Survivor - Emperors vs Knights

Chapter 4 - Day 3 Part 2

Okay, so the Nago/Emperors tribe now has to go to Tribal Council after losing the first immunity challenge. They've already lost the opening challenge where the reward was the advanced shelter making kit, and now they can't have fire in the form of flint until the Tribal Council is done (which is what they do in most of the Survivor seasons when the first tribe has to go to Tribal Council). So yeah, they're kinda starting an early losing streak here, which is of course anything but good in Survivor. Like Shadow said, sometimes losing the first immunity challenge can basically make the rest of the game. However, it doesn't mean that they still can't win the next immunity challenge so you guys can still have your hopes up for the Emperors!

So let's recap as far as the tribe is concerned starting from day one. Pac-Man wants to be in an alliance with Mega Man (he doesn't mind, but he's apparently trying to distance himself from Pac-Man just so that they won't make it obvious), Peach is doing everything she could around camp despite her being completely out of her comfort zone, Shulk is leading his tribe, Freddy is wondering how his tribemates perceive him, and Ghirahim thinks that the three "pairs" in the tribe (Mega Man, Pac-Man, Peach, Zelda, Marth, and Roy) are all in the majority alliance of six against himself, Shulk, Freddy, and Shadow. (Even though most likely the supposed "majority" never even thought of making a majority alliance in the first place.) ...LOL

Well, we'll simply see how it goes, because one of these ten people now has to go home so they can move forward. Let's see how they're gonna do it...

~KF

Emperors

Day 3

Shulk, Ghirahim, Pac-Man, Freddy, Shadow, Peach, Marth, Mega Man, Zelda, and Roy all returned to their camp, all in dissatisfaction for obvious reasons.

Shulk, however, chose to look at the more positive side of things. "Well, look at the bright side, guys. If we all just had at least ten more seconds, then maybe we would have won. The knights could have struggled with the keys last minute because those are always a guessing game."

"But still, a loss is a loss. We still lost to those knights, and now one of the ten of us has to get their torch snuffed as a result." Shadow the Hedgehog spoke. "We just need to figure out how we are going to move forward as a tribe. Because for all we know, that first immunity challenge loss might as well dictate the rest of the season."

"Unsurprisingly, the tribe resorted to take a glance at the 'bright side' of the challenge even though every last one of them is well aware that we came in second place. They're only saying that just so the keep the team in 'good spirits'. But at the end of the day, we all have to face facts. We lost the challenge, now we decide who is going to leave the island, and then we have to make our way to the Tribal Council."

"Well, we all still did a good job today." Shulk defended. "Everyone did well, and even though we took that shortcut and had those ten extra pieces, Mega Man and Zelda aced that puzzle. It's pretty clear we chose the right people to do it."

"Yes, but still, one of us will no longer be here."

Before he stood to hear another response, Shadow was already on his way somewhere else.

"The Survivor community is probably gonna hate how I'm gonna put this, but if they were out here, they would be doing the same thing, unless you want to go to the second Tribal Council in the game." The hedgehog from Mobius assumed. "However, if it were up to me, we would get rid of the weak. That's the only reason to why we lost. Both of the girls struggled a bit during the obstacle course, so one of them has to get the boot."

-/-

"Shadow was absolutely correct. The loss of today could affect the rest of the game. If that is so, then Peach and Zelda just cost ten people including myself a million dollars. It really irks me, especially how Zelda performed even though she tried to redeem herself at the puzzle... But neither of the girls apologized. No apologies, no regrets, no sympathy for the other members, nothing. I'm already at the bottom, and now people aren't even going to apologize for their actions knowing that one of us is going to get the boot as a result of their performance."

He managed to find himself with Shadow and Freddy once again.

"Okay." The tallest member of Nago immediately began to talk. "So I've gave it some thought, and initially I figured that we call our alliance the Comeback Alliance due to our current unfortunate situation. However, I then figured that at this point, we might as well name it the Karma Alliance instead."

