I've Slayed Them All

**I've Slayed Them All** is the twelfth and final episode of Survivor: Taiwan

The episode title was said by Alyssa after winning the final immunity. She talks about the "dumbass four" alliance, and how she's now outlasted them.

## Story

### The Final Four

Thirty four days ago, sixteen Americans were marooned on the island of Taiwan. Little did they know, they were in for the adventure of a lifetime. In a season with game-changing advanatges, crucial idol plays, intense immunity challenge wins, and blindsides, only four remain in the running for the title of Sole Survivor, and the million dollar prize that goes along with it.

**ALYSSA-MAE.** A twenty-five year old choreographer from California. Alyssa has been on the bottom for most of the game. After being in a tight duo with former rival, Natalie, the two had a close alliance that kept getting picked off. Through a combination of an immunity win and an idol play, the two managed to vote out the leader of the opposing alliance. After a fatal mistake, Natalie is now out of the game and Alyssa is alone, playing for nobody but herself. Will she be able to become the ultimate underdog?

**AUDREY.** A twenty-three year old waitress from New York. Audrey was a part of the gorlz alliance with Kate and Avery. Once Kate was voted out, Audrey filled her role by becoming a major strategist. Audrey was able to confuse Natalie, the biggest threat, into idoling herself out. Being in a good position for the entire game, Audrey has never been in danger of being voted out. Will this streak continue?

**AVERY.** A twenty-one year old music reviewer from Michigan. Another member of the gorlz alliance, Avery has played a loyal game, sticking with her friends. Admitting herself to be a petty person, Avery has recently felt checked out. Will she be able to stick it out, or will her feelings of being mentally and emotionally removed from the game be her downfall?

**HAYDEN.** A twenty-two year old coffee barista from Washington. Having felt out of place all season, Hayden has had a hard time voting people out. However, he stuck to his alliance with Kate, Audrey, and Avery, which eventually proved to be the dominating alliance. Hayden has caused some chaos, such as telling Alyssa the plan to blindside Natalie, resulting in his ally, Benny, being idoled out. He has also gone to a rock draw, which eliminated Jon. Will his chaotic nature win him the game, or will he fall short?

Four are left, who will become the Sole Survivor?

### The Frogs

Nobody says much coming back from tribal council. Audrey, Avery, and Hayden are glad to have their target gone, but still recognise that she went out in harsh way. Alyssa lays down in the shelter going to sleep, never feeling more alone. She gives a very personal and heartfelt confessional about how Natalie was the best ally she could have asked for coming out here. While they got off on the wrong foot, they quickly worked together and she's grateful for every moment. She says she messed up badly, and apologises for any role she had in causing Natalie to misplay her idol, and says she feels guilty that Natalie used it on her. She talks about how she's sorry Natalie had to take that fall, and would do anything to save her. Now, she's more motivated than ever to make it to the end and win for the both of them.

### Challenge

Today the castaways are playing **Ultimate Course**. A large obstacle course is set out for them. The first section consists of digging for a key, which unlocks a chest with puzzle pieces. The next section is solving a complicated puzzle. After the puzzle, the castaways must answer trivia questions about their season so far. The first person to complete all of these sections will win immunity.

As the challenge begins, it's clear that Hayden will not win. He is very far behind everybody else and gives a pathetic performance. Audrey and Alyssa are the frontrunners, collecting their keys and beginning on the puzzle. Avery catches up to them and begins work on the puzzle. Audrey finishes slightly before Alyssa, but both have a fairly even start on the trivia section. Here, Alyssa dominates. She answers every question without hesitation, while Audrey struggles. Jeff checks Alyssa's answers and confirms that they are right, meaning Alyssa has won immunity. Meanwhile, Hayden is still stuck on the first section.

### The Frogs

Alyssa gives a confessional, saying that since there are no idols, the only hope for her is immunity, which is why she's over the moon to have won today. Audrey, Avery, and Hayden are all discouraged, as the realisation that they have to turn on each other suddenly sinks upon them. Avery and Audrey go for a walk together. In an emotional conversation, the two agree that they have to vote for each other tonight. The two hug and thank each other for the time spent together, wishing things could have ended differently. Audrey gives a confessional saying that she could either vote for Avery or Hayden. Most people view Hayden as an easy beat at the end, so Avery and her mutually agreed that they have to vote for each other tonight. Alyssa catches up with Hayden. After insulting him a couple of times for good measure, they discuss the vote. Hayden shrugs and says he'll vote for whoever she tells him to, even though he hates that either Audrey or Avery have to go. Alyssa tells him to vote for Audrey, as she's more strategically adept than Avery. Hayden sighs and nods. He says in a confessional that he desperately wants Alyssa to leave, as he really doesn't like her and thinks she's a bad person. However, since she won immunity she can't be voted out. He hates voting between two friends, so he's just going to do what Alyssa tells him to make it easy. He just wants to get it over with. Alyssa says in a confessional that Avery and Audrey are basically the same person to her, so she doesn't care which one goes. She may cause some chaos, she may not. Alyssa smirks and says she'll just see how things go at tribal.

