AN- After rewatching the Tribe and reading the new books, I thought about what the outcome of the Techno invasion would have been if some of the Mallrats hadn't been taken. I hope you enjoy.

Summary- After the defeat of the Chosen that Mallrats thought the city was safe, little did they know that there was a new threat that awaited them. With the appearance of old friends will the Mallrats be able to defeat the Technos. A season 4 rewrite.

Different Choices

Chapter 1- Calm before the storm

"Here, this should help with the pain." Tai-san offered as she set a cup of tea in front of the blonde and then took a seat next to her.

"Thank you." Amber acknowledged as she raised the cup to her mouth and took a sip and frowned at the bitter taste.

"You are still having the pain in your side?" Cloe asked as she looked up from the old magazine that she was flipping through.

"It's just a slight twinge in my side." Amber dismissed, "It might be the baby growing." She added as she set the cup down.

"I think it's just your body telling you that you need to relax." Tai-san offered as she took a sip of her own tea.

"It's a little hard when you've been kidnapped by a madman." Amber commented sarcastically, "I'm sorry, I've just had a hard time sleeping lately."

"Nightmares?" Tai-san questioned, "I'm sure I have something that can help you sleep or maybe talking about it will help you."

"I am afraid that I am going to wake up and this has all been a dream and I will be back in that hell." Amber confessed, "I didn't know what was going to happen or if I would ever see the Mallrats again."

"It is just going to take some time." Tai-san smiled, "We are all trying to find a way back to life before the Chosen."

"It would be easier if some people weren't around." Cloe commented as she closed the magazine.

"We can't hold everyone responsible for what they did during the Chosen, we were all afraid and did what they needed to survive."

"Salene, Patsy and I joined because we were afraid, Salene for her unborn child and Patsy and I were scared for ourselves." Cloe disagreed, "Even Trudy did what she did to protect Brady at least that was before she was brainwashed."

"Who are you talking about then?" Amber asked.

"May, she is the reason that Patsy was sent away." Cloe answered as her eyes started to water, "She ratted her out to save herself."

"Cloe." Amber frowned as she turned in her chair so that she was facing the young girl, "I know that you miss Patsy, but blaming May is not going to bring her back. I should know, I felt the same way about her when Dal died."

"Do you still blame her?" Cloe asked.

"No, because I realized that it wasn't fair to hold her accountable for her actions, when I wasn't willing to hold Trudy, Salene, Tai-san or even you to that standard." Amber answered honestly, "The pain you feel will get better. I promise."

"I just want it to go back to the way it was, for all the Mallrats to be together." Cloe frowned.

"We will be and until then we just have to keep their memories alive." Amber comforted, "Patsy would want you to remember the good times and not be filled with anger."

"Our friends are always around us and looking out for us." Tai-san added as she rested her hand on Cloe's.

"Trudy, we just got the city back, I don't think that it's a good idea that you go off on your own." Bray's voice echoed from the stairs as both Bray and Trudy with Brady on her hip appeared.

"I just want to make sure that May is okay, she left after the fight she had with Pride." Trudy argued, "She shouldn't be alone right now and I thought that she might need a friend."

"I don't think she needs anyone looking after herself, she proved that she could look after herself." Bray disagreed as he glanced at the three who were now watching the two with interest.

"What is going on?" Amber asked as Trudy set Brady down in her high chair.

"I want to go check on May, I think that she could use someone to talk to. She is alone and heartbroken. Trudy urged, "It's the least I could do after the way I treated her."

"You have more than made up for that." Amber chimed in as Bray shot her a look.

"The city is fine Bray. Plus, I think I know where she might have gone. She used to live at the old airport before she joined us. She goes there some time when she wanted to be alone." Trudy explained as she grabbed a bottle and handed it to the toddler.

"You are going to go no matter what I say." Bray sighed, "At least let me go with you so I can keep you safe."

"May needs someone to talk to and I don't think you being there is going to help." Trudy cautioned.

"I can go with you if you want." Tai-san offered as she stood, "I can grab those herbs to help you sleep on the way." She added as she looked at Amber.

"You are having trouble sleeping?" Bray questioned as he moved to Amber's side and placed a hand on the back of her chair.

"It's just nightmares." Amber answered with a smile, "We will look after Brady, you make sure that May is okay." Trudy flashed a smile before she placed a kiss on Brady's head and then headed down the stairs with Tai-san following behind her.

"Why didn't you tell me that you were having trouble sleeping?" Bray questioned as he took a seat next to Amber.

"I didn't want you to worry. You have enough going on with Ebony and everything else." Amber dismissed.

"Your health is more important than anything." Bray argued.

"Do you think that you could find a machine that could tell you what you are having?" Cloe asked as she changed the subject to help Amber.

"If I was a little further along and there was power." Amber answered, "I guess we will just have to wait and see now."

"It will be a boy." Bray answered as the same time.

"With our luck he will be just as stubborn as you." Amber laughed as she stood and grabbed Brady from her chair.

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"How did you meeting with Ebony go?" Amber questioned Bray as she sat on the bed playing with Brady and Bray sat on the floor with pieces of a crib were scattered around him.

"It was Ebony trying to yes me to death. I think that you and Tai-san might be on to her." He answered as he looked up.

"Ned was no exactly an idea man. If you think about it, Ebony had it all planned out. She knew that you would trade anything to get Trudy and I back and when you did you would lose your chance at winning the election." Amber explained as she handed Brady her stuffed dog.

"Confronting her right now is not going to do us any good; it would only put a target on our backs." Bray breathed, "We will just have to keep an eye on her."

"Our focus needs to be on the Mallrats. We already lost enough of our friends." Amber agreed.

"Noone is going anywhere. I am sure by now Salene has found Ryan and they are headed home." He smiled as he finished the base of the crib, just as a rumbled echoed above the Mall.

"What is that?" Amber asked as she glanced at the ceiling, while she brought Brady to her lap.

"It sounds like an airplane." Bray answered as he followed Amber's gaze.

"Bray." Jack called as he stood in the doorway with a worried look on his face. "You have to see this." He urged as he took off back towards the roof with Amber and Bray following him.

"A plane." Jack exclaimed in amazement once they were on the roof, where Ellie, KC, and Cloe were already there.

"How?" Ellie asked as looked to the sky and saw a large plane that was circling overhead.

"Can it be the Adults?" Cloe asked as she moved towards Amber's side who was holding Brady to her side, "Who else could fly a plane?"

"Clo, the Adults are gone." Amber frowned as she placed her free arm around the girl.

"Whoever they are, I don't think that they are friendly." Ellie added as she pointed to the plane where parachutes are now filling the sky.

"The others." Amber muttered.

"Alice is at the farm Jack." Ellie panicked as she grabbed her boyfriend's arm.

"We will go and get her." Jack promised as he turned to Bray.

"Go." Bray agreed, those were the only words that the couple needed to hear before they headed back into the building, "Trudy and Tai-san are headed towards the airport, I need to get there."

"We will stay here." Amber added, "We will shut the gate, so no one can get in. If it can with stand the Locos, it will keep us safe."

"The first sign of trouble you go to the sewers." Bray declared as he moved to Amber's side, "No heroic." He added as he placed a kiss on her forehead and rested a hand on her stomach.

"I will." Amber promised.

"I will protect them." KC spoke up. Bray nodded his head before he took one last look before he headed back into the Mall.

Amber glanced at the sky, one more time before she gently lead the kids to the door, "We should get inside and lock everything up." Amber smiled as she closed the door behind the four of them.