(Taberna Tribe)
"Mikey got voted out tonight. However, Larka fails to see why. Mikey weird and loud but also strong and dependable." Larka said crossing her arms with a snarl. "Unlike with Nick Boy, tribemates has no reason to vote off Mikey."
"What were you thinking when you casted the votes for Mikey?" Roger demanded everyone. "Did you hurt your heads while going up to Tribal Council?"
"Consider yourself lucky." Regina scolded crossing her arms. "If we still didn't need your strength, you would have gone home instead."
"I beg your pardon?" Roger said with his anger flaring up. "What possibly absurd reasoning you could have to vote off a stronger player over… HER?"
He then pointed a disgusted finger at Megan who merely crossed her arms.
"Well, I don't like you either!" She said sitting out her tongue.
"Roger, I could answer that but first you have to answer a question of ours." Regina said.
"Excuse me! I'M the one who been blindsided here!" The soldier demanded. "I should be the one asking the questions!"
Regina shook her head and pretended to ignore the comment. "Roger, what do you feel when casting the deciding vote at Yuri-Chan's final Tribal Council?"
The green-clad blinked twice at this. "What kind of question is that?"
"Please answer it." Regina said. "It may be your chance to show that I had been horribly wrong about you."
Roger looked confused. "All right… I felt a great chance of accomplishment. For most of the game, things haven't been going my way despite being nominated the leader. For once, I would want the control of something. Just one."
Regina narrowed her eyes. "Busted."
"Huh?" Roger asked.
"Some people may have thought I jumped the gun with voting off a stronger player just making someone else was being cocky but Roger's reply justified my actions." Regina said crossing her arms. "He is a control freak who acts like a subtle spoiled brat who didn't get his way."
"You just flat out announced to EVERYONE how much of a kick you get when you have control in your hands." Regina scolded. "And whenever you don't, you force people to do push-ups!"
"That is because I am the leader! Things have to go exactly as the leader says!" Roger snapped.
"Being the leader doesn't mean every single vote in this game has to revolve around you!" Regina scolded. "This is EXACTLY why we voted out Mikey. To put you in the majority!"
Roger's eyes bugged out at this. "Excuse me?"
"That's right! We all talked about it and we are going to vote you off next the next time we go to Tribal Council!" Regina snapped.
Larka snarled stepping forward. "Is Regina stupid? Regina put the two strongest in the minority!"
"Don't worry, we all decided to take that risk." Regina said crossing her arms. "In the meantime, I suggest you reflect on your actions. Come on, guys… It is time to go to bed."
"All right." Floyd shrugged.
"Larka hope we get physical Challenge soon." Larka snarled.
With that, the majority walked off leaving Roger and Larka. The latter stepped forward looking furious.
"Larka thought Regina was smart but Larka was wrong." Larka growled. "What should we do?"
The Ronso didn't get an answer. Confused, she turned around to Roger hanging his head.
"Roger…?" Larka asked concerned.
"I blew it…" The soldier sighed.
"Was I really that smug at the time of the skewered vote? Did I really sound arrogant to my tribe?" Roger asked looking to the side. "Wow… This must be why Larka told me to not overdo it with my leader position. Still, to go as far as to putting the two strongest people in the minority…"
(Day 15, Robur Tribe)
Rinky laid down on a log staring into space. However, Bertha was making her way over to him looking determined.
"Okay, this is a nightmare. My tribe sucks so much. They are actually going to vote off ME! One of their stronger players over… RINKY!" Bertha said in disgust. "No way am I going to go home like this! I need to show how much of an annoyance that twerp really is!"
"HEY, SQUIRT!" The mall cop yelled.
Rinky jumped in his place before looking at the direction of the voice to see Bertha standing over.
"What do you want, Bertha?" Rinky asked looking bored.
"I want you to carry lumber." The dark-skinned woman said.
"What? Why me?" Rinky asked.
"Because out of all the people still in the game, you had done the task the least." Bertha scolded.
"That's because I am the lightest person here." Rinky insisted.
"Excuses, excuses. That is all you ever since you got here!" Bertha said putting her hands on her hips.
The others simply looked on annoyed.
"And begin Round 18." Victoria said shaking her head.
"Seriously, you haven't been pulling your weight around camp and Challenges!" Bertha said crossing her arms.
"Well, how am I supposed to when you wouldn't let me do any of the chores?" Rinky asked. "Unless supervised by YOU, of course!"
"That still doesn't explain your weak prowess in Challenges." Bertha snapped.
"Look, I am sorry but most of those Challenges focused on physical strength!" Rinky insisted. "Sure, Kat did a lot better than me but she is a cat, no rhyme intended. She is agile while I haven't gotten any Challenges that… Suited my skills."
"What skills?" Bertha asked with an unimpressed look.
"Just give me… One or two Challenges where… The Challenge isn't physical, all right?" Rinky insisted before looking away.
Everyone blinked twice at this. Bertha was the most stunned.
"Hey, this conversation isn't over!" Bertha snapped. "Look at me when I am talking to you!"
"Look, what do you want?" Rinky asked looking annoyed.
"Do you really think you could say that after costing us the Day 5 Challenge?" Bertha asked. "You distracted me with your whining!"
"Actually, we distracted each other." Rinky said flatly. "Mainly due to our fighting. Look, just stay out of my way and stay out of yours, all right? Otherwise, we are just going to keep losing Challenges."
By then, everyone stared shocked by this.
"How… How DARE you talk to me like that?" Bertha asked with a snarl.
"Talk to you like what? What is your problem, anyway?" Rinky asked. "Look, I am TRYING to be the bigger man and get out of your hair!"
"Wanna get out of my hair? QUIT!" Bertha demanded.
Rinky slapped his face with both hands before getting up. "Okay, this had gone far enough! Why do you hate me? Why do every single thing I do annoy you?"
"Because it does!" Bertha snapped.
"No, it doesn't!" Rinky demanded. "This is just ridiculous! We had been fighting ever since we started and nobody knows why we keep going at it!"
Bertha crossed her arms. "All right, you want to know? Fine! Remember when I said that I used to be a cop before I got fired and demoted to mall cop?"
"Um, yeah?" Rinky asked.
"Well, it was because of a certain imaginary friend." Bertha snarled. "He had an annoying laugh and a smart-mouth and all he cared about was himself!"
"And…?" Rinky asked.
Bertha narrowed her eyes. "He looked… EXACTLY like you! Only blue!"
Rinky blinked twice at this. "So that's it? That is why you wanted to make MY life miserable because I looked exactly like this guy?"
"Yep." Bertha said crossing her arms.
Rinky stood in his place before narrowing his eyes.
"Look, lady. I don't know how the laws work in YOUR node but in most nodes, that is called PREJUDICE!" He scolded. "And that is actually FROWNED UPON!"
"Who cares that it is prejudice?" Bertha countered. "You ticked me off and that's all that matters!"
Rinky hanged his head. "Why do I even bother?"
