(Tyjet Tribe)
Everyone went back to camp looking pleased.
"Finally! The biggest anchor that is painted pink is now gone! She had been a thorn in my side since Day 1 and it is about time she went home." Roger said in relief. "She had overstayed her welcome and I am glad that everyone decided to make it an unanimous vote!"
"Everyone, I would like to thank you for making Megan's downfall an unanimous one!" The soldier thanked.
"Trust me, it was no problem." Regina said.
"She lasted way too long." Belle agreed.
"A couple of nights made me realise something. Just the very existence of Megan would be calamitous to our alliance." Regina said crossing her arms. "I don't want that. I don't want just a liability in my alliance messing things up."
"Well, at least we could get some goodnight sleep." Floyd asked with a small smile. "At least we don't have to worry about Megan complaining that the shelter is either too hot or too cold."
"Agreed." Regina nodded.
With that, the seven went to bed glad that for once that everyone could agree on a vote.
(Day 29)
Roger, Victoria and Rinky were all talking to each other.
"So what now?" Rinky asked. "We had survived to see another Tribal Council but how are we going to survive the next one?"
"I do not know." Roger said. "What I DO know is that we are only down in one member."
"Yeah, that may look good on paper but Megan was the only problem with Regina's alliance." Victoria pointed out. "While we exploited it to save ourselves, we just used up our only chance of saving ourselves."
"Nice to know that you are still a ball of sunshine." Rinky said rolling his eyes.
Roger coughed. "In any case, we more or less only need one person to flip so we have to choose a person and make a very convincing argument. If he or she doesn't go our way, it is all over."
"Right." Victoria and Rinky said in unison.
However, they both realized that they both spoke the same thing at the same time before looking away. Roger sighed as he rubbed his temples.
"Ever since Barry's departure, I had once again offered made the leader of my alliance. But unlike last time, I only did so just to make sure Victoria and Rinky doesn't kill each other." Roger sighed. "Let's hope that I don't do something that would make them want to "dethrone" me again."
Meanwhile, Regina was talking with her alliance.
"All right. We just lost one of our own." Regina reassured. "Don't worry, we still got the numbers."
"Who's worried?" Floyd chuckled. "We ALL chose to vote off one of our own. Remember?"
"I know. That is why we need to stick together!" Regina said. "Let's promise that this is the last time we would do anything like this!"
Floyd, Belle and Kat looked at each other before nodded.
"Good. Because I want to show that I trust each of you fully." Regina said.
"Last night, I backstabbed one of my own allies for the third time. However, I had a good reason for doing so. Bertha, Blake, Megan, they couldn't be afforded to be trusted by anyone." Regina said. "I just want to show that I only have the good intentions for my alliance."
"Bertha, Blake and Megan had all at least once proven that they can't be trusted with a plan." The blonde said. "That is why I betrayed them."
Belle raised an eyebrow. "So what you are saying is WHY you backstabbed three of your own allies?"
"Exactly!" Regina nodded. "I just want to show that I care for you guys and I trust you completely."
"A part of me wants to believe Regina but every three days, she just gets more and more annoying in terms of gameplay. I want to trust her but…" Floyd said before sighing. "But maybe I am just nit-picking. After all, maybe now Megan is gone, she can play the game in peace."
"Well, as long as you guys as being honest, I might as well be honest too." Belle said. "As much as I don't want to vote off Roger and Rinky, I will do so if you vote off Victoria immediately."
"Don't worry, the only reason we voted off Barry was to get rid of a major threat." Regina reassured. "Once we get rid of the rest, we will gladly go to Victoria."
"Thank you. Even now, she had been casting me the evil eye." Belle said in relief.
"I know. Well, don't worry. Even her own allies don't like her." Regina said.
Belle nodded.
"You know, I had a few bumps here and there in-between but so far, my game had been smoothly. No one suspects except for Victoria and well, look how popular she is." Belle said with a smirk. "And if I play my cards right, I may even get into the Finals! It all depends on these next few days!"
(Day 30)
Roger and Rinky were on the shore with the latter fishing.
"This time, I am going to catch it!" Rinky said with a smirk.
"Catch what?" Roger asked.
"Remember Season 1? In that season there was this giant fish that pulled Ace and Xigbar straight into the water!" Rinky said.
"Of course!" Roger said. "I heard that the producers are STILL looking into that fish!"
Rinky grinned. "I am going to catch this real big fish!"
Roger blinked twice. "But… Rinky. That place is far away from our current location."
"So? That doesn't mean that they should be any monster fish in the ocean!" Rinky scolded.
"Early on during the pre-merge period, I almost got dragged into the ocean by something! It HAD to be that giant fish!" Rinky grinned. "And I am going to catch it and we are going to eat like kings!"
"Rinky, I think that the location change every season was because they were AFRAID of that fish." Roger warned.
"Well, I'M not!" The ghost grinned.
"You should. I know that Bertha had been calling you a marshmallow just to insult you but if you are not careful, you just may BE a marshmallow." Roger scolded.
"Yeah, yeah, don't worry, I…" Rinky said before he felt a tug on his line. "Hey, wait! I think I got something!"
He then started to pull on the fishing pole.
"Need any help?" Roger asked.
"No, I am cool." Rinky said narrowing his eyes before pulling on the pole. "I got this! I definitely got this!"
That was before he pulled the line out of the water.
WHACK!
Roger blinked twice as a small object covered in moss smacked Rinky right in the face knocking him onto his back. The former merely sat in his place.
He then put his hand to his mouth to stifle a laugh. Rinky sat up holding his face looking furious.
"It's not funny!" Rinky demanded.
"I am sorry but… Wow… You just…" Roger said.
Rinky growled before he was about to yell some more.
"TREEMAIL!"
"Oh, time for another Challenge." Roger said. "Well, might as well be off."
With that, he got off and made his way across the bridge. Rinky growled before getting up picking up the object he had found with it.
Meanwhile, everyone but Rinky had gathered around.
"Is that everyone?" Kat asked holding the letter.
"No, Rinky isn't here yet." Belle said.
"He is coming up. He is probably putting away the fishing pole." Roger said.
Meanwhile, Rinky ran over looking shocked.
"Oh, there you are!" Roger said before noticing the ghost's face. "What's wrong?"
"Yeah, you actually look like most ghosts normally look." Regina added.
Rinky blinked twice before looking around frantically. He then chuckled nervously. "Um, nothing… Hahaha…"
Everyone blinked twice.
"I swear if we come back from the Challenge only for the fishing pole to be broken or lost or whatever…" Victoria threatened.
"Anywayyyyy… Now isn't the time." Belle said.
"Um, right?" Kat asked before reading. "Are you ready to get in touch with an old friend?"
Everyone's eyes widened when they heard this.
"Oh my gosh! I completely forgot about the Family Visit!" Floyd grinned.
"Same here!" Kat smiled.
"I made it! I actually made the Family Visit! Seeing one of your old friends make you realise how many people are cheering you on back at home!" Kat said with a beam. "Plus, they may even help us relieve a lot of stress and forget all about the game for a while."
"I get to see one of my old war buddies!" Roger smiled.
