Author's Note: I do not own anything of the Tribe but the made up
characters in this story. No money is being made here.
RATED: R for language, violence, and love scenes.
Summary: Takes place from Series 1. A young and extreme fighter enters the lives of the Mallrats. (Please REVIEW!!)
The Ultimate Warrior
by Kevin
Series 1-
Lex and Dal ran fast as their legs would let them down the street that was part of the territory of the Demon Dogs, who were chasing after the two fellow Mallrats. Dal had brought his skates, but found no time to strap them on as for seeing the twisted tribe chase after them.
Dal then began to notice Lex running in the opposite direction of him. That's when he realised as his eyes bugged out of their sockets....Lex was leaving him behind.
Damn you, Lex! He thought.
Dal suddenly came to a dead end as more members of the Demon Dog tribe came into view in front of him. He stopped, breathing hard as he looked back and forth, searching any place for another escape route. There was nothing. He thought he was a gonner for sure.
They surrounded him, he had nowhere to go now. He started to panic. Just then, the Demon Dog leader walked towards Dal from the circle they all made. He pointed at Dal and said, "You! You are tresspassing on our turf!"
Dal started to back away from their leader, forgetting about the other Demon Dogs behind him.
"I-I was just trying to get some food." He replied.
They all laughed. They mocked him, and it discouraged him really badly, especially of his chances of ever seeing Trudy and Amber again.
The leader spoke up again. "All food here is ours. For YOUR crime, you must pay the price."
The leader reached down and picked up a small rock. Dal knew exactly what they all had in mind, he could sense it from the blood lusting and insane look in their eyes.
"Let's see if you can survive, runt." The leader threw his rock right at Dal's face. Dal shut his eyes, trying to clear his mind and take Tai-San's advice of forgetting about pain. Dal suddenly heard a wooshing sound move infront of his face that was followed by a brush of wind and another sound of a rock hitting flesh. He thought the rock had hit him and Tai-San's advice was better than he imagined. As he opened his eyes, an arm was extended with a hand in front of his face that was holding the rock the leader had thrown.
Dal looked up at the one who saved his face from being smashed. It was a young boy, who looked to be at the same height as Ryan and Bray as well as the same age. His hair was bleach blond and combed down with the front spiked up. His blue eyes showed nothing but coldness towards the Demon Dogs and their leader. He wore a black overcoat, a blue sleeveless shirt, black pants, and black boots. It was revealed that he was a bit more masculine then Lex and Bray.
He spoke up. "The kid's done nothing wrong but only look for food. That's not a crime."
Getting past his shock at the tough appearence of the boy, the leader glared down at the mysterious stranger. "Back off! Or else you'll be joining him!"
The boy looked all around him, seeing the odds against him, or at least that was going through their minds. The boy then put Dal behind him and faced the leader. "There's no need for such violence. I'll be glad to trade you anything of mine for the food he's taken."
"No trade! Give us back our food! NOW!" The leader shouted. It unphased the young boy. Dal made no move to return the stolen food.
Seeing the hesitation of the two, the DD leader signaled one of his tribemates to strike. The Demon Dog obliged and extended his arm out to Dal's book bag. The boy sensed the approach, and with great reflexes, pulled Dal out of harm's way and sent his boot slamming against the groin of the Demon Dog in a vicious back kick. The Demon Dog fell to the ground and clutched at where the boy's boot left a dirt mark, groaning in pain. Another Demon Dog attacked by throwing a punch to the boy's face. The boy easily dodged his fist and grabbed his arm, flipping him over to the hard stone ground of the street with little effort.
A third Demon Dog threw a punch to the boy's face. The boy blocked his fist by using the back of his hand against the Demon Dog's wrist. The Demon Dog then threw another punch to the boy's chest, but with the same hand that blocked the first punch, the boy grabbed the Demon Dog's fist that unravelled back into a hand and pulled back the Demon Dog's fingers as he twisted his arm. The third attacker cried at the pain in his hand an arm, but it was nothing compared to the fire in his chest as the boy sent a round house kick at the Demon Dog, making him fall to the ground like his two fallen tribemates.
Dal's eyes again bugged out of their sockets. He was in shock. Though it seemed like forever, this young stranger just beat up three Demon Dogs in only five seconds...with little effort what so ever! The boy wasn't even breathing hard nor sweating. Dal then looked at the Demon Dogs that surrounded him and the boy. Their expressions turned from evil and pissed off to nervousity and fear. It was the same with their leader.
"You...you...you couldn't have done this! You...YOU MUST BE A LOCO!!" The leader cried.
The boy only shook his head. "I'm not, but I am familiar with Zoot. Other than that, I belong to no..."
Suddenly, they all scattered as they carried their fallen tribemates away from anymore harm, leaving Dal and the boy alone in the street.
"...tribe." The boy finished. The stranger then looked over at Dal. "You ok?"
Dal nodded, his eyes still wide. He had to act cautious. For a guy that can beat up three Demon Dogs in five seconds, he couldn't possibly be a nice guy, could he?
The boy only gave him a friendly smile. "What are you doing out here alone?"
Dal felt that he could finally speak. "I...I wasn't...alone. I was with someone else but...we we got...got separated while being chased."
"Maybe we should go look for your friend then, see if their ok." The boy said.
Dal shook his head. "No. He's at the mall by now. He....ah, it doesn't matter."
