We are Grounders

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕨𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕪 𝔽𝕠𝕦𝕣 - 𝔽𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕃𝕠𝕤𝕥

It has been days since the grounders have heard anything from the Sky People. They came and tried to make peace, but Lexa sent them away with a warning. Leave in two days, or die. By now there would only be 16 hours left and Braeya hopes that for their sake, they heed Lexa's warning and flee.

She sits alone against one of the walls protecting Tondc, wishing that Aidric were with her. "Movement! Outside the walls!" A sudden call snaps Braeya out of her miserable state and she springs to her feet. Before she can follow the others, something hits against the wall she was sitting against. Braeya peers through the barricade to see Octavia sprinting away, she readies herself to scale it before a voice stops her.

"Braeya?" It's Kahli, Braeya's mother. "What are you doing?"

"I heard a sound on the other side of the fence, I was just going to check it out."

"Oh, I'll come with you." Her mother states.

"No! Uh – it's probably nothing, don't worry about it." Braeya quickly answers.

Kahli gives her daughter a suspicious look but Braeya waves her away and she turns back towards the entrance. Once she was sure that Kahli had left, Braeya hauls herself over the wall and hurries in the direction Octavia had disappeared.

Octavia crouches beside a thick tree, obviously waiting for Braeya. "Octavia! It's not safe for you to be here." Braeya tells her off.

"It's Lincoln." She responds solemnly.

"Did you find him? Is he alright?" Braeya questions.

"He's a Reaper." Her words shock Braeya speechless for a few moments.

"...What?"

"Come on, we have him at the dropship."

***

Braeya follows Octavia up the ladder to the dropship, slightly uneasy at the thought of being back again. Chains pulling and screaming can be heard as Octavia reaches the top floor. When Braeya emerges, Lincoln lunges towards her, causing her to recoil with shock.

"He's restrained." Bellamy says. Braeya flicks her gaze quickly over to Bellamy, who stands next to Clarke, before resting back onto Lincoln.

"I can't believe we're back here again." Clarke mutters.

"Tell me about it." Braeya says grimly and Clarke looks at her guiltily, clearly not meaning for her to have heard that. "Can you help him?"

"I don't know." Clarke takes a few tentative steps towards him before continuing. "I knew Mount Weather controlled the Reapers. I had no idea they were creating them."

Braeya's eyebrows furrow, this is news to her. "They're creating the Reapers?"

Bellamy's gaze meets hers and he nods, "If they can do that to Lincoln, what are they doing to our friends? Your people?"

Lincoln continuously thrashes against his restraints, trying to get to his friends standing in front of him. Suddenly his attempts to attack stop and his head twitches uncontrollably to the side.

"What's happening?" Braeya demands

Clarke shakes her head, "He's convulsing."

"So what does it mean?" Octavia questions, voice wavering.

Clarke's eyes scan Lincoln's body until they rest on blood seeping out of a wound on his leg. "What happened to his leg?"

"I shot him." Tears well up in Octavia's eyes as she replies.