With that, he stormed off.
"Okay, you know what? You win! I'll go get lumber!" Rinky snarled.
"Good! And don't come back until you get a reasonable amount!" Bertha scolded.
"All right… All right…" Rinky said.
Everyone watched Rinky leave with Bertha smirked in triumph.
"I am going to speak with Rinky." Barry said walking off.
"Good idea." Belle said.
"Once again Rinky and Bertha had another fight. But this time… Is different. Rinky seems like he didn't even want to put up his dukes with Bertha." Barry said confused. "Something is definitely wrong here."
Rinky picked up a few sticks.
"I got fired so I will take out my anger on everyone that looks like him." He said mocking Bertha's voice. "Something tells me that Bertha was going to get fired sooner or later, anyway."
"I agree. I think she became a cop just so she could legally hold a gun just like Bryan from last season."
Rinky turned around to see Barry walking over.
"Ugh… Tell me about it." The ghost said rolling his eyes. "I mean I want a gun too but couldn't you buy a fake one or something?"
"Those are less cooler." Barry said. "Speaking of which, are you okay?"
"Yeah… Aside from the fact I have Bertha breathing down my back." Rinky grumbled.
"I mean it. You didn't put up much of a fight this time around." Barry shrugged. "Why?"
Rinky sighed before shaking his head. "I… Just don't have the strength anymore."
"What do you mean?" Barry asked confused.
"Well, ever since, I thought that Bertha was just a hothead but as it turns out, she is a demon." Rinky said.
"Yeah… Even to this day, I still can't believe she did that." Barry said crossing his arms.
"I realised that no matter what I say and do, there is nothing I could do to get Bertha to say anything nice about me." Rinky grumbled. "Especially since she tried to keep Alan just to get rid of me."
He then walked forward.
"So if there is nothing to gain when fighting with her, why bother?" Rinky asked. "Heck, I bet she is already thinking up ways of making my life miserable."
Barry blinked twice stunned. "That… Is actually a very good point."
"Don't get me wrong, I LOVE returning the favour but I had given up the ghost with that woman. No pun intended." Rinky shrugged. "Heck, I don't even care that even to this day, she thinks keeping me over her is a mistake and some agree with her. I just want her gone."
"And don't worry. Because from what I saw, even Bertha's alliance defected on her." Barry said with a small smile. "I am very proud of you."
"Thanks… I just hope that we could get rid of her because we go at it all over again." Rinky said.
"Yeah, tell me about it." Barry said rolling his eyes.
"Even since I found out Bertha's alliance, I thought to myself what could I possibly done for her to do such an act?" Rinky asked. "As it turns out, it just because I look like someone else. That's all! I don't really care about sticking her Challenge losses in her face and showing that I can do stuff anymore. I just want this stupid rivalry to end. There are better ways to waste time around here."
(Taberna Tribe)
Regina's newly formed alliance were all talking in the shelter.
"Here's to our alliance!" Regina said pumping her fist in the air.
"Yeah!" The other said doing the same.
"Well, how do you like that? I managed to get myself into a majority alliance." Floyd smirked crossing his arms. "Granted, it contained the weaker half of my tribe but still besides Megan, this is a game group. I doubt any of them would backstab me."
"Now let's celebrate!" Megan cheered.
Floyd raised an eyebrow. "How?"
"Well, remember what Wario told me that whenever he gets a big treasure, he has an enormous feast and have somebody cook it for him." Megan said.
"And I assume that you want us to do the same?" Floyd asked.
"Of course!" Megan said before taking Floyd's hand. "Come on, Floyd!"
The young man's eyes widened at this. "What? Why me?"
"Because somebody has to carry all the food to cook!" Megan scolded. "And you are the strongest person here now come on!"
With that, she dragged the reluctant Floyd off. "Now hold your horses! Just because I am the strongest person here doesn't mean I am strong, period!"
"Better get used to it, man of the alliance." Regina smirked.
With that, the two girls chuckled.
"Oh, Kat." Regina said getting the tambourine player's attention. "I just wanted to thank you for voting with us."
"No problem. In fact, it should be me thanking YOU." She said.
"Whatever for?" Regina asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, ever since I came into this game, I knew for a fact that I would be seen as a liability." Kat frowned. "And I was right. Besides possibly Rinky, I was the smallest person here."
"I see. I kinda know how it feels." Regina said.
"Yeah, I knew that I could last a few days with Megan on my tribe but I knew it would take more than that." Kat said. "I needed an alliance."
"So that is why you joined us?" Regina asked.
"Yes. Regina to be sure, can I trust you?" Kat asked.
The blonde merely giggled and winked. "As long as you show you can be loyal to me."
"I will. Thank you." Kat smiled. "Don't worry, I will not betray you."
"This is what I had been hoping for. My "be nice to everyone" strategy had paid off and not only was I am a swing vote but I am also in a majority alliance." Kat smiled. "If I continue this and make nice with Regina, Floyd and Megan, I should sit with them for a good while."
Meanwhile, Roger and Larka were sitting on a log. The former had his head down.
"I blew it, Larka." Roger sighed. "I blew it."
The Ronso shook her head. "Not Roger's fault. Regina overreacted."
"Yes, it is." Roger said. "I let my ego get the better of me and in the end, the two strongest players are in the minority and… Ugh, Megan is the majority. I am sorry. Because of me, Mikey is gone and you…"
"Roger no apologize." Larka said shaking her head.
The green-clad man's eyes widened at this. "How are you so calm? Even though you are in a 4-2 minority."
"Ronso rarely gets worried." Larka reassured. "Besides, Larka thought soldiers don't get worried either."
"That may be true but then again, I never dealt with people like these before." Roger sighed.
"I am from a war game. I had dealt with all kinds of hostile people but I never was one for socialising." Roger said. "That is why I had been taken from my place as leader in this tribe. I just don't know how to connect with people like these."
"What do we do now?" The young man frowned. "I don't think anyone could flip just like that."
"Larka got idea." Larka said.
Roger raised an eyebrow. "And that is?"
"Larka and Roger win Immunity." Larka said simply.
Roger blinked twice at this. "That's it?"
"Yes. Plan not complicated but effective." Larka said.
Roger raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, I guess that is the only thing we CAN do."
Larka gave a small smile before holding Roger's hands.
"Roger no worry. Larka will fight her hardest."
Roger chuckled a bit. "Thanks, Larka. I will fight my hardest too."
"Larka and Roger in trouble. Larka and Roger need to win Immunity or Roger will go home." Larka said narrowing her eyes. "Larka will NOT watch two strong warriors go in a row for stupid reasons!"
(Day 16, Robur Tribe)
Belle was making her way through camp.
"Hey, Belle!"
The beauty's eyes widened before turning around to see Blake and Victoria walking over.
"Oh, hello, Victoria, Blake." Belle smiled. "How are things are going over?"
"Just fine." Victoria said. "Listen, just want to check something with you. Bertha is a goner the next time we go to Tribal Council, right?"
