Harper nodded, “Monty said it would work... I think it will work.”
You smiled weakly at her. The two of you had been kept separate from the others for the past few days, and you still hadn’t seen Monty or Jasper. Part of you was excited to see them, but you were also scared. What if they had suffered at the hands of the mountain men? How would you explain that Finn was dead at your hands? They would hate you.
A woman in a white coat entered the room and left you with new clothes. Your eyes widened as you examined the light pink jumper that had matching trousers. What the fuck? They were clothes that a child would have picked out. Regardless, you changed into clean clothes before helping Harper change. It scared you how physically weak she had become.
Since Harper arrived, she’s been taken twice to have her bone marrow removed. Fortunately, all they did to you was run a couple of tests and take blood samples. “I know it’s hard, but we need to stay strong. If Clarke could escape here, then we can as well.”
Harper shook her head, “Y/N I can’t. I’m too tired and would slow you down. But you might be able to. When they come back, I’ll cause a distraction. That will give you a chance
You quickly declined. “No, we will leave here together. I promise.”
You watched as she forced a smile and said, “okay.” She nodded, “What’s your plan?”
“We do whatever they ask of us, then-”
You were cut off by the woman in the white coat reentering the room. She eyed you both suspiciously, “when you are ready, follow me.”
You gave Harper a reassuring nod before following the woman.
—
“Daisy!”
When you reached a room that resembled a large dining area, Monty pulled you in for a hug, before moving to help Harper sit down. Jasper stared at you bewildered for a moment before hugging you. “I’m so glad to see you guys. “You pulled back from him, “Where’s Maya?”
“How do you know who Maya is?” Jasper asked.
“Clarke told me about her. Listen, I don’t have much time to explain.” You whispered, “We are running out of time, but I think she might be able to help.”
Jasper shook his head, “I’m not getting her into trouble.”
As you tried to explain the situation, it surprised you when Jasper walked away, refusing to listen to what you had to say.
“Clarkes already tried to explain to him what’s going on, and so have I,” Monty said quietly. “But I might be able to help.”
“All right,” you gulped. “I need a radio. The grounder army should be here soon, but I want to try and contact our people before they arrive.”
Both Harper and Monty's eyes widened at your words. “Grounder army?”
“Clarke’s made peace with the commander and they have agreed to work together to get everyone out of here. I wasn’t with them when I was taken. I don’t know if the plan is still going ahead, but Raven was working on a radio. If we had one, I could try and contact them. And right now, Maya is our best chance at getting one.”
Monty patted you on the shoulder and said, “I’ll try my best. Our people will always find a way.”
“Thank you.”
You would tell them about Finn. The words were burning at the tip of your tongue, but it wasn’t the right time.
—
“I was scared... when you disappeared. I thought I’d never get the chance to say I’m sorry, and I needed you to know that I love you.”
“Finn?” Hearing his voice, you looked towards the doorway of your bedroom. You jumped out of bed and ran into the hallway. “Finn?”
You found him staring out the window. “You know, I still have one of your drawings of daisies in my room.”
You leaned on the wall beside him and sighed. As a child, you’d decorate your bedroom walls with drawings of different flowers, mainly daisies.
“You're not really here, are you?” Finn shook his head. “Then why do I keep seeing you?”
“Your conscience is trying to tell you something,” he shrugged.
You ran your hand across your face and let out a sob. “What?! What is it trying to tell me? That I’m a bad person? I already know I am!”
Finn shook his head and smiled, “You're not a bad person, Daze. You just need to forgive yourself.”
“Forgive myself?” You scoffed. “You make it sound so easy. I killed you, and you were my best friend.”
“I know.”
You wiped away stray tears. “What if I can’t forgive myself?”
He shrugged, “Then you're screwed.”
—
You woke up in a haze with a ringing in your ears. Panicked, you tried to move but realised you were strapped to a bed. As you continued to struggle, a man with dark hair entered the room with a smug look on his face.
“What am I doing here?”
He clasped his hands behind his back and stood at the door of your bed. “Would you rather I call you Y/N or Daisy?”
“I’d rather you let me go.”
