Previously on, Survivor,
Rainbow Dash and Bambi joined the Hapino alliance after jumping sides to cause the Purple Rock. Meanwhile, Kratos told Banjo about the hidden immunity idol.
The remaining Nokowawas; JD, Banjo, Kratos, and No-Face, had to think up a plan in order to get back into the swing of things. Banjo suggested using Kratos' idol against Hapino, and blindsiding one of them. With this in mind, it might get Bambi and Rainbow Dash to return.
At the Redemption Island Duel, Sam fell short, and lost the duel. He became the first member of the jury.
Back at camp, Bambi was worried about the flip, as it might of screwed both him and Rainbow Dash in the long run. Rainbow Dash told him not to worry, as Hapino did nothing to gain their loyalty, so by default, they would lose for doing nothing to get to the end.
At the immunity challenge, even though Kratos wanted to win, he dropped out at the last moment to give JD immunity for the night.
Before tribal council, JD came up with a brilliant plan to get the Hapinos to vote for the idol user. He figured this plan would go by unnoticed.
At tribal council, JD gave up his immunity to No-Face, who was the intended target. Kratos played the immunity idol, and the 5 votes against him did not count. Nokowawa voted against En-Tee-I, who they perceived as the largest threat, and sent him to Redemption Island. 8 are left, who'll be sent to Redemption Island next?
Final 8: Bambi, Banjo, JD, Kratos, No-Face, Rainbow Dash, Raine, and Regal
Jury: Sam
Redemption Island: En-Tee-I, Ren, and Squidward
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Redemption Island Night 27
Squidward was the first to see En-Tee-I float into camp. He was interested.
"Hey Ren?" called Squidward, "Mind checking this out for a bit?"
Ren walked into view, "What is it Squi- WHAT THE HELL!"
"When I saw En-Tee-I enter Redemption Island... I had one thing on my mind..." (counts on his fingers) "...what the hell went down at tribal council?" - Ren
En-Tee-I explained everything that happened at tribal council.
Ren shook his head, "Dammit! Now they're even again... and we're gonna lose a Hapino in the process. DAMN!"
"Raine and Regal need to find a way to get back into the mix. Otherwise, they'll be sent here, and most likely lose to us." - En-Tee-I
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Thumper Day 28
No-Face gave back the immunity to JD.
"Thanks for saving me, man." chuckled No-Face.
"Twas nothing, my brudda!" smirked JD.
"So... I'm sure you all want to know everything that went down, right? I don't think the producers told you jack$#. So... here's what happened. I spied on the Hapinos after the immunity challenge, and overheard their plot to blindside No-Face and flush out the idol. I also heard that they are afraid of sending me to Redemption Island." - JD
Kratos patted JD on the back, "Good work, Dorian."
JD smiled with joy.
"By me giving the immunity to No-Face, it sort of forced them to vote either Kratos or Banjo. Kratos made a risky move, played the idol on himself, and sent En-Tee-I off to Redemption Island. (pats head) Great work, brain!" - JD
Off in the woods, Raine, Rainbow Dash, and Regal were talking.
"Well... that was unexpected." muttered Raine.
Regal nodded, "It's going to be another purple rock scenario if we don't work on flipping one of them over."
"With En-Tee-I gone, our numbers are even again. 4 against 4. For all we know, it'll be a tie vote. This'll send yet another purple rock victim out of the game." - Regal
"My only guess..." thought Rainbow Dash, "Is working on JD. We were aligned for a short time on old Nokowawa. We DID have an alliance... I hope."
"Dash," sighed Raine, "I've dealt with JD enough to know he isn't trustworthy."
"Well who else do we have?" asked Dash, "Kratos and Banjo definitely won't flip, and No-Face is following Kratos like, literally, a blind puppy."
"It would be worth talking to everyone. You'll never know unless you try." noted Regal.
"This has been one crazy game. I've been involved in too much drama to even try and stop Nokowawa. I'll still work my magic, but I'm not going to get cocky over my position, cause I'm not in a good one right now." - Raine
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Thumper Day 28
Bambi and JD were talking.
