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VISION FOR A FUTURE
Bray stood there watching where she had gone for a long time after she left. When he went inside he tried to keep busy. He tried not to think about her. It didn't work.
He couldn't concentrate. He just saw her face. He thought about her every minute and it didn't get any easier. Every night he dreamed about her and held her ring always. He hoped that she was all right and that she hadn't been hurt. He couldn't bear to loose her again, not after just finding her. But he knew her plan was the best they had.
They needed more people to defeat the chosen and they needed them fast if they were to save the Mall Rats.
They needed them very fast.
As she walked away she didn't look back. She didn't dare show the tears rolling down her face and she didn't trust herself not to go running back to him.
As the days went by and they turned into weeks she rallied more and more troops and tribes to the cause and she thought about Bray and Dal.
She felt so guilty for not going back after Eagle Mountain. She missed them both so much but she knew she had to go on and survive because this was the best hope they had to beat the Chosen. She wouldn't loose any more friends, and she would never loose Bray again.
Then the day came. Amber stood in front of the others. They were ready to go back. They were ready to return. But then the real trouble would begin.
Bray was standing in his usual spot on the roof of the rebel HQ. He did this everyday the view wasn't as good as the Mall but it reminded him of Amber.
Then a voice called from behind him "check out that, man." It was Lex and he was pointing in the opposite direction. Bray walked over.
"What? Chosen doing something?" He said before he saw.
A group of people were working their way towards the HQ. There were a lot of them. Bray's first thought was that it was a chosen attack but they weren't in uniform.
Then he saw her, walking in the middle of the group. She looked drained, but it was her.
"Is that Amber?" Asked Lex.
"Yeah. Yeah it's Amber." Replied Bray and then he ran down the stairs all the way to the ground floor.
Lex followed but slower as he told the others that she was back soon almost the whole of the rebels were outside waiting for her.
Then round the corner she came, a great procession of people behind her.
The minute she saw him she wanted to run to him but she tried to remain calm and keep her composure. The other tribe leaders wouldn't respect her as much if she showed any weaknesses.
He was there waiting for her in almost the exact spot where he had been when she had left all those months ago. A huge smile on his face and she guessed there was just as big a one on her own face.
She walked slowly down the hill and he walked slowly up it. When they reached each other they stood silent for a few seconds before he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hard.
He whispered into her ear, "I love you Amber."
"I love you too." She replied. Then they held hands and walked down the hill to the waiting Gaian's, Lex, Ebony and Pride. After everyone had said their hellos and the other tribe's and their leaders had been introduced to the Rebel's, they went inside. They had a lot to catch up on and she had something very important to tell Bray. News, which she hoped he'd be happy about.
The morning after as no one had been in the mood to work the night before Amber, Bray, Lex, Ebony and Pride discussed what to do next.
The hits had been keeping the Guardian on his toes but what they really needed now was to rescue the Mall Rats and they needed to do it fast. They needed to do it tonight.
The plan was the same as before. But this time there was an extra attack from the front of the Mall. A diversion. The idea was to wait till most of the Chosen were occupied by the attack from the front then the rebel's would sneak in and rescue the Mall Rats.
But what the rebels didn't know was that Trudy had chosen the same night to rejoin the Mall Rats. She had seen the light. After she had seen Amber alive and had not been told about the Guardians plan to trap Bray and the rest of the Rebels. She was tired of being pushed around, she was tired of being Supreme Mother and most of all she was tired of all the cultish idea's about Zoot. She was afraid that the Guardian was already planning to kill her and then Brady would be all-alone. Brady would grow up with the Chosen. Trudy definitely didn't want that for her child. So dressed in Chosen clothes she prepared to leave the Chosen once and for all.
