Survivor - Emperors vs Knights

Chapter 29 - Day 24 Part 2

(Happy New Year! Two holidays in a row!)

Okay, so a couple more days to go, and we will be two-thirds of a way completed on the second adventure of my Survivor series.

So today we are going to have our next member of our jury and Foxy has immunity, with things are looking good for three of the emperors at the moment since the Shulk blindside since it's 9-3, but it's Survivor for a reason and even the simplest of plans could completely turn into something else, so we'll see...

Oh, one more thing. The Brain Tribe's name is Coatí, referring to the Coati that is one of Mexico's native animals that is known for its intelligence.

Historyfan15: That's actually a good question. He really played a big part in the Shulk blindside and he's literally the reason to why his secret alliance exists. Definitely something worth speculating. For Foxy, he came into the game with a very small target on his back and now at this point he's proving to be quite a sneaky player so we'll see what happens later down the road.

Enjoy!

~KF

Bikutā

Day 24

"That was a battle. Nice job, guys."

"Congrats, Foxy."

"How's your back?"

"...It'll go away."

"Hahaha!"

"Me and Knuckles ended up facing off in the challenge today, and I managed to pull it off and win. Winning individual immunity really means a lot, so the fact that knowing that not only I won an individual challenge, but also not knowing that I'm a hundred percent not going home tonight really gives me a big break in the game. But as far as my position in the game at this point, I'm in two different alliances, and both of them seem to be on the same page... for now. Though the common goal is that we need to get this idol out that Marth has. And no matter if he plays it or not, one of those three will be gone."

"Good job, man." Foxy and Knuckles embraced and patted each other on the back. "Hopefully you can win the next one."

"Hey, I might not have won, but..." The echidna lowered his voice a couple notches. "at least it wasn't someone that I wanted to win."

Michaels quietly laughed.

"Hey, you guys wanna join us at the beach?" Sheik motioned them to follow the rest of the knights.

"The tribe quickly separated within minutes when we got back to camp." said Freddy. "Shadow was already pulling me aside as we both left to get water to take advantage of it, because he felt that us two needed to have a check up on one another, which of course I can understand, since we were the two that flipped on our tribe."

"Let us continue to have one on one talks like this so that we both know what we need to do for each other at this point." The hedgehog started. "I think we really need to have a long term game plan here."

"I agree." He nodded. "I absolutely agree. Both of us will get some kind of heat tonight when Master Hand asked who turned on who at tribal."

"I don't care what kind of heat I got, because I was playing for myself, not for those three." Shadow immediately shook his head. "If those three are ticked off, that's not my problem because I can't play for them when I want to win a million dollars, not just to make friends. ...But back to what we were talking about, I believe that if we are going to work withe each other for a while, our Hidden Five alliance is in the middle of the game here, and us two just so happen to be in the middle of everything. So no matter what happens, both of us must be on the same page."

"Okay..." Freddy nodded again. "I mean if I need you and you need me, then that's a must."

"It is. I am serious." Shadow replied. "Even though I'm notoriously known for turning on people, turning on each other now, we're both out of this game. We'll be the dumbest to ever play in Survivor history."

"Understood." Fazbear bobbed his head up and down for the third time. "We're already being talked about. I'm not trying to make my target even bigger than it needs to be. When it comes to those three, I don't care which of them goes home as long as it's not Zelda, since she's not that physical in challenges."

"We can't turn on Foxy, Knuckles, and Bonnie either." He kept going. "I put my tail on the line for Knuckles and I know Foxy has put his tail on the line for you. Cutting one of them off would be pointless and idiotic. Just because we flipped once does not mean make a move just for the sake of making one. So whatever's next, we need to play both sides really well."

"Sure, trust me. I understand entirely."

"Just Shadow being Shadow, I suppose." Freddy snickered. "I mean, there's nothing else that needs to be said."

-/-

"Alright, this is the only time us seven are gonna talk as a group today." Greninja explained to everyone as they all sat near the tribe flag. "Marth will likely play his idol tonight. But that leaves two people. Roy or Zelda?"

