Previously on, Survivor,
With Jenny gone, it seemed like there was little to no resistance from the robots any longer, as Cyrax was loyal to the humans, and Monita was on the oust. However, both sides were already planning their next moves. The humans wanted Monita out, while the animals wanted to use Monita to take out the humans. Minerva also had a deal with Tanya, trying to get her to flip.
Later that day, the animals put their plan to work. Roxanne and Littlefoot were able to convince Monita to join their side. Monita was hesitant, but realized she had nowhere else to go. On the flip side, Minerva and Tanya confirmed their loyalty to one another, and Tanya wanted to send home Leela, seeing her as someone who didn't trust her.
At the reward challenge, it was close, but the team of Cyrax, Littlefoot, Leela, and Tanya all pulled through and won a sailing trip around Pirate Lagoon.
During the reward, while they savored their victory, Cyrax was able to find a clue to the location of the hidden immunity idols, and shared it with both Leela and Tanya when Littlefoot was busy elsewhere.
Back at camp, Minerva told Monita where she stood in the alliance, after hearing that Monita didn't trust her. She was quite blunt with her, telling her she had no shot to win because nobody would be stupid enough to take her to the end. Eventually, it was enough to garner Monita's loyalty 100%. Spinelli saw the entire exchange, and grew worried about the animals' loyalty.
At the immunity challenge, there were two individual immunity necklaces. One for the two remaining men, and one for the remaining women. In the end, Cyrax easily beat Littlefoot, and Spinelli outlasted the rest in order to win immunity.
Before tribal council, the animals put their plan into place to target Leela, as Tanya wanted, while the humans planned to target Monita as planned. However, Minerva did not like how Monita acted towards her, and wanted to take her out behind her allies' backs. After a talk with Tanya, Tanya was intrigued enough, and tried to convince Minerva to vote Monita out, seeing a chance to better her own game at the expense of others.
At tribal council, however, Tanya failed to convince Minerva enough. She chose to stick by her alliance, and Tanya followed suit, voting out Leela in a vote of 5-3. This shocked Spinelli and Cyrax, and immediately put both of them at the bottom. 7 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?
Final 7: Cyrax, Littlefoot, Minerva, Monita, Roxanne, Spinelli, and Tanya
Jury: Laurent, Ryu, Balloon Boy, Jenny, and Leela
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Conkera Day 31
When the tribe returned from a blindside of a tribal council, there was already screaming and yelling from one feisty woman.
"Okay! What the hell Tanya!? I thought we were in this together!" shouted Spinelli, leaving her torch laying in the sand as she turned to face Tanya.
Tanya grinned mischievously, "Oh, I'm quite sorry, Spinelli... but I'm getting a lot of bull#%#% from your lips."
"Last night was just... what the hell!? Leela goes home, and Tanya flipped to join the animals? Okay, what?! How the hell is that even logical? Monita just went from bottom of the heap to the top, and now Cyrax and I are basically sheep being led to the slaughter house! That's not cool, Tanya!" - Spinelli
Roxanne, Littlefoot, Cyrax, and Monita ignored the fight, and just returned to camp to relax and watch the fight without interfering. Minerva, meanwhile, escaped from camp to do something else.
"Do you even realize what the hell you just did?" asked Spinelli, "You basically gave the animals or Monita one million dollars! Whatever little chance you have is basically buried ten feet below the surface!"
Tanya shrugged, "You don't even see the big picture, do you? I am an outcast. If I'm going to win this game, the others have to sabotage their games for me. That includes betraying their closest allies."
Spinelli raised an eyebrow, baffled, "...what!?"
"Minerva was a coward to not vote off Monita last night. But whatever, I'll amuse her for the time being. She knows that Roxanne and Littlefoot need to be broken up once it comes down to the Final 5. That is where she will ruin her own game on behalf of thinking I am the goat. How delightful." - Tanya
Cyrax pulled Spinelli away, shaking his head, "Listen, it's not worth it, Spinelli. Ignore her. She will eventually turn on them if they don't give her what she wants."
Tanya rolled her white eyes, "Oh don't act you know everything, Cyrax."
"I don't know everything, but the Lin Kuei knows a lot about your betrayals, edenian." replied Cyrax, sternly, hauling Spinelli away from camp.
"I am not surprised in the least that Tanya betrayed us. She knew that she had no chance to win, so she is looking for a way to win. But I believe she's horribly blind to the fact that she can win. No matter who she takes; Monita, Minerva, Roxanne, or Littlefoot, she's going to lose horribly." - Cyrax
Meanwhile, far away from camp, Minerva was looking for one of the hidden immunity idols. She had plenty of clues to do so, and she wanted to find the idol before she shared the clue from Tanya with her allies.
"Nobody will notice I'm missing. They're too focused with Spinelli and Tanya." giggled Minerva, knowing their fight was a great distraction.
