Survivor Lake Hylia Chapter 10: Episode 9 Time To Quit The Honeymoon, a game x-overs fanfic

Previously on, Survivor,

With Ghirahim gone, it was down to Chun-Li, Braixen, and Greninja. Chun-Li knew that if they lost another challenge she would be the next player voted off. Later on, Brian and Foxy came over to loot as part of their reward, and Foxy showed little care for his former tribe now that Ghirahim was gone.

The whole thing made Braixen depressed, as it seemed like Kokoria and Zoruto would be teaming up against them, and they were low on supplies with the looting taking most of their rice and comfort. Greninja did her best to comfort her crush, reminding her that the game was far from over.

Over at Kokoria, Aladdin told Pac-Man what Lucina told him on Exile Island, and then also told Foxy and Brian. Foxy later made a promise to the three pure Kokoria members, saying that they have treated him with care and respect, and that he will follow them until his time came.

Later on in the day, during lunch, Sheik lashed out at Brian and the rest of Kokoria after Brian made a snide comment about being a princess. Sheik then revealed Lucina's true origins as well as Chrom's. While Sheik did not raise any favors for herself, it did raise suspicion about Chrom and Lucina.

On Zoruto, it was very clear still to date that Lucina was in the middle between two alliances; her Zoruto ally from Day 3 Shulk, and her father Chrom. Chrom's case to Lucina was that he could bring his allies from Kokoria, Aladdin and Pac-Man, and team up to make an alliance of 4.

Shulk meanwhile was trying his best to keep his deal with Lucina going, reminding her that they still could win immunity, and go into the merge with three as opposed to two. Lucina agreed, and planned to perform her best at the challenge.

At the immunity challenge, predictably Kokoria won once again with the help of Brian's fantastic work with puzzles. Between Gorunia and Zoruto, it turned out to be Gorunia that won the challenge and sent Zoruto to tribal council, where they would soon become the smallest tribe ever in Survivor history. Pac-Man and Braixen were sent to Exile Island.

Before tribal council, Lucina went back and forth in her head about what to do about the vote. Soon, she came up with a solution; a 1-1-1 tie vote, and have it settled by a tiebreaker. She knew it would put herself in danger, but she didn't care. Shulk was the only one told, and she asked him to vote for her, while she voted against Chrom. Using the Monado to his advantage, Shulk looked to see how the tiebreaker would turn out.

In the end, seeing a future that Shulk did not like, he switched his vote over to Chrom, and thanks to Lucina's plan, Chrom was sent packing in a 2-1 vote, leaving Lucina in shock over what Shulk did. 10 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?

Gorunia: Braixen, Chun-Li, and Greninja

Kokoria: Aladdin, Brian, Foxy, Pac-Man, and Sheik

Zoruto: Lucina and Shulk

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Zoruto Day 22

Lucina was in slight anger when she and Shulk returned from tribal council. Lobo noticed her anger, and was confused over it.

"What's wrong, baby doll?" chuckled Lobo, "Seeing as though your daddy's out, I assume you have no reason to be pissed off."

Lucina glared at him, "Shut up, scum! That was not my intention, and besides you know nothing!" Lobo merely laughed at her, shaking his head.

"Last night, I did not expect Shulk to go against my plan. I didn't even think about the fact that he could so easily vote my father out. Had I known that, I wouldn't of gone through with the plan. But... why? Why did he do it? Was he scared?" - Lucina

Shulk scratched his head, knowing he would have to put up with an angry Lucina. When Lucina approached him, he sighed and looked at her.

"Listen, Lucina," sighed Shulk, "I know this is sudden, but I had to vote your father out. In fact, I saved you from making a terrible error."

"What error? You mean me possibly losing the tiebreaker and going home?" asked Lucina, "At least that would be my fault for not performing my best at the challenge."

"Lucina, you would have lost the tiebreaker!" explained Shulk.

"I have no option now. In order to keep Lucina under control and still trust me, I need to tell her about the Monado's power. Before we left, I saw the results of the fire making challenge, and... she would have lost to Chrom. I couldn't afford to lose her, so I spared her from making a mistake." - Shulk

"How would you know? You can't possibly know." replied Lucina, crossing her arms.

Shulk sighed, and pulled out the Monado blade, "Lucina... I do know. It's because I can see into the future. This is why I didn't... want you using the sword. You might have figured out it's power before I chose to tell you."

Lucina blinked, staring at both him and the Monado back and forth, trying to comprehend what she was just told.

