Previously on, Survivor,
Nigel and Yuki exposed themselves as the two flippers to send Shinnok out the door. This didn't make Dark Pit, Inkling, nor Mangle comfortable moving forward in the game, knowing full well that their days were definitely numbered. Zoe, on the other hand, felt a little guilty in knowing there was a flip, but didn't warn the Zim Invaders.
But she later seemingly made a mistake when Dark Pit exposed her as the one who tried to defend Yuki as the flipper, and Inkling and Mangle later made the connection that she likely also threw Nigel under the bus. Meanwhile, Yuki managed to find the hidden immunity idol. After he found it and left, Meloetta planted a fake idol right in it's location.
At the reward challenge, due to the advantages of Meloetta and Dark Pit, they were able to lead themselves, Pikachu, Marge, and Zoe to victory. They won a nice trip to the top of the highest mountain in Dingo Canyon.
As the winners enjoyed their reward, Meloetta found the hidden immunity idol clue, and shared it with the other reward winners. It chose to do this so that the chances of it's fake idol being found increased with each clue found.
Back at camp, Inkling and Mangle plotted to vote out Yuki to bring Zoe closer to them, and keep him out of the picture so that they could get back to the plan was. Mangle was only slightly concerned about how Zoe might react to such a plan. Meanwhile, Yuki and Nigel weighed out their options. While Nigel wanted to return to the original alliance, Yuki couldn't trust them at all.
At the immunity challenge, Meloetta performed it's Relic Song move, transforming into it's Pirouette Forme, and became a fighting type. However, this change did not help it much as it lost immunity to Mangle, whom outlasted Marge to win the challenge.
Before tribal council, Dr. Mario, Pikachu, Meloetta, and Marge targeted Dark Pit, mostly targeting him to please Dr. Mario, as he wouldn't vote anyone else out before him. Meloetta secretly hoped it's move at the challenge would make itself the permanent target if the plan didn't go their way. Later, Dark Pit and Nigel reformed their alliance when Nigel warned Dark Pit that the three girls could align and take him out at Final 4. Their target was Meloetta, and it would come down to Yuki's trust with Dark Pit.
At tribal council, Yuki stuck by Nigel's decision, and voted against Meloetta, finally sending the legendary pokemon out the door in a 6-4 decision. But it left with a strange message to the remaining players, warning them that the idol may or may not have been already found. 9 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?
Final 9: Dark Pit, Dr. Mario, Inkling, Mangle, Marge, Nigel, Pikachu, Yuki, and Zoe
Jury: Erron Black, Shinnok, and Meloetta
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Electroshock Day 27
As the tribe returned to camp, there were some happy faces, some sad faces, and some confused faces.
"Well, that's that. I'm sad that Meloetta left, but I'm glad it did what it came out to do." smiled Pikachu, sighing a little.
Marge nodded in agreement, "Oh absolutely. It wanted to go home before us, and that's what it did."
"I'm not pleased with the tribe right now. You know what, I'm not willing to sit back on my tushy and wait to be voted off. I already know I'm being saved for last, and I don't want to wait for that! Pikachu and Dr. Mario deserve it ten times more than I do, so why even bother at this point?" - Marge
Dr. Mario approached the two, shaking his head, "Yuki and Nigel flipped right back over to them. I hope it was just to get rid of Meloetta, because that is bull#%#%."
"I think Meloetta might be hinting something to us," noted Pikachu, "Maybe it was trying to throw suspicion into the air about who has the immunity idol.. but at the same time, is lying about it! It wants to make sure we find it before anyone else! Pika!"
"That's very well a possibility. If I had to suspect someone of having it, it's Yuki," said Marge, "I highly suspect he's throwing immunity challenges. I mean, how is it that you, Dr. Mario, are able to be the last guy standing in an endurance competition?"
Dr. Mario nodded, "You know what, it's not just Yuki. It could be all three of them. They want to paint the picture that I am a physical threat out of the men! Could be a false theory, but believable!"
"Yuki won on Veteran's Island! How are we ignoring the fact that he won both a physical and an endurance competition against Ness! I know the kid from the Melee Tournaments! He's not just some kid y'know! So Yuki has to be throwing challenges to make him seem like less of a threat." - Dr. Mario
"I think that would be awesome if we can find the idol, or even flip the script against Yuki and Nigel! They messed with the wrong alliance! Pika!" encouraged Pikachu.
Marge nodded, "Absolutely they did. And I'm not about to wait until I go home, I'm going to ensure that both of you are safe. I'll become large and in charge!"
"Meloetta and I do have similar goals. While Meloetta had no reason to win and wanted it's friends to win, I don't want to be the selfish old hag that votes out her allies in order to win for her kids and family. So if I need to sacrifice myself for Pikachu and Dr. Mario, that's what will happen." - Marge
Inside the cave, Dark Pit was talking with Inkling, Zoe, and Mangle about what Meloetta said at the last tribal council as it left.
"I think last night was definitely an eye opener if I ever saw one." noted Dark Pit.
Inkling nodded, "Yeah, Meloetta is full of surprises, and I think it left with the biggest one yet, man."
"I don't know what the hell is going on right now! Meloetta just threw the biggest curve ball out there that somebody has the hidden immunity idol! I don't think it would expose it's allies, so it has to be someone in our group! Who specifically? Yuki! That's who! He's the biggest wild card!" - Inkling
Dark Pit shrugged, "So what? Yuki probably has the hidden immunity idol? Should have seen it coming anyway. Also, what Marge said really opened up my eyes to something I didn't consider; throwing challenges."
Mangle nodded, "It's no wonder why Marge and I are usually the last two standing. Yuki and probably Nigel are throwing the challenges to appear as lesser threats. However, why would Yuki think that would work? He won challenges in Veteran's Island."
