Previously on, Survivor,
Link was furious at Bowser for voting off Phoenix, who was a useful number in the Nintendo alliance. Bowser made it clear to Link that he was in charge of Nintendo, and Sega was on their side to eliminate the Capcom tribe. Rosalina saw some sense of what Bowser was trying to do, and managed to convince Link and Marth to follow her.
Issun convinced Amaterasu to flip to the other side, knowing that Bowser was only complicating things on the Nintendo side, and they needed to find greener grasses. With Nintendo considering to vote Amaterasu off to appeal to Bowser, they needed to do something soon.
At the reward challenge, the all girl team of Gum, Morrigan, and Amaterasu managed to beat the rest to win a spa reward. They had to send two people to Exile Island, and they chose Reala and Rosalina.
On Exile Island, both Reala and Rosalina searched hard for the hidden immunity idol, and Reala found it right before Rosalina did, but Rosalina managed to see him get it.
On the reward, Amaterasu convinced Morrigan and Gum to allow her to join the Sega alliance. Gum was willing, but Morrigan didn't trust Amaterasu one bit.
Back at camp, Bowser was glad to see that Link and Marth had come to their senses, and they agreed to vote off Amaterasu at the next vote. If she won immunity, they would vote Morrigan off.
At the immunity challenge, it came down to Morrigan, Marth, and Reala. Reala managed to win the individual immunity challenge.
Before tribal council, the Nintendo alliance targeted Amaterasu, hoping Bowser had the Sega tribe wrapped up to join them in the vote. After hearing that Nintendo had reformed, Reala grew nervous about keeping the treaty with Bowser, as it interfered with his plan. With Amaterasu on their side, they had a Nintendo in mind to target.
At tribal council, that particular target was Rosalina, whom Sega saw as a strong mental threat. After being voted off, Rosalina let everyone know that Reala had the hidden immunity idol, leaving a surprised Reala as she left. 8 are left, who'll be voted out tonight?
Final 8: Amaterasu, Bowser, Gum, Joe Musashi, Link, Marth, Morrigan, and Reala
Jury: Wave, Phoenix, and Rosalina
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Segcomendo Day 27
With Rosalina gone, there was a mostly irritated Nintendo tribe, and happy Capcom and Sega tribes. Reala was slightly surprised at Rosalina's last words, but thought not much of it.
"So what if Rosalina spoiled my idol to everyone. Does it look like I even care?" (snickers lightly) "With Amaterasu on our side, we're five against three. I could care less about them knowing about my idol. In fact, I'd rather they fear me then mock me." - Reala
Reala sighed, and reached into his pocket, "Might as well show everyone.." He showed everyone the hidden immunity idol.
Bowser growled, "That's it? That's why you betrayed the Nintendo tribe? Because you found some stupid idol?!"
Reala shrugged smugly, "Please 'King' Bowser... you were dealing with a villain, were you not? You should have really rethought your strategy if you were that likely to trust me."
"HOW DARE YOU!" roared Bowser, with Reala not even threatened in the least bit, "I'M KING BOWSER! NO ONE SPEAKS TO ME LIKE THAT!"
"Yawn... I grow weary of your threats," yawned Reala mockingly, "If I were in your shoes, I would have targeted the Sega tribe instead of Capcom... after all your 'troops' had Phoenix and Amaterasu. And now they don't."
Bowser blinked dumbly, looking at Link and Marth, who nodded at Reala's words.
"Reala's absolutely right. Had Bowser listened to reason and didn't gun for Phoenix or Ammy, we would still be a strong tribe going to the end. Now, we're down to three, we lost Ammy, we lost Rosalina, and Reala's running the entire show." - Marth
"Continue to threaten me like that, and you won't last another day!" roared Bowser again.
Reala mock-yawned again, "Like that matters in my case. I'd rather worry about you, 'my liege'. After all, your stay is shortening up." With that said, with an added cackle, Reala floated off on his own. Bowser, simmering mad as it was, stomped off in anger.