He let out a chuckle. “I’ll go with Daisy. After all, I hear it’s what your friends call you.”
You frowned.
“I’m Cage Wallace, President of Mount Weather,” he says proudly. “Why do you think you're here?”
“I’m fresh blood,” you snapped.
He let out a disappointed sigh, “would that be the only reason you are here?”
“I suppose so, unless I’m tied down because you're scared of a little girl.”
A horrid grin spread across his face. “I don’t like weak people, and you don’t strike me as weak. You and Clarke share that in common, except she doesn’t listen, but I think you will.”
You watched him pace and go back and forth. “I’m your prisoner. Why would I listen to anything you have to say?”
“Because I have something you want.”
What could he possibly offer you? Your freedom? Your friend's freedom? You don’t imagine he’d do any of those things. “And what’s that?”
“I heard you wanted a radio to speak to your friends on the outside. Good news, though, you don’t need a radio to talk to them.”
You stared at him, confused.
Cage turned and pointed towards the camera in the corner of the room. “Say hello to Clarke and Bellamy.”
I didn't think this story would get so much encouragement, but it has😅 So I've picked it up as much as I could with my current situation.
Tbh I didn't think this story could get any darker than it already was... but it can. So be warned if you read this.
This is not an easy story, there are a lot of dark elements and tragedies. Clarke and Octavia are tortured and there are a lot of trigger warnings such as r* pe. It's only mentioned, not written in detail!
This is a story about surviving and making the best of a horrible situation with support from others. There is a lot of violence and, as mentioned, dark elements and trigger warnings. If this is something you all are okay with reading then I will post it next month.
Below is a Snippet of Chapter 1 since it is close to being finished. Any feedback helps, let me know what you all think!
Most people cry or shut down as they face fear and face, but not Octavia Blake. If fear digs it's menacing claws into her soul she stares back in the face of anger. Fighting away the tears that swelling her eyes Octavia spews spit into the man's face, causing him to back away.
"You shouldn't have done that." He growls deeply before lunging forward, his right hand clutching tightly around her neck as he squeezes the oxygen from her lungs. The brunette struggles and fights as her legs kick beneath her but his strength is too much. She couldn't escape.
"No! Please let her go!! Please!" Octavia faintly hears before the tight pressure is released and she can breathe again.
Her kidnappers gaze is no longer upon her but rather to the blonde instead. Briefly Octavia wonders just how long she's been awake, but by the startled look she had in her eyes she must have just woken up. Not only surprised by the presence of another young girl, but horrified to see the man strangling the life from her body.
Octavia gasps softly as she finds her breath and looks between the two strangers. The girl, though stunned, faces the man confidently even as his eyes do not meet her own. Instead they trail down her chest in the rest of her body instead, his interest very clearly now that she's made her presence known in the conversation with him.
"Take me. I won't fight I swear just please. Take me."
The young Blake gulps over the forming lump in her throat as she watches her kidnapper walk away from her and towards the other girl. She takes note of how the girl tenses and flinches as he steps closer but her eyes never leave his. From experience Octavia can see that the girl is fighting the demon of fear. Looking around, being here, Octavia can only imagine how long she's had to keep up her fight. Both against the man and fear itself.
"You're lucky I'm too tired for new meat." He says in Octavias direction before reaching down and taking hold of the blonde.
Octavia flinches as she hears the young girl whimper slightly, whether it's from the pain of being moved or from his touch she isn't sure. All she knows is that this girl, this stranger, may have just saved her life.
AU: Bellamy faces the hardest challenge in his entire life: battle against Cage, who got a Symbiote take over his body and has been corrupting New York just to lure Spiderman into his sight. But another big problem is that Cage has also captured Clarke as hostage, putting her life into great risk because he knows Bellamy loves her more than life itself. Will he be able to save her, along with New York? Or will Clarke's life fall into the hands of Cage?
"Cage!" Bellamy's voice thundered as he stalked into an old establishment. "Show yourself, it's me you wanted, right?!"
"Of course."
He whirled around to see a large black substance glued into the top corner of the floor, like a giant thick web stained with black ink, then he watched half of the head of the Symbiote ripped apart to show Cage's devilish face.
