Girl Power

This is the second episode of Survivor: The Jungles of Kenya

Previously On Survivor...

 * First impression's prove their importance as the castaways have one night to prove they have what it takes to cut it in the game, and be chosen during the tribal selection. Rachael and Corinne are both given the power to select the two tribes, and in the end they fail to pick Jedediah and he is eliminated from the game.
 * Both Lynsie and Johnathan's paranoia levels run high as they question whether or not they stand at the bottom of the totem pole.
 * Despite having a physically stronger tribe, Luhya fails to beat Elgon in the Immunity Challenge, and is sent to tribal council.
 * Frist impressions continue to show how exactly important they are, as Brock and Stephen target Esther based on her age and what they think she can contribute. However Dana and Esther decide it would be in their best interest to team up and talk to Corinne and Dan about forming and Elders Alliance.
 * In the end Corinne and Dan go back on their word to Brock and Stephen, and join Esther and Dana in blindsiding Daryl at the first tribal council.

Challenges
Reward Challenge: By The Numbers One at a time, each tribe member must maneuver past the other players standing on a balance beam and get to the finishing platform. If one of them falls or touches more than one other player at once, they must start over. First tribe to get all eight members on the platform wins. Reward: Hammock, Blankets, and Pillows.

Immunity Challenge: Free Fallin' Each tribe starts the challenge on a raised platform. One at a time, tribemates drop from a three-step structure down into a net. After all players from a tribe finish the net drop and assemble on a tribal mat, they proceed to the next stage, climb stairs to another platform, and perform a balance beam walk.

Luhya
It's a dark, peaceful night. Everything lies seemingly still, including the clouds in the sky. The Luhya tribe slowly stumbles back into camp using only the light from the full moon to guide their way. Upon resting her torch against a nearby tree, Esther wanders toward the shelter and plops down her bag of belongings.

Both Stephen and Brock have a quiet distance from the rest of the group. Stephen looks to Brock almost as if to want answers to no doubt the many questions he has, but Brock just raises both his hands as if to say, "I don't know."

Stephen: Did you flip?

Brock: What?! No!

Stephen Well Daryl didn't vote for himself, so it had to be Corinne and Dan.

Brock: I have no idea why they'd do that. To intentionally weaken the tribe, like?

Brock motions a 'bye-bye' with his hands at the thought of Corinne and Dan's betrayal.

Stephen: I'm going to confront her.

Brock: Go for it, I wont stop you!

Stephen: I will! (he says with a laugh)

Brock and Stephen eventually rejoin the others who have all settled into the shelter for the night, while Brock crawls in for some sleep as well, Stephen pokes Dan's leg and asks if the two can talk for a second. Dan agree's and the two walk away together.

Stephen: What happened man?

Dan doesn't know what to say, and all Stephen can really get from him as an answer is a shrug.

Stephen: Well, you've got to know something? I mean you did switch your vote.

Dan: I thought you would have known the plan changed.

Stephen I didn't. Neither of us did. (he says as he motions back to camp, refering to Brock)

Dan: I'm sorry, I really am. I don't know what you want me to say.

Stephen So who changed the plan?

Dan: I... I don't know who changed it.

Stephen Okay well who approached you about changing your vote?

Dan: Corinne.

Stephen Okay, that's all I was asking man. I'm not trying to pick a fight or be difficult, I just want you to understand the frustration. Not being filled in on something like that is a little scary.

Dan: You're right, an I apologize. I thought information was being passed along, and it wasn't. I'll personally do better in the future to make sure we're all unified and on the same page together.

Elgon
It's a new day, and with the exception of Dong and Natally, the entire tribe was up bright and early with the sunrise. The morning is filled with many laughs, and Shaun is cooking everyone up some rice and corn for breakfast.

It's true, after their canned food reward the Elgon tribe has been able to ration bigger servings for each of it's members.

Johnathan: This right here could even be the difference between winning and losing again.

He said as he shoved another stick full of food into his mouth.

Nessa, being a yoga instructor, decides to take Lynsie, Rachael, Natally, and Shaun down near the lake for a lesson. Nessa hopes staying limber could also help when it comes to the challenge portion of the competition, and that giving the lessons could help her in the social aspect of the game. Nessa gives an up close and personal class, correcting some of Lynsie's poses, and giving praise for Natally's efforts, who no doubt was attempting to show off.

After the class, everyone, including Dong and Johnathan, head into the lake for a swim. The lake itself is a little swampy, but everyone has held off long enough that the lake isn't grossing them out.

