Survivor - Emperors vs Knights

Chapter 49 - Epilogue

Well, here it is. The absolute last chapter, the finale finale of Survivor - Emperors vs Knights (so sorry this is like four hours late, but at least it's the final one). This has been such a wonderful time, and I really appreciate you guys for staying with me so long, those of you who are either just now finding this series as well as the people that were with me in Kodai Island. The main goal was to improve on the problems Kodai Island had and I think it paid off. I don't know how Mexico would compare to it (considering that I didn't start on writing yet, but I actually had a bit of a head start on the pre-season.)

Here are my preferred rankings of the characters this season from last to first (there actually isn't anyone at all I actually disliked): Cloud, Pac-Man, Ghirahim, Shulk, Roy, Rouge, Krystal, Knuckles, Sheik, Marth, Mega Man, Bonnie, Shovel Knight, Peach, Greninja, Luigi, Shadow, Zelda, Freddy, Foxy. (So yeah, my character rankings were a mix of how they played, entertainment, and me overall caring about them wanting them to go far. I guess from Cloud to Ghirahim I never really cared for that much even though I found no problems with, and I would put Ghirahim higher but he was just too paranoid for his own good and it showed). But literally anyone else other than that, I wouldn't have minded if they actually won.

Oh yeah, I even have a confessional count for the season! Here is the list from least confessionals to most confessionals (didn't count confessionals that were separated in two paragraphs unless there was a text between them that was not italicized, so other than that, I didn't want certain paragraphs to be too long): Peach (3), Cloud (5), Pac-Man (8), Ghirahim (9), Rouge (10), Mega Man (12), Krystal (13), Shulk (16), Roy (17), Bonnie (23), Greninja (26), Luigi (29), Shadow (30), Shovel Knight (33), Freddy (35), Knuckles (36), Sheik (42), Zelda (42), Foxy (45), Marth (51). (Throughout the season, Luigi, Bonnie, Pac-Man, and Krystal got some of the quieter edits at points, Freddy, Marth, Zelda, Shadow, and Foxy were all leading at times, and everybody else had an average amount of time by the time they got eliminated.)

So finally let's talk about plans for this chapter. Reunion show where we go over the major events and a couple minor events of the game with all twenty of the characters, the extra hundred thousand dollar prize for one of these contestants, and then a preview of the next season, Survivor - Mexico (Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty).

Derick Lindsey: Yeah, that's what I was thinking. People did seem to care about Zelda more, so she probably would have gotten second place and would put Luigi in third. I don't even know if the jurors themselves expected Marth's vote to be unanimous lol. Everyone is probably shocked by Sheik and especially Shovel Knight. Oh, but then again, if those two voted for Zelda and Shovel respectively, they both would have been tied for second anyway lol.

(One more thing before we start: in case you haven't noticed, Foxy's Ponderosa chapter was released yesterday!)

~KF

LIVE REUNION SHOW

"Nothing wrong with trying something new for a change. I sort of asked my comrades back in Altea if I should travel here to play Survivor, and the decision was unanimous for me to head out here to compete, so I appreciate everyone from my kingdom for allowing me to apply for the competition for this amazing opportunity."

"You are officially going to stay on Exile Island."

"Marth, step away from your tribe."

"Apparently I am classified as an emperor this season. And after listening to the master's words, I assume that it does in fact make sense. Following the unfortunate death of my father, I knew that it was my duty to take charge and lead an army of my own to save Altea, and I assume that is the reason I was put onto this tribe. And even though Survivor is clearly nothing like what I had to do in real life, based on what the theme is going to be this season, if my back is against the wall, I will find a way to push through in any way I can, just like how I pushed through with my army to save my kingdom."

"...Congratulations. You... found a clue to a hidden immunity idol!?"

"Nago falling behind a little but Marth is not giving up..."

"...Dear, Nagi…"

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

"Marth, you're all on your own... again..."

"I mean, I am back on exile again. What is there more to say?"

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

"MARTH WINS IMMUNITY!"

"I would like to steal... Marth's vote."

"Marth,... your 'advantage' is basically useless..."

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

"It would help me earn a better position in my new alliance by gaining Knuckles. 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."

"...So now you are saying that I am the swing vote for tonight's Tribal Council..."

"MARTH WINS FINAL IMMUNITY! GUARANTEED SPOT AT THE FINAL TRIBAL COUNCIL!"

The crowd cheered greatly for Altean hero, Marth Lowell, as his compilation video of the season finished. With his smile, there was the occasional laugh as if he was still stunned at the voting result.

"Welcome back to the season finale of Survivor - Emperors vs Knights!" Master Hand introduced. "We are now having our live reunion show, where just a few minutes ago, Marth won the season in a unanimous jury vote against Zelda and Luigi. He is now the Sole Survivor of the season and is officially a millionaire!"

The audience erupted into a major uproar in response.

"This is overwhelming..." Marth actually spoke first at the sight of the numerous people watching him from their seats.

"Still shocked?" The host asked.

"Completely." He nodded. "I mean,... when I came here, I figured that I at least scored a few jury votes, but I doubt that most of the jury was going to vote my way. I thought that Zelda had it in the bag, yet I received the votes instead. So this is rather... unexpected to say the least. I do not know when is it going to hit me that I scored first place in the Survivor competition, yet my guess is when I begin to make my return home to Altea."

