Kodai Island - Ponderosa

Chapter 3 - Juror #3

Hello, KoopalingFan here with another chapter of "Kodai Island - Ponderosa"! Note: if you are somehow here, and you have yet to read chapter thirty-four of "Survivor - Kodai Island", I highly recommend that you turn away now due to obvious spoilers approaching.

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Alllright, so thanks to Mewtwo's flipping out of nowhere, Donkey Kong is now out of the game and is going to Ponderosa. Bummer for him. The man found the first immunity idol, played it to idol out the first Tatakai member, convinced Mario to target Ganon, and convinced Wii Fit Trainer to break the tie at the final two. So if you think about it, DK had quite a good resume for him already, and even the Tatakai Alliance considered to be more threatening than Mario. Most likely, all this are the reasons why he is one of the most voted characters as of now (someone literally voted for him hours ago).

We'll get into why Mewtwo decided to flip when chapter thirty-five of the main story is posted. But for now, let's focus on how would Ganondorf and Bayonetta would react to see him joining them at Ponderosa and how DK would interact with them.

~KF

"Hello, I'm Donkey Kong, juror number three, and this is my Ponderosa."

Night 26

Sigh. "...Wow... What a shocker..."

Seconds after he left the Tribal Council area, Kong was speed-walking his way to Crazy Hand, gradually shaking his head with a sarcastic smile in the process.

"Mewtwo... just... Why? I... What did I to do you?"

"Good evening, Donkey Kong! Sit down right here." Watching him doing so, Crazy Hand wasted no time in getting his blood pressure. "So, what was the hardest part of the game for you?"

"Ooh, good question..." Indeed it was for DK, mainly because he immediately came up with quite a few answers, but the hardest part was figuring out what stuck out to him the most, yet he still manage to come up with a specific detail in a matter of a few seconds. "I... guess the hardest thing for me was the... 'hunger' problem. I never complained once of how hungry I was out there, but the lack of food is terrible! Let's face it! If I had a good meal every day maybe I would have done even better at challenges. I already got blindsided after all!"

"I left quite a bit of family back home just so that I can come out here. I'm already an outdoorsy person so that gave me an advantage. Climbing trees? Making a shelter? No problem. Yet, every single person has a weakness, and every single person has a breaking point, and I myself can admit that any day. It's just not as apparent as some other people, that's all. With that being said, I knew I was finally going to get a break once and for all when I got to Ponderosa. Being the third member of the jury isn't that bad as it seems. At least I made to the merge, because I almost went home at fifteenth had I not play an idol. So... I think I really played a good game if I do say so myself."

Having a flashback at everything that happened with him while he was a contestant, at the end of the short ride to the Ponderosa, Kong got off the boat with one of his biggest sighs ever, his head even hanging down a little. "Wish I was there at the final three, but fate made up its mind, I guess..."

Unbeknownst to him, Bayonetta and Ganondorf noticed him approaching slowly with his head hanging sort of low, making Bayonetta made a sound. "Aww..."

Holding her arms out, the two ended up in a friendly embrace. Sure, the witch knew that Donkey never bathed regularly due to him being on that island, yet like most jurors, she never cared at the time.

"You'll be alright."

"Thank you."

Upon ending up staring at Ganondorf, after a couple seconds, Ganondorf and Donkey Kong hand-shaked, with Ganondorf even giving Donkey Kong a single pat on the back.

Bayonetta ended up giggling.

Following the greetings, she promptly showed Donkey Kong a large mirror in the cafe to take a glance at himself.

"...Wow... I've grown more hair than ever before..."

"Meh, I didn't look too bad when I returned here. My hair just needed a little washing, that's all."

"So pushing the positive reception aside... yes including my small interaction with Ganondorf, I've told Crazy the hardest part for me was the food, and now I'm at Ponderosa. Take a guess what I did next?"

Chicken, pork, fish, etc. That was just the tip of the iceberg for the ape of the season. That moment alone proved that DK was not just a fan of bananas only. He was mostly a meat eater, like fellow castaways Wolf and Bowser. Regardless, he still had his banana smoothie on the side, yet it had yet to even be touched.

Although Ganon was eyeing him as if he had two heads, Bayonetta unsurprisingly found it to be funny.

"Okay, so while you are devouring your dinner, we might as well discuss recent events." She started. "Mewtwo flipped apparently?"

"Yeah. Took me like, three seconds to figure it out based on everyone's faces." Kong nodded, refusing to look up from his food, yet it never stopped him from shaking his head. "All I did was lie to Wii Fit to write his name down to break the tie vote, but apparently that was too much for him. Mind you, he already turned on him."

Blinking at Donkey Kong's point, Ganondorf chose to add in his own two cents. "He is expressing his true colors to his fellow competitors. Slowly, but surely, he will be eliminated and he will be ridiculed in front of everyone."

"Mewtwo has flipped yet again." Although Bayonetta laughed for a quick moment, she was more shocked and surprised than amused. "He has flipped not once, twice. So at this point, I wouldn't be surprised if he starts to become a serious problem."

His large finger was pointed at Ganon again. "Mewtwo was actually a target that we wanted to get rid of. But then, less than an hour before Tribal Council, I played with him a little and asked if he wanted to flip and help us out. He told me yes, but he actually meant it. So, now we can't vote out Mewtwo, so you were our only option to get rid of. Even my alliance wondered why he was flipping on you so early. Eleven is still quite a large number in a game like this."

"And what did you tell him?" Dragmire could not have even blinked.

