(Robur Tribe)
"We voted off Honey tonight. And I couldn't be happier!" Rinky beamed. "Don't get me wrong. I don't hate her or anything! But it was either her or me. And the face on Bertha's face when Tiny revealed the final vote was priceless!"
Bertha immediately glared at everyone.
"Barry, fess up! I know that you spearheaded the stupid move to keep Rinky!" Bertha growled.
"So what if I did?" The bear asked crossing his arms.
"I can't believe you! And we all agreed that it should be unanimous!" Bertha snapped.
"No, YOU agreed that it should be unanimous." Barry said coolly.
"That is a lie and you know it!" Bertha spat. "Everyone agreed to vote off that useless blob!"
"I am standing right here, you know!" Rinky growled.
"Trust me, if I didn't noticed, I wouldn't even have this conversation!" Bertha said causing everyone to roll their eyes.
"Tonight's vote was simple! Vote off Rinky! But nooo, Barry and three other idiots just HAD to keep him!" Bertha growled. "Am I the only person here who actually knows how to play this game?"
"This is ridiculous! He is our weakest player!" The dark-skinned woman said. "I mean it's not like Honey is much better but still better that mustard ball!"
Barry sighed as he shook his head. "You had it coming, Bertha. You kept acting like we should do things your way!"
"And after tonight, it only confirms my motives!" The mall cop snapped.
Barry narrowed his eyes. "I wouldn't throw stones if I was you. If you were JUST a little bit weaker, you would have been voted out."
Bertha's eyes widened before she growled. "Are you threatening me?"
"Why not? You threatened him when you wanted an unanimous vote." Rinky piped up.
"Shut up!" Bertha snapped. "Nobody asked if you could talk!"
"Well, I will anyway because you nearly voted me out!" Rinky scolded.
"You make it sound like you don't deserve to!" Bertha growled.
"Not by you, anyway…" Rinky scoffed.
"What was that, short-stuff?" Bertha growled.
"I couldn't help but roll my eyes at Bertha's reaction. She is acting like a loud child who just refused a new toy from her parents." Barry groaned. "Tell me, do you honestly want to follow the orders of someone like that?"
Everyone looked at each other not liking where this was going.
Dan then stepped forward. "Now, now… Love and peace."
"Like heck they will be!" Bertha growled.
"No, Dan is right. Just yelling is not going to solve anything." Belle said shaking her head. "Let's get ready for bed. We will all feel better in the morning."
"I know I will." Rinky smirked making Bertha growl.
Rinky and Barry walked off with Belle staring at them. She seemed to have a small smirk on her face.
"I was more or less the swing vote tonight. Whoever went was by my vote. Now you may think I voted off Honey to put Bertha in her place but you are wrong." Belle said. "I got an idea to help me in this long-term game."
(Day 7, Taberna Tribe)
Regina hummed a jovial tune as she made her way past the jungle. Suddenly, she heard a strange growling noise from behind her. Turning her head, she found herself looking at the bushes.
"Okay, today I was just doing my own routine until I heard a weird sound coming from the bushes." Regina said. "Immediately I got nervous because it sounded like a wild animal. I am already having trouble trying to survive out here as it is. How am I going to fend off against a beast?"
"Um, hello? Is anyone in there?" The blonde woman asked nervously before making her way over.
She never got an answer except for the same growl as before. With a gulp, she decided to take a chance to uncover the bushes. When she did, her eyes widened.
"Floyd?"
The cameraman gave a sheepish grin. "Uh-huh. How are you all doing?"
"Floyd, what are you doing?" Regina asked.
"Um… Nothing." The brown-haired man said nervously.
"Oh, so you guess hang out in bushes for kicks?" Regina asked not looking impressed.
"Um, of course! You should try it sometime." Floyd said.
Regina crossed her arms and raised her eyebrow. Floyd gulped nervously knowing that he was caught. He then sighed in defeat.
"All right. You caught me. I am spying." Floyd sighed.
"Spying?" Regina quizzed.
"I am a photographer. I live for discovering secrets. That is why I am spying on everyone." Floyd sighed. "I want to discover juicy dirt on my tribemates. And who knows? Maybe it will help me in the long run."
"You mean even since Day 1, you been spying on everyone?" Regina said in awe.
"Um, yeah." Floyd said scratching his head.
"So THAT is why I rarely see you around!" Regina gasped. She then narrowed her eyes. "Instead of working, you are spying!"
"N-No! I've been working! Honest!" Floyd insisted.
"Uh-huh. Well, the others will be upset to hear that one of their own had been trying to leak out information about them!" Regina said crossing her arms.
Floyd's eyes bugged out at this. "No, no, no, no, no! Don't tell, please! Everyone would see me as sneaky and paint a target on my back!"
"Well, tough cookies!" Regina snapped. "I did NOT come into this game to have some creep eavesdrop on me!"
Floyd held his head not believing this was happening so early in the game.
"However…"
Floyd looked down at Regina to see her with a malicious smirk.
"If you want me to keep it a secret, you have to do what I say." Regina said.
Floyd's eyes widened at this. "What! You are blackmailing me!"
"So? Serves you right for trying to spy on everyone!" Regina countered.
Floyd growled at this glaring at the young woman for a moment. He then gave an annoyed sigh.
"All right, Baroness. What do you want?" Floyd asked.
"An ally."
"It had been a week. This is usually when the game starts to kick off. When that happens, I want a reliable ally to help me through these days." Regina said. "I encountered Floyd's dirty little secret and found a perfect chance for blackmail!"
"Okay, here's the deal." The blonde said. "I need some back-up in case things turn out for the worst for me and I may need all the help I could get."