"And one of my ghost friends!" Rinky grinned.
"Oh, isn't this amazing, Belle?" Kat asked looking up at Belle.
However, the white-haired woman had her head facing the other way.
"Um, Belle?" Kat asked.
The woman looked down at the cat as if she was trying to force a smile on her face.
"Um, yeah. Splendid." Belle said.
She then quickly turned to the side as Victoria raised an eyebrow. The former didn't want anyone to see the rapid beads of sweat running down her face.
"Oh, sweet Mother Teresa, how could I forget about that accursed Family Visit! I can't believe that I didn't count on anyone from my own node revealing where I am from!" Belle said looking flustered for the first time on the season. She then took a deep breath. "All right, all right. Calm down. Perfect Dark is a sort-of under-looked node so maybe no one would recognise any of my fellow employees. But but what if I get… Oh no…"
(Reward Challenge)
The seven castaways walked onto the mat looking more excited than usual.
"Welcome to your next Challenge, contestants." Tiny smirked. "And as I see, most of you are looking quite excited.
Most of them nodded. Belle also nodded before it was slower than the others.
"Well, you should be." Tiny said with a smirk. "After outlasting 11 different people, you had finally reached the Family Visit."
Everyone looked even more giddy at this. Tiny smirked again before looking back.
"All right, guys!" Tiny said. "One by one!"
"Here we commmmmmmmmmmme!"
With that loud shout, the first figure came out. He was an ordinary grey quadruped donkey with a big grin on his face.
"Coming from the Shrek node, Donkey!" Tiny announced.
"Donkey! You actually came!" Kat said with sparkling eyes.
"Of course! You ARE my fellow band-mate!" The grey-furred quadruped chuckled. "We have to stick together!"
"That's right!" Kat giggled.
The next person to come out was a teenaged girl. She wore a weird-looking red attire with white hair that had a ponytail actually pointing upwards.
"Coming from the Jetsons node, Judy Jetson!" Tiny said.
"Judy, heyyyyy, girl!" Regina sang.
"Heyyyyy, Regina!" Judy said before hugging her friend. "I am so happy that you made it this far despite this place being retro!"
"What can I say? I got used to it!" The blonde chuckled.
The next guest walked in. She was a dark-skinned middle-aged woman. She had an afro and was clad in a black leather outfit with matching boots.
"Coming from the Vigilante 8 node, Houston!" Tiny said.
Victoria sighed in relief. "Houston… Never had I been more glad to see you here."
"And never had I been more glad to see you still in the running, sister." Houston smirked. "I thought that you would get angry and quit."
"Well, a lot of stuff had happened and I just kinda stuck around." Victoria said scratching the back of her head.
The next person walking up looking entirely like Rinky. Only he was red with orange gloves.
"Coming from the Pacman node, Blinky!" Tiny said.
Rinky's eyes sparkled. "Dude! How it been?"
"Totally awesome, dude!" Blinky smirked high-fiving his fellow ghost. "I still can't believe you make it this far!"
"Yeah, listen. I can't say now but there is a certain woman I want everyone to visit after the game." Rinky said with an evil smirk.
The next guest was a man with a brown-haired middle-aged man wearing army clothes.
"Coming from the Medal of Honor node, Jimmy Patterson!" Tiny said.
Roger's eyes widened before quickly saluting. "Sir! It is a honour to have you as my visitor!"
Jimmy merely chuckled. "At ease, soldier. I assume that you had made a big alliance."
Roger immediately took off his cap and fiddled with it. "Um… It is a little complicated."
The next person was a middle-aged man. He looked no different from any other man with his dark hair, brown jacket and white shirt.
"Coming from the Dead Rising node, Frank West!" Tiny said.
"Mr. West!" Floyd grinned before running over and circling Frank as if he was a puppy dog. "Mr. West! Mr. West! Mr. West! Mr. West! Mr. West!"
"Whoa, there, kid." Frank said scratching his head in embarrassment. "You are embarrassing us both!"
"I'm sorry but MAN I am happy to see you here!" Floyd beamed.
The last person casually walked in. She was a young woman with red hair with a white front bang and a blue jumpsuit.
"And last but not least, Joanna Dark from the Perfect Dark node!" Tiny said.
"Joanna! Jo! How long has have it been?" Belle said sweetly.
The redhead immediately jumped back surprised. "Um, all right?"
Everyone looked confused as Belle got nervous. "So how are things at the Carrington Institute?"
Joanna raised her eyebrow and stayed silent causing a major awkward silence.
"Um, okay…" Tiny said. "Let's get to your next Challenge. The contestants will be blindfolded with their respective guests giving them commands. You will go through three tasks. The first task is to find a torch and bring it back to the starting line. The first four to get their torches past goes to the next round. There, you will have to find a snuffer and make it back. There are only two spots in the final round where you would be trying to find a necklace in the water. Whoever finds it wins Reward! Want to know what you are playing for?"
Everyone nodded.
"A nice trip to a tropical resort bar." Tiny smiled. "Now let's draw for starting positions."
(Later)
The contestants stood on the starting line blindfolded while their guests were further in the back ready to give orders.
"All right. For Reward, Survivors ready, GO!" Tiny said.
"Roger, go forward!" Jimmy yelled.
"Kat, go to the right!" Donkey shouted.
All of the guests were shouting orders for their friends to split up and run towards the torches.
"Belle, turn to the right!" Joanna yelled. Belle obliged. "Now, go straight forward!"
The sniper nodded before running over hoping to find the first torch.
WHAM!
Belle fell straight onto her back dizzied from running straight into a tree. Tiny and the guests winced as Joanna smirked.
"Sheesh, woman. Remind me never to give YOU a map!" Blinky cringed.
"All right, Regina, you are in front of the first torch." Judy said.
"Gotcha!" The young woman said before picking up the torch.
"Good now follow my voice back!" Judy said.
As Regina was the first person to make it across, Kat was particularly going around in circles.
"Kat, you just passed it AGAIN!" Donkey said in exasperation.
"I am sorry, Donkey. You just kept telling me to go, go, go." The cat said.
The quadruped frowned. "All right. New plan. Turn around and rush forward!"
"How is that any different from the previous plans?" Kat asked despite doing what she was told anyway.
"Hurry, Rinky! That cat is almost to the torch!" Blinky yelled.
"I'm on it!" The ghost yelled before running forward.
Donkey and Blinky suddenly noticed something that made their wide-eyed.
"HEY, WATCH OUT FOR…" Donkey and Blinky started.
BAM!
Everyone winced at Kat and Rinky fell onto their backs with stars around their heads.
"Each other…" Blinky sighed.
"Dang, I could have sworn that I haven't drunk anything before coming here." Donkey said. "Maybe it was because of jetlag from coming here or…"
Frank rolled his eyes. "Floyd, go over three steps and bend down."
"Yes, sir!" The young man grinned before crouching down and picking up the torch.
"Now come over…" Frank said having to talk over Donkey's ramblings.
Meanwhile, Belle struggled to get up.
"How are we doing for torches?" Belle asked.
"Not good. The camouflage-clad man had already gone across." Joanna said. "And it looks like the dark-haired woman is about to get the last torch."
