Previously on, Survivor,
With only two Nintendos left in the game, Bowser felt like giving up, as there seemed to be zero hope left. On the flip side, Link was willing to do whatever it took to win the game, and he felt like there was a chance he could flip Gum onto their side.
Meanwhile, Joe Musashi came up with a scheme to eliminate Gum using the old Capcom players. They would send Link to Exile Island, and manipulate him into using his idol to take Gum down.
While Amaterasu and Morrigan agreed to the plan, there seemed to be some problems involving Link. Link was trying to turn Gum against Reala, using the deal he and Marth made with him prior to Marth's boot. However, Gum didn't buy anything he said.
At the reward challenge, Joe Musashi made it out alive without any chops to his rope. Going along with the plan he devised, he sent Link straight to Exile Island, while the rest of the tribe was in for an exciting meal.
On Exile Island, Link spent hours looking for the hidden immunity idol using three clues. In the end, he ended up finding the second idol with ease, unaware that he completed Step 1 of Reala and Musashi's plan.
At the reward, with the meals cooked by former contestant Gordon Ramsay, Joe Musashi laid out a simple order of choosing food for everyone, and went along with the order of elimination from the reward challenge. This pleased everyone but Bowser, who thought Musashi was being very fake.
When the tribe returned to camp, Gum went to Reala and asked him about what Link said. Reala confirmed to Gum that the deal Link and Marth made was real, and threatened to vote Link off if he continued to screw with him.
At the immunity challenge, Amaterasu outlasted Reala to win her second straight immunity challenge.
Before tribal council, while Bowser felt safe due to Link finding the hidden immunity idol, Link secretly was going to vote him off, tired of his attitude, and wanting to keep the idol for his own good. Meanwhile, despite Gum's concerns, the majority alliance targeted Bowser in conjunction with the plan.
At tribal council, Bowser was met with a series of surprises. First, Link not using his idol, and second, him getting voted off in a 6-1 vote. With Link only remaining for the Nintendo tribe, and a huge plan to eliminate Gum, will all the events spiral into one of the biggest blindsides ever? Or will someone be ready for a surprise of their own? 6 are left, tonight, one more will go...
Final 6: Amaterasu, Gum, Joe Musashi, Link, Morrigan, and Reala
Jury: Wave, Phoenix, Rosalina, Marth, and Bowser
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Segcomendo Day 34
Even though he was all by himself in the game, Link felt really glad to see Bowser out of the game for good.
"I just want to say... even though I have no shot of winning?" said Link once the tribe returned from the vote, "I feel so much happier without Bowser around."
"You're telling me, dude!" laughed Gum, laying down in the shelter, "Now we can split the portions evenly."
"Bowser single handedly killed my game, and almost unintentionally. We had this game wrapped up, and he had to screw things up by getting Capcom against us. Without him around, I can focus on getting to the end my way... and even though I have an idol, something needs to change." - Link
Link grabbed the spear, "I'm gonna go out for a little fishing session. See you later." With that said, he left for the water.
Reala waved him off, and looked at everyone else. He noticed Gum was taking a nap, and decided to gather everyone else off in the forest to discuss his plan.
"I wanted Bowser out of the game before he jeopardized my game. He distracted well, but unfortunately... he had outlived his usefulness, and needed to go. Next on the list is Gum. Thanks to Link, he screwed any chances of Gum trusting anything he says, and we can pull this off with ease." - Reala
"Tell 'em, Musashi." ordered Reala once they were far away enough from camp.
Joe Musashi cleared his throat, and started to explain the plan to Amaterasu and Morrigan once again, "The plan is to get Gum off. You need to make Link feel comfortable. Have him waste the idol only for Gum to go. Make him see a 3-3 split, break it with the idol, and he'll see a Final 3 of you two, and him."
Morrigan raised an eyebrow, "Then why did we even allow him to get the idol in the first place? Kinda sounds pointless don't you think?"
"You will see why, Morrigan," replied Musashi, before looking solely at Amaterasu, "Link would trust you more then Morrigan, Amaterasu. You bring it up to him, and say you'll bring in Morrigan. Reala knows he's got the idol after hearing him say so when he was napping in the shelter. Don't dare say anything about it unless he says so."
Amaterasu barked a little, almost tempted to whine, but didn't, with Issun saying, "You can count on us! Trust me, we hate tricking him, but it's time to take out the competition."