"HOW DARE THAT LITTLE JESTER MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME! I'M KING BOWSER! THE MOST BRILLIANT KOOPA IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! No one makes a fool out of me and lives to tell that tale!" - Bowser
Link sat down to tend to the fire, sighing deeply, sitting alone with Marth, "And now we're alone. I don't blame Amaterasu for joining Sega. I mean, we pulled the first trigger on her after Phoenix left."
"Yeah, I know... Reala's totally running the show around here," replied Marth, "And no one is seemingly doing anything about it."
"For now." noted Link, formulating a plan in his head.
"Reala's the king pin of the Sega tribe. He has the idol, and is probably orchestrating all the moves and plans for them as well, and he played Bowser like a fiddle. I need to find a way to knock him down a peg, and I think I know a way.." - Link
Link saw the sleeping Amaterasu nearby, and reached over with a hand to pet her on the head, whispering softly, "If we can't go far now... I hope it's you who sits in the end. Captendo 5 might be over... but them winning isn't."
Amaterasu didn't respond, obviously asleep, but it was assumed she heard him, as her tail wagged a little bit.
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Segcomendo Day 28
It was a beautiful morning, and the remaining girls left in the game were laying down in the shelter. It was a relaxing day, and not much needed to be done around camp.
"Now this is the kind of day I want every day out here." smiled Morrigan, closing her eyes.
Gum nodded, smiling, "You sure got that right, sister!"
"After Pudding left I didn't really have a close ally that I could have normal conversations with, and still play the game with them. Morrigan is just like her, but with less complaining. Very chill, very friendly once you get to know her. She might be a succubus, but to the girls she's just an ordinary girl." - Gum
Issun rested on Amaterasu's head, nodding his own at their words, "Indeed! Three lovely ladies, one starving artist. If I had my supplies I'd paint y'all naked."
"And if my fist didn't hurt Amaterasu as well, I would respond to that kindly." muttered Morrigan.
"Amaterasu proved her word last night, but that doesn't mean I trust her 100%. She's a former Capcom, and one of the few who never accepted me as a member of the main Capcom alliance. She's in with us now, but one false move, and she's out." - Morrigan
Issun chuckled nervously, while Gum changed the subject, "So Reala has the idol.. good for him, but what do we make of it?"
"Who cares who has it. As long as the three Nintendo players don't get it, why care?" shrugged Morrigan.
Amaterasu barked a little bit, with Issun responding, "Well there's always the chance to change the game once they're gone, Ammy says! An all girl alliance, perhaps?"
Gum shrugged, "I don't know... I'm kinda sick of all girl alliances to be frank. If I wanna win, can't I win against some of the guys?"
"Amaterasu offered an all girls alliance, but I didn't want any part in it, and I figured Morrigan wouldn't either. While I like Ammy and all, going with all girls sounds cliched to me, as it's happened three straight times, and I'm ready for new things." - Gum
Morrigan shook her head, "And I'm not personally ready to make any commitments. We're down to eight players. Let's wait until Link, Bowser, and Marth are all gone before we begin that."
"Suit yourself." shrugged Issun, yawning loudly to himself.
"Come on! We stand no chances against Reala right now! He's got Musashi wrapped around his finger, and we're getting close to the Final 5! I just hope they see the 3-2 over them once we're there." (Amaterasu nods at his words.) "I'm glad you agree with me, Ammy." - Amaterasu via Issun
Meanwhile, deep in the forest, Marth, Link, and Reala were all discussing things.
"This game is getting down to the wire," explained Link, "We're 11 days away from the end, and we should be proud to make it to the Top 8."
Reala nodded, "And you should feel lucky. I'm surprised you've made it this far under Bowser's control."
Marth rolled his eyes, "Tell me about it.."
