Episode 10

Pastor and Servant

Previously on… Survivor…

Kaname was hurt by Tessa's betrayal…

"So…" Kaname says, "you probably know what I'm about to ask you."

"Why didn't I turn on Temari?" Tessa asks.

But when Tessa refused to go against Temari, Kaname resigned herself to her fate.

Kaname crosses her arms.

"You go ahead and do what you want. I'm staying loyal to SMOKY to the bitter end."

"Kaname, you're best off betraying SMOKY and coming with us. You'll at least make it farther in the game."

"No! There's no way I could do that to May! I don't care if it costs me my spot in the game, I will not betray SMOKY! I'll go down with the ship!"

At the reward, May won in the biggest blowout in Survivor history, since she knew all the answers to the questions. She took Kaname and Suzuka on the reward, and while they were enjoying themselves, Temari tried to add Haruhi to her alliance…

"It is fortunate that we are the six gathered here at this point, because we will be the Final Six," Temari explains. "Haruhi, we would love for you to join us."

Loly gasps, but Haruhi looks happy. "Sure! There's no more SMOKY anyway!"

But Haruhi and Loly ended up being too focused on their hatred for each other, and neither voted with an alliance. In the end Temari's four bested Kaname's three, and Suzuka was eliminated. Now with utterly no hope, Kaname and May hope to stay alive, while Temari looks to finish the job. Eight are left. Who will be voted out tonight?

Day 28

Alkahestry Tribe

(Anri, Asakura, Haruhi, Kaname, Loly, May, Temari, Tessa)

Kaname is distraught over the previous night's events.

"Olivier is gone, Yukino is gone, Suzuka is gone," Kaname says. "Now it's down to just May and myself. Even Haruhi didn't join us because she's in I-hate-Loly mode. So now we need an utter miracle. Tessa won't help us, Loly won't help us, not even Haruhi will help us. I don't know how we escape this one."

She talks to May, who is eating some beans.

"May, one of us is going to be the next one voted out," she says.

"I know," May replies.

"We need to find two of those plushies, one for each of us," Kaname continues.

"But what if there's only one of them?" May asks.

"Then whoever finds it gets to use it, you know?"

"If I find one, I'll let you have it!"

Kaname laughs. "Don't be silly, May, if you find it, you use it on yourself."

"But Kaname… I don't want to see you voted out."

"Neither do I," Kaname replies with another laugh.

"May is so loving, she even goes as far as to say she'd give me a plushie," Kaname says. "But I don't expect that out of her. If we could even find a plushie, that would work wonders."

"I really hope I can find a plushie!" May says. "Kaname and I will have to look everywhere if we want to find one!"

Temari, meanwhile, is not exactly super-happy over the way the vote turned out.

"We had two people go against us!" she exclaims.

"That is rather obvious," Asakura replies. "May and Kaname were part of the opposing alliance, so they would vote against us."

"No, I mean Haruhi and Loly! They both said they'd vote with us, and neither did! So now, they're wild cards!"

"Wild cards?" Anri asks. "So you think they could vote against us?"

"Exactly, and I don't want that to happen!"

"I think there is no reason to panic," Tessa states. "If Haruhi and Loly simply keep voting against each other and not against any of us, then their votes will cancel out and they will be of no consequence."

Temari sighs. "I suppose you're right. I'm just afraid of what may happen if both of them wake up and start playing the game."

"I'm actually too smart for this game," Temari says. "Because while I am thinking about strategies and sub-strategies, there are players like Haruhi and Loly who are getting by simply by voting for each other out of pure hatred. Maybe I need to dumb down my own thinking in order to help myself out."

Meanwhile, Loly and Haruhi are at each other's throats.

"So, you voted for me?" Haruhi yells at Loly.

"Yeah, and so what?" Loly replies. "You voted for me!"

"I voted for you because I knew you'd vote for me!"

"And I voted for you because I knew you'd vote for me because I'd vote for you! So we're even!"

"Hmmmph!"

Haruhi crosses her arms and stomps away.