"Gum and Link are huge physical competition. They get to the end, they will win this game hands down!" (Amaterasu barked in agreement.) "Exactly, Ammy! But you know what..? Don't you think Link deserves it?" (Amaterasu didn't really respond.) "We'll see how this goes, because I think Reala and Musashi are giving us an opportunity to take control." - Amaterasu via Issun
"This sounds bat#$%# insane... but I'm okay with that." smirked Morrigan, snickering to herself as she and Amaterasu left Joe Musashi and Reala by themselves.
Reala looked over at Musashi, "She has a good point. Why give him the idol?"
"Because I do not trust Amaterasu," explained Joe Musashi, "If she tells Link everything we told her not to... one of us could be screwed instead. We need to set up a counter vote."
Reala nodded, "So you're saying... us and Gum vote Link... the three of them vote Gum? If Link decides to try and stop us and vote... let's say me... he's screwed?"
Joe Musashi nodded, "Correct."
"Musashi is right, Amaterasu can't really be trusted, but Morrigan can. If little Amaterasu flips, then Link might just get a nasty surprise at tribal council, and it would all be her fault. Take notes clown... it appears we're stealing your strategy of the 'Silent Betrayal'." - Reala
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Segcomendo Day 34
After Link got back, catching a lot of fish in the process, Amaterasu came down to help him clean off the fish.
"It's good to see I still have some friends in this game," smiled Link, using his old Kokiri sword from when he was a kid to clean the fish.
Amaterasu leaned over and licked his cheek in the same way a dog would, with Issun laughing, "Down girl! But yeah, it's very good! Especially since now's a great time to change the game."
Link nodded in agreement, "Better now then never, huh? Honestly, I think we should get back together in an alliance. Captendo might be dead... but we can still keep the hopes up for one of them winning."
"Like I've said before, Amaterasu deserved to flip on us, since we kinda did the same to her, and it was all Bowser's fault anyway. With Bowser gone, I think I can get Ammy back on my side, and potentially get into a really good spot to win the game." - Link
"I think that might be a good deal!" chirped Issun, bouncing on Amaterasu's nose, "Cause listen up! If we can get Morrigan on board... we can turn the tide against the Sega tribe. It'll be 3 against 3... and if you win the tiebreaker, boom. We're in the Top 3!"
Link smiled, nodding his head, "Now that would be something to look forward to... but I simply can't trust Morrigan. She's too invested with the Sega tribe."
Amaterasu shook her head, with Issun replying, "If Morrigan is smart, she'll realize that she stands no shot surviving against three Sega members."
"That was the easy part, Ammy! Getting Link to trust us. Trusting Morrigan for him will be entirely different, and I don't blame the guy!" (Amaterasu barked in agreement.) "Right. We'll just have to prove her loyalty to him. Damn that will difficult!" - Amaterasu via Issun
"Reala's the biggest threat," explained Link, "He has the idol, holds all the cards, you know?"
"Yeah, but he's nothing special challenge wise," explained Issun, "Listen, even if we vote Reala off, what are the odds he'll just toss his idol to Gum, or Musashi? Then at the Final 5, we're toast."
"Good point." noted Link.
"I have the hidden immunity idol in my pocket right now, but I'm waiting until after the immunity challenge to reveal it to Amaterasu. I have no idea what to expect, and maybe I'll even win the immunity challenge. For now, I like the idea, but I need to trust Morrigan, which right now I don't." - Link
Meanwhile, Gum was tending to fire by herself. Joe Musashi and Morrigan were sitting down across from her, watching.
Gum looked towards the beach, and noticed Amaterasu and Link talking, "Hmm... if Link happens to win immunity, what should we do?"
"Amaterasu. Who else?" shrugged Morrigan.
"That's what I was thinking," replied Gum, turning back to the fire, "She's really tight with Link... and if he got the hidden immunity idol on Exile Island... see that's why I wanted him out over Bowser."
"I wanted Link out last night because he had a chance to potentially have the hidden immunity idol. But I got overruled and Bowser got the ax. Reala told me it was for the greater good, so I believe him for now, but I swear... I just feel like sometimes I have the better instincts." - Gum
"It was purely based on physical strength," replied Joe Musashi, "We can defeat Link. Although the strength difference is not far from the same."
"And Link's much cuter." giggled Morrigan to herself.
Gum shrugged, "Well, I'm gonna do my best to beat him, 'kay? It's us against him, and the five of us can stop the one of him."
"Agreed." nodded Musashi.
"Should Gum happen to win the immunity challenge, we will be voting off Amaterasu. Link will no doubt use his idol to save himself, so we will simply make it worthless and send her off instead." - Joe Musashi
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"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes arrived at the challenge area.