"Still getting rid to the natural setting?" Floyd asked putting his finger to his chin.
"You could say that. And when the game turns ugly which we both know it will, it may be difficult on my own."
"Ah, so that's why you want an ally?" Floyd mused. He then sighed with a shrug. "All right. I'll help you but you didn't have to blackmail like that.
"Hey, I need someone I could trust 100%." Regina shrugged. "Or at least someone I could FORCE into trust."
Floyd actually chuckled at this. "All right, then. Seeing that we are now more or less allies, how about a favour?"
"Um, okay?" Regina asked.
"Could you fetch me some grub? I skipped breakfast this morning and it turned out to be a stupid mistake." Floyd said holding his stomach. As if on cue, it growled.
"So THAT'S what I heard." Regina said before frowning. "Gee, Floyd. It's not like I want you to starve but if someone like Roger catches me, I may get targeted immediately after Megan goes."
Floyd merely smirked. "I could enlighten you with the perils of Mikey and having to live here far away from Mr. Fuzzykins."
Regina blinked twice before walking off.
"Leave it to me."
"Yeah, I am not too grand about being blackmailed into an alliance but when I think about it, this may be a good idea." Floyd mused rubbing his chin. "Regina may be weak but she is quite smart. She could be an useful ally. However, if she abuses her power over me, I will not hesitate into sending her butt out the door."
(Robur Tribe)
Barry and Rinky on the island talking to each other.
"Seriously?" Rinky said with sparkling eyes.
"Yeah, all four of them!" Barry smirked.
"Um, excuse me?"
Barry and Rinky blinked twice before turning around to see Belle walking around looking nervous.
"Oh, hey, Belle. What's wrong?" Barry asked.
"Um, well, I didn't get much sleep last time." The white-haired beauty said looking down.
"How come?" Barry asked concerned.
"Well, I was one of the people who went against Bertha ." Belle said. "And now she may go after me."
"I want to make it good with Barry. He is a classic Alpha Male. Strong. Smart. A decent fellow. And yet wouldn't know what he would be played by a schemer before it is too late." Belle smirked. "Also, I saw a potential alliance with Barry and Rinky and I decided I want in on it too."
"You see, I am afraid that she may target me for keeping Rinky." The sniper frowned. "Don't get me wrong, I am happy to show Bertha exactly how much power she had in this game but…"
"Don't worry, how hatred she has will definitely be forwarded at me." Rinky said rolling his eyes. "Again."
"Even still, she scares me." Belle frowned.
"So basically you want someone to sit with to protect you?" Barry asked.
"Um, more or less…" Belle sighed.
Barry stroked his chin. "What do you think, Rinky?"
"Well, I kinda was hoping for some guy-only time but…" The ghost said before smirking. "Aw, what the heck? Anyone who opposes Bertha is an ally of mine."
"Yeah, take a seat." Barry said with a warm smile.
"Thank you…" Belle said in relief before sitting with the others.
"I don't really like Belle that much. I mean she is a nice woman and hot to boot but personality-wise, she is kinda boring." Rinky said crossing his arms. "However, that doesn't mean I won't prevent her from staying with us."
"So you are a secretary, right?" The yellow creature asked.
"That is right." Belle nodded.
Suddenly, Rinky came out of his mouth in a sick manner.
"Does that mean you wear hot glasses and stockings?" Rinky asked.
"Hey, don't be rude." Barry scolded tapping Rinky's head with his fist.
The poltergeist rubbed his head as he glared up at Barry. "What the heck are you talking about? Weren't you just telling me that you…"
The bear quickly coughed with a small blush. "The conversation should be different in front of a lady."
Belle giggled at this. "Wow, you boys sure look like you have a lot of fun together!"
"Yeah, we've been hanging out since Day 2!" Rinky agreed.
"Yeah, we just seemed to enjoy each other's company." Barry nodded.
"I find it fascinating and very sweet that despite your differences, you both managed to get along." Belle said.
"Hey, that didn't stop some other people from the last two seasons." Barry pointed out.
Rinky then noticed something on the shore. "And it's DEFINITELY not stopping one of them."
Barry and Belle looked in confusion at the ghost. They then set their sights on the shore. There, they saw Alan chasing Blake again. The trio blinked twice at the scene before laughing.
"Belle had talked with Rinky and I for a good while now. She is a lovely lady despite she is somewhat shy about explaining her personal life." Barry said with a smile. "I would love to ask her if she could join Rinky and I in an alliance. A mother figure may help me balance out Rinky's behaviour."
(Day 8, Taberna Tribe)
Mikey energetically done jumping jacks.
"The sun is out! The weather is fine! You know the time! It is for a Challenge!" Mikey sang.
"Sheesh, someone is eager for a Challenge!" Regina said putting her hands on her hips.
"You know it!" Mikey said before jogging off.
"I live for competitions. Whether it is fighting or sports, I am always up for a challenge." Mikey grinned. "Bring that next Challenge at me and I will make sure that Tiny would make the Challenges harder next time!"
Everyone blinked twice.
"Well, at least he is enthusiastic." Kat shrugged.
"A bit TOO enthusiastic for MY taste." Regina said.
Suddenly, Mikey returned with a letter with a wide grin surprising everyone.
"Back!" Mikey grinned.
"Dude, how?" Floyd asked in shock.
"What can I say? Perhaps I am just that fast!" Mikey grinned before turning to Roger. "So what's my time, Roger?"
The soldier blinked twice. "I… Wasn't timing you."
Mikey's face fell at this. "Are you serious?"
"Just… Read the letter." Regina said.
