Episode 13 - Wild Wild West!

Laau Haupa: Day 25

Survivors: Mario - Papyrus - Samus Aran - Wii Fit Trainer - Captain Falcon - Little Mac - Arataka Reigen - Sonic

In the sky stood the bright sun, overhead all the entire Tropics that the survivors had been living in for nearly a month. From that sun came light, which beautifully traveled down onto the main island and its surroundings, the wind preventing the intensity of the sun from becoming too bothersome.

A small group consisting of Samus, Little Mac, and Papyrus was sent off to catch as many fish as possible. The rest of the tribe were relaxing on this particularly lazy day.

Captain Falcon knelt forward, staring at the leaderboards, still not used to how it was crudely placed in the middle of all of this natural landscape.

He stared at the screen, the only technology he had seen up close in ages, and it felt bizarre to look at it all.

The names of Gordon Ramsay, Johnny Bravo, Josuke Higashikata, and King Dedede were taken off the board as they were eliminated. Captain Falcon shortly went over each of these fallen comrades one by one in his head, shortly before getting his moment of peace cut off by Wii Fit Trainer, who proceeded to sit next to him.

"Hello, Falcon," she greeted, staring at the leaderboards herself for some time before continuing. "Crazy to think how there's only eight of us left, I know it's been said so many times, but it's hard to believe that there were twenty of us at one point. I sorta miss a lot of them, like Gordon, Josuke, and Geoffrey. I bet you miss Johnny a lot, too."

He shrugged, giving a small smile. "Well, I'm not going to say he didn't deserve it, but yeah, it's a bummer that he left."

"As much as it sucks that some of the cooler dudes got the elimination, I'm glad everyone left at this point consists of the calmest ones, barring people like Papyrus, and even he is occasionally enjoyable to be around from time to time!" - Captain Falcon.

"I'm surprised he made it so far!" Wii Fit Trainer giggled before pointing to Captain Falcon's name. "You're just barely in danger, thanks to Mario."

Her finger proceeded to slide upwards along the screen, towards where Mario's name was.

"Just four points away!" She exclaimed, tapping on the plumber's name to hammer in her point.

Captain Falcon groaned. "Yeah, I know, but hopefully I'm not a target to anyone right now. Some people's views change way too quickly!"

"I know right?" Wii Fit Trainer agreed.

The racer then proceeded to rub his chin. "Say, if you're willing to answer... do you have any targets right now?"

"M-me?" She queried, not expecting the sudden shift in focus. "Well... I don't know."

"There has to be SOMEONE that you think is a priority to get rid of, for one reason or the other. It was originally Dedede, right?" Captain Falcon rolled his eyes. "I don't blame you at all for considering him to be your target. Though, there has to be someone else right?"

Wii Fit Trainer rubbed her arm. "Well, if I'm honest, I don't really think too far into it. Probably a bad mindset to have in a game like this..."

"Not a bad mindset, it shows that you're a pretty friendly person!" Captain Falcon then decided to get to the point. "I was just wondering because I want to give you a little deal."

"A deal? No, you aren't having my idol no matter what you throw at me!" She angrily assumed.

He shook his head. "No, not that. I was thinking that considering that alliances are very strong when there aren't that many people left, me and you could form one and get to the end together! You're an athletic, likable person, so as long as nobody knows about this alliance, you probably won't get eliminated for a while, especially if you got someone like me to help back you up."

"An alliance..." She pondered the idea to herself.

"Being in an alliance is a huge risk! Not only do you have to act incredibly smart to make people unsuspicious of your alliance, but you also have to trust them in that they won't double-cross you later in the show! I trust Captain Falcon enough, however, and I don't think he'll be the person to blindside me, either." - Wii Fit Trainer.

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Eventually, she stuck her hand out, offering a handshake. "Okay, I'll accept it! Since you asked me about targets, I bet you have your own target, right?"

"Yep, and it'll be a little difficult for us to convince enough people to do it but... Sonic is a threat, and I feel like he can easily win this game," Captain Falcon stared at the hedgehog from afar, who was lounging in the sunlight. "His speed, strength, likeability, game sense, it's all too much for us to even stand a chance!"

Wii Fit Trainer then remembered the time she teamed up with Sonic to blindside Josuke many days ago, feeling bad that she'd have to eliminate her old partner. "Well, you have a good point. Though, we can't vote for him right now! He has too many points, and he'll only get more."

"That's where my plan comes in," he said. "The plan involves sabotaging his games until he crosses the threshold and becomes vulnerable to elimination, then we get enough people on our side and vote him out. The only problem then would be finding a couple of people who would be motivated to eliminate Sonic..."

The fitness trainer then snapped her fingers. "I know who! Papyrus and Little Mac have probably put two and two together and realized that Sonic is no longer in their alliance, mostly because I convinced him to vote out Josuke that night, and also because he showed a little bit of meanness towards them when deciding on who to make immune in yesterday's challenge."

Captain Falcon squinted his eye with disbelief. "You convinced him to vote Josuke off? Damn, you're really able to eliminate who you want, huh?"

"A little bit," she gave a small chuckle before moving on. "Anyway, if we could get those two on our side, then we would just have to make sure the other four don't all vote one person, then it'll be a tie."

"Don't worry, things will work out great for us! If things go south, remember that you still have that idol," he reminded, before beginning to walk off. "I'm going to go for a little walk around the island now, let's not interact too much in case anyone thinks we're in an alliance."

Wii Fit Trainer gave one final nod as he disappeared into the trees, sitting back down and staring at the leaderboards some more.

As their alliance was formed, Sonic, Reigen, and Mario were by the two main huts of the tribe, all passing small-talk as the day easily went by.

"When are they going to be back? It's been a good couple of hours." Sonic groaned. "Not like I'm going to enjoy this meal, anyway. I've never really been a fan of seafood, or anything that involves the ocean."

"I could easily see that the ocean challenge scared you a lot, Sonic," observed Reigen. "Why are you so scared of the ocean?"

"Well first of all, it's just water in general," he corrected. "Second of all, do you know how difficult it is to become dry after going underwater? Maybe it's easy for you guys, but I got a lot of fur on my body. Not to mention that running out of breath underwater is not cool at all. Almost every adventure I go on involves me going underwater, and those are usually the worst part of my adventures, even worse than going through Eggman's big intimidating deathtrap facilities or whatever. I bet Mario can relate, right?"

Unexpectedly, the plumber shook his head. "I-a feel like going through the dangerous castles that-a Bowser throws at me is way worse than going underwater. I sometimes find the water parts of my-a journey to be the most relaxing!"

