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"I thought you said you were going to choke me." -David Wright, Survivor Millennials vs Gen-X)
Previously, on Survivor…
After Happy was voted out, Gajeel confronted Lisanna over her vote, catching her in a lie as one of the people wanting to vote her out. Soon, Lisanna felt on the bottom.
At Warrod, Natsu complained again about second place not being good enough for the tribe, with others telling him being safe is enough.
Back at Precht, the tribe was divided down the middle - Gajeel, Evergreen, and Bickslow on one side, and Lisanna, Lucy, and Wendy on the other.
Nothing very interesting happening at Yuri, with the majority of the group lounging, and Mest being the only one worried about the game.
At the immunity challenge, Yuri finished in first, with Precht finishing second, sending Warrod to their first Tribal Council.
Before Tribal Council, Natsu and Gray got into a massive verbal argument, and Levy and Freed talking about their options at camp, dubbing Cana as a target. They spoke with Elfman about the possibility of aligning together.
And at Tribal Council, despite Gray and Juvia voting for Natsu, the alliance of Freed, Levy, and Elfman banded together voting out Cana. 18 are left. Who will be voted out tonight?
Warrod: Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Elfman, Levy, Freed
Precht: Lucy, Wendy, Lisanna, Gajeel, Evergreen, Bickslow
Yuri: Erza, Carla, Lily, Mira, Mest, Laxus
Warrod Night 7
"That was stupid! Why the hell did we get rid of Cana over Ice Bastard?!" Natsu yelled.
"You missed the part where you were almost out." Gray deadpanned.
"How dare Gray-Sama receive votes...Natsu-San should be out..." Juvia grumbled angrily.
"Let's just get to sleep," Levy sighed.
"Flamebrain!"
"Ice bastard!"
"They'll be at it all night, won't they?" Levy sighed, heading to the shelter.
Elfman and Freed exchanged a smile.
"I'm glad my plan worked. Now, I have to continue to stay in until Laxus and I may work together again..." -Freed
? Day 8
"Come on in guys!" Flash called, with the three tribes coming on in. "Yuri, Precht, getting your first look at the new Warrod tribe. Cana voted out at the last Tribal Council." Colette was seen lugging some sort of device next to the two hosts.
"Cana was?" Lucy wondered. "Why Cana?" No one seemed to care much for this revelation other than general surprise.
"Like father, like daughter!" G said cheerfully. Flash looked to Colette, who finished lugging the machine over.
"Got the Buff Dispenser for you guys." She smiled, wiping some sweat from her brow.
"Ah, thanks for that." Flash complimented. "So you guys are probably wondering what this is for, yes?"
"Yeah, we are." Gajeel responded.
"Well, starting back in Season 3, there was a twist introduced in the game that shuffled up the tribes to keep things interesting." Flash explained. "It's been a staple in the series ever since. Speaking of shuffle...everyone. Drop your buffs. We are switching things up." There was a shocked silence for a moment.
Then, everyone threw down their buffs, some cheers ringing out.
"I don't have to be on a team with that bastard anymore!" Gray and Natsu both cheered.
"Juvia hopes Gray-Sama and she are on the same team..." Juvia murmured.
"I hope I'm on a team with Laxus!" -Freed
"Finally! I hope I'm on a sane team this time!" -Levy
"Gihi... Things weren't lookin' up, so this is for the best." -Gajeel
Most of the former Yuri tribe looked unconcerned. Carla, however, looked excited.
"Here's how this is going to work." Flash began. "One at a time, G's gonna call your name and when he does, come up to the Buff Dispenser, and take whatever it gives you. If you get a green buff, you're on the new Warrod Tribe. If you get a black buff, you're on the new Precht Tribe. And of course, if you get a yellow buff then you're on the new Yuri Tribe. Sound easy enough?"
"Right, let's get to it," G said. "Natsu, you're up first."
Natsu obtained a yellow buff, placing him on Yuri.
"Gray next." Gray had obtained a yellow buff as well.
"Aw come on!" Natsu and Gray both yelled at once. As this happened, the dispenser gave Juvia a yellow buff.
"Yes! Juvia is with Gray-Sama once again!" Juvia cheered.
Elfman was next, and he had gotten a yellow buff. Levy got a black buff, putting her on Precht. She sighed in relief. Lucy had gotten a black buff, staying on Precht. She and Levy grinned at each other in excitement.
