36 days ago, 16 unique survivors began the adventure of a lifetime.
They were in two separate tribes; Nokowawa and Hapino. Joining the tribes would be past contestants Banjo and Kazooie, from SEGA All Stars and Cuties respectively.
The twist of the season would be Redemption Island. When voted off, contestants would face off against eachother in order to return to the game. Winner stays, loser is out.
On Nokowawa, a power alliance formed between Banjo, Sam, JD, and Kratos. Under the leadership of Kratos, the alliance controlled the votes, sending both Muraki and Niko out first.
At Hapino, the main alliance was Ren, Regal, Raine, and Squidward. Their first target was Kazooie, being a threat, and then they took out Hartman for being annoying. Nokowawa's Niko defeated both of them at Redemption Island.
Soon, a tribe switch occurred, and JD, Kratos, and No-Face joined Hapino, and Bomberman, Regal, and Ren joined Nokowawa. Both groups of 3 were immediately on the oust.
However, Bomberman was able to sneak into the alliance of Banjo and Sam, and wanted to vote out Ren and Regal. However, Regal pulled out the hidden immunity idol, blindsiding Bomberman. He went to Redemption Island, where Niko defeated him.
Kratos tried to put allegiance into his former Tales of Symphonia ally Raine in keeping the Nokowawas and blindsiding Fluttershy. Raine wouldn't commit to voting her out, and instead stuck with Hapino. JD was sent to Redemption Island, where he finally defeated Niko, and took over Redemption Island. Kratos got his way the following tribal council, where Fluttershy was sent to Redemption.
JD defeated her, and reentered the game as a new member of the merged Thumper tribe. 7 Nokowawas against 5 Hapinos.
Nokowawa outsiders Rainbow Dash and Bambi wanted to join Hapino, but haven't decided when. The Hapinos simply couldn't keep up with Nokowawa, and both Ren and Squidward got sent to Redemption Island.
But at the next tribal council, Rainbow Dash and Bambi did indeed jump ship, and caused the purple rock. Sam drew the rock, and was sent to Redemption. He would go on to lose the duel.
With Nokowawa only at 4 loyal members; No-Face, JD, Kratos, and Banjo, they needed a back up plan. Kratos had a hidden immunity idol, and used it on himself at the next tribal council. En-Tee-I was soon sent to Redemption Island. Squidward lost the following duel.
At an immunity challenge, No-Face severely injured himself in the final round. The following morning, he was evacuated. Despite this set back for Nokowawa, Bambi was convinced by JD to rejoin the Nokowawas. Bambi did, and betrayed the Hapinos, sending Regal to Redemption Island. He would lose the duel following his elimination.
JD came up with a plan to go to the Final 3 with Kratos and Bambi, giving him and Kratos a good advantage in the end. To do this, they would need to take out Banjo. They told Raine about this, in order to get her vote. But Raine didn't trust them. Although, everything stayed the same, and Rainbow Dash was voted out next. She lost the following duel to the dominating Ren and En-Tee-I.
Last episode, Kratos decided to throw JD under the bus, in order to get Banjo's vote in the end. But Banjo soon distrusted Kratos after Raine told him more information of the blindside.
Banjo ruined their plans by winning immunity. This forced JD and Kratos to take Bambi out, as his vote meant less then Raine's. Banjo found out, and told Bambi about it. Raine wasn't sure who to vote, as it didn't matter who left.
At tribal council, Raine voted against JD, and sent him back to Redemption Island. Only 7 remain!
JD.
Raine.
En-Tee-I.
Bambi.
Ren.
Banjo.
And Kratos.
Tonight, the final Redemption Island duel will take place, and either JD, Ren, or En-Tee-I will return to the game. Following their return, two more immunity challenges will take place. 3 will move on to face the jury. One will outlast all the rest, and become the Sole Survivor!
Final 4: Bambi, Banjo, Kratos, and Raine
Jury: Sam, Squidward, No-Face, Regal, and Rainbow Dash
Redemption Island: En-Tee-I, JD, and Ren
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Redemption Island Night 36
JD walked into camp.
"Anyone home?" he greeted.
Ren saw him walk in, and smirked.
"Welcome back, Dorian," replied Ren, "Please lay down, we have a full process of buttering you up!"
JD laughed, "Enough with the jokes, Ren! This IS the final duel after all."
En-Tee-I joined them, "Indeed it is. Good luck to all of you. Only one can return."
JD and Ren bro-fisted, and then butted heads with En-Tee-I, since he had no hands to bro fist with.
"Time for my second win at Redemption Island, and who knows, things might be different when I return. Maybe, maybe not. If I don't return, Kratos won't be getting much further." - JD
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Thumper Day 37
Kratos placed his torch in the corner with the rest, and went over to the shelter. He wasn't happy one bit.
