Episode 6
SCENE 1
(Lottie, Sammy and Gel are sitting in the café having breakfast. KC walks in and pulls up a seat next to them.)
KC: So you guys are new to the Mallrats.
Sammy: No, we're not. We've been around a long time now.
KC (shrugs): Yea, but I've been away, so to me you are new.
(He turns to Gel and winks at her.)
KC: I surely would have recognized you.
Lottie (under her breath): And there goes another one.
Gel: What did you say, Lottie?
Lottie: Oh nothing. It's nothing.
(She continues eating her breakfast. Sammy stifles a laugh and does the same.)
Gel (smiles): So, KC, how was it when you were taken by the Technos?
KC: All work and video games... I can't see that stupid stuff any more.
Sammy: But games are fun!
KC: They're not, if your part of it.
Gel: Sammy, you should know that. You were suffering from reality sickness.
Sammy (mumbles): No need to mention that.
KC: There are still other ways to have fun, though. I just don't get why you let this guy, Ram, stay. He made so many people suffer.
Lottie: Ram changed. He has suffered a lot, too.
KC: Yea, well, he probably deserved it. I hate that guy.
Lottie: Do you even know him?
KC: Not really, but I know what he put me through.
Lottie: I think you should get to know him.
(Lottie gets up and leaves the café, Sammy soon follows.)
Gel: Don't mind her. Ram isn't my favourite person either.
KC: Who is your favourite person then?
Gel: Lex of course.
KC: Is that so? I've always liked him, too. We were partners.
Gel: You and him? Tell me about it.
(KC starts telling stories about him and Lex, as the camera cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 2
(Alice and Ryan are taking a walk outside the hospital.)
Alice (cont.): Was it worse with the Chosen than it was with the Technos?
Ryan (shrugs): Work was work. They never used us to wire up to their computers and play games.
Alice: Me neither. I was a woman that could really work in their stupid camps. Guess that was better than me fighting in reality space.
Ryan: They were all scumbags nevertheless.
Alice: I'm glad to be out of there and out of that damn cage for that matter.
Ryan: I know the feeling. I was so relieved when I met the Nomads. Being on my own, isn't really for me.
Alice: You can't imagine how glad I was to see KC even in that kind of place.
Ryan: It's weird though, isn't it? Coming back to the tribe...
Alice: … and having all those new faces around with our friends gone. I'm just happy Ellie and Jack are just away for a few weeks.
Ryan: When I first came to the hospital, only Trudy, Salene and May were there. That was quite a shock.
Alice: How is it with you and Salene and with Cloe and Patsy missing?
Ryan: It's awkward, I must admit. Although I think Sal and I can still be good friends, when everything has calmed down a little.
Alice (smiles): Everything will turn out for the best now. I'm sure.
(Ryan returns the smile as they continue walking, while the camera stays put before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 3
(Kaelem and Dima are in one of the classrooms along with the other older members of the tribe. Kaelem walks up and down in front of the blackboard while talking.)
Kaelem (cont.): So obviously there is going to be a resistance from the tribes that are not included in our teaching program.
Joanne: But that means there is going to be a war. We wanted peace.
Kaelem: True, but we're also here to educate the people. We can't let them shut us up just because they don't like what we're teaching. The truth has to get out there, it's freedom of speech right.
Joanne: There have never been problems before, why are they saying we're lying?
Kaelem: Because people are scared of powerful people and we just showed them what we can do.
Dima: We should get evidence to back our words though. To stuff their faces and kill any uprising riot.
Liam: How are we going to do that?
Kaelem (grins): Don't be a fool, Liam! I have evidence from when I hacked their computer system. I have their lists and plans and even a little of their programs. I'll make copies of it, so you can show it during class.
(The camera zooms in on Kaelem's satisfied face before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 4
(Outside the hospital Kestrel, Crow and Dove make their way for it. Dove wants to stay in the entrance hall and wait for someone to come, but Crow just drags the other girls along and barges into the café, as she always does. Inside are Amber, Alice, Kayla, Trudy and Darryl. They all turn around as the three Harpies enter. Amber walks up to them with a smile.)
Crow: Morning. So this is our leader Kestrel.
(She motions to Kestrel and the two shake hands.)
Amber: I'm Amber. (turns to Dove) And you are?