"Haruhi is my enemy in this game," Loly says. "My entire time out here will be defined upon whether I can beat her or not. If I can't make it farther than her, then my time out here is a failure. So it's all up to whether I can outlast her."

"Loly is so nasty," Haruhi says. "I can't understand why anyone would ever want to be around her. She's probably the most self-centered person I've ever met!"

May and Kaname, meanwhile, go off in the desert looking for a plushie. They search for hours on end, trying to find one.

"If I could only find a plushie…" Kaname says. "Then May and I would actually have a chance."

That evening, Temari gathers the Yao alliance together to talk about who they want to vote out next.

"As always, Asakura will calculate the player who has the best chance at winning this game," Temari tells them.

"Calculating…" Asakura says. "According to my analysis, May Chang should be the next player eliminated from the game."

"That's exactly as I thought," Temari says. "May Chang is very likable and would easily win any jury vote. She needs to be eliminated as soon as possible."

"But what if she finds a plushie?" Tessa wonders.

"Then we proactively try to find the plushie before her," Temari replies. "Even then, we could split the votes between Kaname and May."

"But what if Haruhi rejoined Kaname and May?" Tessa wonders. "Then it ends up in a 3-2-2-1 vote, and one of us goes home."

Temari puts a finger on her mouth in deep thought. "Good thinking, Tessa. I'm glad you're a member of this alliance. You truly are brilliant."

"I'm trying to puff Tessa up as much as I can," Temari says. "Whereas Tessa is not someone I want to be sitting by in the Final Three. The goal is to lead Tessa along as long as possible, then backstab her at the right moment."

"I don't trust Temari for one moment," Tessa says. "I know how dangerous she is, but I'm hoping I can make it to the end with her, because I know I'll beat her. That's my ultimate goal."

Day 29

That morning, there is another argument brewing between Loly and Haruhi.

"Oh, so you think you're something?" Loly yells. "Well, let me just tell you this – you ain't nothing!"

"And who are you?" Haruhi replies. "Who do you think you are to be insulting me like this?"

"I am the great Loly Aivirrne!" Loly shouts. "33rd Arrancar! Lord Aizen's loyal servant! I even-"

"Servant? Well, that would put you on the level of Kyon!" Haruhi laughs. "You would be the lowest member of the SOS Brigade – perhaps even lower than Kyon! You're no pastor! You're not even in the congregation!"

"Quiet, you!" Loly yells. "What is all this crap you're talking about? Pastor and servant? Lord Aizen is much greater than you will ever be! He could perhaps even create a whole world all by himself! I bet you can't do that!"

"I'm so sick of Loly!" Haruhi says. "I'm going to keep on voting for her until she finally gets eliminated!"

"Haruhi's running her mouth about all sorts of crap, and I don't even get any of it," Loly says. "Personally, I'm hoping to embarrass her sometime down the stretch here. My whole goal has gone from just staying alive to beating Haruhi in this game, one way or another."

Reward Challenge

"Come on in, guys!"

The eight remaining players waltz into the reward challenge area.

"You guys ready to get to today's reward challenge?"

"Yeah!" everyone screams.

"For today's challenge, you will play four-on-four volleyball in the sand. The winning team will split in half and play each other two-on-two. Then that winning team will split in half and play one-on-one. First team to three points wins each game and moves on. Wanna know what you're playing for?"

"Yeah!"

"The winning team of four will receive some donuts, the winning team of two will further receive some sandwiches, and the final champion will win this note – with special information that will help you in this game. Worth playing for?"

"Yeah!"

"We'll draw for teams, and then get started."

The teams are drawn, and one team has Kaname, May, Temari and Tessa, while the other team has Anri, Asakura, Loly and Haruhi.

"Oh, do I have to play with you?" Haruhi whines, looking at Loly.

"It's Kaname, May, Temari and Tessa to serve to the team of Anri, Asakura, Loly and Haruhi!" Jet shouts. "Survivors ready? Go!"

Kaname serves the ball, and Asakura plainly hits it back over the net. Tessa bumps it up, May sets it, and Temari spikes it back, scoring easily.