"Listen JD," explained Bambi, "I didn't want to flip to Hapino. Rainbow Dash was the one who sort of forced me to. She made a lot of valid points about my position in the game."
"And..." wondered JD.
"And my position, according to her, isn't that good. She says that we were at the bottom of the totem pole if we stuck with Nokowawa." continued Bambi.
"Bambi tried to make amends with me. I'm thinking he wants to rejoin Nokowawa and vote with us again. If that's true, it would help us a lot, considering we have 4, and they have 4. I just hope I'm not being played here." - JD
JD nodded, "So... are you asking if you could join us again?"
Bambi nodded.
"Well, damn, Bambi," chuckled JD, "All you had to do was just vote with us. You don't need to ask us."
Bambi smiled.
"Dash is on a sinking ship, to be frank. Honestly, I don't want to be with her when that ship finally sinks to the bottom. I want to work with the tribe I started with." - Bambi
Meanwhile, Kratos, No-Face, and Regal were talking.
"Banjo is a large threat," warned Regal, "If he goes to the end, I think he'll beat any one of you."
Kratos nodded, "I think we all knew that coming into this game. Banjo has also certainly changed his strategy going into this game, compared to SEGA All Stars."
"Regal talked to me and No-Face about voting out Banjo. While I agree with his reasons... I'm not ready to stab Banjo in the back yet. That time will come later." - Kratos
"I have noticed that," noted Regal, "Plus he's got at least one vote on the jury."
"Sam was with Banjo for most of the game." No-Face nodded.
"Anything Regal is trying to do... well... won't work. I've set my plans for the rest of the game... and it isn't going to change anytime soon." - No-Face
Regal sighed, "Well... listen. Banjo is a threat, and I will help you out in the future if you blindside him next tribal council."
Regal left. Both Kratos and No-Face chuckled.
"Nice try, Regal," said Kratos, shaking his head, "But it didn't work."
No-Face nodded, "Banjo is staying right here. As for Regal... his stay is coming to an end."
"Myself, JD, Banjo, and No-Face are sticking together to the Final 4. I've been loyal to them, and I do not plan on turning on them anytime soon." - Kratos
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"Come on in guys!"
The survivors had to send in 4 people to come and watch the duel at hand. The ones who came were No-Face, JD, Banjo, and Kratos.
"We'll now bring in the competitors for today's duel."
En-Tee-I, Ren, and Squidward all walked out into the duel arena.
"Welcome to Redemption Arena. No-Face, JD, Banjo, and Kratos have all come to watch you compete in the challenge."
"This duel consists of all Hapinos this time. After this duel, only 4 of them will remain. By the time Redemption Island is over, hopefully none of them remain." - No-Face
"Doesn't matter who loses this duel... whoever does come back won't get past fifth place or even fourth place." - Kratos
"This is it. One shot to stay in the game. Two winners stay, and the loser is out for good. Here's how the challenge works: we will be playing a miniature version of shuffleboard. There are 3 rd circles out on the board; one short distance, one medium distance, and one long distance. Your goal: land one puck on each circle. Once you land a puck on on, you secure a point for yourself. First two to land a puck on each of the 3 circles, stays in the game. They'll continue their quest for the million dollars. Loser goes to the jury and is out of the game for good."
"Redemption Island will give me something to prove to myself. I always saw myself as the odd one of the Hapinos. If I can go on a winning streak, that'll surely make people think differently." - En-Tee-I
"Squiddy, En-Tee-I, I'm not rooting for ya, I'm rooting for myself. There can only be one final duelist, and that duelist will be me." - Ren
"I don't care if I win or not. I mean, I'll try, but I don't think I can win Survivor anyway, even if I do return from Redemption Island." - Squidward
Each duelist has a infinite amount of pucks. En-Tee-I has purple pucks, Ren has orange pucks, and Squidward has blue pucks.
"We drew numbers to determine order. Ren picked number 1. Ren, you're first."
Ren positioned his puck nice and easy... but missed by an inch.
"Squidward picked number 2. You're up next."
Squidward placed his puck in the direction of the first circle, and threw it forward. Just short.