"JD's elimination was my own fault. If Banjo hadn't won immunity, he would be gone right now, and not JD. I have myself to blame, and I'm ready to face the consequences." - Kratos
Banjo walked over to him, "Should of stuck by the original plan, Kratos. You wouldn't be in this situation."
Kratos growled, "Shut up, Banjo. You know full and well that this is a game. I don't care about relationships. All I want is to play the way I want to in order to win."
"I just hate being lied to, that's all." replied Banjo, still angry.
"Then be happy," muttered Kratos, "If I don't win immunity, you can vote me off. That's the best thing you can do right now."
"Kratos screwed himself. He should've stuck by me, and he would be in a great position right now. I just have to thank immunity for this one, as I might've been gone if not for it." - Banjo
Banjo left Kratos alone, and joined up with Raine and Bambi.
"I don't care who wins the duel," he said, "Because the next vote won't be that person."
Bambi nodded, "Kratos hasn't pissed off one jury member yet. He could easily beat anyone here. He's been a great leader for Nokowawa."
"Voting Kratos off next time would be beneficial for anyone trying to win, since he can garner a lot of jury votes for simply playing a good social, mental, and leadership game." - Bambi
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Thumper Day 37
Raine and Bambi were talking by the beach. Raine was drawing lines in the sand.
"If En-Tee-I or Ren return from Redemption Island," explained Raine, "There will be 3 Hapino jury votes; Squidward, Regal, and whoever loses."
Bambi nodded.
Raine continued, "Vote off Kratos, and then Banjo, and you might have a chance to win. Cause listen, Bambi, the 3 Hapino votes will most likely vote together."
"Thanks to JD's blindside, I'm in a great position to make it to the Final 3. All I need to do, is to get Bambi against Banjo, and then hope En-Tee-I or Ren return." - Raine
"So I still have a chance to win?" asked Bambi.
Raine nodded, "Exactly. No telling what the other 6 votes will go for."
"Raine offered me a spot in the Final 3 with her, and one of Ren and En-Tee-I, if they make it. She told me that I may not get Hapino votes, but I could get some Nokowawa votes if I try hard enough." - Bambi
"I will think about it Raine," replied Bambi, "We still have plenty of time until then. We just need to get Kratos out next."
Raine nodded, "That can be arranged."
"Quite honestly, Bambi will not win. He's flipped many times, and has placed many jury members in the jury as a result of the flipping. He's a bit naïve about this, honestly." - Raine
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"Come on in guys!"
The Final 4 contestants entered the arena.
"We'll now bring in the competitors for the final duel."
En-Tee-I, JD, and Ren all walked out into the duel arena.
"Welcome to Redemption Arena. We are all gathered here today to witness the final duel of Survivor Redemption Island."
Everyone cheered.
"JD has to win this... he has to. He won Redemption Island last time, so I think he stands a chance. Problem is... the two Hapinos have gone through 3-4 duels winning every single one." - Kratos
"My plan will only work if Ren or En-Tee-I return. I would like it if En-Tee-I returned, since he can help plan strategies. Ren isn't much help in that category." - Raine
"This is it. Your last shot at returning to the game. Only one person will win this duel. The other two will become the sixth and seventh members of the jury. Heres how the duel works: you will balance on a tilting square, whilst holding a jar on your head. If the jar falls off or if you fall off the square, you are out. Last person left standing will reenter the game. Losers will join the jury."
Everyone nodded.
"I've been focused on one thing since I came to Redemption Island; win it. Nothing has challenged me more than this. Those races? Hah! Easy! Here, not so much, but I've outlasted 3 people to get here." - En-Tee-I
"Alright, here we go. One more duel, and I'm back where I started. Hopefully my plan goes back into effect, and me, Kratos, and Bambi become the Final 3." - JD
"Doesn't really matter who comes back into the game... but ah, who am I %#%$ing kidding? I'm winning this duel! Not Dorian! Not the alien ball! ME! ME! ME! ME!" - Ren
Everyone got situated.
"This duel... is finally on."
– 30 minutes in... –
No one felt uncomfortable just just. En-Tee-I was meditating this whole time. JD and Ren looked fine so far.
– 1 hour in... –
JD began wobble back and forth, but saved himself quickly.
"Nice save..." said Kratos to himself.
– 1 hour, 30 minutes in... –
Ren began to feel cramps in his back and legs.
"Agh..." groaned Ren. He stayed steady, though.
JD smirked when he heard Ren's pain.
– 2 hours in... –
Just then... one person fell off...
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"DAMMIT!" swore Ren.
"Ren is out of the duel, and therefore is out of the game. He has become the sixth member of the jury."
Ren kicked away at the sand, before taking a seat next to Jeff.
– 2 hours, 30 minutes in... –
Jeff looked at En-Tee-I and JD.
"We are down to two duelists. JD, from Scrubs... taking on En-Tee-I, from Iggy's Reckin' Balls. JD has won 2 duels so far in the past, and En-Tee-I has won 3."
