A.N.: EPISODE 6!!! WOO HOO! Jeez, I really need to start cranking this out more often! As you can tell, spring break...yeah. If only I were faster...
Next time on Survivor...
A.N.: Okay, maybe not that fast! Let's REWIND!
"And the winner of Survivor: Isle Delfino is..."
A.N.: PAUSE! Phew! Ok then, using my story like a remote control does not work. (breaks remote) Let's go back to where we should be at...
I can assure you, however. I will never press the 'Stop' button. ;D
Previously on Survivor...
The Cataquala tribe split, and its members were divided between Nokatan and Pintaso.
Peach: I'm screwed right now! SCREWED! Now it's just me and Jr. right now, having to fight against the Pintaso members!
Luigi: Even though the Nokatan tribe welcomed Wario and me in eagerly, I still feel vulnerable.
At Pintaso, Mario aligned with the newbies, Peach and Jr.
"Okay, I think us three should form an alliance." Mario explained.
"I'm in." Peach calmly stated as Jr. nodded in total agreement.
"TOAD?!?" Toad popped out of the bushes, having heard everything they just said.
And at Nokatan, Daisy and Yoshi did the same with Luigi.
"So...you guys want me in your little alliance?" Luigi asked, making sure he got all the facts.
Daisy: Bonus points for Yoshi and I!
Toad's attempt at helping his tribe calm failed.
"Then why aren't you with them now...mama..."
"TAKE IT BACK!"
"OF COURSE NOT! YOUR STUPID PLAN SUCKS!"
Nokatan ran low on food, so they held a fishing competition.
"Yeah Diddy! Way to bring in stuff that's edible!" Toadette cheered as Diddy rolled his eyes, holding a sea urchin.
"We're women. We carry spears." Daisy claimed, staring off into nowhere.
Wario: Awkward...
A hidden immunity idol was somewhere at both camps.
Bowser: I knew I should have kept that clue to myself!
And while Wario scrambled looking for it, Yoshi secretly found the idol.
Yoshi digged furiously around the purple flower until he grinned and held up a brown and blue carving.
Yoshi: HA! Poor Wario's still out there looking for it!
And at Pintaso, everyone scrambled as Jr. managed to claim the hidden idol.
Jr. kissed the yellow and blue idol as Mario glanced over at him.
"Good job. This means everything for us." Mario complemented.
Jr.: I am never letting this baby out of my sight!
At the reward and immunity challenge, Pintaso couldn't hold on, and Nokatan won both immunity and a barbecue dinner.
"OH MY GOD THIS IS SO GOOD!"
"Here's a toast to victory!" Wario cheered, holding up the wine.
Pintaso strategized, and Birdo wanted to vote D.K. because he had the idol.
Most of the original Pintaso wanted Peach out.
But in the end, the psychologist, Toad, was given the boot.
Now, thirteen remain. Who will be voted out...tonight!
The title theme plays.
Pintaso: Waluigi X, Toad X, Birdo, D.K., Rosalina, Mario
Nokatan: Kammy X, Yoshi, Toadette, Diddy, Bowser, Daisy
Cataquala: Luigi, Peach, Bowser Jr., Toadsworth X, Wario, Dixie X
42 Days, 18 People, 1 Survivor
Pintaso-Night 15
The rain was pouring down hard on them, as if to show Toad's anger on them. Some people really weren't affected.
Jr.: I...am...perfect. Well, I supposed I caused a Santa at the mall to go to the hospital, but what I'm saying is I'm in a great position. Toad's gone, and it's three against three now. Plus, I have the hidden idol. I feel as high as a king on his throne. My royal subjects must bow down before me.
"So, why didn't you play the idol last night? I voted for you." Birdo fussed as D.K., yet again, appeared confused.
"Look, I don't know what you're talking about! I don't have the hidden idol! I never did, ok?" D.K. confessed, trying to look as innocent as possible.
D.K.: Honestly, what the heck is with Birdo? I DO NOT HAVE THE FREAKISH IDOL, YOU HEAR ME? Come on, what's up with all that? Are you looking for more ways to hate me because I read your stupid diary? Get a heart and forgive man!
"I think raining season starts now," Rosalina groaned as Peach screamed and jumped up.
"Something just got me!" she stated as everyone stared at her wide eyed.
"AAAAAAH!" All eyes turned to Birdo as she jolted out of the shelter. "There's something in there!"
Suddenly, the floor of the shelter rumbled slightly. D.K. screamed the loudest and highest and girliest scream ever heard as he jumped onto Mario, a.k.a., Jumpman. The camera man was tested for hearing aid afterwards.
Birdo: Oh, that's just great! Nokatan hasn't lost any immunity challenge thus far, and guess what? Our entire camp is invaded by crabs. Pinchy ones, I might add.
"For the love of hot dogs..."
"Hot dogs are for the love of!"
"Don't bring up what we didn't win!"
"Don't bring up that stupid look!"
"IS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP?"
"Possibly..."
Rosalina clasped her hands and let out a long sigh. "You see? This is why we never win any challenges! We bicker at every stupid little crab or rice grain or whatnot!"
Peach: I kind of, no, REALLY wish I got chosen on Nokatan now!
Nokatan-Day 16
It was about noon time, but everything looked like it was in black and white. You couldn't even see the sun, due to all the clouds that were in the area. The temperature ranged in the low forties, which was really surprising in such a tropical setting as Isle Delfino.
Everyone was snuggled up inside the shelter, trying to stay warm. Daisy and Luigi were outside, however, talking strategy.
"So Bowser is practically everyone's swing vote, along with Wario. Is that right?" Luigi asked as Daisy nodded.
"Yeah. I don't want to get rid of them first, because they'd be great for physical challenges due to their strength. Who should we get out?" she questioned in return.
"Possibly Yoshi."
GASP.
"Wait...Yoshi? Ha ha, you're funny Luigi!" Daisy guffawed as she playfully punched Luigi. Luigi didn't do anything. Daisy looked worried.
"Wait...you were being serious? I mean, I've been alligned with him since Day 1! I'm not voting him out! Besides! He included you in our alliance!" Daisy griped.
"It's just...I don't...when you two..."
"Spit it out Luigi."
"I don't like you being with him."
"You mean you're jealous? Like, you think I really like him?"
"No...er, yeah...just in the future with maybe dating..."
"You think that I'd just waltz up to someone and want to date them because we're allies? If you're jealous because we brought you with us together then maybe we shouldn't be dating."
GASP.
Daisy: Luigi was not making any sense. He thinks I'm falling for Yoshi. Who's a Yoshi. Ew. I mean, seriously dude? I forgive you...but...I don't think I can stand being here with you anymore.
Luigi: Gah! What, I'm sure several of you guys out there get pretty envious sometimes! Gimme a break!
Meanwhile...
Bowser and Wario were going to collect water from the watering hole. All the while talking strategy.
"You know...you and I are kind of on the outs on this tribe." Bowser stated as Wario pulled up the bucket.
"What do ya mean?" he grumbled.
"You see...I've always been a swing vote. No one ever wanted me in their alliance with them. You believe that?"
"Yeah. Definitely can't believe that..." Wario muttered under his breath.
"You say something?"
"No...just continue..."
"Well, I was thinking that the two of us should work together. You know, a coalition!"
"This is Survivor. Not The Mole. It's called an alliance..." Wario explained as Bowser coughed the word nerd.
"Yeah...a...well, whatever! We're both villains! You in?" The two of them shook hands on the spot. This made Wario drop all the water he collected back down the hole.