Wendy had gotten a green buff from the dispenser. Lisanna also got a green buff. She and Wendy stood together, smiling. When Gajeel got a yellow buff, Natsu's anger turned to happiness.
"I've got my chance at revenge for Happy now! You're through, Gajeel!"
"Shaddup..." Gajeel grumbled.
"I can't tell if this is better or worse than my last tribe." -Gajeel
Evergreen and Bickslow went up to get a buff from the dispenser, each getting a black buff and staying on Precht. Erza went after them, and got the last yellow buff to round out the Yuri Tribe.
"And that's that for Yuri!" G said cheerfully.
"Dammit." Natsu grumbled.
Carla got a green buff from the dispenser and flew over to Wendy. Lily got a black buff, and Mira had drawn a green buff. She happily skipped over to Lisanna, Wendy, and Carla.
"Aw man! Why are my sisters together, but not me?" -Elfman
To round this tribe out, Mest had obtained the last green buff.
"That puts Laxus on Precht," G said.
Freed watched in dismay as the rest of the Thunder God Tribe gathered together, now on the same tribe.
"Alright, so let's go over our new tribes." Flash grinned. "For Warrod we have Lisanna, Freed, Mest, Carla, Wendy, and Mira. For Precht, we've got Lily, Laxus, Evergreen, Bickslow, Lucy, and Levy. And finally for Warrod, we've got Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Elfman, Gajeel, and Erza."
"That's all we needed for now." Aurora told the new tribes. "For now, head on back to camp and get to catch up with your new tribes. The next immunity challenge is in two days from now."
"And we can promise, it'll be a big one!" Colette giggled. With that said, the remaining players headed back to their camps to get ready for the 'big one'.
Warrod: Lisanna, Freed, Mest, Carla, Wendy, Mira
Precht: Lily, Laxus, Evergreen, Bickslow, Lucy, Levy
Yuri: Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Elfman, Gajeel, Erza
Warrod Day 8
The new Warrod tribe arrived at their new camp. Mira, Lisanna, Wendy, and Carla were chatting amicably, while Freed and Mest decided to get their next meal ready.
"Mira-nee! We're on the same team!" Lisanna squealed excitedly.
"I'm so glad you made it here." Mira replied.
"It was starting to look tough on my old tribe...For Wendy and I both." Lisanna sighed.
"But now we're in a pretty good situation." Wendy said.
"Oh, Wendy... I'll make sure you're never in danger of leaving again." Carla sobbed, clinging to Wendy.
"It's okay, Carla." Wendy comforted.
"With the four of us working together, making it to the end shouldn't be a problem at all!" Mira said cheerfully.
"This is a big problem... How could the entire Thunder God Tribe be together EXCEPT me?! Outrageous... I demand to be switched! I want to be with Laxus!" -Freed
Mest glanced over at the girls.
"I had something going for me with Laxus. But, even though that's out of the question, I think I have a few options." -Mest
Precht Day 8
Meanwhile, the Precht tribe had gotten comfortable in their camp. Lily was fixing up the shelter.
"Lu-Chan~!"
"Levy-Chan~!"
The women happily embraced.
"We made it this far, Levy!" Lucy said happily.
"With my team, it feels like a miracle." Levy sighed.
"You did have a pretty bad team. I'd hate to be stuck with all those muscle heads." Lucy said.
"It was the worst! All they did was bicker," Levy groaned. "But what about our current team? Seems like Laxus's group has a complete monopoly."
"Plus they're angry at me for trying to vote them out," Lucy sighed. "But we probably have the strongest group for challenges, so hopefully we just don't lose!"
Laxus's group sat on the other side of the camp.
"Unless we switch around again, we have this in the bag!" Bickslow laughed.
"Poor Freed is all alone." Evergreen commented.
"He'll make it," Laxus said. "This is a pretty boring competition, huh?"
Yuri Day 8
Meanwhile, at-
"YOU VOTED OFF HAPPY, YOU BASTARD!"
Natsu socked Gajeel in the face with a flaming punch.
"Shaddup, Salamander! Like you wouldn't've done the same!"
Gajeel summoned up his Iron Dragon's Club and hit Natsu in the stomach.
"How annoying," Gray sighed, having stripped to his underwear.
"You wanna go, bastard?!" Natsu and Gajeel yelled.
