Ebony quotes from The Tribe

Ebony

So, what are you all doing here?

They cheated us! The Mall Rats ripped us off!

Ebony

Ripped you off! Cheated you? Would that be before or after they saved your lives? Well? Think about it. And while you’re thinking, ask yourselves this. Who crawled through a minefield to search for the answer to the virus? The Mall Rats. Who trekked all the way up to the satellite station to get the message and lost two of their dearest ones in the process? The Mall Rats. Who found the formula then worked out how to make it? The Mall Rats. Who gave the antidote to everybody in the entire city for free? The Mall Rats. [pause] Now ask yourselves this. If the Mall Rats hadn’t done that, how many of you would be alive today? And this is how you say thank you? [pause] So, what’s your problem! That for the last few weeks they’ve been giving you for free, antidote which you didn’t need? Nobody was sure you didn’t need it anymore, until they tried doing without it. That’s what they’ve been doing. Experimenting on themselves to save you. But yet, yet they’ve ripped you off, right?! [pause] I tell you. I did some bad things to the Mall Rats. They forgave me and they took me in. And I am so proud to call myself a Mall Rat. [pause] So? Are you still going to come in here and smash us and trash the Mall? Or are you going to show your gratitude and get on with building a new life for us all? [the crowd starts cheering]

Bray

Boy, can she handle a mob!

God help us if she ever turns against us.

Tai-San

It will make you feel better. Try it.

Ebony

Look, I told you, I don't want ... [Tai-San interrupts her]

Tai-San

Have you had breakfast? [Ebony shakes her head] Then you need something!

Ebony

Yeah. [Ebony drinks the infusion]

Tai-San

Is it good?

Tai-San

See? You have to learn to trust people.

Ebony

Everytime I've trusted anybody they've ratted on me.

Tai-San

Have I?

Ebony

Not yet.

Tai-San

What about the rest of the tribe?

Ebony

Yeah! Lex for a start.

Lex

Come on Ebony, I was brilliant. I had that audience in the palm of my hand.

Ebony

I thought it was a team effort?

Lex

Yeah, you and Bray were only the puppets. I had to drive the show and show them how the Supreme Mother was just a fantasy created by that freak, The Guardian.

Ebony

Just Lex the invincible!

Lex

Yeah! I reckon I should have been an actor. Or a rock star!

Ebony

Maybe you should just stick to being a rock! Or something that lives underneath it.

Ebony

We end this thing once and for all. We’re gonna wipe out The Guardian!

Lex

I’m having deja vu.

Bray

I'm worried about Lex. I think he's gonna do something stupid.

Ebony

Oh really? That would be a new experience.

Bray

You know? I will never understand Lex as long as I live.

Ebony

What’s he done now?

Bray

[talking about Lex leaving to kill The Guardian] Well he didn’t come back last night.

Ebony

You didn’t really expect him to, did you?

Bray

I’d hoped, once he’d had time to cool down…

Ebony

Bray! This is Lex we’re talking about, remember? He’s only got room in his head for one idea at a time!

Bray

[Bray is looking for Lex and is being trailed by Ebony] What do you think you’re doing?

Ebony

Watching your back!

Bray

Oh yeah? Why?

Ebony

Look the place is crawling with guards.

Bray

I can take care of myself.

Ebony

Yeah, well, maybe I felt guilty. You’re right I did wind Lex up. And I’m sorry. Look I wanna help, okay? You’re the boss. I’ll do whatever you say.

Bray

Yeah, well, I’d say I’d feel happier with you in front rather than behind me.

Lex

Hey come back here. This is desertion, you're all under arrest, you hear me!

Ebony

Oh let them go.

Lex

Are you serious?

Ebony

[trying to convince kids in the City to fight the Technos with them] We can get together, the whole City, and unite against this threat.

Why should we believe you?

Ebony

Because I’m a Mall Rat. And you know what that means? We defeated the Locos. We found the antidote to the Virus. We got rid of the Chosen. The Mall Rats have always taken care of you. And we always will.

Pride

So. You’re a Mall Rat, Ebony? Since when?

Ebony

Since before you came on the scene, tofu boy!

So how do we get to them without being seen?

Ebony

Look, we can’t hit them with a surprise attack. We don’t have that kind of muscle.

Jack

Does that mean …?

Lex

We’re gonna walk to their gates in broad daylight and politely ask them to leave?

Ebony

Pretty much. Only not politely.

Pride

Suppose they don’t wanna go.

What if we get captured?

Cloe

What if they kill us?

Ebony

I never said there wouldn’t be risks. Our only chance is to bluff them.

Jack

With what??

Ebony

They don’t know how many kids we have backing us up, but they must know they’re outnumbered.

Pride

Something tells me they’re not too worried about that.

Ebony

Well they should be. Look, if they want this City, they’re gonna have to fight for it.

Lex

It’s good enough for me.

Ebony

So, are we all agreed?

Pride

Agreed.

What is it? You look like you've seen a ghost. Ebony, tell me! You can tell me

Ebony

I have, Java, I've seen him, I've seen Zoot! And I must spread his message to the world!