"You must be looking for your precious princess." He said with a smirk.
Bellamy's hands balled into firm fists. "Where did you hide her?" He growled.
"Bellamy? Is that you?" Her voice echoed somewhere and a small tingle of hope ignited in his chest.
"Ah, I see she's awake." Cage remarked. "What if I make her sleep forever?"
And that was the last straw.
Bellamy leaped towards him but Cage immediately crawled away and landed on the ground where he stood up to let the Symbiote cover his body ─ thus taking into a full large form with huge white eyes and mouth filled with sharp jaws.
The battle went like a swift. Bellamy shooting webs and Cage attacking him with full force until an idea popped into his mind, so Bellamy dashed through the building with his enemy on his tail. He can save Clarke from wherever she was, with the help of his spider-senses, and put her in a safe place while he's off to deal with Cage.
She had to be his priority.
As if he could read his mind, Cage shoved Bellamy off the building with his hand but the webslinger managed to shoot some webs to grab onto. Unfortunately, the Symbiote was faster than he thought so he swung across the establishment and can feel Clarke's plead for help wherever he went.
While doing so, Bellamy grabbed pieces of metal with sharp points and as he dragged himself closer to the building, he stopped by the pole when he caught the sight of his enemy standing by the edge of the building at the center of the moon and was holding Clarke by the back of her shirt's collar, her feet hanging by the air. A flood of panic flushed into Bellamy as if his world was close to collapsing.
I was thinking about something... Am I the only one who thought while watching 7x08 of The 100, the backdoor pilot Anaconda "Did Jason Rothenberg write Bill Cadogan as a more charismatic and more powerful self-insert?" Maybe subconsciously? Maybe that was one of the reasons why that episode was well-written, he was writing about something he knows a lot about. I noticed the similarities of the Cadogan family dynamics to the Lightbourne family dynamic from a season before (such as both men being called out for being megalomaniacs/narcissists).
It also strikes me that all the main villains of the last 2 seasons have been megalomaniac privileged white men - Bill Cadogan, Sheidheda, Russell Lightbourne. And even in the other season - we can add the two Wallaces (and the Wallace family dynasty was referenced in Anaconda, too, with the mention of President Wallace’s administration). In season 5 the most villainy villain was McCreary, as a sociopathic manchild who destroyed the Earth because he couldn't have it all for himself. In the entire show, the human Big Bads of all seasons have been entitled white guys. (The other Big Bads were a computer program and a nuclear disaster, and season 1 didn’t have an overall main villain but many minor ones.)
I normally wouldn’t find anything strange about that - it’s an obvious and safe choice for a villain - but the specific character traits of the megalomaniac, egotistical, power-obsessed and entitled white men of these last couple of seasons and especially season 7 and Cadogan, have really made me think that there may be something subconscious going on there on Rothenberg’s part (probably not intentionally, as that would entail way too much self-awareness).
And there’s also another pattern I’ve noticed this season in particular (though it did not start this season, but now it’s really been maximized). When I wrote my review of 7x12, I was still giving the show the benefit of the doubt and trying to find the positives as well as the negatives, but there was something that had been making me increasingly uncomfortable throughout the season, and I couldn’t help mention that the show finished the last season with the Brainwashed into a Cult Jordan storyline, which was then dropped and ignored in season 7, but only to be replaced by the Indoctrinated into a Cult storyline for another man of color, this time the show’s second protagonist/male lead.
There is pattern of men of color constantly being portrayed as followers, manipulated and/or brainwashed, usually by white male villains. Even those MOC who still have a mind of their own and aren’t background characters (I think that’s only Gabriel at this point) are not leaders. (Gabriel may do his own thing, but he’s not in charge and agreed to be a Disciple.)
Jordan was brainwashed last season by an annoying Devout guy, a minor character called Trey . That didn’t end up having consequences except for Jordan spouting pro-Prime propaganda and getting hated by the fandom, and was retconed/ignored/dropped in season 7, except for Jordan continuing to be manipulated by the Devout (Trey and Alyssa) and Sheidheda (as Russell).