Mikey then read the letter. "Is your mind sometimes in the gutter?"
Everyone paused at this.
"What does that even mean?" Kat asked.
"Does the Challenge involve actually putting your head in a gutter?" Megan asked. "Because I am telling you right now I am NOT going to get my hair dirty!"
"Because heaven forbids." Roger said rolling his eyes.
"Well, at least you know THAT much." Megan said making Roger growl.
"To have one head in the gutter would mean to think only negative thoughts, right? But how do you make a Challenge with that?" Yuri-Chan asked. "I think it is safe to assume that it had something with a gutter. But in what way? These Challenges descriptions are never too simple."
(Reward Challenge)
The Taberna tribe made their way onto their mat.
"We now bring in the Robur tribe." Tiny said as the Robur tribe walked in. "Honey voted out at the last Tribal Council."
"Meh. Not too surprised." Mikey shrugged.
"Well, are you guys ready for your next Challenge." Tiny said as everyone nodded. "All right. Take a look!"
Everyone saw two large towers. On top of each of them were a large water holder with a bucket while the bottom had four tall gutter parts. There was also a giant bucket with a bunch of puzzle pieces.
"Here is your next Challenge. Four of you will hold up these gutter parts so that one person could pour water down them and into the bucket at the end. Once it fills up enough, it would release a bunch of puzzle pieces. The remaining puzzle pieces have to fetch them and complete a puzzle. Whichever tribe completes their puzzle first wins Reward."
"Want to know what you are playing for?" Tiny asked. Everyone nodded. "Fishing gear. A fishing rod, a net, a harpoon. Everything you need to catch fish. Now you have a minute to figure out the order." Tiny said.
(Later)
It took a while but everyone decided on the order. Roger, Mikey, Larka & Floyd and Barry, Bertha, Alan and Blake were going to hold up the gutters while Yuri-Chan and Dan would be pouring down water at them. Leaving the others with the puzzles.
"All right! For Reward, Survivors, ready go!"
Everyone who was holding the gutter parts trying to align them. A few seconds later, they confirmed to each other that it was okay. Yuri-Chan and Dan both started to use their buckets to put water down their respective paths to the buckets.
Dan on the other hand was slowly pouring his water down while Yuri-Chan was rushing with the water. Bertha looked up at the two and noticed this.
"Oi! Hippie boy! Move it or lose it!" Bertha yelled. "You are going slower than the dandelion!"
"Tsk tsk. A raging river never gets to the ocean." Dan warned.
"What the heck does THAT even mean?" Bertha growled. "Make with the splashing!"
"Patience, dear Bertha. Patience." Dan warned.
"DEAR Bertha! Are you actually coming on to me!" The dark-skinned woman said shaking in anger. "I have you know that I have no interest in scrawny hippies like you!"
"Bertha, stop it!" Alan scolded. "You are messing up the formation!"
"Huh?" The mall cop asked confused. She then noticed that her gutter was out of formation letting the water flow onto the ground. "Aw, nuts!"
With that, she realigned her gutter. "You are so lucky that Rinky is still in the game!"
"Way to be subtle!" Rinky shouted.
Tiny and the puzzle solvers watched slowly as the water flowed into the respective buckets. They knew whichever bucket gets filled up first, gets a head start at the Challenge.
Suddenly, Floyd noticed that Robur's bucket is almost full.
"Hey! Robur is almost done and our bucket isn't full yet!" Floyd said.
"What? That is impossible!" Mikey said. "Yuri-Chan is putting in more water than Dan!"
Floyd looked up and his eyes widened. "Crud! Yuri-Chan, pace yourself! You putting the water in at once is making some water splash out before it even went on the gutter!"
"I am sorry!" Yuri-Chan frowned.
"Don't apologize. Just focus on making up for it!" Roger scolded.
Yuri-Chan nodded before doing what Dan was doing. However, it was already too late.
Robur's bucket was already full up releasing the bag of puzzle pieces.
"Now!" Victoria shouted as she, Belle and Rinky ran towards the large bag of puzzle pieces. They then picked them up and ran over to the puzzle table as the Taberna puzzle solvers look in defeat.
"We're screwed." Regina said shaking her head.
"Don't say that! It isn't over until Tiny said so." Kat warned.
Meanwhile, Victoria, Belle and Rinky worked on the puzzle.
"Okay, there is definitely a pattern here." Victoria mused.
"I see it, too." Belle agreed with a nod. "Rinky, be a sweetie and pass me that triangular piece?"
"Um, okay." The ghost said handing his tribemate the piece.
Meanwhile, the water in the bucket had filled up for Robur. It soon released the bag of puzzle pieces. Regina and Kat got ready to run over until…
"We got it!"
Everyone's eyes widened before they looked over at Victoria, Belle and Rinky looking confident. Tiny jogged over their puzzle and imagine it for a moment.
"They have it!" Tiny said. "ROBUR WINS REWARD!"
The Robur tribe cheered in success while the Taberna looked quite disappointed.
(Later)
"Congratulations, Robur! You won Reward and fishing gear!" Tiny said as he handed Dan the equipment. He then turned to Taberna. "As for you, Taberna. I got nothing for you. You may head back to camp."
(Robur Tribe)
"We had won Reward and while I dislike fishing, this is an amazing feeling. Hopefully our win will grant us good karma for future Challenge." Dan smiled.
The tribe watched Barry and Rinky walked off with the fishing pole.
"Guys, we are going to Rinky Island to test out the new fishing pole." Barry said.
"Yeah, Barry is going to teach me how to fish!" Rinky grinned.
