(Flash: Decided to crank out another episode of Survivor Apple Woods. This time we got a double boot episode!
Alicia: *laughing evilly*
Colette: Double boots make the game run a bit fast, don't you think?
Flash: Well it's my story. And I felt like having a double boot. So yeah.
The Reviews:
GaryHawkinsLandscaper: Oh, if only Vaike wasn't the dolt of the bunch in Awakening. :P And as for Sneak 'n' Snore, I'm still holding onto the fact that the Chain Chomp is pulling a Fiona on us and pretending to sleep.)
Previously, on Survivor…
Sayaka knew exactly who put the two votes down for her at Tribal Council; Agnes and Kyoko. However, the latter, still in the game, didn't seem bothered by the fact.
At Obscurite, Maya and Vaike went looking for the hidden immunity idol, but had no luck in finding it. Meanwhile, Byakuya and Lightning were talking about who they wanted to go home next. Lightning wanted Vaike to be voted out, but Byakuya had other ideas, planning on voting out Nephenee.
Back at Ciel, Leon and Sayaka made a pact to keep the secret of Sayaka's fake immunity idol. Pit and Chihiro however, learned from Kyoko about Sayaka's ways. Chihiro felt that Sayaka would do something like this, but Pit was a little skeptical; he was more concerned about his position in the game.
At the Reward/Immunity challenge, Ciel won, sending Obscurite to Tribal Council.
During the reward dinner, Sayaka felt comfortable seeing that the 'pairs' of Ciel were sitting together; Pit and Chihiro, and herself and Leon, making her think that Kyoko was on the outs. The detective did what she could to convince Lethe that Sayaka was trouble.
Before Tribal Council, Byakuya was still dead set on voting out Nephenee, perceiving her as a threat due to being 'too quiet'. However, Akiyama tried one last time to convince them to vote out Vaike, who Lightning wanted gone. He promised that she would be loyal to Liar's Court if Vaike was voted out. Also, Nephenee managed to find the hidden immunity idol.
And at Tribal Council, the 'court' saw it Akiyama's way, and Vaike was the fourth person voted out of the game. This time, two people will be sent home! 12 are left. Who will be voted out tonight? Find out…now.
Ciel: Kyoko, Sayaka, Chihiro, Lethe, Leon, Pit
Obscurite: Byakuya, Celes, Lightning, Nephenee, Maya, Akiyama
Obscurite Night 12
Lightning couldn't be happier to know that Vaike was eliminated.
"I don't know who voted for that idiot Vaike, but I'm so glad he's gone! Finally, I can focus on winning this game without any more pests to get in my way." -Lightning
Akiyama approached her after setting his torch next to a tree at camp. "Let it be known that I told my two allies about voting Vaike out. They would have gunned for Nephenee, and we would have gone for Vaike if they didn't listen, leaving the minority to vote out Byakuya." He explained.
Lightning rolled her shoulders, and said, "I wouldn't have cared if Byakuya went. He's a prick, plain and simple."
"Hopefully after this Akiyama will be a tricky son of a gun and plot to usurp those two from their seats of power on this tribe. Because then, we can truly focus on winning this game, and I can likely win the million at the end." -Lightning
Ciel Day 13
It was early in the morning, and Kyoko decided to relight the fire after placing some more wood down. "There we go." She softly said to herself.
The others woke up and quickly got to doing various chores. Sayaka was testing out her fake idol. To her surprise, it withheld a little bit of water. She smirked as it did that.
"I probably have made the first fake idol ever, and that's a good thing! I hope, to god that Kyoko doesn't see the real one, as that would just make this whole plan go up in smoke." -Sayaka
Leon approached her. "You know, Sayaka, I'm a little worried about this. What if Kyoko finds out?"
Sayaka turned to face him. "Well, the plan would be ruined. That's all there would be to it, so we have to hope that she doesn't find out."
"You think we could trust anyone else?" Leon wondered. Sayaka had to think about that for a minute.
"It's cool that Sayaka's trying here, but she's in a tight spot right now, man. If anyone else finds out that her idol's a phony, its game over for her, and me. But hey, how can I blame the others?" -Leon
Meanwhile, Lethe and Pit were talking with each other. "Are you sure you want me to help you?" The Cat Laguz asked.
