*Last time on Survivor Crossover: Dry Dry Desert...*

At the Power Flowers tribe, Samus returned from Exile Oasis to greet her fellow tribemates, and the bounty hunter was shocked to hear about the events that occurred the night she was exiled. Additionally, her perception of Papyrus shifted drastically, as she never expected to skeleton to break away from an alliance, something he apparently did on that night.

In Super Shrooms, Little Mac and Kirby were in a glum mood over the cake they missed out on winning from the last challenge, as both of them hadn't tasted anything of note since they came to the desert two weeks prior. After Little Mac concluded that he would do an exercise routine out in the hot weather, the other four got to know a little more about each other, before proceeding to be reminded over Samus Aran's supposed idol, something Engineer had told them about a long while ago.

Finally, Phoenix's rest turned out to be an intense one at that, being awoken by a nightmare seemingly caused by his anxiety of a blindside from the others in his tribe. He ended up telling a couple of others on his team about the said nightmare, and they joined the lawyer on speculating about its cause. Later, when all five of the members were awake, they had an idea, and that idea was to eat the cake right before the challenge tomorrow, so they'd have a lot more energy. With his plan generally accepted, they unfortunately had to hold off on the second slice of cake.

The next day, the bi-daily challenge was to swim across the moat of the Exile Oasis, where all members of a team would reach the island, slot in tiles that were attached to their bodies, and break ten targets to win. When the challenge began, Tails, Kirby, Papyrus (with accidental assistance), and ROB made it across the moat in only a couple of minutes at most, leaving the others in the dust.

Throughout the rest of the swimming section, each survivor tried their hardest, though as the section neared its end, Power Flowers were the first team to have all of their members make it across the moat, making them able to begin the second and final section of the challenge: breaking the targets.

As they did so, the other two teams were neck-and-neck with having their last members reach the end of the moat, and whilst Super Shrooms had a feeling that Jotaro Kujo would break all of his team's targets in mere seconds, Spy suddenly sabotaged his entire team by refusing to finish the first section, resulting in Power Flowers winning first place, Super Shrooms winning second place, and Laudable Leaves unfairly winning a trip to Tribal Council. Power Flowers were given spices as their first-place prize, and the five of them chose to leave Luigi at the Exile Oasis.

Back at Laudable Leaves, everyone was dead focused on voting for Spy, who was absent from tribe, as his purposeful sabotage would not go unnoticed by them. Moreover, at the same time, they knew that he had to have something up his sleeve, as there needed to be some reason for the Frenchman to put himself in that situation.

At Tribal Council, they met up with Spy, and just as they suspected, he used his Poison Shroom Idol, which allowed him to reset the votes cast against himself. In addition, his idol gained him the ability to restrict the vote to two separate people, those two being ROB, and his target, Jotaro Kujo.

Upon voting again, yet another idol was used, this time being Jotaro with an idol that granted him full immunity. With all votes towards him being nullified, ROB was eliminated at one pathetic vote, though his elimination didn't upset him at all...

What will happen in this episode? Which teams will receive immunity, and who will face elimination this time? All and more will be answered in Episode 8 of Survivor Crossover: Dry Dry Desert!

Laudable Leaves: Day 15

Survivors: Phoenix Wright - Luigi - Jotaro Kujo.

"Sigh..." Uttered Luigi, strolling through the desolate lands of the desert. "It's-a such a long walk, and a s-scary one at that."

The plumber had been anticipating coming back to the tribe the second he was informed that he would be staying at the Exile Oasis. He knew Spy would be eliminated, but the potential tension and anger that would be at the tribe scared him to no end. Furthermore, he had the occasional pessimistic thought of "What if Spy HADN'T been eliminated that night?", which only served to make him more and more nervous with each and every step.

Eventually, he saw his tribe on the horizon, and after even more patient walking, he was only a couple of minutes away from the tribe. Nobody was outside of the tents, which only made him more anxious over what had unfolded last night. Regardless, the Italian shook his head, cleared his mind, and assumed that they weren't outside because it was probably very early in the morning.

As he entered the tribe area, he sat down on the bench and stared at the empty box of cake, the food itself had been demolished to such a point where finding a crumb in the box would be considered a lucky find. The prize reminded him of the first challenge his tribe had won, and how good it felt to have a night of celebration and cake. Then Luigi thought about yesterday, and how they were on the brink of not only scoring second place, but potentially first place and winning a permanent flavor boost to their food. All of that and more had been squandered thanks to Spy, and that fact caused him to pout.

