Previously on, Survivor,
Ling Ling knew that he would be soon eliminated, and feigned defeat to Upolu. However, he knew Savaii would save him if Upolu lost the challenge. John was afraid of that, as he didn't want to go into the merge at even numbers.
According to Stephen, John would be the one voted off if Ling Ling did, in fact, go to Exile Island.
At Savaii, Chris took the beans, but was quickly caught by Stepney. He was quickly made into public enemy number one after he claimed he wouldn't give out the location of where the beans were. Harry later spilled the beans about the Upolu plan to get him against Savaii.
At the immunity challenge, Upolu took the lead, and won immunity. Metal Mario was sent to Exile Island. At Exile, he decided to go searching for the hidden immunity idol, believing a merge was coming up.
Before tribal council, Chris tried to get Stepney against Harry, apologizing for blaming him for the stolen beans. But, of course, Stepney did not buy it. The Savaii decided to target Chris for the vote.
At tribal council, Chris was voted off, making each tribe even at 5 members each. 10 are left, who'll be voted off tonight?
Savaii: Harry, Metal Mario, Mikayla, Stepney, and Sweet Tooth
Upolu: Brandon, Bruce, John, Ling Ling, and Stephen
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Savaii Day 19
Metal Mario walked into camp, completely uninterested in who got voted out.
"I noticed Sweet Tooth, Harry, and Stepney this morning, and that's all that matters right now. A merge is coming any day now, and we need to be prepared." - Metal Mario
Stepney motioned for Metal Mario to join him, Harry, and Sweet Tooth behind some ruins.
"What's up?" asked Metal Mario.
"How would you like to be a part of a 4 person alliance?" offered Sweet Tooth, "As long as you stay loyal to us, and we get advantage over Upolu, we will get there."
Metal Mario was interested, "How do you plan on getting the advantage?"
"I think we can sway Mikayla over to our side," thought Sweet Tooth, "But we need to make good promises to her. Promises she will like."
"With Chris gone, we are now even 5-5. If we don't do something, there will be a tie if we merge soon. Mikayla is our best bet, considering her position on old Upolu." - Sweet Tooth
"Well, won't you think she'll be mad that we took out her ally?" worried Harry.
Sweet Tooth shook his head, "She should've known that coming into tonight's vote. We kept her because she would likely flip to us, instead of Chris."
"Either way," replied Metal Mario, "I have something that could help our chances."
Metal Mario pulled out a hidden immunity idol. Stepney and Harry were shocked, while Sweet Tooth smirked evilly under his mask.
"Nice going Metal Mario!" cheered Stepney.
Harry clapped, "Yay! Excellent!"
Sweet Tooth patted Metal Mario's back, "Now we don't have to worry about a damn thing. We just need someone to pose as a double agent."
"Why not Ling Ling?" suggested Stepney, "He's already on Upolu, and no doubt they're trying to turn him against us."
"With Metal Mario having an idol, it gives us a healthy advantage. But, there's only one slight problem... Upolu might also have an idol, in the hands of Stephen." - Stepney
"When the time comes," replied Metal Mario, "I'll ask him about it. I think he'll accept. You know how much bad mouthing he does against Upolu."
"Now that I have the idol, Savaii has a chance to stick around longer. I just hope I didn't make myself a target with that idol revealing." - Metal Mario
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Upolu Day 19
Stephen was sitting by himself, twirling his idol around on his finger. He was thinking hard about something.
"We're nearing a merge, and we need to get numbers on our side to take an Upolu win. It might be worth telling Ling Ling about the idol, to secure his trust. I could tell him that I could save him from danger with that idol, if he votes with Upolu." - Stephen
Stephen and Bruce were talking about this idea later.
"I don't know man," sighed Bruce, "It's your idol. I mean, do you trust Ling Ling to not go around telling people about it? I mean, he is quite vocal."
Stephen shrugged, "It's worth every penny, and besides Savaii might think I already have it, if Harry did indeed tell everyone about him giving me idol clues."
"Stephen is my close ally and friend, and I worry for him every single day ever since he found that idol. As long as I don't get dragged into a crazy scene, I'm fine with his decisions." - Bruce
Bruce nodded, "Yeah, well, do what you think is best, ok? I don't want to see you get blindsided."
"Me neither," chuckled Stephen, "I worked so hard to get here."
"I decided... that I will show Ling Ling the idol. If it works, it was worth it. If it doesn't, in the words of Will Rose, I will crawl under the shelter, and die." - Stephen
Stephen left Bruce alone, and decided to go chat with Ling Ling.
