So, Scratch is an offspring of Mr Wulff then? (That'S an insider for us Germans ...)
As I said: I don't exclude the possibility that all may join forces (the enemy of my enemy blablabla ...); but I agree to the simple fact that the threshold for remaining Mallers and remaining Twoerites/Colonists is put very, very high.
Besides: Wouldn't it be nice to see a deviance from standard-issue storytelling?

All the best!
Liam