"Roomies Goes Global," written by Freedom Fighter
Now it's time to find out who made the Final Four! But first...
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters that appear in this fanfic. I also do not own any reality show elements that may have been adapted for this series. Any other copyrighted people and places also do not belong to me. Basically, I own none of it.
"Roomies" 10th Anniversary Event
(2001-2011)
Day Twenty
The leaders were entering the final turn. Terry was not able to keep up and had fallen back, leaving Lee and Dante to race for the win.
"Come on!" Finn yelled at them. "YOU CAN DO IT!"
Dante pulled alongside of Lee and was a half-stride ahead as they entered the homestretch. They both saw Yoshimori about 30 meters ahead of them and his current location was going to be a problem. Whomever got to him first would win the event... and most likely, the challenge.
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Roomies Goes Global
Episode Twelve - Last Call for Help (07.25.11)
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Dante and Lee picked up their speed even more, determined to leave everything on the track. But it turned out that Dante had a bit more left, as he edged ahead. And Yoshimori turned out to not be an issue, as he drifted to the outside to allow them to go by. Even more surprising was the fact that Dante was leaving Lee behind... as the adult male crossed the finish line, winning by a comfortable margin.
"You won!" Katara screamed ecstatically as she jogged over with a towel and a water bottle.
"Thanks," was all Dante could say, as he bent over to catch his breath.
Lee finished a couple seconds later, and he too was tired after that hard run. As he gathered himself, Terry was seen getting his second wind, as he sprinted over the finish line.
"I think we won the challenge!" Candice told Lee as she helped him off the track.
Sure enough, only the Green Team had any slim chance left of getting enough points to top them. But they were not gonna make it, as Kari was just entering the final turn, and she had left her partner Rachel about 60 meters behind her on the backstretch. With that, Lee went over to congratulate Dante on the event win, while Dante congratulated Lee on clinching the challenge.
"Okay," Kiyone addressed the entire group a few minutes later, "the results of the challenge are now official! The winners, with 4449 points... are the Yellow Team!"
Applause could be heard as Lee and Candice high-fived each other.
"Despite Dante's best efforts, the Orange Team finishes in second, 222 points behind. The good news... that team, along with the Green and Brown Teams, who finished third and fourth overall, are safe."
That delighted some people, while it made others worry.
"Candice and Rachel, I'd also like to congratulate the two of you... because as result of today's challenge, the two of you are now in the half-million club! If either of you are voted the winner of 'Roomies Goes Global,' you'll be leaving here with $500,000!"
Both girls hollered in celebration.
"You two join Lee, Noah, Terry, Kari, Dante, and Katara in that club, meaning exactly half of you have a shot at $500,000! Now, here's the bad news..."
Kiyone pulled out the last two Damage Counters of the game.
"The Red, Purple, Blue, and Gray Teams now face doomsday. Some of you already have a third strike or are still in danger of getting a third strike - which would prevent your peers from voting you into the Final Four tomorrow night."
She walked over to Lee and Candice and handed one to each of them.
"Alright, Lee and Candice... will you heavily handicap someone's chances of getting into the Final Four? Step up to the board, you two, and show us your picks."
The duo looked at each other, debating who should go first. Lee eventually stepped forward and decided to place his next to Fred's photo.
"NO!" Fred shouted.
"Okay," Kiyone turned to Lee. "For the second, and possibly WORST time in the competition, Fred has received his third Damage Counter."
It was now Candice's turn. There were three people left on the board with two strikes - Terry, Noah, and Francine. But Terry and Noah, currently teammates, finished fourth in the challenge, and were safe. But Francine was not...
"I hate to do this," Candice said aloud, "but there's only one logical choice."
Francine watched as Candice gave her a third and final Damage Counter. Francine was in such disbelief that she could not even muster a response.
"Now, Yellow Team, you have a chance to take away someone's Damage Counter. At this juncture, the only action you could take, if you were to repeal a counter, was to take away one from somebody who already had three going into this challenge. And only ONE person was in that situation."
Kiyone pointed to Heloise, who had an unpleasant scowl on her face.
"Lee and Candice, do you want to take away one of Heloise's Damage Counters, effectively putting her back into the game?"
The two huddled to discuss it, but it did not take long to come to a final decision.
"No," Lee replied. "No, we will not."
"Very well. Lee and Candice, please rejoin the other teams."
They did as they were told, making the smart move by staying away from the three people they just screwed over.
"That marks the end of the official competition! BUT..."
Everyone turned to Kiyone upon hearing the word 'but.'