"..."

"..."

"So, we clearly know who we are supposed to target tonight and why." He continued on. "Right now, I am more irritated at Zelda. Not only she is the bigger reason for our loss, she's been best friends with Peach for the entire game and now the majority is going to pick us off one by one."

"But, how do you even know we're at the bottom?" Freddy Fazbear blinked.

"It is ever so obvious. I wouldn't even be angry at them for voting off someone like Shadow because at least they would have the sense enough to make a good move by targeting the supposed 'weakest' of our alliance." He placed a hand on the smaller castaway's shoulder. "No offense of course, but something tells me that's how they would see it, especially if the six of them get to stay in the game. Aside from the friendship of Peach and Zelda, Marth has been praising Roy ever since we stepped foot on the island, and Mega Man is desperately trying to avoid Pac-Man. Those three pairs come together, and that's a 6-4 majority."

Shadow the Hedgehog decided to ignore the 'weakest' of the alliance part for now. "So who do you think?"

Ghirahim folded his arms. "I'd rather hear your personal opinion first, but if you want me to voice mine, that's fine. I personally think it should be Zelda. She's been a thorn in my side ever since we lost today. For all we know, she could even be the center of the alliance. I mean, sure Peach is supposedly even weaker in the physical aspect of the challenges, but all Peach had to get through was simply one obstacle. Zelda literally ran the entire course. The only individual that was with her in the end was Mega."

"However, what if Peach was in Zelda's spot?" Shadow hypothesized. "If she ran the entire course, she would have been even worse. She wouldn't be the best when it came to puzzles, and when we do one again, at least we can rely on Zelda for that. Peach is just not a challenge person and she knows it."

"..." After falling under the spell of silence, with a sigh, Ghirahim thought that the black hedgehog was not wrong. "Valid argument if I do say so myself... Now all we have to is to convince the rest of the tribe to vote her off and this alliance has a fighting chance."

"As much as I would have personally prefer to see Zelda walk, she does have one redeeming quality, which is the puzzle aspect of the challenges, since you never know that it would be the puzzle that would save us in the near future. So unfortunately, she's not going home today. However, we still need to vote Peach out the island. What would work in my favor is that the supposed 'Pair Up Alliance' are actually somehow not in an alliance with each other. And if that was the case, then it'd be much easier to manipulate them into getting rid of Peach if we explain to them that she is the weakest link. But the reality is that not only it would work for the tribe, but also in my favor specifically. Getting rid of Peach will completely alienate Zelda. You always have to be three steps ahead. I will talk to them all today, and then I will voice my opinion at Tribal Council."

"I'll make my way back to the shelter." He raised a finger and begin his walk. "You both stay here so that we won't make it obvious that we're all aligned."

Shadow ended up facing Freddy who was giving Ghirahim a strange look as he wandered off.

"Honestly, whenever I talk to Ghirahim, I just feel like he thinks really hard and just jumps to way too many conclusions." Freddy admitted. "I mean, I've been interacting with everyone here and so far the only possible alliance is between Mega Man and Pac-Man, and even so, I don't even know if Mega even wants to be a part of that. However, if he is somehow true, than I would rather have Peach go home anyway in case I might be in trouble in the future. Better safe than sorry."

-/-

"Well, the water is nice..."

Meanwhile, Peach, Zelda, and Pac-Man were all standing in the water.

"It's really unfortunate we have to cut someone's dream short and they have only been here for three days." Peach Toadstool was clearly not happy about Tribal Council one bit. "I really wish it didn't have to come to this."

"Well, we all worked hard in that challenge." Zelda told the both of them. "That's all that matters and the person that gets sent home will be happy about the experience they enjoyed."

Pac-Man turned to Peach.

"I know, but still, no one likes to be voted out of the game, let alone be the first one to go..."