"Apparently... Shulk can see into the future. I am a little hurt he chose not to tell me, but I assume he had his reasons because that is a very powerful weapon to have in this game. But now that I know... we're nearing a point where we need to work together to use it." - Lucina

Lucina sighed, looking at him, "It's funny... because I'm from the future myself. You never noticed how father and I looked near the same age?"

Shulk chuckled softly, "I figured there was something odd, I'll admit. Listen Lucina, we can't waste it... now that it's just us two, we can't lose now."

Lobo laughed, walking up to them, hearing their conversation, "And those powers will come in handy, Monado boy! Listen, give them hell, because once I'm out of here, you ain't getting help."

"Not like you were much help yourself." muttered Lucina.

Lobo shrugged, "Look, my only fault was sending Sheik off the damn tribe instead of Waluigi! You were the ones that voted off the ultra powerful goddess. But hey, my fault because I was the coach, right?" He rolled his eyes.

"Right now, I have the idol, and the power to see into the future. Knowing that we're only an alliance of two and maybe Sheik if she hasn't abandoned us, we need all the help we can get. If we merge, we need to get Kokoria's trust. Perhaps if we tell them about Chrom, they'll bring us in." - Shulk

– – – – –

Kokoria Day 22

Aladdin was walking by himself collecting wood for the morning. He noticed Pac-Man returning from Exile Island and he smiled.

"Hey Pac-Man! How was Exile Island?" asked Aladdin.

"Good, good! Say, where is everyone right now?" asked Pac-Man, reaching a hand into his shoe.

Aladdin shrugged, "Aside from Foxy still sleeping, why?"

Pac-Man nodded and pulled out the latest idol clue, "Let's go get that idol, then!"

"Aladdin and I have three clues combined for the hidden immunity idol. The one Annette gave me, the one Aladdin got, and the one from yesterday. I know for certain where the immunity idol is, and I'm going to make sure we find it today!" - Pac-Man

Placing the wood down for the time being, Aladdin followed Pac-Man deeper into the woods, knowing that they wouldn't be caught right away. Even then, the only person they didn't want finding them was Sheik.

"We gotta dig in the middle where several tree branches meet up above to create an X," explained Pac-Man, reading the clue out to Aladdin, "Should be simple!"

"Yeah, only if there weren't too many trees to be found!" joked Aladdin.

"Honestly, while I'll help Pac-Man find the hidden immunity idol, I don't really want it for myself. See, I don't want that target on my back. People will start suspecting me and start writing my name down to dispose the idol, and if it avoids my head then by all means I'll let Pac-Man find it." - Aladdin

Both guys started to look up into the sky, roaming around, trying to find that X that Pac-Man discussed. Moments later, Pac-Man thought he saw it.

"Hey Aladdin! I think I see it!" he called out, running over towards the spot. Since it was sunny out the sun shone down upon them, and it made a small 'X' out of the shade over where the idol likely was.

"Clever of the producers, I'll say." chuckled Aladdin.

"We need to dig around here, and we'll be home free." smiled Pac-Man. With that side, both of them started to dig.

In the end...

…

...Pac-Man's prediction came right as he pulled out the wrapped idol. "Yahoo!" he called quietly, high fiving Aladdin.

"Great work, dude!" smirked Aladdin.

"Yay! I found the hidden immunity idol, and honestly, I'm shocked that it was never found yet. I guess no one cared enough to go looking for it until know, I assume. Oh well! My alliance has it, and not Sheik, so that's a great start!" - Pac-Man

The duo placed the idol in Pac-Man's shoe, and they walked back to camp trying to act normal. Along the way, they walked right into Brian and Trevor taking a stroll themselves.

"I was wondering when you two were coming back with wood." remarked Trevor.

"Who needs wood right now?" smirked Aladdin, "We found the idol! Kokoria's idol is in Pac-Man's hands!"

Both Brian and Trevor were pleased to see the hidden immunity idol when Pac-Man pulled it out of his shoe.

"I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get the idol, but whatever you know? We have it and that's what matters. If we merge tomorrow, we are going in quite prepared and in a strong position of power to do whatever we want, just as it was meant to be." - Brian

– – – – –

Gorunia Day 22

With a tribal council avoided once more, the three remaining members of Gorunia were feeling very glad that most likely they would all make the merger. Braixen had just returned from Exile Island a few moments ago.

"I'm just so relived, guys," smiled Braixen, "No tribal council, we're still together strong, and I feel my morale boosting back up."

Chun-Li smiled at her, "That's great to hear. See, if we simply try our best, we can't lose at all."

"For a tribe of three ladies, I believe we've kicked many sorts of ass lately! We took out the two main distractions, and while we may be low on supplies, we are not low on energy. Hopefully the merge comes soon so that we're back in good shape and the real game begins." - Chun-Li

"Ninja!" agreed Greninja, nodding her head. Braixen nodded, looking over at Sweet Tooth, "Any tips before we merge, Sweet Tooth? Or do you think you've given all we could learn from you?"

