Tribe Cupid's Story

[Host Karen]

Last night, while getting up to use the restroom I stumbled upon quite the sight! we had all landed on this island but had no idea what was hidden here. The girls as soon as they realized the fantasy they had stepped into were overjoyed. The woman dripped in lace walked up a short hill to their dream camp. There lay out 9 boys for the taking. Their sole purpose was to please the ladies of tribe cupid. There was kyle. There was steve. There was tony. There was rami. There was mitch. There was lucas. There was steven. There was ryan. There was taylor. All strapping, muscular men born as slaves. The women laid out on loungers and began the orders. Stephanie wanted a foot massage. Kyle got right to work. Stephanie closed her eyes. She relaxed her muscles. Kyle rubbed for a good hour. Stephanie drifted off to sleep. Gracie was hungry and ordered the boys to fetch the ladies a meal. One boy got wood. Another boy rubbed sticks together. Another boy got on hands and knees to be Gracie’s footstool. Ellie ate grapes. Jenne ate pineapple. Annette ate chocolate. All the girls looked at Annette. “how did you get chocolate?” Annette looked innocent. Apparently it fell from the sky. Such is life at camp cupid. Whatever you fantasize about will come true. Whether its chocolate, foot massage, or male slaves. Jenne on the other hand was testing out her whip. The boy’s bottoms were not pink enough for her liking. Kelley decided to make a trip to the waterfall. She shed her clothes. she then dipped her toes into the warm water. It had been a long trip to the island and she could use a bath. Back at camp the ladies had feasted and were beginning to get restless. “dance!” they shouted at the boys. The boys were obedient. One sported a coconut bra to amuse the girls. One boy banged on drums. The boys danced in a circle. Yelling out tribal calls. One boy looked sick though. The women ordered the other boys to destroy him. Which they promptly did. The women smiled at one another. Having slaves was nice. The women were sleepy so they retired to the villa. The boys slept outside on the ground. The women of Cupid woke up the next morning feeling great. This was better than any trip to the spa or a luxury vacation. The sun was shining just like the day before. Kelley and Jenne started off the day with a refreshing swim. Meanwhile, Gracie ordered the male slaves to make a delicious breakfast. The rest of the ladies suntanned on the beach. Out of the corner of her eye, Jamie noticed a few dark clouds in the distance. She thought nothing of it. She headed off to eat the meal the slaves made with everyone else.

While the ladies feasted, the dark clouds had rolled in. The sun was no longer shining either. Annette was the first to notice that the male slaves had disappeared. "Where could they have gone to?" she thought to herself. Just then it started to rain. This was not just any light rain but a heavy, loud rainfall.

Chanting noises could be heard in the distance. They seemed to be moving closer. Now, all the ladies noticed the slaves absence and the bad weather. As the chanting grew louder, the women moved away from the table.

In the distance, the slaves could be seen. They were chanting together. They also seemed to be carrying something or someone.

The women went to greet them. All curious of what was going on but still apprehensive. As they grew even closer, it became apparent they were carrying a person. Not just any person but a beautiful woman dripping with diamonds and other jewels. She had long, flowing dark hair. On top of her head was an elaborate head dress. She was being carried the whole by a few of the more muscular slaves.

The caravan of slaves stopped. A male servant stepped forward. This was one the women had not seen before. His name was Rob. He was not an ordinary slave. That was obvious by his appearance. He had on clothes of higher quality than any other slave. He held the woman's hand and she stepped off her moving throne.

The woman gracefully stepped forward. She was wearing a long white dress of some sort of expensive cloth. She spoke in a melodious voice that grabbed everyone's attention. "Hello" she said "I am Karen, the owner and leader of this island." She went on to explain that the women had been brought to this island by her. Each of them chosen for a specific reason. She refused to answer any questions about their purpose on the island. However, she made it clear they could not leave even if they wanted.

"For now," Queen Karen spoke, "you can use my slaves as your own." She smiled angelically and leaned closer. It was then Stephanie noticed the queen's eyes. There was something different about them. She could not put her finger on it. They were a deep green, almost emerald. But something was missing from them. She had no time to explore further as the queen was placed back on the throne by her slaves and carried off.

