Epilogue

Lex and Zandra were married two days later, not the next day as Zandra had wanted. Though Tai-San had originally been asked to marry the happy couple she refused, saying that was a job for their tribe leader. The duties fell to Amber who, with a heavy heart, agreed and married them, though she did not once meet Lex’s gaze throughout the entire ceremony.

Ebony’s reign as Empress of the Locos was short lived. Though the majority of the Locos had believed her story of Zoot’s mysterious disappearance, Jaffa was unconvinced. He blamed the Mall Rats, saying that they had murdered Zoot. He managed to convince a large number of Locos and a few weeks after Christmas led a rebellion against Ebony.

Ebony and her few remaining loyal Locos scattered, each going to different parts of the city. Ebony, herself, chose to finally accept Amber’s invitation and live at the mall as one of the Mall Rats while Jaffa and his small rebellion whom he called The Chosen left the city in search of their great leader.

A few days later Tai-San began to have haunting dreams of a strange bird, perhaps an eagle she had said, flying about a misty mountaintop. She felt for certain that her dreams had a connection to the virus and the antidote they were so desperately seeking.

At about the same time Jack and Dal finally managed to crack the secret code that was embedded in the documents they had brought back from Hope Island and the government buildings they had searched for clues in. Not surprisingly, the code was coordinates to Eagle Mountain.

The Tribe unanimously agreed that they should go to Eagle Mountain. After the attack of Tribe Circus not much was left at the mall for them. The planned to embark on their journey exactly one month after Christmas.

The day before the Mall Rats abandoned the mall Zandra and Lex announced that they were expecting a child. A small celebration was held for the soon-to-be parents, and though not many had expected Amber to make an appearance, she came and wished the happy couple only the best. She and Bray then left the party together and to all eyes there seemed to be very much in love or at least doing a very good of pretending to be so.

The tribe left for Eagle Mountain the next day, none of them realizing that when they would come back to the mall they would be coming back with two less friends.