(Two Tribal Councils, two crazy votes! What'll happen? Watch and find out!)
Warrod Day 10
The Warrod tribe returned with high spirits after winning the challenge. Mira opened up the folder to find 2 pairs of 6 parchments - one bordered with the color yellow, the other bordered black. There were also 6 black permanent markers, and a note. Wendy took the note and read it.
"'To Whom It May Concern, congratulations for winning immunity and this reward! Inside are two sets of votes, allowing you to vote for a tribe member on Yuri and Precht to be immune from being voted against at tonight's Tribal Council. You have a big decision ahead of you all, use it wisely. Drop off the votes inside this folder at Tree Mail before leaving to go to Tribal Council. See you tonight, Flash and G.'" The Warrod tribe just digested this information for a moment.
"Lisanna! This means we can protect Elfman!" Mira exclaimed.
"I'm so relieved! Everyone, let's vote for Elfman to be safe on Yuri," Lisanna said.
"Alright!" Wendy said cheerfully.
"Then let's protect Laxus on Precht," Freed said.
"But Laxus-San has two allies. Lucy is the one who is in danger. I want to protect her," Wendy said.
"Laxus should be the one to become immune!" Freed exclaimed. "Vote for Laxus!"
He stormed off, taking his papers. Mest watched this with a frown.
"I know I said I should gain Freed's help, but he's pretty unreasonable. And despite all the girls also having obvious alliances with members of other tribes, they're also in the majority here. In case we lose, I better be on their good side." -Mest
Mest approached Wendy as the group dispersed.
"Don't worry, Wendy. I'll vote for Lucy," Mest promised.
"Thank you so much, Mest-San!" Wendy said, beaming.
Mest smirked to himself.
Yuri Day 10
Things were getting quite heated at the Yuri camp... literally.
"I'm voting you off for sure, you bastard! For Happy!" Natsu yelled at Gajeel, flames enveloping his body.
"Then I'll vote you off!" Gajeel yelled back. "Stupid salamander!"
Before they could come to blows, Erza stepped in between them. Gray watched from the periphery.
"Idiots. We're on the same team now, so don't bicker so much. We have to work together if we want to win challenges and stay safe, so let's ally," Erza said.
"And if I don't want to?" Natsu grumbled.
Erza glared at him, shutting him up.
"The four of us will vote out Elfman. He's going to team up with Mira and Lisanna as soon as he's able to, and it will be a real problem," Erza reasoned.
"I don't wanna work with HIM," Natsu grumbled.
Another glare earned his silence and vote for Elfman.
"That's a relief," Gray sighed.
"Leave it to Erza to make us a good alliance. Now I can sit back through the tribal phase. Natsu's time will come later." -Gray
Precht Day 10
Laxus, Evergreen, and Bickslow had moved out into the forest in order to talk in private.
"We have half of the votes, so we'll be fine," Evergreen reasoned.
"So who should we vote out?" Laxus said.
"I say Lucy. She tried to vote me out last time," Bickslow said. "And she'll try it again!"
"Then let's go for her. She's allied with Levy anyway, so it's more dangerous than Lily," Evergreen said.
"Lily is definitely more of a threat than Levy. We'll get rid of him next," Laxus said.
The three nodded in agreement and set out to hunt for food.
Back at the camp, Lucy and Levy were conversing worriedly.
"They're going to go for us. We tried to vote them out last time," Lucy explained.
"Then we need to vote for them. Let's get Lily to vote with us," Levy said. "Lily!"
Lily, who had been building up a fire, turned to look at them.
"We're going to vote out one of those three," Levy called. "Since they have their eye on Lu-chan!"
"I see. Well, I suppose I'll help you out," Lily replied, walking over. "Who did you have in mind?"
"Laxus. Best to cut off the snake's head," Lucy said.
Lily merely nodded and returned to setting up the fire.
"Let's hope this works," Lucy said nervously.
Once the sun set, the Yuri tribe arrived at Tribal Council. The Warrod tribe had already arrived, waiting for their food to be served to them in the section where the jury would sit.
"Another day, another Tribal Council. As you can see, the Warrod tribe will be listening in tonight, so don't pay them too much mind," Flash began. "So, we've done the Tribal Swap. Natsu, you're on a tribe with Gray and Gajeel. It's not all sunshine and rainbows over here, right?"