"Guy's ready for today's reward challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"For today's challenge, you will be eating a series of disgusting food items. Each round, we will lose one person. Last person to finish each round is eliminated from the challenge. Last person left standing wins reward."
"For your reward, we have decided to turn the pool you guys have into a small little barbeque evening. Reward winners only. Not only will you be spending time having some chicken wings and enjoying the pool, you will also be spending it with your loved ones. Amaterasu, Morrigan, this is the last reward challenge you can use your reward cards. Let's get started."
Everyone got ready to begin as Jeff passed out plates.
"These are small worms, beetle larva. All you have to do is eat, swallow, show me an empty mouth. Survivors ready? Eat."
Reala and Gum easily threw it down their mouths, and swallowed quickly. Morrigan and Amaterasu were a tad disgusted, but got it down regardless. Link took his time to avoid swallowing it live, and out-ate Joe Musashi, who had no real desire to win the challenge, apparently.
"Joe Musashi is out of the challenge, we're down to five. Your next meal will be pig snouts. Survivors ready? Eat!"
Amaterasu had an easier time with this meal, seeing as though she had been wanting some fresh meat. Morrigan followed suit as well. Gum choked a little, as she was eating way too fast. Because of that, Reala and Link were able to get the snouts down before she did.
"Gum is out of the challenge, down to four players. Next meal? Snake meat. Weird choice, but it's rare and dry. I hope you like. Survivors ready? Eat."
Amaterasu, once again, got the snake down almost like a noodle. Link and Morrigan could not stand the very taste of the snake, while Reala just toughened it out. In the end...
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"Morrigan finishes! Link is out of the challenge, and we're moving on to three. Next meal, dodongo meat. Now this is VERY rare, and I really don't think it's a Hyrule delicacy. Survivors ready? Eat."
Reala didn't care what kind of meat it was, because to him, meat was meat, and it would be valuable for strength. It seemed to come down to Morrigan and Amaterasu. Amaterasu was not liking the taste of this meat compared to the others.
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"Morrigan once again edges out a win! Amaterasu is out! Down to Morrigan and Reala! Now it's time for a drink... the blood of a cow. Get this down first, you win reward. Survivors ready? Go."
Both Morrigan and Reala started to down the blood as fast as they could. Morrigan, being a succubus, had an easier time downing it, as she was used to disgusting liquids. Reala, on the other hand, was having trouble, but tried to be tough.
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"MORRIGAN FINISHES FIRST! MORRIGAN WINS REWARD!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Morrigan.
"Great job today, Morrigan. You prevailed some disgusting meals, and I think it speaks the most that you were tailor made for a challenge like this. You have won an afternoon of hot chicken wings, a pool, and your sister, Lilith. Before you go off to enjoy that reward... someone has to go to Exile Island. However... Exile Island has a few differences. Choose wisely."
Morrigan thought a little bit about how to make her decision. She had her mind on two individuals, before deciding on...
"Gum hasn't been there before. It's her turn." decided Morrigan.
Gum nodded her head, taking a map from Jeff as she made her way towards Exile Island.
"Gum will return in time for the next immunity challenge. Morrigan, you must now make another tough decision. Who will be sharing the reward with you?"
Morrigan held her head down before saying...
"Since he came in second, Reala. Sorry guys, but second place is for the best, right?" said Morrigan.
Reala smirked, and joined up with Morrigan next to her.
"One last thing, Amaterasu, do you want to use your reward card?"
Amaterasu didn't bark, nor do anything other then hastily making her way to join Reala and Morrigan.
"I'll take that as a yes. Well then, Morrigan, Reala, Amaterasu? You may head off back to camp, and enjoy your reward on the pool. Link, Musashi? Nothing for you. During the time of the reward, you are not allowed in the pool area. I'll see you all for the immunity challenge. Enjoy!"
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Exile Island Night 34
Gum arrived on Exile Island, not really bothering much with the hidden immunity idol since her alliance had one already.
"Almost Day 39, finding an idol now almost seems pointless." shrugged Gum, pocketing the idol clue.
"This is my first visit to Exile Island, and probably the final one overall. So pretty much, I could care less about the hidden immunity idol. Reala has one, no idea about the other one... at this point, I just want to relax, play the game as fair as possible, and win." - Gum
Gum walked around Exile Island, just trying to take in all the sights the island had the offer, "Huh... curious about what Jeff was saying about 'few differences' about Exile Island?"
