Chapter 6: Saved By the Bart
Pre-Author notesThis is the final chapter before the merge of Animation survivor 2:the Australian outback, also called Animation Survivor spin-off and Animation Survivor 2.5. That brings me to something I was going to mention last chapter, but forgot to. That something is called Donald's Reality Roundup, Review, and Recap, or for short, The Quad-R". The Quad-R is a newsletter created by Dmarco (You may remember him as reviewer and odds maker
For such reality parodies as Arpulver's "Animation Survivor" and Survivor Globie's "Anime Survivor 3: The Safari Zone"), in which he discusses reality fics and gives short summaries of chapters in those fics, holds interviews (With both fictional characters and real authors), and makes odds and guesses as to who will be voted out next/ is the mole/ win/lose etc. This fic, as well as many others, is mentioned often in the Quad-R. If you didn't hear about this fic from the Quad-R, I suggest you read it (There are four issues as of March 2002) at www.geocities.com/Dmarco3/D4Rindex.html. You can find Dmarco's thoughts on this fic, as well as odds for the newest chapter as to who will most likely be voted out next, and you can find out about other reality fics that you'd really like, but have never heard of before. I suggest you go to that site whenever you have time. I'd just like to say a couple more things. 1. I have not told Dmarco ANYTHING about who will get voted off, he infers it based on what happens in the fic. 2. He did not pay me to advertise the Quad-R; I did it out of my own free will, because I truly believe it is great. 3. Dmarco is not always right, though he usually is. Now, On with chapter 6.
American TribeAce-PE
Amy-FU
Bart-SI
Bubbles-PPG
Edd-ED
Emmitt-DE
Molly-GO
Reggie-RP
Japanese TribeCody-DI
Duplica-PO
Ken-DI
Misty-PO
Richie-PO
Sora-DI
Todd-PO
Willis-DI
(Shot of David, talking to the camera)
David: Well here I am, recapping episode 5. In my opinion, it was the best one so far. The Japanese start to form alliances, pretty much pokemon vs. digimon, with Sora and Duplica being neutral for the moment. Many questions are answered at the American tribe, thanks to Ace and Edd. There was also some misinformation, Edd's strategy to vote for random people so no one would suspect him worked a little too well, as Amy now believes that Reggie voted for her back at their second tribal council. She now wants to vote off Reggie more than ever, and since she's now the leader in Bart's alliance, it looks like Reggie might be the next to go. All this strategy is set-aside for the next few days, as 2 temporary tribe members enter the outback to help build stretchers for the reward challenge. The Americans got Prof. Membrane from Invader ZIM, and the Japanese got Nurse Joy. The reward turned out to be unrewarding, as no one wanted a GIR as a prize. The Japanese won (or is it lost) and promptly kicked the GIR over the horizon. Thanks to Prof. Membrane and Bubbles, the Americans were able to navigate through a maze and get their flag without getting caught by a giant rat before the Japanese did, thus winning immunity. At the Japanese's third council, Sora and Duplica took the digimon side and Richie was voted off. This leaves Todd in the worst position possible. If the Japanese lose the final tribal immunity challenge, it's a guarantee he's outta there. Of course if they do, there'll be a 6-4 advantage, but what are the odds of that happening? Cameraman, to the Japanese tribe.
Japanese tribe day 16Duplica: I was right, that vote did scare Todd straight.
Ken: I figured Todd had done a lot more work and tried a lot harder than Richie did, so it was only fair Todd can survive longer. But he's still next on my list.
Todd: At this point, I think winning the immunity challenge is the only thing that can prevent me from being voted off.
(Todd is taking pictures of everyone)
Cody: Todd, why are you doing this?
Todd: I figure I'll be voted off soon, so I'm making sure I don't forget all the friends I've made, though I'm not sure you can call them friends if they're all against you.
Cody: Todd, of course we're friends, the thing is, I want to win the million dollars, and I can do that and still be friends with you.
Todd: Are you saying you would vote off your best friend to win money?
Cody: No I wouldn't, but you're not my best friend, I've known you for only two weeks.
Todd: Point taken. Now say cheese.
Cody: Cheese.
(As Todd takes Cody's picture, Ken walks up.)
Ken: Taking more pictures huh? What were you talking about?
Todd: I was just telling Cody the same thing I told you, Sora and Duplica.
Ken: Okay, but Sora and Duplica are here with tree mail; you should take a look at it.
Cody: Tree mail already?
Todd: But there's only been a few minutes of camera footage in this episode.
Ken: It's because the reward is given tomorrow, so the challenge must be today.
Cody: How do you know this?
Ken: It's in the tree mail.
Todd: Weird. Those tree mails never make sense. I usually am as clueless after reading the letter as I am before.
Ken: I'm not. It's part of being a genius.
American tribe Day 16(Amy's alliance is talking about alliance stuff.)
Bart: Good thing Membrane is gone, now we can strategize.
Amy: Well, I think if we lose immunity, Reggie should be voted off.
Bart: Amy, you're the leader. You don't have to listen to me anymore.
Amy: But I want to vote for Reggie. She voted for me back in our second tribal council.
Bubbles: But I thought she voted for…
Bart: Bubbles, Ix-nay on e-may.
Amy: Is that some kind of foreign language or secret code?