But after dropping that storyline, the show had Bellamy - who was a leader and a damn good one - indoctrinated into a cult and a follower of Cadogan. Then murdered. I really don’t want to talk anymore about that horrible plot and death scene. I was deeply uncomfortable with the plot to begin with, but was hoping that the show would do something that makes sense and is respectful to Bellamy’s character. My ideal version was that his friends and particularly Clarke get through to him and he realizes that individual love is not bad, but that his visions and beliefs weren’t entirely wrong, and that he turns his back on Cadogan and his interpretations of it. We know how that worked out.
Nelson was a leader, but was manipulated and used by Sheidheda in a way that didn't even make sense, preying on Nelson’s emotions and impulsiveness. Later murdered.
Sheidheda’s main follower was Knight of Sangedakru. There were some minor hints he may have been rethinking his loyalty and fans speculated he may turn, but nope.
Reese Cadogan was the child loyal and subservient to Bill, desperate for his father’s approval. And Bill thinks he may have been killed by his sister (because he can't imagine another reason he didn't bring him the Flame - in his mind, he couldn't have possibly broken away from his influence).
Miller and Jackson are background characters, in spite of having been on the show since season 1. Miller's most important arc in the last few seasons was having been a loyal follower or Blodreina. Jackson spent most of his time in the previous 6 seasons as Abby’s sidekick.
Even if we go back to previous seasons... Not to go over the minor characters like Shumway (season 1 minor villain- a follower of Diana Sidney, manipulated and murdered by her). But even Jaha, who was a strong leader, love him or hate him, was a brainwashed follower of ALIE for a full season.
Monty and Lincoln were characters of integrity, but were never put in charge. Lincoln was also a brainwashed slave/monster for half a season - but at least he got to get a revenge on his brainwasher Cage Wallace. Then he got murdered the next season.
I’d have thought Bellamy was an exception once the show seemed to have stopped trying to impose the idea he was a “follower” and let him be a really good leader in the later seasons.... And then season 7 happened. (I used to argue the line about him being a “follower” rather than a leader was just something a villain used to taunt him and that was not meant to be gospel truth, but guess what, the latest season has decided to confirm that ALIE!Raven’s taunting was indeed the truth, including that about Clarke being poison to everyone close to her and bringing them all death...)
The only exception was Pike, and he was made to be more hated than any of the white villains who were much worse in terms of motivations, actions and having a sympathetic qualities/backstory to explain their actions.
Warnings: People getting shot and I think that’s really it.
Y/N: Your Name
Summary: You weren’t meant to be born but you were so when you were ten your mom and the Chancellor sent you to the ground as a test for the 100
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I made my way back to where they were bleeding people. I saw the girl in the cage still and took out the keys I stole. I unlocked her cage and she looked at me shocked.
“Get up. It’s time to go. I told you I’d come back for you.” I said and helped her out.
“Come on out. Our people are marching on Mount Weather right now.” I said and went to unlock the next cage. I went to help them out, but they pulled back.
“Hey, it’s okay. We’re getting you out.” I said.
“Slow down.” The girl said pushing me away.
“They just bled him.” She added.
“Listen to me. There’s an army inside this room. And I need you to help me get them ready to fight. Can you do that?” I asked and she nodded.
“Good. Start with him.” I said and we got to work. Everyone started shouting and bangging against the cages.
“Too much noise.” I said.
“Taim Yu gaf in bilaik free, shof op!” (If you want to be free, be quiet!) The girl shouted at them. They all quieted down instantly.
“Okay, How do we do this?” She asked.
“There’s an army outside going for the main door. When they get it open, all hell will break loose. That is the signal for my friends to come here, and then-” I was cut off by the PA speaker coming on.
“My fellow citizens, this is your president speaking. I have news to share with you that will change all our lives forever. For 97 years, Mount Weather has been our home. It’s kept us alive, but it has also held us captive. Most of us have made peace with what we’ve had to do to survive. We’ve done these things for one reason. So that our people could someday return to the ground. That day is today.” Cage said.
“He’s going public.” I said in shock.
“Before my friend, Lorelei Tsing was murdered by the Outsiders still at large in this mountain, she found a cure. It was in their bone marrow.” He said.
