Survivor - Emperors vs Knights

Chapter 39 - Day 31 Part 2, Day 32, & Day 33 Part 1

Here am I once again for another chapter of Survivor - Emperors vs Knights! Last chapter, we had the Pirate Crew alliance being very upset at what happened at the last Tribal Council, and how Marth was literally forced to jumping back to the Chatan Alliance to save his own life, and then we had a very emotional Loved Ones visit.

Bonnie and Foxy, conveniently being paired up despite the eight being players being randomized for spots, won the reward challenge, and they decided to take Luigi and Shovel Knight because they felt that they needed to see their loved ones the most. However, as a consequence, Marth said that it only placed an even bigger target on both their backs for being the strongest pair remaining in the game. (He's not wrong, though. Bonnie and Foxy connected on like, day two and now look where they are lol.)

So we'll see what happens up to and through the next immunity challenge...

Historyfan15: Given the fact that Marth never even wanted to join the Chatan Alliance, I'd say that it is not impossible for that to happen.

Derick Lindsey: Yep. That's what made the Loved Ones visit special, especially for Luigi. As for Bonnie and Foxy, if one of them in fact wins immunity and the other one finds another idol, that wipes every target off the bo- Oh wait, Knuckles still exists. Nevermind lol.

~KF

Bikutā

Day 31

Sheik, Marth, Zelda, Knuckles

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Unfortunately, the two emperors and knights that were not chosen had to say an early goodbye to Impa, Elice, Link, and Sonic. With the lucky four going on a reward to spend time with their loved ones for the first time after over thirty days, the other four had to make the trip right back to camp with the same old rice and coconut they had been eating since their adventure first started. No matter what anyone felt about it, one could have understood where they were all coming from, due to the results of the challenge altogether. It was almost as if it was a major slap in the face.

Then again, none of them, not even Knuckles seemed to be super bitter about it. Other than naturally feeling as if they should have went on the reward, no one appeared to be extremely angered by it.

However, like almost all of the seasons of Survivor, at least something had to be brought up after the results of the challenge. Yet firstly, Sheik opened up of what she felt in a confessional.

She sighed with her mind flashing back to the moment where the final person was called over to join Bonnie, Foxy, and Luigi. "I mean,... I guess I can understand. It's not that me and Impa are blood related or, long-life partners or anything. So I guess I have no right to complain that much. I respect their decision. It's just that I just wanted to go. That's all. But Luigi really needed to see his brother, and Shovel Knight desperately needed to see Shield. So why be mad at them? Guess it's peoples' natural instinct... I bet either Zelda or Marth would have been picked before me if one more person were to join."

She was now standing with Marth in the water.

"...Do you resent any of 'em at all? I mean, you and Elice are siblings after all, just like the Mario Bros."

Lowell sighed with a slow shake of his head. "Not really... Sure, me and Elice are brother and sister. Though I think it was right for Luigi and Shovel to go. I would have took them as well."

"Maybe that's why it was meant for us to win to guarantee us that we would have went, right?"

"Perhaps so..."

"And then to top it all off, I'm stuck with Knuckles, who probably only tolerates me at this point... I mean, who knows? We haven't really bonded that much since he called me, Greninja, Shovel, and Luigi out after Shadow left." She went on. "Zelda? Well, I guess that's the only benefit from coming back here with certain people. We already had a growing relationship anyway. We had yesterday to prove it. But Marth? ...I guess it's something. What I'm trying to do at the moment is to have some type of relationship with him, even though I basically dragged him over to our side last night and he himself knows it. However, because of the Chatan Alliance now holding onto him by a leash (maybe not literally, but might as well be), without question, if any of us feel he's trying to pull something over us at least a little bit, then he'd be the next on the chopping block, or at least in some serious trouble. And Marth's smart. He wasn't going to just let himself be voted out last night, so he pretty much had no choice to but to jump ship again. Sure, worst case scenario, he could be thinking the worst of me right now, but... like the old saying goes, that's how Survivor works. I'm used to strategizing in real life, and Impa just gave me more motivation to keep going."