"Reala's the godfather, he knows he is, and I'm sure he likes that role a lot. Right now, Marth and I need to do some work in order to save ourselves. It's a complicated plan, but I think we can pull it off." - Link
After getting a few more coconuts with them, Reala looked at them, "There is a reason why you've come to see me, is there not? No reason for Sega and Nintendo to communicate otherwise."
Marth nodded, "Yeah, there is actually. We just... want to know our fates in the next couple of days, and make a few arguments to save ourselves."
"Well, I'm listening then, boys." replied Reala.
"Link and Marth are the sensible players on Nintendo, and therefore the best targets for the job. Bowser's just a distraction, and while it's clear he wants me out... for my personal gains, its best he remains here under close inspection." - Reala
"We both want Bowser to go home," explained Link, "We've been sick of his 'do whatever I want' attitude, and it's killed our game. We will make a deal with you in the end. If you vote Bowser off before us... we will give you our votes for a million dollars at the end. Otherwise, we'll vote for someone else sitting next to you. Probably Morrigan or Ammy."
Reala was very interested in this deal, but he was conflicted.
"This was a great offer by the opposing team, but I can't help but feel like this will be a trap. Could it really earn me their votes, or are they blowing smoke up in my face? The best choice for me is to do as they say, and then prepare a counter vote ASAP." - Reala
"Just think about it, Reala," said Marth, "We're down to 8, jury is building up... getting votes now before the rest could be advantageous for you."
"I'll think about it," nodded Reala, "But I won't shake your hands. It is not a deal yet until I say it is. Don't want to break promises now do we?"
"Fair enough." agreed Link, watching Reala float back to camp with the coconuts.
"If Reala agrees to the plan, and Bowser goes home, we will stir the pot as best as possible. Turn the old Sega tribe against Reala, and use our jury position as a threat to get them to boot Reala before us. In the meantime, it'll give Marth and I a chance to prepare for immunity challenges and hopefully... win the game." - Link
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.
"Guy's ready for today's challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"I'll take back immunity from you, Reala."
Reala did so.
"Today, you are competing for both reward and immunity. The first part of the challenge is for team reward, while the winners of that reward will compete for individual immunity. For the reward challenge, you will be running an obstacle course. With four players on your team, you will assign a role to each member. The first player will dive under a crawl through, digging through the dirt to reach the end. Grab the flag with a key tied to it, and pass it off to the second player. That player will end search through a sandbox for the second key flag. Once you find it, pass both keys off to the third player. That player will use a sling shot to break three tiles, releasing the final key. Pass all three keys to the final person, who must solve a combination lock. First team to finish wins reward, and a shot at immunity."
Jeff revealed eight letters, each with a name on them.
"Letters from home. It's been 29 days since you've seen your loved ones, and with ten days to go, a little love from home might be the energy you need to make it all the way. Win today's reward, you win a letter from home. Losers get nothing. Link, since you still cannot compete for immunity, if you win reward, you will still be unable to win immunity, just a warning. Let's get started."
Team 1 (in order of leg): Link, Bowser, Gum, Marth
Team 2 (in order of leg): Joe Musashi, Amaterasu, Reala, Morrigan
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Link and Joe Musashi dove under the bamboo crawl, and started to move as fast as they could. Being the faster one due to being a ninja, Joe Musashi managed to get out a lot faster then Link, giving the key off to Amaterasu for her section.
Amaterasu, being a wolf, was digging quickly to find the key for Team 2. Link managed to dig himself through the bamboo crawl, and gave the key off to Bowser.
Both Amaterasu and Bowser were making steady progress for their teams, sand flying everywhere as they searched for the second key. Amaterasu eventually found it before Bowser, and passed it off to Reala. But Bowser quickly followed suit, giving his keys to Gum.
Both Reala and Gum made quick work of the tiles, shooting the little pebbles at each tile. This was over quickly on both sides, and they released the final key. Both of them fetched the keys for Marth and Morrigan respectively, and both players started to work on the combination locks.