Bertha's eyes widened before she gave chase. "Oh no, you don't! Don't even think for one second that I am letting THAT little squirt use our fishing pole! And since when we had confirmed it to be "Rinky Island"?"
"Oh, don't you ever get off my back?" Rinky grumbled.
Everyone looked with exasperated looks on their faces.
"Why is Bertha quick to throw a fit whenever Rinky speaks?" Belle asked.
"A bad experience with ghosts of some kind when she was younger?" Victoria shrugged.
"Aw, but Rinky is a cute ghost!" Alan said before turning to Blake. "Don't you think so, Blake?"
"Huh?" The dark-haired man said.
"I thought you said one time that you liked ghosts." Alan said.
"Yeah, when they are not loud, obnoxious and bright." Blake said.
"Ah, come on." Alan said putting his hands behind his back.
"Anyway, I am going for a walk." Blake said.
"Can I come?" Alan said cheerfully.
"No." Blake said quickly before walking off. Victoria shook her head before following him.
Alan slumped his shoulders as he looked down to the ground. "He rejected me again..."
"Now, now, dear. I doubt it is because he dislikes you." Belle reassured.
"I hope not." Alan sighed. "I really want to get rid of out that "anything-annoys-me" phase."
"Well, more power to you for trying to get Blake out of his shell but maybe you would get more luck if you haven't always trying to chase him everywhere." Dan warned.
"Hey, I was only trying to chase him down because he was always avoiding me!" Alan insisted.
"Yeah, but a chased chicken would come to you." Dan warned.
"Um, yeah. What he said." Belle said.
"Okay, maybe my methods may have been forward so far but how else am I supposed to get him to talk to him if he keeps running away?" Alan asked shaking his head. "I mean we may live together until Day 39 for all he knows!"
Meanwhile, Blake and Victoria were talking.
"You know, Blake." Victoria said. "Alan may be an annoying buzz in the ear but he is a FRIENDLY annoying buzz in the ear."
The dark-clad man raised his eyebrow. "Where's this all of a sudden?"
"Well, you know, Alan maybe wouldn't be a non-romantic Amy Rose if you stop blowing me off." Victoria said.
"Well, he… He just ticks me off!" Blake said crossing his arms. "He is everything that annoys me. And what's the big deal, anyway? I am on a tribe with Bertha and Rinky for crying out loud."
"I think you are missing the point." Victoria said shaking her head.
"I don't see why I am getting some flak for my actions. While Alan's actions may had been "harmless", that still doesn't mean they aren't annoying." Blake said. "I don't see what is his fixation with me, anyway."
(Taberna Tribe)
Roger marched back and forth with his hands behind his back with everyone standing in front of him.
"All right. We had lost today's Challenge." Roger said pacing back and forth.
Yuri-Chan looked down. "I am sorry. If I saw that I was spilling too much water earlier…"
"It is all right. It was a simple mistake." Roger said. "However, we still lost. It shows that we needed to improve ourselves."
Everyone blinked twice at this.
"So we lost the Challenge today and for some reason, Roger being the idiotic weirdo he is deciding to make a speech about improving ourselves." Megan said. "It's not that I don't disagree with him. I am just scratching my head wondering why I am there."
"Why?" Floyd asked.
"What do you mean, why? So that we could make up for our mistakes!" Roger scolded.
"What mistakes? Yuri-Chan just used a different method and just didn't found out that it was the less effective one until it was too late." Regina shrugged.
Roger looked a little ticked at this. "Well, I am appalled that you would take training so lightly."
"Training? For what? For all you know it could be a trivia Challenge next!" Regina groaned.
"I hope not." Mikey said holding his head. "I did NOT come all the way on Survivor to have a headache."
"You are missing the point! We have to prepare ourselves physically and mentally!" Roger scolded.
"It's not that we don't get what you are trying to say but I think you are overdoing it with your leader position." Floyd said.
"Yeah, I am up for training and all but even I know when to take it easy!" Mikey said putting his hands behind his head.
"I think you should take it easy as well." Kat pointed out. "You had been so uptight since we started."
"That is because Roger doesn't know what "downtight" is." Megan smirked crossing her arms.
Roger blinked twice at this. "That's because downtight is not even a real word!"
"Pfft! Whatever!" Megan scoffed. "If anyone needs me, I want to give my fans a bit of fan-service by taking a swim!"
"A swim DOES sound nice!" Mikey smiled. "I haven't gotten some swimming practice in."
"I could use a cat nap." Kat mused.
"That sounds nice." Floyd nodded.
With that, everyone went their separate ways except for Roger and Larka. The former watched with a slack jaw.
"I could understand what Roger is trying to accomplish but he seriously need to lighten up." Kat said. "There is a time to be serious and there is a time to goof off and it is not the former in this case."
Roger slumped his shoulders in disbelief. He slowly turned his head towards Larka.
"Aren't you going to take a break too?" Roger asked.
"Ronso proud warrior race. Ronso trains hard every day." Larka said.
Roger sighed. "Well, it is refreshing to know that there is at least SOMEONE here who appreciates hard work."
"Larka have low tolerable for laziness. Ronso dislikes weak soldiers." Larka said.
Roger nodded his head.
"However…" Larka said getting Roger's attention. "Robur tribe are not soldiers."
Roger blinked twice at this. "What do you mean?"
"Roger leading like army leader. But Robur tribe not soldiers nor warriors." Larka explained. "Robur tribe ordinary people."
The green-clad man blinked twice as he stood his place.
"Larka understand Roger. Roger wants discipline and order. Larka respects that." Larka said. "But Roger try too hard. Robur tribe may betray Roger."
