(Flash: Heheheheh...ooh we got an amazing tribal council for you guys. Let's get right to it.

Alicia: Upupupupupu...

Twogami: Should I be worried?

Flash: Yup.)

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Disperazione Day 12

The tribe wasn't very happy to go to Tribal Council tonight.

"And just when I can rest easy, I'm going to Tribal Council again." -Nicole

The keyblade wielder went to go meet Caleb. "I've been hearing Kurzuyuu's name a lot. I've also been hearing Pekoyama's."

Caleb raised an eyebrow. "Eh? And you want me to decide on who we're getting out of here?" Nicole did nod, but also noticed Nanami sitting under a tree by her lonesome.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"I...have been playing double agent for the alliances in this tribe. I thought this would be a good idea, but I don't think it is anymore." Nanami confided. She let out a heavy sigh and a slight yawn.

"You've been doing fine...up until Kurzuyuu told you to stay loyal to him. What does that tell you about him?"

"I think it tells me that he has some sort of secret to him." And Nanami seemed to be right on that statement.

"There's obviously a hidden trophy or achievement with Kurzuyuu. I just have that gut feeling about him." -Nanami

Meanwhile, Hanamura and Ibuki were talking with Owari about the vote.

"So who're we voting for?" Owari asked. Hanamura didn't care at this point about Pekoyama. He would do whatever to make the gymnast happy.

"Um, Owari? Who do you think we should vote for?" The chef asked.

"I told you this already, we're voting Kurzuyuu out of here and that's that." She stated firmly. "He's the reason big man Nidai got voted out."

"Well if that's who you want out then sure. I'll vote for Kurzuyuu tonight."

"If Hanamura is as big of a flirt as I think he is...I can use this to my advantage in the long run." -Owari

Kurzuyuu and Pekoyama, believe it or not, were also meeting.

"So I've been hearing your name around camp quite a bit." Pekoyama stated.

"Feh. Losers. The lot of them don't know what they're doing." The gangster huffed. "We're voting for Nanami no matter what. That two timing narcoleptic backstabber needs to go."

"If Kurzuyuu goes tonight, I will be nothing but a ronin in this game. I will do my absolute best to make sure he stays tonight. In fact, this idol, *shows the idol* is the answer to my problem." -Pekoyama

And within due time, the Disperazione tribe arrived at Tribal Council, but Alicia was the only one there. Flash was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Flash?" Nanami asked.

"He came down with a stomach bug, so he's resting up in the medic's tent tonight. He should be fine in a day or two." She explained. (Note, the stomach bug didn't happen to me.)

"Weakling." Kurzuyuu chuckled under his breath.

"So another tribal council," Alicia began. "obvious you guys don't want to be here. Is anyone wanting someone out of this tribe?" Kurzuyuu raised his hand, and just looked at the co-host. "Kurzuyuu, you seem eager."

"Heck yeah I am, Alicia. There's a weasel in our tribe, and that traitor has to go. You know, to let the poison out." He explained. Everyone looked around, even Pekoyama, blending in with the confusion as they all murmured about the thought someone would be against them.

"Okay, so it seems there's mutiny in this tribe. Nicole, it's not you, right?"

The keyblade wielder shook her head. "Absolutely not. I think Kurzuyuu's bluffing to send us all in a panic."

"And you think that is the case tonight?"

"Precisely. I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I've got this gut feeling."

"Alright then. Hanamura, how are you going to vote tonight?" Alicia asked.

"I'm going to vote with my heart tonight. Right now, I'm doing what I can to stay in this tribe, and I think my heart is going to decide for me." The chef said.

"Pekoyama, what about you? You got anything special for your vote tonight?"

"Nothing that I wish to speak of. I'm ready to vote." The swordswoman said.

"Alright then. It's time to vote. You already know the rundown here, but by the end of this, the eight of you will only be seven. Ibuki, you're first up to vote." And the guitarist got up and went over to the parchment.

Ibuki: Ibuki thinks that Hanamura was right. But outside the game, Ibuki hopes we can still be friends. (Pekoyama)

Caleb goes to vote.

Nanami goes to vote.

Pekoyama: If it's what Kurzuyuu wants, he'll get it. (Nanami)

Nicole goes to vote.

Hanamura: My heart's telling me this is the right choice. Here goes nothing. (Kurzuyuu)

Kurzuyuu scrawls down his vote angrily and stuffs his vote into the urn, stomping back to his seat.

Owari is the last one to vote, and when she does, she heads back to her seat as Alicia says,

"I'll go get the votes. It'll only take a few seconds." And she does so, bringing back the urn. "If anyone has a hidden immunity idol they wish to play, please do so now." Without hesitation, Pekoyama goes up to her and pulls out the idol.

"Play this on Kurzuyuu, please." After she does that, she goes back to her seat, a triumphant smile on her face.

"What were you thinking?" Kurzuyuu whispered under his breath.

"The rules of Survivor state that once a hidden immunity idol is played on someone, all votes counted against them will be negated. In other words, they won't count." And she pulled out the first vote. "First vote, Kurzuyuu. Does not count." The gangster is still in shock, realizing what Pekoyama had just done.

"Second vote, Nanami." The gamer is softly snoring, so Nicole taps her shoulder to wake her up.

"Third vote, Pekoyama. One vote for both Pekoyama and Nanami." The swordswoman solemnly nodded. Alicia pulled out another parchment.

"Fourth vote, Kurzuyuu. Does not count." He goes from shock to worry as he looks at his childhood friend, whispering, "What were you thinking?"

"Fifth vote, Pekoyama. Two votes Pekoyama, one vote Nanami." The swordswoman nods again, accepting of the votes against her.

"Sixth vote, Nanami. Two votes for both Pekoyama and Nanami." The gamer was in understanding, and looked at Kurzuyuu. Pulling out another parchment, Alicia says,

"Fourth person voted out of Survivor Southern Island is..." Slowly opening the parchment, she read...

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"Pekoyama, your tribe has spoken." And she snuffed Pekoyama's torch without another word, then added, "Time for you to go." After giving one last goodbye hug to Kurzuyuu, she left the tribal council area. "That certainly wasn't expected. Though was voting her out the smart thing to do, or was it seeing as she took the bullet for her friend and ally? We shall soon see. Grab your things, head back to camp. G'night." And the remaining seven did so.

Pekoyama's Last Words: I honestly hoped that Kurzuyuu and I could have stayed in this game together longer than I wanted to. But in the end, it just didn't happen. I wish him the best as I leave this game. Good luck, Disperazione.

The votes!

Kurzuyuu (Did not count)- Owari, Hanamura, Ibuki

Pekoyama- Caleb, Nicole, Nanami

Nanami- Pekoyama, Kurzuyuu

(And another one bites the dust. Pekoyama...she had so much going for her, so much potential and she threw it all away just to protect Kurzuyuu. Because of what she did during the whole Chapter 2, I just had to have her go out like this. Other than that, I liked her character, especially during her last moments when she saved Kurzuyuu's life. That had earned her my undying respect seeing as that's a true test of friendship in my book.)

(Leave in the reviews your opinions about Pekoyama. Also, here's some food for thought once again:

Put yourself in the shoes of one of the remaining players in this game. What can they do differently to improve their chances of winning?)

(Anyway, until next time! -Flash)