Ren growled, "I still won 4!"
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For the first time during the duel, En-Tee-I was losing focus. If he wanted to, he could stay still for 2 more hours, but it was becoming uncomfortable for him.
Meanwhile, JD was wobbling a lot, but managed to save himself several times.
But only one fell off...
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"Aw, crap." sighed the person.
"JD is out! EN-TEE-I WINS THE DUEL, AND IS NOW BACK IN THE GAME!"
Everyone clapped for En-Tee-I. Raine ran down the bleachers and glomped En-Tee-I.
"Whoa Raine!" said a surprised En-Tee-I, "I'm glad to see you too!"
Raine got off him, and returned to the bleachers.
"Ren, you've done well out here in the duels. Unfortunately, the game is over for you. You have become the sixth member of the jury. Place your buff in the urn, and leave Redemption Island."
Ren threw his orange buff violently in the fire, and left without a word.
"JD, you survived Round 1 of Redemption Island, but not the second one. The game is over for you, and you have become the seventh member of the jury. Place your buff in the urn, and leave Redemption Island."
JD placed his orange buff in the fire, waved goodbye, and left.
"Congratulations En-Tee-I! You are now back in the game, and are a part of the Final 5. I will see all of you for the immunity challenge later tonight."
– – – – –
Ren's Final Words
"I %#$%ing hate Nokowawa and everything its done to Hapino. True, I'm glad En-Tee-I won the duel, and I'm glad he and Raine might have a chance to get far... but I wanted that person to be me! Dammit! At least I'm on the jury, and I love being a jerk."
JD's Final Words
"I had a daydream prior to the final duel... that I would win, and then move on to win the million dollars. I guess my daydreams are just fantasies. If I tried hard enough... I could've beaten En-Tee-I and return to the tribe that voted me out. Oh well... can't win everything in life."
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Thumper Day 37
Raine was giddy that En-Tee-I returned to the game.
"I'm glad En-Tee-I was the one who won the duel! The Final 3 is in our sights! All we need to do is stay on target, and play along with Banjo." - Raine
"Kratos is the next boot," explained Raine, "Everyone is on board with it. Even he understands it."
En-Tee-I nodded.
"Then, I talked with Bambi," continued Raine, "And hopefully he votes Banjo out at the Final 4. With Bambi acting as the goat, one of us will come out on top!"
En-Tee-I smiled with joy.
"Raine, I seriously doubted your strategy. This plan is perfect! I didn't think you could strategize well, especially after the fake idol fiasco." - En-Tee-I
"Just keep quiet about it," warned Raine, "One slip, and we could be headed out the door one by one. We need BOTH of us in the Finals, not just one."
En-Tee-I nodded, and butted heads with Raine.
"I just hope Bambi is up to the task of helping us blindside Banjo. He's flipped a lot during the game, so I don't expect any much from him." - En-Tee-I
Meanwhile, Kratos was talking with Banjo and Bambi.
"Sorry about my behavior this morning," apologized Kratos, rubbing his head, "I was in a bad mood."
Bambi smiled at him, but Banjo wasn't buying any of it.
"I just want to say, voting me out would hurt your game," warned Kratos.
"With En-Tee-I back in the game, we could be in grave danger if we let conflict get in the way. Banjo needs to understand this; voting me out would be a major mistake." - Kratos
"Why do you say that?" asked Banjo, still not believing anything.
Kratos sighed, "Look, Banjo, letting conflict get in the way of making it to the end will hurt your game. Voting me out would tie you up against Hapino. Guess what's next? Purple rock."
Banjo nodded, understanding, "I see your point..."
"I think Kratos is right about the situation. The purple rock could be dastardly in the end, and it could land both Raine and En-Tee-I in the finals." - Banjo
"I don't want another purple rock..." worried Bambi.
"Then prevent it," offered Kratos, "Vote one of them off next tribal council, and we'll be fine."
"If Banjo is stupid, he'll vote me off. If he's smart, he'll spare me another day out here. I honestly hope he's here to win the game..." - Kratos
– – – – –
"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, Bambi."
Bambi did so.
"For todays challenge, you will run through a maze. Throughout the maze, you have to collect ladder rungs, and climb up to the top of the tower in the middle. There are 4 rungs, once you have all 4, put all four together and climb up the ladder. Winner wins immunity, and your going to the Final 4. Let's get started."
Everyone got ready.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
Everyone dashed out into the maze from the center. However, some quickly got lost, due to several paths at many areas of the maze. Kratos was the only one lucky enough to find his first ladder rung.
En-Tee-I and Raine were both lost at opposite ends of the maze. Banjo was also having difficulty. Kratos was moving towards his second ladder rung, which didn't spell good news for Banjo, seeing as though Kratos was the target. Bambi found his first ladder rung, and moved on.
Bambi was soon on a role, finding his second ladder rung. Kratos lost track of where he just came from, so he quickly became lost.
