Ticket here. Sorry for the wait on this one, I don't have much free time anymore. Although when I start college again, I'll have less work hours, and usually finish my assignments quickly, so the finale will be getting put out at that time, from final four to the winner! Plus, Season 4's Bootlist and main arcs will be in development at the time too. I can see my writings improved in narrative form, over the course of the series. I'm hoping Seasons 4 and above will give me a boost, and entertain you at the same time. The cast looks promising, at least to me.
Also, i was looking at my stats and we're closing in on "Maldives" viewership numbers. To be honest, this has surpassed "Samoa" for me. There was too much focus on mid-mergers, Diana, and Metal Sonic instead of the other late gamers. Li Mei's not super visible but that's because she doesn't want to be. Fiji Samoa personally.
Immunity Challenge
Day 38
Jeff's ready to roll. The castaways better be ready for another endurance challenge.
"Come on in!"
The final five castaways enter the challenge area, Sonic with that necklace around his neck. He runs right past Jeff, and hooks the necklace himself!
"Ok."
The hedgehog returns to his cast. "I was just cutting down time."
"Didn't even have to say anything…"
Rare first. Anyways, there's still a challenge to get to, so Jeff doesn't linger any longer. "Alright. Immunity's back up for grabs. For today's challenge, you're going to stand on a narrow beam, while balancing a ball on a long pole."
"Oh no…" That murmur came from one hedgehog, and Jeff lets him have it. "Sonic the Hedgehog, challenge beast…scared of endurance." Get him, Jeff.
"SCARED? I'm not scared…just a little hesitant."
"That's what they all say. Anyways, it may not seem like there's much to this challenge, but between balancing on that beam, and having to keep your ball on, this will take a lot of focus." Jeff explains. "Half of you have a great track record at endurance. The other? Not so much."
"Ouch Jeff.." Dee mumbles.
"…where's the lie?" Gordon asks, having to swallow his pride on that one.
"Shade never fails to disappoint." Kabal comments.
"But, anyone can still fall, because if at any point, you fall off the beam, or your ball drops, you're out of the challenge. Last person standing wins immunity, and a guaranteed spot in the final FOUR, having a twenty-five percent chance of winning this game. That is a massive spot to be in, and even if you think you're out, you've got a chance: just ask Heinz Doofenschmirtz." That Doctor really pulled the first 'Underwood' in the series. Jeff definitely won't forget about the upset that happened that night.
"Adds up, hedgehog's are usually cocky ssholes." Kabal…wow. Straight up shading Sonic. He never holds back.
"You show your ass all the time. You are the company you keep I guess." That hog's not taking that!
"My company can balance." Oh here we go again with these two.
"Where's their immunities?"
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"Fair enough hedgehog. But your streak ends here."
Normally there's just small banter between the two but it's starting to get hostile. Neither one is a saint when it comes to confidence, but one small poke, 38 days in, could start an argument. This endgame's getting to them.
"If we're done, I'll give you a moment to prepare and we'll get started."
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The five castaways are on their beam, with their balls shining in the glistening sunlight. Instead of walking forward like last time, they just have to stay alone and make sure their balls don't drop.
"Here we go, immunity on the line again! Survivors ready?"
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"BEGIN."
The five are on their beams, most having an easy time at first.
Unfortunately for Dee, he's small carrying a large pole. It takes a few minutes to get there but in the end..he can't keep his ball on.
"Dee's out, we're down to four."
As the waddle dee walks back to the bench of losers, that's yet another time he drops first.
"Kids having a rough time. Guess size does matter." Kabal comments, but gets shushed by Li Mei. "Trying to concentrate.."
"No fun." he mutters, but that's heard by Sonic. "I'll gladly talk to ya pal. How's your day been?"
"If I can beat you again: the best of my life."
"It's three points me, two points you so you can still make the comeback. I believe in you."
"Didn't know you were a personal trainer, hedgehog."
Li Mei grits her teeth. Almost every challenge, Sonic and Kabal have to get competitive. She'd rather hear Gordon argue with someone again. Speaking of him though, he's stable. For now.
"You got it!" Dee shouts.
"How do they do it every bloody time?" Gordon asks, not hearing his friends encouragement.
"Everyone's steady, some cocky enough to lose their focus." Jeff knows who they are…
Elapsed Time: 23 Minutes
Twenty minutes later, and nothings changed much. Gordon's arms are shaking but that's about it.
"Feeling the burn?" Jeff asks.
"Feeling a whole fire over here. You should give it a try." Ooo Gordon with the sass!
"No thanks. I'd be a first boot." Fair enough.
