Strangers

many happy returns

"anya we've been walking for hours. where are we going?" clarke asks as anya drags us through the woods. "quiet" she says, "why not kill us and get it over with?" she adds. "you can tell the commander what the mountain men are doing to us there"

i pull on the piece of clothing that she used, "so ;let's work together. we don't have to be enemies"

"and unite with someone as weak as you? i have what i need" she tries walking but i stop her, "hey. we both want the same thing" 

"get down" clarke says, we kneel and i see green lights. "they found us" clarke mumbles. "run" anya says, we get up and i grab one of the darts that was shot into a tree.

...

"quiet. you can't even walk in the woods" anya says. "if we're such a burden then cut us loose" i state.

"heavy footfalls, broken branches, you even smell like them" she says. we get to the top of the hill and see mount weather guards, we walk down the hill and we see water. "down" anya says. clarke cups water into her hands getting ready to drink it. "no. not to drink"

"then why stop, we should be running" clarke states. anya grabs mud and throws it at her, "you guys reek, cover yourself in it" she says. 

i guess we're covering ourselves in mud.

i grab a handful of mud and start covering ourselves in it. 

...

we climb a hill and look to see the men still on our tracks, "how are they still following us?" i ask. 

"because of both of you, time to end this" she grabs a rock and i back up. "anya, we're stepping where you step. i'm covered in mud. we're not leaving a trail" i state, begging her not to kill me

"they're following something" she says. "kaleigh. they're not following us. they're tracking us" clarke says, i look at her.

"search yourself, if i'm right it should feel like a small bump just under your skin" clarke says. i start searching myself as she says and anya gasps, i look at her. "it's you"

"ok, i can remove it but you need to untie my hands. i just need something sharp and sterile-" clarke says but gets cut off by anya biting it out of her skin.

she spits it out. "i will not go back there" she mumbles, i don't blame her.

...

anya is walking in front of me. i need to distract her so i can take control, "anya. you're still bleeding, at least let me bandage it before it gets infected" clarke says. anya looks at her hand and i put the dart in her neck. anya gasps as she falls. "we can find our way home from here" i say as we untie our wrist. i tie her up, "looks like you're our prisoner now" i mumble.

...

we continue walking dragging anya as we stop at the dropship. clarke stops and looks at a sign with her name on it. we hear footsteps and i turn looking at anya, "anya wait" i say. she throws a punch at me and i dodge it. 

she turns hitting me. "hey" clarke says stepping in, she punches clarke and she falls. i grab a stick and swing it at anya. she grabs it and kicks me. i fall as she hits me with the stick, she starts walking towards me. i look at the side and see ashes, i grab them and throw them at her, 

i stand up and look at her. "i don't want to kill you anya" i say. "then you're the one that's gonna die" i try punching her but she hits me pushing me back, i turn and catch my breath. 

she starts cutting me and i fall, i crawl to get away from her and she yanks me and gets on top of me. she holds her knife to my throat before throwing it up. 

suddenly clarke hits her with a rock and gets on top of her punching her. i stand up as clarke stops, she grabs the knife getting ready to stab her. "clarke look" i say staring up at the sky. she puts the knife down staring at it. "you fought well" anya mumbles, "do you see that? i knew it. he lied, our people are out there" i say.

"we have to get to them" clarke says.

...

we get in sight of the camp, we stop walking as we stare at it. "look at that" clarke mumbles, "how many are there?" anya asks, "we don't know" clarke says, "a lot i hope" i turn.

i untie anya's hands. "i'm letting you go, i'm not weak. but i'm not like you. our only chance against mount weather is if we fight together. to beat them, we'll need our technology, and your knowledge of this world. i know my people will help, the question is, will yours?" i ask. she looks at me, "the commander was my second, i can get an audience" we shake hands. "please hurry" clarke says next to me, anya nods and starts walking away.

suddenly she gets shot, "anya!" i scream, i run to her and get shot in the arm. clarke follows getting hit in the leg. i look at anya, "hey, no. no no, hey it's ok" i say covering her wound. she says something i don't understand, "no, anya. you're ok"

i watch as she dies. 

i turn and suddenly a gun hits my head. i fall losing consciousness.