Title: Tribe 3: Wonderwall
Chunk 3: Sections 11 thru 15
Fandom: The Tribe
Author: PinkTribeChick
Summary: I said maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me . . . Life goes on for the Mall Rats after the Chosen take over the city.
Extended Summary: Essentially, this is an Alternate Universe story for Series 3 and beyond of the Tribe. I won't say anything more than that, because I don't want to spoil anything for those of you who have never read this before
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Too many to name! But Bray-Amber, Lex-Zandra, Ryan-Salene, and Jack-Ellie, for starters. There will also be some Tribe-character with original character pairings.
Author's Notes: Again many thanks as always go to Brett The Mole, as he was the one who talked me into sharing this story with others when I first started writing it, and he was the one who kept bugging me to complete it. I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without you, Brett! And major thanks to Ariannya, Whit, and all the others who at various times read and proofed sections for me and gave me their invaluable feedback. Enjoy, and please review! Feedback is much appreciated
Disclaimer: All characters, situations, and song lyrics remain the property of their respective owners. Any original characters are sole property of me, PinkTribeChick.
Tribe 3: Wonderwall
Sections 11 thru 15
Bray looked over at Amber. He still found it hard to believe that she was alive, standing there next to him. She looked almost exactly as he remembered her, except she wore her hair down now, instead of in knots. Her long blonde hair was wavy and practically touched her rear, it was so long. She wore a long grey skirt, her boots, and a sleeveless top, and very little makeup. If they hadn't been so busy at the moment, he probably would have wrapped her up in his arms and kissed her, he wanted so badly to hold her. He pushed that thought out of his head as they continued to search the Hotel for the Guardian.
"Something wrong?" Amber asked him, still looking straight ahead.
"No. Why?" he responded.
"You keep looking at me. Like there's something on my shirt or my face or something," Amber said, smiling.
"No . . . I just can't believe you're here, that's all," Bray said. "It still feels like a dream or something."
"Well, you'd better get used to it, cause I'm here to stay," she said, squeezing his hand.
"I certainly hope you are. I couldn't bear losing you again," he said, smiling.
"Bray! Amber!" they heard someone calling from behind them. The pair stopped and turned around to see Alice and Trudy coming toward them. The four met in the middle of the hallway.
"What's wrong, Alice?" Bray said, noting the panicked looks on her and Trudy's faces.
"Brady wasn't in her nursery with the nanny. The nanny was out cold, and the crib was empty. We think Jaffa or someone else may have taken her," Alice said. Bray looked at Trudy. Her face was white, her eyes red from crying.
"Are you sure?" Amber asked. Alice and Trudy both nodded. Amber looked to Bray, then at Alice again. "Alice, take Trudy back to the Mall. Wait there with the others. We'll find her."
"Okay," Alice said.
"Don't worry, Trudy, we'll find her, I promise," Bray said, hugging her.
"You promise? Please don't let anything happen to her, Bray," Trudy said.
"We won't," Bray said. Trudy and Alice walked away. Bray looked at Amber. "We've got to find them and fast. There's no telling how far away they could've gotten with Brady."
"I just hope they haven't gotten too far," Amber said. "Or we're gonna have a problem."
Lex and Tai-San were walking down a hallway on the second floor when they heard the sound of a baby crying in one of the rooms. Then they heard a voice, trying to quiet the baby. Tai-San put her hand on Lex's shoulder.
"This must be the room," she said.
"Alright. Stand back," he said. Tai-San stood, back to the wall, as Lex kicked the door open. Inside, stood the Guardian, several of his guards, and in his arms, Brady. The Guardian handed Brady to a guard.
"Well, well, well. I see you've managed to survive the buggy wreck. How about your friend Bray? Is he alive as well?" the Guardian asked, walking towards them.
"Come one step closer, and I'll break your neck," Lex snarled. "Tai-San, go signal the others." Tai-San stepped away hesitantly. "Go!" She ran off. "Yes, we are alive, after you tried to kill us! But my question is, why did you take Zandra and Amber?"
"Simple. They were Mall Rats' weak spot. I knew if I took them, it would destroy the rest of you, especially your two strongest. That is, yourself and Bray. Until they escaped," the Guardian said calmly. "I'm sad to say now that I must find another way to destroy you all."
"That's a crock, if I ever heard one!" Lex said. "Why'd you really take them?"
"That's for me to know, and you to find out," the Guardian said.
"Liar!!!!!!!!" Lex shouted, lunging at him. The guards were dispatched and grabbed Lex, pulling him back. The Guardian laughed, taking Brady in his arms again, as Lex struggled, but could not break free.
