I'm Sending Your Whiny Ass Back Home!

This is the first episode of Survivor: Royals vs. Rebels.

Challenges
Reward Challenge: Race to Shore The castaways will swim as fast as they can off of the starting boat and onto the shore, where they will then complete a short course on land. The first castaway from each tribe to complete this course will win reward. Reward: Two half-idols; one to keep, and one to anonymously give to a member of the opposite tribe

Immunity Challenge: TBD =Story=

Introduction
''The scene opens with 20 castaways divided into two boats of 10 people each in the French Polynesian sea. Jeff is seen by himself in a speedboat, ripping through the sea.''

Jeff: I'm standing right in the South Pacific Ocean, a few miles off of the Palliser Islands of the French Polynesia. These islands will be the playing area for the next season of Survivor, where 20 Americans will battle it out through tooth and nail for the million dollar grand prize.

''The camera then shows the two boats parallel to each other, sailing quickly to the islands. The camera stops and zooms in on a younger female with long, brown hair.''

Jeff: For these next 39 days, all that stands in the way between these castaways and the money is the elements, the game, and each other

Sitting on the boat across from Hailee is a young, bearded Latina man is bouncing in his seat out of pure adrenaline.

Jeff: Will they crumble under the pressure? Or will the prevail, and become stronger than ever?

Sitting in front of JP is a youved two half idols! You and one other person on the other tribe of your choosing will receive half of a Hidden Immunity Idol. Two half-idols must be played on one person to make a full idol (the same person does not have to play both halves). Additionally, if three half-idols are played on a person after the votes are read, they combine to form a super idol, making that person safe and eliminating the person with the next most votes.

''Hailee takes a second to gather all the information and make sense of what it is. She looks back at her envelope and sees a pen, and realizes she must write a name on the envelope and will the other half idol to someone on Apataki.''

Hailee: Oh my god, this is absolutely insane! (jumps up and down) Damn, this is crazy, man.

Hailee: Oh my god, who to choose, who to choose.

''Hailee is seen going over her possible options, where she smiles and picks up her pen. She writes down someone's name, and shoves the envelope down her pocket.''

Hailee: Wow, this game has already started.

Hailee is seen walking back out to the shelter with wood in her hand, trying not to act suspicious.

''After Kenna is seen walking back into the main area, Emmett is having a conversation with Leonard. They are laughing around, where Leonard gives a confessional about the situation.''

Leonard: (laughing) So what are your thoughts on, you know, sports? Like, what's your favorite sport?

Emmett: Oh, I love me so football. I used to play a bit in college.

Leonard: Ah, okay. So not wrestling?

Emmett: (taken aback) W-what?

Leonard: Oh, I dunno, just assumed you knew a thing or two about wrestling (winks)

Emmett: Uh, okay? Don't know why you assumed that.

Leonard: Come on, man. I know who you are, you don't have to keep hiding it to me, I'm here for you.

Emmett seems surprised when hearing this, and at first goes to defend himself again, but before he can say it, Emmett owns up to what he did.

Emmett: Ugh, fine, it's me. I'm the wrestler guy.

Leonard: (jumping up and down, while whispering) YES! I F**KING KNEW IT!

Emmett: But, dude, you gotta promise not to tell anyone about this, okay?

Leonard: Yep, I hear ya loud and clear. Nobody's gonna know a thing about this.

When this follows, the two continue to talk, but the audio is covered by an Emmett confessional.

''After this scene, Elliot is seen sitting in a half-made shelter, having a conversation to Carly and Vance. Vance is currently tying palm fronds, while Carly was gathering bamboo, but stopped to talk.''

Elliot: So what's up with y'all?

Vance: Oh, nothin' really. I mean, we got flint, we're making shelter, everything's goin' good!

Carly: Yep, agreed.

Elliot: Yeah, camp life's doing pretty good so far I think.

The three talking look around in silence for a few seconds.

Elliot: So what do you think's going on, you know, strategy wise?

''Vance seems a bit taken aback at first, then upset that Elliot has brought up strategy. Carly does not seem fazed and fully entertains the conversation.''

Carly: Well, haven't really had much time to talk about that yet.

Vance: Yeah, this tribe seems to be paying more attention to just, you know, getting everything set up before we start talking game.

Elliot: I mean, I think it would be time to start talking strategy, you know, try to make alliances, and I think you guys would be a perfect fit.

The camera focuses of Vance, who nods and agrees, but is seen visibly worried about the plan.

Carly: Yeah, we should try making some sort of majority!

Carly then cuts to a confessional, giving her side of the story.

Vance: So, we're forming some sort of majority alliance?

Elliot: Yeah, let's just try grouping together everyone that we're getting good vibes from.

