Episode 16: The Grand Finale
Tribal Council: Night 31
The flames of the torches cackled intensely as the howling wind attempted to extinguish it. The trees surrounding Tribal Council were still, though the same couldn't be said for their swaying branches and leaves. The fresh gale was certainly not invited to this Finale, but in a way, it definitely helped fit the mood.
Nothing interested happened throughout the day for Laau Haupa. They all shared a "good luck" with one another, talked about old contestants, and that was pretty much all that happened. Now, they were readying themselves to take on this Finale, an event so annoyingly hyped up by Alexa, that a few of them even suspected that it wouldn't live up to their immensely high expectations. Either way, the five of them entered:
Samus Aran: the strict and ill-talkative bounty hunter who kept her eyes on the prize more than any other survivor on the show. She had dodged elimination several times, from fooling others to using an idol that would render her incredibly vulnerable if she were to be up for elimination again. Out of everyone left, she was the one with the most confidence in her victory.
Mario: the spunky, skillful, and jump-happy plumber with more athletic skills than what meets the eye. For a good chunk of the merge, Mario had managed to stay in the Safe Haven due to his raw skill and power, and even when he was vulnerable, his optimism and friendly status among the others made it difficult to eliminate him.
Wii Fit Trainer: the all-too-friendly yet sharp fitness trainer with no glaring weaknesses to make up for her lack of being one of the weaker members that remained. She stuck with her late-game alliance alongside Captain Falcon and managed to trick even the smartest of survivors to save said alliance. She wasn't exceptional, but she definitely wasn't a force to be reckoned with either when you add up her social skills, strengths, and skills.
Captain Falcon: an incredibly strong and fast competitor with his own strategy saving himself from elimination more times than not. Even through an unintentional betrayal with Johnny, being targeted by the brutal Samus and being targeted by over half of his tribe at one point, he managed to live through every single one of those obstacles.
Finally, Papyrus: a curious skeleton with a knack for making friends and impressing others. His own lack of skills and his inability to pose much of a threat carried him to where he is now, and the fact that he's arguably on at least decent terms with the other four remaining survivors is a feat. Even through losing his whole alliance and several other friends along the way, determination in his soul kept him going.
Confidently and cautiously, they entered Tribal Council and sat down, only five torches remained...
Oddly enough, no Jury showed up just yet, which filled the survivors with curiosity.
This curiosity was distracted by Alexa, however, as the host entered the Tribal Council himself to greet the five survivors.
"Over THIRTY days of being trapped in the Tropics with minimal luxury, constantly fighting to stay for one million dollars and the stay at the Luxorium Hotel. That is a month's worth of fighting, and honestly, I cannot stress enough of how proud I am to see you fight through it all!" Alexa gave a powerful clap. "Now, the show's not over yet, which means the fighting to win will still continue."
Samus gave a nod. "What will the Finale consist of?"
"That's what I'm curious about," agreed Captain Falcon.
"First thing's first," he began. "You will all be scored based on how many votes you all received throughout the past month of Survivor. Whether they've been nullified, reflected, or anything else, they will still count. The two with the least amount of votes will be safe, whilst the others will participate in yet another elimination. If there's a tie, then the one who had the most points on the Leaderboards will be the winner of said tie."
"WAAAA?!" Mario's jaw dropped. "Another one so-a soon?!"
Alexa grinned. "Yeah! BUT, there is one catch. The catch is that those who are safe will not be able to vote, but those who are vulnerable will have to vote."
"So if Captain Falcon's vulnerable, and I'm not, that means I won't be able to vote for him in this next Tribal Council! This is bad..." - Wii Fit Trainer.
He proceeded to wring his hands excitedly. "I've been secretly tallying all of the votes, so that means we'll be able to get right into it!"
Before any of the survivors could say anything, Alexa revealed who received the most votes throughout the whole competition...
*SAFE*
WII FIT TRAINER - 0 Votes
MARIO - 3 Votes
*VULNERABLE*
PAPYRUS - 4 Votes
CAPTAIN FALCON - 5 Votes
SAMUS ARAN - 11 Votes
"I really had zero votes?!" Wii Fit Trainer gawked. "Well, I won't complain about that."
"WOWIE, YOU HAD ELEVEN VOTES?!" Papyrus looked to Samus, bewildered. "HOW DID YOU MAKE IT THIS FAR?"
"Remember the idol I used?" She rhetorically asked. "That's why. Plus, four people voted for me at the beginning."
"All of the points I got went to waste, now I'm vulnerable, and my only saving grace is having Papyrus vote against Falcon instead of me." - Samus Aran.
Captain Falcon gulped. "Well... this isn't good."
Alexa then continued on with the Tribal Council. "Alright! Before we get down to voting, Samus, Captain Falcon and Papyrus will all have five minutes to discuss who to vote. Starting... now!"
"ERM, DON'T VOTE FOR ME!" Papyrus pleaded.
"Only if you vote for Samus," said Falcon.
"DEAL!" The skeleton posed. "THAT WAS RATHER EASY!"
...
Samus stood up. "Hang on!"
For the first time, a hint of desperation was in her voice.
"EH?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Captain Falcon's much more of a threat than I am, he had a hidden alliance that nobody else knew about. Remember that threats are the most important targets!" She informed.