"Zelda, what did you think when you were watching that?"

"Well,-..." Before she started to explain her thoughts, the crowd suddenly cheered her on interrupting her sentence. Thus, she laughed and chose to wave.

"You seem to have a few fans out there."

"Apparently so." She agreed, nimbly getting right back on topic. "But anyway, coming into tonight, when I observed that Final Tribal Council once again, in my mind I was predicting that Marth had this one. Like him, I also expected a couple jury votes here and there, but I never thought that I was actually going to win. Though at the same time, I suppose it was understandable. We were both on the same tribe starting from day one, and we were both in a strong relationship both socially and strategically."

"Though for you two, Marth and Zelda, even though you two have been known to be an iconic pair of the season, there is one major difference between the two of you that the jury and the fans already know." Master Hand's finger raised. "As the jury stated, Marth played up to be an emperor, Zelda played up to actually be a knight, in spite of being an emperor in real life. And considering on how people were classified as being either emperors or knights, it was a rather interesting thing to look out."

"No doubt about it." Marth replied. "For all I know, the jury could have unanimously voted for Zelda for similar reasons. Though I suppose the Survivor Gods and the tribe has spoken as you say."

He then suddenly paused. "...I... Was I too... emotional?"

That earned a few laughs from others

"No, no, not at all." Master Hand could not have disagreed more. "How is your reaction to winning too emotional? You've won a million dollars, and you out of twenty people, is the Sole Survivor for your season. I am pretty sure you already know the odds of the average person winning."

"Indeed I do. That is to why part of me feels as if this is nothing but a dream. But, do not worry." He shook. "I've already pinched myself."

"Haha, okay then! So, let's talk about your gameplay. As it was clearly shown, your game has been an absolute rollercoaster. I don't know if you know what that is, but-"

"Oh, worry not, master." He waved a hand out and directed his thumb to one of the pre-jurors. "Pac-Man just so happened to show me what a rollercoaster is last week."

With Pac-Man now being in the center of attention, he chose to take advantage of it by literally facing the camera itself. "Hi!"

"And he even persuaded me to ride one for the first time..."

"Pac-Man, how did Marth do on the rollercoaster?"

"Well, it was really fun!" Being typical Pac-Man, he was grinning as ever. "I had a good time, but Marth just screamed the whole way."

"Um,..." He felt as if he was about to sweat out of embarrassment. "well, it was not as if it was something that I have ever experienced before..."

Even though the audience was chortling with him, and not directly at him, it never helped his feeling at the time.

"Well Marth, whether you like rollercoasters or not, hopefully you now realize that it is a perfect representation in general." Master Hand desired to make sure his recent winner understood the symbolism behind it. "I literally have a list that I've written myself of all the things you have done, or what has happened to you in the game..."

"Oh, Nagi..."

Everyone watched Master Hand pick up a piece of paper from behind him and began reading. "Alright. Day 9, Marth gets sent to Exile Island. Day 10, Marth finds a hidden immunity idol. Day 12, Marth gets sent back to Exile Island. Day 24, Marth plays his idol, sending home his number one ally, Roy. Day 26, Marth wins immunity, and blindsides Shadow with Zelda. Day 28, Marth flips on his alliance and blindsides Greninja. Day 30, Marth gets his vote taken away as Sheik holds him hostage in her alliance. Day 31, Marth convinces Knuckles to flip on his alliance..."

Before he could have even finished reading, the audience was laughing more than ever, yet slowly involving to most of them clapping in response.

"I mean, see, the thing is Marth, this is most likely the reason the jury decided to vote for you. You've literally... done everything! Your team won a challenge, your team lost a challenge, you've been sent to Exile Island multiple times, you've found an idol, you've found an advantage, you won individual immunity, you flipped on your alliance, you became a swing vote, and now you won. I mean, I mean, is there anything else that you've done?"

Most of his fellow competitors chuckled.

"Oh, and also, because of your win Marth, congrats for now being officially part of Survivor history. Exile Island has been part of the game for a while now, and up until now, the person that gets sent to Exile Island after a swap, has never won the game. And now you have officially broken the curse, so congrats."

Feeling overwhelmed by what Master Hand informed him, he simply smiled greatly as the crowd applauded for him once again.

"Alright. Zelda, we're going to get to you in a bit, but first, we gotta get to Sheik. Not only by her taking Marth's vote away, but also, it's been said that if she was in the final three, it was highly likely that she would have won this game. We're gonna get to the latter first. Here's what we're gonna do. So apparently, the plan at the final four was to have Marth go if Sheik won immunity, which of course didn't happen."

"Nope." Sheik shook her head rapidly. "I actually regret that day, master. It was a maze and we were all blindfolded. It was literally the one challenge where I could have won, but I couldn't. Not to say that it was Marth's fault of course, but it is the fault of my own. I should have had the advantage of figuring things out with me being a ninja and all."

"Well maybe when you took away Marth's vote you kept him so close to you, he somehow actually took some of your ninja's skills with him."

Nearly everyone laughed, and Sheik herself even went with it.

"Yeah, you're probably right."

"But, let's just see first." Time for an experiment. "If Marth got voted out and if he is on the jury, and if Sheik was in the final three with Luigi and Zelda, who would the jury vote for? How many votes for Luigi?"