A voice perked up, a voice familiar to Gum, "Who needs a few when all you need is the one, the only, the master, babe?"
Gum turned around, and saw a familiar red-headed young man. Who was once barely out of his teens when he won the show, and now almost 30 years old, stands Beat, the winner of Survivor: SEGA All Stars.
"Beat! Oh my god, that's what Jeff meant!" smiled Gum brightly, hugging her boyfriend tightly.
"I'm much younger then Beat, but like, he's been my role model ever since I've joined the GGs. Hey, he inspired me to sign up and play the game and follow in his footsteps, man. For Beat to finally show up after 35 days, it's just amazing." - Gum
Beat kissed her very passionately, before letting her go, "So am I hearing this right, babe? Sega domination since the start? Great work!"
"Hey, gotta represent my fellow GGs, Beat!" smirked Gum, high fiving him, "It's been the three Segas running show since the merge. Eating up these Nintendos and Capcoms like chopped liver, babe!"
Beat laughed, giving her a thumbs up, "Keep up the good work, and hey... win this season, and I think we'll be working together in a probable 'All Winners' type of season? Maybe, maybe not? Just keep your head up, and focus on the goal."
Gum nodded, and hugged Beat once more.
"Beat won his season using some dirty tricks, and by being a villain so to speak. Here, I'm trying to do the opposite, and be the good guy, while trying to make big moves and dirty tricks. If everything works out, I'll be sitting next to a hated villain, and a ninja whom nobody knows much about." - Gum
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Segcomendo Day 35 (Reward)
Upon arriving at the pool area, Reala, Morrigan, and Amaterasu were greeted with their loved ones. Chibiterasu, NiGHTS, and Lilith all greeted their respective loved ones in their own way.
"It feels good to be back on the island, even if it's not the same one I was on 3 seasons ago." commented NiGHTS, cheerfully, remembering of her experiences on Survivor: Prison Island.
Reala nodded dully, pouring a few glasses of champagne, "Yes, quite."
"I am NiGHTS' rival, so to speak. We both serve the Master Wizeman, but she went rogue against him, whereas I stayed behind. Our relationship is... interesting to say the least. We fight from time to time, but there's that mutual respect for one another and attraction that makes her so unique." - Reala
Morrigan sat off in the pool with her sister, Lilith, and ate chicken wings. Both were nude. Issun growled at Lilith, looking over her in confusion.
"Are you sure you both are sisters?" questioned Issun, "I mean like... she's all flat and all that."
"Do you hear something, Lilith?" giggled Morrigan, choosing to ignore Issun for once.
Lilith shook her head, taking a bite out of the chicken wing, also ignoring Issun.
"Lilith may not be perfect, but she's still my sister, and I look out for her like any other older sister would. Sure, we may not look similar, as she has the flatter vibe and the pink hair, whereas I have the curvier vibe and green hair. But I still love her. Wouldn't you?" - Morrigan
Before Issun could respond, a smaller puppy similar in color to Amaterasu used his tongue to swipe Issun off the ground, and carried him away.
"Agghh!" gasped Issun, grumbling as Chibiterasu brought him back over to Amaterasu. Upon leaving Chibiterasu's mouth, Amaterasu growled at him.
"Okay, okay! Sorry, Ammy!" apologized Issun, "Just trying to get to know everyone, you know? So... how are you Chibi?"
Chibiterasu barked happily in response to his question, before nuzzling into his mother.
"Well that's dandy to hear, Chibi!" smiled Issun, bouncing up and down.
"Yeah, I went on a few adventures with Chibi when Ammy was too lazy to do it herself." (Amaterasu growled, shaking her head.) "Sheesh, when did I become the housemaid? Anyway, yeah, I look after these two more often then not, but it's fun!" - Amaterasu via Issun
Meanwhile, while all the commotion was going on, Reala floated down from the pool area, and started to carve a few things into the structure that held the pool up above the water. NiGHTS joined him shortly.
"What brings you down here..?" she asked.
Reala shook his head, "It's Day 35, NiGHTS... I'm in a position of power to win it all... I've fully mastered the art of gaining information, playing like the true big bad... yet I still don't know if it'll be enough to impress Master Wizeman."
NiGHTS crossed her arms, "So this was what you were hiding from me. You kept saying all along you wanted to beat me because I didn't use my ability to tran-"
"Of course it wasn't!" snapped Reala, "I want to be more then just a sidekick. I enjoy being the lancer to Master Wizeman, but I wish he recognized me as a valuable nightmaren."
