Distorted Pasts Meet Obscure Futures
by Amber's Angel & NewTribeGirl
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The mallrats sat in a small room, all captured by the Chosen. Their future looked dark and bleak, uncertain at best. Bray and Lex had amazingly survived the crash and were thrown into the room. Ryan and Salene had been taken from the hotel, and Danni amazingly had survived the attack on her and was now lying in Bray's arms alive and fully conscious albeit bruised and bloodied. The rest of the tribe had been marched in some time ago. Tai-san fussed over her husband and the two young girls who had also bee captured. "Chloe, Patsy do not cry, it will all work out for the best. You must have positive thoughts."
Lex groaned in pain. "Positive thoughts didn't do much for me, eh?"
Tai-San stroked his head. "You're alive aren't you?"
The rest of the tribe sat quietly questioning their fate. When suddenly a large argument began outside.
"Please, please, don't kill them!" It was Trudy's panicked voice they heard.
"Well if you love them so much you can join them!" The Guardian replied. The door was opened and Trudy was thrown inside.
"Please, no! Please bring me Brady!"
The Guardian laughed. "She is ours now. You will not be able to take care of her when you are dead!"
Trudy slammed her hand on the door in frustration. "No! No!" She began to cry, collapsed into a heap and continued to sob uncontrollably. The mallrats simply stared at the girl. She looked up at them. "I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened. I started out just trying to protect Brady…and I was just so stupid, everyone kept calling me the supreme mother and I…I just lost it. I'm so sorry guys, so sorry, please don't think I'm evil." with that she began to sob again.
Salene was the first to reach out for her, "Oh Trudy, it's okay, it's okay." The rest nodded in agreement.
"I am sure that you were just trying to protect Brady." Ellie said.
Bray too hugged her. "Don't worry we'll get out of here, and then we'll get Brady back." He asked about exactly what happened to her, hoping to get some idea on how to defeat the Chosen. Trudy began to explain what had happened, it turned out she had just trying to protect Brady. But then the Guardian had been so convincing…. Trudy began to cry again. Needless to say the conversation did not help them find a strategy.
So Bray went back to the corner to sit with Danni once again. She groaned and put her head on his shoulder. "Are you sure you are okay?" He asked concerned.
She smiled up at him, "I'm sure."
He smiled back. "Good, I was afraid I might lose you."
"Bray," Danni said, struggling to sit up. "I…love you. This…has made me realise how short life is. Bray…when we get back…I want us to get married." Bray looked down at Danni in shock! Marry her. He liked Danni, he loved spending time with her, he might even say he loved her, but not like that, not enough to marry her, not like he'd loved Amber. "It's her isn't it? I know, you're not over Amber yet, but don't worry you will be some day, and I'll be waiting." Bray nodded, but he was frustrated, he wasn't sure that he would ever get over Amber. Danni sounded so sure he would, almost like he was getting over the common cold. He sighed, it wasn't her fault, Danni just didn't understand his pain.
He calmed himself and began to doze off, he heard someone move and looked around. It was simply Ryan moving in his sleep. As he looked around he was surprised at the calmness of the tribe. They most likely faced death in the morning yet they all sat peacefully, some sleeping, some simply relaxing calmly. He was still marvelling at this when his gave met Tai-San's gaze. "It is because we are all now together. Ryan and Salene have rejoined us, and Trudy has returned. We are once again whole. The Tribe is complete."
"Except for one" Bray sighed.
"Oh, but Amber is here, I feel her presence, as well as Zandra's, they will always be with us in spirit."
Bray nodded "I know, she is always with me, whenever I make a decision for the tribe, I try to think about what Amber would have done. I will always keep Amber's spirit alive with me."
They both went back to sleep after that. But a few minutes later there was another disturbance. "Now! I want this door open now! I believe that you have prisoners of my tribe in there, a direct defiance of our treaty with the Chosen!"