Each woman stood still. All of them were now afraid but also curious as to why they had been chosen. What was to come? Would they make it off the island? Or would they be stuck there for eternity?

Karen's unsettling message left the women troubled. They decided to get back to work on their shelter and focus on something else. That is, until they remembered that they had slaves for that. Instead, they decided that today would be a luxurious day on their island paradise. They lounged in the sun and played more in the water. Everything was lovely and they couldn't be happier.

Annette and Ashlee decided it would be nice to have a feast to celebrate their good fortune. The slaves got right on it. They went to the city for supplies and returned with all the makings of a great feast. Kyle prepared a rack of lamb with a delicious mint sauce. Rami and Steve prepared the side dishes. Mitch visited the chocolatier and came back to prepare the largest cake the ladies had ever seen.

However, the men had grown tired from the backbreaking labor and asked for a break.

"Should we give them one?" Jenne asked with a mischevious laugh.

"I think so," Ellie said. The men, grateful, gave each of the ladies a kiss.

"I can help get dinner finished," Kelley said, not wanting to forget how to do things for herself.

"Let me help you," offered Gracie. The rest of the ladies joined in as well. They cut flowers for the table and put out the tablecloths. Stephanie sang a song to keep them entertained. Jamie helped Kelley carry out the trays of food and everyone sat down to eat.

Just as the ladies were about to dig in, they heard a trumpet sound. They looked, astonished, to see Karen's slaves bringing her back towards the camp.

"Back so soon?" Annette inquired. The rest of the women murmured similar comments.

"I have one question for you," Karen said, smiling. "Answer wisely."

The girls looked astonished. Gracie,thoughtfully pondered. "Boxers or briefs?" She smiled.

"Nope." Queen Karen smiled. "Deeper." The girls continued to ponder all of life's questions. Then, Ashleethought she had it, "I'm Ashlee Kenwood?"

"God dang," Annette sighed, "who typed the question mark? Hmm, you know she's not smart enough to read-" Queen Karen cut her off.

"Much deeper." She hymmed. "What do you," she paused, "want on your tombstone?"

"That's a question?" Ellie asked.

"Yes." Queen Karen continued, "A -deep- question." The girls of Cupid nodded. What -did- they want on their tombstone? Kelley, a flower? Stephanie, a jump rope? Jenne, a laundry machine? Ashlee...

"Pepperoni?" Queen Karen nodded. "Correct." The girls sighed, relieved. From behind the slaves came their reward. A box, a large box. Karen smiled, "and a twist." She opened the box.

Another box.

"And another twist." She opened the box again.

An envelope.

"And another twist." She opened the envelope.

Ellie gasped. Gracie squeeled. Jenne hid her laundry machine. It was...

Queen Karen held out her hand for the parchment. On the parchment was written the twist. And the women would not be pleased. It was a simple tribal swap. Reach into the last box and pull out a buff.

The slaves - men - were called forth. All were told to remove their slave gear. And all - men and women - reached into the last box. One at a time. The girls waited for the boys to reach into the box first. And they were split 5 and 4. The girls began to share loosk. They feared being outnumbered. Especially since they had treated the men as slaves.

But then Queen Karen reminded them that it was in a male's nature to be slave to the women. And the women rejoiced. At least now the women had male pawns to use in the game.

[Host Karen]

The women then reached into the buffs and pulled one out. First went Ashlee. She pulled a Green buff. Then went Annette. Annette pulled a Blue buff. Then went Ellie, and she removed a Blue buff. Gracie followed. She too removed a Blue buff. Now the Blue tribe had 7 members. Including the 4 men who had pulled the Blue buffs. Jamie reached into the box. Jamie removed a Green buff. She joined the others. Jenne removed a Blue buff. Stephanie too, removed a Blue buff. And finally Kelley removed the last buff. It was Green.

The tribes had been divided again. How things were to play out from there on in was uncertain. But the women knew who had control in this game.

