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DISCLAIMER THINGY: I am Baka, and Baka is me...there never was a Baka as Baka as me...Baka Baka You...and Baka Baka Me...That's the thing as just I see...
I don't own Saber Marionette J and I don't own Survivor. Heck, I don't even own the idea of throwing the two together into a fic. Let's just go so far as to slap anybody else's name on this, okay? That pretty much sums up how much credit I take for any of its contents...So in the end I claim nothing...zip...zilch...nada...nothing...well nothing besides the fact that I'm Baka!
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SURVIVOR: TERRA II
[PAN OF MOUNT KAMUNA]
(Voice over of the host, Jeff Probst) Welcome to the Kamuna Mountain Range, barren landscape of plasma formed rock. Here, in the wildest region of Terra II, very few plants can live up to the constant barrage of deadly natural storms. Home to the dreaded Ponta-Kun, who (despite having a cute name) is said to be able to summon enough power to destroy an entire planet. Now, sixteen individuals will brave this landscape for thirty-eight days. Not only are their lives at stake, but also a million in cold, hard cash. One by one they will be eliminated until there is only one...survivor.
[THE OPENING STARTS...A RENDITION OF SURVIVOR WITH PONTA-KUNS MEWING INSTEAD OF TRIBAL SINGING]
[DAY 1 - IT'S A BRIGHT, SUNNY DAY AS THE 16 CONTESTANTS FINISH BEING DROPPED OFF BY A MOTOR-PALANQUIN ESCORT.]
Team Japoness-Gar, which will always wear red, consists of:
Lime, a naive, but innocent marionette from Japoness...
LIME: Ny-eeve? What's that?
...Goddel, a power-hungry general from Gartlant...
GODDEL: (Does his annoying laugh)
...Marine, a confused marionette from New Texas...
MARINE: Lime? What are we doing here again?
...Gennai Shiraga, the genius from downtown Japoness...
GENNAI: (Raises his finger in the air) And soon to be SUPER-Genius!
...Lorelei, the only female human on Terra II...
LORELEI: (Blushes) It doesn't really make me "that" special...
...Luchs, a programmer/analyst from Gartlant...
LUCHS: We're already at the disadvantage...Why did our team get stuck with
the old man and kid?
...Cherry, a professional cook from Japoness...
CHERRY: (Daydreaming) Otaru-sama...
...and Yumeji Hanagata, a professional kid from Japoness
YUMEJI: This is gonna be fun!
Team Zauberburg, which will always wear polka-dots, consists of:
Bloodberry, a bartender from Japoness...
BLOODBERRY: (Clinging to Otaru) Let's kick some ass, Otaru!
...Hess, a creepy, mysterious darkened guy who I'd steer clear of if I were you...
HESS: (Somehow in some shadows even though it's broad daylight)
...Panther, a bartender from Gartlant...
PANTHER: (In a sidestep to Faust) Faust-Sama, I highly object to being on a team with that Otaru Mamiya!
...Gerhardt Von Faust, a facist dictator from Gartlant...
FAUST: (Back To Panther) Worry not, Panther. With him in plain sight, Mamiya Otaru will not be able to interfere with my plans...
...Obiichi Soemon, a kenpo teacher from Japoness...
OBIICHI: ....
...Tiger, the village idiot from Japoness...
TIGER: (Angry) What? The village WHAT?
...(oh, wrong card)...a "chauffeur from Gartlant"...
TIGER: (Folding her arms) Better.
...Mitsurugi Hanagata, the village idiot from Japoness...
HANAGATA: (Matter-of-factly) Wrong card again, eh?
...(nope)...it says "Mitsurgui Hanagata, the village idiot from Japoness"...
HANAGATA: (Getting angry, and stupid-looking at the same time) That's outrageous! I'm nothing of the sort! I would leave this stupid game this instant if it wouldn't hurt Otaru-kun's feelings!
OTARU: I don't mind if you leave.
HANAGATA: (Clings to Otaru) Don't worry, Otaru-kun! I would never leave you alone in such a dangerous place!
...and Otaru Mamiya, unemployed, from Japoness.
OTARU: (Still wedged between Bloodberry and Hanagata) Lucky me.
The first task of each team is to make their way to their appropriate campsites, marked with special survivor flags. They've been provided each with a large crate of food supplies, and water jugs as well as a map to their flag. They are allowed to take whatever they can carry.
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Cherry and Luchs examine the map in detail, with Goddel hovering over them. The rest of the team looks down at the supplies.]
GENNAI: We could turn this crate into a carrying device...thus making it easier to bring it to the site.