"Um, duh?" Belle asked.
"What about AFTER she is gone?" Victoria asked.
"There is no way and just sit until we may get stuck in the minority. We have to convince Belle to side with us." Victoria said crossing her arms. "We need to try to persuade her that we are better off saving than Barry and Rinky."
Belle raised an eyebrow. "I assume you asked that for a particular reason."
"Yeah, there is no way we are just going to sit still and get ourselves eliminated." Victoria nodded.
"Well, I understand how you feel but I got made an alliance with Barry and Rinky." Belle sighed.
"We know that. However, there are two reasons why you should consider flipping on them." Blake pointed out.
"And there are?" Belle asked.
"After Bertha is gone, you will have the biggest threat and the biggest liability in your alliance." Blake explained.
"That's right. The merge should be coming soon so you might want to think about getting rid of threats." Victoria nodded. "However, in the meantime, we may want to get rid of the dead weight."
"The biggest reason for this strategy to work is that around this time is usually when the merge is coming soon and everyone will be debating if they should get rid of threats or liabilities." Blake said. "Lucky for us, the opposing alliance has both."
"Oh, I see." Belle nodded. "Barry is the strongest and Rinky is the weakest."
"Uh-huh." Victoria nodded. "We are on the other hand are in the middle."
"So what are you trying to say is to decide whether to backstab Barry and Rinky?" Belle asked before biting her lip. "I dunno. I made friends with the both of them."
"We know but they would throw down the river to save each other." Victoria said.
"Wouldn't that be the same fate if I joined you?" Belle said with a raised eyebrow.
"True. But even then, we would still go to the merge together." Victoria said. "We have to stick together then. But in the meantime, we have to vote strategically."
Belle paused. "All right. I get your point. But could you at least wait until Bertha gets voted out first?"
"We understand." Victoria nodded. "Thank you for giving it thought."
With that, they walked off.
"Do you think we could trust her?" Blake asked.
"That's just the thing. It is not a case of being able to trust her but being too nice to even think of flipping." Victoria sighed looking down.
Belle on the other hand had an evil smirk on her face.
"Well, this should be fun."
"Once again, I had been given the role of the swing vote without even doing anything. I swear I knew playing the "Team Mom" role would be a good idea." Belle smirked. "However, I must admit, they DO bring up a good point. Should I betray my alliance to get rid of the biggest threat and/or liability or do I stay loyal? Thankfully, I have a lot of time to think."
"OI! We got treemail!" Bertha yelled coming back with a letter.
Everyone walked over to the direction of the voice.
"Oh, goody! Challenge time!" Rinky smirked.
"What does the letter say, anyway?" Belle asked.
"It says "Are you ready for a twist"?" Bertha read.
Everyone looked horrified.
"A twist?" Belle asked in disbelief.
"Is it a Tribal Swap?" Victoria asked.
"That wouldn't suck." Bertha said with a smirk.
"Yes, it would!" Rinky grumbled.
Bertha merely smirked. "Sucks to be you, squirt!"
"If the twist IS a Tribal Swap, then I couldn't be more happier! Everyone gone soft on me and now I am in the minority!" Bertha grinned. "I could easily mutiny to the other tribe and vote off those non-appreciators of strength!"
(Reward Challenge)
The Robur tribe made their way onto their tribe mat with Tiny waiting for them.
"We now bring in the Taberna tribe." Tiny said as the tribe walked in. "Mikey voted out at the last Tribal Council."
The entire Robur tribe looked thunder-struck by this.
"You voted off one of your stronger players?" Bertha said in disbelief. "Are you people insane?"
"Tell me about it." Roger said glaring at Regina who looked away.
"Now I assume that you are read what today's Treemail said." Tiny said. Everyone nodded. "All right before we get it to it, tell me. What is different from this series of Survivor from the original series?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion but Rinky spoke up.
"Um, the girls actually get good edits?" He said.
Tiny chuckled at this. "True. But also the real Survivor had buffs that matches their tribe's colours? Now, what if WE do buffs, what do you think I will say?"
"Something like get ready to switch the buffs." Floyd shrugged.
"No." Tiny said before smirking. "I will say drop your buffs."
Everyone's eyes widened at this.
"That's right! We are merging!" Tiny said. "You had outlasted six different people to play individually!"
Everyone stood shocked by this announcement. Most were also distraught some people like Roger and Bertha looked happy.
"Now before you guys have to decide on a camp." Tiny said.
"Why not come with us?" Roger asked. "The campsite is grassy but we got a lot of shore."
"Well, most of the campsite IS shore and we also get Rinky Island!" Rinky smirked.
Regina blinked twice at this. "Um, Rinky Island?"
"Trust me. You do NOT want to know." Bertha said shaking his head.
"All right. We'll give Rinky Island a chance." Floyd said. "We'll go to Robur."
"All right, you will all go to Robur camp where you will decide on a tribe name." Tiny said. "All of Taberna's Rewards will be transported there as we speak. You may head to your new camp."
(Merged Tribe)
The twelve contestants made their way to their new camp still stunned by the early merge. They then noticed that the tribe flag was brown. Seeing that they were here, they all looked around.
"Wow… This is place DOES look better than our camp." Kat smiled.
"Yeah, and take a look over there!" Rinky said proudly motioning his hand over to Rinky Island.
"Wow… That is actually pretty cool!" Floyd grinned.
"I know, right?" Rinky smirked.
"Okay, I am sooo confused. Don't merges usually start at ten? Aren't we two people too many?" Megan asked scratching her head. "I mean the last two seasons have exactly ten people at the merge!"
Regina, Floyd, Kat and Megan were talking to each other.
"I mean seriously. What is with the early merge?" Megan asked.
"Some seasons have merges at twelve." Kat noted. "However, said seasons usually have twenty people altogether as well."
"Yeah, out of all times for Tiny to try something new like this…" Regina grumbled.
"Early merges like these cause quite a stir. Mainly because it screws up any and all plans of alliances." Regina frowned. "Granted, I had already made a few plans but it was for a merge of TEN! Now I have to scramble to save my alliance."
"What are we going to do?" Kat asked. "Roger and Larka will never realign with us after what happened at the last Tribal Council!"
"I know! I know!" Regina said rubbing her temples behind her glasses.
"All right, girls. Just calm down!" Floyd said. "Surely the Robur tribe can't be all roses either. We just need to try and find tension between their tribe and use it to our advantage."
"Y-Yeah… You're right…" Regina said with a sigh. "That is all we CAN do really. So anyone got any suggestions?"
"I got one!"
The four jumped before turning to the direction of the voice to see Bertha walking over with a smirk.
"Bertha!" Regina gasped. "How long have you been there?"
"Long enough!" The dark-skinned woman smirked. "Don't worry, I am on your side!"
The four looked stunned by this.
"Really?" Floyd asked.
"Yes." Bertha said.