Papyrus groaned, wagging his finger. "PSSH, IT'S ALL 'THREAT' THIS AND 'THREAT' THAT FROM YOU PEOPLE! I WILL VOTE ALONGSIDE CAPTAIN FALCON BECAUSE HE HELPED OUT MY FRIENDS SEVERAL TIMES! NOT TO MENTION WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON, TO PUT IT LIGHTLY..."
Silence struck the council, and even Alexa was taken back by how defeated Samus was beginning to look.
Instead of fighting back, she decided to fold her arms, looking to the side.
Captain Falcon was cheering in his head, he had won! After so many days of competing against Samus, and even if things between them got less tense at some point, he finally bested her thanks to Papyrus.
...
"I didn't want to have to admit this since it's embarrassing..." Uttered Samus.
Another trick up her sleeve?! Falcon wanted to pull out his own hair from the premise of it alone.
"NOTHING YOU MAY ADMIT WILL HELP YOU OUT, SO YOU'LL JUST EMBARRASS YOURSELF!" Papyrus decided. "YOU CAN GAIN NO PITY FROM M-"
"I am actually obsessed with cooking," she revealed.
Captain Falcon's jaw dropped, and the same could be said for the people watching.
Papyrus froze, a small smile cracking along his face. "S-SAY THAT AGAIN?"
"Being in an environment with no cooking ingredients other than rice and beans was and still is an awful experience!" Samus dramatically shivered. "So when something more complex such as fish came along, I, unfortunately, got jealous of the fact that you were the one who got to cook it, that's why I convinced you to give me the privilege of cooking something like that!"
He squealed in response. "I KNEW YOU HAD PASSION FOR COOKING!"
"Is she-a lying to get him onto her side?" Mario asked Wii Fit Trainer.
"I think so, she never really struck me as the chef type..." She responded.
Samus continued, "I have a lot of cooking books, and your cooking is inspiring to me, I just didn't want to admit it!"
"This just took a turn for the weird..." Alexa muttered under his breath.
Papyrus gulped. "ERM, I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CHOOSE! SOMEONE WHO LOVES MY COOKING ENTIRELY AND IS MORE RELATABLE... OR THE GUY WHO HELPED MY FRIENDS OUT IN THIS COMPETITION."
"Helping out friends isn't as good as you think," she stated. "Besides, only one person may win."
"N-now hang on a second!" Captain Falcon paused their conversation. "Papyrus, she's clearly lying! Just because she cooked some fish doesn't mean she's actually obsessed with cooking like you."
"BUT IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW!" He replied, struggling to understand his logic. "I'M SORRY BUT, MAYBE THE PERSON WHO HELPED OUT MY FRIENDS ISN'T AS MUCH OF A PRIORITY AS, WELL, A FRIEND."
She smirked upon hearing the sentence.
"Y-you've known her for five minutes!" The racer thought to himself, slumping his head into his hands with distress. "What do I do now?"
Almost like Samus was reading his mind, she turned to him. "The only thing you can do now is to admit defeat for real. You've wrangled yourself out of elimination for the last time."
...
...
...
It was over, Papyrus had fully made his mind up, and Captain Falcon thought that helping out Little Mac through thick and thin would pay off...
Luckily for him, Mario decided to step in.
"Weird how you-a use the fact that you-a love cooking to win Papyrus over when Captain Falcon's a cook himself!" He stated.
Captain Falcon and Papyrus both gasped at the same time.
"But is there any proof behind that?" Asked Samus. "I doubt there is."
"Then answer me this then!" Wii Fit Trainer chimed in. "Why does Captain Falcon light the campfire using his FISTS before we all start cooking? He learned it for a reason!"
"YOU DID?" The skeleton rubbed his jawbone.
It was his only shot to lie, and he felt a little bad going through with it, but Captain Falcon played along with the lie created by Mario and Wii Fit Trainer. "I did it so I can cook even when outside!"
"LEARNING HOW TO SET YOUR FISTS ON FIRE MOMENTARILY... JUST SO YOU CAN COOK?" Any other person would laugh or discard that statement as false, but not him. "THAT'S... INCREDIBLY INSPIRATIONAL! NOW I HAVE TO PICK BETWEEN TWO DIE-HARD CHEFS?!"
Samus choked on her words as she practically felt Papyrus switch back to Captain Falcon's side.
Before she could mutter anything else...
"Well, that's exactly five minutes! Well, actually six because things got too interesting for me to cut it out just yet," Alexa cheekily admitted. "Anyway, let's get down to voting!"
One by one, the three survivors cast their votes...
Samus Aran: You might have bested me, but there's more evidence in my lie than there is in yours. So if Papyrus were to use his common sense, you'd definitely be out, but for now, it's quite random. (Captain Falcon)
Captain Falcon: You were a fierce opponent, and you even acted like a weirdo foodie just to get someone on your side, but I'm sorry, that's not enough. If you think I've wrangled my way out of elimination too many times, look at yourself, Mrs. Eleven Votes! (Samus Aran)
Papyrus: THIS IS SUCH A HARD CHOICE! TWO PEOPLE WHO I RESPECT DEARLY, BUT, I THINK I'VE MADE UP MY MIND. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER, AND I HOPE I DON'T END UP REGRETTING IT! (?)
"Survivors, I will now read out the votes!" Announced Alexa.
*VOTING TIME*
First vote goes to Samus, that's one vote Samus.
Second vote goes to Captain Falcon, that's one vote Captain Falcon, and one vote Samus.
"And the next member of Jury and the next one to be eliminated is..." Alexa held his breath.