Bubbles: It's nothing. It means, "I thought she voted for…Emmitt."
Amy: Bubbles, Emmitt got three votes…wait…you voted for Emmitt, right?
Bubbles: Yes, why?
Amy: Nothing, I was just suspicious that maybe you voted for me.
Bubbles: I didn't
Bart: Me neither.
Amy: So it's Reggie. That's why we are voting her off.
Bubbles: But what about…
Bart: Bubbles, she's right. We've wanted to vote her off since day three, it's day 16 and we still haven't got around to it. Remember last time.
Bubbles: Oh Yeah. Lisa wanted to vote for Tai, but we never did until there was five people left, and then I voted for Lisa instead of Tai, and Tai ended up winning. Oops.
Bart: Exactly. The same thing might happen again. We'll vote off Reggie if we lose immunity.
Amy: Agreed.
Bubbles: (Unsure) Okay.
Bubbles: It's like Reggie is the only other person in our tribe. What about Ace and Edd? I bet they have a plan, and if Bart and Amy don't notice them, it's gonna work, and if it works, I'm gonna lose, and I don't want to lose. Life isn't fair.
Bart: Bubbles and me both know that Reggie probably voted for me. It was stupid of her to tell Amy, if I didn't stop Bubbles in time, Amy would be targeting whoever did vote for her. It's hard to believe Amy's ignorance to 21st century stuff would save our alliance.
(What about Ace and Edd? They're getting tree mail.)
Ace: I've been thinking…
Edd: About what?
Ace: Actually, it's nothing important, but have you ever noticed how much we hang around together?
Edd: We are in the same alliance.
Ace: Yeah, but everyone refers to us as "Ace and Edd". It's like you can't have one without the other.
Edd: Your point?
Ace: What if one of us was to get voted off? No more "Ace and Edd". It'd be pretty hard to get used to. I mean, they'd say "Hey, Ace help us with the fire" or "Ace, can you check for tree mail?" It'd be…
Edd: Just a minute. Why are you assuming I'm going to be the one voted off?
Ace: Well, why are you assuming I'm going to be the one voted off?
Edd: Because I'm obviously better than you.
Ace: In your dreams.
Edd: Well if that's the case, I must be dreaming right now.
Reggie: Please, don't start a fight.
Edd: Where did you come from?
Reggie: It's been a half-hour, and you still haven't come back, so I decided to make sure you haven't burned your hands or anything.
Edd: Reggie, you're worrying too much, we're not gonna get our hands burnt. What do you take us for, clumsy idiots?
Ace: Maybe she takes you for one.
Edd: I'll have you know I'm a lot more agile than you will ever be.
Ace: Well, it doesn't help to be light on your feet if you're too weak to lift them up.
Reggie: Guys, isn't this unnecessary…
Edd: Stay out of this Reggie. Ace, I can lift my feet up just fine…
Ace: Maybe that's because you wear socks on your head instead.
Edd: Socks or no socks, I can use these feet to walk all over you, and I plan to.
Reggie: SHUT UP!!!!!
(They stop bickering for the moment to turn to Reggie.)
Reggie: You were too busy arguing to notice we got a challenge notice. Can you put aside the fighting for today and work together to help win the challenge for our tribe?
Ace: Fine. But only because there are other people on this tribe who deserve to win.
Edd: Same here.
Edd: I don't know why Ace started this fight, but he's gonna be the one to end it. I'm not forgiving him for something I didn't do.
(Reggie, Ace, and Edd go back to camp and meet up with the others.)
Reggie: Challenge notice.
Bart: It's pretty early.
Bubbles: Ace and Edd, did you figure out what the note means.
Edd: Bubbles, call us "Edd and Ace". The more superior character is named first.
Ace: Actually, that's why Bubbles is correct in saying "Ace and Edd".
Edd: Well if Bubbles thinks that, then Bubbles must be as dumb as you are.
Reggie: Hey, don't drag someone else into this fight.
Amy: They're fighting?
Reggie: I don't know why, but they are.
Amy: I don't get it. How do best friends become enemies in a matter of seconds?
Ace: I was once a friend with him?
Bart: You were his friend for 15 days.
Ace and Edd (simultaneously): I was?
Edd: I'm going to have to forget those past weeks.
Ace: I'll forget them first.
Reggie: Fight after the reward challenge, for now, cooperate.
Bart: Ace and Edd are fighting? They seemed smart and mature enough not to get involved in things like this.
Bubbles: Locate the transformed Ditto
And you can take control of the plateau.
Reggie: What was that?
Bubbles: That's the reward challenge note. Short and sweet, but it still makes no sense. I think it's a scavenger hunt where we have to find dittos.
Bart: Um…what's a ditto?
Ace: Actually, it sounds like something from Anime.
Bart: How come Anime' characters are always cameos? Can we get some Americans around here? Ace, you aren't even American.
Ace: Actually, while my ancestors were from Japan, I was born in America. And there have been lots of American cameos: Yo-Yo, Johnny, Professor Membrane, and all the Simpson guests. Not to mention the hosts.
Edd: I have a snappy comeback to that, but for the good of the tribe, I'll keep it to myself.
Reggie: Thanks, Edd. With that attitude, you'll stop this rivalry in no time.