"Gray-Sama and I remain on the same team...It must be fate!" Juvia squealed, ignoring the violence continuing around her.
"Aw man...this is such a pain. Why do my sisters get an easy team?!" Elfman complained.
"This won't do at all..." Erza murmured, shaking her head.
Immunity Challenge Day 9!
"Come on in guys!" Flash called. The 18 remaining players came into the challenge area, each in their swimwear. "I see you guys got the memo today." He kept his usual outfit on, but Colette and Aurora had a similar dress code.
Colette was donned in a two-tone one piece swimsuit, said tones being light and dark green. Aurora on the other hand was in a red two piece with a white cross symbol on the left chest.
"A beach challenge, huh?" Gray muttered.
"Put on your bathing suit!" Carla yelled at him.
"What exactly is the challenge?" Lucy wondered.
"I'm glad you asked. First thing's first, Precht, Yuri, gonna need the immunity back." Both tribes handed immunity back over to Flash. "Once again, immunity is back up for grabs. For today's challenge, you're going to engage in something that can best be described as 'three way beach volleyball'."
"The challenge is volleyball?" Lucy asked incredulously.
"Yeah. Volleyball." Colette responded. "What, you think there's some sort of catch?"
"That's really all there is to it. Three people from each tribe playing volleyball three way. A beachfront mêlée à trois." Flash then looked at the regular Mushroom. "Well...there is a somewhat catch." He tossed the idol to Colette, who stuffed it in her duffel. "The first tribe to five points, wins immunity. Two tribes are going to be voting someone out." Everyone gasped in shock.
"Hehe! I've been saying that we need first from the start!" Natsu jeered.
"How annoying," Evergreen murmured.
"Let's make sure not to lose," Bickslow said. Everyone seemed to be determined.
"Alright, I guess everyone's ready, but I wasn't done yet." Flash raised his hand. "You're also playing for reward. Not only will you be sitting in on the other two Tribal Councils, but you'll also be treated to a nice barbecue dinner. Hot dogs, hamburgers, steak fries, cold drinks...it'll be a nice reward."
"There's also this for the winning tribe." Aurora held a manila folder. "This is to be opened by the winning tribe when you return to camp. That understood? If so, each tribe pick your starting three players."
"Once a point you can switch one person out for someone else." Colette mentioned. "To make things interesting."
Starting Lineups
Warrod: Carla, Lisanna, Mira
Precht: Lucy, Levy, Evergreen
Yuri: Juvia, Natsu, Gray
"Did everyone just choose the women?" Gray muttered.
"Alright. For immunity and reward." Flash asked for Colette's phone, and used an RNG to determine who would serve first. "We're doing random draw here, and it looks like...Precht! You're serving first!" He tossed a volleyball to Lucy. "The challenge begins once Lucy serves. Whenever you're ready."
Lucy served the ball...Only for Natsu to aggressively spike it back down onto her side.
"Natsu, without warning, scores first blood for Yuri! They're on the board 1-0-0!" Flash announced. Colette tossed the ball over to Yuri.
Juvia served the ball straight at Precht. Lucy hit it back. When Natsu jumped up to spike, Carla flew up and knocked the ball down onto his side, taking him completely by surprise.
"Carla, blocks Natsu and scores for Warrod! They're on the board, 1-1-0!" Flash smirked. Aurora went to get the ball this time, handing it to Warrod.
"We're losing..." Lucy sighed.
"Step it up!" Evergreen yelled.
Lisanna served for Warrod. Natsu tried to spike it, but Mira hit it back. Gray hit the ball. This continued between the two for a while before Natsu managed to spike it down after Wendy hit.
"Natsu with another spike for Warrod! Yuri takes back the lead 2-1-0!" Flash called.
Aurora handed the ball over to Yuri. "I could go for a nice swim after this." She mused.
"I have an idea," Evergreen murmured.
"What's that?" Lucy wondered.
Gray served the ball. Mira hit it back to them. Natsu leapt up to spike.
"Hey, Natsu!" Evergreen called.
"Huh?"
Evergreen removed Lucy's top, completely distracting Natsu. She then flew up and scored on Yuri.
"Lucy just went topless! Survivor: Sparkling Waters is officially on!" Flash only said that because of the ingenious to Lucy's plan. "Lucy cooks up a plan that puts Precht on the board! They tie up with Warrod with 1, Yuri still leading with 2." He tossed the ball to Precht.
