(Tyjet Tribe)
"We voted off Blake tonight. And I must say that I was sweating bullets. When I saw the fifth vote come up, I thought I was dead." Roger sighed. "But as it turned out, Kat and Floyd voted against Blake saving. At least I thought it was them. No way it could had been Regina and Megan."
Everyone stood in the campsite watching Victoria pace back and forth.
"Everyone. I don't know some of you but I DO know one thing. You guys are at each other's throats for some reason." Victoria said. "You all are glaring daggers at each other. You want to vote the other person off. But there is one thing most of you have in common."
She then glared at everyone.
"Most of you are a bunch of jerks!"
"We were supposed to vote off Roger. But for some absurd reasoning, they all voted out Blake!" Victoria said flustered. "Oh, sure real nice way to say thank you, Regina! Vote off one of the people who helped you gained a majority."
"Regina, you have a LOT of explaining to do!" Victoria said putting her hands on her hips.
The blonde woman merely blinked twice before looking around at everyone.
"He never told you, did he?" She said solemnly.
Victoria's angry look turned into one of confusion. "He never told me what?"
"The main reason I voted with Barry's alliance was because Blake had the Hidden Immunity Idol and he had the most power in the entire game." Regina said crossing her arms. "Unfortunately, I had to blindside Floyd and Kat but hopefully I could explain my reasoning."
"So he DID go behind your back!" Roger said in disgust.
"I don't believe it." Belle said shaking her head.
"What are you talking about?" Victoria asked.
Everyone looked at each other wondering which should be the bearer of bad news.
Barry sighed as he shook his head. "Blake had the Idol."
Victoria's eyes widened at this. "What?"
"He found it when swimming in the ocean last night." Regina said crossing her arms.
"What? Where the heck did you get that?" Victoria asked. "Blake would never do something like that!"
"I wish I could take your word for it but unfortunately we can't." Belle frowned shaking her head.
"What? Why not?" Victoria asked in disbelief.
"Because besides talking about strategy with us, Blake had never talked to anyone but you and Alan." Rinky said. "We don't know enough about him to trust him!"
Kat and Floyd seemed a little peeved by this comment as did Victoria. Regina and Megan on the other hand nodded their heads in agreement.
Victoria stepped back looking appalled. "What kind of internet troll logic is that? You guys wasted no time aligning people you never even interacted with until the merge!"
"Victoria, please calm down." Belle said.
"Calm down? Calm down! My best friend and closest ally got voted out for some random reason and you expect me to calm down!" The young woman said before growling. "I will NOT calm down!"
Everyone looked at each other in worry as Victoria walked off with an annoyed yell.
"This EXACTLY what I am worried about. Because of Blake's elimination, I let my mouth speak without thinking and may have annoyed a few of my tribe-mates." Victoria said holding her head. "Unfortunately, even if I want to, there is nothing stopping my desire to tying them to anchors underwater."
"Good luck thinking of ways trying to get me to trust you guys again!" The dark-skinned woman shouted back. "You need it!"
"Victoria, come back!" Barry yelled.
"No! I am going to reminisce of the good old days of Survivor where people didn't vote out people for ridiculous reasons!" The woman yelled.
Everyone watched the woman walked out of the sight.
Floyd gave a descending whistle. "Is she always like this?"
"Well, she WAS a bit on the negative side." Rinky shrugged. "But we didn't know that it was a LOUD negative."
"Actually, Victoria told us that she had a hidden wild personality inside of her that she tries to keep under control." Kat sighed. "And I felt that we just unleashed it."
"That is not the only thing we released." Floyd said glaring at Regina who looked away.
"Tonight was a good night. I got my revenge on Blake, saved my alliance and my hide. And the best part is that nobody suspects that what I said was a lie." Belle said with a smirk. "Now to see if we could focus our attention on someone else to save ourselves again."
(Day 23)
"What the freaking heck did you do that for!"
Regina winced as she stepped back after Floyd yelled at her. Kat and Megan looked at each other not liking where this was going.
"Last night, Blake got voted out! Even though we THOUGHT we agreed that was a bad idea." Floyd snarled. "For some reason, Regina and Megan went behind our backs and blindsided us! Why? If Blake WAS a schemer, keeping him for another round wouldn't hurt us in any way!"
"You don't do that! You don't just do your own things by yourself and a mindless follower!" The cameraman scolded.
"How rude!" Megan said crossing her arms. "I have you know that I lead the charge in voting off Roger!"
"What!" Floyd said as he and Kat's eyes widened.
"That's right. Regina may have wanted Blake gone but she was being wishy-washy and didn't know where to go." Megan said. "So I told you that it was a good idea."
"Like I said before, I am sick and tired of how this game is being played. It is time to play it more honestly." Megan said crossing her arms. "I decided to tell everyone the whole truth so there would be no need for this silly strategizing."
Floyd looked at Regina in disbelief. "…Are you freaking serious? You listened to MEGAN?"
"I am sorry, Floyd." The young woman said looking down. "I didn't want to do it but your minds were set."
"But Regina, our minds were set but you didn't give an objection." Kat added. "There was no need for this blindsiding thing."
"Also, Victoria is now on the rampage and may go back to Barry's alliance out of bitterness!" Floyd scolded.
"Barry's alliance voted out Blake too." Megan piped up.
"Only because they were desperate to save themselves!" Floyd yelled. "THEY at least had an excuse!"
"That's enough, Floyd." Kat said stepping forward.
"Come on, Kat. You can't tell me that you aren't the least bit angry with Regina and Megan?" The brown-haired man asked.
"I am, Floyd." The white cat said. "Unfortunately, with Victoria mad at everyone, we have no choice but to regroup seeing that she may be the swing vote again."
"Right. Can we please bury the hatchet for now?" Regina asked.
Floyd crossed his arms not looking pleased. "All right. Fine."
"Thank you." Regina said in relief.
