Ticket here, welcome back to Second Chance! We are down to the final seven, and some players will get REALLY desperate to make another impact in this experiment. Stay on the lookout for another castaway reveal for season six, and the location will still be getting dropped too. That's for later, this is the now, and here's the chapter that I promised to you.
Twelfth episode, we're in the endgame. Enjoy my viewers :)
EPISODE TWELVE: IT'S ONLY ILLEGAL IF YOU GET CAUGHT
Players: Chun-Li, Diana, Gordon Ramsay, Princess Peach, Slade, Sektor, and T'Challa
Jury: Metal Sonic, Sackboy, Little Mac, and Cyrax
Seven are left. Who will get voted out next?
Merged Tribe
Night 30
Chun-Li, Diana Prince, Gordon Ramsay, Princess Peach, Sektor, Slade, and T'Challa
Those lucky enough to stay, lean their torches and get tidy for the night. Chun-Li's visibly disgruntled with what happened last night, and she's not going to hide her displeasure at all. Her vote was stolen, and used to vote out the LAST person she wanted gone.
"What a night.." Li mutters, some unusual sarcasm in her tone.
Chun-Li: I try to take everything on the chin and move on. Diana has made that impossible. She could have stolen Cyrax's vote, but she stole mine because I used basic strategy to take her out of immunity. If I wasn't locked in on her then, I definitely am now.
Speaking of Diana, she can see the clear frustration with Li. She tends to the fire, and tries tending to Li's at the same time. "You have every right to be angry, just like I did."
"If you wanted to guarantee Cyrax left, you could have just stolen his vote. It would have had the same effect." Li argues. "You only stole from me because you're upset over my strategy."
"No one likes it when they get teamed up on. You would have complained too. I'd understand." Diana counters, getting a spark in those sticks. "You want me out, so I won't let up on you. This is how it's going to be."
"So be it." Li says, accepting this rivalry immediately. Some could argue that this has been inevitable the whole time. Wonder Woman and Chun-Li are competitive, and they own most challenges they have been in. Game recognizes game, and immunities are crucial in the later stages of the game.
Diana: Chun-Li is my biggest threat. She can complain all she wants about how I stole her vote, but this is the reality of the situation: She doesn't want me here, I don't want her here, and we aren't stopping until one of us leaves the island. This isn't my first time in a rivalry. She will never go on an immunity run as long as I'm here, and I expect her to say the same about me.
While those two linger on about their developing feud, Gordon and T'Challa are off on their own, sitting with the sand being their only accomplice. Gordon has a..rather surprising confession for T'Challa.
"I'm not flipping my shit about her play. It just helped me get Cyrax outta here. She's going to get all the credit." Gordon whispers, making his ally freeze. "This isn't your first time flipping, you bloody KNOW what I'm getting at."
"You aren't saying…"
"Oh I'm saying it."
Immediate T'Challa confessional, celebrating his ally's plan.
T'Challa: This is what I have been waiting for. It's not my concern that she stole Gordon's thunder. She has another advantage. If she plays that idol, she's going to the final six, and can win out from there. I want to do that, not her, so I'm all for her ejection.
Gordon goes on about it. "She stole my thunder, she's going to steal yours, and let's face it: If Li goes, who's going to stop her? SEKTOR? He'll fuck us over the first chance he gets!"
"He is very unpredictable."
"YES, so we could take her out tomorrow if we wanted." Gordon suggests. "How do you feel about that?"
T'Challa nods, putting his thoughts into words. "This may be the only chance we have. I believe she found something else."
"Wait, where?"
"Our last trip on the boat. I didn't see what it was, but she was acting like a criminal who got caught. She's never been one for these hunts, that's why she was nervous." T'Challa recalls.
Gordon runs a hand through his hair. "For fucks sake."
"I know."
Cut to Gordon's confessional, where he's all serious about it.