"As much as the early merge took me surprise, it did little to alter my plans. I am still mutinying on so-called tribe." Bertha scoffed. "I just happen to overhear the girls and the camera guy and as much as I normally avoid aligning with people like them, I knew that this is my chance."
"So you would betray my own tribe just like that?" Kat asked.
Bertha growled. "Of course! I was in a 5-1 minority. Even my so-called allies betrayed me."
"Considering her personality in some of the Challenges, I am not surprised." Floyd said whispering to Megan who giggled.
"I will gladly give you any of their heads on a silver platter." Bertha said. "ESPECIALLY Rinky."
"Oh, yuck!" Megan said in disgust. "We don't want their heads! We just want a majority!"
The others looked at her with blank stares.
"Um, don't mind her. Listen, if you are so willing to sell out your own tribe…" Regina said before smirking. "…Then, we have an agreement, Miss Bertha."
The hothead merely gave a dark smirk.
Meanwhile, Roger & Larka were talking with Barry, Belle and Rinky.
"And that is Larka and I got into the minority." Roger said looking down.
"So THAT'S why a stronger player got voted out." Belle said.
"Call me bitter but there is no way I could trust my old tribe to keep Larka and me safe. We need to flip and make it good with a couple of people." Roger said. "I immediately went for Barry because he looks like the most plausible candidate for the leader."
"Sounds like you two had a hard time." Barry frowned.
"You have no idea." Roger said shaking his head.
"Well, we actually glad that you came to us." Barry smiled putting a hand on his shoulder. "You see, we got a few tribe problems of our own."
"And all of them end with Bertha!" Rinky nodded.
"She was in a 5-1 minority before so she is no doubt trying to go around our back to backstab us." Belle said.
"Here's the deal." Barry said putting out his hand. "You help us fend off Bertha… And we help you fend off Regina's alliance."
Roger stared at the hand for a moment. He then smiled and accepted it.
"Thank you." He said.
"I know we barely know Roger and Larka but they both seem like good people and from what I heard, they been through a lot." Barry said. "I know this is a risk accepting two people who don't even know but hey, this is Survivor. You gotta take a chance and roll the die sometimes."
Meanwhile, Blake and Victoria sat in the shelter looking around.
"So much for Tribal Unity." Victoria muttered.
"If both tribes were all buddy-buddy, I would be surprised." Blake said. "But I don't think they are even hesitating."
"Oh well… It's their loss and our gain." Victoria shrugged.
"Seriously?" Blake asked.
"Yeah, take a look." Victoria said. "I think we are the only people who didn't spoke with anyone on a new alliance."
"Yes." Blake said.
"That means we are the swing votes this time around." Victoria said. "Everyone would come to us for our vote."
Blake raised an eyebrow at this. "Ah, because we are the only people so far we haven't committed on a side. Even though we barely just merged for a hour."
"Now you are catching on." Victoria said with a smirk. "If we play our cards right, we will end up in a good alliance."
"I see." Blake nodded. "But which one do we go to?"
"It is a little early to say. Heck, we haven't even decided on a tribe name yet." Victoria said.
"Yo! Come over to the flag!" Rinky's voice yelled.
The two turned their heads.
"Speaking of which…" Victoria said.
Everyone made their way over to the tribe flag. However, they noticed something else. A hamper with a letter on this.
"What's this?" Kat asked confused.
"I don't know. It was here when we got here." Rinky shrugged.
Barry bent down and took the letter before opening it and reading it.
"Congratulations of making merge, Survivors! Because of that, you are rewarded with a buffet." He read. "However, before you eat, you must decide on a tribe name."
Everyone immediately looked excited at this.
"Finally! Normal food!" Megan cheered.
"Oh man! As if making the merge isn't a big enough accomplishment for me! We also get a feast as well!" Kat beamed. "Wow, I really feel great so far! But of course, we have to choose a tribe name and I hope that we pick something cool like last season."
"So what are we going to name this thing?" Rinky asked.
"How about Megan?" Megan asked with hope in her eyes.
"No." Everyone said in unison.
Megan drooped her arms in disappointment.
"It has to be something very cool and extreme!" Rinky said. "Any suggestions?"
"Cetus Lapetus?" Regina asked.
"An interesting name but not very Survivorish…" Floyd said.
"Hell's Test?" Roger said.
"Hmm… Nice but I dunno." Barry said shaking his head.
"Merged?" Victoria asked.
Everyone looked at Victoria with strange glances.
"Are you serious?" Rinky asked flatly.
"I never really saw the big deal of naming the tribe." Victoria said looking to the side.
"Why not take a page out of what Tom did last season?" Barry asked. "He came up with Shokan which is Japanese for Redemption."
"That sounds like a good idea. Let's try to see what certain words mean in other languages." Belle said.
Larka raised an eyebrow. "Al Bhed count?"
"Al Bhed? What's that?" Floyd asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Al Bhed group of people who use machina." Larka explained.
"Don't you mean machines?" Regina pointed out.
"No. Machina." Larka said. "Al Bhed uses special language."
"Oh, I see." Roger said. "And you know said language?"
Larka nodded. She knelt down and picked up a stick. She then drew an A and then drew a Y next to to it.
"Larka befriended Al Bhed at Luca. Al Bhed taught me language." Larka said. "Language not hard. Language is more like code. Like Letter A means Letter Y."
Soon, Larka had used her stick to write out all of the letters of their translations.
"Ah, that is how it works." Barry mused putting his hand on his chin. "Any idea?"
"What is Al Bhed for Megan?" Megan asked.
"Firstly, that would be Sakyh." Floyd said. "And secondly, we are not naming it that."
Megan pouted as she crossed her arms. "Sakyh is a yucky name, anyway."
"How about Survivor?" Roger asked. "That would be… C-I-N-J-E-J-U-N… Right?"
"Hmm… I like the name but I don't like what it stands for…" Belle mused.
"Yeah… Too unorigional in terms of description!" Rinky nodded. Suddenly, he got an idea. "I know! How about T-Y-J-E-T?"
Blake blinked twice before looking over the alphabet. "Tyjet? Doesn't it mean David?"
"I know! I always like the sound of the name, David!" Rinky smirked.
Everyone paused in their places when they heard this.
Bertha then narrowed her eyes. "That is one of the most stupid ways to name a tribe I had ever heard! No way we are going to be naming our tribe that!"
Suddenly, Floyd chuckled. Everyone looked at him.
"Kid, that is one of the most random things I ever heard!" Floyd laughed. "Let's go with it!"
Bertha's eyes bugged out at this. "WHAT!"
"Why not? I heard more ridiculous names." Floyd shrugged.
"Now that I actually think about it, Tyjet IS a very cool name." Barry said putting his hand on his chin.
"Yeah, I like how it sounds." Kat nodded.
"And remember I think of the name David, I think of cute celebrities!" Megan smiled putting her hands together.
"You guys can't be serious!" Bertha said in disbelief.
"Why not? Like I said, naming a tribe is not really that big of a deal to me." Victoria shrugged. "Besides, like Floyd said, it could be more silly."