Carly: If it helps, I think Nash is a real cool person and all.

Elliot: I agree, uh, Leonard and Hailee are gonna be real chill too, and they seem pretty smart too.

Vance: That's a great bunch, man. Seems like a level-headed six.

Carly: Aren't Hailee and Kenna pretty close? I doubt Hailee would go without Kenna in a majority alliance like that.

Elliot: Yeah, that's true. We could let her in the seven and cut them when we've gotten rid of everyone not in, maybe.

Vance: That's perfect! Love the idea, man.

Elliot: Thanks, we're gonna do great together.

''The three walk off, where Elliot walks off, and Carly goes back to gather bamboo. Vance stays to tie the palm fronds, and rolls his eyes. He leaves a confessional before an ad rolls.''

Apataki Tribe
''After the commercial break ends, the show returns with a beautiful shot of the Tuamotos. Some shots of birds flying high in the sky and fish swimming in the ocean are shown before the camera zooms out slightly and pans over to the Apataki tribe's boat. None of those on the boat are speaking, and all of them (minus Chance) look disappointed with the reward loss they experienced. A time skip occurs to show the tribe departing the boat and standing on the shore. Some castaways are shown looking left and right to get a lay of the land, but most of them look too dismayed to speak up. The camera focuses on Chance, whose happiness has shifted to a look of frustration. The scene cuts to his confessional.Once Chance's confessional has finished playing, he gathers his tribe into a semicircle, placing himself at the other end of them.''

Chance: Alright, guys, we might've missed out on the reward today, but we can still make an excellent shelter and prove to the other tribe that we mean business!

JP: Would you be okay if we got to introduce ourselves first?

Chance (Irritated): (takes a deep breath) Oh. That's a good idea, actually. I'll start: my name's Chance, I'm 28, and (begins lying) I'm a construction worker.

JP (Cheerful): Nice to meet you! (smiles) I'm Juan Pablo, but you can call me JP, and I'm a model.

Aliesha: Damn, no kidding! Look at that body of yours. (jokingly swoons)

JP: (giggles) Thank you very much, uh...

Aliesha: Oh. I'm Aliesha, I'm 25, and I'm a fashion designer.

JP (Excited): No way! That's so awesome!

Aliesha: (laughs) You're more excited about my job than I am! It's great to do something I love.

JP: I'm happy that your job makes you happy. (smiles)

Darnell: (raises his hand slightly) My name's Darnell, and I'm a mechanic.

''Darnell is shown smiling after introducing himself. The scene cuts to his confessional.After Darnell's confessional, the scene returns to the introductions.''

Anastasia: I'm Anastasia, and I'm a politician in Chicago.

Erinn (Intrigued): Wow. I would've never expected to see a politician compete on Survivor.

Anastasia: One of my staff told me that if I get a bad edit on the show, I could lose support, but I figured why not go on the show anyways? (laughs)

Tia: Which party are you a member of?

Anastasia (Choosing her words carefully): Uhh... I don't know if I want to alienate half of the tribe in the first five minutes, so maybe I'll tell you guys later. (laughs nervously)

Tia: Fair enough. I'm Tia, by the way, and I'm a cook.

JP: (holds his hands to his chest) That's what I like to hear!

Chance: Yeah, maybe our food will taste almost decent out here.

Tia: It'll taste better than just (finger quotes) "decent", trust me.

Mackay: I'm Mackay, and I'm the CEO of a major grocery store chain.

A few of the castaways, including JP and Tia, are shown giving impressed nods in response to this.

Darnell: (looks quizzically at Randy) We haven't gotten to meet, uhh... you yet. What's your name?

Randy: I'm Randy, and I'm a psychologist.

JP (Impressed): Wow. That's super cool.

Randy: (turns almost robotically towards JP) Hmm... (pauses) Your constant talking indicates to me a need for attention. I am assuming that you are just excited to be here, and you are trying your hardest to make new friends. My guess is that friends are all you have in your life outside of the game so you feel an unnatural attachment to anyone and everyone who could be deemed a friend.

''Darnell rolls his eyes, while Erinn, looking confused, giggles at Randy randomly going off on a tangent. JP looks extremely uncomfortable with what is happening, but decides not to say anything.''

Randy: I have also noticed the way that you have been looking at... (points at Chance) sorry, your name again?

Chance (Confused): It's Chance.

Randy: Yes, the way that you have been looking at Chance. It appears to me that you are checking him out, are you not? I'm guessing that you are a homosexual?

''JP begins to blush, while Chance looks taken aback for a moment before returning to having a straight face. Darnell begins to look pissed off, while Anastasia and Erinn look almost amused by Randy and his behavior.''

