"None other," Jack smiled as Ellie ran up and basically knocked him
down as she hugged him.
"Jack! I'm so glad you're okay! I was so worried," she still had her arms around him tightly.
"I'm fine," he laughed, "And I can't breathe so let go," he pulled away from her. "You guys are so loud," he smirked. "It really isn't safe out here anymore, especially with Zoot back."
"Zoot? You mean-" Ebony was cut off by Jack.
"Yeah, he's back. Our leader and I once saw him in his old police car. He was heading to the Techno's headquarters. We think Ram fancy's Zoot's way of thinking a bit," he paused, "and I've probably said too much."
"Who's the leader of the Forgotten? Can we talk to him?" Lex asked a bit anxious.
"It's not a-" Jack was about to say something.
"Might as well just show them. I mean we're headed back anyway," Weasel chimed in.
"Yeah. You guys can rest there. We all can catch up on old times," he smiled.
"You make it sound ancient," Lex said as he followed Jack.
The way there to the Forgotten's whereabouts was a short, quiet journey. Jack had told him that he and Weasel had been scouting the area when they heard a group of people talking and how they hid for a while until they got a better view of these 'drifters.' "We thought you were some of Zoot's new followers. Then Weasel snuck in first before I could stop him and well here we are now," Jack said as he opened the gate to the Forgotten's headquarters.
"What the-" Lex looked around, "Whoa. You guys live here now?"
"Yeah, not too bad huh?" he smirked, "It use to be some wealthy guy's place. It's HUGE inside."
"Yeah so let's get settled and you can show us around Jack," Pride finally said as he walked next to Salene and held her hand, "I want to see this place. If it's as nice as the outside of the house it'll be great inside."
"Believe me it is," Jack smiled. "It's sort of like a fort in a way but it's really nice and we have enough food for everyone as well. You guys can probably stay the night." "How many of you are in the tribe?" Ebony asked as she followed him.
"I don't know. I don't really keep count of the members. There's a lot of us though from the Mall-well you'll see," Jack stopped himself outside the door. "You guys have to wait here for a bit, I have to tell our leader that you are all here. We don't usually get many people visiting us," and with that Jack opened the door and went inside.
"I wonder what kind of leader this guy is. I hope he's not like Bray," Lex said.
"Yeah, I wonder. Well Jack seems to like the way things are run around here," Ebony said looking around.
Finally all their attention focused on the opening doors of the balcony. They watched as Jack came out and out followed a girl. She had ripped jeans that had a few holes in them and had paint marks on them of various colors. She wore a colorful midriff-baring top that had one strap that crossed over to her other shoulder. She had almost piercing green eyes and her hair. Her hair was the most noticeable because besides the fact they were in high pigtail braids, her hair was dyed various colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Jack smiled, "Guys? This is our leader. Star."
The leader of a tribe was a girl? Not another girl.
"Jack! I'm so glad you're okay! I was so worried," she still had her arms around him tightly.
"I'm fine," he laughed, "And I can't breathe so let go," he pulled away from her. "You guys are so loud," he smirked. "It really isn't safe out here anymore, especially with Zoot back."
"Zoot? You mean-" Ebony was cut off by Jack.
"Yeah, he's back. Our leader and I once saw him in his old police car. He was heading to the Techno's headquarters. We think Ram fancy's Zoot's way of thinking a bit," he paused, "and I've probably said too much."
"Who's the leader of the Forgotten? Can we talk to him?" Lex asked a bit anxious.
"It's not a-" Jack was about to say something.
"Might as well just show them. I mean we're headed back anyway," Weasel chimed in.
"Yeah. You guys can rest there. We all can catch up on old times," he smiled.
"You make it sound ancient," Lex said as he followed Jack.
The way there to the Forgotten's whereabouts was a short, quiet journey. Jack had told him that he and Weasel had been scouting the area when they heard a group of people talking and how they hid for a while until they got a better view of these 'drifters.' "We thought you were some of Zoot's new followers. Then Weasel snuck in first before I could stop him and well here we are now," Jack said as he opened the gate to the Forgotten's headquarters.
"What the-" Lex looked around, "Whoa. You guys live here now?"
"Yeah, not too bad huh?" he smirked, "It use to be some wealthy guy's place. It's HUGE inside."
"Yeah so let's get settled and you can show us around Jack," Pride finally said as he walked next to Salene and held her hand, "I want to see this place. If it's as nice as the outside of the house it'll be great inside."
"Believe me it is," Jack smiled. "It's sort of like a fort in a way but it's really nice and we have enough food for everyone as well. You guys can probably stay the night." "How many of you are in the tribe?" Ebony asked as she followed him.
"I don't know. I don't really keep count of the members. There's a lot of us though from the Mall-well you'll see," Jack stopped himself outside the door. "You guys have to wait here for a bit, I have to tell our leader that you are all here. We don't usually get many people visiting us," and with that Jack opened the door and went inside.
"I wonder what kind of leader this guy is. I hope he's not like Bray," Lex said.
"Yeah, I wonder. Well Jack seems to like the way things are run around here," Ebony said looking around.
Finally all their attention focused on the opening doors of the balcony. They watched as Jack came out and out followed a girl. She had ripped jeans that had a few holes in them and had paint marks on them of various colors. She wore a colorful midriff-baring top that had one strap that crossed over to her other shoulder. She had almost piercing green eyes and her hair. Her hair was the most noticeable because besides the fact they were in high pigtail braids, her hair was dyed various colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Jack smiled, "Guys? This is our leader. Star."
The leader of a tribe was a girl? Not another girl.