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(The next morning) iNow I'm up early again! I swear, this place has a bad influance on me! Well, that depends on how you look at it. It might be a good thing. But I guess I should get dressed now if we want to leave today."/i

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(A few minutes later)i,,The weather is gonna be great today, it's a bit cold now, but wait until the sun comes trough! /iHello Amber, you're up early too!"

,,Yeah, I couldn't sleep any longer. So I thought I'd go outside and think of something to do today."-Amber (looking at the sky).

,,Oh, didn't Bray tell you? I think he didn't want to wake you yesterday. We're leaving today, that is if you want to."

,,You're leaving? With Bray?"-Amber.

,,And Danni, Pride and you if you want to go. And if you think you're up for it."

,,Oh, okay. I think I can manage. But why are we going back so soon? It's so beautiful out here!"-Amber.

,,Because Lex and Ebony are in control of the Mall now and we don't want that for to long, do we? Yeah, I thought so. (at her nod) So we, or atleast Bray, have to go back, but you can stay here if you want, after Bray has put things straight, he can come back and get you."

,,No. I don't want to be seperated anymore! I'll come with you. And I would like to see the others again anyway."-Amber.

,,Then I guess we're leaving."

,,Yeah, I'll go and wake Bray and say goodbye to Moon and the others."- Amber.

,,Yeah, I'm going to say goodbye to her too. See ya."

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(Late that night) ,,I'm sorry, but I can't go any further."-Amber.

,,Then we can make a camp here and go further tomorrow."-Pride.

,,But the city is over there!"-Danni.

,,I'm sure I can get to the Mall."-Amber (not looking sure of that at all).

,,No you should rest, you're still weak."-Bray.

,,But we have to, the sooner we get there the better. Lex and Ebony could have distroyed the place by now, so let's make sure that if it's still standing it won't be distroyed tonight."-Amber.

,,Always the leader."

,,Then I'll carry you"-Bray.

,,You wouldn't hold me, it's not that close."-Amber.

,,You're not that heavy."-Bray (easily picking her up and walking to the city).

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,,We're back!"-Bray.

,,Bray! You're home!"-Patsy and Cloe.

,,And look who I brought!"-Bray (still carrying Amber).

,,Hey sweethearts!"-Amber.

,,Amber!"-Patsy and Cloe.

,,Bray! We almost got them to go to bed!"-Salene (acting angry but then smiled).

,,Sorry about that."-Bray (also smiling, well everybody was).

,,Everybody, look who's back!"-Trudy.

(everybody came down and hugged Amber, who Bray had finally put down.)

,,Now stop everyone, Amber's still a bit weak."-Bray (putting his arm around her).

,,Now you should go to bed, girls."-Amber.

,,But-"-Patsy and Cloe.

,,She's right, come on."-Salene.

,,I'll come with you, come on KC, you too."-Trudy.

,,Thanks."-Amber (to Salene and Trudy).

,,It's good to have you back Amber."-Ryan

,,Thanks Ryan."-Amber (Ryan followed the girls).

,,Yeah, what he said."-Lex (not looking really happy, probably because this made him think about Zandra). ,,Uhm . . . if you guys don't mind we've got work to do, come no Dal."- Jack (he and Dal went away).

,,I guess Ebony doesn't like me coming back."-Amber (Ebony hadn't come down).

,,And this are Alice and Ellie." (they had been standing behind looking a bit shut out).

,,How do you know that?"-Ellie.

,,I'm sure you'll hear the story soon enough, I'm tired of telling it. And this are Bray, Amber, Danni and Pride."

,,Nice to meet you."-Danni.

,,You too, I'm the personal bodyguard of you're little fruitcake."-Alice.

,,It's good to have you back Amber, now the spirit of the tribe will be in balance again."-Tai-San (coming from upstairs).

,,See what I mean?"-Alice.

,,They seem to like you, Amber."-Ellie.

,,How couldn't they?"-Bray (smiling at Amber and still having his arm around her).

,,It's a long story, I used to be one of the leaders here, but at Eagle Mountain I . . . they thought I'd died."-Amber.

,,Which was Ebony's fault."

,,What do you mean Amber, you're still one of our leaders."-Bray.

,,I don't think everybody thinks so."-Amber.

,,Of course you are, you were always the real leader."-Bray.

,,We'll see."-Amber.

,,Well, it was nice to meet al of you."-Alice.

,,I think we should go to bed now, Pride you can sleep with me and Danni, you can sleep with Amber. We'll find better rooms for you tomorrow. And Morgaine, you can take your old room."-Bray. (he picked Amber up again and carried her upstairs while the rest of us went to bed.)

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