Survivor - Emperors vs Knights

Chapter 12 - Day 10 Part 2 & Day 11 Part 1

Okay, twelfth chapter near the end of the story's sixth week. As I stated last chapter, this chapter will have kind of a lot to get through. We have the Emperors tribe celebrating their victory at the reward challenge, the Knights tribe reacting to their loss of the reward challenge, Exile Island with Shovel Knight while all the while all the characters progressing through the day as other things occur, and then to top it all off, we have the next immunity challenge to get through. As I am typing this I have no idea how long this chapter is going to turn out, but I doubt it'll be as long as chapter three so we'll see.

As for the immunity challenge, I was all over the place deciding on what the challenge was gonna be. I kept going from David vs Goliath, to Pearl Islands, to even one of my own challenges in Kodai Island, and to even possibly making another new challenge for this season. But we'll see what I do this time...

~KF

Emperors

Day 10

An Okinawa woodpecker sat on a tree branch as it stared at the Nago tribe returning to their camp with their new reward.

"We aren't going to lose every challenge!" Roy joked with a laugh. "But seriously, this is good. Even though it was not as crucial as winning the immunity idol, at least we still won. There were people here that were fearing the worst of losing one challenge after another causing to be down another member, but maybe with the reward that we have as well as our effort in the challenge, it will give us more motivation to perform at our best effort in the immunity challenge even if Ghirahim is no longer with us. So, this is definitely reminding me of being with my army back at home where we needed to have as much motivation as possible so we are able to perform and move forward."

Shadow the Hedgehog was the very last emperor to arrive.

"I threw out the idea of possibly sending Foxy to Exile Island when we were approached with a crucial decision to decide the Knights tribe's fate. I was literally up against Foxy when it was my turn to perform in the challenge, and I gotta say that I underestimated him. He is much stronger than I thought. But since he is part of the opposition, I figured the best thing was to send him to exile due to not only attempt at forcing the knights to be dysfunctional and paranoid, but we do not nee d Foxy to perform like that again. Exile Island would have weakened him. But what happens? The group chose to go with Shovel Knight... again..."

He placed his stuff down as Shulk was having a discussion with Mega Man and Freddy about the tools that came with the kit as well as plans of what to do with them.

"Now I have to make a decision for myself on how to approach my tribe without being seen as too confrontational or too arrogant and stuck-up. Otherwise, people will perceive me as a villain and I'm automatically next on the chopping block. Half the time you have to watch and rethink of every word that comes out of your mouth for this game in particular. However, I need to voice my opinion because I feel like they need to know the truth of what I think. Why Shovel Knight again over someone like Foxy?"

"Alright, everyone. I do not know how you would all feel about this, but... I actually preferred to send Foxy over to Exile Island instead of Shovel Knight for a second time."

All side conversations came to a halt as Shadow was now the center of attention.

"Please hear me out." He stated. "Okay, so I understand where all of you are coming from and everything, but let's face it. Foxy could potentially be a serious competitor as we've seen in the challenge. I was battling him with Pac-Man, and trust me. He is tougher than he looks. Sending Foxy to exile would have been a better option since not only he's a serious physical competitor, but that would have been three separate people from the Knights tribe that would have been sent to Exile Island, which will cause both short and long term paranoia. ...Please do not take this the wrong way..."

"Okay, Shadow, I get where you're going with it." Shulk was the first to respond. "Believe me. Foxy honestly wouldn't have been a bad decision to make. If anything, a great idea like you said. However, what if we actually have the majority say for a swap or a merge? If there's a hidden immunity idol on Exile Island (maybe or maybe not), then we would all know that Shovel Knight would be the most likely person to have it."

"Okay, I get it. But," Shadow raised a finger. "if we don't have the numbers at merge time, Chatan will be dysfunctional and would want us to work with them in the merge to help them boot out one of their own, which we would then use as an opportunity to regain control once again."

