Here's Chapter 9! Enjoy!
(Tribe Passion)
Most of the remaining contestants walked back to camp in shock at the vote.
"What just happened?" Ace asked surprised.
"Did Hank just save me?" Mark asked just as stunned.
"Yep, like I told you." Swiper smirked.
"Augie went home 6-4 tonight. And the swing voter was the person who hated me because I am a cat." Mark said to the camera. "I guess he really did change…"
"Well, I admit I have my worries but in the end, Hank pulled through and betrayed Augie." Swiper said smirking at the camera. "And now, that's another phase of my plan successfully completed."
Xigbar, Lilo and Fuuka were bringing up the rear the most shocked.
"W-What happened back there? How did Augie-kun got voted out?" Fuuka asked.
"Hank betrayed us." Xigbar sighed.
"But why? And most importantly, why did he keep Mark?" Fuuka quizzed.
"That's what I want to know." Xigbar said crossing his arms while walking.
"To say tonight's vote shocked me would be an understatement." Fuuka said to the camera. "I have absolutely no idea why Hank-san had against Augie to vote him off instead of Mark especially with his hatred of cats."
Xigbar then noticed something. Lilo had her head down the entire time when walking back. The one-eyed man could see a small tear run down her face
"I am and still shocked at the fact that one of my best friends out here got voted out. And I couldn't help but feel it was my fault." Lilo said to the camera. "Xigbar and I have been telling Augie not to worry and that the least of our troubles will be a tie-breaker. But, no. Hank betrayed us."
Xigbar had a look of sympathy on his face seeing this. He then narrowed his good eye.
"Fuuka?" The Nobody said.
"Yes, Xigbar-san?" Fuuka asked.
"Take Lilo back to the shelter for me." Xigbar said before he ran ahead to the others. "Hank!"
The brown dog turned around to see the angry man walking over.
"You. Me. Pond. Now." Xigbar said in a VERY dark tone.
"Um, okay." Hank gulped.
"I am overwhelmed so many negative emotions right now. I am sad that Augie's gone. I am angry that Hank betrayed us. I am confused as to WHY Hank have betrayed us." Xigbar said to the camera. "I never been like this in my whole life! Either way, I am going to give that mutt Hades on Earth because of that."
Xigbar and Hank walked over to the pond.
"So, um, Xigbar, what you wanna talk about?" Hank asked.
Xigbar suddenly smiled.
"Oh, nothing much… I was just wondering…" He said before he got angry. "WHY DID YOU VOTE OFF AUGIE!?"
"I think my betrayal mayyyyy have ticked off Xigbar." Hank said to the camera while sweat-dropping.
"It was supposed to be 6-4 with a Kong going home! Not the other way around!" Xigbar scolded. "AND we were supposed to get rid of your so-called rival!"
"Dude, chill out!" Hank shouted.
"Don't tell ME to chill out! I'm the KING of chilling out!" Xigbar snapped. "Because of you, Augie's gone! You ruined his game! You ruined my game! You ruined YOUR game! Your ruined the whole Kremlings' game!"
"I'm… I'm sorry." Hank sputtered.
"Sorry? SORRY? Why don't you tell the poor kid you backstabbed that!?" Xigbar snapped. "You know before he got voted out of the game!"
"Look who's talking about backstabbing kids." Hank said sternly.
Xigbar stared at him with a wide eye. He then narrowed it. "So is that it? You switched sides and voted off Augie just because we voted off YOUR friend."
"It's only fair." Hank said looking at the pond.
"FAIR!? Lucy was a selfish, self-centred brat while Augie is a nice hard-working kid!" Xigbar snapped. "Heck, I don't think it is about avenging Lucy! It is because you are mad that your Final 2 deal is gone!"
"Call it as you wish but blaming me isn't going to bring the kid back." Hank said coolly.
Xigbar's good eye started to twitch as his sanity slowly slipped away
"I never been angry in my whole life but that flea-bitten mongrel… He… He just ticks me off!" Xigbar said to the camera angrily. "We would have voted off him and kept Nermal on Day 9 if I knew he would do something like this!"
"Hank?" The gunner said.
"Yeah, Xiggy?" The brown dog asked.
He then summoned one of his trademark guns in his hand. "Die like the useless dog you are."
"Xigbar-san, wait!"
Xigbar and Hank both turned to the voice to see Fuuka running over.
"It's a good thing I came when I did." Fuuka said to the camera. "Xigbar was about to turn Hank into one of those Heartless things he talked about."
"Please think this through! I mean he killed Augie-kun or anything!" The green-haired girl said.
"Yeah, you should realise that it's all just a game." Hank nodded.
"Don't talk to ME about games!" Xigbar snapped.
"Look, dude. I could see that you are very upset. I suggest you that you go back the shelter and go straight to bed." Hank said. "Oh, and for the record, I only wanted Augie out. I still want to take the Kremlings to the Final 5."
With that, he walked off leaving the two.
"As if! A bit late for that NOW!" Xigbar snapped
"Just leave him be, Xigbar-san." Fuuka sighed.
"I just can't, Fu. Not after what she did to poor Augie." The Nobody sighed. He then snarled. "I should march over to the Kongs right now and ask them to vote him out!"
"But what if Hank is right? What if he CAN save us?" The high-school girl asked.
"As if! He would befriend a crook if he gave him a big juicy steak! And besides, I don't have much faith in a dog who can't talk and breathe at the same time!" Xigbar growled leaning against a tree. "By the way, how's Lilo?"