"Well, all in favour of Tyjet?" Barry asked.
"Aye!" Everyone said in unison.
"Nay!" Bertha snapped.
"Well, screw you." Barry said. "Tyjet it is!"
Rinky chuckled while Bertha growled.
"Okay, I didn't choose David because it sounded cool. Yet I could think up at least a hundred better names." Rinky smirked. "In the old times, there was this story about a short kid named David killing a giant named Goliath with just a slingshot. I wanna be that David. I want to overcome all obstacles and make it to the end!"
"All right! Let's eat!" Regina smiled.
Everyone agreed as they sat down and opened the hamper. They happily eat the food that they had there. Belle went to get another piece of food until she noticed something. Raising an eyebrow, she went over to get it.
"Normally, I wouldn't even touch some of the stuff here but when you been eating nothing but fish and fruit out here, you can't be picky." Blake said. "However, while we were eating, I just happened to notice Belle pull something out of the hamper and it wasn't food."
"What's that?" Blake asked.
"Huh?" Belle asked with a jump.
"What is that thing in your hand?" Blake asked.
"Whatever it is, it looks tacky!" Megan said in disgust. "I don't think it isn't edible."
Regina take a good look at the object Belle was holding and her eyes widened.
"That's because it ISN'T meant to be edible, Megan." Regina frowned. "It is the Hidden Immunity Idol!"
Everyone looked stunned by this. In Belle's hand was an Idol.
"The Hidden Immunity Idol." Kat said in awe.
"Inside of the hamper…" Victoria said.
Suddenly, there was an awkward silence.
"So what do we do with it?" Rinky asked.
"Once you get over the shock over having the Hidden Immunity Idol blew up, you can visibly see tumbleweeds flying by." Floyd frowned. "Mainly because you just go up and take it, you will look like a schemer and a jerk. Sorry, I don't want to start the merge with a target on my back thank you very much!"
"Well, I don't want it!" Megan scoffed. "It is ugly and why would I need it? I am not going anytime soon unlike some people."
"Well, that wasn't cocky." Victoria muttered.
"Speaking of which, how come you guys are fighting over it?" Megan asked. "Isn't that Immunity Idol despite being totally tacky like the diamonds of Survivor?"
"It is not that easy, Megan." Kat frowned.
"Yeah, you can't just take the hidden Immunity Idol while everyone and their grandma is watching." Blake said.
"My grandma is here too?" Megan asked with sparkling eyes. "So I made the Family Visit too?"
With that, she got up and looked around trying to find her grandmother. Everyone stared at her with strange glances.
Bertha looked at the others before speaking flatly. "Taberna… Why did you let this girl live let alone make merge?"
"Trust me, Bertha. I want to know as well." Roger said glaring at Regina.
"You know fully well why I did it." The blonde snarled.
After they managed to explain to Megan that the grandma remark was just an expression, the awkward silence. They stared at each other as if asking each other what they should do it.
Then, it happened.
Larka suddenly got up and grabbed the Idol.
"Larka!" Roger said with wide eyes.
The blue-furred feline didn't say anything. Instead, she walked over to the shore.
"Oh, she is taking it all for herself! And in front of everybody too!" Bertha growled. "How cocky! How sneaky! How…"
Suddenly, he noticed that Larka was pulling her arm back. With a better lunge, she threw the Idol straight through the air and into the ocean. Everyone looked shocked as Larka walked back dusting her hands together.
"There. Idol Of Discord gone." She said.
Everyone blinked twice before looking at each other.
"Now that I think about it, the Idol is pretty useless if everyone knows that you have it." Regina shrugged.
"Not only that, you will be portrayed as a schemer and lose the trust of everyone." Barry nodded.
Roger gave a small smile of relief. Belle on the other hand was trying her best not to lose her temper.
"I had it! I had the Immunity Idol in my hand and thanks to that emo twerp, it is now who knows how many leagues under the sea!" Belle growled. "I think you should know about me is that NOBODY hinders my progress. Blake is just lucky violence is not allowed out here."
(Day 17)
Victoria sat in the shelter with Regina, Floyd, Kat, Bertha and Megan talking to each other.
"All right! You had summoned me here." Victoria said trying to feign ignorance. "Why?"
Regina gave a small sigh. "We need your vote."
"There is no way to sugar-coat this. The merged tribe had divided by into different alliances ever since returning to camp." Floyd said. "And not even in terms of a Tribal War or anything. The only one we seen who haven't decided on a side is Blake and Victoria. We NEED their votes."
"We would really like it if you help us." The young man said.
"Why should I join you?" Victoria asked. "The only person here I been with more than a couple of days is Bertha and I don't even like her."
"Well, I am not too fond of you either!" Bertha snarled remembering the betrayal.
"Now, now." Kat said.
"Well, for starters, in case you haven't noticed, the only side has Roger, Larka AND Barry." Regina said. "THREE huge physical threats! Do you really think it is wise to keep those safe?"
"Yeah, at least if you join us, you would only worry about me." Bertha said.
"Yes and Bertha's strength pales in comparison compared to the others!" Megan said.
Bertha glared at Megan. "Watch it! At least I actually try at Challenges!"
Everyone giggled at this.
"Anyway, I know most of your former tribe-mates are in the other alliance but it would be suicidal game-wise to save them." Regina explained.
"Please think about it." Kat asked.
"All right, I will." Victoria nodded.
Meanwhile, Blake was speaking with Barry, Roger, Larka, Belle and Rinky at Rinky Island.
"So you want me to join you?" Blake asked with a raised eyebrow. "Why? There are more Immunity threats here than the other alliance."
"Um, because the other side has BERTHA." Rinky said.
"And Megan. Trust me, you seem like the type of person who would want to swallow the Machete after being near her for a hour." Roger said.
"They DO seem annoying." Blake said shaking his head.
"Also, Regina smarter than she lets on." Larka warned. "Regina likely to backstab."
"That's right so I could appreciate you thinking about it." Barry asked.
Blake raised an eyebrow. "All right. I will."
"Thank you." Belle said trying to avoid glaring daggers at him.
"The main problem with making an alliance with the stronger players is that nobody would want to keep us around." Barry frowned. "So we need to find other reasons for Blake and Victoria to side with us."
Blake and Victoria met each other in front of the treemail box with smirks on their faces.
"You were right. They are practically giving us the swing vote." Blake smirked.
"I know, right?" Victoria said. "Question is, which side should we go to? Barry's side has major threats."
"Yeah but Regina's side has Bertha and Megan." Blake said before shuddering. "And I think we both know how much of a headache-inducer those two are."
"Well, thankfully we still have all day to decide to." Victoria reassured taking out a letter. "In the meantime, it is Challenge time."
"All right, we got the swing vote like we wanted but question is, which one do we go to?" Victoria asked crossing her arms. "Both of them have their pros and cons to go over to so we should choose wisely."
Blake and Victoria had summoned everyone together.