"Relaxing?!" Sonic's jaw dropped.

"Yes, relaxing!" Mario repeated. "Sometimes I can-a just sit back and take in my surroundings, the scenery can-a really be quite amazing!"

The hedgehog stood up, his arms crossed. "And when you start to run out of breath?"

"I don't really run out of-a breath," revealed Mario. "Well, sometimes I-a do."

"Wait so you SOMETIMES run out of breath?!" Reigen gawked at the situation. "Both of you guys are very odd..."

The plumber scratched the back of his neck, pulling an overly-friendly and slightly nervous smile. "Well, don't-a worry about it!"

"Okay..." He accepted.

From that point, an awkward silence loomed over the three, as they proceeded to twiddle their thumbs with minimal talking for around ten minutes.

Papyrus, Little Mac and Samus all arrived back, causing the sum of the team, barring Captain Falcon, to come together.

"ATTENTION, TEAM!" Papyrus yelled at the top of his lungs. "FOOD HAS ARRIVED!"

"No needed to yell, nobody is far away from you," Sonic remarked, rubbing his ears in mild pain. "Anyway, how many fish did you catch!"

Samus dropped the pot down in front of them, sixteen fish were present.

"MAMA MIA!" Mario stared blankly at the fish before his expression quickly turned optimistic. "That's a lot of-a fish! Two each for us all! Well, aside from-a Papyrus..."

"Some decently big fish too! We already got ten within a couple of hours, so we decided to get to fourteen before heading back, which also didn't take too long." Little Mac described their day.

"WELL, TIME TO COOK-" Papyrus was interrupted by a hand being placed on his shoulder. "HMM?"

He turned around to see Samus, her eyes cold, and told him exactly what she was going to say without even opening her mouth, or at least, that would have been the impression Papyrus would have received if he wasn't too ignorant to notice it.

"Throughout the last few meals we've had, you haven't cooked the fish properly," she revealed. "The rice and beans are fine, but I'll be taking over for the fish."

"B-BUT THAT'S MY FAVOURITE PART!" The skeleton proclaimed, sadness bleeding into his words.

Regardless, Samus shook her head. "My favorite part of the day is eating fish that doesn't taste like charcoal, so I'm going to be cooking the fish whether you like it or not."

"...ALRIGHT SAMUS, YOU MAY COOK THE FISH INSTEAD," he said, admitting defeat.

"Some others may see me as cruel for doing what I did, but it's a good price to pay for ensuring that I, as well as everyone else who has to eat, can eat a proper meal. If that hurts his feelings then that's not my problem." - Samus Aran.

Before she began cooking, Reigen stopped her and looked around. "Do any of you guys know where Captain Falcon went off to?"

"I-a saw you with him, Wii Fit," Mario pointed. "Do you know?"

Wii Fit Trainer raised her shoulders, perplexed. "Beats me. We didn't make much conversation, but he stood up and told me that he was going to take a walk. That's all I know."

"SOMEBODY GO GRAB HIM! I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HUMANS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY DISLIKE COLD FOOD, EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT'S ICE CREAM OR MOST CHEESES. HUMANS ARE RATHER PICKY..." Papyrus groaned under his breath.

Little Mac denied the command, sitting down. "I'm not doing it. Standing around in the ocean all day waiting for fish to appear has tired me out."

"Typical boxers, skipping leg day..." Sonic teased. "I'll go get him, I'm the fastest here!"

Little Mac stood up. "H-hey, don't go saying that my legs aren't stro-" Before he could argue any further, Sonic had already disappeared, a trail of dust right in front of him. Little Mac bit his lip slightly before sitting back down.

Sonic first dashed out onto the coastline, circling the island within seconds. No sign of Captain Falcon was anywhere.

He then went into the forest, where he took a slightly slower approach in order to make sure that he didn't accidentally crash into any trees.

Eventually, he saw a silhouette moving through the forest, causing the speedy hedgehog to pick up his pace and halt right next to him.

Captain Falcon jumped back in shock, before quickly looking confused. "What's up? What'd you find me for?"

"Well Cap, it looks like the team brought back more than enough fish for all of us." He explained. "You should probably get back."

"Really? Pssh, a guy like me can't even have a cool ten minutes to recollect this crazy competition," he looked aggravated, but more towards the fact that he had to head back if he wanted warm food and not at Sonic. "I'll head back."

"What were you thinking about?" Sonic asked, looking curious.

He shrugged. "Stuff."

"Stuff?"

"Stuff," the racer repeated. "Just the old members of the tribe and the challenges we've been put through. It must suck for people like King Dedede, who got so far yet aren't going to have any prize whatsoever. Unless the jury counts as a 'prize'."

Sonic nodded. "Well, he gets a bit of fame and accomplishment from it, I hope. I know I felt a bit proud for getting as far as I did, even if it wasn't TOO far. I mean hey, I got to the Tribe Shuffle! Good thing I've been granted a second chance because I can win this if I put my mind to it."

As the hedgehog cheered for himself, Captain Falcon was secretly grinning in his head. Maybe Sonic was one-hundred points away from the Danger Zone, but he and Wii Fit Trainer will eventually cause him to falter. It's not a matter of "if" to him, but "when"...

They made it back to the tribe, and settled down, awaiting their meal...


Roulette: Day 25

Today's Roulette would be the fifth Roulette of the merge. Survivors still questioned why it was necessary for them to come to these, especially with how luck was an unfair aspect of the game to most of them. They weren't too bothered, but almost all of them would prefer if they didn't have to do them, as the risk could be too high.

"Hello, survivors! Welcome to your next Roulette," Alexa greeted with a standard wave. "Today's Roulette will be quite a bothersome one. Half of these boxes, listed from A to H, will consist of negative points! Doesn't sound too bad, right? Well, some of these boxes can severely injure your total if you're unlucky enough to get them. As well as this, the other four boxes will contain positive points, but only a small amount. It's less of a question on who gets the most points, but who gets the least? That will be the focal point of this Roulette!"

"Sheesh, each day sounds rougher than the last," Sonic rested his head on his hand. "Can we get a break from all of this with something that isn't a bummer?"

Alexa pulled a slightly offended face, denying his request. "Nope! You should know full well by now that Survivor will become more of a challenge the closer you all get to that prize. Therefore, things will probably not get much easier for you guys. Not to mention the finale's only after one... two... THREE more eliminations, so just keep persevering through what I throw at you, otherwise, you won't get what you've worked hard to achieve."

"Yes boss," he sarcastically replied.

The host nodded as he began the Roulette. "Survivors! In the order of whoever has the most points, to whoever has the least amount of points, you may begin choosing your boxes."