"She's inside the shelter sleeping. Hank's betrayal is really getting to her." Fuuka said. "If one of us leave at the Tribal Council, I'm afraid she might snap!"
Xigbar simply sighed. "Well, thanks to Hank, there is nothing we can do to stop any of this."
"I'm sure we can think of something." Fuuka said. "In the meantime, let's go to sleep ourselves. It been a big night."
"Yeah, I guess." Xigbar said.
"I was feeling a bit pooped so I went back to the shelter to catch some shuteye." Hank said to the camera. "Then, I found Lilo."
The brown dog walked into the shelter to find Lilo. She was sitting on top of the blankets hugging her knees with tears slowly her face. She then looked up to see Hank and her eyes instantly narrowed.
"Um, hey, kid." Hank said sheepishly.
Lilo immediately turned the other way.
"Listen, I know that you are mad that I betrayed Augie but I promise I won't betray you." Hank said.
Lilo still didn't look at the brown dog.
Hank sighed. "Lilo, trust me. I will NOT backstab you."
The Hawaiian girl then turned to him with a VERY angry look on her face.
"I swear, if Xigbar goes home at the next Tribal Council. I will NEVER talk to you again."
With that, she crawled her way under the blankets and went to sleep leaving Hank stunned.
"Don't worry, Xigbar is safe." The brown dog said. "For NOW, anyway.
"Truth be told if Xigbar didn't win Immunity, I would have voted him off." Hank said to the camera. "But since he did, I have to keep for a while. Then, Bam!"
(Day 22)
Hank was the last one to wake up in the morning. He slowly opened his eyes and yawned.
"Oh, morning!" A familiar voice said.
Hank then turned to the direction of the voice to see the smiling face of Mark walked over.
"Oh, hey, cat." Hank said.
"How it going?" Mark asked.
"Decent, I guess." Hank shrugged.
"Listen, I wanted to thank you for saving me last night." Mark said before he frowned. "Even though you had to betray your friends."
"It's okay." Hank sighed. "Speaking of which, how are they?"
"Well, Xigbar and Lilo are still upset. I suggest staying away from them for these next few days." Mark said.
"And Fuuka?" Hank asked.
"She is trying to get them to calm down but I think she is unhappy too." Mark shrugged.
"I see." Hank said with a deep sigh. Mark looked guilty.
"Hank risked his friendship with the Kremlings to save me." Mark said to the camera. "And I feel horrible for it."
"Listen, I'm sorry that they are mad at you." The cheetah said.
"Really?" Hank asked confused.
"Yeah. You had to betray your friends to save me…" Mark said.
"Hey, like I said, I did it because I don't trust them. I would align with ANYONE." Hank shrugged.
"I-I see." Mark said. "Still, I wanted to make it up to you."
"How?" Hank asked.
"Well, Eduardo and I are going to go get some fruit. Wanna come?" Mark asked.
Hank thought about it for a second before he smirked. "Sure, why not? I got nothing better to do."
"Great!" Mark smiled.
"Gee, I thought Hank hated me but it proves that under certain cases, he can be nice to me." Mark said to the camera smiling. "I guess I am seeing the new him."
"Me!? Hank The Cow-dog!? Friends with a cat? Pfft! As if!" Hank said to the camera smirking. "I am only being nice to him because Swiper asked me too. Trust me. This friendship will spoil like rotten milk at the next Tribal Council. You see."
Meanwhile, Xigbar was sitting on a log grumbling to himself about shooting Hank in his sleep. Ace and Swiper, on the other hand watched as the Nobody acts unusually grumpy from another log.
"Come on, man. I know you're upset but Augie wouldn't want to see you like this." Ace said.
"Yeah, you are the least person who act like this." Swiper nodded.
"I know, I know but what that mutt did made me so mad!" Xigbar snapped.
"Listen, we are sorry we voted off Augie." Ace apologised.
"Don't be. It's not like you backstabbed him too." Xigbar sighed. "What I want to know is HOW you get Hank to betray us!"
"Um, well… It was a shock to us too." Ace said.
"All I have to say is that one of you Kongs did one heck of a job getting Hank to switch." Xigbar said.
Ace looked at Swiper as the fox casually dusted his chest with his fist with a smug smirk on his face.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Xiggy. Flattery will get you nowhere." Swiper smirked to the camera.
"So I guess we are doomed, eh?" Xigbar lamented.
Ace scratched the back of his head. "Um, yeah. It's not personal, it's just strategy."
Xigbar sighed. "I guess."
"At least you guys are now on the jury getting to vote for a winner." Swiper shrugged.
"Yeah, that is cool." Xigbar said with a small smile. He then sighed. "Look, I see you dudes later, k? I need to see if Lilo is all right."
"All right, man." Swiper said.
With that, the one-eyed man walked off.
"Man, I never seen him so bummed." Ace muttered.
"I thought he don't even do bummed." Swiper added.
"Anyway, congrats and helping save Mark." Ace said.
"No prob. All I have to do is to get inside his brain." Swiper shrugged.
"Hank had a brain?" Ace smirked.
"Be nice." Swiper scolded with a smirk.
The two then chuckled.
(Day 23, Reward Challenge)
All nine contestants walked onto the mat where Tinyrocket is waiting for them.
"Ah, morning contestants! How did you sleep?" The host smiled.