Dove (smiles): I'm Dove. The diplomatic one.
Amber: Uh... okay then. Come on, have seat.
(The girls sit down at the table with the others.)
Kestrel: Crow has been telling me about you and said you'd be interested in an alliance.
Amber: Yes, only that we don't know what exactly you expect from us.
Kestrel: You shouldn't agree to something you don't know.
Dove (cuts in): Yes, but having supporting friends is always good.
Kestrel: Right, what we expect from an alliance is easy...
(The camera cuts to the next scene as Kestrel starts to speak her mind.)
SCENE 5
(Ebony is about to walk out of the hospital as someone grabs her hand and spins her around. She comes face to face with Slade, who looks very unhappy.)
Slade: Where are you off to again?
Ebony: Just going out. I don't have to tell you everything.
Slade: No, but lately we barely talk. What's the matter?
Ebony: Nothing!
(Slade sighs and let's go of her hand, she then walks out of the hospital.)
SCENE 6
(While Trudy and Amber are in the café talking to the Harpies, Salene watches their kids. She is changing Bray's diaper as Lottie and Sammy walk into the room.)
Salene: Hey, you two. What's up?
Sammy: Nothing.
(Brady giggles and walks up to them. She wraps an arm around Sammy's leg and the other around Lottie's. Salene smiles at the three of them.)
Salene: She really likes you.
Brady: Me like Sammy and Lottie.
Lottie (shrugs): She's okay.
(Brady pouts, lets go of her leg and wraps herself around Sammy. Lottie smirks and starts to tickle her.)
Sammy: Salene, can I ask you something?
Salene: Sure, what is it, Sammy?
(Lottie picks up Brady and the three sit down on the bed, while Salene is putting Bray Jr's clothes on again.)
Lottie: It's because of Ryan.
Salene (frowns): What's with him?
Sammy: We know you two were together. Like you and Pride.
Lottie: So we were wondering if you guys are getting back together.
(Salene picks Baby Bray up and stands in front of the kids.)
Salene: Listen. A lot of time has passed since Ryan and I have been a couple and like you already said, I've been with Pride in the meantime. You can't just get back together.
Sammy: Why not?
Lottie: Lex wants to get back together with Tai-San when he finds her.
Sammy: Yea and he has been with Siva and other girls.
Salene: Well, that's Lex. You should know him by now.
(They laugh and Salene starts to push the three kids out of the room.)
Salene: Go play with Brady, I'm putting Bray down for his nap now.
(Sammy takes the little girls hand and they walk out.)
Sammy VO: Come on, Brady, let's play hide-and-seek.
(Camera cuts to Salene who puts Bray down in his cot. A sad smile on her face. The camera then cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 7
(In the school the other members of the Consilium are leaving until only Dima and Kaelem are left. He sighs and sits down on the front desk. Dima comes to sit next to him rubbing his thigh.)
Kaelem: Well, now that we have that, we can think about the other tribes.
Dima: You still need to visit the Mallrats.
Kaelem: I will, but I'm a busy man right now. They just have to wait.
Dima: You should rest, I'll start with getting the Techno evidence to the others.
(Kaelem smiles and takes her hand, before getting up in the next moment.)
Kaelem: No need for a rest. I'll get you the stuff and you can copy it.
Dima: Don't you trust me?
Kaelem: Of course I do, Dima. You know that. I just like doing things myself.
(He bends down to kiss her quickly on the lips and leaves the room.)
SCENE 8
(Jay, Lex, Slade and Ram have joined the girls in the café now.)
Kestrel (cont.): So basically we need someone strong here in the city, who we can turn to and who backs us up. Medical supplies wouldn't be that bad either.
Dove: In return we'd support you, too, and we could offer some fresh food from out of the woods.
Amber: Sounds good to me. Let's seal the deal then.
(The two leaders walk up to each other and shake hands.)
Kestrel: Crow and Dove are my witnesses, so don't think about screwing me over, Amber.
Amber: I wouldn't think of it. We're friends now right.
Kestrel (smiles): Guess so.
(Crow gets up and puts a hand on her friend's shoulder.)
Crow: We have something to talk about though. Yesterday we had a tribe meeting concerning the Consilium and our tribe has suggested something that concerns both of our tribes. Now that we are partners.