If Belle wasn't blindfolded, she would have gone wide-eyed. "Jo, we cannot lose this Challenge!"
"All right, turn to your right." Joanna instructed. "And go further and further."
Belle nodded before running over. She refused to lose to Victoria so she needed to get that torch as soon as possible. However…
SPLASH!
Everyone blinked twice as Belle tripped and fell in the shallow water of the ocean.
"Geez, lady and I thought MY navigating skills were dampened by the jet-leg." Donkey said.
Joanna merely smirked as Victoria walked over.
"And Victoria makes it across!" Tiny said. "Regina, Floyd, Roger and Victoria."
(Later)
"All right! Let's begin Round 2!" Tiny said. "Survivors, ready! Go!"
"Roger, full sprint forward, NOW!" Jimmy commanded.
"Floyd, go forward as fast as you can!" Frank yelled.
"Hmm… I don't think Victoria could outrun either of them…" Houston frowned. "Victoria! Go a bit forward and turn right!"
"Regina, go for the one on the right!" Judy said.
Everyone watched as the four people ran off.
"And Roger and Floyd are already going full-speed ahead towards the snuffer straight ahead and it looks like Roger is pulling away!" Donkey announced. "As for the ladies, it looks like it is neck-and-neck! Ooh, would we have an old-fashioned cat fight! The suspense is killing me!"
Tiny glared at Donkey. "Stop trying to do my job!"
"Well, I gotta do SOMETHING!" Donkey insisted. "How would happen if I just shut up?"
"Oh, heaven forbid!" Tiny said rolling his eyes.
"NOW, Regina!"
"You got it, sister!"
Everyone turned to see Victoria standing up straight holding a snuffer with Regina on the ground looking around.
"Good work, girl! Now head back over!" Houston said with a grin.
As Victoria ran over, Regina got up.
"We blew it, didn't we, Judy?" Regina said slowly.
"I am afraid so, Reg." The white-haired girl said shaking her head.
Meanwhile, everyone saw Roger coming over.
"Good work, Roger! You are almost there!" Jimmy said as Roger ran across.
"And Victoria and Roger had been made it knocking Floyd and Regina out of the running!" Donkey announced. "Now it is the final match! Victoria versus Roger! In a not so death-match to end this Reward Challenge once and for all!"
Tiny's eyebrow started to twitch. "I mean it! Stop stealing my job!"
"All right, fine… Fault a donkey on having a little fun…" Donkey grumbled as everyone chuckled at Tiny's reaction.
(Later)
"All right! For Reward, you will be finding a necklace in the water." Tiny said before casting a glance at the others. "Survivors ready…"
"GO!" Donkey shouted.
"Oh, for the love of…" Tiny said.
"Roger, forward!" Jimmy shouted.
"Victoria, go!" Houston said.
Both contestants ran over to the ocean with everyone eagerly watching them. Soon, they both reached the water.
"Roger, go search in the deep!" Jimmy commended.
"Victoria, skim around the shallow!" Houston instructed.
Both contestants obliged.
"Two different…" Tiny started.
"…Strategies! But only one necklace so only one strategy will work out in the end!" Donkey said. "Which one would be the one leading to the sweet smell of victory?"
The host growled at this as everyone laughed. "I haven't been disrespected so much since Season 1!"
"I think I got it!"
"Good, bring it back here!"
Everyone turned to see a contestant making their way to shore and over to the finish line holding a necklace.
Tiny smirked before giving the announcement.
"R…"
"…OGER AND JIMMY WINS REWARD!"
Tiny glared at Donkey as everyone cheered. Jimmy gave a small smirk before clapping his hands and Roger took off his blindfold and saluted his superior.
(Later)
Roger and Jimmy stood in front of Tiny.
"Well, Roger, you and Jimmy had won Reward and will now go to a tropical resort!" Tiny said. "But you can also bring around one person and their friend along for the ride."
Roger nodded. "Rinky and Blinky!"
Jimmy raised an eyebrow as the ghosts walked over with grins on their faces.
"So, you four will enjoy a nice trip at the resort getting reacquainted with each other!" Tiny said before turning to the others. "As for the rest of you, I got nothing for but each other. You may head back to camp."
(Tyjet Tribe)
"Well, Roger won the Reward Challenge but I am all right with that because Judy is here!" Regina said. "I could finally get a moment of relief. This game is making me stress like crazy!"
Victoria and Houston were on the beach talking.
"I am surprised that you made it this far." Houston said. "I mean, you didn't even want to be on this show to begin with."
"Hey, just because I never wanted to be there in the first place doesn't mean I shouldn't try." Victoria shrugged. "Besides, I found myself hanging around."
"I am so proud of Victoria. She never even to be here and yet here she is in the Final 7." Houston said. "And I am sure that her brother will be proud too! Hey, he gave away his application just for HER."
"I am really glad that you came." The dark-haired woman lamented. "Ever since the Final 9 started, everyone had been going wrong at once."
"Why, whatever do you mean?" Houston asked.
"You see that Belle woman? I think she lied to everyone and told them that my best friend out here had the Idol and had him voted out." Victoria sighed.
Houston's eyes widened at this.
"And to make things worse, when I tried to vote her out, everyone jumped at my throat." Victoria said. "The only reason I am still here was because the majority wanted to focus on threats."
"So you are all by yourself?" Houston asked.
"Yes and no." Victoria said. "I am aligned with Roger and Rinky but we won't even make eye contact with each other."
"Bummer." Houston said.
"Houston is one of my closest friends back home. In fact, I see her as an older sister. I am so glad that I could finally spill my problems to someone who isn't a cameraman." Victoria said in relief.
"So this Belle woman is bad news?" Houston asked.
"Definitely." Victoria said narrowing her eyes. "I may not have any proof but I KNOW she is."
"Oh, is THAT why Belle and Joanna was acting so awkward around each other?" Houston asked.
"Yes, exac…" Victoria said before her eyes widened in shock.
Meanwhile, Frank, Floyd, Regina, Judy, Donkey and Kat were talking to each other at the fire pit.
"Let me guess. The producers threatened to give me a penalty if you brought along your camera." Floyd said flatly.
"Geez, kid, you just hit the nail on the head!" Frank said rolling his eyes. "Did they tried to do the same to you?"
"Yeah, and they confiscated each and every camera I had!" Floyd said crossing his arms. "Those killjoys."
Kat chuckled nervously. "So Floyd, I always knew that you idolized Mr. West but not this much."
"Of course I do! It was him who sparked my interest in photography and journalism!" The young man said with sparkling eyes. "I owe him my live!"
Frank nervously scratched his head. "Thank you…"
"Oh my gosh! I can't believe Frank West is actually my guest at the Family Visit!" Floyd grinned. "I actually used to be a stereotypical punk before I got stuck in the Willamette Mall. If it wasn't for Mr. West, I would have been zombie chow right now! That is why I decided to clean up my life and become a photographer like him!"