"Alright, that would make sense." Roy was not completely against his idea. "However, say if your strategy would have played out, for all we know, they could see right through us and change their minds as they all work together throughout the end and could... for all we know get rid of someone like you or any one of us. I believe that it was best for us to send Shovel Knight to the island just to stay on the safe side."

"You know," Mega Man did not want any possible conflict to occur. "I think at the end of the day you're both right. Sometimes when it comes to decisions like this, they all have their cons and pros. It's just a matter of us coming to an agreement as a tribe and taking risks. If it was Foxy, then I would have been fine with it. Same with Shovel, as long as it makes sense as well as it make sense for the rest of you, then I don't see a problem as long as we know the risks we're taking for the future of all of our games."

"Okay..." Shadow's head was slightly lowered. "I guess I can see what you're saying. If it's Shovel Knight, then I guess it is what it is. If it's about keeping the tribe together if we overcome the knights, then I would not actually blame you. But perhaps we should think about it next time in advance say if we have to do it again."

"Honestly, things could have been a whole lot worse in the discussion." The Mobian stated. "It was fine, but I feel as if it continues like this, then instead of a democracy, it would then turn into a dictatorship."

"I think that right now is not a good opportunity to procrastinate. We need to start hammering stuff in to make our shelter strong than before, or worse case scenario, the whole thing crashes down on top of us in the middle of our sleep during a storm. It is not raining as of now, so we need to take advantage of that."

"I do not think Shadow is necessarily an evil person." Roy grinned with a head shake. "But the thing is with Shadow is some might feel like he is sort of irritated whenever something does not go the way he prefers it to. I would not be surprised if he is used to everything working in his favor almost a hundred percent of the time. But out here, we are all twenty individuals fighting to get to the finals, playing in our own way. Sometimes not everyone is going to agree with what another might think, and I do not think that Shadow completely understands that."

-/-

Later on in the day, Marth Lowell was seen wandering the beach, seemingly heading towards a large rock in the distance.

Shulk, Freddy, and Mega Man in particular were viewing him doing so from the shelter.

"And..." Mega Man blinked. "My educated guess is that he's going to attempt to climb it somehow."

"I don't know..." Shulk sort of disagreed. "Marth doesn't seem that much of a climber. But then again, there's a first time for everything out here. He'd better not hurt himself or else we're gonna have a medical evacuation here."

"Perhaps I should follow him just so I can make sure he's safe." Freddy volunteered.

"Alright, then." Shulk stated. "...Speaking of Marth, do any of you think he has an idol?"

"Haven't seen him looking for it that much." replied Mega Man. "But that could only mean that he was looking for it behind his backs, unless the idol is actually on Exile Island. Whether it's there or not, we all know that there's a good chance that he might have it or at least searching for it. Our question would be what are we going to do about it?"

Shulk placed a finger beneath his chin. "...I dunno... We could easily use it against the knights, but anyone having an idol at all means that they're gonna have a target on their back if people get suspicious about it..."

"Marth has been to Exile Island twice now." Shulk recalled. "It's day ten in Survivor and Marth is doing a great job at not getting caught if he's looking for it. But whether he has or not, we know that he has the biggest chance of discovering the idol in the future. And naturally, the rest of us want an idol, too. Otherwise, if we let Marth go too far with the idol could make him very dangerous. So if we lose next challenge and if we decide both Shadow and Zelda are staying,... I think we might have to at least consider flushing the idol just so that the rest of us can stay on the safe side. This is exactly why I need to hurry up and try my best to find that idol before Marth does."

Zelda was the one who decided to go after Marth as Shulk decided to go elsewhere in the direction of the water well, leaving Freddy and Mega Man behind.

Freddy in particular began to rub his head. "We have a lot going on here..."

"The Emperors tribe is all over the place to say the least. Myself included." The bear began chuckling slightly. "I bet those knights over there are wondering what we are doing and how the heck are we playing the game. Everybody over here is wondering how they can take control of the game, and when you have ten people that all share that trait at one time, we're the ones that are likely to be dysfunctional over here because everyone is used to having things go the way they want. And so, literally every single person over here is playing their own individual game while the Knights tribe is probably all about team effort right now."