"Ling Ling!" called Stephen, "Have a sec?"
Ling Ling was busy chewing through logs, and then throwing them onto the fire.
"Ling Ling busy! But Ling Ling listen while work." replied Ling Ling.
Stephen sat down on the seat next to him, "Would you consider flipping to Upolu after the merge?"
Ling Ling growled, "Ling Ling love Savaii! Savaii homeland!"
Stephen nodded, "Well, that's too bad, because I wanted to become your ally, and even possibly protect you from votes."
Ling Ling stopped working, and turned to Stephen, "What you mean?"
Stephen slipped out his hidden immunity idol. Ling Ling's eyes shined brightly. Secretly, though, he was pissed.
"AGH! Stephen has idol! Ling Ling thought so! Savaii now in deep #%$#!" - Ling Ling
"Flip on Savaii, and I will share this idol with you whenever you need it." offered Stephen.
Ling Ling smiled, hiding his true emotions, "Ling Ling honored to share idol! Ling Ling will help Stephen-san!"
Stephen smiled, and held out his hand, "It's a deal, then."
Ling Ling shook it wildly, and then went back to work.
"With Ling Ling's vote, we have a chance to break through Savaii's defenses and take control of the game. I just hope none of the Upolus flip on us." - Stephen
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"Come on in guys!"
Both tribes entered the challenge area.
"Upolu, getting your first look at the new Savaii tribe, Chris voted out last tribal council."
The Upolus weren't too happy, but they expected it anyway.
"Alright, time for the game to change one last time. Drop your buffs!"
Everyone cheered wildly.
Jeff handed out yellow buffs to all 10 remaining castaways. Everyone put their buffs on somewhere on their body, and then turned back to Jeff.
"As you can see, we're not done yet. Behind me are 10 treasure chests. I want each of you to take a chest, and stand near it. Feel confident with the chest you take."
All 10 survivors walked over to the chests, and started to spread out. Once all 10 were taken, Jeff explained the rules.
"In these chests, contain something good, and something bad. We will go in order of the numbered chests. Harry, get us started."
Harry nervously opened his chest, and quickly got scared when he noticed nothing inside.
"Sorry Harry, nothing bad happens to you. It's a dud."
"Oh... well, that's good." smiled. Harry.
Mikayla was next. She pulled out an immunity necklace with the number '3' on it.
"This is bad. Mikayla, you are no longer allowed to compete in 3 immunity challenges. That's pretty much until the Final 7 for you. Fortunately for the rest of you, that was the worst item."
Brandon was next. He pulled out an immunity necklace with the number '2' on it.
"Brandon, you are no longer allowed to compete in 2 immunity challenges."
Metal Mario was next. He pulled out some sort of ticket with the word 'Reward' on it.
"Congrats, Metal Mario. You've earned the right to go on the next reward you end up losing, if the reward allows it because not all rewards will take extra people."
Metal Mario clapped in happiness.
John was next, but there was nothing inside.
"Sorry John, nothing for you."
Bruce was the next to go, but there was also nothing in his chest.
"I guess I'm glad..." chuckled Bruce.
"Sorry Bruce, nothing for you."
Stepney was next, and he pulled out the same ticket as Metal Mario.
"Congrats, Stepney. Just like Metal Mario you will be going on the next reward you end up losing. Same specifications, though."
Sweet Tooth was next. He pulled out a rolled up piece of paper.
"That right there, Sweet Tooth, is a clue to the whereabouts of a hidden immunity idol. Let it help you once you go to Exile Island."
Sweet Tooth nodded.
Ling Ling went next, and he pulled out an immunity necklace with the number '1' on it.
"This is the last, but the best, necklace. Only at this next immunity challenge, you are not allowed to compete. That means, only Ling Ling, Brandon, and Mikayla will not be able to compete in the next several immunity challenges. You, Ling Ling, will be able to compete in the one after that."
Ling Ling nodded, not too happy.
Stephen, being the only one left, opened the final chest. He pulled out another note. He read it out loud.
"Congratulations, you have earned a immunity challenge advantage at this upcoming immunity challenge. Hope it helps."
"I will explain what that advantage is when we get to the challenge, which of course will be tomorrow. You guys are done for today. You can head back to camp, and agree on a tribe name. See you later."
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Merged Tribe Night 19
The Final 10 survivors entered the new merged camp, which was the old Savaii camp. They agreed on this place because of all the rewards they've won.