Sweet Tooth chuckled, placing his hands on his knees, "Listen ladies. A lot has happened lately. Aside from learning Greninja's a female thanks to you, Braixen. You're going to need to lay low. All three of you. There is a small chance the two Zoruto will be out before you."

"But I think they might come together to work with Kokoria," reminded Braixen, "I mean, they have plenty of reason to work together."

"But they likely voted Chrom off, don't you think?" wondered Chun-Li.

"Greninja pointed out to me that there was a strong chance that Kokoria and Zoruto were likely going to work together to run us out of town. Kokoria has the stronger players, but I think any duo of those three on Zoruto are just as dangerous. They won't break up." - Braixen

"What she said," agreed Sweet Tooth, nodding at Chun-Li, "Shulk and Lucina are very likely the ones who will be targeted first if Kokoria isn't a disorganized mess. Depends on how Phillips ran that tribe, I'd say. I think you need to enter the merge with a 5-5 tie."

"Are you sure? I'm not sure if that's worth the risk." worried Braixen.

Greninja shook her head, "Gre! Grenin ninja! Greninja ja ja!" She was basically explaining that anything was worth the risk.

"Braixen is getting paranoid, and that worries me. I am glad her morale is high then it was a few days ago. But now with a merge approaching, paranoia is running high. I just hope we come up with a smart plan to stay alive." - Greninja

Braixen nodded, "Well, we'll see how the merge goes. Who knows, maybe Kokoria is disorganized as Sweet Tooth suggests, and maybe we could pick up Sheik, or maybe Foxy will return to us."

"That's the spirit." smirked Sweet Tooth.

"Who knows how this merge will play. It's the same every season; the merge starts out with everyone worried if their alliance will work out in the first vote. I just hope myself, Greninja, and Chun-Li all manage to make it to the Final 3. We have the spirit, but do we have the skill?" - Braixen

– – – – –

"Come on in guys!"

All three tribes arrived at the challenge area.

"Kokoria, Gorunia, getting your first look at the new Zoruto tribe; Chrom voted out at the last tribal council."

Kokoria was sad to see Chrom gone, and then questioned if Sheik was telling the truth or not about Chrom and Lucina.

"Okay guys, you've been three tribes for 22 days, and I think that's been long enough, don't you think? Coaches, you've done your part, now it's time for the game to change. Everyone drop your buffs, you are merged!"

Everyone cheered loudly as red, blue, and green buffs dropped rapidly to the ground. Jeff then started to toss out purple buffs out to everyone. The only ones who didn't get buffs were the three coaches.

"Okay guys, before we go any further... it's time to reveal one more twist that I'm sure many of you have been predicting from the beginning. One of these coaches... will earn the right to enter the game as a player."

Everyone was not surprised at that revelation, although they weren't expecting only one of them to enter the game. They were all sure that all three would join the game.

"Here's how it will work. For the last 22 days, Lobo, Sweet Tooth, Trevor, we have been reviewing your skills as a coach. In both challenges, decisions made, and overall camp life. Just because Kokoria won a lot and Zoruto lost a lot doesn't exactly mean those will be the results. It's all fair game from here."

Lobo smirked, crossing his arms. He was sure he wasn't the best coach. Both Trevor and Sweet Tooth looked at one another, knowing that likely one of them was joining the game.

"The coach that did the worst... and has no chance to enter the game..."

…

"...is Lobo. You were lazy, uninspiring to your team, and barely made an effort in challenges. Of course, that's who you are normally, Main Man. Sorry, but Lake Hylia has no future for you but the coach prize should Shulk or Lucina win."

Lobo nodded, shrugging, "I figured as such. Besides, I have no plans to play Survivor again. I just came out here to get a vacation and $#%# around." He laughed out loud obnoxiously.

"Right. Now it comes down to you two; Sweet Tooth and Trevor. The coach that did the best will be offered a spot in the game. This will come at the expense of losing your coach prize. Keep that in mind. The winning coach is..."

…

"...is you, Trevor Phillips! You've made one of the biggest comebacks yet for a player, from being on one of the worst tribes in Survivor History to arguably one of the best. Good job. Sweet Tooth, you made good decisions, but ultimately, there was little fight back compared to Trevor."

Trevor hooted and hollered, "YEAH! OH YEAH BABY! Told ya I wasn't a fool! Suck it Michael!" He shoved his middle finger out in the sky. Sweet Tooth shook his head, but still patted Trevor's back. Most of Kokoria was happy to have Trevor be the winning coach. The other two tribes look dismayed.

