This Could Make or Break My Game

**This Could Make or Break My Game** is the fifth episode of *Survivor: Guam*.

## Previously on Survivor

Macy and Stephanie formed a girl alliance with Alexis and Natasha, leaving the boys in the minority. However, Alexis told her ally, Brick all of their plans. At the reward challenge, Qutana won letters from home. Everybody enjoyed hearing from their loved ones, but it was Stephanie who broke down crying. At the Alico tribe, Anita and Wilbur tried to sway James and Irvin to their side, without any luck. James knew he had the most power on his tribe, but he wanted more. He followed his clue to the immunity idol and found it, putting him in an even better spot. At the immunity challenge, Alico won for the first time since day 3. When they arrived at camp, the girls decided that Chase was their best option, but Alexis wasn't prepared to turn on Brick, so she gave him an idol telling him to vote for Stephanie. At Tribal Council, Brick played the idol correctly on Chase, sending Stephanie home. 12 are left, who will be voted out tonight?

## Challenges

**Reward/Immunity Challenge:** Octopus' Garden
One castaway will dive into the water to untie knots, releasing a buoy. Once all 5 buoys have been collected, one person from each tribe will throw the buoys into a basket. The first tribe to get all the buoys into the basket wins immunity.
**Reward:** Cakes, cookies, brownies, doughnuts.

## Story

### Night 12

The Qutana tribe walk back to camp and put their torches away. A few faces - specifically Natasha and Macy - seems confused, while the boys walk into the shelter and celebrate.

### Day 13

Once the Alico tribe wake up, Wilbur cooks some snails, as they don't have any rice. After a lot of complaining - mainly from Anita - The Core Four alliance walk to the back of the forest. Irvin and James tell the girls about what Anita and Wilbur said. They told them about how they were trying to convince them to flip, and that they would have a better shot at winning against them. The boys then reassure them that they are loyal, and won't listen.

**Irvin:** Anyways, I was thinking that we should change our plan.
**Skyla:** What do you mean?
**Irvin:** Instead of voting out Wilbur first, I want Anita gone.
**James:** Why?
**Irvin:** She's so annoying!
**Abbey:** I agree, but we need to think about what's best for our games.
**Irvin:** Fine. I still want her gone though.
**James:** Yes, I understand, but it's not very strategic to get rid of her.

At the Quatana camp, Macy and Alexis walk to the well. Partially to get water, and partially to talk strategy. While walking, they discuss last nights vote. Macy suggests that somebody told the boys about who they were voting for.

**Macy:** I don't know. It seems fishy.
**Alexis:** It was a one in three chance, it wasn't as if our plan was foolproof.
**Macy:** I don't know. I trust you, but I don't know about Nat.

While Alexis and Macy were chatting, Natasha walked past. When she tried to join their conversation Macy accused her of playing both sides. She yelled at Natasha for betraying her. Nat tried to defend herself, but Macy kept cutting her off. Eventually, Macy says, "That's it. I'm done with you." and walks off.

### Day 14

After waking up, the tribes receive tree mail. They then walk to what they think will be their next reward challenge. When they arrive Jeff informs them that they will not be playing for reward. In fact, they will not be playing at all. All of the castaways look confused and then Jeff tells them to drop their buffs.

Jeff hands each castaway a small, wrapped package, containing their new buffs. On the count of three, they all opened their new buffs. Some drew blue, and some drew red.

Each person walks to their new tribe mats and briefly introduce themselves to each other. Jeff then tells them that there will be no reward challenge and they should go to their new camps to meet one another. When the Alico tribe arrive, Kyle introduces himself first. The rest follow his lead and introduce themselves. Afterwards, the original Alico members show the former Qutana members around their camp. They make a few comments on the quality of their shelter and the lack of rice.

On the flipside, Anita, Skyla and Wilbur were delighted to see an amazing, strong shelter. After admiring it for a few minutes, they introduced themselves. Skyla tries to appeal to the original Qutana members since she suspects that Anita and Wilbur will try to convince the qutana members to vote her out.

Anita and Wilbur decided it was, in fact, a good idea to talk to Alexis, Brick and Macy. All 5 of them started walking to the well, leaving Skyla as the only person at camp.

Once Anita, Wilbur, Alexis, Brick and Macy reach the well, Anita starts telling them what happened at the old Alico tribe. She started off at the Mariam vote out.

**Anita:** An alliance started forming, Irvin, Abbey, James and Skyla. They targeted Mariam because she was the weakest. After that, Sam started acting up. Picking fights with everybody. He eventually threw out the rice, sealing his fate.
**Wilbur:** This is where the four started taking over. They originally targeted me, but I think Irvin wanted Anita out.
**Macy:** So you want to work with us?
**Anita:** We're desperate. We have no other option, that's how you know we will be loyal.
**Wilbur:** Exactly, at the merge, Skyla will go back to her old alliance and vote all of us out.
**Alexis:** I mean, it sounds like a good pitch. I wouldn't be opposed to an alliance. What do you guys think?
**Brick:** Yeah, I'm on board.
**Macy:** Me too.
**Anita:**Thank you guys so much.