"It's been s***," Natsu complained. "I hate their filthy mugs."
"Screw you too, Salamander!" Gajeel yelled.
"Of all the people I end up on a team twice with, it's him!" Gray groaned.
"So Gray, my thought is with the tension between you and Natsu, it'd be obvious you'd vote for him." Flash said. "Is that the case tonight?"
"I want to," Gray snickered.
"Gray, you bastard! You're next!" Natsu yelled.
Flash was surprised by this. "You want to? What do you mean by that?" It was at this point that Warrod had gotten their food and drink and began feasting.
"It means just what it means. I want to vote out Natsu," Gray said.
"If I didn't wanna get revenge for Happy, you'd be toast," Natsu growled.
"So Erza. Play this out for me. You have two tribe members who are at each other's throats, and possibly a third in the mix. Wouldn't it make sense to cut one of them out to end the drama?" Flash wondered.
"I'll give them a much worse punishment than losing this game," Erza growled, cracking her knuckles. Natsu and Gray gulped and stopped arguing.
"Elfman, what do you think about this whole situation? Do you feel safe at all?" Flash asked.
"I have no idea what's going to happen. It's been even more confusing since we switched the teams up," Elfman admitted.
"Right, well it's about to get even more confusing, because it's time to reveal what was in that envelope Warrod received," Flash said. "Basically they voted before Tribal Council which member from Yuri and which member from Precht would be immune from being voted out tonight."
Colette retrieved an immunity necklace, which featured numerous seashells and Mario power ups. "Elfman, Warrod has unanimously voted you to be safe this Tribal Council." She revealed, putting it on him.
"Awesome!" Elfman exclaimed. "Safe like a real man!" Mira and Lisanna smiled happily from the sidelines. Meanwhile, the other members of Yuri were less than pleased.
"What?!" Natsu yelled.
"Dammit..." Gray cursed. Gajeel shook his head angrily. Erza frowned in worry. She looked at Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel.
"Erza, you look like some godly being came down and just backhanded you. Why is that?" Flash pressed.
"I had no idea the game makers would create something so underhanded," Erza said. "Although, it makes perfect sense for him to be safe when that tribe is deciding..."
"You're talking to the game makers, you know!" G yelped.
"Hey, I've seen worse - removing a jury member in Kaoh Rong was absolute bulls***, and I still think to this day CBS should have never done that since it defeats the purpose of the Final Tribal Council." Flash got a little hot under the collar before collecting himself. "Sorry about me ranting there. I thought Kaoh Rong was awesome, and they just had to ruin it. Anyway, Juvia. How does this change things? Are you worried that Gray might be targeted now?"
"Juvia's vote hasn't changed anyway. She knows Gray-Sama will be safe as long as she votes right!" Juvia declared.
"Gajeel, since we're about to vote, what are you basing the vote off? Because clearly, it seems that whatever Plan A was just backfired." Flash had that one last question before it was time to vote.
"Heh. I'm gonna vote off the person I always planned to," Gajeel snickered.
"Well, as Iron Mike Tyson once said everybody has a plan until they're punched in the mouth. Time to see who can overcome this adversity, because it is. Time to vote. Elfman cannot be voted for, everyone else is fair game. Natsu. You're up." Flash said. With that said, Natsu grinned as he went to cast his vote.
Natsu: Hehe, Erza's plan failed! Now I can get rid of Gray or Gajeel! (?)
Gray: Sorry Erza, but what can I do? My hands are tied. (?)
Juvia: This is for Gray-Sama, as he surely wants you defeated! (Natsu)
Gajeel: It's obvious who I've gotta vote out. You're gonna vote for me, so I don't feel bad. (Natsu)
Erza: Who to choose…*looks at the parchment and starts to write a name down after a bit of consideration* no matter what, it's a lost opportunity. (?)
Elfman casted his vote.
G read through the votes once Elfman returned to his seat.
"Now this is an interesting one. Hey, Flash. Since you got the immunity announcements, can I do the ceremony?" G asked.
"Go ahead, man," Flash agreed. "While you're at it you can do the 'your tribe has spoken' thing. My treat."
G grinned and looked at the papers. He held the keychain in his other hand.