LIME: (picks the whole thing up with one arm while he is still talking) What did you say Ji-chan?
GENNAI: Uh...never mind.
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG: The group is already making quick progress towards their campsite. Dr. Hess has apparently disappeared. Hangata is struggling to catch up, loaded up with all the supplies.]
HANAGATA: (Walking somewhat sideways due to the enormous weight) Are...*huff*...we there...*pant*...yet?
OTARU: (Holding the map up to eye level, and comparing it with the area around them) I think we took a wrong turn somewhere back there...
PANTHER: I told you, Faust-sama would have been a better navigator!
BLOODBERRY: You want to make something of it, go right ahead!
PANTHER: You really disgust me, you know that? You went and copied my title on this show! We all know that I'm the only bartender around here!
BLOODBERRY: Bartender? Give me a break. Who'd be silly enough to believe that?
PANTHER: Only someone silly enough to think the same of you!
HANAGATA: (Finally catches up, collapsing on the ground between the two.)
OTARU: (to Faust) This may take a while...
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Off hiking through the side of the mountains. Everyone seems to have paired up, walking in groups of two: Lime with Marine, Gennai and Lorelei, Luchs and Cherry, and Yumeji and Goddel.]
MARINE: So, we're playing some kind of game?
LIME: Uh-huh. And the winner gets a lot of money.
MARINE: And then what do they do?
LIME: Ummm....buy stuff...I think...
MARINE: Oh.
GENNAI: (Trying his best to hit on Lorelei) You know, back in Nagoya, I have tons of blueprints I could show you. One day I predict four-fifths of the world will be driven by my scientific genius!
LORELEI: (Bored to death) That's...nice, Gennai-san...
YUMEJI: (Big wide eyes) A leader?
GODDEL: Yes, a leader. In the interests of winning the upcoming challenges, I think it would be to our advantage to adopt a ruling system, and therefore place someone in charge.
YUMEJI: (Pauses for a moment) You mean, someone smart like Lorelei? (Goddel gags in surprise, expecting himself to be nominated)
CHERRY: (Eyes scanning) There, Luchs. 1030 meters ahead. Do you see it?
LUCHS: (Also scanning) Yes. That's the flag all right.
[At this point, the other members start to see the small plateau ahead, and the flag waving above it. Lime and Yumeji race for the new camp, Marine chasing after Lime momentarily afterwards. Gennai pauses for a moment before continuing his speech, Lorelei then excusing herself to run to the flag. Cherry and Luchs walk from behind, and Goddel gazes at everyone shiftily.]
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG: Everyone has taken a seat to wait out the argument contest between Panther and Bloodberry (except Hanagata, who still lies where he collapsed hours ago). Nobody looks impressed, their chins resting on their fists.]
FAUST: "This may take a while", huh, Mamiya?
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[WE RETURN TO FIND TEAM ZAUBERBURG PIECING TOGETHER A RAMSHACKLE HUT AROUND A CAVE OPENING WHERE THEIR FLAG WAS PLACED.]
OTARU: (To Camera) It took a while for Bloodberry and Panther to finally tire out, but it gave us enough time to look over the map again and figure out where we were going.
SOEMON: (Stares directly at the camera, but doesn't say anything)
TIGER: (Camera voice-over as it shows Panther and Bloodberry arguing again over placement of a large piece of wood) Panther gets angry too easily. We've only been out here a few hours and she's already making herself a target. I wouldn't be surprised if she were first to go when tribal council voting comes around.
[SCENE OF FAUST AND OTARU PIECING TOGETHER THE ROOF]
BLOODBERRY: (To Camera) Sure, I'll admit it. I hate Panther. I don't see any point in hiding it. I'm not here to suck up to anyone.
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: They've finished building their hut, and now are taking a moment to rest in their new shelter.]
LUCHS (To Camera) I think we're off to a good start. There really hasn't been any problems, and everybody's pretty much getting along.
GODDEL (To Camera) It's a mess! We're going to flounder out here if we don't get organized! The sooner, the better!
[SCENE OF LIME AND YUMEJI PLAYING TAG, WITH MARINE WATCHING IN INTEREST]
CHERRY: (To Camera) They certainly do have a lot of energy...
LORELEI: (To Camera) I don't know about Lime and Yumeji having a lot of energy, but Gennai-san sure seems to! He's never stopped talking to me since we got here... I'd like to just tell him to leave me alone, but that just wouldn't be polite...you know?
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG: Hanagata is bent over a pile of firestarting material outside the hut.]
