Previously on, Survivor,
Twilight was suspicious of Sweet Tooth's plan to blindside Dexter, especially when Sweet Tooth shook his hand when he left. But Sweet Tooth told both her and Harry that he was simply playing up to Dexter. With Stepney now on their side, they controlled Savaii.
At Upolu, Erin tried to convince Brandon and Bruce to vote for Frank if they were to lose. All this talk about voting Frank off worried Brandon. He thought that there was no way for Frank to survive the next tribal council.
At the reward challenge, Jeff told the two tribes that they would both go to tribal council. Archer was the last one standing, winning reward for Savaii. Both Harry and Stephen were sent to Exile Island.
Without hesitation, Harry told Stephen everything he knew about the idol, including Twilight's clue. With all this help, Stephen thought he could find the idol.
At Savaii, Sweet Tooth, Twilight, and Stepney needed a fourth vote, and they agreed on Metal Mario. But they soon became worried when Stepney overheard talk of splitting Twilight and Harry up.
At Upolu, Frank was given sympathy for his effort at the challenge. This ticked Chris and Mikayla off, since they knew Erin was going home for the night, and not Frank. Erin continued to scramble to stay.
At Savaii's tribal council, Metal Mario voted with Sweet Tooth's alliance, and Archer was sent home. At Upolu's tribal council, Erin's scrambling got her nowhere, and she was the next to go. 13 are left, who'll be voted off tonight?
Savaii (Reals): Harry, Ling Ling, Metal Mario, Stepney, Sweet Tooth, and Twilight
Upolu (OCs): Brandon, Bruce, Chris, Frank, John, Mikayla, and Stephen
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Savaii Day 12
Harry returned to see Archer gone. Not giving a crap in the slightest, he went straight to Sweet Tooth and Twilight.
"I wanted to tell my colleagues about Stephen. I wanted to be useful for a change, and that's what I did." - Harry
"The deed has been done." smiled Harry. Both Sweet Tooth and Twilight were confused.
"Huh?"
"The hell are you talking about?" asked Sweet Tooth.
Harry placed his hands on his hips, looking at the sky, "I told Stephen everything about the idol!"
This baffled Twilight, but Sweet Tooth had no reaction.
"You WHAT?" yelled Twilight.
"We returned from tribal council, to learn that HARRY told STEPHEN about the idol clue. Including my own clue! What was he thinking?" - Twilight
"Was that a bad thing?" asked Harry, slightly worried.
Before Twilight was going to scold him, Sweet Tooth spoke up.
"No, it wasn't." replied Sweet Tooth.
Twilight looked at Sweet Tooth weirdly, "Huh?"
"Did he walk off afterwards?" asked Sweet Tooth to Harry.
Harry nodded.
"Perfect," nodded Sweet Tooth.
"Never thought Harry would be this clever. Stupid, yes, but clever in a way. This might give Savaii an edge over Upolu if ever a tribe swap were to happen." - Sweet Tooth
"How is that per-" began Twilight, before Sweet Tooth interrupted.
"It's perfect because now we can tell Upolu about that idol," explained Sweet Tooth, "I bet you that if Stephen has that idol, he'll keep it for himself. If we beat Upolu at the immunity challenge, and then tell one of them about the idol, we might be able to get them to either get Stephen out, or flush the idol."
"Ah," nodded Harry, "I like how you think."
"It seems reasonable," noted Twilight.
"So, long behold, Harry's stupid little shenanigan actually helps us out, according to Sweet Tooth. If Stephen does in fact have that idol, we might be able to get it out of his hands, or eliminate him entirely." - Twilight
Meanwhile, Stepney and Metal Mario were talking.
"Thanks for voting Archer," smiled Stepney, "Your stock just went up within the tribe, I think."
Metal Mario nodded, "Who is next, do you think?"
"Possibly Ling Ling." replied Stepney.
"I voted for Archer last night, because I trust Stepney, and he proved his word to be true. Now, I just have to hope he can keep me safe for another 3 to 6 days." - Metal Mario
"I'm fine with that," noted Metal Mario, "But I would like to split up Twilight and Harry, to be honest."
Stepney nodded, somewhat agreeing.