The women dragged their slave men back to their respective camps. The women on the Blue tribe were tired. They ordered the men to complete the shelter so that it was sturdy. While they waited for the shelter, the women began to chat.

They looked at the men who now served them. Trying as hard as they could, they were unable to find many redeeming features on them. This one was too skinny. This one was too young. This other one was bald. What would they do with these men? A meeting was called of the ruling women on the Blue tribe. Annette, Ellie, Gracie, Jenne and Stephanie gathered together around the fire. They were all concerned about Ashlee, Jamie and Kelley who ended up on the Green tribe.

Ellie said, "Those three girls are outnumbered on the weaker, male Green tribe." "We need to help them," said Stephanie. The five women tossed ideas around. Finally, Gracie frowned. "I don't like suggesting this." "But we have the option of throwing an immunity or two to help them."

The women silently considered this. Jenne offered, "Let's see what the challenge is first." "We don't want to slit our own throats in the process." "It's the boys throats we want to slit", said Gracie.

Just then, Queen Karen magically appeared. She carried a piece of parchment. The girls all looked at each other. Each was nervous about what could be written on that parchment. Stephanie nervously reached out and took the parchment that Queen Karen patiently offered. Stephanie opened it up to read.

"Blue tribe has been offered a feast," it said. "Make your way to the Pine in the clearing. Your feast awaits."

Stephanie, Jenne, Gracie, Ellie and Annette got ready for the feast. Yeah, the slaves did too. When they arrived at the feast, they were thrilled to see the Green tribe arrive too. Jamie, Kelley and Ashlee walked serenly to the feast. For the first time since the split, all the women were able to chat again.

Jamie, Kelley and Ashlee had all bewitched the slaves on the Green tribe. They clearly were in no danger. This fact thrilled everyone.

After the feast, each tribe returned to their camp. They were full and content. The women on the Green tribe would be safe after all! They all slept soundly that night.

Meanwhile, in a gothic castle just off the coast of the island Queen Karen smiled to her right-hand man, Rob. "This plan is working out better than I thought" she said.

Rob nodded in agreement. "Divide and conquer... it always works, ma'am!" he squealed.

Queen Karen rolled her eyes. She sauntered over to the a large window and looked out. She could see the campfires on the two tribes being put out as the tribes prepared to sleep.

"Well, tomorrow at the challenge... that's when the real fun starts," Karen said to herself. Rob overheard her and mistakenly thought she was talking to him.

"Yep... everything is all set too," he replied.

Queen Karen was ready to set the plan in motion. Her powers did not come to her naturally. For hundreds of years she was forced to take what she wanted from other women. Her beauty, her intelligence, her wonderful smile, etc. Every hundred years or so she found a new group of women. These women were not ordinary women. In fact, they were extraordinary. Each of them possessed wonderful skills and attributes.

The current group was the best she had ever seen! Each of them was selected for a certain skill/attribute. However, all of them possessed many of the wonderful skills she sought. This one hundred years would be her best.

She moved away from the large window. "ROB!!!" she screamed. Rob was seated right next to her but she didn't see him. He leaped up.

He bowed down and said "Yes, your greatness?"

Karen gave him a disgusted look. "I'm just curious," she asked, "if everything is set up for tomorrow's challenge?"

[Host Karen]

"Oh yes, ma'am," he answered, "everything is ready to go!"

The two of them cackled evilly.

Just then across the island, Gracie woke up with a startle from her sleep. She had had a dream. In the dream, the two tribes were gathered at the challenge. The once harmonious women were fighting with each other. They two different tribes were furious with one another. They were out to get eachother.

Gracie shook her head. This could never happen, right? It was just a dream she told herself. She drifted back to sleep.

Gracie slept fitfully the rest of the night. She tossed and turned. She turned and tossed. Stephanie noticed Gracie's uneasy sleep. Tiptoing, Stephanie gently coaxed Gracie awake. The other girls noticed that Stephanie and Gracie were awake. Everyone croweded around.

Gracie told them of her nightmare. "It can't possibly be true, can it?" In the eerie moonlight, the girls silently looked at each other. It was decided to wake the slaves.