Meanwhile, Li Mei's still silent. She's in the ZONE. As for the other two guys, and they aren't because well…of course not.
"Your team chicken rings? Onion rings are so underrated though?" Sonic asks.
"The chicken's easier to vaporize."
"Chicken's got more mass than onions, how does that work?"
"Do you want a two hour lecture? You definitely aren't the type."
While Sonic tries comprehending what he just heard, Gordon's ball starts to roll off. He tries to keep it on for a couple more minutes…but it rolls off.
"Twenty-five minutes in, and Gordon drops. We are down to three."
The chef joins his ally on the losers bench. "We are slacking."
"We're not bad! They're just good."
The chef wipes sweat off his forehead. "The heats killing us already, they shouldn't be doing the same."
Elapsed Time: 50 Minutes
Almost fourty minutes after the chef's fail. Li Mei, Kabal, and Sonic are still going as strong as they can, even though there's a little wobbling going on all ends.
"It all comes down to this. All former immunity winners once again. Sonic's got three, and Kabal and Mei are tied for one. They better hope all those rewards can help them out." True, Jeff. They went on what..THREE rewards in a row?
Nonetheless, they strive forward, desperate to best the hedgehog once again. Sonic may have won a few, but Kabal and Mei have beaten him before. Even Gordon did during the taste test.
After a few minutes, the balance decreases for them all, and in the end…Li Mei's ball slips first!
"Li Mei drops, and our pool's gone down to two: Kabal and Sonic."
Here they are again. They've found themselves here quite a few times.
"I'm coming for that crown, hog."
"It's superglued."
"You always have an analogy.." well you see Kabal, anyone who's spoken to him knows this. Still shocked?
Anyways, they fight through the sweat, the aching, and all the pain sticking to this one position can give. Their balls keep rolling around on that tiny pad as well. One is destined to drop.
They continue to power through, but unfortunately for one castaway, their grip on the pole is giving out. They've fought hard but in the end…
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Sonic's ball drops!
"KABAL WINS INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY!"
The kombatant steps down and turns to Sonic. "Another score on the board." He leaves it at that and heads to Jeff, who hooks the necklace around his neck. That's immunity two for Kabal, and if Sonic leaves he could sweep the rest.
Anyways, the four who failed meet Kabal and Jeff. The host has to close this out. "Congratulations Kabal, you are safe once again, and cannot be voted out. You've made it to the final four, that's a big accomplishment."
"Neat."
"As for the rest of you…someone's getting sent to the jury next. Fifth place, no finale, and more importantly: no million. Head back to camp, I'll see you tonight."
The final five leave the challenge area, soon about to become a final four. A harsh fate for the person who's left out of finale night. Kabal won't be one of them, but another one of his confessionals air.
Kabal: Fairy tales don't exist. All that matters to me is making it to finale, and getting a sum no matter what spot I take. Sonic might have been a bright spot for some of you, but he's been a pain in my ass ever since we met. The longer he stays here, the more he rots. It's time to take out the trash.
Merge
Day 38
Bandana Dee, Gordon Ramsay, Kabal, Li Mei, and Sonic the Hedgehog
The five arrive back at camp, Kabal still having that necklace around him.
"Feels good to take home the gold. 2-time champion." Kabal boasts.
"Hm. I don't know how you were able to focus with all his noise." Li Mei comments.
"I hear him talk all the time. Nothing out of the ordinary." Kabal responds. "Ain't that right, blue blur?"
"It's true. We always do this."
Despite how unbothered he is on the outside, internally that hedgehog's not feeling well.
Sonic: Oooo..that stings. Usually I always clutch it up, but ever since these people tricked me, i haven't fell, I've been shoved down. I try to smile through the pain, man. I have to. You know how much adversity I've had to overcome just to get here? I still haven't found my mother, a terrorists been after me since birth, and even though I win a lot, I think about my circumstances every day. Every win hits, but every loss can eat me. It's why I have to be confident. Tonight's not any different.
He's literally dangling by a finger. No immunity, no allies, nothing. Just a sitting blur.
He's not done getting thrown under the bus, because since Gordon got to Dee earlier, the dreamland native knows Sonic's onto him. Sooo, he does the only thing he can do.
Warn Kabal.
"He spotted us..Iiii don't know what else we can do."
"Did Gordon believe a word he said?"
"No, he still doesn't trust him at all!"
"Then he'll be rid of him tonight." Kabal declares. "The only thing that can stop us is luck."
RNG. A classic. Nobody likes it except chaos agents, and someone gets screwed over anyway. Just ask Dylan and Mac how it feels.