"I must admit, as much as Floyd is… Overeager, I like him and I was proud that I made such a big presence on his life." Frank said before scratching his head. "Still, I wish he wouldn't act so star-struck around me. It is really embarrassing. Still, he is a LOT better than my last "fan". Ugh…"
"Hey, I don't suppose you take celebrity photos because I am a star-in-making!" Donkey said with a grin.
"Huh? But I thought you are already a star?" Floyd pointed out.
"Um, yeah. CO-Star. Don't get me wrong, I like playing second-fiddle to Shrek but I want my own time in the spotlight." Donkey said. "Especially since Puss got his own movie."
"Is THAT why you decided to make a band?" Regina asked.
"Of course!" Donkey grinned. "With yours truly as the main singer and Kat here as the tambourine player!"
"That's right!" Kat nodded.
"I don't know how I get on without Kat. I never knew that being in a band could be so difficult. There is always some kind of drama we faced." Donkey sighed. "That is where Kat comes in. She is the glue that keeps us together. I mean I thought that it only happened to the Beatles when bands break-up."
"Speaking of which, how is Rover and Le Cock doing?" Kat asked.
"Oh, they are doing just fine. It is a little hard to get along without you but hey, that is the life of the band." Donkey shrugged.
Meanwhile, the humans blinked twice.
"The other band members are named Rover and Le Cock?" Floyd asked.
"Um, yeah?" Donkey asked wondering what they were going with this.
"Um, by any chance is your band name, The Bremen Town Musicians?" Judy asked.
Donkey blinked twice. "Um, no, we were going to call it Donkey and the Revolution. But now that I think about it, that name is MUCH more better. Don't you think so, Kat?"
"I agree. And I think Rover and Le Cock will agree as well." Kat smiled.
Everyone blinked twice before shaking their heads.
"Anyway, I will now bless you with the songs I had been working on since Kat was gone." Donkey grinned. "All twelve of them!"
The others immediately looked nervous.
"Oh, how, Donkey, that is really generous but…" Regina said before getting a good idea. "AH! How about some food?"
"Oh, yes, thank you! I haven't had anything to eat! Well, except airline food but let's face it. That is anything but food. I don't know how that stuff is. It…"
"…I'll go get some!" Regina said quickly before getting up and walking off.
Donkey couldn't help but grin. "Aw, what a nice, sweet girl."
"Um, yeah…" Kat said before looking down. "Um, Judy?"
The white-haired teen looked at the cat. "Um, Kat?"
"Could you help us?" The feline asked.
"This game had been draining Regina day by day and it is really started to show. That is why I am happy that Judy came." Kat said. "Maybe she could talk some sense into her. After all, they ARE friends even before this game began."
"You have to do something about Regina." She said.
"Why? What's wrong?" Judy said concerned.
"Well, for starters, she is a constant backstabber." Floyd said flatly. "Ever since the merge, she had voted out three of your own allies and backstabbed us both."
Judy's eyes widened at this. "What?"
"Yeah, and I don't think she realizes the consequences of her actions." Kat sighed. "She had angered many people."
"So we are trying to say, can you do anything about it?" Floyd asked.
Judy merely blinked twice before looking down.
"Oh no… It happened." She said solemnly.
"Um, what happened?" Kat asked not liking where this was going.
"Don't get me wrong, I love Regina to bits but… She is sometimes like this. She is mostly nice but when she gets stressed out about something, she tends to do her way thing whether anyone likes it or not." Judy groaned exasperated. "When I heard that Regina made the Final 7, I actually thought she kept a cool head. Apparently not…"
"Whenever Regina gets stressed out about something, she tries to be as reasonable as she can about it at first." Judy explained. "However, if said problem stays too long, she will freak out and make it apparent to everyone. Kinda worry-some but again harmless."
"Uh-huh." Kat nodded.
"Then, things get more serious. Despite having the best intentions in mind, she will do things behind people's backs if they don't agree with her." Judy said. "Soon, she will disregard what people would think about her as long as she gets her way."
Floyd and Kat looked stunned at this.
"Oh my gosh! You figured out, Regina's entire game after the merge!" Floyd said.
"I knew it." Judy said. "I honestly thought that she would keep that attitude at her at home before coming here. Otherwise, I am surprised she made it this far."
Floyd hang his head. "So she's always like this…"
Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see Frank looking down at him.
"Do you want my advice?" Frank asked.
"Of course!" Floyd said with a grin. "You covered wars, you know!"
Even Donkey was silent at the response.
Frank nervously scratched his head. "Um, right… Listen, I had helped a lot of people out of that mall. Some were cooperative and even helped me fight off the zombies. Some… Actually made things worse. But for all of the survivors, I follow what rule."
"And that is?" Floyd said.
"I will always try my best to get the survivors to safety." Frank said. "Whatever it takes."
"So you are saying…?" Floyd said confused.
"If you really care that much for Regina, you should find a way to get you AND her to the end." Frank explained. "Surely you wouldn't let someone you dislike calling the shots."
"Of course not." Floyd said.
"Exactly." Frank said. "And if what Judy said is true, she usually comes around right?"
"Right. But that mostly happens when reality really slaps her in the face." Judy said. "She seriously needs to know that how badly she is messing up her game."
"I see. Thank you." Kat said. "Thank you, Mr. West, Judy."
"No problem." Judy smiled. "I can see how much you guys are worried about her."
She then got up and walking over to the log Frank and Floyd were sitting on and sat down next to them.
"Besides, I will do anything to help a cutie like you." Judy said before hugging Floyd's arm.
Floyd's eyes widened as his face flushed a beet red while everyone laughed.
Meanwhile, Joanna was making her way through the jungle.
Only to have something fly past her.
Joanna looked in shock at the direction of the object to find the Machete buried in the tree. She turned her head to see Belle smirking evilly.
"Joanna… We haven't reintroduced ourselves properly, did we?" Belle asked.
"My worst nightmare had come to life. My worst enemy, Joanna Dark had been invited as my guest for the Family Visit!" Belle said with a snarl. "She could mess everything up! No. I had worked too hard and long only to walk away with nothing!"
Joanna narrowed her eyes. "I didn't know that murder was part of the rules, now?"
"Oh, Joanna, Joanna, Joanna." Belle said shaking her head. "You wound me."
She then once again smirked.
"If my intent was to kill you, then it would assume that I missed."
Joanna raised an eyebrow. "So I am still alive so that means you missed before."
Belle snarled at this. "I suppose you found that funny? Just like how you made a fool of me at the Challenge?"
Joanna merely smirked. "I knew that we were never going to win because we have such bad chemistry so why bother and not have a little fun?"
Belle merely scoffed. "Whatever. That is not the main issue here. I am here to stop you from foiling my plan."
"What plan?" Joanna asked crossing her arms.
"What else? To win this game." Belle said.
"I must say, I am impressed." Joanna said. "I would have expected your personality would get you booted off early."
"Humph. Do you honestly believe that I got this far by being brutally honest?" Belle asked. "No! I donned the mask of a motherly figure to make it far!"
Joanna's eyes widened at this. "So THAT'S how you made it this far. You had been playing everyone for saps."
"It's called playing the game, Joanna." Belle said rudely. "I am merely following the rulebook. For once."