Ace: Actually, Reggie is way off. This rivalry is just getting started. By the time our next tribal council rolls around, this could be an all-out war. And I don't plan on Edd being the winner.
(Later, the Japanese tribe is heading to the reward challenge. Duplica is very happy that the challenge is about ditto and is expressing her happiness)
Duplica: I'm gonna win this challenge for the tribe, 'cause I love Dittos, and I know everything about dittos, and dittos are cool, and cute, and smart, and…(She continues to ramble on and on)
Sora: This is a good chance for Duplica and me to gain some more immunity to votes in tribal council. Being her best friend for two weeks, she's told me more about dittos than the average pokemon master probably knows about. We could probably spot a ditto 1,000 miles away.
Todd: So what's the reward?
Cody: Ken and me think the winning tribe gets to do something to the plateau of rewards, like maybe alter it to give us an advantage to the immunity challenge if we win.
Todd: (to himself) More likely it was Ken than you.
Ken: What was that?
Todd: Uh… "Do you like Katmandu?"
Ken: Why do you ask?
Todd: Well…because…
Duplica: Does it have to with Dittos, because it's a well-known fact that 56% of all bright lavender dittos that live in the Himalayas were born in that exact city? In fact, 2 out of every 37 Himalayan Dittos spent at least 16 years of their lives disguised as yaks.
(A brief pause of silence.)
Ken: What were we talking about again?
Todd: I don't remember. Australian Yaks?
Sora: Something along the lines of "the odds of us winning the challenge are the same as the odds that…"
Duplica: …A Ditto is found in a "silly putty" container?
Sora: …We're going to forget our names when Duplica is done telling us about dittos."
Todd: Has Cody ever done anything himself? He's always with Ken, it's like he's a puppet. If it weren't for "perfect" Ken, he'd probably be the first one voted off. How I envy…Toby? Body? What was his name again? Yeah, this challenge is in the bag.
(At the plateau of rewards, the setup is a huge piece of land divided into 4 parts: A junkyard, a dense forest, a swamp, and a rocky cave. There is a small cleared area in the center. David is outside the plateau to greet the survivors, along with the Simpsons guest, Apu.)
David: This is getting monotonous. (Half-heartedly) Welcome to the reward challenge. I'd like you to meet our Simpsons guest, Apu. He runs an inconvenient convenience store, He's a Hindi, and he's an Indian, not one of those American versions either, a real Indian. Now we need someone to say something for comic relief before I talk you guys to sleep. Bubbles, you're naïve, say something.
Bubbles: Can we call him a "Hindian?"
David: Hey, that's funny. "Hindian". I gotta write that down.
Apu: Hey, I did not come here to be humiliated.
David: Actually, you did. Did you read the contract?
Apu: YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME A CONTRACT!!!
David: Of course I did, I left it in your mailbox, 10 minutes after you left for Australia.
Apu: Well then, that means I didn't sign it.
David: Well, you didn't knowingly sign it…
Sora: I really think we should start the challenge; Duplica's acting weird.
David: Ditto deprivation. I've seen a lot of that before. The rules for this challenge are simple. The challenge itself is hard. There is a ditto somewhere on the plateau. It normally looks like this (holds up a picture of a pink blob)
Apu: Actually, that's just a cherry squishee.
David: Sorry. (Holds up another picture of a pink blob with little eyes and a little mouth) This is a ditto. It can transform into anything, and I mean anything…even the ground you are walking on. You will each get a pokeball. You will have a half-hour to search for ditto. Hold your pokeball at an object and say "ditto, return!" The pokeball will shoot out a red light. If the object actually is the ditto, it will be enveloped in the light and sucked into the pokeball. Here's a tip: the ditto can move around and transform into different things. Try to look for any sign of movement. The person to capture it needs to go back to the center with the rest of their tribe. They will then win a food reward, and an individual reward for the captor. There is a merge of your tribes coming up in a few days, and it would be a good idea to get to know the other tribe. The captor will get to spend a few hours at the other tribe's camp, to spend quality time with your future tribe members. Then, they will spend that afternoon at this plateau, which will be customized to however they want it, with some limitations. I'll discuss that with the winner after the challenge. You have 5 minutes to plan any strategies necessary.
(Cut to 5 minutes later. Everyone, including David and Apu, is at the center of the plateau. Everyone has a pokeball and is wrapping up their strategy discussion. Rob and Zak are there also, doing commentary.)
Rob: I'm Rob Weinstein, and I'm trying to sound professional. The Americans strategy is for Reggie to search the cave, Edd to search the forest, Bubbles to search the junkyard, and Ace to search the swamp. Bart and Amy will just randomly shoot the pokeball, hoping to catch ditto. Now let's go live, 10 feet from me to Zak Niles, who will inform you of the Japanese strategy.
Zak: Thanks, Rob. The Japanese strategy is simple: everyone follows Duplica and does what Duplica says. It makes sense since she knows more about dittos than Matt Groening knows about esoteric analogies. Now, let's go live to the reward challenge.
David: Now I believe that abc actually fired you two. Survivors ready? Go!!!
(Everyone takes off in different directions.)
Apu: You didn't give them a chance to answer. Maybe they weren't ready.
David: You have a lot to learn about being a Simpson guest, Apu.