"Not very good." Lilo said. Hank looked the way knowing the reason for that.
"I see. How come?" Tinyrocket asked.
"Because of the last Tribal Council." Lilo frowned. "SOMEBODY flipped."
"So now you think your game is done now?" Tinyrocket quizzed.
"Unless a miracle happens, yes." Lilo sighed.
Hank grumbled under his breath saying something about how kids are so untrusting.
"Now, Lilo raised up an interesting question." Tinyrocket smirked. "What happened if you was trapped in a situation and you or one of your allies are about to get voted off thus ruining your game?"
Ace, Swiper, Xigbar and Lilo started to see where he was going.
"OR if you needed to take out one person. Just one. To help you win this game, you wish to take it out?"
Soon, the rest caught on.
"OR a get-out-of-jail free card if you get blindsided."
"The Immunity Idol!" Lilo shouted.
Tinyrocket smirked. "Right you are. The Immunity Idol have to be without a doubt the most valuable item in the game. If you have this Idol and you got the most voted, then the person with the next number of votes will be voted out. You can also use this Idol to save one of your other allies. Just remember. When it's gone once, it's gone for good."
Everyone started to get excited at this.
"Now, do you want to know where is the Immunity Idol is?" Tinyrocket asked.
"YES!" Everyone shouted.
"Come on, tell us!" Hank shouted.
"Yeah, how do we get the Immunity Idol?" Swiper said eagerly.
"All right, all right. I'll tell you." Tinyrocket said taking a deep breath. "The Immunity Idol is on Exile Island."
"Oh, so this season have an Exile Island?" Fuuka asked surprised.
"That's right. On the island lies clues to the hidden Immunity Idol. With each visit, a new clue will be added making it easier to find the Idol."
"Sounds great." Ace nodded.
"Just one thing. Exile Island formerly used to be K. Lumsy Island aka the prison of the most friendliest Kremling from Donkey Kong 64." Tinyrocket said to the camera. "The island have a permanent rain cloud over it. There is a huge cavern that will keep you dry from it but the Idol you are looking for are outside!"
"Well, that's just perfect…" Clover groaned not liking the thought of getting her hair wet.
"Now, you want to know what your next Challenge is?" Tinyrocket asked.
"Yeah!" Everyone shouted.
"Good, now where this Challenge tests how about your knowledge of each other and how much you trust each other." Tinyrocket asked. "It works like this. You will answer a questionnaire. Then, I will ask a question and you will write down the name and who you think is that right choice, you will cut a rope with a person's name on it with a Machete. Do this three times and that person is out. Now you want to know what you are playing for."
"A feast. At a club here on this island, you will enjoy some of the best seafood meals cooked."
"Yummy!" Mark smiled.
"Now, let's hand out of the questionnaires." Tinyrocket smirked.
A few minutes later after everyone handed their questionnaires and got into positions.
"All right, the Challenge is officially on!" Tinyrocket shouted. "First off, who would win in a fight? Ace or Xigbar? Give your answers now!"
Ace and Clover held up "Ace" while the rest held up "Xigbar".
"Xigbar, Lilo, Fuuka, Hank, Mark, Eduardo and Swiper held up "Xigbar". Ace and Clover held up Ace. The correct answer is Xigbar."
"Hey!" Ace snapped not happy by the vote.
"What can I say? I reek of awesomeness!" Xigbar smirked flexing his arm.
The jealous mercenary grumbled something under his breath.
"Now, now. You seven go and cut a rope. Eduardo, you're first."
The purple giant nodded as he went over to Xigbar's rope and cut it.
Next was Fuuka. She walked over to Swiper's rope and cut it.
Next was Hank. He walked over to Xigbar's rope and cut it with the knife in his mouth.
"Hey!" The Nobody shouted.
"Sorry, pardner." Hank apologised.
Next was Lilo. She walked over to Clover's rope and cut it.
Next was Mark. He jogged over to Xigbar's rope and cut it.
"Xigbar is now eliminated!" Tinyrocket shouted.
The one-eyed gunner growled. "First round…"
Next was Swiper. He walked over to Fuuka's rope and cut it.
Luckily for Xigbar, he was still able to cut a rope as he cuts Ace's. He then walked over to where Tinyrocket was.
"Okay, next question. Who did the most backstabbing? Hank or Xigbar? Reveal your answers now!"
Everyone held up Hank except for a certain someone.
"Hank held up Xigbar while everyone else held up Hank. The correct answer is Hank."
"ME!?" Hank asked surprised.
"Everyone but Hank, cut a rope. Ace, you're up."
The mercenary walked over to Lilo's rope and cut it.
Clover then walked over to Lilo's rope and cut it as well.
Eduardo then ended her rope with a good cut.
"Lilo is now out!"
"Great…" The Hawaiian girl sighed.
Fuuka then walked over to Swiper's rope and cut it.
Lilo walked over to Clover's rope and cut it.
Mark then walked over to Fuuka's rope and cut it.
"And the coup de grace for the Kremlings!" Swiper shouted as he walked over to Fuuka's rope and cut it.
"Fuuka is now out!"
The teenager simply sighed as she walked off to join her fellow minority members.
"Okay, next question. Who talks more? Clover or Hank? Reveal your answers now!"
Ace, Eduardo and Clover held up "Hank" while Mark, Hank and Swiper held up "Clover". The correct answer is Hank."
"What? Again!?" Hank said.
