*Last time on Survivor Crossover: Ice Cap Zone...*

After a week of adapting to the chaos brought by the first Shuffling event, all three tribes were sent back to the Ice Cap Zone's lake for the second Shuffling event. However, this time, the three tribes of Elbrass, Denalo, and Manjari dissolved, and the fifteen survivors were placed into two new tribes: Acogua and Punjay.

In the Acogua tribe, conflict quickly came into play when Dante and Nero managed to paint Knuckles and Tails in a bad light, highlighting their responsibility for ex-ally Polnareff's elimination a few days prior. Following their futile attempts to justify their actions, they lost plenty of trust and respect from some of their allies.

Proceeding this, Dante risked his and Nero's game by claiming that Nero played his idol in the last Tribal Council. Though none of the tribe barring the duo were present, allowing the lie to work, cracks began forming in their alliance as Nero later scolded him for his volatile gameplay. And while alliances were being challenged, new ones were being solidified, as an alliance between Kiryu, Scout, Daisy, and Majima rose to prominence, further shielded by Daisy's idol.

Meanwhile, at the Punjay tribe, the tribe's apparent unison was questioned by the skeptical Edgeworth as he discovered evidence that there was a bigger plan in play that he was not a part of. Intuitively, he could only assume that the whole tribe was planning to eliminate him the first chance they could get.

Down at the bottom of the mountain, far from camp, Tracer managed to locate an idol buried beneath the snow: the Ring of Acogua. It would grant the user full immunity from any Tribal Council, but it could only be played at an Acogua Tribal Council. On the flip side, she also learned that there was a similar idol lying near the Acogua camp: the Ring of Punjay.

The next day featured both tribes competing in their first challenge together. They were tasked with clearing a multi-stage race for both immunity and reward. While Acogua was able to work together to win immunity, Krabs and his lack of teamwork unfortunately cost Punjay the whole challenge.

Back at Punjay, Edgeworth swiftly left in search of an idol while the tribe readied up for Tribal Council, where all six of them would put their votes on Edgeworth. However, after a catastrophic slip-up from Krabs about a secret alliance that did not include Sniper and Joseph, the former had a plan to overthrow the majority while keeping the tribe strong.

At Tribal Council, the powerless Edgeworth pitched his worth to the tribe, stating that he brought more to the table than Krabs, who had been consistently criticised for his poor performance. Though it seemed like the tribe was not going to budge on their decision to keep the votes on him, Sniper played the powerful Ring of Ambiguity, granting him the ability to evict two members of his tribe from Tribal Council, sending them back to camp. Upon selecting Wii Fit and Tracer, he managed to form a majority alongside Edgeworth and Joseph, voting out Mr. Krabs in the process.

Fourteen remain. If lines have not been drawn yet, then they soon will. Alliances are forming and breaking in the blink of an eye, and trust has never been more important. Who will have the connections needed to make it to the Merge? Who will rise from the ashes, and who will fall from grace? All and more will be answered in this episode of Survivor Crossover: Ice Cap Zone!


Acogua: Day 15

Survivors: Dante - Nero - Knuckles - Miles "Tails" Prower - Kazuma Kiryu - Goro Majima - Scout - Princess Daisy.

It was incredibly early in the morning. The sun had only just entered the horizon, and splotches of golden sunlight gazed over the Ice Cap mountains. The wind was serene, though the icy air continued to hold its prominence.

Everyone was usually asleep at this time of day, but after a long struggle to get back to sleep after suddenly waking, Tails chose to be productive.

He quietly left his tribe's cave and made his way down the mountain from the camp, planning on gathering sticks for the dead fire beneath the shelter. Then, he would try to light the fire, which proved to be a difficult job even with the right equipment. Doing these tasks and journeys by himself would hopefully win him some respect from the tribe. Not many people in Acogua had spoken to him, and he and Knuckles weren't too high up the tribe's hierarchy.

Towards the base of the mountain, the fox continued to walk down the snowy dirt path until his foot became into contact with a fairly large and jagged rock.

It flew forward and rolled for about a metre, eventually stopping on the left of the path. Though Tails thought nothing of it, he noticed that next to this rock was a strange, thin yellow piece of fabric buried in the snow.

He swiftly turned to face the tiny object and bent down, discovering that it was a thin piece of string. Though he likely would have missed it if not for the rock, it stuck out from the snow like a sore thumb.