Zoe stayed quiet during the conversation, while Inkling replied, "Yeah exactly! I mean, I didn't really try in the challenge either, but I didn't feel like I need immunity, but I still try to win if I can. I don't just give up."
"See Zoe, this is why he has to go soon," explained Mangle, looking over at Zoe, "He only cares about himself and Nigel. I mean, if Yuki and you were friends, why didn't he tell you about voting out Shinnok?"
"This is the best way to convince Zoe to turn against Yuki and send him home in a matter of days. Expose Yuki for being a liar, sneak, and untrustworthy, and then vote him out without Zoe retaliating. It's worked for other high school crushes on Survivor, so why not here?" - Dark Pit
"He might be trying to do something... not entirely sure, darling." sighed Zoe.
"Well then, that about sums it all up. Question is, when do we make the move?" asked Dark Pit.
"I think either the next vote, or the vote after. Pikachu is going to slip by everyone if we keep her around in the game. I've been on the fence between her and Yuki for a while now." replied Inkling.
Dark Pit nodded, "We'll just keep Nigel and Yuki at bay for now. We'll make our move when we're ready. Marge and Dr. Mario aren't threatening aside from Dr. Mario's one challenge advantage. One's an old mother, the other is a fat oaf. Just Pikachu we have to worry about."
Zoe nodded in agreement, but she was turning the wheels in her head about everything going on.
"Oh no, this is no good, dear. Not good at all! I know everything that's going on, I knew Shinnok was going home, and I did basically turn Nigel against him as well. I'm the mole, and I think I'm about to be exposed if I'm not careful! Oh dear me.. what is a doggy diva like myself supposed to do!" - Zoe
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Electroshock Day 27
Zoe and Yuki were down by the oasis having a small little chat.
"I don't know if it's instinct or just my PTSD kicking in, but I just have this feeling that our alliance is ready to send me out the door." noted Yuki, rather calmly.
Zoe rolled her eyes, "Oh yeah... darling you better watch yourself. I don't know if I can hold them off any longer."
"So... they are coming after me?" replied Yuki.
"It's still up in the air right now between you and Pikachu. Not only do they think you have the idol, but they also believe you to be throwing all the immunity challenges!" warned Zoe.
"I knew when I entered this game I wouldn't have much of a target on my back until the merge. I have shown my cards in this game, and now I need to watch my back at all times. Zoe is good at giving me information, but it's only a matter of time before they cut her loose to weaken me." - Yuki
Yuki nodded gently, "Well they got one thing right. I do have the immunity idol. Only you and Nigel know that. I don't want to use it though. It's too early."
"Well good for that. Listen, we need to turn the tide against Pikachu! It's still up in the air, darling, you can definitely make it!" exclaimed Zoe.
Yuki nodded once more, "And what I need you to do is keep your distance. I don't want you having an association with me. I believe we're on the verge of them losing your trust and keeping information from you."
Zoe nodded, "Oh yes! Absolutely! Trust me, Yuki, I am zipping my lips whenever possible!"
"I have no idea where my true loyalties will lie. All I know is that I want to trust Yuki with everything I have! I do not trust Inkling or Nigel at all, but Yuki and slightly Mangle are two I can trust... but with Mangle it's hard as she might tell Inkling anything private I tell her... and it could backfire." - Zoe
Meanwhile, Pikachu was on the hunt for the hidden immunity idol, searching on her own.
Pikachu was following the directions from the clues she had known about from Meloetta and Dr. Mario the past couple of days.
"Okay... gotta follow the trail to tree mail, and then search for the moss rock!" said Pikachu to herself as she followed the trail.
"Finding the hidden immunity idol is everything right now. I truly think Meloetta attempted to make it seem like it was already found, but secretly, I think it's still out there, and now it's my turn to find the immunity idol! Once we have it, we will be able to save ourselves whenever we need to!" - Pikachu
When Pikachu made it to tree mail, she searched around for the moss rock, but couldn't find it anywhere, "Hmm... but it said it was around tree mail... could it be hidden behind a large boulder? There are plenty of loose boulders around."
Pikachu ran over to the nearest boulder, and attempted to push it out of the way, using her signature physical move Iron Tail. Once the boulder was out of the way, she found the moss rock.
She squeed happily as she ran over to flip it over to find Meloetta's fake immunity idol, but of course, Meloetta failed to rely the information to it's allies before it was voted off.
"Oh my goodness! I found it! Yahoo! PIKA PI!" giggled Pikachu as she grabbed the idol, and stashed it away in her bag.
"I can't believe I found the hidden immunity idol! I'm so excited right now I can literally shoot down a lightning bolt!" (She giggles happily) "Now we have a way to save ourselves if we can't find a way out of the mess we're in right now, and I want to make myself useful to my alliance! Pika!" - Pikachu
After Pikachu placed the moss rock and boulder back in it's proper place, she looked in tree mail to check for anything new. She found nine envelopes for the Survivor Auction. She was happy to see the money, but also surprised.
"Woo hoo! The Survivor Auction!" smiled Pikachu, cutely, "I've been waiting for one of these... but wait... something's missing. Where's the cute little Balloon Boy? Shouldn't he be here?" She looked around trying to find him, but to no avail.
Pikachu shrugged, and simply walked back to camp to surprise them with the money envelopes.
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"Come on in guys!"
The survivors entered the challenge area.
"Welcome to the Survivor Auction. If you see something you like, you may take it!"
Everyone nodded excitedly. Just like Pikachu noticed, Balloon Boy was nowhere to be seen compared to the last two auctions in Lake Hylia and Battle Royale.
"I'm sure most of you have noticed that Balloon Boy couldn't be here today. He has important business to attend to over at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Yes, we bought him, but he still has friends over there, and he wanted to be there to celebrate the re-opening of the Pizzeria this summer."
Mangle raised an eyebrow, very surprised and suspicious they would re-open the pizzeria without her around to aid them, and questioned why Balloon Boy would come at all when he literally had no friends over there aside from the Puppet.
