WARRIOR [2] - Bellamy Blake

twenty four.

Avery sat with Bellamy, Octavia and Clarke around the campfire. Luna walked back in. "She's here. Maybe she changed her mind."

"Thats likely." Avery responded, standing up with Bellamy and Clarke to talk to her.

"The boats return at nightfall, then you leave forever." she told them, walking away again.

"Luna, let us explain."

"I said no."

"No," Avery said. "You need to hear this. There is something out there that is going to destroy us all."

"Whatever it is, it can't reach us here." Luna walked away, leaving the three alone. .

***

Avery watched Jasper while he spoke to a girl. "Jasper's actually smiling." she said before turning to Clarke. "Clarke let it go."

"We can't just leave."

"It's not like we have much of a choice." Octavia replied while Avery shook her head.

"Nope. We are not doing it."

"This is the only way."

"What?" Octavia asked.

"I'm talking about putting this into her head without asking."

"No way, Clarke! This isn't like Emerson, he was trying to kill us!" Octavia argued. "Avery's right. We can't."

"Clarke, we don't have to do this. We can fight, we can go back to Arkadia we can arm up." Bellamy told her.

"Fight who? It's an army of our own people. I don't like this any more than you do. but if Raven's right and the code on this thing can stop ALIE... Give me a better idea." Avery huffed, adjusting her ponytail.

"We'll stay here. It's the only way they'll leave you alone with her."

"Even ALIE gives people a choice."

"You told me three days ago she had shoved the chip into my moms mouth." Avery told Octavia. "We gave Luna a choice, she said no. But this is life and death, sometimes we have to make sacrifices ie. Maybe we need to get our hands a little messy sometimes."

***

They were all preparing to leave. "Where's Jasper?"

"Saying goodbye to his new friend."

"You get your weapons once you land." Luna told them, walking to Avery.

"Luna." she nodded. "Thank you for letting us into your home."

"You will always be welcome." Luna smiled. "You seem different than the others... More fixed."

"ALIE has my mother, I was mad at her before when she sent me here, but I'm not anymore. I didn't get to apologize and I'm kind of regretting it."

"I have faith that you'll do this without my help." Luna told her. "The path of violence is a choice, Avery."

"Unfortunately, it's not a choice that I made. It was made for me, I've only done whats best for my people."

"Avery. You ready?" Bellamy asked.

"Yeah, Yeah. I'm on my way." she smiled. "You are welcome to come Arkadia if you ever need help in any way."

Luna smiled, walking Avery into the container.

"The flame."

Luna handed it back to Clarke. It slipped out of Clarke's hand as they shoved the pair into the container, locking it. "They took the flame. They're locking us in." Octavia yelled as Avery slammed on the door. "What the hell is this?"

"Luna's people are attacking her. A.L.I.E.'s here." Bellamy sighed.

"How did ALIE even find this place?" Avery asked.

"Remember that Drone, at Niylah's. She must have followed us looking for the flame and now she has it." Bellamy looked to Clarke and Avery whole looked at each other. "She's gonna put the AI in Luna."

"She'd have to chip her first. If Luna is chipped before she gets the AI, ALIE will know everything. We'll never be able to stop her. We can't let that happen." Clarke starting banging on the metal again. "Hey!"

Avery moved to the other end of the container. She screamed, kicking the side making her foot numb. She slid down, sobbing. Octavia walked towards her, sliding down with her and muttering words. "You alright?"

"I'm scared." Av sniffled. "ALIE has nealy everyone I care about and I-I just don't think I can get through it.

"What would Indra say?" She asked. "Ge smak daun, gyon op nodotaim." Get knocked down, get back up.

She nodded in responce, taking O's ahnd and standing up.

***

They four had finally escaped the container. Avery walked down, spotting Shay on the floor. "Machine room. B Level." she told them.

"Let's go."

"Wait Clarke, we can't just leave her here." Avery exclaimed.

"Go." Shay replied. Avery ran thought to B level where Luna was.

She saw Luna on the ground, holding Derrick's body. She sat next to her, hugging her in response. "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." Avery repeated as Luna sobbed.

***

They all stood in the corner while a funeral ceremony. "Any one of them could be chipped and we'd never know."

"If they are, they'll make their move before we put the Flame in Luna. Stay sharp."

Luna stood in front of them with a smile. "The ceremony is about to begin."

"Luna, wait. I'm so sorry. But now you see what we're facing. An enemy that will do anything to win. She won't stop until she has everyone." Clarke pleaded.

"People I love died today. Needlessly. At my hand. I can't let that happen again." Luna moved away, while someone handed them a drink. "As we prepare to give our brothers and sister to the sea, we honor their lives."

Avery smelled the drink before drinking, realining it was laced with the same thing that they gave them at shore.  "Kom woda 'so gyon op, gon woda 'so kom daun."

Everyone took a drink while Avery just helt the cup in her hand.

"If we're gonna do this, we have to hurry. A.L.I.E. will send reinforcements. And we have to find someplace private to perform the Ascension."

"You believe that to defeat an enemy who will stop at nothing, you must stop at nothing. How is that different than blood must have blood?"

"Wait a second. Luna. You can't just..." Octavia dropped to the ground, then Bellamy and Jasper, then Clarke.

"You didn't take the drink?"

"I don't appreciate being drugged." she replied. "But I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to survive."

"I see why Isaac took a liking to you."

"You've seen him?"

"He aaked not to be seen by you. After Lexa left Mount Weather and he left with her,"

"Tell him he's forgiven, he earned my trust when he took me to Lexa. Goodbye Luna." 

"There will always be a place for you here Avery."

"Thank you." she helt up her cup in her hand before taking a sip and falling to the floor.

***

Sooo Avery and Luna are on good termsss. Isaac is alive and Avery has forgived him yass.

Byeeee GUYSS - Louisa xxx