Bambi once again found ANOTHER ladder rung. He had a good strategy during this maze. Soon, both Banjo and Raine found their first ladder rungs, and Kratos found his second. En-Tee-I was lost completely.
4 minutes later, 4 more ladder rungs were found; by Bambi, Kratos, Raine, and Banjo. All at the same place, too. This was Bambi's last rung, and he had to get back to the center for his ladder construction.
Banjo found his third rung, and was trying his best to beat Bambi to it. Bambi made it to the center, and began building his ladder.
Bambi was halfway done with his ladder. Everyone else was scrambling to find their last few (or in En-Tee-I's case, first) ladder rungs.
But no one was able to.
"BAMBI WINS IMMUNITY! GUARANTEED FINAL 4!"
Everyone cheered for Bambi.
"Congratulations Bambi, you are now a part of the Final 4. You've been doing well. As for the other 4 members of Thumper, one of you will not join the Final 4, and instead join the jury. See you tonight."
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Thumper Day 37
Kratos walked over to Banjo and Bambi, knowing if they didn't vote his way, his game would be over.
"Bambi wins immunity, and now I have to make sure both he and Banjo are on board with voting out En-Tee-I tonight." - Kratos
"You remember what I said, right?" asked Kratos, "We have to take out the Hapinos, like we said from the beginning."
Banjo nodded, "Yeah, I heard what you said. Don't worry Kratos, everything is under control."
Kratos nodded, but deep down inside he didn't believe him.
"Kratos is going home tonight, everyone has agreed to it. I'm looking forward to a battle at the next immunity challenge against Hapino." - Banjo
"It sounds as though Banjo is wanting me out tonight. If that's the case, if he wants to put his life in danger, then I don't see why I can't either." - Kratos
Kratos was speaking with Raine.
"Voting Banjo out would be pivotal," explained Kratos, "What jury wouldn't vote for him at the end. Plus, he's good at challenges. A wise person would vote him out."
Raine nodded, "But what have you done for me, to make me keep you in?"
"I promised you before JD got blindsided," explained Kratos, "That I would take you to the Final 4. I meant my promise sincerely. I felt bad for tricking you with a fake idol. It was to get Hapino off track."
Raine listened.
"Kratos makes a lot of good points... at least he admits he feels bad for using the fake idol against me. Perhaps Banjo would be a better option for tonight." - Raine
Before tribal council, Raine and En-Tee-I were talking.
"Kratos wants to vote Banjo out." said Raine.
En-Tee-I looked at her, "It doesn't matter who goes out, does it?"
Raine shrugged, "Well, Kratos wanted to keep me over Banjo... before you came back. Whereas on Banjo's half, he probably wants us out once Kratos is gone."
"According to Raine, we should vote for Banjo tonight, instead of Kratos. Banjo has more friends on the jury, and Kratos really doesn't. Either way, as long as the one we keep doesn't win immunity, we're set for the Final 3." - En-Tee-I
The Hapinos agreed on a target, and left for tribal council along with the rest of Thumper.
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The Thumper tribe entered tribal council.
"We'll bring in the members of the jury,"
"Sam,"
"Squidward,"
"No-Face,"
"Regal,"
"Rainbow Dash,"
"And Ren and JD, both eliminated at the last Redemption Island duel."
"We are 2 days away from the end of the game, and Redemption Island is gone. Go home tonight, game is over. En-Tee-I, wouldn't it suck to go home tonight, after you just got back from Redemption?" asked Jeff.
En-Tee-I nodded.
"Definitely. I won 4 duels the whole time I was out there, and it would suck to go home after all that work." replied En-Tee-I.
"Kratos, two Nokowawa members have been voted out in the previous tribal councils. Will tonight be a Nokowawa?" asked Jeff.
Kratos nodded.
"I'm feeling like that's the case tonight. I'm praying that it's not me, but anything can happen." replied Kratos.
"Banjo, why keep you around for the Final 4?" asked Jeff.
"I've been loyal to my alliance this entire-" started Banjo.
"Hold on a minute, Banjo. Did you say... loyal?" interrupted Kratos.
Banjo nodded.
"Why yes I did, Kratos! Thank you! You weren't loyal this whole time! Hell, you sold out JD to save your own skin!" snapped Banjo.
JD looked very surprised.
Kratos rolled his eyes.
"Yeah... sure I did." muttered Kratos.
"Don't lie anymore Kratos! You've done enough damage!" yelled Banjo.
Raine looked over at him.
"Don't bring this down on Kratos! Don't forget, I also told you about them trying to blindside you! It's not entirely his fault!" snapped Raine.
Kratos was now surprised. JD facepalmed.
"Doesn't matter. Jeff, can we go vote now?" asked Banjo.
Jeff nodded.
"Ok, it's time to vote, Banjo, your up."
