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RAVEN MOVED FROM HER BED UPON HEARING SHAW'S GURGLES. She put one foot out to approach him, but Echo put a hand on Raven, yanking her back while Falo sat back and observed Shaw being tortured. He honestly deserved it for what he's done and what he's caused.
Last night after Raven and Echo returned from the mothership, they filled Falo in on what they did while she slept. They got what they needed on the flash drive for Monty to take down the Eye. Falo would've smiled if she hadn't been tired.
They would get out soon. Falo would see Madi and Clarke again, her family.
"Raven, this is not our fight." Echo warned, her hand on Raven.
"We're the reason he's getting tortured!"
Echo sighed. "I know you're angry but you said yourself they can't kill him. He's the only person who-" she paused, watching him get up.
Shaw was the only one who could operate that ship, so that meant he was the only way her people and family would die if he really wantex to. Falo had to save Clarke and Madi, no matter the consequences. Falo glanced at Echo. "We have to kill Shaw."
"No way," Raven whispered.
Echo tried again, "Raven, that ship is their biggest strategic advantage. Without a pilot to fly-"
"I said no!" Raven whispered yelled, before she walked over to Shaw to check up on the broken soul.
While Raven talked to Shaw, Falo sat down with Echo to be inches away from Shaw and Raven. As Raven told him Falo and Echo wanted to kill him, he stood up in shock and anger.
Falo smirked at Shaw when Raven rushed away from him, he only glared darkly at Falo, shaking his head, then to Echo.
They found a nerve.
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"WHAT WAS IT LIKE?"
"On Earth?"
Echo nodded. "On Earth." she confirmed, nodding her head and causing her hair to move. Falo looked around. Raven was gone because Abby needed her, Echo was angry, but Echo wanted to talk to her to see where it all could've gone wrong. From across the room, Shaw listened.
"It was harsh at first. We were in the middle of endless sand dunes for awhile with no one else but ourselves," Falo told her. "When we ran out of food and water, then we couldn't open the bunker. . . we almost gave up, but then this place; our home."
Echo smiled. "We had that, too, up in the Ark. It was peaceful down there. We didn't exactly have to worry about no food because of Monty's algae." she chuckled.
"God. . . eating nothing but algae for six years sounds disgusting."
"So does eating berries."
Falo laughed. "Alright, but berries are actually really tasty."
"So is algae." Echo shrugged.
"Uh huh."
Shaw stood up and plopped down beside Echo. He squinted his eyes on Falo, he needed answers. "Were you and Raven together?"
"Once." Falo answered.
"Why did it end?"
"I thought she died."
Shaw widened his eyes. "You cheated on her, and for what?" he scoffed. "When McCreary was torturing you, Murphy and Raven. . . she was so happy to see you, but now you're with someone new," he paused. "Then you had the audacity to tell them to torture-"
"Now you care about Raven?" Falo laughed, shaking her head.
"Yeah, yeah now I do."
"Pathetic. . . she doesn't deserve you."
"And you don't deserve her either, not anymore."
"I know, I never deserved someone like Raven in the first place," Falo looked Shaw up and down. "But you don't deserve her either." Falo stood up, glaring at him. "Now, if you'll excuse me."
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FALO STARED AT THE WALL. She had been for hours for she couldn't sleep. There were so many things happening in her head right now from the commanders voices, the voices that would always be with her even in death. She hated when this happened, it always made her head throb or her body ache. She wished they would stop.
Years ago, before she told Clarke about the voices, Clarke always told her to take a walk or take a nap whenever her head hurt. She always chose the first option never the second. So, Falo decided as of right now that she'd take a walk around the old church.
Standing up, she noticed there was something wrong with one of the guards faces and his body. His hair was long seconds ago, his body was more bulky and he was wearing miner clothes. But now it was short, his body was skinnier and he was wearing Trikru warrior clothes.
Falo widened her eyes and turned away from him, a small gasp leaving her lips. She walked down the sets of beds, looking at everyone as she walked. It wasn't long before she realized that everyone here had the face of a ghost.
Rio.
Falo dashed over to the door and tried to pry it open. She looked behind herself and saw Rio was coming for her, or well McCreary's man disguised as her brother was. She swallowed thickly and sat down on a empty bed, briskly running her hands over her face.
"Leave me alone," Falo whispered to herself, her breathing shallow. "Leave me alone."
"Crazy bitch." the guard whispered, his voice exactly like Rio's.
Falo gained the courage to look up at the guard, her brother's lifeless eyes engrained in her head. She didn't understand why this was happening. Was it the commanders, or was she actually going mad after all these years?
"Get to bed." the guard ordered.
She didn't comply for she was still terrified and the voices were still there. She just sat on the bed until morning came despite that she'd be exhausted when it came.
And no one would ever know she was going crazy except for herself and the spirits of the commanders.
No one will know, Falo, the voice of the Dark Commander whispered.