"When I remove your key from this keychain, it means you're safe for another Tribal Council. In the end, one of you will be leaving the game. So, without further ado... the first safe person is Gray," G announced.
Gray smirked as his key was revealed.
"And alongside him is Juvia," G announced, holding up the next key.
Juvia cheered and tried to hug Gray, only to crash on the ground when he dodged.
"Erza is also safe," G said. "And Elfman has immunity, so that leaves you two."
"What the hell?!" Natsu yelled. "Gray, Gajeel, you bastards!"
Gray sighed in annoyance while Gajeel glared at him. Erza shook her head.
"It's not a surprise to see you two on the bottom. We've seen each of you here before pre-swap. It seems neither of your popularities have improved since then," G snickered. "Well, I'll read the votes."
He cleared his throat and began reading from the papers.
"The first vote is for Gajeel.
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The second vote is for Natsu. No surprises, as you're both here.
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The third vote is for Natsu.
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The fourth vote is for Gajeel. You both need at least four votes for a majority. And the last two votes...
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Are split between you. We have a tie." Everyone was shocked at the first tie of this season. Flash had a smile on his face.
"Shall I explain the rules of a tiebreaker?" He asked.
"Please do, Flash," G said.
"Here's what is going to happen. We're going to have a revote," Flash explained. "Natsu, Gajeel, you two cannot vote. The rest of you, you can only vote for Natsu and Gajeel. If we tie again...then we'll have to go to rocks. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, though. Juvia, you're up." Juvia then got up to cast her second vote of the night.
Juvia: Juvia's vote has not changed! (Natsu)
As Juvia came out, Erza grabbed Gray's arm.
"Gray," she said pointedly before letting go. Gray looked at her apprehensively before going to vote. Juvia watched this in shock.
Gray: so you're leaving it to me, huh, Erza? Dammit... what do I do... (?)
Erza casted her vote.
Elfman casted his vote.
G coughed a bit and read the votes.
"Well, we have our decision. One person changed their vote. And the one leaving today, the fourth person voted out of Survivor: Sparkling Waters, is...
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...Gajeel. Bring us your torch."
"That's for Happy!" Natsu yelled.
Gajeel rolled his eyes and brought up his torch.
"Gajeel, your tribe has spoken," G extinguished the lacrima. "Well, that's that. Any last words to your tribemates?"
"Yer gonna lose, Salamander," Gajeel said. He was escorted away by Hank before he and Natsu could fight.
Flash lightly chuckled. "Well, it's clear to see that some people here can adapt to survive in this game. The question I have to ask is, how long can you keep up with the others who are looking to do the same thing? We'll find out in due time. Grab your stuff, head back to camp. G'night." With that, the Yuri tribe was dismissed.
Gajeel's Final Words: I never thought I'd regret voting out that damn cat. If it wasn't for that damn swap, I could've been the winner. I hate this shitty game. All I want now is to see Salamander go down hard.
The Votes!
Natsu- Gray, Juvia, Gajeel
Gajeel- Natsu, Erza, Elfman
Revote:
Gajeel- Gray, Erza, Elfman
Natsu- Juvia
Shortly afterwards, the Precht tribe arrived at Tribal Council.
"Alright, so lemme just get to the elephant in the room," Flash began. "Lucy, is it just me or is there a clear tribal division here?"
"Well, the Thunder God Tribe is certainly independent," Lucy sighed.
"So it's a safe bet that you, Levy, and Lily are likely thinking 'it's us three against them, let's go for it'?" Flash wagered.
Flash put a hand to his chin. 'If I were in your shoes I wouldn't think this way.' He thought. "Levy. You're a smart girl. Are you sure there isn't anything you can try to get someone to flip their vote?"
"I'm completely certain. I can't imagine a situation where those three would vote for each other," Levy admitted.
"So Laxus. Just a...theoretical situation for you. Imagine if we went to Final 2, and the last three around consisted of you, Evergreen, and Bickslow. You win the final immunity challenge, and have the sole decision on who to take with you to the Final 2. Who would that be?" Flash then asked.
"I'd flip a coin," Laxus said bluntly.
"So you'd be leaving that million dollar decision up to fate?" Flash blinked.
"I would like both of them at my side equally," Laxus explained.