...

"How many votes for Zelda?"

Marth actually lifted up a hand, causing a few laughs from some of the competitors as well as a few people from the audience.

"Alright, one vote Zelda!" Master Hand tallied. "How many votes for Sheik?"

Literally all the other jurors raised their hands.

"Alright..." Now having his answer, he glanced back at the ninja. "So Sheik, you know what this means..."

"Yep." She nodded immediately. "No need to explain it. I've already thought about it the moment when I got voted off. It's cool."

"Well, with that out of the way, now we're going to get to probably one of the craziest moves in modern Survivor, where you stole Marth's vote, he tried to counter that, didn't work, Freddy paid the price and got eliminated. Let's roll that one more time..."

And so, on the big screen, it replayed from the moment Sheik got up and played her advantage, to the point where Marth realized he had no power, Freddy then being seen having his torch being snuffed.

The bear himself decided to comment on that. "This is where Marth should have went home."

The arena erupted in laughter once again as Freddy Fazbear was now the center of attention.

"I mean, like I said at the Final Tribal Council, since Sheik said that Zelda had the choice of either keeping me and getting rid of Marth, or keeping Marth and getting rid of me, I feel if I would have survived, the story of the season would have went in an alternate direction." He opinionated. "But he chose to save his life and left me for dead. But then again, it was probably the right move, anyway."

"Zelda, what do you think about it when you chose Marth over Freddy? You feel you made the right move?"

"Well, even though Marth received the votes, I thought that it would have been even worse if I chose to keep Freddy in over him." She thought out loud. "Getting rid of Marth in my opinion would have been a horrible choice on my part, and the worst mistake I possibly could have. Not only I was closer to Marth strategically, but Freddy already had close allies he was counting on; they probably would have done something to break the Chatan Alliance again. He clearly was even more likely to win immunities. Marth didn't really have anyone that was willing to back him up, especially since after seeing the edit, me and Marth would have most likely been on the bottom of the Pirate Crew alliance."

Foxy hung his head down and shook his head out of guilt despite the heavy smirk on his face.

"So Sheik," Master Hand went back to Impa's student again. "Zelda gives you the permission to steal Marth's vote and force him to work with you. Basically, keeping him was the overall plan, but if Marth stated that he didn't want to work with you and your alliance, were you actually planning on voting him out right on the spot?"

"Right on the spot." Sheik was not hesitant in her answer. "Keeping Marth was the plan, though even if we voted him out that night because of him refusing, like... that wasn't our plan. We really needed Marth, since he was that extra number that was necessary for the alliance. So with no Marth, and no Freddy either, even though we would have had the majority back, it would have been a Win-Lose situation, you know? I didn't want to just get the majority back. I had no plans on being on the bottom anymore. Just because I was a knight in the game for example, doesn't mean that I had to be on the bottom. It takes one time for me to be in that position, and I was going to do everything within my power to make sure that never happened again... And it worked! ...Though at the same time, it was why I had to go in the first place... Oh, and one more thing, I just had to avenge Greninja."

Him now being in the spotlight for at least five seconds, he waved his hand in front of everyone.

"Yet another tight pair." Master Hand replied.

"I am actually glad I never refused, though." Marth spoke up again. "Had I did, I would have been eliminated, and then I would have made one of the... 'dumbest moves in Survivor history' as they say."

Sheik and Zelda laughed in response.

"But the bottom line is that even though my vote was taken away,..." He showed his hand to Knuckles. "I managed to convinced Knuckles to flip, won immunity again, and now, look what happened to me."

"And look at that." Master Hand 'nodded' in agreement. "You still made it out of that awkward spot in one piece, and that's how you lived up to your name. Good job."

"Thank you."

After yet another loud clap, the large, white-gloved hand wanted to interact with Zelda a bit more, as well as focusing on the other finalist.

"We'll be taking a break for a few minutes, but first I want to focus on the rest of the finalists just a little while longer. Zelda, you are known for being the emperor that turned into a knight by being the season's main underdog, Luigi, while you may not have been an underdog strategically, you ended up living up to your name by being an underdog for personal reasons. Zelda, we'll start with you first. As you may already know, you've been to your number of tribals. You were targeted left and right when the season first started. Yet every time you were targeted, somebody else ended up going home instead. As a result, Peach, Ghirahim, Pac-Man, Roy, and Sheik all had to pay the price in some way just so that you could be sitting in the final three. And since we have all twenty contestants from this season by the way, that means that Ghirahim is here on the top row!"

He did nothing but smirk.

"You were one of the early obstacles that Zelda had to get over." Master Hand was now looking up and over to him. "So, how exactly do you feel knowing that you were booted out third, placed eighteenth in the season, while Zelda had actually gone all the way to the final three, tying second place right behind Marth, who was also in this supposed 'Pair Up Alliance?'"

Ignoring the laughter, he went on to explain what he was thinking at the time. "Now, when it came to the Pair Up Alliance that I thought was existing back in the day, I will admit... My paranoia level was just a little too high."

At least he had a bit of self-awareness.

"I could have sworn that those six were together all in that alliance. Yet by now knowing the truth of what actually occurred on the island, I basically could have made it even further somehow. Instead I simply dug my own grave. Even Shadow wanted me out of the picture."