Kabal: While Gordon and Sonic are putting on a show, one battle after another, i'll be cutting them when the time is right, and guess what? The time has come. Hope you've had fun because this is going to be the Kabal show from here on out.
Wow…and people thought he was the most humble of the Black Dragon. He's lucky contestants don't see confessionals until the whole product is edited, or else Li Mei will beat him handily at Final Tribal.
There's one plea Sonic can make. It's his last resort at this point. Kabal and Dee are definitely against him, and he never trusted Li Mei ever, so there's a lesser evil left whether he likes it or not.
He crawls back to Gordon. Oh boy, how's this going to go?
"I know you don't really wanna hear a campaign from me. You may wanna throw me outta here yourself. But I'm on my last life. Can you hear me out one more time?" he asks.
The chef turns to him. "If you were a nuisance the whole time I'd tell you to take your campaign and ram it up your $$. But I've still got a conscience. Don't know how. Im still all ears." Ok, his campaign got the Gordon Ramsay Stamp of Approval, now all he has to do is finish the job.
There's the opening. "K, so you know how Kabal and Li Mei are a team right? Well if Kabal's safe, then we can still take her out. She's been flipping around with that guy for ages now. Why haven't WE done something about it?" The hedgehog asks, aware of how much those two swing.
"We both had bigger fish to fry. They were just needed so we could beat each other. It's not a shock they're together though, they've basically got no one left." Gordon admits. "If I lost all my people earlier then I'd be pulling the same thing."
"Yeah..and I hate to remind you, but you know how I feel about Dee. You don't believe me, and I still think he's a double agent allll that, but I can't just target him if we're gonna be working together." Don't know about this one, Sonic.
"Can you blame me for being a skeptic?" Not at all.
"I get it but I told the truth. Just saying…"
The chef lets out a sigh. "This passive aggressiveness turns me off. I don't need to argue with you right now, let's go back to Li."
"Sorry..but back to Li Mei, she's been playing the both of us. If we keep going at it, then she'll slide to the end. I don't know about you, but I think she can beat Kabal. His rep's hit after what he and his buddies have done." Sonic responds. Kabal fans are having it rough. First there was the promise of redemption, but he can't shake off his roots.
"If she thinks she can play us like a fiddle, then let's take it away." Gordon replies. "No more swing votes."
"I'm in if you are."
How does Gordon actually feel about this? He may have said "yes" to his face, but the confessionals tell all.
Gordon: He just mentions the Dee deal, out of nowhere. He's trying so hard to get me to believe him. Even worse, he's probably not even voting for Li Mei in the first place! I've been in his spot before, and I can tell that if a better plan comes along, he'll leave me in the dirt. He's lied to me too much. Young man, what are you doing?
That sixth Tribal still hits him to this day.
Sonic: Before I go to plan C, I can't just tell Gordon to backstab his own ally. I can hint at it, but I'm not gonna do it unless he's not with me. Sonic, do you actually think Gordon wants Li Mei out? NO but I had to say something to him! Our chat didn't last very long, so I'm not getting that Prom invite any time soon.
Trust never comes easy for at least one of them.
Tribal Council
Night 38
The five enter to five stumps, a fire pit in front of it, and Jeff Probst standing there with his hands behind his back. They light their torches.
"In this game, fire represents your life. When it's gone, so are you.."
They take a seat, and look at the empty jury bench across from them. "Before we begin, please welcome the members of the jury. Tremor.." the clans enforcer enters and gives Kabal a nod of approval.
"Mac."
"Kano." He enters and spots his ally with the necklace. "Two to go mate."
"Luigi."
"Blu." She sighs when she sees Kabal with the necklace. The sting of betrayal still lingers.
"And the most recent member of our jury: Matt." The Mii enters and has a half-frown, the guy he's rooting for having no immediate protection. He sits down, and with all of the jury introduced, Tribal Council is set to begin.
"Here we are again. Thirty-eight days in, final five, and Final Tribal's getting closer. Li Mei, how do you specially prepare for a big occasion? Is it all about threats? Or who you're just sitting with?" Jeff asks.
"Both. If you sit next to a threat, you will lose. But if you remove the threats, and sit next to someone who's disliked, you have a great opportunity." She responds.
"Bandana Dee, which one would YOU go with?"
"Well…if we're being honest, I'm about loyalty. Sometimes people just want to take their friends." It's obvious who. Or is it? "Other times people want to take their allies."
"I asked WHICH side…"
"A bit of both…"
Sonic scratches his chin at that. Nobody else seems phased at all.
"Sketchy answer aside, I'm going off loyalty too." Gordon admits. "How are you going to make a final two with someone who's screwed you over again and again?"