Luigi felt like checking the tents to see who had been eliminated, but it felt like there was a forcefield of nervousness preventing him from doing so. Therefore, he continued to wait and wait for around half of an hour, before a tall, brooding figure with a white coat emerged from one of the tents.

Said figure was none other than Jotaro, and the plumber was glad to see him still on his team. However, Jotaro's face was slightly disgruntled, like whatever had happened last night must have been rather unpleasant for the stand user...

"Erm, hello!" Waved Luigi, beaming. "Did you-a sleep well?"

"It wasn't bad," he shrugged, leaning against one of the poles keeping the shelter up. "Yours?"

The plumber mimicked his shrug. "More or less the-a same as yours, in terms of-a quality..."

Luigi's eyes trailed away from Jotaro before darting to the floor. He then asked the magic question he had been aching to have answered: "Who was eliminated yesterday?!"

His question was so sudden it came out as a half-yell, which slightly confused Jotaro. Nonetheless, his question had been answered. "Not Spy, but ROB."

"Mama mia..." Luigi covered his face with his gloves. "Nooo..."

"I was-a dreading that answer. Every time the idea that Spy got away with his sabotage came into my head, I quickly buried it in-a the back of my-a head! To see it come true is... I can't even describe how sad I-a feel..." - Luigi.

Jotaro looked at the ground; he had been anticipating the terror. "It would have been me if I didn't have an idol too."

"I-idol?!" Luigi gawked. "T-too?!" He gawked harder. "You both had idols?!"

He gave a short nod. "Spy having an idol was obvious, but I didn't expect one that made everyone aside from ROB and I immune. If I didn't have an immunity idol, I would have gotten more votes than him."

"This is-a too much," he cried. "It's-a morning!"

"I'm only answering your questions." Jotaro gritted his teeth. "Spy most likely caught on to the fact that we'd spit in his food if he showed his face here, so we haven't seen him since Tribal Council. Lurking in the shadows like a coward is his job, after all."

Luigi agreed, simply out of spite for Spy, but then remembered Phoenix. "Is Phoenix alright?"

"Also angry, I could see it in his eyes when we were walking back. It was a silent walk, to say the least," he admitted. "Though I'm not one for small talk anyway."

Coincidentally, as they discussed Phoenix, the lawyer slowly woke up and stretched, leaving the tent and catching the others talking.

"Oh, hey Luigi," he greeted. "I wish I didn't have to experience what happened yesterday, I was terrified."

"The vote?" The plumber assumed. "Yeah, I'm going to consider my-a-self lucky for the-a time being."

Phoenix then gazed around, scouting for any traces of Spy, but to no avail. "Looks like he hasn't come back."

Jotaro nodded. "The tents are wide open, so he's probably not in any of them. Needless to say, looks like we won't see him until the next challenge."

"That's a good call, considering what he put us through." He scratched the back of his neck. "Do you think he regrets doing what he did?"

"Most likely. His plan to get rid of me had flopped, even if he seemed to be aware of the possibility involving ROB's elimination." Jotaro fixed his cap, staring out into the desert. "Though, he's a sharp one; he likely has more tricks up his sleeve. It would be foolish for him to not have one."

Suddenly, an idea sprung into the lawyer's head, and although it sounded quite ugly and controversial to him, he wanted to know what the others would think. "How about this: next challenge, we purposefully lose it and vote out Spy? A taste of his own medicine!"

"I object to that proposal," confessed Jotaro, shaking his head with disapproval. "He'll be eliminated by the others, as I don't think he expected the other two teams to also be mad at his pathetic plan. Additionally, we could get that same distaste from the other teams if we pulled it off. It's just unnecessary, and having an extra member is helpful, even if said member deserves to be beaten into the sand we stand on."

"Lowering our team's reputation again!?" Luigi winced. "I-a don't think I'm-a on board with that. Besides, what if he has another idol! It makes perfect sense for-a him to-a have one; as Jotaro said, he might have another trick up his-a sleeve!"

*OBJECTION!*

They both immediately snapped their heads to Phoenix, who proudly shook his head. "You won't have to worry about that, Luigi!"

"Huh?" The plumber raised an eyebrow. "Really?!"

"Yep! It's not possible for Spy to have another idol," he proclaimed. "And I know why!"

Similarly, Jotaro also raised his eyebrow. "Well, let's hear it: how is it impossible for him to have a second idol?"