The hedgehog basically ignored him. It was as if he knew his time was coming anyway.

"Yet when it comes to Zelda, here's a small update: can't say we interact with each other that much. I am not afraid of admitting that, though at the same time, I also just so happened to be a fan of Survivor. Thus, it is almost as if I am obligated to give credit where it is due, especially since I was a fellow contestant. I was playing the game just like everyone else. Seventeen people have made it further than I did, and Zelda got one of the top spots. She certainly was an underdog, so I have to give her props for that."

"Thank you." She said respectfully, though she wanted to keep talking with Master Hand. "But yes, there were people that I missed greatly throughout the game. First Tribal Council, I was a target by not being physically strong in a challenge. I was saved by the puzzle, but in consequence, Peach had to go, and most of us were not willing to see her torch being snuffed at all, yet we all had to go through it."

Peach smiled and decided to speak herself. "I mean, I can not say that I felt a little hurt re-watching it, especially with me being the very first boot of the season. But in all honesty, of course it has made me an even stronger person before. Everyone back home decided to bake me sweets and treats to try and cheer me up, but I've already accepted my fate. The game must go on. Fortunately Zelda just so happened to be the person I was rooting for the most, and she has made it all thirty-nine days. She really deserved to make it that far."

"Thank you, Peach." She stated. "But overall, Master Hand, stepping into the shoes of a knight, looking back at it now, it was rather interesting to watch. There were times where I felt I was at my lowest point, especially losing two challenges while I was on the Chatan tribe, but I knew I had to constantly pick myself up and fight so I can stay in the game as long as I possibly can. I could have been voted out at any moment instead of some of the others, yet that was enough motivation for me to keep going. Hopefully my fellow Hyrulians from back at home sees this somehow, so that I can show exactly why giving up is not the best option. If you can get through thirty-nine hard fought days with all the paranoia and everything, now I feel like I can get through anything."

"Great story, Zelda." Time for Luigi to have the spotlight. "Now as for you, Luigi, you were one hundred percent a pure knight out there, even though your alliance was in control for most of the time. You were also an underdog for personal reasons. You weren't the strongest on your tribe, you took part in the opening challenge with Rouge, and you had your story about your brother, who is here, by the way. Mario, where you at?"

Standing up from his spot, the crowd loudly cheered him on.

"And he just so happened to be on the last season, Survivor - Kodai Island. Mario, before I continue talking with your bro, I want you to give him any advice on him really quick."

"Gladly." He responded as all eyes were on him, staring at his younger sibling directly in his eyes. "I mean, you know, we both know what went on in our real lives before we came out here, and we already know what challenges we both had to face in both of our seasons. And with you, you were possibly the first boot out of your tribe, and you didn't let that get you down because you kept pushing forward. Sure, we both know that you didn't win, though getting to day thirty-nine, even not being the first person eliminated from the game, nor your tribe is a big accomplishment all on its own. You outlasted so many people in a tough game such as this, so you know that I'm still proud no matter what."

"Thank you, bro."

Clearly there was no point for sibling rivalry.

"Alright, thank you Mario." Master Hand focused back on the green-capped Mushroom Kingdom citizen. "So Luigi, as Mario said, getting by your first Tribal Council alone is an achievement. But in your case, it's a major, major achievement. …You were literally spared over the strongest guy in your entire tribe!"

Cloud never made any sort of big reaction the few moments where he was in the spotlight.

"And from that point on, you've made friends with just the right people, and that was what caused you to get far, even outlasting everyone of your original alliance with the rest of the Chatan Four members, including your number one ally, Shovel Knight. ...And how does that make you feel?"

"Well,..." He never knew exactly where he was supposed to start. "...perhaps it adds onto the learning experience this whole thing gives you. Once you've played the game, you come out of it learning something. I've learned much more about myself, and now I feel more confident than ever. I still remember that opening challenge with Rouge just as if it happened yesterday. I never wanted to travel on the beam over the water. Like... I could have fallen in and there would have been no way I would have made it to day thirty-nine. But I thought quickly, and told myself that I had to come out of my shell playing a game like this anyway. So, I just had to do it. I did it for my tribe, and when I was finished, I actually felt very happy about it. Being useful is a nice feeling."

"But most importantly, I don't know how things would have been..." Since Sheik was in the way, he leaned his head back and pointed at the armored warrior himself. "if it wasn't for this guy. Shovel Knight helped me a lot when it came to stuff. It was an absolute pleasure to have him. I clearly would have been more likely to go home if it wasn't for him."

Upon receiving the applause, the shovel wielder grinned back. "Much appreciated, Luigi. But don't think that I have simply helped you. It was not just that. You have helped me as well."

"In what way?"

"Well, long story short, you helped me gain my first ally in the competition."

"So Shovel Knight, good thing you were brought up." It was perfect timing for the host. "I wanted to get to you, anyway before we take a break. You openly stated that you've been on many adventures before, and that this one proved to be one of a kind for you. I've seen Luigi evolve, but I've seen you evolve as well... strategically."

"Indeed." He knew he was not wrong.