"And I agree." Zelda nodded in response. "So,... let's just make the decision on the right person that should be sent home. Who's getting along here?"

"Well..." Despite Peach looking away for a couple moments, she knew she had the common sense to know where everyone stood socially. "The only two people that I'm unsure about are Shadow and Ghirahim. Nothing against them, but they just don't see to um... gel well with the rest of us..."

Pac-Man turned to Zelda.

"I already get a vibe from both of them that they're both going to be dangerous as the days go on. Besides, for all we know, they could be planning on rallying the tribe against us, because they might perceive us as the 'weakest' in the challenge today."

"That's just what I am afraid of." Peach said. "I mean, we all did well. I was not that bad in the first obstacle and you and Mega nailed that puzzle and even got it done!"

"I know, but they're probably looking at what could have happened." Zelda guessed. "I mean you know, I want to win challenges too, so we can't send Ghirahim home."

"So we vote for Shadow, then?" asked Pac-Man.

"Better to get rid of him before he gets rid of one of us. We just need to make sure the rest of the tribe is on the same page..." Zelda placed a finger beneath her chin. "That seems to be our only choice..."

-/-

Thus, it left Mega Man, Marth, Shulk, and Roy in the shelter all on their own lying down on the bamboo.

"I mean... I love Peach and Zelda and all, but I want to win challenges." said Roy. "That's pretty much all I have to say."

"I'm pretty sure that's what we all want." Shulk sighed, but hesitantly agreed. "I'll be honest with you guys, though. I think getting rid of Peach or Zelda would make me feel like I'm... evil or something, hahaha! But really... Even though Shadow is most likely not going to bond well with the rest of us, he clearly will be more physical in challenges than the both of them. If Chatan keeps winning, we're getting picked off one by one. ...Yeah, getting picked off one by one at this point in the show is next to impossible, but then again, nothing is impossible."

Mega Man kept his eyes on the three of them.

"But... Ugh..."

Shulk flipped his head to his left. "What's wrong, Marth?"

"I mean, kicking out Peach and Zelda before Shadow and... Ghirahim? ...It's just... it's..." He honestly felt sick at the thought of it all. "...It's... It's not right..."

"...You know what, you have a point as well." Roy had to agree with Marth even though he knew very well that getting rid of the getting rid of the weakest link argument sounded completely logical for him. "Peach is just... so nice... And she wants to do everything... I mean, she brings so much positive energy to the camp."

Shulk lifted his head a little bit.

"What do you think, Mega Man?"

The blue bomber was actually waiting to be spoken to. "Okay, well... my honest opinion would be that as positive as Peach is around here, I think overtime that would make her a likable threat... Zelda is both smart and likable. Wouldn't be surprised if they got to the end and one of them win."

"This might be a rather, um... unpopular opinion here." Mega Man presumed. "But in all honesty, I'd actually rather keep Shadow and Ghirahim here. Or at least one of them if I could. But only because if they're around and they are likely to rub people the wrong way, long term that keeps me off the radar. I can perhaps use one of them as a shield in the future..."

Then out of nowhere, Ghirahim came back to the shelter and faced all four of them with folded arms.

"We need to store the firewood under the shelter in advance just in case it rains tonight..."

"...Okay?" Roy lifted an eyebrow.

"And also, who are you guys looking forward to send packing at the tribal?"

"We're still trying to figure that out..."

"Well..." Ghiraim unfolded his arms and heaved a sigh of slight frustration as if his voice was not being heard in Nago at all, flapping his arms all over the place. "Okay... I don't mean to get like this, but can you all please consider the fact that those two girls performed poorly in the challenge today? I mean, do we all want to head to Tribal Council again? I don't know about you all, but I came here to win a million dollars..."

...

If the four of them could exchange confused and annoyed glances to one another, they would have. But the quarter of Nago members simply remained neutrally staring at Ghirahim.