"I am not ready to make my move against Roxanne or Littlefoot yet. If I had betrayed Monita last night, I would have lost their trust. I know what Tanya is doing, and she won't fool me so easily. Right now, I need to secure the hidden immunity idol before anyone else. I need it's power." - Minerva
Ultimately, Minerva did not care if she found the normal idol, or the very special idol hinted at the merge feast, she just wanted some form of power.
She started digging through bushes, looking up trees, and exploring in the area one of the clues mentioned.
"Within a formation of trees... hmm... would that be around here?" whispered Minerva, seeing four trees surrounding her, along with a large patch of sand.
Shrugging her shoulders, she began to dig into the sand, hoping to find something.
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...and eventually, she was right. Minerva kept her voice to a minimum as she found the wrapped idol in her hands. She unwrapped it to reveal the normal idol.
"Well shoot, it's the normal idol... oh well, I won't complain about it. It's still an idol." grinned Minerva, stuffing it inside her pocket.
"I have the immunity idol. It may be the normal one, but that's all I need right now. The special idol is probably just the same one we've seen in previous seasons, so there's no cause for concern. Let Cyrax or Spinelli find it. It won't save them. All I care about is that I have the one that matters." - Minerva
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Conkera Day 31
Far away from camp, Cyrax and Spinelli were talking to one another. Cyrax had given the clue he had from the reward over to Spinelli.
"It's us against the world right now," explained Cyrax, "The animals have Monita and Tanya wrapped around their fingers. You need to find the immunity idol."
"Wait, why me? Why can't we do it together?" asked Spinelli, raising an eyebrow.
"Because you need to prove your worth. You're an outcast. Prove that you more then that." said Cyrax.
"Spinelli needs to find the hidden immunity idol. This is her time to show that she's more than just an outcast. Show that she can use her second chance and use it properly compared to the likes of Tanya, who'd rather squander it, and mess around with pointless betrayals. I won't stand for it." - Cyrax
Spinelli nodded, smirking, "Yeah, that's right! Don't worry, Cyrax, I will find that immunity idol! Then we'll show Tanya that she made a dire mistake!"
After shaking hands, both Spinelli and Cyrax split off into two different directions. Cyrax went off to return to camp, while Spinelli started her long search for the hidden immunity idol.
"I was voted out on Day freaking 3! For no reason other than being distracting and annoying! Like, what the hell, man? I am more then just that, y'know? Hey, if this all works out, I could be the first person to go from first boot to first place! Heh... I'll take that title and the recognition!" - Spinelli
So Spinelli started her search. She was looking through trees, and unlike Minerva she was actually attempting to climb them to search through the upper holes.
"Okay come on... where is it! It's obviously not in the trees.." murmured Spinelli, climbing down her last tree before starting her search elsewhere.
"Now if I were a hidden immunity idol where would I be... oh... maybe around here?" asked Spinelli out loud. She noticed she was in a similar spot like the area Minerva found her own idol. But this area was on the opposite side of the island.
"I'm not leaving for the reward challenge without some idol. Cyrax and I are at the bottom, and for my sake, I need to find the idol. If Cyrax wins immunity like I know he will, then I will be public enemy number one. So immunity means everything to me. I need something, gimme anything!" - Spinelli
So she started to dig within the patch of sand…
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...and eventually pulled out a rather big package out of the sand. She raised an eyebrow as she unwrapped the package. She widened her eyes as she gazed at the idol. It appeared to be three idols attached to one another with keyholes.
"The hell is this...?" asked Spinelli to herself, before finding the note attached to it, "'This is the Triple Idol. This idol will allow you to protect three people at tribal council before the vote. However, to use it's full potential, you will need to be daring'."
She continued to read, "'During the reward challenge, there will be two keys that will drop from the first pole. One key will be the first key you seek. You will know it's color, for it will be green. The second key must be obtained by dropping out of the immunity challenge, and diving underwater to detach it from a rope. Once you have both keys, you can unlock the Triple Idol's full potential. This idol will good until the Final 5, where it will be disabled.'"
"Wow... holy #%#%! This is one badass idol... but the biggest problem is getting to make it become badass. In order for me to use it's full power, I have to grab two keys during the next two challenges, in front of everyone else competing! It's possible, but... damn! This is going to take some work." - Spinelli
Meanwhile, inside the shelter, Minerva, Littlefoot, and Roxanne were talking to one another.
"So the next two votes should be simple enough," explained Minerva, "It will be Cyrax, and then Spinelli. No need to discuss it any further, so you two can relax easy, and enjoy the next six days here."
Roxanne looked over at her, "You're sounding confident. What if they found the immunity idols?"
Minerva grinned, pulling out her immunity idol, "Because I have one of the two."