(Amber looks suspicious and sits down again. Kayla and Lex exchange a quick look, but remain silent.)
Kestrel: Yes, thanks for reminding me, Crow. As you may know the Consilium reside in the school in town and have started to educate kids from other tribes not long ago. In the beginning it was the usual stuff. Reading, Writing and Maths. Then came a little bit of History and Geography and now our time. The Technos to be specific...
(Camera cuts to the next scene as Kestrel explains the problem.)
SCENE 9
(Darryl is walking out of the café, while the others are still discussing the Consilium. Gel is on her way out of the hospital and Darryl starts to walk next to her.)
Darryl: Hi there.
(Gel looks at him and smiles.)
Gel: Hi. Is the meeting over?
Darryl: No, but it's not like I'm going to have a say in it anyway.
Gel: I know, it's like totally boring.
Darryl: How are things going with Jay?
Gel (frowns): Why do you ask?
Darryl: No reason. I just don't want you to be upset around here.
(Gel rolls her eyes and stops in her tracks.)
Gel: You talked to him, didn't you?
Darryl (mumbles): I might have mentioned it, but I didn't think that he would do it.
Gel: Look, Darryl. I appreciate it, but you really don't have to do that. Actually I'd rather you didn't.
Darryl: I'm sorry. He didn't seem to be sorry, I didn't even think he'd do it.
Gel: Well, he did, but I didn't accept.
Darryl (sighs): Gel...
Gel: No, I am allowed to be upset when he says something like that and then tries to apologize just to feel better himself or whatever.
(Darryl puts an arm around her and leads her out of the hospital.)
Darryl: Let's talk about something else, babe.
(Camera zooms in on Gel who gives him a bright smile before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 10
(The camera pans around the café to show most of the Mallrats gathered while Kestrel is still talking.)
Kestrel (cont.): So Vulture wanted us to be the spokesperson for all those against the lies of the Consilium. We could stop them now, before this thing gets too big. There are however two problems. First of all this is going to cause a lot of trouble in this town and it could get ugly if the Astro's join in on this, too.
Crow (cuts in): But that's highly unlikely.
Kestrel: Yes, but there's also the problem that we can't prove they're lying.
(Amber looks at Jay and Ram and then back at Kestrel again.)
Amber: And we have to decide if we're in on this?
Kestrel: What you think about it in general. We haven't decided on it yet.
Amber: We have to talk about this of course, but when it comes to the evidence we might be able to help.
(Ram and Jay both join Amber.)
Jay: What are they saying about the Technos?
Crow: Apparently the Technos wanted to enslave everyone and delete anyone who got into their way.
Ram: I can't say that doesn't sound like Mega.
Crow: Does it sound like him to be king of the world with everyone else serving him?
(Camera cuts to Slade, who looks on with gritted teeth.)
Slade (mumbles): No, it doesn't.
(Camera cuts back to the two Ex-Technos)
Ram: Well, I've been in the computer system over the last few days before the whole thing exploded and I was the one creating the system, too. So I can honestly say, there was nothing on there with future plans for the Technos ruling the world.
Kestrel: I believe you, which means we are now 100 percent sure, they're lying. Could you get anything to prove this, though?
Ram: Nope, the server exploded, everything is gone and I didn't make a copy of anything as there was no need.
(Camera pans around to show the sullen faces of the Harpies and many of the Mallrats before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 11
(Sammy and Lottie have taken Brady out back the hospital where there is a small park. They're now playing tag until Brady finds a slide and a set of swings and starts playing on the slide. Sammy and Lottie sit down on the swings while watching her carefully. Sammy starts to push himself up in the air, but Lottie only sways a little forth and back. Brady squeals with laughter while going down the slide. After a while Lottie turns to watch Sammy.)
Lottie: Sammy.
(The boy looks at her and then stops the swing to have a better look at her.)
Sammy: What is it, Lottie?
Lottie: Do you still fancy Gel?
(Sammy turns red than crosses his arms in front of his chest and watches Brady again.)
Sammy: I didn't fancy her.
Lottie (grins): Sure you did. She told me.
Sammy (snaps): Did not! Gel thinks everyone fancies her.
(Lottie tilts her head from one side to the other.)
Lottie: Yes, but not everyone gets alcohol poisoning from trying to impress her.