Joanna narrowed her eyes. "And what makes you think I won't tell everyone that you are actually one of dataDyne's most notorious snipers? Especially after the trouble you had caused me?"
Belle merely let out a laugh. "Oh, please. You may be the hero of Perfect Dark but I had been with these people more than you. They will trust me before they can trust you. It worked so far and it isn't going to falter soon."
Joanna crossed her arm and raised an eyebrow.
"Oh no? Well, that shocked look said otherwise."
Belle looked confused. "What shocked lo…?"
It was then her uncovered eye widened before turning around. Regina was standing a few feet away with the two women with her eyes wide open and her jaw slack holding quite a few fruit.
Belle gasped realizing what she did. She looked around before running over to Joanna and hugging her with a bright smile on her face.
"Regina, darling, how are you doing?" Belle asked as sweetly as she could.
"Are you for real?" Joanna asked with a creeped out look on her face.
Regina promptly dropped the fruit before backing away slowly shaking her head in disbelief. She quickly turned tail and ran off.
"No, Regina, wait!" Belle said before throwing Joanna down. "It's not what it looks like!"
Joanna watched while rubbing her head as Belle ran off after Regina in a vain attempt to prove her innocence.
Meanwhile, Victoria and Houston walked out from behind a couple of trees completely slack-jawed.
"That… Was… AWESOME!" Victoria grinned.
"Yeah, when I got an invitation to go on Survivor as a guest for a Family Visit, I was completely confused." Joanna said before smirking. "Then, I saw Belle and was shocked. Thanks to Victoria filling me in, it all made sense. So that's why I decided to go along with her little plan."
"Joanna, if I make the Finals and win, a good amount of the money is going to you!" Victoria said.
"Just for making a fool out of Belle?" The redhead asked. "Trust me, it is on the house. I have a history with that woman."
"In any case, it looks like that you were right all along." Houston smirked. "And now everyone knows that."
Victoria merely smirked. "Humph. She DID said people wear masks to hide their true intentions. And now I know why. Wait till Roger and Rinky hear about this."
(Resort Bar)
After arriving at the bar, the two pairs decided to split up for a while to talk.
"So that is why I want the whole gang to send her an invitation to our node." Rinky explained as he and Blinky walked down the beach.
"Heh. Don't need to tell ME twice." Blinky smirked rubbing his hands together. "Anyway, I am surprised you made it this far."
"Really?" Rinky asked.
"Yeah, I thought that you would stay something stupid and get yourself kicked off early." Blinky said.
"Oh, geez, thanks for that." Rinky grumbled.
"The main problem with Rinky is well, he is more of a follower than a leader though he could be your greatest ally if you want him to." Blinky shrugged. "He is prone to helping out people in the weirdest way possible. It is a little hard to explain but that's it."
"I'll be lying if I said I didn't make it this far on my own." Rinky shrugged. "I had Barry to help me."
"Who?" Blinky asked confused.
"A mob boss from the Sly Cooper node." Rinky said.
"Seriously? YOU befriended a mob boss?" Blinky asked in disbelief. "Man, I am really hating Tiny for making the series for fan-characters only right now!"
Rinky merely laughed. "Yeah, thankfully, Donkey only did that for you."
"I'll say. So how are you doing gameplay-wise?" Blinky asked.
"Well, I am aligned with Roger obviously… And…" Rinky said before his eyes bugged out.
"What?" Blinky asked.
"Aw, man! We have to find Roger NOW!" Rinky said grabbing Blinky's arm. "COME ON!"
"Whoa!" Blinky yelled as he was dragged off.
Meanwhile, Roger and Jimmy were talking in the bar.
"And that was when today happened." Roger said looking down.
"I see. You had quite the adventure out here, didn't you?" Jimmy instructed.
"Yes." Roger said sadly. "Forgive me. I had dishonoured the soldier's name."
"What? No, you didn't." Jimmy scolded. "In fact, you did a LOT better than I thought!"
"What are you talking about?" Roger said. "Ever since Mikey got voted out, I had been in the minority."
"I wasn't talking about your gameplay, I was talking about your personal growth." Jimmy said.
"Huh?" Roger said.
"Roger has the candidate of the perfect soldiers. Strong, brave, a team player. However, he tends to think solely on war than having a social life." Jimmy explained. "In fact, some of the other men called him a sock-ironer. So it was kind of a relief to leave to adapt to a more carefree environment."
"It's not that I don't respect your attitude on the battlefield but that is not the best attitude in the social life." Jimmy scolded. "You can't be a soldier if you don't have a battle."
"Ugh… I know that." Roger groaned.
"Uh-huh. And you also know how to relax." Jimmy said before smirking. "Still, you are the last person I would expect to do that to this aristocrat you were telling me about."
Roger chuckled at this. "Yeah…"
"I have to say it, Jimmy is my idol. My inspiration. Even if I was already to become a soldier, my goal was because of him." Roger said with a sigh. "Which is why I am relieved to hear that he was not only okay with my performance but somewhat proud."
"I still can't believe you played the role of the fool to give this Megan girl a taste of her own medicine." Jimmy said.
"I must admit, it was without a doubt of my most enjoyable events of my life." Roger chuckled. "I owe a lot to the friends I made out here."
"Like the ghost?" Jimmy asked.
"Hurry up, man!"
"It is hard to run with a dislocated shoulder!"
As if on cue, Rinky ran in dragging Blinky along.
"Speaking of the devil, what is it, boys?" Roger asked.
"Roger, I have to show you something NOW!" Rinky said.
"What's wrong, Rinky?" The soldier asked concerned.
Rinky took out something behind his back to show it to Roger and Jimmy. Roger's eyes widened.
Rinky had the Immunity Idol in his hand.
"W-What the…? What is that?" Roger asked not believing his eyes.
"It's the Hidden Immunity Idol!" Rinky said.
Blinky and Jimmy looked shocked by this.
"You serious?" Blinky asked in disbelief.
"But… But where did you found it?" Roger asked. "It was thrown into the ocean by Larka!"
"I know! But remember that object that hit me in the face this morning?" Rinky asked.
Roger's eyes widened at this. "Don't tell me…"
"That's why I came to you as long as I remembered." Rinky said giving Roger the Idol. "I want a second opinion."
The soldier eyed the Idol closely before his pupils shrank. "This is no way around it. It IS the Immunity Idol."
"But that doesn't make any sense… If THIS is the Idol, then…" Rinky said.
The two contestants then paused as Jimmy and Blinky looked confused.
"Um, is there something we should know?" Jimmy asked.
"THIS is the Hidden Immunity Idol. Right here. It may be covered in moss and is all dirty but it is definitely the Idol!" Rinky said with wide eyes. "Which means Blake DIDN'T had the Idol. Aw, man. I feel like such a tool."
"But… Belle said that she saw Blake go into the ocean." The ghost said slowly.
Roger paused for a moment before sighing. "Rinky, there is no way to say this nicely. We had been played for puppets."
"So Victoria was right all along?" The yellow figure said.
"Yes. I mean why lie about something like that?" Roger asked shaking his head.
Rinky hang his head. "So Belle IS the real schemer."