"That conversation that I've had with Roy two days ago after the reward actually meant a lot to me." said Luigi. "I was thinking long and hard about it. Even though Roy's not at the top of the totem pole, he really doesn't want to go home. We both relate to each other rather well and both of us know how hard it is when it comes to dealing with pressure. And so, if I want to work with at least one emperor, I feel like I'm close with Roy the most. And sure he knows where he stands at this point and I'm not planning on turning on the knights,... if I can convince the team to vote for Zelda over Roy,... then maybe, there is a chance."

"Shadow told me that Roy is Marth's number one ally." Sheik informed. "I believe that those two are more likely to work together than Marth and Zelda."

"Well,..." Luigi scratched his head. "if it's one of those two, Zelda could become an underdog threat based on what's happened in her game, and I know how it feels to be left out."

"You know what, I actually agree with Luigi here." Knuckles backed him up. "Roy and Marth can't win everything. Maybe we can get rid of Zelda first, and then Roy."

"I dunno..." Sheik placed a hand on her head in thought. "...What did Freddy say?"

"Freddy said he doesn't want Zelda to go home." Bonnie told them. "He thinks that if Zelda gets too far, then she would be a major threat based on her story, and I have to agree with him. Me and her were on the same tribe as you and Greninja so we all know that Zelda can be highly intelligent when it comes to social strategy, but at the same time, Zelda is not going to win the next eight immunity challenges."

"Bonnie has a point." Greninja was with him. "Roy might not win all the challenges either, but he's more likely to win than Zelda."

"Umm..." Shovel Knight did not know exactly what was the right move at the time. "I'm kind of undecided here... At least we can all agree that Marth is supposed to get the majority of the votes, right?"

"I don't know if things are going to turn out as well as I would hope." The plumber shook his head. "I've tried my best to convince them that Zelda would be the choice for tonight. I didn't even expect Knuckles of all people to agree, but despite that, the group is still undecided. Oh well. I don't want to come off as aggressive at all, especially when it comes to my strategy, so I had to go right back to being quiet."

"Well, whether it's gonna be him or her," Bonnie spoke up again. "we all need to come to a consensus if we're all gonna be on the same page here. If we break up, Shadow and Freddy will take advantage over all of us."

"I'm just tryin' to pretend that I'm with the knights for as long as they wanna go with me, even though eventually it's not gonna happen anymore. I mean, I hate to flip, but Greninja, Sheik, and Shovel Knight are running the show, and they brought Luigi with them. Those four talked quite a bit, but I don't remember any of them trying to get close with me, especially with Foxy and Knuckles, so that's why us three were at the bottom of that tribe in the first place. I'm not the type of person that would aggressively flip on somebody, but if they expect all seven of us to be at the end, I'm not playing for fifth place."

-/-

With those seven at the beach, and Shadow and Freddy at the water well, the three main survivors in question were left all alone at the shelter, and they of course knew it all too well.

"Wow... Could we really feel anymore left out right now?" Roy commented. "I mean, there are twelve people here, and only three of us are at the shelter."

"They're deciding which of the three of us is getting the boot." Marth said with a sigh. "...What was said when me and Zelda was at the reward?"

"Not much." Roy shook. "But I thought to myself that if I was the one that is getting the boot, I decided to take advantage of the remaining time I have out here by getting to know some of these people a little more. Turns out I have more in common with Luigi and Knuckles than I thought, and I've barely talked with Knuckles within the few days that I was with him."

That made Marth smile. "Glad to hear."

"If it is really us that is going to be picked off one by one, then I suppose my time is running short..." Following that statement, Marth fell silent for at least almost a dozen seconds, just thinking to himself as a million thoughts were going through his head. "...It is rare that one has an opportunity to play such an amazing game like this. I've heard of Survivor before, but based on the circumstances prior to Kodai Island taking place, I've never thought that I had the slightest chance to come out here, and since I've received notice that I was eligible to compete, I made sure I was in contact with Survivor's production team as soon as possible... To know that my days are numbered and I only have a limited amount of time out here, and knowing that I would never even make it to day thirty on Survivor, my adventure feels rather... incomplete to say the least..."

"Did you guys talk to the people on the reward?" Roy asked them.

"We did bond a little bit over the reward." Zelda recalled. "But for the most part, we were just having side conversations with each other of how are we going to be able to move forward with all three of us staying in the game together."

The Young Lion of the three immediately turned. "I'm not turning my back on you guys. Not only that it is not in my heart to do so, it's completely pointless. Marth, you're getting the most heat because of the idol. If we have a chance of making it out here, distancing myself from you two would be even worse."

