The City of Light (Bellamy Blake x Reader)

XV - Perverse Instantiation II

With a gasp, Abby woke from her unconscious state. Since Ontari was brain dead, we used the EMP device on Clarke's mom instead. Maybe she could help us figure out what to do. While Clarke held her mother's head in her lap, I couldn't help my mind wandering to my father. He'd brought Pike here, to Polis. And now I had no idea where he was or what happened to him. I prayed he was okay, that he wasn't under Alie's goddamned influence. Something told me he was. And I couldn't bear the thought of having to hurt him to stop him from hurting my other friends.

I brushed away a few tears as Bellamy burst into the room with Murphy and Pike. I glared at the latter, but he barely acknowledged me. Bellamy had his gun raised, ready to fire at Abby, but Clarke stopped him, told him she'd taken the chip out.

"Well what about Ontari?" Murphy asked. "Thought you only had one shot with that thing."

Clarke got to her feet. "I told you. Ontari's no longer an option for the Flame. She's brain dead. Is the floor secure?"

Bellamy nodded. "For now. Jaha and the other guards are tied up in a bedroom."

"We took out the elevator and the ladder as we climbed," Pike added. "The stairs are collapsed. No one's following us."

"Good," Clarke said. "Then we have time."

"What we don't have is a way down," Murphy input.

I rolled my eyes and ignored him, instead turning to Clarke. "Time for what?"

"An ascension ceremony."

"Ascension?" Murphy implored. "You just said Ontari wasn't an option. Besides she's still chipped and we no longer have an EMP."

Clarke pursed her lips. "We're not putting the Flame in Ontari's head. We're putting it in mine."

My blood ran cold. I knew she was a fighter, but I didn't know she was insane! How could I just stand by and let her put it in her head when I knew it was going to kill her?

Bellamy seemed to be thinking the same thing. "Clarke, that thing killed Emerson in seconds. Liquefied his brain."

"Emerson wasn't connected to a nightblood," Clarke responded curtly.

"Transfusion?" Pike asked.

Clarke shook her head. "Not exactly."

"Connected like Mount Weather?" I asked, the bitter taste of bile creeping onto my tongue.

Jesus now I knew she was insane. But it was so crazy, it just might work. I commended her for her ability to jump into shit like that knowing it might kill her.

Clarke nodded. "Yes. Everything we need is in Mom's med kit."

Abby shook her head. "No. It's too dangerous. And there are too many variables."

"But no options," Clarke countered.

Unfortunately, she was right. This was probably the only way we lived and didn't end up in the City of Light.

Octavia, Bryan, and Miller burst into the room just then. My eyes widened when I took in the gunshot wound in Bryan's leg. He did not look so good. Holy shit, I hope he didn't die. I couldn't lose another friend.

"Whatever you're doing, you better do it fast," Octavia warned.

"Why?" Bellamy asked. "What happened?"

Octavia sighed and turned to look at us. "They're climbing."

We rushed to the balcony of the tower and my stomach dropped when I saw everyone lining up ladders against the side of the tower and then heaving themselves up the stone. They were moving fast. It was incredibly unnerving.