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...
...
Captain Falcon and Samus were both tense...
"AND... IT'S... THE ONE AND ONLY..." Alexa purposefully delayed the elimination some more. "...SAMUS ARAN! Eliminated at a close 2-1, hand me your torch, your time is done!"
She paused, completely defeated. She then shot one last glare towards Captain Falcon. "You win this time. Though don't count on winning the whole competition."
Bitterly, Samus grabbed the torch and gave it to Alexa.
"Don't feel too bad about your elimination, you still got further than all of those before you!" Wii Fit Trainer stated. "Heck, even further than a Hedgehog that can run one-hundred laps before you can finish one!"
The bounty hunter tutted as her torch was snuffed out. "Farewell to all of you, I'll still be in the Jury, so keep a lookout for me."
Slowly but surely, she went down the walkway, disappearing from sight.
"Samus played more fierce than anyone else. It's just a shame that her lack of social behavior throughout Survivor Crossover ultimately resulted in her elimination..." Alexa admitted. "Survivors, please follow me!"
He led them out of the Tribal Council, the complete opposite direction where Samus was leaving to...
Samus's Last Words: "I came so close, yet apparently so far. Captain Falcon played smarter than me in some places, so maybe if we had a middle-ground and voted for Papyrus, I'd still be here. Maybe I'll be back in the future, maybe not, but I had a... decent time on this region, though I won't miss it nor its inhabitants..."
VOTES
Samus's Voters: Captain Falcon, Papyrus.
Captain Falcon's Voters: Samus.
REMAINING SURVIVORS
Laau Haupa (Yellow Team)
- Mario
- Papyrus
- Wii Fit Trainer
- Captain Falcon
Survivor Graveyard: Night 31
Around the side of Tribal Council was a stretch of land that had been fenced off. Survivors who witnessed it thought nothing of it, assuming it was some sort of storage area for Tribal Council, or for challenges. However, this turned out to not be the case, as when Alexa came to the main gate to open it, the survivors got a proper look at the place for the very first time.
Graves were lined up in rows, unlit torches stood up firmly behind them. At first glance, the survivors thought genuine dead people were buried beneath them, but they looked at the names of some of these gravestones:
"Wario"
"Josuke"
"Geoffrey"
These names alongside the others proved that these gravestones represented the survivors who lost the show, which explains the snuffed out torches next to them.
Alexa walked over to the far back and carved the name "Samus" onto an empty gravestone alongside details of her elimination, placing her torch on it.
"Before we continue the Finale, I feel like it's necessary for you guys - the final four survivors - to go through each fallen friend or foe in this place, which I coin as the 'Survivor Graveyard'." Alexa gazed around the place. "Sorry if it's too gloomy for some of you!"
Heeding his command, the survivors went through each fallen Survivor in order:
"20th - Dr. Eggman (Eliminated at 5-4-1.)"
Wii Fit Trainer pouted. "It must suck to be eliminated in general, but I especially feel bad for Eggman, he got eliminated first!"
"Well after he struck Alexa in the face because he lost a gameshow... yeah, I didn't really have the ability to pity him," admitted Captain Falcon.
Papyrus gasped. "NYEH?! HE DID SUCH A THING?"
"19th - Gruntilda Winkybunion (Eliminated at 11-1.)"
"Here lies the ugly which that I-a knew nothing about," Mario joked. "What was she like, Papyrus?"
The skeleton rubbed his chin. "HMM... OH, I REMEMBER! SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY RUDE."
In response to the disgust, he nodded. "I can-a tell with the number of votes she-a got. Sheesh."
"Whoa! She got more votes than there were people on her team?" Captain Falcon raised an eyebrow. "How did that happen?"
"I think Geoffrey got an extra two votes..." Remembered Wii Fit Trainer.
"18th - Peter Griffin (Eliminated at 5-4.)"
Captain Falcon folded his arms. "He's a nice guy, but he sucks at challenges!"
"I can see why, he has no fitness whatsoever. Did he expect to win a game that is physically demanding whilst also looking like that?!" Wii Fit Trainer sighed, shaking her head. "Some people really are deluded about their abilities, even if he is supposedly as nice as you say."
"AHEM, WE'RE IN A PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY!" Papyrus coughed forcefully. "AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD..."
Wii Fit Trainer blushed mildly with shame as Mario noticed, chuckling at the situation. "Let's-a hope that karma doesn't hit you for saying something so bold."
"I-I didn't mean to make it personal, l-let's just move on," she begged.
"17th - Soldier (Eliminated at 6-2-1.)"
"Yeah... don't really like this guy, he seems a little, how do you put it... racist?" Wii Fit Trainer confessed.
"Either that or intensely patriotic," added Captain Falcon. "Oh, and insane too."
Mario scratched the back of his neck. "Why-a not all three?"
"Good point," he replied.
"16th - Wario (Eliminated at 4-3.)"
Mario groaned. "Mama mia... not-a this guy..."
"He's loud, gross, greedy, mean and brutal, I don't know him too much but he doesn't seem very pleasant." Captain Falcon then noticed something odd. "Wait a second, isn't his name just yours but with a 'W' instead of an 'M'?"
The plumber looked mildly offended at the statement. "He even-a dresses like me! How did you-a not know that sooner?"
"He wears a biker outfit most of the time, c'mon!" He attempted to justify his idiocy.