"Yeah, I could use all the help I can get." Pit responded.
"First Pit helps me find the idol, and then he wants to make an alliance with me. It's so beautiful words can't describe it. He's such an idiot, really. I'm already aligned with him since we have the idol, so why does he need to ask again?" -Lethe
Lethe rolled her eyes and showed him the idol. "We're already allies, kiddo. Since we have this idol; since we found this together, we're already a team."
Pit blinked. "Oh right…I forgot about that."
Lethe chuckled a little, and then said, "You know Pit, despite being a knucklehead, and I'd say it's been good holding onto this idol. Just…don't tell anyone, okay?"
The angel nodded. "You have my word, Lethe."
Lethe purred. "Thanks."
"As long as I am still in this game, I'll keep Lethe's promise no matter what! Does that mean I'll tell everyone about the alliance? Absolutely not! I'd just break the promise…never! You folks at home already know about the cross tribe alliance." -Pit
Obscurite Day 13
Maya and Nephenee were out gathering more firewood for the tribe. "Gotta ask…you voted for Byakuya, right?" Maya asked.
Nephenee just simply nodded.
"Okay, so I was thinking of how to get rid of him, and I got to thinking…why not have one of the majority flip?" Maya suggested. Nephenee raised an eyebrow.
"Now Maya, I don't mean to sound rude in anyway, but that is simply a really bad plan. Those guys are tighter than tight, and unless Maya can work some magic, we're done for." -Nephenee
"You got anyone in mind, Maya?" Nephenee asked.
"I was thinking Akiyama." Maya answered. He seems like the third wheel for Byakuya and Celes. So…why not get him to be the one to flip?"
"Nick gave me some really good advice before I came here. Something along the lines of flipping a case on its head during our darkest hour; now seems like the perfect time to do that!" -Maya
Meanwhile, Byakuya and Celes were talking with each other. "So who's more annoying? Maya or Nephenee?"
"I thought you wanted Nephenee gone earlier, Byakuya." Celes reminded. "Why would you change your mind?"
"Because it doesn't matter to me who goes." The scion smirked. "They're both on the outs and they know it."
"I want to send a message that Liar's Court is here to stay. I will be taking us to the merge, and then Celes to the final 2, and then win it all. I won't even split it with her. Why? I don't have to if I don't want to, and normally people don't." -Byakuya
"I suppose so…then, who is it going to be?" Celes asked.
"The one that doesn't win immunity; so suppose Maya wins, we vote for Nephenee, and vice versa." He answered.
"Alright then; let's get to work." She winked at him.
"Byakuya's so silly if he thinks I'm going to let him get to the final 2 with me. Oh no. He needs to work for that. If he wants me to carry him, he's mistaken. And should he not be pulling his load? Backstab; plain and simple." -Celes
Reward Challenge! Day 13
"Come on in guys!" The hosts called, the twelve remaining players coming into the challenge area.
"Ciel, getting your first new look at the Obscurite tribe. Vaike voted out last tribal council." Alicia said. The tribe had mixed reactions to that, and Lethe growled.
"Okay, so are we ready for today's reward challenge?" Flash asked. He sounded a bit stuffed up. But everyone nodded.
"Bae, you sure you alright?" Alicia asked.
Flash nodded. "I'll be okay."
"Very well then." She smiled. Then to the contestants, "Okay, for today's challenge, one person from each tribe will use a grappling hook to get three bags of balls, and utilize a catapult to launch the balls into five baskets. First person to get a ball in each basket, wins reward. Loser goes to Exile. Wanna know what you're playing for?" Once again, everyone wanted to know.
"We've got a spot set up here like a drive in Movie Theater, and tonight we'll be showing Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift." Flash informed. "It was Alicia's idea, really."
"Alright, and as always, people that have played in a reward challenge before will not be able to. Pick wisely, and we'll get started." Alicia said.
Ciel picked Sayaka, and Obscurite picked Celes.
"Alright, here we go! For reward! Survivors ready? GO!" Alicia called. Flash took a seat on the ground and watched.
Both girls threw their hooks trying to get something on the other end. Sayaka let Celes take another throw, the gambler netting her first bag. Then the idol took her turn, missing her first bag just barely.