Sammy (suddenly white): She told you that?
Lottie (nods): Yea. I took her hairbrush for the way she said it.
Sammy: Why?
Lottie (shrugs): Because she was being a bitch and there's nothing funny about that.
(Brady comes running towards them and Lottie gets up to pick her up and swing her around.)
Sammy: Lottie, that...
Lottie (cuts him off): It's okay. Just stay away from it or I'm going to take something of yours next time.
Brady: Me wanna swing, too.
Lottie: Sure, come here, Sweetie.
(She places Brady on the swing she sat on and starts to push her. Brady smiles as the wind rushes through her hair.)
Brady: Wee!
(Camera cuts in on her joyful face before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 12
(Ebony finds herself in the deserted area of the city near the warehouses. She leans against a building and breathes heavily.)
Ebony: What am I going to do?
Ebony VO: See if I care.
Ruby VO: I'll give you three days, then we'll see how much you do.
(She closes her eyes and lets out a deep sigh.)
Ebony: Staying with the Mallrats and losing Slade, or losing everything, but having my pride.
(She slams her hand into the wall opposite her and lets out a quiet groan. Suddenly a smile spreads across her face.)
Ebony: Or I just take the power from her.
(Camera fades to black.)
SCENE 13
(Darryl and Gel are taking their walk down through the city. They walk past a bar and Darryl stops.)
Darryl: Hey Gel, d'you fancy a drink?
(Gel wrinkles her nose and looks the place up and down.)
Gel: It's kinda early, isn't it. Also I don't like booze. It makes my skin dry and ashen.
Darryl: Come on, that's not true.
Gel: What do you know about personal hygiene? You're just a guy.
Darryl: Are you saying I stink?
Gel: No, but you surly have never used a good body lotion.
(Darryl rolls his eyes at her and walks up to the bar.)
Darryl: I haven't been in a bar since we left Liberty. Come on, it won't be that bad, I promise.
Gel: Fine, but don't try to get some of this disgusting stuff down my throat.
Darryl (smirks): Who do you think I am?
(He laughs and hold the door for her. They walk into the bar and disappear behind the door. The camera lingers on it for a second before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 14
(In the café the Harpies have all gotten up now. Kestrel stands in front of Amber again.)
Kestrel: So we agree to wait for a little while, but you're going to back us up if we do go against the Consilium?
Amber (nods): Exactly. You can count on us.
Jay: Ram and I will support you and tell the truth, if it's needed.
Dove (smiles): That's nice. We'll see you around.
(The three Harpies get up and leave. The camera follows the three of them out the hospital, where Crow says something inaudible and takes off into the city, while Kestrel and Dove head back to the woods. Camera cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 15
(Slade is just walking from the café, as Ebony enters the hospital again, a happier look about him. The smile fades from her face though, as she sees him. Ebony walks up to him and gently takes his hand. He looks at her in confusion and frowns down at their hands.)
Ebony: Can we talk?
Slade: Are you finally telling me, what's going on?
Ebony: Let's not talk about it here.
(She looks around nervously and drags him away to their room. On their way they meet Lex, who wiggles his eyebrows suggestively at them. Finally in their room Slade sits down on the bed, while Ebony starts pacing.)
Slade: So, what's the matter? I haven't seen you like this before.
Ebony (sighs): It's... I didn't want you to know. I didn't want anyone to know... It's just... I've been so ashamed.
Slade (confused): Ebony, you're rambling, what are you talking about?
Ebony: I felt so guilty!
(She sits down next so Slade and buries her face in her hands.)
Ebony: You have to believe me, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to.
(Slade puts a hand on her back.)
Slade: What, Ebony, what? Tell me.
(She looks up with a devastated look on her face.)
Ebony: I pushed Ruby in front of the truck.
(Slade looks shocked and lets his hand drop. Camera cuts back to her face, the eyes welling up with tears, then back to Slade's face before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 16
(Most of the Mallrats are still gathered in the café after the Harpies left, discussing the new friends they've made.)
Jay: I think we should straighten up our security when we're going to become the cities enemy number one.
Amber: We won't be the enemy number one.
Alice: We surely won't be that popular. First of all we're the new guys and second of all we're going to declare the city's good guys liars.
Jay: That's what I am talking about.
Amber: Good. Lex, you're still head of security?