The boy nodded. "Well, if you don't need any help, I'll be on my way then." With that, the boy turned to leave. "Wait!" Dal cried out, making the boy stop and turn back to him. "I told you I live in a mall. That's where my tribe and I live. We could use help like you."
The boy smirked. "Who are your tribe?"
"We're called the Mallrats." Dal replied. The name made the boy freeze. Mallrats?! That's the tribe...The boy looked back at Dal. "Tell me, is there anybody in your tribe named Bray and Trudy?"
"Yeah. You know them?" The boy's blue eyes were suddenly sparkling with hope. "Yeah, I know 'em. Ok, I'll got with you back to the mall." Dal smiled at the boy's answer, and turned to lead the boy back home.
"Oh yeah." Dal said as he looked over his shoulder at the boy. "I never caught your name. I'm Dal."
The boy shook hands with his new friend while walking. "Nice to meet, Dal. I'm Jett." He replied. Dal's head snapped into the direction of Jett as his mouth dropped and his eyes again went wide.
"Jett?! As in...
"...as in the one and only person who survived a fight, both fair and unfair, against Zoot himself?" Amber asked. Jett nodded. Chattering began to fill up the mall.
Both sides of Jett in the cafe' was Trudy who held his hand and Bray with his hand on Jett's shoulder. Bray's bright smile of seeing his lost friend never left him. Salene then spoke up, and Jett noticed Trudy scowl at the girl.
"So how do you know Bray and Trudy?"
Bray replied for him. "Long story. I met Jett when we were little kids. We've played sports together. He met Trudy the same day I met her in the gym."
Zandra then whispered to Amber. "So the sports thing explains the reason he's a hottie." Amber smirked as she shook her head. Her smile faded when she saw Lex glaring with venom in his eyes. Jett noticed his harsh stare and crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned back against his seat.
"I wouldn't be looking like I'm pissed, pal. It's them who should be pissed at you for leaving the kid behind." Jett spat out. Lex's glare came to Jett, who returned the glare even more firey. Looking back at them, Ryan and Bray knew they had to intervene before things got out of hand. Bray put himself in between Lex and Jett.
"Ok. Well, I bet you must be tired for looking for us all this time, old friend. How bout we get you a room and.."Bray began, only to be cut short by Lex. "And who says he's staying. Don't forget...I'm leader, loverboy."
Amber glared at Lex, but before she could speak, Lex walked up to the young fighter. "If you wanna stay, you're gonna have to prove your worth..to me." He said with an icy tone.
"What do you have in mind?" Jett asked.
Lex grinned. "Well, I happen to be a good fighter myself. So how bout it hot shot? You man enough?" Lex grabbed one of the broom sticks he used for combat training with Ryan and the others. Jack raised his hand. "Uh, problem. If you can remember, one of the sticks got broken when me and Dal fought."
"It doesn't matter to me. I won't need a weapon against you." Jett simply said with no pun in his words. Lex glared even more at Jett, and the two went downstairs in the center of the mall by the statue.
After a brief preparation, Lex advanced on Jett. Jett grabbed the broom stick that was used for a staff and used it for himself to flip over Lex. Lex winced in pain from the impact of his back to the ground, but quickly got up and prepared himself for any of Jett's advances. To his suprise, Jett threw the stick back to Lex.
Lex attacked again after regaining his weapon. Instead of attacking, Jett took the hard blows from the stick, nevering falling on his knees or to the floor. He then started blocking all of Lex's attacks. After several minutes, Lex stopped his advancing on Jett as he kneeled over to catch his breath. Jett had blocked every single one of his attacks, right before he flipped him over of course. Lex stood back up and walked over to Jett, extending his hand, which Jett shook.
"Looks like I was wrong. Welcome to the Mallrats." Lex smiled.
"Thanks. You're a pretty good fighter yourself, although you need to work up on a few moves." Jett replied. Lex let out a small laugh before he looked up at his fellow tribemates. "Boys and girls, meet your new Cheif of Security, Jett."
All appluaded and cheered, except Ryan who said with a puzzled look, "But, Lex, where does that leave me?"
Lex bit his lip. He'd forgotten that he promised his best friend the job position. "You know, I could use a deputy." Jett whispered as he looked up at Ryan. Lex looked over at him, then nodded. "Ok Ryan, your Jett's deputy."
The puzzled look on his face disappeared as the corner of Ryan's mouth turned into a half smile.
Later as night came, Jett sat alone with Bray and Salene in the cafe'. There was little talking, which was strange for Jett and Bray since they were best friends.
"You know the funny thing about life?" Bray asked. Jett looked up at him. "I think so. Life it's self?" Bray smirked as he nodded.
"Yeah. We always think we have plenty of time to be kids. Now," Bray continued with a sigh. "Everything has changed. We're the oldest generation now, and we have to thrive to survive."
"Basically, make or join tribes." Bray nodded. Salene, sitting next to Bray, spoke up. "Jett, if you don't mind me asking. Where did you learn to fight like that?" Both her and Bray's eyes were on Jett's. Jett leaned back in chair. "I've watched a lot of kung-fu movies when I was very little. My father got me into martial arts so I could learn to fight and defend myself when I was five. Since then, I've been training like crazy. While other kids were doing sports and video games, I was sharpening up on my skills."
Salene looked confused. "But I thought you and Bray played basketball together?"