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Banjo's Vote: Enough lying. The games over for you. (Kratos)
Kratos' Vote: I just hope this vote doesn't kill me in the end. (Banjo)
Raine's Vote: …. (Banjo)
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"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, Kratos. (He nodded.)
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Kratos. Two votes Kratos.
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Banjo. One vote Banjo, two votes Kratos. (He glared at Kratos.)
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Banjo. Tied two votes Banjo, two votes Kratos, one vote left. (Banjo was surprised.)
Sixteenth person voted out of Survivor Redemption Island, and the eighth member of our jury...
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...Kratos. You need to hand me your torch.
Kratos nodded, "Fair enough. Good luck." He handed his torch to Jeff.
"Kratos, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"Time for you to go,"
Kratos left tribal council without a word.
"Congratulations... you have made the Final 4. Tomorrow, you will compete in the final immunity challenge. I'll see you all there. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Kratos' Final Words
"Looks like only one of the two Hapinos voted with me... and I'm betting it was Raine. At least she understood the consequences of the whole situation at hand. Not so sure about En-Tee-I. He's a smart guy, but he's been clueless the whole game."
VOTE
Banjo – Raine and Kratos
Kratos – En-Tee-I, Bambi, and Banjo
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Thumper Day 38
Raine wasn't happy with Banjo after tribal council.
"After last tribal council, I knew Kratos was going home... but I needed to throw a vote in against Banjo, just because he shouldn't expect everyone to be 100% loyal to him." - Raine
"Good job on making the Final 4, guys!" smiled Banjo.
Bambi smiled back, "I'm glad we made it this far into the game!"
"Back on the original Nokowawa tribe, I never imagined that I would be sitting here in the Final 4. Especially being one of two last remaining members of that tribe, too!" - Bambi
"The final immunity challenge is today... be ready." warned En-Tee-I. Banjo nodded.
"I have to be ready for the challenge today... and beat En-Tee-I. Chances are that the challenge will involve endurance, and En-Tee-I is really good at that. If I win the immunity, we have a 2/3 chance of both me and Bambi making it to the Final 3." - Banjo
Just then, Jeff showed up.
"What's up everyone?" greeted Jeff.
"Things are going swell, Jeff." replied Raine.
"It's time for the famous rites of passage. You will go down the trail, and find the 14 torches of the 14 people voted out. Remember them, and all that good stuff. I'll be waiting for you down by the lake, and we'll start the final immunity challenge."
Everyone started to walk down the trail.
"I started this game out on the underdog Hapino tribe, and I'm still here. Isn't that amazing? I had that alliance with Regal, Ren, and Squidward, and made deals with En-Tee-I along the way. I think I have this game wrapped up if I survive to the Final 3, I'm not gonna lie." - Raine
"I returned from Redemption Island, sending 5 people to the jury. I've been through a lot during this experience. I'd like to call myself an underdog. All that matters now is winning the Final Immunity Challenge, and praying Bambi sticks with us." - En-Tee-I
"I wasn't a strong competitor from the beginning of the game. Now suddenly, I'm winning immunity challenges. I don't want to hear the jury go, "Oh, Bambi, why didn't you try harder in the beginning?". I want to hear the jury go, "Bambi, you did well, surviving as long as you did."." - Bambi
"I returned to play a better game. In SEGA All Stars, I was perceived to be this coat-tailing bear that betrayed his tribe. Not this time. This time, I played with honesty and loyalty. The reason several of my old alliance members are gone and on the jury is because they betrayed me first." - Banjo
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Rites Of Passage
They arrived at the first torch, Muraki's.
"No one trusted this guy..." noted Banjo.
Bambi shrugged, "We never really gave him much of a chance."
They came across Kazooie's.
"Threat right from the start," said Raine, "She had to go."
"I wish I was with her at one point," chuckled Banjo, "Would've been fun to play with her."
They came across Hartman's.
"Hartman literally has no heart in his name." muttered En-Tee-I.
Raine nodded, "Honestly, we didn't need a drill sergeant."
They came to Bomberman's torch.
"This guy got a bad start," noted Banjo, "He got stabbed in the back by a Hapino."
"Goes to show how sneaky of a player Ren really is." replied En-Tee-I.
They came to Niko's torch.
Bambi smiled, "I honestly think he would've done well had he returned to the game."
Raine nodded, "Indeed. Niko Bellic was surely a great competitor."
They came to Fluttershy's torch.
Raine sighed, "I felt so bad writing her name down. She didn't deserve to go."
"She was so adorable... but she really had no business in this game." noted En-Tee-I.
They came to Sam's torch.
"This was my buddy," smiled Banjo, "If only he didn't pull the rock."
Bambi frowned, "Sorry about that..."
They came to Squidward's torch.
"The only reason we kept him around," explained Raine, "Was because he was the perfect goat."
"No one really cared for Squidward did they?" asked Bambi.
Then came No-Face's, still lit.
Raine blew out the torch, "Wish you stayed in to fight, No-Face."