"I'm with him." Kabal states.
"While we're talking loyalty, I've noticed that someone's going to be left out of this conversation." Jeff points out, all eyes going to the hedgehog. "There seems two be two pairs, and you could be left in the middle."
"Trust me Jeff I'm NOT in the middle. That's the last place I am."
"…Are you the target again?" One nod from him confirms what the host thought. "Enjoy safety while you have it, because if you don't you'll end up like Sonic."
"I know right? Me and Gordon are basically americas most wanted." Fair enough. This is six. Tribals. Straight. Where one of them is an option yet again to vote out.
"Gordon, you and Sonic's names are always thrown out. Do you think tonight's the night you strike him down?" The host asks.
"Knowing how things have been going, I'll have to wait two more weeks."
Jeff turns the tables to Sonic, who's been awfully silent. "Sonic, you're definitely the outsider. What's the most frustrating part for you?"
"I've got a laundry list: no friends, no safety, and no support. It'll be no sanity if this keeps going." The hedgehog responds. "I understand why Gordon blows up when he's on the bottom, this sucks!"
"Now you get it."
"In life I've had to struggle, but it's nothing compared to starving on an island, and having to rely on people. Usually I just run through the problem."
"You did this to yourself. Everyone here's been on the bottom because of YOU. There's not a big reason to cry." No sympathy from Kabal. "Recklessness can get you in the worst places, I should know."
"Dude, I'm venting. Are emotions not a thing?"
"Vent all you want but if you ever want to get to the end, learn that."
"..nah. Imma do my own thing."
DE. CLINED. Jeff steps back in to regain some order. "So Kabal just gave you some valuable advice, and you want no part of it."
"He's voting me out. I'm basically dead." Sonic responds, and that makes the kombatant jump back in. "You've had a chance to regain favor, and instead you throw people under the bus to save yourself."
"OK, NO…"
"Can we go one night without bickering please?" Dee asks, but Gordon rests a hand on his back. "Let them fight."
The two arguing pay no attention. "I KNOW what I saw. I get gaslighting's a part of the game and all but I'm not an idiot." Sonic snaps back.
"You've been playing like one." Ouch. Kabal's lost any filter he's had. Some on the jury are shook at how he's acting, while others definitely aren't.
"Matter a time till he snapped. He's no saint either." Kano comments.
"Nobody's a saint in our lives." Tremor admits.
"No one in your group's a saint period." Before the Yoshi can start an argument on the bench, Jeff takes the control back.
"The way I see it, this rivalry you've been having in the challenges, has spilt out. Immunities are still important, and at the end of the day, you two have performed the best and well..only one can win." Jeff admits.
"It's not about immunity, Kabal's just being a d*ck on my way out."
"Sonic's been spreading lies across camp. He's a rat on his last life."
"It's like two kids pointing at each other, saying they didn't do it. In reality, both kids contributed to the problem. I should know, I'm looking at a couple right now." Chill Jeff, chill.
"All I know is tonight the gaslighting ends." Sonic proclaims.
"Same for your lying."
It seems they're leaving it at that. For the sake of Kabal's sanity he needs Sonic out or else he'll keep going on about it.
Jeff has some final words before voting. "If everyone's said their piece, it is time to vote. Sonic, you're up first."
The hedgehog heads to the voting booth.
Gordon: Voting you out at the speed of sound. Goodbye Sonic, it's been a blast. (Sonic)
He did NOT…
Sonic: You've had to fight to get here. That's what I respect about you. But if I want to survive, you've gotta go. See you on the outside. (?)
After the votes are cast, the castaways get seated yet again, awaiting the vote count. They know what's coming next. "I'll tally the votes." Jeff says, leaving the castaways behind to retrieve the voting urn.
Kabal and Sonic watch the host retrieve that urn. For Kabal, he just needs to take that hedgehog out. For Sonic, he just needs to survive. Jeff returns to his podium with the urn. "If anyone has a hidden immunity idol or advantage they'd like to play..NOW would be the time to do so."
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"Not so fast buddy."
The hedgehog stands up, and Kabal swings his head over. "I'm not done playin yet." He pulls out a ACTUAL idol and tosses it between his hands like a baseball.
"Oh my god.." Mac says.
"He did it." Blu whispers to Matt. "Damn right he did it."
"Oh hell.." Kano says, not in the Sonic camp.
When Jeff gets the idol, he raises it in front of everyone. "This IS a hidden immunity idol. Any votes cast for Sonic will not count."
Sonic's got the biggest grin on his face, while Gordon leans over to Dee. "Take him out for me."
"W-wait what?"
"It's gonna be me."