Exile Island

Day 10

"Well, here I am again... All alone..."

Shovel Knight ignored the boat moving along as he slowly began making his way across the beach towards the shelter, eyeing all of his surroundings including a grab heading back to the ocean.

"Living with one individual from the opposing tribe is one thing." He said. "Living on my own on a stranded island like this is another. Literally the only thing that could possibly relate to this is where I was back at home fighting for not only my life, but for my partner, Shield Knight, as well."

He was now sitting down on the bamboo of the shelter eyeing the fire that he managed to start with nothing else to do to pass his time. Shovel for some reason never chose to even spent time on the beach.

"All I have is me, myself, and I out here, which is giving me flashbacks to me sitting by a fire at night as I reflect on what significant events that occurred during the day as I think about what can I do to move forward in order to save my partner, before I all of a sudden fall asleep. Part of me actually feels as if I do not want to remember those days again, yet the other side of me is saying that it is best to reflect on the adventure that I had. ...Literally a bittersweet feeling to say the least. ...But,... I... I guess this whole experience is going to basically remind me of who I am as a person as it goes for everyone else that has come before me to be a part of this competition. Though I guess for me in particular, I suppose I was born ready to handle anything life throws at me as if it expects to overcome any obstacles in my path in order for me to accomplish whatever I am currently doing in any situation."

He sighed, seemingly in the middle of recalling those memories, his right fist resting beneath his chin as he continued to stare at said fire.

"Perhaps it was meant for me to spend some time on Exile Island, or else there would be no other way for me to recall all the experiences I had in life before coming out here..."

Knights

Day 10

Back at the Chatan tribe, even though the knights knew that they lost the reward challenge, they could not have helped but discuss their own performance out there.

"Alright..." Bonnie was speaking fist as the entire yellow team was standing around. "Even though we lost, our efforts spoke for themselves. We did really great out there, guys."

"We really were." Greninja grinned as others began to laugh. "I mean, just... wow. Most aggressive challenge so far. Foxy was pulling on the ring like he was fighting for his life, and Shadow completely disregarded Pac-Man in the water. All the while I started to feel sorry for Pac-Man but I couldn't even help him because he wasn't even on my team, haha."

"Yeah..." Foxy had his arms folded rolling his eyes with a smirk. "I wanted to help score the winning point in that final round but Freddy had a strong hold on me. Sorta mad at him simply because he wouldn't let go, but knowing that he's bigger than me I knew I didn't have a chance."

"Well I guess the emperors know how to play as a team now, especially after they decided to get rid of Ghirahim last night." Greninja reminded.

"Freddy was like a police officer trying to take me down as I watch the ring being taken away from me as if it was my child." Foxy chortled. "I couldn't do anything about it, and the emperors won in the end as if all of our efforts were in vain. "He knew that I was gonna sprint out and get to it before he did, so he made a good move, but I still can't help but be angry about it because we lost the reward because of that, but we all gotta admit that we still had a good time out there. Next time in a challenge like that I'll make sure I get my revenge on him anyway."

"Hey Foxy," said Sheik. "what if instead of acting like it was your child being taken away, it could have also represented some buried treasure you could have been after."

The red fox blinked. "...Well if you put it that way... We are the Knights tribe so we're basically a crew, anyway. ...I should've been on Survivor - Pearl Islands."

Chatan shared a big laugh.

-/-

"What do you think Shovel Knight is doing?"

Sheik had some spare time on her hands to pace by the water with Greninja the Pokemon.

"Probably constantly wondering what we're all doing right now. I mean, the guy is by himself this time." Greninja said. "That's scary. I know if I was out there I wouldn't help but get paranoid. He has no idea what's going on here right now and he is still gonna go to the next Tribal Council and he hasn't even went before."

"Well, whether he's going or not, he's not here right now, and I've been on exile as well. So..."

