Survivor - Emperors vs Knights
Chapter 20 - Day 16 Part 2
Well, I don't have that much to say again. Chatan of the three tribes is going to Tribal Council (Sheik, Bonnie, Zelda, Pac-Man, and Greninja) and somebody's favorite character of all time is going home if it happens to be one of these five, even though there's a character that is seemingly the safest versus the character that is in hot water of being in danger to be voted out. So that means Chatan will be down to only four members. That's kind small...
But we'll see how this goes...
~KF
Chatan
Day 16
Sheik, Greninja, Bonnie, Pac-Man, Zelda
-/-
"We still have some pastries left over?"
"We do." Bonnie replied to Pac-Man with a point in a certain direction. "They're over there..."
"I mean, if we're going to Tribal Council, I should at least feed myself so that I can prepare for it." He said as he towards the shelter to look. "...Aw... All the chocolate ones are gone..."
"I actually feel... sort of anxious tonight..." Pac-Man held a straight look sitting by the water. "I'm on the bottom with Zelda, and there is only so much we can do. I don't want myself to go home or Zelda. So if the both of us can stay here, we have no other choice but to vote for somebody else. It's only day sixteen out here, and I am not done with this adventure, yet. There is just so much more that I wanna do!"
He was now speaking with Zelda out on the beach.
"So... if we're both get to stay here, then that means voting one of them out. I don't think we have any other choice."
"Of course we don't." Zelda shook her head in agreement. "And obviously, we need Bonnie here so that we can win more challenges. And I chose to sit back and observe as much as I could, and Greninja and Sheik are a power couple..."
"..."
"...Not romantically..." She shook her head again. "More like... Let's say brother and sister..."
"...Oh, now I get it!"
She chuckled. "Yes. You watch Survivor at home more than I do, Pac-Man, so you know how dangerous power couples are. If you let them go too far, they can take control of the rest of the game, especially if it is easy to see it. Bonnie is in the swing vote position. And Greninja is also physical at challenges. Not saying that Sheik isn't, but both of them see to be stronger than she is. I think it's best that we vote for Sheik."
"But, two votes isn't enough..." Pac-Man thought out loud. "How are we going to convince Bonnie that Sheik is a better choice? Greninja and Sheik are his allies and he's in the majority."
"Exactly." Zelda placed a finger beneath her chin. "And Bonnie is smart enough to know how dangerous couples are, and I wouldn't be surprised if Bonnie knows how close Greninja and Sheik are. You two have been talking as well, but you two are in different alliances, and I could say the same for me and Sheik. You can't even argue that him voting one of us off is the wrong move to make, because why wouldn't he in this case scenario? ...Hmm... I suppose all we can say here is to tell Bonnie that what should be our number one priority is to based this vote off of new relationships. Shadow already turned on Mega, so we can say that it is okay for Bonnie to turn on Sheik... even though I am fond of her, like you said, we have no other option... unless we vote out Greninja now and hope that Bonnie is still with us so that we can vote off Sheik..."
"I'm down with that."
"There is Bonnie and Pac-Man, me and Sheik, and there is Sheik and Greninja." Zelda laid out the relationships. "Two people in the same alliance connecting is more dangerous at the moment, and Sheik seems to have the most connections. Greninja doesn't have a strong connection with anyone else, so for Bonnie, maybe he would think that he can afford to lose Greninja."
-/-
The three knights remained at the shelter.
"So this time, it's the original Knights tribe that has the majority and needs to go to tribal to vote somebody out." said Greninja. "We have two options, but last time, there might have been a turn from someone in the majority... which in fact does scare me. Worst case scenario, someone could do the same thing over here to take advantage of it... So I need to just make sure everyone is all on the same page... This is the trickiest part of the swap..."
"Okay, so the emperors have distanced themselves from us. Our time to talk is now..." Greninja turned his head to Bonnie. "Now, not that I don't trust you or anything, but you're still with us, right?"
He nodded but responded calmly. "Of course I am."
"Good, just making sure."
"You're not turning on us, right?" Sheik laughed a little.
And he did the same. "I'm with you guys."
"Good. The knights need to stay intact so that we all can be in the majority at merge time." Greninja explained. "We just need to figure out who's more dangerous to keep around, as well as who can we get rid of for right now."
"Go ahead."
