Summary:

Nooneknows the real identity of "Tribemaster" but one thing's for sure - "it" lives in Sector 9 of the city and sends updates, gossip and information from Tribeworld...

'It' is really a 'she', and her name is Ada. When the tribe entered the new territory, she began to spy on them as they began to rebuild their lives. Unfortunately, she was caught.

Disclaimer
I don't own the characters, except for my little rendition of the tribemaster. Sorry I don't make these things more entertaining.


Their arrival was bittersweet as the journey on boat held many moments in which fate took hold of their fragile tribe. Tension between others made the boat seem smaller than its actual size, which was not very large to begin with. And so they arrived. It was a place to begin anew, but so much of their pasts had been tied together in their previous home. A home which they would never be able to go to again, for another virus attacked it. Chances are it killed all who stayed.

They landed on a small beach with broken bark strewn across the gray sands. As they exited the boat in pairs- Ebony with Slade, Jay with Amber- they all could have sworn it was the same beach as their old home. It almost struck fear into the younger ones as they looked on at the familiar scene.

The younger ones were lucky.

The minds of the older tribe members were filled with thoughts of what lied ahead of them. It plagued most of their minds as they all gathered together yards away from the shore, leaving their boat behind. Gel, Lottie, Darryl and Sammy sat in a semi-circle near a fallen tree trunk lying on the outliers of the beach. Amber and Jay, both lost in worry for the sake of the Mallrats, huddled together with baby Bray sleeping in Amber's arms. Ebony and Slade walked side by side in silence until they reached the already forming circle, with Ram following behind them. Lex wandered along the shore, his mind still on what he had left behind. Salene helped Ruby to the group because she was still weak from an 'accident' that occurred when they were evacuating. May followed closely behind Salene. Jack and Ellie began to gather supplies from the boat and carried them over to the group. The last to finally gather, besides Lex, was Trudy and Brady. No matter what they were thinking of as they had gathered together, they all began to focus on the same thing: What would they do now?

In their old home, the city for some and in a small town called Liberty for others, they all had a purpose before a computer program became self-aware and demolished all they had left from the first disaster that killed off their parents and any other adult that they cared for. Most of the journey by boat left them with nothing to think about but the mistakes they made and the 'what ifs' that may have changed their outcome. Deep in their minds, they believed it was their fault. Or at least that is how Ram felt as he seated himself among people he had known to be enemies once upon a time.

On the boat, only one meeting was made to decide what would happen next, the rest of the time was spent with others in their couples or in small alliances that began to form. The one meeting discussed the possibility of a name change, but went nowhere in any specification of what a new tribe name could be. Such a trivial thing like a name did not top anyone's list as they sailed farther and farther away to a new place. Jay and Amber had brought it up, however. Perhaps it was to take other's minds off of the fact that they had left behind their home. Or maybe it was to re-unify the group that had been slowly tearing at the seams as conflicts increased throughout the different members. What was certain for them was the fact that this name change would have to happen now before they began to venture into the mainland. Lex finally trudged toward the circle.

"Is everybody here?" Amber asked, though she already knew that they were. A nod came from the younger tribe members as they looked up at her. For anyone who knew her, Amber was a leader, and she was one of the older tribe members to look up to as a role model.

"Well," Amber continued, "Let's try to find a new tribe name, then shall we?" Her proposition was met with scoffs and sighs. At hearing this, Jay jumped in to support Amber.

"Come on," he pleaded, "Don't you think that a new tribe name will unify us better? Not all of us were Mallrats you know."

"There isn't even a mall anymore," Ebony chimed in. At this statement most of the older tribe members grew uncomfortable. Such pessimistic views were expected of Ebony, for she was a realist in almost every sense of the world. Surviving was her business, and being in power was her icing on the cake so to speak. It would make her an undisputable leader, if she only learned to put others first.

Gel, being the cheery ditz she was known for, giggled excitedly as she suggested a new name.

"How about the 'Gellettes'?"

It was turned down by an overwhelming majority, only Sammy agreeing with the conceited girl. Of course, he only did so in a cheesy persuasion to make Gel fancy him. Poor guy was going about it the entirely wrong way.

The circle grew silent again for a few moments. Lex contributed his idea.

"Sivas?"

The name stung his heart, for 'Siva' was the name of the love he lost back in the city. Her own sister, Java, killed her because she had gotten in the way to save Ebony. Lex wanted her name to live on somehow, so why not as the new tribe name? His thoughts were not agreed with, and he eventually walked off again towards the shore. It was unlike him to be a very compassionate person because of his selfish nature and bureaucratic tendencies, but Siva had struck a chord with him as Tai-san did before her. Certain women seemed to be the weakness to Lex, though he would never admit to it.

More moments passed with unsuccessful recommendations. Soon the light began to fade, and the sunset ended after that, leaving the tribe in the moonlight. Brady was beginning to fuss, and Trudy was becoming more and more tired of the monotonous discussion.

"We should continue this tomorrow," she reasoned after a yawn, "there's no use sitting here on the beach until it's twilight just to find a name."

Amber's eyes brightened. "That's it." Her mouth formed a large smile, but everyone else was mystified as to what she was smiling about.

Trudy gave a look of confusion, furrowing her brow. "What's it?"

"Our name, Trudy," Amber said, still smiling. "Our new tribe name will be Twilight."

The younger children nodded and said they liked it. The older tribe members were just glad that they wouldn't have to sit there anymore. And so the tribe gathered their things and set up camp, for the next morning they would have to begin another journey to find a place to settle.