"But Eagle…"
"No, you insolent servant, how dare you refuse me. I am Eagle, if you do not allow me entry I will…"
A voice interrupted her. "Let her in." Amber spun around and came face to face with the Guardian. At first she was frightened, but then she reminded herself that she was no longer, Amber, but Eagle, a powerful tribe leader, ruler of many. Her tribe alone had a treaty with the Chosen protecting them. "Forgive me, Eagle, my servants sometimes forget their roles." He nodded and the door was opened. "It pains me that you do not have faith in me to keep our agreement, look about, you will see none of your tribe."
Amber did look about. And what she saw shocked her, her first tribe, the tribe that she thought had died on Eagle Mountain sat defeated in the cell. Dal and Jack sat together on the far wall with KC. Tai-San with Lex and the younger girls sat facing her along with 3 other girls she didn't know. Ryan and Salene sat in a corner sleeping in each other's arms. She began to panic, she could not find Bray. She looked to the corner closer to her and found him, in the arms of another girl. Her already fractured heart burst into a million pieces. She gasped and almost stumbled and immediately Jasper, her faithful aide, was at her side. He put a hand on her shoulder "Are you all right, Eagle?"
She lifted her head high. "I am fine." She said, trying to regain her composure. "The stench of this room simply shocked me for a moment." She must be strong, if she gave any sign that these people meant anything to her, the Chosen would use them as leverage against her. She must not show any weakness. She checked her hood again, making sure her face was covered by the shadows it created. In the darkness of this room even if she came close to one of them they would not see her face. She could no longer focus, the idea of regaining her closest friends from the grave was overwhelming. How had they survived? She was so confused. She tried to collect herself once again. "Forgive me, but I do not know this tribe, as you know I am from the country and I have little contact with the city tribes, who are they?"
"These are mallrats, Eagle. I am surprised you have not heard of them, they discovered the antidote, that saved the city tribes."
Amber almost lost it then. So they had been successful that day! And it had saved lives. It was almost too much to take in. But still questions plagued her, what had happened that day, why had they left her, how did they survive? "As you know the country tribes have no use for the antidote, and…if I remember correctly, you told me that your tribe found the antidote." She smiled smugly, finally regaining her composure.
"Oh you must be mistaken, Eagle." The Guardian smiled back.
"Perhaps." Amber replied.
They turned to walk out. But she was attacked from behind by Bray. "How dare you! How dare you see my tribe in trouble, in the hands of death, and turn your back smiling!" The guards came running, but the Guardian stopped them with a raised hand, he smiled watching. Bray in his weakened state was no match for Amber's now trained and more muscular body. Amber quickly pinned Bray against the wall with a spin kick to the chest. She held a hand to his neck. "How dare you attack me! I am Eagle and you…" Amber looked into the face of the man she had loved, still loved, "You are nothing. You had better be careful Bray, or your tribe will find themselves down yet another leader." She released her hold on his neck and he slumped to the ground. The Guardian laughed. "She's a fiery one, isn't she. Let us go." They walked out of the room.
Once they had left Danni ran over to him. "Bray! Bray! Are you all right?"
Bray groaned, "I'm fine, just a few more bruises. "
"Bray, who was that?" Alice asked.
"Eagle, didn't you hear her?" Bray asked confused
"But she knew you, she called you Bray." Danni said.
"And she said 'you might find yourself down another leader,' Dal added, "almost as if she knew what happened on Eagle Mountain."
"I don't know, guys, it makes no sense." Bray mused. "I just don't know."
Amber barely got out of the Guardian's HQ by her own strength. The moment they left the grounds she collapsed into a heap overwhelmed by what she had seen, her tribe, the tribe she had assumed died on Eagle Mountain was alive and well. Why had they left her then? And why, oh why, had Bray been in the arms of another? She began to feel herself fading away. But then she heard Jasper calling her name. "Eagle Eagle?"