Sonic, the first one to select the box, decided to choose Box A.

Wii Fit Trainer chose Box C.

Samus Aran chose Box F.

Mario chose Box G.

Captain Falcon chose Box E.

Arataka Reigen chose Box B.

Little Mac chose Box D.

And finally, Papyrus chose Box H.

Alexa then proceeded to give the survivors the cue to open their boxes:

Sonic - -20

Wii Fit Trainer - 10

Samus Aran - -40

Mario - -50

Captain Falcon - 20

Arataka Reigen - 5

Little Mac - -30

Papyrus - 35

"WOWIE!" Papyrus beamed. "THIRTY-FIVE POINTS GOES TO ME? WHY THANK YOU, LUCK!"

"Damn it! Thanks to that stupid Roulette, my score's even lower than it was before. I bet I'm even worse than Papyrus now, which means that I'm what, the one with the worst score out of anyone else? Papyrus and I are going to be eliminated if we don't step up our game... all thanks to this lousy luck-based mechanic that Alexa just HAD to shove in!" - Little Mac.

Samus scoffed, trying not to look too disgruntled over her result, but it was hard not to when a lot of what you worked for had been taken away with the blink of an eye.

Mario was even more bitter, though he tried to remain more positive over the situation. He knows that he can easily climb back up with effort, and that put him off of sulking over his score.

"Five is nothing," Reigen admitted. "Buuuut, with the number of people above me who are losing points, I may just move up by default, and that's always a good thing. I knew I'd get a good score, anyway."

"YOU KNEW ALL ALONG? YOU MUST BE SOME SORT OF PSYCHIC OR SOMETHING!" Papyrus rubbed his bony jawline.

He smirked. "Well, coincidentally..."

Little Mac cut him off before he could continue speaking. "Don't listen to him, Papyrus. It's all a sham."

"Sham?" Reigen spat slightly before shaking his head, a grin forming on his face. "It's not a sham!"

Wii Fit Trainer interrupted the incoming conflict. "Whatever it is, let's just not talk about it right now!"

"Some big losses from most of the top-scorers! Now, let's add that onto your totals," Alexa said, before spending the next few minutes doing the math and adding their points on:


*SAFE HAVEN*

SONIC - 333

WII FIT TRAINER - 326

CAPTAIN FALCON - 273

SAMUS ARAN - 235

*DANGER ZONE*

ARATAKA REIGEN - 220

MARIO - 207

PAPYRUS - 154

LITTLE MAC - 134


"Yep, I'm last..." Little Mac growled.

"Still first, alright!" Sonic cheered.

Alexa applauded. "Well done to those who have earned points! Or just to those who managed to stay in the Safe Haven! Your next challenge is tomorrow, obviously, and I'll see you then. You may now head back to your tribes, survivors!"

The survivors walked off from the beach and back to their tribes...


Challenge: Day 26

The survivors lined up along the beach, waiting for Alexa to bring them onto the boat for their fourth out-of-island challenge.

And as they expected, Alexa showed up, though his attire was different.

He was wearing a Western-themed outfit. This outfit consisted of a Cowboy hat, a brown poncho that was brandished along his back, almost as if he was wearing it like a cape, underneath that was a light brown Cowboy button-up shirt. To go with it all, murky black pants were worn, and on his feet lay two polished maroon Cowboy boots with shiny spurs wrapped around them. Although he was in yet another ridiculous outfit, he did go all out on looking like a legitimate Westerner. He was even holding a revolver, though likely fake or at least unloaded.

"Oh give me a break..." Samus hid her face in her hands, feeling second-hand embarrassment from looking at him.

"Welcome to the fifth challenge in the Merge, survivors!" Alexa waved his gun around. "My outfit should give you a hint to what it'll be like!"

"So, a dumb challenge?" Reigen asked.

He then growled. "Hey, knock it off with the insults towards my costumes! First the tuxedo and now this? How boring..."

"I wonder where we're going to go this time!" Wii Fit Trainer questioned. "Maybe a Wild West-themed island?"

Alexa winked. "Who knows. Allow me to lead you onto the boat, as usual, and let's explore one of the most bizarre islands of the Tropics, coined by confused geographers as 'W.W. Island', which is short for 'Wild West Island'."

"So what you're saying is, in the middle of the tropics, we're going to be going to a Western-themed island?" Sonic queried, unbelievably stumped with confusion.

"I wasn't kidding when I said those geographers were confused when they discovered the place only a few miles from some tropical islands," he shrugged. "Anyway, onto the boat!"

The survivors proceeded to enter the boat, and it quickly took off to go to this so-called "Wild West Island".

After twenty minutes of twiddling their thumbs, Mario was the first one to spot the island in the distance.

"Hey, there's the island!" He pointed, tapping the shoulders of the people next to him.

They peered into the salty ocean, and in the middle of it was a small island, with no trees on it whatsoever. The only green on the island came from the spiky cacti that were mainly scattered along the coastline of the island, leaving the center to be eerily barren of life. Whilst it wasn't as pretty as the tropical island they lived in, or even on the haunted island after it was cleared of fog, its existence defying nature gave it a different brand of beauty.

"This region of Earth is weird," Little Mac remarked, letting what he was gazing at justify his comment on the Tropics.

The boat soon parked next to the island as Alexa walked up to the survivors, which were uncomfortably resting on the seats of the boat.

"Alright fellas, it's time to get off! We've arrived on the island." He clapped to wake up the few survivors who were attempting to sleep.

Alexa was the first one out, and he was the first to stand on the island before anyone else on the boat could. For some reason, he had a weird fascination with the island.

He grabbed a handful of the rough, gritty sands, similar to the sand you would find in a rocky desert, and slowly let the sand pour out of his hand. "Beautiful... just take a look at this sand, perfect conditions for the cacti!"

Like a child trapped in bewilderment, he ran over to a tall cactus that was a few meters away from him.

After taking a look at it and even pricking his finger on it, he rubbed his stubble. "This thing is a saguaro cactus. It can grow over forty feet tall, though this particular one is a little shorter than that. I'd say around thirty-six feet?"

Alexa's eye then caught another cactus next to it, a much shorter and fatter one.

"Oh, and this one's a barrel cactus, very common in some areas," he said. "I've tried this type of cactus before, it has a taste similar to that of a cucumber!"

"YOU CAN EAT THOSE THINGS? I'VE ONLY SEEN IT IN THOSE COOL COWBOY MOVIES, AND THEY SEEM TOO PRICKLY FOR A HUMAN TO EAT!" Papyrus walked up to it and poked it. "O-OUCH!"