En-Tee-I was the last to go. He studied the board carefully, and then made his shot. Unlike the other two, this one was successful.
"En-Tee-I lands his first puck!"
Ren chose a different spot to shoot, but still missed.
Squidward used the same spot as before. This time, his puck went beyond the circle.
En-Tee-I carefully positioned his puck... and he tossed it forward. It was yet another success.
"En-Tee-I lands his second puck in a row! He needs one more to stay alive!"
"Something tells me En-Tee-I is the only one who knows how to do this." muttered No-Face to JD.
JD nodded, "Let's hope he doesn't screw up. I want one of the other two to go."
Ren chose a different spot, and shot again. This time, the puck fell off the board entirely.
"Damn!" swore Ren.
Squidward, still not changing his position, fired again. It was another miss. Squidward shook his head in frustration.
En-Tee-I had to be careful here. The last circle was near the edge of the board, and if he missed, it'll slide right off. En-Tee-I found a position he liked, and fired...
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"EN-TEE-I STAYS ALIVE!"
Everyone clapped for En-Tee-I. Now it was down to Ren and Squidward. One of them would become the second jury member.
Ren went back to his first position, figuring out a solution. He fired his puck... and THIS time he made it.
"Ren gets his first puck on the circle!"
Squidward placed his puck on the same exact place as Ren, and fired. He too made it.
"Squidward also gets his first puck on the circle!"
"It's like they planned for En-Tee-I to win..." wondered Banjo to himself.
Ren made his next puck bounce on the walls, praying it made it to the middle circle. It surprisingly did.
"Ren gets his second puck on! He needs one more!"
Squidward wasn't giving up yet. With one final push, he fired his puck at the middle circle...
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"Squidward gets his second puck on! We're neck and neck!"
Ren walked up to the shuffleboard.
"Here's where we stand, Ren. Make this shot, and Squidward doesn't, you stay alive. Miss the shot, and Squidward does make it, you join the jury."
Ren nodded, and studied the board carefully, planning his next and hopefully last shot. Ren found the perfect place to make the shot. He fired away and...
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"REN DOES IT!"
Squidward walked up.
"Squidward, if you miss this shot, you are out of the game for good, and become the second member of the jury."
Squidward chose a position, and got ready to fire. When he was sure he was right, and fired away...
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...but he missed.
"Not enough. REN STAYS ALIVE!"
Everyone clapped for Ren. JD sighed of relief.
"En-Tee-I, Ren, you both stay alive in the competition. As for you Squidward, it was a tough battle, but you didn't make the cut. The game is over for you, but you will not go home. You will return as a member of the jury. Place your buff in the urn, and leave Redemption Island."
Squidward threw his orange buff in the fire, and walked out without another word.
"En-Tee-I, Ren, you may return to your camp and await the next duel. As for the others, you may return to your own camp now, and I'll see you for the immunity challenge."
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Squidward's Final Words
"To be honest, I was getting tired of being out here, trying to make a large payday for myself. Taking orders at the Krusty Krab beats being out here trying to survive and vote people out. It also doesn't help when your tribe has fewer people then the opposing tribe."
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Thumper Day 29
JD, Kratos, and Banjo were sitting in the shelter.
"Are you sure about this JD?" asked Banjo, "I mean... Bambi did flip!"
JD nodded, "As opposed to Rainbow Dash, I can at least trust Bambi. I mean, he feels grateful for us keeping him in the game for as long as we did."
"JD told us that Bambi is willing to vote with Nokowawa, and not force the purple rock again. I like that plan, as we cannot predict what the rock will do, but I do not trust Bambi period." - Banjo
"JD is right, some what," noted Kratos, "Bambi was a weak link, and yet we voted Muraki and Niko out instead of him. The best he can do is vote with us."
Banjo knew Kratos had more to say, "But...?"
"But... what loyalty can he possibly bring to us?" asked Kratos, "He voted against us at the last two tribals."
JD shrugged.