-/-

Freddy was now sitting down in the sand by the tribe flag using the machete to break open a coconut. And being the strong guy he was, he did it with ease.

Then suddenly, there came Zelda.

"Freddy, do you have a minute?"

"Well I was planning on getting back to the camp so I can stay in the loop here and keep track of what's going on, but since you're here, perhaps you know something I don't." The anthropomorphic animal began drinking from the coconut.

"Okay, well what do you think is happening tonight?"

That was basically Freddy's first chance on whether he could tell the Hyrulian the honest truth, or blatantly lie. In real life, Fazbear would have eventually been ridiculed for it. Yet in Survivor, both choices had their own cons and pros.

Then again, no one told him that there was no way it could have been a little bit of both. "Long story short, Nago wants to win at least the next immunity challenge. Everyone's scared we might just continue our losing streak and never win anything..."

Zelda sighed. "Well, considering on what was said the moment we got back to camp, it's not as if it is new information that I previously was not aware of."

"I understand..."

"I assume you agree with them?"

"They're not wrong..." He took a drink again. "I just want to get Tribal Council and get it over with... Though I gotta admit. Shadow and especially Ghirahim are two people that I can't say I'm close to that much..."

This was Zelda's opportunity to have an honest moment with him. "Well, Freddy, the thing is that none of the tribe thinks that Shadow and Ghirahim have that many positive emotions that will keep the team in good spirit. They have no connections with anyone at all. Whether we can agree with them or not, that's how they all feel. I'm pretty sure everyone here, including you and I, will have a much easier time if one of them isn't around. I know Shadow is strong, but he is not the strongest member, so we can still win challenges. Do you think so?"

Freddy remained silent for a bit. "Yeah..."

"Just think about it, Freddy..."

With him saying nothing else, Zelda decided to walk and leave him be, knowing that he was getting ready to get up and move anyway. Though after that conversation with her, it made Freddy put the coconut down with a lowered head as he thought to himself.

"Right before tribal after hearing Ghirahim's plan, Zelda stopped by to have a last minute talk with me... I think I'm under some sort of pressure here. I do know that my name won't be written down tonight. However, it seems like I can really get along with Zelda. Especially after our talk this morning. I feel as she can really help me if I'm struggling out here socially, as well as possibly having her as an ally in general. So in advance, I already feel like I have to return the favor by not voting her off. I'd feel really bad if I have to write Peach tonight, but I'd feel even worse if I have to write down Zelda..."

The last time the emperors were seen was them packing their belongings and leaving the Nago camp, beginning their official journey to Tribal Council.

Tribal Council

Night 3

Roy, Zelda, Pac-Man, Freddy, Peach, Marth, Ghirahim, Mega Man, Shulk, and Shadow were all now following along their path, moving by several torches to make it to the Tribal Council area.

After moving up a few stairs, by the time they all got there, one by one the all stood tall, as they all eyed Master Hand who was already waiting for them at the other side.

"Behind each of you is a torch. Grab, dip it in, and get fire."

They immediately followed his instructions, dipping set torches in the fire pit that sat in front of them, before taking them back in putting them in different slots.

"This is part of the ritual of Tribal Council because in this game, fire represents your life. When your fire is gone, so are you."

And they all sat down on the wooden circular seats, with the tallest five members of the tribe sitting in the back row. The people of Nago all took their time gazing their eyes upon the area. A well lit area solely by torches as well as the fire pit, and the area as a whole was nearly closed in, with the exception of the entrance, and the exit, where one of the castaways had to head down the stairs in order to leave the game. As far as for the rest of the tribal, it was if there were in some sort of castle, as there were surrounding towers, including the largest one where inside was where the castaways needed to cast their votes.

"So, here we are at Tribal Council." Master Hand began the tribal discussion. "I think it's most appropriate to discuss the theme this season. Ten emperors, ten knights. The emperors are used to success and generally having things go their way no matter what situation they're in, and you all are here right now at Tribal Council, so let's focus on you guys. ...Peach. Why are you here?"