"He was a competitor, surely he'd still be here had he not gotten injured." noted Bambi.
They came to Regal's torch.
"I miss him," sighed Raine, "He was a great ally."
"We had some good conversations back on Nokowawa..." noted Banjo.
Rainbow Dash's came next.
"She got way too overconfident," noted Bambi.
"She betrayed us, and never returned like you did." said Banjo, looking at Bambi.
Then came Ren's torch.
Raine chuckled, "He was a great player... too bad he wasn't kind to anyone to get credit."
"Ren would've been a great player had he stayed around." noted En-Tee-I.
JD's came next.
"JD was a smart fool," chuckled En-Tee-I, "If that even makes any sense."
"He made good moves," agreed Banjo, "But was a fool to realize Kratos sold him out."
Lastly came Kratos' torch.
"Great leader," commented Banjo, "Bad social game."
Raine shrugged, "He really doesn't like to put trust into people. But he did fairly well."
The Final 4 then arrived at the final challenge.
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"Come on in Guys!"
The survivors came in.
"Guys ready for your final immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded.
"I'll take back immunity from Bambi."
Bambi gave back the immunity.
"For todays challenge, you will balance on a wobbling, rotating platform for as long as you can. You will be out in the rough tide, so if the tide comes up, it'll make things a whole lot harder. Last one standing will win the final immunity challenge, and will make the Final 3."
Everyone got on their name-plated platform.
"Challenge has begun."
– 30 minutes in... –
Bambi was not doing so well. En-Tee-I, as expected, was meditating during the challenge. Both Banjo and Raine were sub-par during this challenged
– 1 hour in... –
Banjo was now starting to show weakness. En-Tee-I still wasn't budging. Raine was still okay.
However, Bambi dropped out, feeling very weak at this point.
"Bambi is out of the challenge. We're down to 3..."
– 1 hour in, 30 minutes... –
A high tide came in from behind, and threw the platform slightly in the air. This woke En-Tee-I up from his meditation, and knocking someone else off...
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"Banjo is now out of the challenge. We're down to the two remaining Hapino members..."
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Raine looked over at En-Tee-I. He was back in meditation, and looked like he could go on forever.
"Psst... En-Tee-I!" called Raine, trying to get his attention. En-Tee-I looked over at her.
"Hmm?" he wondered.
Raine and En-Tee-I began talking quietly about the upcoming vote, and who would take immunity for the night. Banjo was trying to listen in, and got a good hearing on what was said. He became nervous. On the other hand, Bambi was not paying attention.
Just then, one person jumped off...
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"Raine is out. EN-TEE-I WINS THE FINAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE! GUARANTEED FINAL 3!"
Everyone clapped for En-Tee-I.
"You are going to the Final 3, En-Tee-I. You will be able to give your claim to the jury on why you deserve to win one million dollars. Banjo, Raine, Bambi, one of you will be voted out tonight, and become the final member of the jury. See you tonight."
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Thumper Day 38
Banjo was now paranoid about the vote, after overhearing En-Tee-I and Raine's little talk.
"I overheard Raine and En-Tee-I talk about taking Bambi to the end, and make him the goat. That's great and all... but they are sounding like they are going to trick him into voting me out! I have to alert Bambi ahead of time!" - Banjo
Banjo and Bambi were talking.
"Bambi," said Banjo, "Listen to me... I'm not sure if Raine or En-Tee-I have tried anything, but I have to tell you something."
Bambi was listening.
"They want to take you to the end, only so that they'll beat you. If they take me, they might lose." explained Banjo.
Bambi was surprised that Banjo found out. He was even more surprised to know he was going to be a goat, when Raine told him otherwise.
Still, though, Bambi pretended he didn't know that, "Really?"
Banjo nodded, "I'm going to be blunt here, Bambi, you aren't winning this game. You've flopped many times during the game. I'm sorry, but that's the truth."
Bambi felt hurt hearing that. His ears flattened against his head. But, Banjo was right, he thought to himself.
"Banjo told me that I wasn't going to win no matter what. What he said was very hurtful... but he was right. I believe that if I didn't jump sides with Rainbow Dash, I wouldn't be in this position." - Bambi
"Vote Raine tonight," explained Banjo, "Force the rocks, and let's pray we make it to the Final 3 together. If I don't make it, you've got my vote."
Bambi smiled.
"I've got a lot to think about tonight. Originally, I wanted Banjo to go... but now I feel like giving it up to chance right now." - Bambi
A little while later, Raine and En-Tee-I were talking.
"Bambi said he was down for it," noted Raine, "So all we need to do is vote Banjo, and we're in the Final 3."
En-Tee-I smirked.
"We're in the best position right now. Even if the rocks are drawn tonight, we might still come out on top. Only I have to pull a rock, so it's a 2/3 chance I'll still be here." - Raine
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The Thumper tribe entered tribal council.