"So Minerva found the normal immunity idol. Can't say I'm surprised about that. She was mysteriously missing during the whole fight between Tanya and Spinelli. Either way, it's a good thing for our alliance. We've made it this far 31 days, and with that idol, we can make it 39 days entirely." - Roxanne
Littlefoot smiled brightly, "Oh wow! That's awesome Minerva! But what about the second one? Isn't the other idol supposed to be super special?"
Minerva shrugged, "It's just the special idol, Littlefoot. What's the worse thing it could do?"
"But Minerva, they say it's a very special idol," warned Roxanne, "It may be more powerful than the normal special idol. We should go out looking for it if possible."
Minerva shrugged, "Do what you two need to do. Just remember there's not much to worry about. Leave the challenges to the rest of us, and you can relax easy until Day 37."
Both Roxanne and Littlefoot looked at eachother with concern, but didn't argue with Minerva.
"Minerva having the idol is a good thing, but uhh... there's still a second one out there. If that idol lands in the hands of Cyrax, Spinelli, or even Monita or Tanya, it could spell danger for our alliance. Having one idol is good, but two idols would be better. But I'm not losing hope yet." - Littlefoot
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's reward challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"For today's challenge, you will be split up into two teams of three, meaning one of you will not get to compete. One person will be in a barrel, while the other two members of the team will roll them along a track towards giant poles. The person in the barrel must climb out, and use a hook to push down a key from the pole. Once you have all three keys, you will use those keys to release a bag of balls. Those balls will be used to roll down a lane to land inside targets. First team to get all the targets filled wins reward."
"For your reward, you will leave here, and go to an orphanage, where you will deliver toys, crafts, and more to needy children in the local area. You will also get to enjoy a feast. Let's get started."
TEAM A
Rolling: Cyrax and Littlefoot
Barrel: Minerva
TEAM B
Rolling: Spinelli and Tanya
Barrel: Monita
"Roxanne was not selected to compete in this challenge. She will get to pick the winning team, and she chose to support Team A! Survivors ready? GO!"
Cyrax, Littlefoot, Spinelli, and Tanya started to roll the barrels containing Minerva and Monita respectively within them down the tracks. Cyrax and Littlefoot were able to work well together, and using their combined strength, they were able to get Minerva to the first pole, and she quickly retrieved the first key.
Spinelli and Tanya did not like having to work together, especially after their first yesterday. However, they were still able to get Monita to the first pole. Monita floated out of the barrel, and used the hook to knock two keys off of the pole. Spinelli quickly dove in to grab the green key. Monita wasn't paying attention as she grabbed the other, but Tanya saw Spinelli steal the other key. She didn't speak up, though.
But they weren't able to keep up with Cyrax's speed and strength, as well as Littlefoot's added body strength. They were able to get Minerva to the second pole, and she quickly grabbed the key after she knocked it off.
They started to work harder, and move faster as well. Tanya and Spinelli were starting to move a little slower, and Tanya was mostly part of the reason why they were moving slow. She was wanting to lose the challenge on purpose after seeing Spinelli grab the key. Meanwhile, Minerva crawled out of the barrel one last time, and she knocked off the final key.
Cyrax grabbed the three keys and used them to unlock the bag of balls, putting him up to the challenge of rolling balls down the lane and into the target holes. He was working very fast, using his skills as a grenade and bomb user as Lin Kuei cyborg.
There was little hope for Team B to make a comeback as Cyrax was just too good for the ball throw. Cyrax managed to get all five balls into their targets.
"No time wasted at all! THE TEAM OF CYRAX, LITTLEFOOT, AND MINERVA WIN REWARD!"
All of Team A hugged and cheered.
"I'm quite impressed with the three of you. You all worked well together, and you basically ran the challenge like clockwork! Great work! Roxanne, for picking the winning team, you too will go on reward with them. All of you will have a great day with the children. As for Monita, Tanya, Spinelli? Got nothing for you, the three of you can head back to camp. See you all later."
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Reward Day 32
Cyrax, Littlefoot, Minerva, and Roxanne all arrived at the orphanage for their reward. They were brought there via a truck full of toys for the kids to play with.
The children came running out of the orphanage. They were all anthropomorphic animals coming from varies species lines; tigers, bears, squirrels, cats, turtles, and mice.
"Children are so innocent and pure, and it breaks my heart to see them here, and not in a happier setting. I know that by bringing them these toys and such, we can bring them happiness and joy for years to come. I can't imagine what life might have been like before we came.." - Roxanne
As the reward winners tossed out the toys and various sport balls out for the kids to play with, some of the kids were fascinated by the cyborg Cyrax, and the dinosaur Littlefoot.
"Holy moly!" said a little mouse, "That's a dinosaur! The same ones that we read about in the books!"
"You're lying! They all went extinct!" snubbed the tiger he was talking to.
Littlefoot looked over and smiled, "Life's just full of surprises, wouldn't you say?"