Papyrus cackled. "THEY WERE CLEARLY RELATED!"
"Yeah, at least I now know that he's just a copycat of Mario," Captain Falcon shrugged.
"15th - Mr. Krabs (Eliminated via Double Elimination Twist.)"
Wii Fit Trainer rolled her eyes. "SPEAKING of greedy..."
"HE WASN'T TOO BAD, FROM WHAT I EXPERIENCED, THOUGH THERE WAS SOME DRAMA INVOLVING HIM, SOLDIER AND WARIO! EVEN JOSUKE GOT INVOLVED, AND GOT CLOSE TO GETTING ELIMINATED FOR BREAKING THE RULES, APPARENTLY!" Papyrus described.
She nodded. "Oh, well, no wonder they were all eliminated around the same time..."
"Krabs was involved in a double-elimination too, so if that twist wasn't there, he'd probably still be here," Captain Falcon explained.
"14th - Geoffrey Butler (Eliminated at 8 votes.)"
"STRANGE..." Papyrus analyzed. "WHY DOES IT SAY THAT THIS HUMAN WAS ELIMINATED AT EIGHT VOTES?! THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER GRAVESTONES!"
Wii Fit Trainer sighed. "Well, he decided to sacrifice himself and got everyone on the team to vote for him, including himself. That's why it was eight votes and not seven-to-one."
"Yeah, he probably could have-a made it far if he didn't decide to that..." Mario guessed, twiddling his thumbs sadly. "At least he went out so the others didn't have to..."
"13th - Squidward Tentacles (Eliminated at 3-2.)"
Captain Falcon scoffed. "Oh great, he and Reigen both tried to eliminate me, but luckily Little Mac voted alongside me and Johnny to vote him out. Ever since then I've tried to help out Little Mac, though I couldn't help him out forever."
He gave a little frown, but was quickly reassured by Mario. "Don't worry!" He said. "It paid off, Papyrus might have voted for-a Samus instead!"
"I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE, BUT GOOD THING YOU WON ME OVER WITH THAT, PLUS YOUR PASSION FOR COOKING!" The skeleton applauded him.
"Y-yeah." The racer gave an uneasy chuckle. "My big passion for cooking!"
Wii Fit Trainer tapped her feet, her arms folded. "Nice to know that we've talked more about Samus and Little Mac than Squidward."
"WELL, HE'S A SQUID WHO WORKS AT A FAST FOOD JOINT, WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SAY?" Shrugged Papyrus.
"12th - Gordon Ramsay (Eliminated at 4 votes.)"
Papyrus sighed. "THE FIRST JURY MEMBER AT LEAST, BUT HE WAS THE BEST COOK OF THEM ALL! HE DIDN'T DESERVE TO BE ELIMINATED, BUT THE PESKY IDOL THAT SAMUS USED SAID OTHERWISE..."
"Do you only befriend people based on their ability to cook or something?" Captain Falcon interrogated.
He shook his head. "NO! IT ONLY BOOSTS MY RESPECT OF THEM TO A MARGINAL DEGREE. I CONSIDER LITTLE MAC AND JOSUKE TO BE MY FRIENDS, BUT THEY SEEM TO BE RATHER AVERAGE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ART..."
Wii Fit Trainer gave a disappointed look at his grave. "I think he was alright, but I wasn't a fan of his constant cursing."
"Being a chef must be a stressful business I-a guess," assumed Mario.
"11th - Johnny Bravo (Eliminated at 5-4-2.)"
"I can't tell whether to be disappointed in you for befriending him, or inspired that you MANAGED to befriend him. He's just a big dumb jerk that thinks he's classy when he isn't," spat Wii Fit Trainer. "If only he went out on day one."
Mario gave a stare towards Captain Falcon as she said that. "About that-" His words were quickly interrupted by Falcon's hand covering his mouth.
"WELL, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, CAN I JUST ASK HOW HE MANAGED TO KEEP HIS HAIR IN THAT... FASHION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GAME?" Papyrus asked.
"Look, not even I know about that one, and I used to be in an alliance with him!" Said Captain Falcon.
He bitterly expired. "I GUESS WE'LL NEVER KNOW."
"10th - Josuke Higashikata (Eliminated at 4-3-2-1.)"
Mario gasped. "Wow! That's-a lot of different people who were voted against, back then."
Papyrus folded his arms. "WELL IF THERE WAS MORE COORDINATION WITH THE TRIBE, WE WOULD HAVE VOTED OFF SOMEONE WHO WASN'T JOSUKE!"
"Well he had this big invisible scary ghost thing that could fix anything and beat anything to a pulp, did you seriously want to keep someone like that?" Captain Falcon shuddered. "I know I wouldn't want to."
"HEY! HE'S A LOT NICER THAN THAT, AND THE ONLY TIME HE CAME CLOSE TO BEATING SOMEBODY UP IS WHEN THEY INSULTED HIS HAIR!" He defended.
Falcon tutted. "Doesn't sound like a very cool-headed person..."
"9th - King Dedede (Eliminated at 8-1.)"
"In retrospect... how did this guy make it so far?!" Wii Fit Trainer rubbed her chin.
Cheekily, Falcon countered her curiosity with a joke. "What, you're not going to complain about his weight like you did with Peter again, right?"
"Hey, shut it!" She hissed.
He gave a chuckle as Mario grinned. Papyrus, unfortunately, couldn't wrap his head around the joke.