"This was NOT the last challenge. At least, for some of you."
"What does that even mean?" Noah asked.
"Tomorrow, before the Final Four vote, there will be what we're calling the 'Last Chance Challenge.'"
She first turned to Heloise, Fred, and Francine.
"Francine, Fred, and Heloise, participation in this challenge is mandatory for you, But there is a big reward waiting. For if one of you wins that challenge tomorrow... I will remove all of your Damage Counters, which allows your peers to vote for you to make the Final Four."
"You mean I still have a chance?" Francine gasped with hope.
"I... I can still win this!" declared Fred.
"HA!" Heloise shouted, pointing at the others. "Take THAT, haters!"
Kiyone then pointed out a few choice others.
"Candace, Finn, Kenzo, Megan, and Yoshimori. The five of you have less than three Damage Counters but also did not make it to $500,000. For you five, participation in the challenge is optional, but if any of you emerge as the winner... we'll bump up your prize money to $500,000, no matter how close or far from it you currently are."
"Flippin' awesome!" Finn exclaimed jubilantly.
"That's great news!" Kenzo cried with joy.
"Yes!" Candace pumped her fist. "I'm still in it to win it!"
"As for the rest of you," Kiyone looked at the others, "those of you in the half-million club already... you get to come to the challenge and relax. Sound good?"
They all nodded.
"So, you're going to have the rest of the day today and most of tomorrow to think about if you're gonna participate in the challenge, if applicable, and who you're gonna vote into the Final Four. The top two vote getters at tomorrow night's ceremony get in, as well as two voted in by the viewers. The next 24 hours will be your most stressful here. I suggest you use them wisely. See you tomorrow evening, guys and gals."
With that, everyone headed off, getting ready to make the trek back to the beach house.
Shortly after returning to the house, the 'adult' voting bloc met to discuss a thing or two. As in... who should be in it.
"Obviously," Kari began, "we need to come up with contingency plans. Francine and Heloise both are ineligible, and only one of them can still get in after tomorrow, anyway. We do have a few options as to whom we might vote for instead..."
"Hold on there!" argued Francine. "Just because I might be out doesn't mean I no longer have a say!"
"Exactly!" nodded Heloise. "Who died and made you queen of this alliance?"
"Yeah!"
"No one!" Kari replied. "We just have to prepare for whatever happens tomorrow now... so we're prepared!"
"I just think you just want to get rid of us!" Heloise shouted. "We still have votes, and I can guarantee neither of us are writing your name down tomorrow night!"
"You're not winning this game unless I win it first!" stated Francine, even though that was not possible.
Kari glanced over at Dante and Kenzo.
"Guys, help me talk some sense into these two!"
Kenzo put his hands up defensively. "Sorry, but I know better than to get mixed up in something like this."
"Besides," added Dante, "you're all adults... or have adult minds... I'm sure you ladies are perfectly capable of resolving your differences in a way that works out great for all of us."
Confessional Cam - Kenzo
"When you get to my age, you learn to never get involved in a catfight. Saying even one word can make a woman hate you for years. It's better to let them handle their own issues."
...and while we leave them to handle it themselves as well, another girl had issues with an alliance of her own, as Megan had been presented by Finn to his voting partners, Yoshimori, Terry, and Lee.
"C'mon, guys!" pleaded Finn. "Terry, you said we needed a fifth to cover our bases, right?"
"I did say that," recalled Terry.
"Great! Then who better to add than Megan? She's a good friend and I totally trust her!"
Megan nodded as he looked over at Terry and Lee.
"And how about all the adventures we had, putting together that obstacle course AND helped you search for that Tiki Idol. Which... we never found, but it's the thought that counts, right?"
"Well," Lee said, "we have been around her more than anyone else outside of each other and our own respective partners."
"Maybe you guys have," argued Yoshimori, "but I haven't! I don't have any reason to trust her! She's not gonna vote for me!"
"Oh, yes I will!" Megan marched over to him. "It's part of the by-rules. Five people, four votes, and you can't put your own name on the ballot! The way I see it... you need me more than I need you, guy-who-got-stuck-with-Francine!"
Yoshimori sighed.
Confessional Cam - Megan
"Okay, so I told a 'little' white lie. But it's the only way to get more than four votes with everyone getting in their alliances and junk! And look at it this way... I can pick and choose who I want to support, and neither group knows of what I've done! I'm such a genius!"
"I am in for adding Megan to the alliance!" Lee declared.
Terry nodded, signifying his agreement. They then all turned to Yoshimori, who decided to let her in as well.