"That's a point for Temari's team! It is now 1-0!"

Tessa serves next for her team, and Anri bumps it softly. Loly and Haruhi fight over the right to hit the ball back, and they run into each other, knocking each other over. The ball lands to the ground harmlessly.

"And that's another point for Temari's team! 2-0! One more point wins it!"

Temari serves the ball next, and she serves it so strongly that Asakura cannot return it. The ball hits the ground at Asakura's feet.

"And that's it! Temari's team… wins reward!"

Temari high-fives Tessa with both hands, while May and Kaname hug each other.

"But before you receive your reward, time to play for more! Next it will be May and Kaname vs. Temari and Tessa!"

May and Kaname line up on the same side of the net, while Temari and Tessa cross over to the other side of the net.

"Survivors ready? Go!"

May serves the ball over the net, and Tessa misplays the ball, hitting it right back into the net.

"That's a point for May's team! It is now 1-0!"

Kaname goes to serve the ball, and Temari bumps it up. Tessa sets it, then Temari spikes it back, and May cannot hit it back over, only bumping it weakly back into the net.

"Point for Temari! 1-1!"

May serves it back, and Tessa bumps it up. Temari goes to spike it again, but Kaname blocks it back in Temari's face, giving a point to Kaname's team.

"May's team now leads 2-1! One more point wins it!"

Kaname serves the ball, and Tessa misplays it, but Temari saves it. Tessa desperately tries keeping it back in play, but Kaname goes and spikes it back for the game-winning point.

"And that's it! May's team… wins reward!"

Kaname picks May up in celebration and hugs her. Temari throws some sand in frustration.

"Kaname and May, you've won some sandwiches to go with your donuts. Temari and Tessa, you can start enjoying your donuts. Kaname and May will go at it for this piece of paper!"

"Actually, it's okay," May tells Jet. "I don't need the piece of paper. Give it to Kaname."

"Oh, May…" Kaname says.

"Well, that's it, then!" Jet shouts. "May forfeits the paper, and that means that Kaname… wins reward!"

Kaname hugs May once more, then Jet hands over the piece of paper to her.

"Congratulations, Kaname, you may open this piece of paper at your leisure, and share it with anyone you wish. I suggest you share it with May, since she shared it with you, but it's up to you."

"I will," Kaname replies.

"Now you and May are allowed to go over and enjoy some donuts and sandwiches. After you're finished eating, you may head back to camp."

The winners eat their food, while Loly looks on jealously. After they finish their meal, they head on back to camp, even while Loly complains the whole time.

Alkahestry Tribe

Once the players return to camp, Temari looks on jealously at Kaname's paper, knowing that Kaname will not share it with her.

"So Kaname has a note of some significance?" Temari says. "Then I'll just follow Kaname along wherever she goes."

But Kaname sees Temari watching her, so she sneaks the note over to May, tearing it in half.

"You take the important part of the note," she tells May. "I'll take the other part of it as a decoy."

"But Kaname…" May says.

"Go, find the item and you use it," Kaname tells her.

So May runs off with the real part of the note, reading it as she goes.

"This is a map to the hidden immunity plushie," May reads. "Follow this map to dig up the immunity plushie Kon."

So May follows the map carefully, while Kaname goes off in another direction, pretending to follow a map. Temari follows her, while Kaname goes digging up random places. Temari watches very carefully, and she sees Kaname dig up something and place it in her pocket. She is convinced that Kaname has the plushie, and she goes back to tell her alliance.

"Kaname has the plushie," she tells them. "We must vote for May."

"But what if Kaname gives the plushie to May?" Tessa wonders.

"Then one of us throws in a vote for Haruhi, just in case, because we know Loly will vote for Haruhi," Temari says. "Anri, you vote for Haruhi. The rest of us vote for May."

"I understand," Anri replies.

"You've got some great strategy," Tessa says. "I only hope it pays off."

"Trust me, it will," Temari says.