"Breaking up those two would be great, especially if Metal Mario can take their place in the alliance. I just have to hope Sweet Tooth will be okay with it." - Stepney
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Upolu Day 12
Stephen was waiting for Upolu to return to camp. He was happy, for now.
(holding the idol in his hands) "Thank you so much Harry, for being such an idiot. I've got the idol, and I'm going to use it whenever I feel in danger." - Stephen
When he saw Erin gone, he soon lost his happiness.
"Wow... Frank is still kicking it in the game. I wonder what caused the tribe to vote Erin off instead of Frank. Did she piss them off or something? I would've voted for Frank last night if given the chance." - Stephen
Stephen went to go chat with Brandon and Bruce.
"Any news?" asked Stephen. Both Bruce and Brandon shook their heads.
"Nothing much," noted Bruce, "I mean last night was pretty straight forward."
Stephen was confused, "Straight forward? Against Erin?"
"I'm not sure what possessed Upolu to vote for Erin over Frank. It just doesn't make any sense. Though, now, Frank has nowhere to go. No one else on Upolu is weaker then he is. If we lose, he has to go in order to win." - Stephen
Brandon nodded, "Pretty much."
Stephen shrugged, "Whatever. I've got something to show you."
Stephen pulled out the hidden immunity idol. Both Bruce and Brandon were amazed.
"Nice one dude!" smirked Bruce, high fiving Stephen. Brandon rubbed his chin.
"I'm glad Stephen found the idol. It helps our alliance out a little bit. It sort of gives us the power over anyone else in the tribe." - Brandon
"How'd you get it with only one clue, though?" asked Brandon.
"Harry gave me another clue," explained Stephen.
"Wow..." said Bruce, still in shock.
"How can one be that stupid? Harry, I don't know who you are, but you just gave us a huge advantage in the game. If that was your intention, good for you. If not... I don't know what to tell ya." - Bruce
Meanwhile, Chris and Mikayla were off to collect tree mail.
"This better be something amazing..." noted Chris. Mikayla nodded.
"We need to start winning rewards," she sighed.
"Unfortunately, Erin went home last night. I didn't have a choice in the matter, since our votes couldn't keep Erin around. We're going to be losing... a lot. We need to keep Frank out of challenges as much as possible now." - Mikayla
Chris got the tree mail, looked at it, and had a happy face on.
"This looks like a new tribe day!" cheered Chris. Mikayla was also cheerful.
"If this swaps up the tribes so that Frank goes over to Savaii, that'll be great. Perhaps they have the brains we don't." - Chris
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"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes entered the challenge area.
"Savaii, getting your first look at the new Upolu tribe. Erin voted out, last tribal council."
No one was surprised.
"Guys ready for today's reward challenge?"
Everyone nodded.
"For today's challenge, you will be asked 4 questions about members of your tribe. Whoever gets the most votes for a question will get a special seat on the bench in front of the tribe. You only vote for those not on the bench. You can only get nominated once. After the challenge is over, we will get to the fun part."
Everyone nodded.
"First question, which tribe member has the most tribe unity?"
Majority of Savaii said 'Stepney', while majority of Upolu said 'Stephen'.
Stephen and Stepney took a seat on their colored bench.
"Next question, which tribe member is the strongest?"
Majority of Savaii said 'Metal Mario', while majority of Upolu said 'Bruce'.
Bruce and Metal Mario took a seat respectively with Stephen and Stepney.
"Next question, which tribe member is the weakest?"
Majority of Savaii said 'Harry', while majority of Upolu said 'Frank'.
Frank and Harry took a seat with their benched tribe members, neither one insulted by the weakest comment.
"Final question, which tribe member would suit well as the leader?"
Majority of Savaii said 'Sweet Tooth', while majority of Upolu said 'John'.
John and Sweet Tooth took a seat on the bench. This left Ling Ling and Twilight left for Savaii, and Brandon, Chris, and Mikayla for Upolu.
"Time for the fun part. Those not on the bench, drop your buffs."
Everyone was surprised at the tribe switch. The five survivors dropped their buffs on the ground, and waited further instruction.
"Come over here, Ling Ling and Twilight, to get a new blue buff."
Both of them took a buff, and joined Upolu.
"As for you three, Brandon, Chris, Mikayla, pick one of these three urns. One contains a blue buff, and the other two contain red buffs."