"Although, as much as we're cautious about Marth, Bonnie and Foxy are the most obvious duo remaining in the game. I mean, sure they took both Luigi and Shovel Knight, but they're part of my alliance and they're not as dangerous. Foxy and Bonnie are both on the bottom that have been tight from day one, and today literally highlights. For all we know, everyone is probably watching at home screaming at all of us to get one of them out, and even Marth probably knows that. So if we're gonna trust Marth, the common goal here is to get rid of one of those two."

She placed her hands on her hips and stared. "...Foxy and Bonnie, right?"

He chuckled a little. "Exactly my thoughts. I just need to be aware of who we would be gunning for first."

"Well,... you probably know a bit more than I do since you were aligned with them last time." The ninja admitted. "Who's more of the strategist? The fox or the rabbit?"

"The former..."

"Yeah, that's how I predicted." She responded. "I feel like Foxy has been secretly controlling this game from behind the scenes. He's already won two immunities, so he could very well win the next one, too. Foxy first, and then we will see whether we can get rid of either Bonnie or Knuckles next."

"Well,... I guess at least I don't have to pretend that I'm working with that alliance anymore." Marth thought out loud. "They are already aware that I am not with them due to my position. ...You know, I have a feeling that Sheik would do quite well on the battlefield if she was in my army. However, right now I feel as if I am being held captive by the enemy being forced to do whatever they say. Foxy's the more openly strategic threat than Bonnie is, so I assume that is our next target. Not sure if he has an idol, but because two have been played already, he would probably be looking for one upon his return... And what are we supposed to do if he has it? Risk removing him from the competition with an idol in his pocket? ...That's a very, very, very large risk that we would have to take."

He found Knuckles simply lying down on the bamboo in the shelter, not even bothering to look from Zelda at that point.

"I'm sorry..."

"You think you can find a way to get Sheik out?"

"...Well, including my vote, that would make it a tie, and that would mean we would all have to risk drawing rocks..."

"Then there's nothing to apologize for." Knuckles replied, starting to sit up. "I mean, if anything, I'm the one that should be apologizing... but I would be actually apologizing for you. …Not gonna lie, Marth. I generally feel sorry for you, and Bonnie and Foxy have stated that they are as well. None of us exactly know what it's like to literally be forced to working with someone you know you don't wanna work with... Were you really gonna work with them, though?"

"...I mean, I was going to stay with you three a hundred and ten percent, but Sheik literally tells me that if I refuse to work with her, then... at least Freddy would probably be speaking to you instead of myself at the moment..."

He sighed with great frustration. "That Sheik, man... See, this is why you and Zelda should have trusted Shadow for just one more vote. Those four were just gonna continue to get dangerous and look what happened..."

"Well, at the end of the day, we just felt that working with Shadow long-term was never worth it. If he was to backstab us again, I would have looked foolish with Zelda, anyway. ...However, in spite of my game being watched at the moment, at the very least, I can guarantee you one thing. You are in no danger for elimination at the next Tribal Council."

Knuckles lowered his head. "...A hundred and ten percent?"

"A hundred and ten percent." He nodded with extra assurance. "Bonnie and Foxy are being perceived as a dangerous pair, so it's almost certainly one of those two for next time. To the Chatan Alliance, they're dead men walking. However, as much as I am certain that you are not going to be the next individual to be put on the jury, just to be a thousand percent sure you aren't getting eighth place, just for the sake of the both of us, I figured that it would be best for us two to help with the common goal here."

The nineteen year old blinked.

"It would help the both of us gain more power even though we are both in two separate alliances. We would at least be on the same page, since there is already a certain level of trust we have with one another. And at the end of the day, we will both be safe."

"...So basically what you're saying is that you want me to flip and help vote one of those two out..." Knuckles went straight to the point.

