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Chapter 6 by 11kestrels 11kestrels

Do they make it back to camp?

The Ent Clan

The clan walked along as if they didn't have a care in the world. Jane was collared and leashed, and being led obediently by her captors. She decided to try to strike up a conversation with the buzz cut who was holding her leash. "So who are these people who dress up like trees?" she inquired.

"I knew I should have gagged you" he shook his head. "But at least talking to you will give me something to do.." He looked all around him nervously. "We don't like to speak of them often, but you are a newcomer, and it's possible you may go out on raiding missions, or trade missions if we get tired of you. The ones you saw are members of the Ent Clan."

"Ent Clan?" Jane questioned herself out loud. She'd heard that name before as well.

"Yes, Ent Clan" the buzz cut answered. "They get their name from some sacred disks they found long ago, much the same as we, the Ferengi Clan have."

There it was again, a clan of humans, or at least half humans, who had taken on the persona of some sort of creatures or characters from some video disks. Then she recalled watching with her parents a three part movie called Lord of the Rings. She pressed herself hard to remember. It was the second disk, The Two Towers, where Ents had been introduced. They were tree like, and they were called tree herders. Exasperated, she sighed and said, "Does everyone out here in the wastes name themselves after old TV and movie characters?" The question was not meant for the man holding her leash. Still he gave her a puzzled look.

"There are many clans, and there are many sacred disks" he told her. "It would be best not to speak lightly of them. Everyone here fears the Adam Twelve Clan. They are the law givers who keep the clans from destroying each other."

"The Adam Twelve Clan? Law givers?" Jane puzzled. They had to derive their names from some ancient TV or movie disks as well the way it sounded. But law givers in such a lawless world? If there were any laws, why was she stripped naked, and taken as a pet? This confounded the structure of any type of a law based society. She decided not to ask any more questions. The answers she was given were driving her mad.

The one thing Jane hadn't noticed was how she had quickly grown accustomed to being naked in front of a bunch of strange men. She no longer tried to hide herself from their gazing eyes. In fact, their gazes and smiles had an interesting effect on her now. It made her feel tingly and warm all over to be looked at. The more they looked, the more she found she liked it. She even started to smile back at them unknowingly.

On the clan walked for quite some time before Spock and Cisco returned with news. The clan halted as Spock gave his report to Grand Nagus. "There is no sign of the Ent Clan" he said. "This doesn't mean they're not around. They may be regrouping for a surprise attack. I recommend caution."

Before Nagus could give an order, the trees started moving, and encircling the Ferengi Clan. They were totally surrounded. The tallest of the Ents stepped forward, and looked Grand Nagus right in the eyes. "You are surrounded. You know why I am here Nagus. Give me back my daughter, or there will be no peace between us."

"Well Treebeard, I wish I could, but I've taken a liking to fucking trees without the need of having to check for squirrels. Besides, Willow stayed with us willingly. If you wish, I can allow you to speak to her, and she can verify what I have said. You also might like to know that you will soon become a grandfather."

"What?" Treebeard boomed. "This can't be. No Ent in their right mind would mate with a Ferengi!" He was livid with rage. "You **** her. You **** her!"

Grand Nagus found himself cowering away from the angry tree person. "Honestly that never happened! Please! Come with me, and talk to her yourself! We love each other!"

"Very well, I will come with you, and I will speak with her" Treebeard finally relented. "It is better to keep the Adam Twelve Clan out of our business."

(Author's note: No Ferengi or Ents were harmed during the writing of this chapter. Officers Reed and Malloy were not called in as consultants. Neither were Starsky and Hutch. Oh! And the Ent who was shot? We'll meet him later. His name is Oak Thorn, and yes he was wounded a couple of chapters ago by our well meaning heroin. She feels very miserable about doing that. But little does she know it was all fake blood, and fake bullets to set up a future nude love scene between an Ent and a Human. Just kidding... Or am I? Stay tuned!)

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