We're in this together, no matter what

Chapter 39

Jasper's pov
"This is taking too long. I mean, what if she got caught?" I said
"We'd have heard something." Octavia said
"Then what if she couldn't find Sergeant Lee or-- I don't know-- the protocol changed? What if he got caught?" I said
"Jasper, a warrior doesn't worry about what he can't control." Octavia said. The door opens, and Maya and Sergeant Lee enter.
"Oh, thank god." I said and hugged Maya
" Anyone see you?" I said. Sergeant Lee sees Octavia dressed as a Grounder and raises his gun at her.
"Lee, put down the gun." Maya said
"You didn't say there was an outsider with you." Lee said
"She's not an outsider." I said
"Yes, she is." Octavia said
"She's with us. Cage is in the dorms. They brought another group in from the Ark, more marrow. They're not even trying to fix the dam." Maya said
"How many soldiers are with Cage?" I asked
"Uh, six. Why?" Lee asked
"Just get me close. They'll be happy you found another eight doses. I need a--" I said as Octavia hands me a knife.
" Aim for the throat. Slash. Don't stab. Make it deep." Octavia said. Lee puts handcuffs on Me.
" I hope you know what you're doing." He said
"Me too." I said
"You got this." Maya said
"Yeah." I said. Maya and I kiss.
"I love you." I said
Maya's pov
"Long way from the Ark, huh?" I said
"Not my Ark. I didn't have a view, either." Octavia said
"Still, I wish I could see it."
"Maybe you can. There's an airlock. We used it to hold Emerson. All we have to do is get you there, and--"
"So I could live in a cell?"
"At least you could live."Octavia said. A door opens behind them and two teenagers enter, kissing, completely oblivious to the fact the room isn't empty. Until they do realize and rush from the room calling for help.
"Outsiders!" A man yells.Octavia runs out into the hall with Me on her heels.
"Outsiders! Behind us." He man yells again. The guards approach, but Octavia unsheathes her sword and throws it, hitting one guard square in the stomach. She slides into the second, knocking him to the ground then pulls the sword out of the first and uses it to kill the second.
Clarkes pov
Emerson reaches the command center door and pounds on it, trying to get in.
"He's here." I said
"Jasper. They caught him." Monty said. The screen showing the dorm Lee is seen leading Jasper in. Monty continues working on the computers, trying to get them ready to irradiate the level, then suddenly stops.
"Why are you stopping?" I asked
"Because I did it. All we have to do... is pull this. Hatches and vents will open, and the scrubbers reverse, pulling in outside air." Monty said pointing to a lever . The hall camera shows Emerson preparing to blow open the command center door.
"He's gonna blow the door." Bellamy said
"Clarke, we're out of time." Monty said. Clarke places her hand on the lever, preparing herself to irradiate level five. She glances to the screen showing the footage from the dorms. Her mother is still being drilled into. Jasper has been locked up with the other prisoners and Octavia and Maya are being overtaken by guards.
"My sister. My responsibility." Bellamy said
"I have to save them." I said. Bellamy places his hand over Mine where it is still resting on the lever.
"Together." Bellamy said. I nod, and together we pull the lever that will irradiate level five, killing every citizen present.
Third person
In the dorm Jasper removes his handcuffs.
"Restrain him." Cage said
"Yes, sir. Don't move!" A guard said. The guards aim their weapons at Jasper as he removes the knife Octavia gave him from his pocket. The alarms that signal a contamination breach begin sounding.
"What is it? What is this?" A man asks. The outside air starts filtering in, and every guard in the dorm breaks out into blistering wounds, coughing, choking, dying.
"No." Cage said
"Maya" jasper said running out of the room to find her
"Jasper, come back!" Harper yelled
"Hey, set us free!" Kane yelled. Jasper rushes from the room leaving the prisoners still in chains. In the command center Clarke, Giselle, monty and Bellamy watch through the monitors as the citizens of Mount Weather perish in the mess hall. People groan in pain as Jasper enters, searching frantically for Maya.
"No, no, no, no!" Jasper said seeing maya on the ground
"Jasper..." She said weakly
"I'm here. She was innocent." Jasper said
"None of us is innocent." Maya said. Maya takes in one last gasping breath and dies in Jasper's arms as he cries.
"No. No. No. Oh, god . No." Jasper repeated over and over again. Outside the command center Emerson realizes what has happened and retreats.