"Save it. I am doing this to save my own hide." Floyd said sharply.
Regina, Kat and Megan winced at this.
"I was hoping that Floyd would understand but he doesn't. Which really hurts because she was my first ally I had out here." Regina said sadly. "I tried to apologize but he simply just shrugged it off."
Floyd then noticed someone coming. "Oh, speaking of the little time bomb."
The others turned to see Victoria storming over still looking angry.
"As much as I wanted to, I knew that I needed to side with somebody even though they stupidly voted out Blake." Victoria said with a growl. "Unfortunately, I am still mad at both sides so I am just going to go with the lesser of the two evils."
"All right, blondie. You have a minute to explain why I shouldn't defect to the other alliance." The young woman said crossing her arms.
"Because they voted out Blake too." Megan shrugged.
Regina looked at her fellow blonde with a snarl. "I got this, Megan…"
"They were never on my side. But you were!" Victoria scolded. "In fact, only two of you were."
"Actually, all of us wanted Blake out." Megan said. "Floyd and Kat just wanted to keep him for at least one round."
"Way to throw us under the bus with you." Floyd scolded.
Victoria growled. "Tell me ONE reason why I should go with you backstabbers!"
"Because of Belle." Megan said smugly.
Victoria blinked twice at this. "Belle, why her?"
"She was the one who seen Blake dove into the ocean." Megan said.
Victoria raised an eyebrow putting her finger to her chin. "So she was the sole witness?"
"Yes. At least from what Floyd heard." Megan shrugged.
Victoria paused in thought for a moment. She then walked off.
"All right. I am going to see Belle." She said.
Regina, Kat and Floyd watched the woman walk away in awe before turning to Megan who was smirking proudly.
"See? All we needed to do is tell the truth and she got her on our side." Megan smiled.
"I dunno." Kat frowned. "I do not like where this is going."
Meanwhile, Victoria walked through camp looking around. As luck would have it, Belle was sitting on a log by herself. She made her way over.
"Belle?" Victoria asked.
"Oh, hello, Victoria. Have you cooled off from last night?" The sniper asked politely.
"No." The younger woman said grumpily.
"Oh, I see." Belle said. "Listen, I know that you are mad at me and my alliance but we were only acting in self-defence."
"Well, you definitely need to defend yourself now." Victoria said narrowing her eyes.
"Huh? Why?" Belle asked surprised.
"Megan told me that it was YOU who "saw" Blake." Victoria accused.
Belle's uncovered pupil shrank at this.
"So I AM right!" Victoria said crossing her arms.
"Victoria, I am sorry but I saw the whole thing." Belle insisted. "I saw Blake walking out of the ocean putting something in his coat pocket."
"When?" Victoria asked.
"The same night after Larka threw in the Hidden Immunity Idol." Belle said.
"How could you be so sure that it was him if it was at night?" Victoria asked. "It was dark and the shelter was a good distance away from the ocean."
"Even still, you could recognise his long hair and coat from a distance." Belle insisted.
"Megan has long hair too." Victoria countered. "And her dress could be mistaken for a coat."
Belle simply frowned at this. "I am sorry, Victoria but admit it, you are grasping."
Victoria was about to counter back until she realized how much of a tool she made herself look with that accusation. She then looked down.
"Look, the whole thing is stupid!" She scolded. "I KNOW Blake. He wouldn't do something like that. And if he did, he would have told me."
"Victoria, please take a seat." Belle said patting on the side of the log.
The young woman sighed before sitting down next to Belle.
"I know that you are upset but that is just what I saw." Belle insisted. "And I strongly doubt he did something like that in the middle of the night just to hunt seashells."
"Still, I can't believe that he would do that to me." Victoria said looking down.
Belle put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Victoria, listen to me. Remember, Bryan from last season? He put on a façade that he was a honest cop trying to stop a conspiracy."
"Yeah but everyone knew how much of a jerk he was the minute he walked down that dock." Victoria said. "I didn't really give his lie that much credit because I blame Franklin for that."
"Yes, I see your point." Belle said. "Still, people wear masks to hide their true intentions. They especially do this in situations like these."
"But even IF Blake was a schemer, why didn't he at least tell me?" Victoria asked sadly. "We had been friends since Day 4."
"I don't know." Belle shrugged. "It is quite obvious that Blake doesn't want anyone to have the Idol."
Victoria immediately jerked her head up and turned to Belle. "What do you say?"
"Oh, sorry. That was a little forward, wasn't it?" Belle asked.
"No, you said that Blake doesn't want anyone to have the Idol." Victoria pointed out.
"Yes?" Belle asked confused.
"If he didn't want anyone to have the Idol, why didn't he just leave the Idol be just like the rest of us?" Victoria asked.
Belle quickly realized her mistake. "Um, well, I… Maybe he just really wanted it."
"Then why did you say something like that?" Victoria asked. "It doesn't make any sense."
"Well, perhaps I am just still fatigued from last night and I probably realize what I was saying. Sorry." Belle apologized.
Victoria looked at Belle for a moment as if thinking.
"All right. I see." She said before getting up. "It had been nice speaking to you."
With that, she walked off with Belle sitting wide-eyed.
"Ugh! I can't believe I actually did that! Now Victoria is suspicious of me!" Belle said slapping her head. "Now I have to make sure that she doesn't find out that my story had been a lie!"
(Day 24)
Kat walked over to Regina.
"Reg, can I talk to you?" Kat asked.
"Sure, Kat. What is it?" The blonde asked.
The cat narrowed her eyes. "About Floyd."
"I don't think Regina realized the magnitude of what she done. Floyd had really been hurt by Regina's betrayal and frankly, so am I." Kat said sternly. "I want to show her exactly how much we were hurt by that move."
"You told me Floyd had been your ally from Day 5 and yet you went behind his back. Why?" The feline asked.
"I already told you." Regina insisted. "There was no way of convincing you."