"Now, shall we get to the auction?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"Each of you have $500 bucks. You may not share food at all, nor may you give money to another survivor unless I give you permission. Always keep in mind to save your money. You'll never know when you'll need to use it. Let's get started!"
Jeff pulled out a covered item.
"It'll remain covered." noted Jeff.
"Alright Jeff, I just want to get this one out of the way. Like everyone and their mothers, I'm bidding first and you're going to give that to me." grinned Inkling.
Jeff raised an eyebrow, "Oh really? What's the price?"
Inkling smirked, "300 dollars!"
"Wow! You really want this item huh?" remarked Jeff.
Inkling nodded, laughing a little, "What are the odds this item will be bad anyway?"
Seeing how that was one of the first few items, no one bothered really to bid against Ion.
"Very well, sold to Inkling for 300 bucks."
Jeff lifted the lid, and it was a big plate of ravioli with mozzarella cheese coated on top.
Inkling cheered on the spot, and shook Jeff's hand, "Aha! Thank you so much Probst! This will hit the spot perfectly, dude!" She took the plate and returned to her seat to eat.
Jeff then revealed another hidden item.
"Next item!"
"120!" called Pikachu.
"140!" called Zoe.
"160!" called Pikachu.
"180!" called Zoe.
"180 dollars to Zoe. Any other takers?" asked Jeff.
"220!" called Dr. Mario, raising his wallet up.
Nobody decided to challenge Dr. Mario for another bid.
"Once, twice, sold to Dr. Mario for 220 bucks."
Jeff revealed what it was; a chicken and cheese sandwich with a cold beer.
Dr. Mario's eyes widened happily as he looked over the dish, "Oh hell yeah! This will hit the spot! Thanks Jeff!"
Just as he left, Jeff snatched the beer from Dr. Mario, "We're not having another one of those episodes again, Dr. Mario, sorry, but I'm keeping this from you."
Dr. Mario rolled his eyes, but chose not to complain or fight about it.
Jeff then revealed the next item.
"Covered up, again. Always fun, don't you agree?" chuckled Jeff.
"180!" called Zoe.
Pikachu raised her hand calmly, "200."
Zoe called once again, "240 then."
Nigel raised up his wallet, "280 dollars."
"Nigel bids at 280 bucks. Does anyone else want to jump in?"
Nobody else did anything. Pikachu really wanted to buy it, but she knew that while the idol was good, an advantage would be even better for her. Marge also whispered to her not to take it.
"Okay then. Once, twice, sold to Nigel for 280 bucks."
Nigel smirked, running up to give Jeff his money as Jeff removed the top of the bin. Underneath the bin was scrambled eggs with coffee.
"I risked the odds and got something good. Keep the coffee though." thanked Nigel as he took the food back to his seat.
Dr. Mario raised his hand, "Since sissy boy Probst won't give me beer, can I have your coffee for the drink?"
After Jeff rolled his eyes and nodded his head, Dr. Mario ran up to get the left behind coffee. He also left behind a 20 dollar bill to pay for it.
Jeff revealed the next item for everyone to see, "Right here, we have a beautifully made pepperoni and sausage pizza. Balloon Boy was meant to serve this, but since he's not here, we're serving it without him. You have to split money with another Survivor. Since there are nine of you, one person will be left out."
Zoe raised her paw, "Yuki and I will split for 240 dollars, Jeffrey!" Yuki didn't seem to respond to her call, but got money out of his wallet, meaning he was okay with it.
"240 being split between Zoe and Yuki. Is there anything higher?"
"Let's bid together, Inkling, just for fun," offered Mangle, to which Inkling nodded with a smirk. Mangle then called out, "280!"
"320." called Zoe for her and Yuki. Strangely, the only other pair trying to outbid the others was Dr. Mario and Pikachu. Nigel, Marge, and Dark Pit were not interested in the pepperoni pizza.
After some whispering between Inkling and Mangle, Mangle nodded, and spoke up with another bid, "We're going to close the deal, and say 400 dollars!"
"From 280 to 400 dollars split between Inkling and Mangle. Dr. Mario and Pikachu, Zoe and Yuki, if you bid higher, you keep it going. Otherwise, it's bought by Inkling and Mangle." offered Jeff.
Yuki whispered over to Zoe that he wanted to save his money, so Zoe respected his wishes, and chose not to bid anymore. Dr. Mario didn't have money to spend, and Pikachu was thankful to keep a hold of her cash.
"Very well, then. Sold to Inkling and Mangle for 400 dollars. Enjoy your pizza, guys!"
Both of them handed 200 bucks to Jeff and took the pizza back to their seat. Zoe watched as Mangle basically ate none of the pizza, since she was an animatronic. She pretty much paid money for Inkling to eat. This didn't settle well with Zoe.
Jeff revealed the next item.
"This is an advantage in this game," explained Jeff, holding up a note in his hands, "This is a tribal council pass. You might remember this from Survivor Battle Royale. If you buy this pass, you can use it to skip any tribal council you want one time. This is what I meant by saving your money. This is worth 500 dollars, which only five of you have. Dark Pit, Marge, Pikachu, Yuki, and Zoe. Come on up you four."
Zoe, Dark Pit, Marge, Pikachu, and Yuki all walked up with their wallets.
"If you want this item, please drop your wallets on the table." explained Jeff.
Dark Pit dropped his wallet on the table, as did Marge. Yuki took a moment to think about it, before he dropped the wallet on the table as well. Zoe decided not to go for the advantage, and returned to her seat. Pikachu heavily considered it, but she just didn't want to risk all of her money and lose it all to chance. So she returned to her seat, leaving Marge a little disappointed.
"Okay, we're going to draw rocks to determine who gets the advantage, since three of you want it." Jeff reached down under the table to pull out a bag of rocks. He then reached it out, "Please draw a rock, don't look at it."