"You know, Roy's right when it comes to having general conversation with our tribemates. I know how the both of you feel. Maybe if we are going down, the least we can do is to generally have nice days out here. It's not everyday when we go to Okinawa to be on an island such as this, even though we can easily spend time here outside of the competition..."

"I don't even think I've had at least a thirty second conversation with Bonnie yet..." Marth realized. "I barely even had a chance... He seems like a good young man."

Zelda smiled. "Yes, he is... I know what we can do. Why don't we all just... sit on the beach looking at the sunset for a little bit right before we head off to Tribal Council? That way if one of us is going home,..."

"then we have to at least live this experience to the fullest, just how we do in our regular lives." Marth completely agreed, but then he turned to Roy. "You know... now that I think about it,... I'm actually glad you weren't with us on the reward."

"How come?"

"...You got to have quite a few one on one conversations with the others on the island, unlike me and Zelda." Lowell responded. "Even though you never got to eat any of the food, at least you have bigger opportunities to interact with the ones that were with you at the time. But most importantly,... as much as I hate to say it,... I believe that it is going to be you..."

"..."

"I'm sorry, but I feel as if they assume that Zelda is less likely to win challenges..." Marth apologized. "And of course,..."

"...you have an idol."

"...I do." Marth figured that there was no point in protecting the idol from everyone anymore, pulling it from his bag. "I found it at night before the final immunity challenge prior to the swap. And since if they are splitting the votes, majority of the votes would be on me to force the idol out."

"...Dang..." Roy looked down."

"I'm sorry..."

"No need to apologize." He shook his head. "You were fortunate enough to be sent to Exile Island. I was not..."

"Well, it does not mean that nobody else had the chance even though Marth had the advantage." Zelda said. "Shulk wanted to find the idol before you did and without a clue."

"..."

"..."

"Well, since he has been eliminated last tribal, I guess it does not even matter anymore..." It was Marth's turn to look down. "But the bottom line is that if any of us three is getting their torch snuffed, it's probably Roy... And Roy, even though there is not much that we can do, I still apologize, only because of you wanting to play this game so badly. Not every season has adolescents such as yourself out on the battlefield competing. You really deserve to be here."

He smiled warmly. "Thanks, Marth."

"To know that I am in a situation that is nearly impossible for me to get out of given how much the majority has an advantage over us makes me feel... hopeless. Like the world is ending and there is literally nothing you can do about it. It is as if the enemy is seconds away from victory, and I am supposed to be the last one standing because of the idol, and I have to make a giant sacrifice to save myself to show that I will never give up no matter what occurs, because it is something that I am not used to experiencing. In this case scenario,... even though I have to play my idol to save myself, in doing so, Roy will be sacrificed... Darn..." It hit Marth like a ton of bricks. "My number one ally..."

"..." Zelda was thinking. "Are us three still going to vote for Greninja?"

"Perhaps we should." Roy replied. "Just to send them a message. Though Knuckles may have earned more points in the physical capability category, Greninja has stronger connections. Getting rid of him would hopefully start the downfall in the tribe... Although, I don't know how are we going to swing somebody over like that, based on how tight those nine are..."

"Well,..." Zelda thought out loud. "I think I have an idea."

Both Marth and Roy immediately stared.

"What if we just vote for Shadow?"

"..."

The two swordsmen both eyed each at other, then back at Zelda.

"Possibly sending Shadow home?"

"If another emperor is going, maybe we can perhaps make things easier for them by us throwing Shadow under the bus." The Hyrulian suggested. "We just need to convince them at tribal that Shadow is not someone that they should work with in the future, given his reputation in the game thus far. It does not matter how many of whoever is willing to help send him out, since the only person that would probably not agree is Knuckles."

"I feel like I've been fighting for quite a while now, but like a knight, an emperor never gives up no matter what is in the path." Zelda shook her head. "The nine person alliance is splitting votes between either Marth and Roy, or between Marth and myself, 5-4. Marth plays his idol, and that means that we need at least one person to help us send Shadow out of the game by showing them that working with Shadow, not only by him being an emperor, but him being the most likely person that would turn. Those knights aren't going to break up any time soon, so if it is going to be an emperor again, then we should tell them that they should at least send home the right person. For all they know, Shadow could very well work a plan that would mess up theirs. Sure, Shadow is an original Nago member, but if we wrote down a knight again, that would make us even more untrustworthy and would just give them another reason to why one of us would be sent on the jury. If one or more of original Chatan join us, then the game would still be broken."