Tails grabbed the piece of string and began pulling, noticing that the string led to a small crack in the mountain walls. He walked over to the crack and yanked at the string dangling from it, and out came a small pouch that had been stubbornly wedged inside.

Interested and excited, he swiftly bundled all of the string and ventured down to the very bottom. From there, he placed his hand into the pouch and pulled out a shiny yellow ring with a folded note attached. Without hesitating, he read the note to himself:

"This is the Ring of Punjay. Upon activating this ring at Tribal Council before the votes are read, you will grant full immunity towards whoever you choose to play it on for that Tribal Council. When immune, every vote casted towards you will be nullified, giving them zero effect.

However, this idol has a very important catch: this idol only works if in the possession of a member of the Punjay tribe.

The silver lining to this twist is that there is another idol located somewhere on the mountain path that leads to the Punjay camp. That idol is the Ring of Acogua, and it only works if in the possession of a member of the Acogua tribe..."

Reading the rest of the note, Tails learned that the best way to handle this idol was to locate the wielder of the Ring of Acogua in the Punjay tribe. From there, they would be able to trade their idols and mutually receive power.

This prospect of gaining someone's trust while also a very powerful idol filled Tails with glee, but he couldn't help but notice the difficulty of having to find and trade idols with the owner of the Ring of Acogua. Regardless, he was ready to do anything for safety, and so he threw away the pouch and string, buried it, and returned to camp after gathering enough sticks.

After making his way back up the mountain, he returned to camp and piled the sticks over the extinguished campfire before taking out the flint and a machete.

In the middle of striking the flint, he peered up to find Nero approaching the shelter. Tails continued his attempt at making fire as Nero took a seat.

"Need a hand?" The devil hunter asked.

Tails politely shook his head. "I think I got it. I found some dried-up leaves that should catch fire easily."

A slow nod came from Nero before he changed the subject. "So... who do you think went home?"

"In the other tribe?"

"Yeah."

"...Probably Krabs," Tails suggested. "He screwed up that challenge big time."

Nero agreed. "I wouldn't be surprised, but he's survived Tribal Council so many times, I also wouldn't be surprised if they sent someone important home instead of him. A goat like him could easily float to the end."

"That's probably because people want to take credit for big threats over easy votes," he explained.

He curled his lip in response. "Even if it makes no sense... we should know, Knuckles and Polnareff blindsided us."

Eager to continue defending Knuckles, Tails peered up at him with disapproval. "Knuckles changed his vote because it was a tie. Besides, he changed knowing that nobody was going to be eliminated that night."

Though this wasn't the full story, as Tails knew that Knuckles' decision to flip had involved Nero's idol at the time, the fox was focused on keeping Nero calm.

"You make it sound like he did it on a whim," Nero argued. "I saw Polnareff approach Krabs, Wii Fit, and Knuckles. Neither of us was approached, and I thought nothing of it because I didn't see that blindside coming. Knuckles knew of that plan, and I don't care that he voted for Krabs in the first vote, the backstabber flipped on me!"

Before Tails could say anything else, he swiftly continued his rant by challenging their loyalty. "Did he tell you about Polnareff's plan before the vote? Because for someone that was apparently on my side, I don't remember him telling me!"

The fox went silent. Nero's point was completely valid. If Knuckles had approached him or Nero regarding the situation, then something could have been done to prevent Nero's elimination, such as playing his idol. Knowing this caused Tails to second-guess his closest ally's reliability, and Nero knew how to use this to his advantage.

"My first alliance nearly had me booted off," he said. "But I still wanna work with you. Nobody would see our alliance coming, and I know Dante will vote with us. But if you're still gonna choose to work with Knuckles, who crossed us in our first Tribal Council, then that's not gonna work out."

"I have a pretty important choice to make going forward. I can take a risk, and work with Nero and Dante to... blindside Knuckles. Or, I can take a bigger risk by staying with Knuckles and attempting to go against Nero and Dante. Those two are clearly good players when it comes to strategy, so going against them is going to be difficult. But, at the end of the day, I'm not here to play this game safely, because that's not how you win Survivor." - Tails.

Deciding to end the conversation there, Tails gave a vague response followed by a nod. "Yeah..."

Just as Tails went back to putting his full focus on the fire, he struck the flint, and the spark managed to catch on the small pile of dried leaves. Though it was currently a tiny ember and nothing more, Tails picked up the pile and began gently blowing on it. The small glow grew brighter and hotter as he continued to nurture it. After roughly ten seconds of having his face submerged in smoke, the fire eventually grew.