"What? Why? I am not trying to be a tyrant!" The soldier insisted.
"Larka know. But Roger needs to draw line between discipline and freedom." Larka said.
Roger stood stunned by Larka's words.
"Larka going to train. Do Roger want to come too?" The blue feline asked.
"Um, sure. Just give me a minute." The young man said.
Larka slowly nodded her head with a small smirk. Roger's eyes widened at this.
"What?" Larka said before going back to her usual stoic expression.
"Y-You smiled. You actually smiled." Roger said in awe.
"Of course. Larka knows how to smile." Larka said walking off.
"People think Larka has no emotion. Not true. Larka may have stoic personality but Larka has other emotions." Larka explained crossing her arms. "Larka don't mind much. But Larka get annoyed when person overreacts to Larka's smile."
Roger watched the tall woman leave with wide eyes.
"Maybe Larka IS right. Maybe I AM trying too hard to be a leader. I mean this isn't war, this is Survivor." Roger sighed. "While they are both harsh, you don't have to worry about someone being killed on Survivor. I just thought that a leader like myself was what the tribe wanted."
(Day 9, Robur Tribe)
"You nearly lost the fishing pole into the ocean! Are you TRYING to weigh us down?"
"Hey! Come on! I almost got pulled into the ocean myself what do you want me to do? Get eaten by fish?"
"Don't make me answer that!"
Everyone rolled their eyes as Bertha and Rinky started to bicker. Again.
"Here is our daily routine. The sun rises. We wake up. Bertha and Rinky go at it like wolves. We go to bed." Victoria said rolling her eyes. "I swear, I am SO glad that they are not in MY node. They could cause more damage than the Coyotes."
"Seriously, woman! What is your beef?" Rinky snarled.
"My beef is puny, an obnoxious yellow and standing right in front of me." Bertha snapped.
"That is NOT what I meant and YOU know it!" Rinky growled.
"Hey, come on, guys." Dan said. "This is ridiculous!"
"I rather not get involved, Dan." Victoria warned. "It would only make things worse."
"Well, how are we going to calm those two down?" The hippy frowned.
"We don't…" Barry sighed. "Except maybe step in when one of us think that a fist is about to be thrown."
Meanwhile, Belle stepped in with a letter.
"All right, guys." She chirped catching everyone's attention. "Challenge time!"
However, this didn't stopped Bertha and Rinky from yelling at each other.
"Um, guys? It is Challenge time…" Belle asked.
The two continued to argue. Blake shook his head in hopelessness. He then crouched down and picked up a coconut before throwing it at Bertha's head hitting it head-on before landing on top of Rinky's head.
The two rubbed their heads before they glared at the guilty party. "What!"
"It is time for a Challenge…" Blake said annoyed.
"Oh, really, cool? What is it, this time?" Rinky asked.
"It says "How long can you say on a roll?" Belle read.
Victoria said rolling her eyes. "Oh yeah. Because the next Challenge will involves rolling. Funny, har-har. Oh wait. No, it's not."
"I thought it was funny." Alan piped up.
"That's because everything is sunshine and rainbows with you." Blake piped up.
"I don't know what the Challenge is but I could bet it is a physical one. And probably involves BEING athletic as well!" Alan grinned before clenching his fist. "Yes! All right! Time to show my tribe how big of an asset I am!"
(Immunity Challenge)
Both tribes went onto their respective mats where Tiny.
"Welcome, tribes to your next Immunity Challenge." Tiny said. "Take a look at the ocean."
Everyone looked to see a long log on the ocean.
"The Challenge is a good old-fashioned log rolling contest. Two contestants will stay on trying to knock each other off. If you knock off your opponent before they knock YOU off, you score a first for your team." Tiny said. "First tribe to get five points win Immunity."
Everyone looked in each other with mixed reactions.
"All right! Let's draw for spots!" Tiny said.
(Later)
After the order had been decided, Floyd and Dan stood on top of the log trying to gain their balance.
"The first match will be Floyd VS Dan!" Tiny announced.
Floyd blinked twice. "This is going to suck for the both of us, isn't it?"
"Aw, don't be so negative." Dan chuckled.
"BEGIN!" Tiny shouted.
Floyd and Dan both started running building up a good speed on the log. The two young men decided to take up the pace trying to trip the other person up.
Then, Floyd stumbled and ended up falling headlong into the water.
"Dan wins the round!" Tiny announced. "Robur leads 1-0!"
Floyd poked his head out of the water. "How the heck did you manage to outrun me?"
"I guess that all that running from ghosts made off in the end." Dan said with a small shrug before diving in.
With that, both men swam over to shore as the other two got up.
"Next up is Larka VS Belle!" Tiny announced.
Larka raised an eyebrow. "Larka think she should give warning. Larka no like holding back."
"Oh, don't you worry." Belle winked. "I think I can keep up with you."
"BEGIN!"
Both women started running at a quick rate. Both of them looked determined to win the match so they needed to go as quick as possible.
However, Larka had proven to be much quicker as Belle fell off her log first.
"Larka wins the round!" Tiny said. "Both tribes are tied at 1-all!"
"I would had won if I wasn't against an anthro Amazon." Belle muttered under her breath.
As the two women swam away, the two tried to make their way onto the log.
"Next up is Roger VS Rinky!" Tiny announced.
Rinky blinked twice at this. "Aw, come on! This is rigged!"
"I am afraid not." Roger said with a small smirk.
"BEGIN!"
The battle was so one-sided, it wasn't even funny. All Roger needed to do was run fast so that Rinky couldn't catch up and was sent off of the log into the ocean.