(Duplica is barking out orders to the Japanese)
Duplica: First, I want you people to zap yourself with the pokeball. Do it every 5 minutes.
Cody: Why would we do that?
Duplica: You could be ditto in disguise. You can't trust anybody.
Todd: If I were a ditto, wouldn't I know?
Duplica: You can't take any chances. Trust no one.
Cody: Not even you?
Duplica: Especially not me. Ditto return!!! (She tries to zap herself into the pokeball. The other Japanese reluctantly do the same to themselves.)
(Meanwhile, Reggie is blindly searching the cave, and talking to herself.)
Reggie: This totally bites. It so hard to see anything in here. I don't even know if the ditto is even in here. I'm searching somewhere else, it's so dark, I wouldn't be able to see that ditto if it was 2 feet in front of me.
(At the junkyard, Ken, Cody, and Todd are zapping pieces of garbage, with no luck. Ken sees something move out of the corner of his eye.)
Ken: I saw movement! The ditto is in that pile of garbage over there!!!
(The trio jumps into the pile and starts shooting their pokeballs all over the place. Something bursts out of the pile. It's…Bubbles.)
Bubbles: Hey!!! Watch it. Someone could've gotten hurt.
Ken: Sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.
Bubbles: Silly. I meant you might've gotten hurt. I'm a superhero remember?
Todd: Um…we don't know you.
Bubbles: Oh yeah.
(The chaos goes on and on for a while. 2 minutes before the game is over; both tribes are in the center, doing nothing.)
Bart: Well, this sucks.
Ace: I don't believe this. How hard can it be to find a ditto?
Edd: I'm too tired to argue with you, Ace. Maybe later.
Todd: You think you're tired? Duplica's been running us around so much I can't feel my legs.
Duplica: That's probably just the red light from the pokeballs. I forgot to mention it could be very harmful to human skin on rare occasions. Don't worry; it goes away in a few hours.
Todd: Why didn't you tell us that before we zapped ourselves?
Ace: Actually, that was a good idea of Duplica's. Ditto is probably disguised as one of us.
Reggie: Or maybe…HEY. I have an idea.
Bart: Quick, somebody call Ripley's!!!
Reggie: Very funny. The Ditto is a person, and I know who.
(Rob, Zak, David, and Apu enter)
David: There you people are. Decided to quit, I see. You only have a minute.
Reggie: The game's not over yet. I still have time, and I know who ditto is, but I'm going to waste half of the time making a speech for dramatic effect. It's one of you 4.
(David is a little nervous, but doesn't show it.)
Reggie: Isn't it obvious? Who here do we know the least about? Who could easily make a great alibi to trick us?
David: (Weakly) Um…Rob?
Reggie: Of course not. It's obviously…APU.
Apu: Me? Are you crazy?
Reggie: Don't deny it. I've seen Bart, Frink, and Dr. Nick, and the Comic book guy, and they're all yellow. Apu however, is not. Therefore, he cannot be a "Simpsons" guest, and he is the ditto. (She points her pokeball at Apu)
Apu: Don't point that at me. I don't need any more scars than I already have.
Reggie: Ditto, return!!!
(Thinking quickly, Apu is able to block the red beam using one of the hardest materials ever- a Kwik-E-Mart donut. The beam is reflected onto none other than…David.)
David: Well, this won't be good for my skin.
(David is converted into red light and sucked into the pokeball)
Amy: That wasn't good.
Reggie: OH MY GOD!!! Could I be sued for that?
Ace: Now that would be a great lawsuit.
Zak: Boy, you Americans sure are dense.
Edd: Excuse me?
Sora: Don't you get it? David was the ditto.
(The real David enters from behind the Americans.)
David: That's right. And although it was done by luck, the Americans have just won the challenge. As your reward, you get all the cherry squishees you can eat.
(Apu brings out a cart full of squishees. The Americans, instead of celebrating, start slurping the squishees.)
David: (to the Japanese) You know, I was planning on a Japanese victory, what with Duplica and all, and why should your reward go to waste? Plus I'm feeling generous today. You guys get 99% dubbed milkshakes.
(Rob and Zak roll out the dubbed shakes on another cart)
Duplica: Sweet.
David: Not as sweet as the non-dubbed ones, but they're good.
Cody: Stop rubbing it in!
David: For your sake, be glad it's not 100% dubbed.
(Bart slurps a squishee during the interview)
Bart: Man, there's nothing like a squishee after being stuck in the middle of nowhere for a couple weeks. It's nice that Reggie's dumb mistake gave us the win, but it was just a fluke. She's still at the top of my list.
(After a while, both tribes head back to camp. Japanese tribe is hanging out.)
Sora: Cody, are you okay? You look sick.
Cody: I'm just a little disoriented.
Ken: It was the 1% that did it.
Todd: Hey, what about me? I can't feel my legs, and no one cares.
Duplica: Oh, you're going to be voted off next, so it doesn't matter if you get hurt. Besides, I told you that you'd be able to feel your legs in an hour.
Todd: (angry) You said that two hours ago.
Duplica: It's not my fault your legs can't count.
Sora: Duplica, we don't have to fight about this. Todd is just as important as any of us.
Reggie: Plus, we wouldn't want another Ace and Edd.