Marth worked quickly to impress his team, knowing he had a chance to beat Bowser and Gum for immunity. Morrigan worked to defeat the other team, knowing there was a chance a Nintendo could win immunity, and she didn't want that...
In the end...
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...Morrigan got the keys in the right slots, and released a team flag.
"MORRIGAN'S GOT IT! THE TEAM OF MORRIGAN, REALA, AMATERASU, AND JOE MUSASHI WIN REWARD!"
All of Team 2 hugged and cheered. Most of Team 1 was upset at not winning a letter from home.
"Great work, Team 2! As a result, you all win a letter from home! In addition, you will now compete for individual immunity. Here's how it'll work. You will have to solve a simple slide puzzle. Arrange the puzzle so that you can slide the big piece with the knife in it. Once you have the knife free, chop the rope and raise the flag. First person to do so, wins immunity, and is safe from the vote. Let's get started."
Everyone got to a puzzle, and awaited Jeff's call.
"Survivors ready? Begin."
Everyone got to work immediately on the slide puzzle, with pieces going left and right on each puzzle. Reala chose to not win this challenge, so he casually slid pieces back and forth. Amaterasu and Joe Musashi were both ahead of everyone, studying the puzzle more then the other two.
Both were making steady progress with one another, each one getting closer to finishing the puzzle. Morrigan was going nowhere with her puzzle and completely out of winning. Reala was slightly catching up, despite not wanting to win it.
Both Amaterasu and Joe Musashi were each coming closer and closer to finishing their puzzle...
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...and right before Musashi could finish, Amaterasu managed to get her knife out before he did, and chop her rope.
"JUST LIKE THAT! AMATERASU WINS IMMUNITY!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Amaterasu.
"Good wits come to those who want them, and you miss, have the wits. You are safe tonight at the vote and have now a 1 in 7 shot of winning the title of Sole Survivor. The rest of you have to worry, as tribal council is tonight. Someone is going home. See you all tomorrow night."
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Segcomendo Day 29
Reala, Amaterasu, Joe Musashi, and Morrigan decided to go off and read their letters privately, having some time to do so.
Joe Musashi calmly read his letter, nodding his head at some of things he needed to hear.
"My clan is safe for the time being. My family is long dead, but my clan remains whole. I really have no one to return to but them. It is nice to see them all doing so well. There is still hope for me in this game, and I know it." - Joe Musashi
Amaterasu and Issun were reading a letter written to them by Amaterasu's son, Chibiterasu.
"He's gotten quite good with that brush of his. Think he's taking good care of it?" asked Issun.
"Who's the father? How should I know? I've never met him! But he's a good pup. Can't read though... but we're working on that!" (Amaterasu barks softly.) "Correct! We are going to win this for him! A mother needs to show her son what's she's made of." - Amaterasu via Issun
Morrigan smiled softly, wiping away a few tears as she read a letter from her sister, Lilith.
"Lilith is a succubus like me, and she's one of the few people I actually care about in this world. No one else really matters. A friend is a friend, but a sister is a friend for life. I like to believe that very much." - Morrigan
As for Reala, he was reading his own letter by a special someone. He wiped a few tears away himself.
"After reading this letter from a very special person in my life... I came to the conclusion. She's the only one for me. Sure, we fight a lot. I serve Master Wizeman, and she doesn't. I even said I'm going to show her how to win this game... but I want to win for both of our sakes. To make our lives better. For once, I want to win for us. Not Master Wizeman." - Reala
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Segcomendo Day 29
While the other four were reading their letters, and Gum was off fishing, the Nintendo tribe was trying to figure out what to do for the night.
"One of us is going home," explained Marth, "So we have to find a way to survive. First off, who should go home?"
"I should tell you who's going! Reala! That's who!" snapped Bowser.
