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KTDA: Chapter One-A New Start
Amber sat in her room looking in the mirror as she took her long blond hair out of her Zulu knots. As she was doing this she was thinking about all that has happened in the past three month, how a virus that came out of nowhere kill her parents and all the adults in the world and how hard it was for her at first but she was grateful she had brother and friends with her as they all went though the same things. And how her and her friend found a safe place to live in an unsafe city that was a warzone for tribes like the Locos and the Demon Dogs. She was brought out of her thoughts when a four month pregnant Ebony ran in to her room closed the curtain that covered the doorway and sat on Ambers bed. ''Hey Ebony what's wrong?'' Amber asked the braided beauty. ''I know that he is your brother Am but he is driving me crazy I mean he is watching me like a hawk and will not let me do anything by myself, I mean I know that he means well but still I wish he would back off.'' Ebony said with a sigh. '' Have you talked to him about this yet? you should just tell you how you feel I mean we both know how Jay can be when it comes to you and him trying to take care of you just tell him he is over doing it just a little. Where is he anyway?'' Amber said sitting next to her. ''Just a little! He does not even let me walk around the Mall without someone I mean I am only four month pregnant. And he went to get water with the guys I mean I am surprised he left me alone!'' she said flopping on the bed. ''Hey you know what let us go down to the café and I will make some hot coco for us so we can talk about some other thing.'' Amber said. ''Fine but only if you are going to come with me when I go tell Jay that he needs to lay off and give me the room I need. Ebony said damandingly. ''Fine now just relax and we can deal with my brother later okay.'' Amber said getting up. and helped Ebony and with that they headed toward the café.
Meanwhile on the other side of the Mall Jack and Dal were working one some plans for a wind turbine that would let the group charge batteries that they could use for power. As they were drawing up the plans KC was waiting for the perfect moment so he could take Jack's game boy because Jack would not let him use it when he asked. When he saw Jack and Dal having an argument of who's idea it was to make the wind turbine we thought it was the best time to take the game boy. ''Oi what to you think you are KC. Lex said as he, Ryan, Adam and Jay came of the sewer carrying cases of water. ''NNNothing Lex.'' Kc said moving out of Jack's workshop. ''I think you were about to take the game boy. What do you think Ryan?'' Lex asked looking at Ryan ''I think that your right Lex.'' Ryan said. ''Well what are we going to do with you Kc.'' he asked looking him up and down ''I don't know''. Kc said nervously '' Just go run off and stay out of trouble.'' Lex said as he walked into Jack's room. ''Hey Jack we got the water you wanted to use to fill the tank.'' Lex said '' That's great Lex we fixed the hole in the tank so you can just go pour the water into it.'Jack said not looking up from his plans as Dal got up and was about to leave the room when Jack called out to him. ''Where are you going we not done here Dal?'' Jack said getting up. ''Well I am going to get some something tp eat and leave you to build your wind turbine since you are the one that came up with the idea.'' Dal said walking out of the room. ''But Dal you know forget about it I don't need your help.'' Jack yelled angerly. ''Nice going Jack'' Lex said as he leaned against the door. ''Just stuff it Lex I don't need this.'' Jack yelled as he walked back into his room. ''Lex just let it go and lets go and put the water in the tank because what ever Salene is cooking it smells good. and im hungry.'' ''Ryan you are always hungry.'' Adam said as they walked down the hallway that led to the roof.