Cody: What the…Reggie? What are you doing here?
Reggie: I won the challenge didn't I? I get to stay with you guys for an hour.
Sora: David said he was going to drop you off here tomorrow.
Reggie: Tomorrow? Wait…he was supposed to bring me here?
Ken: What, did you think you were supposed to walk here on your own?
Reggie: Well, there was that field of jagged rocks, so I had to swim.
Sora: I hate to burst your bubble, but you just broke the rules. You're not allowed to go to the other tribe without permission.
Reggie: C'mon, lighten up. If I were really breaking the rules, wouldn't Rob or Zak or David stop me? They're probably watching our every move, and if this were illegal, they'd put a stop to it.
(At the American tribe.)
Rob: Ace, have you seen Reggie anywhere?
Ace: Listen Edd, you might as well face the facts. I am better than you. I am going to beat you. You might as well vote for yourself at the next council.
Edd: I think not. You're going to be doing the…(losing momentum) um…voting for yourself at the next council.
Rob: Hello? I asked you, where is Reggie?
Edd: Reggie? I almost forgot about her. Well, goodbye for now, Ace. While you'll be throwing verbal insults at me, I'll be taking action.
Ace: Not if I find her first!! (They both take off in opposite directions)
Amy: Forget them, Rob. They're only concentrating on voting each other off.
Rob: Do you know where Reggie is?
Amy: Um…no. I haven't seen her since the challenge. Maybe she got voted off.
Rob: No, that's not it.
Amy: Wasn't she at the Japanese tribe?
Rob: Hey, that's illegal.
Amy: But that was part of her reward, remember?
Rob: We were supposed to come pick her up tomorrow. She should be in a lot of trouble. But she'll probably be let off the hook. She did save us a couple hundred bucks.
Amy: How?
Rob: Hey, renting helicopters costs money.
(Back to the Japanese tribe)
Cody: Based on what little I've seen of Reggie, she actually seems pretty dumb. Did she really think David would risk her getting hurt while swimming through the piranha-infested river? Think of how much he could be sued for.
Ken: The merge is coming up, which is a big thing. Us Japanese are going to have to be united to take down the Americans. Right now, we're behind by one, and if we don't win immunity, we'll be down by two. I'm bringing out my more competitive side now, and I'm going to start by getting as much information out of Reggie as possible.
Reggie: The merge is coming up, which is a big thing. I am in an alliance with Ace and Edd, but what with their recent fight, I consider the alliance broken. If I can secretly team up with the Japanese, and then leave at just the right moment, I have a chance to win.
Ken: So, do you want to hear about us?
Reggie: I think I know enough about all of you. Did anyone bring a soccer ball, like before?
Duplica: I brought a volleyball.
Todd: Why did you bring a volleyball?
Duplica: I was going to bring a soccer ball, but David wouldn't let me 'cause it'd be a complete ripoff of a different animation survivor. So I brought the next best thing.
Reggie: Well, we can still play soccer with it. And now that I'm here, it's an even three-on-three.
Duplica: Yeah, let's play.
Sora: Sure.
Cody: I'm in.
Ken: Me too.
Todd: I would, but I still can't feel my legs.
(Duplica hits his legs with the volleyball)
Todd: Ow. That hurt. Hey, that means I can feel my legs. How did you know that would work?
Duplica: Because no matter what happens to you, you always seem to get hurt in the end.
Todd: I don't know what you just said, but it makes me feel better. So what are the teams?
(A field is set up and the teams are picked. Ken, Cody, and Todd vs. Sora, Duplica and Reggie.)
Cody: Boys vs. girls, huh?
Sora: Let's just hope this doesn't end up into a real rivalry.
Reggie: May the best Rocket win.
Ken: (Jokingly) Then you should just give up right now.
(Are the details of the game really that important? Basically, it involves everyone having fun.)
Duplica: Reggie sure knows how to have fun. I can't wait to meet the rest of the Americans when we merge.
(While Todd is cooking Chocobo for lunch, everyone else is just talking.)
Reggie:…Then there's Ace and Edd. They're both really smart, but lately, they've just been fighting. I don't know what happened.
Sora: Don't worry; it'll blow over eventually. This is what the game is all about…conflicts. That and the whole surviving thing.
Duplica: I remember when Sora and I were fighting, and now we're best friends.
Sora: But we never fought at all.
Duplica: See, Sora doesn't even remember when we were rivals.
Cody: But you never were rivals.
Duplica: Of course not, we were friends from the start.
Reggie: I don't know what to make of Duplica. Sometimes she acts stupid, sometimes smart, sometimes crazy, and sometimes all of the above. She's definitely one of the weirdest contestants on this show.
Ken: Wait, could you just sum up your tribe in a few sentences?
Reggie: What, are you trying to take notes or something? This isn't "The Mole" you know.
Ken: Yes, I am taking notes. We're going to be merged soon, and it's essential that we all know each other very well. I'll be glad to tell you more about our tribe if you want me to.
Reggie: Well, I'm not sure what their opinions are about you guys, but basically, Bart is the leader…
Bart: I can't wait to merge with the Japanese. Last time, they were a really fun group to be around. My strategy is going to be to vote them off one by one, but I know it's not going to be that simple. Hopefully we can all have a good time between tribal councils, and they'll understand it's all part of the game.