Nero knelt down and helped build the fire using sticks and more leaves.

As the flame continued to expand, Majima walked over to see the two tending to it.

"Good job," he clapped. "I've done plenty o' wild challenges, and it turns out that they don't hold a damn candle to startin' a fire up here."

Majima then rubbed his shoulders irritably, trying to keep warm. "And the heat ya get ain't worth it either."

"And it's not like we can set it in our cave either," added Nero, sitting back down next to Majima. "Unless we want to run the risk of suffocating our whole tribe overnight."

"We won't be winnin' challenges then," the Yakuza scoffed. "As far as I'm concerned, keepin' my winnin' streak goin' is top priority at the moment."

"Oh yeah," Tails said. "You must be the only person left in the game that hasn't been to Tribal Council."

He gave a smug grin. "And it ain't startin' tomorrow!"

Though Majima was joking around and acting like his usual eccentric self on the outside, he was secretly studying both Tails and Nero with malicious intent.

"Right now, I'm on top! Me, Kiryu-chan, Scout, n' Daisy have formed the Manjari Clan alliance. I'd call it a majority, but unfortunately, there's potential for the other four to group up and give us a run for our money. I doubt it'd happen, and I'd doubt they'd realise there's a big alliance ready to take 'em out one by one, but seein' Nero n' Tails seemingly gettin' along under the shelter is givin' me the urge to rip 'em further apart!" - Goro Majima.

As the day progressed, the rest of the Acogua tribe woke up and gathered around the shelter. Tails received plenty of gratitude for managing to start the fire early, and thanks to the initiative, the tribe would be able to have their first meal before noon.

Receiving his small, unappetising portion of food, Dante stared at it with disapproval. "After that pizza last night, I'm not sure if my heart can handle going back to this."

"Ooh! I call dibs on your portion!" Daisy waved, reaching over ravenously.

Though his comment wasn't meant to be taken seriously, he shrugged and handed it over. "Knock yourself out."

"Pretty sure that gal's the only one up in these mountains that seems to be enjoying the food. It's even weirder once you consider she's royalty. You'd think a lifetime of having her palate spoilt by luxurious banquets and royal appetisers would make her less tolerable to the slop we have to eat out here, but apparently not! I guess she deserves credit where it's due." - Dante.

Over time, as they finished their meals one after the other, the Acogua tribe began moving away from the shelter.

Scout was the first to finish, followed by Kiryu not long after. Next was Daisy, who managed to finish both of her portions before the majority of the tribe could finish one. She stood up and walked away to join Scout and Kiryu.

Not wanting to draw attention to his alliance, when Majima finished his meal, he decided to stay beneath the shelter.

Eventually, upon finishing their meals, Knuckles and Tails split off into one pair, while Nero and Dante split into another.

Kiryu, Scout, and Daisy lingered around the mouth of the cave. Their alliance of four seemed to be healthy, but they were yet to fully decide on their first move going forward.

"Okay... let's say we lose," said Scout. "And that means we have to go to Tribal Council, right? Who are we puttin' our votes on?"

Daisy rubbed her chin. "Well... we have four options. Tails, Knuckles, Dante and Nero, right?"

"Yeah..." He nodded. "So, who's up for Knuckles?"

"Knuckles crossed our old Elbrass alliance when he decided to boot off Polnareff. He's a snake hidin' in the snow, ready to bite, but he ain't gonna bite me!" - Scout.

After a temporary moment of silence, Kiryu shook his head. "I don't think going for Knuckles or Tails is the right move."

Scout turned to him angrily. "The hell? We lost Polnareff cus' of him!"

He continued to stare at the ex-Yakuza, his anger slowly turning to disbelief. "Wait... don't tell me you believe them!"

"The only people on this tribe that can verify what happened are the two of them. I think it's safer to give them the benefit of the doubt, especially when you consider how Nero and Dante acted when the tribe first formed," Kiryu explained. "It's safe to assume that Nero and Dante want Tails and Knuckles out, and vice versa."

Not wanting to tear the alliance apart, the mercenary remained at a loss for words as Kiryu continued. "It's a bigger risk to work with Dante and Nero. They seem to be playing a lot harder, too."

"Y'know what," Scout groaned. "If you're sayin' them, and I'm sayin' Knuckles n' Tails, then I guess Daisy's the tiebreaker!"

"W-wait, me?" Daisy scratched behind her head. "Isn't Majima a part of our alliance too?"