All three players did so.
"Okay on the count of three, show me your rock. If it's black, you win the pass. If it's white, you get nothing. 3, 2, 1, reveal."
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The one with the black rock was Yuki, whom simply nodded at the prospect of winning the advantage. Dark Pit threw the rock onto the ground, while Marge was sad, but not too upset at Yuki winning the tribal council pass.
"Congratulations Yuki, you've earned a tribal council pass. From the next tribal council to the Final 6 tribal council you can skip any tribal council you wish. It's one time use, so use it wisely."
Yuki placed the pass in his pocket. Nigel high fived him on winning the prize.
"Time for something nice," smiled Jeff, pulling out his iPhone S6 cell phone, "This is the iPhone S6. If you win this item; the final item, you will get to make one phone call to the loved one of your choice. Only five of you have any money left over, so only Dr. Mario, Mangle, Nigel, Pikachu, and Zoe can buy a phone call home."
Immediately Pikachu was dire to hear some love from her lovers back home, so she immediately raised her hand in the air, "300 dollars, I'm so sorry but please... I really, really, really wanna hear from my family...!"
Both Dr. Mario and Nigel understood Pikachu's reasoning, and since they didn't have any money to outbid her, they chose not to bid further. Zoe was a little peeved, but also didn't bother bidding more. Mangle was still thinking about what was going on back at the Pizzeria.
"300 as well. Let her buy it for 300, and I'll buy a phone call as well." called Mangle, thinking Jeff would allow that to happen.
Jeff nodded, "Well, I'll be okay with that, as you're the only one left with 300 dollars to be close with Pikachu. Once, twice, sold to Pikachu for 300 dollars, and Mangle for 300 dollars."
Everyone clapped for the duo as both Pikachu and Mangle passed up 300 dollars to Jeff for the phone call.
"I will give you this iPhone now. It has numbers to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza for you Mangle, and Pikachu's home phone number. You can decide who calls first, and who calls second, and I'll leave that up to you."
Both of them nodded, and returned to their seats.
"That's it. The auction is over! You all can head back to camp. I'll see you all tomorrow for the immunity challenge."
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Electroshock Day 28
Mangle was chosen first to have a phone call, as she seemed desperate to hear what's going on back home.
She dialed the number to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and waited for someone to pick up.
"Ho ho ho! You've reached the phone line for Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! This is the jolly bear himself, Freddy Fazbear!" said a very familiar voice on the other line.
Mangle smiled brightly, "Freddybear! It's me, Mangle! Oh, it's so good to hear your voice on the other line!"
Freddy laughed, "Ho ho ho! It's good to s-s-s-see you too Mangle! How are you- are you doing on S-S-Survivor?" His voice had returned to it's glitchy, possessed state after realizing it was Mangle talking to him, and not a potential customer.
"Pretty good, I'm using everything you've taught me out here," smiled Mangle, "But uhh... something strange happened at the Auction. Balloon Boy didn't show up, and Jeff said it was because you were re-opening the pizzeria. What's going on?"
"Hmm? Why w-w-would we re-open the pizzeria without our fav-fav-favorite side act!" laughed Freddy, "Balloon Boy did show up for a v-v-visit, but he left not too long ago."
"Okay, well, that's just strange. It's just good to hear your voice Freddy. What's been going on back at the pizzeria anyway?" asked Mangle.
"Ho ho ho! We've been cl-cl-cleaning up around the place to prepare for the op-opening of course! It's in 11 days, after you r-r-return Mangle! I'm currently searching for Chica right now! She's been m-m-missing for a while lately." explained Freddy.
"Well that's surely strange... are you sure she didn't lock herself up in the kitchen or the safe room getting repaired?" asked Mangle.
"I don't recall Ch-Ch-Chica being broken, Mangle," remarked Freddy, "She wasn't in the st-state you were, though! Hmm... oh! H-hello Puppet! What's up?"
Mangle raised an eyebrow, but figured that Freddy ran into the Puppet and was speaking to him for a minute.
"... what do you m-m-mean he's gone? What about Golden Fr-Fr-Freddy?" asked Freddy, which only made Mangle a lot more worried, "...ho ho ho! Sorry Mangle, I've got to go now! The Puppet re-re-requires my-hesescaped-attention now!"
Mangle noticed that Freddy's voice sounded a little more concerned and rushed, "Freddybear, what's going on? Who's gone? Is it... is it Spr-"
Freddy cut her off, "Don't you worry a th-th-thing-hekilledusall-Mangle! Ho ho ho! We'll t-take of it from here! You just w-w-worry about your cute foxy butt out there playing the game! Follow the rules, and remember to sm-sm-smile! Goodbye Mangle!" He then hung up without giving Mangle a chance to reply.
Mangle blinked, having no idea of how to respond to what Freddy was doing or what was going on at the pizzeria.
"I can't really imagine what's going on over at the pizzeria right now. Not only does it sound like that... that horrid creature escaped, but where is he right now? He was locked up with Golden Freddy and... oh I hope he's not related to Chica's disappearance. But... where does Balloon Boy fit...?" - Mangle
After Mangle was done with the phone call, she passed it on to Pikachu with a concerned look on her face. She slumped off back to camp as Pikachu was a little concerned for Mangle.
"I sure hope she's okay..." sighed Pikachu as she sat down on the stump, dialing her home phone number on the iPhone.
Sooner than later, the phone call picked up, "Hellooooo? This is Plusle speaking!" came a feminine like voice.
Pikachu was already tearing up and was so excited to hear that voice, "Plusle! Plusle it's me, Pikachu! Is Minun there?"
Plusle on the other line squeeed with excitement, "Yes, yes he is! He's coming over right now! Minun! It's Pikapi!"
A few minutes later, a boyish voice came out from the other line, "Pikapi! It's so good to hear your voice, sweetums! Plusle and I have been really worried about you!"