"8th - Little Mac (Eliminated at 4-2-2.)"
"OH, WELL, AT LEAST HE DIDN'T GO OUT AS SAD AS I THOUGHT," Papyrus placed his bony hand on the grave out of respect.
Captain Falcon nodded. "Survivor seemed to get to him a little, he sorta got madder and madder with each loss. Maybe he just needs more preparation for next time, if there IS a next time..."
"INDEED!" The skeleton smiled. "THEN HE'D SURELY GET FURTHER!"
"You're undermining how impressive it is to get as far as Jury anyway, Little Mac might have slipped towards the end, but being eighth is great!" Wii Fit Trainer reminded.
"7th - Arataka Reigen (Eliminated from Challenge.)"
Captain Falcon shook his head sadly. "All he had to do was be a little quicker, and he wouldn't have had to deal with Sonic!"
"Yeah, and the fact that a ''regular'' old businessman managed to-a nearly beat a speedy athletic hedgehog is an accomplishment!" Mario agreed.
"Let's just move on, the more I'm reminded of that exhausting climb, the better I feel." Wii Fit Trainer bit her lip.
"6th - Sonic (Eliminated at 4 votes.)"
Papyrus cheered. "HUZZAH! THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU BETRAY YOUR OWN ALLIANCE."
"Well, he had a motive behind it, at least," Wii Fit Trainer said. "Anyway, the only way to beat someone like Sonic was to use an idol, and I'm glad I held onto mine!"
In response, Falcon grinned. "I'm more glad than you are, trust me!"
They both laughed as they all moved on to the final grave...
"5th - Samus Aran (Eliminated at 2-1.)"
Papyrus pouted, kneeling down. "SIGH... HER ELIMINATION DIDN'T FEEL TOO LONG AGO..."
"Hate to break it to you, but that's because it happened around an hour or two ago!" Wii Fit Trainer reminded.
Mario recoiled upon looking at the grave. "She was-a very vigorous in this show. I'm just glad that she's-a finally gone, in the nicest way possible, that is..."
"Agreed!" Falcon boastfully folded his arms. "And I outlived her!"
"Well, what now?" Asked the plumber. "We've checked out of all the graves!"
Papyrus snapped his fingers. "I KNOW! HE MUST BE WAITING BACK AT TRIBAL COUNCIL, IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THIS PLACE."
They began casually walking back, with Papyrus jogging in front.
As he went past the gate, however...
*SLAM*
The main gate to the graveyard closed, separating Papyrus from the others.
"GAH!" He whined, grabbing the bars and pulling on them, but to no avail. "WHAT IS THIS CONTRAPTION?! I KNOW! I'LL GO GET ALEXA."
As he turned around, however, he flew back from the fright: Alexa was directly in front of him.
"No need..." He grinned. "Survivors, welcome to the final challenge!"
Final Challenge: Night 31
"Final challenge!?" Falcon gulped. "Well, this is it!"
Papyrus scratched his skull with confusion. "WHAT ABOUT ME?! I'M SEPARATED FROM THEM!"
"Well, I had the idea that the first one to leave this place wouldn't have to participate in the challenge!" Alexa wrung his hands. "Good thing you had separated yourself from the others already, or things would've gotten quite awkward..."
"WOWIE... THAT MEANS I'M SAFE!?" He jumped up and down like a giddy child. "I'M SAAAAFE!"
Mario grabbed the bars of the Survivor Graveyard, beyond upset. "Mama mia..."
"So what's this challenge going to have us do?!" Wii Fit Trainer asked.
He grinned. "I'm glad you asked! Today's challenge will involve the three of you in this Survivor Graveyard doing the most crucial thing that anyone surviving out in the wilderness should learn how to do. That is, starting a fire! You will grab twigs or other flammable materials from the area around you, and you will stuff it into the snuffed torches of the fallen survivors. You will then light it by any means necessary, and keep it lit until the end of the challenge, which is when all sixteen of the fallen torches have been lit! Whoever lights the least amount of torches, however, will be eliminated from Survivor Crossover, and will become the final member of Jury."
"WAAAAAH!?" Mario cried.
Alexa cackled. "I'm not joking! So when I begin this countdown, you better light as many torches as possible..."
"This will be easy," Captain Falcon cracked his knuckles. "I've been lighting campfires for my tribe since day uno!"
And with that, they all lined up as Alexa started the countdown...
"3..."
This was it, the final challenge, the TRUE final obstacle before the genuine climax of the show. Everything including this is nothing but the buildup to that magnificent moment, even to those survivors who failed to make it this far...
"2..."
Wii Fit Trainer, Captain Falcon, and Mario, no matter how confident they were in not getting last, they all expressed the same level of anxiety from this challenge, physically and mentally.
"1... GO!" Alexa barked, as every survivor began running around the Survivor Graveyard.
Mario scooped several branches into his arms before tucking them into Geoffrey's torch. If only he had a fire flower, he would have been able to best even Captain Falcon! Instead, he relied on friction to get a fire going.
Meanwhile, Wii Fit Trainer grabbed two handfuls of flammable twigs and leaves and crudely stuffed them into Sonic's torch. She knew how to light a fire, though it was usually a difficult process for her. She began rubbing two twigs together vigorously...
In contrast to those two, Captain Falcon stuffed twigs, leaves, and branches into Johnny's torch before his fist began glowing and lighting up.