"I didn't want to return to Savaii, simply because we had no food to provide all 10 of us. But, when we arrived..." - Sweet Tooth
There, waiting inside the shelter, was a bunch of new stuff. There were some fishing hooks, a blank yellow flag, 3 bags of beans, and a large buffet of snacks.
"Awesome!" cheered Bruce.
"We've got more beans!" cheered Harry.
"We've got yellow buffs on. No blue, no red. To some, this means all bets are off, and it's time to go to war. But for me, I still see blue and red on. At the end of the first tribal council, blue will be standing on top, I hope." - Stephen
Everyone gathered around and started taking random snacks. Among the snacks, there were pretzels, chicken tenders, champagne, fruits, and a lot more.
"Finally," smiled Brandon, "Something to eat!"
"For the past week, we've had nothing but beans, beans, and more beans. Upolu never won a reward, so for me, Bruce, John, and Stephen, we're getting some food in our bellies." - Brandon
"To the Final 10!" cheered Stepney.
"TO THE FINAL 10!" the rest cheered with him. Everyone, for the exception of Metal Mario, clinked their glasses of champagne together. Metal Mario lightly used his fist to clink along with them, since he doesn't drink, or for that matter, eat.
"The real game begins now," warned Sweet Tooth, "I hope you all came here to play it."
Stephen nodded, plopping some pretzels in his mouth, "I did indeed come here to play."
Sweet Tooth had a smirk under his mask, "Of course you did."
"Stephen should be our first target, since he might have the idol. But I rather flush the idol out from under him, since he isn't the biggest threat on Upolu. That title belongs to either John or Bruce." - Sweet Tooth
"For me, we have to get the numbers on our side. Ling Ling is our best bet, considering I showed him the idol and whatnot. Everyone on Upolu should be loyal." - Stephen
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Merged Tribe Day 20
Metal Mario was painting the tribe name onto the flag.
"Recently, before coming out here, I competed in a racing competition. Wasn't much fun, especially with some geeks who like to use some magical powers to teleport around the race. I named our tribe after one of my vehicles; the Cact-X, a cactus shaped car. Everyone liked it, apparently." - Metal Mario
Off on one side of the camp, the other Savaii members were talking to eachother.
"Stephen has idol!" warned Ling Ling, "He even revealed idol! Wants Ling Ling on Upolu side!"
Sweet Tooth nodded, "Thank you Ling Ling, that's some helpful information. With that little tidbit in mind, you need to do Savaii a favor."
Ling Ling was listening.
"Good, Upolu believes they have Ling Ling. Now all he needs to do is play the role of double agent to get more information." - Sweet Tooth
"Continue to play along with them," explained Sweet Tooth, "Get us information on who they're voting against."
Ling Ling nodded, "Ling Ling will do it!"
"What should we do about Metal Mario's idol?" asked Stepney.
"We'll tell him to hold onto it," replied Sweet Tooth, "If we get Mikayla there is no need for it. We'll only have him use it if Mikayla doesn't show any signs of committing."
"Metal Mario has an idol, but it's best for him not to waste it tomorrow night if we already have numbers. I sincerely hope Mikayla votes with us, mate, or we're screwed." - Stepney
Meanwhile, on the Upolu side of the camp, the entire remaining group of old Upolus were talking.
"Ling Ling should be easy to convince," explained Stephen, "Simply because I showed him the idol."
Both Mikayla and John were slightly worried when he said that.
"You sure it was worth it?" asked John.
Stephen shrugged, "If it fails, it fails, am I right?"
"I don't know, Stephen. I think you made a mistake, man. Did you ever think that maybe Ling Ling might tell Savaii? I mean, Twilight already spread rumors about it." - John
"I believe Stephen made the right choice," defended Bruce, "Because even if he did tell Savaii, they wouldn't vote for Stephen."
"Not so sure about that," sighed Brandon.
"Brandon's right," replied Stephen, "Anything can happen, Bruce."
"You could pull a Kruz and sneak the idol into my bag..." suggested Bruce, "Nah, just kidding!"
"This isn't the time for jokes, Bruce." muttered Mikayla.
John nodded, "Exactly. You, me, or Stephen have to win this immunity challenge. Luckily, Stephen has an advantage."
"Only three of us can compete in this challenge; myself, John, and Stephen. Stephen has the immunity advantage today, so maybe he'll pull out an Upolu victory!" - Bruce
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining survivors entered the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded.