"Well," She seemed to be elated that Master Hand chose her to answer one of his questions. "I'm here to basically, um... to basically show the world that I'm willing to take risks like this. People always see me as this sweet person back at home. And because of how people perceive back at home, I felt as if there's something more of me that I can show to them. And so, I applied for Survivor and I think I'm really having a good time out here, even though I know about the lack of that much food here, not getting enough sleep, and as you say, it's going to be a wet season here in Japan. ...But, I feel that no matter how far I go, even if I'm the first out, the experience would still be worth it and I would always be proud of my decision to come out here with conditions like this."

Her explanation made a couple of her tribemates grin.

"Mega Man." The master moved on. "What about you? Why are you here?"

"Well, first off, I actually found the show by accident." He informed. "But when I did, I actually began watching it a little bit and thought it was a good show. Some folks from home joked about what I would do if I was out here, and I pushed it aside at first. But overtime, I figured that I might as well give it a shot. They were all stunned to realize that I was actually gonna do it, but then I told them that after all I've been through back at home, there's nothing wrong with testing yourself just to see how things would work out. And like Peach said, even if I'm out first, so be it. It was still a pleasure being here."

"Alright, so some of you are here based on whatever happened back where you are from." said Master Hand. "However, some of you are here just to see how things would work out whether you're someone like Peach that wants to step out of your comfort zone, or like Mega Man, by being out here just to put yourself to the test. But no matter what, you all share one thing in common. You are used to domination and fighting through, or you're used to the positive reception you receive at home. But after today's challenge, you all were so close to winning, but it was the knights who pushed through at the end by about a dozen or so seconds."

"But Master,"

Shadow earned everyone's attention.

"it doesn't matter if you are even two seconds from winning. Look at the final immunity challenge from Cagayan. I won't get into any spoilers, but a loss is still a loss. All we have to do as a tribe is to figure out how are we going to prevent it from happening again. We already lost the day one challenge with those knights winning the shelter making kit."

"But Master Hand," Shulk stepped in. "there's nothing wrong with keeping team spirit. At least we all worked really hard. We took a risk, took the shortcut, and now it's debatable on whether or not it worked out for us. However, Mega Man and Zelda not only worked together well on the puzzle, they still completed the puzzle, even though the yellow team beat us at the end. So even though we lost, at least we know that due to the amount of time they had over us at the last second, there was at least a possibility that we could have won and I'm pretty sure everyone sitting here knows it all too well."

"Master," Ghirahim suddenly spoke. "the immunity challenge is going to be the main topic of this Tribal Council."

"Oh..." The host of Survivor replied. "Okay, then! Then we can continue talking about today's challenge!"

"Gladly." He nodded confidently. "Now, after what we've heard so far, I agree with both Shulk and Shadow. Even though we could've won, we still lost. The main topic here is what can we do, so that we won't lose again. The first challenge sometimes has proven that it can dictate the entirety of the season. I will not let this tribe fall under the same category."

"So what's your strategy tonight?"

"It is ever so simple. Get rid of the weak. ...Well, we can't get rid of both of them at one tribal,"

Peach and especially Zelda immediately rotated their heads to Ghirahim.

"but that means we just need to kick one of them, and hope that we all pull it together and claim victory at the next immunity challenge."

"And it is ever so obvious that Peach and Zelda both know who are you referring to."

"I mean," The gray looking man hunched his shoulders. "with all due respect, it is not a large chance that one can lose every immunity challenge and then getting away with it. If we do not win, then Nago is going to eventually become a sinking ship. The emperors are already perceived as the 'topdogs' of the season, and just by comparison, the 'knights' are the underdogs of the season. So in order to progress, the question is how are the emperors are supposed to win this competition without being overthrown by the underdogs on the opposition."

"That rhymes..." Shulk mumbled under his breath.