The host chuckled under his breath. "No no no, you gotta peel off that defensive layer before you can eat it. This cactus is too fat for me to properly chop up and eat anyway, but if you ever get your hands on a slimmer one, you chop off the top and bottom, carve away that skin, and you're left with a nice watery flesh. It's great. Each cactus has its own unique flavor too!"

"Watching Alexa get fascinated over these plants is not what I expected to see for today's challenge, but at least I'm learning a thing or two about what I can eat if I ever got stuck in a desert with nothing around me but cacti. Not like there's any deserts in Japan, but you never know." - Arataka Reigen.

Alexa wrung his hands. "Oh I'm so happy that I managed to come here! I rarely get to see cacti, so when I do, I'm all over them! But wait, I'm getting distracted from this challenge that I'm supposed to be assigning you guys."

He gave a wave over to some staff as he properly faced the survivors. "Today's challenge will be all about reaction times and aim, doesn't that ring a bell to you, especially to those who have watched Western movies or shows?"

"Yeah, it's-a just like a Quick Draw!" Mario answered.

"Ding ding ding!" Smiled Alexa. "Today's challenge is going to be a Quick Draw bracket tournament! In a game of Quick Draw or Fast Draw. Two gunslingers will have their backs turned against each other, standing in the white circles visible on the island's ground. When I give the cue to fire by yelling 'DRAW!', then both gunslingers will spin around and will try to shoot each other. Whoever hits the other person will be that round's winner and will advance to the next bracket! If both miss, it will be seen as a tie, and they will have to do it again and again until one of them wins."

"Seems simple enough, I've seen enough Western movies to know," Wii Fit Trainer nodded with understanding.

He then continued. "Considering it's a bracket tournament, there will be four one-on-one duels between the eight of you for the first round. The winners from those four rounds will proceed to the semi-finals and receive seventy-five points and will have two one-on-one duels between each other. The two winners from the semi-finals will receive an extra one-hundred points on top of the first award, and there will be one final duel between those two winners. Whoever succeeds in that round will win the whole tournament, and will receive one-hundred and twenty-five points on top of the other two awards."

Alexa then began putting people into their pairs to fight each other in. "In order to find out who duels who, we'll go by the trusty alphabetical order:"


ROUND 1

Arataka Reigen

Vs

Captain Falcon

Little Mac

Vs

Mario

Papyrus

Vs

Samus Aran

Sonic

Vs

Wii Fit Trainer


"Yes!" Wii Fit Trainer cheered under her breath. "I won't let Sonic get any points!"

Alexa proceeded to start the challenge. "The first duel will be between Arataka Reigen and Captain Falcon! You'll be given your drawing pistols shortly, and don't worry, they don't kill or injure..."

MATCH 1 - ARATAKA REIGEN VS CAPTAIN FALCON

The two duelists received their pistols and proceeded to walk away from one another.

After reaching the circles, they stopped and turned to each other.

"The easiest way to beat someone in a duel is to play mind-tricks on them," Reigen smirked.

"Raw accuracy and speed is the key to this challenge, mind-tricks don't do anything!" Denied Captain Falcon.

Not responding, Reigen just kept his smug grin as Alexa explained the rules.

"You two may turn around now! If you turn around or shoot your gun before I say 'Draw!', then you will be disqualified from the challenge." He elucidated the rules. "You are also not allowed to say 'Draw!' for yourself. Now, let's quiet down, shall we?"

The silence officially began, leaving the two to nervously clutch at their guns, tucked away in gun belts they were given.

Captain Falcon was ready to spin around and shoot as soon as he heard a peep, and Reigen knew that his way of doing things was very bold and blunt.

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However, before Alexa said draw, Reigen decided to cough loudly, causing Captain Falcon to spin around at the sound.

"W-wait!" He realized his mistake as Alexa grinned at Reigen's smart move.

"Sorry Captain Falcon, but you're out. REIGEN WINS!" He announced.

He froze as Reigen gave him the same smug look he had on him before. "Mind-tricks!" He repeated.

"That's a very lame way of winning," Little Mac said. "Unless that was a genuine cough."

"Didn't sound like-a one," Mario responded.

MATCH 2 - LITTLE MAC VS MARIO

Aware that either of them could pull a trick similar to Reigen, they cautiously walked away from one another upon receiving the pistols from the prior two duelists.

All they could hear was the howling wind of the island, as well as the crashing waves nearby. These two sounds inexplicably made the match tenser, and even more so once they stopped walking and stood still.

"May the one with the sharpest aim win!" Little Mac said as an act of sportsmanship.

"I've done Quick Draw with-a corks as a minigame before, so I should have-a more experience than Little Mac," Mario thought to himself, as he turned around.

In response, Little Mac turned around too, properly beginning the match.

Mario knew that Little Mac wouldn't pull any tricks judging by his reaction to Reigen's victory, though he decided to keep some level of caution just in case. Similarly, Little Mac didn't expect Mario to pull any dirty tricks on him, though he had a lot more caution over the possibility.

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"DRAW!" Beckoned Alexa.

Both turned around and shot their pistols at the same time, and from the guns ejected a large, soft and nimble, as it rocketed towards the two.

Little Mac's pellet managed to miss the plumber by only a couple of centimeters, and before he could curse himself over missing, Mario's pellet struck him in his left arm, causing him to stammer backward. It was painful, though definitely nowhere near as painful as an actual bullet.

Alexa began applauding for the victor. "MARIO WINS!" He congratulated.

"Fair game..." Little Mac bit his lip and accepted defeat, knowing that he was still going to be in the last place.

"You-a got close!" Mario smiled.

Papyrus grimaced at his partner's unfortunate defeat.

MATCH 3 - PAPYRUS VS SAMUS ARAN

Right after Mario's definite win, they received their pistols, reloaded them, and began walking away from each other.

Papyrus cheerfully jogged up until he was standing on the white circle, and mimicking the other two duels in terms of structure, he turned to Samus to wish her good luck.

However, she was already standing on her circle, with her back turned. Intimidating energy radiated from her, an energy so strong it caused even him to shudder over such focus.

"W-WELL, YOU MAY NOT BE FACING ME, BUT MAY THE BEST COWBOY WIN!" Papyrus gave a goofy smile as he spun around, the expression not fading whatsoever.

Samus had undying confidence that she would win this match, she had been gunning down aliens and other monsters in countless planets for as long as she can remember, so she knows that she'll have the aim and reaction time to snuff out Papyrus and his chances of advancing to the next round.