"Well, that is a rather blunt way of putting it, though it does not mean that it is not the truth of what I'm trying to say. If you were to jump ship, you would be in the majority, and I would gain more power in the Chatan Alliance, which means, more power for you as well. We could even let Sheik in if you're planning on switching alliances, so that we would progress with a potential split-vote plan."

"Although it would help me earn a better position in my new alliance by gaining Knuckles, at the same time, I highly doubt it would be decent for Knuckles's game. However, the thing is, it is apparent that Knuckles may not be the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to strategizing. And what is best for my game plan is to take advantage of that and play up that card, with me being aware that Knuckles would be the one person to take that opportunity and go with it, whether it would be smart for him to do it or not. But for me in particular, with the position that I am in, even though I'm their prisoner at the moment, I am at least playing up behind the scenes with no one watching. I am an emperor, so in a way I would still have a say and what could happen in the near future. ...All I need to do is to make sure that Knuckles is in fact flipping on Bonnie and Foxy. And if he is, we need to find out as soon as possible."

"...I'll think about it..."

Though Knuckles was not looking at Marth anymore as he went away, it was most likely he only said those four words just to sort of get him out of his dreads. Yet he indeed had quite some thinking to do.

Day 31

Bonnie, Luigi, Shovel Knight, Foxy

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As for Foxy, Shovel Knight, Luigi, and Bonnie were all sharing an experience they would never forget. They are their loved ones were already eating away, all eight of them sitting at a table while exchanging words and laughs.

Yet every so often, there was the occasional thank from Luigi, Shovel, Shield, and Mario.

"I just wanna say thank you, you two." Mario directed his attention to Bonnie and Foxy. "You two didn't have to do that just to keep us together."

"I mean, that's what we wanted to do." Bonnie replied. "Luigi has really missed you. He's come such a long way, so he really deserves to have you here right now. And by the way, who would want to miss the chance of meeting you for the first time?"

"Aww..." Mario grinned. "You're so nice. I would like to spend this time to get to know you and Foxy as well."

"Oh, don't worry about that." Mangle shook her head, taking a bite of her burger. "I have no trouble telling you all about him."

"Mangle?" Foxy shot a friendly glare beside him. "You don't have to speak for me. You know I can easily speak for myself."

"Oh, just shut up and eat already."

"Me being able to have my brother on this reward with me really feels like a major accomplishment in my opinion." Luigi explained. "The moment I've found out that I've made it to the family visit, my mind was finally at ease, especially after what happened last night. However, when I found out that I was going on the reward, all that was built up in me, with Mario now being around, I can finally let everything off my chest of what I gone through to get this far in the game. Maybe he has some advice and even some constructive criticism that I need to hear."

"Oh, and of course," Bonnie wanted the attention on one more member of the tribe. "Shovel Knight."

He was already chuckling.

"How in the heck can we forget about Shovel Knight?"

"How was he?" Shield Knight asked out of curiosity.

"He's basically everything you like about him." Bonnie explained. "Your partner is fun, adventurous, kind, he even tells great stories at the campfire at night when no one else has anything to talk about. Life of the party. And because of him, we all learned a lot about the both of you."

She smiled warmly. "Well, guess he was somebody that kept you all company, huh?"

"That's why we decided to bring him here." Foxy spoke again. "After hearing about you two a lot, I'm quite curious to see what stories you two have that you can share together now that we're all here."

"Oh..." That felt so good to Shovel Knight to hear, he had no idea how to thank the two FNAF characters at all. "...Well,... I think since we're already consuming food, perhaps that should be a topic."

He turned to his partner.

"Though this time, I want you to start off first."

"Gladly." She nodded as if she already had something in mind, which she did. "Okay, so... everyone here likes pancakes, right?"

Luigi was now sitting near the water with his older brother.