He then raised his head in anger.
"Come on! Let's regroup with Victoria when we go back to camp and use the Idol on her!" Rinky said narrowing his eyes. "It will serve her right!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Blinky said. "I don't know the full details but I DO know one thing. You are in a 4-3 minority right?"
"Right." Rinky nodded.
"So save the Idol and try to get your alliance to the Final Six." Blinky said. "Otherwise, you will have to go into a tiebreaker."
"I agree. It would be better to convince someone else to spare you for the round." Jimmy said. "THEN, you would use the Idol in the Final 6."
"Ha. That's right." Roger said.
"Well, I am telling you one thing." Rinky said. "If Belle makes the Finals, she is certainly not getting my vote."
"Mine either." Roger said sternly. "Her game had definitely got difficult."
(Day 31)
Everyone but Belle and Joanna had gathered still trying to get over the shock that Regina told them.
"I still can't believe it…" Kat said in awe. "All this time Belle was not only a schemer but a sniper as well."
"And she tricked us vote off an innocent man." Regina said shaking her head.
"US?" Floyd asked in disbelief.
"All right. Myself, Megan and Barry's alliance." Regina sighed. "Still, I wonder why she pulled that move in the first place."
"Maybe this Blake guy accidentally looked up her dress or something." Donkey shrugged.
Everyone cast him strange looks.
"Anyway, there is nothing left to do but make up for our losses." Regina said. "Victoria, we are still on opposing alliances but we will agree to align with you for this time."
Victoria gave a small smile before nodding. "Thank you."
"Well, I did it. It wasn't easy but I did it. I had broke the mask of Belle and revealed her true colours to the whole tribe." Victoria smirked. "Now everyone knows her true intentions and will vote her off. However, we have to make sure that she doesn't win Immunity first."
"Speaking of which, where is she and her "friend"?" Frank asked. "Even if everyone knows her secret, you would think she would still care about the Challenge?"
"Move it!"
"Hey, have you ever heard of ladies first?"
"I AM a lady, you schmuck!"
"A woman and a lady are two different things!"
Everyone turned to see Belle and Joanna walking over acting a bit childish as they were walking side-by-side as if trying to get ahead of each other.
"Looks like right now all she cares about is having Joanna's head on a platter." Houston smirked.
"And the other way around…" Judy said.
Belle and Joanna soon arrived to see that everyone was staring at them.
"What are you people looking at?" Belle asked not even trying to sugar-coat it.
"The face of evil." Donkey piped up.
Belle snarled at the grey-furred mammal.
"Look, the sooner we get this stupid Challenge over with, the sooner I won't see Joanna again for the rest of the game." She said grumpily.
"All right, all right. Sheesh." Regina said rolling her eyes and reading a letter. "Did you ever climbed rope ladders as a kid?"
"Vague as always but at least we know that the Challenge obviously involves climbing." Floyd shrugged.
"I am kinda glad I didn't apply for the first one. I saw what happened to that loud-mouthed dog in one of the Challenges." Donkey said.
"You have no right to criticize ANYONE about being loud-mouthed." Joanna scolded.
"Well, anyway, good luck, guys." Frank said. "We are all rooting for you."
"Frank, please don't put words in my mouth!" Joanna said.
Everyone laughed as Belle merely rolled her eyes.
"Is having everyone figure me out a major setback? Yes. Am I going to lose a lot of jury votes that I got by default? I could imagine." Belle said before narrowing her eyes. "Am I going to just be voted out? HECK NO. I had worked too hard to have everything ruined by that redheaded tramp! I know that it may be harder for me but I WILL make the Finals!"
(Immunity Challenge)
The castaways stood on the mat ready for their next Challenge.
"We now bring in Roger and Rinky from the Reward." Tiny said.
The two walked in.
"Greetings." Roger said.
"We will now go into our next Challenge." Tiny said. "Take a look."
Everyone looked to see a giant rope ladder with different platforms.
"Here is your next Challenge. You will all be climbing up this net ladder carrying a set of keys each. On each of these platforms is a pillar with seven locks on them with your respective colour over it." Tiny said. "After you use the right key to unlock your lock, it would light it. Once you lit all five lights, you win Immunity."
Everyone nodded.
"All right. Let's get into positions."
(Later)
Everyone got into running positions.
"For Immunity, Survivors, ready. GO!" Tiny said.
All seven players ran towards the net. Roger took an early lead and leaped at the rope net climbing up first. The rest slowly followed. Regina and Rinky brought up the rear. Roger was the first one to reach the first platform and ran over to the pillar.
He used the first key and surprisingly it was the one it needed as he lit his first light. He smirked before getting up climbing onto the rope ladder as Kat and Belle climbed onto the first platform and ran over to their respective keyholes.
"Come on! Come on!" Belle cringed. "I need Immunity this time!"
As luck would have it, Kat actually lit her light first. Deciding to go a different path as Roger, she climbed up the rope ladder.
The two went their separate ways as the others struggled to get on the platform.
As the others struggled to get their first lock, Kat and Roger had both climbed up onto their platforms and started to work on their locks.
Meanwhile, Victoria had her first lit up. "All right!"
"Are you serious?" Belle asked realizing how much lead she had lost.
Suddenly, her light lit up. "Finally!"
As she ran over to climb up the rope, the others glared at her.
"Hey, Rinky." Regina whispered. "I got something to tell you."
Rinky raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
Regina merely sighed. "I don't know how to tell you this but you know the story about Belle being a schemer? It is true."
Rinky's eyes widened at this. "Wait. What?"
"It's true. I saw the whole thing. She was talking with Joanna that she was actually a sniper from dataDyne. Aka the BAD GUYS company." Regina said. "She even threw the Machete at her."
Rinky looked stunned. "Wow… That is really…"
"Yeah, that is why I am telling you." Regina said. "We are going to vote off Belle tonight. Unless you liked being made a fool of by one of the people you trusted most, I suggest you do the same."
Rinky raised an eyebrow. "To be honest, the way Belle had been acting yesterday WAS kinda suspicious."
"There you go." Regina said she noticed something. "Oh, and your light just lit up."
Rinky looked down to see that she was right. "Oh, I see. Well, thanks."
As he ran off, Regina gave a relieved smile. "Oh, thank the sun! I thought that he wouldn't believe me."
Floyd on the other hand raised an eyebrow. Meanwhile, Kat and Roger had managed to light up their respective locks and proceeded to make their way to the highest platform. Also, Belle had finished lighting up her second one.
Belle then climbed up to try to catch up with Roger and Kat who just arrived on the top platform. The latter two were working on unlocking their next locks.
Then, Roger had lit up his next light. He smirked before making his way down on the rope ladder. Kat's eyes widened realizing that she had now lost the lead.
She then realized something.
Taking a deep breath, she ran over to the end of the platform. Much to everyone's surprise, she took a flying leap.
"KAT!" Regina and Floyd yelled.
Again, to everyone's surprise, Kat had landed perfectly on her feet on the platform.
"Whew, don't scare us like that!" Regina scolded.
"Sorry." Kat said before working on her keyhole.
Rinky blinked twice. "Wow. Can she do that?"
