The One Who's Prompted

Abby's Discovery (Clexa)

"The Mounkru have a piece of tech that can transmutate a woman's egg into sperm, allowing 2 (or 3) women to have their own child (it hasn't been used since Cage's grandfather was in charge but Abby finds it and figures out how to use it) ;)" - Wheelie91 on Ao3

Abby inhales deeply, the words from Jackson's mouth fading away for a moment as she ponders the implications. Could that... Could that work? Maybe if she...

Jackson trails off when he realizes that Abby isn't listening to him anymore. "Abby?"

Abby blinks and refocuses. "Hmm. Yes?"

"Have you been hearing what I said?"

"Yes, Jackson. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. This could... This could be a really good thing."

Abby's face breaks out into such a wide, happy smile that Jackson almost flinches in surprise. He hasn't seen her this happy in... Ever, really.

"If you'll excuse me, I'm going to hole myself up in my laboratory for the next couple days to try to figure this out. Could you let Clarke and Lexa know that I want to see them sometime soon?" Abby asks.

"Of course."

With that, Abby rushes away, her footsteps loud in the echoing corridors of what's left of the Ark. Jackson sighs and shakes his head, knowing that Abby probably won't be eating or sleeping much the next couple days. He'll have to take over her duties and have a lab tech go over and make sure she doesn't starve or collapse from exhaustion. A small smile graces his lips, thinking about all the good this discovery could do. This could... This could change a lot of things for the better.

***

A couple days after Jackson contacts them, Lexa and Clarke return to Arkadia. They half expect it to be in ruins, with the urgency of Jackson's message, despite the fact he assured them that everything was fine.

"I guess everything is still standing... What do you think was so urgent?" Clarke asks.

"If it were just something political, they would have come to us or sent a messenger, or even used the emergency line. I am not certain." Lexa shrugs. "Maybe Abby found something she thought we would like?"

Clarke sighs. "I guess we should find out."

Clarke dismounts her horse and begins leading it further into Arkadia. Lexa follows Clarke's lead and so do the guards behind them. The people of Arkadia take notice of them but just pass by and don't interact as they walk towards the main building.

Once they get within a couple hundred feet, Jackson rushes out of the main entrance, looking tired and frazzled. He gives them a warm smile but Clarke and Lexa can see the exhaustion in his eyes.

"Hello! Welcome back to Arkadia. It's good to see you both again."

"It's good to see you too, Jackson. How are you doing?" Clarke asks.

"I'm tired, but I'm good. How are you?"

"Worried about Mom," Clarke admits.

"That's understandable. She was kind of vague. Follow me, I'll take you to her." Jackson gestures for them to follow him.

Lexa nods to the guards, silently telling them to take the horses to the stables while she and Clarke follow Jackson. All but one of the guards head to the stables, the one guard staying a couple feet behind them and keeping an eye out.

Jackson expertly leads them through the winding corridors, twisting and turning until they reach a door with a keep out sign on it.

"This is where Mom is?" Clarke asks nervously.

"Yeah. She put up that sign after one too many people wandered in there on accident. I've been sending people in to make sure she eats and sleeps."

"Thank you, Jackson. I really appreciate that. And I'm guessing she's been working on some big revolutionary medical breakthrough?" Clarke asks, sounding amused.

"Exactly. She'll explain it to you. Go ahead and go in, I need to get back to the hospital." Jackson gestures to the door, giving Clarke and Lexa one final tired smile before power walking back towards the hospital.

Clarke lets out a breath and opens the door. Lexa grasps her other hand and they walk in together. The room Abby has taken over as her office isn't exactly a huge, luxurious place. It's big enough for there to be an attached bathroom and a small bed in the corner of the room along with a couple large desks, some full of notes and some with beakers and test tubes on them. Abby is behind one of the desks, sitting on her roller chair, face down on her notes. Clarke isn't worried though, she can see Abby's shoulders rise and fall.

"Mom?" Clarke steps in along with Lexa, dodging stray papers on the ground with scribbled out notes.

Abby's head shoots up, a paper sticking to her cheek as she blinks blearily. "Huh?" The paper detaches and floats down back onto the desk. "Oh, Clarke! I didn't expect you so soon!"

"It's been a couple days since I got the message, Mom." Clarke says, shaking her head with a small smile playing on her lips. Her mom really does lose track of time when she gets like this.

"Oh, I guess time pass faster than I thought." Abby chuckles.

"So what's the big thing you're so excited to tell us about?" Clarke asks.

"Well, Jackson lead an expedition to the Maunon and went through some of their old notes. They hadn't thrown anything away, and he found something. It's an old practice that is from Cage's grandfather's time. It hasn't been done since then, so I've been having to update it but I think I've done it..."

"What have you done?" Lexa asks.

"I think you girls could have a biological kid."

Lexa and Clarke are both silent for a long moment, long enough that Abby gets concerned, especially when she sees the tears in their eyes.

"You... Really?" Clarke chokes out, her knuckles practically white, she's gripping Lexa's hand so tightly.

Abby softens, seeing that their reactions are excitement. "Yeah. Really."

Clarke's chin wobbles and she lets go of Lexa's hand only so that she can hug her mom. "Thank you."

"Of course, honey."

Lexa mouths a thank you of her own to Abby, who smiles warmly at her in return.

And there you guys go! The first prompt :) Next chapter, a new prompt! You guys are more than welcome to send me some anytime, as many as you want! Thank you all for reading and for your lovely comments! Stay awesome!