(Lex remains silent and just looks at the others with a slight smile on his lips.)
Ram: Don't play the diva, Lex. I'm sure we can manage without you.
Lex (scoffs): You're volunteering then, I assume?
Amber: Lex! Just say if you'll do it or not.
Lex: Fine, if you can't manage without me, I'll do it. We start with a guard in the entrance hall. Crow always marches in here without noticing, so I assume everyone else can do the same. When Jack comes back he and Ram should try to set up some kind of alarm and the other entrances should be locked and sealed. That's everything for now.
Amber: Sounds good to me. Any objections?
Ram: Do I really have to wait for Jack to return?
(He has a displeased look on his face and glances from Lex to Amber.)
Lex: Yes!
Jay: Why don't we let Ram start on the alarm and have Jack work with him, when he comes back?
Ram (smirks): That's fine with me.
Lex: Do you really trust him?
Amber: What reason does he have to betray us? He lives here, too.
Lex (snorts): Fine, whatever.
(The older members of the Mallrats roll their eyes when they realize Lex hasn't changed at all. Shaking her head Alice claps him hard on the shoulder and laughs before the camera fades to black.)
SCENE 17
(The tears in Ebony's eyes are slowly falling while Slade still looks dumbfounded at her.)
Ebony (sobs): I didn't meant to, Slade. You have to believe me. It was an accident.
Slade: I don't understand. What h-... Why? How?
(She wipes the tears from her face and takes a deep breath.)
Ebony: We were running for the boat and stopped to watch Amber on City Net. Someone was pulling my hand. Adrenalin was pumping through my veins. I didn't think, I just pushed the person away. I didn't know it was Ruby. I didn't see the fucking truck. It was an accident, I swear.
Slade: I don't believe this. Why didn't you tell me?
(Ebony starts to cry again.)
Ebony: I was so scared, Slade. I thought you wouldn't believe me and that I'd lose you. Ruby didn't remember anyway, so I thought it wouldn't matter. It would just ruin things.
(Slade takes her hand and lift her chin to force her to look at him.)
Slade: Listen, Ebony. You can tell me anything. I just wish, you'd have told me earlier.
Ebony: I told Ruby and tried to apologize, but she didn't believe me. She wanted to tell you I did it on purpose. She wants to tell everybody.
Slade: I think you should have told me earlier, Ebony. You have to tell the others, too, before Ruby does.
Ebony: I know, but it looks so bad. I'm scared they're going to throw me out. Please don't leave me!
(She looks at Slade pleadingly, who places both his hands in her neck and touches her forehead against hers.)
Slade: I won't. Just don't lie to me ever and no more secrets.
(Ebony closes her eyes and exhales.)
Ebony: No more.
(The camera zooms out of the pair and cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 18
(Crow has made her way to the warehouses. She can't find Bray anywhere so she stops a small girl aprox. 6 years old to ask. She points at the smallest warehouse, which they occasionally use for meetings. She frowns and walks up to it. She knocks once before entering to find Noel and Bray in discussion. When he sees her Bray gets up and puts an arm around her.)
Bray: Crow, where have you been? I was worried.
Crow: I'm sorry. I had stuff to do with the Harpies. Looks like they want a piece of me, too.
Noel: Have you talked about the Consilium?
Crow: Even you have heard? This thing spreads like a virus.
Noel: We really don't know what to do, or if we should do something at all.
Crow: It'd be better if you'd stay in the shadows. If you did something, all the handicapped would be in danger.
Bray: That's what I said. What are you doing?
Crow: We have the Mallrats to back us up now and when this is still such a huge issue in a few days we're going to campaign against the Consilium.
Bray: The Mallrats?
Crow: Yes, this new tribe. You know, I've told you about it.
Noel: Hey, wasn't that girl a Mallrat?
Bray (nods): Ebony, yes. They're my old tribe.
(Crow gives him a concerned look. Noel feels the tension and excuses themselves. Finally in private Crow reaches up to kiss Bray.)
Crow: Do you remember more?
Bray: No, I remember Trudy. She was my brother's girl and pregnant when we met the Mallrats.
Crow: I didn't know you had a brother.
Bray: I don't like talking about him.
(A short scene of Zoot driving in his police car yelling 'Power and Chaos' is seen, then the camera fades back on the pair of them.)