"Sorry man, but there is no way of saying this nicely. You talk WAY too much." Ace shrugged.
"Ace, Eduardo and Clover. Choose a rope and cut it. Ace, you're first!"
The brown-haired man walked over to Hank's rope and cut it.
Clover then walked over to Hank's rope and cut it as well.
Eduardo, on the other hand, cut Swiper's rope.
"Okay, next question. Who is in charge of this game? Ace or Swiper? Reveal your answers now!"
Everyone except Hank held up Ace while the dog who held up "Swiper".
"Ace, Clover, Mark, Eduardo and Swiper said "Ace." while Hank said "Swiper". The correct answer is Ace."
"Booya." Ace smirked.
"Ace, Clover, Eduardo, Mark and Swiper, you may cut a rope. Ace, you first."
The self-proclaimed ladies' man walked to Hank's rope and cut it.
"Hank is now out!"
"No hard feelings." The cow-dog said walking off.
Clover walked over to Swiper's rope and cut it.
Eduardo then walked over to Swiper's rope and cut it.
"Swiper is now out!"
"Crud…" The purple-clad fox said.
Mark then cut Clover's rope.
"Clover is now out!"
"Like, I am so sure!" The blonde snapped.
Swiper on the other hand, cut's Ace's rope.
"Okay, next question. Who is nicer? Fuuka or Mark? Reveal your answers now!"
Everyone held up Fuuka.
"Looks like all Fuuka. The correct answer is Fuuka."
The high-school student blushed when she heard this.
"Everyone, take a rope and cut it!"
Ace then cut Eduardo's rope.
Eduardo then cut Ace's rope.
"Ace is now out!"
The mercenary just sighed. "I made it this far."
Seeing that Eduardo's rope was the only one left, Mark cut it.
"All right! Next question. If Mark gets this right, he wins Reward." Tinyrocket said. "Who did you think will have the most voted overall? This time, it's not two-choice answer one."
Mark and Eduardo both held up Hank.
"You both said Hank. The correct answer is Hank."
"Hey again!" The dog snapped.
"Which means Eduardo is out." Tinyrocket said. "MARK WINS REWARD!"
"Congratulations, Senor Mark!" Eduardo smiled.
"Thank you!" The young man nodded.
"Now, here's something fun. You can choose two people to come with you." Tinyrocket smirked. "Now, pick carefully."
"I don't like seafood much. You can take the others." Eduardo offered.
"Why, thank you. Ed. I'll take Ace and Clover then." Mark smiled.
"Thank you!" Clover shouted as she and Ace ran over to the cheetah.
"Now, you have to send somebody else to Exile Island. Who is it going to be?" Tinyrocket asked.
"Xigbar." Mark said. "Sorry, man."
The Nobody sighed. "It's cool."
"Xigbar, the boat will be waiting for you on Exile Island, along with the first clue of where the Immunity Idol is going to be." Tinyrocket said. "As for Mark, Ace and Clover. You may enjoy a nice seafood dinner. As for the rest of you, I got nothing for you. You may all leave.
(Exile Island)
Xigbar was sitting on the boat going towards Exile Island.
"Yo, boat-driver dude! How long before we are at Exile Island?" The one-eyed man asked.
"Believe me, with the permanent bad weather there, you don't want to rush." The driver reassured. "But if you are really that concerned, you should be there in a couple of minutes."
"I see." Xigbar said.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse at the island ahead. As it may seems, the island have an enormous rain cloud hovering over it.
"So that is Exile Island, eh?" He mused.
"So I am the first person to go to Exile Island." Xigbar said to the camera. "No biggie. I faced scarier threats than some overgrown storm cloud. Besides, in the position I'm in right now, I REALLY need that Immunity Idol."
After the boat reaches its destination, the zebra-stripe-haired man jumped from the boat as the rain started to pelt on him.
"Later, dude!" He shouted to the boat.
"Later, pal! And good luck! You're going to need it!" The driver said before driving the boat away.
"Gee, thanks for the encouragement…" Xigbar muttered.
He then wasted no time running straight into the cavern. There, he found a sign.
"Now, let's see what we got here."
He then walked over to read the sign.
"I have a strong feeling I will find the Immunity Idol on the first go. I am not as stupid as people think I am. I used to be a scientist, believe it or not."
Xigbar then started to look around outside in the pouring rain.
"Hmm… That clue didn't give much information, the Idol could be anywhere…"
He then chose a good spot to dig and started to scoop up sand with his hands.
"I still can't get over the bad position I am in. I mean, we all worked hard to go to the merge in an even number. I actually thought we were going to be the Aitu 4 of the season. But nooo, Hank just have to be an idiot and backstab poor Augie. I don't know who is the most stupider Survivor of all time, him or that Craig guy from that sprite comic."
He then stopped to think.
"But maybe I am jumping to conclusions. Maybe Hank betrayed Augie for a good reason and CAN save me. Maybe he got an idea and is able to carry us to the Final 4.
In just one minute, Xigbar have dug a very deep hole using only his hands.
"And then I thought. Yeah, right!"
(Seafood Buffet)
Ace, Mark and Clover walked into a hut. There, they found a Kremling waitress waiting for them.
"Um, hey. We are from Survivor and we came here to eat here as a Reward." Ace said.
"Ah, yes. Mark, Ace and Clover, I presume." The waitress said. "The buffet is right over here."
The waitress then walked off. The three then started to follow her.
