Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Survivor ❯ Day Thirty Seven ( Chapter 37 )

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Day Thirty-Seven

Ryou sat on the beach with the other four remaining members of his Tribe. The end of the game was closing in on them fast. He sat back, enjoying the peaceful feeling that he had even made it this far. Even though the game had only started a little over a month ago, it seemed so much longer than that to him.

Ryou sighed as he remembered all the great and weird memories he had gathered from the Island.

(((Wavy Flashback Effects)))

Jeff Probst stood on the deck of a boat in the middle of the ocean. He grinned at the sixteen that sat in front of him; all looked frightened and rather confused. They had been on the boat for a while now and this was the first sign of anyone going to tell them what the hell was going on.

"Hello. I am Jeff and I am here as your host. Here we have sixteen people," Jeff said as if he was talking to someone other then the sixteen in front of him, "Some of them friends,"

Yugi and Joey grinned at each other.

"Some of them enemies," Jeff continued as Seto and Atemu glared at each other, "And some of them just trying to take over the world and send all of man kind into eternal darkness."

This time, Jeff was the one to receive a glare from Bakura and Marik.

"But all here for the same reason," Jeff said, unfazed by the yamis, "To outwit, outplay, and outlast the elements and their other tribe mates. Thirty-nine day... Sixteen people... One Survivor."

"My Rod!" Marik screamed, running out into the water after Jeff.

"Marik!" his hikari yelled, "Get back here! You can't swim!"

"He really can't die either." Isis pointed out.

"... So!" exclaimed Malik.

"Another vote for Shadii," Said Jeff, looking at the votes, "Well, actually, all the rest are for him."

"What does that mean?" Shadii asked, looking even more scared as he got up and walked over the Jeff with his torch.

"To put it nicely," Jeff said, replacing the lid of the Millennium Puzzle Box. "You lose."

"Darn it."

"You are the weakest li-"

"Wrong line!" Someone yelled from the bushes, interrupting Jeff.

"Oh I mean..." Jeff corrected, "Shadii, the tribe has spoken."

"Mr. Fuzzy!" Malik exclaimed. He tried to run at Jeff, but Isis held him back. Everyone else snickered. Malik whined, "Isis!"

"Quiet little brother."

"But Isis!" Malik whined again but his sister covered his mouth.

"Tea, you're fired." Jeff said as Tea walked over to him with her torch.

"Wrong line again!" said the voice from the bushes.

"Oh... I'll get it someday," said Jeff.

"Some host you are." The voice in the bushes muttered.

"Tea, the Tribe has spoken." Jeff said though his teeth as he glared at the bush. He extinguished her torch.

"Don't worry Mr. Fuzzy," Malik said to the plushie, "We'll live in this tree house until they vote us off, which they won't. We'll form an alliance."

Malik picked up Mr. Fuzzy and hugged him again.

"Just you and me... Me and you... Malik and Mr. Fuzzy..."

"Why must you all question me!" Jeff yelled at them. Apparently, the depressing mood of the losing Totama Tribe affected everyone, "I'm just trying to do my job!"

Jeff broke down. He hugged himself, rocking back and forth talking to himself.

"All I wanted to do was host a simple show! Is that so hard!" Jeff said. "But NO, they all have to question my questions! They don't appreciate me..."

"Vote for Atemu..." Jeff sighed, looking down at the Puzzle Box, "You know, this is boring. Mai, you lose."

"But Atemu got more votes then me!" Mai protested.

"Mai, the host has spoken." Jeff pulled a squirt gun out of the bushes and sprayed water at Mai, getting her wet and putting out her torch. She grumbled and left.

"Is that fair?"

"Is anything they do fair?" countered Malik.

"True." Mako agreed, getting up and carrying his torch over to Jeff.

"Mako, your mouth has spoken." Jeff smiled as he extinguished Mako's torch.

"Hey! That was the guy who ate beef jerky." Ryou pointed out, which was not the smartest of ideas.

"It was grass!” the voice in the bush cried out, "Kel! KEL! WHY!!!!!!?????????"

"Last vote is for Espa."

"Hey!" Espa said, cheerfully getting up and carrying his torch over to Jeff, "My prediction was right!"

"Espa, the tribe has spoken."

"There it is!" Atemu said, pointing to an egg sitting out on the beach in plain sight. Malik and Ryou looked at each other and took off running for the egg. The scene was played in slow motion to heighten the suspense.

As they got closer to the egg, Ryou jumped for it, falling about a foot short. Malik, in a last minute burst of speed, which no one can tell because the speed is so slow, passed Ryou and grabbed the egg.