"I think the kids were very interested in stories I had to offer. I guess they've read about my time in old history books or picture books. It's not a happy tale for me, but in my time it's not going to happen until I've grown up and passed. I've many years in my life yet, and I've got a long life ahead!" - Littlefoot
"You got any cool gadgets mister?" asked a female squirrel kid.
A cat stood beside her and nodded excitedly, "Yeah yeah! Show us some of those cool robo tricks!"
Cyrax chuckled a little, holding his right hand out, "Stand back kids." After the kids stood back as told, Cyrax turned his hand into a buzz saw. With his other hand, he shot out a green spider web out towards some of the toys they had given out. It acted like a net trap.
"Wow! Cool!" giggled the two girls giddily. Cyrax nodded his head at them as he walked over to free the toys from the green net.
"I don't really think the kids realize I'm a cyborg. They think I'm a fully fledged robot. Then again, I guess many people see me as a robot at first sight, so I don't blame the children. They won't have to live to the life I lived. I was enslaved, forced to do things beyond my will... they never will." - Cyrax
As the kids played and talked with Cyrax and Littlefoot, Roxanne and Minerva sat off to the side to talk. Occasionally Roxanne would listen to a kid if they approach her. Minerva seemed uninterested in the reward.
"Rather boring, don't you think Roxanne? We haven't even gotten our feast yet." shrugged Minerva.
Roxanne frowned, "Be patient, Minerva. We're enjoying ourselves first before lunch time."
Minerva shrugged, "We have the upper hand anyway... Cyrax and Littlefoot? Look at them, they're paying little attention to the game around them. Wasting this valuable strategy time on the children."
"I found this reward to be very boring. I was happy to have gone on reward with Roxanne and Littlefoot. With this reward, I would be able to reconfirm our alliance, to keep them comfortable. Littlefoot, however, just wants to have fun. He seems very uninterested in the game..." - Minerva
"I think they just want to enjoy this once in a lifetime experience, that's all." smiled Roxanne.
"Maybe... I just wanted to reconfirm our alliance, Roxanne," explained Minerva, "Making sure the three of us are still on track to the Final 3."
Roxanne nodded her head, "I'm still on board. I don't exactly trust Tanya, but... we have the numbers without her now. Is she even valuable to keep anymore?"
"She's definitely not worth voting off right now when there's Spinelli and Cyrax standing in our way at challenges." reminded Minerva.
Roxanne nodded softly, choosing not to reply to Minerva after that. Still, she felt comfortable with Minerva's words.
"Tanya's still someone I can't trust, but Minerva's right. She's not that much of a threat at the moment. We need to vote out Cyrax and Spinelli before we vote out Tanya. Cyrax is definitely more threatening than anyone else left in the game. I am surprised he's made it this far into the merge." - Roxanne
A few hours later, the feast would soon begin for the children as well as the reward winners.
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Conkera Day 32
Spinelli walked towards an open area, making sure that Monita nor Tanya were watching her as she returned to where she buried the Triple Idol. She had the green key in her pocket.
"I have a bad feeling in my stomach that either Monita or Tanya spotted me during the reward challenge. But... yeah, who cares really? At this point, I don't even care if they spotted me. I have at least two special idols, and if I can get the other key... I'll have three. That's power, dude!" - Spinelli
Spinelli unearthed her Triple Idol, and pulled out the key in her pocket. She used the key to unlock the left keyhole. Doing so unattached the left idol from the original idol. This essentially made a second idol with the same powers.
"Yes! That's two idols! One for me, one for Cyrax! Haha! Now I just need the third, then we can really shake things up!" grinned Spinelli.
"I want the third idol detached because if I can use all three idols at the next vote, that would force a game changer. Cyrax and I would be safe, and then we can use the third idol on someone else, and then they'll be forced to make a decision! But it has to be the right person.. but who though?" - Spinelli
"But if I want that second key," continued Spinelli to herself, "I need to drop out of the next immunity challenge. If I still can't find it underwater, it's not a big deal... but I probably won't get the game changer I'm looking for."
She shrugged, burying the two idols underneath the sand, keeping it safe and secure, before leaving the area.
But she was being watched the entire time. White eyes glowed behind the bushes after Spinelli left the area.
"Two idols...? Potentially a third one? That's overpowered as all hell. But I suppose if she wants all of those powers... she has to risk immunity in the end. This will not be good for me, because I know she's coming after me like a heat-seeking missile. I'm dead if I don't get that key away from her." - Tanya
Tanya looked over at a cameraman and pouted, "What? What do you mean I just can't steal the idol? That's a little unfair, don't you think?"
"Hmmm... I suppose it can't be helped. I'll just have to swipe the key before she gets it." grinned Tanya.
