Shadow-Flame131- ACK! I knew I'd get the species mixed up at some point, thanks for setting me straight.

Episode Six By: Catty Engles

Gonff: Ay Karumba not again.

Cat: Oh yes. We've got a whole tribal council ahead of us, and you'll probably be back sometime soon so get used to it. Do I even have to review the rules? I think I can let you kids just go with it!

Triss: Yipee Skipee.

Cat: Okay, time to vote, Deyna you're up again!

(And now we take you to live commentary from some of the contestants as they are voting)

Song: (holds up her slip of paper) Mariel. I enjoyed having Dotti around and you ruined that. I have a feeling you might ruin more if we don't stop you now.

Martin: (Holds up slip of paper) Mariel. You lost the immunity for us. I think you are getting what you deserve.

Dandin: (Holds up slip of paper) Triss. You are threatening Mariel's position in this game, and I don't like that. I think it's time for you to go.

Deyna: (Holds up slip of paper with Gonff written on it) Sucker.

(The voting is commenced)

Cat: I'll go tally the votes. (retrieves the gourd) Okay,

Vote 1- Fwirl

Vote 2- Mariel

Vote 3- Gonff

Vote 4- Mariel

Vote 5- Triss

Vote 6- Triss

Vote 7- Mariel

And the second beast to be voted out of Chetora is- Mariel. Please bring me your torch.

Mariel: (Looks furious and some of the other contestants quail under her stormy glare.) I hope none of you win (mutters vehemently)

Cat: Mariel, the tribe has spoken.

Mariel: (For a long moment she stares back at the friends that betrayed her and then walks the walk of shame with her shoulders thrown back and her chin thrust out defiantly. Her after-comments consist of only clipped and unfulfilling answers)

---Later that Night---

Martin: I didn't know a cruise could be so much fun!

Gonff: (muttering) That's just because the ladies have taken a liking to you.

Martin: (punches Gonff playfully)

(Song, Fwirl, and Triss have enjoyed an evening of swimming on the yacht, cajoling anybeast they could find to join them. Gonff, Martin, and Deyna gave in later at night sparking a game of Chicken followed by water- volleyball. Cregga retired to her room early, she claimed to want to sleep on a nice bed for once. Dandin explored the ship thoroughly, investigating each of the three dining rooms, the game room, the ice skating rink, and on- board movie-theater.)

-Tinchatka-

Badrang: Isn't that our camp?

Cluny: Yeah, but the one that we stayed at two nights ago...

Romsca: Why did we give the map to that sniveling little mudball?

Gabool: I think Klitch is holding it upside down.

Romsca: (retrieves map from Klitch) UGH! He is! How long has it been upside down?!

Klitch: I dunno, since we started...?

(general groans)

Ublaz: Well turn us around, we might be able to make the next destination still.

---The Next Morning---

(The three male mice (Dandin, Gonff, Martin) challenged the three female squirrels (Fwirl, Song, Triss) to a Ping-Pong match. That takes up the better half of the morning while Deyna and Cregga watch, egging on whichever team they choose. The final match comes down to Song and Gonff, but the outcome is unsure because there is suspicion of sabotage on Gonff's part.)

(The cruise ship drops off Chetora at the next destination on their maps. They are thoroughly refreshed and have gained a mutual bond of friendship prevailing throughout. Fwirl, Song, and Triss have become fast friends, and though Martin and Gonff are as steadfast as ever, Deyna and Dandin have been welcome additions to their fun-loving merriment. Cregga is not ostracized, rather, she prefers her solitude.)

(The sun inches toward its zenith while an impromptu game of Marco Polo has broken out in the water between Chetora. No sign of Catty or of Tinchatka so far.)

(High noon approaches and then passes, the girls are laying out while the boys having fun competitions- holding breath, speed, skipping rocks)

(Finally when the sun is just slipping over the horizon, Catty appears. She is usually very clean and prim but she looks flustered and annoyed.)

Catty: There's no sign of them- ANYWHERE! Tinchatka is either not coming or has gotten lost; either way they forfeit immunity to you. They also forfeit-

Romsca: WAIT! We're here! We made it! (Tinchatka stumbles out of their boat, racing towards the assemblage)

Catty: I'm sorry, you're too late, you've lost immunity.

Badrang: But what about the reward?