"Drat."
Bowser: Two villains could easily take over this game! The two greatest, I might add. Right now I want Toadette out, and Wario wants Luigi gone. No one suspects anything.
Diddy: I don't know...I suspect something going on between the two baddies. They're definitely plotting something...
Wario: (picking his nose) Huh? Oh, you wanted to know about the coalition?
Pintaso-Day 16
The weather was the exact opposite of Nokatan. The sun warmed up the beach, which soon caused the sand to get hot. Clouds in the distance, however, did not look so promising.
Peach, Jr., and Mario were all talking strategically about their next moves in the game.
"Hey, maybe we can convince Rosalina to join our side..." Mario reasoned. Peach sent him a death glare. "...or we could make sure she gets voted out next?"
Mario: Peach gets way to antsy and envious whenever I bring up or do anything involving other women. I mean, you don't see me rescuing other princesses except for said name! Well, Daisy is an exception, but I don't believe Peach is concerned about Miss Tomboy At Heart Forever.
"...well, we'll discuss more of that later." Peach commented, bumping Mario. Dang. Peach was tough. "For now we should think of what to do with the idol. Like, it's still three against three. So, how do we pull it off?"
"Yeah. Birdo thinks that D.K. has the idol. I have NO idea why though!" Jr. grinned.
"True. If we could still convince the others...which would be...oh Peach! Get a grip! Rosalina!" Mario groaned as Peach simply shrugged. "But still, where do you have the idol?"
"Oh, it's right here in my pock..." Jr. trailed, frantically digging his hand into the side of his hiking shorts. "It's right...crap, where'd it go?" Peach and Mario literally passed out.
Jr.: Oh, this ain't good.
Meanwhile...
Rosalina and Birdo were washing their hair out with the shampoo they had won a previous challenge ago, laughing continuously as they chatted.
Birdo: If I had to choose, Rosalina is the one person whom I trust the most out here. She's been my buddy since Day 1 practically. We talk about all these different things together. She's the sister I never had...well, I suppose I do have 17, but she'd be the one I get along with the most.
"AW! Days like today make me just want to do stuff!" Rosalina gaped, wondering when they were going to compete in the next challenge.
"I hear you! But I'm so bored! Hey, what was your luxury item?" Birdo asked.
"A viola."
"..."
"Um, maybe Toad left his Parchesi game! I mean, he didn't know he was leaving, so..."
The girls floated back to shore and rummaged through their shelter. However, the find that Rosalina saw was not of colored pieces and a board, but of even more importance in this game.
Rosalina: Birdo and I were merely looking for some board game, but a small figurine caught my eye that was sticking out of Jr.'s bag. So, I reached over to grab it. Only, it wasn't just something. I just found Jr.'s idol. Boy, really bad hiding place! We all know you have it now.
"What's this?" Rosalina asked, holding the figure in her palms. Birdo gasped.
"OH MY GOD! That's the idol, isn't it? Where'd you find it? Do you think D.K. still has the note in his bag?"
"No, this was in Jr.'s. Who knew he was the one who had the idol the whole time?"
Birdo: I certainly didn't.
"No comment." Birdo made no comment. Well, saying 'no comment' is a comment, so she made a comment, but she made no comment about the comment she made about D.K. having the idol.
"This is huge." Rosalina grinned, stuffing the carving into her shoe.
"I thought for sure D.K. had it though." Birdo sighed. Instantly, D.K. appeared at hearing his name.
"What did D.K..." D.K. paused, looking directly at the idol. "Where the heck did you get that? Oh, I see. It's all part of your scheme to get rid of me. Now, hand it over if you will; I deserve it."
"What the heck? Dude, how would you deserve it? HEY LET GO!"
Birdo and Rosalina began shoving on the idol against the powerful D.K. This caused the other trio to enter the camp, realizing that they were fighting over Jr.'s idol.
"Uh oh...hey, gimme that back or I'll call my daddy!"
Peach: Okay, great! We come back to camp, and Jr.'s idol is torn between the others. I don't know what happened really, but we all just started acting like kindergarteners and ice cream.
"OW! Quit it!"
"It's my idol!"
"We ought to vote you out!"
"You're just saying that because you're next to go!"
The 'broken' tribe now headed outside the shelter, nearly tearing it down in the fight to get the freedom. Suddenly, they all tripped over a boulder. Mario, who currently had it in his hands, flew down, hurling the idol into the air. It was a slow motion 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!' as the others watched the idol fly into the ocean.
A huge splash was heard as the idol submerged, never to be found again.
D.K.: Is it possible to steal the idol from Nokatan right now?
It was, at that moment, the time when the storm clouds came to Pintaso beach, overtaking it in a colorless aroma.
Nokatan-Day 16
With the huge storm clouds came an actual storm. It was around 5:00, and rain poured down on Nokatanharderthan ever before. Thunder shook the entire beach, and lightning seemed to get ever so closer.
Toadette: This is, by far, the worst weather I've experienced in my ENTIRE LIFE! It's degrading all of us! Right now I'm questioning why I bothered signing up for this show.
"Oh my gosh! That one was closer!" Diddy pointed out, watching the lightning strike another island in the distance.
"It's a good thing Kammy isn't here to whine about it," Bowser mentioned as the others huddled together in the shelter.
The rain seemed eternal. Yoshi and Wario were outside the shelter trying to brave the weather just to keep the fire going. It was unsuccesful, however, as a pot collecting water flew into the flame, getting the wood wet and putting out the flame.
Wario: Worst case scenario. The rain is just pouring down on all of us, and Yoshi and I are trying our butts off just to keep the fire going, and we're soaking wet, and the fire goes out, and it's just miserable.
"Make room for us stinkwads," Wario grumbled, climbing into the shelter. The only problem was that without the fire, they had nothing to keep them warm. Everyone was practically in a pile next to each other, hoping for body warmth. Everyone knew it was going to be long one tonight.
It would seem even longer when part of the shelter came down.
"Holy..." Diddy exclaimed as the top side of the shelter collapsed onto Bowser and him.
Diddy: It's, like, not even six, and it looks like four in the morning! We still have the whole night ahead of us, and then our shelter can no longer withstand Mother Nature and fall on top of Bowser and I! We can't really fix it, because we'll all get wet, and our shelter would be soaked. Well, it already collapsed leaving a nice whole in the roof.
Luigi sighed. "This is just a game...it's not worth it...a million coins..."
Daisy got up from her spot (which by the way, was on the opposite side of the shelter as Luigi). "Well, let's see what the stupid problem is."
Daisy: (She looks extremely tired, with wet, messy hair and bags under her eyes) I feel like I'm the only worker out here. Everyone just likes to be lazy when things like fixing the shelter so we stay dry are needed. And yet, my tribe does absolutely excellent in all the challenges! What is this?
"Daisy, you don't have to do that. I mean, Bowserand I are fine if we can just move this little wall over to the left," Diddyexplained. Daisy simply shook her head and continued moving the roof to find a stable spot.
"Oh my gosh. Is this what all tomboys do? Act super annoying and do things that don't necessarily need to be done?" Wario exaggerated as Daisy gave him the biggest death glare.
Finally, Luigi couldn't take it anymore and went out to help Daisy. Both didn't say much to each other as they moved the branches over. Suddenly Daisy smiled a little and mouthed 'thank you'.
Luigi: SCORE! I've got Daisy back on my side now...I hope...I still don't trust Yoshi though.