"Well, I don't think anyone WOULD want to try that unless they want to be a pancake." Victoria said.
Roger frowned knowing that he just lost the lead. He got off on the platform and proceeded to work on his lock.
However, Kat had lit her fourth one and ran towards the edge. She skilfully jumped from the platform to the last one to finish off. It took a few tries but she had quickly lit it up.
"That's all of it!" Tiny said. "KAT WINS IMMUNITY!"
The cat jumped up in joy.
(Later)
"Congratulations of winning Immunity." Tiny said putting the headdress on Kat's head. "You now have a 1-in-6 chance of winning."
"It feels great to win Immunity for the first time!" Kat smiled.
"As for the rest of you, one of you WILL be voted out of the game." Tiny said. "You have all day to figure out who. You may head back to camp."
(Tyjet Tribe)
"I had won Immunity today and it feels great! And most importantly, we stopped Belle who we just found out is a schemer from winning it." Kat said. "Ever since what happened yesterday, it had been confirmed that she was the next to go."
"I have to say, Kat." Floyd said with a smirk. "Not many people are as brave as you."
"Well, I AM a cat." The white cat shrugged. "I don't know WHAT exactly makes us land on our feet. It's just happens."
"Well, congratulations nonetheless." Regina smirked. "Especially since it means that Belle is on the hotseat now."
Kat nodded. "Right. So is it unanimous?"
"Yeah, Rinky is surprisingly okay with the idea and believed us." Regina said in surprise.
"Seriously?" Kat asked in surprise.
"I know, right." Regina said. "But if that fails, Victoria will talk to him and Roger again."
Floyd put a finger to his chin. Kat noticed this.
"Is something the matter?" Kat asked concerned.
"Huh? Oh, nothing for the moment." Floyd said. "Or at least I could confirm it was nothing."
Regina blinked twice. "Um, if you say so."
"I know that I am repeating myself but I backstabbed my own allies because I had no reason to trust them at the time." Regina said crossing her arms. "Belle had revealed that she was not only lying about her job and personality but also that Blake DIDN'T had the Idol! Sorry, the wool is off and it is time to hunt down the wolf."
Meanwhile, Victoria stood at Rinky Island with a slack jaw.
"No…" Victoria said in awe.
Roger smirked as he held the Idol. "Yep."
"But, how…? When?" Victoria asked surprised.
"I fished it out of the ocean yesterday morning." Rinky said with a confident smirk. "I was hoping for a giant fish and this is just as sweet."
"Man, this is amazing!" Victoria said with a grin. "If Regina keeps her word tonight and we play our cards right after that, we would have the majority."
"Right." Roger nodded.
He then looked down at Rinky and coughed. The ghost quickly caught the hint.
"Listen, about the way Barry and I treated you…" Rinky said scratching the back of his head.
"It's all right. I forgive you AND Barry." Victoria said with a grin. "I am just happy Blake is about to be avenged."
"These are the best two days out of my entire game! Not only that Belle had been revealed to everyone but we actually have the hidden Immunity Idol in my possession." Victoria said with a grin.
As Roger pocketed the Idol for safe keeping, all three heard heavy footsteps pounding down the bridge. They all turned to see Belle furious.
"And what are YOU doing here?" Rinky asked with a raised eyebrow.
"SHUT IT, you piece of overgrown mucus!" Belle snapped making Roger and Rinky jumped in fright.
The sniper then stormed over to Roger.
"You! Come with me! Now!" She said grabbing the soldier by the ear.
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Roger winced. "Hey, watch it!"
Rinky watched with wide eyes and a slack jaw as Belle dragged poor Roger by the ear across the bridge to shore. Victoria on the other hand crossed her arms while shaking her head.
"Oh, that's nothing. You should see how she acted towards Joanna ever since she gave up of trying to convince Regina that she is good."
"I said it before and I said it again. I had worked far too hard to go home with nothing! Sure, it will be harder but it is not impossible." Belle said crossing her arms. "I just have to have a convincing argument."
Floyd and Kat waited on the log with unsure looks on their faces.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Are you TRYING to tear my ear off?"
"Oh, grow a pair!"
The two looked to see Belle still dragging Roger by the ear. Upon seeing the two, she let go of his ear causing him to recoil and hold it in pain.
"Ah, you two are still here." Belle said. "Good."
"Well, you kinda DID make us stay here." Floyd said crossing his arms unamused.
"Sorry but I knew for a fact that if I did so normally, you wouldn't even give the time of day." Belle said.
"Well, you didn't have to rip my ear off." Roger said glaring at the woman.
"Whatever." Belle said. "Listen, here's the deal. I want you to save me and vote off Regina."
Floyd narrowed his eyes. "Why? You are a cold-blooded sniper who lied about her homelife and got an innocent man voted out for no reason. Why should we trust YOU?"
"Because even if I was a hidden schemer, I did even less backstabbing than Regina." Belle said. "I mean think about it. Yes, I lied about my job but what's the big deal? Would you trust a sniper who worked for the bad guys?"
Kat simply frowned. "Um, Belle? I get your point but I think you forgotten that Seasons 1 AND 2 had a sniper and someone who worked for the bad guys respectively and they are the most well-liked characters of their seasons."
Belle scowled. "The point is the only dastardly did was the Idol lie and backstabbing Barry. And oh wait, I only did so because REGINA threatened me into it! Also, if Regina gets her way, this would be like what… the fourth time she backstabbed one of her allies?"
"Sixth." Floyd said with a sigh. "But it depends of how you count us being blindsided."
"Exactly! I had been absolutely loyal to my alliances while Regina kept backstabbing hers!" Belle agreed. "Heck, if I go home tonight, what's to say that you two won't be next!"
Kat and Floyd looked at each other knowing that she was right.
"And where do I come in?" Roger asked sternly. "Regina had been gunning for me ever since the merge."
"Because she was the reason Megan lasted so long for starters." Belle said. "Think about it. This could be your revenge at her for dethroning you."
Roger crossed his arms still not impressed. "As much as the first reason to get rid of her was tempting, you are just planting ideas."
"So what if I am? That doesn't make me any more wrong." Belle scolded as she walked off. "Think about it. Regina can't be trusted with anything."
Roger crossed his arms. "So THIS is the true face of Belle."
"Yeah, scary, isn't it?" Floyd sighed.
"So now what?" Kat asked.
"I dunno. I am at a loss myself." Floyd said shaking his head. "Her reputation so far had been not so good."
"Yeah, I refuse to align with her again after what happened with us." Roger said sternly before walking off.
"So what do we do?" Floyd asked. "Regina is untrustworthy."
"Yes and her moves is really rubbing my fur the wrong way." Kat said. "But Belle isn't any better."
"Yeah, just because her reputation is smaller doesn't mean she is more trustworthy." Floyd said.
"Yeah…"
"This could be the biggest move Kat and I had made so far. Belle is a schemer who had tricked everyone into doing her bidding." Floyd said with a frown. "However, Regina had proven that she wasn't any better. I don't know. I mean I WANT to follow my idol's advice but on the other hand, is it worth it?"