Pikachu sniffed a little. She had gone 28 days without seeing either one of her partners, and it didn't take a lot to make her break down out of happiness to hear their voices, letting the tears flow, "I know you both have... I'm doing fine, and I'm in the home stretch of the game... I won the phone call home and I couldn't pass down the chance to speak to both of you."
"Well Pikapi, I'm glad you did!" grinned Plusle, "Minun and I have been rooting for you back home almost every single day, hoping for your safety. Pichu as well is very proud of you!"
Minun nodded, replying, "It's been fun just the two of us, but three's a crowd. We're not complete without our darling Pikapi."
"I know.. and I'm not complete without my two best friends in the entire world," smiled Pikachu, crying tears of joy, "I'll be home soon... and once I'm home, we'll have an entire date dedicated to the three of us... no one else.. just three lovers enjoying themselves."
"Sounds like a plan, Pikapi!" smiled Plusle, "Minun will definitely enjoy himself out there. Two pretty electric types showing him a good time around Hoenn? He's bound to be excited!"
Minun blushed, his blue cheeks conducting a little bit of electricity. He had to move away from the phone to prevent it from cutting out, calling out, "Hey now, you know what happens when I blush Plusle!"
Plusle giggled, "Oh shush, you know you like it! Although that said it's never fun when you cut our power out when Pikapi and I endlessly flirt with you!"
Pikachu giggled as well through her happy tears, "I love you Minun... I love you Plusle... I'll be home soon.. you two have fun and I'll be home in 11 days..." She then blew a kiss into the phone, making sure it was heard by her lovers.
"We love you too, Pikapi!" replied Plusle, speaking for Minun as well, "Have fun, and bring home the money!"
Pikachu hung up soon after that, and sat on the stump near treemail as she regained her courage to return to camp without tears or sniffles. She didn't want to appear vulnerable.
"Polygamy isn't common in the world, but I felt the happiest I've ever felt with both Plusle, and Minun. And they also feel happy with eachother. We complete eachother like a trio; an electric trio of lovers." (She wiped her face of tears) "Okay... back to the game. I need to finish out these 11 days." - Pikachu
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Electroshock Day 28
Outside of the cave, Dark Pit and Inkling were speaking to one another. Mangle had just walked in to lay down and rest for a bit.
"What's wrong with her?" asked Dark Pit.
Inkling shrugged, "Who knows. She says that something's going on at the pizzeria. I think she'll be back up on her feet in no time."
"Mangle's the odd one out of her animatronic group. She's not possessed like the others are, as her toy friends were destroyed, and now she has their parts. Still, they value her as a member of the group and I think that's just awesome in a sense! Myself? I'd like to have a splat clan someday..." - Inkling
Dark Pit shrugged, changing the subject, "Anyway... are we still good on our Final 3 deal?"
Inkling blinked, before nodding her head, "Well, yeah man, of course! Why would you think otherwise?"
"Because Nigel came up to me a few days ago, and tried to tell me that you, Mangle, and Zoe were tight, and are going to vote me out at Final 4, blah blah blah." mocked Dark Pit.
Inkling laughed a little, "Hah! That's delicious. Like we discussed, the only way you're going home at Final 4 is if Mangle wins that final challenge, dude. So we're fine!"
"Maybe. Still, Mangle might end up becoming a threat as more and more players get voted off." warned Dark Pit.
"I would say screw Zoe, but we need her because there's no chance in hell she's winning this game. Mangle can win, and we don't want that. If it comes down to it, I may need to take her out before the Final 4 so that she has no shot of ruining our Final 3 plan. Just part of the game.." - Dark Pit
"Also, uh, start keeping an eye on Zoe, would you?" asked Dark Pit, "The fact that Yuki went for and won that tribal council pass makes me paranoid that she told him everything."
"Yeah, I was just thinking about that myself, man. Zoe's smart though. She wouldn't betray us just for Yuki. She knows where her loyalty lies!" reassured Inkling.
Dark Pit's face twitched a little, "...somehow I find that hard to believe."
"Right now, one of two people is going home tomorrow night; Yuki or Pikachu. If Yuki decides not to use that pass, we'll probably send him home immediately. If he does use it, then Zoe will have some explaining to do, because she ratted out our plans to him. No other possible explanation." - Dark Pit
Meanwhile, down by the oasis, Pikachu was talking with both Marge and Dr. Mario.
"How was the phone call?" asked Marge, giving Pikachu a soft smile.
Pikachu smiled brightly, "So wonderfully! Pika! Nice getting to talk to my darlings again! I think that's the motivation I need to continue in this game!"
"We're down to the Final 9, and it's not looking good for us. Erron and Meloetta have fallen, and I have a feeling either myself or Dr. Mario will be next on the chopping block! I think if we try hard enough, we could turn the tables against Yuki and Nigel, and vote out the wild cards!" - Pikachu
"Glad to hear it!" grinned Dr. Mario, placing a hand on his hip, "Listen up. We're voting out Yuki at the next vote. If he's safe or uses that damn pass, we vote Nigel. We have better luck if Yuki's vulnerable honestly."
Marge nodded, "I agree with you, but Nigel's a sneaky player himself, and I know if we try hard enough we can get the votes to turn on him if we have to."
"I don't see him using the tribal council pass this early though. That makes it extremely easy to vote him out!" remarked Pikachu.
"I have respect for Yuki since he did survive Veteran's Island, but it's just like how it was for Chun-Li when she entered the game; he entered the game on Day 9, while the rest of us entered the game on Day 1. He got nine free days of safety, and we didn't. That's just how the chips fall." - Dr. Mario
Marge smiled, "Well, if I win today's immunity challenge, I'm giving it up to you Pikachu. I believe if anyone's going to be targeted, it's you or Dr. Mario, and I have a feeling it'll be you."