Everyone had a different job. Amber and Lex were to find the Mall Rats. Pride was to keep guard throughout the rescue and warn them when the Chosen had realised the ploy. Ebony was to find Mai, after the trap which killed Dal if was obvious that Mai was a traitor and they had decided that she should be put on trial for his murder. But most important was Bray's job, he had to find and capture the Guardian. They had realised that without the Guardian the Chosen wouldn't be as strong. Each of them had other Rebel's with them in case there was any trouble.
They hid until the alarms went off and then got to work.
Patsy lay awake that night, she was thinking about Cloe, she missed her and wondered if the same thing would happen to her if she carried on being a spy for Ellie and Alice. But she had to do it, the Mall Rats were family and with Tai-San saying that Amber was still alive it was almost like a family would be reunited and if she kept doing what she was doing the sooner that would happen.
She turned her head and saw a shadow appear, and then she heard a thump. At first she thought that it was a Chosen and that they were coming for her. Then another appeared. Patsy heard whispers and then a key turning in the lock. By this time the others had also woken up and there was clearly a commotion downstairs. Patsy didn't know what to think. What was going on?
The other Mall Rats were gradually getting out of their beds and Patsy felt Alice's hand on her shoulder. "Come here Patsy and be quiet" she whispered. Patsy followed her into the corner of the room where the rest of the Mall Rats now stood. They watched the door open silently and two figures enter. The Mall Rats stood in the shadows and kept completely still.
"Are you sure this is the right room Lex?" Asked a female voice. Patsy thought it sounded familiar and then it came to her.
The Mall Rats still kept in the shadow's it could be a trick. But then they heard the other person speak. "Yes, I'm sure your highness." He replied mockingly. In unmistakable Lex speak. Before anyone could speak Tai- San ran over and kissed him. KC turned on a torch and the room lit up. At first Patsy wasn't sure. With Lex being smothered by Tai-San the other person was looking at them, as was everyone else. But then she turned round. Her clothes were different, her make up wasn't the same but Patsy could still see it was her. Her face lit up.
"Amber!" She almost shouted but in the end kept it to a quiet level. Pasty ran straight over to her and Amber hugged her. "I missed you so much."
Amber let go of their embrace and smiled broadly. "Me too Patsy." The she stood and looked at the smiling faces of the others. She smiled back at them. "Good to see you guy's are still alive." She said. "Hi, KC, Salene, Ryan" she turned to the others. "Sorry, I don't know your names." She said guiltily.
Ellie stepped forward and smiled at Amber. "We've heard a lot about you. I'm Ellie and this is my sister Alice." She pointed to Alice. She looked hopefully into Ambers green eyes. "Is Jack with you?"
Amber looked at her with sorrow in her eyes and shook her head. "Not yet. But we will as soon as we get you out of here." She turned to see Lex just recovering from Tai-San's embrace. "We'd better go before they spot us."
Lex nodded and then they led the Mall Rats out of the room and down the stairs, and out towards the waiting Pride and the rest of the Gaian's.
Meanwhile Ebony went to find Mai. She'd heard from her sources that Mai was now with Trudy but when she reached it she found that Trudy wasn't there. But Mai was. Ebony walked up behind her and grabbed the back of her neck. She held it tightly as Mai turned around.
Mai eye's widened as she saw Ebony. Ebony just smiled at her, that sly smile she often used. "Hello Mai." She said as she tightened her grip. Mai looked like a frightened child. This made Ebony even more pleased. "Pleased to see me?" She asked sarcastically. "Where here to rescue the Mall Rats. But unfortunately..." she breathed out in mock sorrow. "You aren't a Mall Rat anymore, are you." She took out a knife from her pocket and moved it around in front of Mai. "I so wanted to use this." She said. "Unfortunately, I can't." She put the knife to Mai's throat and casually dragged her out of the room. "But it has some good point's, letting you live, I get to see what Amber will do to you." She smiled at Mai's frightened eyes. "You killed her best friend and now she'll inflict a punishment worse than death. The rest of your life in a cage, with your new best friend." She paused for impact. "The mad Zoot worshipping Guardian." Then Ebony began to laugh as she led Mai down to the awaiting Mall Rats.