Gordon: I told you I'm using these blokes for cover. They'll bite every bloody bullet before I do. Wonder Woman overstepped it. I was pushing Cyrax EVERY DAY, and the jury will give her all the credit for it. Fuck that, I'm taking my credit back. Call it petty, call it malice, I don't give a fuck. It's late enough in this place, I might as well try EVERYTHING before they all turn on me.
Merge Tribe
Day 31
Chun-Li, Diana, Gordon Ramsay, Princess Peach, Slade, Sektor, and T'Challa
New day just dropped in the isolation, and Gordon looks to make good on his promise. He hasn't wasted any time, bringing a mask less Slade along into his plans of an endgame. Whatever he's going to say may be drastic considering his mental state yesterday, but Slade's more willing to hear people out, even if he's just going to kill their plans later.
This one may be too good to pass up.
"With all these big guys runnin' around, we have to protect each other." Gordon opens. "I'm going to be a threat because of my rep, people are wary of you because of yours.."
"I don't know what shocks me more: The fact you actually want to align with me, or the fact we haven't done it sooner." Slade says.
"We had small stints, but this one's big, mate. BIG. You. Me. Sektor. Let's run it to the finale." Gordon reveals, making Slade himself double-take.
"You actually want to go to the end with me?"
"Again, it's for each other."
"Hm." Slade scratches his chin. "I'm never one to turn down an alliance. 'DeAdPoOl' isn't getting the satisfaction of my failure either."
"Who cares about him? He's not playing. WE'RE going to the finals." Gordon assures. Before he can get his confessional explaining..WHY those two, Slade gets first dibs.
Slade: I don't care for Gordon at all. I DO care for all the deals I'll be getting. You see, these people think that just because I'm with Sektor, that we're the same. No. NOT EVEN CLOSE. That jury will take me over the masochist any day. He's a sucker for humiliation. I'm a sucker for money. I'll take it all while he fails at the end. If Gordon wants to help me with my agenda, that's perfect. He can be a good little pawn until we vote him out.
Cut to Gordon's confessional.
Gordon: He's using me, I'm using him, who cares? I KNOW i can beat those two at the end. Slade'll think I'm his cute little pawn who will dance for him, but he's going to be my bitch in-front of a jury.
While those two try to lock in a final three, a couple others are improving their relationship for the endgame too. Peach is like a student asking T'Challa about "camoflauge", and he's happy to oblige.
"So..when we sneak into her bag, I'll have to cover my face in dirt?" Peach asks, grabbing a clump of it.
"It's a trick that Snake taught me. Since he's the stealthiest man alive, I believed him." T'Challa admits. "It works well at night."
"Genuine question, but..how does this help us? It will be dark enough as is.
"Even if we get caught, they can't see our identities." T'Challa reveals. "If we don't try to cover ourselves, they'll be able to make our faces out. Diana's night vision is incredible, so we need to guarantee she can't catch us."
While he explains, another confessional of his airs.
T'Challa: We are still sneaking around tonight..or today if we get the chance. Peach is out of her element when it comes to these missions, but she's probably relieved that it's not her. She was robbed blind so many times that I lost count. There's no Wario's around to steal. We ARE the Wario's.
Peach enters his confessional with that dirt in hand.
Peach: Remember: we aren't stealing this advantage that you think she has. We're just searching.
T'Challa: You don't have to worry, Princess. I know what I am doing.
Peach: You need to remind Slade before we do this. If he steals ANYTHING, we have to sell him out. I will do it for a penny. We can't be associated with that.
T'Challa: Understood, Princess.
Her smile comes back the moment he confirms it.
Peach: Great :D
She skips away, leaving T'Challa alone with the camera crew again. He faces them with a cheeky smile.
T'Challa: They never lost their fire :)
Between new alliances, and shaky plans, there's also the existential crisis. Sektor is on the receiving end of the belt, as he sits alone on the beach. It's far from the first time Sektor's had to walk alone, but he burdens himself with a question.
"What shall I do now?"