Reggie: (continuing)…Bubbles is somewhat of a second-in-command. She chips in to help Bart get out of sticky situations. Bubbles and Bart make a great team.
Bubbles: I'm glad I made it this far. If we win immunity or I don't get voted off, I'm going into the merge, and I'm going to see Sora again. Yay!!! And I'm sure the other Japanese people are going to be fun to be around.
Reggie: Amy. I don't know what she does. She's in an alliance with Bart and Bubbles, and I guess she's just there for the extra third vote.
Amy: As the new leader of the alliance, I'm probably going to end up following Bart's strategy. Let's face it; I don't know much about being a leader. I usually only get two-minute, if not less, parts on my show. But with Bart and Bubbles giving me advice, I think I'll have a chance at getting us into the final three.
Reggie: You know about Ace and Edd already, so that's it.
Todd: Chocobo is ready!!!
Reggie: Great. I haven't had a decent meal in days.
Cody: Knowing Todd's cooking; it looks like you won't be getting one today.
Todd: Hey!!!
Ken: Wait a second, where do you fit in?
Duplica: Stop worrying Ken, let's eat.
Reggie: No, It's okay. Right now, I'm the lone wolf of the tribe.
Sora: Oh I get it. You don't want to join an alliance. I understand, Reggie. I've played this game before, and making an alliance was the last thing I wanted to do. But it actually does help you, no matter how much you hate it.
Reggie: Are you kidding? I want to join an alliance more than anything. But every time I try, I fail. I'm in an alliance with Molly. Molly gets voted off. I start an alliance with Emmitt. A huge misunderstanding makes Emmitt get voted off. I jump into Ace and Edd's alliance. They start fighting, and there's no way in hell they see eye to eye anymore.
Cody: That leaves three more people.
Reggie: Yeah, but they're all in the alliance I'm trying to target.
Ken: Specifically, who are you targeting?
Reggie: Bart, of course. He's doesn't get much work done, and he's already won $100,000 for 2nd place, us newbies should get a chance.
Sora: You have a lot to learn about survivor.
Reggie: What?
Sora: Lets just say, the company running the survivor Bart got 2nd place in was very cheap. First prize was about $9,000, and it couldn't be cashed until a couple hundred years in the future.
Reggie: Really? Well, he still doesn't do any work, so I'm voting for him. But enough talk; pass me a chicken leg.
(As they all dig in, David comes up to Reggie)
David: I believe your little stay at the other tribe has ended, Reggie. You'll have to go back to the old grind.
Reggie: Then I guess this is goodbye.
Duplica: Bye Reggie, we'll see you soon.
Sora: Good luck.
Todd: Tell the Americans not to vote for me!
Ken: You know Reggie; you still have 5 people who you can join up with in an alliance.
Reggie: Who are they?
Ken: Us.
(As Reggie walks away, she realizes exactly what Ken meant.)
Reggie: They want me to join their alliance. That may not be a bad idea. I could easily vote off Bart with their help, but once the other Americans are gone, chances are they'll vote me off. It's a big risk, and I don't have much time to decide what I want to do.
David: Now Reggie, tomorrow you will spend the day at the plateau, I will customize it to however you want it. There are a couple limitations. I cannot send any of your friends or family, or any other people for that matter, to the plateau. I'm saving that reward for later in the game. Also, you can't do anything that would break one of the rules; you can't get the immunity idol, or purposely hurt someone etc. Anything else is possible. What would you like?
Reggie: A replica of Hawaii, complete with Hawaiian food, Hawaiian beaches…and killer Hawaiian waves for some surfing.
(David is writing this all down)
David: Would you like fries with that?
Reggie: Rings. And a small non-brand name soda.
David: Got it. One Luau special with rings and small soda. See you tomorrow!
(David vanishes into thin air.)
Reggie: I gotta learn how to do that.
(David pops back again)
David: I forgot. I've gotta take you back to your tribe.
(Cut to Reggie and David popping in front of the American tribe. Amy is there to greet them)
Reggie: Thanks for the ride.
Amy: Hey Reggie. What's the Japanese tribe like?
Reggie: They're very nice. Fun people to be around.
Amy: Then I can't wait for the merge.
David: Well I should get going. Hawaii replicas don't create themselves.
Amy: Wait, if you can teleport, why would you need a helicopter?
David: That is a question in which you will find the answer to at the immunity challenge. Goodbye. (David disappears)
Reggie: So where is everybody?
Amy: I dunno.
(Edd runs up)
Edd: Reggie, it is imperative that I talk to you right now.
Reggie: About what?
Edd: Just follow me.
(They walk off to where no one is listening.)
Edd: I need you to help me in my fight against Ace. If we work together we can vote him off.
Reggie: No thanks Edd; I'd rather not turn against someone in my own alliance.
Edd: Just hear me out…
Reggie: Edd, just because I'm not the brain of the bunch doesn't mean I need your help. I happen to have a plan, and it's a good one. And it's going to get me far in this game.
(As Reggie walks away, Edd stands there confused.)
Edd: The good news is; if she won't vote with me, she won't vote against me with Ace either. The bad news is; she seems pretty confident about this plan of hers.