"These last three days have been awesome." Mark said to the camera. "First the person who hated me the most now liked me, the Kongs are in the majority AND we get to eat at a seafood buffet."
The waitress then pointed to a buffet table with all sorts of seafood on it. Clover's eyes started to sparkle when she saw it.
"There is more enough to go around so please help yourself." The waitress offered.
"Don't mind if I do!" Clover smirked. She then hugged Mark. "Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou!"
"It's all right, Clover!" The cheetah chuckled.
Clover then ran off to get a plate.
"It's been a whole week since I am eaten decent food so I was really happy to go to this buffet!" Clover said to the camera. "Now thanks to Mark, I can eat all the seafood I want."
The blonde spy then started to stock up a lot of food on her plate. Ace and Mark watched this while sweat-dropping.
"She… Really stacking a lot on her plate, isn't she?" Mark said.
"Yeah… She is. We better get at least a couple decent slices of fish before she takes the whole buffet." Ace nodded.
The two then went to the buffet and grabbed a decent amount of food. The three then went over to a table reserved for them.
"So our Final 6 plan is set?" Mark asked.
"Yeah, unless Xigbar wins Immunity again tomorrow, he's a goner." Ace nodded. "And not to be rude, but I don't think Fuuka and Lilo will be able to win any Challenges on their own."
"But what do we do when after those three are gone?" Mark asked.
"I'm sure something will come to us till then." Ace shrugged.
"I guess." Mark nodded.
"So far, I am playing a pretty darn game for myself. I am the current leader of a winning tribe." Ace said to the camera. "Also, I made quite some good chemistry with the members of the current alliance. If I paid my cards right, I may even win this thing."
"I am quite lucky to make it this far. I was afraid that someone would vote me off because I am a threat." Mark said to the camera. "But I got a lot of friends to back me up."
"Wait a minute. What if Xigbar finds the Immunity Idol?" Mark asked before biting on a piece of shrimp.
"Um, nothing personal but he doesn't seem to be the brightest bulb in the box." Ace said feeling his back. "And that giant fish incident didn't help him instead."
"I guess…" Mark shrugged.
"Besides, not even Yul could find it with just one clue." Ace said. "The way I see it, Immunity is his only salvation."
Suddenly, the two noticed that Ace and Mark noticed that Clover haven't spoke yet. They turned to see her stuffing her face. The two sweat-dropped.
"Um, don't you think you are having a bit too much?" Mark asked.
"No, why do you ask?" Clover asked before stuffing a piece of fish in her mouth.
"We just think stuffing yourself with too much seafood unhealthy." Ace shrugged.
"Guys, when we are going to eat decent food again?" Clover asked.
"Um, when the game is over or we are voted off?" Mark asked.
"Exactly! And in the position we are in, we aren't gone till we are in the Final 6!" Clover nodded. "And who knows I may get lucky this!"
"There are only Rewards you know." Ace said.
"And besides, Ace's right. You are going to get sick eating all that seafood." Mark added.
"Sick? Sick? I been eating jungle food for 22 days and I haven't gotten sick!" Clover snapped. "Why am I going to get sick n…"
Suddenly, her face gotten sea-green. She then held her mouth. The teenage beauty then got up from her seat and ran off.
Ace, Mark and everyone else sweat-dropped.
(Tribe Passion)
Lilo and Fuuka was sitting on the beach talking to each other.
"Do you think Xigbar is doing okay on Exile Island?" Lilo asked.
"Yes, Xigbar is a very strong man. He will get through." Fuuka said. "Besides, he needs that Immunity Idol to save himself anyway.
Lilo sighed. "Hey, if Xigbar finds it, we can even out the numbers again by voting off a power player."
"My closest friend who haven't been voted off yet is in danger of getting voted out." Lilo said to the camera. "I want to do something to save him but I don't know how. All we can count on is him finding the Immunity Idol. This can't get any worse."
"Howdy, little ladies!"
Lilo winced at the voice. She slowly turned around with a look of disgust on her face to see a grinning Hank.
"What do YOU want?" Lilo spat.
"I just thought I'll go check up on you and see how you are doing!" Hank grinned.
"We are fine. Go away." Lilo snapped.
"Hey, now! You're not still mad I voted off Augie." Hank said.
"Um, duh!" Lilo said harshly.
"Oh, come on! I said I was sorry!" Hank insisted.
"Sorry doesn't save Xigbar!" Lilo snapped.
Hank groaned. "Oh, for the love of…! You don't think I can save you, do you? Well, I CAN save Xigbar and I will prove it! Come on!"
With that, the cow-dog walked off. Lilo and Fuuka looked at each other before getting up and following him.
Meanwhile, Swiper was curled up sleeping. Actually, he was fake sleeping. Suddenly, his ears picked up something. He opened one eye halfway to see Hank, Lilo and Fuuka walking over. The fox then smirked.
"It's Showtime!" Swiper smirked to the camera.
He then yawned and stretched. He then noticed the three.
"Oh, hey guys, what's shaking?" The purple-clad guy said.
"Strategy." Hank replied.
"Strategy?" Swiper asked with a raised eyebrow.
Hank then looked around. "Where's Ed?"
"I think he went to take a bath." Swiper said.
"I see." Hank said before taking a deep breath. "Swiper, I need you to mutiny with me and vote off Mark."
Swiper's eyes widened. "What? Why?"