Papyrus also had incredible confidence in himself, though unlike Samus he had no idea of her capabilities or potential of winning, this naivety was a disadvantage on his end.

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"DRAW!"

With impeccable reaction time, Samus spun around incredibly quickly, whipped out the pistol and took fire, her movements left the others including Alexa in awe, and Papyrus had only turned around by the time she had fired her gun.

Before the skeleton could even take aim, the pellet that had shot out of Samus' pistol struck him square in the symbol on his fake armor chest plate. Causing him to fall back from the shock and strength of the pellet.

He fell to the flaw, speechless, as Samus slid her gun back into her belt, walking to the group of spectators.

"...Wow!" Alexa's eyes were wide. "S-SAMUS WINS!" He stuttered.

She nodded at the announcement as the next pair got ready to duel.

"AMAZING AIM, SAMUS!" Papyrus came running over. "YOU MAY HAVE BESTED THE GREAT PAPYRUS, BUT I'M NOW AWARE OF YOUR IMPRESSIVE POWER..."

MATCH 4 - SONIC VS WII FIT TRAINER

As they received their guns, they traveled over to the white circles they had to stand in. Sonic dashing over in under a second whilst Wii Fit Trainer walked over in around ten seconds.

The speed of Sonic was without a doubt terrifying to her, even the time it would take for the Blue Blur to spin around and fire his pistol at her would be worryingly fast compared to what she could do. Nonetheless, this would be her best opportunity to sabotage Sonic's chances of winning so he could become vulnerable.

She looked to the hedgehog who was staring directly at her and gave a friendly wave. "Good luck!" She said.

"Let's see if your Yoga has paid off, as if it will matter in this challenge..." Sonic smirked, attempting to rile her up a little bit.

"If she's angry then she probably won't be able to focus that much. I learned that from Knuckles, who despite his incredible strength, sorta fails to pull any of it off because of his short temper." - Sonic.

Wii Fit Trainer placed her hands on her hips. "Are you undermining my fitness capabilities?!"

Sonic didn't respond and instead turned around.

She bitterly turned around herself, as silence struck the area.

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"DRAW!"

Grinning, Sonic immediately spun around, reaching for his trusty pistol at the same time.

He swiped his pistol from his belt and raised it towards Wii Fit Trainer, pulling the trigger instantly.

Both pellets fired from the guns flew towards each other.

Wii Fit Trainer's pistol pellet collided with Sonic's torso, causing the hedgehog to stumble back as the fitness trainer gasped.

At the same time, Sonic's pellet managed to strike her in the thigh, almost knocking her off balance.

"Whoa, did any of you guys see who got hit first?" Alexa rhetorically asked. "That was incredible! We'll have to replay that over frame-by-frame if we wanna know who won that match."

He proceeded to repeat the footage with the help of a nearby cameraman, and after observing the results, he walked up to Sonic and Wii Fit Trainer.

"The two of you performed excellently in that match, and you two fired the gun at the EXACT same time," Alexa revealed. "However, due to Wii Fit Trainer holding her gun further out than Sonic, her bullet traveled SLIGHTLY less before hitting Sonic, making her the winner of the match!"

Sonic folded his arms as Wii Fit Trainer cheered. Captain Falcon was not showing any visible excitement, but deep down he was just as happy as his alliance-partner.

"Well survivors, Round 1 is officially over! Next comes Round 2, also known as the Semi-finals!" Alexa announced. "Here's the next bracket:"


ROUND 2 - SEMI-FINALS!

Arataka Reigen

Vs

Mario

Samus Aran

Vs

Wii Fit Trainer


"Well, if I thought Sonic was going to be tough, then Samus is going to be an entirely different story..." - Wii Fit Trainer.

Alexa then continued. "Reigen, Mario, Samus, and Wii Fit Trainer will also earn seventy-five points each for their victories! The losers, however, will earn nothing."

SEMI-FINAL MATCH 1 - ARATAKA REIGEN VS MARIO

The first Semi-final match had officially begun after they collected their necessary equipment, and the two of them backed away from each other until they found their circles.

Reigen took this match to analyze his gun for anything else other than a trigger, and as expected, there was nothing. It was a gun specially designed for Quick Draw from the look of it, due to its impractical nature for actual gunfire and its awkward shape, size, and unnecessary color palette.

He then drew his attention away from the gun as he looked to Mario.

"I'm not going to-a fall for your trick!" Mario warned.

The "Psychic" shook his head with amusement. "Well, I got plenty more tricks, even if my first one won't work on someone like you..."

After the remark, both of them turned around.

...

After only five seconds of steadily waiting, Arataka shot another cough out, causing Mario to flinch, albeit not turn around.

"Damn it! That's my only trick..." He uttered under his breath.

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...

"DRAW!"

Reigen scrambled for his gun and turned around.

However, due to how he wasn't holding the gun properly, it slipped out of his hands and crashed onto the dusty floor, leaving him defenseless.

"WHAT?!" He cried.

Mario had already taken aim and fired before he could process his opponent's screwup, but when he did, he had a good chuckle before his pellet struck Reigen, knocking him down.

"MARIO WINS THE FIRST SEMI-FINAL MATCH!" Exclaimed Alexa.

"Oh-a yeah!" The plumber cheered once again. "Sorry Reigen, but I knew that was the only trick up-a your sleeve."

Reigen didn't respond, and instead stood up and walked back.

SEMI-FINAL MATCH 2 - SAMUS VS WII FIT TRAINER

The two girls equipped what they needed and walked forwards, Wii Fit Trainer didn't bother making any conversation with Samus, as she knew that response was out of the question with her.

Samus had the same focus brewing as before, maybe even more so as she knows to take Wii Fit Trainer, the one who beat Sonic, more seriously than Papyrus.

When they hit the white circles, Wii Fit Trainer made one final gaze towards Samus, who was facing behind and did the same.

Whilst her goal of beating Sonic had been accomplished, she couldn't forget how important it was to rack up as many points as humanly possible to make sure she stays safe. Even with her confidence in not being eliminated for a good while, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Samus, on the other hand, had no goal other than to win the bracket tournament to begin with, much like everyone else aside from her opponent. She bent her fingers to make sure they weren't stiff, ready to reach for the gun on Alexa's call.

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"DRAW!"

Much like last time, Samus spun around slightly earlier than Wii Fit Trainer and shot at her, which would make a huge difference. All she had to rely on was it hitting.

As Wii Fit Trainer scrambled for her gun and shot it...

*DINK*

The two pellets collided with one another, snuffing their momentum out.

"Well, would you look at that! Those shots were do indirectly precise that you'll have to duel again," admitted Alexa. "Quite impressive from the both of you..."