"..." Roy blinked with his jaw hung open. "Seriously?"

"Now that I think about it,... I supposed it is worth a shot." Marth was on board. "I am playing my idol after all. If I can play my idol, and have all three of us get away with it, it would be such a move."

"I'm down for it as well, but there is just one thing I am concerned." Roy was a bit hesitant about something. "Shadow was with us since the beginning. If we get rid of him, it is just another original Nago that is going to be eliminated..."

"Well Roy," said Marth. "let's just face it. At this point, it is not Emperors vs Knights anymore..."

Tribal Council

Night 24

The tribe of Bikutā returned to Tribal Council, their well lit torches being placed down in any of the spots that were open, subsequently sitting down in different spots in the two rows.

"We'll now bring in the first member of our jury..."

They all took a glance to their right to see the blonde young man himself. Wearing more a 'white' version of his original attire, the heir to the Monado held a large grin on his face making his way over to the jury bench as some of his former tribe members smiled back.

"Shulk voted out at the last Tribal Council."

Freddy's smile was a little more guilty. Then again, at least it was better that not smiling at all, Shadow looking as if he had no regrets whatsoever as Shulk sat down in the middle of the bench.

"Alright. So last Tribal Council, we were all talking about tribe lines where it was six emperors and seven knights." Master Hand brought up. "And even though an emperor was the one that got sent to the jury, three of the emperors were still in shock. Roy, what happened?"

"...Well, when it comes to thinking back, I guess we can start with the fact that I was not even expecting two of our names to be written down last tribal." He began. "The Emperors Alliance being on the bottom was one thing, but I certainly didn't expect two of us aid the enemy into voting us off. It's not as if we didn't expect Shulk to go, because at that point we were more shocked that two of us received the votes at the time."

"Okay." Master Hand wanted to get straight to the point, holding himself vertically. "Let's get right to it. If you flipped, raise your hand."

"..."

The hedgehog and bear both had their hands raised.

"Shadow?"

"I turned on my old tribe again. So what?"

Shulk immediately shook his head.

"Well, I guess we can just talk about how much heat you got for that!" Master Hand giggled a little.

"They questioned me and Freddy on why we did what we did, and we just told them that we did what we had to do. How funny it would have been if they would have flipped themselves and they would have the nerve to expect that no one would say anything, but now that they're the ones that are on the bottom, they're complaining and groaning about it."

"Master, we are not trying to be sore losers about it, because we all know what we signed up for." Roy wanted to make himself clear. "You can't just sit around and expect to get to the end of the game without doing literally nothing to control your own fate. Though the problem with Shadow is his way of defending himself when it comes to these situations. He already turned on Mega, now Shulk, who's next? And unlike Freddy, Shadow's excuses for turning on people are rather flawed to say the least."

"And how do you feel about Freddy?"

Fazbear was not even exchanging glances with Roy.

"...I feel that Freddy Fazbear is down to earth. Even though we didn't see eye to eye, at least he has more valid excuses than Shadow to say the least, since he was apparently a target. If he felt that he needed to make a game move, then he did what he was supposed to for his own best interest, while at the same time actually backing up his arguments... I mean,... I still like the guy."

"Thank you." The anthropomorphic animal himself actually turned and grinned.

"Most likely Freddy flipped because he knew Shadow was flipping, master." Zelda hypothesized. "Otherwise, he would have had very little options if Fazbear was the only original Nago member in Chatan's alliance."

"Now compare his reasoning with Shadow's justification for flipping. Give me an example." The Hand wanted her to elaborate.

"I'll start." Marth volunteered. "After Mega Man was eliminated, all Shadow basically told me was that he was too much of a threat. Though it sounds as if it is a good response on paper, it only raises more questions. Why don't you tell us of how getting rid of Mega Man was a bigger priority than us having the numbers at merge? And now, look what happened."