Upstairs Bray was working his way towards the Guardian's room. There were only two chosen outside and he dealt with them quickly. He carried their bodies into a nearby room with the help of some of his Gaian guards. He quickly dressed in the chosen uniform and went back to the Guardian's room. He entered the room and saw the Guardian standing there.
The Guardian turned towards him but Bray had made sure he couldn't see his face. "What are you doing in here?" Said the Guardian sternly. "Get out!!!"
Bray shook his head and then took off his hood. The Guardian walked backwards, his eyes were wide with shock. Bray just smiled and said "I don't orders from you, never have, never will." He took out a knife from his pocket similar to Ebony's. "I think it's time you let my dead brother rest in piece, don't you?"
The Guardian recovered his composure and stood tall. "I am not afraid to die. I will be with Zoot." He said in the calmest voice he could manage, but it was clear that he was still scared.
Bray shook his head. "I'm not going to kill you..." He said. "Yet." He walked forward and after a brief scuffle Bray easily got the Guardian in a headlock and took him as his prisoner.
Bray was the last to arrive. Amber was waiting anxiously for him to arrive. When he arrive they were ready to go. With his knife firmly at the Guardians throat they met up with Pride and the other Gaian's. They made their exit though the front door and as soon as the Chosen saw who Bray was holding prisoner the dropped their weapons and stood away from the Rebels.
"There will be another time." Said Amber. "We have got what we came for. We can get the rest later." She nodded to the Gaian's and they dropped their weapons to their sides, but stayed on alert.
Then they got into their getaway vehicle and sped off into the night. But what they didn't realise was that one of their other prisoners was Trudy and Brady. In the commotion of the battle and the escape Trudy had been bound and gagged and placed with the other prisoners. Beside her was her baby, Brady. They had escaped but now Trudy didn't know if that was a good or a bad thing. Would the Mall Rats believe? Could she convince them it was the truth? She didn't know but she had to try.
VISION FOR A FUTURE
Bray stood there watching where she had gone for a long time after she left. When he went inside he tried to keep busy. He tried not to think about her. It didn't work.
He couldn't concentrate. He just saw her face. He thought about her every minute and it didn't get any easier. Every night he dreamed about her and held her ring always. He hoped that she was all right and that she hadn't been hurt. He couldn't bear to loose her again, not after just finding her. But he knew her plan was the best they had.
They needed more people to defeat the chosen and they needed them fast if they were to save the Mall Rats.
They needed them very fast.
As she walked away she didn't look back. She didn't dare show the tears rolling down her face and she didn't trust herself not to go running back to him.
As the days went by and they turned into weeks she rallied more and more troops and tribes to the cause and she thought about Bray and Dal.
She felt so guilty for not going back after Eagle Mountain. She missed them both so much but she knew she had to go on and survive because this was the best hope they had to beat the Chosen. She wouldn't loose any more friends, and she would never loose Bray again.
Then the day came. Amber stood in front of the others. They were ready to go back. They were ready to return. But then the real trouble would begin.
Bray was standing in his usual spot on the roof of the rebel HQ. He did this everyday the view wasn't as good as the Mall but it reminded him of Amber.
Then a voice called from behind him "check out that, man." It was Lex and he was pointing in the opposite direction. Bray walked over.
"What? Chosen doing something?" He said before he saw.
A group of people were working their way towards the HQ. There were a lot of them. Bray's first thought was that it was a chosen attack but they weren't in uniform.
Then he saw her, walking in the middle of the group. She looked drained, but it was her.
"Is that Amber?" Asked Lex.
"Yeah. Yeah it's Amber." Replied Bray and then he ran down the stairs all the way to the ground floor.
Lex followed but slower as he told the others that she was back soon almost the whole of the rebels were outside waiting for her.
Then round the corner she came, a great procession of people behind her.