Flash chuckled. "You're an interesting case, Laxus. Evergreen, normally when I see an alliance, I ask myself two questions. 'Who is on the bottom' being the first, and 'are they likely to flip' being the second. Do you think there's any sort of chance that might happen with the other alliance on this tribe?"
"I hardly think Lucy and Levy have room to do much more than squirm," Evergreen snickered.
"So by that reasoning, you think one of them might flip if they have to in order to save their skins?" Flash continued.
"Probably not. They'll fight to the end," Evergreen said. "The pathetic end."
"Lily, what about you? If your back is against the wall, and the only way out is to flip on your ally, would you do it?" Flash asked.
"I don't really have allies. I just vote how I feel I should," Lily replied.
"Speaking of votes, Warrod had a little vote themselves," Flash said. "Basically, that manila folder contained parchments on who was going to be immune from voting this Tribal Council."
"What?!" Lucy gasped. Laxus looked up at Freed expectantly.
"There was only one dissenting vote," Colette spoke. "But for the most part Lucy, Warrod has willed it for you to be safe this Tribal Council," She put the necklace on Lucy and stepped back.
"Lucy, big reaction out of you. Do you think this changes things?" Flash asked.
"This changes everything!" Lucy gasped, an overjoyed look on her face.
Freed watched this in horror, then glared at his tribemates. Wendy yelped and shrunk away.
Laxus shook his head and looked at Lucy, Levy, and Lily.
"We did it, Lu-Chan!" Levy cheered, hugging her. "You're safe!"
"Bickslow, from someone that's obviously on the other end of the numbers, do you think this changes things?" Flash wondered.
"It changes who leaves tonight," Bickslow said. "It completely changes things, actually..."
"Ominous. I like ominous." Flash grinned. "Time to see how it does change things, because it is. Time to vote. Lily, you're up." With that, Lily went to cast his vote.
Lily: since Lucy is safe, they probably don't have anything to worry about. I'll vote for the weakest link as I originally planned. (?)
Lucy went up to vote.
Levy: I'm scared that I'm going to be voted off now that Lu's safe. I hate this tribe! (Laxus)
Laxus: if Lucy is safe... (?)
Evergreen casted her vote.
Bickslow casted his vote.
Once Bickslow returned to his seat, G smiled. "I'll be reading the votes again," G hummed, getting the papers and keychain ready. "You ready for this, everyone?" Flash was ready, and so was everyone else.
"You all know how this works. Lucy, of course, is safe," G said, then removed the first key and read the name.
"Evergreen, you're safe."
Evergreen smirked in satisfaction.
"Levy, you're also safe," G said, removing the next key.
"Really?" Levy gasped.
"Good for you, Levy-Chan!" Lucy cheered.
"Now, the rest of you have votes to your name," G said.
Freed looked at Bickslow and Laxus guiltily. Neither man seemed worried. Lily looked vaguely surprised.
G coughed and looked at the papers.
"The first one of you three that is safe is…
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Bickslow."
Freed paled and stared at Laxus. Laxus remained calm, while Lily seemed even more concerned.
"Only one of you two will stay tonight. The person that's voted out, the fifth person voted out of Survivor Sparkling Waters, is...
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...Pantherlily. Bring up your torch." Lily did so obediently. "Lily, your tribe has spoken."
"I had fun, everyone. Best of luck to you," He said.
"Bye, Lily!" Lucy said.
Levy frowned worriedly as she looked at the still intact Thunder God Tribe.
"Certainly, I think we can all agree that even when things look bleak, it's when we learn we can rely on two things when it comes to this game. Trust, and luck. And for some of you, the second thing really pulled through for you. But it's only a matter of time before your luck runs out. Grab your stuff, head back to camp. G'night." Flash finished. And just like that, the Precht tribe went out.
Colette turned to Warrod. "We hope you enjoyed this feature presentation! Grab your stuff and head back to camp. Enjoy the rest of the night." With that, the Warrod tribe had went back to their camp.
Pantherlily's Final Words: I didn't expect to get voted out, but the competition didn't matter much to me. Good luck, everyone!
The Votes!
Lily- Laxus, Evergreen, Bickslow
Laxus- Lucy, Levy
Bickslow- Lily
(Next time on Survivor: Sparkling Waters...
Separation anxiety sets in for one castaway, and two others learn what they are in the dark.)