“Here. I’ll be back.” I said handing the girl the keys.
“Where are you going?” She asked.
“He’s trying to get his people to turn on each other. They’ll find my friends. I have to bring them here now. I’ll send them in groups. You get your people ready to go, but you wait for me to come back, you understand?” I asked and she nodded.
“Wait.” She stopped me again.
“Thank you.” She said.
“You free your people. Protect mine when they get here. We can thank each other when we’re all outside.” I said and went back into the vent.
Cage’s POV
“This had been the dream of our people since the bombs. But to reach it now, I need your help. The 44 criminals that irradiated Level Five, killing 15 of our people, are now keeping us from that dream. Although we’ve repaired our home, we can never replace the lives that were so viciously taken from us. Yet as hard as it is to believe, there are those among us who would help the people who did this. And I am speaking to you now. If you truly want to end the blood treatments once and for all, then the 44 murderers you’re now hiding are the key to doing that. You have one hour to turn them in without punishment. After that, we’ll be forced to consider you enemies of the state. I’m asking you please, do what’s right for your people, our people. So that we can all take our rightful place on the ground. We’re almost home.” I said and looked at the screen showing the outside world.
“What are they doing?” I asked, taking out the earpiece.
“Preparing to attack. They’re too close for missiles, sir. And without the Veil, there is nothing we can do from the inside. All ground units are ready to engage on your command.” Emerson said and I shook my head.
“Not yet.” I said.
“Sir, the longer we wait-”
“They came looking for a fight, Emerson. Doesn’t mean we need to give them one. As long as we’re behind the doors, they can’t touch us.” I said.
“And what about the intruder? And Y/N?” I asked looking at him.
“Both are still at large, sir. We’re doing everything we ca-” I grabbed some papers and tossed them at him.
“Forty-five! Go door to door. Fine them.” I said cutting him off.
Y/N’s POV
We just heard Cage’s speech. This was it. This was the final straw. Either we were going to be found, or we were going to fight. Either way this was it. I was still weak from whatever drug they put in me. But I was starting to feel a little better. We didn’t have time to get it out of me, so I was stuck in this state. We heard people knocking on doors and it was only a matter of time before they knocked on this door. The couple quickly pushed us into the wall behind a painting. Jasper kept a hold on me since I was still weak. Monty was split up on us so it was just us three.
“Yes?” The man hiding us asked, opening the door.
“Step aside, please.” guard said.
“Why? What’s wrong?” He asked playing dumb, but let them in. We watched as they started looking around.
“We’ll just be a moment.” The guard said.
“If you tell us what you’re looking for, maybe we can help you.” The woman hiding us said.
“You know what you’re looking for.” The guard said.
“Honestly, we don’t know.” The man said.
“According to your neighbors, you’ve been bringing extra food home after meals.” The guard said.
“That’s not true.” The man said.
“Is it true that you’ve refused treatment 12 time in the past 15 years?” He asked the man.
“Or that you’ve refused them 30 time? Do you deny that?” He asked the woman.
“We take the blood when we need it. We don’t take extra food.” She answered.
“Then you’ve got nothing to worry about.” The guard said. He looked at the table and pulled out his gun.
“Where are they?” He asked and shoved the man.
“Just hold it.” The man said. The guard shoved him to sit next to the woman and held his gun at them.
“You have five seconds to cooperate.” He said.
“Jasper…” I whispered.
“Quiet Y/N.” He whispered back.
“One… two… three…” He started counting.
“Please, don’t do this.” The man begged.
“Four…” He said and pointed his gun at the woman.
“Five!” He said.
“Wait! Wiat, wait!” Jasper said. Him and Maya took off the painting that was hiding us. The guard pointed the gun at us.
“Please, don’t shoot. Please.” Jasper begged.
“We’re here, Okay? Just leave them alone.” He said.
“I’m so sorry.” The man said to us.
“This is Tilling. Just found three more. And sir, we found her.” The guard said and looked at me. I felt my body start to shake with fear, Lexa would surely be displeased with me right now… Jasper held me close to him, but the other guard grabbed his hands and cuffed him.