"Roger wins the round!" Tiny said. "Taberna leads 2-1!"
Bertha slapped her forehead. "Are you freaking serious! That was the shortest match so far! Are you even trying!"
Rinky glared at the tall woman. "Hey! I was up against a soldier! If you think that I don't know how to log-roll, YOU show me! You are next, right?"
"Smartest thing you ever said!" Bertha said narrowing her eyes. "Watch and learn as an actual asset to this tribe win a match!"
Rinky rolled his eyes as he and Roger swam off allowing Bertha and her opponent to get on.
"Next up is Kat VS Bertha!" Tiny announced.
Kat gulped nervously as she eyes her much larger opponent. "Um, hi?"
"You don't want to face off against people like me?" Bertha asked with a sadistic smirk. "Don't come on the show!"
"BEGIN!"
Both females both started to run. Kat however started to run on all fours. Bertha merely scoffed as deciding to go faster thinking it would be easier.
However, much to her surprise, Kat had actually managed to keep her balance. Justified since she was a cat. Bertha looked shocked before she narrowed her eyes in determination. She then started to sprint.
However, she ended up tripping and falling off of the log.
"Kat wins this round!" Tiny said. "Taberna leads 3-1!"
Rinky laughed hysterically as he pointed at the fallen woman. "Oh, yeah! That is how you win a Challenge!"
"Shut up!" Bertha growled.
With that, she and Kat had gone to shore. The two people then went on the log.
"Next up is Megan VS Barry!" Tiny announced.
"Hey, Barry. Could you do me a favour?" Megan asked.
"Um, it depends but shoot." The black-furred bear said with a raised eyebrow.
"Could you jump off so I could win?" Megan asked.
Barry blinked twice. "Why should I do that?"
"Because I am rich and beautiful!" Megan scolded. "You should be honoured to lose to me!"
Barry stood in his place before narrowing his eyes.
"BEGIN!"
Barry immediately started running. Startled, Megan stumbled to keep her balance as she tried to run to avoid falling into the water.
Then, Barry jumped up in the air and landed hard on the log sending the surprised Megan flying off the log with a mighty splash.
"Barry wins this round!" Tiny said. "Taberna still leads 3-2!"
Megan poked her head out of the water looking upset. "My hair! My beautiful hair! How dare you! I thought I told you to jump!"
"Whoops, I am sorry." Barry smirked. "You wanted me to jump INTO the water? My mistake."
Megan swam off grumbling to herself. "Are bears always this dense?"
As the two went back to shore, the next people got up the log.
"Next up is Regina VS Blake!" Tiny said.
"Well, this won't end well." Regina said struggling to keep her balance.
"I am already having difficult staying on." Blake grumbled.
"BEGIN!"
The two young people started running at a decent pace. However, Regina due to her inexperience to tasks like these was having a hard time keeping up.
There was nothing stopping her and falling straight into the water.
"Blake wins this round!" Tiny said. "We are tied again at 3-all!"
"Gee, how come I saw THAT coming?" Regina grumbled.
As the two made their way back to the others, the two got on the log.
"Next up is Yuri-Chan VS Victoria!" Tiny said.
"Ugh! Blake wasn't kidding! I think I am going to fall off!" Victoria said before turning to Yuri-Chan. "What about you?"
"Um, I think I can manage." The schoolgirl reassured.
"BEGIN!"
Both girls started to run at a decent pace trying not to trip up. They knew that whoever wins this match will be one point away from winning the Challenge.
Much to everyone's surprise, the match seemed close and both of them looked evenly matched. Suddenly, Victoria stumbled a bit. Unable to regain her balance, she fell back-first into the water.
"Yuri-Chan wins this round!" Tiny said. "Taberna leads 4-3!"
Victoria poked her head out of the water with wide eyes. "How the heck did you manage to beat me?"
Yuri-Chan blushed as she looked to the side. "Um, I… Guess I had experience with these types of things.
Mikey smirked as he got on watching Yuri-Chan and Victoria swim off. He then eyed Alan getting up on the log.
"Next up is Mikey VS Alan!" Tiny announced. "If Mikey wins this, he will win Immunity for his tribe! If Alan wins, we will go into a tiebreaker!"
Mikey gave a cocky smirk. "Why don't you just give up and let me win? No way a tennis player like you could beat a boxer!"
The young man narrowed his eyes. "And let down my tribe? Yeah, right! Bring it!"
"BEGIN!"
Mikey and Alan both started to run at a fast rate. Everyone were stunned at their speed. However, they knew that this could make-or-break them so they had their fingers crossed for their respective players.
Mikey smirked confidently while Alan narrowed his eyes in determination. Both of them wanted to win so they needed to hold no punches with each other. The log continued rolling faster and faster.
Suddenly, they all noticed a man stumbling a bit. Then, they noticed said person slipping.
CRASH!
Everyone winced as the man landed hard on his side before splashing into the water.
"Alan is down! TABERNA WINS IMMUNITY!" Tiny shouted.
Taberna cheered on Mikey as he pumped his arms in the air before cannon-balling into the water.
(Later)
"Congratulations, Taberna. You had won Immunity guaranteeing a trip away from Tribal Council." Tiny smirked before turning to Robur. "As for you, Robur. It was close but in the end, it was all for naught. We will see me at Tribal Council where one of you WILL be voted out. You have all afternoon to figure out who that may be. You may head back to camp.
(Robur Tribe)
Bertha paced back and forth with Alan, Blake, Victoria, Belle and Dan standing of her.
"Twice-in-a-row we had lost an Immunity Challenge and we have to lose somebody else. However, I intend to make sure that person is the one that left at the first Tribal Council." Bertha snarled. "Rinky surviving the last Tribal Council was just a fluke but I will make sure he leaves this time!"