"Fine. But you'd better not turn your back on us!"
Megan laughed. "Why would I have reason to do that?"
[End Act One]
Day Twenty-One
The cast members rushed to pack their things, as they would be leaving Hawai'i right after the Final Four vote that night. Still, there was some last-minute deal-making was taking place... mostly involving Rachel, who was seen talking to Kari about being the extra vote in their alliance... and then by Fred, who was desperate to find an alliance of his own to join.
Confessional Cam - Rachel
"I haven't been as popular as I have been today then I was the first 20 days here! Hopefully that means my chances of making the Final Four are good."
Night Twenty-One
Just after nightfall, the cast was seen loading their bags into four different limos, ready to take them to the airport in a little bit. But first things first, as they walked up the beach a quarter-mile to where a one-wall tent (read: tarp tied to the top of four poles) was set up, as were torches and a bonfire around it. Kiyone was waiting for them, with two small bleachers sets around her. They sat in the one to her right as they came in. Once they were all seated, she began speaking to them.
"Well, guys, welcome to your last few moments in Hawai'i! But first, we have to pick a Final Four... and before that, we have the Last Chance Challenge. For some of you, a chance to wipe your slate clean, get rid of your strikes, and be eligible for the peer vote. For others, a chance to up your final bank to a half-million dollars."
She turned to Heloise, Fred, and Francine.
"Heloise, Fred, and Francine... participation in this challenge is mandatory for you three. I'd like to ask you to please move over to the other bleachers."
They did as they were told.
"Okay... Candace, Finn, Kenzo, Megan, and Yoshimori. For you five, participation in this challenge is optional. If you'd like to be in this challenge, please join Heloise, Fred, and Francine on the other side... now."
Candace, Megan, and Yoshimori all got up and went over. Finn and Yoshimori decided to stay put.
"Last chance," Kiyone looked at the duo once more. "You're giving up a shot to get up to $500,000 here!"
But Finn had no intention of getting up, and neither did Yoshimori.
"Okay, then, let's begin!"
Heloise, Fred, Francine, Candace, Megan, and Yoshimori stood at the ready as everyone watched from the other side.
"First question... and this is for all of you. What was the name of the person I assigned as your partner at the start of the game?"
Kiyone gave them all a few seconds to think about.
"We'll go down the line. Heloise, you're first. What's your answer?"
"That's easy! It was Finn, of course!"
"Correct. Fred?"
"It's Rachel, of course."
"Correct."
The others were shown answering Kenzo, Candice, Katara, and Dante, respectively... and they were all correct.
"Onto question two! Each of the six bedrooms in the house has a name. Again, going down the line... we'll start with Heloise. Name one of the bedrooms."
"Only one?" Heloise asked. "Because I could tell you all six, easy!"
"Just one."
"Fine... the Tiki Idol Room."
"That's correct. Fred, name another."
Fred thought for a second. "Um... the Volcano Room?"
"Yes. Two for two! Francine?"
"The one with the pineapples! The Pineapple Room!"
"Good! Candace, three rooms left. Can you name one of them?"
"Let's see... I believe the one with the surfboards was called... the North Shore Room? Yes, I'll go with that."
"Perfecto! Megan, on to you!"
"No fair!" whined Megan. "Candace took the one I was gonna say!"
Megan racked her brain for an answer as everyone waited. Eventually...
"I need an answer in the next five seconds, Megan," warned Kiyone, "or you're out!"
Megan tried desperately to think of an answer, but...
"Time's up. Megan, please get up and rejoin the others. You've been eliminated."
Megan did as she was told, her head down as she trotted to the other side and took a seat next to Finn, who consoled her with a pat on the back.
"Yoshimori!" Kiyone looked his way. "Two left... can you name one of them?"
Yoshimori had been given plenty of time to think of an answer.
"I think it was called... the Macaroon Nut Room?"
"Ooh, sorry. Not correct! Yoshimori, you're out."
Yoshimori departed the challenge, leaving four.
"Back to you, Heloise!"
Heloise chuckled. "Macaroon Nut? Clearly, it was the Macadamia Nut Room!"
"And again, you're correct! One more, Fred... can you name it?"
"I believe so, Kiyone. I believe it's called... the Kalua Pig Room!"
"And that makes six! Good job, guys... but it gets even harder from here! Question three... remember that one challenge which we found out that the cast has 19 siblings among them?"
Each of the four remaining competitors, save for Heloise, gulped in fear.