### Tribal Council

**THE FROGS**

**THE JURY**

Alyssa-Mae, Audrey, Avery, and Hayden all walk into the tribal council area, followed by the members of the jury. Natalie looks extremely excited when she sees Alyssa with the immunity necklace. Jeff asks Alyssa how it feels to be safe, as she's consistently been on the bottom of the tribe. Alyssa says this is the best day of her life, and she's thrilled to hold all the power. Audrey and Avery both comment on how it's going to be heart-breaking to lose one another tonight, and turn on the alliance in general. Everybody then cast their votes. Since idols cannot be played this late in the game, Jeff goes straight into reading the votes.

First vote...

**AVERY.**

Avery smiles and nods.

**AUDREY.**

Audrey and Avery hug each other.

**AUDREY.**

Hayden sighs, looking mournfully over at Audrey.

**AVERY.**

Everybody, including the jury, look shocked. Alyssa smiles and tells everybody that she had to shake the game up one last time, before laughing. Audrey and Avery look over at her, disgusted, as they now have to fight each other in a fire-making competition. Jeff confirms this, and explains the rules. The first person to build a fire strong enough to burn through a rope above their station will go on to the final three, while the other is eliminated for good. Audrey and Avery get prepared, telling each other that they love one another. Just before the competition begins, Avery stops everybody. She says that ever since Kate's vote out, she's felt like she's been mentally quitting. She says that Audrey deserves to be in the final three so much more than she does, and so she would like to call off the fire-making and eliminate herself. Everybody's jaw drops open. There is cries of protest, specifically from Audrey, telling her she can't do this. Avery says she's already made up her mind. After some discussion between the producers and Jeff, he announces that Avery is allowed to quit. However, he didn't anticipate a quit this late in the game. Because of this, Avery will still be a part of the jury. Everybody is stunned. The silence fills the room as Avery hugs Audrey tightly. Avery whispers in Audrey's ear, telling her that she deserves to win the game. She then thanks her for the good times, and tells Alyssa to f\*ck herself, which makes her laugh. Avery waves goodbye to Audrey and Hayden, then walks out of the tribal council area.

### Final Words

"I know people are going to call me stupid for quitting when I'm this close to the end, but what's the point? I was never going to win. I could give you a list of people who hate me. *(laughs)* Jon, Natalie, Tony, maybe even Vay. I don't know. I'd rather let my friend, who has a much better chance of winning, go on. I love you Audrey, please pull it out for me. *(holds her hands in a heart shape)*"

*-Avery Milson, 4th Place*
### The Frogs

Coming back from tribal, Alyssa is in a cheery mood. She skips along to the shelter while Audrey is crying behind her. Hayden tells Alyssa that she's unnecessarily cruel, and there was no need to send them to fire-making and rub more salt in the wound. Alyssa rolls her eyes, saying that she's been on the bottom this entire time so she deserves to have some fun when she can. Audrey turns away from her and starts getting ready for bed, and Hayden follows her. In the morning, Audrey goes on a walk. She takes in the fresh air and makes the most of the beautiful landscape. She gives a confessional saying that Avery gave up her life in the game for her, so she feels that she's playing for Avery in a sense. She needs to win the final immunity challenge for the both of them, because losing now would hurt two times as much.

### Rites of Passage

The final three make their way to their next immunity challenge. They're walking along a rocky cliff, located above a rough, stormy sea. As they walk along, they see a torch. Realising this is the Rites of Passage, they run up to it.

**KACEY.**
Seeing the first torch is Kacey's, everybody softens up. Alyssa says that she was unfairly removed from the game. Hayden agrees, saying she was a very sweet person and didn't deserve what happened. Audrey just hopes she's doing okay now.

"Disappointing, to say the least. I wanted to play the game to challenge myself, and I guess that was my downfall. *(shrugs)* It is what it is, I can't change the past. I just hope I get to do this again someday!"

*-Kacey Gravewood, 16th Place*

**JUAN.**
Alyssa and Hayden both laugh seeing Juan. Hayden says he prided himself on his physical abilities, and failed to make any social relationships. Alyssa says he's one of the most cocky guys she's met.

"I still don't know why I was voted out. I'm so much more valuable than Vay! Surely? It's ridiculous that she outlasted me."

*-Juan Perez-Cruz, 15th Place*

**TYLER.**
Audrey bursts out in laughter at the sight of Tyler's torch. Through laughter she explains that he slept all day and claimed he was "conserving his energy". In reality, she thinks he just wanted to sleep.