"If I can't get the key away from her, then I have to save myself. She didn't say who she would use a third idol on... so depending on what she does, I have to use that chance to get rid of Monita or Roxanne. Both of them are likable threats that need to be taken out immediately." - Tanya
Meanwhile, inside the shelter, Monita was simply just relaxing. She had nothing to do today, and merely just wanted to relax before the immunity challenge.
"I've been told nobody wants to take me into the Final 3. I know there's nothing I can do about my jury threat status. However, what I think is best for my game is if I simply hold back, and remain little of a target. Then I need to come through strong in the final challenges to get a Final 3 spot." - Monita
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.
"We'll now bring in the reward winners, returning from their reward."
Minerva, Littlefoot, Cyrax, and Roxanne all returned from around a corner, stepping onto the green mat.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"I'll take back immunity from both of you, Cyrax and Spinelli."
Both Cyrax and Spinelli did so.
"Obviously, for today's challenge, only one person will win individual immunity. For today's challenge, it's another endurance challenge, we just love doing those challenges. You will grab onto a handle, and lean your body backwards over a pool of water. If you let go of the handle, you will fall into the water, and you're out of the challenge. Last person left standing wins immunity, and has a 1 in 6 shot at becoming the Sole Survivor. Let's get started."
Everyone got situated.
"This challenge has begun..."
– 10 minutes in... –
So far, things were a little peaceful out there. Minerva, Cyrax, and Monita were doing pretty well, holding strong in the challenge, and keeping relaxed. Tanya was also relaxed, but she was trying to stay in the challenge to remain safe. She pretty much forgotten about stealing the key.
Littlefoot and Roxanne were struggling a lot, not physically adept at endurance challenges. Eventually, Roxanne lost her grip, and fell into the water.
"Roxanne's out of the challenge very quickly. We're down to six."
Spinelli, looked behind her and at the pool of water. She saw Roxanne swim to the floating platform where Jeff was, and decided to jump off as well into the water.
"Spinelli also drops out of the challenge! We're down to five!"
Tanya shook her head, realizing that she was too late to stop Spinelli. But she noticed Spinelli didn't spend a whole lot of time in the water. She was in and out.
This was because Spinelli saw the key in front of her almost immediately after diving into the water. She stuffed it into her pocket and quickly got out of the water.
– 20 minutes in... –
Tanya tightened her grip, now wanting to win individual immunity, completely worried about what Spinelli could do with the special idols. However, she had rough competition on her hands, as everyone aside from Littlefoot looked stronger than ever.
Minerva and Monita were still looking comfortable, unwilling to drop. Littlefoot was struggling, but holding strong despite having a disadvantage.
Cyrax was also looking comfortable. However, when he turned his head over to Spinelli, she mouthed a few words to him, "Drop. You're safe. Special idol."
Cyrax was able to read her lips using his sensors, and turned his attention away from her. Not wanting to fall into the water, Cyrax pulled himself upward, and let go of the handle, standing on the tall platform.
"Cyrax lets go of the handle, and that means he's out of the challenge despite not falling in the water. We're down to four."
Minerva and Monita were both surprised Cyrax would drop out. They found it a little strange. Tanya gritted her teeth a little.
– 30 minutes in... –
One more person dropped out.
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"Littlefoot is out of the challenge! We're down to three ladies. Tanya and Monita each won one individual challenge, would like to win another. Minerva has yet to win immunity."
Monita loosened her grip a little, seeing little purpose in trying as hard now that Cyrax and Spinelli had dropped out of the challenge. While she found it odd Cyrax dropped out, she didn't suspect anything was going on.
Minerva held her own, hoping to win at least one individual immunity challenge before she left the game. Tanya, meanwhile, was putting most of her strength into gripping the handle, and thus was losing more energy than Minerva.
– 40 minutes in... –
Another player dropped out...
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"There goes Monita. Monita is out of the challenge, and we're down to Minerva Mink and Tanya. Two women fighting for individual immunity. We could be here awhile..."
Monita fell off into the water, but started to float before touching the water, floating back to the platform with everyone else.
Knowing it was just down to the two of them, Tanya looked over to Minerva and whispered over at her, "Minerva, please drop. I need this one."
Minerva kept her eyes closed. She heard Tanya's words, but didn't respond back. Tanya grew annoyed everytime Minerva ignored her.
– 50 minutes in... –
In the end, someone dropped out of the challenge after a good fight.
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"With that, Tanya drops out. MINERVA WINS IMMUNITY!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Minerva.
"Congratulations, Minerva! This is your first individual immunity win, and so far, continue the trend of nobody winning more than one immunity challenge! Let's see if that trend can continue. You're safe tonight at the vote. As for the rest of you, after 33 days of surviving out here in the Pirate Lagoon, one of you will have your last night here. See you all then."
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Conkera Day 33
With both Cyrax and Spinelli vulnerable, it seemed like an easy vote going into the vote, but Tanya had to work her magic to turn the vote around.