Jenne ordered, "Make us our breakfast." "And be quick about it!" The boys jumped up. They didn't wish to be whipped.

"Breakfast is served my ladies," the boys said. The girls munched happily on their food. They tried to decide what to make of Gracie's dream.

At just that moment, a seagull flew in and delivered a piece of parchment. With some trepidition, Annette opened it. She read, "Come now to meet your fates." Holding hands, the girls slowly walked to meet Queen Karen and her sidekick Rob.

Once they came face-to-face with Queen Karen, she offered a choice. A chance for revenge. A chance to show the boys the girls were in charge. For Queen Karen said, "Choose one boy." "Now!"

Silently, a skinny young boy was shoved to the front. When asked his name, he just shivered. Finally, he said, "I'm Steven." There, in front of the girls, Rob ate him.

The girls giggled. They reveled in their power. they looked toward the boys. the boys were happy the girls had not chosen them. the girls stared the boys down. they were daring one of them to get out of line. the boys were silent. the boys looked to the ground. Jenne raised her arm like she was to strike one. but she shook her head no. jenne broke into a wicked grin. jenne shouted, "its party time!"
both tribes gathered together and were one. the music played. the party swirled. everyone was happy. everyone was at peace. a congo line formed. every one joined together in rythm.
Gracie sighed. maybe her dream was just a dream. maybe it didnt mean anything. Stephanie noticed gracie's look. she put her arm around the other woman. "looks like all is well," she said. "yes i think things will be fine." gracie responded.
a big bonfire blazed. the women gathered around the fire. they held hands and circled the fire. they began to chant. "karen, almighty, what is in store." she kept chanting in rythm.
all of a sudden an amazing thing happened. out of the fire, karen rose. the great queen rose into the air. the men all immediatly fell to the ground in worship. they knew the punishment if they looked her in the eye. the woman all bowed as well. the great karen was about to speak.

Karen was the most amazing site any of the mortals had ever seen. she was more beautiful than aphrodite. she was braver than athena. she was wiser than hera herself. karen had risen above all other gods. she had absorbed all they had. the men were unable to control their urges. never before was there a more beautiful woman. one by one they each looked up. one man's jaw dropped as he beheld the most spectalar being he had ever seen. he could no longer deny his urges. he looks into karen's enchanting eyes. that very second, he disapeared in a clowd of smoke. he was gone! the other men feared a similiar fate. they were unable to deny their urges though. one by one the men made eye contact with karen. one by one the men turned to puffs of smoke. all that were left were the women.
the women looked at one another. they were confused. who would be their slaves now? who would do the work? would they have to cook? would they clean? would they make fire? they did like the idea of manual labor. these women were used to luxury. finally one brave woman spoke. "karen who will take care of us now?"
karen looked down to the scared women. she could feel their fear. she called for her personal slave. "rob come!"
rob obediantly got on hands and knees. Karen took a seat on rob's back. karen looked at each woman for a time. she looked at jamie whose strength would keep her strong she looked at ellie whose youth would keep her young. she looked at gracie whose wisdom would keep karen wise. she looked at annette whose love would keep her loved. she looked at ashlee whose wit would keep her laughing. she looked at Jenne whose energy would keep her energized. she looked at kellie whose happiness would keep her happy. and finally she looked to stephanie whose intelligence would maintain karen's intelligent. she took in all the fine ladies. they really were the best group yet. karen struggled internally. what was that? it ached almost. she didnt know what it was. "oh my god," she thought. "is that guilt?"

Karen shrugged off the question of guilt. "I can't be feeling guilty, can I?" She asked herself, pondering this new feeling.

"Rob," she called. "Bring me some hot cocoa." "I'm feeling a little out of sorts and cholocate always help." Rob scampered away. He needed to get the hot cocoa right away. He didn't wish to find out what could occur if Mistress didn't get it quite promptly. Queen Karen paced. She walked to and fro. She nearly wore out a patch of grass. Queen Karen looked heavenward. She looked at the women standing still before her. She gazed steadily into Jenne's eyes. She gazed into Kelley's eyes. She moved onto Annette's eyes. The women were steadfast. They dared not move.

