthfully, this is the right move with a potential merge coming up around the corner." (?)

Jerry's Vote: "Right here... and right here... and right here! Done! That felt amazing!" (Darwin)

– – –

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

Nobody did anything.

...Darwin shook his head, no idol in hand, as he never ended up finding the thing.

"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, Jerry Perry. (He nodded his head, not caring in the slightest.)

Darwin. One vote Darwin, one vote Jerry. (He rolled his eyes.)

Darwin written about 20 times. Only counts once. That's two votes Darwin, one vote Jerry. (Jerry grinned cheekily.)

Darwin. That's three votes Darwin, one vote Jerry. (He shook his head, gathering his things as he knew his fate was sealed.)

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

Darwin shook his head, "Bad move guys. Keeping the asshole around over me? Foolish!" He grabbed his torch and brought it up to Jeff. Jerry had the biggest grin on his face.

"Darwin, the tribe has spoken."

He snuffed out his torch.

"Time for you to go."

Darwin nodded, and left tribal council without saying another word. He was not happy about this at all.

"I said it once, and I'll probably say it for the rest of the game, more drama has been solved. But of course, it's never over until the fat lady sings. With Darwin gone, will Sian return stronger than ever before? Or will it be the beginning of the end? Grab your torches, and head on back to camp. Good night."

– – – – –

Darwin's Final Words

"Bunch of cowards, that's what I'm calling all of those losers on the Sian tribe. I did everything I could to bring them victories, and all I get in return in a big slap in the face. Fuck Jerry Perry. I really hope he gets his comeuppance soon enough, because he deserves it after treating me the way he did. Fuck him."

VOTE

Darwin – Yvette, Jason, G.W., Jerry, and Betty

Jerry – Darwin

Final Thoughts on Darwin Ryn: The final pre jury boot is here, and it's probably going to be a surprise because... well, Darwin was getting a lot of long term vibes, but someone's gotta be out early, and I decided Darwin fit all the roles he needed to out here. In a season full of OTT characters out of the gate, Darwin was a good start to a strong season despite his very arrogant personality.

After the swap, Darwin's storyline was going to dip into a sympathetic story, which I really doubt Machine124 would have liked given that even he thinks Darwin should have been out extremely early. He's not meant to be a sympathetic character. Truth be told, both Darwin and Jerry are at fault for the drama they caused. While Jerry got worse about it, Darwin wasn't helping the relationship either.

So I figured I would give Darwin a few episodes where he would be seen as the underdog, and then cut him out. He was put on a tribe that would not think personally and play with strategy. They knew that despite Jerry's attitude, Darwin was just too much of a physical threat to keep any longer. Also, sad to say this, but... I don't know if Darwin will be back again. Lowest fan character popularity so far!

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