Bray smirked. "We did. When he said he's been sharpening his skills, he didn't mean he was a kung-fu monk. He was a regular kid just like me, and basketball was our favorite sport at the time."
Salene, still confused inside, only gave them a smile like she understood. Jett turned back to Bray, his looks becoming of sympathy from calm. "I...I heard about Martin. I'm really sorry, Bray. He was like brother to me like you are."
Bray shook his head. "It was a month ago." Jett nodded. "I heard where you gave him a warrior's funeral down at the beach. I've been going there to pay respect to him."
"Salene! Can you help us?" Amber called out from Jack's room. Salene excused herself from the table and walked out. Bray turned to Jett. "Was that the truth?" "About what?" Jett asked. "The truth about you how you're such a powerful fighter?"
Jett looked down at his hands. He then shook his head no. Bray sighed again. He had once again been the victim of the lies that Jett tries to live in. "So you didn't find out anything about who you are?"
"Just that my real name is Jett. It was on the birth certificate."
There was a silence, which was ended when Jett spoke up again. "You know, I had a dream, a really strange dream, for the past few weeks." Bray looked back up at his friend. "Do tell?" "Martin was in it, but as Zoot. We were in a battle arena. We were fighting, but the only thing is I dunno if we were against each other or something else."
"You'll have to go to Tai-San for that kind of thing." Bray smirked. Jett looked up. "So she's like a hippi?" "No, she's into spiritual belief. She can sense things, don't ask me how." Bray got up to leave as he said, "I'm gonna go check on Trudy and Brady." He patted his friends shoulder and left.
Tai-San...why did that name ring a bell? Jett thought. He then sat up and walked to Tai-San's room. When he found her, she was lighting candles in her room, preparing herself for meditation. He gently knocked against the entrance of her room. She jumped, but sighed in relief and gave him a warm and welcoming smile. "Jett. To what do I honor you sudden visit?"
"I uh, I'm sorry to bother you so late, but I need your help." He bit his lip as he felt his face turn red. He was very shy, especially in front of a beautiful girl like Tai-San. Her smile never left her as she directed him to sit next to her. He oblidged and began talking.
"I have this dream. It's...It's really strange. I'm with Zoot in what seems to be a battle arena, only...I'm not sure if we're fighting each other." She looked at him concerned. "You have had this dream before?" "Yes, three times."
Tai-San closed her eyes. After awhile of meditating, her eyes snapped open and her breathing went from calm to heavy. It was his turn to be worried. "Tai-San?" She looked up into his eyes with fear deep in hers. "Your dream....it is a sign...of the future."
"Sign? Of the future?" Jett asked, startled by the reason of his dream. "If this is a sign, then..." Slowly Jett looked up, stairing at nothing as he said, "Martin...he's alive."
Tai-San gazed at him, trying to read his expression. It was to no avail though, it was too hard to read the look on the face of too-focused fighter. She put a hand on his cheek. He gazed at her as he felt the warmness of her palm against the side of his face. "Do not be alarmed so soon. Dreams can mean anything. So far, I don't see this dream really happening at all."
He looked at her quizically. "But you said it was a sign of the future." She nodded. "But sometimes, even dreams that are signs to not come true. Your dream could mean anything."
His eyes never left her. He was impressed by her use of words. His forcefully through out his thoughts of admiring her and returned to the subject at hand. "What should I do?" Her hand left his cheek. "Give it time. You'll see only when you give into patience."
It was the end of their conversation, he could sense it by the tone of her voice. He thanked her with a warm smile and left her room after saying good night. Tai-San watched the young boy retreat to his room.
How could it be? She thought to herself. The truth was at the same time she sensed his dream, she sensed a great power within Jett. A power that overmatched a human's limit. It wasn't his dream that frightened her so much, it was...the power inside him. She felt that he didn't know of this, so she would keep it secret from him. It was best for others to find their own way in who they are, is what her mother said.
The power though, the same power that frieghtened her, was attracting her to the boy. An idea crossed her mind, an idea she had when she went into Lex's room. Could she...? Yes, she could. Lex didn't love her, he bared no love in his heart. He only wanted Tai-San for the same reason he wanted any woman. She felt that Jett was different, but would he push her away. Either way, it was worth the risk to follow your heart. Her choice was made; she walked into his room in the Mall. He was resting peacefully, or so as it seemed.
"It's ok. I'm awake." He said as he opened his eyes and gazed up at her from the soft quilt on the floor. "Can I help you?" He smiled.
"Forgive me for intruding in on you, Jett. I was..wondering if...if you would join me in meditation?" She asked.
He leaned up from his sleeping quilt. "What for?" "Well, I sensed you had a lot of tension inside you, so I thought this could help you relieve such tension." He looked up at her confused. She let out a small sigh. "Jett, I sense something great in you, and you have no idea how dangerous it could be if you do not calm yourself. Please." She said with pleading eyes.
His answer: Jett got up from his quilt and into a sitting position as he crossed his legs. That's when Tai-San realized that he was only covered in blue boxers. His entire body was well built, it showed nothing of fatness what so ever. Then again, with a power like his, one's body could be powerful as well.
She got into the same seating position and held up her hands. "Clasp your hands with mine, and together we will journey throughtout the spiritual realm." And so he did, and they soon meditated.