"But I thought we were all friends here, Regina." Kat said with her ears drooping. "Don't trust us."
"It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that I don't trust Blake, that's all." Regina countered.
"But we don't know if he had the Idol!" Kat said. "Belle could have been mistaken and we may had voted out someone innocent instead."
Regina sternly crossed her arms. "Kat, you and Floyd have every reason to stay mad at me but the point is that Blake was a schemer."
"But how could you be so sure? We barely know Blake!" The white cat asked.
"But if he DID have the Idol then, we would be in trouble." Regina insisted.
"Why? He would STILL not be targeted." Kat pleaded.
"But…" Regina started.
"Yo, Regina?"
The two girls turned to see Floyd, Megan and Victoria walking over.
"Oh dear…" Regina frowned. "Um, yes, Victoria?"
"I was just wondering what the vote is going to be." The young woman said.
Regina, Kat and Floyd looked stunned by this.
"What?" Regina asked.
"You heard me. We have to vote off someone, don't we?" Victoria shrugged.
The others looked stunned by this.
"Really? Well, that is great." Regina said with a small smile. "Well, how about we go about Roger?"
"Like we were originally going to." Floyd snapped.
Regina glared at him. "Oh, hush."
"Really? I was thinking about Belle." Victoria said.
This took everyone by surprise.
"Belle? Why her? She should be the LAST person we should target from Barry's alliance!" Regina insisted.
"Because… SHE is the schemer." Victoria said.
"I have reason to believe that Belle was lying not only about seeing Blake get the Idol but ever seeing Blake at all. I don't know how but she made a major slip-up." Victoria said before narrowing her eyes. "I think that there is more to her that meets the eye and I need to get rid of her."
"When I was speaking with her, she suggested that Blake went into the ocean to get the Idol because he didn't want anyone to get the Idol." The dark-haired woman said.
"So?" Regina asked.
"So why didn't Blake just left the Idol in the ocean? I mean nobody was willing to jump in to get it, right?" Victoria suggested.
"He did." Megan piped up.
Victoria growled as the others looked at her with an exasperated look on their faces.
"Anyway, the point is… I think that Belle was lying." Victoria said.
Floyd raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? I never really met Belle but she seems like a nice genuine woman."
"People wear masks to hide their true identify, Floyd." Victoria warned. "You, as a journalist should know that."
The young man looked down in thought. "Gee, when you put it like that…"
"…I think that this is just a scheme to vote off Belle." Regina said surprising everyone.
"I beg your pardon!" Victoria said.
"You heard me! You are mad at Belle for ratting out to everyone that Blake had the Idol so you wanted to vote her off as part as revenge!" Regina accused.
"Excuse me! You should sooner judge her than Blake? Why?" Victoria scolded.
"Because Belle is beautiful while Blake is…" Megan started.
Victoria immediately glared at Megan. "If you don't shut up, I will tear out your hair and make you eat it!"
Megan gasped in horror while holding her head while Regina, Floyd and Kat looked appalled by her response.
"Hey, that is uncalled for!" Regina scolded.
"Oh, don't act like that is the first time someone threatened her like that before!" Victoria scolded.
"Victoria, so far you are NOT convincing me that you are telling the truth!" Regina said crossing her arms.
"Well, tough luck, sister because you owe me!" Victoria scolded.
Regina stepped back appalled. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me! You can vote with whoever who want but I am voting for Belle!" Victoria snapped before raising a finger. "However, if we have to go into a tiebreaker, I WILL vote with Barry's alliance."
Regina stood in her place with a stunned look on her face. However, she slowly narrowed her eyes while gritting her teeth.
"Hey, it's treemail time!" Barry's voice called out.
Victoria turned around. "Regina, I strongly advise you think long and hard over this. I hate to see an alliance fall apart because of one sole mule-head."
With that, she stormed off revealing Victoria.
"Okay, so we voted out her best friend. Well, I am sorry but that is no reason to talk to me like that as if she controls the vote!" Regina snarled. "Just because you are the swing vote doesn't mean we should go YOUR way! Someone needs to teach that woman some humility."
The others had gathered around Barry with a letter in his hand.
"Well, what does it say?" Victoria said grumpily.
"It says…" Barry said. "Are you good at mazes?"
"Sweet! Finally, something that my skills will shine!" Rinky grinned.
"Oh, right. You're from Pacman, aren't you?" Belle said.
"That's right! Running around mazes is my speciality!" Rinky smirked.
"If it's one thing, ghosts know how to do running around mazes. Heck, it is the main premise of our franchise." Rinky smirked. "I may have been just a wee bit… unsuccessfully in Challenges so far but as long as a certain monster isn't in there, I think I could manage!"
(Reward Challenge)
The nine contestants made their way onto the tribe mat where Tiny was waiting.
"Welcome to your next Reward Challenge." Tiny said. "Take a look!"
Everyone looked only for them to go wide-eyed. In front of them was a giant maze.
"Here is your next Challenge. You will go into this giant maze. There are five guardians with a number on them. Talk to them and they will tell you something about a pre-jury contestant and you was to figure out which one was it. After you talk to all five guardians, try to find your way back out and tell me the exact order of the contestants said by their number." Tiny said. "Do that and you will win Reward. Want to know what you are playing for?"
Everyone nodded.
"A nice trip to the tropical resort right off the coast." Tiny smiled. "Now let's draw for spots."
(Later)
All nine contestants made their way on different parts of the maze.
"All right! For Reward!" Tiny said. "Survivors, ready go!"
Everyone immediately ran into the maze intent of finding the first guardian. They all started to navigate their way through the maze in different parts.
"Um, where am I going?" Regina groaned.
"One of the guardians has to be around here somewhere." Victoria said.
Meanwhile, Kat went on a right path looking around. Suddenly, as she turned, she jumped.
Standing over her was a tall man wearing some kind of Aztec armour and holding a spear. On his chest was a "2".