"Aside from pulling Luigi in so that you could have a close ally to work with, you said at one point in the show that you never really had too many ideas for your game strategically. That's why you were thankful to have Greninja and Sheik around. But slowly that started to change. When Marth took out Greninja with telling Freddy who the target was, which was Knuckles, you had an idol at the time and you chose to let him go. Sure, there would not have been any votes had that be the case anyway, you guys didn't know that Marth flipped until after the votes have been read, therefore, you already chose the opportunity to not play it on Greninja. Furthermore, there was another situation where you were considering on using Foxy to test Sheik. So slowly, but surely, you were really proving yourself out there little by little."

"Yes, perhaps you can say that." Shovel took it. "I was thankful to have both Greninja and Sheik by my side. Sheik, especially Greninja taught me so much of the strategic aspect of the game, and I simply thought of what I was going to do myself. So on top of me interacting and getting along with everyone, I wanted to make subtle moves to avoid being targeted. That is why I would have been hesitant of me actually flipping and voting Greninja out. Though as for Sheik, she did wanted to get rid of me, and had I known a hundred percent that she was trying to get rid of me, I would not have been hesitant at all to take her out. But unfortunately, since I am not a mind reader, I wasted a perfect opportunity to get rid of her before she got rid of me."

"Maybe that was your price for not saving me." Greninja giggled as well as a few others from the crowd.

"You know, maybe it was." He went along with it. "Though Luigi, he was the one person of these three that I was absolutely taking to the end. I am very proud of him, and he knows it. Now me and Mario are already great friends."

With the crowd clapping once more, Master Hand was ready to head into the first commercial break. "Alright. We'll be right back. But when we come back, we are gonna talk about the biggest villain of the season, Shadow the Hedgehog, and then we're gonna have a chat with Foxy and his 'Pirate Crew Alliance.' And then later on, you guys voted. Someone is gonna get an extra hundred thousand dollars. Our announcement for our next season will come shortly after. It is the Survivor - Emperors vs Knights reunion show!"

-/-

"Perhaps this is an opportunity to test myself. Back where I come from, people see me as a force to be reckoned with. Whether people like me or not, it still does not change the fact that people have known for easily stepping over anyone that comes in my way. Depending on how people perceive in this competition, it's as simple as the old saying goes: 'Stay out of my way, and I'll stay out of yours.'"

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

"..."

"Ghirahim."

"...Pac-Man, get up!"

"I... oof! I-I'm trying!"

"I've seen certain seasons to where people from the majority flip on one another, so I wanted to tell Shulk and Shadow that it's best for us to prepare for both Krystal and Knuckles, because if they're that desperate, they would do everything in their power for one of us to backstab the other. But I trust Shadow, and we need Shulk for challenges. So I doubt it's a smart idea for me to turn on one of them."

"Mega Man."

"..."

"Shadow the Hedgehog is a master manipulator."

"...We need you. We think that the best thing to do for all of us is to vote six strong, plus Knuckles and vote out Greninja."

"Shulk."

"That settles it. Everyone, for those of you that are curious, the three of us have decided that we are going to put Shadow's name down."

"Do you think it's even worth it to work with Shadow at this point?"

"Hope everyone's satisfied."

"Shadow, the tribe has spoken."

A mixture of clapping and chortling sounded from the audience as Shadow the Hedgehog now earned the attention from everyone in the area.

"Alright, we're back at our Survivor - Emperors vs Knights reunion show!" Master Hand greeted once again. "Marth is our winner for this season, but with the heroic stuff aside, we have a villain here, that goes by the name of Shadow the Hedgehog. ...Shadow, I do gotta admit. No matter what type of game you played out there, you clearly have some fans, so somebody was interested. I... I don't even know where to start. ...Perhaps I'll just start with this simple question. Just what was your overall plan out there?"

He started out with a sigh folding up his arms. "Well, master, it is just as I said in my opening confessional. I didn't know how people were going to react upon seeing me there, yet as far as gameplay was concerned, 'stay out of my way, and I'll stay out of yours.' And people clearly wanted me out early on. Peach and Zelda threw my name to save themselves at the first Tribal Council, then me and Ghirahim were thrown under the bus for not being the most sociable of the group. Sure Ghiraham got eliminated first in a unanimous vote, though I was still at the bottom. Wouldn't be surprised if I was the next set to go. So come the swap, due to me being at the bottom of the old Emperors Alliance, there was no way in the name of chaos that I was just going to ride my tribe's coattail until they decided that they weren't going to need me anymore."

"Okay, woah, woah, slow down for a second." Master Hand held a hand out. "I know what you were getting at. Now, we clearly need to talk about it because it was the biggest moments of the season. ...The Mega Man blindside."

With a few laughs, the Blue Bomber shook his head with a smirk.

"Let's watch that real quick..."

All eyes were on the big screen as Mega Man was shown to be eliminated by one vote too many.

"Okay, so looking back at that, Shadow, what were your thoughts going into that tribal, since we're already getting into it."

"Well, my thoughts were that since I was already on the bottom of the old Emperors Alliance, I knew that all of them were going to attempt at the hardest by keeping me with him and then they decided to throw me away. Knuckles just so happened to be in the exact same boat I was, so that made us get a head start in our strategic relationship. Knuckles was right when he stated that voting out Krystal at the time would have increased his chances of getting eliminated in the swap say if we lost for a second time... I mean, what else was I suppose to do? Vote out Shulk? Even I would have called that a bad move, because at least Shulk could help his team win challenges. No offense to Mega, but he clearly was the weakest of the three of it. And since I couldn't vote myself out, clearly he was literally the only option."