"So, Trevor, you right now have the chance to enter the game. If you accept the offer, you will get a 1 in 11 chance at winning the million dollars. If you accept, you will not get a chance to win the coach prize should any of your five players win. What's your choice?"

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"Jeff, come on," smirked Trevor, "Those are amazing odds! I'm taking the damn offer! I'll show you that the comeback wasn't a fluke."

Jeff nodded, smiling as he handed Trevor the last purple buff. A helicopter soon landed to take Sweet Tooth and Lobo home.

"Alright then! Trevor enters the game as the final member of the merged tribe! Lobo, Sweet Tooth, sadly, you will be making your way home. As long as one of your players win the title of Sole Survivor, you will get your prize of 10 grand. Have a safe trip home."

Both Lobo and Sweet Tooth said their goodbyes to their tribes one last time before boarding the helicopter and heading home.

"Okay guys, I'm assuming based on all the talk from all three tribes that you will be moving to the old Gorunia camp, since the fish tend to roam that part of the lake far more then the other camps." Everyone nodded in agreement with Jeff, "Okay then. You guys can make your way to your new home, and I'll see you tomorrow for the immunity challenge!"

Final 11: Aladdin, Braixen, Brian, Chun-Li, Foxy, Greninja, Lucina, Pac-Man, Sheik, Shulk, and Trevor

– – – – –

Merged Tribe Night 22

Upon arrival at the old Gorunia camp, there were quite a few changes. For one, Kokoria and Zoruto's personal items were moved over from their old camps. They were also given two fresh bags of rice, and a big feast awaiting them.

"Yahoo!" cheered Aladdin, "Happy Top 11 everyone!"

"I hear that!" smirked Brian.

"To make it to the merge is 100% a great feeling. To just know that the game is shifting into power drive gives me a large adrenaline rush and I can't explain the feeling any better then I can right now. Even though things look bleak, I'm going to enjoy myself." - Shulk

At the feast table there was cheese, crackers, wine, fruits, sandwiches, and a lot of different kinds of bread and meat.

"Alright you guys, dig in!" smiled Pac-Man, "Let's get to know one another before the game turns us all into enemies!"

Trevor laughed, "You can say that again, little man!"

"I'm thrilled to be playing the game! I've been awaiting this twist from the beginning, and hell even I thought I was crazy for thinking this would happen! But screw Ruchong, that proves it wasn't my fault. Pinkie Pie, Ilyana, Sorlag... they ruined that tribe. Not me." - Trevor

"So I suppose I'll start," smiled Chun-Li, "I'm Chun-Li, the Veteran's Island winner. Umm, martial artist, and a good sport! That's all I can really say, I suppose."

Aladdin nodded, "Well, I'm Aladdin, once a good thief, kinda laid back and took some time away to woo this one girl I like. That's me in a nutshell."

"I'm Sheik," said Sheik, when it was her turn, "A member of the sheikah tribe. I once served under Princess Zelda, but only for personal reasons." Lucina looked over at her, and shook her head.

"Sheik is still trying to hide her identity. I don't get it, you know? I had a feeling she might tell us all at the merge, but she's still trying to hide it. I don't know her strategy, and until I do know what it is, I'll just assume she's crazy for doing such a thing." - Lucina

Brian raised his wine glass up into the air, "To 17 more days of wheeling and dealing, and lots of feelings getting hurt in the process! Cheers!"

Everyone chuckled, and clinked their glasses with Brian, "Cheers!"

"The main reason I'm keeping my identity a secret still is because the target on my back is big enough as it is. You might as well write my death warrant if I were to tell them all the truth. I had intentions to reveal my identity now, but that stupid Jackle delayed me quite a bit." - Sheik

As everyone was eating calmly and sharing a few stories, Sheik looked over to her right and noticed Braixen. She leaned over to whisper, "After we're done eating, mind if we talk? I have a lot you may want to know."

Braixen didn't look back, but nodded her head in agreement, "Sure thing."

"And... bring your team with you." reminded Sheik, sipping her wine calmly. Braixen nodded again.

"I have no intentions to work with Zoruto, or work with Kokoria. Kokoria is a strong enough tribe, and I was on the bottom of that tribe. For Zoruto, they turned their backs on me, so I need a new alliance, and Gorunia has no idea about me, so they should be easier to work with." - Sheik

– – – – –

Merged Tribe Day 23

Sheik was the one who came up with the merged tribe name, as well as the one in charge of designing the flag. Working with her were the Gorunia ladies. Sheik decided to use this time to talk about her plan.