Suddenly Luigi tripped and knocked practically the entire shelter down. Everyone screamed as they were covered with the wall. Daisy glared at Luigi, then helped push the wall back up. Nothing more could be done without making the shelter worse. Toadette was trying her best to hold back tears.
Diddy: We roughed one out last night. We were wet...hungry...cold...tired...it's something that really affected us. Hopefully we won't experience something like this again. Our morale needs major boosting, though...
Pintaso-Day 17
Lucky them. That night, the storm clouds came over their beach, but only had slight drizzle and quickly dispersed. Even though they didn't go though Nokatan's nightmare, they were still a divided tribe.
Mario: We really dodged a bullet last night. Weatherwise, of course. Everyone in this tribe hates each other. I can even say that I'm angry with Jr. and Peach. Jr. because he lost the idol, and Peach because she's acting like a jealous drama queen.
"Well, what should we eat for breakfast? Brown rice? White rice? A can of food?" Rosalina asked as D.K. prepared a fire.
"Um, the brown rice is almost out. I vote white rice," Peach offered as she grabbed the bag. Rosalina stopped her.
"Um, everyone hates the white rice. And, the brown rice is really good for us if we're competing in a challenge. Brown rice."
"In case you didn't remember, I thought we would eat the brown rice for challenges we need to win, like immunity. White rice."
"Can't you see? Brown rice!"
"No, white rice!"
"WHERE'S TOAD WHEN WE NEED HIM?!?" Bowser Jr. exclaimed as Rosalina and Peach apologized for their actions.
D.K.: This ain't going well. Maybe we should have chosen Luigi and Wario. I mean, it's obvious that ever since we got Peach and Jr., our team status has been dropping like an avalanche. Everyone just argues all the time nowadays.
Birdo left the shelter to go and check the tree mail. Sure enough, the island received it's mail in the form of a bottle note...and a chunk of cheese?!?
"What...the...heck..." Birdo muttered as she ran back to camp.
"I'm not going to argue. But the brown rice needs to be saved for later!"
"Well, white rice tastes like crap! What are we going to eat besides that?!?"
"Shut your yaps! I come with cheese!"
Stunned silence.
"...okay then..." Mario said as he took a whiff of the dairy product. Big mistake. "HOLY CHEESE! That thing REAKS!" He tossed it to D.K., who shrugged and took a bite out of it.
"Tastes like mozzarella."
Jr. sighed as he broke open the bottle and read the note aloud:
Nokatan-Day 17
You've been put to both mental and physical test
Now's time to face both and leave all the rest
Right your names in any order; this matters, please
Then run around like gerbils; for reward, say cheese!
"..." Toadette thought, wondering why all the clues were starting to get so random. She took both the cheese and note and ran back to camp, where everyone was working hard on repairing the shelter.
Yoshi: You know, it was nice to just get up from a night like yesterday's and work together to do what needs to be done. The Nokatan tribe has great teamwork skills. That explains the reason why WE'VE YET TO GO SEE TRIBAL COUNCIL!
"Wario, can you help me lift that one part?" Diddy asked as both of them held firmly a pole that Luigi began to tie to the shelter. Daisy and Bowser came back from the jungle carrying dry palm fronds for the roof.
"So, what does the clue say?" Bowser asked, sitting down on a log.
"Something about running and gerbils. Oh, and cheese."
"..."
"I know, right? So, it's something with 'gerbils'. You think it's a maze?" Toadette questioned as Luigi considered that to be a good point.
"Yeah, probably. Man, that cheese sucks..."
Wario intently read the script. "Hey, it involves running. Who do you think we should sit out?" Everyone stares and points to him.
Wario: Of course. Because I'm apparently slower than the Koopa King. Well, guess what? I'm the King of Gambling!...sorry, just felt like throwing that out there.
The team sat down on the beach and plotted an order for the mystery challenge that was soon to come.
Reward Challenge
"Come on in guys!" Jeff called out as both tribes carried their flags to the challenge area. Everyone walked over to their mats; everyone noting that a ginormous maze of walls and obstacles; Pintaso noting that Nokatan looked EXTREMELY tired; and Nokatan noting...that Toad had been voted out. Toadette was shocked.
"What..." Toadette muttered.
"So, how was the weather situation last night?" the host asked.
Something just happened and tears started coming out of Toadette's eyes. Everyone stared at her wondering what was happening. Daisy and Diddy seemed to understand and started to console her.
"Is there something the matter, Toadette?" Jeff asked as Toadette wiped away a few tears.
"It's...it just isn't fair!" Toadette cried as Diddy patted her on the back consolingly. "Toad...Toad's a good person. Why should he have to leave? I mean, what wrong did he ever do to anyone?"
"Hey!" Jr. snapped. "You have no right to judge us! You don't know how he was like! I mean, it's strategic, okay! Grow up..."
"HEY!" Diddy shouted. "You just shut up, okay! Leave her alone dude!"
"Whoa, whoa! Let's calm down here!" Jeff exclaimed. "Let's just get to the challenge!"
Everyone acted like adults just then, and listened to the Koopa in charge.
"For this challenge, you will have to make your way through this maze you can see behind me." Jeff explained, pointing to the structure made of palm wood and other sturdy material.
"One member from your tribe will race into the maze to try and find the other tribe members, who are each located somewhere in the maze tied up to a post. Once untied, that person will join them in finding the other tribe mates. Once all of your tribe is found, you must make your way out of the maze, retrieve this cheese cube (?), then run back through the maze to the center, climb up the ladder, and then someone from your tribe must finish off the cheese (EW!). The first tribe to finish wins reward. Wanna know what you're playing for?"
"...yeah..."
"The winning tribe will win the cheesiest reward yet. (Oh god...) You'll enjoy a nice feast of cheese pizza, cheese and crackers, cheese cake, cheese and wine, and then you'll get to say cheese."
"..."
Jeff uncovered a table which had several underwater cameras on it.
"You'll be taken to the coral reefs over by Gelato Beach, where you'll get to spend the afternoon taking pictures and snorkeling, and you'll get to keep the photos after the game."
Everyone cheered, now realizing that this was a challenge WORTH playing for.
"And remember; the order you came up with is the order in which you retrieve your tribe. The first person runs in, and then must untie the tribe in the order of their list. Some strategy: if you locate someone else, you can recall where they are. And it might help to find the end of the maze too."
Nokatan Order: Diddy/Luigi/Toadette/Yoshi/Bowser/Daisy
Pintaso Order: Rosalina/D.K./Jr./Birdo/Peach/Mario
Maze Length: 150m by 180m
"Running into the maze are Diddy and Rosalina!" Jeff called out as both survivors got into a readying position. "Survivors ready..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Diddy twiddles his thumbs as Rosalina hums the Jeapordy theme.
"...oh, go!"
Both players sprinted off into the maze, not knowing which direction to travel to. The second person from one tribe would be tied next to the third person from another, and so on.
Luigi strategically started calling out Diddy's name, trying to get Diddy to find him. Rosalina yelled for her tribe to do this as well. Both tribe members were now split up in the maze.
Rosalina turned around a corner and Jr., making a mental note of where his location was at. Diddy rounded the left side and came to a dead end. He ran back the other way to find a rope obstacle in his way.
"By the way, there are obstacles in this maze that you must get through to move on. Diddy's found the rope! (there's a rope, log, sand, and rock obstacle) Rosalina now found Mario, still looking for her first member."
Diddy got his foot stook in the rope and tried to yank it free. Rosalina found Birdo, still not the next member, while Diddy hadn't even found one member yet.