Dee's eyes widen, and while the FaTwo panic, Kabal and Li Mei whispers to eachother.
"He never trusted me in the first place. If it's me, take him out." Li Mei wishes. "If he's never blessed by the Elder Gods again I will." The immunity winner responds.
One of Gordon, Li Mei, and Dee are going to go. Jeff gets the five pieces of parchment all lined up, ready to read. "First vote…"
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"Sonic. Does not count."
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Sonic. Does not count."
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Sonic. Does not count."
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"Sonic. Does not count."
It's all up to him. Sonic just keeps his eyes on that last parchment, not giving anything away.
"Fourteenth player voted out of Fight for Fiji, and the seventh member of our jury…"
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"Bandana Dee."
"HUH?!" The waddle dee shouts, turning to Sonic who just has a smirk on. "I caught you lackin."
"..what the hell did you just pull?" Gordon asks.
"I'll explain later."
The chef just tilts his head. He was a dead man for sure, but he got spared. His life in the game flashed before his eyes.
#Blindside
The jury doesn't know what just happened.
"Small fry? Of all people? He had Chef dead to rights." Kano asks.
Luigi just shakes his head. "Dee…"
Blu shakes her with a smile. "Sonic…"
Meanwhile, Matt and Mac are whispering together.
"He said he saw something, then Dee leaves. That's not a coincidence." Mac points out.
"My boy has explaining to do." The Mii replies.
The waddle dee grabs his torch and heads over to Jeff. His expression is just blank, as Jeff helps him set the torch down. His snuffer is raised.
"Dee..the tribe has spoken."
He snuffs his torch.
"Time for you to go."
The waddle dee gives a slight wave goodbye and leaves Tribal Council with his eyes down. Once he's out of view, Jeff turns to the official final four: Kabal, Sonic, Gordon, and Li Mei.
"Congratulations on making it this far. Even though most of you have just been blindsided, you've got bigger days ahead of you..because we are DEEP deep in the endgame." Jeff warns. "These next few days are the most important in the game. Day's forty and forty-one will feature first two will feature an immunity challenge and Tribal Council on each. Then, it's the most important day of the season: Day Forty-Two. Final Tribal Council. You'll plead your case to the jury, and the same people you've sent out, will vote for who gets the million, and title of Sole Survivor."
Six weeks in Fiji, all coming to a head.
"For now, head back to camp. Rest up and I'll see you soon."
The final four leave Tribal Council, headed back with not only an idol play on their minds, but the coming days as well. It's THE time to make game-winning moves, so who will strike first? Will the iron be hot enough? Or will it be ice cold?
Find out all that and more, next time on the live finale!
Bandana Dee's Final Words
Bandana Dee: I..should have known. Just thinking about selling out Gordon which is just stupid itself. He's my friend, I shouldn't have even thought about it! I'm so sorry..if you ever watch this back, please forgive me. Toriel will be so disappointed in me.
Votes:
Sonic (doesn't count)— Bandana Dee, Gordon, Kabal, and Li Mei
Bandana Dee— Sonic
Confessional Count:
51– Sonic ( + 7)
48– Gordon ( + 5)
47– Kabal ( + 6)
27– Li Mei ( + 1)
Eliminated:
39– Bandana Waddle Dee ( + 3)
46– Matt
27– Luigi, Blu
33– Kano
22– Little Mac
19– Tremor
18– Toriel
12– Kristine, Monty Mole
10– Red
9– Infinite
5– Nelson, Claptrap
Wow. One idol play, and Sonic takes out the person he thinks has not just the most allies, but a decent chance at winning the jury. He didn't go for Gordon after all, but he took out his number one. How is the chef going to feel about someone who he thought was his number one…is GONE? How's he going to take that? Will Sonic actually try working with the chef once more? He does have valid points, but his past with that chef's rocky, and has a shot at getting worse. Kabal and Li Mei still have a chance to get to the end.
Besides what's going down now in Fiji, there's two more names revealed for Season 4!
1. Porky Munch, from the "Earthbound" series. An egotist and narcissist who will definitely be…a player. Don't know how many people will be able to tolerate him though,
2. Clank, from the "Ratchet and Clank" series. He's a robot with a load of humanity, and is ready to calculate his way to the win. How will he fit in with everyone else, knowing the personalities that could be on his tribe?
That's fifteen down, and only three to go! The rest will be revealed during the finale and oh boy…it's quite a finale! Tune in, as the four chapter finale WILL be released later this month! Who will get their chance at the money cut short? And which lucky castaway will be crowned the third Sole Survivor of the series?
Tune in next time on Fight for Fiji! Ticket out, have a good one!