"I was one of the only people in my tribe that was actually *decent* in the challenges. In fact, I was better than decent! The rest of my tribe will be losing challenge after challenge with me gone."

*-Tyler Madden, 14th Place*

**JOEL.**
Audrey talks about how Joel was the first blindside in the game. He was the leader of the alliance that simply had to be taken down. Ciera was going to be voted out this tribal, but Joel took her place.

"Blindsided! *(laughs)* No hard feelings, I'm team Kinmen all the way. Our tribe had such a great group of people, I hope they all get far! Let's just hope I get a second chance, even if the possibility of that is slim."

*-Joel Lee, 13th Place*

**ROBERT.**
Hayden says that his vote out was when the game got real for him. He didn't want to vote for Robert, and hopes he understands why he had to. Audrey says he seemed like a nice guy, but he threw out Avery's name and had to go.

"I don't know what happened behind the scenes the night I left, but I clearly did something wrong! *(chuckles)* Kate even voted for me, and I thought she was my ally! Just goes to show that you can never be too comfortable in this game."

*-Robert Wilkinson, 12th Place*

**CIERA.**
Audrey smiles at Ciera's torch. She says that Ciera was somebody who was always kind, and somebody she could always count on. She admires her greatly. Alyssa says that she didn't even remember Ciera that much, but she seemed relatively nice.

"*(shrugs)* I guess I got played. That vote steal really screwed me over, huh? *(laughs)* At least I get a say in who wins, and would love to give the crown to one of my good friends."

*-Ciera Rookway, 11th Place*

**VAY.**
Alyssa says that Vay was kinda irrelevant. She was good at being what she was: an easy vote. Hayden says that Alyssa is being too harsh, and that Vay was actually a sweet girl who deserved better. Alyssa scoffs.

"*(sarcastically)* Oh, wow. Who would have guessed? Voting out Vay? What a totally original idea! Totally hasn't been thought of by every single person for the past 18 days! *(shakes her head, laughing)* I just wish I got to play from a position that wasn't the bottom."

*-Vay Melcrow, 10th Place*

**BENNY.**
Alyssa walks straight past Benny's torch, failing to even acknowledge it. Audrey and Hayden look at each other and shrug. They say that Benny was screwed by the idol play, and Audrey gives Hayden the side-eye. Hayden sighs, saying he know he messed up this vote.

"I'm still not over this, not at all. I was screwed over! I was totally and utterly f\*cked! Hayden ruined my game by his stupid mistake, and I'm salty. I'm bitter, and I'll be the first to admit it, mhmm. I mean, he literally told the *enemy* who he was voting for! Girl, who does that?"

*-Benny JoRyce, 9th Place*

**JON.**
Already at Jon's torch, Alyssa waits for the other two. When they arrive, Hayden says that he felt bad for Jon. Going out in a rock draw is terrible. Alyssa tells him to save his fake sob story, as he was literally the cause of the rock draw.

"I was the only person from my alliance *physically able* to be eliminated that night, and of course, it was me who left. *(shakes his head)* I'm wishing the best for those who were in my alliance going forward."

*-Jon Penny, 8th Place*

**TONY.**
Alyssa says that Tony was a victim of a boring majority alliance, who mindlessly stuck together. Hayden sighs. Audrey says that Tony is a good person at his core, but his constant "my dick" and "pow pow" jokes on the original Kinmen got really old, really fast.

"The game wasn't what I thought it would be at all. I went from having the time of my life, to be plummeted into a rough position ever since Joel left. I had my old allies turning on me, somebody stealing my vote, and then *aligning* with that person. *(sighs)* It was pretty fun though, a great experience overall."

*-Tony Malyani, 7th Place*

**KATE.**
Alyssa also walks past Kate's torch. As she does, she laughs and points the middle finger towards the torch. Audrey looks infuriated, but Hayden tells her that Alyssa will do whatever she pleases, there's no point in getting frustrated. Audrey nods, but says she doesn't like Alyssa disrespecting Kate as she was one of the best players this game, whether you liked her or not. Hayden agrees, saying she had it all, physical game, strategic game, and social game.

"When the minority duo have immunity and an idol in their hands, what is a girl meant to do? *(laughs)* I came so, *so* close to winning, and came a few days short. Nevertheless, I'm proud of the game I played. I did everything I could to play well, and I think I did."

*-Kate Kumar, 6th Place*

**NATALIE.**
Alyssa is stationed at Natalie's torch when Alyssa and Hayden join her. Alyssa says she feels incredibly guilty about Natalie's elimination, and if she just allowed her to play the idol on herself, the two of them could have made it to the end together. Audrey says that even though Natalie wasn't a part of her group, she has major respect for her. Hayden says that he used to be really close with Natalie before they split ways, and thinks she's a badass. Alyssa kisses Natalie's torch before moving on.