"Diddy! Diddy! Diddy!" Luigi called out, tied to a post with D.K.
"Diddy! Diddy!" Yoshi cried as Diddy yelled in frustration not to yell at the same time. He rounded the corner to find Yoshi.
Rosalina could hear D.K.'s voice, finding out that he was at the end of the rock obstacle. She pulled herself up and over the ledge and went to untie D.K.
"Rosalina finds her first member! Now both are working together!"
D.K. ran over to the ledge and volleyed Rosalina over, sending her to the ground in a hard blow. Diddy saw Rosalina and D.K. leave the rock barrier and he started climbing over to find and untie Luigi.
"Both tribes are currently even right now!"
As Diddy and Luigi made their way back over the rocks, Rosalina kept trying to recall where Jr. was located. She and D.K. ran over to the ropes obstacle, only to find out that Birdo was there with Yoshi. Diddy and Luigi ran over to find another dead end, as Luigi paused to try and create a grid iron speculation of the maze.
"Is that really necessary now?" Diddy cried he brushed past the Pintaso tribe. Rosalina and D.K. came back to where Mario and Daisy were located, still scrambling to find Jr.
Only to find out that Jr. had stopped calling out for them and was dozing off.
Luigi and Diddy made their way right, left, left, left, left, then forward, realizing they had gone in a complete circle. They found where Luigi used to be at though.
Rosalina and D.K. were still struggling to find Jr. as they made their way through the deep sand tunnel to an alcove that contained Peach.
"Where the heck are you Jr.?"
"..."
Diddy and Luigi made their way along the outside edges, finding the exit to the great maze. They took two rights and managed to find Toadette, who was relieved to get the tight knots off of her wrists. Rosalina and D.K. then came out of the corner to find Jr., who jolted awake when he saw them. The Pintaso trio than ran back and saw Toadette's braid skim around a corner. They made a right before the sight of Toadette leaving and had a head on collision with Nokatan. This sent Diddy hurling into a wall, bending his ankle in a weird way.
"Yow!" Diddy cried as Luigi tried to help him up.
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Jeff cried out. "Diddy, are you ok?"
"No, I think I twisted something..."
"Hold on, let's have medical have a look. Stop the challenge!" Jeff called, signifying Pintaso to stop
"NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! I'm fine! Really!" Diddy said, bending over on his ankle funny.
"Here, crew, take the current runners out of the maze without letting them see anything. Have the medics check out Diddy's ankle.
Soon, producers brought blindfolds and guided the active players out, leaving the tied ones still in the maze. Diddy hobbled out as well as the medics took a quick look.
Yoshi: This sucks. We're in the middle of a cool reward challenge, I here that Diddy's hurt, so Jeff calls stop, and takes everyone EXCEPT THE TIED PEOPLE out of the maze! I mean, we kinda wanna know what's going on, and if it's severe or anything!
Birdo: That hit looked like it had to hurt. I still think how they took us out of the challenge was kinda stupid, you know. Must be that lousy writer's idea. (falls over dead...jk)
"So, tell me where does it hurt?" A medical asked Diddy as the monkey shook his head.
"No, I'm fine. TRULY. I over exaggerated it, I guess. I'll be okay. See? I can walk on it." Diddy explained as he got up and walked slowly on his 'injury'. He soon stumbled over, hopping on the other foot. He continued claiming that he was perfectly A-okay 100 percent aboslutely positively...fine. The medic staff still bandaged it up anyway, explaining to Jeff that it was merely a twisted ankle, nothing to be too concerned of, as Jeff explained to the players how the rest of the challenge was going to play out.
"ALL RIGHT PLAYERS!" Jeff called into a megaphone, deafening the people nearby him. "Here's how the challenge is going to work. Diddy says he can play, so the current hunters will just start again at the beginning to find the others. Everything else stays the same. Okay?" He was responded to by the groaning players still inside the maze.
Diddy: Yeah, my ankle...it actually does kind of hurt. I mean, it's a little sore, but I can totally wear it off.
"Survivors ready go."
"..."
Both tribes knew where their next members were. Diddy kind of dragged a little as both tribes made their way through three areas and the ropes to find Yoshi and Birdo (who were upset that they didn't have more time to talk). Pintaso finished first as they set off for Peach, recalling perfectly where she was. Nokatan untied Yoshi shortly after as they ran and followed the Pintaso tribe. Birdo stated that that was uncool. Toadette just rolled her eyes.
Soon, both tribes made it through the broken logs to get to Peach and Bowser, who the latter was very happy to be next to. The sooner...not so much. Pintaso finished first again and made their way back over the broken logs to get to Mario. Nokatan untied Bowser and followed suit right after them. Pintaso tried to strategically confuse Nokatan by going around a corner the wrong way. Nokatan lost sight of them and went the opposite direction...which just so happened to be where Daisy was at, frantically cheering for them to hurry. Pintaso came back soon and started on Mario. Soon, Daisy was free as they set off for the maze exit. Pintaso struggled untying Mario but soon finished and ran as well. Nokatan found the exit and snatched the cheese, with Pintaso soon behind.
"It's getting neck to neck! Now go back to the middle and eat the cheese!"
"Please tell me it tastes good!"
Nokatan bolted in one direction to find the sand barrier. They made their way through as Pintaso ran the other direction, seeing the center of the maze was somewhere around the bend. Nokatan realized they were going the wrong direction and turned back, but Pintaso was at the center as they ran up the ladder. D.K. started shoving the dairy in his mouth as Nokatan came around the corner. But it was too late: D.K. had already chewed, swallowed, gulped, burped, and was currently digesting the cheese.
"PINTASO WINS REWARD!"
The tribe cheered wildly as Nokatan got fed up and just left the maze. The yellow tribe kept cheering as Jeff led them to the table.
"Congratulations guys! You can enjoy this nice cheesy feast right here on the beach, and in an hour you should be taken snorkeling."
Pintaso-Day 17
"AAAAAAAAAAAH! OH MY GOSH GOSH GOSH GOSH GOSH GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!"
The tribe could not control themselves as they pushed and shoved their way to get to the feast. The rat feast from heaven, that is.
Peach: I am SO glad we won that challenge! It was long, tiring, but we pulled through it AND BEAT NOKATAN! Woot! If we stay boosted like this, we should have no problems in winning the immunity challenge and letting them take a peek at what the council is like.
"I...I don't think I've ever tasted something as good as this in my ENTIRE LIFETIME!" Mario said, cheese pizza smeared on his face.
"I hear you man!" Jr. cheered, making a toast with the wine they had. "Let's all give a round of applause to Rosalina, for doing through the whole challenge!"
The tribe clapped as Rosalina blushed shyly.
Rosalina: You know, it's cool to win things for your team...especially with the other tribe's odds. But, everyone would have done the same if someone like Birdo ran the whole thing. My name was first only because I sat out the last challenge we were able to sit someone out in, which was what, like, five days ago?
"Seriously try this cheesecake! My taste buds are texting me OMG!" Birdo mingled in her personal choice of words. "Hey, D.K., how did the cheese taste?"
D.K. shook his head. "I don't know. Depends on what your tastes are like. Here, I'll throw up some for you to try."
"EWWWW!" Peach gasped as the others groaned in annoyance.
"We are such a crude tribe, you know?"
Everyone was chatting amongst themselves, wolfing down the cheese buffet. Then, a boat was seen on the horizon, which was expected to come and pick up the eager contestants.