JP (Embarrassed): Uh, yeah, I am. (pauses) You're making me a little uncomfortable, Randy. Do you think you could stop? Please?

''Chance, noticing that JP is uncomfortable, puts an arm around him and whispers "it's okay" to him. Randy, meanwhile, nods in response to JP.''

Randy: Of course. My apologies.

''The entire tribe goes silent for a few moments at the sheer awkwardness of the situation. A shot of Darnell looking annoyed is shown, followed by a shot of Erinn, who looks a bit amused by what just happened. The scene cuts to the latter's confessional.After her confessional, the scene shows Erinn stepping forward.''

Erinn: I'm Erinn, and I'm a babysitter.

Darnell: Full time?

Erinn (Cheerful): Yeah! It doesn't pay a lot, but I love doing it. I couldn't ask a better job. (smiles)

Anastasia: That's a great outlook to have. (smiles)

Chance: Well, we've heard from everyone, right? That is, everyone except (points at Kai) you.

Kai (Surprised): Uh, huh? Ohh, right. I'm Kai, and I'm a mechanic. (pauses) Did I do that right?

Chance: (laughs) Yes, you did it right.

Kai: Okay.

Darnell: You're a mechanic, too? Why didn't you say anything, man?

Kai: I didn't want to interrupt.

Darnell (Confused): That wouldn't be interrupting...

Kai: It was your turn then, I wanted to wait for mine. That's how this works, right?

Darnell looks confused by what Kai is saying, but decides to shrug it off.

Chance (Butting in): Okay! It looks like we all know each other. Now, let's get to work, huh? (some of the other tribe members are shown nodding) We need to assign certain people to certain jobs. I'll volunteer for the shelter building. Who wants to join me?

A few moments of awkward silence pass before Darnell, JP, Kai, and Tia raise their hands.

Chance: Great! Five is plenty. From there, we should have two on fire and three on fronds. Who wants to weave palm fronds?

The castaways who have yet to volunteer for a job look at each other briefly before Aliesha, Mackay, and Randy raise their hands.

Chance: That's perfect. (smiles) So, Anastasia and Erinn, you two are good on the fire?

Anastasia (Confidently): Yup! We'll get something together in no time. (smiles)

Chance: Nice. Let's do this!

''The Apataki tribe is shown dividing into their smaller groups to work on getting the shelter and fire built. Aliesha, Mackay, and Randy are shown walking off to gather palm fronds, while Anastasia and Erinn decide to find the water well before building a fire pit. Finally, the five shelter builders are shown heading off into the jungle to find bamboo. The camera follows this last group into the jungle, and they quickly come across a mini bamboo forest.''

JP: Wow! There's tons of bamboo here! We should finish in no time. (smiles)

Kai: I'm sorry, what does bamboo look like again?

Chance and Darnell exchange a glance with each other and shake their heads, trying to stifle a laugh.

JP: (giggles) They're like these, tall, skinny little green things. We're literally surrounded by them.

Kai: Okay. Thanks!

JP: No problem.

''The group begins to collect some of the bamboo that they find. As time goes on, Chance begins to appear more and more antsy before he suddenly drops the bamboo that he's carrying.''

Chance (Anxious): Guys, I really have to go take a leak.

''Before anybody can respond, Chance rushes off into the jungle, out of earshot of the rest of the group. Tia has a skeptical and confused look on her face, and after a few moments, she too puts her bamboo on the ground.''

Tia: Ugh, I think I have to go, too. Don't move, or I might lose you guys.

''Again, before anybody can say anything in response, Tia rushes off in the same direction that Chance went in. A scorn comes across Darnell's face, but both JP and Kai appear to accept what has happened and continue gathering bamboo that is near them. The scene then cuts to Chance, who is leaned against a tree. He quickly looks around to both his left and his right before he pulls a slip of paper out of his pocket.''

Chance (Excited): It's time to see what this baby says. (unfolds the slip of paper; begins reading) "Congratulations on winning the opening challenge. For winning, you have received two halves of a Hidden Immunity Idol." (confused) Two halves? What? (continues reading) "One half will belong to you, and the other half will be given by you to a member of the opposite tribe." Ooh, I see. That's an easy way to make a cross-tribal alliance. (pauses) It's also an easy way to royally screw myself over by giving a threat ammunition. (continues reading) "If you combine two halves of an idol and play them on the same person, it will work like a normal Hidden Immunity Idol played after the votes are cast but before they are read, voiding all of the votes against that person. Playing only one half on somebody does nothing." (intrigued) Interesting! Requires teamwork. (continues reading) If you manage to have three halves of an idol played on you, it will work like a Super Idol and can be played after the votes are read." (thrilled) No way! This is killer!