"I'll take back tribal immunity."
John did so.
Jeff placed the idol on the ground, and pulled off a cover to reveal the immunity necklace.
"From this point on, only one person will win individual immunity. For today's challenge, you will be hanging upside down on a elevated log. You must hold onto the log with your arms and legs. If you let go of either, you are out. Last person left standing wins the first individual immunity challenge. Brandon, Ling Ling, and Mikayla, you cannot compete today."
All three of them sat behind Jeff. Jeff then turned to Stephen.
"Stephen, you will jump into the competition after an hour has gone by. That's your advantage. Let's get situated."
The 7 survivors that can compete today got situated on their logs. Stephen stood near his.
"Challenge has begun..."
– 30 minutes in... –
Bruce and Metal Mario feeling rather comfortable. Harry, Stepney, and Sweet Tooth were sub-par.
But John wasn't feeling well, hanging upside down. He immediately dropped out.
"John is out of the challenge."
– 1 hour in... –
Nothing really much changed during the half hour after John dropped out. However, Metal Mario and Stepney's heavy weights were beginning to take their toll on them.
"Ok, Stephen, it's been an hour, you may now enter the challenge."
Stephen jumped up, and grabbed ahold of the log.
– 1 hour, 30 minutes in... –
Stepney dropped out, not wanting to feel the pain anymore.
"Stepney is out of the challenge. We're now at 5 left."
Out of all the remaining survivors, Harry was doing the best. His light weight was a great advantage compared to Stephen's.
– 2 hours in... –
Without warning, someone dropped out...
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"Sweet Tooth is out of the challenge!"
Stephen was starting to struggle now, along with Bruce. Metal Mario was holding on tight, despite wanting to fall.
– 2 hours, 30 minutes in... –
Metal Mario readjusted a bit. He soon found a position he was happy with.
Meanwhile, two others dropped out...
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"Both Upolus are now out of the challenge. The advantage to Stephen wasn't enough. We're down to Harry Solomon and Metal Mario."
– 3 hours in... –
One person fell off, surprising many...
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The time spent on that log was too much for Harry.
"Harry is out. METAL MARIO WINS THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE!"
Everyone cheered for Metal Mario.
"Good job, Metal Mario! You've won immunity. You didn't give up, and I'm proud. You are safe tonight. As for the other 9, one of you will be voted out tomorrow night. See you then."
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Cact-X Day 21
Mikayla and Sweet Tooth were talking.
"I've been thinking about it a lot, and I've decided to flip, simply because Savaii made me feel more at home when I was over there, compared to Upolu. At Upolu, I just felt alone, for the exception of Chris. Plus, I don't trust most of Upolu anyway." - Mikayla
"Who are you voting for tonight?" asked Mikayla.
Sweet Tooth looked at her, "You're joining us tonight at the vote?"
Mikayla nodded.
"Mikayla, I'm glad you're joining us. I think you made a wise decision. I think my Silent Betrayal might benefit you well. Hell, you might be sitting up with me in front of the jury." - Sweet Tooth
"Vote for John tonight," replied Sweet Tooth, "He's the supposed leader of Upolu, and with him gone, we might have a strategical advantage over them."
Mikayla nodded, "I can do that. I didn't like John that much anyway."
After shaking hands, both Sweet Tooth and Mikayla joined up with the rest of Savaii.
"Say hello to our new vote," greeted Sweet Tooth, "John will be gone tonight, and we'll be holding onto that idol."
Metal Mario nodded, "Good. I didn't plan on using it anyway."
Sweet Tooth looked at Ling Ling, "Go and chat with Upolu, and tell them we're voting for... eh, Bruce."
Ling Ling nodded, "Ling Ling is on case!"
"Ling Ling used to double agent job. How else Ling Ling find lovely battle monster." - Ling Ling
Ling Ling left, and decided to chat with Upolu.
"So what's up?" asked Stephen.
"Bruce is target!" warned Ling Ling, "We are tying tonight! Mikayla flipped! Idol needs to be used!"
Stephen soon became suspicious, as did John.
"I don't know... Ling Ling really seems to want me to play my idol. While I'm sure Bruce is the target, and Mikayla did in fact flip, I'm not sure if playing the idol will help at all." - Stephen
Stephen looked at Bruce, Brandon, and John.
"How about this," planned Stephen, "We'll vote for Mikayla, and cause that tie breaker. I'll play the idol, and the only two Upolus to pull rocks will be Brandon and John. A Savaii will likely draw the rock."