"Oh my gosh!" Rosalina cheered as the boat sped away. D.K., who had eaten WAY too much cheese, literally WAS throwing up on the side of the boat. Birdo winced a little bit.
Jr.: We always end up winning the really good reward challenges. It's really amazing how the other tribe can even win immunity, with how much their struggling compared to us!
"I hear that the Watermelon Reefs at Gelato Beach are some the greatest in the Mushroom World!" Mario exclaimed, reading a travel brochure.
"And just where'd you get THAT?"
"..."
The boat sped off into the distance, until a beach with huge sun panels and a giant hill could be seen. Everyone was handed scuba gear as the tribe continued cheering.
As the tribe gleefully helped each other get 'suited' into their 'suitable' 'suits' (I just HAD to say that; by which means they were their 'suitable' colors; in other words, each person had signature gear; in which Mario wore red, D.K. wore brown, Peach wore pink, Birdo wore purple, Bowser Jr. wore lime green, and Rosalina wore blue; do I have to do ALL the explaining?; NO DON'T GO LEAVE THIS STORY THAT WAS A JOKE!), Mario couldn't help but notice that Peach's face seemed to be paling quite a bit.
"Um, princess...something wrong?" Mario asked as Peach turned to him in some sort of way that I haven't found a word for in the dictionary (why don't I shut up).
"Well...um..." Peach blushed, now bearing a scarlet colored expression. "I've never been scuba diving/snorkeling before. I mean, what happens if water gets in your tube? What if I can't breathe? What will happen to the Mushroom Kingdom?"
"Relax!" Rosalina assured her, startling Peach. "I've never been snorkeling before either! But lighten up, okay? This is a reward, which we all won. Don't fret about it; enjoy the prize!" Peach's face turned back to her 'suitable' color (sorry...went back to a 'peach' shade =D)
Once everyone was all geared up and ready to go, the tribe flipped off the boat (ONE MORE THING: they literally flipped out of the boat) in a rhythemic fashion, all kerplopping in the water seconds from each other. That was when the REAL reward happened.
Birdo: Once we hit the water, the marine life just wowed all of us! I mean, we were getting the chance to see some of the rarest fish in the entire Mushroom World! I mean, I see some pretty neat types over on Yoshi's Island, but seriously, it was amazing.
"Whoa! Look at that!" D.K. blew into his snorkel, snapping a picture of a zebra turkeyfish (yes, it's real) that swam by some bluish coral. "That's beyond incredible, that right there!"
"Oh my gosh! This is going to make an awesome scrapbook!"Birdo squealed, catching a clownfish popping out of an anemone. Everyone was swimming around with the underwater creatures, enjoying every second of the beauty beneath shore.
"This is the coolest reward yet!" Jr. exclaimed, having a staring contest with a baby eel sneaking out of it's cavern. Suddenly, Jr.'s goggles filled with tears as he rapidly blinked, realizing that fish apparently...don't. They might have wanted too, though: all around them the tribe was flashing light in their faces, creating awesome memories through their cameras.
SNAP!
SNAP!
SNAP!
"That was awesome!" Mario summed up as everyone hopped on the boat that would take them back to their camp after a long, but well worth day.
Nokatan-Day 17
It was perfectly obvious to the viewers at home that NO ONE was happy. NO ONE. Perhaps it was because they lost the reward challenge. Perhaps it was the fact that they had an 'injured' player on their team now. And perhaps it was because Wario still ate the cheese anyway and the aftershock was devastating.
Diddy: After the reward, I felt really poorly of myself. I mean, I might have lost that reward for them now. And that won't look as pretty as the bruise which I HOPE to have. Because I still don't know if I really hurt myself.
"Please, just let me look at it for a jiffy!" Toadette pleaded as Diddy sighed and laid his foot out.
Toadette: I put student on my form for the show. Well, a student of medical school, I might say...although I might plan on going into veterinary, because I love animals, and then I'd get to see them every single day! Yippee!...I just sounded like a 3-year-old, didn't I...
"Yeah, you did," Daisy confirmed about Wario creating a 'wind' at the challenge. Wario shrugged, said 'whatever', claimed she was the next to go, and left. Daisy merely shrugged, said her 'whatever', and went to prepare dinner for the tribe.
"I think those toxic materials got to his head," Yoshi stated as Daisy shrugged and reminded him he kept doing that day after day after day after day after day after...
Yoshi: Wario, get a life. I mean, all you do is go around saying (imitating Wario) 'Oh, screw you! You're the next to go! Wah!' ...I mean I really have nothing to say to him...
"Dude, we've gotta get Diddy out," Wario explained to Bowser, who listened intently.
"Just because he hurt his ankle?" the Koopa King questioned.
"No. He's a strategic player and is really a threat."
"Um...he hasn't done very much."
"...okay fine! Because he hurt his ankle! But don't complain to me, or I'll make sure you're the next to go." Bowser was left speechless.
Bowser: ...did he SERIOUSLY just go there?
Luigi was sitting on the beach looking at the sunset. His face was buried between his knees, so you couldn't really see his expression. He laid back down, something obviously on his mind. It dawned to him that he was on the outskirts of the tribe, and he really had no way to get in.
Luigi: I'm an outcast. It won't be long before the other people in this tribe decide to go and vote me out. I mean, I screwed up with the Dais-oshi alliance by one stupid comment that I accidentally said, and I know that there's a Didd-ette alliance and a Bows-ario one, too. They could realize this and sooner or later Jeff's going to be snuffing my torch! The only way I can stay in is if one of the alliances come to me and ask me in. But that still only gives me third place if we were in the final three! Whoa...is this the longest interview ever or what?
"Lord, please just keep me here a little longer. Help something to come up so that I'll be safe one more council. I'm not ready to leave this beautiful place," Luigi prayed.
Suddenly, the sunset brightened a bit. Luigi turned around and saw that Diddy was hobbling over to him.
"I promise I'll go to church more often," Luigi claimed as Diddy sat down next to him.
"Hey, I need to talk to you for a sec," Diddy told him, anxiety and hope showing in Luigi's face. "Toadette and I were thinking, we're kind of on the outs for this tribe. We'd like you to be a part of our alliance so we can get farther. Three beats two, and we promise you we won't consider you as lower. All equal; you in?"
"YES YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES!" Luigi screamed as Diddy quickly covered his mouth. Thankfully no one heard him, but now Diddy had Luigi's saliva all over his hand.
"Cool. Now, I know you were a part of Yoshi's and Daisy's alliance. Can you tell me anything about it? Weaknesses? Because we're gonna need you to pretend you're still working with them." Diddy explained. Luigi's face looked a little queasy as he thought about whether or not he should tell him...
About the hidden immunity idol.
Daisy: Luigi...he's a klutz, that he is. But his mind is all focused for this game. I wish I hadn't treated him so badly earlier. It might have damaged relationships outside the game. But I think he's on our side.
Rain started to pour that evening. But Luigi didn't even notice as kept thinking about what he should do. As everyone else fell asleep (with Bowser and Wario snoring louder than possible in nature), Luigi laid wide awake, pondering evil plans for himself. Those plans would keep him in...those plans...those plans...
Luigi grinned widely as he fell asleep. An evil laugh sound effect was played by the producers.
Pintaso-Day 18
Everyone slept in that morning, dreaming about the fun reward they experienced the day before. Rosalina was the first up (at, like, eleven) and started preparing a fire. Peach amazingly woke up soon after and joined her in helping cook breakfast.