"I never intended to side with that cat forever!" Hank said disgusted. "I just needed the numbers to get Augie out, that's all."
"You mean you were faking your friendship with Mark?" Swiper said horrified.
"More or less." Hank shrugged.
"And why should I side with you?" Swiper asked crossing his arms.
"Because not only I hate Mark but I want him out because he is a physical threat." Hank explained. "So are Ace and Eduardo."
"Yeah…" Swiper nodded.
"The Kongs are more of a threat than us. Think about it, what happens if you wanted Immunity and you can't get it because you are pitted against a cheetah, a mercenary AND a muscle-bound beast?" Hank asked.
"So?" Swiper asked.
"Come on, Swiper. Think about it. Join us and the only major threat you have to worry about is Xigbar." Hank said.
"Wow, Hank is actually being… sensible." Fuuka whispered to Lilo.
"Hey, it's a shock too. Maybe this WILL work." The Hawaiian girl whispered back. She then spoke up. "Yeah, Mark and Eduardo are too much physical threats to keep."
"Yes, it's better to get rid of them now before it's too late." Fuuka nodded.
"And what's in it for me? And don't say guaranteed fifth place!" Swiper snapped.
"Oh, don't worry, you're not much as a threat so we might keep you longer!" Hank smiled.
Lilo slapped her forehead as Swiper got an anger mark on his head.
"Come on, Swiper. Admit it, you are on the outs anyway." Hank said. "If you stay with the Kongs, you will get that "guaranteed" fifth place whether you like it or not!"
Swiper then started to think. "Well, they ARE pretty tough."
"Look, there is another day before Tribal Council. Give it some thought, okay?" Hank asked.
"K." Swiper nodded.
With that, Hank walked off. Lilo and Fuuka were stunned for a minute but they ran off after him.
"That was one of the most intelligent things Hank said in this entire game." Fuuka said to the camera. "Maybe there IS some hope for us."
"And the award for "Best Acting" goes to… Swiper The Fox! I pretended that I didn't wanted to betray Mark because I didn't wanted the Kremlings to get suspicious." Swiper said to the camera. "You see, my plan goes like this. After Hank voted off Xigbar, the Kremlings' strongest player, I will switch and votes off the Kongs. That way, Hank and I will be against a frail teenager and two kids. But alas, Xigbar threw a monkey wrench into my plans when he won Immunity forcing me to vote off Augie instead. But don't worry, I will find a way around it. I am going to win this game and NOBODY is going to stop me!"
As he said this, he had a VERY evil smirk on his face.
(Day 24)
Eduardo, Swiper, Hank, Lilo and Fuuka walked onto the mat.
"All right! We bring in Ace, Mark and Clover back from their Reward." Tinyhammer said.
Said three walked in. Clover, though, looks a bit pale.
"Senorita Clover, are you all right?" Eduardo asked concerned.
"Yeah, just ate a bit too much…" The blonde said.
"And we bring in Xigbar from Exile Island." Tinyhammer said.
"Hey, dudes and dudettes." The Nobody said walking in. He didn't to have his usual cheery tone.
"All right, here's today's Challenge." Tinyhammer said. "It is a Challenge based on a classic Donkey Kong video game."
"Nostalgia in Challenges are always nice." Lilo smiled.
"You bet it is! Now it is simple to explain but hard to do. Now, you will be running up ramps and climbing up vines while jumping over barrels coming now. The person who gets to the top wins Immunity insuring a 1-in-8 chance on winning. Now, have anyone brought Xigbar's Immunity Necklace?"
"Yes, I did." Lilo said holding it up. She then walked over to him and handed him the Immunity Necklace.
"Okay, Immunity is now back up for grabs. Now, everyone into positions."
Everyone did what the host told. The two
"All right, Survivors ready? GO!"
All of the Survivors started to run up the first ramp. Mark, Xigbar, Ace and Hank were leading the pack. The rest were trailing. Then, first barrel falls down rolls towards the contestants. The four men leading easily jumped over it and ran towards the first rope. Meanwhile, Clover and Fuuka jumped over their barrels but she was a little slow and tripped over. Swiper and Lilo easily jumped over their barrels. (They weren't that big. I mean, it's only fair to get the short people) Eduardo didn't help at all. Still, it didn't faze him as it fell off.
Ace, Mark and Xigbar then started to climb up the vine. Hank then stopped to pause.
"Um, I'll be with you guys in a moment." The dog said.
He then grabbed the vine with his teeth and trying to get up the vine. (Pathetically.)
Ace, Mark and Xigbar have reached the second ramp and ran up it. There, they have another barrel rolling down. Mark and Xigbar ran over it and jumped over it. Ace tried to do the same but he jumped too early and ended up tripping and landing stomach-first on the barrel.
"Ooh, that will knock the wind out of ya!" Tinyhammer winced.
Ace watched as Mark and Xigbar ran off. "Rats…"
Meanwhile, Swiper and Lilo were climbing the vines very quickly while Eduardo, Clover and Fuuka were struggling with the vine.
"You okay, Hank?" Swiper asked as he passed a canine all tied up in the vine.
"Yeah, just hanging over."
Mark and Xigbar have reached the third and final ramp. It was neck-and-neck running to the ramp to win Immunity. They sprinted over and ran over to the barrel coming at them. One of them jumping over the barrel perfectly while the other one tripped and fell on his face. The one who successfully jumped over the barrel.
"THE CHALLENGE IS OVER! MARK WINS IMMUNITY!"
