Survivor - Kodai Island

Chapter 38 - Day 30 Part 1

(*Sighs* Late again. But unlike last time, the only reason to why this chapter is late was because of my stupid laptop charger. I need to get another one...)

Alright. After another shocking blindside, Power Sumasshu has the numbers once again as it is 5-4. And now because of what happened, for the first time in this game, Mewtwo the Pokemon is at the bottom after being in the majority for the past four weeks lol.

But yeah, Bowser like I said made a bold move by not playing his extra vote at the final twelve, where there was an obvious potential rock drawing situation. If he used it, Wii Fit Trainer wouldn't have went home and Bowser, Mario, Sonic, and Wolf would still be on the bottom. Nevertheless, he couldn't have pulled it off without Link and Sonic.

So at this point, the power has once again shifted, and there are nine people left in the game. At this point, we are in the middle of the jury phase. After the other six jurors get voted out, we will then have our final three. So if any of your favorites are still in the game, please continue to root for them!

~KF

Senshi

Night 29

Ike sighed with a shake of his head. "Brilliant move you guys. Gotta give credit where it's due..."

"Oh... my... Star Spirits. I can't believe this. My plan worked perfectly. Without question, this is the best day of my life out here. Everything went my way and the way I wanted to do it! Not only Link flipped to my alliance, but I timed my extra vote just right. At long last I am finally in a position of power. I did not even need Mario or even Wolf! BAM! That's what I'm talking about! Never mess with this Koopa, baby!"

"Good play, man." Wolf himself shook hands with Bowser. "I did not know about that extra vote you had, but I not gonna give you the same treatment Fox gave me, haha. So,... who's the newest member in our alliance?"

"Was not me this time…" Mewtwo shook immediately.

"But if you didn't flip, who did?" Pit questioned.

"I did."

Pit, Lucario, and Mewtwo were all standing still being mute.

"...Are you serious?" Pit blinked only once.

"Meh, I actually have a pretty valid reason to." Link folded his arms. "I'm just gonna tell it like it is. When I'm in an alliance with someone I don't trust, it is not the best for my game. Once you break that trust, especially in Survivor, it is hard to get it back. So I figured if I was being lied to again, I'd rather have the upper hand for the long run, unless I just sit back and let them ruin my game."

"There was no way I was planning on putting up a show just to cover my tracks after that tribal." Link shook his head. "I wanted to be one hundred percent honest and I wanted to say how it is. I own up to flipping, I explain why, and I make sure my action is justified. At least I don't flip just because I feel like it and make me look like I am someone that is untrustworthy. You can't work with people you can't trust in this game. You... You just can't..."

Mewtwo groaned, already knowing where the conversation was heading, yet Link's point confirmed everything.

"Mewtwo already flipped twice." He elaborated. "I was actually thinking about what was the right decision for me all day long, and I finally decided about fifteen minutes before tribal. And then during Tribal Council, my decision was locked based on what Mewtwo said. I knew I had to strike first before he could get a chance to."

"My apologies..." Link was lucky enough for the Survivor Gods to not give Mewtwo the ability to kill another just based off of looks, even though he was staring straight back at him, yet Mewtwo's was obviously anything but a glare, and the Pokemon's tone of voice did not ease the situation either. "I was unaware that you are psychic."

"I'm not psychic, and that's just how it is." Link nodded. "You can predict, but you can't read minds here. How was I supposed to know of what were you gonna do next? You can give your word that you are not flipping all you want, but actions speak louder than words, and the only way you can express your truth is by whatever name you write down at Tribal Council and that goes for anyone. And while I'm at it, you and Lucario have been speaking with each other quite often as of late. Therefore, another reason to why I did what I had to do..."

"..." Lucario had no words.

"Yeah about that, do you two have something going on?" Sonic asked. "I hear that you two are helping out each other after your second flip, Mewtwo, and this is coming from a guy that is not even the same alliance... at this moment..."

"Exactly." Link could not have agreed more. "Lucario, I have a great feeling that you are a big reason to why Mewtwo flipped again."

"Once again, I did not know that you are psychic." Mewtwo repeated. "That's all I have to say. Now if you excuse me…"

As they all watched Mewtwo wander off in frustration, Lucario turned back around to Link.

"I am just going to say that it was a well timed, calculated move to strike this alliance. You are smart, but what I also realize is that you could be a person that I might have to look out for."

Watching walk off, everybody else began to separate, with the exception of Ike.

"Did you know about that extra vote?"

