Ok, I dought I will do two chapters in one day, but I'll try...

Tad

"Tad, get over here....I want you to listen to the new ideas..." said Tad's father, Alex Malcolm, the son of Ian Malcolm((I'm sure you know him)).

" Ok, we will have group 3 go out and find "Fighters Tribe" and tell them the ideas of uniting all tribes. We will also send out Tad's group to the " Great Tribe" to share the message, hopefully they will also help us with "Fighters Tribe". We will scout for group 3 members in the morning at 8A.M. and just so you know, the expedition leader will be Bob, he is most experienced." the whole group of people, around 80, turned to see a man in about his late thirties, he was the most experienced with travel, seeing he used to be a loner. Someone who travels by themselves to different tribes and areas.

" You will wait until I get my group back with word from the "Great Tribe" before you send these other guys out, won't you? Because if you don't have word from someone more powerful than the "fighters" You know they will just push us over and enslave us...They did that with the last two tribes we talked to..."

"Umm... I guess that would be a good idea..." Alex said, "In the meantime, we will have training and backup training..." the group of people groaned. Training took forever and was very slow.

"I think it's an excellent idea, I mean, that way we will all know what to do and we can send out other groups incase the first one doesn't succeed," said Amanda, Tad's mother. She was defending her husband who looked at her greatfully.

"Thank you Amanda. Now remember, scouting begins tomorrow at 8a.m. I want to see a line infront of the hut waiting for Amanda and I. You may all go now, umm, thank you..." the crowd got up and left to there spacious huts. Amanda and Alex left the natural stage, which was a large flat boulder.

" Tad, you have your scouts right? You know I want you to double check everything and make sure you have what you need for the expedition, and don't forget gifts...I hear those "Great Tribe" people love gifts," said Alex, he was concerned for his son.

"Dad, don't we all like gifts..." said Tad cooly, he smiled and walked over to the little hut he and his family slept in.

"Yes,but, Tad take this seriously, I know you think they will great you open handed because they aren't the "Fighters tribe", but they have rejected injured loners and other expetions too. I want you to be careful, you know trust isn't at a high right now..."

Yes..Yes, I know that, I know all about the trust, I know about first aid, I know about toxic waste, I know about food, and I know how to handle people, I know what I am doing, I am a big boy, dad,"he finished in a light hearted manner, "You don't have to worry,"

"But you know we will, " Amanda spoke for Alex, who was looking at a younger version of himself.

They all sat down and started packing the small weaved bags. They had bandages and foods, water and blankets, and small gifts for the "King and Queen" of the "Great Tribe".

" I hear the King and Queen have a daughter Tad, you might want to be nice and give her something too, you know, being close with her might add to the chances of us getting the country back into one piece,"Amanda looked at Tad who was blushing, his ears where red as he thought of a girlfriend. He was twenty years old and he still didn't have one.

"Mom, you know I want to finish at least one expedition before I settle down too much,"

" Yes, but I would like to have at least one grandchild to carry on the family name,"said Alex, who was quite prideful of his last name.

"And I think I would like it before I'm settled in the ground..." said his mother. They laughed happily and got up and headed to bed. Tad's eyes were heavy from being awake for the last few days. He had been helping his dad with the prepartions and had lost a lot of sleep. He dreamed of complete freedom and peace, no more "Fighters Tribe" to worry about and no more nightmares about the "Great tribe" joining "Fighters Tribe".

He woke up slowly the next morning, sun was flowing through the open door of the hut directly in his eyes.

"Son, come on, get your lazy butt up and help with the scouting," said Alex, excitedly, "You also need to get ready to head out, your big expedition starts today at 10, come on come on get up!!!"

Tad slowly climbed out of the little bunk and followed his father. He went down the the creek and washed up. He walked past the woods near the creek and thought he saw something watching him, but decided he was imagining it.

He walked up tp the group of men and women he scouted, there was Jenny, Tom, Ben, and Emily. Emily, she stole his heart when he first set eyes on the masterpeice. She had dark green eyes and black hair, she was mysterious but kind. Well, to most people, she was expecially kind to Tom, her boyfriend, but not always so nice to the other women who found him attractive. Then poor Jenny, she was nice, but more as a friend, she never really meant anything to him though.

They chatted and got ready to head off early. Tad walked to his father and mother who were holding the bags full of stuff for the group.

"I love you and I'm gonna miss you adn I'm so proud..."his mother went on.

" Look, I have raised you to be strong and smart and never give up, and I love you, but if you can't make it, I wnat you back here, I don't care what anyother person says, we need you more than another tribe does, now, make me proud, "said his father, he could quite decide which emotion was best, but finally settled on one. A little tear glistened in his eye as Tad walked from his father, finally he stopped turning around to wave bye and just headed straight ahead throught the woods. Amanda leaned on Alex's shoulder and cried.

Her son was now a man, and he didn't need her to hold his hand when he goes through the forest. He didn't need her to walk infront of him in case a wild animal would appear. No, he was grown up and he didn't need her at all. But she had no idea how much he wanted his mother at that moment.

The group followed the trail in a straight line. They had been for about an hour now and decided to rest for a couple minutes at the stream up ahead.

" Do you have any idea where we are going to stay tonight?" asked Tom, he was looking at the sky, clouds were slowly moving over the horizon.

" Um..we will have to travel fast, but at a good pace, we should make it to a small tribe in about 4 hours, if we make it there without the storm moving in much more, we might be able to make it another 2 hours to the planned tribe. That was our goal anyways," Tad was also staring at the clouds, he filled up his canteen and started forward, "Come on, we better head on out again, I wouldn't be surprised if we get slowed down by something along the way, remember, always prepare ahead of time, always prepare for bad, but always pray for the best, "he stated one of the many mottos his father had told him.

They had been walking for close to four hours when they reached the first tribe area.

"Oh, oh, oh, that can't be good...." said Emily, they all stared at the ruins of the camp, comething had been through there and left bloody remains of people.

"That is sick, I think I will send out a message to home when we get to the next tribe, we can't stay here for long, cause whatever it was probably isn't going to leave all this, expessily if they are cannibles or fighters. They all shuddered as they thought of the sickest tribe, the "Cannible tribe". The tribe that would eat any loner or visitor that crossed their path. They walked on hurridly, trying to get to the other tribe before the rain.

Just so you know, I finished two chapters in one day...Yay!!!!