"I am fine Jasper. Fine. Please, help me up. I can't allow the city tribes to see any weakness"
Jasper reached down and practically picked her up, he wrapped an arm around her waist. "Lean on me." He turned to his attention to their convoy. "We will march out of the city and then find somewhere to rest as soon as possible." He began to walk, Amber leaned on him heavily barely moving her feet. "Come on Amber," he whispered using her real name, the name few other people knew. "You have to help me." They began to march toward their home in the hills.
by Amber's Angel & NewTribeGirl
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The mallrats sat in a small room, all captured by the Chosen. Their future looked dark and bleak, uncertain at best. Bray and Lex had amazingly survived the crash and were thrown into the room. Ryan and Salene had been taken from the hotel, and Danni amazingly had survived the attack on her and was now lying in Bray's arms alive and fully conscious albeit bruised and bloodied. The rest of the tribe had been marched in some time ago. Tai-san fussed over her husband and the two young girls who had also bee captured. "Chloe, Patsy do not cry, it will all work out for the best. You must have positive thoughts."
Lex groaned in pain. "Positive thoughts didn't do much for me, eh?"
Tai-San stroked his head. "You're alive aren't you?"
The rest of the tribe sat quietly questioning their fate. When suddenly a large argument began outside.
"Please, please, don't kill them!" It was Trudy's panicked voice they heard.
"Well if you love them so much you can join them!" The Guardian replied. The door was opened and Trudy was thrown inside.
"Please, no! Please bring me Brady!"
The Guardian laughed. "She is ours now. You will not be able to take care of her when you are dead!"
Trudy slammed her hand on the door in frustration. "No! No!" She began to cry, collapsed into a heap and continued to sob uncontrollably. The mallrats simply stared at the girl. She looked up at them. "I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened. I started out just trying to protect Brady…and I was just so stupid, everyone kept calling me the supreme mother and I…I just lost it. I'm so sorry guys, so sorry, please don't think I'm evil." with that she began to sob again.
Salene was the first to reach out for her, "Oh Trudy, it's okay, it's okay." The rest nodded in agreement.
"I am sure that you were just trying to protect Brady." Ellie said.
Bray too hugged her. "Don't worry we'll get out of here, and then we'll get Brady back." He asked about exactly what happened to her, hoping to get some idea on how to defeat the Chosen. Trudy began to explain what had happened, it turned out she had just trying to protect Brady. But then the Guardian had been so convincing…. Trudy began to cry again. Needless to say the conversation did not help them find a strategy.
So Bray went back to the corner to sit with Danni once again. She groaned and put her head on his shoulder. "Are you sure you are okay?" He asked concerned.
She smiled up at him, "I'm sure."
He smiled back. "Good, I was afraid I might lose you."
"Bray," Danni said, struggling to sit up. "I…love you. This…has made me realise how short life is. Bray…when we get back…I want us to get married." Bray looked down at Danni in shock! Marry her. He liked Danni, he loved spending time with her, he might even say he loved her, but not like that, not enough to marry her, not like he'd loved Amber. "It's her isn't it? I know, you're not over Amber yet, but don't worry you will be some day, and I'll be waiting." Bray nodded, but he was frustrated, he wasn't sure that he would ever get over Amber. Danni sounded so sure he would, almost like he was getting over the common cold. He sighed, it wasn't her fault, Danni just didn't understand his pain.
He calmed himself and began to doze off, he heard someone move and looked around. It was simply Ryan moving in his sleep. As he looked around he was surprised at the calmness of the tribe. They most likely faced death in the morning yet they all sat peacefully, some sleeping, some simply relaxing calmly. He was still marvelling at this when his gave met Tai-San's gaze. "It is because we are all now together. Ryan and Salene have rejoined us, and Trudy has returned. We are once again whole. The Tribe is complete."
"Except for one" Bray sighed.
"Oh, but Amber is here, I feel her presence, as well as Zandra's, they will always be with us in spirit."
Bray nodded "I know, she is always with me, whenever I make a decision for the tribe, I try to think about what Amber would have done. I will always keep Amber's spirit alive with me."
They both went back to sleep after that. But a few minutes later there was another disturbance. "Now! I want this door open now! I believe that you have prisoners of my tribe in there, a direct defiance of our treaty with the Chosen!"
