Clarke Of The Grounders

Part 3 - The Pit

Clarkes POV

"Lincoln, what are you doing here? Octavia was looking for you." I tell him.

"I was told about the offer and tried to warn her, they found out and put me in here. Is Octavia okay? I heard her screams outside yesterday." Lincoln asks worriedly.

"Yeah, she's fine. She's back at the dropship." I say and look at the floor.

"Why did you take the deal?" he asks, and I look at him with my anger growing.

"Look at my face. Does it look like I took the deal?" I say angrily. "I'm here because my people betrayed me. They betrayed their own leader. They chose to listen to Bellamy, the one who took away their freedom in the first place." I say with so much rage.

Taking a breath I look away. "I'm sorry Lincoln. I didn't mean to snap at you." I apologize.

"It's okay Clarke, I did the same thing to Lexa. That's why I'm in here." He says and I look at him confused.

"Lexa? Is that the one that walked into the big tent and was called Heda?" I ask slowly putting the pieces together.

"Yes, she is our Heda or Commander is your language." He clarifies.

"Commander? But she looks so young." I say mostly to myself.

"Yes, the previous commanders' spirit chooses the next leader. It is a complicated process."

"So why did she trade Octavia for me? What was the point?" I ask wanting to know as much as I can.

"Clarke," Lincoln starts "She has been watching you. How you fight, how you lead, when you explore the woods. She has had her eyes on you, Clarke. It's always been you." He says staring at me.

"We have only been on the ground for a year. We weren't even aware of the Grounders until a little over two months ago." I state confused once again.

"She has been watching you ever since you landed on the ground Clarke." Lincoln says. He opens his mouth but doesn't continue, as grounders walk near us speaking in their language.

"disha ste na be fun, ai can't hod op kom watch the blonde ge her ass kicked." I hear and look at Lincoln, who had a sad expression on his face.

"He said, this is going to be fun, I can't wait to watch the blonde get her ass kicked." Lincoln fills me in and looks at the ground before looking back at me. "Clarke, they are going to make you fight someone of your own people."

Once again, I get confused as to who they are talking about. Then it hits me, Sasha. She is a good fighter. She was a guard in training and got put on the ship because she was stealing guns. "Why do they want me to fight one of my own people?"

"Lexa, she wants to make you a warrior. She saw how your people disrespected you and wanted a better life for you. She wants you by her side, fighting for her." He says as the door opens, and two Grounders unchain me while laughing.

I'm pushed into a circle of grounders that are laughing and staring at me. I look around and eventually find their Commander, Lexa. I stare at her with anger in my eyes. She looks at me and a small smile forms on her lips. It wasn't an evil smile, but a comforting smile. I look away and see another girl being thrown into the pit. It was Sasha. She just looks at me, as we stand apart from each other. "gonplei, gonplei, gonplei!" ( fight, fight, fight!)

"You will fight each other. The last one standing will get to eat dinner. You are not allowed to kill each other. However, as long as both of you are standing, the fight will continue." Lexa says and everyone continues shouting "gonplei, gonplei, gonplei!"

"You may Begin."