"I got it!" Malik exclaimed as the scene instantly sped back up to normal speed, "I got it! I got it! I got it!"

"Alright," Jeff said, typing in yet another name, "Tristan."

Jeff hit the button and the screen turned red.

"Butter tarts!"

Tristan grabbed his torch and walked over to Jeff, who put it out.

"Tristan, the computer has spoken."

"IF YOU AREN'T OFF THIS ISLAND BY THE END OF THE DAY, I'LL GIVE YOU TO THE ISLAND SPIRITS!"

"NOOOOOO!" cried the Modsine tribe.

"OFF MY ISLAND!"

"The next vote is for... Jeff!" Jeff glared at the piece of paper and then at the Totama tribe, "You can't vote for me! I am the host! I'M THE HOST!"

At that moment, Jeff returned to the tribal council area. All seven Millennium Items with him.

"HA HA!" Jeff said with a psychotic look on his face. A faint glow was coming from the items, "I shall be the sole survivor! I am the most powerful person on this island!"

There was a blinding glow from the Millennium Items as the whole island was sent to the Shadow Realm. Both Totama and Modsine stared at the host frightened as he ran off into the woods laughing.

"Make us!" said Tea. There was a gasp. Most of them knew not to talk back to the authoress. Laria snapped her fingers and the Modsine tribe disappeared, never to return to the island.

"There. Now it's time to track down Jeff and get us out of the Shadow Realm," said Laria as she turned to leave.

"Wait," Ryou said. Laria stopped and looked back at him, "No one got voted off, really."

"Oh," Laria snapped her fingers once again and Duke disappeared, "There."

With that, Laria ran off into the woods.

"He left," Bakura pouted, "He was mad about me saying that I was the sole survivor."

"I'm sorry," Ryou said. He had never seen his darker half like this before. He looked almost sad, "I'm sure he won't be mad long."

"Kura! Kura! Kura!" Marik said excitedly, climbing up into the tree house.

"Isn't it a beautiful day?" Atemu said to his sleeping tribe mates, "The waves are waving, the wind is winding, and the sun is-"

"The sun?" Malik interrupted, sleepily rolling over and opening his eyes to the bright sun light that shone down on them. He sat up and looked around wide-eyed, "We're out of the Shadow Realm!"

Atemu looked around, also, and finally put it all together.

"... YAY!"

"Yeah, yeah," Isis sighed, "The tribe has spoken."

"Don't steal the host's lines!" said the voice in the bush.

"So what's the name of this 'new Tribe'?" Bakura asked, crossing his arms indignantly over his chest.

"Regdab." Atemu answered simply, the tomb robber raised an eyebrow at him.

"I'm sorry, I don't speak Pharaoh Gibberish."

"Well the last two votes are for Yugi..." Jeff said, "He loses."

"And I was doing so well too." Yugi sighed as he brought his torch over to Jeff.

"Yugi, the Tribe has spoken." Jeff said extinguishing the torch. Yugi sighed and left waving good-bye to his yami.

"Wow Bakura," Ryou smiled at his yami, "I've never seen you make such a big deal about something that didn't have to do with stealing, destroying things, or mutilating someone."

"This is a big deal," Bakura said, "This is Sole Survivor we're talking about."

"Ok." the blond yami stretched out his arm and almost touched Ryou. Bakura took this grand opportunity and pushed Marik. Who, in turn, pushed Ryou, who fell over Malik, who knocked over Seto. Leaving Bakura the only one standing.

"Bakura!" exclaimed Marik.

"Sorry love, it's nothing personal," Bakura leered over Marik, "But I needed Immunity."

"Malik, the plushie has spoken."

"Curses!" Malik said as he left, "Foiled again!"

"Vote for Joey," Jeff said, pulling out more votes, "And another and another, the Tribe has spoken. Say good bye Joey."

"Good bye Joey?" Joey said confused, carrying his torch over to Jeff. Jeff extinguished it and Joey left.

"All the votes go to Atemu." Jeff said in his dazed voice.

"She's cheating!" Yelled Atemu, "I demand a recount!"

"No!" the voice yelled again as Atemu's torch went out by itself. "Leave!"

(((Wavy Flash Back Effects)))

Ryou sighed as he realized that he was able to get though a whole flashback sequence without being interrupted. It just was not the same around here.

"It's gotten a lot quieter around here." Ryou said, breaking the silence.

"But less annoying." Marik grinned.

"You know," Bakura sighed, looking dreamily up at the clouds in the sky. "In a few days, we'll all be off this Island and back home. We'll all go on with our everyday lives just as before and this will be all but a memory."