"Now Mega Man, what exactly were your thoughts at the time? Did you think it was the right move for Shadow to make?"

He sighed, finally explaining his side of the story. "At the time, I actually was not thinking about whether Shadow or not made the right decision, even though I was the one person that wanted to keep him in, and then this happens. But as I was walking out of the Tribal Council area, I was greatly confused. I mean, I just wanted to know why I got voted off, that was all. But now that I see what Shadow was thinking at the time, ...well, can't say that I actually blame him. It's like the Freddy-Zelda-Marth situation. Shadow chose to keep Knuckles over me, and that was that. Krystal did go home eventually anyway, since that tribe did in fact lost another challenge. And if it really was Knuckles, Shadow would have had a much harder time keeping him in. So maybe it was a good move personally to get rid of me at that point. But I got over it. We already talked about it. I'm alright."

"But for you, Shadow, that was only the start. You did end up having a relationship with Knuckles, though what came next for your game is that you were approached by this whole 'Pirate Crew Alliance' thing named by Foxy (which we will get to in a minute). That alliance did protect you, but you ended up helping getting rid of Shulk, causing Zelda and Marth to throw you under the bus at the next Tribal Council. And what happens, you get eliminated at eleven as a result."

He shook his head. "The same of how Mega Man never blamed me for blindsiding him, the same thing of how I didn't necessarily blame Marth and Zelda for that move. Sure, I felt some type of way at the time, yet overall, I suppose their move was understandable."

"...So do you regret any of the moves you've made throughout the season?" He felt the need to give him that question. "Anything that wanted to change?"

"Well,..." He thought out loud for a moment. "I suppose the only regret I have is not justifying my reasons for eliminating some of the people I eliminated. Silly me could not have came up with a good excuse at all for the Mega Man blindside. Sure, I don't regret actually making the moves, when it comes to people being out of the loop, you gotta make sure 'damage control' is your name out there. Sheik and her alliance did damage control for the Cloud vote, and that is when I knew that I should have done the same thing. But, you know what? Since I did not want to allow anyone standing in my way, I never though of it like that. Maybe that was why Marth and Zelda just tossed my name out there at that Tribal Council hoping everybody picked up what they were putting down about me... They actually listened the tribal after that, and it was my downfall..."

"That's all you have to say?"

"That's all I gotta say. People can take it and think whatever they want..."

For some reason that caused quite a few people from the audience to laugh out loud at that. Shadow never found where they were coming from, yet he felt that he already made a few points with his statements.

"Well, since we are already on Shadow, let's just jump into this whole Pirate Crew thing." Master Hand faced the camera once again. So at the final thirteen in the game, there was a secret Hidden Five Alliance forming which contained Freddy and Shadow from the old Emperors tribe, and Bonnie, Knuckles, and Foxy all from the original Knights tribe. ...Knuckles, we're gonna get started with you first. You were an early target in the game due to you being out of the Cloud blindside with Rouge, you feuded with Rouge, and you were spared. And that started an early relationship with you, Bonnie, and Foxy."

"Yeah, Foxy saved me that day." He recalled. "Me and Rouge just couldn't get along at the end. I felt that she was trying way too hard at playing the flirt card, and that caused a problem for me. I knew I had to get her out of her. But luckily for Foxy and Bonnie, they thought that I was a useful number for the alliance, so they took me in afterwards."

"What's the status of the relationship between you and Rouge now?"

Staring all the way to the bat in the eyes, she decided to speak herself. "Well, the two of us are at least tolerating each other for right now if anyone is curious. Friends, I am not sure at this moment. But let us just say that there are still a couple of common interests between us. I believe it is simply say that sometimes, some Survivor strategies didn't mesh. This relationship is one of them."

"Yeah, what she said."

"Alright, that seems to be fair enough..." Master Hand moved onto one of the FNAF characters. "Freddy. You also played a big part in that alliance. You had a bond with Foxy back on Motobu, and you turned out to be the target at the merge vote, where Foxy, Knuckles, and Bonnie saved your life, while Shadow flipped with you and you two decided to vote out Shulk... while you had yet to play your idol at the time."

"Yeah, playing double agent was not easy. Not just on the whole strategy aspect, but I did actually like my fellow emperors. It hurt when I had to lie to Shulk, Roy, Marth, and especially Zelda, but I didn't want to go home, so it was the only way. And yeah, like Knuckles, Foxy was the main one that saved my life. Had it not been for him, I would have been out heck of a lot earlier than ninth place and I still didn't choose to play my idol at the time. But I guess this is why making connections is key to being out here. You never know. It is those connections that can greatly benefit you. And that's what happened."

"And not only that Foxy saved you, you saved your entire alliance when you finally decided to play that idol."