He could feel her breath against his face, even though they were inches apart. Suddenly, he almost fell to sleep in his meditating position, until...
Tai-San's face came into view, yet his eyes were closed. But her face was there, right in front of him. Then her entire body came into view, revealing she was nude. He gasped at the sight of her body, of her beauty. He tried to turn away, but an unknown force wouldn't let him.
Soon, her body was clothed in a blue dress with a crown of flowers around her hair, and a wedding beauque in her hands. Wedding?! What...
There was a flash and then another vision. They were somewhere, standing across each other. She looked like she was crying, and he looked sad as well. He gently ran the back of his fingers against her cheek as he leaned forward and kissed her tears. He began saying something.
"I'll come back." She looked up at him. "Promise?" He smiled. "It's too hard for me to stay away from you. I love you too much to not want to be back in your arms." He whispered and embraced her in a passionate kiss. That was when the vision ended, and both opened their eyes, breathing heavy.
Tai-San gazed at Jett with a shocked expression. "That...vision. Is it another of your dreams?" After a brief pause, Jett slowly nodded. She gasped. He looked at her. "Don't worry. It was just a dream. Like you said, dreams usually don't come true."
Jett paused as he noticed something very unpleasent. He looked down to see Tai-San in his lap with his arms around her. That wasn't more unpleasent than the feeling of her uncovered back against his boxers. He was hoping she wouldn't notice and would push her back up...but it was too late. Instead of looking grossed out or scared, she only smiled and slowly leaned back up.
He looked at her confused again. Her smile became warm and welcoming. "Like I said Jett, there is a lot of tension inside you. It could build up and turn into anger. And should you ever release this anger...I don't know what could happen."
"Why are you telling me this?" "For the sake of the tribe." He looked at her incredulous. His eyes then opened up more when he saw her place herself on all four and gaze up at him with affection and lust in her eyes. "I would be glad to help relieve you of such horrible tension."
He gulped. He knew what she was asking. He wanted to say yes for a reason, but no words came out of his mouth. He gulped again, and managed to regain his strength. He wanted to say no, but his heart told him to say yes. Why? He didn't know, and soon his mouth opened. Again, nothing came out though. But his answer came when his boxers started becoming rather tight and uncomfortable. He could no longer control his urges.
He grabbed her arms and pulled her on top of him as they fell back onto his quilt. They kissed in a hot and passionate kiss, their hands running all over each other's bodies, exploring their features. Moments which felt like years in their kiss, she leaned up on him, and removed her gown. He gasped at the sight of her naked. Indeed she was an image of beauty, just like in his dream. Infact, she was looking the way she was in his dream. Her eyes became full with lust, it was almost driving him over the edge.
He rolled himself over on top of her, and removed her panties and his boxers. There was nothing left that covered their bodies, they were now flesh to flesh, man to woman. He paused and leaned himself up on top of her. He gazed into her eyes, and saw that the lust in them had turned to love. She even smiled at him like a lover would. The same smile crossed his lips as he began to kiss her again. Tonight was going to be a night which both had no clue if it was meant to be or not. It didn't matter right now, just the moment now. During their kiss, they were both locked in a lover's rhythm, pushing their bodies against each other, feeling the pleasure inside and out of making love.
The next morning. Everybody was in the cafe' eating breakfest, preparing themselves for the adventures of the day to come. Everyone was chattering away, except Tai-San with a warm smile and a dreamy expression as her food went unnoticed. Last night's effected them both a great deal, her and Jett. It was a lot more different than when she slept with Lex. Last night, she didn't help him with his tension, she instead had possibly let go of the chains around her heart. She may have found the abililty to truly love again.
Across the room was Lex, Zandra, and Cloe. All three were watching Tai-San, never seeing her ever this happy. A grin came across Lex's face, thinking she might of had a dream about him last night. The only thing was that she never once looked at him all morning.
Jett had walked in, and everybody's question about Tai-San was answered when he gave her a soft kiss as he sat down beside her. All eyes were on the new couple. Jett looked at them all. "What?" He asked. Everyone went back to their breakfest.
Jett turned to his new love, whispering in her ear, "You were amazing last night." He kissed her cheek as she smiled at him lovingly again. Jett's eyes suddenly darted forward when he noticed a young boy sulk up the stairs.
"Hey KC. You ok?" He asked. KC didn't look up as he spoke. "It's my fault."
Everybody turned to him. Lex then walked up to him. "What'd you do, bud?"
His question was answered when swarms of young kids dressed up like as if they were in a circus charged in, cheering and screaming. Everyone jumped up. Amber turned angerly to KC and grabbed him by his colar. "How could you, KC?"
"I-I'm sorry! Top Hat said he would kill me if I didn't find him the only people who knew where the antidote was!" KC began as tears formed in his eyes. Amber's anger flushed away as she realized what she had just done. She looked sorry at KC and pulled in a hug as he cried. Bray stood in front of them both, ready to risk his life for girlfriend and the little thief.
Top Hat? The leader of the Tribe Circus?
The young kids started cheering Top Hat's name as he entered the mall and bowed to the Mallrats. "Welcome all, boys and girls. I am your...new leader now, and this is MY mall."
Upstairs, Jett glared down at the Tribe Circus leader. Tai-San looked to her boyfriend, only to see his face change from soft to totally focused and his hands balled up into tight fists. He was going to fight, she knew. This time, all would witness what Dal had seen Jett do to the Demon Dogs.