"And look, I understand that kicking the weakest link to the curb is a cliché at this point in the show, but it is common sense, at least as far as this tribe is concerned. I'm not entirely sure if it will please the ones at home, but they're not playing. We have to win at least one immunity challenge, and hopefully that is not much to ask for."

"Master Hand, Ghirahim is acting as if we never stood a chance at that challenge." Zelda finally started to defend herself. "Nago acknowledged how hard me and Mega Man worked on that puzzle. I have stepped up and told them that I could handle the puzzle. At one point I did not know we were going to finish on time, but we still did. I am used to helping my fellow citizens of Hyrule, so I can help the ones on this tribe. Sure, me and Peach might have had a difficult time keeping up at points, though we still pushed through as hard as we possibly could."

"And I agree with Zelda." Peach bobbed her head up and down. "While I understand that keeping the tribe physically strong is a priority, I do not understand on why Ghirahim is acting like me and Zelda completely blew it for everyone. I don't think he realizes how hard me and Zelda worked on that challenge. Like, if Mega and Zelda had a hard time at the puzzle, then I would understand. And I only had a hard time getting through the rope tunnel, and that was the only obstacle where I really had to push through."

"Master," The male emperor never even shifted his eyes as either of the women. "on every tribe in Survivor history, there are people that are weaker than others. You could have twenty of the strongest competitors all on one season, and it still would not make that much of a difference. There's always the strongest member of the tribe, and there's always the weakest member of the tribe. However, it is not just based on what happened. It is all based on what could happen in the future. I do not know about those two, but I'd rather prevent then to react."

"Marth, what do you make of Ghirahim's comments about Peach and Zelda and their performance at the challenge? Walk me through."

"Well, I will be honest. I do understand where Ghirahim is coming from." The hero of Altea talked. "We have only know Peach and Zelda for three days, and you could only judge them based on those three days. And while I understand that Zelda is not the strongest individual there is, we are going to have more puzzles to complete in the future and she could be very useful in that category. It is not always about physical capability if challenges are a priority for this tribal. So both of their arguments make sense to a degree."

"I am quite fond of how you completely left Peach out of your statement." Ghirahim commented.

Marth Lowell had a jaw dropped with a confounded look. "...Well, then if Peach is not the strongest individual, like she said, she did not flop horribly as you say. All she had to get through that one obstacle."

"Thank you, Marth." She thanked him kindly.

"But that is my entire point. She could have ran the entire course and she would have performed even worse than Zelda, even at the one thing she is good at. Peach had to get through the course anyway because she and the others had to catch up to meet at the puzzle and Roy was even pulling Peach along so that she would not have been left behind."

Roy hung his head down.

"I am an emperor, and I am used to winning. Whenever we do not win, we have to make sure it does not happen again. It is ever so simple."

No words were spoken for the next several moments, in spite of both Peach and Zelda shaking their heads.

"Pac-Man, I want input from you. It's simple: what do you think of today's challenge?"

"Oh, I thought it was a great challenge!" He beamed with glee. "Sure it might have been long, but that's just the excitement of the first immunity challenge. I've seen people compete in the challenges from home, and now it's my turn and I enjoyed it. We all had to get through the rope tunnel, climb all the way to the top of that platform, come back down, jump across those obstacles, and then head over the balance beam in our own way, and then the puzzle. Sure it was lot, but I had a lot of fun!"

That earned a mixture of laughs, giggles, and smiles from the rest of the emperors. Even Ghirahim had his own small smirk.

"Sounds like someone had a good time." Hand noted.

"Yeah, even though we have what is being said right now, we all had a good time out there whether we lost or not." Shulk added. "Every time you say go on day three I imagine it being me some day, and it actually happened, so I think it was kind of a moment for everyone to enjoy whether you're the strongest or supposedly the weakest on the tribe."