"That moment will replay in my head for the rest of my life... yeah. I love Alyssa, but if I didn't play my idol on her I could still be in the game, with a pretty good shot to win. This season I found three idols, playing two successfully. Who would have guessed the idol queen's downfall is idoling herself out?"

*-Natalie Thomas, 5th Place*

**AVERY.**
Alyssa once again walks past this torch, continuing on the rocky path. This only leaves Audrey and Hayden, who say nice things about Avery. Audrey says she loves her, and is forever grateful that she gave up her game for her. Hayden says that it was a shame to see Avery mentally check out the way she did.

"Yeah, I quit at the final four, so what? I'm still a part of the jury. There was no guarantee I was gonna win the fire making comp anyways. I can already see the social media posts being made about me. *(laughs)* Dumbest survivor ever! Stupid girl gives up twenty-five percent chance at a million dollars! To that I say, *you* try spending thirty six days in the middle on Taiwan. You'd quit too."

*-Avery Milson, 4th Place*

After finishing at Avery's torch, Audrey and Hayden catch up to Alyssa. The three of them are all more determined than ever to win immunity. Alyssa says she needs immunity if she wants any chance of making it to the final tribal council. Hayden says he's nervous for what's in store, as the challenge is likely going to be the toughest one yet. Audrey says that she's come this far, if she doesn't win immunity and gets voted out because of it, she could never forgive herself.

### Final Immunity Challenge

The castaways arrive at the site of the final immunity challenge. Jeff welcome them and asks each castaway individually what making it this far means to them. Alyssa says she's defied all odds, and has made it to the final three despite being on the bottom of the tribe constantly. All she needs to do now is win the challenge, and she can be sitting at the end. Hayden says he didn't expect to make it this far. He didn't anticipate how hard the game is, but is proud of himself for continuing on and persevering. Audrey says that she's grateful for the entire experience. She's thankful for the friends she's made along the way, and just hopes she can pull it off today at the challenge.

Today the castaways are playing **Hands on a Hard Idol**. The castaways will step onto two very narrow pedestals facing an idol. After a very short amount of time, these will dig into their feet and cause immense pain. While doing this, the castaways will place one hand on the idol in front of them. If somebody steps off or releases their hand, they will be eliminated. The last person standing wins immunity. Jeff says that both while the challenge is about determination. While it is difficult, anybody can win.

The castaways are nervous to begin, and when they do, they are immediately uncomfortable. The pedestals are already digging into their feet.

***Time Elapsed: 30 Minutes***

At this point the challenge becomes immensely difficult. The waves start splashing off of the cliff, spraying the castaways. Audrey tries to wipe the water off her face, but it's difficult with only one hand. Hayden wobbles, but manages to stay in the challenge. After a while, another waves crashes. This is enough to throw Hayden off of his pedestals, eliminating him. Jeff is surprised he's out this early, as nobody has fell under the hour mark. Hayden shrugs and says challenges just aren't for him.

***Time Elapsed: 1 Hour***

The two remaining castaways really feel the pain now. Alyssa groans and Audrey tries to catch her breath.

***Time Elapsed: 2 Hours***

Alyssa readjusts her grip on the idol and tries to get into the zone. Audrey grunts, but keeps telling herself to push through the pain.

***Time Elapsed: 3 Hours, 30 Minutes***

Both women are shivering. Not only is the pain making this challenge hard, but the cold waves also play a factor. Alyssa is constantly shuffling around, unable to find a comfortable position. Audrey yells out in pain, but manages to ask Alyssa how long she thinks she can stay on for. Trying to convince herself, Alyssa says she could compete all day. This worries Audrey, who is barely managing to cope.

***Time Elapsed: 4 Hours***

Now, both Alyssa and Audrey look as if they could fall at any moment. Alyssa tries to readjust her grip on the idol, but without success. Audrey is wobbling violently, and is thrown off by a strong wave. This means that Alyssa has won the final immunity challenge!

In tears, Alyssa steps down and sinks to the floor. She gives a confessional, saying she's done it. She's secured a seat at the final tribal council! After being put against a solid alliance of four, she's slayed them all. Audrey, on the other hand, isn't as enthusiastic. She is very hard on herself in her confessional, saying she's stupid for not sucking it up and going on. Things don't look good for her now with Alyssa holding the necklace.

 Time Elapsed
 Castaway

### The Frogs

Knowing she's in trouble, Audrey immediately goes to Alyssa. Audrey says that she knows the two don't get along, but she wants to go to the final tribal really badly. It would be a powerful move to vote out Hayden over her tonight, and it would show the jury that the two best players are sitting in the final tribal council seats. Instead of taking the easy way out, Alyssa should fight against a real competitor tomorrow. Alyssa laughs in Audrey's face, telling her that she's going home no matter what. It's just the way it is. Audrey is too angry to speak, and simply stomps off to the shelter. Hayden comforts Audrey, and the two talk about how horrible Alyssa is for the rest of the afternoon.