RATED: R for language, violence, and love scenes.
Summary: Takes place from Series 1. A young and extreme fighter enters the lives of the Mallrats. (Please REVIEW!!)
The Ultimate Warrior
by Kevin
Series 1-
Lex and Dal ran fast as their legs would let them down the street that was part of the territory of the Demon Dogs, who were chasing after the two fellow Mallrats. Dal had brought his skates, but found no time to strap them on as for seeing the twisted tribe chase after them.
Dal then began to notice Lex running in the opposite direction of him. That's when he realised as his eyes bugged out of their sockets....Lex was leaving him behind.
Damn you, Lex! He thought.
Dal suddenly came to a dead end as more members of the Demon Dog tribe came into view in front of him. He stopped, breathing hard as he looked back and forth, searching any place for another escape route. There was nothing. He thought he was a gonner for sure.
They surrounded him, he had nowhere to go now. He started to panic. Just then, the Demon Dog leader walked towards Dal from the circle they all made. He pointed at Dal and said, "You! You are tresspassing on our turf!"
Dal started to back away from their leader, forgetting about the other Demon Dogs behind him.
"I-I was just trying to get some food." He replied.
They all laughed. They mocked him, and it discouraged him really badly, especially of his chances of ever seeing Trudy and Amber again.
The leader spoke up again. "All food here is ours. For YOUR crime, you must pay the price."
The leader reached down and picked up a small rock. Dal knew exactly what they all had in mind, he could sense it from the blood lusting and insane look in their eyes.
"Let's see if you can survive, runt." The leader threw his rock right at Dal's face. Dal shut his eyes, trying to clear his mind and take Tai-San's advice of forgetting about pain. Dal suddenly heard a wooshing sound move infront of his face that was followed by a brush of wind and another sound of a rock hitting flesh. He thought the rock had hit him and Tai-San's advice was better than he imagined. As he opened his eyes, an arm was extended with a hand in front of his face that was holding the rock the leader had thrown.
Dal looked up at the one who saved his face from being smashed. It was a young boy, who looked to be at the same height as Ryan and Bray as well as the same age. His hair was bleach blond and combed down with the front spiked up. His blue eyes showed nothing but coldness towards the Demon Dogs and their leader. He wore a black overcoat, a blue sleeveless shirt, black pants, and black boots. It was revealed that he was a bit more masculine then Lex and Bray.
He spoke up. "The kid's done nothing wrong but only look for food. That's not a crime."
Getting past his shock at the tough appearence of the boy, the leader glared down at the mysterious stranger. "Back off! Or else you'll be joining him!"
The boy looked all around him, seeing the odds against him, or at least that was going through their minds. The boy then put Dal behind him and faced the leader. "There's no need for such violence. I'll be glad to trade you anything of mine for the food he's taken."
"No trade! Give us back our food! NOW!" The leader shouted. It unphased the young boy. Dal made no move to return the stolen food.
Seeing the hesitation of the two, the DD leader signaled one of his tribemates to strike. The Demon Dog obliged and extended his arm out to Dal's book bag. The boy sensed the approach, and with great reflexes, pulled Dal out of harm's way and sent his boot slamming against the groin of the Demon Dog in a vicious back kick. The Demon Dog fell to the ground and clutched at where the boy's boot left a dirt mark, groaning in pain. Another Demon Dog attacked by throwing a punch to the boy's face. The boy easily dodged his fist and grabbed his arm, flipping him over to the hard stone ground of the street with little effort.
A third Demon Dog threw a punch to the boy's face. The boy blocked his fist by using the back of his hand against the Demon Dog's wrist. The Demon Dog then threw another punch to the boy's chest, but with the same hand that blocked the first punch, the boy grabbed the Demon Dog's fist that unravelled back into a hand and pulled back the Demon Dog's fingers as he twisted his arm. The third attacker cried at the pain in his hand an arm, but it was nothing compared to the fire in his chest as the boy sent a round house kick at the Demon Dog, making him fall to the ground like his two fallen tribemates.
Dal's eyes again bugged out of their sockets. He was in shock. Though it seemed like forever, this young stranger just beat up three Demon Dogs in only five seconds...with little effort what so ever! The boy wasn't even breathing hard nor sweating. Dal then looked at the Demon Dogs that surrounded him and the boy. Their expressions turned from evil and pissed off to nervousity and fear. It was the same with their leader.
"You...you...you couldn't have done this! You...YOU MUST BE A LOCO!!" The leader cried.
The boy only shook his head. "I'm not, but I am familiar with Zoot. Other than that, I belong to no..."
Suddenly, they all scattered as they carried their fallen tribemates away from anymore harm, leaving Dal and the boy alone in the street.
"...tribe." The boy finished. The stranger then looked over at Dal. "You ok?"
Dal nodded, his eyes still wide. He had to act cautious. For a guy that can beat up three Demon Dogs in five seconds, he couldn't possibly be a nice guy, could he?
The boy only gave him a friendly smile. "What are you doing out here alone?"
Dal felt that he could finally speak. "I...I wasn't...alone. I was with someone else but...we we got...got separated while being chased."
"Maybe we should go look for your friend then, see if their ok." The boy said.
Dal shook his head. "No. He's at the mall by now. He....ah, it doesn't matter."