"Sweet!" The cheetah smiled.
Xigbar growled before slamming his fist on the ramp.
"Crud…" Hank snarled.
"Well, THAT'S another wrench in my plans…" Swiper whispered.
After everyone got down from the ramps and Hank got untied, Mark stood in front of Tinyhammer as he put the Immunity Necklace around Mark's neck.
"Congratulations, Mark! You have won Immunity ensuring a 1-in-8 chance of winning." Tinyhammer said.
"Nice!"
"As for the rest of you, the game is over for one of you. You have this afternoon to figure out who. You may return to camp."
(Tribe Passion)
The Kongs along with Hank sat around in a circle.
"Congrats on winning Immunity, Senor Mark!" Eduardo smiled.
"Thank you!" Mark nodded.
"Sooo… Xigbar's doomed, right?" Swiper asked.
"Yep." Ace nodded.
"Thanks to Mark for preventing Xigbar from winning Immunity, the only thing keeping Xigbar getting voted off is the hidden Immunity Idol." Ace said to the camera. "If he plays it, we're in trouble, if he doesn't then I don't see anyway Xigbar can escape being voted off."
"Okay, this stinks. The only reason I been nice to Mark was because I wanted to blindside him. HARD." Hank said to the camera. "Now that the spotted twerp won Immunity, I have to stay with that fleabag for three more days."
"So we're all in agreement?" Ace asked.
The other five nodded.
"Good, till then let's relax a bit." Ace nodded.
The six then went their separate ways with Hank and Swiper walking now the beach.
"Well, this stinks." Hank lamented.
"I know but don't worry, it is just another minor setback." Swiper reassured. "We can get through this."
"I guess…" Hank sighed.
"Come on, let's go talk to the other Kremlings!" Swiper said.
"Okay." Hank nodded.
Meanwhile, Xigbar was leaning against a tree sulking with Lilo and Fuuka looking at him.
"So I take it you didn't found the Immunity Idol?" Lilo frowned.
"Yeah, the clue didn't help much. It could be anywhere…" Xigbar sighed. "Unless we get somebody to switch sides, I'm doomed."
"Well, actually…" Lilo said getting the sniper's attention. "We CAN get somebody to switch."
"Really? Who?" Xigbar asked.
"Swiper." Lilo explained.
"Oh, yeah. The plan which Hank messed up." Xigbar groaned.
"Yes, but he is making up for it." Fuuka said.
"Huh?" Xigbar asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Hank explained to Swiper why he should switch to us. In a most logical way, I might add." Fuuka said.
Xigbar looked shocked. "Hank? Being logical?"
Lilo then noticed something. "Here they come now!"
Xigbar and Fuuka then saw Hank and Swiper walking over.
"Um, yo." Xigbar said.
"Yo." Swiper nodded.
"Swiper here wants to hear YOUR reason for keeping you, Xigbar." Hank explained.
"Yeah, why should I keep you?" Swiper asked.
Xigbar then started to think. "Um… Because I am awesome?"
"Who can argue with reasoning like that?" Swiper said sweat-dropping.
"Aw, come on, dude! Think about it, no offence to the dudes and dudettes but I am the only major threat in the Kremlings in terms of Challenges." Xigbar explained. "Vote me off and you have to deal with Ace, Mark AND Eduardo."
"I see." Swiper nodded.
"There is still some time before Tribal Council. If you DO decide to vote with us, we will either be voting off Ace or Eduardo since Mark has Immunity." Hank said.
"While Ace-san is more agile AND the leader, Eduardo-kun possesses VERY strong physical strength." Fuuka said. "If he didn't have to do that aiming part at the end, he would have won the Day 21 Challenge."
"Smart notion." Hank nodded before turning back to Swiper. "Just take some time to yourself and think which choice will benefit you more."
"K." Swiper said before walking off.
"Do you think he will switch?" Fuuka asked.
"For all our sakes, we have better hope so." Lilo said.
"I guess I may be wrong about Hank not being able to save me after all." Xigbar said to the camera. "Still, as much as I hate to admit it, I'm a little nervous about tonight's vote. Somebody's fate lies in Swiper's hands."
(Tribal Council)
All nine contestants walked up to the Tribal Council Cave where Tinyhammer is waiting.
"Evening, everyone." Tinyhammer smiled. "Please sit down."
Everyone sat down.
"Now, Fuuka. We're start with you. When Augie got voted off at the last Tribal Council, you looked shocked."
"I am. I trusted everybody and I thought for sure that the votes will be 5-5." The young girl said.
"Hank, you seemed the less surprised that Augie have gone. Why?" Tinyhammer asked.
"Well, because I flipped. But I just wanted my revenge on Augie for betraying our alliance and voting off Lucy." The brown dog explained.
Lilo rolled her eyes.
"I saw you rolled your eyes there, Lilo? Why?" Tinyhammer asked.
"Because Lucy was mean to everyone, even her own "alliance". Personally, I don't know see how you can be loyal to her, Hank." The Hawaiian child said.
"Oh, you are just saying that since you been butting heads against each other after Zoro's only Tribal Council." Hank said matter-of-factly.
"Now, now. Mark, you seemed just as shocked as the Kremlings. Why?" Tinyhammer asked.
"Because Hank clearly stated that he hated cats and was very mean to me." The cheetah said. "So seeing him save me shocked me. In a good way, of course."