''Chance does a little celebratory dance after reading the last part of the advantage. The scene then cuts briefly to Tia, who is shown hiding behind a nearby tree and looking shocked by what she has heard. The scene then cuts to Chance's confessional.As Chance continues to celebrate, Tia slowly sneaks up on him until she's right behind him.''

Tia: So, what's your plan with the half idol?

''Chance jumps so far back that he falls over. When he gets up, he sees Tia standing over him and begins to look nervous.''

Chance (Lying horribly): Uhh... what half idol?

Tia: (laughs) Chance, I heard everything. It was really obvious that you were going off to read your advantage, so I wanted to hear what it was!

Chance (Intense): I swear to God, if you tell anybody, you're dead.

Tia: (laughs) Chill. I'm not telling anybody. Why would I rat out the strongest person on the tribe and get him voted out? No, Chance, I want to work with you.

''Chance looks confused for a second, before he nods. His nodding quickly changes to him shaking his head, though, as he stands up.''

Chance: Are you blackmailing me?

Tia: Seriously, chill. I'm not blackmailing you. I wanted to work with you before I found out what the advantage was. I'm not telling anybody, so please rest easy.

Chance: So... you actually want to work with me? And not just for the half-idol?

Tia: I mean, the half idol is certainly a perk. (laughs) But I want to work with you no matter what. You're the strongest person on the tribe, as I said, and I think I'm number 2. We would be a great team, don't you think?

Chance: You're right. (nods) I'll work with you. (pulls out the slip of paper) This stays between us. Clear?

Tia: Crystal.

''Chance and Tia exchange a very formal handshake to confirm their agreement to each other. As they begin heading back to the rest of the group to gather more bamboo, the scene cuts to Tia's confessional.'' ''After Tia's confessional, a brief time skip occurs to show her and Chance reaching the rest of the shelter builders. JP and Kai are making casual conversation waiting for the rest of the group to return while Darnell just stands there with his hands in his pockets. He breathes a sigh of relief when Chance and Tia return.''

Darnell: (whispering to Tia) Thank God you're here to spare me from Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum.

''Tia chuckles just softly enough for Darnell to hear before the group continues to gather bamboo for the shelter. The scene then cuts abruptly to Anastasia and Erinn as they walk through the jungle, trying to find the tribe's water well using the map they were given.''

Anastasia (Frustrated): Ugh, I'm no good at maps. I think I'm too young to know how to use them well. (sighs) Do you think you could try with it?

Erinn: Are you calling me old? (laughs) Sure, I'll see what I can do.

''Erinn takes the map out of Anastasia's hands and flips it around, squinting her eyes to see what she can make of what she was given. She cautiously begins walking in a slightly different direction than she and Anastasia had been walking in before, and gradually feels more confident that they're heading the right way.''

Erinn: If we end up getting lost, I'm sorry.

Anastasia: Don't be! It's my fault for trying to deal with it in the first place. (pauses) While we try to find this damn thing, why not pass the time by having a chat?

Erinn: A chat? About what?

Anastasia: Oh, I don't know, anything! (pauses) What do you think of the other people so far?

Erinn (Caught off-guard): Oh, that kind of chat, huh.

Anastasia: Hey, now, no need to commit to anything! Just tell me how you feel about it. I think we'll do well physically, but we might have a bit of a unity problem.

Erinn: No kidding. Honestly, with the way that Randy's been acting so far, I think people might be so annoyed with him that it'll be hard to rally as a tribe when it's time to compete.

Anastasia: I mean, do you blame them? That guy is crazy! Seriously, I think he might benefit from psychoanalyzing himself for a change.

Erinn: (giggles) Maybe. I can't believe he said all of that about JP! That kid is the sweetest I think I've ever met, and then Randy calls him an attention whore and outs him in front of the tribe. It made me sad to see that happen to him, even if it was kinda funny.

Anastasia: Yeah, that was not cool. Entertaining, but not cool. Poor JP was redder than a tomato after that.

Erinn: You know, that's not the first time he's done something like that. I don't know if you heard, but during the reward challenge, he was complaining about how (finger quotes) "selfish" the people that chose to compete were. I guess that's kind of true, but talking smack about your tribemates after knowing them for a few minutes isn't the best idea. Darnell was so annoyed by it, oh my God. (laughs)

Anastasia: (puts her hands on her hips) If that boy rolled his eyes any more, they'd get stuck.

Erinn: Right? I love him for it, though. He's got an actual personality, and he's funny! Plus, I love to see him mad. It's hysterical. (giggles) Other than you, he's the person I like here the most.

Anastasia: Are you saying... you like me the most?

Erinn: I mean, do I have a choice? You're the only person I've actually talked to.