"Well, Alexa confirmed that there are four idols, right? All of which have been found, which we also know," Phoenix explained. "Now, we know Spy and Jotaro used an idol each, so that's two down. Furthermore, Alexa told us before last challenge that King K. Rool was eliminated WITH an idol, which brings it down to one left. This idol could have been used by now, but we don't know that."

"That final idol could-a easily be Spy's, I don't-a see how that disconfirms his chances." Luigi rubbed his chin. "Unless you know someone else who definitely has the-a idol?"

"Hmm, I remember hearing about someone having an idol, but it's just on the tip of my tongue... who is it?" Phoenix questioned to himself, shortly before widening his eyes. "Wait, I remember!"

*TAKE THAT!*

"When Engineer came back from an idol hunt many days ago, he told everyone on Super Shrooms, right before we went off to sleep, that Samus Aran holds one of the idols! Whether she's used it by now or not, we can safely deduct that Spy has no other idols!" He announced.

Suddenly, Luigi gasped. "Oooh, I-a remember now! It was pretty late, and I was-a tired then, so no wonder I didn't remember it immediately."

"That makes sense. Implying Engineer didn't lie, which he has little reason to, Spy cannot do much against his own elimination." Jotaro folded his arms with disappointment. "For a second there, I thought he really did have another trick up his sleeve."

"Looks like we can rest easy, for the time being," Phoenix smiled... shortly before pulling a silly grin. "Maybe someone that isn't me can cook. Maybe we can consider it my prize for easing our anxiety?"

Jotaro glared to him. "Nice try. You're now doing it instead of me."

"GHAAA?!" His jaw dropped. "Damn it! Why did I have to say that?!"

Super Shrooms: Day 15

Survivors: Little Mac - Tails - Waluigi - Kirby - Engineer.

It had been only a few minutes since every member of Super Shrooms woke up. They sat down on their benches, under their shelter, and were still in shock over what had happened yesterday. Sure, whatever had happened resulted in their own safety, but even Waluigi, someone who couldn't care less over winning in an unfair way, had a sour taste lingering in his mouth.

They all speculated within their heads over who was eliminated last night. Could it have been Spy himself, or did he manage to get someone else eliminated? They'd know the answer by tomorrow, but they wanted to hear the closure much sooner than that. Regardless, Tails began making breakfast for everybody.

"So, I know the last victory wasn't really a satisfying one but..." Little Mac's face lit up. "Look at us! We're the only team with five members standing, and without any real drama too. Was that really not worth celebrating yesterday?"

"Listen here son: I only celebrate victories when it involves the team we're against not purposefully spoilin' the challenge." Engineer shook his head. "Would ya celebrate if you beat a five-year-old at an arm wrestle?"

The boxer rubbed his chin with his gloves. "Hmm..."

"Are... are you really gonna sit there and think that question through?!" He gasped. "Nevermind! What I'm tryna say is, it just didn't feel right, and that's why none of us were in a great mood last night."

"You're right," Little Mac admitted. "Do you think Spy got eliminated? I'm pretty sure he did, judging by what happened."

In response to the naivety, Waluigi cackled. "WAHAHAHAA! You-a really think someone would pull off such an evil plot for-a no reason?! Spy must've had some sort of-a idol or advantage, and especially a target to-a use it on!"

"Either that or he really just wanted to leave the show," shrugged Tails. "But if that's not the case, then Waluigi is right; he must have wanted someone gone, to the point where he'd tarnish his own reputation and purposefully lose a challenge just so he could use an idol on them at Tribal Council!"

"Poyo?!" Kirby's eyes widened. "Poyo?"

Little Mac squinted with confusion. "I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say that you're referring to who that target is, because I have the same question!"

"Poyo," he nodded profusely.

Tails sighed. "Isn't it obvious? The strongest competitor in the show, of course."

Whilst Waluigi and Mac were both somehow confused over what Tails meant, Kirby knew exactly who he was talking about. "Juh... Juh-Joh!"

"JoJo? Well, I'll be damned if that ain't a good nickname you made up there, Kirby," Engineer chuckled. "JOtaro KuJO. It rolls right off the tongue!"

Meanwhile, the fox was glad that someone actually knew what he was talking about. "Yeah! JoJo-err, I mean Jotaro, is by far the strongest survivor in this show, which means that he's also the biggest threat in the show. It may suck to hear since I liked him, but he might have been eliminated, though don't treat that as a fact-."

"R-really?!" Waluigi gasped. "At-a long last, the Ultimate Cheater is-a gone! WAHOOO!"