"I never applied to Survivor to one-up NiGHTS. I always knew I was better then her as playing the game... I just wanted to show that I can be a good villain... and not the simple villain sidekick. I'm four days away from knowing if I am, and... will it be enough?" - Reala
NiGHTS sighed, and hugged Reala from behind, "Even if he doesn't think so... I know so. You can win this Reala. I believe in you."
Reala said nothing, before nodding his head, placing his hands over NiGHTS', "I know... thank you, NiGHTS."
The two shared a small embrace for a little while longer before returning to the party on the pool.
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Segcomendo Day 35
Joe Musashi and Link were left alone at the Segcomendo camp, and really didn't do much for the day while the other three were enjoying themselves at the pool eating chicken wings.
Link threw a few more logs onto the fire, and dusted his hands off, "Okay... that's enough for today. I need some rest before the challenge."
"If I don't win immunity, I have to use the hidden immunity idol. I know Ammy has a plan to get me, her, and Morrigan to the Final 3, but I have no idea where Morrigan stands. That's why winning immunity is the only way I can feel safe in this game." - Link
Joe Musashi looked up at him as he went to rest in the shelter. He shook his head, and tended to the fire.
"There are many ways our plan can fail. Besides Gum winning immunity, Link winning immunity could prove to be fatal. He'll use the idol no doubt if he loses... but if he wins, there will be trouble. We will either have to feign a vote against Amaterasu or Morrigan, instead." - Joe Musashi
He then switched to sharpening his sword a few times, wondering when it would be time to leave for the immunity challenge. Link, in the meanwhile, just rested in the shelter, and thought about winning both this, and the game itself.
"It'll be a long road, but I can see a Final 3 working out between the three of us. Maybe I can secure it if I show Morrigan the immunity idol... and even offer it to her in order for her to trust me. Make her see the light that if the three of us work together, we can beat the Sega tribe. That's all there is to it. They've ran the show for a long time, and it's now time to defeat them." - Link
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.
"We'll now bring in Gum, returning from Exile Island."
Gum smirked and gave a thumbs up as she joined the others on the mat.
"Guy's ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"I'll take back immunity from you once again, Amaterasu."
Amaterasu did so.
"For today's challenge, you will making something that I hope you've all made at least once; fire. You have your own station to make a fire in, and plenty of supplies, including 20 matches. You must build a fire with a flame high enough to burn through the rope. Once the rope is burned, it'll release your station, raising it up in the air, ignite a trail to the torch at the top. First person to do so, wins immunity and is guaranteed a spot in the Final 5. Nothing more important at this stage then immunity. Let's get started."
Everyone was assigned a station and awaited Jeff's orders.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Everyone raced off to go gather their supplies for the fire. Many grabbed coconut husk, some gathered sticks and twigs. Once all situated with their supplies, the castaways started to ignite a match. Link and Amaterasu got off to a good start right out the gate, while Reala and Gum ruined a few matches off the start.
Eventually, Gum got a match going after several attempts, and got a fire going. Amaterasu's flame started to die down as she kept blowing too hard on it. Morrigan started to fail trying to start a fire, while Joe Musashi was keeping a calm pace, building his stack before even touching a match.
Link had the best flame out of all six players, and it was building pretty fast. Amaterasu's fire had completely died and she had to start all over again, while Musashi finally began lighting matches to begin his fire. Reala growled, not wanting Link to win immunity.
Morrigan was now completely out of this challenge, as she was getting nowhere with her fire now. Gum and Amaterasu kept wasting matches to keep their fire going, watching as Link kept a steady fire, and as Reala finally got something working.
It seemed to be between Reala and Link for who was going to win immunity and earn a spot in the Top 5. In the end...
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They could only watch as the rope was burnt through, and Link's station went up in the air, lighting his torch.
"LINK WINS IMMUNITY! GUARANTEED FINAL 5!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Link, immediately trying to come up with a back up plan.
"Well Link, it appears a Nintendo will not be leaving tonight, as you, the sole Nintendo player left, won immunity and safe from the wrath of a Sega-Capcom domination. As for the rest of you, someone is going home, and after 36 days their shot comes to an end. See you all tonight."
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Segcomendo Day 36
With Link winning immunity, all bets were off, and a back up plan needed to be put in place. Even though Gum was still Reala's target, the proposed counter vote needed to be replaced, and he went up to Morrigan to talk about it after returning to camp.
"Listen up... I hate to be the one to tell you this," explained Reala, "But you are the target."