"Wow 'Kura," Marik said amazed, glancing over at his lover. "That was deep."

"I know," Bakura glared, "It sickens me."

"Tree Mail!" Seto said, returning later that day.

"Already?" asked Ryou.

"There's an Immunity Challenge everyday until the end." Seto said.

"That's an outrage!" cried Marik.

"That goes against Union Laws!" protested Bakura.

"There are no Union Laws." Ryou sighed, "There's not even a Union. We were all forced to be here."

"It has to go against some type of law." Bakura pouted.

"Before we boycott the Immunity Challenge, let's find out what were doing." Ryou said.

"You're down to four

Only three days to go

But to add the title to your name

You must beat me at my own game."

Everyone in the Regdab Tribe gulped. They all knew this was not going to be a very fun Immunity Challenge.

Later that day, Regdab gathered at for the Immunity Challenge. When they arrived, they were greeted not only by Jeff, but also by Laria.

"Why hello guys," the Authoress smiled happily, "Long time no see."

"That's a lie!" Bakura glared. "You've been following us around since we got here!"

"Had to make sure I didn't miss anything." Laria shrugged.

"Sure..."

"Ready for today's challenge?" Jeff asked.

"Do we have a choice?" Marik asked, not eager to compete today.

"Not really; no." answered Jeff.

"Darn."

"Today we're going to play a good ole' game of Uno." Jeff announced to the Tribe.

"Please tell me Lar isn't playing." Seto said, eyeing his twin sister.

"I can't play." Laria pouted. "I'm not in the game."

"Thank Ra!" Regdab rejoiced.

"But I'll be willing to play with you guys when you get voted off." Laria offered.

"It's tempting." Seto said, "But no one in their right mind would play Uno with you."

"No one can beat you." Said Ryou.

"That stupid Pharaoh can." Laria grumbled, Seto laughed at her. She glared at her brother. "At least I'm not a Deck Stacker."

"At least I'm not a Chibi-Baka!" Seto glared back. The two Kaiba's started a glaring contest.

"Alright you two," Jeff said, breaking them up. "That's enough; it's time to play."

Regdab groaned.

"Laria," Jeff said, "You can do the honors."

"With pleasure." Laria smiled, taking out a Uno deck. She shuffled the cards and dealt seven cards to each member of Regdab. She then sat the deck in the middle of the players and flipped over the top card - a Blue 4.

"Seto, you start."

"Ok." Seto said as he laid a Blue 7. Bakura laid a Wild Draw Four.

"Yellow." The spirit called. Marik growled, as he had to draw four cards.

"I don't have any yellow." Ryou pouted, drawing a card.

"Red." Seto called laying a Wild. Bakura played a Wild also.

"I said Yellow; damn it!"

Marik played a Yellow 3 and Ryou drew another card.

"I still can't play anything!"

Seto played, yet another, Wild.

"I want Red!" he glared at Bakura, "Keep it that way!"

"I don't have Red!" Bakura yelled, drawing a card. Marik played a Red 5 and Ryou played a Red Skip. Seto glared at the white haired hikari. It was Bakura's turn again and he still had nothing to play. "Red's not helping me..."

Bakura drew a card.

"Ooo, Yay!" he exclaimed, playing a Red 3; followed by Marik playing a Red 9 and Ryou playing yet another Red Skip.

"What the hell!" Seto growled. Bakura drew another card.

"Yes!" He laid a Wild Draw Four, "Yellow!"

"Crap!" Marik drew four more cards.

"Dang it Bakura," Ryou sighed, drawing a card, "I don't have yellow."

"Well, I do." Bakura scoffed.

"Well, no one cares what you have." Seto glared, drawing a card as well. Bakura laid a Yellow 1.

"I have Yellow too." Marik smiled, playing a Yellow 5.

"I'd probably have a Yellow too, if I had a library." Ryou said, indicating to the ton of cards in Marik's hand as he drew a card. Seto played a Green 5 on top of Marik's card.

"Stop changing my color!" Bakura growled, drawing a card and laying a Green 4. Marik laid a Green Draw Two.

"Hey!" Ryou drew two cards.

"You'd probably have one to if you had a library." Marik taunted. Ryou grumbled being the one with the most card. Ryou had 11, Marik just behind him with 10, and then there was Bakura with 5 and Seto with 4. Nevertheless, it was still anybody's game. Seto laid a Green 7.

"I still can't play." Bakura drew a card. Marik laid a Green Skip.