Wii Fit Trainer analyzed that Samus would have beaten her if it weren't for the miracle shot she had pulled off. She had to dig deep within herself in order to get the reaction time necessary to win.

They both reloaded their pistols and returned to the white circles, Wii Fit Trainer did some deep breathing to make herself fully relaxed, whilst Samus kept the same focus.

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"DRAW!"

This time, Wii Fit Trainer spun around with her gun perfectly locked in her hand and fired. Unfortunately, despite her improvements, it was still not enough to beat Samus, and she was struck with the pellet.

"WII FIT TRAINER BARELY LOSES, MEANING SAMUS PROCEEDS TO THE FINALS!" Alexa exclaimed, clapping for Samus Aran alongside everyone else.

Wii Fit Trainer sighed with exhaustion, though she was at least happy to beat one person, that's more than what the other half of her tribe did.

"Alright survivors, it looks like Mario and Samus will be receiving a bonus one-hundred points on top of their seventy-five for making it this far, bringing it to a one-hundred and seventy-five total! Let's give you a little look at the Finals bracket, though we all know which two people are on there:"


ROUND 3 - FINALS

Mario

Vs

Samus Aran


"This final round will be between Mario, the plumber who bested Little Mac in terms of aim, and also gave Reigen and his trickery a walloping! As well as Samus, the bounty hunter who destroyed Papyrus without a second thought, and the one who bested Wii Fit Trainer after two bouts!" Alexa explained. "Let's begin the FINAL DUEL!"

FINAL MATCH - MARIO VS SAMUS

Mario grabbed his pistol from Wii Fit Trainer, Samus keeping hers and reloading it, and both of them walked over to the white circles. The day was at the beginning of its end, as the sun was about to start setting, painting an orange hue across the sky.

"May the best gunslinger win!" Mario said though he wasn't surprised when there was a lack of an answer.

The both of them turned around, the arena falling silent for the final time.

It couldn't be helped, but Mario was terrified of being taken out by Samus before he could even point his gun at her. Despite this, he built up enough courage to challenge her to this duel, and his mind was completely set on the points he'd receive.

Samus simply stood still, almost static with her lack of movement.

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"DRAAAAW!" Alexa yelled.

Mario twisted around and reached for his gun, taking aim at Samus befor-

*WHAM*

Before he could even pull the trigger, the gun's pellet hit him square on the nose, causing the plumber to topple over backward, leaving Samus as the sole victor.

"SAMUS ARAN WINS THE WHOLE CHALLENGE!" Alexa announced. "EVERYBODY GIVE A CHEER!"

At his command, everyone including Mario began applauding her, and she slid her gun back into the belt before taking the belt off and handing it to Alexa.

"Due to you defeating Mario, you'll receive ANOTHER one-hundred and twenty-five points on top of your current sum of one-hundred and seventy-five, meaning that YOU will earn a whopping three-hundred points from this whole challenge," Alexa said. "How do you feel?"

"Good."

"That's the only word you utter, eh?" He began laughing to himself. "Anyway, it's time to check out the Leaderboards!"

He proceeded to add the points onto the leaderboards, then he showed the survivors their new scores:


*SAFE HAVEN*

SAMUS ARAN - 535

WII FIT TRAINER - 401

MARIO - 382

SONIC - 333

*DANGER ZONE*

ARATAKA REIGEN - 295

CAPTAIN FALCON - 273

PAPYRUS - 154

LITTLE MAC - 134


"I need to play catchup badly," Little Mac gulped.

"And I guess it's now time to head back to the island!" Alexa began yelling. "C'mon, enough cheering and get on that boat!"

As the survivors talked about the challenge on the way back to the boat, Alexa walked up to the two cacti he had lectured the survivors on when he first arrived, pouting.

"Well buds, I'll be going now," he saluted to them before standing up straight and walking off, upset but able to let go of the fact that he'll never come back to the only island in the Tropics that felt like it was made for him.

He climbed onto the boat and it quickly set sail back to the island, the large orange sun shining in the background...


Laau Haupa: Day 26

Survivors: Mario - Papyrus - Samus Aran - Wii Fit Trainer - Captain Falcon - Little Mac - Arataka Reigen - Sonic

The survivors had arrived at their tribe an hour ago, the eight of them awaiting the next Tribal Council.

Little Mac and Papyrus were split up and were in the forest, as the others had been talking about who to eliminate.

"WE SHOULD PROBABLY GROUP UP WITH THE OTHERS IF WE WANT TO KNOW WHO'S GOING HOME, I DON'T SEE WHAT WE'RE GETTING OUT OF BEING HERE," commented Papyrus, staring blankly at Little Mac, who was pacing back and forth.

No answer came from the boxer.

The skeleton decided to keep his mouth shut, as he could clearly see visible stress coming from his friend.

...

Eventually, however, he decided to venture off to the others. "WAIT RIGHT HERE, I'LL GO SEE WHO THEY'RE PLANNING ON VOTING! I BET IT'S GOING TO BE THAT REIGEN GUY, THE ONE WHO APPARENTLY LIED TO YO-"

Before he could leave, Little Mac yelled to him. "DON'T!"

"HMM?" Papyrus rubbed his jaw. "WHY NOT?"

"Can't you see that we're going to be targeted?" Little Mac asked. "This show has been nothing but praying that I don't get eliminated ever since people recognized that our alliance was dangerous. Maybe people wouldn't know if YOU DIDN'T DAMN TELL THEM!"

The skeleton froze at the accusation. "I DIDN'T TELL ANYONE!"

"You might as well should have," he mumbled to himself, before pacing back and forth again. "You were vocal about our alliance, you're not even good at challenges either, and you're the reason Josuke's going home!"

Papyrus took a sudden gasp. "I-I WAS?!"

"Like I said, you were too vocal. Now I'M going to get eliminated next because I'm the bigger threat out of the two of us. Why waste a vote on a skeleton that can't even tie his own shoelaces when they can vote off me?!" Little Mac rhetorically asked before slumping his shoulders. "I'm never going to win this game... all of that waiting for nothing..."

"Maybe if I just got eliminated normally I'd be fine, but I've been fighting against elimination for so long that I can't just go now! I need to get to the end and win this show, but that won't happen thanks to Papyrus..." - Little Mac.

Gently, Papyrus placed his hand on Little Mac's shoulder. "I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT OUT OF THIS ALIVE!"

"Oh, you really think so? Sorry, but that'll never happen," he spat. "Having you on this alliance was a mistake. If I just kept with Josuke and Sonic without you I'd be doing so much better..."