"So overall, I was almost voted out of the game three times, twice in this merge so far, and both by one vote..." He recalled. "But other than that, the only other time my name was written down was at my first Tribal Council where I was up against our strongest tribe member... and I somehow survived... And the fact that they preferred me over Cloud was... overwhelming... Not in a negative way, though... It's just..."

"They liked you over Cloud, and that was how their minds work." Mario finished for him. "Sometimes it's not just about who's the strongest. They thought of you who was more likely to keep the tribe harmonized. Cloud was probably going a little too hard when he was in the game."

"Sheik did tell about his lack of social skills..."

"I mean, come on, Luigi. Even back at the Mushroom Kingdom, I know you would be way more well received then Cloud might have been. They've always thought of you to be a friendly guy... even though..."

With him now hanging his head down low a little, now it was Mario that was feeling guilty.

"Hey... Hey, don't look like that. We've talked about this before hundreds of times."

"I know, I know, but... I can't help but feel that I should take at least most of the blame to why some people might look down on you..."

"Well,... guess it just gives me more motivation to prove myself... And look how far I become." He reminded him. "I'm surprising myself and learning more about myself everyday."

"...I'm glad to hear that from you, Luigi... I really am."

"You know, with me being in my brother's shadow back where I am, of course Mario has his own opinion about it... He... kinda blames himself at times. I don't blame him for feeling that way, but that's basically saying that he's blaming himself just because he's older than I am. We're fraternal twins and he just happened first. How is that his fault? It's my fault that I'm in his shadow because I was too nervous to step up for myself half the time and Mario just so happened to be the one with the most success... Not that I don't get any success or anything, but it's just the fact that Mario takes all the credit half the time. ...But there is no reason for Mario to blame himself for it, just like there's no reason for any sibling rivalries or anything. ...And... Look at what happened to me. All that I've gone through and I'm still here... And maybe if I can actually win Survivor..." All of what he was feeling for the past thirty-one days finally began to come out, a few tears beginning to stream down his face, not even bothering to wipe them away. "If I can actually win Survivor, then... perhaps I would be seen in a different light and... it'll... it'll show everyone that I know how strong I really am... I may not have been confident at all when this started, but what I've learned the most is... That it is okay to push yourself. If you don't, then... you're not hurting anyone but yourself by proving just how strong you really are. So,... I-I'm gonna keep going..."

"I love you, bro." He spoke to his red-capped sibling.

"I love you too, Luigi. Just stay strong for eight more days and you'll have your turn to talk about your own Survivor experience since I've already talked about mine..."

-/-

"...Hmm... It seems that my brother and your friend are having an interesting conversation..."

In spite of Mangle and Clyde laying eyes on one another not so long ago, they seemed to be already getting along just fine as they both sat in the sand near the table, laughing quite a bit.

"I suppose they are already relieved that we... have both literally survived out here for over thirty days, now they both wanna start a new friendship." Foxy presumed. "...You don't live that far from me, right?"

"Nope..." He shook his head. "Maybe we'll just let him be. We'll be here for a while, anyway. ...So,... anything you wanna talk about while we're here?"

Michaels actually smirked and snickered a bit. "Well, considering the fact that we've never voted differently and that we're always on the same page, I guess we have very little to hide from each other."

"You're probably right." Bonnie smirked back, taking a moment to pop a couple french-fries in his mouth. "I suppose we have to avenge Freddy for this next Tribal Council... But the only problem is... this is without a doubt the worst situation for us so far... I don't know how long the both of us will be here, man..."

"Don't worry." Foxy shook his head. "I was in my feelings a little last night, but we just gotta keep our hopes up. We'll be alright. I know we still got Knuckles and we'll talk with him... We clearly can't just vote for Luigi for our own safety anymore."

"And Sheik? ...Zelda's never gonna vote her out, and she's the only way we can get back Marth... Shovel is our only option and he probably has the idol, so this means that we might have to take him out and the idol at the same time. It's the only way we can both survive... I don't think Freddy exactly wants either of us on the jury. Like I said, I haven't known him for as long as you have, and early in the merge I might have said something about being brought into an alliance that I've never asked to be a part of basically..."