"TUUURAAH!" He bellowed as he rammed his fist into it, instantly lighting the first torch.
"IN LESS THAN A MINUTE, CAPTAIN FALCON'S ALREADY LIT HIS FIRST FLAME, AND IT'S ROARING!" Alexa commentated as Papyrus cheered from behind the gate.
Wii Fit Trainer luckily found the friction she needed and dumped the flaming branch with the others, the flame slowly but surely growing as she attempted to feed it more oxygen.
"WII FIT TRAINER LIGHTS HER FIRST TORCH!" Said Alexa. "C'mon Mario!"
As soon as he gave him more confidence, the plumber managed to light his torch as he ran off to the next one.
"THERE YA GO!" The host cheered.
Captain Falcon had already lit his second torch: Soldier's torch, before the others could even reach their second.
Mario had a trick up his sleeve, however, as the plumber picked Wario's torch, which was next to Soldier's, and he dipped a branch into the flame that Captain Falcon had created. He used it to light Wario's torch.
Wii Fit Trainer observed it and had a similar idea, using her first torch as the hotspot to light her next torch, Reigen's.
More time ensued, and Captain Falcon was on his fourth torch, whilst the other two were on their third.
Things seemed simple at first, but then twigs and leaves began to get scarce, making it harder to light the torch and to feed the flame as well.
This wasn't too much of a problem until a few minutes later. Captain Falcon was on his sixth torch, and the other two were on their fourth.
Wii Fit Trainer's flame began to fizzle out, and Mario began to struggle to get Josuke's torch to light due to the lack of flammable things to feed it. Captain Falcon's technique of lighting still managed to help him out, and he lit two more torches before deciding to focus on keeping them lit by providing them with more heat. His work was done.
Now it was just a struggle between Wii Fit Trainer and Mario. Thirteen torches were lit, and all that remained were the two that they were trying to light, as well as Gruntilda's torch in the far corner.
Wii Fit Trainer managed to feed her torch just a little more flame by giving it some glass she plucked from the ground as Mario finally lit his fourth torch, running over to do the final torch.
It was a miracle, but within the first few seconds of holding the branch over an already lit torch, the fitness trainer managed to set alight to the branch and light her fourth torch. All of it came down to this final torch.
Mario stuffed it with what was left of the area in terms of twigs and leaves, and he began lighting it by trying to light it with a flaming twig.
Wii Fit Trainer showed up from behind and moved him out the way, attempting to light it herself with her own twig.
"GO! YOU CAN DO IT!" Papyrus indirectly cheered.
"YEAH, C'MON!" Captain Falcon agreed.
It was a battle between who could light Gruntilda's torch first, this was the final step in winning the show.
However, just before she could catch fire to the torch, Mario tapped on Wii Fit Trainer's shoulder and pointed to one of her torches, it went out.
"Nooo!" She yelled, running over and trying to light it.
Unfortunately, just as she managed to light it, Mario lit the final torch...
"THAT'S ENOUGH! THE CHALLENGE IS OVER!" Alexa announced. "Captain Falcon managed to light seven torches, Mario managed to light five, and unfortunately for Wii Fit Trainer, she only managed to light four, meaning that's she's been eliminated..."
"Damn it!" Captain Falcon frowned.
Wii Fit Trainer hung her head. "I'll go get my torch..."
"No need," he responded, holding her torch in his hand. "I brought them all down for this challenge..."
She watched as Alexa cruelly snuffed her torch, rendering her eliminated.
"Please leave Survivor Crossover, and claim your role as the final member of Jury," Alexa commanded.
Gloomily, she turned to the others and gave a small wave. "Well, good game. You managed to beat me, Mario..." Suddenly, her frown then transformed into a bright smile. "But Captain Falcon, I hope you win this out of anyone else! You've been a great alliance partner to work with."
"You have been as well," Captain Falcon smiled.
Wii Fit Trainer walked up to Mario, and shook his hand, muttering a "good luck," before moving onto Falcon, where she did the same, though her handshake was much more firm with him.
Finally, she exited the Survivor Graveyard and did the same for Papyrus.
"THANK YOU!" Beamed Papyrus. "YOU DID EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, MISS FIT TRAINER!"
She walked off, leaving the final three survivors to group up...
Wii Fit Trainer's Last Words: "Well, this was a fun game! I made lots of friends, I did lots of interesting challenges that gave me some good exercise, and I also nearly got to the end as well. Would I do this again? Not for a long time, but I'm glad I got this experience!"
REMAINING SURVIVORS
Laau Haupa (Yellow Team)
- Mario
- Papyrus
- Captain Falcon
"Well, what happens now?" Captain Falcon asked.
"It feels empty now that there's only three of us," Mario admitted.
Alexa smirked. "The end of the show is near... follow me to Tribal Council."
"Oh no, not again!" The plumber placed his hands over his face. "Mama mia!"
"No no, it's not an elimination, those are over with..." He revealed. "Now just follow me already!"
"OKAY!" Acknowledged Papyrus, following him.
Captain Falcon and Mario were also close behind, and they were aching a little bit from the challenge...
Grand Finale: Night 31
For the first time in Survivor Crossover, they went into Tribal Council with minimal dread, thanks to the absence of elimination. Though to say that they weren't nervous over losing was incredibly wrong. They were close to shivering from the intensity, but luckily they all managed to control themselves.
Alexa appeared, smiling. "Well, this is it, the Grand Finale of Survivor Crossover: Tropics. Everything you've done has led up to this one crucial moment."