The boy nodded. "Well, if you don't need any help, I'll be on my way then." With that, the boy turned to leave. "Wait!" Dal cried out, making the boy stop and turn back to him. "I told you I live in a mall. That's where my tribe and I live. We could use help like you."
The boy smirked. "Who are your tribe?"
"We're called the Mallrats." Dal replied. The name made the boy freeze. Mallrats?! That's the tribe...The boy looked back at Dal. "Tell me, is there anybody in your tribe named Bray and Trudy?"
"Yeah. You know them?" The boy's blue eyes were suddenly sparkling with hope. "Yeah, I know 'em. Ok, I'll got with you back to the mall." Dal smiled at the boy's answer, and turned to lead the boy back home.
"Oh yeah." Dal said as he looked over his shoulder at the boy. "I never caught your name. I'm Dal."
The boy shook hands with his new friend while walking. "Nice to meet, Dal. I'm Jett." He replied. Dal's head snapped into the direction of Jett as his mouth dropped and his eyes again went wide.
"Jett?! As in...
"...as in the one and only person who survived a fight, both fair and unfair, against Zoot himself?" Amber asked. Jett nodded. Chattering began to fill up the mall.
Both sides of Jett in the cafe' was Trudy who held his hand and Bray with his hand on Jett's shoulder. Bray's bright smile of seeing his lost friend never left him. Salene then spoke up, and Jett noticed Trudy scowl at the girl.
"So how do you know Bray and Trudy?"
Bray replied for him. "Long story. I met Jett when we were little kids. We've played sports together. He met Trudy the same day I met her in the gym."
Zandra then whispered to Amber. "So the sports thing explains the reason he's a hottie." Amber smirked as she shook her head. Her smile faded when she saw Lex glaring with venom in his eyes. Jett noticed his harsh stare and crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned back against his seat.
"I wouldn't be looking like I'm pissed, pal. It's them who should be pissed at you for leaving the kid behind." Jett spat out. Lex's glare came to Jett, who returned the glare even more firey. Looking back at them, Ryan and Bray knew they had to intervene before things got out of hand. Bray put himself in between Lex and Jett.
"Ok. Well, I bet you must be tired for looking for us all this time, old friend. How bout we get you a room and.."Bray began, only to be cut short by Lex. "And who says he's staying. Don't forget...I'm leader, loverboy."
Amber glared at Lex, but before she could speak, Lex walked up to the young fighter. "If you wanna stay, you're gonna have to prove your worth..to me." He said with an icy tone.
"What do you have in mind?" Jett asked.
Lex grinned. "Well, I happen to be a good fighter myself. So how bout it hot shot? You man enough?" Lex grabbed one of the broom sticks he used for combat training with Ryan and the others. Jack raised his hand. "Uh, problem. If you can remember, one of the sticks got broken when me and Dal fought."
"It doesn't matter to me. I won't need a weapon against you." Jett simply said with no pun in his words. Lex glared even more at Jett, and the two went downstairs in the center of the mall by the statue.
After a brief preparation, Lex advanced on Jett. Jett grabbed the broom stick that was used for a staff and used it for himself to flip over Lex. Lex winced in pain from the impact of his back to the ground, but quickly got up and prepared himself for any of Jett's advances. To his suprise, Jett threw the stick back to Lex.
Lex attacked again after regaining his weapon. Instead of attacking, Jett took the hard blows from the stick, nevering falling on his knees or to the floor. He then started blocking all of Lex's attacks. After several minutes, Lex stopped his advancing on Jett as he kneeled over to catch his breath. Jett had blocked every single one of his attacks, right before he flipped him over of course. Lex stood back up and walked over to Jett, extending his hand, which Jett shook.
"Looks like I was wrong. Welcome to the Mallrats." Lex smiled.
"Thanks. You're a pretty good fighter yourself, although you need to work up on a few moves." Jett replied. Lex let out a small laugh before he looked up at his fellow tribemates. "Boys and girls, meet your new Cheif of Security, Jett."
All appluaded and cheered, except Ryan who said with a puzzled look, "But, Lex, where does that leave me?"
Lex bit his lip. He'd forgotten that he promised his best friend the job position. "You know, I could use a deputy." Jett whispered as he looked up at Ryan. Lex looked over at him, then nodded. "Ok Ryan, your Jett's deputy."
The puzzled look on his face disappeared as the corner of Ryan's mouth turned into a half smile.
Later as night came, Jett sat alone with Bray and Salene in the cafe'. There was little talking, which was strange for Jett and Bray since they were best friends.
"You know the funny thing about life?" Bray asked. Jett looked up at him. "I think so. Life it's self?" Bray smirked as he nodded.
"Yeah. We always think we have plenty of time to be kids. Now," Bray continued with a sigh. "Everything has changed. We're the oldest generation now, and we have to thrive to survive."
"Basically, make or join tribes." Bray nodded. Salene, sitting next to Bray, spoke up. "Jett, if you don't mind me asking. Where did you learn to fight like that?" Both her and Bray's eyes were on Jett's. Jett leaned back in chair. "I've watched a lot of kung-fu movies when I was very little. My father got me into martial arts so I could learn to fight and defend myself when I was five. Since then, I've been training like crazy. While other kids were doing sports and video games, I was sharpening up on my skills."
Salene looked confused. "But I thought you and Bray played basketball together?"