"Um, hello there? Do you something to say?" Kat asked.
The Aztec guardian then spoke. "I am the one who sparks interest in sports."
"Heh. An easy one." Kat smirked. "It is that Alan guy."
Suddenly, she felt a breeze from behind her. Raising an eyebrow, she turned around to see nobody. With a shrug, she walked off.
Meanwhile, Barry ran over to a Aztec Guardian with the number "3" on his chest.
"Well? You got something for me?" Barry asked.
"I am the one who has a second shadow."
The bear blinked twice at this. "Um, who?"
Roger on the other hand had made it through a turn. "All right. Where to go?"
"AAAAAHHHHH!"
The military man jumped. He turned to see Megan looking around frantically.
"Where's the exit! Where's the exit!" Megan yelled.
All Roger could do was blink twice as Megan got onto her knees in a dramatic fashion.
"AHH! I am trapped!" She said holding her head as tears flow down her face. "Help! Help! Anyone!"
Meanwhile, Belle had suddenly come behind Megan.
"Um, you DO know that they are nine different exits right?" Belle asked.
Megan didn't reply. She was too busy crying. Roger blinked twice before going another way.
"Well, I could tell you one way I am NOT going." Roger said flatly.
Meanwhile, Rinky had arrived at Guardian #5.
"Well, big guy?" The ghost asked.
"I am the one who specializes in martial arts." The guardian said.
Rinky nervously scratched his head. "Gee, I didn't know that Mikey guy was into martial arts. He seems more like a brawler to me."
Regina trying to ignore the sobbing Megan looked around. Taking a turn around the corner, she saw another guardian with the number #1 on it.
"Um, okay, guardian?" Regina asked. "What do you have for me?"
"I am the one who had lost my rank due to hatred." The guardian said.
Regina merely rolled her eyes. "Sigh… It is Bertha."
"I know, right?"
The blonde jumped at the voice before turning around to see nobody. Raising an eyebrow, she shrugged before running off.
Meanwhile, Floyd was speaking with the last guardian.
"I am the one who had believes not in war but in peace." The guardian.
Floyd bit his lip at this. "That could be almost anyone from half of the pre-jury boots."
Meanwhile, Tiny waited patiently with a smirk.
"Heh heh. That maze is larger than the maze from last season." Tiny said with a smirk. "They should spend at least thirty minutes in that…"
"Hi, Tiny!"
The host jumped before looking down. He then saw Rinky looking up at him with an innocent smile.
"Heh. Scared me, didn't you?" Rinky smirked. "Anyway, can I give my answers?
Tiny blinked twice. "Um, sure.
"Okay. The order is Bertha, Alan, Honey, Dan and Mikey."
"I am sorry but that is incorrect." Tiny said.
Rinky's eyes widened at this. "Dang it! I thought I had it! Excuse me while I listen to the guards again!
With that, he walked off leaving Tiny stunned.
He then saw Floyd walking out.
"Oh no! Have I gone soft?" Tiny asked in disbelief.
He then noticed that Megan was also right behind him clinging onto his arm for dear life. When Megan saw that they were outside the maze, Megan immediately went on her hands and knees.
"LAND!" She screamed with tears running down her face.
"Um, Megan. Technically, you NEVER left the land." Floyd said.
"Oh, hush." The blonde scolded.
Floyd shook his head before going back inside. "Bring her back, Regina said. You already won the last Challenge, Regina said."
Tiny blinked twice before looking at the sobbing Megan.
"Oh, it is SO scary! The walls were closing in on me and there were those scary men!" Megan cried.
"Um, Megan? Those were the guardians I was talking about." Tiny said.
"But… But… They didn't look like they wanted to protect me. They looked like they wanted to HURT me!" Megan sobbed.
The young man growled while shaking his head back and forth.
"Yo."
Tiny jumped before looking down.
"Can I try again?" Rinky asked.
"Sure." Tiny said.
"Well, the sequence is Bertha, Alan, Honey, Dan and Yuri-Chan." Rinky said.
"You got it…" Tiny said in awe. "RINKY WINS REWARD!"
The ghost smirked as he jumped up. "BOOYA!"
(Later)
Rinky stood in front of Tiny.
"Congrats on winning Reward, Rinky." Tiny smiled. "You will now go to the resort. However, you can also another castaway with you now so choose wise…"
"Barry." Rinky said quickly.
The mob boss smirked before walking over to while Tiny blinked twice.
"Fine, be a rude speech-interrupter. You two will have a nice trip at the resort." Tiny said before turning to the others. "As for the rest of you, I got nothing for you. You may head back to camp."
(Tyjet Tribe)
Kat and Floyd watched as Regina paced back and forth looking furious.
"Grr, that Victoria! Who does she think she is?" Regina asked.
"Someone who just lost their best friend out here and is out for revenge." Floyd said flatly.
Regina stopped pacing to glare at her friend. "Hey. Seriously. Shut up."
"Well, I don't like how Victoria is forcing the vote either but you have to admit that we are stuck." Kat said with her ears drooping. "Victoria controls the vote and she knows it."
"Ugh… I know that." Regina said rubbing her temples.
"Victoria pretty much got our number. We could either do what she wants or vote off Belle or she would side with the other alliance to get one of us out." Floyd said holding his head. "And to think, this whole thing would have been avoided if Regina hasn't voted out Blake."
"So what do we do?" The journalist asked.
Regina sighed. "I don't know. For once, I am stumped. I got nothing."
"Great." Floyd said rolling his eyes.
Meanwhile, Roger and Belle were talking to each other. The latter seemed to have her head down.
"Rinky really idolizes Barry, doesn't he?" Roger asked as the two walked through camp.
"Well, I think he is everything Rinky wants to be." Belle said with a small shrug. "Strong, sneaky, knows how to have a good time, everything."
"The fact that he is a criminal really makes things better." Roger said rolling his eyes.