The minute she saw him she wanted to run to him but she tried to remain calm and keep her composure. The other tribe leaders wouldn't respect her as much if she showed any weaknesses.
He was there waiting for her in almost the exact spot where he had been when she had left all those months ago. A huge smile on his face and she guessed there was just as big a one on her own face.
She walked slowly down the hill and he walked slowly up it. When they reached each other they stood silent for a few seconds before he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hard.
He whispered into her ear, "I love you Amber."
"I love you too." She replied. Then they held hands and walked down the hill to the waiting Gaian's, Lex, Ebony and Pride. After everyone had said their hellos and the other tribe's and their leaders had been introduced to the Rebel's, they went inside. They had a lot to catch up on and she had something very important to tell Bray. News, which she hoped he'd be happy about.
The morning after as no one had been in the mood to work the night before Amber, Bray, Lex, Ebony and Pride discussed what to do next.
The hits had been keeping the Guardian on his toes but what they really needed now was to rescue the Mall Rats and they needed to do it fast. They needed to do it tonight.
The plan was the same as before. But this time there was an extra attack from the front of the Mall. A diversion. The idea was to wait till most of the Chosen were occupied by the attack from the front then the rebel's would sneak in and rescue the Mall Rats.
But what the rebels didn't know was that Trudy had chosen the same night to rejoin the Mall Rats. She had seen the light. After she had seen Amber alive and had not been told about the Guardians plan to trap Bray and the rest of the Rebels. She was tired of being pushed around, she was tired of being Supreme Mother and most of all she was tired of all the cultish idea's about Zoot. She was afraid that the Guardian was already planning to kill her and then Brady would be all-alone. Brady would grow up with the Chosen. Trudy definitely didn't want that for her child. So dressed in Chosen clothes she prepared to leave the Chosen once and for all.
Everyone had a different job. Amber and Lex were to find the Mall Rats. Pride was to keep guard throughout the rescue and warn them when the Chosen had realised the ploy. Ebony was to find Mai, after the trap which killed Dal if was obvious that Mai was a traitor and they had decided that she should be put on trial for his murder. But most important was Bray's job, he had to find and capture the Guardian. They had realised that without the Guardian the Chosen wouldn't be as strong. Each of them had other Rebel's with them in case there was any trouble.
They hid until the alarms went off and then got to work.
Patsy lay awake that night, she was thinking about Cloe, she missed her and wondered if the same thing would happen to her if she carried on being a spy for Ellie and Alice. But she had to do it, the Mall Rats were family and with Tai-San saying that Amber was still alive it was almost like a family would be reunited and if she kept doing what she was doing the sooner that would happen.
She turned her head and saw a shadow appear, and then she heard a thump. At first she thought that it was a Chosen and that they were coming for her. Then another appeared. Patsy heard whispers and then a key turning in the lock. By this time the others had also woken up and there was clearly a commotion downstairs. Patsy didn't know what to think. What was going on?
The other Mall Rats were gradually getting out of their beds and Patsy felt Alice's hand on her shoulder. "Come here Patsy and be quiet" she whispered. Patsy followed her into the corner of the room where the rest of the Mall Rats now stood. They watched the door open silently and two figures enter. The Mall Rats stood in the shadows and kept completely still.
"Are you sure this is the right room Lex?" Asked a female voice. Patsy thought it sounded familiar and then it came to her.
The Mall Rats still kept in the shadow's it could be a trick. But then they heard the other person speak. "Yes, I'm sure your highness." He replied mockingly. In unmistakable Lex speak. Before anyone could speak Tai- San ran over and kissed him. KC turned on a torch and the room lit up. At first Patsy wasn't sure. With Lex being smothered by Tai-San the other person was looking at them, as was everyone else. But then she turned round. Her clothes were different, her make up wasn't the same but Patsy could still see it was her. Her face lit up.
"Amber!" She almost shouted but in the end kept it to a quiet level. Pasty ran straight over to her and Amber hugged her. "I missed you so much."