HANAGATA: (rubbing the sticks together furiously) The first step to any well-built environment is a source of heat. Without heat, the nightly chill of Terra II is enough to freeze the soul of any being. Thusly, I, Hanagata Mitsurugi have made sure to practice fire-building to its fullest extent before departing for this game!
BLOODBERRY: (Rounded, mock face) Is that so, Hana-ko? Then why have you been at it for about two hours now without so much as a spark?
HANAGATA: (losing his temper, but still rubbing those sticks) Silence! With shoddy materials, even an expert such as myself may have trouble producing results!
BLOODBERRY: (Snaps a piece of wood between her fingers, producing a flame) You were saying?
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Luchs and Cherry look over the firepit, reading the air around them.]
LUCHS: These conditions are far too flawed to hope for any fire to cope with.
CHERRY: I agree. Too moist. And highly irregular for this region.
LUCHS: We may have to do without a fire for a while...
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Night has fallen, and the exhausted members have fallen sound asleep...]
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG: Night has fallen, and an ever-present cold wind sweeps through the area...]
YUMEJI: (shivering) Soo c-cold...
GODDEL: (mumbling to himself) T-this never would h-have h-happened if I were in charge...
GENNAI: (to Lorelei, whose teeth are chattering loudly) You would love my new electric blanket concept! I made it waterproof, so you could even sleep soundly underwater if you wanted to! Wah hah hah!
[DAY 2 - TEAM ZAUBERBURG: Day has dawned, and mostly everyone is still sound asleep...]
OTARU: (Rushing up to everyone with a large note in his hands) Hey everyone! We've got our first bit of mail! (Everyone crowds around, wiping their tired eyes as he reads it)
"You've made it past your first night,
So, Kudos to you.
But before you get comfortable,
There's things to do...
Work as a team,
Try to do your best,
And your light will outshine all the rest."
It sounds like our first challenge, guys.
BLOODBERRY: (Smiling wickedly) There's a first time for everything, Otaru.
OTARU: Huh?
BLOODBERRY: (Giggles to herself)
[Both Teams have assembled to their first challenge, and Hess has appeared again from wherever he disappeared to. They stand before a strange looking obstacle, and of course their challenge as well.]
JEFF: Good morning everyone! (gets some cranky stares from team Japoness-Gar) Welcome to your first challenge. This will be both for a reward and immunity. Team Zauberburg, I understand you've managed to build a fire.
BLOODBERRY: (Makes a passing motion with her hands) No problem!
JEFF: And by your team's tired looks, I'd say Team Japoness-Gar still hasn't managed one.
LORELEI: Luchs and Cherry were certain that building one in our area would be impossible.
JEFF: Well, then this reward is of some interest to you guys. The winner gets to take home some fire!
PANTHER: That's useless! We already have some! Why bother trying to win?
FAUST: (Soberly) Because if we win, we stop them from getting any, plus they have to vote a member off.
PANTHER: (Sheepishly) Oh.
JEFF: Here's the deal. Each team will run relay through this prepared obstacle course here, using an unlit torch as the passing baton. At the far end is a firepit. The first team to light their torch and bring it back to the first member wins. There are four sections which
have to be run through both on the way up and back, so each of you has to take one of these. First off, there is a simple straight stretch of land. The second portion consists of rough, uneven rock formations. The third part of the race is passing over Kamuna Gorge on a plank of
wood. And lastly, an unweeded brush.
[Lime and Hanagata are chosen to start.]
JEFF: Survivors, Ready? Go!
[Hanagata has a slow start, and team Japoness-Gar gets an early lead. However, they lose the lead when Gennai gets lost in the weeded area. By the time he recovers, Otaru is already on the home stretch. Team Zauberburg wins.]
LIME: Darn!
BLOODBERRY: (Screaming) Great, Otaru! You're the greatest!
JEFF: Good work, Zauberburg! You've stopped team Japoness-Gar from getting some fire. Don't worry Japoness-Gar, you'll get some sleep tonight, but first you'll have to go to tribal council. Zauberburg, you had the shot to shut them out, and did it. Now it's time for all of
you to get back to your camps. I'll see Japoness-Gar later on...
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Everyone sits around the empty fire pit.]
CHERRY: (Voice over as the camera pans them sitting there) It's a crushing blow to be shot down so soon in the game. It's seems Otaru-sama's team is one step ahead of us in everything.
LUCHS: (To camera) You could just feel the uneasiness as everybody sat there. Later this night one of us is going for good. I don't think anybody had really prepared for this. I mean, we just got here!