He finally faced her. "...What are you saying? ...You're not saying you have an idol..."

"...Well," She chose to spill the beans. "to tell you the truth I don't exactly have one. More like a clue to be specific."

He widened his eyes. "Okay! ...Can I see it?"

"You are lucky that I have my bag right now." Sheik giggled a little stopping in her tracks to place her bag down in the sand. "I'm sure I stuffed it near the bottom somewhere just in case they decided to search through it rather than dump it all out."

"I've been sorta testing Greninja for the past several days." The ninja revealed. "I know we already have a connection going on here, but I figured that if I was going to tell someone important information such as me having a hidden immunity idol clue, then I at least need to feel a certain person out. And Greninja is the type of person who will always keep his friends close... without keeping his enemies closer I guess. So I knew that if I were to ever tell my possible number one ally, Greninja, about the clue I found on Exile Island, I doubt he would tell anyone."

"Right now is the perfect chance for us to look for it since Shovel is not here." She told him. "We're already separated from the rest of the tribe, but we can't be out too long, because then we're gonna be targets. We have to play it smart."

"I agree."

"We're not saying that we're planning on voting Shovel Knight out because we could very well need him in the future. But we should at least find the idol before he does in case Shovel Knight decides to keep it for himself, and I'm the one that people are gonna gun for sometime during the game."

Sheik was now reading the clue. "'Not too far from the biggest tree is where you have to walk several feet in order for you to set the next clue free...'"

"Ugh..." Greninja was really hoping that only one clue was required for the idol to be discovered. "Multiple clues. Great."

"Well techically, this is the second clue to the idol. The first was on exile."

-/-

"So, yeah. Basically after that took place people were joking around and asking me if I would cut off my right hand and replace it with a pirate hook. But, I need these two hands to work with, you know?"

"Oh, I know what you mean." Rouge was next to Foxy in the shelter. "Otherwise if you were planning on getting a girlfriend anytime soon, she would need to see how both of your hands look, anyway. ...Though having a pirate hook for a hand it's not something that would not be attractive..."

He chortled at that. "You may have a point on that, but my hand is a part of my body. I can't eat stuff from a pirate hook unless I wanna slit my throat someday. ...Speaking of dating, people have been already spreading rumors that I'm dating one of my co-workers but we're more like siblings if you know what I mean."

Knuckles, who was standing just as safe enough of a distance from them shook his head at the sight.

"First myself, then Greninja, now Foxy? Seriously? This bat just keeps going! I think she's trying to flirt with every guy on a tribe so that she'll cut us off one by one down the road later on when she doesn't need us to do her dirty work for her anymore. This is getting worse and worse. I said that if we were gonna lose, then I'm gonna make a move. ...And I'm pretty sure I didn't say that it only came to immunity challenges."

And so, he decided to approach Luigi.

"Dude, Rouge is trying to flirt with all the men on here including myself. She's dangerous, just so you know."

"Oh..." Luigi blinked. "Okay..."

"Don't be afraid to tell everyone what I said... except Rouge of course." Before he could get another reaction from the plumber, Knuckles was already on his way back to the camp from the forest.

"..." Luigi scratched his head.

"Hi there, Luigi!" Bonnie suddenly appeared. "What'cha doin'?"

"Uh..." He nimbly took a glance around, causing Bonnie's grin to form to a more confounded expression.

"...Something bugging you?"

"Well,... you see," Luigi decided to get straight to the point. "Knuckles was just around here moments ago, and he just came to me and said that basically Rouge was trying to flirt with people and he probably wants her out..."

"..."

"And then he told me to go tell everybody..."

Next thing they knew, there came Sheik and Greninja through the forest, Sheik in particular quickly sneaking something in her bag.

"So what are you guys up to?" asked Greninja.

Bonnie pointed. "Luigi just told me that Knuckles was around here telling him to tell the entire tribe that he wants Rouge out..."

"..."