"Okay, right now, I am incredibly paranoid. Minerva wouldn't drop out for me to win immunity, so part of me believes that if this special idol comes into play, I will pay the price. I need to warn the others about this. And either get Spinelli or Monita out tonight. Something has to happen tonight." - Tanya
Tanya, Minerva, Roxanne, and Littlefoot were all talking inside the shelter.
"Listen, Spinelli has the special idol," explained Tanya, "But it's a different kind of special idol. She's apparently able to take it apart if she finds keys during the challenges. Right now, she has two idols. If she got the key in the challenge today, she has all three."
Minerva grew very concerned, "Well... that's not good at all."
"She wants to use all three of them, best I can guess," explained Tanya, "But the question is... who will she save? Besides herself and Cyrax of course?"
"Well, I think she will use it on Littlefoot or I," suggested Roxanne, "She wants Monita or Tanya out, right? So I think she'll give the idol to one of us? Then we just vote Monita off, since our four votes matter more."
"Tanya gave us some interesting news about a special idol being found in the hands of Spinelli. Based on Spinelli's actions lately, she will probably vote out either Monita or Tanya tonight. Since we have the numbers on our side, we can easily send home Monita... or Tanya for that matter." - Roxanne
Tanya nodded, "Okay, but what if she protects Monita? Then who goes home?"
Nobody replied to her. Minerva wanted to say something, but she didn't speak up.
Tanya looked annoyed, "...it'll be me, won't it? Just say it, don't hold it back."
Still, nobody spoke up. Minerva sighed, "Think what you want, Tanya. Roxanne's probably right. We'll be sending home Monita tonight. If no idols get played, Spinelli goes on the parchment. Who knows, maybe they only have two idols."
"Tanya's extremely paranoid, and that if Monita gets this supposed third idol, she's going home. Well, at the rate she's going at, she will be the one going home. She just needs to relax, and remember who has her back. That's right, I do. I will keep her here as long as she does what I want her to." - Minerva
After agreeing to vote for either Spinelli or Monita, Tanya left the area to do her own thing.
Roxanne looked over at Minerva, "I mean, do you really think we should send home Monita? I trust Monita far more then I trust Tanya."
"Like I told you at the reward, Roxanne, Tanya is not the threat Monita is. Would you rather lose your spot in the Final 3 because Monita wins that final challenge?" threatened Minerva.
"Well, no, but Tanya's also good in challenges, not just Monita." reminded Roxanne.
"Yeah, but I think Minerva is trying to say that if Tanya's in the end, one of the three of us still wins the game. But if Monita's in the end, none of us win." replied Littlefoot, looking up at Roxanne.
"I don't really have a lot of concern tonight. I mean, myself, Roxanne, and Minerva are a solid group of three. We have Monita or Tanya as a fourth vote, so if we have to send either one home, we will get what we want. I don't mind voting either one off, I just want to go as far as I can go." - Littlefoot
Minerva sighed, "We will see what happens tonight. For now, it's Monita."
Roxanne wanted to fight back, but gave up, knowing Minerva is usual solid on her word once she confirms it.
"I just feel like we're making a mistake. I think by keeping Tanya she will see no need to stay with our alliance, and she could rejoin Spinelli and Cyrax. No good can come from voting off Monita. That's too easy of a vote anyway. Yeah, she's a threat, but I trust her far more than Tanya." - Roxanne
Meanwhile, far away from camp, Spinelli and Cyrax were discussing the vote.
"This better be worth giving up immunity Spinelli, what is it?" asked Cyrax, crossing his arms.
Spinelli grinned, unearthing her Triple Idol once again, and using the key she snagged underwater to unlock the third and final idol, "This right here. This is our key to change the game, dude! I had to risk both reward and immunity in order to get the keys for this thing."
Cyrax was utterly surprised to see the idols in Spinelli's hands, "That's... that's just unreal."
"This Triple Idol as they call it is a really big game changer. You could almost say it's broken in a way. But I suppose it's worth the risk, given how much Spinelli had to do to get all of the keys to get each idol on it's own. Either way, both of us are safe... but what do we do with them?" - Cyrax
"Listen, I'm using all three tonight! We need to shake this game up, and dude, I'm not letting this slip out of my fingers!" grinned Spinelli, "So I'm using these babies on you, me, and Monita! Force the animals to either vote one of their own out, or the biggest goat out."
Cyrax crossed his arms again, "That's not worth the risk, Spinelli. We need to use it on Tanya. The animals will stick together no matter what. They will send home Tanya or Monita. If you think you can change the game, you're solely mistaken."
"But sending home Monita does nothing!" explained Spinelli, "She's an easy vote! We need her safe so that they must make a difficult choice. Who the hell would even vote Tanya off at this point? She's a gold mine worth one million dollars!"