(Tribal Council)
The seven remaining contestants walked up to Tribal Council where Tiny was waiting.
"Hello, everyone." Tiny said. "Take a seat."
Everyone nodded before sitting down.
"We now bring in the jury." Tiny said as the jury walked in. "Blake, Barry and Megan voted out at the last Tribal Council."
The jury sat down. Megan was wearing a lovely blue ballroom dress with white opera gloves and a silver tiara on her head.
"Roger, I have to ask. What the heck happened?" Tiny asked.
"Oh, Rinky and I decided to give Megan a taste of her own medicine." The soldier smirked. "I played the idiot card just to show her how annoyed everyone was at her and her attitude."
"Played the idiot card, my royal rump." Megan said with a snarl.
"Regina, why did you vote out Megan?" Tiny asked. "Weren't you in the same alliance together?"
"We were but it is only until later that I realized that Megan is more of a liability than an asset to our alliance." The futuristic girl shrugged. "Even if anyone who isn't Bertha would beat her in the finals, it's not worth it."
Megan growled glaring at the contestants.
"I see. So Floyd, how was the Family Visit?" Tiny asked.
"Oh, it was AWESOME! I can't believe you actually invited my idol and hero, Frank West here!" Floyd said with a grin. "It is like a dream!"
"If I made the Family Visit, my friend will surely help me keep that creep, Roger in his place." Megan said narrowing her eyes.
"You have friends?" Blake said. Barry lightly elbowed him in the side.
"Victoria, what was it like having a friend from home visit you?" Tiny asked.
"It was great. It is nice to have someone try their best to insert their advice to winning." The dark-haired woman said before smirking. "However, some were more unlucky."
Everyone chuckled as Belle rolled her uncovered eye.
"Belle, what did Victoria mean by that?" Tiny asked.
"She means that while most guests would help their friends may it to the end." The white-haired woman scowled. "What does MINE do? Ruined my main strategy?"
"What?" Tiny asked.
"Yes, I am not a secretary from the Carrington Institute. I am a sniper from dataDyne." Belle said with a sigh. "Aka the bad guys."
Megan's gasped in horror as Blake and Barry looked at each other.
"Really? Wow…" Tiny said.
"I wanted to keep a low profile because I knew that being a sniper means being untrustworthy." Belle said.
"Didn't kept a low enough profile with the Idol thing." Victoria piped up.
Belle snarled. "I had it! I had the Idol in my hand and that emo twerp ruined it for me!"
"Wow… You know for a sniper, you sure are petty." Rinky said flatly.
"Shut your yapper!" Belle snarled as everyone chuckled.
"This is fun." Blake said with a smirk.
"Look, just because I lied about my job doesn't mean I am completely untrustworthy." Belle insisted.
"Are you high?" Regina asked. "It means EXACTLY that."
"Yeah, I admit that I am a sneaky person but my reputation in the real world hasn't affected anyone." Belle said. "Rinky, I had been loyal to you and Barry from the start up until I was blackmailed, correct?"
"Um, yeah…" The ghost said.
"Floyd, despite I clearly showed my discomfort, I was still loyal to you." Belle said.
"Kinda." The young man said scratching his hand.
Barry raised an eyebrow. "As much as I hate to admit it, she does have a point."
"Yeah, but you voted off an innocent man for a petty reason and tricked us into thinking that he was a schemer." Regina scolded.
"And like YOU are Little Miss Honest." Belle scolded. "You had been backstabbing everyone since the merge."
"Yeah, because I had a reason for doing for." Regina scolded. "I would never vote someone off just because he made me lose an Idol!"
"Bah! Say what you want but you still backstabbed more times than me." Belle scolded.
"Wow… Kat, how this vote is going to go?" Tiny asked.
"Well, one thing for sure, an untrustworthy person is going." The feline said.
"Okay, it is time to you." Tiny said. "Kat, do you want to give up Immunity?"
"No, thank you." She said.
"All right. It is time to vote." Tiny said. "Roger, you are up."
The camouflage-clad man nodded before getting up and making his way to the voting table. He wrote down a name, put it in the urn and walked back.
Kat walked over with her head down looking unsure. Taking a deep breath, she wrote down a name and hoped it was the best choice.
Victoria smirked as she walked over. She wasted no time swiping the pen. "And this one is for Blake."
Regina narrowed her eyes behind her glasses as she pushed them up. She took the pen. "I refuse to be aligned with a schemer." She said holding up "Belle".
Rinky looked stern as he pounded the way up the stairs. Writing down a name, he also sighed in with a skull and crossbones.
Belle stormed over to the voting table with a snarl. She snatched the pen. "My hands may be dirty but they are still cleaner than yours." She said holding up "Regina".
Floyd put his finger to his chin wondering if he made the right choice. With a sigh, he took the pen. "Belle has a point. Regina is playing a horrible social game."
With that, he made his way back as Tiny got up.
"I'll get the votes." He said walking up.
Everyone waited patiently for Tiny to return.
"I'll read them out."
"First vote, Belle."
Belle merely rolled her good eye.
"Second vote, Regina. One vote, Belle. One vote, Regina."
Regina was hardly fazed by the vote.
"Third vote, Belle. Two votes, Belle. One vote, Regina."
Belle growled as she crossed her arms.
"Fourth vote, Belle. Three votes, Belle. One vote, Regina."
Belle narrowed her eye.
"Twelfth person voted out of Survivor and fourth member of our jury… Is Belle."
"Heh. Serves her right." Blake smirked as Barry and Megan also looked happy.
The castaways looked happy by the vote.
"Belle, you need to be me your torch."
The woman snarled as she got up and glared at everyone. "A fair warning to everyone. If I EVER seen you again after this game, I will NOT hesitate to shoot you."
With that, she snarled before snatching her torch and making her way over to Tiny.
"Belle, the tribe has spoken." Tiny said putting the snuffer over the torch extinguishing it. "You may now go…"
"And Joanna…" Belle said before stalking off. "Oh, I am saving a special bullet for her."
Tiny watched her storm off before turning to the others. "This is the second time you voted off someone in an unanimous vote which is quite rare around this time. However, I doubt that this may stay up but we have to wait and see. You may head back to camp."
Everyone gathered their torches and walked away. Victoria brought up the rear smirking. She had avenged Blake by voting off the person responsible for his elimination and the fact that it was unanimous only made the blindside even sweeter.
"Some guests give advice. Some guests encourage their friends. What does MY guest does? Cost the freaking million!" Belle said with a snarl. "I will never forgive Joanna for this nor do I forgive those wannabe goody-goodies! As far as I am concerned, none of them deserves the million!"
RESULTS
Belle: Floyd, Kat, Regina, Rinky, Roger, Victoria.
Regina: Belle.
So Belle had been unmasked to everyone and it lead to her downfall. To be fair, Belle is inspired by Molly from Central Hub 2. Mainly because of a theory. What if she met her own fall by someone who wasn't even in the game? Like her own visitor? That is where Belle's downfall truly begins. She was playing a great game until Joanna came. If she didn't, she would had won.
NOTE: Belle was another Total Drama character from my scrapped fic. She had the entirely same story here.