"Well, even though you all would admit that you all had a good time out there, you all still have to vote someone off from your tribe, and that seems to be the saddest part of it all, especially at the first Tribal Council."

"It always is a sad moment no matter what tribe you're on." Roy nodded in agreement. "But at the more positive side, at least these are our final moments as a group while all ten of us are still here."

He earned a few nods.

"Just as Roy said. These are the final moments where the ten of you will be together and that is this very Tribal Council." The Survivor host remind them. "And when this is over, you all will be down to nine members. Let's see how this first vote plays out, because it is time to vote. Freddy, you're up."

And Fazbear popped from his seat and proceeded to the Tribal Council voting area, uncapping the historic, fountain pen and wrote down the name he wanted. Casting his folded vote in the urn near him, he made his way back to his fellow members.

Next it was Marth Lowell's turn to cast his vote, and so he did, heading towards the voting booth with a bit of a sigh, knowing that he was feeling guilty that he had to send someone out of the game.

Following Marth were Pac-Man, Shulk, and Mega Man. With Peach following shortly after, she wrote down the name she thought was best for the tribe, holding her piece of parchment forward with the name of 'Shadow', beginning to whisper her reasoning.

"You may not be one of the weakest, but I just don't think you've bonded well enough with the rest of us. Sometimes, a little positivity can go along way and I believe that everyone has a heart somewhere. Maybe I can bake a cake for you and have a cup of tea when we get back home so we can talk."

Shadow the Hedgehog himself just so happened to be called up next, taking his turn in holding his piece of parchment for ones to see.

"This is what I personally believe what needs to be done. Hopefully the rest of the tribe is on the same page..."

After Zelda and Roy had their turn, Ghirahim was the last one to go. And by the time he returned to his seat, Master Hand knew that it was time.

"I'll go tally the votes."

Zelda noticed that Ghirahim actually started to have some sort of a worried expression on his face. Shadow simply sat with tied up arms as Peach just stared and waited until the Master Hand was done.

He finally came back and placed the urn down on a wooden table near the castaways to their left.

"If anybody has a hidden immunity idol and you wanna play it, not would be the time to do so."

Ghirahim head turned his way over to Peach, who simply remained eyeing the master, with the rest of the tribe doing the same.

"...Okay." He 'nodded.' "Once the votes are read, the decision is final. Person voted out will be asked to leave the Tribal Council area immediately. I'll read the votes..."

Zelda had a fist beneath her chin.

"First vote... Peach."

She blinked.

Master Hand then unfolded the next vote. "Shadow."

The anthropomorphic animal shook his head a little, his posture still not changing.

"One vote Shadow, one vote Peach."

Vote number three was revealed.

"Peach."

Roy curled up his lips as Freddy held his hands together in his lap

"Peach. Three votes Peach, one vote Shadow."

Then the next thing Zelda knew, she was hanging her head down low with somewhat of a saddened expression, Marth's fist against his head.

"Peach."

Ghirahim widened his eyes a bit.

Peach took a glance from to her right to look at the rest of her tribe, then back at the master.

"Peach."

Nothing but a blink from the woman.

"Five votes Peach, one vote Shadow."

Shulk slowly shook his head from left to right, not even looking at Peach, nor Master Hand anymore.

Shadow at that point looked rather confident.

"First person voted out of Survivor - Emperors vs Knights. Peach. That's six, that's enough. You need to bring me your torch."

"Okay..." She got up from her seat and proceeded behind everyone else to do what she was told.

Zelda covered her hand over her eyes and begin shedding a few tears, Marth, Roy, Shulk, Mega Man, and even Freddy were saddened at the result of the votes. Not even Pac-Man for once could keep his smile as thunder started to sound.

Shadow never changed his expression as Peach placed down her torch in the necessary spot as she looked up at Master Hand with a small smile.

"Peach, the tribe has spoken."

And so, she watched as the snuffer Master Hand used put out her now once lit torch.

"Time for you to go."