"Yeah..." He took a sip of his soda.

"But... I'm glad that I got to be part of it. Even while Shadow was still around, because we needed someone like him that was gonna protect us. You know? He might have been blindsided, but hey, I would have felt much worse if you would have left. And I'm also glad that me and Freddy were on the same page. We were just starting to really become friends before he paid the price at what happened last tribal... So we need to do this for both him and Shadow in a way, you know? I don't know how we're gonna pull it off, but we're gonna do it."

"We're bros. We fight for each other, right?""

It was Bonnie's turn to snicker. "Yep. We keep each other here and Knuckles and we're good to go. I mean, Mangle was there for you when you needed her, so I guess I gotta do the same when she leaves."

He gave a humorous smirk in response. "So I'm Clyde, then."

"Guess that makes sense."

"I mean, it does. I may not act like it, but I am younger than you, so it probably still counts."

Bonnie agreed completely. "Well, you're the boss where you work at, so I don't mind at all."

"...Oh, I don't even remember thanking you back. There's no way I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. After all, you were the one that pushed me to vote Cloud out back on day three and I don't think I have thanked you at all."

Though Bonnie also had a smile of amusement like Foxy, at that point he really started to think about it. "...What did you think when I told you that I would have liked for you to vote with me at that tribal?"

"Well you know I clearly wanted Luigi out. I felt that Cloud would have benefitted us the most because of his physical strength. I was... kinda also annoyed at you to be honest. With our two votes, we could have sent Luigi home." Foxy had no intention of lying in spite of it basically being key in Survivor. "I was never really planning on working with Cloud, but at the time I felt that you were kinda preventing me from voting him off."

He nodded as if he expected such an answer. Though his smile never faded away.

"It was just how it was in most seasons of Survivor. You vote off the weak and then you move on." He took a bite of his hotdog. "But then I realized that I am also a Survivor fan. Sometimes voting off the strongest isn't always the best way to go, and thanks to you persuading me to keep Luigi over Cloud has really reminded me of that. My overall plan here was to have a balance between the social and strategic aspects of the game, and I gotta say... you really helped me start to move in that direction... Maybe that's why I pushed myself out there to have strong connections with people, and I suppose that's where Knuckles and eventually Freddy came in.

Bonnie was mainly focused on the part where he stated that he basically helped Foxy move in the direction he desired to be in. "...You really think that, bud?"

"Without question..." He slowly bobbed up and down. "I really appreciate it."

"Me and Bonnie have been through a lot. Yeah, I can see myself being best friends with him outside of the game. Sure, I may be the more apparent threat on the radar, but I gotta tell ya, I don't know what would have happened to be if it weren't for him. He helped me by convincing me to vote with him, which in the end worked out, or else I would have been on the bottom. ...But, he's helped me from preventing on being on the bottom of the tribe, and what do I do in return? ...I basically dragged him into the alliance that he really didn't ask to be a part of... Yeah..." He stared down at his feet for a moment. "I've helped Knux, I've helped Freddy, I've even helped Shadow as well... But Bonnie of all people is really the one person I haven't helped that much yet... So for me, heart and head are telling me to go with him as far as possible. I feel like he really deserves a big thank you for putting up with me for a month. Getting ourselves to the end would be the most satisfying. So if things somehow pull through, working to get to the finals would be the best way of how I would say thanks, since he really deserves it, you know? ...And then maybe out of this game we would do something more..."

Bikutā

Day 32

Foxy, Knuckles, Marth, Luigi, Zelda, Bonnie, Shovel Knight, Sheik

-/-

The following day of the beloved family visit, for the castaways remaining, they would have been smart if they realized those dark, grey clouds in the sky were a serious warning sign for some type of precipitation to occur. Fortunately for them though, at that point in their adventure, all eight of them were well aware of that. First thing in the morning, too. Nobody even thought of starting a fire for that day for obvious reasons. Nonetheless, at least they would have been able to attempt at making fire whenever the storm decided to be no more. Storing dry wood under the shelter was everything.