As he began cheering and dancing, Tails attempted to defuse his joy. "H-hold on, it's not a guarante-"

"Looks like first place is going to-a go to ME, WALUIGI!" He proclaimed, continuing to celebrate.

"Welp, now you've done it," Engineer said. "Now you've set him off."

"Man... he really doesn't like Jotaro," Little Mac observed.

Kirby nodded, weirded out by the purple villain's bizarre dance moves. "Poyo..."

"WAH-LOO-EE-JEE!" He chanted. "SAY IT-A WITH ME!"

"No thanks..." Denied Little Mac.

"Pfft, killjoys! We should-a be celebrating over Jotaro's elimination!" He glared, twizzling his mustache. "Now we can start getting first instead of-a second!"

"Gone are the days where Waluigi and his-a crew were forced into second place because of-a Jotaro! Gone are the days of him dominating the-a whole competition every single challenge with his-a stupid cheater ghost thingamajiggy! Now... it's-a Waluigi Time!" - Waluigi.

Tails shook his head, reattempting to break through Waluigi's overjoyed skull. "I never said it was a guarantee! And, even if he WAS eliminated, the four others are capable of beating us in a challenge in terms of brains AND brawn."

"Come on, just-a face it! Spy would-a target him, and Jotaro couldn't have-a done anything about it," Waluigi sneered.

Engineer then raised his hand. "Hold on, what if he had an idol?"

Suddenly, he went pale. "Err... what?"

"An idol, so something he could use to save his own skin?" The Texan queried. "What about that possibility?"

"Uhh, LOOK!" He snapped. "If I don't see that stupid cheater tomorrow, then I'll be-a celebrating like there's no time to-a waste! If he is, then I'll..."

"...Be really upset?" Asked Tails.

Waluigi nodded. "Yeah, that! But I know he's not in, so I won't have to-a worry about-a that at all!"

And, at that moment, Little Mac felt a lightbulb hover over his head as a bright idea entered his mind. "Hey, you seem to be pretty adamant over Jotaro being gone, so how about this... if we find out that he's still in the show, then you owe me half of your daily ration for the next two days! However, if we find out that he HAS been eliminated, then I'll be giving you half of mine for the next two days. How does that sound?"

In response to the proposal, he crouched down and covered his eyes, falling into a dilemma. "Come on Waluigi... you're-a better than this. The last time you-a gambled you lost everything! But, half of a rice portion is a good amount to-a have..."

Eventually, he sprung back up with confidence. "Okay! Prepare to give me your rice and-a beans, loser!"

"We'll have to see about that one. It's on!" Little Mac cracked his knuckles.

"More food, here I come!" - Little Mac.

"Speaking of-a food, is it done yet?" Waluigi impatiently asked, turning to Tails for an answer.

"It is, if you like it crunchy," the fox sarcastically responded.

He rolled his eyes. "Eurgh! Hurry up then!"

"The food had only been cooking for ten minutes, and all we have to rely on is a weak fire and some sunlight to heat it up over the course of an hour or two! Why does Waluigi still think it cooks so quickly fifteen days into this show?!" - Tails.

Power Flowers: Day 15

Survivors: Papyrus - Meta Knight - Princess Peach - Samus Aran.

"EVERYONE, THE FIRST MEAL OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SERVED!" Papyrus announced, slowly dishing out each bowl. "HOPEFULLY, THE IMPECCABLE ABUNDANCE OF SEASONING SHALL MAKE SATISFY YOUR TASTEBUDS!"

"I hope so too. To say I miss the food of Dreamland... it would be a great understatement," Meta Knight said, taking in a mouthful of rice and beans. "GH..." He cried.

Intrigued, the skeleton leaned over to the startled warrior. "HOW IS IT?! ON A SCALE OF ONE-TO-TE-"

And just like that, in a mere blink of an eye, Papyrus was now pinned against the beam of the shelter, a furious Meta Knight holding him. "I'm going to regret asking, but HOW much salt did you put into that?!"

"Oh boy," Peach gulped.

"HALF OF IT NOW, AND THE OTHER HALF FOR LATER!" He beamed. "MAYBE IT WON'T TASTE AS GOOD, CONSIDERING I HAD TO DIVIDE IT, BUT THE TASTINESS WILL SURELY LAST LONGER!"

"The tub of it looked to be half of a kilogram..." His eyes were shaking. "You put in two-hundred and fifty grams of salt into the food?!"

