SURVIVOR - Palau

DAY 12 - Sea Salvage

UNIVERSAL POINT OF VIEW:

"Come on in guys!" host Jeff Probst calls as the Belau tribe come in. The tribe ride in on a paddle boat across the transparent ocean waters. Jeff Probst stands on a platform that lays in the middle of the water. This is a sea challenge and everyone smiles excitedly.

The Belau tribe get off there boat and stand on the red mat on the adjacent platform to Jeff's. Malakal row in and stands next to Belau on the blue mat.

"Belau getting a first look at the new Malakal tribe" all the heads of Belau look around and see, "Danielle, voted out at the last Tribal Council"

No one seems fussed, but Courtney hangs her head down.

"Alright, first things first, Leon, I will take immunity back from you." Leon hands the idol back to Jeff, "Once again, immunity is back up for grabs. Also, your playing for reward."

Erika cramps up and bites her lip, excited holding onto Kate's arm

"Kebabs!" Jeff cries, everyone jumps and some even cry, "we got chicken, beef and pork kebabs! Along with coffee and tea. Enough to last you the rest of the game if used wisely"

Everybody's morales seemed to have boosted and suddenly everyone is pumped for this challenge

"In today's challenge, one at a time, one member of each tribe sits on a small pontoon while the rest of the tribe uses a rope and pulley to haul them to above an underwater Japanese shipwreck, diving down to grab one of 14 submerged sake bottles, surfacing, and traveling back to the tribe platform by the rope and pulley again. First tribe to retrieve six bottles wins. Everyone must get one bottle each" Jeff announces, "Malakal, your sitting out one member, Lindsay and Tom sat out last time, so it must be someone different"

Without hesitation Sean say, "Mora will sit out"

Mora pulls a confused face, "Really?"

"Your weak" Sean admits

Belau look at each other all smirkimg.

"Right, well... Mora your sitting out. Everyone else, give you a minute to strategise.

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"Alright! First on the pontoon for Belau, Bennett and for Malakal, Jonathan"

The rest of the tribe stand on a platform, with the rope in hand, ready to pull their tribe member across the ocean and above the shipwreck

"Survivors ready... Go!"

Immediately both tribes heave enormously. Fast and syncronised. At about half way, Belau are only just infront. Still anyone's game. Jonathan is first to dive in the water for Malakal, but Bennett jumps in three seconds later.

Jonathan zips downwards underwater, and goes to the enormous ship wreck. All fourteen sake bottles are attached along the starboard side, all in one line. Jonathan goes all the way to the right side and Bennett goes half way between the left end and the middle.

Almost out of breath they both finally untie it, Bennett emerging first, although his sake bottles was closer to his rafts. Jonathan comes up out of the water as Bennett climbs onto the pontoon. Belau hurry in getting Bennett back. Bennett is half way across as Jonathan gets moving

"Hurry! Hurry!" Jonathan calls desperately

Malakal picks up speeds and Jonathan nears the rear of Bennett, but quickly Bennett gets off with the first bottle and substitutes with Kate.

Kate flies onto the pontoon shouting "Go!", and her team bolt crazy, faster then last time.

Jonathan finally gets off with their first bottle, stressed out and fast, as he swaps places with Sean.