Disclaimer: If I was Raymond Thompson, or whoever owns The Tribe, would I really be on FanFiction writing about stuff that didn't happen? Really? Think about it. If you know how.
Shout out to my BFF Ebony! She keeps freaking out when she sees her name in the story. Let me know if you laugh. Ebony will give you virtual cookie.
When they heard the scream, they could't help it. Ruby and Slade came rushing out and saw the most terrifying thing they had ever seen in their whole lives. The whole tribe was behind them, staring at the same thing. Ebony was standing there with the rising full moon behind her head, braids flowing in the soft, cool breeze, eyes literally glowing green, a hole in her forehead, a trickle of blood coming out. Perhaps a meter away from her was a male figure, a gun in his hand, pointed at Ebony's head. She smirked, and her forehead started to shift. The bullet fell out and her skin healed. She was unharmed. Her gaze trained on them and the glow lessened slightly. It seemed the silence brought Ebony's attention back to her visitor.
"I thought you were supposed to be one of the best. Yet here you are, gaping, because of an Untrained. Pathetic. Even for your kind."
The figure looked at her with horror, awe, respect and incomprehensible fear.
"We were never told you were an Ethanian. (Ee-th-ah-n-yen) You are even more of an abomination, mudspawn! You will be killed, make no mistake! They will come for you, and your band of mudlings!" This comment earned her a backhand across the face with claws that had, seemingly, grown out of Ebony's fingers.
"Don't you dare insult them, inbred filth!" Ebony hissed at the figure, and the glowing in her eyes reached an all time high, but the roiling darkness behind it was even more prominent than before. She bared her teeth, revealing fangs and made a sound between a snarl and a roar. Lottie whimpered, her face turned into Ruby's side. Ebony didn't look at them, but her expression softened and she stopped making noises and closed her mouth. Ebony pulled out a gun and pointed it at the figure.
"This is a bigger mercy than you deserve, Shay. Be grateful." She pulled the trigger and the sound echoed in the silence. The figure, Shay, jerked and melted before blowing away in the wind as ashes. Ebony re-holstered the gun and walked over to Lottie, kneeling down in front of her.
"Lottie," she whispered, lifting the girl's chin to meet her eyes, "I'm sorry you had to be there for that. That man would have hurt you and everyone here if I hadn't killed him. I didn't want to, he was just doing what he was taught. I will explain everything when you are old enough to understand, I promise. But until then, I can't let you remember. I'm sorry, but it's for the best." Ebony pressed her finger to Lottie's forehead and a silver mist surrounded her finger before disappearing, and Lottie then slumped in her arms. She looked at the others.
"I will explain everything, I promise. Just be patient. Soon. It will be soon."
After putting Lottie down and tucking her in, Ebony gathered the whole tribe in the main area of the boat and sat them down. She looked at her hands in her lap and took a deep breath. Everyone was sitting away from her, as if they were scared of her. Even Jack, Slade and Ruby. She swallowed the tears that were building and looked up at them.
"I guess I owe you an explanation."
"Damn right you do! You're a monster. You could kill us at any moment! We deserve to know!" Ram yelled at her. She looked at him and the tears spilled. She let out a sob.
"I guess I should explain from the beginning." She took a deep breath and wiped the tears away, an expressionless look on her face.
"All the myths you heard about werewolves, vampires, faeries, mermaids and all those mythical creatures? True. At least, to an extent. These supernatural beings view humans, people like you, as mud. Hence the term mudlings. It's an insult. That's why I got mad and hit her."
"Wait, wait, wait! What about what she called you? Mudspawn, was it?" That came from Ram. Count on him to notice the fact that she didn't mention that.
"Ahem. Well. Sometimes I hate how goddamn observant you are. Sigh. Can I just explain later? It will come up in my explanation and will make more sense then."
"Fine," Ram said, albeit grudgingly. She smiled slightly at him.
"Thank you. Anyway, The myths are true. But the species aren't separate. There is one species, but different gifts grace different people. For example, I have heightened senses and am faster and stronger than the average human. That makes me what you would call a vampire. No, I don't drink blood. I eat food, like a normal person. I am what is called an Untrained. I left my coven very young, before my training. I am a rogue. A runaway. I am also the result of an affair. My father is what is called a pureblood. I prefer the term inbred. That is a long story for another time. So, his wife was also pureblood, but is a bit of an eyesore (*cough*understatement*cough*). He got goo-goo eyes for one of the human slaves. They keep those, unfortunately. But they are treated well. At least, they were last time I was there. My father is also the king. I had two older sisters. Java and Siva. Java was going to be the next queen. Because of the circumstance of my birth, I could actually claim the throne, because my sisters weren't conceived the natural way. The queen was infertile, so magic and my father's blood was used to create my sisters in their mothers womb. That isn't common knowledge, and they would be disgraced and unable to take the throne if the general populace found out. That is why I could take the throne, even though I am a love child. And a half blood. But still. That is why so many people have come to kill me. I am the only person alive not loyal to my father with this knowledge."
"Why don't you just tell everyone? Become queen? You'll get what you've always wanted. Power." Lex asked.
"Because I don't want anything to do with those people, that world. I don't want that. Anyway, mudspawn. My mother was a human. Mudlings. I hate that term. So, I am mudspawn because of my mother. She was actually quite pretty, judging by the pictures. I got her colouring. Gold hair, gold skin, green eyes. Just like her."
"What about that other thing she called you? Ethanian? What does that mean?" Ram again. Damn him.
"That means my power is infinite. I have the powers of all creatures. I am not partial to just one. So, basically, I am a goddess." Well. Bombshell. My whole world just blew up in a rather impressive fireball.
Tell me if you got the Maximum Ride references! Sorry about the wait, but you guys didn't answer my poll (not even you, Ebony!) so I could't write. So I decided, stuff it, you get what you get. Like it or lump it, guys. Kisses, hugs and ice cream for everyone! Until next time, my little tribelings!