"All right! Let's begin the first Challenge!" Bertha smirked.
"What does it say?" Kat asked.
"It says… "Are you good at resisting temptation?"." Victoria read.
"What does THAT even mean?" Rinky asked.
"Well, I heard that in some Challenges, the host tries to coax the contestants with food." Belle said.
"Really, man. They are spoiling us!" Barry said before laughing heartily.
"All right. I admit it. My progress in Challenges so far had been… not so good. That is because I had that worthless twerp slowing me down." Bertha said. "This time, I WILL be a major threat in the Challenges!"
(Immunity Challenge)
The twelve contestants made their way over their new tribe mat where Tiny was waiting.
"Hello, everyone and welcome to your first Immunity Challenge!" Tiny said. "First off, have you decided on a name?" Tiny asked.
"Tyjet." Rinky said proudly.
"Tyjet? Interesting sounding name?" Tiny asked. "Does it mean anything?"
"It means David." Rinky said with a smirk.
Tiny blinked twice before coughing. "Anyway, take a look at the ocean."
Everyone looked to see twelve stones on the water.
"The Challenge is simple. You will stand on top of those stones. If you fall off, you are off. Last person standing wins Immunity guaranteeing a one-in-eleven chance of winning." Tiny said holding a familiar headdress. "Now if everyone could get on."
(Later)
All twelve Survivors climbed onto their stones ready for the Challenge.
"All right! The Challenge has officially began!"
The contestants stood tall on their stones all of them obviously looking fresh. This went on for fifteen minutes until Tiny decided to ask some questions.
"Rinky, you and Kat are the smallest contestants here." Tiny asked. "Do you think it will put you at a disadvantage here?"
"Hey, the bigger they are, the harder they fall." The ghost smirked. "Just because everyone is taller than us doesn't mean we are less determined."
"Kat, is Rinky right?" Tiny asked.
"Yeah. This is more of a Challenge of willpower. Not strength." The white cat said. "Everyone has a chance here."
"Megan, I am impressed that you are still here." Tiny noted.
"That is because the only reason I am here is because I been told that you would give up proper food if we jumped at your call!" The aristocrat scolded.
"You just came a truckload of food yesterday." Roger said flatly.
"One day of proper food does not make up for two weeks of nothing but rice, fish and fruit!" Megan said grumpily.
"All right! All right!" Tiny said rolling his eyes before holding up a plate. "Would a plate full of chocolate chip cookies be enough?"
"Would it!" Megan said cheerfully before jumping into the water.
"Hey, wait for me!" Kat yelled.
"Aw, what the heck?" Regina said. "Save some for me too!"
"Megan, Kat and Regina are out!" Tiny said as the three swam over.
Bertha grunted in disgust. "Hmph. They didn't even hesitate! I swear, those girls are weak in body AND mind!"
As the three ate their cookies, the others continued to stand firmly the stones. This went on for another fifteen minutes before Tiny decided to ask again.
"Floyd, it been half a hour now." Tiny said. "Are you feeling the pressure?"
"Am I ever… Still, I think I got a lot of fight in me." The camera man reassured with a smirk.
"Larka, Rinky said earlier that the bigger they are, the harder they fall." Tiny said. "Does being strong or large have anything to do with this Challenge?"
"No. Pure willpower." The woman said coolly crossing her arms.
"Blake, what is going through your mind right now?" Tiny asked.
"How I just realized how much I hate the sun." The dark-haired man muttered.
Tiny blinked twice as this. "All right… Here is my next offer. A nice plate of hamburgers. Any takers?"
Bertha bit her lip before jumping in.
"You should follow your own advice." Rinky sighed shaking his head.
"Oh, shut up!" Bertha growled.
Victoria shook her head before jumping in. "Screw it, I'm hungry."
"Same here." Blake said before diving in.
Belle saw this and smirked and jumped in. "I am a little peckish myself."
"All right, Bertha, Victoria, Blake and Belle are all out!" Tiny said. "We are now to Barry, Roger, Larka, Floyd and Rinky!"
Everyone eyed each other knowing that it was close. Everyone on shore waiting patiently for time to pass. Soon, another fifteen minutes had passed.
"All right! It has already been forty-five minutes." Tiny said. "Roger, how are you feeling?"
"Decent. I think I could last a few more minutes on here." The soldier said. "I can't afford to lose Immunity now."
"Barry, are you in the same boat as Roger?" Tiny asked.
"Yeah, when you are as strong as me, you tend to have a major target on your back at the merge." The mob boss said. "I need Immunity!"
"Floyd, are you here to try and stop the stronger people from winning?" Tiny asked.
"Truth be told, I just want to see if I could actually win." The young man said. "This may be one of the only Challenges that didn't involve strength so I really don't want give up so easily.
"I see. Well, let's see if you would give up for the last offer." Tiny smirked. "A giant pizza."
Floyd and Rinky blinked twice before looking at each other.
"When it really comes down to it, we would still be targeting a strong player so it doesn't matter who it is." Floyd shrugged.
"Yeah. A wise man once said… "Winning isn't everything"." Rinky said before the two dove in.
Barry took a good smell and sighed. "Ah, what the heck. Pass me the die and start rolling."
As he dove in, Roger and Larka looked at each other.
"I am diving in as well." Roger said.
Larka looked wide-eyed at this. "What? Why?"
"You are far more stronger than me." Roger whispered. "Blake and Victoria will most likely go to Regina's side if you aren't immune."
"But Regina dislikes Roger." Larka warned. "Regina may vote with emotion."
"Don't worry, maybe if she votes strategically, she targets Barry instead of me." Roger said.
Larka bit her lip in worry. She then sighed in defeat. "Larka hope Roger knows what he is going."
"Yeah, same here." The soldier said diving in.
"That's it! Larka is the last one standing!" Tiny smirked. "LARKA WINS IMMUNITY!"
The white-haired feline didn't celebrate because she was more concerned with Roger.
(Later)
"Congratulations, Larka." Tiny said putting the headdress on her head. "You now have a 1-in-11 chance of winning."
"Thank you." The strong woman nodded.
Tiny then turned to the others. "As for the rest of you, the adventure will end for one of you, you have all day to figure out who. You may head back to camp."
(Tyjet Tribe)
"Larka won Immunity today but that is okay because despite being one of the strongest people, Regina doesn't seem to be targeting her yet." Blake mused. "So her winning didn't affected things very much."
"Well, who is Regina's alliance going for?" Blake asked. "Barry's is going for Bertha."
"Rinky. Looks like both sides really wanted the rivalry to end." Victoria shrugged.
"Yeah, I don't blame them." Blake said with a sigh. "Speaking of which, who do we go to? One side has more threats and the other has more annoyances."
"Don't worry, we still got time." Victoria reassured. "We just need to think about it carefully."
"Yeah, I guess…" Blake shrugged.
Meanwhile, Barry's alliance was talking with each other.
"Are you sure we should just sit here?" Rinky asked.
