Episode 11
My Best Friends
Previously on… Survivor…
The "Evil Three" along with Roxanne knew that they were up against four Johto alliance members, which meant one thing…
Cynthia gathers together Karen, Lucian and Roxanne before her, with Lucian kneeling before her.
"Now we have four of us against the four of them," she tells them. "Which leaves us in an interesting position."
"A position where we may have to pick rocks," Karen adds.
The Johto alliance realized the same thing, but they thought they had an out…
Janine finally breaks into the conversation.
"I'll go to Roxanne and try to convince her to go with us," she says. "I don't trust Silver to do it."
But everything began to break Cynthia's way. The girl who she bullied throughout the game, Candice, got eliminated at Redemption Island, as well as Liza. Then, as usual…
"That's it! Cynthia… wins immunity!"
With immunity, the "Evil Three" had an immense advantage at Tribal Council if only Cynthia would be generous with her immunity Master Ball, but…
"I am going to…" she announces.
Everyone in the tribe hangs on her words.
"…keep it for myself."
That left an opening for Johto, even as Roxanne voted with the "Evil Three" twice. But when it came to pick rocks…
"Silver, you have the purple rock," Ivy states. "That means that you need to bring me your torch."
As soon as Silver left the Tribal Council area, Jasmine went into hysterics and refused to go on.
Jasmine chokes on her tears, then makes a decision.
"I'm going to quit," she states.
So Jasmine was sent with Silver to Redemption Island, where both will be in separate battles to remain alive. Six are left. Who will be voted out tonight?
Day 31
Orange Tribe
(Cynthia, Janine, Karen, Lucian, Roxanne, Whitney)
Whitney and Janine sit inside the shelter, with Janine trying to console Whitney after the previous night's Tribal Council.
"It's over, it's all over," Whitney cries. "My best friends are gone, and there are only two of us left."
"I know, I know," Janine replies. "We worked so hard, and it all collapsed last night."
"Thanks to a stupid purple rock!" Whitney exclaims. "We weren't outwitted, we weren't outplayed! We just got unlucky!"
"And then Jasmine quit…"
"We were hopeless whether Jasmine quit or not! I wish Jasmine had stayed around, she would have had a better shot at winning this game than one of us two."
"Now we're just sitting ducks for the Evil Three to pick off."
Karen walks over to the shelter to see the two Johto girls.
"So, how goes it?" she asks snarkily.
"Not so good," Janine replies.
"You should have known not to get your hopes up," Karen states. "We have Roxanne in the palm of our hand. Of course, Roxanne will be cut loose as soon as you two are gone. You call us the 'Evil Three,' yet you'll be voting for one of the 'Evil Three' to win this game!"
"It may be over for us," Whitney says, "but there are two players coming back into the game. If Roxanne teams up with them…"
"Cynthia has already made it clear that no matter what happens, Sabrina will be voted out the instant she returns to the game, if she so makes it back. You two aren't good enough trainers to beat either Sabrina or Giselle, so you're as good as eliminated."
"Don't you want our jury votes?" Janine wonders. "Talking down to us isn't going to help your cause."
"Who are you going to vote for?" Karen asks. "Cynthia, the evil queen who has broken numerous rules and gotten away with it every single time? Lucian, the helpless servant who has no mind of his own? I've actually played my own game and haven't broken any rules."
"You seem to be no more than one of Cynthia's slaves yourself," Janine states.
"Never call me that!" Karen yells. "I'll make sure it's you before Whitney if you keep it up."
"What's the difference?" Janine responds. "I thought we were hopeless anyway!"
Karen walks away laughing.
"Karen isn't helping her cause in getting jury votes," Janine says. "Still, she makes a great point – am I actually going to vote for Cynthia?"
"Even if Silver and Jasmine manage to somehow win their battles today, that leaves Janine and myself as the two who have to battle them," Whitney says. "And Silver and Jasmine are both much more powerful trainers than us two. So we have no chance of surviving any further in this game."
Redemption Island Arena
"Come on in, guys!"
The six remaining players walk into the Redemption Island arena and take their seats.
"We now bring in today's competitors for Redemption Island: Sabrina, Giselle, Silver and Jasmine."
The four battlers march into the arena and take their spots.
"Our first battle will be between Sabrina and Silver, followed by Giselle vs. Jasmine. The winners will… NOT return to the game yet."
Sabrina sighs heavily.