"We need to get back into the game! The blasted Sega tribe ruined our game, and now we have to suffer the consequences! But, that won't be needed. Because I won't allow that!" - Bowser
Link shook his head, "We can't vote Reala. He has the idol, and the slightest paranoia he gets, he'll use that idol. We have to target Joe Musashi, his main ally. Catch him by surprise."
"And if we can flip Amaterasu back on our side, we can tie it up, and hopefully win the tiebreaker." explained Marth.
"We did have a talk with Reala yesterday about voting Bowser out before us, but since that moment he has yet to get back to us. If he votes Bowser out, well we'll honor our promise. But if we can change the game up, we'll try to do it either way." - Marth
Bowser nodded, "Excellent idea! We'll see how you boys handle the leadership this time around. Who knows... maybe it'll work. Get both Capcoms to flip, and we're so set! Gwahahahaha!"
"Not sure if we can get Morrigan to flip, but we can try on Amaterasu." agreed Link.
"For once, I'm letting Link and Marth lead the charge for the vote tonight! If they succeed, they'll get all the credit! But if they fail, like I know they will, they will be in deep trouble! Do not disappoint me, fools!" - Bowser
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Segcomendo Day 30
When the four reward winners returned back to camp, everyone started their daily scrambling for the evening.
Link, Marth, and Amaterasu took a nice stroll along the beach.
"We have the potential to get ourselves to the Final 4, Ammy," explained Link, "Bowser's letting us call the shots for tonight's vote, and we're voting out Musashi in an attempt to catch Reala off guard."
Amaterasu mumbled softly, with Issun replying, "And let Bowser call the shots afterwards? No thank you! You know that very well."
Marth shrugged, "I understand why you wouldn't want to."
"If we can get Ammy back on our side, that would tie up the scores, and cause a tiebreaker. Like most ties at the Final 8, it would be a fire making challenge which I think any one of us could win. If Amaterasu flips, we'll be all set." - Link
"But I think we're likely to win the fire making challenge," explained Link, "If we beat Musashi, and then make the Final 4, we'll be the Final 3 easily. I don't think you have a chance to make it there with Sega."
Amaterasu whined a little, with Issun shrugged, "She agrees with you, but she's not entirely sure if it's the right move."
Link nodded, "I think it's the right move, Ammy. But I can't make your decision for you. Just give it some thought, okay?"
Amaterasu nodded, and accepted a pat on the head from Link's and Marth's hands before they split up.
"I really hope Amaterasu joins us. I haven't given up since the merge, and even though Rosalina and Phoenix are gone, I won't allow the rest of the Captendo 5 to fall! I've made it 30 days, and I can make it 9 more." - Marth
Meanwhile, inside the shelter, Reala was talking with Gum and Joe Musashi about the vote.
"We have many options tonight," explained Reala, "Link is a free target tonight... Marth's pretty strong too, and Bowser's a large threat."
"I like the deal the Nintendo swordsmen made with me, but I find it quite pathetic. Bowser, while annoying and strong, is a distraction and a laughable Survivor player. I should be playing for jury votes, but quite frankly I think they're bluffing." - Reala
"Bowser has got to go! I can't stand him any longer." groaned Gum.
Reala shook his head, "And unfortunately he has to stay. Think about it... he's strong, but he has yet to win anything. Link and Marth are smarter, and more dangerous."
Joe Musashi nodded his head, "Yes. I completely agree with you."
Gum rolled her eyes, "Alright fine. I know you have your reasons anyway. Which one are we sending home?"
"Reala wants to keep Bowser around which sounds crazy to me. I mean like, sure he's annoying and all that, but he's strong! He might not of won anything, but he might. I do understand that he's not as bright as Link or Marth, but... I don't know. I myself am sick of living with him." - Gum
After agreeing on a target, Gum smiled at both of the guys, "Just remember, we're in this to the end. Final 3 we go!"
Both men just nodded at her response, with Reala smirking to himself.