"If Mega had to leave, he had to leave. I knew exactly what I was doing, and I went with my gut." The hedgehog was not even eyeing Lowell at that point. "I knew about Nago's overall game plan, yet I was playing my own individual game at the same time. At this point as far as I'm concerned, it is not Nago strong anymore, and I knew I had to flip..."

"...So, you're saying that you thought you were on the bottom?"

"Took you this long to figure it out, didn't it?"

"Okay, Marth," Master Hand called on him. "was Shadow on the bottom?"

"We didn't go to enough Tribal Councils to determine who was on the bottom at the time. For all we know, my alliance could have been trying to vote me out because of Exile Island."

That was when Shadow made a complete turn around and faced Marth directly in his eyes. "Alright, I'm tired of the speculation about this. I'm gonna ask you this right now. Do you have an idol?"

"..." Marth began digging in his bag, much to the surprise, yet confirmation of everyone as eyes were either staring at the bag, Marth himself, each other, or even Shulk on the jury.

"Here we go..." Old Nago's idol was finally revealed. "Here it is right here. I'll put this around my neck for now just to show everyone that I do indeed have it."

"Couldn't have come at a better time than now..." Shadow commented.

"I found it at night because everyone was already expecting me to sneak away from the tribe and look for it." Altea's hero informed.

"That is completely irrelevant compared to our discussion..."

"...Sheik. Guess what," Master Hand held his hand out. "Marth has an idol."

"You know," She smirked. "I was wondering when an idol is going to be played. And now I just might get my answer really soon, no matter who Marth decides to play the idol on."

"So you're saying that your alliance is planning on splitting some votes."

"Absolutely."

"That settles it, then..." Marth knew at that moment he had enough official information to take advantage of the situation. "Everyone, for those of you that are curious, the three of us have decided that we are going to put Shadow's name down."

Freddy widened his eyes while all the knights exchanged glances.

"And not for any emotional reasons." Roy shook his head to avoid people getting the wrong idea. "Just for his reputation in general. Based off of personal experience, I do not consider Shadow to be a trustworthy guy. And in order for the seven or... eight of you to move forward, perhaps some of you would be interested in voting off Shadow before he out of nowhere decides to turn on you guys."

"..." Shadow immediately rested his elbow on his leg, his head in the palm of his right hand as he began shaking in frustration.

Knuckles had a weird look on his face.

"Zelda, generally asking," The host spoke again. "what are you, Marth, and Roy are trying to accomplish here?"

"We are trying to show the knights that if they desire to work with people that they could trust, Shadow the Hedgehog does not have a reputation for being the most loyal." The Hyrulian replied. "Suppose they continue to work with him, he all of a sudden flips again, and now somebody from the Knights Alliance is on the jury."

"Better to get rid of him before he gets rid of any of you in my opinion." Roy added facing the rest of the Bikutā tribe. "I am uncertain if any of you would take the offer, but if you all desire to make it as far as possible, working with ones that you can't trust, worst case scenario, it is going to cost one of you the title of Sole Survivor."

"And I believe that this is an opportunity to send him packing." Marth nodded. "Better now than never, or else, Shadow will blindside his way to the end."

"...Shadow, what are you feeling right now?"

"Annoyed... Irritated... And a few other words I can't think of at the moment." He remained in his position, but then, he suddenly realized that he was not the type of person that would not give up rather easily. If they were going to fight, he was going to do the same."

He faced the rest of his tribemates. "I hope you all realize that they are literally only saying this just because of their position in the game. It is what underdogs do best. If they were in the majority, they would be downright near silent and not acting like this right now."

Greninja and Luigi just blinked.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize if any of us are sounding too aggressive at this moment." said Marth. "But it is clear that we are fighting for our spots in the game just as everyone else. And like Shadow is saying, if any of you were in our shoes, you all would be fighting just as much, since none of us that are sitting here (including Shadow) are planning on going down without a fight. But if you're working with someone that was not with you on the same day, on the opposing team, and has a certain reputation, you are basically working with a complete wildcard over here."

"I'll tell you what is also difficult to work with." Shadow clearly had his own opinion. "It is also difficult to work with someone who you know has an idol, is... likable, and an underdog that would earn jury votes."

Bonnie's eyes were widened at the conversation unfolding having his own thoughts of it all.

"How do you know if I am just saying this just to work with the knights in the future? I am simply helping them in case any of them desire to win this game."