"Okay, well I think that Pac-Man is such a likable guy, then that would make him extremely dangerous for the long run." Sheik stated. "Not that you have to be unlikable to win the game or anything, but when you have people on the bottom that have likable characteristics such as Pac-Man, if one of the emperors ends up getting to the end, then it would be likely that he would be getting some votes. And then of course, there's Zelda. I don't know what is worse..."
"You know," Bonnie then spoke. "if you guys somehow think I'm not with you, I think that Zelda is tryin' to get me to flip..."
Sheik's jaw hung open a little and Greninja immediately widened his eyes.
"You serious?" The former blinked.
"Well, not directly I should say. But she's been trying to see where my head was at, and I think she was trying to convince me to vote one of you two off."
"...Oookay, then..." Sheik chose to not think too much of it, even though it was obviously news to her. "I was getting to say that Zelda is smart, and this of course makes her even more of a threat..."
"She's so strategic..." The Pokemon of the trio placed his hands on his hips lowering his head.
"Greninja and Sheik are heavily giving me Millennials vs Gen X vibes, and it is almost as if the Survivor Gods are asking me to vote one of them off." Bonnie sat near the forest. "And part of me it's telling myself that I must do it... However,... at the same time, even though things are the way they are, Mega Man's sudden exit is telling me that this is a perfect opportunity to take advantage of that, and fate has chosen Chatan to head to Tribal Council and allow me to be the one to decide how am I gonna control not only my fate, but for the rest of the knights. Trust me. I really really want to vote one of them out. ...But do to whatever happened with Nago, I figure that if I vote off one of my own, I'm making a huge mistake..."
"Nago could go to tribal again, and for all we know, Knuckles or Krystal would be going home after Greninja or Sheik, and then the knights would lose the season because we wouldn't have the numbers at merge so we wouldn't have to be dictated by the old Nago members. ...I'm trying my absolute hardest to play double agent here and I'm trying even harder not to mess with anyone and tick anyone off, because if the emperors have the numbers at merge, it would be my fault and then I would lose a few jury votes if I make it to the end. I mean, I'm a knight. I am not used to making decisions like this, and now I know what it feels like to be in the spot that I am right now... So even though I want to flip, if I do it now, I will screw over the rest of my tribe and I would become the villain. There's a time and a place for everything. However, even though I don't intend to vote off Sheik or Greninja, I want to at least still gain something from this upcoming Tribal Council. I like Pac-Man and I want him to stick around, so in order to be open and honest to my alliance, I needed to tell them the truth, while at the same time, transferring the heat over to Zelda. ...And after all that, there is still one more thing I need to do..."
-/-
While he was walking on the beach, he found Pac-Man and Zelda still hanging together by the beach.
"Oh, there you are." Zelda talked first. "You are just the person I wanted to see..."
"Yeah, I figured that..." He scratched behind his ear.
"Oh, well okay then. So, me and Pac-Man have been talking for a little bit."
The anthropomorphic bunny nodded. "Yeah, I know... Guys, listen. I don't know how you two are gonna feel about this, but I have been thinking about everything for a while ever since the swap...
Both of them stared.
"Ugh... How do I put this..." He decided to head straight for the point. "Alright, so even though there are two people that need to be broken up,... I'm afraid that if I do it now, I'm shooting my own self in the foot."
...
"Right now, since the way things are, especially after since the fact that an emperor was just sent home last time," Roberts elaborated. "I think the rest of my alliance wants to stay in the majority when we all get to the merge. I'm afraid that the whole Emperors vs Knights thing is still on, and I think it's gonna stay that way for a while..."
"...But..." Pac-Man uttered with a blink.
"I'm sorry, but as much as I wanna work with the both of you, if I turn on them now, I am screwing over the rest of my tribe, since if Nago heads to tribal again, they might still vote off either Knuckles or Krystal, and that would be our fate coming into the merge. I feel as if you all are gonna come back together and start picking us off..."
"...You... So it's between me and him?" Zelda, who was sort of having trouble figuring out on what words to say, directed her finger at Pac-Man.
"I think at this point if you want to somehow build trust with the two of them, I'd suggest you both write each other's names down. And whoever I'm left with, maybe we can just hope we can win the next immunity challenge, so that we'll all be at merge together. The only reason to why I'm approaching you both like this is because I feel like this is the time to be honest here and explain..."
"..."