Sektor: Now that Cyrax is gone, my interest in the game has..dropped. I came here for revenge on Cyrax, I achieved victory, and now..now what am I supposed to do? Im bored. Maybe if I can find a new enemy to target, I can regain my excitement. At the merge feast, Gordon called me out over my grievances. If I can cross his name off of my hitlist, I can wake up excited again.
His crisis is interrupted when Slade walks up to drop a bigger bombshell. "Sektor, we have a new guest in our alliance."
"..what?"
"Gordon wants to join us at the final three." Slade reveals, making Sektor freeze. "Relax. He'll be leaving at the final four whether he likes it, or not."
Sektor has to swallow his massive pride. "That..might ease me. I almost believed he's infiltrating us from the inside. He might be."
"Not going to happen."
Even though he seems cool on the outside, Sektor is just breaking inside the confessional.
Sektor: …You must be kidding. This is one elaborate joke that is being played on me.
He hangs his head back.
Sektor: If Slade crosses me for GORDON RAMSAY, he will never hear the end of if when he loses. For all eternity.
Cut to Slade's confessional where he scrubs sand out of his mask.
Slade: While Sektor goes through the grieving process, I have work to do. Diana has a trinket and…it's SO tempting to steal. It's only illegal, if you get caught.
Merged Tribe
Night 31
Night has come. T'Challa and Peach stand behind a tree, with Peach using dirt for makeup. Her grimace goes to show she doesn't approve of it, but it's better someone else get screwed than her. "I don't know how Snake tolerates this."
"He can flip his "ick" switch easily." T'Challa whispers.
"He clearly does not have one. He gave ME the ick." Peach responds. "
"This won't take long. If this fails, you can rub it in for the rest of the trip." T'Challa whispers back for assurance.
"Star Spirits, give us the power to succeed.."
While those two prep for their duties, Slade's on lookout duty. His eyes are glued to Diana's bag. He clenches his hands, like something inside is just waiting to come out.
In confessional, Slade reaches out to..nothing.
Slade: Every second I just stand here, the voices get louder. I have never wanted to steal someone's property, more than I do now.
While he's on lookout, T and P advance forth. T'Challa takes his time, avoiding any trace of twigs that could wake someone up. How horrible would that be? Peach isn't having the best time, teetering around. She can't see, and it could be to her detriment.
"My, my.." she mouths.
"Here.." T'Challa taps her, pointing out Diana's bag. She has it hanging up on the post next to her. T advances first. When P goes to seal the deal, her foot catches a piece of firewood!
"H—"
SLADE grabs her arm, forcing her back onto her feet! He watches Diana move around in her sleep, and his heart races too. That was a close call. Peach whispers her thanks, and moves on.
In confessional..she doesn't seem very thankful.
Peach: He saved me ONCE. Still don't trust him. I KNOW who this man really is.
T'Challa drags Diana's bag across the bamboo. He gets a hand on the strap so it doesn't make any more noise. That bag's like a ticking time bomb in his hand, and if he drops it, it will explode and wake everyone up. The impact would hurt him the most. He unzips it halfway, and digs his claws in there.
Rustling..
Rustling…
Rustling…
At first he can't feel anything in there, but he moves his hand deeper and gets a paper cut! He almost drops the bag and has to close his own mouth just to stop the wincing. Peach tip toes over. "Are you okay?" She whispers.
T'Challa pretends to shake off the sting he's feeling, and feels a few beads under the paper. He puts two and two together, and zips the bag. He tries to contain the suspicious sound, and a few jingles are heard as he sets the bag right back where it was.
"Did you find it?" Peach asks.
"We found our idol."
T'Challa: I KNEW she was sneaking around. I couldn't prove it, but this discovery changes everything. I cannot let her play that idol. One hint, and my move falls apart. If I have anything to say about It, that won't happen.
The location for season six..is Beach Bowl Galaxy. It's time to dive into the world of fiction, and I'll be sure to use the environment of that galaxy, in the show itself. Using real locations has been cool and all, but there could be fun challenges, and/or camp life with locations like Beach Bowl. That being said, it's time to work on the 32nd day. Seven days left.