Brandon took the middle urn, Chris took the right urn, and Mikayla took the left urn. Brandon was the one to pull out a blue buff.
"Brandon stays on Upolu. Chris and Mikayla go to Savaii."
Both of them joined Savaii on the mat.
"Get to know one another, and I'll see you for the immunity challenge."
Savaii: Chris, Harry, Metal Mario, Mikayla, Stepney, and Sweet Tooth
Upolu: Brandon, Bruce, Frank, John, Ling Ling, Stephen, and Twilight
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Savaii Day 13
Both Chris and Mikayla were happy to change tribes, but both knew they were in trouble.
"I'm glad to be away from Upolu," noted Chris, "But we're in trouble now, because we have no numbers now."
"At the challenge today, two members from each tribe were moved over to the other tribe. Ironically both me and Chris were moved over here. Unless something happens, we're going home next." - Mikayla
"You do think we can persuade them to keep us?" asked Mikayla.
Chris shrugged, "Do I look like a psychic? I don't know! We're just going to have to pull a 'Raine' and hope they target eachother."
Mikayla sighed, "Chris, I'm not gonna sit here and fall on a sinking ship. That worked for Raine because those guys were dummies. I don't think these guys are dummies."
"Probably not..." noted Chris.
"Letting the old Savaiis turn on eachother would be the best idea at the moment, but will they? I don't know. Besides Harry and maybe Stepney, no one has a reason to be voted out right now." - Chris
Meanwhile, Harry, Stepney, and Sweet Tooth were talking in the shelter.
"Well, those two are out the door immediately," noted Stepney, "I can convince Metal Mario to vote with me, so we're good."
Sweet Tooth nodded, "Good. We cannot lose Metal Mario to Upolu right now. As long as you have his back, I have his."
"We lost Twilight to Upolu, and we might lose her in the long run. If we do, Metal Mario will take her place, as Stepney has his loyalty right now." - Sweet Tooth
"Well," chirped Harry, "They seem like kind folk to me! Which one goes first?"
"Doesn't matter," noted Sweet Tooth, "Both are strong competitors, so it comes down to who pisses us off more, ok?"
Both Harry and Stepney nodded.
"I miss Twilight already... but... I know I'll see her again. Maybe... just maybe..." - Harry
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Upolu Day 13
"AGH! Twist so stupid! Ling Ling no like it!" shrieked Ling Ling. He and Twilight were talking behind a pair of ruins.
"Calm down Ling Ling," soothed Twilight, "I'm sure we can do some good work around here if we try."
"Like?"
Twilight explained to Ling Ling about Harry's idiotic, but somewhat helpful move.
"I told Ling Ling about Harry and the idol clues because I need his trust right now. Ling Ling was on the minority side of Savaii. Whether or not he knew that is a mystery to me, but I need him to stick by me." - Twilight
"How does this work?" asked Ling Ling.
"We start spreading rumors among the group," explained Twilight, "Hopefully, this can get us further into the game, and into the merger with numbers."
"Ling Ling like Twilight's plan. Plan has good value and worth. Unfortunately who can believe outsiders?" - Ling Ling
Both Twilight and Ling Ling went off to help out around camp. Twilight trotted over to John, who was cooking up some rice.
"I'm Twilight Sparkle," she greeted, "What's your name?"
John turned to her, and smiled, "It's an honor to meet you Twilight. I'm John, baseball coach."
"I'll tell John about Stephen, simply because he was voted the leader, and he could probably get votes to either get Stephen out or flush out his idol." - Twilight
"This might sound a bit strange," noted Twilight, "But I want to warn you about something. It's very weird, but it's 100% the truth."
John was confused, "Tell me."
Twilight told John everything, from Harry giving clues to Stephen, and Stephen possibly having the idol.
John was intrigued, "Interesting..."
"I like Twilight. She's a very bright pony, but... how can I trust her right off the bat? I just met the pony not too long ago. Plus, I like Stephen right now. Why vote the kid off?" - John
After a little while of chatting, John went to go talk with Brandon and Frank. They were near the river, soaking their feet.
"You guys wanna hear something interesting?" asked John.
"I'm all ears, man." replied Frank.
John told them what Twilight said about Stephen. Although he didn't try to show it, Brandon was already nervous.