"So, what will-a decide the winner?" Mario asked.
He smirked. "Well, remember the Jury? Of course you do! Bring 'em in."
One by one, the Jury members began entering, greeting the three survivors and sitting down on the Jury bench:
Gordon Ramsay, the first member of Jury...
Johnny Bravo, the second member of Jury...
Josuke Higashikata, the third member of Jury...
King Dedede, the fourth member of Jury...
Little Mac, the fifth member of Jury...
Arataka Reigen, the sixth member of Jury...
Sonic the Hedgehog, the seventh member of Jury...
Samus Aran, the eighth member of Jury...
And finally, Wii Fit Trainer, the ninth and final member of Jury...
"Each of the Jury will cast one vote towards one of you three. Whoever receives the most votes will win the entirety of Survivor Crossover: Tropics, and as promised, the winner will receive one million dollars and a two-week stay at the Luxorium Hotel!" Alexa said. "Each Jury member will stand forth and will have their say on you three. Then the voting will ensue! Got it?"
Papyrus slowly nodded. "I THINK I GET IT!"
Captain Falcon gave a thumbs up. "I do too!"
Mario agreed. "Same here!"
Alexa wrung his hands once more. "Great! Let's start from the first member of Jury: Gordon Ramsay."
Gordon Ramsay stood up...
"I think you three have been rather excellent throughout this competition, but for entirely different reasons. Falcon, you have probably been the most strategic of the bunch, and you pack a lot of strength and skill in you as well. Not to mention you're also a good friend of mine alongside Mario, who used his complete raw strength and ability to do the best out of all of you in these challenges, overall... lastly, there's Papyrus, a skeleton that has the heart of an angel, though the voice of a bloody devil." He cracked a grin. "Anyway, I'm not sure WHO to vote just yet, so I'll just think about it some more, I promise I'll come to my conclusion before it's time for me to vote."
He sat back down. Johnny was next, and he rose from his seat...
"My man Falcon! Y'all were pretty good I guess, the skeleton was funny when he screamed a lot, and the short fat plumber was also pretty fine. Though Captain Falcon's been on my side for as long as I can remember! We've had a few negative moments here and there, but I'm going to vote him with full confidence. Can I sit down now?" He questioned.
Alexa gave a nod as he sat down.
Next was Josuke Higashikata...
"Naturally I'd vote for Papyrus. You've been a good friend, and you've kept me and probably a few others from going insane, and not only that, bu-"
King Dedede decided to interrupt his speech. "Wait, hang on! You think someone with a voice like that prevents people from goin' insane?!"
Gordon nudged him on the arm. "Hey, big boy, shut up. He's giving his speech."
"Pssh, whatever..." The penguin grumbled to himself.
Josuke rolled his eyes. "ANYWAY... you're also been kind to everyone else overall! You can come across as loud, annoying, or pathetic to others, but that's certainly not how I see you. That's why my vote will be going to you!"
He sat down, and King Dedede stood up from the bench with a pompous grin...
"Listen, this is a hard choice for me right here to make! It ain't because I don't know which one of you is the best, it's because I dunno which one of you is the least lame! What I'm tryna say is that y'all are annoying, so I'll probably vote based on the one who annoyed me the least throughout this darn show, capiche?"
The three glared at him as he gladfully sat back down, leaving the next Jury member, Little Mac, to give his speech...
"It's probably obvious that I'm going to vote for Papyrus, but hey! Mario and Falcon, you two were still incredible players, and you even helped me out plenty of times Captain Falcon! As for you, Papyrus, you were a pretty good friend throughout this show, and like with Josuke, you probably made things a lot better for me, even if I did get snappy towards you right before my elimination. I know you can win this!"
Papyrus smiled at him with glee. Little Mac then proceeded to sit down as Arataka Reigen stood up...
"This is a difficult choice. I don't know which one of you really deserves it the most, because you've all done well, which is obvious considering that you all made it this far. I think I'll have to discard Papyrus as an option, because he hasn't really done much in terms of challenges, nor has been a threat or a worthy opponent worth rooting for, though I won't care if he wins, or if anyone else wins."
He casually took his seat as Sonic stood up...
"You're all pretty cool people! Falcon managed to best me by having a secret alliance with Wii Fit Trainer, Mario has been pretty friendly for my rival, and Papyrus used to be in the same alliance as me before I left. I don't know who to vote for just yet, but keep in mind that I'm not the type to hold any bias towards any of you, so if you voted for me, I won't use it as a factor for picking a winner!"
Next was Samus Aran, who shot straight up before the hedgehog could even sit down.
"I know who to vote for. Though I'm not going to hint at it at all, just know that it could be anyone of you three, as I all think you'd be decent picks for a winner."
Her speech was short, yet it said a lot, and she sat down as the final Jury member, Wii Fit Trainer, stood up.
"It's probably obvious who I'm going to vote for, but I want you to all know that you did amazing! I know you've already sorta heard that repeated from the others here, but all of you are worthy of winning for more reasons than just 'getting this far', such as your attitudes, your strengths, and your friendliness. Good luck to all of you three!"
As she sat down, Alexa continued with the Finale. "Alright! Those are the speeches from the Jury! It doesn't directly say who wins, so it'll be a nifty surprise! Now..."
When he moved on, the tone fell intense, incredibly tense. An entire month of doing challenges, voting against others, finding idols and surviving... everyone asked themselves the question: who will truly win?