### Tribal Council

**THE FROGS**

**THE JURY**

Alyssa-Mae, Audrey, and Hayden all walk into the tribal council area, followed by the members of the jury. Upon seeing Alyssa with the necklace, there are very mixed reactions. Jon, Tony, and Natalie all cheer, while Benny, Kate, and Avery look disappointed. Jeff asks Alyssa how difficult her decision is. Alyssa pretends to be in destress, claiming that she has a very hard choice ahead of her. She then breaks character, bursting into laughter. Jeff looks surprised, and Audrey explains that there's no chance for her. Alyssa is going to vote for her tonight, and is twisting the knife around a little by laughing at her, just because she can. Jeff says that if Alyssa knows where she's voting, there's no point delaying. Alyssa walks over to the voting booth and casts her vote. Jeff then reads it.

The eleventh person voted out of Survivor: Taiwan, and the ninth and final member of the jury...

**AUDREY.**

Audrey expected this. She nods and hugs Hayden. She makes sure to tell Alyssa about how much of a bitch she is before getting her torch snuffed. Once she walks out of tribal council, Jeff turns to the the final two. He tells Alyssa and Hayden that they've gone as far as they can go in this game. Tomorrow night the power will shift to the jury, who will vote for a winner. Both finalists nod and pack their belongings, heading back to camp.

### Final Words

"So close, yet so far. *(sighs)* I mean, it's not a shock. I expected it, obviously. I don't like how Alyssa made me feel like shit, though. That was very unnecessary. Guess I have to let out all my disappointment tonight, so I can participate in the jury voting tomorrow. *God*, if I just stuck it out in that final immunity challenge... *(shakes her head)*"

*-Audrey Heeley, 3rd Place*
### The Frogs

After waking up on day thirty-nine, the two finalists are greeted with a basket with a note attached. The note reveals that as a reward for making it this far, they have received a large breakfast. Eager to open to basket, Hayden looks inside. There is an array of food, including ham, eggs, nuts, bread, and fruits. And to top it all off, a bottle of champagne. Alyssa instantly fills a glass with champagne, while Hayden makes himself a sandwich. Both are glad to finally have a substantial meal. Over the breakfast, Hayden tries to make small talk with Alyssa, however, she merely nods or replies with a short sentence. This leads to an awkward environment between the two of them. Later on in the day, the time comes for the final tribal council. Hayden and Alyssa agree that even though the past thirty-nine days have been hard, they will miss their uncomfortable shelter in a weird way. Final confessionals then ensue. Alyssa says that she feels as if she's earned the win. She's clawed her way into the final tribal from the bottom, played two idols, and won multiple immunity challenges. She's worried about how members of the Dumbass Four are going to perceive her, but she hopes she receives enough votes to win. Hayden says in hid final confessional that he's played a scrappy game. Sure, he's found it hard to vote people out and turn on his friends, but in the end, he stuck true to his alliance and played a loyal game, even putting himself in a rock draw to stick with his allies. He's hoping to get enough jury votes from the people he stuck to in the game.

### Final Tribal Council

**THE FROGS**

**THE JURY**

The finalists, Alyssa-Mae and Hayden, walk into the tribal council area, followed by the members of the jury: Ciera, Vay, Benny, Jon, Tony, Kate, Natalie, Avery, and Audrey, voted out at the last tribal council. Jeff smiles and welcomes them all. He explains that to start the evening off, both Alyssa and Hayden will get a chance to open up with a statement about why they deserve to win. Then, the nine members of the jury will have a chance to address the final two, or ask a question. Everybody nods, understanding. Jeff tells Alyssa to start us off.

**ALYSSA-MAE.**
Alyssa stands up, smiling.

**Alyssa-Mae:** Well, good evening! I'll cut the bullshit and get straight into my speech. First of all, I am the ultimate underdog. I feel confident enough to claim that bold title, because I believe it to be true. Nobody has had to fight as hard as me in this game. At one point, I held two idols. Both of those idols got played in a successful way. While not negating a majority of votes, my first idol saved me from going to rocks, and my second saved me from the split vote where I likely been eliminated. From there, my one and only ally, Natalie, was voted out. I partially claim responsibility for this. I urged her to play the idol for me, and that's why she's sitting on the jury now. Nevertheless, now I had to fight for myself, and only myself. I won three immunity challenge from the final six onwards. That’s impressive, if I do say so myself. If that doesn't show how much effort I put into this game, I don't know what does. *(laughs)* Now, I know I've been a bit of a bitch to some of you... or a lot of you. I ask you, please, look through that. Who, out of the people sitting here tonight, played the best game? Because it sure wasn't Hayden. Thank you.