"It's Sabrina vs. Silver in our first battle! One Pokémon each! Survivors ready? Go!"
Sabrina sends out her Alakazam, as always, while Silver sends out his Sneasel.
"Dark vs. Psychic," Whitney comments. "I like Silver's chances."
"Bite!" Silver calls to Sneasel, while Sabrina makes telepathic commands to her Alakazam.
Sneasel dives toward Alakazam, trying to bite it, but Alakazam escapes underground. Alakazam then pops out of the ground and nails Sneasel.
"Don't let that harm you!" Silver yells. "Bite and Slash!"
Sabrina remains nonchalant as Sneasel slashes Alakazam, then bites him. Alakazam digs underground again, then pops out to hit Sneasel again.
"You got this thing, Sneasel!" Silver shouts. "Keep doing it!"
Sabrina sees her Alakazam getting weaker and weaker with each slash and bite he takes. Her Alakazam is not able to deliver the knockout blow it has in so many other battles. So she utters an inaudible command to her Pokémon, hoping for one last chance to win. Alakazam digs underground once more.
"As soon as it comes out, Bite it once more!" Silver commands.
But Alakazam remains underground, and does not come up for a few minutes. Silver looks over to Professor Ivy to protest.
"The battle should be declared over!" he shouts.
"Alakazam has not fainted," Ivy replies. "The battle is still on."
Sneasel looks around desperately, trying to figure out where Alakazam will pop up. It begins to lose focus, having to wait so long. Then suddenly, Alakazam pops up right underneath Sneasel, grabbing it and slamming it to the ground. Sneasel tries fighting back with all its might.
"Get him, Sneasel!" Silver yells.
The two Pokémon tackle each other, rolling around the battlefield. Finally, they break free, and one of them falls over to faint, while the other one barely stays on its feet.
"Alakazam… stays in it!" Ivy shouts. "Sneasel faints! And that means that Sabrina… stays alive!"
"Yes!" Sabrina shouts, giving a confident look toward Cynthia as she does.
"It won't matter," Cynthia comments. "That Alakazam will faint the next time it gets hit."
Sabrina calls back her Alakazam, and Silver does the same with his Pokémon. The two then shake hands.
"Silver, I'm afraid your time in this game is up," Ivy tells Silver. "You are now the third member of the jury."
Jasmine begins to cry hysterically, realizing that Silver is leaving the game.
"And now, it is time for our next battle!"
"No!" Jasmine cries.
Ivy gives Jasmine a death glare. "What do you mean, no?"
"I refuse to go on!" Jasmine shouts. "I'm going out with Silver!"
"You mean to tell me that you're totally quitting this game?"
"That's right! I forfeit my battle against Giselle!"
Giselle smirks. "I would have won anyway, you know."
Ivy is furious at Jasmine. "To quit at this point is absolutely repugnant. I am thoroughly disgusted with you, Jasmine. You can join throw your buff in the fire and join the jury, but know that you will do so as the most cowardly contestant in Survivor history."
Jasmine nods her head, then takes Silver's hand.
"You don't have to quit for me," Silver tells her.
"I can't go on without you," she replies.
The two players throw their buffs into the fire at the same time, then leave the Redemption Island arena.
"As for you, Sabrina and Giselle, it's good to see people who won't give up," Ivy states. "You can head back to Redemption Island and await your next opponents."
Sabrina and Giselle nod, then take off.
"The six of you, you can head back to camp, I'll see you tomorrow for an immunity challenge."
The Orange tribe heads out of the Redemption Island arena.
Orange Tribe
(Cynthia, Janine, Karen, Lucian, Roxanne, Whitney)
Cynthia gathers Lucian, Karen and Roxanne before her.
"Now remember," she tells them, "no matter what happens, you must obey the queen. We vote for either Janine or Whitney in the next vote, then for the other one in the other vote. It really makes no difference in which order we vote them off."
"My queen," Lucian states, "Janine is very athletic, and could pose a problem in challenges."
"But Whitney is smarter," Karen breaks in. "She might find a way to weasel her way through."
"None of that matters," Cynthia states. "You all vote with me, and there is nothing to worry about."
Roxanne says nothing, but Cynthia can sense her concern.
"Do not worry, Roxanne," Cynthia tells her. "I know that you may be thinking that Karen, Lucian and I will vote you out once we are down to four, but that is simply wishful thinking on Karen's part. She will be voted out before you are. And remember – I look to Arceus for my decisions."