"So what's the name again, Sheik?" asked Chun-Li.

"Majora. It's a fabled name in Hyrule folklore," explained Sheik, "Quite fitting since I am from this land, and know the lore. Not to mention, I think it fits well."

"Sheik named the tribe Majora. She said it was named after some mask that had a bunch of mysterious things about it, and almost brought doom to one nation. I don't really know much about it, but it's a fine name really." - Chun-Li

"You said you wanted to talk to us, Sheik?" asked Braixen, curiously.

Sheik nodded, "Yes, actually. I just wanted to ask if I could join your alliance. I do not have bonds with anyone. In fact I like to think they dropped me and left me to rot. Especially the damned Zoruto people."

"Ninja?" wondered Greninja, curious about why Sheik hated Zoruto.

"You see," continued Sheik, "Lucina is one of the most fake people out here. She pretends to be your friend, and then she stabs you in the back whilst trying to spread a false rumor about you. They think I'm a princess, which I'm not."

Braixen nodded, "Yeah, I don't believe that. You said it yourself, you were a consort to that Zelda woman, right?"

"Exactly." nodded Sheik.

"I am perfectly fine with bringing in Sheik into my alliance with Chun-Li and Greninja. I think she's completely misunderstood, and she needs some support in this game. We're not looking so good, so all the help we can get is very much appreciated." - Braixen

"What I want you three to know," explained Sheik, "Is to not trust the Zoruto tribe. They will throw you under the bus the minute they get a chance. I say Shulk goes first, then Lucina. Then we make an attempt to break up Kokoria."

Chun-Li nodded, "That sounds like a plan to me. You girls okay with that?"

Both Braixen and Greninja nodded in agreement.

"I trust Sheik. I do not assume she is playing us to be fools as I firmly believe she is with us to the Final 4. As long as we can get the two Zoruto players out and attempt to break the Kokoria tribe apart, perhaps we stand a chance." - Greninja

Meanwhile, while Brian, Foxy, and Pac-Man worked on expanding the shelter, Shulk, Lucina, Aladdin, and Trevor were talking out in the forest.

"So is it true?" asked Aladdin, looking at Lucina, "You are indeed Chrom's daughter from the future?"

Lucina nodded, "Yes. That is the truth. I know it sounds weird, but trust me, you have to believe me. My sword speaks for itself." She unsheathed her sword, the Falchion, which was an exact copy of Chrom's.

"After hearing it from Lucina herself, I do believe her when she says she's Chrom's daughter. It does make sense that Chrom is out, seeing as though he was not an original Zoruto member, but it's still weird she voted her father out." - Aladdin

"Chrom would have wanted us to side with Kokoria," explained Shulk, looking at Aladdin and Trevor, "Gorunia has all of the threats, and Sheik can't be trusted at all."

Trevor nodded, "Not to mention that pokemon duo is getting comfy and cozy in the shelter last night. I love me some lesbians, but not in Survivor."

"Greninja goes first then?" asked Lucina, "She's stronger then Braixen, and it breaks up the couple."

"Sounds good to me." smiled Aladdin, shaking both her and Shulk's hands.

"We've made our case to the Kokoria members, and the first on the boot list is indeed Greninja. We can't let another pokemon duo make it to the Final 3 like in Singapore. Not to mention, it's a romantic couple from the looks of it. Time to quit the honeymoon before it's over." - Shulk

– – – – –

"Come on in guys!"

The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.

"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"

Everyone nodded excitedly.

"I'll take back tribal immunity, since it's no longer needed."

Trevor and Braixen did so.

"Tribal immunity is no more, as we move on to individual immunity. From this point on, one person will be safe from each tribal council. Have this necklace, you are safe, if you don't you are vulnerable. For today's first individual immunity challenge, you will test your endurance. You will stand barefoot in the middle of the water on a floating platform. There are wooden slats where your feet will rest. If your feet come off at any time, you're out. Last person standing wins immunity, and will be safe tonight at the vote. Let's get started."

Everyone got situated on each platform.

"This challenge has begun..."

– 10 minutes in... –

Off the bat, Greninja and Lucina appeared to be the most balanced. This was a challenge designed for Greninja basically. Shulk was struggling a little, his feet already sore from standing on the very thin slats. Sheik was tempted to throw the challenge.

Trevor wanted to show off how tough he was from the beginning, so he maintained a good balance, and fought off the pain in his feet. Everyone else was doing averagely.

– 20 minutes in... –

Shulk managed to maintain the pain in his feet for a few more minutes, trying to keep himself from falling off first. Braixen was beginning to feel pain her feet as well.

Suddenly, two dropped out.