GODDEL: (voice over as the camera pans over a sad looking Lime, Yumeji and Marine) Like I had suggested before. We need a good, stong willed leader in this group! But would anyone listen to me? Noooooo!
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG]
PANTHER: (To camera) I dunno. I think of winning as both a good and bad thing. I mean, it gives us a one-person advantage, but there are definately a few people 'round this campsite we could do without...
[Scene of Bloodberry and Tiger talking and laughing when Panther happens to walk in on them. She demands to know what they were talking about, and they turn away.]
It almost feels like they're plotting against me. You'd think OUR team was voting somebody off!
OTARU: (To camera) I'm genuinely impressed with Hanagata. He's been restraining himself so far. When I first found out I was going to be on the same team as him, I was kind of nervous. But, he was around me more often when I lived under a different roof.
HANAGATA: Otaru-kun? Oh, I'm just waiting for the "right" moment, if you know what I mean... (starts laughing as if he made a good joke).
[SCENES OF NIGHT-FALLING AS TEAM JAPONESS-GAR COMES TO TRIBAL COUNCIL. ALL SOLEMNLY SIT DOWN ACROSS FROM JEFF PROBST.]
JEFF: Well, you've all made it here to the first tribal council. Take a look behind me, at each of your torches. Here, your life on Survivor is represented by the flames. Each one of you is safe as long as they burn. Today, however, one of these flames will be put out as we say farewell to one of you. Gennai, how have these first few days been?
GENNAI: Cold and untolerable. Still, that will never stop this genius from conquering all odds!
JEFF: (sweatdrop) Right. Lime, how hard has this voting decision been for you?
LIME: (indecisive) Umm...I...haven't decided yet.
JEFF: It can be hard sometimes to let go. Still, those are the rules. Okay, team, it's time to vote.
[ONE BY ONE, EACH MEMBER GOES OFF TO WRITE THEIR VOTE IN TENSION-FILLED SILENCE.]
LUCHS: (holds up vote reading "Yumeji") I'm afraid I've calculated all the possibilities, and we stand a better chance without you.
GENNAI: (writes "Yumeji" on his card) I don't really have any idea why I'm voting this way, but I've got to vote somebody, so...
MARINE: (Writes "Gennai") Men are so scary...
[WHEN EVERYONE IS FINISHED, JEFF TAKES THE POT WITH ALL THE VOTES AND STANDS AGAIN BEFORE THE GROUP.]
JEFF: I'll read the votes one by one. Once they are read the decision is final, and that person will have to leave the area immediately. Let's get to it...
(Unfolds the first Vote) Yumeji.
(Next One) Yumeji.
[Yumeji's eyes widen, and he starts fidgeting...]
(The Next Vote reads "Go-Dell") Goddel.
[Goddel tries to hide his disbelief, and fails miserably...]
That't two votes Yumeji, One Vote Goddel.
(He unfurls the next vote) Yumeji.
(..and the Next) Goddel.
Yumeji. Four for Yumeji. Two for Goddel.
[Yumeji shrinks down, his eyes shaking uncontrollably]
(He very slowly reveals the next vote) Gennai.
That's enough. We'll leave the last vote unread since it is unecessary. Yumeji, bring your torch.
[Yumeji slowly grabs the torch, which is far larger than himself, and quietly holds it out for Jeff, who puts it out.]
The tribe has spoken.
[Sad music trills on as the tribe watches the kid disappear from the voting area. Lime looks ready to cry, as does Lorelei. Goddel smirks to himself. Gennai sighs, scaring Marine, who ducks around behind Lime.]
It's always difficult the first time. Well, the good news is, you can take your torches back to camp for some fire. It's late and I bet you're all ready to relax for a bit. I'll see you again soon enough.
[The music gets louder as the episode ends to show credits.]
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[Yumeji cracks a forced smile.]
I guess somebody's got to be first, and it turned out to be me. It's kind of sad to have to go already, since everybody's still gonna be here when I'm gone. Oh well, I hope Lime has a bunch more fun, and good luck, big brother!
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And so it begins. Yet another group stranded for a little over a month, long enough for even the best of friends to argue over the title shot at a million dollars. Yet another survivor fiction of many in the over-bloated gameshow satires.
One episode has already gone by, but who will be the ultimate survivor? Will it be Panther, the hot-headed blonde with more ambition and anger than her team needs? Or will Cherry use her advanced systems to rise to the top? Perhaps Gennai will prove himself as the genius he claims to be... There's only one way to find out! you'll have to wait as this fic slowly presents itself.
Now I'm outta here!