"We'll bring in the members of the jury,"
"Sam,"
"Squidward,"
"No-Face,"
"Regal,"
"Rainbow Dash,"
"Ren,"
"JD,"
"And Kratos, voted out at the last tribal council."
"Here we are, Final 4. Tonight, one of you will be voted out and become the ninth and final member of the jury. Banjo, what are the odds that tonight will be a split vote?" asked Jeff.
"Large odds. Two Nokowawas, two Hapinos. If it isn't split tonight, then obviously something was up in the air that I didn't know about." replied Banjo.
"En-Tee-I, if Raine goes home tonight, what are your odds of winning?" asked Jeff.
"They lower. Banjo has obviously played a much better game, and most of the jury consists of Nokowawas that Banjo never betrayed. There's no way I can compete with that." replied En-Tee-I.
Banjo nodded. JD just laughed to himself.
"Ok, it's time to vote, En-Tee-I, your up."
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Bambi's Vote: ….. (?)
Banjo's Vote: Hopefully the rocks work in favor for Nokowawa. (Raine)
Raine's Vote: Nothing personal, but En-Tee-I is completely right about you. (Banjo)
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"Once the votes are read, and the decision is final, person voted will have to leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
First vote, Banjo. (He nodded.)
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Raine. One vote Raine, one vote Banjo.
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Banjo. Two votes Banjo, one vote Raine, one vote left. (Bambi shut his eyes. Banjo was praying, and Raine was sweating.)
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Seventeenth person voted out of Survivor Redemption Island, and the final member of our jury, Banjo. That's 3, it's enough, you need to hand me your torch.
Banjo shook his head, "What the hell, Bambi. I trusted you this time..."
"Banjo, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch for the first time.
"Time for you to go."
Banjo left without another word.
"The power now shifts to the jury. 9 people that you've voted out, now hold your fate in their hands. Enjoy Day 39, and then we'll begin the Final Tribal Council. Have fun on your last day, you'll need it."
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Banjo's Final Words
"I don't think I expected much out of Bambi, considering he did flip back and forth between alliances. First he was with Nokowawa, then Hapino, then back to us, and finally back with Hapino. He flipped many, many times, and this one vote truly ruined his chances, if any.
VOTE
Banjo – Raine, En-Tee-I, and Bambi
Raine - Banjo
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Thumper Day 39
Bambi, Raine, and En-Tee-I entered the Thumper camp, each one very excited.
"Congratulations on making the Final 3, everybody!" cheered Bambi.
All 3 of them huddled up together and cheered.
"I never expected in a million years, to be sitting in between a deer and an alien ball celebrating over making the final stage of a reality show. I'm loving every second of it!" - Raine
"We did our best, won challenges, made alliances," noted En-Tee-I, "And through it all, we've made it to the final day."
Bambi looked at both Raine and En-Tee-I, "You guys happy? I just gave you guys the chance to win the game."
"What do you mean?" wondered Raine.
"I don't think I'm winning..." frowned Bambi.
En-Tee-I looked at Bambi straight in the eyes, "Never lose hope. Just answer honestly, and apologize for every move you made. Perhaps you might get some votes."
Bambi nodded, and sort of smiled.
"I know I'm losing tonight at tribal council, so... I decided to give both Raine and En-Tee-I the chance to win the million. I'll still try to win, but I know I'm not getting much further then third." - Bambi
En-Tee-I threw several burning logs onto the old shelter, and gave each survivor their torch.
"Sayonara Thumper!" said En-Tee-I.
"Survivor has been a lot of fun, in and out of Redemption Island. I hope tonight, the jury realizes the work I had to accomplish in order to fully return to the game, and give me the money. Being only 45, I think most people under estimated me." - En-Tee-I
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The Thumper tribe entered tribal council.
"We'll now bring in your jury..."
"Sam,"
"Squidward,"
"No-Face,"
"Regal,"
"Rainbow Dash,"
"Ren,"
"JD,"
"Kratos,"
"And Banjo, voted out at the last tribal council."
"Welcome to your final tribal council, in which your jury will vote for one of you to be the Sole Survivor, and win 1 million dollars. We'll start out with opening statements. Say what you want, and then the jury will ask you questions or give statements. Bambi, you can go first." explained Jeff.
"Hello guys!" smiled Bambi, "Um... I know most of you aren't too happy with me. Whether it was me who put you out of the game, or not, I played the game in a way to help me out, not any alliance. If the alliance I was on wasn't the way to go, I flipped. It happened a lot, and most of you got blindsided as a result. Hopefully, you can look past that, and vote for me."
"En-Tee-I, your next."
"I had to persevere during Redemption Island, in order to return to the game," explained En-Tee-I, "I defeated 5 people while over there, and I fought to be here. Bambi and Raine both did well, but I think I fit the term of 'Survivor' better then them. No offense."
"Raine, close us up."