"Yes." Link nodded. "Bowser told me. I was the only one that knew. I guess he wanted to shock his own alliance and leave everybody else in the dark. He already doesn't like being told what to do, especially by Mario, so he decided to play his own game today."

"Honestly Link," Ike began to smile a little. "that was pretty well played. Of course I'm not going to be mad at you because I wanted to jump ship as well. I didn't, but I still have no regrets. All I was thinking was 'Good thing I wasn't part of it cause now I don't have to worry about people being mad'."

Link ended up chuckling a little. "Thanks."

"Even though I'm in the minority now, at least I can use Lucario and Mewtwo as shields to protect so that I can continue to be safe. I will tell Pit this so that I won't have to worry about him flipping and putting me in a bad situation."

"I think I'm the only one in my alliance that's not mad at Link." Ike recalled. "We were together since day one and because of it, it was the reason to why he approached me wanting us to flipped together. I declined, but thanks to Bowser he still did it. So, I gotta give him props for that."

"I have a feeling you will be safe for quite a while." Link slowly grew his grin.

"...Why?"

"Okay, we need to tell Wolf this, too. ...I'm planning on a final four with you, me, Wolf, and Bowser."

Ike's jaw almost instantly dropped.

"Now he's telling me that he wants me in a final four with himself, Wolf, and Bowser! So I'm nearly jumping out of my skin right now. Not only I'm in the minority, but I didn't have to do anything! I can stay in the minority, still know what's going on, and still ha ing the opportunity to make some moves so I can make it to the end! Guess all I have to thank the first tribe swap. If this plan works, we will take control of this game and get rid of these other five players who don't know what's coming to them. When Eolf finally hears about it, we just need to stick together and pick them off one by one."

Senshi

Day 30

As people were around the shelter talking, Pit was rummaging through his bag trying to retrieve his extra set of clothes before he suddenly saw something that caused him to almost gasp, covering his mouth immediately with fear in his heart that he could have made a mistake.

Bowser was lying down in the shelter complaining to himself. "Chicken sounds good right about now. I am starving..."

Looking around nimbly, he got up and walked off into the woods. Better safe than sorry.

"So as I was going through my bag, I suddenly see an envelope that has the words 'SECRET ADVANTAGE' written on it. I was in total shock. ...Did I do something? ...Did someone saw anything special in me?"

He was then seen reading the contents. "Congratulations, you have found the Legacy Advantage. This was Wii Fit Trainer's Legacy Advantage that she found on day one. You can use it when there are six people in the game. If you get voted out the island before then, you must will it to someone. ...I guess Wii Fit Trainer really likes me!"

"Wii Fit Trainer got completely blindsided last night, and now I'm back on the bottom. My name is going to be written down at one point. Even if my name is not going to be written down at the time, I have to use it anyway for extra safety. So, I'm going to be in the final six, and when I use this, I am coming to the final five no matter what anyone says."

Day 30

"Come on in, guys!"

It was now time for the next Reward Challenge. Each of the remaining nine players walked along the sand to the single, purple mat standing in the center.

"Alright, you guys ready to get to today's Reward Challenge?" Master Hand asked. "First off, I'm gonna tell you what you're playing for. Today, you're playing for a barbecue."

Instant reaction.

"That's right." He 'nodded'. "A nice barbecue with all the food you can think of including ribs, chicken, and everything in between."

"Yes!" Bowser lowered his fist. If all worked well, he would have gotten exactly what he desired.

"I gotta win this one today." Ike smirked. "Me and chicken get along quite well."

"Also…" Master Hand continued. "You're playing for… your loved ones."

That made literally everybody stand still in complete silence expressing all types of astonishment and disbelief. However, in the mix of reactions, it also included at least a few people getting emotional.

"Mario, let's get your bro out here." He then turned west just enough to see a pathway. "Luigi, come on out!"

Eyes filled with joy, Mario witnessed his brother dash from the pathway. Imagine being on a random island all the way in Japan, surrounded by complete strangers for thirty days, with a limited amount of food, and having to constantly converse with everyone to avoid having one's name being tossed around, all the while getting about an hour of sleep, thinking about the ones that were left behind back at home. No shocker that it was the most emotional Mario had ever been.

"Not surprised you're still here." Luigi was already embracing Mario. "These last four weeks have been the slowest ever."

As they were busy celebrating, Sonic already had his hands over his eyes while Ike had his head hung down low staring at the sand.