"Oh, that?" He popped an eyebrow. "I actually give fifty-five percent of the credit to Marth for that. The rest of it was me trying to figure out if what he was saying was whether or not all the way true. Without Marth, there was no way I was gonna play it on Knuckles. I was thinking between me and Foxy. But yeah, my game came to a point where it was all about helping people, whether I realized it last minute or not, but it's kinda true. Foxy helped me at the merge vote, I helped our entire alliance by playing that idol. Marth told me the information that I needed, and I was planning on continuing on helping him... but then I got voted off. Zelda helped me adapt back on the Emperors tribe since I was so curious to what people were thinking of me, and in the end, I... well I told Zelda that I was gonna make sure she stayed in the game, but funny enough, it became Marth's very job."

Once he finished explaining his take on his alliance as well as his game on general, it was time for the hand to make time for the captain of the alliance himself. "Now, here we have... Captain Foxy."

The audience and cheered him on as he laugh a little.

"Now, Foxy, your name has already been brought up a few times." Master Hand stated. "You are basically responsible for having a bit of impact on the season. You were sorta under the radar at first, while at the same time, grabbing allies left and right, with you all staying together protecting one another until it came to a point where you all thought that it was the perfect time to make a move. And they one time you tried to, of course it didn't go as planned. Nonetheless, your impact clearly didn't go unnoticed by your fellow jury members over here."

"Yep." He nodded. "First I recruited Bo- well, Bonnie recruited me... I then recruited Knuckles, I recruited Freddy after that, and then later on I recruited Shadow just when I needed to. The three knights felt they were on the bottom and Shadow and Freddy felt they were on the outs. So naturally the five of us were all going to be in an alliance with one another."

"But I suppose sometimes in Survivor you rely on luck. The one time we wanted to strike, things didn't go as planned. We were trying so hard to flush that idol by getting rid of Luigi, yet it didn't matter because Marth and Zelda turned on Shadow because he was too untrustworthy for them. We did have a bit of a revival next round by Marth actually join us, but pretty soon the alliance contained nothing but the captain and the captain himself. They took Freddy away from me, they took Bonnie away from me, and they even took Knuckles away from me. They even took Marth with me and made him surrender to the Chatan Alliance."

"But you voted your number one ally out!"

"Well, it was not as if Bonnie was my intention on blindsiding. If there was anything I could have done, I could have fought a lot harder to make him stay. Though desperate times call for desperate measure. I knew I was the target at eight after Marth convinced Knuckles to flip, so voting out Bonnie was the last option I had in mind... But I did it, and poor Bonnie ended up accidentally going home."

"And Bonnie, you even said yourself that had you known that Foxy was gonna do this, you were set on voting him out yourself, and you probably would have been the last of the Pirate Crew."

"I wouldn't have minded that." Bonnie turned his head side to side. "The piarte's sidekick had to do his job too... when he couldn't necessarily do it this time, but you all get it the point."

"So Foxy, you said that for your game, you were trying to balance the social aspect of the game and the strategic aspect of the game." Master Hand recalled. "Tell me about that."

"Gladly." He nodded. "See, that was my main goal out there in the game. Of course I wanna make moves to get myself farther in the game, but it's not like I'm gonna completely disregard the whole relationship and social aspect in the game. I started off early, and Bonnie saved me from being on the wrong sides of the numbers. So we made a bond at that point. Me and Freddy bonded on Motobu, and both me and Bonnie already had Knuckles. And by the way things turned out, relationships do matter in a game of Survivor. They really matter here. When it comes to the social and strategic aspects of the game, you have to have a certain balance between the two... And... looks like it worked rather well. Now I can be strategic and close friends at the same time. It may not have paid off, sure, but it was well worth it taking the time to get to know these people. Heck, even Shadow thanked me one time."

Though he never really wanted to be back on the spotlight, he simply sat in his spot and nodded to be truthful.

"Alright, well, we are gonna go ahead and enter another commercial break. But, when we come back, there is still the extra hundred thousand dollars we will be giving to somebody. And afterwards, plans for next season. It is the Survivor - Emperors vs Knights reunion show!"

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"Survivor is looking for new players! It could be you! Apply now!"

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"Welcome back to the Survivor - Emperors vs Knights reunion show!" The host was back once more. "We've just gone over some of the major events that occurred this season as well as interacting with most of your favorite survivors from this season, but now it is time for an extra reward. Marth Lowell has already won the million dollar prize for winning the game, but online, you all have been voting for the fan favorite for this season, and we have the results right here. Here are the nominees... Luigi, Krystal, Greninja, Roy, Shadow, Rouge, Zelda, and Knuckles..."

"Dang..." Foxy looked around. "Eight people..."

"And the winner is... Well, we have a tie... between Shadow and Krystal."

That shocked nearly everyone in the entire room, yet the audience created an uproar once again congratulating the two fan favorites of the season.

Both the hedgehog and vixen just so happened to be sitting in the same row.

"Well, we did it. We won." Krystal spoke with a smirk.

"Hmph…" said Shadow. "At least I won something..."

"Alright..." With that announcement out of the way, Master Hand was officially ready to announce something else. "So... about our next season of Survivor..."

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Survivor is once again traveling to a new location... it is a place that we have never been before... Mexico...

But that is not all. Not only we are traveling to Mexico to visit the Aztec Empire, we are also bringing back one of the most beloved themes in Survivor history think...

Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty!

Brain

They are known for using their intelligence and thinking outside of the box as a strategy to get through life...