Bray smirked. "We did. When he said he's been sharpening his skills, he didn't mean he was a kung-fu monk. He was a regular kid just like me, and basketball was our favorite sport at the time."
Salene, still confused inside, only gave them a smile like she understood. Jett turned back to Bray, his looks becoming of sympathy from calm. "I...I heard about Martin. I'm really sorry, Bray. He was like brother to me like you are."
Bray shook his head. "It was a month ago." Jett nodded. "I heard where you gave him a warrior's funeral down at the beach. I've been going there to pay respect to him."
"Salene! Can you help us?" Amber called out from Jack's room. Salene excused herself from the table and walked out. Bray turned to Jett. "Was that the truth?" "About what?" Jett asked. "The truth about you how you're such a powerful fighter?"
Jett looked down at his hands. He then shook his head no. Bray sighed again. He had once again been the victim of the lies that Jett tries to live in. "So you didn't find out anything about who you are?"
"Just that my real name is Jett. It was on the birth certificate."
There was a silence, which was ended when Jett spoke up again. "You know, I had a dream, a really strange dream, for the past few weeks." Bray looked back up at his friend. "Do tell?" "Martin was in it, but as Zoot. We were in a battle arena. We were fighting, but the only thing is I dunno if we were against each other or something else."
"You'll have to go to Tai-San for that kind of thing." Bray smirked. Jett looked up. "So she's like a hippi?" "No, she's into spiritual belief. She can sense things, don't ask me how." Bray got up to leave as he said, "I'm gonna go check on Trudy and Brady." He patted his friends shoulder and left.
Tai-San...why did that name ring a bell? Jett thought. He then sat up and walked to Tai-San's room. When he found her, she was lighting candles in her room, preparing herself for meditation. He gently knocked against the entrance of her room. She jumped, but sighed in relief and gave him a warm and welcoming smile. "Jett. To what do I honor you sudden visit?"
"I uh, I'm sorry to bother you so late, but I need your help." He bit his lip as he felt his face turn red. He was very shy, especially in front of a beautiful girl like Tai-San. Her smile never left her as she directed him to sit next to her. He oblidged and began talking.
"I have this dream. It's...It's really strange. I'm with Zoot in what seems to be a battle arena, only...I'm not sure if we're fighting each other." She looked at him concerned. "You have had this dream before?" "Yes, three times."
Tai-San closed her eyes. After awhile of meditating, her eyes snapped open and her breathing went from calm to heavy. It was his turn to be worried. "Tai-San?" She looked up into his eyes with fear deep in hers. "Your dream....it is a sign...of the future."
"Sign? Of the future?" Jett asked, startled by the reason of his dream. "If this is a sign, then..." Slowly Jett looked up, stairing at nothing as he said, "Martin...he's alive."
Tai-San gazed at him, trying to read his expression. It was to no avail though, it was too hard to read the look on the face of too-focused fighter. She put a hand on his cheek. He gazed at her as he felt the warmness of her palm against the side of his face. "Do not be alarmed so soon. Dreams can mean anything. So far, I don't see this dream really happening at all."
He looked at her quizically. "But you said it was a sign of the future." She nodded. "But sometimes, even dreams that are signs to not come true. Your dream could mean anything."
His eyes never left her. He was impressed by her use of words. His forcefully through out his thoughts of admiring her and returned to the subject at hand. "What should I do?" Her hand left his cheek. "Give it time. You'll see only when you give into patience."
It was the end of their conversation, he could sense it by the tone of her voice. He thanked her with a warm smile and left her room after saying good night. Tai-San watched the young boy retreat to his room.
How could it be? She thought to herself. The truth was at the same time she sensed his dream, she sensed a great power within Jett. A power that overmatched a human's limit. It wasn't his dream that frightened her so much, it was...the power inside him. She felt that he didn't know of this, so she would keep it secret from him. It was best for others to find their own way in who they are, is what her mother said.
The power though, the same power that frieghtened her, was attracting her to the boy. An idea crossed her mind, an idea she had when she went into Lex's room. Could she...? Yes, she could. Lex didn't love her, he bared no love in his heart. He only wanted Tai-San for the same reason he wanted any woman. She felt that Jett was different, but would he push her away. Either way, it was worth the risk to follow your heart. Her choice was made; she walked into his room in the Mall. He was resting peacefully, or so as it seemed.
"It's ok. I'm awake." He said as he opened his eyes and gazed up at her from the soft quilt on the floor. "Can I help you?" He smiled.
"Forgive me for intruding in on you, Jett. I was..wondering if...if you would join me in meditation?" She asked.
He leaned up from his sleeping quilt. "What for?" "Well, I sensed you had a lot of tension inside you, so I thought this could help you relieve such tension." He looked up at her confused. She let out a small sigh. "Jett, I sense something great in you, and you have no idea how dangerous it could be if you do not calm yourself. Please." She said with pleading eyes.
His answer: Jett got up from his quilt and into a sitting position as he crossed his legs. That's when Tai-San realized that he was only covered in blue boxers. His entire body was well built, it showed nothing of fatness what so ever. Then again, with a power like his, one's body could be powerful as well.
She got into the same seating position and held up her hands. "Clasp your hands with mine, and together we will journey throughtout the spiritual realm." And so he did, and they soon meditated.
He could feel her breath against his face, even though they were inches apart. Suddenly, he almost fell to sleep in his meditating position, until...
