We're in this together, no matter what

Chapter 27

Clarkes pov
I am tending to Lexa's wounds
"You should've left me behind, now two will die here instead of one." Lexa said
"I'm still new to your culture but when someone saves someone's life, my people say thank you." I said
"I'm serious Clarke, to lead well you must mark hard choices." Lexa said
"Hard choices? You're telling me that." I said
"I've seen your strength, it's true but now you waver. You couldn't kill Quint, you couldn't leave me to die. That was weakness."
"I thought love was weakness." I said
"Mockery is not the product of a strong mind, Clarke."
"You wanna know why I saved you? Because I need you. God forbid one of your generals becomes commander. You may be heartless, Lexa but at least you're smart." I said
"Don't worry, my spirit will choose much more wisely than that." Lexa said
"Your spirit?"
"When I die, my spirit will find the next commander."
"Reincarnation, that's how you became commander." I asked
"How are your leaders chosen?" The Pauna begins banging on the cage.
"It found us."
"Don't be afraid Clarke, death is not the end."
"We are not dying here! I need your spirit to stay where it is!"
"Get ready to fight, it's coming in."
"Maybe we let it in. Come here!" I said Lexa and I escape the cell and run.

Octavias pov
I am being treated in medical. Indra enters.
"What do you want?" I asked
"You fought like a child today. All aggression no thought, no defense. Always leaving yourself open revealing your next move even before you strike." Indra said
"Okay, I know, I got my ass kicked. That should make you happy." I said
"It does. Because you did not give up. Strength of spirit like that is rare. It must be guided. Do you know what a warriors second is?"
"An apprentice."
"I can make you a great warrior, Octavia of the Sky People. If you're willing to do what it takes to become my second."
"What's in it for you?" I asked
"First lesson, never question me."
"Ok. I'm in." I said
"Good, we'll start tomorrow." Said Indra

Murphys pov
Jaha and I are in the dropship and Jaha offers me food.
"You sure? You must be hungry?" Jaha said when I refused the food
"No one gives anything without expecting anything in return." I said
"That's a cynical way to go through life, John."
You pull me off work detail, you offer me food. Why are you being so nice to me?" I asked
"Everyone deserves a second chance. That's why we sent the hundred to the Earth in the first place."
"What a load of crap. You didn't give a damn about us. You still don't that's why you're not fighting for those kids in Mount Weather."
" I have to think of everyone. I know you don't want to hear this but sometimes you have to sacrifice the few to save the many. Like I said, good can come out of even the darkest acts."
"Then you can take it from me, I was pardoned, slate wiped clean I'm still treated like dirt." I said
"You made mistakes, so have I."
"I'm nothing like you, Chancellor."
"No, we both should have died several times over. We both suffered at the hands of the grounders. We both have been betrayed and imprisoned by our own people."
"So there's no place for us, great thought you were supposed to be inspiring." I said
"There is a place for all of us. When I first landed on Earth I met a woman who spoke of a place beyond the dead zone a place where everyone is accepted, a city of light."
"Sounds like a fairytale." I said
"Or a second chance." Jaha said
"You don't even know if it's real."
"You're right I don't but I believe."
"Ok, well that's good for you, Chancellor, very good."
"I'm gonna find it John. And once I do, I'm gonna come back and lead my people home." Jaha said determined.

Giselle's pov
"Why are we stopping?" Bellamy asked. Lincoln sees a vial of the red drug and crushes it.
"You ok?" I asked Lincoln
"As soon as they open the intake doors we attack. Once they close I'll make it look like you escaped." Lincoln said
"Then what?" Bellamy asked
"The raiding party." Lincoln said turning around
"What are you doing?" Bellamy asked
"We have to go back it's the only way." Lincoln said
"Go back! No way!" Bellamy protested
"We have to leave before we cant fight our way through." Lincoln said
"We'll never get a better chance than this." Bellamy said
"I thought I could do this but I can't ok, it's over." Lincoln said
"Ok" I said
"No it's not! You can join them. Listen to me when they bring out the red you grab it and you run like hell. The reapers will go nuts, the grounders will run and the Mountain Men will have to deal with it. No one is looking for a grounder running into the mountain." Bellamy said
"Bell" I said
"Giselle we have to" Bellamy said Lincoln puts sacks over Our heads.
"They'll think I'm trying to escape." Bellamy said
"These two tried to wander off." Lincoln said
"They're mine. Put them on the log." Another voice said.

Kane's pov
"Eat, get strong. Only then will we win this war." Indra said to me
"Thank you." I said I go and sit next to Octavia.
"You did this." I said
"You're welcome. Don't blow it." Octavia said
"What do you want from me?" Octavia asked
"What do you think is going to happen once we get your friends back? For now, we have a common goal but one day this war is gonna end. What then?" I said
"Just get to the point."
"We know so little about them, you've earned their respect. I need you to be our eyes and ears." I said
"You're asking me to be a spy?"
"I'm asking you to look out for your people." I said
"I am." She stands up and leaves and goes to sit near Indra.

Murphys pov
"Hey what the hell is this?" I asked going outside and seeing a bunch of people
"We're going to the City of Light." Jaha said
"You're going now. There's a million ways to die out there." I said
"If it's not your time, nothing can kill you. If it is your time it only takes one."
"Do you even have a map?" I asked
"Nope."
"Then how do you know where you're going?"
"I don't, but I won't be moved by fear. You want to stop being treated like a criminal you gotta stop thinking that's what you are. Take this leap of faith with me, John Murphy and let me show you there is so much more for you than this." Jaha said

Clarkes pov
I am sleeping next to a fire when a noise awakens me,
"It's ok, you're safe." Lexa said
"How's your arm?"
"Hurts."
"We should go, that cage won't hold forever." I said
"Wait, I was wrong about you, Clarke. Your heart shows no sign of weakness."
"The cage won't hold. I think I know how to take Mount Weather. We've been trying to get inside but they've already let us in." I said
"What are you talking about?" Lexa asked
"Your army is already there, locked in cages. We just need someone on the inside to let them out." I said
"Bellamy? You have faith in him."
"I do."
"I hope your faith is well placed. Because if he can't get inside we can't win."
"He will. Lexa, this is gonna work come on."

Giselle's Pov
"Hurry up, we get the red then we eat." A reaper said
Lincoln then turns Bellamy an I in for another dose of the red. Bellamy looks at me worried. Lincoln is injected with the red drug. Dr. Tsing passes Bellamy and I.
"Harvest them all." The lady controlling who gets harvested and who gets turned into reaper said.