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THERE WERE IMAGES Falo never seen before, or knew she even had. The memories were scary, the memories were full of fear, anger, guilt, worry, sadness. She could sense it all from every memory that played. People she never saw before appeared. Of course, though, that happens after the memories of the commanders are still somewhat there.
The woman from the drawing suddenly appeared in her mind, she knew who that was and she knew in that moment when the woman came that the code was indeed still there inside of her. She already had a feeling she had it inside of her, but she wasn't sure about it until now.
Falo just didn't know who was with her, she couldn't place a name. She felt like she knew the other woman, but she didn't know how or why.
The woman spoke, "Let's just say he believes he can walk on water."
"And you don't?" the other woman asked.
Bill walked to the hologram. He seemed like he was in awe at the sight of the images playing from Falo's mind.
"I believe in you." the woman said.
Suddenly the images were gone. Falo gasped in relief. He wouldn't find the code. "No." Cadogan raised his hand. "No! Bring it back!"
"I'm trying!" Levitt snapped. "It's just a fragment. I had to activate the extra-synaptic gaba receptors just to gain access. It's an entirely different pathway from normal memories."
"No excuses."
Levitt sighed.
Bill looked down at the floor. "I want to see my daughter again."
Daughter, Falo's face dropped. She suddenly felt pity and she wanted nothing more than to let him see the woman again. She would want the same thing as he did. If she lost Madi and saw someone spin an image of Madi, she'd want to see her again.
"If I push deeper, I may be able yo find more of Becca's memories." Levitt announced.
Becca as in Bekka Pramheda? That was who the other woman was? Falo didn't know that's what she looked like. If she took the chip when A.L.I.E tried to take over, maybe she would've saw what Becca looked like. But she wouldn't have realized when she took the Flame, right?
Levitt continued on. "But it's risky."
"Then be careful. We need her memories intact," he looked at Falo. "You're okay, aren't you?" he asked.
She nodded.
"Good. You're doing so well."
Suddenly a flurry of memories hit her all at once. Lexa appeared a bunch of times, Pike appeared, Bellamy appeared, Lincoln appeared, the incident with A.L.I.E, Falo's ascension. It went blank as Levitt dug deeper. Becca appeared out of nowhere, Bill's daughter appeared, Lexa again, her childhood.
But all she heard was Becca crying out that they weren't ready for what was to come soon.
She pushed her sympathy aside and remembered that she was trying to keep the code a secret for a reason. She couldn't let him have it. She couldn't let anyone have it. Becca didn't want him to have the code, so that meant, he wasn't going to have it.
"You're not ready!" Falo panicked. "None of us are! The war will kill us!" she sobbed. "I can't help you if it means everyone will die! I'm sorry!" she cried. "Those memories are hidden for a reason!"
Bill rolled his eyes. "Becca and I had a disagreement a long time ago. You're only seeing her side of the story, and she may have been right back then, but I've spent centuries preparing us, improving us. Now is our time."
"And we will suffer greatly for it." Falo glared. The men both ignored her. They tried to continue on. "I would rather die! I would rather die!" she continued to say that and only the images of her on her deathbed on Earth after a prisoner shot her showed up, and when A.L.I.E's supporters stabbed her.
Levitt grabbed her. "Stop!" she didn't. "Stop!"
"No! I will not let you have the code!" she screamed. "Let Sheidheda possess me, I don't care!"
"You're killing us!"
"You will if you get the code!"
"Stop!"
Cadogan grabbed her by the throat, giving it a harsh squeeze. "Show me what I want, or so God help me."
"No!" Falo shouted.
"Guards, bring the kid in!" Cadogan ordered. The guards filed in. Falo glanced over and her heart shattered. Madi stood there, her arms binded behind her back and a gag in her mouth with a gun to her head. How was she here? Did Clarke not take the pills from here? Did they kidnap her? Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Falo was at first giving them what they wanted. How would they have obtained her so fast. There was no way. Madi would've had to have been the one to come by the pills. They definitely didn't grab her that fast.
Bill shrugged his shoulders. "I will kill her if you don't do it."
Levitt was bewildered. "Sir?"
"Falo. I will count to three," he told her. She didn't move. "One. Two," the guard cocked the gun back. "Thr-"
"Fine!" Falo cried. "I'll do it."
"That's more like it," he nodded at his guards to leave with Madi. "Levitt, get on with it."
Levitt shook his head. "No. I don't think it's a good idea right now. We've caused too much stress a-"
"Levitt there's no excuses," he sighed. "We are too close. If you won't do it, you're dismissed. Summon Shoana."
Levitt nodded, before he left.
Cadogan hovered above Falo. "Falo, Madi is on the line here if you don't show me what I want. You'll kill her. Do you like killing little girls?"
An image of Falo killing a very young Trikru girl appeared. Falo turned her head or attempted to. "No."
Cadogan saw the memory. "Ah, I see. So you do have a history of killing little girls," he paused. "Well, let's not add another to the list," he gazed into her eyes. "Give me what I want. You have no choice either way. You will show me."