"Okay, everyone!" She turned around as she made her way to the stairs. "This was fun. I really enjoyed my time out here!"

"Bye, Peach." said Mega Man with a bittersweet expression as Pac-Man waved.

"Good luck, Peach." Marth told her.

"We'll miss you." said Roy.

"We'll win for you." Shulk nodded.

"Thank you, Peach." Zelda started to wave. "We'll see you when this is over!"

"Good luck!" Peach gave one last wave to her tribe as she finally started to hurry her way downstairs.

Ghirahim gave a large smirk.

And at that moment, it immediately began to rain.

Zelda began wiping her tears away has now made it downstairs and was now running along to make it out of the rain as soon as possible.

"Well, it seems that keeping the tribe as physical as possible turned out to be the winning argument for tonight." Master Hand said in conclusion. "And judging by this group's reaction as a whole, Peach had to be sacrificed it seems for the better. Let's hope you win a challenge in the future."

Not one word was said from anyone.

"Because you've been to Tribal Council, you get fire in the form of flint." Master Hand tossed the flint over to Shadow. "But I guess since it's raining, maybe for now it wouldn't even matter."

That earned a couple laughs from certain members of Nago.

"Grab your torches, head back to camp. Goodnight."

The remaining nine emperors all stood up and picked up their torches, heading out the way they came one by one, beginning their journey back to their camp.

Votes:

Peach - Shadow

Zelda - Peach

Ghirahim - Peach

Marth - Peach

Roy - Peach

Shadow - Peach

Mega Man - Peach

Pac-Man - Peach

Shulk - Peach

Freddy - Peach

20th Place: Peach

"Well,... I guess I am the first boot of the season. Oh well. I've tried my best. Even though I've only lasted three days, I've really learned a lout out here. I've made some friendships out here with my tribe, and when I get home I can tell my people all about it. They'd be disappointed of how I was the first voted out, but like I said, I still enjoyed my experience no matter what. I'll hold my head up high, and I will never regret applying for the show as long as I live."

Castaways Remaining:

Zelda, Ghirahim, Marth, Roy, Shadow, Mega Man, Pac-Man, Shulk, Freddy / Luigi, Sheik, Greninja, Krystal, Knuckles, Rouge, Cloud, Shovel Knight, Bonnie, Foxy

...Well, I guess this can be one of the saddest boots of the show, and it is only Tribal Council #1. I really felt bad that Peach had to go, even though this is my story lol. And all she wanted was to step out of comfort zone and try something new to show her people that she had a stronger side.

So it turned out to be a be a unanimous 9-1 vote, and Peach pretty much knew she was going, so she wasn't blindsided (those of you who don't know, a blindside in Survivor is when a person simply doesn't expect themselves to be voted out of the game). This was a combination of being called the weakest of her tribe, as well as Ghirahim thinking that Peach was Zelda's number one ally who were 'supposedly' in a majority alliance of six, Mega Man actually wanting to keep Shadow around for the sake of his own game in the future, and Freddy not wanting to send Zelda out. All that plays into this very vote right here. Despite all that, they all liked Peach a lot and everyone was sad to see her go with the exceptions of Shadow and Ghirahim. And now, the emperors are one team member short.

Questions:

1. Did you like Peach? And were you sad to see her go?

2. Do you think the tribe made the right call?

3. Do you think the Emperors tribe would win a challenge in the future?

Watch my "Emperors vs Knights" YouTube intro if you haven't already!

And thus, my winner pick poll is now closed, with Luigi (2 votes) being the most voted on you guys want/expect to win the season (Knuckles, Rouge, and Mega Man each had one vote). But since Peach is no longer in the game, now it is time to have a new poll up and ready. On my profile, you can now vote for your top five players this season based on if you like them or are you simply rooting for them to win.

I will see you all next Wednesday where we will continue where the emperors left off! ...My apologies to all the Peach fans lol. She was very fun to write.