Morrigan blinked, crossing her arms, "Better be a good explanation for this..."
Reala nodded, "Blame Musashi if you must, because he came up with a counter vote plan, in the case Amaterasu messed things up and worked with Link instead of tricking him. Listen, Morrigan, you are the one he needs to trust! Amaterasu, he already does... you, probably not."
"Morrigan is the counter vote tonight, and while I would like it to be Amaterasu, I don't think there's any other way around it. Plus, Morrigan could potentially get Link's trust and maybe work out some sort of deal with him... she's good at persuading, and I trust her to do it, over Amaterasu." - Reala
Morrigan nodded her head, still kinda ticked, "You're right about that one..."
"I have no idea what's going to happen tonight, my darling," explained Reala, "But I do know that if he doesn't give you that idol in some way... there will be a tie."
"I will work my magic, Reala, you can trust that," replied Morrigan, "I'm just slightly irritated I'm this 'counter vote'."
Reala shrugged, "If something wrong happens, I will find a way to save you, but if I go down as a sacrifice for you, you better make me happy that I saved you."
"Deal." smirked Morrigan, shaking Reala's hand.
"I'm a woman who tends to get her way... in more ways then one, if I will say. Link has an idol, so all it'll take is for him to give it to me, 'as a sign of trust', one might put it... and boom, out of his hands, and he's powerless. Plus, we get Gum out in one full swoop." - Morrigan
Meanwhile, Link and Amaterasu were talking down by the beach, discussing the vote.
"Are you sure Morrigan is on board..?" asked Link, looking at Amaterasu.
Amaterasu barked in response, as Issun replied, "Of course she is! Listen, she knows it's better for her game to join us to make the Final 3. If she sticks with Sega, she's fourth at best!"
"Manipulating Link is hard work, especially since he won immunity!" (Amaterasu barked at his words, nodding her head.) "Right, Ammy! He's unlikely to use his idol now... so we got to find a way to get it out of his hands. Either he uses it on Ammy, or Morrigan. I think we're the target, so... yeah!" - Amaterasu via Issun
"Well... I'm not going anywhere tonight, so they will either be voting you or Morrigan off," explained Link, "Honestly? I think I might be able to save you."
With that said, he reached into his pocket, and pulled out the hidden immunity idol. Amaterasu barked happily, and licked Link's cheek in glee, while Issun bounced up on Amaterasu's nose.
"Ahaha! You got it!" cheered Issun.
"Shhh, not so loud, Issun!" snapped Link, "If it's 3 against 3, it'll be a tie... but we can break it with this."
Issun nodded, "Exactly! That's why it's so- Wait! Link! Neither of us are going home! I'm not really in the swing of things... but Morrigan is, so they think and all... she told me that they plan to vote Gum off in the event you win immunity. It's gonna be a total blindside!"
Link blinked, a tad surprised, "Huh... is that so?"
"According to Amaterasu and Issun, Sega's plan is to vote Gum off, and have be a total blindside on her end. After thinking about it, I considered giving this info to Gum, and have her join us... but I doubt she'd trust anything I'd say, so... this is a surprising change of events. Maybe the idol won't come into play after all." - Link
Amaterasu whined a little, before barking softly, with Issun replying, "Yes, I know, Ammy... truth is Link, that's what we know. They could be blowing smoke up Morrigan's sexy ass, and leading her on. But... I think the safe bet is to vote for Gum. Morrigan will inform me later if that's still true. After Gum is out, we make a power move to the Final 3! Okay dokey?"
Link nodded, and patted Amaterasu on the head, before they split off, "Very well. Thank you, Ammy, Issun."
"Just making the Final 5 is reward enough for me. If what Amaterasu says is true, then that means I'll be holding onto my immunity idol tonight, and... probably will use it if I have to at the Final 5. Though, I still haven't forgotten about that plan with Morrigan and giving her the idol as a sign of trust." - Link
A little while later into the day, Morrigan and Amaterasu were talking. Morrigan was explaining her plan to get Link to use the idol on her.
"Link's safe, and he's under the impression Gum is going home..." explained Morrigan, "But... we still need his idol out so he's completely vulnerable for the Final 5."
Amaterasu nodded, barking at her words as Issun spoke for her, "Do what you need to do, Morrigan! But uh... Ammy's thinking it's a good idea to work with Link to the Final 3."
Morrigan shook her head, "Oh give me a break, Amaterasu... you work with Link, you give him a million dollars. I am not doing that. I, unlike you two, want to win."