Lucy cried, hugging her chest.
"Love rival..." Juvia growled.
"Can I switch out now?!" Lucy yelled.
"Yes, if you want." Aurora told Lucy.
Lucy switched out with Bickslow.
The next round began with Levy serving. Bickslow and Evergreen used their flight abilities to block Natsu's spiking attempt, but Juvia hit it. Mira hit the ball up and Lisanna, in a rabbit transformation, bounced up high and spiked it down on Yuri. Gray managed to hit it up and Juvia hit it over, but Bickslow instantly hit it back. This went back and forth a few times before Evergreen successfully scored on Yuri.
"Evergreen scores for Precht! They tie up with Yuri 2-2-1!" Flash announced. "Precht, looking to make a comeback." Colette tossed the ball over to them.
Levy served the ball, but Mira promptly spiked it down on them in Satan Soul form.
"And just like that, Mira scores for Warrod! They tie it all up, 2 points a tribe!" Flash exclaimed. Aurora went to give the ball to her.
"Get out of here, short stuff!" Evergreen hissed at Levy. Levy sighed and switched with Laxus.
Mira served the ball. Natsu leapt up to spike it, but Laxus moved faster by turning into his lightning body form and spiking it on Yuri's side.
"Laxus, out of nowhere! Takes the lead for Precht, 3-2-2!" Flash announced. Colette tossed the ball over to Laxus.
Laxus served the ball. Mira and Natsu both tried to hit it at the same time, resulting in the ball going to Precht's side. Laxus struck it hard over the net onto Yuri's side, but Gray hit it to Warrod's side, and Mira managed to score on Yuri.
"Mira scores for Warrod! They tie with Precht 3-3-2!" Flash was loving this challenge, having pulled up a beach chair and watching while reclining. Aurora gave the ball over to Mira.
Mira served, but Laxus instantly spiked it down.
"Laxus, taking lead for Precht! They're one point away with 4-3-2 as the score!" Flash tossed the ball over to Laxus. "Alright, here's where we stand. Precht needs one more point to win it here, Warrod and Yuri need to score to stay alive."
Laxus served the ball. Carla flew up and hit it at Yuri's side. However, Gray hit it back. Laxus tried to spike it down but Lisanna managed to catch it just in time and hit it to Mira. Mira scored on Yuri.
"Mira and Lisanna, not wanting to go to Tribal Council! They tie it back up with Precht, 4-4-2!" Flash announced. "This could be it. Yuri needs to score to stay alive, Warrod and Precht one point away from victory." Colette gave the ball to Mira.
"Laxus is going to spike it," Carla whispered.
"We'll just have to defend against it," Mira responded.
"Can we?" Carla asked dryly.
Meanwhile, Juvia switched out for Erza. Mira smiled and served the ball. Sure enough, Laxus went to spike it. However, Lisanna managed to jump up and knock it to Yuri. Erza hit the ball hard. Both Mira and Laxus leapt up to spike it. However, Laxus was momentarily distracted by Mira's assets, and Mira spiked it down on Precht, winning Warrod immunity.
"And it's over! Mira WINS IMMUNITY AND REWARD FOR WARROD! Sending Precht and Yuri to Tribal Council!" Flash made it official.
Warrod cheered, although Freed looked less than enthusiastic. He stared at Laxus and the Lightning God Tribe sadly. Evergreen rolled her eyes.
"It'll be fine, Laxus," she reassured. "We have three out of the six votes. We aren't going to lose." Laxus grumbled a reply, striding in the direction of the Precht camp mat.
"Dammit!" Natsu yelled in frustration.
"Juvia should have done better," Juvia sobbed. "Juvia is sorry, Gray-Sama!" Erza just shook her head. Once everyone congregated on their mats, Flash walked over to Warrod with the immunity and manila folder.
"Warrod, wonderful job today. Nobody going home, and the little something to be dealt with back at camp." He then turned his attention to Precht and Yuri. "As for the rest of you. Yuri, since you placed last this challenge, you'll be headed to Tribal Council first, and once you're done Precht, you will attend Tribal Council second. Got all afternoon to figure out who will it be. Grab your stuff, head back to camp, see you all then."
Mira took the folder and the team headed back to their camp. Precht trooped dejectedly after Laxus. Yuri went back, Erza dragging a raging Natsu behind them.