(Later, everyone is at dinner eating rice)
Edd: (Whispering to Ace) Well Ace, Reggie hasn't joined my side, but she's not joining your side either.
Ace: I can still beat you.
Edd: Oh yeah.
(Zoom out to the others, watching.)
Bubbles: For me, Bart and Amy, we're just relaxing. We've all agreed on voting Reggie if we lose immunity, so there's no strategy to discuss. We're just relaxing and waiting for the merge.
Bart: Can you believe only yesterday they were conspiring with each other, not against each other?
Bubbles: I'm sure their bickering will result in neither of them winning.
Bart: How do you know?
Bubbles: It happened with you, didn't it?
Bart: Oh yeah.
(Pan out to show all 6 survivors, before ending the scene.)
American tribe Day 17
(Early in the morning, Rob walks up to the shelter.)
Rob: Yo, Reggie, David wants you at the plateau now.
(Reggie tiredly wakes up)
Reggie: What time is it?
Rob: About 5:00 A.M. C'mon, your Hawaiian day begins with an artificial Hawaiian sunrise.
(Reggie grabs her surfboard and reluctantly heads out with Rob)
Amy: Did he have to wake us all up?
(When Reggie gets to the plateau, she looks amazed.)
Reggie: It's beautiful.
(There is a small beach with a Hawaiian buffet, the rest is ocean, and the waves are huge.)
David: Hi, Reggie. You're just in time for the sunrise.
(Start a montage of Reggie's day. We see her pigging out at the buffet, the tsunami-like waves, then wiping out. Stop the montage at noon when we see Reggie just relaxing on the beach.)
Reggie: This makes the whole game worthwhile.
David: You still have a few hours left.
Reggie: Nice.
Reggie: I have never had so much fun in my life. The surfing is great here, and I don't have to share it with anybody. I am so glad I brought a surfboard as my luxury item. Then there's the food. That's great too, but I have to share that with the hosts.
(We then hear a faint scream from somewhere.)
Reggie: What was that?
David: Not good. Todd just got hurt.
Reggie: How do you know?
David: I know everything that's going to happen, remember? Stay here, I'll be back soon. I can't believe I didn't get it on camera. Start a flashback.
(Flashback to a few minutes ago, Todd is collecting firewood, alone)
Todd: It's really annoying. Everyone keeps saying how I'm going to be voted off next. They're so sure about it they say it even when I'm around. I'm getting sick of it.
(Todd drops the firewood into the fire. The fire grows, and Todd accidentally inhales the smoke.)
Todd: This won't end… (He faints)
(A minute later, Todd wakes up. He finds, however, he is just left of the fire.)
Todd: Close call. But then why am I bleeding?
(He lifts up his right hand to see a fish hook embedded in his palm)
Todd: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
(Cut to present time, same location. David and the Japanese are crowding around Todd.)
Cody: What happened?
David: Deep cut in his hand by fishhook. It's odd; the crystal subplot should've healed it, that's what it's here for.
Todd: Well, it's not healing it right now.
Sora: Will Todd have to leave the outback?
David: I'm not sure. He'll live, but it may give you an unfair disadvantage in challenges. You'll have to wait and see. For now, I have to go tell the Americans.
(David pops back up near Reggie.)
Reggie: So what happened?
David: Todd may be leaving, he may not. You're going to have to go back to the tribe. Tell them if there's no tree mail tomorrow morning, assume Todd has left the outback and there will be no immunity challenge.
Reggie: Will do.
(David teleports Reggie to the Americans.)
Bubbles: How was Hawaii Reggie?
Reggie: I had a great time, but that's not the point. Todd from the other tribe hurt himself real bad, and he may have to leave the outback.
Bart: What about the challenge?
Reggie: If there's no tree mail next morning, there's no challenge.
Bart: Cool, man. We could go in 6-4.
Bart: Sure, I feel sorry for Todd, but I'm also playing the game, so I'm happy that I'm getting one step closer to winning.
Japanese tribe Day 18
(It's morning, and everyone is up doing chores and helping Todd.)
Cody: We were talking for the past two days about voting for Todd, and now that he's hurt, I'm going to feel very guilty for voting him off; and that's only if he doesn't leave because of his hand first.
(David is checking up on Todd)
David: His hand seems to have healed remarkably fast. The crystal must've kicked in. Well, he'll be okay, at least for this challenge.
(The Japanese cheer)
Sora: We were going to vote him off next, but this way, we have a chance to win immunity and not have to vote for anybody.
David: I'll send tree mail to the Americans. Here, I'll take you where the challenge will be held; Apu is waiting.
(An hour later at the American tribe, Bart is checking for tree mail. He's not watching where he's going, and bumps into it.)
Bart: I gotta be more careful. Well, the little red flag is down, so that means there's no challenge. Nice.
(Bart is referring to the red flag that is on most mailboxes. When it's up, there's mail, just like normal mailboxes. The reason this detail is so important is that unknowingly, Bart knocked the red flag from up position to down when he bumped into it. There actually is mail.)
Bart: No mail, people.
Ace: So we're going to the merge?
Edd: (sarcastic) No Ace, we're going to tribal council.
Ace: Shut up, Edd. No one cares what you think.
Bubbles: Not again.
(At the immunity challenge, everyone is there except the Americans.)