He shrugged. "He ain't here right now; his loss."

"I dunno," she confessed. "Can we not wait this one out? Even if we did all decide, what if something happened that made us choose someone else?!"

Kiryu agreed. "That's a good idea."

"If we're already arguing on decisions, then the Manjari Clan alliance isn't going to last! We need to make sure we can all agree on a decision, and there's no better way to do that than to give us some time to think. There's no point in discussing it so far ahead of time when anything can happen out here!" - Princess Daisy.

Meanwhile, away from the cave, Dante and Nero talked by the cliffside.

"Anything happen with good ol' Tails?" Asked Dante.

"I offered for him to work with us if it meant flipping from Knuckles," Nero recapped. "But I don't think he liked that offer."

"Not surprised," he shrugged. "Some people just have unbreakable bonds. That's why we need to split them as soon as possible."

All of a sudden, their conversation came to a close as they noticed Majima coming up from behind.

"What's happenin'?" Majima snickered, placing himself between Dante and Nero. "Found any idols?" He asked jokingly.

Though Nero was taken off guard, he swiftly shook his head. "No. We were just talking."

"Well, on the topic of idols..." He paused, reaching into the pocket of his snakeskin jacket.

Nero and Dante suddenly locked their eyes onto his pocket, completely speechless.

Without missing a beat, he turned the pocket inside out and revealed that it was empty. "I haven't found shit!"

Though Nero wasn't entertained, Dante couldn't resist chuckling at the joke.

"Anywho," said Majima, noticing Nero's lack of amusement. "I didn't come here just to piss ya off. I thought I'd give my two cents on what's happenin' in this camp."

After another short pause, he frowned. "And that's nothin'! Everyone's waitin' for Tribal Council, hangin' out with each other like there's no strategy to be done. That ain't my style, and I can tell it ain't yours, either."

"Well, what do you have in mind?" Dante questioned.

Majima folded his arms and stared over to Knuckles and Tails in the far distance. "I wanna break those two up."

"What a coincidence!" He smirked. "We already had our eyes on those two."

"I thought so." He turned back to the duo. "From what I heard, this tribe ain't happy that they were involved in that Polnareff guy gettin' voted out. If we throw out one of their names, then the tribe ain't gonna fight too hard against it. Most people seem to be coastin' along, doin' nothin' worthwhile anyway, so they're just easy votes up for grabs."

Nero nodded, following along. "So the next time we lose, the plan is to throw out Knuckles' name, and push it using what happened with Polnareff."

"Eh? Knuckles?" Majima frowned with confusion. "His head's full of hot air, and you wanna get him out?"

The devil hunter was confident in his decision. "I got a score to settle. After all, he voted me out-"

"Who cares?!" He retaliated. "Ya wanna vote with your head. Not your tears!"

"Tears?!" Queried Nero, offended.

Majima shook his head. "Tails speaks for Knuckles; the kid basically puppets the guy. Not to mention he's already had a crack at this show before, and he didn't do too shabby. If we're breakin' 'em up, we're gonna aim for the head, and not for the muscle."

"He's got a point... from what I can tell, he's one strategic fox," Dante agreed. "Besides, once Tails goes, I doubt Knuckles is gonna last much longer. The guy's got some heart, but he doesn't strike me as a guy with a plan... more just, a guy that thinks he can punch his way to the end."

With Majima and Dante both in agreement, Nero had no other option but to accept the plan. "Right... Tails it is."

Grinning from ear to ear, Majima began backing away. "Good! Let's keep this alliance discrete."

He then turned around and walked off, leaving Dante and Nero with a new partner in their alliance.

"...Can we even trust that guy?" Asked Nero.

"Nope, but it's our best shot right now," replied Dante. "Just don't tell him about your idol."

"Alright, I wasn't planning on it."

As Majima strolled back to the centre of camp, he felt that he now had far more power over what happened in the Acogua tribe than ever before.

"Who the hell says you can stick to just one alliance? I got two cliques, and both of 'em got a lot of manpower behind 'em! As long as they're in check, I'll go into the Merge unstoppable. Then from there, I can finally start givin' Kiryu-chan a real challenge!" - Goro Majima.


Punjay: Day 15

Survivors: Miles Edgeworth - Tracer - Rodin - Wii Fit Trainer - Sniper - Joseph Joestar.

The tribe silently sat around the shelter. Nothing more than crackling fire and the occasional gust of wind killed the silence as the members of Punjay ate their meal. To say the least, last night had gone completely off the rails, and so far into the morning, nobody was ready to discuss the events of what had happened.