"Mario," The host of the show started. "your brother just said that he's not surprised that you're still in this game. What does that mean?"

While choked up, he began to elaborate. "He knows that I'm a fighter. Me and him are always exploring and adventuring everywhere when we're not plumbing. The only difference is that this time, I'm stranded on an island with nineteen different strangers that everyone's forced to work with. When you can't trust anyone in this game, you know you have to advance yourself further, anyway. But if we were in this game together, he would be the very first person I go to."

"Alright. Luigi, take a spot a bench." Watching the green-capped plumber walk off, it was time to introduce the next loved one. "Pit, here comes Palutena."

The woman with green haired ran out immediately, while Pit already had his hands out as he met halfway.

"You're still the same, Pit."

"Y-You're still the same, too, Lady Palutena." Pit said, wiping tears from his eyes as they continued to hug, before turning to Master Hand. "She's always thinking of me everywhere I go and she… it's just that for the first time in thirty days, I finally feel relieved."

"Must feel nice." Master Hand answered. "Okay Palutena, take a spot on the bench next to Mario's brother, Luigi. "

"Lucario, you might as well be next. I can just tell." Master Hand observed. "Let's bring your trainer out. Dawn, come on out!"

As the blue Pokemon glanced straight ahead, he gradually paced over the moment he saw his trainer ran right up to him. They were in a hug instantly, with the trainer dodging his chest spike with ease, as if she already hugged Lucario a million times prior, which she most likely did based off of inferences.

"Wow." The giant hand said in amazement. "Lucario, she just hugged you, yet it's like she almost completely ignored your chest spike."

"Master, I've been with her for so many years, it's like she knows me from inside and out." He elaborated, wiping tears from his eyes. "She's not just my trainer, she's simply a special… friend of mine."

"Dawn, Lucario just said a powerful statement, here. He says that you two have known each other for quite a long time."

"It's true." The Pokemon Trainer was holding onto him as if he was a small puppy. "That's the thing. Everyone here hasn't seen the ones they are closest to in quite a while. And since we've known each other for quite a while, it's like they disappeared just like that. I'm sort of like a um... 'mother' in a way, since he never got a chance to remember his biological... Oh, I'm sorry..."

His head was hung down lower.

"Alright, Dawn. Take a spot on the bench." Master Hand pointed before looking at Link. "Alright Link, you're turn. Your friend Zelda is here."

Unlike Mario, Pit, and Lucario, Link was actually down on his knees, hiding his tears behind his hands. Some of his fellow castaways smiled, with Ike even beginning to clap. When Zelda finally arrived, Link got back up on his feet after a hand was placed on his shoulder. They remained still for at least a dozen seconds.

"I look horrible..."

"No you don't, you look great, like you've been fighting a war for a month. That is something to be proud about."

Link actually beat Master Hand in regards of who was going to speak first. "We've know each other for years, and have best friends for all this time. She's always been very wise no matter what the situation is... I don't think there's anything else that needs to be said."

That made most of the people on the beach laugh.

"I was remembering this the whole time." Zelda nodded, laughing as well. "I promise that'll be the first thing we do when you come home."

Once Zelda was told to head out to the bench with the other loved ones, Bowser was the next one to go. "Bowser, unlike everyone else, you have a son you left behind... Unlike every other season of the show, this season, you are literally the only parent out here."

"J-Just bring him out, please!"

Unlike all the other loved ones, Bowser Jr. chose not to run, as he was already had tears streaming down his face, wiping them away as much as he could. Thus, Bowser did the running for him picking him up to kiss him on his cheek.

After that moment, they remained hugging for quite a while.

"It's probably rare to see him of all people cry, haha..." Ike joked with a smile.

"I… I… I didn't leave just one child behind, I left behind all eight of my children. I have eight kids, and some of them are big fans of the show, and they happened to be one of the biggest reasons that I'm out here. Now when I get back, they're gonna get excited about um,... s-seeing me on um, TV and everything, not even having any idea of what I'm going through. It's just…"

He looked at Bowser Jr. again. "I love you, son."

That once again caused many people to smile at the scene.

"Alright next up, Mewtwo." Master Hand stated. "This one might be interesting."

For the very time in the game, Mewtwo was vulnerable. A single tear was all that was needed.

"Let's get Red out here!"

Like Link, Mewtwo chose not to move an inch. Yet, he simply stood there and waited for his loved one to emerge from the pathway. By the time he did, a few tears continued to stroll down as he ended up receiving the hug first, only to hug back after a couple seconds.