A few people in the jury look puzzled, while others smile.

**HAYDEN.**
Jeff tells Hayden he's free to go, so he stands.

**Hayden:** Uh, hello all. Thank you to the jury for being here tonight and listening to me. Now, I would like to address some people in my speech. First of all, Kate, Audrey, and Avery. I first met the three of you on the swapped Matsu tribe. Like a young bird, you all took me under your wing. You gave me a home in this game when I felt I didn't have one. Without you three I wouldn't be here right now...

The three women mentioned nod vigorously.

**Hayden:** ...so I thank you for that. Next I would like to address Natalie. Natalie, you and I were close on our original tribe. You included me in your alliance, which really helped me in the early game. I admire you a lot, as a person and a player. If things worked out differently I would have loved to work with you.

Natalie looks confused, but nods.

**Hayden:** I would next like to address Benny. I expect to get a few questions or insults about your vote out tonight. *(laughs nervously)* Uhm, yeah. I messed that one up. I shouldn't have told Alyssa where I was voting, obviously. If I kept my mouth shut, you would have still been playing in the game as you deserved to be. I just want to genuinely apologise.

Benny keeps a blank expression.

**Hayden:** And finally, Ciera. I know we never met, but I really hope we can once the season is over. You seem really sweet, and I know we had a lot of mutual friends. Kate, Audrey, Avery, Benny, and so on. I really hope you can see that if you were still in the game when we merged, I would have loved to play with you and be a part of your alliance.

Ciera smiles and does a little clap for Hayden.

**Hayden:** Hopefully this either cleared some things up, or showed you my thought process. Thank you all.

Hayden sits back down in his seat. Jeff turns over to the jury, he tells them that it's their turn to address Alyssa and Hayden.

**CIERA.**
Ciera is the first, so she makes her way to the finalists.

**Ciera:** Congratulations, you two, on making it here! It's a massive achievement, and you should be proud of yourself. Hayden, I appreciate your speech, I think it was really sweet. However, I'm here to ask Alyssa a question.

**Alyssa-Mae:** Fire away.

**Ciera:** In your speech you admitted that you had been a bit of a... b word. *(laughs)* You then told us, the jury, to look over that. To me, that isn't a viable option. This game consists of three sections, the physical part, the strategic part, and the social part. Arguably, the social part is the most important. Overlooking your social game would be overlooking a key, important, part of what this game is. Because at its core, Survivor is a *social* experiment. So, I just wanted some clarification on what you meant about that.

**Alyssa-Mae:** Cool. Yeah, maybe I didn't have the best social game, but what are you gonna do? I'm a mean person in my everyday life, it's just who I am. I won't change myself for this game. *(shrugs)* My friends will tell you that, my family will tell you that, and even my dance students will tell you that. If you can live beside my meanness, we'll get along great. This is the instance of Natalie, Jon, and Tony. However, if you can't live alongside my meanness, we'll clash. Badly. Great examples of this are Kate, Avery, Audrey, and Hayden. I think that's why we had such clear and definitive alliances this season.

**Ciera:** Okay, great. Thank you for that explanation.

**VAY.**
Vay stands.

**Vay:** Hey you guys! I didn't really get much of a chance to play past the merge, so I can only really base my vote off of what I saw in the pre-merge. Hayden, I don't remember you doing much, unfortunately. You were a part of the majority alliance that voted for me time and time again, and other than that... I don't know anything about your game. Meanwhile, Alyssa, you shared the information about the Steal-a-Vote. At first, I questioned your decision about keeping the name anonymous. I even thought you may have been lying, but this obviously turned out to be Natalie's advantage. I was then confused on your motives of this, but I realised you potentially wanted to cause paranoia inside the tribe, in which case, you plan worked. It was a dirty move, but I can respect it.

**Alyssa-Mae:** Thank you, you hit the nail on the head there.

**Hayden:** Can I just interject? I think you fail to realise that I didn't want to be seen pre-merge. I didn't want to become a threat, so I hid behind others. The fact that you can't remember anything I did *proves* that my plan worked, doesn't it?

**Vay:** Hmmm, that is true! Thank you both. My vote is very much undecided. *(smiles)*

**BENNY.**
Benny stands up off the jury bench.

**Benny:** Right, no questions, just statements. Alyssa, girl, what was that?

**Alyssa-Mae:** Huh?

**Benny:** I mean, in general. Your game was *messy*! I don't know if that was what you were going for, but hey, you made it to the end. Hayden, my real issue lies with you.