"Tie him to the chair over the pool, and leave him to die," the Guardian said. He looked at Lex. "You and your friends are to your history. Enjoy what time you have left. Buh-bye." He walked out of the room with Brady.
"No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Lex screamed, as the guards bound his hands together and blindfolded him.
"Alright, guys! Let's go!" Ebony said, as she and the militia of Rebels charged across the street towards the Hotel. "And remember! Whoever finds the Guardian - if he has Brady with him, make sure she is out of the way before you fight!" Some ran in through the front entrance to the Hotel, while others went around to the back, and to the side doors.
Ebony carefully crept in through the pool area, and laughed at the sight she saw there. Lex was tied to a chair, struggling mercilessly, as some guards tried to raise Lex and the chair above the pool. Obviously, they weren't getting very far, because Lex was sinking fast into the water. Lex saw Ebony, and she signaled that she would help him. She had to think fast, or Lex would drown.
"Oh, boys!" she called out seductively. The guards turned to look at her. "Look at this!" She flashed them, holding her shirt up. They dropped their ropes, and Lex swam out of the pool to safety. Then she put her shirt down and ran off, following Lex down the alley way, toward the Guardian and Brady.
As Lex caught up with the Guardian, he pounced on him, knocking him to the ground. Ebony ran up behind the two guards that were with him, and hit their heads together, knocking them out. She took Brady from the guard's arms, as Lex pinned Jaffa to the ground.
"Alright, Jaffa, now you're gonna tell me. Why did you take Zandra and Amber?" Lex said, twisting the boy's nose.
"Bite me!" the Guardian sneered. Lex twisted a little harder. The Guardian yelped in pain.
"Tell me, or your nose won't be the only thing I break," Lex said viciously. He twisted Jaffa's nose a little more.
"Alright, alright!" Jaffa exclaimed. "We wanted them to give us information about Zoot's death, as well as the Mall Rats. We thought maybe they could tell us your Tribe's weaknesses. But they wouldn't tell us anything. Your leader, Danni, I believe her name was, sacrificed herself to save them."
"And did you ever try to sleep with either of them?" Lex asked.
"The one without the baby, yes, and I didn't get very far. She's a tough one. But I never harmed the mother and child," Jaffa replied. Lex twisted his nose the rest of the way, breaking it.
"That's for trying to rape Amber," Lex shouted. He punched Jaffa in the stomach. "That's for taking them, and then making us think they were dead." Then he kneed him in the balls. "And that's for my wife and daughter!"
"Lex, here!" Ebony shouted, tossing him a set of handcuffs. Lex put them around Jaffa's wrists, and then pulled him to his feet.
"Come on, you. Let's go find the others," Lex said, dragging him away, with Ebony following, still holding Brady.
Bray knocked another guard off his feet with the stick in his hands. Around him, the other Rebels were fighting with the Chosen, killing some, and just knocking others unconscious. Amber was struggling with a female guard, who outweighed her by about 100 pounds. The guard pulled Amber into a headlock, squeezing, to cut off the oxygen supply to Amber's brain.
"Get off her, you cow!" Bray screamed, whacking the girl over the head. She loosed her grip on Amber, as she fell to the ground. Amber looked at Bray gratefully.
"I thought you said you'd never ever hit a girl," Amber said, smiling.
"That wasn't a girl, that was a psycho about to kill you," he said, laughing. "I'm not gonna let you go that easily." Another guard came up behind Bray, a pipe in his hands.
"Bray!" Amber yelled. Bray whipped around just in time to see the pipe come swinging downward. He stopped it with one hand, and punched the guard in the stomach with the other.
"Alright, you Chosen! Back away from the Rebels, or your precious Guardian gets it!" Bray heard Lex shout. He and Amber turned to see Lex, Tai-San, and Ebony standing in the doorway to the Hotel, with Brady and the Guardian. Ebony was holding Brady, trying to quiet her fussiness, while Lex had Jaffa in handcuffs. Jaffa's nose was broken and bleeding. "I mean it! Put down your weapons, or I'll break his neck! Trust me, it will only take one quick jerk, and he's dead. PUT YOUR WEAPONS DOWN!" The Chosen all looked at Jaffa questioningly.
"Do as he says," the Guardian commanded. The Chosen slowly began to put their weapons and armor down and back away.