DISCLAIMER THINGY: I am Baka, and Baka is me...there never was a Baka as Baka as me...Baka Baka You...and Baka Baka Me...That's the thing as just I see...
I don't own Saber Marionette J and I don't own Survivor. Heck, I don't even own the idea of throwing the two together into a fic. Let's just go so far as to slap anybody else's name on this, okay? That pretty much sums up how much credit I take for any of its contents...So in the end I claim nothing...zip...zilch...nada...nothing...well nothing besides the fact that I'm Baka!
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SURVIVOR: TERRA II
[PAN OF MOUNT KAMUNA]
(Voice over of the host, Jeff Probst) Welcome to the Kamuna Mountain Range, barren landscape of plasma formed rock. Here, in the wildest region of Terra II, very few plants can live up to the constant barrage of deadly natural storms. Home to the dreaded Ponta-Kun, who (despite having a cute name) is said to be able to summon enough power to destroy an entire planet. Now, sixteen individuals will brave this landscape for thirty-eight days. Not only are their lives at stake, but also a million in cold, hard cash. One by one they will be eliminated until there is only one...survivor.
[THE OPENING STARTS...A RENDITION OF SURVIVOR WITH PONTA-KUNS MEWING INSTEAD OF TRIBAL SINGING]
[DAY 1 - IT'S A BRIGHT, SUNNY DAY AS THE 16 CONTESTANTS FINISH BEING DROPPED OFF BY A MOTOR-PALANQUIN ESCORT.]
Team Japoness-Gar, which will always wear red, consists of:
Lime, a naive, but innocent marionette from Japoness...
LIME: Ny-eeve? What's that?
...Goddel, a power-hungry general from Gartlant...
GODDEL: (Does his annoying laugh)
...Marine, a confused marionette from New Texas...
MARINE: Lime? What are we doing here again?
...Gennai Shiraga, the genius from downtown Japoness...
GENNAI: (Raises his finger in the air) And soon to be SUPER-Genius!
...Lorelei, the only female human on Terra II...
LORELEI: (Blushes) It doesn't really make me "that" special...
...Luchs, a programmer/analyst from Gartlant...
LUCHS: We're already at the disadvantage...Why did our team get stuck with
the old man and kid?
...Cherry, a professional cook from Japoness...
CHERRY: (Daydreaming) Otaru-sama...
...and Yumeji Hanagata, a professional kid from Japoness
YUMEJI: This is gonna be fun!
Team Zauberburg, which will always wear polka-dots, consists of:
Bloodberry, a bartender from Japoness...
BLOODBERRY: (Clinging to Otaru) Let's kick some ass, Otaru!
...Hess, a creepy, mysterious darkened guy who I'd steer clear of if I were you...
HESS: (Somehow in some shadows even though it's broad daylight)
...Panther, a bartender from Gartlant...
PANTHER: (In a sidestep to Faust) Faust-Sama, I highly object to being on a team with that Otaru Mamiya!
...Gerhardt Von Faust, a facist dictator from Gartlant...
FAUST: (Back To Panther) Worry not, Panther. With him in plain sight, Mamiya Otaru will not be able to interfere with my plans...
...Obiichi Soemon, a kenpo teacher from Japoness...
OBIICHI: ....
...Tiger, the village idiot from Japoness...
TIGER: (Angry) What? The village WHAT?
...(oh, wrong card)...a "chauffeur from Gartlant"...
TIGER: (Folding her arms) Better.
...Mitsurugi Hanagata, the village idiot from Japoness...
HANAGATA: (Matter-of-factly) Wrong card again, eh?
...(nope)...it says "Mitsurgui Hanagata, the village idiot from Japoness"...
HANAGATA: (Getting angry, and stupid-looking at the same time) That's outrageous! I'm nothing of the sort! I would leave this stupid game this instant if it wouldn't hurt Otaru-kun's feelings!
OTARU: I don't mind if you leave.
HANAGATA: (Clings to Otaru) Don't worry, Otaru-kun! I would never leave you alone in such a dangerous place!
...and Otaru Mamiya, unemployed, from Japoness.
OTARU: (Still wedged between Bloodberry and Hanagata) Lucky me.
The first task of each team is to make their way to their appropriate campsites, marked with special survivor flags. They've been provided each with a large crate of food supplies, and water jugs as well as a map to their flag. They are allowed to take whatever they can carry.
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Cherry and Luchs examine the map in detail, with Goddel hovering over them. The rest of the team looks down at the supplies.]
GENNAI: We could turn this crate into a carrying device...thus making it easier to bring it to the site.
