"Still as handsome as ever." Clarke says as he examines himself in the mirror. He turns towards us and sees our deadpan, unamused faces.
"Oh, admit it. You totally missed me" He says confidently.
"I'm not going to dignify that with an answer." Hope responds
"I will, however, indignity it with a question." I add on, "How are you even here?" I push.
"Long story short, uh, someone chopped off my head. Woke up in the blackness, endless loneliness, suffering, existential agony, blah blah blah... And then an industrious Triad witch brought me back to the here and now. Where, you've obviously made no progress in killing Malivore." Clarke directs his last comment towards Hope.
"We did manage to lock him in a prison world." Hope argues.
"Well, there's no prison that will contain my father. You know it." He says, and there his a moment of silence, because, well... we know he's right.
"Is he still sending monsters?" Clarke asks.
"A couple." Jo says through gritted teeth
"Jo, stop giving him information. That goes for you both too" Lizzie says quickly to Hope and I.
"Then he's up to something" Clarke states, referring to Malivore sending monsters. "But lucky for us, I have a plan." He grins.
"What kind of plan?" I question.
"Not interested. Ad somnum" Lizzie says before Clarke can answer. Her spell causes Clarke to pass out.
"Lizzie..." Hope begins to sigh in annoyance
"Don't," Lizzie stops Hope from saying any more, "Okay? Have you completely forgotten that Clarke once faked being Vardemus, turned Josie evil, and then tried to hijack your body? Not to mention a zillion other shady things." She argues. "We are not trusting him." She says firmly, leaving no room for argument.
"Fine, then what's your plan?" I question to Lizzie. We have to find another way to defeat Malivore, and if Lizzie won't let us even hear Clarke out, then she can find another way.
"We take him back to the school and let the grown-ups deal with something for once." Lizzie sighs.
She walks out of the cabin, and Josie follows her. I look towards Hope, both of us clearly annoyed, and then we look at the unconscious Clarke at our feet.
"You take legs and I'll take arms?" I look at her questioningly. She looks at Clarke for a moment longer, trying to decide if we are going with Lizzies' plan or not, and then sighs.
"I got it" She huffs, then flicks her hand for a moment, and Clarke begins to levitate and follow behind us.
We get dressed into normal clothes and out of the the horrid all white cult outfit. Then, we all get into my car, Clarke in the trunk, and make our way back towards the Salvatore school, which is ways away.
Soon into the drive we stop for a gas trip. I begin to fill up the tank and Josie, Hope, and Lizzie get out to stretch their legs.
"My blood sugar is crashing, and my bladder is splashing. I'm gonna go grab some snacks. Anyone wanna come with?"
"I'll join" Josie says, then looks towards me.
"You want anything in particular?" Jo asks.
"Blue raspberry slushy please?" I smile and Jo nods.
"Hope?" She asks Hope, who is facing the opposite direction. Hope halfway turns towards us and just shakes her head no.
Jo looks at me, and I give her a 'I got this' smile, as her and Lizzie walk into the gas station.
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Give Me Hope ~ Stefanie Salvatore
FanfictionHope... It's a funny word when you think of it. If you really think about it, it's just a figment of our imagination. Somehow, that one word, or person for that matter, is what can save us all. But what happens when they are forgotten from existen...