Knuckles all of a sudden motioned Shovel Knight that was next to him and began whispering. Before anyone could have even reacted, Foxy got up from his spot, made his way past Marth and Luigi, and began quietly speaking with Bonnie.

Shadow rolled his eyes.

"Shadow."

"At this point in Survivor, it is becoming nothing but a trend."

"Well," Master Hand held himself out. "if that's how they want to have private strategic conversations,... so be it."

"Well put, master." Roy could not have agreed more.

Just then, Luigi Mario rose from his spot and walked diagonally to Roy squatting down.

"...I want to know for sure. Who are you voting for?"

"Shadow. You can get some people and vote with us if you want."

Luigi then made his way over to Shovel Knight to begin whispering while Greninja chose to get up and made his way over to the conversation between Foxy and Bonnie while Knuckles was now speaking with Sheik.

"You two are having second thoughts?" He asked. "Because if you are, if the rest of us can agree then maybe we could perhaps get Marth to flush his idol and vote out Shadow right now."

"But then those three would make it out alive..." Bonnie reminded.

Shulk had his hands over his mouth.

At that point, Shadow chose to play the whisper game himself as he began speaking with Knuckles. And seconds later, literally everyone was on their feet getting themselves involved in at least one conversation...

...except for one person.

"Freddy." The reality TV show host noticed. "Nobody talking to you."

"Guess I'll just sit here..." He grinned, before being tapped on the shoulder by Bonnie, motioning him to get up to join his conversation.

"Luigi might flip?" Zelda's eyes grew a bit larger as she was conversing with Roy.

"He might. But he's trying to get more numbers."

"...Let's just get with Marth and Sheik."

And the ninja just pulled in Greninja again, and right when Roy and Zelda showed up, one by one, the FNAF trio joined in, leaving Shadow and Knuckles on their own besides Luigi and Shovel Knight.

"...And it seems that they're having a major conversation we should be a part of..." Shovel Knight blinked, before getting up from his spot. "Come on..."

Thus, it officially left the echidna and the hedgehog.

"I don't want you to go home..." The former shook.

"What are they talking about?"

"I don't know, but they're discussing something!"

"Why don't you find out?"

"I told Shovel Knight that you are staying. Hopefully everyone's reassured that nothing is changed, or else..."

"Go join them..." Shadow was glaring. "I'm the only one that is probably not allowed in their discussion, anyway."

Unfortunately for Knuckles, by the time he made it over, Greninja, Sheik, Freddy and Bonnie were already pulling away, the former two and the latter two now having their own talks.

"You sure you want to do this?" Sheik needed to know her teammate's game plan.

"That's who I'm writing down." He responded.

"Alright, then."

Eventually, everyone separated and ended up sitting down in their original places.

"...Now..." Master Hand knew he was at the center of attention once more. "We have two options here. Should we continue our discussion, or do you guys just wanna go ahead and vote?"

"No." Shadow disagreed completely and the rapid turning of his head showed it. "I will make my statement, and then we will vote."

All eyes were on the Mobian as his eyes met theirs.

"If you all choose to vote me out tonight instead of what we discussed, then if all three of them make it out alive this tribal, it increases their chances of making it far. You choose to work with them, then that's fine. But if they make it far and begin putting you all on the jury, don't say I didn't warn you."

...

"...So Shadow,... you done?"

"I am finished, master." He said with a nod with arms folded.

"...Alright. If everyone is ready, then it is time, to, vote. Roy, you're up."

Getting up from his spot, he made his way past Shulk as he gave him somewhat of a hopeful look as the jury member simply remained put, the red-haired young adult wasting no time putting Shadow's name down.

After giving a brief look at Shadow, Knuckles, Shovel Knight, Foxy, Luigi, and Freddy all followed in suit, Zelda going afterwards spelling out the black hedgehog's name.

"Justice for Peach."

Following Sheik and Greninja was the perceived flipper himself, making sure the camera got a good view of Marth's name in big letters, the blue haired sword wielder staring straight at him.

Bonnie was the next to vote, which mean that Marth was last, also not taking too much time spelling out Shadow at all.

"This is the first opportunity I have putting your name down. We've let you remain in the game for far too long. It is time for the hero to conquer the villain once and for all."

He made his way back and sat down.

"I'll go tally the votes..."