"The fact that Amaterasu really wants to work with Link seriously makes me question her will to win. I mean like... come on, half the jury is going to be Nintendo supporters... Wave hates Sega... I mean, come on, think! You signed up to win, not lose." - Morrigan
Amaterasu whined to herself as Morrigan left her to her own devices. Morrigan then left to go find Link to attempt her plan.
She found Link cleaning fish for supper, and smirked to herself, seeing a perfect opportunity, "Oh... hello Link." She walked over to him seductively, sitting down beside him.
Link looked over at her, and shrugged, giving her a smile, "Hey, Morrigan, been waiting to talk to you."
"Oh, well... I'm all ears, dear," grinned Morrigan, scooting a little closer to him, "I'm just looking for a way to get to the Final 3... and I know things aren't looking entirely well for me if I stick with Sega."
"With Morrigan coming to talk to me, I think it's a grand opportunity to try and coax her onto my side. Tonight, there won't be a need for the idol, so I'm fine with handing it over... and once Gum's gone, we'll take Reala and Musashi out, and we've made it to the Final 3." - Link
Link nodded, "That's what Amaterasu had been saying... you, me, her? Final 3? I heard Gum's the target tonight, so... we're voting her out?"
Morrigan nodded, smirking, "So far, that's what I've been hearing."
Link sighed, "I want to trust you, Morrigan... I really, really do. I just... have doubts. You get what I'm saying?"
"Oh no, don't worry, dear," grinned Morrigan, "I understand completely if you have some trust issues."
There was a small bit of silence, mostly Link trying to figure out if it was a good move to hand his idol to Morrigan, as well as cleaning the fish. After a long sigh, Link spoke up, "Okay... Morrigan? I trust you. But I want you to take a test for me. Since I won't be needing it for tonight..."
Link pulled out his hidden immunity idol, leaving Morrigan a little bit speechless, even thought she knew he had it.
"...I'm going to give you this idol at tribal council tonight, right before we vote," explained Link, "If you keep hold of it, and give it back to me by the next vote... I'll trust you 100%."
"I... I just... I was in shock, really. Here I was, expecting to get the idol myself... he just GIVES it to me! Which, logically would sound like a good plan for him, but it's not... because I'm not on his side... and I'm wasting it tonight. It's a game, and I outplayed him." - Morrigan
Morrigan put on a fake blush, and kindly took the idol, "We-well... I don't know what to say, Link... but th-thank you..!" She hugged him tightly.
Link hugged her back, nodding his head, "Just remember our deal, and things will be perfect when we're sitting together in the Final 3."
"It's a huge risk, but I don't see this move biting me in the butt, because I have immunity, so I'm not going anywhere. I believe I can trust Morrigan now because she knows if she goes with Sega, she loses the game. If she betrays me now..." (holds onto his immunity necklace) "All out war." - Link
Meanwhile, Reala, Gum, and Joe Musashi were hanging out around camp. Gum was getting kinda worried watching Morrigan, Link, and Amaterasu talk in pairs.
"Isn't it quite odd how much those three are scrambling?" asked Gum, looking back to look at Reala and Joe Musashi.
Reala shrugged, "They should be... but I think we're good tonight. Remember Gum, I have the idol."
Gum nodded, "Yeah, I know you do, but what about the other three? Link or Morrigan could have the second idol. What does that spell for us if they vote together?"
"I'm feeling a little bit worried about the vote tonight. Because Link won immunity, we have to vote either Ammy or Morrigan off. We agreed Morrigan should go, since she really isn't that much useful to us, and really doesn't do anything to deserve a spot in the Final 5, at least that's how I see it." - Gum
Joe Musashi shook his head, "Do not fret, Gum. As you can see... we are calm about this vote. Shouldn't you feel the same?"
"Yeah, but you two are normally stoic!" laughed Gum, "So calm and collected, y'know? I'm not... mainly because we didn't beat Link today."
Reala smirked, "We'll just have to try harder tomorrow..."
"I'm bringing the idol tonight, just in case. I expect Morrigan to do her job well... but anything can happen tonight. Nothing is set in stone until it happens, or I get a feeling for certain. If I need to, I'll use my idol, otherwise, it'll be a gift to bring home to Nightopia." - Reala
Before heading to tribal council, Amaterasu was tempted to go to Link one last time to try and warn him about Morrigan's true intentions after Gum left, and try and swing things, but she shook her head, deciding it would be too late by then.
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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 white bandana, and a black shorts jacket with a matching skirt.