"I want you to name all of the cast members that have a sibling! Hint, guys... there are eight possible answers. Francine, you get first pick!"
"I can say myself, right?" Francine asked. "Then... ME!"
"Yep. That's one. Candace?"
"If she can do it... than I say my answer is me as well!"
"That's two. Back to the other end with Heloise."
"Noah!"
Fred was next, and he answered Megan. It got back to him without someone dropping out, as Francine, Candace, and Heloise each answered correctly with Kari, Katara, and Yoshimori, in order. But he seemed a bit unsure, as he looked at everyone, trying to remember who had not been mentioned yet.
"I'm going to say... Terry."
Kiyone looked down at her card and responded, "That's correct!"
Fred breathed a sigh of relief. For the next question, an intern came in and gave each of the four remaining players a sheet of paper.
"You remember this list, right? This is the list of 25 songs you had to learn the choruses to, remember?"
"Don't remind me," groaned Heloise.
"16 of those songs were played in the first round. For question four... please name all of the songs, one at a time. We'll keeping going to we get them all or until, more likely, one of you gives me a wrong answer. Francine, again, starting with you..."
Francine quickly looked over the list, then answered.
"'Grenade,' by Bruno Mars?"
"Correct. Oh, and I just need song titles. No artists. Candace?"
"'Firework.'"
"Yep. Heloise?"
"I'll go with 'What's My Name?'"
"That makes three. Fred?"
"Uh..."
Again, Fred struggled to come up with an answer. Which made his eventually response all the more ironic...
"How about... 'Forget You'?"
"Normally, I'd say forget you too, but that's actually right! Francine, another song title, please?"
"Very confident in this, Kiyone... 'California Gurls.'"
Kiyone looked down at her list.
"Afraid not, Francine. Sorry... but that's not correct."
"What? SERIOUSLY?"
"Yep. Sorry."
Francine scratched her head, trying to figure out where she went wrong.
Confessional Cam - Francine
"I guess that's it. Well, I'm sure the fans at home will bail me out. I'm sure Stan is threatening every potential voter out there to help me, right?"
"Down to Heloise, Fred, and Candace," Kiyone said. "We're on to individual questions from here on out. Candace, you're first."
"Okay! Bring it!"
"Very well. Candace, true or false... in the Rappel Waikiki challenge, Finn completed it in under two minutes WITHOUT receiving any penalties."
Candace looked over at Finn has she tried to remember.
"I'm gonna say... true!"
"Candace... that's correct."
"Yes!" Candace pumped her fist.
"Heloise, true or false... in the Battle Against Will challenge, Kari dropped out after being offered A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE."
Heloise only needed a few seconds to recall that challenge.
"False!"
"That's correct!"
Heloise smiled. Fred and Candace both knew she was going to be tough to beat.
"Fred, true or false... in the Shell of a Memory challenge, as punishment, the GREEN Team was forced to tape fresh fish to their foreheads for the remainder of the challenge."
Fred recalled that incident, and remembered how vocal Megan had complained about it.
"I remember Megan having fish on her head, and she was on the Purple Team at the time. So I'm answering... false!"
"Good deductive reasoning... you're right! Candace, it's back to you..."
Candace nodded.
"In the King's Trial challenge, who went in the water first? Noah or Rachel?"
She glanced over at the two of them, half trying to remember their placement, and half hoping one of them would throw her a hint. No such luck on the latter.
"Kiyone, I'm going to say... Rachel."
Candace crossed her fingers.
"The correct answer is... Noah."
"NO!"
"Yes! Sorry, Candace! But you're out!"
Candace shook her head, but otherwise still looked determined as she turned to Fred.
"It's up to you, partner! Take Heloise down!"
"Nice wishful thinking!" Heloise cut off a response from Fred. "But he's got his work cut out for him."
Confessional Cam - Heloise
"Despite being 'anti-social,' I know about pretty much everything that's happened to everyone in the three weeks we've been here! It helps when you're smart enough to rig a couple dozen spy cameras. And hack into the show's as well... when necessary."
"We're now in sudden death," Kiyone said. "Heloise and Fred, if one of you gets a question wrong, the challenge is NOT over! Instead, I will turn to the OTHER person and ask them the same question. If they get it right, they win! If they don't, the game continues. Understood?"
The two of them nodded.
"Heloise, you have the next question. As you may or may not recall, the Brown Team won the King's Trial challenge. BUT... Heloise, which team finished FOURTH in that challenge?"
Heloise thought for a minute, and some of them saw her working it out half-aloud, counting off teams on her fingers...