"Morning," Peach yawned as Rosalina smiled and put the water over the flames.
"What are you doing up so early? You're never up at this time...although I suppose it is pretty late in the morning. I hope we didn't miss the challenge!" Both princesses laughed, but then Peach's face turned serious.
"I was wondering...you and I, final two doesn't look so bad for both of us." Rosalina seemed pretty stunned, considering Peach had been negative toward her with the whole 'Mario' business. It was at this time that Jr. woke up. Peach waved to him as he left to go see if they had received tree mail. Once he was out of sight, Peach resumed her ideas.
"No one would suspect a thing. They all think we hate each other. And you're still aligned with D.K. and Birdo, and I'm still aligned with Mario and Jr." She had to say no more, for Rosalina was all in.
Peach: Oh, and who says the original Cataquala tribe has no strategy? I'm representing. It's pure genius, all the way!
They both shook hands on the spot. Unfortunately for them, Jr. had just returned from getting the immunity note. He saw the whole thing.
Jr.: I can't trust her any more. She's dangerous, switching over there. We have to do something...after the challenge.
Jr. didn't say anything until everyone was up, when he read the immunity challenge message:
Nokatan-Day 18
Daisy and Bowser were gathered around a coconut. Nothing was written on the outside, so Bowser smashed it in fury, causing Daisy to jump. The message was on the inside, so they put the broken pieces together to read this:
Something you do just about every day.
Smash them coconuts on the other tribe's display.
Good aim and technique should land you the win,
While losers let the hike to tribal begin.
"Is it just me or do these clues get dumber and dumber?" Bowser asked as Daisy easily agreed.
"So, who's gonna be sitting out for this challenge?" Yoshi brought up as the tribe pondered for a second. Except for Wario.
"Diddy. You're injured. You'd just fail." Wario demanded leaving the monkey speechless.
"Um, for your information, my ankle's doing just fine, thank you!" Diddy argued as Toadette claimed she wasn't that great of a thrower.
"Argue all you want, Diddy should sit out." he stated as some members just rolled their eyes. The camera crew nodded as they radioed in to Jeff the 'tribe's' desicion.
Toadette: Wario's acting like such a control freak baby! But I'm not going to think about when the challenge is at stake.
"You know, I really don't care. I just want to win so that Nokatan can STILL say they've never been to tribal council!" Yoshi mentioned, causing the tribe to reflect on their victories and cheer to get pumped up for the challenge later.
Immunity Challenge
"Come on in guys!" Jeff called out, motioning for the two tribes to left the dense jungle they came through to their suitable mats on the beach. Two targets were lined up next to each other, one yellow and one blue. The yellow one (confusingly) had all of Nokatan's names on it, whereas the blue one had all of Pintaso's names. Both tribes observed this switch-up and listened to what the host had to say.
"First things first, I'll take back the immunity from Nokatan," the orange shelled turtle said, snatching the carving out of Bowser's hands. Luckily he wasn't an underling of him, or he would have been a sauteed, crisped, burned, smithereened, toasted...
"Immunity is back up for grabs. For today's challenge, your goal is to throw coconuts at your opponent's target. One by one, you'll take a coconut from this pile, each fruit ranging in weight. You'll try to hit one of the name's on their target. If your coconut hits someone's section, leaving a white mark on the name, that person from the other tribe is out. They no longer can try to throw coconuts at the other tribe's target. The tribe at the end that has at least one man standing wins immunity, safe from going to tribal council tonight. Make sense?" Everyone nodded, surveying the mountain of coconuts, some big, some small.
"Now, I heard that Diddy's sitting out this challenge," Jeff informed, with Diddy merely scoffing as everyone got into order for the challenge to start.
"Pintaso won the rock paper scissors, so they'll be going first. This challenge has officially begun."
Peach made the decision to go first, wanting to at least get one throw over and done with. She skimmed through the pile of coconuts until she spotted the tiniest one she could see.
"Oh jeez! This thing needs to lay off the twinkies!" Peach exclaimed, pointing out the heaviness of her coconut. Jeff then decided to add that the size didn't effect the weight of the coconuts. Peach then hauled the fruit over to the line from which she'd throw it. Lifting it above her head, Peach got into position, and moving the coconut back and forth a few times, threw the fruit in the air toward the target, missing it by a landslide. She snapped her fingers as she marched back to her tribe's mat.
Bowser was first up for his tribe. He chose his coconut at random, nabbing one that felt like a paper clip to him. He moved his arm behind him before he hurled the coconut at great speed, zooming over the target and WAY beyond. D.K. was next. He took his coconut and bounced in his hand once before...closing his eyes and balancing on one foot?
"D.K., that some 'strategy' you have going for you there?" Jeff asked, equally perplexed as the contestants were.
"Meditation. Keep me in focus," the ape explained, resuming his stance as he tossed the fruit, landing a good distance off target. Birdo had trouble hiding her laughter. Yoshi then went up to the line with his coconut selection. Calculating the force, distance, power, wind speed, control, direction, grammar, and other technical stuff, he made his shot, nearly skimming Rosalina's piece.
"Hey buddy!" Rosalina called out joshingly. Mario volunteered to be next. He readied, aimed, and fired, landing just a few feet away from target. Wario followed suit, only the obese plumber tripped in the process, dropping the coconut about six inches away....from him. He scowled back to the mat as Birdo went next, hoping to get someone out finally. She held the coconut in her hand, and lunged the fruit towards the target. A smash was heard as the white milk appeared on someone's piece...Yoshi's.
"There something you want to say by this, Birdo?" Yoshi questioned, eyebrow raised.
"I'm sorry!" Birdo teased back, hiding her face in her hands. Jeff then said something about Yoshi being out, and Toadette unwillingly went next. Her coconut ended up being heavy, like Peach's. What are the odds?...some fraction...
"You see, this is why we should have sat me out!" Toadette informed. Wario then whispered to Bowser that Daisy made a mistake choosing Diddy to sit out. Bowser's facial expressions mirrored that of Yoshi's. Toadette then got ready, but her throw ended up being a bit pitiful, yet it still landed farther than Wario's did. Luigi's also missed as the green cad sighed and hobbled back to their tribe mat. The second-to-last person to go on Pintaso for that round was Jr. The Koopa kid went up to the line and acted like a baseball pitcher. Everyone slapped their heads in realization as Jr.'s coconut whirled toward his target...hitting Daisy's mark.
"Darn it! I really wanted to play, too!" Daisy grumbled. "Don't think I'll forget this!" she teased. Jeff then called out another thing, as Luigi was up because Daisy, who was in front of him in order, got out. Hoping to avenge Daisy...he missed. Shoot. Rosalina rounded out her tribe for that round, although hers ended up with a miss. Bowser was going for his second time (because Daisy got out). Hoping to get someone on the other tribe, he hurled the coconut with perfect aim and might, blasting Mario's section.
"Yeah! What now! RAWR! Who's your daddy?" Bowser asked as Mario rolled his eyes and sat down on the bench. His daddy was...Papa Mario. Or something along those lines. Peach went up again, miss. Then Wario, miss. Then D.K., close. Then...Toadette, definite miss. Jeff yawned as Birdo stepped up to plate, nearly hitting Luigi. Jeff rolled his head back as Luigi went, miss again! Jeff was fast asleep when Rosalina went up, jolting awake when a breaking sound was heard from her coconut. Wario was out.