Pikachu shook her head, "Oh no, don't worry about me Marge! I found the hidden immunity idol! Meloetta was just bluffing the others!" She pulled it out of her bag, and showed it off to both Marge and Dr. Mario.
"Well, I'm proud of you Pikachu!" smiled Marge, rubbing Pikachu's head a little, "That gives us just a little more ammunition moving forward."
"Right now, I don't know what the best move for me is right now. There's a part of me that wants to take the fall like Meloetta did, but we're so close to flipping the table again. However, if I find out that we can't get anything done, then I'll just have to take matters into my own hands." - Marge
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded.
"I'll take immunity back from you, Mangle."
Mangle did so.
"For today's challenge, you will be connected to a long line of rope, and that rope is wrapped around, under, and over the hitching rail. You'll have to get yourself through, under, and over the hitching rail to release as much rope as you can. Once you think you have enough, make a beeline to the finish line. The first four to finish will move on to the final round. In the final round you will solve a coin block puzzle, a very difficult puzzle to figure out. First person to solve the puzzle correctly with all the colors in place wins immunity. Guaranteed a spot in the Final 8, and guarantees two days of safety. Losers head to tribal council, where the game will end for someone. Let's get started."
Everyone got attached to their own individual ropes, and waited for the word go.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Every player started to flip themselves up, over, and around the hitching rail. Nigel and Inkling were the ones going the fastest, and the most nimblest. While Zoe and Pikachu were also fast and nimble, they were pretty small and had trouble climbing over and around the hitching rails.
Once again, Yuki was throwing the challenge, as he had a plan up his sleeve, so immunity to him wasn't important at all. Dr. Mario was going slow, choosing not to use the advantage here, and instead was sluggish climbing around the hitching rail.
Quickly came Nigel and Inkling who had a lot of rope left over. They were the first two to move on to the final round. Mangle, Marge, and Dark Pit were all neck and neck for the most part. Dark Pit ran out to see if he had enough rope left over... but he didn't! He had to go back and get a little more.
In the end...
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...Dark Pit was a little too late in catching up to Marge and Mangle, allowing the two girls to move on to the final round with Nigel and Inkling.
"Moving on to the final round we have Inkling, Marge, Nigel, and Mangle! The other five of you can sit on the bench and wait for the winner to be crowned after the final round!"
Dark Pit shook his head, a little irritated, but he noticed that Yuki was still slow and failing the challenge. He immediately took it as him throwing the challenge. Pikachu, Dr. Mario, and Zoe didn't seem all upset at losing.
Nigel, Inkling, Mangle, and Marge all got ready to compete.
"For the final round you will put together a coin block puzzle. Make sure the colors are accurate and not mixed around. First person to get the puzzle complete wins immunity and earns a 1 out of 8 shot at winning this game. Survivors ready? GO!"
All four players started to work on the puzzle as quickly as possible, and thinking about their work as they went along. Nigel, Mangle, and Marge took an early lead as they got a small amount done on the puzzle. Inkling had less brains, and was working a little slow compared to them.
Nigel worked a little too far ahead, and realized he was misplacing pieces, so he had to backtrack a little bit in order to get back on track. While Inkling at least caught up to Nigel, once again Mangle and Marge were doing the best out of anyone in the challenge currently, and nobody was even trying to throw the challenge! Both had half of the puzzle done.
Nigel finally got back on track, and he noticed both Mangle and Marge leading the pack over anyone right now. Inkling was really the only one out of the challenge right now without any chances of winning immunity. Mangle and Marge extended their lead. Mangle was using the skills she was built with, while Marge was doing her best to win immunity for her alliance.
In the end, one person finished first...
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"Alright! Jeff I'm done." called Mangle, minutes before Marge finished hers.
Jeff ran over to confirm victory for Mangle.
"Correct! MANGLE WINS IMMUNITY FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT TIME!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Mangle.
"Another good challenge performance from you, Mangle! Definitely putting on a good challenge record out of your band group back home. Foxy and Bonnie never won immunity, Freddy won one time, and you set the record at 2. We'll see if that record continues. For the rest of you, tribal council tonight. Somebody going home after 29 days. See you all then."
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Electroshock Day 29
With another vote looming down the corner, there was a lot of tension arising back at camp regarding who should go, and who should go home.
Pikachu, Marge, and Dr. Mario were talking briefly to one another down by the oasis.
"So we're sticking to the plan Dr. Mario came up with, right?" asked Pikachu, "Vote for Yuki tonight. If he doesn't attend the vote, we vote out Nigel?"
Marge nodded, "Absolutely. As long as one of two of those men go home, I believe we'll be fine for a little while longer."
"I'm a little nervous tonight. I do think I'm the biggest threat out of the three of us, and without Meloetta around, I am definitely feeling the heat, pika! Marge has said she would try to protect me, but I feel like there's little she can do tonight if I'm slated to go home tonight." - Pikachu
"I wish we were going to idol out Dark Pit tonight... but I suppose that will have to wait." sighed Dr. Mario, gruffly.
"Oh, and Pikachu, don't you dare use the idol tonight," warned Marge, "Because if we don't get the votes, I am going to put myself in the line of fire for you. You need to save that idol for the future."
Pikachu nodded, a little somberly, but understood what Marge was getting at.
"I did notice Yuki was throwing the immunity challenge again. Even after everything he's done since the merge he's still under the illusion he can hide for a long time? I find that hard to believe, and that's why I am sure that we can get him voted out tonight if he attends the vote." - Marge
Meanwhile, behind a few boulders talking were Nigel and Yuki discussing the vote. Zoe was on her way over to talk with them, but wasn't there quite yet.
"I'm not going to tribal council tonight," explained Yuki, "Zoe said the vote is split between myself and Pikachu. Therefore, if I don't go tonight, they'll just vote Pikachu out by default."