Roxanne's red eyes light up.
"Oh, okay!" she exclaims. "I like the way you operate! I'll make sure to stay completely loyal to you!"
She then rushes off to the beach to begin praying.
"You don't mean a word you say, do you?" Karen asks Cynthia.
"Of course not," Cynthia replies. "But these other players are so gullible, it's actually sort of funny."
"They call us the Evil Three," Karen says. "We will be ruthless in taking out the other three, as well as whoever gets sent back into this game. The only way the others can escape is if they team up, but they're not smart enough to do that."
"I control Lucian, Karen and Roxanne without even having to try," Cynthia says. "Calling them puppets would be an insult to puppets. I have complete control over this game. And while Karen may think she can win a jury vote against me, I have something prepared for that as well. This game is just too easy!"
Later in the day, Lucian is sent by Cynthia to bring Janine and Whitney over to her. The two Johto alliance members reluctantly go over to Cynthia's makeshift throne.
"Bow down before me," Cynthia commands.
"Never!" Janine exclaims.
"Fine, then, prepare to be voted off next," Cynthia responds.
"You're going to vote out one of us two anyway, so what's the difference?" Whitney asks.
"Maybe I would be willing to show mercy, if you were to show your proper respect to me."
"Ha! You'd never do that!" Janine says. "We know it'll be us two next."
"Then accept your fate and drop to your knees."
"You're crazy," Whitney replies, and the two Johto trainers walk away from Cynthia indignantly.
"What does Cynthia think, that we're going to be her loyal minions like Karen, Lucian and Roxanne?" Janine says. "We know our fate, we can't do anything about it except hope to somehow win immunity."
"We're going to fight it out to the end," Whitney says. "I still have one more idea that could save Janine and myself, but it's a longshot."
Day 32
Whitney and Janine waste no time the next morning seeking out Roxanne, who has gone down to the beach to pray to Arceus.
"Roxanne, we need to talk," Janine says.
"It's something that could really help you," Whitney adds.
Roxanne looks inquisitive. "What is it?" she asks.
"I know you didn't vote with us last time, but maybe you could do so this time," Janine says.
"Why would I go against Arceus' will?" Roxanne wonders.
Janine starts to get upset, but Whitney motions to calm her down.
"Roxanne, this is beneficial for all three of us," Whitney explains. "You vote with us, you end up as one of the Final Three along with Janine and myself."
"But when I prayed last time, Arceus made it clear that I needed to go with Cynthia, because she is a true believer. Do you believe in Arceus?"
Janine looks angry again, but again Whitney tries to calm her.
"Roxanne, to be honest, we don't know if Arceus exists or not," Whitney states. "And we don't know what powers Arceus has, if he indeed does exist. It's certainly an interesting legend."
Roxanne crosses her arms. "Then why should I vote with you!"
Finally Janine can take it no more. "Roxanne, how stupid can you be? Cynthia is clearly lying when she says she's a true believer in Arceus! She's saying that just to win you over! Sure, she may know about the legends and stuff, and she may even believe in Arceus' existence – but she does not hold Arceus in the same regard that you do! She is just trying to get your vote!"
"That's enough," Whitney says, cupping her hand over Janine's mouth. "Roxanne, please think about this clearly, and take what Janine said into consideration. You vote with us, and we survive a rock pull, we can make it into the Final Three together."
"I'll pray about it," Roxanne responds.
Janine sighs heavily. "You should-"
"Relax," Whitney says to Janine. "Let's let her make her own decision. We must just focus on this challenge."
"I can't believe Roxanne would be so dumb to follow Cynthia, for a scholar such as herself!" Janine says. "I hope she sees the light sooner than later."
"You can't talk to everyone the same way," Whitney says. "With Silver, I know that the direct route is the best route – only fierce arguing will get through to him. With a teacher like Roxanne, I've tried a softer tack, using solid reasoning. Hopefully it gets through to her, or else Janine and I are toast."
Immunity Challenge
"Come on in, guys!"
The six remaining players walk into the immunity challenge area.
"Guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?"
"Yeah!"
"First things first, I will take it back."
Cynthia reluctantly hands over the immunity GS Ball to Ivy.
"Thank you. Once again, immunity is back up for grabs. For today's challenge, you will hold a disc flat with three metal balls on top of it. If any of the three balls fall off the disc, you are out of the challenge. Last person remaining in the challenge wins immunity. With this challenge comes a twist."