"Mm-hmm." Belle said. "Kids will be kids."
Roger raised an eyebrow. "Are you all right?"
"…Perhaps." Belle frowned.
Roger crossed his arms. "Oh, come now. Surely, something is wrong."
"Um, well…" Belle started.
"It is because Belle is the next one to go."
Roger and Belle jumped to see Megan walking over.
"Oh, hello, Megan." Belle said.
"Hello, Belle." The blonde said cheerfully. She then glared at Roger. "Person standing with Belle."
Roger blinked twice at this. "Wait. What did you just say?"
"Just like I said. Victoria found out that Belle was the one who told everyone that Blake had the Idol so she is making us vote her off." Megan explained.
"What?" Roger asked in disbelief.
"But why would Victoria do something like that?" Belle asked.
"Victoria may seem nice but she is actually quite mean." Megan said with a scowl. "She threatened to rip out my beautiful hair for no reason whatsoever."
"In your mind, anyway…" Roger said quietly.
Belle blinked twice. "But… Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I don't like the thought of blindsiding people." Megan said with a shrug. "Especially by people who are unnecessary mean."
"I know that Regina asked me to just stay quiet and let her do all of the hard work but I decided to tell the other side everything about our plans." Megan said crossing her arms. "I decided to change the course of Survivor Rules history forever."
Roger shook his head in disbelief.
"I can't believe it. I knew that she was mad at everyone…" He said. "But to target an innocent woman who merely saw the crime."
The young woman merely shook her head. "What are we going to do?"
"I dunno." Megan shrugged. "I just thought I saw and tell you so you won't feel so bad voted out."
With that, she walked off casually.
"She may be saving people from getting blindsided but she is not helping them calm their nerves." Roger said putting his hands on his hips.
Belle looked down. "Roger, I am scared.
"Hey, don't worry." The military man said putting a hand on her shoulder. "We will keep of something. Victoria may have her reasons but she will NOT get away with this."
Belle slowly nodded. "Right."
"I am sure Barry and Rinky will do anything in their power to save you." Roger offered.
Belle gave a small smile. "Thank you, Roger."
"No problem." Roger nodded.
"Ugh! I knew it! Victoria had caught on to my scheme and is trying to get me out! The only saving grace is that as far as everyone is concerned, she is being irrational." Belle snarled. "Maybe I should turn the nice dial to ten if I should hope to survive."
(Island Resort)
Barry and Rinky walked over to the resort along a trail of palm trees.
"I think that it is the place." Barry said.
It was a decently large building in a shade of white and blue.
"Wow! THIS is the place!" Rinky grinned.
"Amazing!" Barry said in awe. "And to think that we are so far off from the coast!"
"Well, shall we?" Rinky asked.
"Let's." Barry said.
"Finally, I managed to win a Challenge on my own! I knew that my skill in mazes would pay off sooner or later." Rinky smirked. "Now Barry and I have this resort reserved just for the two of us! Oh, man! It is perfect!"
Soon, the two were relaxing in lawn chairs enjoying themselves.
"Ah, this is the life." Rinky said with a sigh.
"You said it, little buddy." Barry said before taking a drink of a glass of wine.
Rinky then sat up. "Hey, I know that we are supposed to be relaxing here but what are we going to do?"
Barry raised an eyebrow. "Hm?"
"We got past the last vote. But now what?" Rinky asked.
Barry nodded his head. "Hm. I don't know for now."
"All right. I made sure my alliance made it past the vote. Good for now. However, I still need to make sure we could survive." Barry said crossing his arms. "Fortunately, I had been sensing some tension in the majority."
"By the way, have you noticed that Blake got voted out by SIX votes?" The bear asked.
"Yeah… I was wondering that as well." Rinky said. "Why would two people from Regina's own alliance go against their own allies to vote off Blake?"
"I don't know." Barry sighed shaking his head. "Roger thinks the offenders are Floyd and Kat."
"And I agree. I mean WHY would Regina and Megan want to save Roger?" Rinky asked. "Wasn't that their plan was the start?"
"ESPECIALLY since Megan didn't save him because of strategic reasons." Barry mused.
"But… Why would Kat and Floyd go after their alliance?" Rinky asked.
"I don't know… But I definitely felt a rift in the alliance." Barry nodded. "Also, we have Victoria as once again, the swing vote."
Rinky blinked twice. "Um, but we voted out her friend. Even if we told her our reasons…"
Barry merely raised his palm. "But so do Floyd and Kat. At least WE had a reason for voting out Blake."
"Yeah, either him or us." Rinky nodded.
Suddenly, he noticed a couple of maids walk past.
"Oh, sorry, Barry but could we pause our conversation for a moment?" Rinky asked with a grin. "I want to try my luck with a couple of maids."
"Yeah, no…" The bear said sternly. "Nothing personal but I can't afford to have to get pulled out of the game for sexual harassment."
Rinky glared at Barry. "Hey! Who do you take for? That rapper guy Roger told us about?"
"Not really, but you told me about your encounter with Pinky." The muscular man smirked.
Rinky's face immediately went red before looking away. "Sheesh, one mistake and you are branded for life."
Barry merely chuckled. "Well, it WAS a big mistake."
"All right! YOU'RE so smooth! You get their attention!" Rinky demanded.
Barry raised an eyebrow before getting up. "All right. Fair game."
Rinky merely smirk. "This gotta be fun!"
"I am how to say… A Shadow King. I could get most people to help me or even stay down by talking to them." Barry explained. "It is just a trait I have so that is probably why I am the boss."
A few minutes, Rinky could be seen with his jaw dropped as he watched Barry standing with a bunch of waitresses.
"So you are a mob boss?" One woman asked.
"That must be a tough job." Another woman said.
"Ladies, ladies, please." Barry said with a chuckle.
Rinky looked on before turning away with a scoff on his face.
"Excuse me, Mr. Rinky?"
Rinky turned around to see two women coming over.