Edgeworth, for once, was in the best mood. Having been rescued from definite elimination by Sniper's idol, Krabs was sent home instead. This had not only damaged the alliance between Krabs, Rodin, Wii Fit, and Tracer, but it also resulted in a new alliance between Joseph, Sniper, and Edgeworth. In short, Punjay had split into two factions.

"After being forced to leave Tribal Council by Sniper's idol, I really thought it was over for Rodin. I was really surprised to know that Krabs was the one sent home instead. Now that we're one man down, there's three on our side, and three on their side. This means that when we go to Tribal Council, it's gonna be a tie. I think everyone knows how much ties suck... but I have one last trick up my sleeve, and that's to find whoever has the Ring of Punjay, swap my idol for theirs, and use it to protect my alliance." - Tracer.

Upon finishing her meal, Wii Fit looked up to the tribe and broke the silence. "I'm gonna go do some yoga over by the cliff. Does anyone wanna join?"

Unexpectedly, Sniper raised his hand. "Why not?"

"Really?" Joseph queried.

"Look, mate," he said. "I'm bored as can be. Might as well pass the time."

Tracer also decided to join Wii Fit. "Room for one more?"

Obviously, Wii Fit happily accepted. "Of course!" She then turned to the others. "Anyone else?"

"Uhh... I got some jobs to do around camp," said Joseph. "Wanna help, Rodin?"

Rodin nodded. "Sure."

As the two groups split off, Edgeworth was left by himself under the shelter.

"As pleased as I am to fight another day, I don't think I'm able to celebrate just yet. As far as I'm aware, Wii Fit, Tracer and Rodin are not willing to work with me, meaning that my fate is entirely in the hands of Joseph and Sniper. Right now, all I need to do is lay low and make it to the Merge." - Miles Edgeworth.

Rodin and Joseph travelled down the mountain path, both carrying water bottles for the tribe as well as the cooking pot to clean. Though they were seemingly enemies, Joseph had other plans.

"So... is it time we bring up what happened last night?" Asked Joseph.

"I think so," he said bluntly.

"Well, it's important for me to let you know that I'm still willing to work with you," Joseph assured. "Edgeworth and Sniper brought some stuff up that I couldn't ignore. But now that Krabs is gone, I'm not gonna risk letting Edgeworth make it to Merge. The guy's got a way with words that could convince anyone."

Rodin wasn't one for trust, but he knew that, if he could swing one person to his side, it would be Joseph.

"He's good at playin' under the radar," he added. "What about Sniper?"

He stared at the ground as he continued to walk forward before sighing. "Well, with what Krabs said last night, I don't think he's going to flip back."

"And what does that mean for your game?"

Joseph shrugged. "Well, he doesn't control my vote. If I have to go against him then I will go against him."

Rodin gave a grin of satisfaction as they continued to make their way to the bottom of the mountain. Things were certainly not set in stone just yet, but from what he could gather, Joseph might be the key to breaking the stalemate that Punjay had gotten itself into, and in the favour of Rodin no less.

"All I'm going to do now is law low and evaluate my options. I can work with Edgeworth and Sniper, which make great strategic shields, or I can work with the bigger alliance of Rodin, Tracer, and Wii Fit, which has a numbers advantage even if they're all huge challenge threats. Thankfully, this is a decision that I can sit on for a while, hopefully for a long time if we win tomorrow's challenge." - Joseph Joestar.

Meanwhile, back up at camp, Tracer and Sniper took a yoga lesson from Wii Fit by the cliffs. Twenty minutes in, Tracer managed to find herself relatively engaged. Sniper, meanwhile, had shivered through the longest twenty minutes of his life, just barely getting through each pose that Wii Fit coached to him.

"I spend most of my time as a mercenary waiting. Whether it's for instructions or a cue, I'm always bloody patient. But the second I have to do whatever the hell yoga is supposed to be about, I can hardly keep myself awake for it. I'm not interested in it." - Sniper.

Unfortunately for him, the session continued for another fifteen minutes before finally coming to a close.

"Well?" Wii Fit asked. "How do you two feel?"

"Pretty good!" Beamed Tracer.

"Not too bad, actually," lied Sniper.

She placed her hands on her hips and smiled. "Glad you enjoyed it! Now I just have to convince the others to give it a try."

"Well, it would be a good way of bringing the tribe back together..." Tracer huffed. "Things have been pretty tense since last night, huh?"

