Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from the Tribe. They belong to Cloud nine productions, yadayadayda…
Also, the name 'Amazons' has nothing to do with those that some believe are mystical creatures. I did not base this story on their characteristics, but solely on my imagination.
A/N: This is set after s5. It will be a three part story, made with a lot of fantasy. You also might notice that I don't like Amber and Jay… AT ALL, so sorry if it bothers you but I couldn't help myself.
I hope you like this. Don't hesitate to reply. A readers reply is a writers inspiration.
Part one'Well it's about time we hit land.' Said Lex groggily as he was first to leave the boat.
'Wow, it's beautiful here.' Said Salene, as she admired the view. The surroundings looked just like those on a postcard. White palmed beaches, deep blue ocean and a baby blue sky. There was a wonderful scent of the ocean mixed with coconuts and palm trees.
'I wish this smell would come in a perfume.' Said Gel happily. The others ignored her and kept looking around.
Amber, always the first to spoil the fun, spoke up. 'Alright, I think we need to have a meeting about what we're going to do.' Her trusty lapdog Jay quickly agreed with that, while the others just rolled their eyes.
'Come on Amber. Just give us a minute. Have you ever seen anything this beautiful before?' Said Jack.
'People, for all we know this island might be full of cannibals. We need to make an agreement about what we're gonna do.' Everybody hesitantly took their eyes of the scenery and turned to Amber.
'Fine. What do you suggest we do, Yoda?' asked Ram sarcastic. A few people giggled at that name.
'I suggest you don't call her that anymore or you won't be walking anymore, SKYWALKER!' Said Jay, defensively for Amber.
'It's surprising how non-offensive I find that term. Probably because Skywalker was the big hero of the movie, you loser.' Said Ram casually.
'Oh, will you two trekkies stop it. You're both dumb no-nothing losers, now let's hear what Amber has to say and get it over with.' Said Ebony. She had been very cranky ever since Slade broke up with her.
'Alright, I think we should…' Amber started talking again. Everybody (except Jay) just stared off into oblivion, since they all had heard enough of her 'save the world, spare the children and do your chores, Lex'-speeches. Nobody heard or saw the group of woman approaching. They were wearing brown leather outfits, short skirts and tight tops. Their hair was in a tight ponytail high on their heads, or in a long braid low in their necks. Their make-up was also brown, war paint. They all had a tattoo of some sort of Medusa on their left shoulder. They silently surrounded the Mallrats on a long distance and moved closer.
Ellie shifted her gaze from the beautiful ocean, to the beach and suddenly she saw them.
'Aaaah!!!!' The other Mallrats now noticed them to and started screaming…
(…)
It was black all around him. No light streamed through his view. He heard rapid voices on the background, but couldn't hear what they said. They sounded only like whispers to him. He felt the cold floor beneath him and wondered where he was. It didn't feel like the beach, the last place he had been. What had happened? (…) The woman, dressed in brown leather… What did they do? (…) Slowly the voices became louder. None sounded familiar. His eyes opened a bit and he was blinded by the light.
'Hey Ved, here's one waking up.' Shouted someone.
I Ved? I've heard that name before. He was… he is… Jay's brother? /I
'What happened?' Was the first thing Jack said when his eyes adjusted to the light.
'I was hoping you could tell me.' Said a tall guy, with blonde hair; Ved.
'You're Ved? Jay's younger brother?' Asked Jack when he tried to sit up. Ved held out his hand and pulled Jack up to his feet.
'In the flesh. Now what do you remember?'
'I don't know.' Said Jack, rubbing his head. He felt a big bump on the back of his head. 'We were talking on the beach. Or… well, Amber was talking and the rest was staring into space. And then Ellie started screaming, and there were these girls… or woman actually and we tried to fight them off but it became kind off blurry… I don't really know what happened.' Jack started to look around and he noticed that he was in a cell with only guys. All the other male members of the Mallrats were lying on the floor, knocked out. Some were, just like him, starting to wake up. 'Where are we?'
'You're at the island of the Amazons. You've been captured by them and now held prisoner.' Said Ved.
'What are the Amazons?'
'I'll tell you when everybody is awake. It's too much to explain several times.' Said Ved, and he sat back down on the floor to wait for everyone to wake up. Jack followed his example and waited.
(…)
After a while, Jay also awoke and stared in shock at his brother, who stared back with a smirk on his face. 'What's up bro?'
'V- Ved?'
(…)
A small family reunion, and more shocked faces to see Ved alive and kickin' later, everybody had woken up.
'So… now can you explain where we really are?' Asked Jack a bit impatient.
'Alright. I guess I'll start with who the Amazons are. They are a tribe that has lived here on this island since the virus. It has only woman in the tribe because they think men are lying and deceitful creatures. They are warrior woman, they train to fight all day, waiting until they're ready to take over more of the world and stop men from existing. They capture everybody that sets foot on their island. The woman and the men get separated. They believe that men are good for nothing and they would love to just kill off all males, but then there would be no babies, and no future for their tribe. So they wait until the Blue Moon comes and force the prisoners to… well, make babies. After conception, the woman are taken good care of, until the birth of the babies and then killed because they are of no use anymore. The men are forced to work without food until they die. The Amazons don't want to waste anymore food on them anymore but they think that men can still work until their death so they'll still be a bit of use to them. The babies get raised as Amazons if they're girls, but if they're boys, they'll be offered to their goddess Minhana…' Ved stopped talking and looked around. Everybody was quiet.
'So… we're just gonna sit here, conceive a baby, and then work until we die?' asked Slade in disbelieve. Ved nodded softly.
'W… you mentioned a Blue Moon. What is that?' asked Jack.
'The Blue Moon is the second full moon in one month. That only happens every two and a half year. The Amazons think that it has special powers to make the babies grow up as Amazons.'
After a while Jay finally spoke up. 'Wait, Amber has a son! He's just a baby, will he be sacrificed too?'
'Probably.' Ved sighed. 'All male babies will be sacrificed during the next full moon, which is in eight days.'
'Eight days, well that gives us some time to get out of here right?' Said Ram hopeful.
Ved just shook his head. 'I've been here for almost nine months.' Everybody was shocked to hear that, but Ved continued. 'After the Techno's were defeated I was able to escape with everybody else out of the prisons. A lot of people had lost their memories because of overdoses of paradise. We were helped by a city somewhere in the north. They took care of everybody, gave them medical care and food, and helped them recover. I wasn't in a really bad state because I was already used to paradise and I hadn't been there very long. I still had my memory, but Cloe didn't. She didn't even remember the virus. I thought she might be able to remember more when she would get back to the city, so I was able to get a boat somewhere with a few other people and we headed for the city. One day we saw land, and we hoped to get some fruits because we almost ran out of food, and that's how we got here. Captured by the Amazons.' Ved paused for a second and then continued in a softer tone. 'I've seen people try to get out of here. Some alone, some in groups, but they all failed. Nobody has ever made it of this island alive…'
Everybody sat there in silence. They couldn't believe that their hopes would be shattered this way. The hope they all felt when they heard Cloe was still alive, had flown out and was now like it never even existed.
'There's still a little more you should know. I already said that Cloe lost her memory, well someone else from the Mallrats had too. Tai-San was with us as well. When we were taken prisoner, the Amazons saw two more warriors in them.' Everybody sat in shock. Did that mean… 'Cloe and Tai-San have become Amazons.'