"Final 3 eh? In my mind, it's not a deal nor promise as long as it's not shook on. Everyone makes handshakes, and complain when they are back stabbed. Gum just assumes the three Segas will be in the Final 3, but we haven't even agreed on it. Assumption is one thing. Agreement is another totally different thing, my dear Gum." - Reala
On the way to tribal council, Amaterasu was still thinking about Link and Marth's deal.
"I don't know Ammy, maybe there is a chance for us if we go back to Nintendo? I just don't want to make a move and then pay for it in the end." (Amaterasu whines a little.) "Yeah, I know... this game is getting tough fast. But we knew that going in, and we'll deal with it! We're tough!" - Amaterasu via Issun
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The Segcomendo tribe arrived at tribal council.
"We'll now bring in the members of the jury,"
"Wave,"
Wave wore a blue outfit, complete with jeans and a tank top.
"Phoenix,"
Phoenix wore a dark gray suit, looking quite clean and fancy.
"And Rosalina, voted out at the last tribal council."
Rosalina wore a nice green dress and didn't sport her crown.
"It seems like the last tribal council set up a good majority and minority. Link, who is in what side?" asked Jeff.
"Nintendo's the minority, Jeff. As long as nothing changes, we're going home one by one. We can make all the deals we can, but in the long run, our word is just as good as the ones others have made to them." replied Link.
"Morrigan, coming from the dissolved Capcom tribe and on the bottom of it no doubt, how does it feel to be in power?" asked Jeff.
"Feels amazing. I didn't feel at home on the old Capcom tribe. Sega helped me find my peace, and I'm glad for that. If Capcom had stayed together, I was probably the next to go." replied Morrigan.
Phoenix nodded.
"Gum, how do you vote tonight? A lot of options are open tonight, so what do you go with?" asked Jeff.
"It's all about the threats! You got Bowser, who's the biggest threat... and you have Link and Marth, who are also strong, but have the brains. Maybe those who have both brains and brawn are the ones that need to go?" replied Gum.
Link and Marth both grew worried.
"Reala, do you agree with Gum's words?" asked Jeff.
Reala nodded.
"Of course I do. The smarter one is, the more likely they can get out of a bad situation." replied Reala.
"Okay, it's time to vote, Bowser, you're up."
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Bowser's Vote: Ninjas are lame! (Joe Musashi)
Reala's Vote: I do apologize, but I'm glad that we never made that deal. (?)
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"If anyone has the hidden immunity idol and you want to play it, now is it the time to do so."
No one did anything.
"Okay, once the votes are read, the decision is final, person voted out must leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
First vote, Joe Musashi. (He didn't make a response.)
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Musashi. Two votes Musashi.
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Musashi. Three votes Musashi. (Link and Marth both looked at eachother.)
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Marth. One vote Marth. (Link shook his head, while Marth sighed.)
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Marth. Two votes Marth, three votes Musashi.
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Marth. Tied three votes Marth, three votes Musashi. (Link looked over at Amaterasu hopefully.)
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Marth. That's four votes Marth, three votes Musashi. One vote left. (Marth was gathering his things, just in case.)
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Eleventh person voted out of Survivor Kattlelox Island, and the fourth member of our jury, Marth. That's five, it's enough. You need to bring me your torch.
Marth nodded, shaking Link's hand as he gave his torch up, "Go get 'em guys!"
"Marth, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"Time for you to go."
Marth nodded, waving goodbye as he left the area.
"Another Nintendo goes down, no surprise there. With only 9 days left to go, trusting your allies will become more important then ever. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Marth's Final Words
"Let's be fair here. Being a prince, I really didn't need the money. I only came out here for the experience. Sure, I didn't win. Sure, I didn't make it to the Final 3. But I made a lot of friends, and met some great people. I hope Link finds a way to stay alive, and I want only him to win."
VOTE
Joe Musashi – Marth, Link, and Bowser
Marth – Reala, Joe Musashi, Gum, Morrigan, and Amaterasu
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