"..."
"I'm sorry..."
"B-But..." Pac-Man did not know what to think.
"I'm not mad at you." Zelda hung her head down. "You have to do what is best for my game, and if I was in your shoes, I would have had to do what is best for me. You don't have to feel guilty. I understand... Thank you for taking the time to talk to us like this..."
"Any time. All I can say is that the only way both of you can stay here is that one of you somehow find an idol and hope that Chatan's idol is not already taken by someone who has already been to Exile Island."
"...You know," Zelda remained on the sand. "everyone that is on the bottom knows that you feel hopeless when you know your fate is control by something that is beyond your control. And when the cards do not play out in your favor, then there is really nothing else you can do except hope that the hammer is dropped onto somebody else. I appreciate Bonnie taking the time to find me and Pac-Man and being honest and telling the truth... Some people rather be blindsided than know they are going home, but I feel the opposite, because then you have a moment to realize how far you've come, more than realizing what could have been the moment your torch is snuffed. So with that being said, if I am somehow still here after tonight, then my best interest is to simply hope I make it out here as long as possible... If not, then I suppose it is what it is..."
She was trying her best to not shed tears again.
They were now alone once more.
"I..." Pac-Man was looking around. "I... I don't wanna go home, yet! We haven't made it to the merge, yet! We haven't even made it to the jury, yet! ...I-I don't wanna write your name down, Zelda!"
"I do not wish your name down, either." She shook her head. "Trust me. But like Bonnie said. The only way we could grow closer to Greninja and Sheik is to write down each other so we can show them that we're willing to sacrifice each other to stay in the game just in case they need us in the future. I will not be mad if you have to put my name down tonight because I understand..."
"..." Pac-Man shifted his eyes diagonally to the ground in thought.
"I knew that this experience will teach me many things, and it is up to this moment. I was not born to give up so easily, but to give everything I have with the best of my efforts. I came in here with the determination to do all that I can to be victorious... And to have a dream of yours being cut short is not the best feeling in the world. Though I suppose that some things are just meant to be..."
She just sat there heading into her own thoughts.
Tribal Council
Night 16
Chatan made their way to the Tribal Council voting area one by one. Greninja, Zelda, and Bonnie sitting in the top row, and Pac-Man and Sheik sitting on the bottom.
"Alright." Master Hand began the discussion. "So, I guess we can start off with the big reaction to seeing Mega Man no longer in this game. ...Pac-Man, you're already nodding."
"I am, because I am still trying to figure out what the heck happened over there!" He replied. "You see, Mega Man was my number one ally in this game, and I thought for sure he was safe. But,... I am pretty sure none of us that are sitting here right now know exactly what happened. The only people that know are the people that are on the Nago tribe right now."
"Zelda, you and Pac-Man started on the Emperors tribe. What are your thoughts of Mega Man leaving the game even though he seemed to be in the majority over there?"
"Well, my guess is that things just were not as they seemed to be over there." She hypothesized. "There might have been an idol play, there might have been some advantage that we are not aware of, or even a flip. Though as Pac-Man stated, nothing is for certain until we know the whole truth to what occurred on the Nago beach. The emperors appeared to have the advantage on their own tribe, but in spite of knowing that the knights won the favor for the swap, an emperor has still left the game. So of course, we are both concerned."
"And for Bonnie, Greninja, and Sheik," He shifted the attention to the old Chatan members. "for you guys, this is great news for you. Nago was the only beach you all don't have the majority on, and both Krystal and Knuckles survived."
"Well, no matter what happened over there is basically not as relevant to the fact that old Chatan has taken the lead now." Sheik told him. "Things would have been different if one of them left, though by just a bit. If a knight was out of the game and we still lost, we would have still had to vote one off one of the emperors to tie it up. But now since it was an emperor that left before, it gave us an advantage here because it gives the knights a chance to gain control of this game, especially when it comes to the merge."
"So Bonnie, Mega Man's departure just put the rest of the emperors at a disadvantage, and for you three, the exact opposite. What would happen if one of you three is actually the one that gets sent home tonight?"
"If one of us gets that snuff, then that means that old Chatan has one last chance to have the numbers." He explained. "Our fear is the risk of voting off one of our own, because say if Nago loses again, one of them would be out of the game knowing the situation, and then the knights are gonna be the ones that will be in the minority at the merge. You not only hurt yourself, but also for the people you have started out with."