"Here's how this vote will go down," Temari says. "Tessa, Asakura and I vote for May. Anri votes for Haruhi. Haruhi and Loly likely vote for each other. Then no matter who Kaname and May vote for – likely for me – it doesn't help them out any. If they were smart, they'd join with Haruhi and vote for Loly, or join with Loly and vote for Haruhi. But if they vote for me, they get two votes, and even if Kaname gives her plushie to May, we revote after a 2-2-1 tie, and we win in the revote, with Tessa, Asakura, Anri and Loly all going against Haruhi."

Day 30

May spends all night looking for the plushie, and she still cannot find it. She wakes up the next morning far off in the desert, with Kaname waking her up.

"May! May!" Kaname shouts. "Are you okay?"

"Oh, hi, Kaname," May replies. "I couldn't find the plushie."

"It's okay," Kaname states. "We don't really need it."

"Yes, we do!" May exclaims. "I'm going to keep looking for it until we're out of time."

So May keeps on looking for the plushie, digging everywhere that she can. And finally, she digs it up.

"Yay!" May exclaims. "I found the plushie! I'm so happy! This should really help out Kaname and myself!"

Loly continues arguing with Haruhi for the rest of the day, until it is time for the immunity challenge.

Immunity Challenge

"Come on in, guys!"

The eight players come into the immunity challenge area.

"You guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?"

"Yes!" May cries.

"First things first, I will take it back. Sit!"

Haruhi goes crashing to the ground, and everyone begins laughing. Jet takes the Immunity Beads of Subjugation off the helpless Haruhi.

"Thank you."

"Thank you?" Haruhi wonders. "You slammed me to the ground!"

"So I did," Jet replies. "But once again, immunity is back up for grabs."

Haruhi gets up slowly, dusting her clothes off.

"Let's get to today's challenge. Each of you will roll a giant box through a course, trying to keep it from going off the course. You must stay inside all the cones along the way to the finish. Once you reach the finish, you will use the box itself for reference in solving a three-dimensional puzzle. First person to finish the puzzle wins immunity, guaranteed 1-in-what shot at winning this game."

"1-in-what?" Loly asks.

"I'm asking you," Jet states.

"Oh, 1-in-7," Loly responds.

"That's right, 1-in-7. Losers, Tribal Council, where after 30 grueling days in the desert, someone will be the ninth person voted out of this game. I know it's worth playing for, we'll draw for spots, and then get started."

The players line up at the starting line behind their boxes.

"For immunity! Survivors ready? Go!"

The very strong Temari pushes her box out to a quick start, and only Loly can keep up with her, as none of the other girls are as muscular as Temari. Temari cruises through the course, with Loly trying desperately to keep up, and Kaname in third place. Anri and May are getting crushed.

"Anri and May, not even in this challenge!"

Asakura, Tessa and Haruhi desperately try to catch up, while Temari continues rolling her box way out in front. Loly starts getting on a bit of a roll, gaining a bit on Temari, but Temari is first to the finish line.

"Start working on that puzzle, Temari!"

Loly is there about a minute later, and Kaname follows suit.

"You two, also start working on your puzzle!"

Temari has a big lead in solving her puzzle, but Loly and Kaname keep fighting, trying to solve their puzzle as well. But in the end, Temari's advantage is too much to overcome, as she solves her puzzle first.

"And that's it! Temari… wins her first-ever immunity!"

Temari throws her arms into the air in celebration, while Loly throws her puzzle into the sand in frustration. Tessa congratulates Temari, who then goes over to Jet to receive her necklace.

"Temari, this is for you."

Jet puts the Immunity Beads of Subjugation around Temari's neck.

"You are safe from tonight's Tribal Council. The rest of you, after 30 hard, tough, grueling days in the desert – one of you's going home, and you've got tonight to figure out who that's gonna be. I'll see you tonight for Tribal."

The players slowly head back toward their camp.

"Big win, even if I didn't really need it," Temari says. "It's my first-ever immunity win, and I am proud of myself for winning it."

Alkahestry Tribe

Haruhi and Loly make it plain who they are going to vote for.

"I'm voting for you, Loly!" Haruhi yells.

"So what?" Loly responds. "I'm voting for you, too!"