[Host Karen]

(THE REST OF THE STORY THAT WAS PRE-WRITTEN BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE CHALLENGE...)

Queen Karen returned to her pacing. Rob dashed into Queen Karen's presence with her much needed hot cocoa. The Queen smiled. She slowly sipped her hot cocoa. Very slowly. She savored it. Questions were running through her mind. Questions like, "What shall I do with these fine young women?" "How much trouble will I have erasing their memories?" And finally, the question arose, "How can we party more?"

The Queen snapped her fingers. "Rob, you're needed." "Grab a phone. You're going to need it. I want you to call the most expensive caterer you can find. I want you to find the most expensive champange you can find. Cavier for those who want it, too. And, yes, don't forgot Lemonaide for those who don't drink." Rob stood there aghast. "A party?", he stammered. "You want me to plan a PARTY?"

"Yes." "These fine upstanding young women have proved their worth. They must be feted. They must be courted. They must know their worth to the world." Rob fainted dead away at these words. The kind-hearted Annette walked forward and kicked at him to bring him back around. Rob slowly sat up.

"Quit wasting time," Queen Karen demanded. She snapped her fingers. Immediately, Rob jumped. He ran off to do his Queen's bidding.

Queen Karen slowly looked at her charges. "Come," she stated. The women looked at each other. Some were nervous. Some were anxious. Some were beyond all feeling. They all followed Queen Karen, however.