"Me and Finn were second, then... it was Orange, and then... Purple? I think?"
She thought for a few seconds to make sure, then gave Kiyone her answer.
"Purple. The Purple Team finished fourth."
"Heloise, your answer is... correct!"
Heloise smirked. "Your turn, Freddy!"
"Fred..." Kiyone looked at him, "in the Speedboat Scavenger Hunt challenge, what was the FIRST object the team Candice was on - that's Candice with an 'I,' FYI - that they picked up?"
"Hold on..." Fred racked his brain, "I know this one!"
Heloise crossed her arms over her chest, waiting for an answer.
"I'm going to say... the dumbbell!"
Kiyone glanced down at her card.
"I'm sorry, Fred, but that's NOT the right answer."
"Shoot! Really?"
Kiyone turned to Heloise, who had a grin plastered on her face.
"Heloise, for the win... same question! In the Speedboat Scavenger Hunt challenge, what was the FIRST object the team Candice was on that they picked up?"
Heloise paused for dramatic effect, and then replied...
"The 10-pound bag of rice! Of course!"
"That's correct! Heloise has won the challenge!"
Heloise stuck her tongue out at Fred, then raised her arms in triumph. Kiyone walked up and removed all of Heloise's Damage Counters from the board.
"Heloise, as reward for winning the challenge... as promised, all of your Damage Counters have been wiped off the board. Which means that your peers may now vote you into the Final Four tonight, if they wish to."
"See?" Heloise said as she walked over to the rest of the group. "I told you I was far from out of this game."
"Alright, guys... from the Last Chance Challenge to the Final Four vote."
Kiyone sat back down and turned to face the group, now all back on the same side of bleachers.
"Before I let you loose to vote, though... if anyone wants to make any last pleas or suggestions or that kind of stuff, now's the time to do it. Just come on down, and the floor is yours."
The group went quiet as heads turned every which way, to see if anyone would take Kiyone up on her offer. After a minute...
"Really? No one? Either you're all really confident in your chances or you're afraid saying something may screw them up."
They all remained quiet. Kiyone shrugged.
"Oh well. I won't force you. We'll just move on to the vote."
She pointed to her right, and the cast's left, towards the open-air voting booth, a quarter of a mile up the shore and away from any prying ears.
"Here's how it works. One at a time, you'll walk over there. Write four names on the ballot! Three rules: you have to put down four different names, you can't vote for either Francine or Fred because their ineligible, and, most importantly, you can't vote for yourself."
A few people seemed surprised by the last one, which shocked Kiyone.
"Well, you can't! It was that way in the old series, and the same holds true tonight. Also, there's a camera set up there as well, so if you want to say why you voted for one or several people... knock yourself out!"
Some murmuring could be heard.
[End Act Two]
"Rock Lee..." Kiyone looked his way, "the voting order was drawn at random before you all got here, and you're up first! So, head on over!"
Lee got up and made the trek out to the voting pod. The camera showed him immediately writing down four names on the ballot.
Confessional Cam - Lee
(holds up ballot showing votes for Finn, Megan, Terry, and Yoshimori)
"I am a man of my word, so I will vote as we have decided as an alliance. Hopefully, two of us get in, and the viewers will get two more of us in."
Lee folded up his ballot, then deposited it into the box. Once he got back, Candice took her turn. She looked frazzled once she got there...
"I was going to put my name down!" she murmured. "Who am I gonna put down instead?"
She took a long time to decide what name to put down as her fourth vote, but after finishing, the smile on her face showed that she was pleased with her decision. Yoshimori, Katara, and Kenzo each took their turns, but whom they voted for was not revealed. Terry was next up, and he planned to shake things up with his vote - and not just because he could not vote for Francine.
Confessional Cam - Terry
(holds up ballot showing votes for Lee, Finn, Megan, and Dante)
"I was supposed to vote for Yoshimori, but I just don't think he's done enough to deserve a shot at winning. Sorry... but I'm giving your vote to Dante instead. As much as I didn't like him for leading Kari on, he was also one of my rivals in this game. Dante is an extraordinary man... and I hope everyone realizes this and votes him in."
A shot of Dante was pictured, deep in thought but as peace as he waited for his turn. Heloise was next, and she was shown laughing maniacally as she folded up her completed ballot, ready to put in the box. Fred followed her, a bit creeped by Heloise's enjoyment of everything. That, or he was concerned as he stepped in with only two for-sure votes.