**Hayden:** Benny, I know, I messed up by telling Alyssa my vote.

**Benny:** *(wheezes)* Ha! Not that, I couldn't give a rats ass what you did and did not f\*ck up on. I have an issue with your opening speech. It was a bore. A snooze. I could have taken a little nap, and when I woke up, I wouldn't have missed anything. Your speech was a lousy attempt to get people on your side. Addressing us all individually? Really? And quit with your sob stories about me. I know you messed up. I've had eighteen days in ponderosa to think about it, because of *you*. I think you'll have a hard time receiving a few votes tonight, and having a weak speech isn't helping your case. I may still vote for you, but you'd be lucky. Next.

Hayden sighs, a little hurt.

**JON.**
Jon stands.

**Jon:** Righto. I don't think there's any reason for me to be up here too long and steal the spotlight from somebody else. *(laughs)* I'm fairly confident on where my vote is going. Alyssa, we were aligned for the entire game. I'm proud of you. You didn't take shit from anyone. You played your own game, and *that's* what I'm looking for in a winner. Hayden, you're a mess. Fullstop. The whole situation revolving Natalie's first idol play and the Benny elimination, to the rock draw. I mean, not only did you put *yourself* at risk the night of the rock draw, but you put three out of four members of your alliance on the line! There was a seventy-five percent chance your alliance took a hit that night. By sheer luck for you, I was the one to leave. However, if things worked out differently, the alliances would have been reversed and mine would have been the dominant alliance. *(sighs)* Anyways, I edge all jurors to vote for Alyssa tonight.

**Alyssa-Mae:** Thank you.

**TONY.**
Tony gets up.

**Tony:** Yeah, vouch for what Jon said. Alyssa, I knew you from the swap onwards. I was brought into your alliance and we worked together closely. Hayden, I'd vote for my dick over you.

**Hayden:** ...That's a bit rough.

On the jury bench, Avery scoffs. She says that it can't be a Tony speech without mentioning his dick.

**Tony:** Bottom line is, Alyssa, you played. You played hard, and one might say you even *slayed*.

**Alyssa-Mae:** Oh my god, don't ever say that again. *(laughs)*

**Tony:** *(laughs)* Note taken. Anyways, congrats on playing a *spectacular* game. Hayden... oh god, please.

Hayden looks dejected.

**KATE.**
Kate walks over to the final two.

**Kate:** Hayden, I was aligned with you for most of the game, and I saw you as a friend. If you win tonight, I wouldn't be mad. In fact, I'd be quite proud of you.

**Hayden:** *(smiles)* Thank you!

**Kate:** However, I also *hated* your game.

**Hayden:** Oh...

**Kate:** Look, if I'm being honest, I'm not a big fan of this final two. This is the final two I was dreading. Hayden, you followed. Followed myself, followed Audrey, and followed Avery. You stuck with us, which was good for my game, but you haven't exactly built a case for yourself, have you? On the other hand, there's Miss Alyssa-Mae Lopez.

Alyssa smirks.

**Kate:** I'll admit, your game wasn't terrible. It wasn't great either, don't get me wrong. My problem lies with your social game. As Ciera mentioned previously. Asking the jury to ignore your social game is the most *idiotic* thing I have heard somebody say on this show. To me, "overlook my bitchiness and focus on my game." in Alyssalish translates to "I know I played a terrible social game, but I don't have a justification, so I'm asking you to ignore a fundamental part of the game." in English. Sure, you won immunities. Sure, you played idols. But you f\*cking piss me off! *(laughs)* I don't want to vote for somebody I don't like! That's in the Survivor overview! So, all in all, not a great final 2. Alyssa, you were insufferable, and Hayden, you were a goat. Is that fair to say?

**Hayden:** I guess...

**Alyssa-Mae:** Oh yeah, totally fair, Miss Kate Kumar. *(smirks)*

**Kate:** You're the worst. *(cracks a smile)*

**NATALIE.**
Natalie energetically springs out of her seat.

**Natalie:** Woo! I've been waiting for this moment. What to say, what to say? Alyssa! I am *so* f\*cking proud of you! Your game was *immaculate*. Please, please, *please* do not blame yourself for my vote out, it was all me. *I* made the decision to play the idol on you, it's not your fault.

**Alyssa-Mae:** I love you queen.

**Natalie:** I love you more! We started out enemies...

**Alyssa-Mae:** Oh, I wouldn't say *that*...

**Natalie:** So you'd randomly expose somebody's Steal-a-Vote to somebody who *wasn't* your enemy, would you?

Alyssa laughs.

**Natalie:** Nevertheless, when the swap hit, our friendship took off. I'm so glad it did, because I had *so much* fun with you. Even though it was hard, the days where it was just the two of us fighting against the odds were some of the best times I've had in my life, and I'll treasure those memories forever. So thank you.