Anastasia: Ah. Favorite by default. What an accomplishment! (laughs)

''A few moments later, the two women reach the water well, practically sprinting over to it once it's in their sights. They make sure to remember where they are so they don't have to worry about using the map in the future before they begin to head back to camp.''

Anastasia: Wait, so if I'm your favorite right now, does that mean we're working together?

Erinn: (shrugs) If you want to, I'm down.

Anastasia: I'd love to. You strike me as a reliable person. The fact that you babysit full-time proves to me that you're willing to stick things out until the end.

Erinn: And you being a politician proves to me that you lie all the time. (laughs) I'm just kidding! I get good vibes from you, too. I think we'd work great together. (smiles)

Anastasia: Then it's settled. (smiles) Do you have anyone else in mind that we could add into our group?

Erinn (Unsure): I don't really know, to be honest. It's too soon to say. We have to see who's strong and who's reliable. I think Darnell would be a good addition, but obviously we'd need more people than that to get something going. I think we should keep a lookout to see if anybody else would be a good choice.

Anastasia: It's a plan, then.

Erinn: Great!

''Erinn and Anastasia are both shown smiling as they make their way back to camp side-by-side. As they walk, the scene cuts to Anastasia's confessional.After Anastasia's confessional, the scene transitions to Aliesha, Mackay, and Randy as they work on the palm fronds.''

Aliesha (Impressed): (while weaving a frond) So, Mackay, you said you're a CEO, right? That's insane!

Mackay (Dismissively): Oh, please. Somebody's gotta be the CEO, right?

Aliesha: I guess so. (giggles)

Mackay: You're a fashion designer?

Aliesha (Proudly): Yep! Fashion is what I love the most in the whole world, so making a career out of that is a dream come true. (smiles)

Mackay: I wonder what it must be like to enjoy your job. (sighs)

Aliesha (Shocked): What!? You don't like being a CEO!?

Mackay: Heavens, no! I'm proud of what I've accomplished, but that doesn't mean the job is enjoyable.

Aliesha: (shrugs) I guess that makes sense. (pauses for a few moments) Randy, you've been awfully quiet lately. How's it going?

Randy (Emotionless): Everything's fine.

Mackay: Randy, come on. We know that something's up.

Randy: (sighs) It's just... what I said earlier. During the introductions. I could tell from the facial expressions of the other castaways that they were all irritated by what I had done, and JP looked so embarrassed because of what I had said. I wish I had just kept my mouth shut. Now, I've upset JP and the rest of the tribe detests me.

Aliesha and Mackay exchange a look with each other, indicating that they both feel some pity for Randy despite what he did earlier during the introductions.

Mackay (Supportive): Hey, that's not true. They don't detest you! You just made a mistake, and look, you even admitted that. If you tell JP that you're sorry for what you said, I'm sure he'll forgive you!

Aliesha: Yeah. I mean, from my perspective, he seems like the biggest sweetheart ever. He'd forgive you in a heartbeat.

Randy looks surprised to see people supporting him even after what he said, and he flashes a weak smile in appreciation.

Randy: You two are absolutely right. I can infer from his body language and the way he talks that he just wants to be liked and to like other people. Surely he would be receptive to an apology.

Mackay: That's the spirit!

''A time skip occurs to show that the group has finished all of their palm fronds. Once the final fronds are finished, Randy abruptly stands, much to the surprise of Aliesha and Mackay.''

Aliesha (Intrigued): Where are you going, Randy?

Randy: I'm going to apologize to JP right now.

Mackay: Uhh, you might wanna wait on that. He's pretty busy with the shelter right now.

A brief cut to the shelter builders shows JP lifting a heavy log into position before cutting back to the conversation between the three weavers.

Randy (Defiantly): I don't care. It's imperative for me to make amends with JP before this stews any longer. Statistics show that homosexuals tend to suffer more from negative psychological affects due to the prejudice they face, and I do not want to contribute to that.

Aliesha (Confused): Okay then. (shifts to a more supportive tone) Go get 'em, Randy!

''Randy nods before he turns around and heads over to JP, who is working on building the shelter. Once he is out of earshot, the two ladies who he left behind turn to face each other.''

Mackay: That dude is really, really weird.

Aliesha: Really weird! (laughs)

Mackay: (sighs) I do feel bad for him because his bad social skills have already gotten him into trouble, but you can't just go around outing gay people for the fun of it.

Aliesha: Yeah, and it's JP, too. Poor guy was nothing but nice to everybody and then Randy trashed him in front of the entire group, whether he meant to or not.