Red was the one that decided to speak for him. "I, uh… E-Even though, I-I'm not considered to be… his personal Pokemon trainer (he'd rather not have someone to be his trainer by the way, haha) ...I… He knew he had to pick someone to be his loved one. We're not around each other 24/7, but I am one of the few people that... understands where he's coming from. So uh,... here I am..."

"Wow." Master Hand said. "So Mewtwo, your story is clearly different from everyone else."

"Indeed it is." He answered. "I… All I can say is that if someday I am ever forced to have a trainer, it would be him."

"Alright, then. Wolf... Wait a minute, you're laughing."

"Yeah, I am. You know what, bring the man out here." He gestured.

"Alright, let's do it." The master of the show rotated around. "Panther, your friend's waiting."

Within a few seconds, O'Donnell and his teammate hugged it out before Wolf began to talk again.

"This man right here is a Survivor superfan. He's been watching since season one." He said. "He was the one who introduced me to it, and we both applied. I don't know if he'll make it on here, but right now I'm here. I got the call, so I figured this is the least I can do, so I'm literally living his dream."

"I'm not jealous." The purple anthropomorphic panther shrugged.

"Interesting story." Master Hand could not have helped but chortle. "Alright, Panther. Time to sit on the bench for now. We got two people left. Sonic, you ready to see your sister?"

"Bring here out here, master." He was wiping tears away.

"Sonia, come on out!"

The pink hedgehog dashed out immediately, and so did he. With both running up to each other, by the time they hugged, both of them actually almost fell down. It was somewhat amusing to a couple of Sonic's fellow castaways.

"You're always away all the time but I love you." Sonia was bawling her eyes out.

"Well, l-let's just e-enjoy this while it lasts. ...Okay?"

Sonia then turned to everyone watching, embracing her older brother as if he was her only chance of being safe. "He's always away no matter where he goes. I'm used to it. We all are back at home. But he's on Survivor. Sure it may not be a big deal compared to everything else he's gone through, but this is different."

"Sonic," said Master Hand. "Sonia just stated that she's used to see you away, but this time it's apparently different. She's put emphasis on the word Survivor. Does that make a whole lot of difference?"

"No doubt it does." Sonic replied. "She might not know exactly what it's like only because she hasn't lived on this island for the past thirty days, but she's at least picturing it and it's easily understandable on why she chooses to be emotional this time."

With her giving a kiss on his cheek, she walked off to the bench.

"Alright, one last person." The game show host put his hand out to Ike. "Ike, you ready?"

"I've been ready, man." He was already walking over.

"Mist, come on out! Your brother is ready more than ever!"

With the younger sibling running out, she held her arms out as Ike instantly grabbed on her and pulled her up, obviously being the most vulnerable he had ever been in Survivor.

As they both continued to be in tears, Ike finally talked. "Like most people, it's my dream to come out here. People always have different motivations to come out here and do well and play all you can for… e-everyone you love b-b-back at home. S-She's the closest loved one I have left."

"Really?"

"Yeah, she is. B-Both of our parents are dead, s-so…"

Crying even harder, no other words were spoken. After a long while, Master Hand then broke the silence after the two siblings received looks of sympathy from literally everyone.

"Alright, Mist take a spot on the bench. So, you are all playing for a barbecue with your loved ones. For today's challenge, you will be attached to a rope that is tangled around several obstacles. You will have to jump over and climb through the obstacles in order to untangle and make your way to the finish. We'll draw for spots and we'll get started."

-/-

"Alright, playing for a reward. Survivors ready? ...GO!"

With their loved ones cheering them on, the survivors dashed out and quickly made their way to the obstacle, feeling the most motivation since day three, with the exception of Bowser when it came to the last individual immunity challenge.

Wolf, Ike, Link, and Sonic were in the lead right out of the gate. Pit, Lucario, and Mario tried their best to keep up while Mewtwo and Bowser were trying their absolute hardest to not get behind early in the challenge. Yet, it was easier said than done. Challenges like those, someone had to be first, and someone had to be the last. And when it came to those two, they absolutely loathed it.

"Don't give up, dad!"

"Wolf and Ike aren't messing around." Master Hand took visual notes as usual. "But Sonic and Link are right on their tail. Sonic's speed has been helpful in quite a lot of challenges. Will that be an advantage here?"

"You can do it, Sonic!"

It was clear that Mewtwo was not the best when it came to it. Even though he was not bad at it, when comparing him to the rest, he was second to last. Cursing under his breath, he sped up a little to have something going.