"I literally asked him if he really wanted to do it." He elaborated between bites of his burger. "I had to tell everyone of my alliance immediately. Wolf already wanted to flip, so that's why we couldn't trust you Bayonetta."

Her head simply cocked to the side.

"We thought that you were less likely to flip than Wolf, so we had to keep you out of the loop just to be safe. You were the next target for being the biggest physical threat in the opposing alliance. Wii Fit Trainer broke the vote because of the whole Mewtwo thing, and you were the sacrificial lamb in her alliance."

"It was rather fortunate for Kong to inform us of what went on in his alliance in regards to not only myself and Bayonetta's eventual downfalls, but the events that took place after our eliminations." Ganondorf said.

-/-

"Alright, I'm gone. Goodnight!"

"Goodnight."

"We'll talk later in the morning."

"Even where I come from, beds are quite normal, and of course everything was different surviving on the island for twenty-six days. But, it's safe to say that it was worth the wait."

Now with him already out of the shower in his temporary home, DK ended falling onto his bed back first.

Day 27

Unlike the more after Bayonetta's first night, Donkey Kong's morning was rather sunny, with only a couple clouds in the sky. Speaking of the Umbra Witch...

"Sooo... Any of your folks that is also a fan of the show?"

"Well, besides my nephew that I mentioned, my grandfather, my cousin, my nephew's best friend, her other friend, quite of a lot actually, haha... Oh, morning Ganon..."

"After Ganondorf, showed up, the three of us decided to talk about the remaining contestants again over breakfast."

"So, who are you guys rooting for at this point?" Bayonetta picked up a piece of pancake on her fork.

"Well, obviously I'm going to root for my alliance." Kong grinned. "Specifically Mario since I was with him on like, day two after Bowser and his folks tried to go after him."

"Bowser though..."

That made the hairy ape laugh. "I know, right? All this long time and he is still in. ...But I dunno anymore now due to obvious reasons..."

"I have no one to root for after how I went out. Literally no one..."

Ganondorf's comment earned him the dozen-second stare from the other two Kodai Island jury members. Dragmire never bothered to even look back. Way to sour the mood, that was for sure.

That being said, Bayonetta took the opportunity to answer her own question. "Well, for me, even though he turned on me, I am rooting for Wolf. He is a very smart player as I do say so myself. Ike, and even Link were fun to mess around, so if either of them end up winning, I wouldn't be mad."

Following her swallowing the piece of pancake down, her eyes remained focused on the newest jury member with a large smirk. "Say, this is your time for now. You're the new guy here. You need to do something."

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"Don't tell me I'm not wrong, Donkey Kong, 'cause you know I'm right..."

And he did. "...Okay, um..."

"...Don't ask me what do I think either. This is your time, not mine."

"..." All of a sudden he found himself glancing around the Ponderosa, then back at Bayonetta again. "...They have blenders here, right?"

-/-

"Alright, let's show off in front of the camera."

Right in front of the entrance of Ponderosa, a now not quite so hairy Donkey Kong was seen casually wandering out of the entrance, with black sunglasses and a strawberry banana smoothie in hand, the beverage itself being held in a tall wine glass. He took a quick moment to adjust the hula necklace around his neck.

"I guess this is my moment in Survivor's Ponderosa, haha! Nothin' like having a little fun in here after all. I'm gonna be here for a while and there are only three of us, so Bayonetta's right. Let's have fun outside the game. It shouldn't hurt that much."

Bayonetta was now shown posing for the camera, lowering her white sunglasses slightly so that her right eyes could be slightly visible, sipping her smoothie in the process.

"...Ganon come on out!"

"This is humiliating..."

"Oh, get over yourself, Gerudo. It's not that serious..."

"C'mon, Ganon. We gotta do it for the fans back at home."

Eventually, Ganondorf Dragmire came out of his figurative shell and dealt with it. To hide himself being as hesitant as he could, he simply took his time making his way out of the Ponderosa, crossing his arm with his free hand, the dark shades that were given to him by Bayonetta hiding whatever look he had in his eyes. And as a result, he looked rather relaxed, his weight shifting to his right leg.

"My mission to get Ganondorf out of his special comfort zone has been accomplished." Bayonetta smirked.

What was shown next were the three posing with each other for the camera, Ganon's pose remaining consistent ever since he came out of the cafe.

"Maybe we should be on a magazine or something." The Umbra Witch thought out loud.

"Well, I know what we can do." Kong had another idea up his sleeve... Then again, all he had was the necklace in place of his usual necktie. Oh well. At least it was safe to say figures of speech worked with almost anything. "We can show up like this to Ponderosa to show everyone that the three of us are having a good time."

"Oh, good idea. The jury will be so jealous of us. Let's do it."

"I feel like I'm having the time of my life right now, haha. I played a big role in my tribe, I played an idol correctly, I helped break Tatakai, and even after I'm voted out I'm busy enjoying myself at Ponderosa with two people that I actually don't mind being around. So even though I'm still upset of how everything went down at times, this whole Ponderosa thing is doing a great job numbing my pain. It's a great way to end my adventure on a positive note, as well as me looking at the bright side based on the type of game I played, so what I can say is that overall,... I think I'm pretty proud of myself.

I don't know... I feel like the ending part of the chapter felt a bit rushed, but I don't know if I wanted to have the typical bittersweet scene at the end... What do you guys think?

Questions:

1. What did you think of Donkey Kong's game? Were you rooting for him? Was he screwed over?

That's kind of the only question I can think of, so stay tuned for next time whoever is voted out next!