"Unfortunately, we can't do anything else." Barry said with a sigh. "We already explained our case. What happens next is in the hands of fate."
"I guess…" Rinky said looking down. "Do you think we can trust them?"
"Yeah, we don't know that much about them other that they have weird hobbies." Belle said.
Everyone looked at her in confusion.
"Wait. What?" Rinky asked.
"Bertha, if you are watching, take notes. THIS is how you get rid of someone you don't like." Belle said with a devilish smirk. "I am going to get revenge on Blake for making me lose the Idol and I think I know how."
"Well, last night I saw Blake diving into the water." The beauty said.
"Last night? That guy must be a fanatic!" Roger exclaimed.
"Yeah, why would someone dive into the middle of the ocean at night in the dark where nobody could…" Rinky started.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"You don't think…" Roger asked.
"That Blake was actually trying to…" Barry added.
"He is trying to find the hidden Immunity Idol!" Rinky snarled.
"Now hold on. Maybe we are jumping to conclusions." Barry said.
"Are we? The nights are already cold enough as it is." Rinky said. "Why swim in the water and risk freezing to death!"
Roger and Barry looked down in thought. Larka on the other hand looked at Belle.
"Belle sure she saw Blake dive in?" Larka asked.
"I'm sure." The blue-clad woman said. "I recognise his dark hair and long coat anywhere."
She then gasped putting her hands to her mouth.
"Not only that, I saw him putting something in his coat." She exclaimed.
"Dang… Then, maybe he DOES have it." Barry said.
"That sneak! And after all that trouble we had trying to give to temptation too!" Rinky snarled.
Roger narrowed his eyes. "So what do we do? Vote him out!"
Rinky's eyes bugged out at this. "No! NO! Bertha needs to go now!"
Roger jumped at this. "Why?"
"Because Bertha will just cause a lot of unwanted drama!" Rinky insisted. "Which is horrible in the current situation we are in! We need to focus on the other side and Bertha will distract us!"
"Are you sure?" Roger asked.
"Yes, she is terrible! She cares for no one but herself! She has petty reasons to go after me and is determined to start a brawl with me!" Rinky nodded.
"I agree." Belle said shaking her head.
"Also, if we let them be for now and if they joined us, we would still have the numbers right?" Rinky asked.
"Right." Barry nodded. "In fact, I am thinking up of ways of getting rid of Blake later on."
"Good. That means she could leave." Rinky said. "Roger, Larka. Trust me. Bertha brings nothing but shouting. The only good thing about her is that she would drive the other side crazy but that is too big of a risk to take."
"Trust me. Even if Rinky leaves instead of Bertha, the drama will just start again." Barry nodded.
Roger raised an eyebrow. "If you say so."
Unknown to them, Floyd was watching them from afar.
"Don't get me wrong, I didn't liked one bit what Blake did. However, he just has to wait for a while until we could get a better chance." Rinky said crossing his arms. "Bertha had lasted far too long and I don't care if she is the best person to keep now. I don't want someone breathing someone my neck when we got other rivals to worry about."
Regina's eyes bugged out as Floyd told his alliance the news.
"Are you serious? Blake had gone and got the hidden Immunity Idol even after we agreed not to use it?" She said in disgust.
Floyd nodded his head. "According to them, Belle saw the whole thing."
"But why did he do that?" Megan asked. "Why didn't he take it back when we were eating?"
"Because he may be a potential schemer." Regina said narrowing her eyes.
"So what do we do?" Kat asked. "If Blake DOES have the Idol and he votes our way, he could have the most power in the game."
"Well, Barry's alliance wants to keep him until they could get a majority." Floyd shrugged.
"So basically, it does nothing to help us to make sure one of us stays tonight." Kat frowned with her ears drooping.
"Assuming what Floyd says is true and he is not mistaken, Blake may have the Idol. Unfortunately, it would be stupid to vote him off tonight." Kat frowned. "We need his and Victoria's vote. But the fact that we need the vote of a potential Idol-holder is just frightening."
Bertha put her hand to her chin before smirking. "Don't worry, I got an idea."
"Really?" Regina asked confused.
"Yeah, just leave everything to me." Bertha smirked.
"This is it! This is my big chance to get rid of Rinky once and for all!" Bertha smirked. "Hearing this new info from Floyd, I got his number! Everyone, take notes! This blindside will go down in history!"
(Tribal Council)
The twelve contestants made their way to Tribal Council.
"Welcome, Tyjet." Tiny said. "Please take a seat."
Everyone obliged.
"Now, Megan. What is it like to actually make the merge?" Tiny asked.
"Well, once you got over that it came two people too early, it felt great!" The young woman beamed. "Most of the others back home think I would be the first out but I surprised them all by making it to the merge."
"Even though you never did anything to save herself." Roger muttered.
"Roger, what do you mean by that?" Tiny asked.
"The only reason she made it this far was because of Regina!" The camouflage-clad man said. "If it wasn't for her, she would be one of the most annoying first boots ever!"
"Well, that's not very nice." Megan said putting her hands on her hips.
"It wasn't SUPPOSED to be nice." Roger said bluntly.
"Now, now." Tiny said. "Now, Regina, if what Roger said is true, you are the reason Megan is here. Why?"
"The first time I saved her was because one of our tribemates was an annoying pervert." The bespectacled girl said crossing her arms. "The second time I saved her was because he was getting far too comfortable."
"So you voted off Mikey instead of me?" Roger asked. "Real smart."
"I could assure you. If I knew that there was a merge at 12, I would have booted you off instead." Regina said coldly.
Tiny shook his head. "Kat, does the fissure between Taberna affect you now?"
"Yes, it does. I mean we got me, Regina, Floyd, Megan and Bertha and Roger, Larka, Barry, Belle and Rinky on the other side with Blake and Victoria undecided." The white cat said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Robur too?" Tiny said. Kat nodded. "Bertha, is this true?"
"Yeah… I was in a battle of alliances but everyone included my allies went after me." The dark-skinned woman said. "I couldn't be more happier for the early merge."
Rinky rolled his eyes at this.
"What Bertha said isn't true, Rinky?" Tiny asked.
"No, it is true." The vertically-challenged figure said. "But Bertha is making it sound as if she is the victim here."
"I AM the victim!" Bertha countered. "My own allies walked up to my face and told me they were betraying me!"
"That is because you tried to keep an injured player!" Blake snarled causing the Taberna tribe to look horrified.
"What?" Kat asked in disbelief.
"That is despicable!" Roger growled.
"Woman, that is cold!" Floyd said in disgust.
"Hey, he was a bigger asset than Rinky!" Bertha insisted.
"This again?" Barry asked in exasperation.
"Floyd, do you think learning about Bertha's actions affect anything?" Tiny asked.
"Not really. Even though we barely knew her, we already knew she has an attitude problem and most likely have no friends." The journalist said. "But dang, woman, that is just black-hearted!"