"Celes nets her first bag." Flash stated. "Sayaka struggling to get her first bag."
The gambler netted another bag just as Sayaka got her first bag. When Celes got her final bag, she went over to the catapult and began untying the bags. She also learned that they had to use their own body weight to launch the balls in the baskets.
Sayaka got her second bag as Celes tried launching a ball. It hit one of the baskets and went in.
"Celes scores one for Obscurite! Sayaka still getting her bags!" Alicia called.
Sayaka got her third and final bag, and began to go over to the catapult to untie them. Celes launched another ball, this one missing its mark.
Sayaka made her first shot and landed it, and then Celes took her turn, scoring another point.
"Sayaka gets on the board for Ciel! Celes scores for Obscurite!" Alicia shouted.
Celes takes another shot, netting the fourth point she needs for her tribe, while Sayaka gets another point.
"Celes just needs one more point to win!" Flash announced.
The gambler smirked, looking at Sayaka before taking another shot…
But it didn't connect. She went to go pick up the two balls that missed, giving Sayaka a little time to catch up. She managed to score another point for Ciel.
"Sayaka scores again for Ciel!" Alicia called.
Celes recovered the two balls that missed their mark, and took another shot.
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This time it would make its mark.
"And that's it! CELES WINS REWARD FOR OBSCURITE! Sending Sayaka to Exile!" Flash shouted out. Celes smirked, looking at Sayaka in a way that was intended to be malicious.
Everyone congregated on the mats. "Alright Obscurite, Colette will come by later to drop you off at the movie. Sayaka, you've gotta choose who's going with you to Exile."
Sayaka looked at Togami, and with a stifled laugh said, "Byakuya."
The scion sneered at her, and the idol just laughed.
"Okay then. Sayaka and Byakuya will be heading to Exile." The truck pulled in to take the two to Exile.
"Ciel, head back to camp. See you for the immunity challenge. Obscurite, you guys head back to camp as well, and Colette will come by to pick you up." And then they went back to camp, Sayaka and Byakuya on their way to Exile.
Ciel Day 13
Upon returning to camp, Chihiro just slumped down inside the shelter. "Well that was a bust." He sighed.
"It's alright, Chihiro." Lethe reassured. "I know we can't win 'em all."
"Sucks that we lost, but I'll get over it. Now with Sayaka gone, I'm pretty sure Kyoko's going to be asking around about her plans. Look, I don't know jack about it, but I have a feeling who does: Leon." -Lethe
Lethe went over to talk with Kyoko. "Hey, I've got a little suggestion for you." She informed.
"Go ahead, Lethe. I'm listening." The detective answered.
"Okay, if you want to get at Sayaka, I'd suggest taking out her closest ally Leon." The Cat Laguz explained. "Those two seem so close it's almost like she'd trust him with everything."
Kyoko blinked at that fact. "Okay…but why not take out Sayaka first chance we get?"
"Because, there might be an individual immunity challenge coming up, and Sayaka might win it, and Leon won't. So here's the plan. If Sayaka wins, we vote Leon. If Leon wins, we vote for Sayaka. Deal?"
"Lethe has this plan set up where it's either Sayaka or Leon going should it be the next vote we attend. However, that's in the case of an individual immunity challenge, and I am a bit skeptical about it." -Kyoko
Meanwhile, Leon was chatting with Chihiro about the past 13 days. "Gotta ask little dude. How's it been so far?"
The programmer turned away, then replied with, "I've been hanging on, Leon. It's just not a good feeling to be on the losing side of the game."
"Hey, I feel you man. Sucks being on the short end of the stick." The baseball player shrugged.
"So yeah, we lost another challenge. Big whoop. In my eyes, the only thing that should matter to us is immunity, and the rewards are optional. Wait…since when did I start taking this game seriously?" -Leon
"Maybe we'll win the next one." Chihiro sighed again. "I'm gonna take a nap, Leon. Wake me up later." And he shortly fell asleep afterwards.
Leon respected his request, and left him be.
Exile Island Day 13
Byakuya and Sayaka arrived at Exile, watching Colette drive off. They saw the two urns and chose theirs.
Sayaka didn't get the idol clue, but Byakyua did. He smirked and pocketed it without even showing her.