"I might be on the bottom of the totem pole," said the echidna. "but if I'm gonna be at the bottom, instead of bringing someone to the bottom with me, I'm gonna push them out the way first just to save my own fur here. If I don't get Rouge outta here as fast as possible then my game is over..."

Emperors

Night 10

It was one of the few nights where mother nature decided that now was rather not a good time to let the clouds rain down on the emperors' camp as the tribe currently was all fast asleep...

...except for one person in particular.

"I was never actually planning to continue my search for the hidden immunity idol last night, but I am not kidding whatsoever when I say that I had a hard time sleeping."

"'Not too far from the biggest tree is where you have to walk several feet in order for you to set the next clue free...'" Marth Lowell read the second hidden immunity idol clue as he wandered through his forest eyeing his every step.

"Believe it or not, I was actually sort of hoping that I would never have had to search for the idol during the night hours because it would have been more difficult for me to see anything. However, since I was already awake, I knew that I had to take the chance, or else I am at a risk of getting caught searching for it during daylight."

He ended up standing near the treemail as he was searching all around until he ended up noticing a rock that was larger than most of the others that were around. And naturally, he flipped it over, immediately widening his eyes upon seeing the text.

"Ooh, okay..." He began to read again. "'Find another stone that is not as light as day and upon a simple flip over, you have a chance to earn your stay...' Well I may not see that well so I guess I better squint my eyes a little..."

And so, he did while bending down to be as close to the rocks as possible, eventually finding a smaller stone that appeared to be a little more black than the rest of the rocks around him. As the clue stated, he flipped it over, and there was a small, miniature yari in the form of a stone with a red string.

"...Dear, Nagi..." Marth could not have believed it, not knowing exactly what to feel.

"All I can say is sometimes when you are an emperor, you have to be three steps ahead. Or else, someone probably would already discover any significant details and clues before anyone else. Now I no longer have to worry about anyone finding the idol before I do."

Day 11

"Come on in, guys!"

With the emperors leading the knights, the remaining contestants of the season all made their way to their respective mats, the tallest and biggest members of the groups setting down their tribe flags.

"We'll now bring in Shovel Knight, returning from Exile Island."

Immediately upon seeing him wave as he approached his fellow contestants, almost all of them clapped out of respect knowing what he had to endure.

"Alright, you guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?" Master Hand asked. "First things first, I'll take back the idol."

Krystal met the master halfway as she gave it to him before he placed it down once more.

"Once again, immunity is back up for grabs. For today's challenge," He began to elaborate. "you're gonna race atop a floating bridge carrying a body board, where you will grab a bag, get in the water, and hang on as your tribe crank a wheel to help pull you back to shore. Once you collect all three bags, you will then use the numbered tiles inside to solve that combination lock that will release a key. You will then use that key to unlock a slide puzzle. First tribe to finish the puzzle, wins immunity and is safe from the vote. Losers, you know the drill. Tribal Council where someone will be the fourth person voted out of Survivor - Emperors vs Knights."

"Before we start, Chatan, you have one extra member and you must sit somebody out. Rouge sat out of the reward challenge. Who's it gonna be?"

"Let Luigi do the slide puzzle." Krystal suggested to her tribemates. "He did it last time."

"You sure?" Greninja asked.

"Positive."

Krystal then raised her hand.

"Krystal is sitting out for the knights." Master Hand confirmed. "Take a spot on the sit out bench. The rest of you, I'll give you a minute to strategize, we'll get started."

-/-

"Alright, here we go." Master Hand raised a finger. "For immunity. Survivors ready? ...GO!"

Shadow from Nago and Knuckles from Chatan all raced across the sand to the floating bridge in the water, picking up their body boards in the process.

"Shadow and Knuckles both have to be careful getting across that first part of the floating bridge on the water, but so far they're both making progress with Shadow barely having the early lead..." Master Hand witnessed the action taking place.

"Come on, Shadow! You can do it!" shouted Pac-Man with hands over his mouth.

"Push through it, Knux! Push through it!" yelled Krystal from the bench.