Sniper gave a shrug. "Well given what I did, I ain't surprised."

Seeing the awkwardness begin to creep in, the mercenary decided to try and explain himself. "Look. After learnin' that Joseph and myself were next to get voted out after Edgeworth by that loose-lipped crab, there was no way I was gonna let him stay a day longer. I don't know if what he said was the full truth, or if you were feeding lies to shut the guy up, but I didn't see any value from him on this tribe."

Tracer seemed fairly understanding, but that didn't prevent her from staying annoyed over the events of last night.

"Sniper probably thought he pulled off a big move last night, but all he did was isolate himself and Joseph from the rest of the tribe. If he had stuck to the plan, then Edgeworth - a huge threat - would have gone home, and Krabs' unreliability as an alliance member would have had him voted out next anyway... at least, that's what I would've done! Instead, things are now way more complicated than they should have been." - Tracer.

On the other hand, Wii Fit found it very easy to forgive him. Even though she had spent her whole game with Krabs up until his elimination, she knew that his elimination was entirely his fault.

"So... if that's now out of the way... are you going to vote Edgeworth in the next vote?" Tracer asked bluntly.

Sniper smirked. "Can't see myself stickin' with him," he lied.

"They can bugger off if they think I'm just gonna flip back like nothing happened. Those four were planning on kicking me and Joseph out of their alliance after Edgeworth. Now that they aren't in control, Tracer and Rodin ain't happy, meaning that all I need to do now is hopefully swing Wii Fit over to my side and finish the job." - Sniper.

"Well, good," said Tracer, as she casually leaned on the fence separating her from the cliff's edge.

She then gazed over to the distance to see Rodin and Joseph return with full water bottles and a cleaned cooking pot.

"Oh, well, I'm gonna grab some water," Tracer said, walking off. "See you two around!"

Though Sniper was in the perfect position to talk strategy to Wii Fit alone, he decided against it. Instead, he decided to keep things casual in hopes that it would strengthen his bond with her.

"So... you're a mercenary, right?" She asked, turning to him.

He nodded. "Yeah. A sniper."

"Is that why you go by-"

"-Sniper? Yeah."

Wii Fit nodded. "So... you kill for a living?"

"...People hire me to do the dirty work. I don't kill for the sake of it. Killers who kill for no other reason are mentally sick in the head. An assassin just gets the job done, and in war, that's efficient."

Though unable to fully see eye to eye with Sniper's lifestyle, Wii Fit could at least assume that Sniper wasn't crazy, but morally impartial.

"If Sniper ever decides to keep sticking with Edgeworth and Joseph, then I'll be pretty scared to go against him at Tribal Council. He's level-headed, very sharp, and he's willing to make enemies to get what he wants. Sounds like a good person to align with... so I hope he doesn't make the mistake of working with Edgeworth of all people..." - Wii Fit Trainer.

Several hours passed at the camp. Wii Fit and Tracer had gone for a walk, Rodin was under the shelter tending to the fire, and Joseph, Edgeworth, and Sniper had grouped up in the cave.

"Has anything happened?" Edgeworth asked. "Hardly any of them have spoken to me since last night. It's safe to assume that they still want me out."

"I'm working on Wii Fit. She's social enough without being too close to Rodin." Sniper folded his arms. "I told 'em that I'm willing to flip back to their alliance to get you out, Edgeworth. Sorry about that, mate."

"If I were you, I would have done the same," he said. "Not to mention that I owe you two. Something tells me that none of them were convinced enough by anything I said last night."

He stuck his thumb out. "No problem. I wanted to hold onto it till the Merge, but I wasn't gonna risk bein' picked off."

"Over Krabs, no less," added Joseph.

"So are we still working together?" Edgeworth questioned, keenly eyeing the two members of his new alliance.

"I didn't upset half the tribe just to join back. I'm not a dolt," Sniper confirmed.

"Yeah," Joseph emptily agreed.

Though the lines had seemingly been drawn, there were members of both sides that were willing to flip if need be. Joseph was especially eager to get out Edgeworth, though going against Sniper and joining the alliance that he just crossed were the two things holding him back from making the jump. As far as Sniper knew, Wii Fit was his only chance at securing the numbers. Rodin and Tracer were a dangerous duo, and he had no hope for either of them to go against one another. Overall, both sides were keen to win the next challenge. The last thing they wanted was another visit to Tribal Council so soon after the last...

*TO BE CONTINUED*