Mackay: Think about if Chance wasn't cool with that kind of stuff. There was a story a while back where some guy found out his male friend had a crush on him, so he murdered him. Of course that's an extreme example, but outing people like that can be seriously dangerous!

Aliesha: (nods) I agree. That wouldn't happen here on Survivor, but it could've seriously hurt JP's spot on the tribe. Plus, that's just such an awkward thing to have aired out so early in the game.

Mackay: Mhm. We need to keep Randy in check if we can, since I think he likes us the most for being supportive towards him. At the very least, we can prevent another outburst like that from happening.

Aliesha: For sure.

''The camera focuses in on Mackay as she has an eyebrow raised and a frown on her face. She looks over towards Randy and JP before the scene cuts to her confessional.After Mackay's confessional, the scene cuts back to Randy, who has just approached JP.''

Randy (Weakly): Do you have a minute to chat?

JP (Taken aback): Huh? Yeah, sure man, where do you want to talk?

Randy: On the beach is fine.

Randy and JP walk down to the beach and sit together near the shore.

Randy (Apologetically): I just wanted to inform you that I sincerely apologize for what I said earlier today. It was horrible of me to say those things about you, and you didn't deserve to be called out like that. I understand it must have been embarrassing for Chance to have learned that you were checking him out, and I didn't really factor that in before speaking.

JP: Relax, Randy, it's okay. Sure, I was a bit embarrassed at the time, but Chance was cool with it, so it's all good! I'm just fine. (smiles)

Randy: Are you sure? From what I saw, a lot of the other people on the tribe looked very irritated because of what I had said. I feel like I rubbed people the wrong way, and you the most of all.

JP: I mean, other people are gonna think what they're gonna think, and I can't change that, but at the very least, I forgive you. You messed up, yeah, and it didn't feel good to be put in the spot like that, but I can tell that you see your mistake and you're owning up to it. I can respect that.

Randy (Surprised): Thank you, JP. I didn't really expect you to be this forgiving.

JP: Trust me, I've heard a lot worse. (giggles)

Randy: Thanks for letting me talk to you. You seem like a very kind individual, which is why I felt so bad. I didn't want to cause any negative psychological affects or bring back any negative memories. I know a lot about what homosexual people go through psychologically because of the oppression they face, and I don't want to make that any worse for you.

JP (Confused): Uh, yeah, don't worry about that. I didn't feel you were, uh... oppressing me back there.

Randy: I'm glad. Again, thanks for the chat. Until we speak again.

JP (Awkwardly): Yeah (giggles), until we speak again...

''Randy abruptly stands and heads back over to Aliesha and Mackay to tell them that the conversation went well. As he leaves, the scene cuts to his confessional.After Randy's confessional, the camera pans over to focus on JP, who looks a bit confused and weirded out by the whole conversation. As he slowly makes his way back to the shelter-building crew, the scene cuts to his confessional.After JP's confessional, a final shot of Randy with a serious expression on his face is shown before the scene fades to black.''

Apataki Tribe
''The scene opens up to a time lapse of the daytime turning into nighttime, where the rest of the scene is dark. Next, we are shown the palm trees swaying in the wind and rain, and the entire Apataki tribe laying in the shelter. Some of the cast complains about their half-built shelter.''

Aliesha: Ugh, this is gonna be a long night. (chuckles)

Randy: Sure is. Seems like we are in the middle in some storms right now, looks like they aren't planning on passing anytime soon.

Kai: Yeah, it's raining I think. Right, guys?

The camera zooms into Mackay rolls her eyes at Kai's statement, and then tries rolling herself up into a ball to get sleep.Darnell: Guys, can we just stop talking and go to sleep?

Kai: I can't man, I'm too tired.

Darnell: What? Then go to sleep. Isn’t that what I just said?

Kai: Oh, good idea, man. Good night, Darnell.

Erinn: Night, Kai.

''Anastasia tried holding in a laugh while everyone heads back to bed. There are various scenes of everyone sleeping alone, where we are then shown a scene of Aliesha and Chance laughing and cuddling in bed.''

Aliesha: Man, how the hell did we end up on an island, sleeping on bamboo, getting hit in the head by rain (laughs)

Chance: (also laughing) I had no idea signing up for this that I would experience living hell! This place sucks ass.

Aliesha: You can say that again. But hey, it's all part of the Survivor experience.

Chance: Yeah, we'll have to suck it up and make the best of our shitty situation (laughs)

While the audio is overlapped by a confessional, Aliesha and Chance talk and giggle a bit.After Chance talks, the conversation between the two continues.

Chance: Man, with all this sleep deprivation, they expect me to do an immunity challenge? One thing's for sure, that's not happening.

Aliesha: (loudly laughing) I wouldn't be surprised if I just fell asleep in the middle of the challenge, that's how tired I'm gonna be!