### Day 15

When the Qutana tribe woke up, everybody started making rice and talked to one another. Apart from Anita and Skyla, who kept lying in the shelter. The rest of the tribe noticed that the two girls weren't in a good mood, so they left them alone for a while. After an hour, Alexis walked up to them and asked what was wrong, with no response.

After a while, Anita got up and started apologising for her bad attitude. Around 15 minutes after this, Skyla did the same. She expressed that she was just feeling nervous and overwhelmed by the swap.

A few minutes after the girls' apology, Wilbur walks back to camp holding tree mail. The note informs them about the location of the first immunity challenge as new tribes. They start walking off and meet the Alico tribe.

Once they arrive, Jeff informs them that in the challenge, members from each tribe will take turns to untie a buoy underwater. Once all 5 buoys have been collected, one tribe member will attempt to shoot them into a basket. The first tribe to shoot all 5 buoys into the basket wins immunity for their tribe. He then walks to a table and tells the contestants that the winning tribe will also receive reward. Jeff takes off the cloth and to the castaway's delight, they see plates full of cakes, cookies, brownies and donuts.

Once Jeff tells the tribes to start, Kyle and Macy untie a buoy for their tribe. Wilbur puts Qutana in the lead when he managed to untie his. Abbey evens the score by getting another buoy for Alico. Unfortunately, when Irvin tried to untie a buoy, he wasn't able to, giving Qutana a lead. After a few minutes, Qutana got all of their buoys untied, so Brick started shooting them into the basket. After another few minutes, Alico managed to collect their buoys. However, it was too late as Brick scored immunity and reward for his tribe.

Qutana cheered and celebrated as both tribes returned to their tribe mat. Jeff gave Qutana the baked goods. Once they walked away, he told Alico that they will have to vote somebody out of their tribe.

Once the Alico tribe returns to camp, Irvin apologises for his performance at the challenge. He promised to do better. The rest of the tribe forgave him and told him it wasn't a big deal. Afterwards, Abbey, James and Irvin walk along the beach to discuss the vote.

**Irvin:** I think I have an idea about who we should vote.
**Abbey:** Really, who?
**Irvin:** Chase. He isn't that good at challenges and seems pretty smart. He is definitely a strategic threat.
**James:** Ok. I'm fine with that.
**Abbey:** Me too.
**Irvin:** We have to stick together. Promise?
**James:** Of course.
**Abbey:** It would be dumb not to.

Following this, the former Qutana members talk. They also decide to stick together and target Irvin, since his performance in the challenge let the tribe down.

Both plans seemed to be set in stone until Irvin decided to change his. He called his alliance members to the beach and told them what he was thinking.

**Irvin:** I changed my mind.
**James:** What? Why?
**Irvin:** Natasha makes more sense. She is the youngest and the weakest.
**Abbey:** I mean... if you really want to vote her out then I guess we can.
**Irvin:** Thank you, you guys are the best.
**James:** I just think we need to decide on a plan and stick to it.

## Tribal Council

At Tribal Council, both tribes gave the impression that they were sticking together. It was a quiet Tribal, nobody said much. That is until Irvin told Jeff that he was voting for Natasha. Everybody started talking. Suddenly the calm Tribal Council turned into a chaotic one. Natasha was scared that she was going to be voted out and James was annoyed that Irvin revealed the plan. James whispered to Irvin reasons to change the vote back to Chase, but Irvin wouldn't listen. Once the tribe calmed down, Jeff asked them if they were ready to vote. They all agreed that they should. James was first to cast a vote.

Natasha was next to vote.

Once they had voted, Jeff collected the votes as normal. Nobody knew what was about to happen, except for James.

**Jeff:** If anybody has a hidden immunity idol, and would like to play it, now would be the time to do so.

Nobody stands up, so Jeff starts reading the votes.

First Vote: Irvin (1)

Natasha (1-1)

Irvin (2-1)

Natasha (2-2)

Irvin and Natasha both look nervous.

Irvin (3-2)

Fifth Person Voted Out Of Survivor: Guam...

**IRVIN**

Irvin looks shocked. He looks at James who shrugs.

**Irvin:** I thought I could trust you!

Without another word, Irvin walks away. Abbey shakes her head and the tribe walks back to camp.

## Next Time on Survivor

After James flipped, Abbey is on the outs. What will she do to save herself? At the Qutana tribe Skyla feels like she is on the chopping block, but who will the former Qutana align with? And one castaway wants to quit, but will they follow through with it? Find out next time on Survivor: Guam!

## Author's Notes

* This episode was written and posted on the Survivor Fanon Wiki almost 2 years before published on this wikia.
* Episode title said by Kyle, about the swap.