As the guys were on the roof Salene was in the Café making beans and crackers for lunch . As she was cooking she was listening to Zandra go on and on about how Adam was not paying enough attention to her. ''I mean he is not as romantic as he used to be.'' Zandra said as she looked into her little mirror fixing her hair. ''Zan when you say before you mean before the virus and if you have not notice there is more to life now then just worrying about school and dating, now we have to worry about staying alive and safe you really need to grow up.'' Salene said she was tired of all the complaining that Zandra had been doing lately and someone needed to tell her off. ''Cheeky cow'' Zandra said as she walked out of the café. ''What was that all about Sal.'' Amber said from her seat next to Ebony.''I just told her she needs to focus more on staying alive than how romantic her boyfriend is and how here clothes look.''Salene said getting the plates out.''Let me help you.'',''Thanks Amber.'' Salene said as Amber came over and took some plate and began to put them on the tables.''Thanks Am.'' Salene said. As Amber and Salene were setting the tables for dinner Ebony was about to get up and help when she heard a voice from the stares. ''Ebony sit down you need your rest.'' Jay said coming up from the stares. Ebony just rolled her eyes. ''You know what Jay why don't you just put me in an air bubble.'' Ebony yelled as she walked out of the café and to her room. ''Hey Sal I'll be right back I am going to check on Ebony.'' Amber said as she walk out of the café ''and your coming.''Amber said as she pulled Jay along with her to Ebony's room. ''Hey Salene has been going on with all the yelling.'' Dal asked as she came up the stares.''Well Zandra was being Zandra and you might want to check up on her Adam.'' She added when she saw him Lex and Ryan coming up the stares.''I will do that.'' he going back down the stares to see Zandra.''Hey Sal when in lunch going to be ready.''Ryan asked going to hug her.''It will be ready in a couple of minutes.'' She said giving him a peck on the cheek. ''Hey Sal do you know where Amber is?'' Lex said sitting next to Dal. ''She went to see Ebony.'' thanks Lex said as he got up and walked to Ebony and Jays room.
''You don't have to treat me like I am a little girl, I can take myself. Ebony yelled ''I don't mean to but I am just worried about you and our baby, and you having to give you having to give birth in this world scares me'' He said ''I understand and I feel the same but I feel like you are smothering me, where ever I am so are you and I need my space yo breath. ''Ebony said as she sat on their bed, ''ok lets take a time out for one minute ok Jay you need to give her the space she needs and Ebony you need to clam down because this stress in not good for the baby.'' Amber said walking between them playing the peace keeper. ''Fine.'' they both said. ''Now lets go to the café because Sal is almost done making lunch.'' Amber said as Ebony got up. '' So what's for lunch.'' Ebony asked as they walked out of her room and toward the café. ''Beans and crackers.'' Amber said. ''Oh great more bean that's all there ever is.'' Ebony said signing. ''Well there is going to be more food then beans once we workout the agreement with the Farm Girls.'' Lex said coming up behind the girls. ''I cant wait to have some fresh food around here.''Ebony said ''Well as long as Lex does not lose his temper the agreement should be not problem.'' Amber said poking Lex in his side. ''Lex is no match for Alice.'' Jay said thinking about his cousins.'' as they came into the café and grabbed there plates and formed a line where Salene was giving out the food. Once they got their food they sat down at tables. ''Where are the kids?'' Amber asked ''I caught Kc trying to take Jacks game boy but I don't know where the girls are.'' lex said as he ate. As he finished his sentence Cloe and Patsy came in and got food.''where have you two been''. Salene asked ''we were exploring the mall.'' Cloe said as she sat at the table with Lex and Amber . Pasty sat next to Zandra who was avoiding Salene and Adam and Dal who was avoiding Jack. Next to them was Salene, Ryan and Kc at another table then Jack Adam and then Jay and Ebony. Everyone was having the own conversations obvious what was happing just out side the mall.
Outside the mall a man with short brown hair that had four braids that went over his shoulder and telling a heavily pregnant woman with shoulder length purple hair and a woman with long black hair in a ponytail to stay outside when he checked the mall out .As he descended down the ladder and in to the sewers that led to the mall. As he went deeper in little did he know that he had tripped a line that set an alarm off. As the alarm shattered the peace of the mall, the group in the café broke up in to groups, Ebony and the kids with Zandra headed to the lifting shaft in the lower part of the mall where they could hid taking Bob with them. Amber and Salene waited at the top of the stairs as the boy were to the sewers. Once they got there Lex playing macho man took charge and shouted '' Who are you and what do you want?'' ''All I need is a safe place to spend the night.'' said the shadow figure as he came in to the light. ''Oh my god he's ...