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"Braixen and Sheik both dropped out! We're down to nine players."

Sheik had thrown the challenge, not wanting the target on her back to enlarge to ridiculous amounts. Braixen wasn't happy to lose, but hoped for the best in Chun-Li and Greninja. Pac-Man and Brian were well balanced and weren't feeling much pain from the beginning in their feet. Aladdin's feet were tingling with numbness, and Foxy looked like a statue, unable to feel pain in his metallic feet.

– 30 minutes in... –

Two more players dropped out...

…

"Aladdin and Shulk are both out of the challenge! We're down to seven play-"

Jeff was interrupted when he noticed a foul, as Foxy had lifted his right foot up a little.

"Nevermind, we're down to six. Foxy lifted his foot up, he's out as well."

Foxy didn't seem to care that he lost, although he was peeved he was fouled. Aladdin and Shulk weren't too bothered by the loss. Greninja was feeling pain in her webbed feet, and although her balance was strong, she was also considering throwing the challenge to avoid being seen as a threat. Pac-Man hummed his theme tune to himself to keep himself from losing focus.

– 40 minutes in... –

Suddenly, two players dropped out after a small silent agreement.

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"There goes Chun-Li and Greninja in unison. Both are out of this challenge, and we're down to four players."

Both women decided to drop as both had the same fear of being seen as a strong threat for winning the first challenge. Trevor looked over and shook his head and let out a little yawn, leaning back a little.

"Oh #$%#!" he cursed as he found his mistake, falling into the water as his balance was lost from leaning back.

"And now Trevor's out! Down to three players."

Trevor shoved some water aside in anger, swimming back to shore. Brian, Pac-Man, and Lucina all remained. Lucina hoped to win immunity in order to ensure that if an idol needed to be played, Shulk could use it without fear of her being a back up target. Still though, the pain was getting to her feet and toes.

– 50 minutes in... –

Brian and Pac-Man were battling a little pain in their feet, and being smaller then most of the other players, they had less worries about balance given their short stature.

But soon, one player dropped...

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"There goes Lucina! We're down to two players! Brian and Pac-Man, both fighting for individual immunity!"

Lucina was upset that she lost, but she couldn't bare to last any longer, as her feet gave out from under her. Aladdin and Shulk helped her back to shore.

Both Brian and Pac-Man looked at one another, and it seemed like they were waiting for the other to make a deal.

– 1 hour in... –

In the end, only one could outlast the other...

…

...and it was Brian, when Pac-Man fell backwards into the water.

"Pac-Man's out! BRIAN WINS THE FIRST INDIVIDIAUL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE!"

Everyone clapped and cheered for Brian.

"Great job out there today Brian! It came down to the two smallest players left, and you prevailed over the other! You are safe tonight at the vote, and cannot be voted off. For the rest of you, tonight could be a big night. Tribal council tonight, someone will be going home. See you all then."

– – – – –

Majora Day 24

With tribal council looming, and paranoia settling in, Shulk sat down in the shelter while no one was around, and looked into the Monado for what could be coming up for the night. He saw a calm future for the night and smiled.

"Psst, Lucina?" whispered Shulk when Lucina came into view, "We're good... Greninja's going home tonight."

Lucina nodded, "Well.. that's good to know then. Just keep us posted with what you see, okay?"

"I think we're good Lucina. No need to worry." reassured Shulk.

"After we came back from the challenge, I grabbed the Monado, and sought out what will happen tonight. Turns out, we're still looking good, and Greninja's going home. Honestly, I expected double dealing, so I'm surprised it didn't change." - Shulk

"Shulk, aren't you a little concerned? Once Gorunia is out, we're next." reminded Lucina.

Shulk shrugged, "Does it not matter? We're next in line no matter who we go with." Lucina nodded, sort of agreeing with him.

"Shulk is certain we're safe tonight. We do have the idol, and I am hoping we get to hold onto it for a few more votes honestly. He seems very confident Greninja is going home, and I suppose he should be if he's seeing the future. But the future does have many outcomes.." - Lucina

Meanwhile, deep in the forest, Aladdin and Pac-Man were walking along the trail towards the water well to meet up with the other Kokoria members.

"Feeling good about tonight?" asked Pac-Man.

Aladdin nodded, "Yeah, I think so. It's been a while since our last vote, so... we just need to walk in with an open mind."

"We did make a deal with Zoruto to go all the way to the Final 7. However, we still haven't made a firm decision as to whether or not to go with them. As far as I know, we're writing down Greninja's name tonight. But after her?" (He shrugs) "You got me beat." - Aladdin

Eventually, they arrived at the water well. They overheard Foxy talking to Brian and Trevor, "So.. y-y-ye be good with th-th-that?" His sensors detected movement behind him, and he turned around, "Oh! It b-b-be- it be the other l-l-landlubbers!"