"It was pure fate that I got this clue and Sayaka didn't. What I don't understand is why she picked me to come out with her to Exile. Oh whatever, like I understand what goes on in that airhead's mind." -Byakuya
"Before you cut me off Byakuya, I wanted to give you something." The pop idol told him.
Byakuya raised an eyebrow. "What would you gain from giving me something?"
Sayaka reached into her bag, and gave him her fake idol, hoping it would pass his scrutiny. After looking it over, he pocketed the idol.
"There is one problem with this whole thing. I haven't personally seen the idol…but the fact she's willing to give me it without much of a fuss tells me that she feels threatened. Well, let her. Makes me feel good about my position." -Byakuya
"I felt like giving that jack%#^ a taste of his own medicine. I handed him my fake idol, and hopefully he plays it when they go to Tribal Council. And when I find out, it'll be too late for any gomenasais. *giggles* Oh this is too perfect to be true." -Sayaka
Reward Night 13
The five Obscurite members arrived at the clearing. It was just like Flash and Alicia described. There was a large movie screen set up, and a projector set up allowing them to watch.
Lightning just sat by herself, laying down just to watch the stars.
"I know what's going to happen here. *a Butterfree flies behind her* Celes and Akiyama are going to want to talk to me, but I already have my priorities set. My loyalty is set with Akiyama, and not his two scrubs. I'll take a lot of pleasure in voting Byakuya out should that happen. *smirks*" –Lightning
Maya and Nephenee sat next to each other and watched as the movie began. "So who's it going to be?" Nephenee asked.
"Well, I want to talk with Akiyama, but he's with Celes. I need to get him away from her in order for this to work." Maya answered. "Plus, Celes will tell him everything."
Nephenee sighed. "I suppose I can do that."
So the farmer walked up to the two, then asked, "Celes? Can I ask you something?"
The gambler looked at her. "What do I owe you to discuss about?"
"I was meaning to ask about your title. Ultimate Gambler and all…" She answered.
She rolled her eyes, then sighed. "I suppose I can spare some of your time, Nephenee." She got up and followed Nephenee to where she and Maya were sitting. As they left, Maya walked up to Akiyama.
"Hey, can I ask you something?" Maya inquired.
The ex-con nodded. "Go right ahead. I'm all ears."
"Okay…so um, I wanted to ask you about Byakuya."
"This seems all of the sudden for Miss Fey to ask me. But then again, this is part of the game, strategy talk. Perhaps I should hear her out before I miss an opportunity like this." -Akiyama
"Well, on paper I see him as a guy who is turning out to be the mean one on this tribe. But from a gameplay standpoint, I see him as a guy who would take the heat off of me." He explained.
"That's kinda what I was thinking, but I really see him as a guy who would let Celes take him to the final 2." Maya countered. This made him raise an eyebrow.
"Are you suggesting I should backstab them?" Akiyama asked. "Because if so, I know Lightning is on board with going on a witch hunt for Byakuya."
"Then is that a yes?" Maya looked at him with hopeful eyes.
Akiyama closed his eyes, then responded with, "Let me think about that, and when we attend Tribal Council, you'll know my answer."
"Thank you!" And Maya went back to her seat.
"I have in front of me two options on who to take to the merge with me. I have Lightning, Celes, and Byakuya, which makes four at the merge. And I also have Nephenee, Maya and Lightning as well, which also makes four. I'll have to think carefully about who I want to take before I cast my vote." -Akiyama
Back with Celes and Nephenee, the gambler explained how she got her title to the latter. "Any further questions?"
"Not really, no. But I'm willing to bet that you would put Marcia's brother to shame." She told her.
"Does he have a gambling problem? If so I could try to give him a few pointers."
Nephenee shook her head. "I don't know about that, Celes. Every time he gets money, he always loses it the same way. Drinking and gambling."
"Oh…" She realized. "Well I guess I can't help brain damage." The two then went back to their seats to watch the rest of the movie.
Immunity Challenge! Day 14
"Come on in guys!" The hosts called. The 10 came into the challenge area, the truck engine heard behind them.
"We will now bring in Sayaka and Byakuya from Exile." Flash stated. The two were brought in by the truck, both returning to their respective tribes.
"Okay, guys ready for today's immunity challenge?" Everyone nodded, Flash taking back tribal immunity from Pit. "Well good, because both tribes will be going to Tribal Council."