David: Well, this challenge is sure to prove interesting. Both tribes will get to guess who or what the crystal subplot is. Is it a Simpson guest? A former survivor contestant? It could even be me. (To himself) Not bloody likely. (Normal) We're ready to start when the Americans show up. They should be here any minute now.
(2 hours later)
David: This isn't good. I'll have to go get them.
Zak: Wait!!!
David: What is it?
Zak: Remember episode 3, when the Americans were late for the reward challenge? Well, the rules state when you're late for a second challenge, you must forfeit it.
David: I'm sorry, but they weren't informed of that rule, so…
Zak: But they were. When the camera wasn't focused on us, I told them " If you're late for another challenge, you're forfeiting it, understand?" They agreed, so they indeed forfeit the challenge.
David: Works for me. Japanese, you have won immunity, as soon as I take it from the Americans.
(Japanese are all asleep due to boredom)
David: WAKE UP!!! You won immunity.
(The Japanese immediately wake up and start cheering and dancing and stuff.)
David: You can head back to camp; you are all in the merge.
(The Japanese happily head back to camp. David teleports to the Americans.)
David: Well, you just lost the challenge.
Bart: What challenge? There was no challenge. I checked and there was no mail.
David: Actually, the footage shows you bumped into the tree mailbox, thereby knocking down the red flag that shows you that you've got mail. So, you'll be going to tribal council and going into the merge 5-5. See you later. (David teleports away)
(Everyone angrily stares at Bart.)
Bart: (meekly) I didn't do it, no one saw me do it, you can't prove anything.
Reggie: (calmly, but still angry) Yep. I'm definitely voting for you.
Ace: This is all Edd's fault. He should've gotten tree mail, not Bart. Vote for him.
Edd: No, vote for Ace, he should've checked for tree mail.
(Bart's alliance walks off to the side)
Bubbles: I won't vote for you Bart.
Amy: Yeah, we're voting Reggie, and that's final.
Bart: Thanks for the support.
Bart: With three votes on my side, I may actually survive this council.
Ace: Bart just ruined my plans. Now I'm torn between voting Bart or going ahead with my strategy. Voting Edd off isn't enough. I want him to admit defeat to me personally. I want a unanimous vote just to show how good I am at this game. Maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew, but it's the only way I'll feel satisfied.
Bubbles: This is the merge. If I survive this council, I'm in the merge. And that's where the game is really going to start.
Reggie: I can't believe the ghost of Emmitt has come back to haunt us like this.
Tribal council
(David and Apu are there.)
David: Welcome. This is your final council as an American tribe. After that, going to tribal council will not be something you can avoid. Same question I asked Japanese last time. Who is confident they will not be voted off.
(Only Ace and Edd raise their hands)
Ace: While Edd is definitely voting for me, that's only one vote. It's not going to be enough. And aside from that, I've contributed a lot to the team, they have no reason to vote for me. I helped make an impenetrable shelter, and since nobody has said it yet I will. That glue is strong.
Edd: Same reason, minus the glue part.
David: Okay. Bart, you vote first.
(Voter's shot of Bart voting REGGIE)
Bart: Do I even need a reason?
(Aerial shot of Reggie and Amy voting. Voter's shot of Edd voting ACE)
Edd: Do I even need a reason?
(Aerial shot of Bubbles voting. Voter's shot of Ace voting, but we can't see who he voted for)
Ace: You've messed up my entire strategy to win this game. I can't have you interfering anymore.
(David takes the urn.)
David: Because he got so little time as a cameo, I'll let Apu read the votes.
Apu: Thank you very much Mr. David. Ahem. The first vote is for…Ace.
David: (sarcastic) Who saw that one coming?
Apu: Reggie…Reggie…Then Bart. 2 votes Reggie, one each for Bart and Ace.
(Reggie and Bart are very nervous. Ace doesn't even flinch.)
Apu: Next vote…Reggie. The final vote is also for Reggie, but it doesn't matter. Reggie you'll need to bring me your torch.
David: Apu, as host, I'm going to have to do this part.
(Reggie sadly brings up her torch.)
David: Reggie, the tribe has spoken. (He snuffs out the flame) It's time for you to go.
(Bart sighs with relief. Reggie walks away without looking back.)
David: Congratulations to you 5, you've just made the merge. Head back to camp, you'll have a busy day tomorrow.
(The Americans walk away, as does Apu, in a different direction. David talks to the camera.)
David: Reggie played the game well, but not well enough, as she was the mole's sixth victim. (Sad music stops) Oh dammit, I just revealed the next plotline. Oh well.
Last words
Reggie: I'm really upset that Bart didn't get voted off after he cost us that challenge. But I'm not out yet. Just like Emmitt, my ghost will come back to haunt Bart. Speaking of Emmitt, I'll have to clear things up with him when I see him again. I had a lot of fun, and I'd do this again in a heartbeat. Goodbye and good luck.
Reggie: (4) Ace, Amy, Bart, Bubbles
Ace: (1) Edd
Bart: (1) Reggie
No time for a lot of post-chapter author notes, I have to post this before I leave for a spring vacation. I'm assuming you can figure out what's happening next episode. If you can't, E-mail me. I'm sorry that this is really late, this isn't my top priority in life, and I'm not that good at writing. Read and Review, please.