**Alyssa-Mae:** I appreciate your love letter to me. *(smirks)*

**Natalie:** *(smiles)* I'm sure you do.

**AVERY.**
In a contrast from Natalie's positive speech, Avery stands up.

**Avery:** Awful. *(shakes her head)* Awful, awful, awful. This is the *shittiest* final two I have ever seen. Hayden. You were *insufferable*. You were miserable. "Oh, I can't vote out Natalie! She's my friend!" *(scoffs)* "I don't know... I'll follow whatever you tell me to do!" Like, was it a part of your strategy to be as pathetic as you are? Genuinely?

**Hayden (on the verge of tears):** Avery...

**Avery:** I'll take that as a no. Now, Alyssa. You were the *definition* of a bitch. You were so awful, and cruel, and mean, and unbearable to be around, that I genuinely wanted to rip chunks of my hair out. At times you were just *so* unnecessarily mean, I didn't even know if you were human. Surely no actual human beings would say half the things you said?

**Alyssa-Mae:** That's rich, coming from somebody who quit at the final four. *(laughs)*

**Avery:** I may have quit, but my actions at the final four was a lot more justifiable than even half the things you did. Anyways, I'm a petty Libra who has been waiting for her chance to lash out on you two, so I'll be off.

Alyssa looks amused, while Hayden looks anguished.

**AUDREY.**
The final juror stands to face the finalists.

**Audrey:** Well, this final tribal council has had it's fair share of negativity. *(laughs)* I'll end it off by saying something positive, shall I? Alyssa, while you're awful and genuinely painful to be around, I admire your determination. Hayden, you're a little shy, but you're a good person. I know you have a lot of potential, and are definitely going to go places in the future. Now it's your turn! I want each of you to say a nice thing about each other, please. *(smiles)*

**Hayden:** Uh... okay. Alyssa, uhm, you're a strong woman. You've been dominating these last few challenges, so I think that's a good trait you have.

**Alyssa-Mae:** Aww, that's sweet. One nice thing about you... hmmm. You were the perfect goat to bring to the end! *(laughs)*

As Alyssa cracks up to her own joke, Hayden looks dejected. Audrey shoots him a reassuring look, before turning away, back to her seat. Once everybody is seated, Jeff says that the power is now in the jury's hands. They will vote for the person they want to win. The castaway with the most votes will win the title of Sole Survivor and the million dollar prize. The finalists and the jury nod as Jeff announces it's time to vote. The jurors each cast their votes, and return to their seats. Jeff collects the urn and tells the group that they will meet again in L.A. for the reunion, where the winner will be crowned.

### Reunion

Jeff walks onto the stage in L.A. in front of a live audience. They all cheer and clap as he walks on. Once everybody is settled, he thanks everybody for a great season. He says that this season has a common theme of alliances, and a battle for power. It's fitting that there is one member of both major alliances sitting in the final two, where one person will win and prove their alliance to be superior. The audience cheers and Jeff announces that for the last time, it's time to read the votes. This time, you want to see your name on the parchment.

First vote...

**ALYSSA-MAE.**

Alyssa flips her hair as the audience cheers.

**ALYSSA-MAE.**

The audience claps louder.

**ALYSSA-MAE.**

Alyssa strikes a pose, then laughs as the audience cheers for her.

**ALYSSA-MAE.**

That's four votes for Alyssa-Mae, it takes five to win...

Alyssa looks nervous, while Hayden smiles, hoping to receive at least one vote. The audience is all awaiting the next vote in anticipation.

The winner of Survivor: Taiwan...

**ALYSSA-MAE!**

After winning in a unanimous vote, Alyssa puts her hand to her mouth in shock. She pumps her fist and jumps off the stage running to her family, not even bothering to use the stairs. Hayden claps for Alyssa, trying to keep his composure. There is a loud applause for Alyssa, both from the jury and the audience. Jeff then turns to the camera. He says in a unique season, the mean girl won. Alyssa-Mae Lopez, 25, from Sacramento, California, is the third Sole Survivor! The audience bursts out in celebration.

Jeff then tells everybody to stay tuned for Survivor: Croatia, where ten newbies will face off against ten returning players from the past three seasons! A final shot of Alyssa winning is shown.

### Final Words

"Yeah. I got totally owned. *(laughs half-heartedly)* Both in the final tribal council, and the final vote count. I hoped for one vote, but nobody gave one to me. Not Kate, Not Audrey, nobody. They all voted for Alyssa. *Alyssa*. I lost to probably one of the worst social players in Survivor history... I guess that just says a lot about me."

*-Hayden Corse, 2nd Place*

"I won! I won! *Woooooo!* I knew I could do it, I did. I may be a sexy hoe, but I can also play this game. *(laughs)* Everybody online that said I didn't stand a chance because I was "too mean" look like clowns now! A f\*cking unanimous vote! I only got two votes in my time, and both of those were negated by an idol. You can't get much better than that. Xoxo, sincerely, your Sole Survivor, Alyssa-Mae Lopez. Remember my name. *(laughs)*"

*-Alyssa-Mae Lopez, 1st Place*