Tai-San's face came into view, yet his eyes were closed. But her face was there, right in front of him. Then her entire body came into view, revealing she was nude. He gasped at the sight of her body, of her beauty. He tried to turn away, but an unknown force wouldn't let him.
Soon, her body was clothed in a blue dress with a crown of flowers around her hair, and a wedding beauque in her hands. Wedding?! What...
There was a flash and then another vision. They were somewhere, standing across each other. She looked like she was crying, and he looked sad as well. He gently ran the back of his fingers against her cheek as he leaned forward and kissed her tears. He began saying something.
"I'll come back." She looked up at him. "Promise?" He smiled. "It's too hard for me to stay away from you. I love you too much to not want to be back in your arms." He whispered and embraced her in a passionate kiss. That was when the vision ended, and both opened their eyes, breathing heavy.
Tai-San gazed at Jett with a shocked expression. "That...vision. Is it another of your dreams?" After a brief pause, Jett slowly nodded. She gasped. He looked at her. "Don't worry. It was just a dream. Like you said, dreams usually don't come true."
Jett paused as he noticed something very unpleasent. He looked down to see Tai-San in his lap with his arms around her. That wasn't more unpleasent than the feeling of her uncovered back against his boxers. He was hoping she wouldn't notice and would push her back up...but it was too late. Instead of looking grossed out or scared, she only smiled and slowly leaned back up.
He looked at her confused again. Her smile became warm and welcoming. "Like I said Jett, there is a lot of tension inside you. It could build up and turn into anger. And should you ever release this anger...I don't know what could happen."
"Why are you telling me this?" "For the sake of the tribe." He looked at her incredulous. His eyes then opened up more when he saw her place herself on all four and gaze up at him with affection and lust in her eyes. "I would be glad to help relieve you of such horrible tension."
He gulped. He knew what she was asking. He wanted to say yes for a reason, but no words came out of his mouth. He gulped again, and managed to regain his strength. He wanted to say no, but his heart told him to say yes. Why? He didn't know, and soon his mouth opened. Again, nothing came out though. But his answer came when his boxers started becoming rather tight and uncomfortable. He could no longer control his urges.
He grabbed her arms and pulled her on top of him as they fell back onto his quilt. They kissed in a hot and passionate kiss, their hands running all over each other's bodies, exploring their features. Moments which felt like years in their kiss, she leaned up on him, and removed her gown. He gasped at the sight of her naked. Indeed she was an image of beauty, just like in his dream. Infact, she was looking the way she was in his dream. Her eyes became full with lust, it was almost driving him over the edge.
He rolled himself over on top of her, and removed her panties and his boxers. There was nothing left that covered their bodies, they were now flesh to flesh, man to woman. He paused and leaned himself up on top of her. He gazed into her eyes, and saw that the lust in them had turned to love. She even smiled at him like a lover would. The same smile crossed his lips as he began to kiss her again. Tonight was going to be a night which both had no clue if it was meant to be or not. It didn't matter right now, just the moment now. During their kiss, they were both locked in a lover's rhythm, pushing their bodies against each other, feeling the pleasure inside and out of making love.
The next morning. Everybody was in the cafe' eating breakfest, preparing themselves for the adventures of the day to come. Everyone was chattering away, except Tai-San with a warm smile and a dreamy expression as her food went unnoticed. Last night's effected them both a great deal, her and Jett. It was a lot more different than when she slept with Lex. Last night, she didn't help him with his tension, she instead had possibly let go of the chains around her heart. She may have found the abililty to truly love again.
Across the room was Lex, Zandra, and Cloe. All three were watching Tai-San, never seeing her ever this happy. A grin came across Lex's face, thinking she might of had a dream about him last night. The only thing was that she never once looked at him all morning.
Jett had walked in, and everybody's question about Tai-San was answered when he gave her a soft kiss as he sat down beside her. All eyes were on the new couple. Jett looked at them all. "What?" He asked. Everyone went back to their breakfest.
Jett turned to his new love, whispering in her ear, "You were amazing last night." He kissed her cheek as she smiled at him lovingly again. Jett's eyes suddenly darted forward when he noticed a young boy sulk up the stairs.
"Hey KC. You ok?" He asked. KC didn't look up as he spoke. "It's my fault."
Everybody turned to him. Lex then walked up to him. "What'd you do, bud?"
His question was answered when swarms of young kids dressed up like as if they were in a circus charged in, cheering and screaming. Everyone jumped up. Amber turned angerly to KC and grabbed him by his colar. "How could you, KC?"
"I-I'm sorry! Top Hat said he would kill me if I didn't find him the only people who knew where the antidote was!" KC began as tears formed in his eyes. Amber's anger flushed away as she realized what she had just done. She looked sorry at KC and pulled in a hug as he cried. Bray stood in front of them both, ready to risk his life for girlfriend and the little thief.
Top Hat? The leader of the Tribe Circus?
The young kids started cheering Top Hat's name as he entered the mall and bowed to the Mallrats. "Welcome all, boys and girls. I am your...new leader now, and this is MY mall."
Upstairs, Jett glared down at the Tribe Circus leader. Tai-San looked to her boyfriend, only to see his face change from soft to totally focused and his hands balled up into tight fists. He was going to fight, she knew. This time, all would witness what Dal had seen Jett do to the Demon Dogs.