Kaname and May talk to each other about their strategy before the vote.

"You found that plushie!" Kaname exclaims.

"Sssshhhh!" May replies. "Now who are we voting for?"

"Temari won immunity… I say we vote for Loly, since Haruhi's also voting for her."

"Okay!" May replies. "Loly it is!"

Temari talks over her final plans with her tribe.

"Anri, you're voting for Haruhi," Temari says. "Then, if there's a revote, you vote for either Kaname or May, whichever one is still tied."

"I understand completely," Anri states.

"The rest of us will vote for May, right?" Tessa wonders.

"That is correct," Temari replies.

"There's no way Kaname or May finds their way out of this one," Temari says. "One of the former SMOKY is going home."

Tribal Council

The eight remaining players walk into the Tribal Council area with their torches ablaze, and they set them down in their designated spots, then take their seats.

"We now bring in the members of our jury," Jet states. "Honoka, Olivier, Yukino and voted out last Tribal Council, Suzuka."

Honoka smiles as she walks into the Tribal Council area, as does Yukino, but Olivier and Suzuka look particularly grumpy.

"Temari, you won your first immunity challenge in your life today," Jet says. "Congrats on that."

"Thanks, Jet," Temari replies.

"How much does that mean to you?"

"A whole lot," Temari says. "It's a big step toward going much farther in this game."

"Is there anyone tonight who really needs immunity, much more than you do?"

"I think everyone needs immunity," Temari states. "And only one of us has it."

"How about that clue that Kaname 'won' at yesterday's reward challenge? Kaname, did you spend any time looking for whatever that note mentioned?"

"As a matter of fact, I did," Kaname replies. "But I won't tell you whether I found anything or not."

"If you did find, say, a hidden immunity plushie, would you play it tonight?"

"Absolutely, I would," Kaname responds. "But that's only if I found one."

Temari rolls her eyes.

"Temari, you're rolling your eyes. Why is that?" Jet asks.

"Because Kaname's trying to make it out that she didn't find a plushie. We all know she did."

Tessa gasps, while Kaname shrugs her shoulders.

"I guess she got me," Kaname replies. "But you won't see that plushie until it's time for the vote."

"May, do you have any regrets giving up that reward to Kaname?"

"My only regret is that I couldn't give up my donuts and sandwiches to her too," May replies. "I'm sorry, Kaname, I was hungry."

"It's okay, May," Kaname responds with a smile.

"Loly, you and Haruhi don't get along," Jet states.

"That's right, and we're voting for each other!" Loly shouts.

"Doesn't that concern you, that everyone else knows who you are voting for?"

"Why should it concern them?" Loly wonders. "We aren't voting for them, we're voting for each other! And I surely hope that Haruhi goes home tonight!"

"I hope that Loly goes home tonight!" Haruhi shouts back. "So there!"

"Wow, this is something else," Jet states. "I've never seen two people hate each other in Survivor more than you two do right now."

"I'm willing to throw my entire game just to get out Haruhi," Loly says. "Unfortunately, I don't have another Soul Gem, or I'd vote her out right here, right now."

"Speaking of the Soul Gem, has anyone searched for one recently?"

Most people shake their heads, including Temari.

"You never know if there's another one out there, so keep your eyes peeled. Temari, I know you're not giving up immunity, so you are safe. The rest of you are fair game, and it is… time to vote. Anri, you're up first."

The new Tribal Council music plays as the players go to vote.

Anri goes to vote.

Asakura goes to vote.

Haruhi goes to vote.

"Loly, go home!" Haruhi shouts.

Kaname goes to vote.

Loly goes to vote.

"Like I even need to say who I'm voting for," Loly says.

May goes to vote.

Temari goes to vote.

Tessa goes to vote.

"I'll go tally the votes."

Jet gathers the votes, rearranges them, then returns to the players.

"If anyone has a hidden immunity plushie, and you would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."

Everyone looks over at Kaname, but suddenly May jumps up.

"I have one!" May shouts.

She runs over to Jet, while Kaname smiles.