LIME: (picks the whole thing up with one arm while he is still talking) What did you say Ji-chan?
GENNAI: Uh...never mind.
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG: The group is already making quick progress towards their campsite. Dr. Hess has apparently disappeared. Hangata is struggling to catch up, loaded up with all the supplies.]
HANAGATA: (Walking somewhat sideways due to the enormous weight) Are...*huff*...we there...*pant*...yet?
OTARU: (Holding the map up to eye level, and comparing it with the area around them) I think we took a wrong turn somewhere back there...
PANTHER: I told you, Faust-sama would have been a better navigator!
BLOODBERRY: You want to make something of it, go right ahead!
PANTHER: You really disgust me, you know that? You went and copied my title on this show! We all know that I'm the only bartender around here!
BLOODBERRY: Bartender? Give me a break. Who'd be silly enough to believe that?
PANTHER: Only someone silly enough to think the same of you!
HANAGATA: (Finally catches up, collapsing on the ground between the two.)
OTARU: (to Faust) This may take a while...
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Off hiking through the side of the mountains. Everyone seems to have paired up, walking in groups of two: Lime with Marine, Gennai and Lorelei, Luchs and Cherry, and Yumeji and Goddel.]
MARINE: So, we're playing some kind of game?
LIME: Uh-huh. And the winner gets a lot of money.
MARINE: And then what do they do?
LIME: Ummm....buy stuff...I think...
MARINE: Oh.
GENNAI: (Trying his best to hit on Lorelei) You know, back in Nagoya, I have tons of blueprints I could show you. One day I predict four-fifths of the world will be driven by my scientific genius!
LORELEI: (Bored to death) That's...nice, Gennai-san...
YUMEJI: (Big wide eyes) A leader?
GODDEL: Yes, a leader. In the interests of winning the upcoming challenges, I think it would be to our advantage to adopt a ruling system, and therefore place someone in charge.
YUMEJI: (Pauses for a moment) You mean, someone smart like Lorelei? (Goddel gags in surprise, expecting himself to be nominated)
CHERRY: (Eyes scanning) There, Luchs. 1030 meters ahead. Do you see it?
LUCHS: (Also scanning) Yes. That's the flag all right.
[At this point, the other members start to see the small plateau ahead, and the flag waving above it. Lime and Yumeji race for the new camp, Marine chasing after Lime momentarily afterwards. Gennai pauses for a moment before continuing his speech, Lorelei then excusing herself to run to the flag. Cherry and Luchs walk from behind, and Goddel gazes at everyone shiftily.]
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG: Everyone has taken a seat to wait out the argument contest between Panther and Bloodberry (except Hanagata, who still lies where he collapsed hours ago). Nobody looks impressed, their chins resting on their fists.]
FAUST: "This may take a while", huh, Mamiya?
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[WE RETURN TO FIND TEAM ZAUBERBURG PIECING TOGETHER A RAMSHACKLE HUT AROUND A CAVE OPENING WHERE THEIR FLAG WAS PLACED.]
OTARU: (To Camera) It took a while for Bloodberry and Panther to finally tire out, but it gave us enough time to look over the map again and figure out where we were going.
SOEMON: (Stares directly at the camera, but doesn't say anything)
TIGER: (Camera voice-over as it shows Panther and Bloodberry arguing again over placement of a large piece of wood) Panther gets angry too easily. We've only been out here a few hours and she's already making herself a target. I wouldn't be surprised if she were first to go when tribal council voting comes around.
[SCENE OF FAUST AND OTARU PIECING TOGETHER THE ROOF]
BLOODBERRY: (To Camera) Sure, I'll admit it. I hate Panther. I don't see any point in hiding it. I'm not here to suck up to anyone.
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: They've finished building their hut, and now are taking a moment to rest in their new shelter.]
LUCHS (To Camera) I think we're off to a good start. There really hasn't been any problems, and everybody's pretty much getting along.
GODDEL (To Camera) It's a mess! We're going to flounder out here if we don't get organized! The sooner, the better!
[SCENE OF LIME AND YUMEJI PLAYING TAG, WITH MARINE WATCHING IN INTEREST]
CHERRY: (To Camera) They certainly do have a lot of energy...
LORELEI: (To Camera) I don't know about Lime and Yumeji having a lot of energy, but Gennai-san sure seems to! He's never stopped talking to me since we got here... I'd like to just tell him to leave me alone, but that just wouldn't be polite...you know?
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG: Hanagata is bent over a pile of firestarting material outside the hut.]