"This is hard, because I really want to bring Bambi to the Final 3 with Kratos. This will ensure an easy victory for one of us, as a lot of people will see Bambi as a coat tail rider and backstabber. Unfortunately, I don't think Nokowawa is willing to give him an extra chance." - JD
"I will say," sighed JD, "That we should not take Bambi out first, because he isn't much of a threat. Raine is a large threat. She should go next."
"But I can protect Bambi, and prove to Nokowawa that he CAN be trusted. All I have to do is make sure Bambi isn't the target. Simple!" - JD
Kratos nodded, "I think we're well aware of that..."
"JD has been getting a lot of crazy ideas lately. While I will say they've been working so far, I do not think trusting Bambi to break the possible tie is worth trying. This'll get our hopes up, only to be broken quickly." - Kratos
Meanwhile, Raine, Regal, and Rainbow Dash were talking.
"We're only 10 days away from the end of the game." noted Regal.
Raine nodded, "Indeed. I always look forward to the end of any journey. Remember the Journey of Regeneration?"
Regal nodded, "I sure do."
Rainbow Dash just listened in.
"Like... I have no idea what they're talking about, but I like the stories they tell. They always talk about angels and magic. They even said Kratos is an angel. (scoffs) Like that's even possible." - Rainbow Dash
Raine and Regal talked about the events of Tales of Symphonia for awhile. Soon, Dash interrupted.
"Uh, guys?" asked Dash, "I don't mean to be annoying, but uh, isn't the game more important right now?"
Raine shrugged, "Sometimes Dash, it's nice to take a break. All strategy talk happens after the immunity challenge anyway. After all, we all know it's going down to a purple rock."
"No it won't! I can prevent that from happening!" shouted Rainbow Dash.
"To be honest, Rainbow Dash has been getting on my nerves. She's been obnoxious, telling us how to play our games. I see Dash as more of a weakness then a strength right now." - Raine
"Just watch me!" smirked Dash, "I can do some damage!"
She took off into the skies, leaving Regal and Raine alone.
Raine shook her head, "Bambi's a sweet guy, but Rainbow Dash is just... uh..."
"Annoying?" answered Regal.
Raine nodded.
"Raine and I are the only two Hapinos not on Redemption Island. It seems like our only strategy at this point is to hope En-Tee-I, Ren, myself, or Raine dominate at the duels and return to the game." - Regal
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"Come on in guys!"
The survivors entered the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded.
"I'll take back immunity from you, JD."
JD did so.
"For today's challenge, you will compete one against one in a log roll competition. We will pit you against someone else in the tribe. Winner moves on, loser is out. The 4 winners from the first round will face off against eachother. The 2 winners from that round will move onto the final round. The winner of that round wins immunity and cannot get voted out and sent to Redemption Island. Let's pick match-ups."
Everyone got ready.
"Round 1 begins now! Battle 1 will be Regal taking on Raine! Survivors ready? Go!"
Both Raine and Regal were even from the beginning. Raine wasn't happy that one of the 2 Hapinos would automatically be eliminated first. She looked at Regal.
"Who should take the fall?" asked Raine.
Regal shrugged, "I'll take the fall for you, if you want."
No response, then Regal jumped into the water.
"Regal is out! Raine moves on!"
"Battle 2 will be Banjo taking on Bambi! Survivors ready? Go!"
Bambi was surprisingly steady on the log, despite his long stick-like legs. Hopping along the spinning log was enough to get Banjo off the log.
"Banjo is out! Bambi moves on!"
"Battle 3 will be JD taking on Kratos! Survivors ready? Go!"
Both JD and Kratos stared eachother down. It seemed like two grade school rivals preparing to beat eachother up. Just then, JD made a sudden move on the log, knocking Kratos off without a response.
"Kratos is out! JD moves on!"
"The final battle will be No-Face taking on Rainbow Dash! Survivors ready? Go!"
Rainbow Dash didn't like the log very much. She was having difficulty staying still. No-Face noticed this, and tried moving the log quickly to knock her off. It was successful.
"Rainbow Dash is off! No-Face moves on!"
Raine, Bambi, JD, and No-Face were the competitors for Round 2.
"Round 2 begins now! Battle 1 will be Bambi taking on JD. Survivors ready? Go!"