Only a few saw that coming, but the fair majority was shocked to hear the news.
"Two people at a time will bowl a ball down the lane, trying to hit as many pins as possible. The person with the lowest score of the two will be eliminated from the challenge, and the winner picks the next two. This will go on until one from each tribe is left standing. And those two, will win immunity." They showed them the immunity necklaces, which was a simple pendant design with various Pokémon charms on them.
"Okay, Ciel will be starting first." Alicia said. "Who's going up first?"
After discussion amongst the hosts, they decided Kyoko and Sayaka would be the first two. "Alright, here we go. Survivors ready? Bowl!"
Kyoko scored 7 pins on her roll. Sayaka barely passed her with 8 pins.
"Sayaka wins the round; Kyoko out of the challenge. Sayaka, who's next?" Flash asked.
"Pit and Chihiro." She quickly answered.
The angel tried throwing the ball at the pins, only for the ball to soar over them, and crash into a tree behind the lane. Chihiro, not fazed by that at all, rolled a little shoddy, but got 6 pins.
"Chihiro wins the round, Pit out of the challenge. Chihiro, who's next?" Alicia asked.
He looked at Kyoko, who was discreetly pointing at Leon and Sayaka. "Um…Leon and Sayaka I guess."
When the baseball player stepped up to roll, he got 8 pins. Sayaka needed 9 or a strike to move on…
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…And by sheer luck, earned that strike.
"A strike seals the deal, Sayaka moving on. Leon out of the challenge. Sayaka, who's next?" Flash inquired.
"Lethe and Chihiro." She answered without hesitation.
Chihiro was allowed to go first, getting 6 pins again. Lethe strong armed her roll, getting 9. Not quite a strike, but good enough to move on.
"Lethe wins the round, Chihiro out of the challenge. This is it for all the marbles." Alicia chuckled.
When Sayaka went up to roll, she scored 9 pins, looking at Lethe in a way to try and psyche her out. However, the Cat Laguz wasn't fazed, strong arming her roll again…
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…And nailed all ten pins in one roll.
"A STRIKE SEALS THE DEAL! LETHE WINS IMMUNITY!" Flash shouted.
She cheered, screaming, "I've earned redemption!" before going over to the hosts to get immunity.
"Alright, now Obscurite, you guys are up next. Starting off, we'll have Nephenee face off against Lightning. Survivors ready? Bowl." Alicia informed.
Nephenee rolled and knocked 8 pins down, Lightning scored the same amount, trying not to show off.
On the re-roll, Nephenee got the same amount as last time, but Lightning got 7.
"Nephenee moving on. Lightning out of the challenge." Lightning shrugged it off, feeling she didn't need to win.
"Okay Nephenee. Who's next?" Flash asked.
"I'd like Byakuya and Celes to face off next, Flash." She answered.
Both scion and gambler looked at each other, but Byakuya whispered to Celes, 'I have an idol. I'll be fine.'
Celes nodded, bowling an 8. Byakuya only got a 6 on his roll.
"Celes moving on, Byakuya out of the challenge. Who's next, Queen of Liars?" Alicia chuckled.
"Why Nephenee and Maya, of course." She answered.
Nephenee got a strong roll, hitting 9 pins. Maya couldn't catch her, only rolling a 7.
"Nephenee moves on, Maya out of the challenge. Who's next?" Flash wondered.
"How about Celes and Akiyama?" Nephenee answered.
The gambler had a slightly bad roll, but still got 7 pins. Akiyama on the other hand, got an 8 to move on.
"Akiyama moving on to the final round, Celes out of the challenge." Alicia smirked.
Nephenee didn't seem to mind winning or losing, so she let Akiyama bowl before her. He managed to score 9…
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…but when Nephenee rolled, she missed him by one pin.
"Close, but not enough. Meaning, AKIYAMA WINS IMMUNITY!" Alicia shouted.
The ex-con nodded, taking immunity in his hand.
"Alright, we'll be seeing you all for Tribal Council tonight. Grab your stuff, and head back to camp. See you tonight." And they all left to camp.
(Okay, so Ciel will be going first, followed by Obscurite. Which two will not make it to the merge? Find out when it happens! Bai! -Flash)