“We’re bringing them in now.” Tilling said. I felt myself start to fall, I was still too weak to hold myself up. Maya quickly caught me and Tilling shot the couple in the head. Tilling came up and took me from Maya as the other guard cuffed her.
Clarke’s POV
I was in Lexa’s tent with her. We were getting ready to attack Mount Weather and get our people back. She had invited my people to her tent and they walked in.
“Welcome, Sky crew.” She said. I saw John Murphy walking in with them…
“Join us.” She said and motioned in front of her. Mr. Miller came up to me and showed me something.
“Package from Raven. Hydrazine. She said it would do the job.” He said.
“Good.” I said with a nod.
“And, uh… your Mother wanted to be here too.” He added.
“I know. But the wounded in Tondc need her more.” I said and he walked back to the others.
“Field commanders, today’s the day we get our people back. The enemy thinks it’s safe behind its doors, but it’s not. When it realized that, it will fight back. Hard. We need to be ready.” Lexa said.
“This is a rescue mission. We are not here to wipe them out. There are people inside that mountain that have helped us. Children who have nothing to do with this war. We kill their soldiers. Their leadership if we have to. But we are there to rescue our people. Is that clear?” I asked and everyone nodded.
“Then let’s begin. There are four teams. Two of them are at the dam and in the mine are moving into position already. The third, inside the mountain is freeing the grounder prisoners as we speak. It is our job as the fourth team to keep the eyes of the enemy off of them for as long as possible. To do that, we have to be in position here at the main door with our entire army. The Mountain Men believe the door can’t be opened from the outside, so they leave it unguarded. Only it can be. And thanks to our source on the inside, now we know how. According to Maya, the electromagnetic locking system has one flaw. When the power goes out, it disengages. And that’s where Raven’s team comes in. The mountain's electricity is generated at Philpott Dam. By now, they’ve taken the turbine room. It’s their job to blow the power. Once they do, we blow the lock. There is a catch. A backup generator inside the mountain. If the lock is still functioning when that back up power kicks in, we’ll never get that door open. We’ll never get our people back.” I said.
“How much time do we have until the backup power kicks in?” Someone asked.
“One minute. That’s the window.” I answered.
“Small window…” Murphy said.
“Why don’t we just take out the backup generator too? Bellamy’s inside. Have him do it.” Someone asked.
“Leaving them without power that long would kill them all. And as I said, that’s not the mission.” I said.
“Would make this a lot easier…” Murphy said under his breath.
“Besides, we lost contact with Bellamy.” I said ignoring him.
“What? We did? When?” Monroe asked.
“After he took out the acid fog.” I answered.
“Bellamy’s a warrior. He’ll be fine. Once he finds Y/N, he’ll be even better.” Lexa said and I looked at her. She gave me a nod to keep going.
“As the commander said, once the door is open, the shooting will start. And they’ll throw everything they have at us. But that’s what we want. We want them looking at us because while we’re fighting at the front door, Indra’s team will be escorting the prisoners out the back, right through the Reaper tunnels. Once all our people are free they’ll sound the retreat. We’ll be back home before Mount Weather even knows they’re gone. And that’s it. That’s the plan.” I said and Lexa stepped forward.
“The mountain has cast a shadow over these woods for too long. They’ve hunted us, controlled us, turned us into monsters. That ends today. Thanks to our alliance with the Sky People, the mountain will fall. As Clarke said, we spare the innocent. As for the guilty, Jus drien jus daun.” (Blood must have blood.) She said and her people started chanting. I looked around at them and decided to join in.
Y/N’s POV
The guard led everyone in chains, except for me. I still couldn’t walk on my own so the guard carried me. We were walking down a hallway and Maya’s Father was there at the end.
“Out of the way, Vincent.” Tilling said stopping.
“That’s my daughter.” He said.
“Dad, don’t.” Maya begged.
“Quiet. She’s been aiding and abetting the Outsiders. You need to get out of the way.” Tilling said.
“I won’t let you take her, Paul.” Vincent said.
“Listen carefully. We’ve got orders. She knows where they’re hiding. Now step aside. I’m not gonna ask you again.” Tilling said.
