*A/N: Well this is actually the second Tribe story I wrote, a part of the
Bennett Saga. The Sequel to She who knew Martin best, which will be posted
before this gets too far. lol Now I started this before I saw Series 4 so
there are some things that dont match up. But read and enjoy. I like it.*
Disclaimer: I do not own the Tribe that is owned by Ray Thompson and the lovely people at Cloud 9 Productions Ltm. All I own are the characters A.J., Gattaca, Jamie, Jared, Jeff(though he's the Guardian), Dot, Com, Sig (though she's someone we all know), and the other characters not in The Tribe are owned by their creators.
Chapter 1
"Jay? Jay? Come in Jay." A tall black haired girl called into her comlink. There was no answer from the boy she was calling for, so she switched to his younger brother. "Ved?"
"Yes Tag?" he answered, using the general shortening of her name Gattaca. No one called her Gattaca; mostly everyone called her Tag. Very few called her by her real name Tiffani.
"Where's your brother? Why isn't he answering me?" Gattaca demanded.
"I'm sorry Tag. I forgot to tell you. His comlink broke and I'm fixing it. I was supposed to tell you and I forgot. Forgive me?"
Tag smiled because of the boisterous boy. She looked at her friend Siva while saying, "Of course. But find Jay and tell him I need to see him."
"Aye, aye Tag," Ved said hoping to make her laugh. Instead of laughing, Tag rolled her eyes, and turned back to Pixel who was designing a program to keep the tribes and the members information in. She'd get her information from her contact in the city and enter it into the program. iSoon,/i she thought, isoon we will have enough for us to start our mission./i Just then Jay stuck his blonde head inside the door.
"Can I come in Tag?" he asked. She nodded. "Ved said that you wanted to talk to me. What about?"
"The person that hacked into out system last week. Has she been caught yet? Because if she isn't soon, Ram's wrath is gonna fall on you and Hardwire." She shot a meaningful look at Jay, who understood perfectly. "Please tell me you have good news."
Jay smiled at his good friend. "I do. We found her. Bring her in." Two guards walked in leading a short girl with purple hair in. Followed my three men. One known as Hardwire, the other two known as Boot and Daemon. The guards brought the girl up to Tag, Siva, and her sister Java. They were who decided the fate of everyone brought in front of them with charges against them. Techno or not. The girl's icy violet eyes looked into Tag's clear green eyes.
"Welcome hacker. You have been brought before the Council to face charges of hacking into our database. Very impressive. These two," she pointed to Jay and Hardwire, "sometimes lock themselves out of the database. Are you good with computers?" The girl just stared at Tag.
"Yes," came the sullen reply.
"Good," said Siva.
"We will discuss your fate," Java told her. The three girls turned around and started talking. Java wanted to make her a slave, Tag wanting to let her join, and Siva not caring either way.
"She hacked into the database. She must be really good. You two know that Jay and Hardwire locked themselves out yesterday. We need her, for when they do that," Tag pointed out.
It took them another five minutes to reach a decision.
"Hacker, we have made a decision. We've decided that you can stay, become a Techno, and work with these two," she pointed at Jay and Hardwire, "or you can become a slave and never be allowed near a computer again. It's your choice," Tag told her.
"Why can't I just go home?" the girl asked.
"Unacceptable. This tribe is to remain a secret until we choose to reveal ourselves. You cannot return to the city," said Java.
"If I don't join I won't be allowed near a computer?"
"That is correct," said Siva.
"Then I will join you," the girl said. "And my name isn't 'hacker', its Maria."
"Spirit. We like that. Go with Jay. He'll take you to his brother, Ved, to get you fitted out with a mask and a comlink. I am Tag; this is Siva, Java, Jay, Hardwire, Boot, and Daemon. Now go." She turned to Jay. "Oh Jay, get your comlink. I don't mind going through your brother to find out where you are, but Ram does."
Jay turned and started walking towards the workshop Ved shares with the young twins Dot and Com. The three are in charge of communications and surveillance. Maria sped up so she could talk to Jay.
"Is she the leader?" Maria asked.
"Tag?" Jay asked. Maria nodded. "No she's not the leader of the tribe. She's the leader of the Council, but I bet you could tell that already. Our leader is Ram. He's around here somewhere. You'll meet him later, probably when Tag goes on duty." Maria gave him a blank look. "There are three members of the Council. Java, Siva, and Tag. They are also three of Ram's bodyguards. Tag, being the one that made you a Techno, has to introduce you to Ram. So she will probably do it when she goes on duty, so we better get you your mask."
"I have to wear a mask?" Maria asked.
"Yeah. Everyone has to. Usually the Council wears theirs, but I surprised them with you. They like to be intimidating." Jay smiled at the thought of the three girls when most intimidating.
"Do you have a crush on any of them." Maria asked.
Jay shook his head. "I'm not that stupid." Maria gave him another blank look. "Look before Ram started dating Tag, which he is, Java and Siva were his wives. Now that he fell for Tag, he released Java and Siva from their vows. But he is still very protective of them. All right here we are." They walked into the room to see Dot watching the security screens and Ved and Com playing rummy. "Maria this is my little brother Ved, and our dear friends Dot and Com. They're twins." Maria gave him a look that said iDuh!/i "Guys, this is Maria."
Ved looked at Jay like he was crazy. "Jay she's a virt. What are you doing bringing her in here?"
"Ved relax. She's not a virt anymore. Tag made her a Techno about ten minutes ago. She needs a mask and a comlink. Speaking of comlinks, do you have mine?" Even before Jay had finished speaking Ved placed his comlink in his hand. "Thank you," he said, while placing it on his head. At that moment Tag's voice could be heard on it.