The players look on a bit nervously.
"You may choose to not participate in this challenge, if you feel you are safe enough. In that case, you may partake in this."
Ivy reveals a bunch of bowls of ice cream, much to Cynthia's delight.
"Whoever wants to drop out of this challenge and have some ice cream, please step forward now."
Cynthia immediately steps forward, with Lucian and Karen joining her. Roxanne simply crosses her arms, while Whitney and Janine look on angrily.
"So it's the 'Evil Three' who want to eat ice cream," Ivy states. "Very well, you may begin your feast. The rest of you, prepare for the challenge and we'll get started."
Cynthia, Lucian and Karen begin to eat the ice cream, while Whitney, Janine and Roxanne get their discs situated along with the balls.
"This challenge is officially on."
All 3 characters have the balls sitting in the very center of their discs. The wind begins to blow, making the balls roll a bit to everyone's left.
"Everyone trying to resituate their discs."
All 3 players make sure to keep the balls balanced on their discs. None of them has a problem for some time, while Cynthia, Lucian and Karen devour their ice cream.
"Who will drop out first?"
Whitney begins to have some trouble, but she readjusts her disc to keep the balls in place.
"Nice recovery by Whitney."
Janine looks on at the others, while she has little trouble. Roxanne starts to struggle a bit.
"Roxanne having some trouble! Can she recover?"
Roxanne readjusts her disc to keep the balls on it. Meanwhile, Cynthia laughs as she keeps on eating.
"This challenge keeps on going!"
About twenty minutes into the challenge, another gust of wind blows through. Roxanne finds herself no longer able to keep the balls balanced, and one of them drops off.
"And just like that, Roxanne is out of this challenge! Only two left!"
Janine has been having very little trouble up to this point, but her balls start to sway back and forth. Whitney also is having trouble keeping her balls balanced. A couple minutes later, one of them drops the ball… literally.
"Whitney… keeps her balls balanced! Janine drops one! And with that, Whitney… wins immunity! And that's the end of your ice cream feast!"
Cynthia keeps on eating after Ivy has said this, however, forcing Ivy to walk over and pull the ice cream away from her.
"Enough of that. Now, as for Whitney, this is for you."
Ivy hands the immunity GS ball over to Whitney, who snuggles it happily.
"Congratulations, you are safe from tonight's vote. The rest of you are in danger. You can head back to camp, I'll see you tonight for Tribal."
The players begin their trek back to camp.
"It's very simple," Cynthia says. "Since Whitney won, we vote out Janine. Then we vote out Whitney in the next vote, since there's no way she'll win two times in a row."
Orange Tribe
Almost immediately after arriving back to camp, Roxanne marches up to Cynthia in a rage.
"I thought we were fasting in honor of Arceus," Roxanne states angrily.
"The fast is over," Cynthia replies, but this does not satisfy Roxanne.
"We must go above and beyond to honor Arceus," Roxanne states. "You can't just quit a fast that quickly."
"This was meant in no disrespect to Arceus," Cynthia says.
Roxanne simply marches away without a reply, dissatisfied.
"I don't know whether I should trust Cynthia anymore, after she broke off the fast so quickly," Roxanne says. "She says she is a queen, so she must not fast, but her friends also ate. I don't know what to believe now."
Janine looks resigned to her fate, as she packs her things near Whitney.
"I guess this is it," she mutters.
"I'm going to talk with Roxanne one more time," Whitney says. "Maybe she'll listen to me this time."
"I'm not counting on it," Janine replies.
"With Whitney winning immunity, I know that my fate is sealed," Janine says. "There's no way she talks Roxanne into voting against her alliance."
Whitney goes over to Roxanne, trying to convince her to not vote out Janine.
"If you vote with us, and you survive the rock pull, you end up in the Final Three," Whitney tells her. "Please consider it."
"I am definitely considering it, because of Cynthia's disrespect for Arceus," Roxanne replies. "Who would you want me to vote for?"
"Karen," Whitney states.
"Okay."
"After she and her friends disrespected Arceus by eating all that ice cream, I don't know if I can continue to vote with Cynthia," Roxanne says.
Tribal Council
The six remaining characters waltz into the Tribal Council area, setting their torches down, then taking their seats across from Professor Ivy.
"We now bring in the members of our jury. Candice, Liza, Silver, and our quitter Jasmine."