"Sup fellas!" greeted Aladdin, "Already talking game without us?"

Trevor stepped forward and nodded, "Yeah, yeah, we have been. Listen up. Change of plans tonight. You know how we told Shulk and Lucina we're voting out Greninja? Well, time to change it up. Vote Shulk tonight."

"Wait, what?" remarked Pac-Man, a tad surprised.

"I highly suspect he has a hidden immunity idol. He's been there twice already, and Lucina once. There's no doubt they have it." explained Brian.

"The more I thought about it, the more it looked like Zoruto has the hidden immunity idol. Trevor told us that we have them on our side to vote off Greninja. So with them distracted, I think it's a grand idea to vote Shulk out, and potentially get rid of the idol. If he plays it, then cool, Greninja goes home." - Brian

"A-a-and if they so happen- so happen to pl-pl-play that idol-idol-idol?" remarked Foxy, "Then that fr-fr-frog goes home. Aye, it be- it be clever."

Aladdin crossed his arms, "I mean, I don't have any problems with it, but I just hope you're right about this."

Brian smiled, "Don't worry, I'm confident they have an idol. Doesn't take a genius to figure that out."

"I haven't had a good blindside in a while, and hey, making someone look like an idiot when they leave tribal council with the idol in their pocket? It'll be so beautiful to watch Shulk get blindsided like that. Hah! I'll be replaying that moment once I get back home." - Trevor

"So go tell Sheik the good news," smirked Trevor, looking at Aladdin, "She'll happily write Shulk's name down, and break any chance of them trying anything funny if they figure out our plan, which I doubt they will, but be prepared."

Aladdin nodded, "Alright then. We'll see if it works out well."

"I feel like we should save Shulk for another vote, and take out Greninja just so that the couple is broken up, quite personally. But I have to go with the team, and majority says Shulk has to go first. Hey, sometimes the cards force you to play with your team." - Aladdin

A few hours later in the day, after Aladdin and Sheik had their conversation about voting off Shulk, Sheik was very eager to make that situation happen.

"Don't need to tell me twice. It'll be done." replied Sheik to Aladdin. He nodded in return, fist bumping with her.

"Shulk and Lucina turned their backs on me, so I'll return the favor gladly. If I don't have a chance to win, then I have no pity in taking away their chances. As if any ever existed. Heh... it's fun to play the bad guy now and then." - Sheik

So Sheik decided to rely the news over to her new alliance with Gorunia, and they were also on board to vote off Shulk, especially since the latter is Greninja getting voted off, which they wanted to prevent.

Later on in the day, it was literally ten minutes before tribal council had to get underway. Shulk was taking one last look into the Monado to make sure things were going good. After viewing the future, his face grew worried.

"Oh no... oh crap!" muttered Shulk, putting the Monado away, and rushing up to find Lucina.

"So we literally have to go tribal council any minute now, and... I got too careless with checking the Monado regularly to make sure things were on track. All of a sudden... the plan changed. Like... something the future didn't even take into consideration. Kokoria turned on us, and Gorunia is joining them." - Shulk

"Lucina, come here!" called Shulk, motioning her over, "I'm using the idol, the future changed!"

Lucina blinked, "What? Shulk! You should have been paying attention, we don't have time to change anything!"

"I know, I know.. I'm sorry! Damn it!" cursed Shulk.

"Shulk got a little too comfortable, and I felt it too. Now the target shifted onto him, and he's now the target. What happened was that they want us to feel comfortable and not worry about a blindside, and then pull a fast one. Should have seen it coming myself." - Lucina

Shulk took a deep breath, "It's okay... don't panic. We just... vote out a Gorunia. Show Kokoria that while we figured them out, we were going to stay loyal. Maybe show them that we are trustworthy."

Lucina sighed, crossing her arms.

Shulk continued, "So... let's vote for..."

– – – – –

The Majora tribe arrived at tribal council.

"Before we begin, Trevor, behind you is a torch. I want you to take it, dip it into the fire, and get fire."

Trevor smirked, getting up and doing so.

"This is part of the ritual at tribal council, because as you already know, fire represents life in this game. As long as you have fire, you will still be in the game. If its gone, so are you."

He then took his seat.

"So a lot of things have changed since the last vote as now one of the coaches have joined the game, and probably a lot of new things and alliances have formed. Brian, what was your take on Trevor joining the game?" asked Jeff.