"How do you think a Hapino member or members were able to make it all the way to the end?" asked Raine, "I managed to get here, because the Nokowawa tribe turned on eachother. I followed the strategy Shohn used at the end of Heroes vs. Villains. This time, it worked. I played a good game from start to finish, with some obstacles along the way."
Jeff nodded, and turned to the jury, "In a minute jury, you'll go up and talk to Raine, Bambi, and En-Tee-I. Think about it for a while."
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"Okay. Let's start. JD, your up first."
JD walked on up.
"First of all," started JD, "My only question slash comment goes to Raine. Raine, I want to know, do you think telling Banjo about our plan was worth getting here?"
Raine nodded.
"To be honest JD, turning on you is what helped me get to this point," explained Raine, "You and Kratos were a fantastic duo, and I had to split you up."
JD nodded, and went back to sit down.
"Squidward."
Squidward walked up, chuckling.
"Let's be fair here," noted Squidward, "En-Tee-I, you are not, and I repeat, you are not getting any Hapino votes."
En-Tee-I looked at him hard.
"Myself, Ren, Raine, and Regal were all in an alliance from Day 4, and you were on the oust quite a bit. Wasn't he Raine?" asked Squidward.
Raine nodded, sadly. En-Tee-I shook his head.
"Squidward, it really doesn't matter anymore," muttered En-Tee-I, "Raine already told me about that alliance. Do what you want with your votes."
Squidward smirked, "Hmm. Fine by me."
He sat back down.
"No-Face."
No-Face walked on up.
"I want each of you to tell me what moment during the game," explained No-Face, "You fought the most through. Did you persevere to get here?"
Bambi went first, "My opening statement sort of states it. I had to make decisions that would help me in the game, no one else. No one should have to control my vote."
"Redemption Island mostly," answered En-Tee-I, "I never got focus in any duel, and I ended up winning because of it. A true winner comes from Redemption Island. A true Survivor."
Raine went last, "Honestly, I fought for Hapino. When everything was going down the drain, well, I had to fight to keep the Hapino name shining. Luckily, Nokowawa helped us by being dysfunctional."
No-Face nodded, and sat back down.
"Rainbow Dash."
Rainbow Dash flew up in front of the Final 3.
"I wish I didn't have to be a jury member," muttered Dash, "Honestly, NONE of you deserve it! Bambi! You stabbed me in the back, and you also went ahead and stab Banjo in the back! En-Tee-I! Coming from Redemption Island means NOTHING! You meant 10 days away from the main game! Raine! It was my vote that saved you from being voted out when Sam pulled the rock! You showed that gratitude by voting me out with the rest of the tribe! None of you deserve the money!"
Bambi flattened his ears down, En-Tee-I glared at Dash, and Raine simply shrugged.
"If you want my vote, be honest with the rest of the jury," replied Dash, "And then we'll talk."
She sat back down.
"Regal."
Regal walked on up.
He sighed, "What Squidward said wasn't necessary."
Squidward rolled his eyes.
"En-Tee-I, you still have a shot to win my vote," explained Regal, "Just remain honest with the rest of the jury. Bambi, nothing to say to you. Raine, I think you did well out here. Good game guys."
Regal sat back down.
"Pajama Sam."
Sam skipped on up.
"I really have no questions for any of you. You all did well in getting here, and I think you each get a fair shot at the money." smiled Sam.
He sat back down.
"Ren."
Ren grunted, and walked up to talk.
"I'm voting Raine. Enough said," said Ren, looking at the jury, "She played the best game out of all 3 finalists. Not only did she fight to keep Hapino alive, she also did well in playing a great manipulative game. She deserves it the most. En-Tee-I was a social outcast and strategically clueless, and Bambi just coat tailed."
Raine smiled, "Thank you Ren."
Ren gave a thumbs up as he sat down.
"Banjo."
Banjo walked up to talk to the Final 3.
"Bambi," started Banjo, "I told you prior to tribal council, that I would vote for you if I pulled the rock."
Bambi nodded.
"That, of course," continued Banjo, "Is now not the case anymore. Sorry, but it is. As for Raine and En-Tee-I, you did well. Thank you."
Banjo sat back down.
"Kratos, finish us off."
Kratos walked on up.
"Raine," he said, "I do appreciate your vote to keep me when I got voted out. Wish I could say the same for En-Tee-I."
Raine nodded, while En-Tee-I glared at him.
Kratos sighed, "It has been a rough game, and all 3 of you did well in getting here. You did what 15 people couldn't do, and that is make the Final Tribal Council. Good luck in the vote."
He sat back down.
"Okay, jury. You'll get to vote. Your voting for the person you want to win, not to lose. Time to vote, Sam, your up."
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After the votes were casted.
"Thank you for being here with us. Now I'm gonna return to the states and read these out loud. See you there."
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In a few minutes, the final votes will be tallied. Who will be crowned the Sole Survivor?