The four jury members take their seats across from the players, with Jasmine looking a bit upset when Ivy called her a "quitter."
"Cynthia, you were so confident today that you decided that you didn't even need immunity," Ivy states. "Why is that?"
"Not only do I not need immunity now, I don't need it ever again throughout this entire game," Cynthia replies.
"Is that because you're so unlikable?"
Whitney and Janine giggle.
"No, it's because I control this game so tightly that no one has a bit of wiggle room to escape."
"Whitney, you won immunity, breaking a long streak by Cynthia. How important is that for you?"
"It means everything," Whitney says. "I know that I was a big target had I not won."
"To put two and two together, wouldn't that mean that Janine then is the target?"
"Of course," Janine replies. "We're trying to get Roxanne on our side, though."
"Roxanne, have you given thought to joining up with Whitney and Janine, the two remaining Johto players?"
"I certainly have," Roxanne responds. "Cynthia did not honor the fast for Arceus, and that was very disrespectful. Nevertheless, I must obey Arceus, so he will tell me what to do."
"Thus your situation depends on Roxanne's decision," Ivy states.
"Actually…" Cynthia breaks in, "there is a way Janine can escape."
"And how is that?" Ivy asks.
"Simply bow down before me and acknowledge my superiority."
Janine shrugs her shoulders. "I'll never do that."
"Then prepare for your trip to Redemption Island, you inferior girl."
"Excuse me? How in any way am I inferior to you?"
"You all are inferior to me, I am superior to all of you. You'll find out soon enough."
Ivy then breaks in. "It appears to me that this conversation is going nowhere. Whitney, I know you don't want to give up immunity, so you are safe tonight. Everyone else is fair game, and it is… time to vote. Cynthia, you're up first."
The Tribal Council theme "Tally the Vote" plays as the players go to vote.
Cynthia goes to vote.
"Go home, poison girl," Cynthia says.
Janine goes to vote.
Karen goes to vote.
Lucian goes to vote.
Roxanne goes to vote.
Whitney goes to vote.
"I'll go tally the votes."
Ivy gathers the votes, rearranges them, then returns to the players.
"If anyone has an immunity Master Ball, and you would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."
Cynthia shrugs her shoulders with a laugh.
"Okay. Once the votes are read, the decision is final, and the person voted out will be asked to leave the Tribal Council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
She pulls out the first vote.
"Janine."
Janine simply rolls her eyes.
"Janine."
Ivy pulls out the next vote.
"Janine. Three votes Janine."
Janine gets ready to get up and leave.
"Karen."
Karen gives no response.
"Karen. Three votes Janine, two votes Karen, one vote left."
Janine and Whitney nervously look over at Roxanne for some glimpse of hope.
"Twentieth person voted out of Survivor: Shamouti Island, Janine," Ivy states. "You need to bring me your torch."
Janine sighs, then gives a hug to Whitney. She then gets up and grabs her torch and brings it over to Ivy.
"Janine, the tribe has spoken."
Ivy snuffs out Janine's torch.
"You will have a chance to get back in this game. Take your torch and head to Redemption Island."
Janine walks out of the Tribal Council area.
"Cynthia continues to rule this game with an iron fist and a golden scepter," Ivy states. "Maybe it's just all a matter of time until you all bow down before her. Grab your torches, head back to camp, good night."
The five remaining players take their torches and go back to camp.
Redemption Island
Sabrina and Giselle see Janine coming into the Redemption Island area.
"Cynthia got me too," Janine complains.
"Unbelievable," Sabrina states. "How is she controlling this game this easily?"
"I don't know," Janine replies. "We Johto people fell into her trap, Silver picked the bad rock, and now we're all but extinct."
"I intend on getting past her," Giselle breaks in.
"It's very depressing how well Cynthia has played this game," Janine says. "Not only has she owned everyone in every way, but she may be on her way to convincing the jury to vote for her as well."
Who voted for whom:
Cynthia – Janine
Janine – Karen
Karen – Janine
Lucian – Janine
Roxanne – Janine
Whitney – Karen
Day 33
Orange Tribe
(Cynthia, Karen, Lucian, Roxanne, Whitney)
Cynthia calls Whitney and Roxanne over to her. The two oblige reluctantly.
"Whitney, you know that your fate is sealed if you do not win immunity today," Cynthia states.
"I know," Whitney replies sadly.
"Roxanne, you will have to go if Whitney wins immunity."
"But… you promised me Karen would go next!" Roxanne complains.