Nigel placed a hand to his chin, "Hmm... a probable conclusion. You might be onto something there. Can we trust Zoe's information?"
Yuki nodded, "Even if she didn't say a word, I have a feeling everything I've done thus far since we've merged from voting Shinnok, to flipping from side to side, I know for a fact I may be in trouble tonight."
"It's certainly a risk to not go to tribal council tonight. For all I know they could just vote Nigel off if they really wanted to take a shot at me. However, I think they won't go after Nigel, because he only joined the cause against the alliance because of Zoe." (He shrugs) "It only makes sense." - Yuki
A few minutes later, Zoe showed up to talk with the two boys, "Anything going on back here, boys?"
Yuki shook his head, "Nothing important. All I know is that I'm staying here tonight. Pretty sure that will tip the scales in favor of Pikachu going home tonight. I'm not giving either of you the idol. I don't suspect they'll come for either one of you unless they're desperate."
Zoe nodded, smiling, "Oh yes, and by the sounds of it, they hardly sound desperate to take you out, darling."
"I'll have a quick talk with Dark Pit just to make sure we're all on the same page. I'll cover for you, Yuki, don't you worry." replied Nigel.
Yuki nodded in confirmation, watching as Nigel left the area to find Dark Pit.
"It does seem like we will have to make our move sooner than expected. Dark Pit and his gang want to blindside Yuki, and break our fake Final 3 deal. Once we vote Pikachu out tonight, we will bring in Marge and Dr. Mario, and become five against three. We will become unstoppable!" - Nigel
A few minutes later, Nigel and Dark Pit were speaking to one another within the cave.
"What's the plan tonight? Have you spoken to the girls on any ideas?" asked Nigel.
Dark Pit shrugged, "Pikachu. What else is there to say? Voting out the doofus doctor oaf? Voting out the weak mom? What a joke... we're voting out Pikachu, and I think that's universally agreed on."
"I'm telling Nigel that we're voting out Pikachu, but that's hardly the deal tonight. I don't care if it breaks our little Final 3 deal, because quite frankly, they were too little too late. Tonight, Yuki is going home, and I swear... he uses that pass tonight... someone will not be happy he did that..." - Dark Pit
"Okay good. Trust me, Yuki is a little nervous, but we're good on our word. Yes, we betrayed Shinnok, but you know me, I had no choice." reminded Nigel.
Dark Pit nodded, "I know, I know. Blame Zoe for being a dummy. Look, keep Yuki in check. Inkling and Mangle are really starting to suspect him of having the immunity idol now.."
"Oh really? That's odd to hear. I wouldn't suspect he would have it." lied Nigel professionally, "If anything, I think Dr. Mario or Pikachu have it."
"Well, if it's not Yuki, it's definitely one of them." shrugged Dark Pit, crossing his arms and leaning against the wall.
"Of course I lied to him! He's not my main ally anymore! I've noticed more respect, trust, and honesty with Yuki than I ever had with Dark Pit. The game is about to reach the last nine days, and Operation S.U.R.V.I.V.O.R promises to begin playing hard and strong to finish out Survivor!" - Nigel
Both Nigel and Dark Pit shook hands firmly before they split up.
Hours before tribal council, Marge approached Inkling and Mangle about the vote tonight.
"Hello ladies," greeted Marge, "I'm just here to ask you if you had any plans about voting out Yuki tonight? Or even Nigel if it came down to it?"
Inkling shrugged, "Sure, it's crossed my mind, but I haven't really thought about it very much."
"Marge and I have never spoken game one time in 29 days, so it's like... what the hell are you doing talking to me now when it matters, dude? We're not even going to tell you anything, man! If we tell you, you'll probably just tell Yuki our plan! So whatever, leaving them out of the loop is fine." - Inkling
"Well then, I just want to say we have three votes going to eliminate Yuki tonight," explained Marge, "If we could have two more, that would just be pleasant to hear."
Inkling yawned a little, "I don't know Marge. Like... it's a good move, but you got to understand. We just got the majority. Why would we be stupid to just throw it away?"
Marge blinked a little, "Well but..."
"Exactly. Maybe we'll consider a move like that next round, but for this round, I'm sorry man, but we gotta improve our odds so that a big move doesn't backfire, y'know?" finished Inkling, laying down with another yawn.
Mangle didn't really speak at all during that time. She had other things on the mind, but she didn't really like how Inkling wasn't just telling Marge she and her allies were safe.
Marge sighed, shaking her head as she left both Inkling and Mangle alone.
"Things do not look easy tonight. Inkling and Mangle weren't budging, and they made it sound like Pikachu was going home tonight. I mean, that would be the obvious option in my eyes. It doesn't make me happy in the slightest, so whatever it takes, I will make sure she's safe no matter what!" - Marge
As the tribe left for tribal council, Yuki did not grab his torch, meaning he was staying behind at camp and using his tribal council pass. This really irritated Dark Pit, and shook his head, whispering something to Inkling on the way over.
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The Electroshock tribe arrived at tribal council.
"We'll now bring in the members of the jury,"
"Erron Black,"
Erron wore a black jacket, white shirt, and brown slacks. He wore a cowboy hat, but didn't wear his mask.
"Shinnok,"
Shinnok was wearing all black for this tribal council, including a black crest on his head, rather than red. He still looked bitter.
"And Meloetta, voted out at the last tribal council."
Meloetta looked no different from before, and simply looked a little cleaner than she did before.
"From what I can see, Yuki did not show up for tonight's tribal council and used up his pass. He is now safe from the vote and cannot vote or be voted off. I have to say this merge has been very intense, and I seriously can't predict anything tonight! Marge, you don't normally look this upset before. What's on your mind tonight?" asked Jeff.
Marge cleared her throat.