"Okay then... who are we targeting if it's not Monita?" asked Cyrax.
"That's an easy one. We're voting off Roxanne tonight. She's very sociable, makes friends easily, just like Monita, she can win the jury's votes." replied Spinelli.
"Can you say the same about Littlefoot?" asked Cyrax.
"Well, yeah, but based on what I heard at the outcasts, he's been saved so many times just as a pawn. He's never winning this game. If the outcasts believe that, the jury members will believe it as well." replied Spinelli rather arrogantly.
"Taking out Roxanne will change this game, because if she does go home, somebody joined our side. Tanya's definitely voting for her, so that's three votes. We need to work on Monita to it our way, and then Roxanne will be sent home, and maybe, just maybe, Cyrax and I will be back in this!" - Spinelli
After agreeing on the vote, and who to use the idols on, Cyrax and Spinelli left the area to get ready for what could be a very tense tribal council.
"This is my second chance, you cannot take that away from me! I'm giving it my all! It's go big or go home, and I am not going home a second time! I don't even care if they waste a vote on Tanya, because that's a loss for them. I'm going to give it my all to make sure Roxanne goes home." - Spinelli
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The Conkera tribe arrived at tribal council.
"We'll now bring in the members of our jury..."
"Laurent,"
Laurent wore his mage outfit, but this time wore his glasses, but didn't wear his hat. He looked rather bored again.
"Ryu,"
Ryu wore an orange outfit, with a purple headband around his head.
"Balloon Boy,"
Balloon Boy looked nothing different.
"Jenny,"
Jenny was wearing red armor over her body instead of her usual blue armor.
"And Leela, voted out at the last tribal council."
Leela was wearing a purple dress with her purple hair hanging down instead of in a ponytail. She glared at Tanya, who glared back.
"So far, this has been a rather interesting merge. Plenty of blindsides to go around, and probably even more to come soon. Tanya, this game has changed up so much, that it's becoming hard to follow who's with who. Do you think the sides have already been drawn in the sand?" asked Jeff.
Tanya nodded.
"I believe so, yes. Obviously, there is no longer a human side, or a robot side. The animals are still together, and the two people on the outside are Spinelli and Cyrax. But tonight... I'm not ready to hold my breath." replied Tanya.
Spinelli looked over at her.
"Minerva, do you think the animals are locked in place tonight? Or do you think there's a chance something can change tonight?" asked Jeff.
Minerva giggled.
"Oh, I don't think so Jeff. Myself, Roxanne, and Littlefoot are a tight knit group of three. We've been through rough times, but we've remained loyal to one another. That won't change anytime soon." replied Minerva.
Tanya shook her head.
"Spinelli, what do you do tonight to prevent the vote from going against you or Cyrax?" asked Jeff.
Spinelli smirked, standing up.
"...by making a bold move." grinned Spinelli, reaching into her pocket to take out all three idols from the Triple Idol. Everyone, including the jury was utterly shocked at how many idols she was able to have at once.
"This is the Triple Idol," explained Jeff, "This was an idol recycled from Dingo Canyon that ended up never getting used. It's purpose has changed a little. Spinelli had to risk both challenges in order to get keys to unlock the idol's full potential. Because she has, she's allowed to save three people from the vote. Who will they be, Spinelli?"
"Obviously, I will save myself, and Cyrax. And..." said Spinelli.
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"...Monita!" smiled Spinelli.
Tanya threw her head in her hands, trying to find a way to save herself in her own head. Monita was quite surprised, not sure why she was being saved. This also surprised the animals.
"Okay, so Spinelli, Cyrax, Monita, you are all now save from the vote. That means, with Minerva immune, that leaves Tanya, Roxanne, and Littlefoot all vulnerable." explained Jeff.
"And may I continue to talk, Jeff?" asked Spinelli.
"Uhh, sure." shrugged Jeff.
"Okay, so here me out guys. I'm here to play this game. One thing that I learned from fellow outcast Ness is that you should never ignore the social players. That's why, you need to vote out Roxanne tonight. She's one of those social players, and she will win this game if you let her go any farther." explained Spinelli.
Roxanne frowned a little, shaking her head. Littlefoot was unsure what to think, while Minerva spoke up.
"Really? You're going to demand we vote out Roxanne? You don't even have the numbers to do that!" snapped Minerva.
Spinelli shrugged, "Monita might be able to vote with us. I'm the only reason she's not getting voted off tonight."
"If you think you can control my vote tonight, you are very wrong. I will not be bullied into voting your way." replied Monita, rather sternly.
"Well then. You screw yourself, by voting out Tanya; aka the biggest goat Survivor has ever seen." shrugged Spinelli.
The jury was loving this back and forth banter. Tanya pulled her head up, finding a way to make things right.