Knuckles stared down at the ground as Shadow had a fist beneath his chin, Zelda eyeing Master Hand all the while.

"If anybody has a hidden immunity idol and you wanna play it, now would be the time to do so."

Without waiting another second, Marth Lowell rose from his spot and gave his idol to Master Hand.

"Alright, then..." commented Greninja.

"This is a hidden immunity idol." The hand confirmed. "Any votes cast for Marth will not count."

Roy crossed his fingers.

"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..."

Literally no one made any sort of reaction.

"First vote... Shadow."

He was still almost as if he was as frozen as a statue.

"Shadow. Two votes Shadow."

Knuckles still felt a pit in his stomach.

"Shadow. Three votes Shadow."

...

"Marth. Does not count."

"..."

"Marth. Does not count."

He heaved a quick sigh of relief, though Zelda appeared to look as if she was not so sure.

"Marth. Does not count."

"Marth. Does not count."

Shulk leaned in out of anticipation.

"Marth. Does not count."

Shadow still sat frozen in place.

"Roy. One vote Roy."

He curled his lips as Foxy did not even blink even though Luigi did.

"Roy. Two votes Roy, two votes Shadow."

...

"We're tied. Three votes Roy, three votes Shadow, one vote left."

Roy was as nervous as ever. Seeing his name written down was one thing, yet he was nearly voted out at that point. Shadow as usual made literally no movement whatsoever.

Luigi finally curled his lips.

"Ninth person voted out of Survivor and the second member of our jury..."

Roy closed his eyes.

"...Roy. You need to bring me your torch."

With a big sigh, he slowly got up from his spot, embracing both Zelda and Marth individually.

"We tried." The latter spoke.

"I know, just hang in there."

Shadow turned his head side to side without even looking at anyone.

Greninja exchanged glances with some of the other members of the Knights Alliance.

"Let us do it, master."

"Roy, the tribe has spoken."

Snuff.

"Time for you to go."

Before he left the Tribal Council area, he shared his final words. "I just wanna say that I appreciate the twenty-four days I've spent with you all. We'll all be at the reunion show later to discuss. I'll be at Ponderosa rooting for you."

"Thank you, Roy."

"Bye, Roy."

"See ya, Roy."

"Good luck."

And taking his time down the stairs, he was officially gone.

"Well," Master Hand had his own turn sharing his final words for the night. "now that the only emperor that was at Exile Island played his idol, the question is simple... What now? Grab your torches, head back to camp. Goodnight."

Votes:

Zelda - Shadow

Marth - Shadow

Roy- Shadow

Shadow - Marth

Freddy - Roy

Luigi - Roy

Sheik - Marth

Greninja - Marth

Knuckles - Marth

Shovel Knight - Roy

Bonnie - Roy

Foxy - Marth

12th Place: Roy

"Such an amazing experience. I've enjoyed every minute of it. I came into this game classified as an emperor. Yet thanks to this experience, it has taught me that losing and being defeated is not something you can kick yourself for, because you know that you've given it your all. And if you feel if you did just that, there is really nothing else you can do. ...Father, I'm thinking about you."

Castaways Remaining:

Zelda, Marth, Shadow, Freddy, Luigi, Sheik, Greninja, Knuckles, Shovel Knight, Bonnie, Foxy

Jury:

Shulk, Roy

The Young Lion himself.

Roy really had his moment to shine this episode. The moment when he knew that there was at least a possibility he could be gone, he really took advantage of the remaining time he had. Never thought I would care for Roy that much, but I really like the guy now. I mean, he bonded with Knuckles of all people lol.

But unfortunately for him, Zelda, and Marth, things didn't work out in their favor. Oh well. At least Marth didn't go home with an idol in his pocket, which would have been the worst mistake in his life lol.

So now it's 9-2... Absolute disaster. Though if you were reading up to this point, you know that there are clearly cracks and fractions within the nine person majority; 9 is much to large of a number in a eleven person tribe.

Questions:

1. What are the chances the Pirate Crew would strike next tribal?

2. What was your reaction of this Tribal Council as a whole? (Longest tribal in the story so far.)

Another character for Survivor - Mexico will be revealed on Saturday (beauty tribe member) so stay tuned! Watch my YouTube intro, vote for your top five favorite characters this season and I will see you next time!