Within a few more seconds of climbing over, under, and through the obstacles without getting tangled up like Bowser, Link and Ike were getting a rhythm going with the ropes. O'Donnell was attempting his hardest, but with most of the people competing, they were slowly tiring themselves out.

"Bowser not rushing at all, but he's not panicking, not giving up. Link's getting very close! Ike not messing around! ...Wolf catching up, now!"

Ike was throwing himself through the course, Wolf was aggressively picking up the pace, and Link was simply handling it quickly and carefully.

"Link's at the end, now! Is he gonna pull it off?"

Without panicking throughout the entire challenge, Link was through the course. Nimbly, he ran right out to the finishing post to tap it.

"LINK WINS REWARD!"

Zelda cheered jumping up and down before hastily stepping down the bench and running directly to Link, falling right into his arms.

"You did it! You did it!"

"I did it for you."

Watching the celebration, some of Link's fellow castaways began to get emotional again.

"Oh I feel so guilty…" Link simply stared.

"Okay, Link." Master Hand went up to him. "Here's the deal. You will go to a barbecue with your loved one, and you know that you're going to bring other people with you. Choose one person."

"Alright." Link nodded before turning to Ike. "Okay, so obviously I have to choose you first. I bet if anyone would have won, you would have been one of the people that would get picked no matter what."

"Ike and Mist, come on over." said the master as both immediately dashed up to Link. Both siblings hugged Link as a thanks.

"Alright, Link. Choose another."

"Bowser and his son."

"Wow. Without hesitance at all."

Like Ike and Mist, both Koopas hugged the original Tatakai member as well.

"I'm gonna have to pay you back somehow outside of this game." Bowser said.

"Don't worry about it." Link told him. "It's Survivor and like Ike, you are the obvious chose. Like Master Hand said, you are the only parent out here."

"Alright, Link. Choose a third person."

"..." This was when Link's decision making suddenly became difficult. It was the dreaded consequence of winning the loved ones challenge. So in his mind, he had no intentions on raising suspicion based off his choices, yet at the same time, he desired to choose for his advantage, yet not in a way that was inconsiderate at the time.

Suddenly, he thought of a plan. "...Sonic."

The two anthropomorphic hedgehogs were already hugging before they even approached Link, pulling of an Ike and Mist once they did.

"Alright, Link. One more person. Keep in mind, after you choose this last person, you will have everyone else say goodbye to their loved ones and send them back to camp where they will just have... 'the usual'."

"And that's the hardest part…" Link bobbed up and down in understanding.

While all eyes were locked on to Link, each one of them were begging in their minds to pick them. ...Well, all except for Wolf who had his arms folded. To the lupine, he knew very well that he was the least likely person to be picked by anyone.

"...Lucario."

With widened eyes, Lucario slowly kneeled down as more tears flowed out of his eyes. Seconds later, he was helped back on his feet by Dawn as they both made their way over.

"T-Thank you." an emotional Dawn stated, with Link nodding afterwards.

"Alright." Master Hand concluded. "Mewtwo, Wolf, Mario, and Pit, say goodbye to your loved ones."

"Do well, Pit."

"Win for me man. Okay?"

"See ya soon, bro."

"I'll see you around, Mewtwo. You can tell me all about it!"

With their final goodbyes, they were then sent back to camp before the game show host faced the remaining five survivors.

"Alright Link, Ike, Bowser, Sonic, Lucario, and loved ones, head out and enjoy!"

"I heavily relied on sympathy for that decision, and I needed to let them all know how difficult it was for me to decrease their chances of being bitter. And even though I really wanted to pick everyone in my secret alliance, I chose Lucario of all people so that way if he's planning on plotting something, if I'm around him, then I'm more likely to figure out what his intentions are… unless he chooses to lie… But hey, it's worth a try, right?"

...Yeah, I don't think I gave you guys a heads up on the loved ones visit, but here it is, haha.

Of all people, Link won the challenge, but of course he had a difficult decision to make. He even picked Lucario, knowing that his head is really on the chopping block this time, who has been playing a really quiet game up until now.

Questions:

1. How would the others feel that they were not chosen at the challenge? Did Link pick the right people?

2. Would the Legacy Advantage really work in Pit's favor?

3. Seems that the final four alliance is getting ready to be in play as long as everything goes as planned. Would you agree?

Vote on my poll if you haven't already and I will see you all next week!