Catty: The reward won't do you much good. It is secondary immunity. This means that if you lose immunity but gain this, no one is voted off. However, if the other team wins it who has immunity, they will be able to choose one player from your team to kick off.

Romsca: But that's not fair!

Catty: All's fair in love, war, and Survivor.

Cluny: (grumbles) Okay we'll do it.

Ublaz: Who put you in charge?!

Gelltor: Well I say we do it.

(by show of hands the Tinchatka team finally decides to attempt the challenge.)

Catty: All right, let me explain. Basically (gestures to a suddenly cleared area of sand) this is a tic-tac-toe board (again suddenly the # lines appear). The object of the game is a bit obvious. Get three in a row. To do so you must eat-

Fwirl: Oh no, I was wondering when eating would come into play.

Catty: -some object on this table (of course the table suddenly appears stocked full of squirming insects). There is no proper way to eat the insect, you only have to keep it down, but you must keep it down before your opponent. Arrange yourselves into the order you'd like to eat in.

(two minutes later)

Catty: Okay first two up. Martin for Chetora, Gelltor for Tinchatka take your pick. (Martin grabs a beetle and Gelltor grabs a worm. They make icky disgusting noises only boys can make- especially when they are eating especially icky disgusting food. Unfortunately for Tinchatka Martin downs his first and shows Catty his tongue) A win for Chetora.

(Cheers)

Catty: All right Martin take your place on the board.

Martin: What? I'm going to be the game piece?

Catty: That's right. (Martin chooses the center square) Nice pick, okay next two. Deyna for Chetora and Cluny for Tinchatka. Ready? Go!

(Deyna grabs a caterpillar, still wriggling and Cluny lunges for a spider, upsetting some of the other insects. This distracts him long enough for Deyna to start chomping, holding his nose and squeezing his eyes shut. Cluny crams the spider into his mouth and his eyes pop a bit. Deyna gags, clutching the table for support. He sucks in a breath through his mouth and then swallows quickly, showing Catty his tongue.)

Deyna: Uhhh, that was BAD.

Cluny: It bit me on the way down! That ain't fair!

Catty: Deyna take your place on the board. (After a little conferring with Martin, Deyna steps to the upper left corner square)

Catty: Next two Fwirl for Chetora and Romsca for Tinchatka, ready? Go!

(Fwirl and Romsca grab the nearest thing- two woodlice, and start chewing immediately. Fwirl is turning paler by the second. Romsca swallows first, shows her tongue and is declared winner. She takes her place on the lower right hand corner for the block.)

Catty: Next two Badrang for Tinchatka and Cregga for Chetora, ready? Go!

(Cregga gropes too long on the table for an insect. Badrang snarfs a Cicada (which are, by the way, the most annoying and creepiest things with red eyes I think I have every seen) before Cregga is able to get something into her mouth.)

Catty: Winner! Badrang! (Badrang takes his place under Martin and next to Romsca in the lower center square)

Catty: Next two Gonff for Chetora and Ublaz for Tinchatka, ready? Go!

(Gonff is all smiles while he happily chomps away at a grasshopper. Ublaz, maybe because he's a slow eater or maybe Gonff's uncanny willingness to eat bugs disconcerts him, but whatever it was he's too slow with his spider and Gonff wins the round.)

(The little mouse meanders up to the playing board, taking the square (bottom left corner) to block Tinchatka)

Catty: Next two Song for Chetora and Swartt for Tinchatka, ready? Go! (Amazingly Song pulls it off. She finds a weevil- a very little insect almost instantly and swallows it whole while Swartt is chomping on a huge roach.)

(Song takes one of the two squares that win Chetora the challenge. She picks the one next to Martin and in between Deyna and Gonff- the left center square.)

Catty: (After cheers have settled) Yes, yes, well done Chetora- now choose right now who will go from Tinchatka, but keep in mind that they still have a tribal council later tonight.

Martin: (After conferring with his team members) We choose-

Don't we all love suspense? Okay now this time you get to vote off two badies from Tinchatka, lesse that's Klitch, Swartt, Ublaz, Gelltor, Romsca, Cluny, Badrang, and oh jeez who am I missing ... Oh yeah, Gabool. Remember vote for TWO! Thank you and enjoy your peanuts complimentary of Imalittlecrazy corp. And remember to fly Isthatacloudoramountain Airlines. T. hee.