"Phoenix,"
Phoenix wore a pink sweatshirt, blue jeans, and a red scarf.
"Rosalina,"
Rosalina wore a nice dark blue dress, and wore her crown again.
"Marth,"
Marth wore cape this time, and wore a long sleeve blue sweatshirt, and sweatpants. He, Phoenix, and Rosalina were pleased to see Link safe.
"And Bowser, voted out at the last tribal council."
Bowser didn't really change much of his appearance, aside from wearing a tuxedo. He grumbled at Link winning immunity.
"With the game down to only six players, and Link safe from the vote, I'm sure there's bound to be some surprises tonight. Issun, what went down back at camp after the challenge ended?" asked Jeff.
"Oh my God, Jeff, you have no idea! I mean like... the Sega guys seemed to be quite calm, but on the flip side, Ammy and Morrigan? We had to scramble because we feel like we're the targets." replied Issun for Amaterasu.
"Link, must feel great to have immunity around your neck. Do you feel like there's a chance for you to make the Final 3 at this point?" asked Jeff.
Link nodded.
"Absolutely. If I make as many deals as I can, and maybe even win immunity challenges here and there, I'm sure there's hope for me to win this game after all the hell I've been through." replied Link.
Phoenix, Marth, and Rosalina all smiled from the jury side.
"Gum, going back to what Issun said, is it true that either Amaterasu or Morrigan are going tonight?" asked Jeff.
Gum nodded her head.
"They should feel like they're on the bottom, right now, because Link was the target, and now he can't be. Sega's in a strong position right now and... I think it'll take a good move to make that change." replied Gum.
Wave rolled her eyes at her words.
"Okay, it's time to vote, Link, you're up."
As people were voting, Link smuggled his idol into Morrigan's pocket, giving her a warm smile.
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Gum's Vote: I'm so sorry, girlfriend, but it's a game, and you're next. (Morrigan)
Link's Vote: It's time to take control of this game... and I'm ready for it. (Gum)
Morrigan's Vote: Heehee... thank you, Link... and bye bye Gum... I'll see you on the jury. (Gum)
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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. But then, to everyone's surprise, Morrigan stood up, holding Link's idol. Link was in slight shock at what she was doing.
"Please use this on me tonight, okay?" smiled Morrigan, giving the idol to Jeff, sticking her tongue out at everyone. Gum was paranoid, Link was pissed, Amaterasu felt a little horrible, Reala was smirking, and Joe Musashi nodded his head.
"The rules of Survivor state, that if someone plays the hidden immunity idol, all votes cast against the person will not count, and the person with the second most votes will go home. This is indeed a hidden immunity idol. Any votes cast against Morrigan, will not count."
"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, Morrigan. Doesn't count. (She nodded her head, Link was furious.)
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Morrigan. Doesn't count. (Link didn't see that one coming, surprised to see a second Morrigan vote.)
Morrigan. Doesn't count. ("Which one did they get..?" muttered Gum softly. Reala shrugged)
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Gum. One vote Gum. (Gum shook her head in defeat, exclaiming "Damn it.")
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Thirteenth person voted out of Survivor Kattlelox Island, and the sixth member of our jury, Gum. That's two, and that's all we need. You need to bring me your torch.
"Was kinda hoping you played that idol, Reala," sighed Gum, "But oh well! I had a blast, and I'm rooting for all of ya." She gave the peace sign as she gave her torch up.
"Gum, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out her torch.
"Time for you to go."
Gum nodded, pumping her arm up in the air as she left the area.
"With only three days left to go, we start the final cycle off with a blindside. You guys have 3 days, 2 challenges, 3 tribal councils, one winner. I can't wait to see the end of this. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Gum's Final Words
"Oh man! I'm so sorry Beat! I failed ya, but you know what? I had a blast for the 36 days I spent out here, and I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world. I kinda wished Reala used the idol on me, but I don't blame him for not using it. But... I can't help but smell something fishy behind all this."
VOTE
Gum – Morrigan, Link, and Amaterasu
Morrigan – Reala, Joe Musashi, and Gum (Never counted)
I really hope today's episode wasn't super confusing. At the Pre-TC part, I kept rewriting it over and over to find a great way to explain this blindside. I also apologize for the lack of Gum in this episode, especially for her boot episode.
Finale is next! Any predictions on who will go when, and who will win?
I am happy to announce that the final three players to be confirmed for Unfinished Business are: ZOD(S19), VYSE(S22), and MEGA MAN(S22)!
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