Confessional Cam - Fred
(holds up ballot showing votes for Noah, Rachel, Lee, and Candice)
"Noah and Rachel were my givens. I voted Lee because he's a pretty strong dude. And Candice... we worked so well there at the end. She was a GREAT partner!"
Fred walked back, not even dawning at him that he had written the wrong name on the ballot, as his actual partner, Candace, got up to vote. She wrote 'Girls Rule!' at the top of her ballot, but which names she ended up putting down were not shown. Dante's ballot was not shown either, but he was quick about voting, very firm in his choices.
Then came...
Confessional Cam - Francine
(holds up ballot showing votes for Dante, Kenzo, Finn, and Terry)
"Heloise is a spoiled brat who doesn't deserve anything, and Kari's a double-crossing backstabber! This is me saying 'screw you two!'"
But Francine was not the only one making a radical move on her voting ballot, as Finn had a surprise of his own...
Confessional Cam - Finn
(holds up ballot showing votes for Megan, Lee, Terry, and Heloise)
"Sure, Heloise is evil, and I'm good. But I still like to believe there's some good in her. The girl's a genius... hopefully enough people recognize that and give her a chance. This vote's for you, Heloise!"
After Finn came his partner, Megan...
Confessional Cam - Megan
"I hope no one's mad at me after this, but I was just playing the alliance game. I seriously couldn't vote for you all of you... but I wish I could."
She deposited her ballot without showing her votes. After one of her ex-partners, Noah, came up and voted as well, that left only one person to vote... the former 'Roomies' champion, Kari. Upon arriving at the booth, she took a deep breath, and immediately wrote down three names. But after that, she needed to take a minute to decide on the fourth.
Confessional Cam - Kari
(holds up ballot showing votes for Dante, Kenzo, Rachel, and Katara)
"I hope the four I've chosen are the ones everyone agrees are the most worthy. I don't expect to make the Final Four a second time, so to the four of you... good luck!"
Kari inserted her ballot in and walked back. Once she was seated with the others...
"I'll go tally the votes."
Kiyone walked off, leaving the group in silence for several minutes. The wind picked up a bit, enough to begin blowing the flames on the torches ever so slightly. She returned with the ballot box in hand.
"Once I announce the two people who you voted into the Final Four, the results are final. I will then announce the two who got voted in by the fans, and then I will depart... as the vote for the winner will be decided solely by the viewers. Good luck to you all."
Kiyone opened the box and pulled out all of the ballots. She then walked over to the bonfire and tossed them in. Everyone watched as all of the ballots burned up quickly in the fire. A few people were stunned, but Kiyone still had a stoic look on her face as she returned to face them.
"Okay, with a total of eight and seven votes, respectively, you guys have voted two people into the Final Four. They are..."
The group leaned forward in anticipation.
"Megan and Finn. Congratulations, you two!"
Both of their jaws dropped in stunned disbelief as they were cheered on by most of the other cast members.
"Now... joining Megan and Finn in the Final Four, thanks to the viewer vote, are..."
Kiyone paused before giving the names.
"Rachel and Kari!"
The group reacted excitedly to the news.
"To the four of you, you're now one LAST vote away from winning anywhere from 300,000 to a half-million dollars! But we won't find that out until the finale in a couple months! Until then!"
Kiyone left, taking the empty ballot box with her as she hopped in the limo and was whisked off to the airport.
"Now it's completely up to you!" Kiyone pointed at the screen. "One of those four stars is about to win a lot of money! You've only got a few days to pick a winner, so make your choice and vote! The link to the poll is at the bottom of the screen! See you all at next week's finale!"
End Episode Twelve
Author's Notes:
We're down to the Final Four, now YOU need to pick a winner!
Poll Link - www(dot)misterpoll(dot)com/polls/530141
You have from now until this Friday, July 29th, at 12:30 pm EST to cast your vote! Pick one of these four: Finn, Kari, Katara, or Megan. In case there's a need for a tiebreaker(s), those will be held for 24 hours later on Friday. If still tied after that poll, I will do a spontaneous final vote, in which the first person to receive a vote wins. Hopefully, it won't come to that.
Also, if you have a question that you want to be asked to any of the cast members, you have until this Friday, July 29th, at 5 pm EST to submit it. Submissions can be placed in a review of this chapter, through PM, or by hitting me up on Twitter (link on my profile page).
For news on deadlines and tiebreaker polls, if necessary, please follow or bookmark my Twitter for this week - I'll pass on any details through there!
See you all next week for the finale!
Next up: Episode 13 (Finale) - Next Monday, August 1st, 7 pm EST!