"All right! Here is the plan!" The dark-skinned woman said. "Normally, I wouldn't have to tell you but seeing that some of you were stupid the last time!"
Everyone looked at each other with exasperated faces.
"Way to be a crowd-pleaser." Victoria said.
"Shut up. Listen, I don't know why you voted out Honey last time and frankly, I don't care but I never liked her but you need to vote with me this time!" Bertha scolded. "He is our weakest player!"
"I must admit, I am shocked that he survived the last vote!" Blake said scratching his head.
"Listen. Just vote him off and I will forget that you ever kept him in the first place." Bertha scolded.
With that, she walked off while shaking her head.
"Looks like she still refused to take her piece of humble pie." Alan sighed while holding his arm.
"To be honest, I would be surprised if she DID took it." Blake said rolling his eyes. Suddenly, he noticed something. "Hey, Alan. Are you all right?"
"Hm? Yeah." The tennis player said. "Why you ask?"
"Well, you DID took a rather nasty fall back there." Dan said with a raised eyebrow. "Are you sure that you are okay?"
"Of course!" Alan smiled. "Despite Mikey bragged otherwise, I am a lot tougher than I look!"
"Even still, it wouldn't hurt to look." Belle said gently grabbing Alan's arm. "Come. Let's go patch it up."
"Well, I still think it is nothing but if you insist." The teenager said.
The others watched Belle carry Alan away. Blake raised an eyebrow.
"I have this rather strange gift. I can see things that even the most skilled eye could overlook. I knew that there was something wrong with Alan's arm." Blake said with a raised eyebrow. "Fortunately, Belle is there to tend to it."
Meanwhile, Belle dragged Alan. The latter looked a little annoyed.
"Belle, I am telling you, you guys are overreacting." Alan insisted.
"Actually, tending to your only half the reason I wanted to take you away from the group." Belle sighed.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Alan asked blinking twice.
"You see." The beauty said.
With that, she took him over across the bridge to Rinky Island where Barry and Rinky were sitting as usual.
"Hey, boys!" Belle said getting their attention.
"Oh, hey, Belle! Hey, Alan!" Barry smiled. "How are things?"
Belle merely sighed. "Not good for Rinky."
The yellow ghost's eyes widened at this. "What? Don't tell me that…"
"Yep. Bertha is at it again." Belle said shaking her head.
"I swear, Bertha doesn't know when to get off my back. She probably have a list of "reasons" to hate me as long as her." Rinky said rolling his eyes. "Fortunately, I am not as worried as I was last time knowing that I got my buds to help me."
"Alan, I would like to invite you to join our alliance." Belle said.
"Really?" The brown-haired man asked.
"Oh, yes." Belle nodded. "We need a majority to keep Rinky. And I want you to join us because besides Barry and Bertha, you are the strongest person here."
"Yeah, and we all know why asking Bertha is out of the question." Rinky nodded.
Alan looked shocked by this. "So you want me? Wow… I am flattered."
"Actually, this is the first time I actually heard about this team-up." Rinky said scratching his head.
"Sorry but I knew that we needed to expand our alliance and Alan was the best person to go to." Belle said. "So what do you say, Alan?"
The tennis player paused giving a small smile. "Sure, you got my vote. I don't really like Bertha, anyway."
"Glad to hear it, Alan." Barry smiled.
"Same here. But now what?" Belle asked. "It is now 4-4. Unless we could get somebody else to flip, it will be a tiebreaker."
"And I haven't made a single fire since I came here." Rinky said before rolling his eyes. "Mainly because Bertha wouldn't let me anywhere near the Flint or Machete!"
"Don't worry, I think I know just the person to get to flip." Barry reassured.
"Really?" Alan asked.
"Yes, just leave everything to me." Barry said getting up.
"I am really liking the position I am in. I am in an alliance with three super people and if everything goes right tonight, I will be in the majority." Alan said. "I am a little bummed that Blake might be on the outs but maybe I will play my cards right, I could persuade the others to keep him."
Meanwhile, Barry, Rinky and Dan were in the jungle talking to each other.
"Eh? You want to actually get rid of Bertha, this time?" Dan asked in shock.
"Yes, I actually thought she would learn her lesson about Honey got voted out but she is still acting too big for her boots." Barry sighed shaking his head.
"Yeah… She is still trying to control the untameable river stream." Dan agreed with a sigh.
"Um… Right?" Barry said a little freaked out by his response. "So can I count on you for your vote?"
"Of course. Bertha is a bad seed fouling up our positive charisma." Dan smiled.
Barry returned the smile. "Thank you."
"Bertha had overstayed her welcome. Sure, we tried to give her a chance but she completely ruined it by throwing an unnecessary tantrum." Dan said crossing his arms. "She is going to bring the entire tribe down with her negative vibes and we have to make sure we get rid of her once and for all."
After Dan walked out of sight, Rinky frowned before looking up at Barry.
"Barry, don't get me wrong, I trust you completely but are you sure this is the best move?" Rinky asked.
"Not really." The bear sighed shaking his head. "However, it is right now."
"Well, if you say so…" Rinky said.
(Tribal Council)
The Robur tribe made their way over to Tribal Council where Tiny was waiting.
"Welcome, Robur tribe." Tiny smiled. "Take a seat."
Everyone obliged.
"So Bertha, I have to ask. What happened?" Tiny asked. "You seemed so certain that Honey was going home."
"Ugh… Don't remind me. It was clear as day as Rinky was our weakest player and yet four idiots kept him!" The mall cop groaned. "WHY?"