Megan gasped before turning to Floyd appalled. "Floyd! I know what Bertha did was mean but that was uncalled for!"
"Um, I don't think that what he meant, dear." Belle said.
"Okay, changing the subject before we get any angry e-mails." Tiny said. "Belle, how was your meal at the merge?"
"It was delicious, thank you." The white-haired woman smiled. "But we also noticed something else."
"And that is…"
"The Hidden Immunity Idol. I found it in the hamper." Belle smiled.
"Wow… A little cocky saying it out to everyone, eh?" Tiny asked.
"Hard to play Idol when Idol in ocean." Larka said coolly.
"Wait, what? It is in the ocean, Larka?" Tiny asked in disbelief.
The Ronso nodded. "Larka threw Idol in ocean. Belle found Idol in front of everyone. Everyone wanted Idol but nobody want to take it. Idol useless."
"So you threw it in the ocean seeing that everyone knows it is plain sight." Tiny said. Larka nodded. "Blake, does this affect anything?"
"Well, it gives everyone a sigh of relief because usually everyone has to scamper around trying to get the Idol before someone else." The dark-haired man said. "This is for the best."
"Not best for YOU." Bertha piped up.
Everyone's eyes widened at this.
"I beg your pardon?" Blake asked in confusion.
"I heard you had the Idol after you dove into the ocean!" Bertha snapped.
"Wait. WHAT?" Blake exclaimed.
"What are you doing?" Regina said through gritted teeth.
"Don't try innocent with me." Bertha growled. "That squirt had to came to everyone and gloated that he and his buddies had plans to vote you off after finding out!"
"What?" Rinky asked in disbelief.
"Don't pretend. I know what you are up too!" Bertha growled.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Rinky said before turning to Blake. "Blake, she is a liar."
"Oh, so I am the liar?" Bertha asked annoyed. "May I remind you? You blindsided two people while I never blindsided anyone."
"Yeah, because you never got the chance." Rinky said flatly.
"Pfft. It still proves how little lying I did." Bertha growled. "You tried to vote off the swing vote!"
"No, I didn't!" Rinky snapped.
"All right. We'll let Blake and Victoria act as our judges." Bertha said. "I KNOW what I heard and saw and so does my alliance!"
Blake and Victoria looked at each other. Regina then suddenly whispered something in Megan's ear.
"All right. It is almost time to vote." Tiny said. "Larka, do you want to give up Immunity."
The woman looked at Roger who immediately shook her head. "No."
"All right, it is time to vote." Tiny smirked. "Kat, you are up."
The tambourine player nodded before getting up and bounding up over to the steps. After a good thought, she wrote down a name and put it in the urn.
Barry casually made his way over. He wrote down a name, put it in the urn and made his way back without hesitating at one moment.
Blake put his hands in his coat and made his way over looking in thought. He then grabbed his pen in a vex fashion. "I can't believe you actually thought your plan would work."
Roger narrowed his eyes in determination as he made his way over. He then wrote down a name before putting in the urn.
Floyd walked over to the voting table putting his finger on his chin in thought. He then shrugged before writing down a name.
Rinky stormed over and leaped onto the steps looking angrier than Roger. He furiously grabbed the pen. "I can't believe you actually tried that. You are so going down!" He said holding up "Bertha".
Belle gave a determined look before making her way over. She then wrote down a name and checked it to make sure she made the right choice.
Bertha made her way over confident about the vote. With a dark smirk, she grabbed the pen. "Time to get rid of you once and for all." She said holding up "Rinky".
Larka adjusted before making her way over to the voting table. With a small snarl, she wrote down a name before making her way back.
Victoria stomped over to the voting table. She then grabbed the pen. "Thank you for making this choice obvious!"
Megan walked over scratching her head in confusion. When she made her way, she wrote down a name still looking confused.
When she made her way back, Tiny got up.
"I'll get the votes." He said walking off.
Everyone waited patiently as he returned.
"I'll read them out." Tiny said. "Though I may be saying useless stuff, if anyone has the Hidden Immunity Idol, now would be a good time to play it."
A few people cast Blake a few looks.
"First vote, Rinky."
Rinky merely rolled his eyes.
"Second vote, Bertha. One vote, Rinky. One vote, Bertha."
Bertha crossed her arms with a smirk.
"Third vote, Bertha. Two votes, Bertha. One vote, Rinky."
Bertha glared at Barry who returned the stare.
"Fourth vote, Bertha. Three votes, Bertha. One vote, Rinky."
Suddenly, Bertha realized something. "Hey, how come I am not seeing any of the other votes for Rinky?"
"Fifth vote, Bertha. Four votes, Bertha. One vote, Rinky."
Bertha actually looked nervous.
"Sixth vote, Bertha. Five votes, Bertha. One vote, Rinky."
Bertha turned to Regina who was glaring at her in disgust.
"Seventh vote, Bertha. Six votes, Blake. One vote, Rinky."
Rinky smirked smugly crossing his arms.
"Seventh person voted out of Survivor… Is Bertha."
Most of the castaways looked happy by the vote. Except for Megan who looked confused.
"Bertha, you need to bring me your torch."
The mall cop despite stunned snapped out of her daze and glared at everyone.
"Are you freaking serious! Even my own alliance voted against me!" She said in disbelief.
"Sorry, but I knew that your so-called idea would fall." Regina said crossing her arms. "No way are you taking us down with you."
"I tried to warn you, Bertha." Victoria said sternly. "Alliances make and break all the time in this game."
"But that is to assume that she will ever learn, Victoria." Rinky sighed.
Bertha snarled before she took her torch and made her way over to Tiny.
"Bertha, the tribe has spoken." Tiny said putting his snuffer over the torch extinguishing it. "You may now go."
"You are guys are a bunch of back-stabbing wimpy SISSIES!" The dark-skinned woman yelled before storming off.
Tiny watched her stomp off before looking at the others. "It is safe to say that Bertha never saw that coming. But to be honest, I don't see how come she didn't. I AM curious, however of where did she got that story from. You may head back to camp."
The remaining contestants gathered their torches and walked off still looking pleased. Needless to say, Rinky brought up the rear the happiest. Bertha had been a thorn in his side since Day 1 and now he is free to play the game without someone yelling at him every five minutes.
"I honestly don't know what happened! I don't see how the gruesome twosome believe RINKY over me! I am more truthful than him!" Bertha snarled shaking in anger. "Worse of all, my own alliance betrayed me. AGAIN! WHY! There was no way my plan would had failed!"
VOTING
Bertha: Barry, Belle, Blake, Floyd, Kat, Larka, Megan, Regina, Rinky, Roger, Victoria.
Rinky: Bertha.
And Bertha goes out of the competition. Bertha was always an one-note character with the sole purpose of furthering the other people's stories. I know that people were mad that she lasted this way but think of it this way, don't you think this was the best blindside for her?
NOTE: Bertha had always been a Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends character. She was a main antagonist for the main cast. Especially Bloo since more or less explains her hatred for Rinky.