"Pintaso still has five members, Nokatan down to only three now!" Jeff mentioned. No one paid heed to him, though, as Bowser took his turn again (sorry if this challenge is confusing to you guys!) Another smash was heard as it was determined D.K. was out. Jr. aimed to get his dad out but threw too far to the left. Toadette went up again, hoping to land a shot this time. Although hers was lighter, she still missed, but was getting closer and closer with each shot she made.
A.N.: Okay, I know. I totally screwed up on the order. So, this is definitely a REALLY confusing challenge for you guys. That I'm sorry for. But you know who gets who out, so just ignore the in and out of orderness, okay? Pretend this was random filming! Thank you! Again, sorry! Future challenges shouldn't be as confusing. If you REALLY are confused, then I'll rewrite all of this challenge. But not right now, because I REALLY want to update.
Still in for Pintaso: Peach, Birdo, Jr., Rosalina
Still in for Nokatan: Bowser, Toadette, Luigi
Luigi went next (or went right now). His shot rang through the air, and as if in slow motion...made another miss. Blasphemy. Peach chose to go next and found another heavy one. I don't even have to say that she came up too short. Bowser then went AGAIN, and was successful AGAIN and hit Peach's target.
"You know I still love you Princess!" the villain grinned. Peach rolled her eyes in disgust.
Birdo stood still for a second...and another...and another...oh wait, she threw hers. Her coconut tumbled in slow motion through the air as it landed on...the line between Bowser's and Luigi's.
"Yes! Does that mean I got two out?" Birdo cheered. Jeff eyed the target closely before resolving that Luigi was out because the juice was mostly on his sector piece.
Toadette wished to the stars that she'd make this shot. Her wishes still weren't answered as her more powerful shot landed just a smidget off target. Rosalina then went and managed to...faceplant in the sand. No hit. Bowser went up again. Deadly music played as Bowser prepared his shot. No one even had to flinch, for Bowser got yet ANOTHER hit, this time on Birdo's piece. The tribes were now even steven. Jr. chose his next coconut and used the same pitching technique. His managed to fly and land on...BOWSER'S!
"Yes! I got my dad! He's FINALLY out!" Jr. jumped up and down as Bowser sighed and sat back down on the bench. All of the tribe's fate rested in Toadette's hands.
"We'll get to see what it looks like soon," Bowser grumbled as Toadette quivered in movement, all the pressure being thrown onto her. She took a deep breath as she made her shot...IT HIT THE BOARD! On Peach's...
Rosalina went up for her next throw, aiming intently for you know who. Hers DID hit target, but on Yoshi's. Toadette was still safe. The fungi female made her way over to the pile of coconuts. She clutched one in her hands, then prayed for the strength to get someone out. As she readied her position, she blinked her eyes, than stepped forward. It seemed like forever as they coconut sailed through the air.
Suddenly, a smash was heard. Rosalina was out.
"YES YES YES!" Toadette screamed as her tribe encouraged her, now seeing slight faith that she could win. Jr. still acted cocky towards the situation as he stepped up toward the line. He made a great leap forward as his coconut left his hands. Toadette bit her lip as she watched in horror the results that laid before her. A smash was heard. Toadette had been hit.
"WOO HOO!" Pintaso cheered as they all got together in a huge jumping jubilee.
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa!" the host called out, walking away from one of the cameraman. "Hold the phone! Something's up!"
"The sky?" Luigi asked randomly.
"No...Jr., you stepped over the line when you threw that last coconut," Jeff explained as Jr. looked extremely confused.
"So? What difference does that make?" Jr. asked as Jeff pulled out a photo finish tape. The camera was on the line. Jr. was seen stepping back, and forward...about four inches across the line.
"You broke the rules by crossing over the line. Which I clearly said earlier-"
"No you didn't!" D.K. grumbled.
"The Smart One 64 didn't show it," Jeff explained. "Jr. went over the line, and therefore got himself disqualified. Jr.'s throw doesn't count. NOKATAN WINS IMMUNITY!"
"That's ____," Jr. grumbled as Pintaso angrily headed back to camp. Toadette screamed with joy as she ran to get the immunity from Jeff.
Everyone was happy on the way back to camp...on Nokatan, of course. The sun then came out from behind the clouds. The day was almost over.
Nokatan-Day 18
The tribe hiked in to their camp, Bowser offering to give Toadette a piggy-back ride all the way to the shelter to congratulate her one throw. Wario gagged.
"Bowser, you totally OWNED that challenge!" Yoshi applauded, high-fiving Bowser as Diddy grinned.
Bowser: I'm not even gonna try and be nice here. I was a beast in that challenge! You do NOT know how good it felt to get Mario out first!
Daisy: Oh my gosh. We STILL have yet to go to tribal council. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TORCHES YET! I wouldn't be surprised if we merge at 7-3. And we go to the first tribal council at the merge. On Day 30. Which is, like, four weeks after we were dropped off here? Isle Delfino literally IS paradise now!
"I love you guys!" Luigi commented. No one responded. "No, I mean that I love this tribe! I mean, it's way better than Cataquala. It's just such a good aura, great teamwork and ethics!" Now everyone responded with grinning.
"So, who do you think is gonna get eliminated tonight?" Toadette asked the others, heading for the shelter for the night.
"Eh, it might be Birdo. She seems like she's on the outs. I have no idea; maybe our next victory will let us sit in on their NEXT tribal council!" Daisy reasoned cockily. Everyone laughed as they hit the hay, reflecting on all the success they had.
Pintaso-Day 18
Silence. Dead silence. No happiness. Just doom and gloom.
Rosalina: Are...you kidding me. Is this really happening? They're like wizards or something, Nokatan. I mean, how do they do this? They never lose immunity! What do they have that we don't have?!?
"This...sucks." D.K. whined, kicking a canteen out of his way as went to sit in the shelter. No one could blame him for his actions, though.
As Mario went to go to start a fire, Jr. yanked him aside with incredulous force, that Mario almost flew into the ocean like the idol from previously.
"Peach is jumping ship," Jr. warned. Mario, who was rubbing his arm, stared at him like he had a giant zit on his forehead.
"Impossible. Peach is on our side. There's no way she'd cross over."
"You don't get it! I saw her shaking hands with Rosalina this morning!"
"So what? How do you know they weren't teaching each other handshakes from elementary school? Dude, just calm down!" With that said, Mario went back to camp. Jr. nearly had a meltdown.
Mario: Jr.'s not making any sense right now. I mean, why would Peach go over to 'them'? Exactly! Those coconuts in the challenge must have been hurled to his brain or something!
Jr.: MARIO! YOU DON'T GET IT! I saw them, and heard them! Oh well. Rosalina's gonna be going anyway, so then Peach can try to screw herself when she's alone with no way out.
Meanwhile...
"Who do you think we should get out?" Peach asked Rosalina over by the watering hole.
"Um...if we get out one of the members on your previous alliance, then I'm still appearing to be working with mine. Then it's, like, four against one, see where I'm going?"
"Hm...yeah. That's a great strategy. So, who do we choose?"
"Mario. He's the one who has one vote held against him. So, if we DO go into a tie, and then it goes to deadlock, then he'll be the one going. And I'm, like, 92% sure that Mairo and Jr. are voting for Birdo."
Even more meanwhile...
Birdo and D.K. were the only ones left in the shelter. Neither one of them was talking to each other. Birdo broke the ice.
"You know, you and I haven't quite gotten along while we've been out here. I think we need to break tension and work together if we want to stay in this thing." D.K. opened his eyes and stared at her.