"Play this on Kaname!" May tells Jet.

Kaname looks shocked. "No, no!" she shouts.

"You want this played on Kaname?" Jet asks.

"That's right!" May exclaims.

Kaname is stunned, as May runs back to her seat.

"Very well, all votes cast against Kaname will not count. Now, if anyone would like to make a wish to the Incubator, now would be the time to do so."

Temari puts on her best poker face, and no one makes a move.

"All right. 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."

He pulls out the first vote.

"Loly."

Loly crosses her arms angrily.

"Haruhi."

Haruhi, in turn, crosses her arms.

"Loly."

Loly shakes her head.

"Loly. That's three votes Loly."

Loly scowls.

"Haruhi. Three votes Loly, two votes Haruhi."

Temari bites her lip, waiting for the next vote.

"May."

Kaname suddenly throws her hands into her face, while May looks nervous.

"May. Three votes Loly, two votes Haruhi, two votes May, one vote left."

Jet pulls out the final vote and opens it extremely slowly.

"We have a tie – May," Jet states. "It's a tie between Loly and May. Here's how things are going to work. Loly and May will not vote. The rest of you will vote for either Loly or May, but first, I'll give each of the two tied players a chance to plead their case. Loly?"

"I'm one of you guys now," Loly tells Temari and the Yao alliance.

"And May?"

"Please don't vote for me," May says, shedding tears. "Please!"

"Okay, it is time to revote. Anri, you're up first."

The new Tribal Council music plays again as the players go to vote.

Anri goes to vote.

Asakura goes to vote.

Haruhi goes to vote.

Kaname goes to vote.

Temari goes to vote.

"Tsk, tsk," Temari says.

Tessa goes to vote.

"I'll go tally the votes."

Jet gathers the votes, rearranges them, then returns to the players.

"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."

He pulls out the first vote.

"Loly."

He takes out the second vote.

"May."

May cries into her hands.

"Loly."

Loly simply crosses her arms.

"May. We're tied, two votes Loly, two votes May, two votes left."

May continues to cry as Jet pulls out the next vote.

"May. Three votes May, two votes Loly, one vote left."

Jet pulls out the final vote and opens it extremely slowly.

"Ninth person voted out of Survivor: Xing, and the fifth member of our jury – May Chang. That's enough, you need to bring me your torch."

May continues to cry as she gets up, and Kaname hugs her warmly.

"May, you didn't have to," Kaname tells her, as she wipes away some tears. "You didn't have to."

May goes over to take her torch to Jet.

"May, the tribe has spoken."

Jet snuffs out her torch.

"It is time for you to go."

May waves good-bye to Kaname, then leaves the Tribal Council area.

"Tonight, you voted out the most giving, most caring, most lovable player to ever play the game of Survivor. May would have won a jury vote in a heartbeat, and I guess that's why you chose to take her out. The question is, can you win that very same jury vote? Grab your torches, head back to camp, good night."

The players grab their torches and begin back to camp, while Temari smirks.

"I had so much fun playing," May says. "This was the time of my life. I'm sad to see it end like this, but it was well worth it. And I'm so happy that Kaname is still in the game, along with Haruhi – I hope both of them go really far."

Who voted for whom:

Anri – Haruhi, May

Asakura – May, May

Haruhi – Loly, Loly

Kaname – Loly, Loly

Loly – Haruhi

May – Loly

Temari – May, May

Tessa – May, May

Scenes from our next episode:

Anri tattletales on Tessa:

Later in the day, Anri goes to tell Temari what she overheard from Kaname.

"I hate to tell you this," Anri tells her, "but Kaname was arguing with Tessa earlier, and she claims that Tessa had a plan to vote you out a long time ago."

But Temari plans on sticking to the plan:

"I don't need to ask Asakura this time for her analysis," Temari states. "I know for certain that we are voting out Kaname in our next vote."

"You guessed right," Asakura smiles.

And Kaname makes a promise to Tessa:

"And I promise I won't vote against you, but I will vote for you if I'm on the jury."

"You promise?" Tessa replies.

"I promise," Kaname states.