Chance: Well, let's hope we can pull this off when it happens, I don't wanna lose anyone.

Aliesha: To be honest, I would be lying if I didn't say I wanted some people from this tribe gone.

Chance: True, there are a few crazies on this tribe (smiles)

After this, Aliesha continues talking to Chance, where her confessional rolls.''While Chance and Aliesha continue to giggle and talk loudly, there are various shots of Darnell, Anastasia and Kai being annoyed by the constant talking in the shelter. Kai rolls over and covers his ears with a palm frond, trying to get a good night's sleep.After Kai's confessional, the scene of Chance and Aliesha laughing fades out, and an ad rolls.''

Tikehau
''The show returns from commercial break to a shot of the sun rising at the TIkehau camp, showing that the first night has passed. Several of the castaways are shown getting out of the shelter and doing all sorts of stretches to compensate for the pain they feel due to their less-than-comfortable sleeping conditions. As everybody on the rebels tribe begins to rise and shine, Carly is shown rubbing her eyes and searching in her bag for her glasses. As she does so, though, her facial expression suddenly changes to that of confusion as she pulls out a strange-looking object wrapped in cloth from out of her bag. Realizing what the object must be, Carly does her best to dash out of the main area of camp before any of her tribemates can see what she is holding. Once she is in a secluded area of the campsite, she unwraps the object and begins reading the note accompanying it.''

Carly: (begins reading) "Congratulations. The individual reward winner from the Apataki tribe has decided to give to you half of a hidden immunity idol. This idol, when played with another half-idol, combines to create a full idol that voids all of the votes cast against you and can be played after the votes are cast, but before they are read." (excited) Oh my God! This is amazing! (continues reading) "If you manage to have three half idols played on you, they will combine to act as a super idol and can be played after the votes are read. In that case, the person with the next highest number of votes will leave the game." (almost screaming) WHAT!? This is huge!

''Carly begins to jump for joy upon realizing the new advantage she has just discovered. As she continues to celebrate, the scene cuts to her confessional.After Carly's confessional, she rushes back to the main area of camp. She is briefly shown scouting the area around her bag to make sure that nobody is watching, and tucks her half-idol into her bag as cautiously as she can. Immediately afterwards, she sees Cloe, Imani, and Vance sitting by the fire. Carly nonchalantly walks up to the group and sits down next to Vance.''

Carly (Chipper): Hey, guys! Having a good morning?

Cloe: (groans) Not really. That shelter is not comfortable, that's for sure.

Carly frowns briefly at Cloe's negative response to the question before turning to Vance.

Carly (Innocently): Vance, would you mind helping me gather some firewood?

Vance (Confused): Uhh, Elliot, Leonard, Nash, Hailee, and Kenna all left to do that a few minutes ago.

Carly: Oh. (pauses) Well, I guess we could try to find some coconuts while they're all getting busy, then.

Catching on that Carly just wants to talk strategy with him, Vance gives a slight nod.

Vance: Sure, I'm down.

Carly: (smiles) Awesome! We should get going.

''Almost as soon as she walked in, Carly has left the conversation and the area, with Vance following. As Vance walks away, he turns back to Cloe and Imani and rolls his eyes, indicating his annoyance with Carly before following her into the jungle to "find coconuts." The scene follows them until they are a decent distance away from the main area of camp.''

Carly: So, I'm sure you realize that I don't actually want to find any coconuts with you.

Vance (Bluntly): I don't think you could've made it more obvious.

Carly: Jeez, okay then! (laughs) I wanted to tell you about something interesting that I found this morning.

Carly takes the piece of paper describing the half idol out of her pocket and hands it to Vance, who looks very surprised by the situation.

Vance (Shocked): How the hell did you find this?

Carly: It was just... in my bag. That guy from the Royals tribe willed it to me.

Vance: (nods, then raises an eyebrow) So, does that mean that Hailee gave one to somebody from their tribe?

Carly: Yep. And, if you ask me, I feel like both Chance and Hailee won half-idols of their own.

Vance: I mean, that's not the end of the world, right? Hailee is in our majority alliance, and Chance would probably work with us if he gave you a half-idol.

Carly: (sighs) I hope so, but I'm worried he just saw me as the blue-haired chick, assumed I would be a misfit, and gave it to me for that reason.

Vance (Trying to be supportive): Hey, don't put yourself down like that. Either way, you have a huge power in this game, and we know of at least two other people who probably have the same advantage.

Carly: That's true. I think I could use this as a bargaining tool just in case Hailee, Kenna, Nash, and Leonard are unsure about the alliance.