"I had a vision from Arceus last night," Cynthia responds. "The vision was of you not winning this game."
"Maybe that was just the ice cream you ate," Roxanne states.
"Roxanne, you are nothing compared to me when it comes to knowledge of Arceus," Cynthia says. "Actually, you are nothing compared to me period, but especially when it comes to Arceus. I have studied that great Pokémon for years. You are just a young learner. I suggest you do not question my judgment."
Roxanne sighs. "I guess you're right."
Karen smirks in the background.
"I love how Cynthia's just playing this game for me," Karen says. "While Cynthia makes herself the villain, I sit back and wait for all her foes to be placed on the jury. Then they all vote against her – and her boyfriend Lucian – and I win the game easily!"
"I don't know if I should trust Cynthia, but what other choice do I have in this game?" Roxanne says. "She's the one who seems to have the most knowledge of Arceus, so I guess I must trust her."
Immunity Challenge
"Come on in, guys!"
The five remaining participants walk into the immunity challenge area.
"Guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?"
"Yeah!"
"First things first, I will take it back."
There is a sad look on Whitney's face as she hands over the immunity GS Ball to Ivy.
"Thank you. Once again, immunity is back up for grabs. For today's challenge, you will stand inside a box, with very little space for your feet and hands to hold onto. Once you fall, you are out. The last one remaining standing wins immunity. Very simple challenge, so we'll draw for spots and then get started."
The players take their places inside their boxes.
"This challenge is underway."
Cynthia immediately begins having trouble, because her high heels are slipping on the very small spots for her feet. But five minutes into the challenge, she is still standing, while the fragile Lucian drops out.
"Lucian is out, and we are down to four!"
Ten more minutes go by. Karen begins to really struggle, while Whitney looks really determined. Roxanne simply meditates to keep her mind off the pain.
"How long can you make it?"
About five minutes later, Karen's left foot slips, and she falls out of the challenge.
"Karen is down! We have only three remaining!"
Cynthia looks over at the other two, who are seemingly invincible to the pain. Whitney wants to win so badly that she refuses to feel anything. Roxanne is so busy meditating that she doesn't recognize any pain.
"Who will pull out this huge immunity?"
Finally Cynthia can take it no more, and she drops out of the challenge.
"The mighty Cynthia drops out, losing a challenge for only the second time! It's down to Roxanne and Whitney!"
A whole hour passes, with neither player having much trouble at all. But finally, after all that time, the pain starts to set in. Both players start to slip, and one of them slips off before the other.
"Whitney… stays upright! Roxanne slips off, so that means that Whitney… wins immunity once again!"
"Yes!" Whitney exclaims, as she jumps down from her box. She quickly realizes that she has no one to celebrate with, but she is extremely happy.
"Come over here, Whitney."
Whitney walks over to Ivy, who hands over the immunity GS Ball.
"Once again, you are safe from Tribal Council. The rest of you, someone's going home, you've got the night to figure out who that's gonna be."
The players slowly walk back to camp.
"I'm so excited!" Whitney says. "Winning these challenges has been a lifesaver for me. I may have to win three more to stay in this game, but whatever it takes, I'll do it!"
Orange Tribe
(Cynthia, Karen, Lucian, Roxanne, Whitney)
Karen walks over to the praying Roxanne to tell her the grim news.
"Sorry, but you're going to Redemption Island," she says.
"I know," Roxanne replies. "I'm simply praying for a miracle."
"You should instead ask Whitney for her GS Ball. Maybe she's stupid enough to give it up."
"No, she isn't. I know my fate. Would you please leave me alone?"
Karen walks away with a smirk on her face, while Roxanne continues to pray.
"I don't know what I can do at this point," Roxanne says. "I need a complete miracle."
Tribal Council
The five remaining players walk into the Tribal Council area. They set down their torches, then take their seats across from Professor Ivy.
"We now bring in the members of our jury. Candice, Liza, Silver, and our quitter Jasmine."
The two Johto players smile when they see that Whitney is holding the immunity GS Ball.
"Whitney, another big win today, wasn't it?" Ivy asks.
"Oh, it was huge!" Whitney exclaims. "It's the only reason I'll survive tonight."
"How many more times do you think you'll have to win immunity?" Ivy asks. "Remember, eventually the players from Redemption Island have to come back into the game."