"I see your point...the others could be plotting to get us at each other again and then we're getting the boot. I apologize for all the things I've done to make your life out here miserable."
"And I'm sorry too," Birdo resolved. Nothing happened for a few seconds, then Birdo really became one of those Arctic steel ships and said, "Well, except for the soaking your boxers. That I feel you deserved."
Did I mention those ships often crashed on the ice?
D.K.: Birdo...Yoshi, you can have her. Because she has her moods...I wonder how you deal with them. But if I want to stay in, I have to forget about those. At least until the merge.
Everyone packed up their belongings and headed for tribal council...again. No one knew what was going to happen that night.
Birdo: Although we all dread the fact of going there AGAIN, I have to stay focused. I cannot live with myself going home at this stage!
Peach: Biggest tribal yet...oh god, I hope I'm safe!
Tribal Council
Jeff remained motionless as the tribe hiked in. "Approach a flame, light your torch. As you guys know..."
"We know. Again." Jr. grumbled as Jeff raised an eyebrow.
"Well, that brings me to my first question. What is going on? I mean, the other tribe still hasn't been here yet, at least not the original Cataquala. Mario, is there something going on at camp that's caused you to come back time after time?"
"Honestly, I don't think our morale is high. And losing countless immunities is not helping it at all."
"Rosalina, you guys just came back from a pretty nice reward. Did that even matter to you for the immunity challenge, because you still didn't win, even on full stomachs, and I assume higher spirits."
"No, we did do better. But things like this just happen. I mean, I keep thinking that the other tribe consists of aliens who come from Planet Perfect!"
"...so, Birdo, do you think that with the losses..."
"Okay, you can stop it right there!" D.K. outbursted. "We're not a losing tribe! It's just a few fails, but that doesn't mean we're losing! We won reward, didn't we?"
Jeff seemed to act quiter as he continued. "...that people on your tribe might be forming different strategies for the game?"
"...yeah, definitely. I mean, the other tribe has something I think we don't quite have, and that's good togetherness skills. So, people are planning how to get farther while making everyone happy. And by the way, what kind of question is that?"
"Speaking of questions, I have one more. Peach, if people have been making such plans, how do you think tonight's vote is going to play out?"
"Honestly, I think with the morale low, that the vote tonight is going to be a major shocker. MAJOR. M-A-J-"
"With that said it is time to vote. D.K., you're up."
Voting Order: D.K., Mario, Peach, Rosalina, Birdo, Jr.
Vote For/Who Voted/Explanation:
Peach: D.K. "I can't believe I'm doing this, but I personally believe you're the weakest link and that's why we're losing. Call me a strategic fail, I don't care."
Mario: Peach "This vote isn't anything personal, but I know for fact that I can get farther in this alliance. Sorry."
???: Jr. "Believe me. Even with this vote, I have good intentions."
Tick Tock Tick Tock
Jeff came back with the ballots, ready to get away from his failing tribal council.
"Before I read the votes, does anyone want to play the hidden immunity idol?"
"Um...it's kind of on the ocean floor right now." Mario explained. Jeff seemed VERY perplexed.
"...So, once the votes are read, the decision is FINAL. Person voted out will be asked to leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes." Everyone faced the host, each with different emotions, but mostly fear.
"First vote...Mario." Mario seemed a little bit surprised, but figured it was D.K.
"Second vote...Peach." Peach figured she might get one, and didn't seem to worry much.
"Rosalina. One vote Mario, one vote Peach, one vote Rosalina." Rosalina almost fainted at the fact she got a vote.
"Jr." Jr. had an even more wilder reaction when he saw HIS name.
"Peach. Two votes Peach, one vote Mario, one vote Rosalina, one vote one vote left." Peach turned to Rosalina in total fear, but Rosalina gave her the not-me look. That only means...
"Mario. We have a tie." Both Peach and Mario glanced at each other, knowing that one of them would be going home. Rosalina and Jr. sat back though in relief. What a vote...and it wasn't over yet.
Jeff took a seat on a stool. "Okay, in the result of a tie, we have a revote." Birdo raised her hand to question. "No, not a fire-making challenge. Man, watch the first seasons!" Birdo's hand went back down.
"Peach and Mario, you two will not vote. Everyone else will vote again, and you can only vote for Mario or Peach. With that being said, it is time to vote. D.K., you're back up."
Mario: Rosalina "Our allaince will prevail through this. I can only hope someone changes their mind."
???: Jr. "Changed my mind about voting for you..."
Tick Tock Tick Tock
"Let's start again. First vote...Mario." Mario nodded in concern.
"Mario. That's two votes Mario." Mario got ready to get his belongings.
"Peach. One vote Peach, two votes Mario." Despite one vote for her, Mario was ready to leave.
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"Peach. We're tied again." Both players shook their heads in frustration, just wanting to get the vote over and done with.
Jeff rubbed his forehead in frustration that this was going on so long. "Hoy. It appears that we're tied again. In other words, we're deadlocked. So, the rules of Survivor state that when in a deadlock, we go back to past votes held against the players. Player who received the most votes from previous tribal councils...goes home. Mario, how many votes have you had?"
"One."
"Peach?"
She sighed in despair. "Three."
Jeff nodded. "Two votes is the difference. Peach, come bring me your torch." As Peach went over to Jeff, Mario got up and hugged her. Small tears began to form in Peach's eyes, as Rosalina could only mouth 'wow.'
Peach set her torch down on the little hole in the floor built so Jeff could reach it. "Peach..."
"Yes, Jeff, just do it!" she laughed.
"The tribe has spoken. It's time for you to go." Peach nodded and waved back to the other players, disappearing in the darkness.
"Well, after a long vote, Peach was the one chosen to go. This tribe is definitely torn in several directions. Grab your stuff. Head back to camp. Good night."
And with that...they left.
Confession:
Peach: I've had the time of my life out here on Isle Delfino. I mean, I think I proved to many people that even a pimped up princess like me can survive in the wilderness. I made good friends that I hope last way after the game. I don't regret anything oh shoot I'm running low on time. Um, I hope Pintaso starts winning more challenges and can get back in there okay peace had fun bye!
Votes For/Who Voted:
First Vote:
Peach: D.K., Jr.
Mario: Peach, Rosalina
Jr.: Birdo
Rosalina: Mario
Second Vote:
Peach: D.K., Jr.
Mario: Rosalina, Birdo
Next time on...Survivor.
The Pintaso tribe has had enough.
"Why the heck do we lose EVERY STUPID LITTLE PIECE OF NOTHING?!?"
"It's not fun playing anymore, if all you do is just LOSE!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
But Nokatan isn't so thrilled either.
"You know, I REALLY want somebody to leave!"
"SHUT UP OKAY! Why can't you just go away!"
"UGGGGG!"
A.N.: And with that...I'm...DONE! OH SWEET MOTHER OF PEARLS AND LAMB CHOPS! I FINISHED WRITING THAT! That LONG chapter! I mean, believe it or not, that ended up being 12,872 words. THAT MANY WORDS! That's like double my regular chapters! Hope that makes up for the long break I took...BUT I'M BACK ON TRACK NOW! WOO HOO!
And there's still one more spot left to be one Survivor Fans vs. Faves! ONLY ONE MORE PEOPLE! I'm hoping for a non-human female (see chapter 5 form), but I'm just glad to get this up! I was sure I'd get it today, and although it might be WAY LATE for some people, it's still today! WOOT!
And so...hope you enjoyed it! Leave a review! And here's hoping for QUICKER updates! That I promise!