"Crap. Twilight is smarter then I thought she was. The fact that she has a clue about Stephen having the idol makes me nervous. I kept quiet about it though, to Frank and John." - Brandon
"Stephen was sent to Exile Island..." noted Frank, "He might've found the idol. But why trust Twilight's word?"
John nodded, "That's what I'm afraid of. Maybe she's right, and Stephen does have an idol. Maybe she's wrong, and we blindside a former Upolu."
Brandon spoke up, "Why worry though? If we just vote both her and Ling Ling off, it won't matter, right?"
"But what's the next step after them?" wondered Frank.
"This idol business is making my head spin in so many directions. Should we trust Twilight? Should we flush the idol out? I don't know. It's chaos right now." - Frank
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"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes entered the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded.
"For today's challenge, you will have your lightest member out at sea. Four other tribe members must pull on a rope; connected to the lightest person on a pulley, and hold on as long as possible. Every 30 minutes, one must drop out. You lose if the whole tribe loses their grip and causes the person out at sea to take a dip into the water. Winning tribe wins immunity, as usual. Let's get started."
Savaii
Lightest: Harry
Holding on rope: Chris, Metal Mario, Mikayla, and Sweet Tooth
Upolu
Lightest: Ling Ling
Holding on rope: Brandon, Bruce, Frank, and John
"Challenge has begun..."
– 30 minutes in... –
"Okay, it's time for one person to drop out now."
Frank and Chris dropped out for their tribe.
Savaii didn't seem to budge all that much, but Upolu wasn't doing that well, despite a very light member out at sea.
– 1 hour in... –
"Okay, it's time for another person to drop out."
Brandon and Sweet Tooth let go.
Savaii started to really struggle now, with Sweet Tooth sitting out. Unfortunately for them, Mikayla volunteered to be the lead for the challenge, not someone like Metal Mario. They figured Upolu would screw up. Upolu was still struggling. Both John and Bruce's muscles were straining.
– 1 hour, 30 minutes in... –
"Time for another person to drop out."
Bruce and Metal Mario dropped out.
Only one person got dropped into the ocean...
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"There goes Ling Ling. SAVAII WINS IMMUNITY!"
All of Savaii hugged and cheered.
"Good job Savaii! You've won immunity. As always, you get to send a member of the other tribe to Exile Island. You cannot send Stephen."
Savaii discussed the matter.
"We'll send Twilight over there tonight." said Harry.
Twilight nodded, worriedly. She took a map from Jeff.
"She will return after tribal council. Upolu, tribal council tomorrow night, another member will be sent home. See you then."
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Exile Island Night 13
Twilight took the clue, read it, and then went to bed.
"Hopefully at tribal council tomorrow night, it's interesting and we get some lines drawn in the sand. I don't really care who gets voted off, as long as it's not Ling Ling." - Twilight
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Upolu Day 14
Brandon, John, and Frank were discussing the vote.
"Something doesn't add up right..." thought John, "I mean, I don't want to be wrong, or right either."
"Tonight, I need to make a decision on whether or not to flush the idol out of Stephen or not. Now, do I know he has it? No, I don't. But at the same time... well, it bugs me." - John
"We need Ling Ling right now," noted Frank, "He may look frail, but he's got power in him."
Brandon nodded.
"What I suggest," suggested Frank, "Is we somehow get Stephen to use that idol on himself, and we take out his friend, Bruce."
"Crap. Crap, crap, crap. Um, yeah, I'm in a bad position right now. Tonight looks like the night to choose an alliance and stick with it. One or the other will be broken up tonight." - Brandon
Brandon turned to look at him, "Why Bruce?"
"Well they hang out a lot together, right?" asked Frank.
"Well, yeah, but he's strong in challenges." replied Brandon.
Frank shrugged, "Listen, man, we're nearly entering the merge any day now. We have 13 people left in the game. Doesn't the merge begin at 12?"
"10 usually," noted John, "But still possible. Bruce is rather strong."
"I hate to do it, but we may have to take Bruce out tonight. It's the only way to flush that idol out without having our votes get wasted. Cause who knows who they'll vote for." - Frank
"There's no possible way we'll be able to get Stephen to play that idol on himself," said Brandon, "If he learns we're going after Bruce, then he'll use it on him. If he has it."