In spite of that however, the moment when the rain finally began to come down, it resulted in quite a few complaints.

"Aw, come on..." Bonnie rolled his eyes. "No more..."

"I mean, I do not mind the rain myself, but... this experience has proven that precipitation actually has a huge effect on everything relating to this game..." Marth opinionated. "At this point it is rather becoming a tragedy..."

"You know what, maybe if we don't have a challenge today, perhaps this day can be kind low-key and chill. You know what I'm sayin'?" Knuckles lied back on the bamboo like the day before. "Thanks to this, my mood has already been shot and it hasn't even been ten freakin' minutes since I woke up..."

"Oh, don't worry, Knuckles." Shovel Knight spoke up. "Just because of the weather not being in everyone's favor does not mean that our day can be ruined. I'm pretty sure we're more than capable of thinking of anything we can do as the storm as passing through. ...Let us sing that classic song made for children whenever it rains..."

That caused quite a few snickers from the group.

"Are you serious?" Sheik questioned.

"I'm all over it." He nodded confidently. "It's something we can all do to past... at least a few minutes of our time, since it is not a guarantee that there will be a challenge today anyway. Now I know that you all might think to yourself that you are not the best when it comes to singing, as I myself may not have the best singing voice... But then again, it is not... like singing at all. More like chanting if you may call it."

"Alright, I'll give it a go." Knuckles completely turned his body over, now lying on his stomach as suddenly the rest of his fellow cast members came into view. "Nothing better to do right now, anyway."

"So who's gonna start?" asked Sheik.

"I'll volunteer and you all can follow." The shovel fighter cleared his throat. "Rain, rain, go away, come again another day... Now you all. Come on!"

"Rain, rain, go away, come again another day."

...

"Rain, rain, go away, come again another day!"

The second time resulted in huge laughter from the tribe.

"So since it pretty much rained throughout the whole day, I had plenty of time to think about what Marth suggested I'd do yesterday." Knuckles brought up, it still raining as he spoke. Though at that point it was barely a sprinkle. "He basically told me that it would be best for the both of us to remain on the same page in order for us both to gain more power in the tribe. However, in order to do that, I need to cut ties with Foxy and Bonnie and join the Chatan Alliance so it would help them all split votes and vote one of them out in case they have an idol. I really doubt either of them have it, but that's not the point. ...So, should I flip? That's the only obvious question that comes to mind. ...I'll be honest. Me going against them is a rather questionable thing to do, but slowly, I was starting to think to myself that it sounded so crazy that it just might work. I mean, why not have extra security to make sure you're not going home? Though the reality for me is even though I spent the whole day thinking about it, I still haven't made up my mind, yet... probably not until I find out who wins this next immunity challenge..."

Day 33

By the time the next day rolled around, it was not as if the weather decided to light up, since it ended up raining yet again. However, at least it was never a complete downpour unlike certain previous times.

"Come on in, guys!"

Sheik, Foxy, Luigi, Marth, Shovel Knight, Bonnie, Zelda, and Knuckles all had their heads tilted downward a little in order to avoid too much rain entering their eyes. Yet they still attempted at their best to stare directly at the master hand.

"Alright, you guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge? First things first, Foxy, once again I will take back the necklace."

He sighed in defeat as he made his way over. "Would be cool if I started a winning streak. Wouldn't it?"