Natally is first to leave, and she's soon followed by most of the tribe. Shaun notes that the sun is in the middle of the sky, and it's probably time to begin cooking lunch. However Lynsie, Nessa, and Rachael stick around in the water a little longer. The three eventually circle together and begin talking about the only thing there is to talk about on Survivor, game.

Nessa: The way I see it, we're probably the three strongest girls on this tribe, if not the strongest people on this tribe. I think if we could stick together and start kicking off a few weaker members, we could really stand a good chance in this game.

Rachael: I totally agree with that. I'd hate to see anyone go but, it's obvious Dong and Johnathan aren't holding up too well.

Nessa: And as much as I'd love to say, 'lets vote off Natally!', she's not necessarily the weakest.

Lynsie: She'd definitely be a third option to go after the two boys.

Rachael: I think if we could pull her into the whole girl power thing, we could use her for the time being. Even if we stick together we don't hold a majority.

Nessa (making a gagging motion): Ugh, I can barely stomach the girl.

Lynsie: Would she even work with us? After Nessa called her out on leaving during camp construction, I saw her shooting some rotten looks back at you.

Rachael: We don't have much of a choice. I don't trust her, but I'd much rather have her on my side than not. If we have to we could even pull in Shaun for security.

Luhya
The day has been an unproductive one for the tribe over all. Stephen managed to gather some fire wood out of morning boredom, but aside from that everyone has been in "slug mode" as Esther refers to it. Dana sits alone on the stump stool near the fire, just staring. Lost in her thoughts, motionless, almost as if she's in a zombie-like state.

Dana eventually breaks her trace, and grabs the machete that had been jabbed into the ground a few feet away from her. She heads over to a nearby tree and hacks off a low, thin branch.

Dana grabs the empty cooking pot and sits back down on her stump. Holding the pot in one hand, and the stick in the other, Dana begins to beat on it as if it's a drum. She then sets down the pot, breaks the twig into two pieces, and uses both of them as drum sticks. After a while of beating the pot, she begins to add her own humming and singing into the mix.

Corinne doesn't do a very good job at hiding her look of disgust as she stares down Dana. Dana, oblivious to how her actions were beginning to rub her tribemates the wrong way, eventually stops and laughs it off. "That was fun!" she exclaims. Corinne knows better, and knows herself just as well. To avoid biting her tongue off, she gets up and decides to take a stroll through the woods.

Reward Challenge
Jeff Probst: Come on in!

Elgon first enters the field and piles onto their red colored mat, followed by Luhya.

Jeff Probst: Elgon getting your first look at the new Luhya tribe, Daryl voted out at the first tribal council.

The reactions of the Elgon tribe more so read of shock than anything else, which was enough to bring a smile to Esther's face.

Jeff Probst: Time for your next reward challenge, here's how it works. One at a time, each tribe member must maneuver past the other players standing on a balance beam and get to the finishing platform. If one of them falls or touches more than one other player at once, they must start over. First tribe to get all six members on the platform wins. Everyone understand? Castaways: Yes!

Jeff Probst: Here's what you're playing for... A hammock, blankets, and pillows. No doubt something that'll make life around camp at least a little better. Elgon you have one extra member that you must sit out, reminder that you cannot sit out the same person in back to back challenges, who's sitting out?

The tribe mutually agrees on Dong to sit out of the challenge.

... "Jeff Probst: Luhya wins reward!"

Every member of Luhya screams, cheers, hoots, and hollers as they throw their hands up into the air and give each other one big group hug.

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The tribes assemble back onto their respective mats. Corinne, Stephen, and Dana all step forward to retrieve their reward. Once the three of them return to their mat Jeff reveals there's one more thing he has in store for them.

"Jeff Probst: This season, whichever tribe wins reward will have to select one member of the opposing tribe that they wish to kidnap and bring back to their tribe camp where they will stay and live as a member of that tribe until the immunity challenge. At that point, the kidnapped castaway will be faced with a decision of their own to make. They can return to their original tribe. However if they wish, they can mutiny and continue in the game as a member of the other tribe."

Eyes widen and jaws drop at this news.

"Jeff Probst: As the winners of this reward challenge, Luhya take a moment to deliberate and decide on which member of Elgon you wish to take back to your camp."

The Luhya tribe huddles together and they quickly come to a decision. Jeff Probst: What have you decided? Corinne: We've decided on Lynsie, Jeff.

Jeff Probst: Alright Lynsie, grab your stuff and say goodbye to your tribe.

Lynsie hugs her teammates farewell, and joins the Luhya tribe on their mat.

Voting Confessionals

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Final Words

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Still in the Running

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Next Time on Survivor...

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Author's Notes

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