Crow: Just tell me, when you're ready.
Bray: You know, when you didn't show up like you promised, I thought you chickened out.
Crow (frowns): Chickened out?
Bray: Of being with me. We've been good friends for a long time now, maybe it wasn't what you wanted after all.
(She playfully swats him in the back of his head.)
Crow: Don't be stupid. I wanted to be with you for a long time now. If it weren't for you I wouldn't have visited the warehouses as often as I did.
Bray (smiles): Good to know.
(He pulls her into a tight embrace and kisses her passionately. Camera fades to the next scene.)
SCENE 19
(The café is nearly empty now apart from Alice and Kayla and Ryan sitting alone at one table in the far corner. Alice throws him a concerned look, but doesn't get up to sit with him. Lex walks into the café spots the situation and sits down with his friend.)
Lex: Hey man.
Ryan: Oh... hi Lex.
(Ryan looks shortly up at him and then turns to stare into nowhere again. Lex frowns and pulls his chair around so he sits right in front of Ryan.)
Lex: Come on, man, what's the deal with the sad face?
Ryan: You wouldn't understand.
Lex: Yeah? Try me.
Ryan (shakes his head): No, really...
(Lex sighs and puts an arm around his shoulders.)
Lex: I thought you'd be happy to be back home again. Instead you look like we forced you to stay.
Ryan: It's not that.
Lex: Then tell me, Ryan. We're still mates and I'm getting really impatient here.
Ryan (sighs): Fine, but one wrong word and I'll punch you in the face.
Lex: Woah, relax, man. I'm not gonna say anything.
(Ryan just looks at him for a while, before he starts to speak.)
Ryan: It's the situation when I was taken away. Sal was pregnant, remember?
(Lex nods.)
Ryan (cont.): Well, all the time I thought that somewhere out there I'd have a little boy or a little girl and now I get here and she's telling me she lost the baby. I can't talk to her since it's in the past for her and I don't want to stir it up again, but I can't just go on. I thought I was a dad.
(Lex runs a hand through his hair and pats Ryan's shoulder again.)
Lex: I know you said, I wouldn't understand and it's not quite the same, but I lost a child, too. You know Zandra was pregnant, when she died. I lost my wife, too.
Ryan: Sorry, I forgot about that.
Lex: It's no big deal, it's in the past. There's not really any advice I can give you, though. The loss only gets easier by time.
(A small smile appears on Ryan's face.)
Ryan: You used to always have advice. Not the best though.
Lex: Oi, you people just don't know how to put it into action.
Ryan: Yea, that's got to be it.
(They laugh and the camera cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 20
(Camera cuts to the inside of the bar. Darryl and Gel are sitting at the bar. She has a coke in front of her, while Darryl is drinking shots.)
Darryl: And you're sure you don't want some good stuff?
Gel: I'm fine, Darryl. It smells horrible, it tastes horrible and you get into a horrible state. Why d'you call it the good stuff?
Darryl: Before the horrible you feel pretty good.
Gel: Only in your head.
(Darryl downs the drink and puts on a big smile.)
Darryl: Really? Don't I look good to you, babe?
Gel: Ugh, fishing for compliments much? No wonder you don't have a girlfriend. You're supposed to compliment her not the other way around.
Darryl: You've got some beautiful hair.
Gel (smiles): Thank you.
Darryl: You know with those people coming back you feel pretty left out, don't you?
Gel (shrugs): As long as this Tai-San doesn't show up, I'm fine.
Darryl: Still. It makes me feel we should connect a little more, if you know what I mean.
(He winks at her and Gel's face lightens up.)
Gel: That's a brilliant idea, Darryl!
Darryl (slightly confused): It is?
Gel: Yes! When Jack and Ellie come back we totally should have a party.
Darryl: A party.
Gel: Yea, that's what you meant, right?
Darryl: Sure, a party!
(He orders another shot while rolling his eyes.)
SCENE 21
(Ebony leaves her room happily only to find Ruby leaning next to the door. She raises an eyebrow at the other girl and a smug look appears on Ebony's face.)
Ruby: So you do care after all.
Ebony: Whatever. You can't do anything, I just told Slade that I pushed you.
Ruby (upset): And he's fine with that?