HANAGATA: (rubbing the sticks together furiously) The first step to any well-built environment is a source of heat. Without heat, the nightly chill of Terra II is enough to freeze the soul of any being. Thusly, I, Hanagata Mitsurugi have made sure to practice fire-building to its fullest extent before departing for this game!
BLOODBERRY: (Rounded, mock face) Is that so, Hana-ko? Then why have you been at it for about two hours now without so much as a spark?
HANAGATA: (losing his temper, but still rubbing those sticks) Silence! With shoddy materials, even an expert such as myself may have trouble producing results!
BLOODBERRY: (Snaps a piece of wood between her fingers, producing a flame) You were saying?
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Luchs and Cherry look over the firepit, reading the air around them.]
LUCHS: These conditions are far too flawed to hope for any fire to cope with.
CHERRY: I agree. Too moist. And highly irregular for this region.
LUCHS: We may have to do without a fire for a while...
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Night has fallen, and the exhausted members have fallen sound asleep...]
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG: Night has fallen, and an ever-present cold wind sweeps through the area...]
YUMEJI: (shivering) Soo c-cold...
GODDEL: (mumbling to himself) T-this never would h-have h-happened if I were in charge...
GENNAI: (to Lorelei, whose teeth are chattering loudly) You would love my new electric blanket concept! I made it waterproof, so you could even sleep soundly underwater if you wanted to! Wah hah hah!
[DAY 2 - TEAM ZAUBERBURG: Day has dawned, and mostly everyone is still sound asleep...]
OTARU: (Rushing up to everyone with a large note in his hands) Hey everyone! We've got our first bit of mail! (Everyone crowds around, wiping their tired eyes as he reads it)
"You've made it past your first night,
So, Kudos to you.
But before you get comfortable,
There's things to do...
Work as a team,
Try to do your best,
And your light will outshine all the rest."
It sounds like our first challenge, guys.
BLOODBERRY: (Smiling wickedly) There's a first time for everything, Otaru.
OTARU: Huh?
BLOODBERRY: (Giggles to herself)
[Both Teams have assembled to their first challenge, and Hess has appeared again from wherever he disappeared to. They stand before a strange looking obstacle, and of course their challenge as well.]
JEFF: Good morning everyone! (gets some cranky stares from team Japoness-Gar) Welcome to your first challenge. This will be both for a reward and immunity. Team Zauberburg, I understand you've managed to build a fire.
BLOODBERRY: (Makes a passing motion with her hands) No problem!
JEFF: And by your team's tired looks, I'd say Team Japoness-Gar still hasn't managed one.
LORELEI: Luchs and Cherry were certain that building one in our area would be impossible.
JEFF: Well, then this reward is of some interest to you guys. The winner gets to take home some fire!
PANTHER: That's useless! We already have some! Why bother trying to win?
FAUST: (Soberly) Because if we win, we stop them from getting any, plus they have to vote a member off.
PANTHER: (Sheepishly) Oh.
JEFF: Here's the deal. Each team will run relay through this prepared obstacle course here, using an unlit torch as the passing baton. At the far end is a firepit. The first team to light their torch and bring it back to the first member wins. There are four sections which
have to be run through both on the way up and back, so each of you has to take one of these. First off, there is a simple straight stretch of land. The second portion consists of rough, uneven rock formations. The third part of the race is passing over Kamuna Gorge on a plank of
wood. And lastly, an unweeded brush.
[Lime and Hanagata are chosen to start.]
JEFF: Survivors, Ready? Go!
[Hanagata has a slow start, and team Japoness-Gar gets an early lead. However, they lose the lead when Gennai gets lost in the weeded area. By the time he recovers, Otaru is already on the home stretch. Team Zauberburg wins.]
LIME: Darn!
BLOODBERRY: (Screaming) Great, Otaru! You're the greatest!
JEFF: Good work, Zauberburg! You've stopped team Japoness-Gar from getting some fire. Don't worry Japoness-Gar, you'll get some sleep tonight, but first you'll have to go to tribal council. Zauberburg, you had the shot to shut them out, and did it. Now it's time for all of
you to get back to your camps. I'll see Japoness-Gar later on...
[TEAM JAPONESS-GAR: Everyone sits around the empty fire pit.]
CHERRY: (Voice over as the camera pans them sitting there) It's a crushing blow to be shot down so soon in the game. It's seems Otaru-sama's team is one step ahead of us in everything.
LUCHS: (To camera) You could just feel the uneasiness as everybody sat there. Later this night one of us is going for good. I don't think anybody had really prepared for this. I mean, we just got here!