"I'm fine with it really. Of course, I'm just saying that since Trevor is part of my original tribe and he's been my buddy since Day 1. Couldn't of asked for a better coach." replied Brian.

Trevor smirked, high fiving Brian.

"Lucina, Zoruto has fared poorly in challenges, but it's a fairly even merged tribe. Four Kokorias, four Gorunias, and three Zorutos. Do you think former tribes will become a factor in tonight?" asked Jeff.

Lucina shook her head.

"For some, yeah that's a factor. But some players abandoned their old tribes, so.. I can't speak for everyone." replied Lucina.

Sheik rolled her eyes.

"Aladdin, how do you see the vote tonight, because like all merge votes, this is usually the biggest one?" asked Jeff.

Aladdin nodded.

"Oh yeah, I agree. Um, the merge is when the game shifts into overdrive, and I went into it knowing that. It's also the hardest vote because you never know if it will help you short term or long term." replied Aladdin.

"Chun-Li, do you feel a target on your back, being that you came from Veteran's Island, and perhaps not many people respect that?" asked Jeff.

"A little bit, yeah. I could see why people would want me out solely because I got 12 free days in the game, but since I joined Gorunia, only one person opposed the idea of me being here, so... we'll have to see." replied Chun-Li.

"Sheik, how do you vote tonight?" asked Jeff.

"That's easy. The biggest threat in the game. That should always be your first vote." replied Sheik.

Lucina rolled her eyes, wanting to speak up, but chose not to.

"Foxy, any last words before we vote?" asked Jeff.

Foxy looked around at everyone before looking back at Jeff.

"V-v-vote with honor, a-a-and do what- do what is b-b-best for you." replied Foxy.

"Okay, it is time to vote, Trevor, you're up."

– – –

Aladdin's Vote: Sorry man, gonna have to go with my team on this one. (Shulk)

Braixen's Vote: Come after Greninja and I, you become our number one target. Later. (Shulk)

Sheik's Vote: Bastard. (Shulk)

Shulk's Vote: Even if they won't show loyalty, I plan to. Even if you weren't the target. (?)

– – –

"Once the votes are read, the decision is final, person voted out must leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."

But before Jeff could read the votes, Shulk stood up with a smirk on his face.

"I apologize for interrupting you Jeff," explained Shulk, walking up with the hidden immunity idol, "But I think there's still a future for me in this game." He handed it to him.

Trevor cursed, shaking his head, while Brian and Aladdin nodded, hoping whom they targeted wasn't someone important. Greninja immediately became nervous, and Braixen reached over to hold her hand gently.

"The rules of Survivor state, that if someone plays the hidden immunity idol, all votes cast against the person will not count, and the person with the second most votes will go home. This is indeed a hidden immunity idol. Any votes cast against Shulk, will not count."

"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, Shulk, doesn't count. (He smirked, crossing his arms, looking proud of himself.)

Shulk, doesn't count.

Shulk, doesn't count. That is nine votes for Shulk, and none of them count. Only two votes to go. (Braixen and Greninja shut their eyes, while Trevor crossed his fingers.)

…

...next vote, Sheik. One vote Sheik, one vote left. (Sheik rolled her eyes, muttering under her breath. Greninja sighed a breath of relief, with Braixen hugging her tightly.)

…

Tenth person voted out of Survivor Lake Hylia, and the first member of our jury, Sheik. That's two, and tonight, that's all I'll need. You need to bring me your torch.

Sheik grabbed her things and her torch, "Let it be known that you two can never be trusted."

"Sheik, the tribe has spoken."

He snuffed out her torch.

"Time for you to go."

Sheik turned around to face them, "And, oh, I suppose you should know... the rumors are indeed true. Guess it doesn't matter to hide it now." She then walked out of tribal council.

"Well that vote was certainly interesting to say the least. An idol was played, someone got sent to the jury with very bitter feelings, and a secret might have been revealed. But since she's out, doesn't matter any more. How will this vote effect the game? We'll find out soon, grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."

– – – – –

Sheik's Final Words

"Of course, Shulk uses his immunity idol, and I'm the one they vote out in the process. Not like it matters much, since both he and Lucina will follow after me in the next two votes. I believe my game plan would have worked if it wasn't for Jackle. He ruined what could have been a winning strategy."

VOTE

Sheik – Lucina and Shulk

Shulk – Greninja, Chun-Li, Sheik, Brian, Pac-Man, Braixen, Aladdin, Trevor, Foxy (none of these counted)

For the fourth pair for Survivor: Beach Bowl Galaxy... GALLADE AND GARDEVOIR!

Gardevoir may have competed on Veteran's Island this season, but she is not considered a returning player since she never DID play the game of Survivor.

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