"Alright..." Alexa gave one last sadistic grin... "Jury, you may cast your votes!"
One by one, the Jury stood up and cast their votes to the other survivors, some took a while to decide, whilst others voted pretty much instantly.
He collected and received the votes...
*THE FINAL VOTE!*
This was it...
First vote goes to Captain Falcon, one vote Captain Falcon.
Second vote goes to Papyrus, one vote Papyrus, one vote Captain Falcon. ("YES!" He cheers.)
Third vote goes to Papyrus, two votes Papyrus, one vote Captain Falcon. ("YES!" He repeats, albeit louder.)
Fourth vote goes to Mario, one vote Mario, two votes Papyrus, and one vote Captain Falcon.
Fifth vote goes to Captain Falcon, two votes Captain Falcon, one vote Mario, and two votes Papyrus.
Sixth vote goes to Mario, that's two votes for Mario, Captain Falcon, and Papyrus. (They all clench their hands from the tension...)
Seventh vote goes to Captain Falcon, three votes Captain Falcon, two votes Mario and two votes Papyrus. ("C'mon..." Begs Falcon.)
Eighth vote goes to Mario, three votes Mario, three votes Captain Falcon and two votes Papyrus.
"This is it... the final vote that decides the victor of Survivor Crossover: Tropics, the vote that decides WHO wins the million dollars, the vote that decides WHO wins a two-week stay at the world's greatest Luxorium Hotel, the vote that decides EVERYTHING! And it goes to..." Alexa held his breath.
Silence...
Silence...
Yet more silence...
"It's NOT Papyrus," Alexa announced. "The vote will either go to Mario or Captain Falcon..."
"NOOOO!" Papyrus cried. "SO CLOSE..."
After this, more silence occurred, and they felt like they were going to go insane if Alexa didn't reveal the answer.
But finally... it was revealed...
"CAPTAIN FALCON!" He revealed. "AT A 4-3-2 VOTE, YOU'VE WON THE FIRST SEASON OF SURVIVOR CROSSOVER!"
Mario sighed, but managed to keep a smile, as Captain Falcon jumped into the air.
All of the Jury ran up to the three and began cheering.
"You did it!" Wii Fit Trainer said with bliss.
"I get money, AND a hotel stay?!" Falcon queried to Alexa.
He nodded. "Yep! A million dollars and a two-week stay, as I've been saying."
"This is so unreal. Thanks to everyone who voted for me!" Captain Falcon couldn't stop smiling, he finally overcame all of the challenges, and was the SOLE SURVIVOR!
And that was it, after cheering, everyone packed up and went back to their usual lives, Captain Falcon enjoying his luxurious stay at the hotel and appreciating the huge stash of money he received. Even if Mario and Papyrus lost, they still were praised endlessly from media all over the world for making it so far. Heck, most contestants in Survivor Crossover received lots of media love for participating on TV, so everyone won in a way, as cliche as it sounded...
As for Alexa and the staff behind Survivor Crossover: Tropics, they weren't done yet, in fact, with their show making so much money, they couldn't end this IP just yet! It was then where Alexa decided to begin working on making the second season of Survivor Crossover a reality...
THE END, AND TO BE CONTINUED IN SURVIVOR CROSSOVER: SEASON 2!
*FINAL RESULTS*
VOTES
Captain Falcon's Voters: Johnny Bravo, King Dedede, Samus Aran, Wii Fit Trainer.
Mario's Voters: Gordon Ramsay, Arataka Reigen, Sonic.
Papyrus's Voters: Josuke Higashikata, Little Mac.
PLACEMENTS
BEGINNING ARC
20th - Dr. Eggman (Eliminated at 5-4-1. Episode 1)
19th - Gruntilda Winkybunion (Eliminated at 11-1. Episode 2)
18th - Peter Griffin (Eliminated at 5-4. Episode 3)
17th - Soldier (Eliminated at 6-2-1. Episode 4)
TEAM SHUFFLE ARC
*Sonic eliminated via rock draw. Episode 5*
16th - Wario (Eliminated at 4-3. Episode 6)
15th - Mr. Krabs (Eliminated via Double Elimination Twist. Episode 6)
14th - Geoffrey Butler (Eliminated at 8 votes. Episode 7)
13th - Squidward Tentacles (Eliminated 3-2. Episode 8)
TEAM MERGE ARC - All eliminees from this point will now become Jury members.
12th - Gordon Ramsay (Eliminated at 4 votes. Episode 9)
11th - Johnny Bravo (Eliminated at 5-4-2. Episode 10)
10th - Josuke Higashikata (Eliminated at 4-3-2-1. Episode 11)
9th - King Dedede (Eliminated at 8-1. Episode 12)
8th - Little Mac (Eliminated at 4-2-2. Episode 13)
7th - Arataka Reigen (Eliminated from Challenge. Episode 14)
6th - Sonic (Eliminated at 4 votes. Episode 15)
FINALE ARC (Idols now void)
5th - Samus Aran (Eliminated at 2-1. Episode 16)
4th - Wii Fit Trainer (Eliminated from Challenge. Episode 16)
Third Wheel - Papyrus (Received 2 Votes from Jury. Episode 16)
Runner-Up - Mario (Received 3 Votes from Jury. Episode 16)
Winner - Captain Falcon (Received 4 Votes from Jury. Episode 16)
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