"I assume I'm going to have to win every single time the rest of the way in order to stay alive in this game," Whitney states. "But if that's what I've got to do, I am going to do everything I can to achieve that goal."
"How about you, Cynthia, failing in a challenge for only the second time individually?"
"It is of no concern," Cynthia responds. "Whitney won't win them all. She'll be voted out soon enough."
"Roxanne, afraid it might be you tonight?"
"I know it will be me tonight," Roxanne replies. "There's nothing I can do about it."
"Lucian, Karen, afraid that Cynthia might turn on you instead?"
"She would never do that!" Lucian exclaims.
"There's nothing to worry about," Karen says. "She is in no position to do such a thing."
Whitney suddenly chimes in. "But I am."
"What do you mean, Whitney?" Ivy asks.
"Since I am not at risk tonight, I have the power to suggest whoever I want to vote out. And I suggest that you, Karen, join myself and Roxanne in voting off Cynthia tonight."
Silver looks shocked, from the jury area. A big smile grows on Candice's face.
"I am loyal to Cynthia," Karen states. "There is no way I turn on her."
"You'll regret it," Whitney responds. "If you want a shot at winning this game, you'd better make a big move now."
"We'll see," Karen says.
"Cynthia, are you at all nervous about what Whitney has brought up?"
"Not at all," Cynthia replies. "My slave Lucian and my protégé Karen will follow my commands, as always."
"Okay, I guess we're about to find out. Whitney won't give up immunity, so she is safe. Everyone else is fair game, and it is… time to vote. Cynthia, you're up first."
The Tribal Council theme "Tally the Vote" plays as the players go to vote.
Cynthia goes to vote.
"Arceus won't save you this time," Cynthia says.
Karen goes to vote.
Lucian goes to vote.
Roxanne goes to vote.
Whitney goes to vote.
"You may be very surprised in just a second," Whitney says, holding up her vote for Cynthia.
"I'll go tally the votes."
Ivy gathers the votes, puts them back into the voting urn, then returns to the players.
"If anyone has an immunity Master Ball, and you would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."
Cynthia crosses her arms arrogantly, causing Candice to smile.
"Okay. Once the votes are read, the decision is final, and the person voted out will be asked to leave the Tribal Council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
She pulls out the first vote.
"Roxanne."
She takes out the second vote.
"Roxanne. Two votes Roxanne."
Roxanne looks very uneasy, getting ready to get up.
"Cynthia."
Cynthia makes no response at all.
"Cynthia. We're tied, two votes Roxanne, two votes Cynthia, one vote left."
Ivy pulls out the final vote and opens it extremely slowly.
"Twenty-first person voted out of Survivor: Shamouti Island…"
Every single person looks on in complete suspense, except, of course, for Cynthia.
"Roxanne."
Roxanne sighs, but Whitney and Candice sigh louder. Cynthia smirks arrogantly. Roxanne then gets up, takes her torch and brings it over to Ivy.
"Roxanne, the tribe has spoken."
Ivy snuffs out Roxanne's torch.
"You will have a chance to get back in this game. Take your torch and head to Redemption Island."
Roxanne heads out of the Tribal Council area.
"You had your chance to get Cynthia out, and you blew it. It's going to come back to haunt you, and you know it. Grab your torches, head back to camp, good night."
A smirking Cynthia, along with the other three players, take their torches back to their camp.
Redemption Island
Roxanne joins the others at Redemption Island. Giselle is particularly displeased to see her, but Janine is happy that it is not Whitney.
"Oh, so it's you," Giselle greets Roxanne.
"Cynthia chose to vote me out this time," Roxanne says.
"Instead of Whitney?" Janine asks.
"Whitney won immunity again," Roxanne replies, to which Janine smiles.
"It wasn't the will of Arceus for me to remain in the game," Roxanne says. "I will do my best in the battle, but I know that I cannot fight against Arceus' will."
Who voted for whom:
Cynthia – Roxanne
Karen – Roxanne
Lucian – Roxanne
Roxanne – Cynthia
Whitney – Cynthia
Scenes from our next episode:
Professor Ivy has a very special announcement:
"Today is a very special Redemption Island," Ivy announces. "It is the last one!"
There is a special challenge:
"Guys ready to get to today's challenge?"
"Yeah!"
"First things first… I will not take anything back. This is not an immunity challenge."
And perhaps Cynthia finally blunders her way out of the game:
"Wow. I am speechless. Cynthia, you may have just given away the game, after controlling it with an iron fist."