The monster felt his heart when he heard those hurtful words, and the monster slowly raised his hand off of Little Mac's shoulder and backed away. "I-I'M SORRY, I WAS JUST... TOO EXCITED ABOUT THE ALLIANCE THAT I MADE IT VOCAL..."

"You think?" Little Mac leaned against a tree, folding his arms and looking into the sky above. "Maybe I'm going too hard on you, but Survivor is just too stressful. This is nothing like a Boxing Championship, this is much worse."

...

"Papyrus?" He peered over to his friend, and he had disappeared. "Papyrus?! Where'd you go?"

Little Mac stopped leaning and looked around, seeing nothing but trees and small plants. His friend had mysteriously vanished.

Though, after thinking why he would disappear, the mystery was solved, at least in his eyes.

"Was it what I said?" He asked himself, looking around one last time. "It must be, he's probably at the others telling them what I said, and then I'll definitely be eliminated! I need to apologize and quick!"

Little Mac began running to the center of the island, where his tribemates likely were, looking around just to make sure Papyrus wasn't nearby.

Eventually, the forest became the Rockies, and Little Mac saw Papyrus talking to the others.

"WAIT!" He yelled, running up to his tribe.

As the boxer showed up, he began to hear what exactly Papyrus was saying to his tribemates.

"AND THAT IS WHY I AM OFFERING SUCH A NOBLE SACRIFICE," he then turned over to Little Mac. "OH, HELLO LITTLE MAC!"

"Look, I'm sorry for what I said alright?" Little Mac bitterly apologized. "What were you telling these guys?"

Papyrus pointed to the others. "WELL, I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID, AND I REALLY HAVE LOWERED YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. I DON'T WANT TO LOSE A FRIEND... SO I'M WILLING TO, WELL, SACRIFICE MYSELF FOR THE GREATER GOOD!"

"Sacrifice?" He raised both of his eyebrows. "Don't tell me you're going to get yourself eliminated..."

"ERR, WELL YES?" He admitted, looking confused. "THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED RIGHT?"

"Of course I don't!" Little Mac shook his head. "Look, let me set this straight, you think that me getting angry at you for putting me in this situation means that you should throw away your entire chance of winning? That's not how any of this works! I would love to win this show, and you "sacrificing" yourself will help me get to that point, but I value friendship a lot too. Heck, if I had no chemistry with my coach I wouldn't have become a boxing champion. I wanna win but letting you do that won't sit right with me."

Silence struck, and the six people remained mute as Papyrus responded to him.

"WELL... I MAY HAVE BEEN YOUR FRIEND FOR A WHILE, BUT I FEEL LIKE I UNDERSTAND YOU MORE NOW!" Papyrus smiled. "SCRATCH THAT, LAAU HAUPA, THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL NOT GO DOWN SO EASILY!"

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"Good on you for building a nice, stable friendship!" Reigen applauded. "But, who are we going to vote?"

"Well we can't let a wholesome moment judge our decision, so it will still be either Papyrus or Little Mac," Samus concluded. "I hate to admit it again, but I'm clueless."

"This is the second time where I've been too indecisive on who to vote. I don't think I'm getting attached to these people, it's just that with fewer idiots, it's harder to find a proper target, and that's definitely so when the biggest threats here are currently immune, like now." - Samus Aran.

Mario scratched his head. "I-a don't know either."

"Let's lay it out properly then," Sonic decided. "Papyrus is clumsy and bad at challenges, he makes good meals sometimes and isn't much of a threat at all. Little Mac is more, well, tolerable, but he's better at challenges and that makes him a threat. With Dedede gone, I think focusing on threats is the only thing we can do."

"Does it have to be one of us?!" Little Mac asked. "Look, we can easily disband this alliance!"

"We can't risk you two coming together in the future to vote, so not really," Samus stated. "This was your own fault, your alliance was made loud and clear, and now that it's been found out, we can now dismantle it, which we've done with Josuke."

Sonic nodded. "Why else did I not come back to your alliance?"

"I SEE..." Papyrus sighed. "IT WILL HAVE TO BE ONE OF US, SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE FOR TRIBAL COUNCIL."

"That should be in the next ten minutes, so we should be heading down shortly," explained Wii Fit Trainer.

Mario gasped. "This early? I thought we had another hour!"

"The time we have to arrive at Tribal Council decreases by a little bit with each member we lose, did any of you not know that?" She questioned. "Has it just been me who has been keeping track of when to go there?"

"Lately..." Captain Falcon admitted with embarrassment.

She groaned to herself, placing a hand over her face. "How surprising... let's just go down."

As they began walking down to Tribal Council, Captain Falcon and Wii Fit Trainer strategically split up in order to talk to each other about who to eliminate.

"Who are you voting for?" Wii Fit Trainer whispered.

He shrugged, whispering back. "Who knows, I'm just going to vote for Papyrus, I'm going to try and help Little Mac as much as I can. After all, I owe him. I don't think I can help him out of this one, though, there's nothing I can really say about Papyrus that can make him look worse than Little Mac. Let's just hope that the skeleton's grating enough to make the others see the risk of having Little Mac too high."

"I'll vote with you then," she supported.

"Good! Maybe we can bring him to the Final 5 with us if things work out," suggested Captain Falcon. "Though we'll only be losing three more people until then..."


Tribal Council: Night 26

Same old same old, many of them thought, stepping into the tribal-themed Tribal Council for the fifth time in a row since the Merge began. The fear factor had never worn off for those who were constantly in danger of elimination, and even those who had been mostly safe throughout most of the Merge were nervous over losing that position.

Slowly, the survivors shifted into the area, finding their usual bench and resting on it, fidgeting with their hands or thinking about who to vote against.

As they did so, the jury poured in: Gordon, the first eliminated; Johnny, the second eliminated; Josuke, the third eliminated; and King Dedede, the most recently eliminated contestant.

"Let's get this party started..." Dedede said under his breath, wringing his gloves. "This is gonna be one amusin' day!"

After the jury entered and sat down on the bench, Alexa soon followed and stood up in the middle of Tribal Council.

"Greetings, survivors! Only eight of you left, soon to be seven, correct?" He asked before moving on immediately. "Today's challenge featured a Quick Draw tournament, how did you feel about your placing, Mario?"

"Well, I-a did well! I won two matches in a row, and that's something only me and-a Samus could do. I knew I wasn't going to-a best her in the final match, but it was-a still fun to give it a shot!" He optimistically answered. "I think you enjoyed the challenge more than anyone else!"