"Meanie." Ryou pouted.

"Damn," Seto cursed, drawing a card, "I can't play."

"I can't play either." Bakura said, drawing a card himself. Marik played a Green 2, followed by Ryou, playing a Green Draw Two.

"Gaaa." Seto glared as he drew two cards.

"I don't like this game." Bakura grumbled, as he drew a card, still not able to play. Marik played a Blue Draw Two, forcing Ryou to draw two cards. Seto played a Blue 9.

"Finally!" Bakura laid a Blue 4. "I can play!"

"Yellow." Marik said, casually laying a Wild Draw Four.

"Schmidt!" Ryou said, drawing four cards.

"I don't have yellow!" Seto complained, drawing a card himself. Bakura played a Yellow 9 and Marik played a Yellow Skip, receiving a piercing glare from Ryou. Seto played a Blue Skip.

"Damn you." Bakura growled. Marik played a Wild.

"Green."

"Oh, do I actually get to play a card this turn?" Ryou asked, laying a Green Draw Two, forcing Seto to draw two cards bringing his total up to 8. Bakura had 6 and Ryou was far behind with 17, Marik was in the lead with 4.

Bakura drew a card because he could not play. Marik laid a Green 9 and Ryou laid a Green Skip.

"Ga!" Seto glared.

"I don't believe this!" Bakura complained, drawing yet another card that he could not play. Marik played a Green 3, followed by Ryou laying a Green 7. Seto changed the color by laying a red 7 and Bakura could finally play a Red 9.

"Uno!" Marik exclaimed laying a Red 1.

"Crap!" Ryou quickly changed the color with a Blue 1. Seto played a Blue Skip.

"Hey!" Bakura glared, having a card that could stop Marik. Marik smirked and played a Yellow Skip.

"I win!"

"Marik wins Immunity again!" Jeff smiled.

"Yay!" Marik said excitedly.

"Great game, see you tonight at Tribal Council." Jeff said, walking off into the bushes.

"Seto," Laria shook her head hopelessly at her twin brother, "You disappoint me."

Laria sighed and followed Jeff into the bushes without another word.

As the four members of Regdab made their way to Tribal Council that night, Bakura and Marik fell behind.

"I have the rest of the game figured out." Bakura whispered quietly to Marik, so the other two would not hear him.

"Do we win?" Marik whispered back.

"Of course we do." Bakura smirked. "I've been planning this from the Buff Lotto."

"Great"

"Here's what we do." Bakura started, whispering the instructions in Marik's ear.

"But I thought..."

"Trust me on this one."

"I have a bad feeling about this." Marik said, gazing up at the two castaways in front of him.

"When have I ever steered you wrong?" Bakura asked. Marik bit his bottom lip, still uncertain about his lover's plans.

"Welcome back again, Regdab," Jeff said as the castaways finally made it to the Tribal Council area, "Let's bring in our jury."

With that, Yugi, Malik, Joey, and Yami entered the Tribal Council area and sat down a crossed from Regdab.

"Exciting game today." Jeff smiled.

"I hate Uno!" Seto yelled.

"Well it seems that the alliance is in complete control of this game." Jeff said.

"Yes," Bakura smirked, "Yes we are."

"Well time to vote," Jeff said, "Marik has Immunity again so he can not be voted for."

One by one, like every other time here at Tribal Council, the last four members of Regdab got up and placed their votes. A few minutes later they were done.

"Time to count to votes." Jeff said getting up and walking though the bushes. He returned this time with not only the Millennium Puzzle Box, but also Laria.

"What are you doing here?" asked Seto, glaring at his twin.

"I'm tired of watching from the bushes." Laria answered, matching his glare. "Jeff if you may please read the votes."

"The first vote is for," Jeff pulled a piece of paper out of the Millennium Puzzle Box, "Seto."

"I've made it this far," Seto sighed, "Now I'm going to be voted off."

"The next vote is for, Bakura."

"Give it up," Bakura rolled his eyes. "I'll never be voted off."

"And the last two votes are for, Ryou."

"That's impossible!” Ryou stared wide-eyed at the two, very clear, votes for him. Ryou got up and carried his torch over to Jeff.

"Ryou, the Alliance has spoken." Jeff extinguished the torch.

"You lied to me!" Ryou looked back at Bakura, tears sparkling in his dark brown eyes.

"It's just a game, hikari." Bakura smirked. Ryou sniffed and, without another word, left the Tribal Council area. An awkward silence fell over them.

"Well, get a good nights sleep," Jeff said, breaking the silence, "There's another Immunity Challenge tomorrow."