Bruce nodded, "Sounds like a fantastic plan. Plus, it'll get us advantage."
Stephen looked at Ling Ling, "That okay with you?"
Ling Ling nodded gleefully, "Ling Ling on board man!"
Ling Ling left, but was still thinking.
"Ling Ling not sure if to flip or not. Even if Ling Ling flip, Ling Ling can still feign loyalty. Even if Savaii draw rock. Still thinking." - Ling Ling
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The Cact-X tribe entered tribal council.
"Tonight is the night for one person. This person will not have any part in the final tribal council. Be letting you know. Harry, how did the merge go, now that you've experienced it?" asked Jeff.
"Well, Jeff, it did taste like apples... because there were apples! Apples make everything good." replied Harry.
"Mikayla, how does the vote go tonight?" asked Jeff.
"We will be noticing a tie tonight, both Savaii and Upolu want to have that Top 5 spot. Rocks might very well be drawn tonight." replied Mikayla.
Most of the others nodded in agreement.
"Brandon, if you go home tonight, did you see it coming?" asked Jeff.
Brandon shrugged.
"Depends on how it happens. If it's being voted out, then I was betrayed. If it's being unlucky with the rocks, then I won't be surprised, because it was fate from the beginning." replied Brandon.
"John, how should Upolu vote tonight?" asked Jeff.
"Well, sir, Upolu needs to vote strategically so that the rock picks someone we want it to. That might mean keeping the biggest threats around. Purely strategic." replied John.
"Stephen, will a hidden immunity idol come out tonight." asked Jeff.
"Who knows. I don't know who has an idol or not, but I hope no idols are played tonight, because bad things could happen. Trust me." replied Stephen.
Most of the Savaiis chuckled, knowing full well he had it.
"Ok, it's time to vote, Brandon, you're up."
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Ling Ling's Vote: (says nothing) (?)
Stephen's Vote: As John said, purely strategic. (Mikayla)
Sweet Tooth's Vote: Being the leader of Upolu, I highly suspect you of leading said alliance. No hard feelings. (John)
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"If anyone has the hidden immunity idol, and you want to play it, nows the time to do so."
Stephen held onto the idol in his pocket, deciding whether or not to play it. After a few minutes, he decided to not play it. This surprised Savaii.
"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, John. (He nodded.)
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John. Two votes John.
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John. Three votes John.
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John. Four votes John. (He nodded, not surprised.)
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Mikayla. One vote Mikayla, four votes John. (She was greatly surprised.)
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Mikayla. Two votes Mikayla, four votes John.
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Mikayla. Three votes Mikayla, four votes John.
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Mikayla. We're tied, four votes Mikayla, four votes John. (Everyone was nodding, and deeply focused.)
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John. Five votes John, four votes Mikayla, one vote left. (Stephen looked at Ling Ling, while Sweet Tooth looked at Mikayla)
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Ninth person voted out of Survivor Aquatic Ruin, John. That's 6, it's enough, you need to hand me your torch.
Stephen wasn't happy at all, but was glad his idol wasn't wasted. Sweet Tooth nodded in success. John shook his head, and gave his torch to Jeff.
"John, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"Time for you to go."
"Thank you, sir. Good luck y'all." smiled John as he left.
"Seems like Savaii has the advantage. Will this stay? Or will it come crashing down like it has in the past seasons? Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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John's Final Words
"I'm not too happy to be sitting here. But, uh, I wasn't expecting much of Ling Ling anyway, since he was a Savaii. I'm disappointed in Mikayla for not sticking with her original tribe, and stabbing us in the back. To be honest, I'm glad I'm out of that mess. Survivor really isn't my game."
VOTE
John – Mikayla, Ling Ling, Sweet Tooth, Metal Mario, Stepney, and Harry
Mikayla – Bruce, Stephen, John, and Brandon
Dexter vs. John...
John finally beats Dexter, but not by much. So, if this was Redemption Island, John would be right back in the game. Thus, the end of the mock redemption island is over. If you actually read this, thank you.
Also, when Metal Mario was talking about his racing competition, he was referring to Mario Kart 7, and its track "Maka Wuhu" where racers try to glitch up the track so that they are 20 seconds ahead of the other racers.
On a side note, unrelated from Survivor, I highly suggest you read My Little Dashie on FiMFiction, or listen to a recording on Youtube. It's quite possibly the saddest and most heartwarming story in the pony fandom. I didn't cry, but it was quite sad.