''As Carly continues to speculate and talk about her new advantage to Vance, the latter can be shown nodding along, barely following what she's saying. The scene cuts to his confessional.'' After Vance's confessional, the scene cuts back to the main area of camp, where Cloe and Imani are still sitting at the main area of camp together.

Cloe: You know, Imani...

Imani: Yeah?

Cloe: I just wanted to say thank you for what you did yesterday during that challenge. It means a lot to me that you were willing to lose the challenge to help me out.

Imani (Almost dismissively): Pfft, come on, girl! You think I'd let the only person I can stand out here drown on the first day? (laughs) That was the most selfish decision I've made so far!

Cloe: (giggles) Still, thank you. I didn't come out here to die day one.

Imani: Well, now you can just die day two from drowning yourself on your own accord because of how f***ing annoying Carly is.

Cloe: (breathes a sigh of relief) Thank you! I'm so glad you agree with me. She has this awful, fake way of talking and I can't stand it.

Imani: You mean, how she's always like, (mocking) "Ooh! Hey guys! I'm, like, soooo happy to be here! yay!" 24/7? (rolls her eyes) She's more chipper than a chipmunk.

Cloe: I'm not sure if what you just said made any sense, but I agree. Personally, I'm not a fan of a lot of people on this tribe.

Imani (Excited): Ooh, spill the tea, now. Trash every person on this tribe!

Cloe: (giggles) They're not that bad. Just, they kinda grind my gears a little bit.

Imani: Still, spill!

Cloe: (shrugs) Other than Carly, Elliot to me comes across as a total slimeball. Like, he's trying to be Russell Hantz or something, I don't get it. He couldn't have been more obvious with getting Kenna, Hailee, Leonard, and Nash to go with him to (finger quotes) "get firewood".

Imani: Oh, of course. It's clear that those five and Carly are working together, and Carly is trying so hard to get Vance on board.

Cloe: Good thing he agrees with us. (giggles) Still, they have the majority right now, so we need to watch out.

Imani: You're right. The benefit we have, though, is that the two of us like each other and we both like Vance, so we're way tighter than that group of weirdos. Plus, people like Leonard and Nash seem too normal to align with the f***ing smurf. (a shot of Carly with her blue hair walking on the beach is shown)

Cloe: (laughs) You're terrible! (pauses) I mean, considering that he's been left completely in the dark, don't you think we should try talking to Emmett?

Imani: (shrugs) Sure. I don't know how much we can trust him, though. Something about that guy seems so shady to me. He'll for sure be #4 in our group with Vance, and probably lower than that once we get people to flip.

Cloe: I agree with you there. He doesn't really socialize all that much, and it seems like he's hiding something. Either way, it's us two as the core and Vance as the third. That's the way it ought to be.

Imani: 100%, sister. Let's shake on it.

''Cloe and Imani shake hands to make their pact with each other official. As Vance can be seen walking towards the two women in the distance, the scene cuts to Cloe's confessional.After Cloe's confessional, Vance sits down beside the two women and joins their conversation.''

Vance: What are we talking about?

Imani: Oh, nothing, only how much we hate Carly and Elliot. (laughs)

Vance: (rolls his eyes) Ugh, don't even get me started on them. Elliot is such a weirdo, honestly, and I don't think people realize it. He made this weird remark to me about how his alliance is just like the Russian Revolution. I have no idea what the hell that means. I guess he's just a huge history nerd?

Cloe: I mean, you have to be pretty weird to align yourself with Carly.

Imani: The Russian Revolution? Like, when the communists came into power?

Confused, Cloe and Vance exchange looks with each other, unsure of what to make of this information.

Vance: Does that mean that he's, like, a communist or something?

Imani (Raising an eyebrow): Maybe. I mean, he's entitled to his beliefs I guess, but that's such a strange thing to bring up in a strategic conversation.

Cloe: Wait, hold on... you two are here for the money, right?

Vance: (nods) I love my job as a tattoo artist, but it hasn't exactly made me rich. A million dollars would be a lot of help.

Imani: Same here. I'm here for the money and for exposure to boost my radio station up.

Cloe: Guys, I think we might be onto something here. It's clear from the s*** that Emmett brought with him here to wear that he's on the wealthy side, and the three of us are all playing for (finger quotes) "greedy" reasons. Do you guys think that Elliot excluded Imani and I because we're in it for the money and that's "capitalism" or something?

Vance: (laughs) You guys sound like conspiracy theorists. I was just pointing out that he says weird things. I really doubt he singled you two and Emmett out for wanting money or being rich.

Imani: I don't know, Vance... we didn't do anything to him, and he's been ignoring us this whole time. I think it might help to try and look into this more. Any dirt we can find on the ringleaders of that alliance, the better off we'll be.

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