“If you want her, you gotta go through me.” Vincent said.
“Dad, please. They’ll kill you.” Maya begged. Tilling Turned around and handed me to Miller who put me down and I leaned against him. He then pulled out his gun, but held it towards the floor.
“Don’t make me do this, Vincent.” He said.
“I’m sorry, Paul.” Vincent said. Tilling held his gun up at him and Maya started crying. Suddenly he was shot in the head and fell to the floor. The other guard rushed to the front, but Miller choked him with the chains. Bellamy came out of the vents and Maya pulled me off to the side with Fox. Jasper grabbed the other guards keys and Miller smacked his head into the wall.
“Hey, good job. Thank you.” Bellamy said to Vincent.
“Miller, you okay?” He asked.
“Better than you.” Miller answered.
“Get everyone to the Harvest Chamber. You’ll be safer there.”
“Safer in the Harvest Chamber?” Jasper asked.
“Just trust me.” He said.
“Are the others there?” Jasper asked.
“Not yet.” He answered.
“Monty?” Jasper asked.
“Monty’s with the other group on Level Three. Don’t worry, we moved them after the last sweep. You should go there next.” Vincent said to Bellamy.
“Go. Vincent will take you. I won’t be long.” Bellamy said.
“Hey.” Jasper said, making him stop. He picked up the guard’s gun.
“I’m coming with you.” He added.
“Jasper.” Bellamy said.
“I promised I’d protect them, that’s exactly what I’m gonna do.” He said and Bellamy nodded.
“Let’s go.” He said and they left.
“Can you walk?” Vincent asked me.
“I can try.” I said.
“We don’t have time for that.” Miller said and picked me up. We started leaving, but Maya didn’t move.
“Maya.” Vincent said and motioned her to follow. Vincent said something to her and they hugged. We went our separate ways again.
Clarke’s POV
Once the meeting was over we went to the door. My people had brought a drill with them. We had Monroe operating it and we all stood watching. She stopped after a little while and pulled the drill out.
“That should do it. Bombs away. Mr. Miller walked up as they moved the drill.
“Be careful.” I said and Lincoln walked up next to him.
“Archers! Watch the trees!” Lexa ordered. I watched as Lincoln talk to him and then he placed the bomb.
It was night now and the dams still weren’t blown. Something was wrong. I was slightly pacing around just staring at the door.
“It’s taking too long.” I said shaking my head.
“It takes as long as it takes.” Lexa said and she was right.
“What will you do when it’s over?” She asked.
“I have no idea.” I answered.
“Well, what do you want?” She asked.
“Nothing. My people back.” I answered and looked at her then back at the door.
“I can’t think past today.” I added.
“You should come with me to the capital.” She said and I looked at her.
“All this will change the way you think about us.” She added.
“You already have.” She said and we heard gunfire.
“It’s coming from the dam.” Lincoln said coming up to us.
“They know we’re going for the power.” I said.
“They know we’re going for the door.” Lexa said. Lincoln said something to the Grounders and walked off.
“Raven will get it done. She’s one of us.” Monroe said.
“As soon as those lights go off, you push that button.” Mr. Miller said.
“We’ll do the rest.” Lincoln added. I looked down at the remote in my hand. The lights went off and I smiled.
“She did it.” I said.
“One minute starting now.” Mr. Miller said. I looked at the remote then at Lexa.
“For those we’ve lost.” I said.
“And those we’ll soon find.” She said and we pushed the button together, but nothing happened.
“What’s wrong? Why isn’t it working?” Lexa asked.
“They’re jamming us. I have to get closer.” I said and moved closer. Guns started shooting. Lincoln grabbed me and pulled me back behind the rock. Everyone got down and Mr. Miller looked at me.
“Forty-five seconds!” He shouted.
“Swapgn gyna! gyon au!” (Flank the shooters! Go!) Lexa ordered and they started running behind, some getting shot in the process.
“If I can get there, I can trigger it manually.” Mr. Miller said.
“No, you can’t get there.” I said.
“For Nate, I have to try.” He said.