"Let's go get our people." Clarke said. Octavia bursts into the dorms to find the Arkers still chained up. They call out to her.
"Octavia. Octavia, hurry!"
"Hey, get the keys from the guard. Come on." Kane said
"Hang on." Octavia said. After retrieving the keys Octavia unlocks Kane's cuffs. He rushes to unstrap Abby from the operating table. Clarke, Bellamy, and Monty enter the mess hall to see the destruction they've caused. Giselle ran straight passed not even bothering to look trying to get to her mother as quick as possible. After surveying the room Clarke, Bellamy, and Monty approach Jasper, who is still crying over Maya's lifeless body.
"What did you do?" Jasper asked
"We had no choice." Clarke said
"I was gonna kill Cage. If you'd just given me one more minute, it would've been over." Jasper said
"Jasper, they never would've stopped." Bellamy said
"We have to go to the dorm." Clarke said. Clarke and Bellamy exit, leaving only Monty and Jasper in the room full of corpses.
"How could you let this happen?" Jasper asked monty
"I'm sorry." Monty said
"Sorry? You're sorry?" Jasper said. Jasper sobs and Monty leaves to join Clarke and Bellamy in the dorm. As they enter they see the Arkers working together to free one another. Kane and Giselle are helping Abby up off the extraction table.
"Mom." Clarke said. Clarke rushes forward and hugs her mother tightly. They both cry.
"I tried. I tried to be the good guy." Clarke said
"Maybe there are no good guys." Abby said. Clarke nods, still crying, and hugs her mother again. Wick lifts Raven into his arms as she is too weak to stand. Monty hugs Harper and Miller helps his father out of his cuffs. They too share a hug. Kane approaches Bellamy as reunions happen all around them.
"You did good. You protected my daughter and all of these people. Now let's get these people home." Kane said
"Yes, sir." Bellamy said smiling at Giselle who was standing near her mum and Clarke, pretending not to listen in on bellamy and Kane's conversation.
*
Cage emerges from the Reaper tunnels, flashlight in hand. He is alone on the ground. A sudden rustling startles him.
"Who's there? Show yourself." Cage said . A figure comes crashing through the bushes. Lincoln, roaring, and unsheathing his sword. But Cage is prepared and activates a tone generator sending Lincoln to his knees. Cage removes his pack from his shoulder and pulls out a needle full of Red.
"I got something for you. This is for you." Cage said. Lincoln struggles to right himself, reaching for his sword on the ground. He swings and cuts Cage's left hand clean off, and the tone ceases. Cage screams in pain and drops to his knees, letting go of the needle as he does. Lincoln does not hesitate to pick it up.
"No." Cage said. Lincoln stabs the needle into Cage's neck and pulls the trigger. Cage falls forward, choking and gagging.
"The first dose is the worst." Lincoln said. Cage continues to gasp, shaking on the ground. Then his movements cease and he dies. Lincoln drops the now empty needle and runs into the tunnels.
*
Everyone goes home. The only people left outside Camp Jaha's gates at this point are Clarke, Bellamy, Giselle and Monty. Clarke and Monty hug, then he enters the camp, leaving Clarke, Giselle and Bellamy outside alone.
"I think we deserve a drink." Bellamy said with his arm slung over Giselle's shoulder.
"Have one for me." Clarke said
"Hey. We'll get through this." Giselle said softly
"I'm not going in." Clarke said
"Look. If you need forgiveness, I'll give that to you. You're forgiven. Please come inside." Bellamy said
"Take care of them for me.Seeing their faces every day is just gonna remind me of what I did to get them here." Clarke said
"What we did. You don't have to do this alone." Bellamy said. Clarke looks back into the camp. At her people, her mother being tended to.
"I bear it so they don't have to." Clarke said
"Where you gonna go?" Giselle asked
"I don't know." Clarke said,Giselle pulls her into a hug.
"I don't care what you did you're still my sister. Look after yourself please" Giselle said pulling away from the hug. Bellamy and Clarke then hug.
"May we meet again." Clarke said as she pulled away from bellamy. Clarke lingers a moment longer then walks off towards the forest, away from camp.
"May we meet again." Bellamy and Giselle said. Clarke continues on her way and Bellamy turns to Giselle kissing her forehead and wrapping his arms around her then they both entered Camp Jaha.