"I see. A couple more question before we started voting. Xigbar, are you nervous that tonight you will be going home?" Tinyhammer asked.
"Yeah…" The one-eyed man said scratching the back of his head.
"Eduardo, are you nervous?"
"No." The purple-furred imaginary friend shrugged.
"Why?"
"Because I am in an alliance with a lot of nice amigos! I think I am safe until the Final 6 at least."
"All right, let's start voting. Remember, you cannot vote for Mark. Xigbar, you're up."
Xigbar nodded as he got up and walked up to the podium before taking a deep breath and writing down a name.
"Sorry, big guy. It's either you or me." He said holding up the name "Eduardo" to the camera."
Next was Hank. Nobody noticed his evil smirk as he walked into knowing who to vote for.
"Sorry, pardner. Maybe that was spotted waste of fur haven't won Immunity, you would still be here." He said before writing down "Eduardo".
Next was Lilo. She ran into the cave and jogged towards the podium hoping for the best.
Next was Clover. She walked into the cave. A bit slower than she usually walked for some reason. Still, she went to the podium and wrote down a name.
Next was Eduardo. He walked into the cave making his usual heavy footsteps.
"You are a very nice man despite you literally have no heart. It was really hard to make this vote." He said holding up the name "Xigbar" to the camera.
Next was Ace. He casually walked down the cave not really worried about the vote.
Next was Mark. He jogged into the cave before writing down a name.
"Sorry about this. But, hey, at least you are on the jury." He said holding up the name "Xigbar" to the camera.
Next was Swiper. Like Hank, nobody saw his smirk when walking in.
"Sorry, pal! It's not personal, it's just strategy!" He said.
Last was Fuuka. She walked into the cave praying for the best before she wrote down a name.
After Fuuka walked back and sat down, Tinyhammer got up. "I'll go tally the votes."
The host then got the box and sat down. "I read them out. First vote, Xigbar."
Xigbar simply sighed expecting this.
"Second vote, Eduardo. One vote, Xigbar. One vote, Eduardo."
"ME!?" Eduardo asked surprised.
"Don't worry." Mark reassured.
"Third vote, Xigbar. Two votes, Xigbar. One vote, Eduardo."
Lilo and Fuuka both started to pray.
"Fourth vote, Eduardo. Two votes, Xigbar. Two votes, Eduardo."
Eduardo didn't looked nervous at all for once.
"Fifth vote, Eduardo. Three votes, Eduardo. Two votes, Xigbar."
"Thus ends the votes for Eduardo." Ace said.
"Sixth vote, Xigbar. Three votes, Eduardo. Three votes, Xigbar."
"Don't worry." Hank whispered to him.
"Seventh vote, Xigbar. Four votes, Xigbar. Three votes, Eduardo."
"La siento, Senor Xigbar…" Eduardo said.
"Eighth vote, Eduardo. Four votes, Xigbar. Four votes, Eduardo. One vote left."
Eduardo's eyes bugged out. "QUE!?
"Eighth person voted out of Survivor and first member of our Jury…"
Everyone looked in suspense.
"Is Eduardo with five votes."
Ace, Mark and Clover's eyes widened and jaws dropped. Xigbar gave a sigh of relief while Lilo and Fuuka were happy that their leader was staying. Hank smirked evilly while Swiper looked away.
"Eduardo, your torch, please."
Mark's eyes started to tear up as he turned to his friend. "E-Eduardo, I am so sorry! I-I don't know what happened. I…"
"I-It's okay, Senor Mark. I-It's not your fault" Eduardo said giving him a gentle hug (for once) with tears of sadness forming in his eyes as well.
"See ya, big guy." Ace frowned patting Eduardo on the back.
He then got up, picked up his torch and walked over to the host.
"Eduardo, the tribe have spoken." Tinyhammer said putting his giant spoon over the fire extinguishing it. "It is time to go."
"O-Okay… Adios for now, amigos…" Eduardo said walking off wiping away his tears.
"This is the second time in a row that a blindside happened. And there were looks of shock, horror and sadness. Let's see how this drama works out. You may return to camp."
Next time on Survivor…
We now see Hank yelling at Mark.
"H-How could you say such terrible things!? I thought we were friends!" Mark said hurt.
The Hank VS Mark rivalry is back on.
"Oh, please! I was just pretending to be your friend! I would NEVER be friends with a cat!" Hank said harshly.
"T-That's horrible!" Mark said.
We now see Ace and Clover in the shelter with the former looked worried and the latter looking weak.
"Are you okay, Clove?" Ace asked concerned.
…And Clover gets sick.
"Oh, Acey. I don't feel so good." Clover groaned.
We now see a slow-motion shot of Clover collapsing on Ace's shoulder.
"I-I don't know what to say. I thought all of my amigos would keep me safe but dos of them have betrayed me and voted me off. But why?" Eduardo said to the camera before sniffing a bit. "Still, I had a lot of fun here and made a lot of new amigos. Plus, I get to cheer on my friends from the Jury and make sure a deserving person win."
RESULTS
Eduardo: Xigbar, Hank, Lilo, Swiper, Fuuka.
Xigbar: Clover, Eduardo, Ace, Mark.
There's Chapter 9! While I been fiddling with the script a lot, I knew for sure that Eduardo was only to be an early jury member. While he was cowardly but protective, I couldn't find any plot for him. Still, I wish I gave him a bit more screen-time on his final Tribal Council. Anyway, review away!