JD immediately started to move the log quickly, but Bambi wasn't being knocked off that easily. Suddenly, JD slipped off the log, since he was going a wee bit too fast.
"JD is out! Bambi is moving onto the Final Round!"
"For the final battle, we have No-Face taking on Raine. Winner moves on to face Bambi for immunity. Survivors ready? Go!"
Both No-Face and Raine were very nimble on the log. However, Raine needed to keep up with No-Face's feet and log rolling, because she could fall off at any moment. Just then, one person fell off...
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"Raine is out! No-Face is moving onto the Final Round to face Bambi!"
Both No-Face and Bambi got situated for the Final Round.
"This is it. Winner of the battle wins immunity for tomorrows tribal council. Survivors ready? Go!"
Bambi and No-Face stared eachother down like hawks. Bambi wanted to win to prove he wasn't a weak little deer. No-Face wanted to win immunity just for the hell of it. Just then, No-Face made a sharp turn on the log, moving it quickly to the left. Bambi hopped in mid-air.
"Quick little bugger, eh?" noted No-Face.
Just then, due the slipperiness of the log from all the wet feet, No-Face misplaced his footing, and slipped. He conked his head hard onto the log, and fell into the water.
"No-Face is out! BAMBI WINS IMMUNITY!"
Everyone cheered for Bambi.
"Good job Bambi! You are safe from the vote tonight! As for the other 7, one of you will be voted off and sent to Redemption Island. Before you go, No-Face, can we have medical take a look at you?"
Jeff could see No-Face wasn't doing too well.
"I'll look at him, Jeff," promised JD. Jeff agreed to it, since he knew JD was a professional doctor in real life.
"Alright then, JD. Just call medical if he serious needs it. I'll see you all for tribal council tomorrow."
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Thumper Day 30
No-Face laid down in the shelter, while JD examined him. Sure, he had no tools with him, but he had this vibe that came with being a doctor.
No-Face had been a bit dizzy and nauseous since he conked his head.
"How are you feeling now?" asked JD.
"I feel I need to throw up..." muttered No-Face.
"For god's sake... no throwing up! I don't want to throw up! Where would it go, you know? My mouth is sewn shut! That's happened to me a lot, but I don't want it happening out here!" - No-Face
"Well... try not to," noted JD, "I can tell it has no where to go."
JD looked at No-Face a little further in.
"We'll see how you do tonight, and call in a medical team first thing in the morning," suggested JD, "I have no idea if it's bad or not. For all I know it could just be a cat scratch or a brain tumor."
No-Face shuddered at the thought of having a tumor, but he knew he didn't have one. He just has a concussion.
JD and No-Face joined up with Kratos and Banjo at the beach.
"How's your head?" asked Banjo, worried.
No-Face shook his head, "Not so good... but I'm seeing a doctor tomorrow morning. All will be good, I hope."
"No-Face getting injured will hurt my game, because I need him to go to the end with me and JD. Banjo is too large a threat to take to the end, as he could walk away with the win." - Kratos
"So... who are we voting out?" asked JD, curiously.
"Well, obviously it's going to be either Regal, Raine, or Rainbow Dash," explained Kratos.
"Raine is a mental threat, Dash is a physical threat, and Regal is a social threat," noted Banjo, "Who's the bigger threat?"
"Obviously, the one who can win the million dollars easily; Regal," replied Kratos, "If my calculations are correct, those handcuffs will hinder his performance at the duel, and eliminate him. The easier it is to eliminate someone, that someone should be the one we take out."
JD nodded, "I'm with Kratos. I'm voting out Regal."
Both No-Face and Banjo agreed to the plan.
"The purple rock might come up tonight. I don't have immunity around my neck so... BAMBI PLEASE VOTE WITH US!" - JD
Meanwhile, Regal and Raine were talking.
"It's going to be another purple rock," noted Raine, "How do we prepare?"
"We need to vote No-Face," explained Regal, "He's technically the weakest Nokowawa left. If Banjo, JD, or Kratos pull the purple rock, that will benefit for us."