“Nauow moare! nau! Hon daun em gon dou!” (Shield wall! Now! Take him to the door!) Lexa ordered and people got up with shields.
“Go. Go with them.” She said and Mr. Miller got up and went behind them.
“Thirty seconds!” I called. They got close to the door, but all ended up falling.
“We’ll find another way in.” Lexa said.
“There is no other way in. You know that!” I said.
“We don’t need one.” Lincoln said holding a bow and arrow. He lit the tip of the arrow on fire and I looked down at the timer.
“Ten seconds.” I said and he took aim.
“Five seconds!” I said.
“Four, three, two…” I said and he shot. The door exploded and I everyone cheered.
“It worked!” I said.
“We need to get to that ridge and take out the shooters.” Lexa said. Lincoln got up, but Lexa stopped him.
“No! You stay with Clarke. When the shooting stops, you get that door open.” She said and we nodded.
“Gyon au.” (Go!) She said and left with some of her people.
After a bit the shooting stopped. But who knows if it was because they were dead or because they were saving ammo. Lincoln got up and started walking out from behind the rock.
“Lincoln.” I whispered, but he didn’t stop.
“Lexa did it.” He said and I got up as well.
“Clarke, look.” Monroe said Mr. Miller was groaning from under the metal sheet that was on top of him.
“Make sure he’s okay.” I ordered and Monroe went to help him.
“They’ll be waiting just inside the door.” I said to Lincoln.
“Good.” He said.
“Mafta op Ai!” (Follow me) He shouted and everyone started following him.
“Tu lines!” (Two lines!) He ordered.
“Ahu agul gon blukly!” (Get ready to pull!) He shouted and they set up ropes on the door.
“Train your fire on the door!” I ordered.
“Pull! Pull!” They all shouted and they started pulling. The door opened and everyone cheered.
“Attack! Now!” I shouted.
“Chil yo daun!” (Stand down!) Lexa shouted walking up to us, Emerson was with her.
“What is this?” I asked.
“Hey, look! They’re coming out!” Someone shouted and I looked towards the door. Grounders were walking out and I looked back at Lexa.
“They’re surrendering?” I asked.
“Not quite.” Emerson answered.
“What did you do?” I asked her.
“What you would have done. Saved my people.” She answered.
“Except for Y/N.” Emerson said with a smirk.
“Where are my people?” I growled.
“I’m sorry, Clarke. They weren’t part of the deal.” She said and cut Emerson free.
“You made the right choice, Commander.” He said and walked back inside.
“What is this?” Lincoln asked coming up to us.
“Your Commander’s made a deal.” I answered.
“What about prisoners from The Ark?” He asked.
“They’ll all be killed.” I answered with tears in my eyes.
“But you don’t care about that, do you?” I asked her.
“I do care, Clarke. But I made the choice with my head and not my heart. The duty to protect my people comes first.” She answered.
“Please, don’t do this. What about Y/N? He said she wasn’t with them.” I asked.
“Y/N isn’t here?” Murphy asked, coming over.
“She’s in the mountain, yes. She wasn’t part of the deal. It seems their leader has taken a liking to her and she stays with them.” She answered.
“What the hell do you mean she stays with them? She’s your right hand! She should be the most important part of the deal!” Murphy growled.
“She’ll understand. It’s what’s best for our people.” Lexa said.
“Commander, not like this. Let us fight.” Lincoln said.
“No, the deal is done.” She said and the door closed.
“Teik rowenes laud.” (Sound the retreat.) She ordered and someone blew the horn. All the Grounders started leaving.
“You too. All our people withdraw. Those were the terms.” She said to Lincoln.
“They’ll be slaughtered. Let me help them.” Lincoln begged.
“Hon daun em.” (Take him.) She said and they tried to grab him, but he fought. Eventually they took him and I looked back at Lexa.
“May we meet again.” She said and left.
“Clarke, let’s go. We’ll come back with reinforcements.” Mr. Miller said.
“Clarke? Clarke, come on.” Monroe said and I turned around.
“It’s over. I’m sorry.” She said and they walked off.
“It can’t be over.” I said looking at the door.
“For once, I agree with you Princess.” Murphy said standing next to me.