"Okay . . . that's better," Lex said. "Now . . . I want you all to disperse. The Chosen . . . the Supreme Mother . . . the Guardian . . . it's no more. Got it? Zoot is dead, and you're looking at his killer: ME! He's not Christ or something, for pete's sakes. I want you all to get the hell of out here, out of the city, and if any of you ever so much as set a foot in this city again, you'll be dead just like he is. Got it!" The Chosen started to run, as the Rebel fighters cheered. Bray and Amber walked up to Lex.
"Good job, Lex," Bray said, giving him a high-five. "I think we might be rid of them for good."
"Oh, we are. Without a leader, they're nothing. Isn't that right, Jaffa?" Lex said. Jaffa gave him a dirty look.
"Nice nose job," Bray said pointedly, examining Jaffa's face. "Did you do it all by yourself, Lex?"
"Yeah," Lex said.
"Well, great leader, Guardian, what are we going to do with you?" Bray asked the handcuffed leader.
"I have an idea," Amber said. She walked up to him. Then she gave him a swift kick in the guts, causing him to double over in pain. "That's from me and Zan!"
"Let's just get back to the Mall," Ebony said. "I think Brady would like to see her mommy." The others nodded in agreement, and they set off to the Mall.
Trudy paced nervously to and fro in the Café. Alice, Ryan, and Salene sat at the table, Zandra sat, holding Lexandra in her lap. Patsy and Cloe sat on the floor, playing a game of poker with KC for candy, while Jack and Dal were in Ellie's bedroom, tending to her, hand and foot. Trudy sighed loudly.
"I hope everything's okay . . . what's taking them so long? It doesn't take that long to fight some stupid battle!" Trudy exclaimed, pacing faster.
"Trudy!" Alice exclaimed, standing up in front of the girl. "Will you please stop pacing? You're making me anxious and irritating me! Sit down and stop worrying so much!" Alice sat back down. Trudy started to pace again, ignoring Alice's annoyance.
"Trudy, don't fret about it. I'm sure everything's going to be fine. They're going to find Brady, and beat the Chosen," Zandra said, feeding Lexandra her bottle. Jack suddenly came running into the room.
"It worked! The antidote worked!" Jack exclaimed happily. "She's waking up, and her fever's broken!"
"That's a relief to hear," Salene said. She placed her hands on her belly, a practice she had adopted soon after she discovered she was pregnant.
"She's asking for you, Alice," Jack said. Alice stood up and followed Jack to Ellie's room, leaving the others in the Café. Dal came out of the room a few seconds later, and sat down next to Salene at the table.
"She's finally out of the woods," Dal said. "Finally. I was really afraid we might lose her completely." He looked at the pacing Trudy. "Is she alright?"
"Yeah. She's just worried about Brady, that's all," Salene said. "Me, on the other hand . . . I'm exhausted. The baby's been kicking a lot lately. Kicking really hard. I'm starting to wonder if it's going to be a kick boxer or something, the way it's moving."
"Well . . . I have my father's stethoscope in my room. Let me get it, and we'll listen to what's going on inside your belly," Dal said. He got up and returned a few moments later with the stethoscope. He placed it on Salene's belly, listening carefully.
"Hmmm . . ." he murmured.
"What? Is something wrong?" Ryan asked.
"No. Not exactly. Come here. You listen," Dal said, smiling. He handed the stethoscope to Ryan. Ryan put the earpieces in his ears and listened silently for a moment. "Did you hear it?"
"It sounds like two heartbeats. Two completely separate heartbeats," Ryan said, beaming.
"You're going to have twins, Salene," Dal said. Salene's mouth fell open, and Trudy stopped in her tracks.
"Twins?" Zandra exclaimed. "You mean there's gonna be two little ones running around this place that look like Ryan and Sal?"
"I think so. I heard two very distinct heartbeats," Dal said.
"Sal, that's wonderful!" Ryan exclaimed, embracing her. She hugged him back, crying happily.
"Congratulations, Salene, Ryan," Dal said, hugging her. He shook Ryan's hand.
"I'm so happy for you!" Zandra squealed excitedly.
"Yeah, me, too," Trudy said half-heartedly. "Really." She gave a smile. A voice yelled from downstairs.
"Hello? Are you guys still here?" Bray called.
"They're back!" Trudy exclaimed, scurrying downstairs, followed by the others. Bray and the other Mall Rats and Rebel fighters stood downstairs, with Brady and the Guardian in tow. "Brady!" Trudy took her daughter from Ebony's arms, crying tears of relief. She kissed the little girl on the forehead. "You're safe now. I promise, I will never do anything to put you in danger again, little one." Brady fell asleep right there, safe in her mother's arms.
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