"Well, Brandon," suggested John, "Why don't you go and manipulate Stephen into thinking he's going home. Pretend like you're his buddy and whatnot. Say something like, 'I've heard you're going home tonight.'."
Brandon saw an opportunity rising, so he nodded, "I will do what I can. Trust me on this."
Brandon left to go find Stephen.
"Sorry Stephen, but if you do have that idol, we need to take it out, even if it means eliminating a strong competitor to do so. Hidden immunity idols are dangerous in this game, and for good reason." - John
Brandon and Stephen were talking behind some ruins. Brandon explained everything to Stephen, but he wasn't worried in the slightest.
"Don't play that idol tonight Stephen," warned Brandon, "It'll be wasted."
Stephen nodded, "I know that! We'll just get Ling Ling's vote, and boom, we'll get Frank out."
"Frank?"
"Yeah, he's the weakest link," replied Stephen, "So naturally he should be sent packing."
"What the hell? How did this little thing start? Is it because I was sent to Exile Island? No one accused John of anything." - Stephen
"You tell Bruce," said Stephen, "I'll work on Ling Ling."
Both Brandon and Stephen went their separate ways.
On the way to tribal council, Ling Ling was thinking about the vote.
"Ling Ling want best decision for tribe. Both John-san and Stephen-san come asking for vote. Flush out idol? Eliminate weak contestant? Ling Ling wait and see." - Ling Ling
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The Upolu tribe entered tribal council.
"It's never easy coming to this place, ready to vote someone out. Ling Ling, how has the tribe switch changed your game?" asked Jeff.
"Ling Ling no like change. Ling Ling enjoy Savaii, not so much Upolu. Still, Ling Ling give his best." replied Ling Ling.
"Frank, are you worried about being voted out tonight?" asked Jeff.
Frank shrugged.
"Realistically speaking, I should be worried, but I'm not tonight. We're nearing the merge, and keeping me around would be beneficial to the end game, since anyone can beat me in challenges." replied Frank.
"Stephen, what about you? Will you be shocked if you leave?" asked Jeff.
Stephen nodded.
"I will be shocked if I'm sent home tonight, because that's not what I had in mind for tonight." replied Stephen.
"Ok, it's time to vote, Bruce, your up."
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Brandon's Vote: I'm really sorry about this, but I have to make a choice now or never. (?)
John's Vote: Sorry, Bruce. If that idol exists, we need to flush it out. Nothing personal. (Bruce)
Ling Ling's Vote: (says nothing) (?)
Stephen's Vote: Tonight, we're sending you home tonight. I'm not playing my idol, because I have faith in my alliance. (Frank)
– – –
"If anyone has the hidden immunity idol, and you want to play it, nows the time to do so."
No one did anything. John was sort of surprised.
"Ok, Once the votes are read, the decision is final, person voted out must leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
First vote, Bruce. (He nodded.)
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Bruce. Two votes Bruce.
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Frank. One vote Frank, two votes Bruce. (Frank nodded.)
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Frank. Tied two votes Frank, two votes Bruce. (So far, no surprise.)
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Frank. Three votes Frank, two votes Bruce. (John shook his head, not ready for a tie to happen.)
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Sixth person voted out of Survivor Aquatic Ruin, Frank. That's 4, it's enough, you need to hand me your torch.
Frank was shocked, "Wow. I did not see that one coming."
"Frank, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"Time for you to go."
Frank nodded, "Alright. Good luck y'all." With that said, he left.
"You took out the oldest contestant in the game. At 51 years old, he's done well getting to this point. Now, the question is... who's next? Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Frank's Final Words
"I'm pretty sure, judging by Stephen not playing the idol, that Brandon turned on us. They got Ling Ling's vote, and guess where I sit? Back home and on the couch. I'm not surprised they picked me to go home, since I was viewed as Upolu's weakest link."
VOTE
Bruce – Frank and John
Frank – Bruce, Ling Ling, Stephen, and Brandon
The Redemption Island duel is... no contest. Dexter destroys Frank in the duel.
Just a reminder, in case you've forgotten: These Redemption Island duels are NOT REAL. It is simply what would've happened if Redemption Island existed in this Survivor, which it doesn't.
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