"But Eagle…"
"No, you insolent servant, how dare you refuse me. I am Eagle, if you do not allow me entry I will…"
A voice interrupted her. "Let her in." Amber spun around and came face to face with the Guardian. At first she was frightened, but then she reminded herself that she was no longer, Amber, but Eagle, a powerful tribe leader, ruler of many. Her tribe alone had a treaty with the Chosen protecting them. "Forgive me, Eagle, my servants sometimes forget their roles." He nodded and the door was opened. "It pains me that you do not have faith in me to keep our agreement, look about, you will see none of your tribe."
Amber did look about. And what she saw shocked her, her first tribe, the tribe that she thought had died on Eagle Mountain sat defeated in the cell. Dal and Jack sat together on the far wall with KC. Tai-San with Lex and the younger girls sat facing her along with 3 other girls she didn't know. Ryan and Salene sat in a corner sleeping in each other's arms. She began to panic, she could not find Bray. She looked to the corner closer to her and found him, in the arms of another girl. Her already fractured heart burst into a million pieces. She gasped and almost stumbled and immediately Jasper, her faithful aide, was at her side. He put a hand on her shoulder "Are you all right, Eagle?"
She lifted her head high. "I am fine." She said, trying to regain her composure. "The stench of this room simply shocked me for a moment." She must be strong, if she gave any sign that these people meant anything to her, the Chosen would use them as leverage against her. She must not show any weakness. She checked her hood again, making sure her face was covered by the shadows it created. In the darkness of this room even if she came close to one of them they would not see her face. She could no longer focus, the idea of regaining her closest friends from the grave was overwhelming. How had they survived? She was so confused. She tried to collect herself once again. "Forgive me, but I do not know this tribe, as you know I am from the country and I have little contact with the city tribes, who are they?"
"These are mallrats, Eagle. I am surprised you have not heard of them, they discovered the antidote, that saved the city tribes."
Amber almost lost it then. So they had been successful that day! And it had saved lives. It was almost too much to take in. But still questions plagued her, what had happened that day, why had they left her, how did they survive? "As you know the country tribes have no use for the antidote, and…if I remember correctly, you told me that your tribe found the antidote." She smiled smugly, finally regaining her composure.
"Oh you must be mistaken, Eagle." The Guardian smiled back.
"Perhaps." Amber replied.
They turned to walk out. But she was attacked from behind by Bray. "How dare you! How dare you see my tribe in trouble, in the hands of death, and turn your back smiling!" The guards came running, but the Guardian stopped them with a raised hand, he smiled watching. Bray in his weakened state was no match for Amber's now trained and more muscular body. Amber quickly pinned Bray against the wall with a spin kick to the chest. She held a hand to his neck. "How dare you attack me! I am Eagle and you…" Amber looked into the face of the man she had loved, still loved, "You are nothing. You had better be careful Bray, or your tribe will find themselves down yet another leader." She released her hold on his neck and he slumped to the ground. The Guardian laughed. "She's a fiery one, isn't she. Let us go." They walked out of the room.
Once they had left Danni ran over to him. "Bray! Bray! Are you all right?"
Bray groaned, "I'm fine, just a few more bruises. "
"Bray, who was that?" Alice asked.
"Eagle, didn't you hear her?" Bray asked confused
"But she knew you, she called you Bray." Danni said.
"And she said 'you might find yourself down another leader,' Dal added, "almost as if she knew what happened on Eagle Mountain."
"I don't know, guys, it makes no sense." Bray mused. "I just don't know."
Amber barely got out of the Guardian's HQ by her own strength. The moment they left the grounds she collapsed into a heap overwhelmed by what she had seen, her tribe, the tribe she had assumed died on Eagle Mountain was alive and well. Why had they left her then? And why, oh why, had Bray been in the arms of another? She began to feel herself fading away. But then she heard Jasper calling her name. "Eagle Eagle?"
"I am fine Jasper. Fine. Please, help me up. I can't allow the city tribes to see any weakness"
Jasper reached down and practically picked her up, he wrapped an arm around her waist. "Lean on me." He turned to his attention to their convoy. "We will march out of the city and then find somewhere to rest as soon as possible." He began to walk, Amber leaned on him heavily barely moving her feet. "Come on Amber," he whispered using her real name, the name few other people knew. "You have to help me." They began to march toward their home in the hills.