"That depends on how much you want it." The hand replied as Foxy's necklace was unhooked, officially making it no longer his. "Once again, immunity is back up for grabs. We're gonna bring a challenge back from Survivor - Kodai Island. Super Smash. For today's challenge, you're gonna do it in rounds. For the first round, the eight of you will use a baseball bat to swing at a soccer ball that will be standing on a large wooden peg. The soccer ball will be used in attempt to break a large, sturdy target. The first four will move onto the second round where they will then untie a bag of puzzle pieces. Only the first two that solves the puzzle will then move onto the final round, where they will smash wooden containers to find three different numbers. Once you have them all, you will then use them as a combination lock. First person to unlock their box to pull the large key out of the socket will have their flag raised winning immunity. With immunity, you are guaranteed a spot in the final seven. Losers, Tribal Council where someone will be the thirteenth person voted out of Survivor and will become the sixth member of our jury. We'll draw for spots, we'll get started."

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"Alright, here we go. For immunity and a guaranteed spot at the final seven." Master Hand raised his hand high in the air as the rain kept coming down. "Survivors ready? ...GO!"

Dashing off, the remaining competitors in the season went right into action, grabbing their baseball bat and hitting their soccer balls with full force. Clearly all eight of them had the desire to win, while being aware of the fact that no more than one person had the right wear the individual immunity necklace at a time. Hence, giving them the reason to compete for it.

"Knock the ball as hard as you can against the target. It's much more sturdy than it seems..."

Knuckles, Sheik, Foxy, Luigi, and Bonnie were all doing a great job thus far. It took a bit of time for Shovel Knight to get the hang of it, yet he did. Marth and Zelda were the main two that were struggling, due to their targets barely cracking at fist.

And then by the time some major damage was taken place, Bonnie and Knuckles's targets were almost fully obliterated.

"...Knuckles moving on! Bonnie moving on!" Master Hand called. "We're looking for two more and that will be it! Just gotta keep getting that ball every time you take a swing since it's gonna bounce off all over the place!"

Unbeknownst to everyone, Luigi sort of had some practice with baseball back where he was from.

"Luigi moving on! One more to go!"

"Oh, yeah!" He cheered. For once in Survivor it was something Luigi knew he was rather good at, unless against all odds, there was somewhere in the world where there was a video game named after a particular sport he just so happened to be a part of as well as many of his friends.

"It is between Foxy and Sheik it seems. Who will get that final spot?"

Foxy took one swing, and even though there were quite a few pieces that have fallen, it was still not exactly enough for target to be considered smashed.

However, when Sheik took her swing, that was in fact the case for her.

"Sheik moving on! It is Sheik, Luigi, Knuckles, and Bonnie all moving to the next round."

Foxy cursed under his breath out of frustration.

"Everybody else take your spot on the bench."

-/-

"Alright, now we have our second round. It is Bonnie vs Knuckles vs Luigi vs Sheik. We're only looking for the first two to move on to the final round. Survivors ready? ...GO!"

The final four of the challenge wasted no time in untying their bags of puzzle pieces from rather large poles in front of them. Luigi was quick to removed his gloves to untie along the way or reaching his bag, quickly throwing them on the ground.

"Twenty puzzle pieces. This could go really fast depending on how good you are at puzzles."

Zelda from the bench slowly shook her head.

All four castaways successfully untied their bags, with them all dumping their pieces out at the puzzle stations. Quick fingers and a quick mind were all that was necessary for their puzzle to be completed. And just as Master Hand stated, the process could have been done in just a matter of moments.

"Bonnie doing a decent job. Sheik and Luigi are making quick work of this. Knuckles quickly falling out of it..."

He might as well been the definition of 'hit and miss' when it came to the challenges at that point.

"Master, I got it!" Sheik's hand was high in the air, the master nimbly floating over to see her completed puzzle.

"...Sheik has it! She's moving onto the finals!

"Yes!" She heaved a heavy sigh of relief.

"We're lucky for one more to move on!"

"Hey! Hey!" Luigi jumped up and down out of excitement.

"...Luigi has it!"

"I did it! I did it!" He cheered with glee, earning claps from the already eliminated contestants at his progress.

Bonnie exhaled through his nose while Knuckles slapped his ownself in the face out of his own dissatisfaction.