Papyrus had his jaw drop. "I'M SORRY, BUT I WANTED TO CONSERVE THE SALT! I'LL PUT IN ALL OF IT, IF WE EVER GET MORE SALT!"

Meta Knight pinned him harder against the beam. "That's not the issue. You're only supposed to put in a sprinkling for each ration, otherwise, it becomes inedible. You have not only wasted one of our prizes, but you have also wasted an entire meal. Our performance in the next challenge will be significantly lower as a result."

"OH..." He scratched his head, attempting to shimmy out of his grasp, but to no avail. "I... DEEPLY APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BLUNDER."

After more wriggling, Papyrus was dropped by Meta Knight, who jumped back. "An apology isn't enough. We'll either have to slightly cut down every other portion until we get new rations, or skip a meal. Either one will make things harder for us."

"Why are we even letting someone with no sense of taste cook for us again?" Asked Peach. "Papyrus, you mean well, but what you did was more than a blunder. We could be up for elimination yet again!"

"Papyrus is certainly a kind soul, and I'll continue to say that he's one of the kindest individuals I've met in this show. Though, even with that in mind, I can't ignore just how incompetent he can be at times. He's weak, slow, can't cook, and he's not exactly wise either. I don't want to, but if we have another Tribal Council... he may just be my vote, as he's not only bad for the team, but just not ready to win this show." - Princess Peach.

"And if we are, I don't think I'll hesitate to vote for you," Samus warned.

The comments, especially the last one, terrified Papyrus; his reputation was dwindling, and fast, and he had to find a way to save his skin. "HANG ON! I JUST REMEMBERED THE SILVER LINING OF THIS SITUATION!"

"Silver lining?" Queried Meta Knight. "Explain yourself."

"WELL, REMEMBER HOW WE WON THAT EXTRA BAG OF RICE AND BEANS?!" Asked Papyrus. "THAT'S BEEN PERMANENTLY ADDED TO OUR RATIONS, SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, IF WE CUT DOWN OUR RATIONS BY A LITTLE BIT, WE'RE STILL EATING THE SAME AMOUNT AS EVERYONE ELSE, IF NOT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE! TO CONCLUDE, I SIMPLY NULLIFIED OUR ADVANTAGE INSTEAD OF GIVING US A DISADVANTAGE!"

Silence loomed over the tribe as they thought about his point. He was right, but they definitely still held annoyance over having to eat restricted portions until their next rations came in.

"Very well, though my point of the team performing worse is still a problem, Papyrus," he glared. "For the sake of everyone here, including you, we'll have someone else cook the food."

"Not me," said Peach. "I'm more of a baker than a cook!"

Samus nodded. "Guess that leaves me, granted if Meta Knight isn't aching to do it," she added.

"I'm fine," he assured.

As the heat slowly came off Papyrus, the skeleton wiped beads of sweat off of his forehead. "PHEW... NOW, UMM, LET'S PUT THIS WHOLE COMMOTION BEHIND US!"

"I won't forget it," Meta Knight warned. "Especially if we barely lose the next challenge."

"W-WELL, THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN!" He announced. "WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF FIGHT IN US, EVEN WITHOUT THE EXTRA CALORIES. JUST LOOK AT ME, FOR AN EXAMPLE!"

Samus folded her arms. "You don't eat; you're a skeleton. I thought you being on my team would increase the portions of everyone else like the first season, but it looks like Alexa gave us slightly smaller bags to compensate. It's a shame, though it's more fair on the others."

"Can I just ask how you got into cooking, Papyrus? It's not like you can taste or digest the food," Peach pondered.

"WELL, I KNOW HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE OBSESSED WITH THE DELICACY KNOWN AS SPAGHETTI, SO THAT'S WHERE I BEGAN MY COOKING JOURNEY!" He posed, giving a confident, toothy grin. "GRANTED, I'VE YET TO SEE SOMEONE GO BEYOND TWO-AND-A-HALF MOUTHFULS OF MY CUISINE, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'LL BE ABLE TO HIT THREE MOUTHFULS WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR!"

"T-three?!" She gasped, shortly before whispering herself in disbelief. "How did we let you cook...?"

Papyrus rolled his eyes. "INDEED, SOME PEOPLE JUST DISLIKE MY COOKING..."

"I cannot blame them one bit, but enough about your cooking mishaps," Meta Knight wrapped his cake snugly around his body. "What I want to discuss is the eliminee of last night. I reckon it was Jotaro."

"Jotaro? Wouldn't Spy be the most likely outcome?" Assumed Peach.