The first part of the floating bridge were a bunch of wooden planks on the water, and Shadow and Knuckles were both able to cross successfully before they were able to step on their respective platforms and race the rest of the way until they made it over to the three bags that were tied up beneath a bar.

"Shadow and Knuckles working through their first set of knots..."

With quick fingers, Shadow had his undone first, now ready to make his way back after using the strap that came with a bag to hang it on his shoulder. Grabbing the body board, he splashed in the water.

"Pull him back!"

"Shulk, Freddy, Roy, and Pac-Man are all using the handles on that wheel to start pulling Shadow in..."

Thus, on the body board, Shadow the Hedgehog was now soaring through the water, holding onto the board as tight as he could.

"Go!"

Knuckles on the other hand was not that far behind as he was being pulled by Bonnie, Greninja, Foxy, and Rouge.

"Shadow now back! ...Knuckles now back! As soon as you make it all the way back to your tribe you can go!"

When both Mobians made it back to the starting point, Shulk and Greninja were the ones who decided to go next for their teams.

"Emperors still with an early lead but Greninja is slowly making up some ground across the bridge."

Shulk actually nearly lost his balance on those planks, yet he was lucky. Though it only caused Greninja to nearly take the lead over him, so it was just about neck and neck as they both made their way to the bags.

"Shulk has his undone! Greninja has his undone! ...Both in the water! Start pulling! We are dead even!"

Both players zoomed across the water, Shulk even making a noise as Greninja chose to stick his head beneath the water.

"Shulk and Greninja seem to be making the most of it on that board."

They both were soon back, yet Greninja proved to be faster than Shulk as he was the first to make it back to his tribe.

"Go, knights! ...Go, emperors! It is now going to be Foxy and Roy going for their third and final bag!"

Chatan still had the advantage over Nago as Foxy made his way over the bridge quickly and carefully, him watching every step he took. He ended up meeting his bag about three seconds before Roy showed up as they both untied.

"Foxy's done! Get in the water!"

"Pull!" Rouge told her tribemates.

"Shulk's done! Get ready to reel him in!"

"Is he on there?"

"He is, let's pull now!" Shadow answered Pac-Man.

"Whoooo!" Roy grinned as he soared across.

"Don't slow down, now!" called Foxy.

"Foxy is now making his way back! ...Here comes Roy!"

Once Foxy was back, it was now time for Luigi, Shovel Knight, and Sheik to perform their part of the challenge. Each of them unloaded the number tiles hidden in the bags.

"Luigi you can sort the tiles out and I'll work on the combination lock." said Sheik.

"Emperors are good!"

For Nago, the rest of the challenge was up to Mega Man, Zelda, and Marth.

"Okay..." Luigi began calling numbers to Sheik. "Try 05-00-31 in that order!"

The ninja began scrolling through the numbers in order for her to get the combination Luigi called out to her.

Shovel Knight was eyeing the emperors. "Hmm... Something tells me that we might have to be a little quieter when it comes to them..."

Luigi scratched his head and stared as well. "Perhaps you're right..."

Indeed Shovel Knight was, because that was the exact combination Mega Man was aiming for as he scrolled through the numbers, Marth being the one who told him to follow Chatan's suggestion in the first place.

Unfortunately for both situations, Luigi's combination never worked.

"Chatan's wrong... Nago's wrong." Master Hand noted. "If it doesn't work, try another way."

Luigi then chose to read the numbers as if it was a date on the calendar. "Um..."

With a quick point, Shovel Knight dashed forward to observe the way Luigi arranged the numbers so that he could quietly relay them to Sheik. "05-31-00..."

"Alright..."

"00-31-05..." Marth quietly suggested to Mega Man as the humanoid robot began flipping numbers around again.

"...Chatan's good! Use that key to unlock the puzzle!"

"Mega Man, if that doesn't work, try reading as if it's a date on the calendar..." Zelda recommended.