And on the Luigi's puzzle, there was some sort of picture of a rather strange looking blue man with 'butterfly wings' while in a rather dark background.

-/-

"Alright... Now we have our final round. It is Sheik versus Luigi, both fighting for a one in seven shot at a million dollars. Here we go for the final time. Survivors ready? ...GO!"

Both original Chatan members went at it with the hammer that they were given, wasting no time in whacking away at the boxes, several loud noises being made as a consequence as the two used all their strength to break it open.

"Two people from the Knights tribe fighting for immunity." Master Hand observed. "Sheik has already won the first individual immunity challenge and she'd very love to win it again. Luigi on the other hand has never won immunity or any challenge at all. If he wins, it would be his very first individual immunity."

Though Sheik already wanted to apologize to the plumber at the time, she knew that she herself had her own game to play. It was simple. She wanted the title of Sole Survivor as well. It was not as if she was simply going to give up the whole challenge just for Luigi, and she very well knew he thought the exact same way about her. Besides, that was the whole point of competition in the first place.

"Sheik has her first box open! Luigi has his first box open! Both of them have their first numbers!"

Everyone else awaited from the bench.

"Both of them seem to be neck and neck. ...Luigi's second box is open! Sheik's second box is open! One more to go!"

Yet for the third box, Luigi was at least a couple seconds ahead of Sheik at that time, immediately grabbing all three of his numbers to move onto his combination lock, Sheik joining in moments later.

47 89 91

Luigi attempted at the handle.

"Luigi tries to pull the handle but it doesn't work. Try again."

89 91 47

"...?"

"Still not right! Don't give up!"

Shaking his head, Luigi continued on scrolling through the numbers for the right combination.

91 47 89

A handle was pulled right from the socket, causing one's flag to be immediately raised high in the sky.

"SHEIK WINS IMMUNITY! GUARANTEED SPOT IN THE FINAL SEVEN!"

"Oh goddesses..." Sheik could not have been anymore relieved at the result of the challenge, making her way over to Luigi to give him a hug out of respect, Shovel Knight from the bench simply watching.

-/-

"Sheik, come on over. Second immunity win this season."

The other survivors as a whole clapped for her victory as the ninja confidently made her way over for the immunity necklace to be once again wrapped around her neck.

"For the second time," The host placed a hand on her shoulder. "Sheik wins immunity, she's going to the final seven, and she can not be voted out. Everyone else, you know how hard it has been for yourselves for the past thirty-one days. But unfortunately, somebody's Survivor adventure is about to reach its end. You guys can head back to camp, and we'll have Tribal Council tonight to see who's going to be the sixth member of jury. Sheik, congrats."

"Thank you, master."

"Things just can not get any worse for me." Bonnie felt like absolutely nothing was going his way. "Sheik played Marth like a fiddle, Marth's forced to be on the other side, now Sheik has won immunity, none of my alliance has at least made it to the final round, and we're already on the bottom. At this point, I'd actually be surprised if the Chatan Alliance doesn't suspect that we could be looking for idols. ...But we'd better look for something, or else me, Foxy, and Knuckles are just gonna get picked off one by one. ...Too bad that family visit wasn't the immunity challenge so the both of us would be safe."

Alright, we had another pretty nice chapter here. Luigi bonded with his brother with both of them opening up to the struggles of Luigi being overshadowed, and we have Bonnie and Foxy bonding quite well after all that has happened this far...

And then we actually have Knuckles actually leaning on flipping...

But now we have another character reveal to get to. Bandanna Dee from the Kirby series is going to be on the Beauty tribe for Survivor - Mexico! I figured he would fit due to his charm that his charm he might bring. And also, he's our first Kirby character to be included in my series since Dedede from Kodai Island!

Questions:

1. ...Would Knuckles actually flip?

2. What did you think of how the Mario Bros. described their relationship?

3. Could Bonnie and Foxy actually pull through?

Vote for your top five favorite players this season and I will see you on Saturday!