"Nope," denied Samus. "Spy had a plot forming in his head, to the point where he was confident enough to make everyone on his tribe despise him. I also think it was Jotaro who went out, as it's unbelievably likely that Spy would go for the strongest survivor currently in this competition. It's simple strategy."

"I have a feeling that Super Shrooms is having a similar conversation about Jotaro and Spy. But, considering how infamous that challenge turned out to be, it's probably the hot topic on everyone's mind until we get some closure on who got eliminated that night. I got to keep an eye on Spy, too. First, he was after me, and only a few days into his new tribe, he's now after someone else." - Samus Aran.

The princess thought about it, and then widened her mouth with shock. "It does make a lot of sense! I just hope Spy gets a taste of his own medicine; what he did was unacceptable. It shouldn't even be allowed!"

"The problem with doing it is that you'll be prime meat until the night you're eliminated, and even if you make it to the end, people aren't going to want you to win," explained Meta Knight. "Maybe he has a lot more plans than we think, but I wouldn't expect him to come close to winning."

All of a sudden, they were then taken back by Samus abruptly standing up. "Speaking of Spy... I think I have an idea on where he is."

"WE ALL DO! HE'S AT TRIBE, WITH THE OTHER LAUDABLE LEAVES MEMBERS," Papyrus argued. "PROBABLY GETTING PUMMELLED BY THE OTHERS..."

"Exactly. If he did go back to the tribe, his life here would probably worsen tenfold, so I think that he's in hiding somewhere." She then picked up her salt-coated rice and bean bowl. "Here's hoping my hunch is correct," she grinned.

As she proudly walked up, Meta Knight stared at her. "What is she up to?" He thought. "And why is she taking that inedible slop with her?"

Koopa Sphinx: Day 15

Survivors: Spy - Samus Aran.

Spy relaxed against the wall of the sphinx, riddled with both peace and boredom. The rogue had stirred up quite the controversy last night, and he just wanted to spend this day of free time basking in the sunlight, contemplating to himself on what to do next. He always relied on quick-thinking, that's what spies need if they want to survive, whether it be real life or the gameshow he's trapped in.

In the hazy horizon of the desert, he caught a light blue twig-like figure standing there, or was it approaching? He didn't care, and he simply went back into relaxation... until...

"Wait, what?" His eyes snapped open and he looked again, spotting the figure once more, focusing hard enough to make out that it was none other than...

Samus Aran, carrying a mysterious bowl. Her presence was a surprise, though he was glad it wasn't Jotaro coming to pay him a little "payback".

As she approached more and more, the Frenchman stood up, brushed the sand off of his clothing, and adjusted said clothing to look subpar in tidiness.

"Well well well, if it isn't Samus Aran!" He yelled, cracking a grin. "How did you know I was out here? Unless you're daft enough to think that Alexa has another secret idol lying around. Trust me, I've looked."

"I knew you'd hide outside of Tribal Council, and I definitely knew that you hadn't been eliminated," she grinned back, though to call it a friendly grin would be a total lie, and Spy knew this. "So, did you succeed in defeating Jotaro?"

Considering he wasn't fond of her, Spy didn't bother giving an answer. "Consider it a surprise, Mrs. Aran! What's that in your hand?"

"A pity present," Samus lied, plopping it down in front of him, causing a few grains of sand to seep into the dish.

"How heartwarming," he joked. "Though, I do appreciate the gesture."

She then turned around, leaving the area.

"Hang on, that's all?" Spy raised an eyebrow. "You're just going to walk over here, get a question out of me, and then hand me a... gift?"

The mercenary was dumbfounded. One of his enemies, going out of their way to advantage him with a meal, still warm - though mainly due to the sun shining down on it - and nothing else.

Samus was speechless and continued walking off.

Though, before she could fully leave the area...

"ROB was the poor fool eliminated!" He yelled. "Though, I'm only telling you as a trade for the meal. If I showed my face to the others, there'd be a new inedible ingredient added to my food."

Again, she was speechless, though she felt accomplished over cracking the answer out of him.

Spy shook his head. "What a sharp woman," he said, munching on his first mouthful of rice and beans.

Right as the food hit his tongue, his eyes widened, his face recoiled with disgust, and he immediately ejected the contents from his mouth, straight back into the bowl.

"YOU TRAMPY BROAD!" He cried. "HOW DARE YOU!"

Though Samus couldn't hear his anger, and instead, she continued walking, ready to tell the others about the new information she acquired.

*TO BE CONTINUED*