"Okay, you know what, it's clear that I'm the one going home tonight. So I'm just going to throw out all the dirty laundry out into the open," explained Tanya, "There is a Final 3 alliance planned between me, Minerva, and Littlefoot. But clearly she would rather go to the end with all animals. What a shame. Monita, I don't know where you stand, but if you think you're in a Final 3, you're sadly mistaken."
Minerva grew very annoyed, while Littlefoot was completely shocked, as this was the first time he had heard about it. Both Roxanne and Monita were very confused at this point. Spinelli and Cyrax were merely keeping quiet, loving this whole thing.
"Keep spreading lies, Tanya, it will never work!" snapped Minerva, "You have said quite enough lies for one night."
"I'm not speaking any lies if it is the truth." shrugged Tanya, "And it will be the truth if one of you wants to win one million dollars. Oh, actually, these animals were ready to throw you under the bus, Monita, if you didn't get that third idol."
Roxanne shook her head, "That's not true. I didn't want you to go home tonight. I wanted to send home Spinelli or Tanya."
Monita kept quiet, not sure what to believe any more.
"She's right Monita. Tanya is lying through her teeth. Don't you dare listen to her cancerous words." demanded Minerva.
Tanya shook her head, "Whatever... I know I'm telling the truth. Because one of you wants to win the money so badly, you'd do whatever it takes to win." She eyed Minerva, hoping those words would get to her. She didn't reply back, however.
Spinelli was laughing, "This is just... this is just good stuff!"
After everyone had stopped arguing at this point, Jeff spoke up to ask one more question.
"Cyrax, should we just get to the vote right now?" asked Jeff.
Cyrax nodded.
"Let's get this over with. This vote needs to happen. Loyalties need to be tested." replied Cyrax.
"Okay, it's time to find out what the hell is going on. Roxanne, you're up."
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Minerva's Vote: The only reason you're going home tonight is... well, you know why. (?)
Monita's Vote: I have no idea what just happened tonight, but I am not backing down. (?)
Roxanne's Vote: At least tonight, we'll be finally voting you out, and breath easy. (Tanya)
Spinelli's Vote: This tribal will end perfectly if you go home. If you don't... damn it! (Roxanne)
Tanya's Vote: Minerva, Monita, one of you better heed my call. You're stupid if you don't. (Roxanne)
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"If anyone does have the hidden immunity idol, and you would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."
Nobody did anything. Roxanne looked over at Minerva, hoping she would use the idol, but Minerva winked at her, which reassured Roxanne.
"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, Tanya.
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Tanya. Two votes Tanya. (She nodded her head, annoyed.)
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Roxanne. One vote Roxanne, two votes Tanya. (She nodded.)
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Tanya. That's three votes Tanya, one vote Roxanne.
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Roxanne. Two votes Roxanne, three votes Tanya.
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Roxanne. Tied three votes Roxanne, three votes Tanya, one vote left. (Tanya closed her eyes, while Roxanne nodded.)
Fifteenth person voted out of Survivor Pirate Lagoon, and the sixth member of our jury...
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...Roxanne. You need to bring me your torch.
All of the animals and Monita were beyond shocked at the vote, although Monita's face looked hardly different from her normal one. Minerva glared at Monita as Roxanne brought her torch up to Jeff after hugging nobody. She was just too shocked to wonder what happened.
"Roxanne, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out her torch.
"Time for you to go."
Roxanne looked behind her at everyone, sighing softly as she left the area, unsure of what happened. Monita looked over at both Minerva and Littlefoot, wondering what happened. Littlefoot looked saddened and shocked, while Minerva was glaring at her. Tanya was merely grinning mischievously.
"Well, based on all the faces, I can definitely tell that this was the blindside of the season. Roxanne didn't see this coming, and that's what will happen if you stand up for your spot in the game, and never give up. Never take the easy way out. Or you may just pay the price. Just like her. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Roxanne's Final Words
"I'm just... in complete shock. I have no idea who flipped, what happened or anything. I can't see Minerva or Monita, or Littlefoot writing my name down so... I just don't know what happened. Maybe Monita was convinced enough to flip... or... gosh, I don't know what. I just feel totally betrayed..."
VOTE
Roxanne – Minerva, Tanya, Spinelli, and Cyrax
Tanya – Monita, Roxanne, and Littlefoot
And so the Triple Idol! I know many won't like it no matter what I put into the story to make it look like getting it's full potential required a lot of risks. At least this season will be it's only appearance. It won't be in Waterfall, Last Chances, or Final Showdown.
Yes, it was meant to be in Dingo Canyon if one of the Chosen One Alliances made it to the merge fully, but since neither alliance made it three strong, it was recycled.
It was mostly an idol made for minority alliances, clearly. It won't really help a majority alliance unless they wanted to make a big move with it. Will it be enough to save Cyrax or Spinelli? We'll find out soon enough...
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