"But Zelda, if there was a flip on Nago, and if an emperor leaves again, than you guys are screwed over. So if there was a turn, what do you think that person was trying to accomplish?"
"I... I can not say..." She turned her head side to side and shrugged. "Only way I can know for sure is if I talk to that person directly. But then again, how am I suppose to know what that person would say is even all the way true? Everyone on this island knows what game they are playing including myself. And in the end, it is difficult to trust someone. And if there was a flip, that of course would not make things any better, because it hurts the relationship."
"So Greninja, here is the difference. At the last Tribal Council, the emperors were the ones that appeared to be in control of the knights, living up to their name by telling people what to do." Master Hand brought up. "But, since the original Knights alliance leads 3-2 for this tribal, what would you make of it?"
"Hmm... That's a good question." He had to think for a moment. "Maybe people could think of it as a way of the knights showing the emperors that you might always be in control, just like how people can not always win. I bet some of my tribemates have deep stories that they might not even want to share because of how tragic it might be, and for the emperors, I may not know all of their stories, but more of them are probably used to getting by and dominating life, anyway, whereas for the knights it may not always be the case. So we just pick ourselves up and keep fighting as usual."
"So this means that, Zelda, Pac-Man, if you guys are truly at the bottom of the totem pole,... what does it feel like, knowing that one of you might lose and be voted out, where as you two are more used to success depending on what happened before you two came here?"
"For me, I feel like that I am having a great time out here so far." Pac-Man smiled. "I've been through a lot. I competed in challenges, I won some, I lost some, I got through tough weather as well as nice, sunny weather, I've been through Tribal Council, I've been part of a blindside,... but now, being on the bottom is a feeling that I'm not exactly used to. Normally at home, I think to myself of how I'm going to get through something, rather than wondering if I am going to get through it. So the position I am right now is... well, I'm quite anxious right now. The knights only have two options and I'm one of them, so if I'm somehow still alive in this game, that would only mean that I would have to say goodbye to my new friend, Zelda."
Even though the rest of the tribe chuckled a bit, Zelda's was the most noticeable.
"And of course I don't want to be voted out. I haven't even seen my name come up yet (not that I want to). I mean, what about the merge? The jury? Getting off the island for a bit after winning a reward? Loved ones visit? Final three? ...And of course, being the Sole Survivor. I haven't even done half of what I wanted, yet. And being on the bottom while other people are controlling your fate... that's scary."
"...And for you, Zelda?"
"Well, even though I've gotten a couple breaks here and there, I felt like I've been in danger since... day three after we lost the first challenge. I was already going through the feelings of not winning as well as the unknown. For example, what if I was the one that ended up being voted out instead of Peach? What if the rest of my tribe decided to keep Ghirahim and send me out because they wanted to win even more challenges? ...But I feel as if this is the biggest obstacle so far, and of course it is not something that is easy to get over, especially when you have a low chance."
"Previously, whenever there was an obstacle in this game for me to get over, I've always made it through. But as far as tonight is concerned, I guess I am a knight here who might not win. Like Pac-Man said, you do feel uneasy as others are the ones that are controlling where I am supposed to go, and what are they intending on doing with me from here. You barely have any options to work with, and it is almost as if there is little to no hope this time, unlike previously for not only my position in the game, but also back in Hyrule before I came out here. That being said, if tonight is my last night out here in Japan for this game, then... I will look at myself as a warrior who gave it everything I had. I've already prepared myself for what's to come. It would be a bittersweet feeling, but knowing you've at least made it this far, there is not any reason to feel as if you would have done more..."
At that point, all three knights grew looks of sympathy and guilt to no one in particular.
"Alright. It is time to vote. Sheik, you're up..."
The ninja rose from her seat and took her time making her way to the voting area. Following her, plus water-type Pokemon, Greninja, was Bonnie Roberts, who held up his piece of parchment with a certain name already being written without uttering a word before putting his vote inside the urn.
Now it was Zelda's turn to vote, holding up the name of Pac-Man. "Did not expect it to be like this, but I am afraid it has to be this way for the sake of us at least one of us gaining the knights trust out here..."
Pac-Man himself was the last to vote, and he wrote the only other emperor's name in big letters.