"Mr. Barry, can us if we can stay with you seeing that he is now preoccupied." A woman said.
Rinky's eyes immediately sparkle.
Rinky bowed his head up and down as if he was worshipping someone. "All hail the Shadow King! All hail the Shadow King!"
(Day 25)
Victoria made her way over to the treemail box looking determined.
"This is it. I have to make sure that Belle doesn't win Immunity otherwise the whole thing will blow up in flames." Victoria said determined. "Thankfully, she is not that strong but she has more skills than we all gave her credit for."
"All right. I made it clear to Regina that it is either my way or the highway." Victoria said. "And I thought that she would want to take the highway option."
She then took the letter out of the treemail box.
"I just hope that she works." Victoria said. "I think I am the only person who is onto her."
With that, she made her way back.
"All right. Treemail!"
Everyone immediately gathered around.
"All right!" Floyd smirked. "What does it say?"
"It says "Are you good at listening to stories?" Victoria read.
Roger raised an eyebrow. "Listening to stories? What does that even mean?"
"I guess that we just have to see and find out."
"I LOVE stories. Especially the fairy tales ones that involves princesses. Mainly the ones that meets a charming prince in the end." Megan said trailing off. "Oh, to have a handsome, well-built man in shining armour on a white horse to pick me up and take me away to a castle."
The cameraman blinked twice before snapping her fingers in front of Megan. "Megan? Yoo-hoo. Meg. Oh, great. We lost her."
(Immunity Challenge)
The seven castaways stood on the mat.
"We now bring in Barry and Rinky from the Reward." Tiny said.
The two walked in.
"Yo!" Rinky grinned.
"Now here is your next Challenge." Tiny smirked. "Take a look."
Everyone looked ahead to see several posts with small levels on them.
"Your Challenge is simple. I will tell you a story. There are a series of posts around here each with a lever that goes to left "A" or right "B". Those posts would have a question on it and if you get it right, you will get a ball." Tiny said. "However, you get it wrong, you will have to wait five whole seconds before you could answer again. Also, you can't answer the same post twice. Whoever gets three balls to win Immunity guaranteeing a 1-8 chance of winning. Now everyone sit down."
Everyone obliged.
"This is called "Tom's Adventure". No relation to Tom from Season 2." Tiny winked.
A few people chuckled at this.
"Now, once upon a time…"
(Later)
"…The end." Tiny said.
By this point, everyone went slack-jawed and wide-eyed. Megan looked like she was about to barf.
"Wow… I heard that a cameraman got seriously injured in Season 1 but to think that it was THAT bad." Barry said.
"What DID happen to Tom?" Kat asked.
"Surprisingly well. Thanks to the money he won in the lawsuit, he and his family now lived a nice life." Tiny said. "Sure he needs special things now but he will survive."
Everyone looked at each other.
"All right! Let's get this Challenge started." Tiny said as everyone got into position. "Survivors, ready! GO!"
Everyone made their separate ways to the posts. Roger had made it to the first one.
"All right. What does this say?" Roger said. "Which hospital did Tom go to? A. St. Gabriel's or B. St. Mark's?"
Nodding his head, he turned the lever to the right choosing B. Then, a white ball came out. He grabbed it and pocketed it.
Meanwhile, Belle went over to a different post. "How many hours had Tom spent in the hospital? A. 6 hours or B. 7 hours? Hmm… I remember A."
Victoria looked at despair as Belle got her first ball.
"Dang it!" The dark-skinned woman said collecting her first ball as well.
Soon, everyone had gotten a ball. However, Megan was the only one who didn't get one.
"Huh? What do you mean I am wrong?" The blonde said crossing her arms.
Just then, Roger walked up behind Megan.
"What was the question?" Roger asked getting her attention.
"It asked me what is the name of the Survivor of the sent Tom to the hospital?" Megan shrugged.
"Are you freaking serious? It is like… One of the events everyone remembers!" Roger asked in disbelief.
Megan merely shrugged. "I kinda fell asleep in the beginning. Kat woke me up."
Roger slapped his head. "Just re-answer the question already."
"I don't have to listen to YOU, fallen tyrant." Megan huffed before pulling the lever and getting her ball.
Roger rolled his eyes before pulling the lever himself getting his second ball.
Everyone went around to different posts.
"All right. Next question…" Victoria said narrowing her eyes. "Who won the lawsuit? A. The defence and B. The prosecution? Sigh… B."
With that, she pulled on the lever getting her the next ball.
"Okay, I just need to stop Belle from winning the next one." Victoria said.
She then looked over at the sniper who was standing behind Megan.
"What liquid was poured over Tom to cause his third-degree burns?" The young woman asked. "Um… Water?"
Belle's uncovered eye widened. "WATER? If anything that should SAVE him!"
Megan merely scratched her head. "Um, I dunno."
As Belle shook her head, she noticed that Roger was running over to Tiny. She gave a small smile.
"Here's the balls." The soldier said. "Is that it?"
Tiny gave a smirk. "Yes. ROGER WINS IMMUNITY!"
The camouflage-clad man clenched his fist in victory. "Yes!"
(Later)
"Congratulations, Roger." Tiny said before putting the necklace around his neck. "You had won Immunity guaranteeing a 1-in-8 chance of winning."
"It is nice to wear this thing for once." Roger smiled.
Tiny turned to the others. "As for the rest of you, I got nothing for you. You may head back to camp."
(Tyjet Tribe)
"All right, so Belle didn't win Immunity. So far, so good. Now I need to make sure that Regina is on board with me." Victoria said. "Maybe I am being too forward but if I'll explain my case again to them."
However, things were not going with Barry's alliance.
"WHAT!" Rinky said.
"Victoria is going trying to get you out over for what happened?" Barry asked in disbelief.
"Yes…" Belle said looking down.
"Megan told us." Roger said. "If it's ONE thing she isn't is a liar."