Mega Man pulled on the lock, shook his head at the fact that it never budged, and begin working again. "Already on it..."

"...Emperors, you're good! We are nearly neck and neck once again."

"Okay, we need to work fast, guys..." said Mega Man as he unlock the slide puzzle, Shovel Knight, Luigi, and Sheik already working.

Krystal crossed her fingers from the bench.

"Okay, so it is clearly 'Emperors vs Knights.'" said Sheik. "All we need to do is arrange these properly and we're good..."

Zelda and Marth were attempting at their best to work through the puzzle, yet Mega Man was the main one that was doing all the shifting. Slide puzzles were the types of puzzles Zelda was never that familiar with. She was not one of those who wasted her spare time on completing slide puzzles on her mobile phone for obvious reasons. Only Mega of the trio fell into that category.

Luigi literally only completed some slide puzzles on his phone just for the sake of preparing for his Survivor season, and neither Shovel Knight nor Sheik had the technology to use a mobile phone back in their own home lands, so they were even at more of a disadvantage than the emperors...

"...Master! Master!"

...Thus, it played a fact in the Nago tribe winning.

"Mega Man thinks they have it... and they do!"

"THE EMPERORS WIN IMMUNITY!"

Literally every single emperor from the tribe all cheered in celebration in their own way. Even Shadow the Hedgehog performed a single jump out of satisfaction, knowing that the numbers of both tribes were now set to be even, rather than Nago losing a third member from the tribe.

"...Hey, look..." Luigi pointed at the puzzle. "We were still a couple letters off..."

"It is what it is..." Sheik shook her head. "We're still going to tribal..."

Knuckles sighed out in frustration turning away with hands on his hips. Foxy covering part of his face with his right hand.

"It's okay, boys..." Rouge nodded at the both of them with reassurance with wrists against her sides, accepting their fate. "We still worked together very well today. We've been through one tribal, we can do it again."

-/-

"Nago, here you go. Immunity." Master Hand handed Mega Man the immunity idol. "No Tribal Council tonight, and you don't have to send anybody to exile, which means, Shovel Knight..."

He stared.

"You will be going to Tribal Council." The hand wanted to make himself clear. "Emperors, you can head on out. Knights, I will see you all at tribal. Head back to camp."

"Knuckles is talking behind Rouge's back that she is trying to use all of the guys only to her advantage, and now I won't be surprised if Rouge somehow finds out that Knuckles wants her out of the game." Luigi predicted. "But either way, I hope that one of them would get the boot, because having those two out there was what I wanted anyway just so that I'm safe tonight..."

So yeah, in the end, I ended up going with the challenge that first debuted in Survivor - Micronesia (Fans vs Favorites). I'm honestly surprised that the actual Survivor series never did this challenge that much. It just most recently happened in Ghost Island and I think it's really fun, especially when you get to basically surf across the water like some of the competitors did today!

Anyway, like I said, a lot has happened this chapter. Shovel Knight reflecting on Exile Island by comparing it to his adventure to save his partner, both teams reacting to their victory, or loss of the reward challenge, plus Shadow discussing about his disagreement to his tribe's plan to not send Foxy to the island, Sheik and Greninja beginning their search for the idol, Knuckles finally starting to plot against Rouge, Marth finding the hidden immunity idol, and the emperors winning once again sending Chatan to Tribal Council. And at the end of the day, the numbers will officially be even with eight members each. So it is still possible to root for literally anyone no matter what tribe they're on lol. Let's just get straight to the questions.

Questions:

1. Now that someone has finally found a hidden immunity idol, would Marth tell anyone that he has it, or would he play an "Emperor" card here and keep it to himself?

2. Since Shovel Knight and Sheik are both coming back to camp, which of the two you think will retrieve the idol?

3. Would Rouge catch wind of Knuckles' plan?

4. What is Shadow's position in the Nago tribe at this point?

5. Would Luigi still be talked about or at least for now, is he going to be ignored?

Vote on your top five players this season if you haven't already and I will see you all next week!