"Tonight, I'm voting for No-Face, and I just hope the purple rock doesn't hit me tonight. I'm here to play the game of Survivor. I'm not here to be taken out by a simple rock." - Raine
"I'll tell this to Bambi and Dash," explained Raine, "Just pray for us, okay?"
Regal nodded.
Before leaving for tribal council, Bambi was worried.
"I have immunity, so I don't have to worry tonight. But... who do I side with? JD? Or Rainbow Dash? Do I force the rock, or not? (whimpers) This'll be tough..." - Bambi
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The Thumper tribe entered tribal council.
"We'll bring in the members of the jury,"
"Sam,"
Sam was actually NOT wearing pajamas tonight. He sported a green t-shirt and blue jeans.
"And Squidward, eliminated at the last Redemption Island duel."
Squidward was wearing a tuxedo, and had a delightful look on his face.
"It's been a battle from the beginning between the two tribes, and now only 2 Hapinos remain. Kratos, since the majority was pushed back into Nokowawa's favor at the last tribal council, what's the plan now?" asked Jeff.
"All we need to do is keep our heads up, and hope that a Nokowawa doesn't go home." replied Kratos.
"Bambi, were you surprised at the moves made at the last tribal council?" asked Jeff.
Bambi nodded.
"From JD giving immunity to No-Face, and Kratos using the idol, um... yeah, I was. Hapino hasn't been doing well since the beginning of the merge." replied Bambi.
Squidward nodded, knowing that was certainly true.
"Let me ask you Rainbow Dash, are you worried about the vote tonight?" asked Jeff.
"Of course I am! It's going to be another 4-4 vote, another purple rock, another innocent person going home. For all I know, it's gonna be me!" replied Rainbow Dash.
"JD, how was No-Face after the challenge?" asked Jeff.
"We would like a medical crew in the morning, to be honest. I don't know if his concussion is bad enough or not. I hope it's not." replied JD.
Raine rolled her eyes, knowing what JD really wanted.
"Regal, if you go home tonight, what will you do?" asked Jeff.
"I will go to Redemption Island, and fight like I always have. Nothing more, nothing less." replied Regal.
"Ok, it's time to vote, No-Face, you're up."
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Bambi's Vote: Sorry about this... (?)
Kratos' Vote: I have a debt to pay towards Raine. Nothing personal. (Regal)
Regal's Vote: I hope that rock sends out of one your allies. Sorry. (No-Face)
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"If anybody has a hidden immunity idol and you want to play it, nows the time to do so."
No one did anything.
"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, No-Face. (He shook his head.)
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No-Face. Two votes No-Face.
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Regal. One vote Regal, two votes No-Face.
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Regal. Tied two votes Regal, two votes No-Face. (Regal nodded.)
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Regal. Three votes Regal, two votes No-Face.
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No-Face. Tied again, three votes No-Face, three votes Regal. (JD was praying.)
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Regal. Four votes Regal, three votes No-Face, one vote left. (Bambi shut his eyes...)
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Twelfth person voted out of Survivor Redemption Island, Regal. That's 5, it's enough. You need to hand me your torch.
JD smiled on the inside. Both Raine and Rainbow Dash were shocked at the events. Regal simply sighed and gave his torch up.
"Regal, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"But you will have a chance to reenter the game. Take your torch, and head on over to Redemption Island."
Regal took his torch, and left tribal council without a word.
"This game is definitely getting interesting. I look forward to the chaos up ahead in the last 9 days of the game. No-Face, medical attention will be waiting for you at camp. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Redemption Island Night 30
Ren, once again, was pissed off.
"And... now we're $%#%ed." muttered Ren as he watched Regal enter camp.
"Another one jumped ship this time," replied Regal, "Either Dash or Bambi. Regardless of who did it, they both won't win."
En-Tee-I floated over.
"It's apparent now we have to win the duels, or else there will be no Hapino winner." noted En-Tee-I.
"Raine is the sole Hapino tribe member left on Thumper, and she has only one ally. I just hope something happens to help Raine out in the next vote." - Regal
VOTE
No-Face – Raine, Rainbow Dash, and Regal
Regal – JD, No-Face, Bambi, Banjo, and Kratos