Rinky shook his head in disbelief. "Man, who knew that Victoria was so petty?"
"I know. I knew that she was mad at everyone for plotting against Blake." Roger said before shaking his head. "But for target Belle like this."
Barry stood in his place for a moment before snarling.
"Guys and gal."
Everyone looked at the bear.
"Get ready. Tonight is going to have a blindside." Barry said determined.
"Oh, goody-goody." Rinky said rubbing his hands together.
"There are some things you shouldn't do and that is vote off someone over a petty reason. Victoria may have her reasons but that is no reason to act like that." Barry said sternly. "If she really misses that Blake that much, perhaps she wouldn't mind sitting next to him on the jury."
"What!" Regina said in disbelief. "You want to vote off Victoria? Why?"
"Why NOT? She is trying to vote off Belle over a silly reason." Barry said.
Floyd's eyes widened at this. "Wait. How did you find out about that?"
Roger merely jerked his head towards Megan. Regina, Floyd and Kat turned to the young woman who cheerfully waved.
"Hello!" Megan smiled.
"You TOLD them?" Regina asked in disbelief.
"Why not? She is gone anyway." Megan shrugged.
Belle winced as everyone glared at the woman.
"Real classy." Roger said.
"Anyway, surely you don't feel like going on with this." Barry said.
"We don't." Regina said shaking her head. "In fact, she was rather pushy about it."
"I could imagine." Rinky said rolling his eyes.
"We cannot let Victoria get away with this." Barry said narrowing his eyes.
"So that is why you want a truce?" Kat asked.
"That's right." Barry nodded.
"All right. We will think about it." Regina said.
"Thank you." Belle said.
Barry's alliance then walked off.
"Well, that was boring." Megan said with a yawn. "I am going for a nap."
With that, she walked off leaving the others staring at her unimpressed.
"Well, do you want to go with this, Regina?" Kat asked.
"Hmm… It IS tempting to get rid of Victoria but…" The teenager mused.
"But?" Floyd asked with a raised eyebrow.
"As much as I dislike Victoria, when you think about it, keeping her would be a smart idea. I mean when you think about it, the only person who would vote for her is Blake." Regina said with a shrug. "Just one jury vote and she isn't much of a physical threat either."
"How many votes would Victoria get if she makes the finals?" The futuristic girl said.
"Just Blake if she keeps up that attitude." Floyd said narrowing his eyes.
"Exactly. She is a non-threat in every aspect. Everyone knows that she is not petty. She is not that strong." Regina said. "Why boot her off now?"
"Um, because we don't have the numbers?" Floyd pointed out.
"Yes, we do." Regina said with a small smirk. "We just need a little bit of pushing."
Floyd and Kat looked each other.
"Um, okay. I'll get Megan." Kat said.
"No. She can't keep a secret." Regina scolded.
"Oh, yeah." Floyd said rolling his eyes. "The whole reason that Victoria found out about Belle was because of Megan."
"But wouldn't she be mad?" Kat asked.
"Oh, she is used to casting hinky votes." Regina said waving it off. "She'll be fine."
"Just like us?" Floyd asked crossing his arms.
Regina winced at this as Kat frowned.
"If we don't want to be left out of the loop like last time, we need to keep a tight leash on Regina. She tends to do things her way just because if she is afraid that the world will end if it doesn't." Floyd said before speaking in a loud manner. "Oh, Regina! You are from the future! And it seems okay to me!"
"In any case, who did you had in mind?" The white cat asked.
"Don't worry, I know just the person." Regina said with a small smirk. She then noticed someone. "Speaking of the devil. Here comes said person."
Meanwhile, Megan walked up to Victoria.
"Hey, Victoria?" The blonde asked.
"What do you want?" The young woman asked annoyed.
"I just wanted to tell you that you are going home tonight." Megan said.
Victoria's eyes widened at this.
(Tribal Council)
The nine people made their way to Tribal Council where Tiny was waiting.
"Welcome, everyone." Tiny said. "Take a seat."
Everyone obliged.
"We now bring in the jury." Tiny said. "Blake voted out at the last Tribal Council."
Everyone watched as Blake walked in. He was now wearing a grey sweater with a purple and black striped scarf and had a dark brown flat cap on his head.
"Now, remember you cannot communicate with the jury." Tiny said. "They are only here to observe."
The jury then sat down.
"Victoria, I have to ask? What happened?" Tiny asked. "Most of the tribe had been surprised by Blake's elimination."
"Ugh! Don't remind me! It is like "Thank you for saving my hides, now scram!" The dark-haired woman snarled.
"Tell me about it." Blake said narrowing his eyes.
"Roger, why DID you voted out Blake?" Tiny asked.
"Well, I voted out Blake to save myself." The green-clad man shrugged. "But the majority did so because Blake had the Idol."
Blake's eyes widened at this.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. So Bertha's story was true, Rinky?" Tiny asked.
"Only about the part of Blake stalking around the ocean at night." The yellow creature shrugged. "Nearly everyone but Victoria heard about it."
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" Blake asked in disbelief.
"Belle, when did this happen?" Tiny asked.
"This happened because I saw him the same night Larka threw it into the ocean to begin with." The white-haired woman explained.
Victoria rolled her eyes.
"Got something to share, Victoria?" Tiny asked.
"Yeah, Belle is a liar!" The young woman accused.
This shocked everyone.
"Come again?" Tiny asked.
"It's true! Belle and I were talking and she said something suspicious." Victoria insisted.
"Like what?" Barry asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, she said she thinks the reason for Blake going after the Idol was because he didn't want anyone to have it." Victoria said.
"So?"
"So why not keep the Idol in the ocean?" Victoria asked. "Nobody would go under."
"Blake did." Megan piped up.
"Oh sweet eggplants, shut up!" Victoria growled glaring at Megan who shrank back.
"How rude! And I just saved you from getting blindsided as well!" The blonde said.
Everyone looked shocked by this.