"Why indeed. Barry, do you know why you voted out Honey?" Tiny asked.
"Bertha was getting too big for her boots and none of us liked that." The bear said. "We merely voted out Honey to exactly how much power she has over us!"
"Well, that was a stupid move because if anything, it straightens my resolve!" Bertha scolded. "You guys need discipline."
"No, YOU need humility." Barry countered.
"Hoo boy." Tiny said shaking his head. "Blake, did losing Honey affect Robur in anyway."
"Not really. Honey had a few friends but no concrete allies." The long-haired man shrugged.
"I don't agree." Alan piped up. "I find that Honey's departure affected us quite a bit."
"What are you talking about?" Bertha asked. "No, it hasn't."
"Maybe not for YOU, anyway." Alan said glaring at Bertha. "It did for me."
"What is THAT supposed to mean?" Bertha demanded.
"Sorry, but I refused to say anything that may start ANOTHER fight." Alan said. Bertha growled while Blake sat confused.
"Hoo boy… So Rinky, do you feel safe now?" Tiny asked.
"Not really… Even if I survived the last vote, I know that Bertha had been planning ideas to get me out." The short figure said rolling his eyes.
"Of course! You should have been voted off first!" Bertha scolded.
"And yet I am still here." Rinky smirked.
"Pfft. Whatever." Bertha scoffed. "You are going home now!"
"Dan, how you think this vote is going to go?" Tiny asked.
"I think that someone fouling up our tribe will leave." The young man smirked crossing his arms.
"All right, I see." Tiny nodded. "Well, it is time to vote."
The brown-haired man nodded as he swaggered over to the voting table with a small smirk. "With you gone, our tribe will be all rainbows and bunnies." He said holding up "Bertha" to the camera.
Victoria made her way over not looking that excited about the vote. After she vote down a name, she put it in the urn and walked back.
Rinky gave a big sigh as he made his way over to the voting area. "If Honey leaving didn't prove that you are not in charge of this game, Bertha, this will."
Alan held his arm as he made his way over to the table. For some reason, he took slower to write down a name. Nonetheless, he put it in the urn and walked off.
Blake casually made his way over with his hands in his pocket. "As much as I dislike Bertha, you had overstayed your welcome."
Barry narrowed his eyes as he cracked his knuckles. Grabbing the pen, he wrote down a name, put it in the urn and walked off.
Bertha stomped over to the voting table looking determined. "Guys, I swear I better see Rinky's name more than four times." She said holding up "Rinky" to the camera.
Belle strutted over to the table. Grabbing the pen, she gave a devilous smirk.
After she made her way back, Tiny got up.
"I'll get the votes." He said.
Most of the tribe waited in anticipation knowing that this should be good. Tiny then returned.
"I'll read them out." Tiny said. "Remember, whoever gets voted out has to leave the Tribal Council area immediately."
"First vote, Rinky."
"Of course." Rinky said rolling his eyes.
"Second vote, Bertha. One vote, Rinky. One vote, Bertha."
Bertha merely scoffed in anger.
"Third vote, Rinky. Two votes, Rinky. One vote, Bertha."
Rinky nodded with his eyes narrowed.
"Fourth vote, Rinky. Three votes, Rinky. One vote, Bertha."
"The next vote better read Rinky." Bertha snarled.
"Fifth vote, Dan. Three votes, Rinky. One vote, Bertha. One vote, Dan."
This caught half of the tribe, especially Dan by surprise.
"Sixth vote, Dan. Three votes, Rinky. Two votes, Dan. One vote, Bertha."
Dan looked around as his tribe with wide eyes.
"Seventh vote, Dan. Three votes, Rinky. Three votes, Dan. One vote, Bertha. One vote left."
Dan hang his head knowing what the final verdict will be.
"Third person voted out of Survivor…"
A few people still looked surprised.
"…Is Dan."
Bertha, Blake and Victoria looked absolutely perplexed while the others looked away.
"Dan, you need to bring me your torch."
The young man sighed as he got up before grabbing his torch. "Totally weak, man."
He then walked over to Tiny and put his torch in front of him.
"Dan, the tribe has spoken." Tiny said putting his snuffer over the torch extinguishing it. "You may now go."
"Love and peace, bros and sis!" Dan shouted pumping a peace sign in the air before walking off.
Tiny watched him walk out of sight before turning to the others. "So despite some claim that the fights between Bertha and Rinky were the main source of problems in your tribe, you still voted someone else because of them. Let's see how long this goes on for. You may head back to camp."
Everyone got up and gathered their torches before walking away. Bertha brought up the rear looking annoyed. This was the second time that the majority chose to keep over someone who was a little stronger. If Bertha wants that little ghost gone, she needs to buckle down.
"Wow… That was totally lame, man. Barry said that he and a few others would vote off Bertha but instead they voted ME out. Not cool, man." Dan said before sighing. "Oh well… It is probably for the best. If they are willing to lie to your face, make you cast a hinky vote and then vote you out, then I am somewhat glad I am voted out this early. Peace out."
RESULTS
Dan: Alan, Barry, Belle, Rinky.
Rinky: Bertha, Blake, Victoria.
Bertha: Dan.
So Dan goes out of the game. Like Honey, he was always an early boot. He was expendable and had no impact on the story. However, unlike Honey, I actually had a little fun writing for him with his pacifist personality. Of course, in a game of Survivor, that same personality is one of the reason he is booted here.
NOTE: Dan was actually the last person I cast and was cast just for this story. That was another reason why he was an early boot. When making up the story, he just pops out of nowhere.