"I really didn't want to do this, but Zelda has probably written my name down, too. And if I am still here, then maybe this tribe can win the final tribal immunity challenge so that we can all make the merge. Here goes..."
He sat back down in his spot after casting his vote.
"I'll go tally the votes..."
Pac-Man was staring in the direction Master Hand was leaving while Zelda held a fist beneath her chin, Bonnie staring down at the floor all the while.
"If anybody has a hidden immunity idol and you wanna play it, now would be the time to do so..."
...
"Okay, once the votes are read, the decision is final. Person voted out will be asked to leave the Tribal Council area immediately." The vote reading was about to commence. "I'll read the votes..."
Everyone watched him uncap the urn.
"First vote... Zelda."
She nodded.
"Pac-Man."
He eyed Zelda who was staring back, before rotating his head back to the master.
"One vote Pac-Man, one vote Zelda."
Greninja slowly shook his head out of guilt, Sheik exhaling through her nose. Bonnie was not even paying attention to Master Hand anymore.
"Pac-Man."
"..."
"Two votes Pac-Man, one vote Zelda."
Something told Pac-Man that his adventure was about to come to a close within the next second.
"Sixth person voted out of Survivor - Emperors vs Knights. Pac-Man. That's three, that's enough. You need to bring me your torch."
"...Alright, then." He formed a small smirk, grabbing his belongings standing up. "I guess it's time..."
Unlike Sheik, Zelda exhaled out of her mouth for a couple different reasons. She survived, yet it never came without a consequence.
Pac-Man retrieved his torch and began to walk. "Hey Bonnie, tell your band I am looking forward to see you all play in person!"
He snickered as he watch his torch being placed down. "I will..."
"Pac-Man," said Master Hand. "the tribe has spoken..."
"I suppose they did..." His torch was then put out.
"Time for you to go."
"Alright, guys!" Pac-Man turned around to wave. "It's been fun! I'll see you all at the reunion and I will make sure I'll tell Mega Man, Rouge, Ghirahim, Cloud, and Peach all about you guys!"
"Okay, then." chuckled Greninja.
"Bye, Pac-Man." Zelda waved with a smirk.
"Good luck, Zelda!"
He made his way down the stairs.
The Hyrulian sighed again.
"Well, it seems that at least Pac-Man had a positive spirit even if he was just voted out." said the master. "He might have been an emperor, but I guess whether he lost this time or not, he was still smiling."
All four of them nodded in agreement.
"Grab your torches, head back to camp. Goodnight."
Votes:
Sheik - Pac-Man
Greninja - Pac-Man
Bonnie - Pac-Man
Zelda - Pac-Man
Pac-Man - Zelda
15th Place: Pac-Man
"This adventure really means a lot to me! I may not have won, but at least I wasn't the first voted out and made it all the way to day sixteen! That alone is something to be proud of. Now when I get back home, I get to tell all my friends about the adventure and maybe a couple of them can give this game a try. It's really a good game! And also, at least I got booted out right after Mega Man, and now I have to go to Ponderosa, and then when this season airs, I am sitting next to him in the reunion show!"
Castaways Remaining:
Marth, Shadow, Shulk, Krystal, Knuckles / Sheik, Greninja, Bonnie, Zelda / Luigi, Shovel Knight, Foxy, Roy, Freddy
#ScrewedbytheSwap
That was when Pac-Man came from a good position, to a bad position. I guess the Knights alliance decided to go with voting out the likable threat over the strategic threat. And maybe Bonnie still couldn't convince Greninja and Sheik to vote for Zelda. Also, this Tribal Council voting is very similar to Peach's tribal when you talk about Zelda. Unanimous vote, Zelda staying both times, both Pac and Peach being the two most positive spirits of the tribe, and both still smiling even after they left. But for this vote, I guess it wasn't anyone's idea in particular. Could've been Bonnie's specifically if Zelda got the boot tonight since he was closer to Pac-Man.
Also also, even if a knight goes home next time,... it's too late. If the merge/jury starts at thirteen, then the Knights tribe will officially have the majority at the merge. This means that anyone who is a fan of Zelda, Roy, Freddy, Shadow, Shulk, and Marth,... pray for them lol.
Questions:
1. On a scale of one to ten, how much did you enjoy Pac-Man? Would you would have prefer to have him stay over Zelda?
2. What do you think of Bonnie's decision and him overall this chapter?
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