Amber let go of their embrace and smiled broadly. "Me too Patsy." The she stood and looked at the smiling faces of the others. She smiled back at them. "Good to see you guy's are still alive." She said. "Hi, KC, Salene, Ryan" she turned to the others. "Sorry, I don't know your names." She said guiltily.
Ellie stepped forward and smiled at Amber. "We've heard a lot about you. I'm Ellie and this is my sister Alice." She pointed to Alice. She looked hopefully into Ambers green eyes. "Is Jack with you?"
Amber looked at her with sorrow in her eyes and shook her head. "Not yet. But we will as soon as we get you out of here." She turned to see Lex just recovering from Tai-San's embrace. "We'd better go before they spot us."
Lex nodded and then they led the Mall Rats out of the room and down the stairs, and out towards the waiting Pride and the rest of the Gaian's.
Meanwhile Ebony went to find Mai. She'd heard from her sources that Mai was now with Trudy but when she reached it she found that Trudy wasn't there. But Mai was. Ebony walked up behind her and grabbed the back of her neck. She held it tightly as Mai turned around.
Mai eye's widened as she saw Ebony. Ebony just smiled at her, that sly smile she often used. "Hello Mai." She said as she tightened her grip. Mai looked like a frightened child. This made Ebony even more pleased. "Pleased to see me?" She asked sarcastically. "Where here to rescue the Mall Rats. But unfortunately..." she breathed out in mock sorrow. "You aren't a Mall Rat anymore, are you." She took out a knife from her pocket and moved it around in front of Mai. "I so wanted to use this." She said. "Unfortunately, I can't." She put the knife to Mai's throat and casually dragged her out of the room. "But it has some good point's, letting you live, I get to see what Amber will do to you." She smiled at Mai's frightened eyes. "You killed her best friend and now she'll inflict a punishment worse than death. The rest of your life in a cage, with your new best friend." She paused for impact. "The mad Zoot worshipping Guardian." Then Ebony began to laugh as she led Mai down to the awaiting Mall Rats.
Upstairs Bray was working his way towards the Guardian's room. There were only two chosen outside and he dealt with them quickly. He carried their bodies into a nearby room with the help of some of his Gaian guards. He quickly dressed in the chosen uniform and went back to the Guardian's room. He entered the room and saw the Guardian standing there.
The Guardian turned towards him but Bray had made sure he couldn't see his face. "What are you doing in here?" Said the Guardian sternly. "Get out!!!"
Bray shook his head and then took off his hood. The Guardian walked backwards, his eyes were wide with shock. Bray just smiled and said "I don't orders from you, never have, never will." He took out a knife from his pocket similar to Ebony's. "I think it's time you let my dead brother rest in piece, don't you?"
The Guardian recovered his composure and stood tall. "I am not afraid to die. I will be with Zoot." He said in the calmest voice he could manage, but it was clear that he was still scared.
Bray shook his head. "I'm not going to kill you..." He said. "Yet." He walked forward and after a brief scuffle Bray easily got the Guardian in a headlock and took him as his prisoner.
Bray was the last to arrive. Amber was waiting anxiously for him to arrive. When he arrive they were ready to go. With his knife firmly at the Guardians throat they met up with Pride and the other Gaian's. They made their exit though the front door and as soon as the Chosen saw who Bray was holding prisoner the dropped their weapons and stood away from the Rebels.
"There will be another time." Said Amber. "We have got what we came for. We can get the rest later." She nodded to the Gaian's and they dropped their weapons to their sides, but stayed on alert.
Then they got into their getaway vehicle and sped off into the night. But what they didn't realise was that one of their other prisoners was Trudy and Brady. In the commotion of the battle and the escape Trudy had been bound and gagged and placed with the other prisoners. Beside her was her baby, Brady. They had escaped but now Trudy didn't know if that was a good or a bad thing. Would the Mall Rats believe? Could she convince them it was the truth? She didn't know but she had to try.