"What was that, Megan?" Tiny asked.
"Oh, Victoria is getting voted out unanimously tonight." The aristocrat explained.
"You can't be told anything, can you?" Roger asked flatly.
"Barry, how come the sudden change in the vote?" Tiny asked.
"Well, Victoria wants Belle out just because she was the one who saw the crime." The mob boss said sternly.
"No, that's not the case because they had been no crime." Victoria insisted.
"Oh? Why would Belle lie like that?" Barry asked.
"I… I don't know." Victoria said.
"Then again, there is no reason for lying to the tribe to get Blake out." Barry scolded.
"Hey! Just because I don't know doesn't mean there isn't a reason!" Victoria demanded. "Everyone, this is my final plea! Blake is innocent! I don't know why but Belle lied about him getting the Idol and you all fell hook, line and sinker! Please, you have to believe me!"
"Wow…" Blake said in disbelief.
"Hmm… Belle, YOUR rebuttal?" Tiny asked.
"Everyone, ever since we started, I had tried to be the nice girl to everyone. I would never do something like that." Belle insisted. "And even if I did, I would have a reason. Why should I vote off Blake without a motive? It doesn't make any sense."
"I see… Well, let's see who comes out on top." Tiny nodded. "Roger, you have Immunity, do you want to give it up?
"No." The young man said.
"All right. It is time to vote." Tiny said. "Rinky, you are up."
The ghost got up with a determined look on his face. Making his way down to the stool, he leapt on and wrote down a name.
Megan casually made her way looking bored. Writing down a name, she put it in the urn.
Roger marched up all the way to the hut. Grabbing a pen, he wrote down a name before making his way back.
Belle narrowed her good eye as she smirked. She grabbed the pen. "Time to cut my losses."
Kat bit her lip wondering if this was the right choice. After thinking it over and deciding that it was too late to double-guess herself, she voted.
Regina proudly made her way over to the voting table with a confident smirk on her face. Writing down a name, she looked forward to the vote.
Barry narrowed his eyes in hatred as he stomped over. He wasted no time writing down a name. "You're mad at us, fine. But don't take it out on Belle." He said holding up "Victoria".
Victoria had her head down with a worried look on her face. With a gulp, she picked up the pen. "PLEASE let them believe me." She said holding up "Belle" to the camera.
Floyd casually walked over looked interested in the vote. Grabbing the pen, he wrote down a name.
After he had returned, Tiny got up.
"I'll get the votes."
Victoria looked down hoping that her plan would work.
"I'll read them out. Whoever gets voted out has to leave the Tribal Council area immediately."
"First vote, Belle."
Belle physically winced as most of the cast glared at Victoria.
"Second vote, Victoria. One vote, Belle. One vote, Victoria."
Victoria rolled her eyes from all of the stares she was getting.
"Third vote, Victoria. Two votes, Victoria. One vote, Belle."
Victoria sighed as she looked down.
"Fourth vote, Victoria. Three votes, Victoria. One vote, Belle."
All Blake could do was watch in sadness.
"Fifth vote, Victoria. Four votes, Victoria. One vote, Belle."
"Twelfth person voted out of Survivor and second member of our jury…" Victoria said.
"Sixth vote, Barry. Four votes, Victoria. One vote, Belle. One vote, Barry."
Barry, Victoria and Rinky looked shocked at this.
"Seventh vote, Barry. Four votes, Victoria. Two votes, Barry. One vote, Belle."
Barry and Rinky looked at each other in worry.
"Eighth vote, Barry. Four votes, Victoria. Three votes, Barry. One vote, Belle. One vote left."
Rinky's pupils shrank as Barry hang his head.
"Twelfth person voted out of Survivor and second member of our jury…"
A few people waited patiently.
"…We have a tie. Victoria and Barry at four votes each."
Roger, Rinky and Megan looked obviously stunned. Barry shook his head while Regina smirked. Victoria sat in her seat looking thunder-struck.
"Now… Normally we would have a tiebreaker but seeing that this is a tie with an odd number, the person who cast the sole vote for Belle has to decide who has to go." Tiny said. "Now tell me, who cast the hinky vote?"
Victoria blinked twice slowly raised her head.
"You, Victoria?" Tiny asked. She nodded. "All right. A rare occasion but seeing that Victoria is the one who cast the hinky vote…"
"…I am out by default." Barry sighed. "I know. I know."
"Oh, thank goodness." Blake said in relief.
"Barry, you are now the twelfth person voted out of Survivor and second member of our jury. You need to bring me your torch."
The mob boss got up and patted Rinky's head.
"Hang in there, little guy." Barry said grabbing his torch.
He then made his way over and put it down in front of Tiny.
"Barry, the tribe has spoken." Tiny said putting his snuffer over the torch extinguishing it. "You may now go."
"Good blindside, guys!" Barry yelled out. "Never saw it coming!"
Tiny watched the bear leave before turning back to the others. "So instead of voting off one of two people who been accused of being a schemer, you chose to take out a leader. Let's see if that was the right move. You may head back to camp."
Everyone gathered their torches before heading back to camp. Rinky brought up the rear looking down. Barry was the reason that he lasted this far and now he was gone. All he could do is find out what happened and hope that he could save himself.
"As much as I hate to admit it, Regina got me good. I thought for Victoria's performance would be her downfall but apparently thinking so mine." Barry said with a small sigh. "Well, aside from keeping Bertha for so long, I regret obviously nothing I did in this game. I just hope someone from my alliance makes the finals."
RESULTS
Barry: Belle, Kat, Floyd, Regina.
Victoria, Barry, Megan, Rinky, Roger.
Belle: Victoria.
And thus Barry goes out of the competition. As much as I like Barry, there is nothing too much to say about him other than he is your typical Alpha Male who got screwed at early jury. I knew that he couldn't go any further so there he is.
NOTE: Barry is one of my original characters. He always had the same job and personality.