"Jay get Maria ready. Ram wants to see her in ten minutes. And he's not in a very good mood," Tag warned.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Tribe that is owned by Ray Thompson and the lovely people at Cloud 9 Productions Ltm. All I own are the characters A.J., Gattaca, Jamie, Jared, Jeff(though he's the Guardian), Dot, Com, Sig (though she's someone we all know), and the other characters not in The Tribe are owned by their creators.
Chapter 1
"Jay? Jay? Come in Jay." A tall black haired girl called into her comlink. There was no answer from the boy she was calling for, so she switched to his younger brother. "Ved?"
"Yes Tag?" he answered, using the general shortening of her name Gattaca. No one called her Gattaca; mostly everyone called her Tag. Very few called her by her real name Tiffani.
"Where's your brother? Why isn't he answering me?" Gattaca demanded.
"I'm sorry Tag. I forgot to tell you. His comlink broke and I'm fixing it. I was supposed to tell you and I forgot. Forgive me?"
Tag smiled because of the boisterous boy. She looked at her friend Siva while saying, "Of course. But find Jay and tell him I need to see him."
"Aye, aye Tag," Ved said hoping to make her laugh. Instead of laughing, Tag rolled her eyes, and turned back to Pixel who was designing a program to keep the tribes and the members information in. She'd get her information from her contact in the city and enter it into the program. iSoon,/i she thought, isoon we will have enough for us to start our mission./i Just then Jay stuck his blonde head inside the door.
"Can I come in Tag?" he asked. She nodded. "Ved said that you wanted to talk to me. What about?"
"The person that hacked into out system last week. Has she been caught yet? Because if she isn't soon, Ram's wrath is gonna fall on you and Hardwire." She shot a meaningful look at Jay, who understood perfectly. "Please tell me you have good news."
Jay smiled at his good friend. "I do. We found her. Bring her in." Two guards walked in leading a short girl with purple hair in. Followed my three men. One known as Hardwire, the other two known as Boot and Daemon. The guards brought the girl up to Tag, Siva, and her sister Java. They were who decided the fate of everyone brought in front of them with charges against them. Techno or not. The girl's icy violet eyes looked into Tag's clear green eyes.
"Welcome hacker. You have been brought before the Council to face charges of hacking into our database. Very impressive. These two," she pointed to Jay and Hardwire, "sometimes lock themselves out of the database. Are you good with computers?" The girl just stared at Tag.
"Yes," came the sullen reply.
"Good," said Siva.
"We will discuss your fate," Java told her. The three girls turned around and started talking. Java wanted to make her a slave, Tag wanting to let her join, and Siva not caring either way.
"She hacked into the database. She must be really good. You two know that Jay and Hardwire locked themselves out yesterday. We need her, for when they do that," Tag pointed out.
It took them another five minutes to reach a decision.
"Hacker, we have made a decision. We've decided that you can stay, become a Techno, and work with these two," she pointed at Jay and Hardwire, "or you can become a slave and never be allowed near a computer again. It's your choice," Tag told her.
"Why can't I just go home?" the girl asked.
"Unacceptable. This tribe is to remain a secret until we choose to reveal ourselves. You cannot return to the city," said Java.
"If I don't join I won't be allowed near a computer?"
"That is correct," said Siva.
"Then I will join you," the girl said. "And my name isn't 'hacker', its Maria."
"Spirit. We like that. Go with Jay. He'll take you to his brother, Ved, to get you fitted out with a mask and a comlink. I am Tag; this is Siva, Java, Jay, Hardwire, Boot, and Daemon. Now go." She turned to Jay. "Oh Jay, get your comlink. I don't mind going through your brother to find out where you are, but Ram does."
Jay turned and started walking towards the workshop Ved shares with the young twins Dot and Com. The three are in charge of communications and surveillance. Maria sped up so she could talk to Jay.
"Is she the leader?" Maria asked.
"Tag?" Jay asked. Maria nodded. "No she's not the leader of the tribe. She's the leader of the Council, but I bet you could tell that already. Our leader is Ram. He's around here somewhere. You'll meet him later, probably when Tag goes on duty." Maria gave him a blank look. "There are three members of the Council. Java, Siva, and Tag. They are also three of Ram's bodyguards. Tag, being the one that made you a Techno, has to introduce you to Ram. So she will probably do it when she goes on duty, so we better get you your mask."
"I have to wear a mask?" Maria asked.
"Yeah. Everyone has to. Usually the Council wears theirs, but I surprised them with you. They like to be intimidating." Jay smiled at the thought of the three girls when most intimidating.
"Do you have a crush on any of them." Maria asked.
Jay shook his head. "I'm not that stupid." Maria gave him another blank look. "Look before Ram started dating Tag, which he is, Java and Siva were his wives. Now that he fell for Tag, he released Java and Siva from their vows. But he is still very protective of them. All right here we are." They walked into the room to see Dot watching the security screens and Ved and Com playing rummy. "Maria this is my little brother Ved, and our dear friends Dot and Com. They're twins." Maria gave him a look that said iDuh!/i "Guys, this is Maria."
Ved looked at Jay like he was crazy. "Jay she's a virt. What are you doing bringing her in here?"
"Ved relax. She's not a virt anymore. Tag made her a Techno about ten minutes ago. She needs a mask and a comlink. Speaking of comlinks, do you have mine?" Even before Jay had finished speaking Ved placed his comlink in his hand. "Thank you," he said, while placing it on his head. At that moment Tag's voice could be heard on it.
"Jay get Maria ready. Ram wants to see her in ten minutes. And he's not in a very good mood," Tag warned.