He smiled warmly. "Definitely, studying deserts and their inhabitants, especially cacti, is my own little pastime. I rarely get to see it, so the fact that I saw some in an incredibly rare island is great! Wait, these questions shouldn't be aimed at me, they should be aimed at you guys! Let's move on by asking Little Mac if he's content with being at last place on the Leaderboards."

"In no way am I content with that! I don't think I'll make it out of here alive, but if I do, I'm going to train harder and harder whenever I can so I will be able to beat these challenges and get first!"

Dedede laughed in the background. "Didn't ya fail the last few challenges miserably, boy?"

Alexa then pointed towards him, then calmly placed his finger over his own lips. "Shhhh..." He commanded.

The penguin gazed at him as if he were a madman before rolling his eyes and staring away, no longer planning on interrupting the council.

He then moved on. "I'm glad you aren't letting that get to you! Finally, let's ask this to Wii Fit Trainer, and also Samus: how awesome did it feel to collide your two pellets together? I still can't get over that! I watched it in slow-motion and you could see them squish together before their momentum was completely destroyed. It was awesome!"

"I did feel like some almighty cowgirl pulling that off, though I wish I could have beaten her in my second go," she revealed. "If that wasn't obvious."

"Usually when I pull off an impressive shot it's nothing too special, but I did find her ability to shoot my bullet with hers quite impressive, even if it was on accident." Samus shot a neutral stare at Wii Fit Trainer.

Alexa finally ended the questioning with excitement brimming in his soul. "Alright survivors, it's time to vote!"

Papyrus: WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE OUR VOTES SHALL MATTER, BUT I WILL NOT VOTE FOR MY FRIEND NO MATTER WHAT! I SHALL INSTEAD VOTE FOR THE ONE THAT APPARENTLY TRIED TO MEDDLE WITH HIM. (Arataka Reigen)

Little Mac: I respect Papyrus too much to vote for him, so I'm going to leave my vote for Reigen instead. (Arataka Reigen)

Captain Falcon: Sorry Pap, but I'd prefer to keep my savior than some goofy skeleton around, even if you aren't too lame of a guy. (Papyrus)

Sonic: Just asking for myself, but how unlucky do you have to be to be a big threat and simultaneously the worst scorer in the game? You had no luck with that cave and you definitely had no luck with this Quick Draw either! Looks like I'm going to be putting you of your misery, Mac. (Little Mac)

Mario: I don't know who to-a vote for, they're both very nice people and I know Little Mac is-a the bigger threat, but I-a know him well! Maybe I shouldn't let my bias decide who to-a vote for, but maybe it's-a more than-a bias... (?)

"Survivors, before the votes are read out, would any of you like to use an idol?" He asked, his eyes slowly trailing towards Wii Fit Trainer, who was the only idol-bearer left.

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"No? Very well then, I shall now read out the votes!" Alexa announced.

*VOTING TIME*

First vote goes to Little Mac, one vote Little Mac.

Second vote goes to Papyrus, one vote Papyrus and one vote Little Mac.

Third vote goes to Arataka Reigen, one vote Reigen, Papyrus, and Little Mac. (Reigen stares at the two, primarily Little Mac, subconsciously knowing that he would be their target, definitely over Captain Falcon.)

Fourth vote goes to Arataka Reigen, two votes Reigen, one vote Papyrus, and Little Mac.

Fifth vote goes to Little Mac, two votes Little Mac, two votes Reigen and one vote Papyrus.

Sixth vote goes to Little Mac, three votes Little Mac, two votes Reigen and one vote Papyrus. (Little Mac gulps.)

Seventh vote goes to Papyrus, three votes Little Mac, two votes Papyrus and two votes Reigen. (Papyrus also gulps.)

"And the one eliminated from Survivor Crossover is..." Alexa held his tongue. "Will it be a tie or not?"

That extra bit he added brought suspicions onto Little Mac, maybe he would be saved alongside Papyrus with a tie?

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"LITTLE MAC! At 4-2-2 votes, your time is officially up." Alexa signaled him over with his hands. "Bring me your torch!"

Little Mac sighed as he grabbed his torch, bringing it to the host as he painfully watched the bright flame, a flame that had been burning with his same determination for twenty-six days, get snuffed out in an unfortunate turn of events.

"Please leave Survivor Crossover, Little Mac, you did exceptionally well, even if you were at the complete bottom," Alexa said. "You may say share some last words."

"I don't know if I have any... I guess good luck to Papyrus obviously, but also to anyone else," he quickly said before walking off.

However, before he walked off, a hand was placed on his shoulder, similar to earlier in the day.

He turned around, and it was Papyrus, alongside his cocky and bright beam of a smile. "YOU DID WELL, AND YOU MADE FRIENDS, THAT'S A VICTORY GREATER THAN A MILLION MONEYS!"

"You mean dollars?" Reigen corrected.

"Y-YES, DOLLARS," he nodded. "I'M STILL NOT ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT CONFIDENT IN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CURRENCY NAMES. ANYWAY, FAREWELL, LITTLE MAC, AND I SHALL SEE YOU AS JURY!"

Little Mac smiled and gave a thumbs-up to his friend. "Win this, Papyrus! I know you can do it."

With a different feeling in him, the boxer moved out of Tribal Council, his elimination set in stone.

"Little Mac had some of the wildest confidence I ever saw in a person, and although he occasionally got quite hot-headed in his journey, his final destination was at LEAST a wholesome one with his only alliance partner. With no visible alliances left, and with only seven contestants, who will make it to the Finale, and WHO will win Survivor Crossover?" Alexa asked. "We'll find out soon enough... g' night survivors..."


Little Mac's last words: "In a way, I'm glad I don't have to do all this anymore, but I was so close to victory... I wouldn't have let Papyrus gone on with his sacrifice, but I'm still unbelievably bummed that I just missed the mark for entering the Finale, even if it's still a couple of days away."


VOTES

Little Mac's voters: Mario, Samus Aran, Sonic, Arataka Reigen.

Papyrus' voters: Captain Falcon, Wii Fit Trainer.

Arataka Reigen's voters: Little Mac, Papyrus.


IDOLS

Idol of Attacking - Wario. (USED)

Idol of Defense - Captain Falcon. (USED)

Idol of Mirroring - Wii Fit Trainer.

Idol of Curses - Samus. (USED - CURSE HAS WORN OFF)

The Revival Idol - Mario. (USED)


REMAINING SURVIVORS

Laau Haupa (Yellow Team)

- Mario

- Papyrus

- Samus Aran

- Wii Fit Trainer

- Captain Falcon

- Arataka Reigen

- Sonic