Espio

"I'm a ninja from a detective agency. Being a detective alone takes smart thinking skills. Yet, being a ninja on top of it? That's double the time and effort I have to put in to get the job done. Thus, coming into this game, I have the patience to solve any mystery that is out there, such as finding an idol, or simply getting to the bottom of things for example."

Funky Kong

"So yeah, remember Donkey Kong from Kodai Island? He just so happens to be my cousin. Now it's my turn. Diddy's too young to be out here, so it looks like this is my job now. ...So what do I do? I offer DK and his friends different transportation methods that I make myself whenever he decides to go on an adventure. And trust me. It ain't as easy as it may sound. I always put my blood, sweat, and tears into making those things. Maybe if I can win this thing, then ...I can make more inventions than ever before! Oh yeah, this is gonna be sick!"

Brawn

They are known for relying on physical strength and their aggressive personalities to get by...

Tifa

"I thought that it was either going to be this or somehow the Beauty tribe, but I think in the end they made the right choice. After all, people have literally said that I can decimate any enemy with my fists. I mean, I joined a group called AVALANCHE so I can fight back against the people that destroyed my hometown. So if I can continue to fight for that, that gives me more than enough strength to push myself out here."

Incineroar

"With me being a boxing champion, not only I give myself an advantage physically, but to my entire team. Of course if we all want to avoid Tribal Council, we need to win as many challenges as possible in order to avoid it. Say if there is a target on my back for example, by us never going to Tribal Council, guess what? Now they can't vote me out!"

Beauty

They are known for using their looks and social skills to get their way...

Rosalina

"I mean, I wouldn't say that life's all about looks. However, I am a people person, and anyone that plays Survivor is well aware that socialization is what the game is basically. The easier time you have when it comes to connecting with others, it leads to more allies you could have by your side. And the first step is to try to get along with everyone."

Panther

"Get this: I am a mercenary on the Beauty tribe of all places. Though when it comes to me, I don't think that is my looks that reel people in... or at least not that alone. Though the main trick I use is my personality. And I'll admit. I do flirt from time to time. But for the most part is just to have fun and play around... But hey, whatever brightens the mood at camp, I suppose..."

With this theme being tested out for the third time in Survivor history, which skill will prevail in a game like Survivor?

It is Survivor - Mexico (Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty)!

Coming late spring!

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With the promotional footage of the season fading anyway, the focus was now in the arena, with Master Hand taking center stage.

"Our next season of Survivor will start in May of this year. Follow our website for updates. And speaking of our websites, if you haven't found out already, we are always looking for new players! You might be one of them! Go to the CBS website for more information! And as usual, thank you for following us for so long! This has been a really fun season of Survivor, so thank you for sticking with us! See you soon! Goodnight!"

And with that, Master Hand's work was once again finished, the castaways soon getting up from where they were sitting and began interacting with one another on the stage.

DONE. (Lol)

Well, this is it for the second time. Thank you all for the support for this story! Of course when comparing this season with Kodai Island, I of course prefer this season. More character development, and more interesting story arcs with some of these people. I'd like to thank the following: MilesTPrower14, SharpDragonKlaw, Princess Toady, conradhcooper, Historyfan15, Derick Lindsey, dbot, Marvis and Zera, Icee the Hedgehog, DaleGadget4Ever, Crazy Packers Fan, breath20k, and Kurokodairu - SNSF. Whether you started off with this or Kodai Island, I really appreciate it! Kodai Island used to be my most reviewed fic here on this site, though clearly thanks to this it is not the case anymore so I only have you all to thank! This is also the longest Fanfiction I have ever written. I am literally almost at 300k lol. And I have been here since 2011. Wow lol.

As far as plans for the next season go, as I've stated before, it's gonna be a bit before I get the next season rolling. So for those of you that started off with this season, if you just can't get enough of my series, Kodai Island is here if you haven't read it yet! Sure, I stated that this is the superior season in my opinion, Kodai Island is the fic that started it all. But for Survivor - Mexico, the first chapter for the pre-season will be released on April 29 of this year. And if you want, I can remind you via PM, and the guess reviewers can mark that date on their phones or something, because I don't want to leave them out. (The first chapter for the main fic will be released likely on May 20 of this year, and in Game X-Over x Super Smash Brother section like this one, and all future Survivor fanfictions.

As I said earlier, Foxy's Ponderosa chapter is now out, and the final two will be released soon.

Questions:

1. What are your honest thoughts about the season, and how would you compare it to the previous season?

2. (And in case you don't already know, I am planning an All Star season, Heroes vs Villains after season 4, with five people from each season coming back.) Which castaways would you like me to bring back for it?

3. What would be your own boot order for the season?

4. What is your favorite elimination for the season?

5. Which castaways are you looking forward to for season 3? (Brain (Funky Kong, Plague Knight, Isabelle, Jimmy Hopkins, Espio, Golden Freddy "Golden"), (Brawn (Ryu, Tifa, Incineroar, Katt, Jet, Specter Knight), Beauty (King Knight, Bandanna Dee, Daisy, Chica, Panther, Rosalina)

Welll… I have nothing to say here. I mean you can watch the YouTube intro one more time if you want, but other than that... I guess this is it for right now for at least one and a half months except for the final two Ponderosa chapters coming up! I wish all of you good luck and we will return for season three, because we're going to Mexico - The Aztec Empire!