GODDEL: (voice over as the camera pans over a sad looking Lime, Yumeji and Marine) Like I had suggested before. We need a good, stong willed leader in this group! But would anyone listen to me? Noooooo!
[TEAM ZAUBERBURG]
PANTHER: (To camera) I dunno. I think of winning as both a good and bad thing. I mean, it gives us a one-person advantage, but there are definately a few people 'round this campsite we could do without...
[Scene of Bloodberry and Tiger talking and laughing when Panther happens to walk in on them. She demands to know what they were talking about, and they turn away.]
It almost feels like they're plotting against me. You'd think OUR team was voting somebody off!
OTARU: (To camera) I'm genuinely impressed with Hanagata. He's been restraining himself so far. When I first found out I was going to be on the same team as him, I was kind of nervous. But, he was around me more often when I lived under a different roof.
HANAGATA: Otaru-kun? Oh, I'm just waiting for the "right" moment, if you know what I mean... (starts laughing as if he made a good joke).
[SCENES OF NIGHT-FALLING AS TEAM JAPONESS-GAR COMES TO TRIBAL COUNCIL. ALL SOLEMNLY SIT DOWN ACROSS FROM JEFF PROBST.]
JEFF: Well, you've all made it here to the first tribal council. Take a look behind me, at each of your torches. Here, your life on Survivor is represented by the flames. Each one of you is safe as long as they burn. Today, however, one of these flames will be put out as we say farewell to one of you. Gennai, how have these first few days been?
GENNAI: Cold and untolerable. Still, that will never stop this genius from conquering all odds!
JEFF: (sweatdrop) Right. Lime, how hard has this voting decision been for you?
LIME: (indecisive) Umm...I...haven't decided yet.
JEFF: It can be hard sometimes to let go. Still, those are the rules. Okay, team, it's time to vote.
[ONE BY ONE, EACH MEMBER GOES OFF TO WRITE THEIR VOTE IN TENSION-FILLED SILENCE.]
LUCHS: (holds up vote reading "Yumeji") I'm afraid I've calculated all the possibilities, and we stand a better chance without you.
GENNAI: (writes "Yumeji" on his card) I don't really have any idea why I'm voting this way, but I've got to vote somebody, so...
MARINE: (Writes "Gennai") Men are so scary...
[WHEN EVERYONE IS FINISHED, JEFF TAKES THE POT WITH ALL THE VOTES AND STANDS AGAIN BEFORE THE GROUP.]
JEFF: I'll read the votes one by one. Once they are read the decision is final, and that person will have to leave the area immediately. Let's get to it...
(Unfolds the first Vote) Yumeji.
(Next One) Yumeji.
[Yumeji's eyes widen, and he starts fidgeting...]
(The Next Vote reads "Go-Dell") Goddel.
[Goddel tries to hide his disbelief, and fails miserably...]
That't two votes Yumeji, One Vote Goddel.
(He unfurls the next vote) Yumeji.
(..and the Next) Goddel.
Yumeji. Four for Yumeji. Two for Goddel.
[Yumeji shrinks down, his eyes shaking uncontrollably]
(He very slowly reveals the next vote) Gennai.
That's enough. We'll leave the last vote unread since it is unecessary. Yumeji, bring your torch.
[Yumeji slowly grabs the torch, which is far larger than himself, and quietly holds it out for Jeff, who puts it out.]
The tribe has spoken.
[Sad music trills on as the tribe watches the kid disappear from the voting area. Lime looks ready to cry, as does Lorelei. Goddel smirks to himself. Gennai sighs, scaring Marine, who ducks around behind Lime.]
It's always difficult the first time. Well, the good news is, you can take your torches back to camp for some fire. It's late and I bet you're all ready to relax for a bit. I'll see you again soon enough.
[The music gets louder as the episode ends to show credits.]
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[Yumeji cracks a forced smile.]
I guess somebody's got to be first, and it turned out to be me. It's kind of sad to have to go already, since everybody's still gonna be here when I'm gone. Oh well, I hope Lime has a bunch more fun, and good luck, big brother!
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And so it begins. Yet another group stranded for a little over a month, long enough for even the best of friends to argue over the title shot at a million dollars. Yet another survivor fiction of many in the over-bloated gameshow satires.
One episode has already gone by, but who will be the ultimate survivor? Will it be Panther, the hot-headed blonde with more ambition and anger than her team needs? Or will Cherry use her advanced systems to rise to the top? Perhaps Gennai will prove himself as the genius he claims to be... There's only one way to find out! you'll have to wait as this fic slowly presents itself.
Now I'm outta here!