"Well Jeff, I'm just sick of being left out of the loop on so many things. I mean, I'm a mother for crying out loud, I keep track of everything at one time, so it's hard for me to sit on the outside and have no knowledge of what's going on. But what I do know is that voting Pikachu out tonight is not the move you need to make." replied Marge.
Dark Pit shrugged, "So what? We're playing our game, and you're playing your game. Why care about what we're doing?"
"Because you got someone like Nigel who nobody should trust after what he did to Shinnok six days ago!" snapped Marge.
Nigel chuckled a little, "Really Marge? You're going to use that against me? That wasn't my fault, per se. I had no choice but to vote against Shinnok, and I swear that's the truth."
Zoe nodded softly, but nobody noticed. Shinnok still rolled his eyes.
Marge didn't stop there, "So what? You flipped, and then you flipped right back, and they're all willing to trust you again? I call hogwash on that! I cannot believe everyone here is just so blind to that!"
"You know Marge, you're not making a good case for yourself, or your alliance." warned Dark Pit.
"Well you know what? I don't care. In fact, I'll even make a suggestion for you all," continued Marge, "Write my name down tonight if you don't see it my way. Vote Nigel, or vote me out. If you keep me here and vote Pikachu out? Trust me, you will be dealing with an angry mom! Nobody likes angry moms!"
"So go ahead," taunted Dark Pit, "Quit. Give your torch to Jeff. Might as well, right?"
Marge shook her head, "Well I'm not a quitter. I want it to be official! Vote me or Nigel out, or I swear will make you wish you did!"
Both Dr. Mario and Pikachu were quite giddy at Marge's outburst to create attention towards her. Dark Pit didn't seem to budge at all.
"Okay then... Dark Pit, what would you accomplish by Marge quitting the game instead of you voting her out?" asked Jeff.
Dark Pit shrugged.
"If she wants to quit stick a fork in her Jeff. She might as well. Anyone who asks to be voted out might as well be classified as a quitter. Applejack is a quitter, right? Well, so is Marge." replied Dark Pit.
Marge rolled her eyes.
"Nigel, she also had a lot to say about you? Do you feel threatened by what she said?" asked Jeff.
Nigel shook his head.
"Not really. This tribe knows where I stand, and why I made the decisions that I made. Anyone asks me anything, I will be honest with them. Just because I flipped doesn't make me the devil." replied Nigel.
"Pikachu, do you think Marge will get her way tonight? Or do you think the tribe here will ignore her request and vote you out tonight?" asked Jeff.
"Honestly, I find it really sweet of Marge to throw in the towel for me. I mean, it did work for Applejack a few seasons ago to save Maria, so I think it'll work again. I don't think the group of players here are heartless anyway to ignore a request like this." replied Pikachu.
"Okay, it's time to vote, Dr. Mario, you're up."
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Dark Pit's Vote: Someone sealed your fate for you. Hate to do this now, but I have no choice. (?)
Marge's Vote: It's either you or me tonight, Nigel. If it's Pikachu, I won't be happy. (Nigel)
Nigel's Vote: Marge is a crazy woman when she's cornered, but I won't back down. (Pikachu)
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"If somebody has the hidden immunity idol, and you would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."
Nobody did anything.
"Okay, 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, Nigel. (He nodded, crossing his arms.)
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Nigel. Two votes Nigel.
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Nigel. Three votes Nigel. (Marge clasped her hands together, hoping for the best.)
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Pikachu. One vote Pikachu, three votes Nigel. (Marge sighed, while Pikachu patted her leg.)
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Pikachu. Two votes Pikachu, three votes Nigel. (Pikachu smiled, whispering, "You did your best.")
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Nigel. That's four votes Nigel, two votes Pikachu. (Nigel perked up, shocked at the fourth vote. Zoe was also surprised, as well as Marge and Pikachu. Dark Pit closed his eyes.)
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Thirteenth person voted out of Survivor Dingo Canyon, and the fourth member of our jury, Nigel. That's five, that's enough, you need to hand me your torch.
Nigel was utterly shocked at the vote, grabbing his things and his torch, "Holy crap... uhh... wow. Good job on getting a blindside out of Numbuh 1." He shook Dark Pit's hand as he gave his torch up.
"Nigel, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"Time for you to go."
Nigel nodded, giving a peace sign to the others as he left the tribal council area.
"Four times in a row since the merge, we've seen yet another blindside come into effect this season. Nigel did not see that one coming at all, and I think the game changes yet again. Before I send you all back to camp, Marge, you did talk about quitting the game tonight and asking to be voted off. Since you were not, are you still going to quit this game?"
Marge was silent for a little while, before shaking her head, "For the time being, no, I will remain in the game. After all, I accomplished my goal."
"Very well then. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Nigel's Final Words
"Blast! I did not expect this to happen at all! Marge was throwing all sorts of slander at me, but I did not think it would work in her favor, but it did! I suspect Yuki using the pass put a large target on me, and thus I was stabbed in the back. Clever move they made, however, so I can't complain about that!"
VOTES
Nigel – Mangle, Marge, Inkling, Dr. Mario, Dark Pit, and Pikachu
Pikachu – Zoe and Nigel
Okay! Time to explain the opening twist of Survivor Pirate Lagoon!
It's called Pirate's Court. In this opening twist, each tribe will have to select a representative for their tribe. It must be a 6-1 or a 7-0 decision, otherwise rocks will be drawn to select the representative. The main purpose of this twist is taking risks, and that's exactly what it does.
The three representatives will duel against eachother in a 1v1v1 challenge. The winner will earn his or her tribe an extra boost in food and water.
Then he/she, as well as their own tribe, will then have to vote off one of the two losers at Pirate's Court. Example; Penner wins the challenge, so he and the rest of Humaria have to vote off either the Ani Mani rep, or the Robotok rep, and that person will leave Day 2. That said... it is pirate themed after all... so what can we take from Survivor Pearl Islands to make Pirate Lagoon a savage season?
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