Ebony (smiles): So much for him leaving me for you, right? Get real, girl. It's never been you he wanted.
(Ruby slaps her hard across the face.)
Ruby: You're going to pay, bitch!
(Ebony laughs her in the face.)
Ebony: Like you have anything on me now.
(Tears start to form in Ruby's eyes as she storms off, leaving a victorious Ebony behind.)
SCENE 22
(Amber and Trudy sit in Trudy's room. Bray is asleep on the bed next to them while Brady is playing with blocks by herself on the floor. )
Amber: Tell me I did the right thing concerning the Harpies.
Trudy: Of course. They seem like rational girls not nearly as hotheaded as some of us Mallrats can be.
Amber (smiles): Including me?
Trudy: I did not say that, but well... yes.
(They laugh a little.)
Trudy: What about the search for Bray? Are you still up for that or are your responsibilities here in the city?
Amber: I really need to find him, but I can't leave here when we're really going into another war already.
Trudy (nods): I understand. Jay isn't too happy about it, is he?
Amber (sighs): Tell me about it. I think he's going crazy over the whole thing.
Trudy: You can't hold it against him though. You have a past with Bray and everyone knows you can't keep the two of you apart.
Amber: But I told him, I'm not leaving him. I love Jay.
Trudy: I believe that, but can you honestly say, you don't love Bray?
(Amber sighs and looks at her son without answering the question. The camera pans around and cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 23
(Crow and Bray are standing outside the warehouses again. Crow is about to leave.)
Bray: You come by soon?
Crow: As soon as I can, but I can't come and go as I please any more. The tribe needs me.
Bray: I know. It's just really annoying now that we're finally together.
(Crow smiles and kisses him tenderly on the lips. As they part she frowns as a thought crosses her mind.)
Crow: You were a Mallrat once, right?
Bray: Yes, but I told you, I don't remember much of it.
Crow: I know, that's not the point. I just think you should know that the Harpies and the Mallrats are allies now.
Bray: You didn't tell me, you've met them.
Crow (shrugs): I didn't think it was a big deal to you. You are happy here, aren't you?
Bray: Of course I am. Still, I'd like to know stuff.
Crow: There's not much to know and Kestrel won't let me tell you most of it anyway. They're alright, apart from some moody people. Look, if there was something important, I'd tell you.
Bray: Fine. Get home safely.
Crow (rolls her eyes): I always do.
Bray: Yea except that one time with the Astros.
Crow: Would you shut up?
(He grins and kisses her passionately before she turns around and runs off into the maze of alleys. Camera cuts back to Bray who looks deep in thoughts now.)
SCENE 24
(Gel and Darryl stumble into the hospital, as soon as they are inside Gel drops him to the floor, where the stays drunkenly. She wrinkles her nose, and spots Lex in his room with the door open. With a sweet smile she walks up to him.)
Gel: Hi Lex.
(Lex looks up at her and rolls his eyes.)
Lex: What do you want?
Gel: I could use the help of a guy with nice strong arms like yours.
Lex: Go find someone else. I don't have the time.
Gel: I don't see you doing anything right now. Come on.
Lex: It's about time you handle your own problems, Gel.
Gel: But this isn't really my problem. It's Darryl's.
Lex (surprised): Darryl?
(Gel shrugs and points out the door at the figure laying on the floor in the entrance hall.)
Gel: He drank himself silly and I'm so not cleaning that mess up. He smells.
Lex: Why did he do that?
Gel: I don't know. Maybe he tried to impress me or something. He said some nice things until he blacked out.
Lex: Is everyone out of their minds around here?
Gel: Hey!
(Lex brushes it off and walks over to the drunk Darryl. He rolls his eyes and picks the boy up.)
Lex: Gel, at least give me a hand here.
Gel (frowns): No way. He looks like he's gonna throw up and these clothes are special.
Lex (mutters): People say that about you and not in a nice way.
Gel: What did you say?
Lex: Nothing.
SCENE 25
(The sun is setting and Jim and Liam from the Consilium are walking through the cities. They are putting up posters. They walk away and the camera stays put on the poster. It's a picture of Kaelem and the symbol of the Technos crossed out. In big letters they've written 'The Techno's downfall. We have all the answers.' in smaller letters underneath 'Enroll in one of our classes today.' The camera fades to black.)