Karen led the ladies to her castle. it was a glorious castle indeed. it had a huge wooden door. it reached the sky. it was a magical place the women all agreed. the women exchanged worried glances when karen disapeared. "what happened?" they all asked. Jamie bravely decided to knock on the door. all of a sudden the doors began to crack. a light brighter than any of them had seen tore through the crack. the women fell to their knees blind. when they opened their eyes they were in a great hall. the women looked around. the floors were made of gold. the walls were too. a chandelier hung from the ceiling dripping in diamonds. the girls looked as if they were in heaven. some thought perhaps thats exactly where they had landed. none were sure what to do. Jenne mischieviously wanted to snoop around. gracie, the wisest of the bunch, thought better of it. "Let us wait for our hostess." "we do not want to be rude." gracie was right. where were jenne's manners? it was then that kellie gasped. she had discovered something truly special. in the middle of the hall was a fountain. it was circular. there in the middle of the fountain was eros. some know eros as cupid. there he was carved from marble. he had and arrow locked and loaded in his bow. the arrow looked almost familiar but it seemed to shift. was that steve? was it steven? maybe it was kyle. no the ladies thought, its lucas. it changed again. now the arrow looked like taylor. Now it looked like rami. it could be tony. "oh wait, its mitch," one girl said. just as soon as she said it though it turned into ryan. the arrow just kept changing. the women thought it was the oddest thing. the women moved closer. it was then that they began to see their own faces emmerge in the face of the marble eros. "its a magic fountain, " stephanie cried. the girls nodded agreement. when they reached the edge of the fountain they discovered instead of tile there was a mosaic made of stones. not just any stones were used. there were emeralds. there were rubies. there were saphires. all in a beautiful design.
it was then that the woman heard a noise. it was rob! a familiar face at this point was a relief. rob gathered the ladies. "ladies, i have a party planned for you."
the girls began to get excited. the girls broke into a low buzz. "what will i wear?" "how should i do my hair?" " i wonder if there will be music." "i wonder if there will be boys!" rob told the women all their questions would be answered in time. but first it was time to prepare. rob instructed the ladies to follow him. they walked down a hall on the left. they then went right. they then went up a long staircase. then they walked down another hall. they past a red door on which the name Annette on it. rob stopped. "annette, you may get ready in here." annette entered the room. the rest of the women continued. next they came to a pink door which said Ashlee. "ashlee, you may get ready here." the women continued. the next door said ellie. ellie left the group. gracie was next. "goodluck ladies!" she whispered. Kelley was next. she was nervious to be left alone. after rob prompted her however she gave in. Jamie was ready for whatever awaited her. as soon as they came to her door she hopped through it. stephanie and jenne were all that were left. Jenne came to a pink door with her name on it. she tried to get rob to come with her. He told her politely he only served mistress karen. jenne was disapointed and entered alone. rob then lead stephanie to the last door on the hallway. "this is the end of the road." stephanie entered her room.
each room was special for each girl. annette walked into her room and discovered the walls were draped in gold fabric. there was a bath already drawn. there were bubbles! annette just loved bubbles! with a young child she rarely had the time to relax like this. the bed was huge and covered in a thick rich red blanket. annette did not know what to do first. the bath called to her. she stripped off her clothes and immersed in the tub for a long while. when she got out sean bean was waiting for her. "you look lovely tonight, annette" annette shivered with excitement.
Ashlee found her room to be quite pleasing as well. she too had a bath already drawn for her. she even had a TV in the bathroom! "i always wanted one of those!" she cried. ashlee quickly cannonballed into the tub and began blowing bubbles all over the room. she continually dunked under the water to count how long she could hold her breath. bubbles flew everywhere! Ashlee wondered what the other girls were doing. "they are all fine," a male voice answered her thoughts out loud. "who is it?" ashton kutcher then showed himself. "oh its you," ashlee seemed disapointed. "would you rub my feet?"
Ellie found her room to be elegant. she flung her tired body onto the bed immidiatly. she was exhausted. ellie never needed a nap more than she did at this moment. she dozed off for awhile and then got up to bathe. the water was still warm. was the water always warm? she washed her hair and cleaned between her toes. "you come here often?" a male voice asked. jake Gyllenaa walked out. ellie squealed in delight. "i needed someone to wash my back!"
Gracie found her room to be quite comfortable. she too immidiatly went for the bath. it had been a long day afterall. she began to hum to herself as she loofahed her body. the smell was quite wonderful. what is that? she could not put her foot on it. she had never smelled anything so lovely before. George clooney came in. "need any help?" gracie was startled. gracie ordered george to pickup her dirty clothes of the floor and to wash them by hand. he got to work using his washboard abs to scrub. gracie just loved watching men do laundry.
Kellie loved her room. it was quiet. it was peaceful. she was alone. she never had time to do nothing. this may be her only chance. she eased herself into the bath. she took a deap breath. she then let it out slowly. "this is the life!" Tom cruise then appeared before kellie. kellie dropped the bar of soap. "let me get that for you," tom said. tom then reached below the bubbles. kelly giggled. tom then came up with the soap. he handed it to kellie. kellie smiled.
jamie tore into her room. she wanted to know everything it had to offer. she found a box of chocalates and nibbled a few. she then caught sight of something even greater. there before her was hon solo. jamie's jaw dropped. she asked "what happened to leia?" hon replied "you are leia." she then caught sight of herself in the mirror. true to form she had buns on her ears and everything. hon embraced her immediately. they kissed. they kissed some more. yep, they are still kissing. we will have to check back on these two later.
Jenne entered her room to her great satisfaction. the room was draped in pink and yellow. she could not have been more pleased. jenne just adored pink and yellow. the first thing that jenne caught sight of was a cage in the corner. in it were the tiniest monkeys she had ever seen. "how cute," she explained. she wondered if she could hold them. she put a finger thru the hole in the cage. the monkey jumped on it at once. "ah you are so sweet." jenne then saw the bath. she abonded the monkey for now. jenne in less than 10 seconds had stripped naked. "if only i had someone to share this bath with," she thought. just then peter appeared in the doorway. his camera held to his face. he snapped a picture. "stop that you," jenne yelled. peter approached the tub cautiously. jenne grabbed him and pulled him into the tub. "now we are even!" "now get to work washing my back."
stephanie was just as delighted with her room as the rest of the girls were. she jumped up and down on the bed. she giggled. she laughed. she thought, "this is the life!" just then she heard a rustling. from behind a gold curtain came matt damon. stephanie could not believe her luck. "i loved you in that one move!" matt moved closer. "may i join you?" stephanie agreed quickly.