Blood Giant (Fix-it fic)

Blood Giant (final scene)

"Raven, fire it up."

Clarke glanced over at the engineer. "We need to get to our friends." While Raven put on the metallic helmet, Clarke turned to Cadogan and raised her gun. She let out a nervous breath as Raven touched the symbols on the Anomaly Stone, getting ready to transport the group back to their friends. Her friends.

Not Bellamy.

Her heart sunk now, remembering all the memories they had shared. The heart and the head. She needed him, and he needed her.  She shook the thoughts away. The man standing behind her was not the  Bellamy she knew. He was not the same person who she had fought with, side by side, ever since the 100 were sent down to Earth. Not the same person who wouldn't let her pull that lever in Mount Weather by herself. Not the Bellamy who she loved.

Suddenly, a voice interrupted her train of thought.

"Which planet?" Raven stood back from the orb. "Where are they?"Bellamy looked up from the floor, still processing the death of his colleague. Cadogan also looked up. "It's offline." the smug malice in his voice was apparent. Clarke shot Raven a look as Cadogan continued. "Only I know the code." Raven looked back at the stone, quickly scanning the accessible planets.

She removed the helmet. "He's telling the truth. There's one planet we can't get to." Clarke tightened her grip on the gun. In a low voice, she said, "Enter the code- and you get to live." Cadogan paused for a second, then carefully extended his hand towards the ancient symbols. Clarke kept a careful watch on him.

With a burst of sickly green light, the portal swirled into existence as Cadogan touched the final symbol. "There's your bridge, go." He demanded. Clarke tilted her head. "You're coming with us." Bellamy finally stood up, invested in the situation. Clarke acknowledged this, but continued her demand. "Now move." "You should have more faith, Clarke," Cadogan said, obviously determined not to go through the wormhole.

Bellamy, still looking slightly dazed, came closer. "Not you!" Clarke barked at her friend, shifting her gaze. She continued, slightly quieter, "You've made your choice." She could see the beginnings of tears in Bellamy's eyes, and reminded herself to stay strong. She could cry later- she needed to save her friends. A brief wave of despair flashed across her face as she returned her eyes to the cult leader. Her face hardened again.

Murphy broke the silence, looking toward Bellamy. "I really hope this new thing you believe in is worth it." For once, there was not hint of sarcasm in his voice. "It is." Even as he said this, Bellamy's voice became low and breathy. He hated that his friends didn't understand, but he knew this was important- and he knew that he needed Clarke- he needed her to trust him.

He shot a glance in her direction, but didn't meet her gaze. the corners of Cadogan's mouth turned up; he knew that Bellamy was dedicated to the cause. To his Shepard. "Come on." Raven gave Bellamy a disgusted stare and angrily turned towards the portal. "Let's go."

The perplexing mixture of determination and longing on Bellamy's face grew as he watched his friends start towards the swirling green mess.  Murphy and Emori met his eyes as they stepped through, Emori still confused about what had happened to Bellamy while he was gone. The rest of the group followed them through- all except for Clarke, Indra, and Cadogan.

"Indra, watch him." Clarke nodded towards Cadogan. As soon as Indra returned the nod, she lowered her gun and walked to Bellamy. Tears welled in her eyes, but she forced them back. Until this was over, she had to stay strong. Even though she had done it a hundred times over, the fact that Bellamy was the one causing her this pain made it ten times harder to shake it. Nevertheless, Clarke kept her resolve as she spoke to him.

"I said I wouldn't lose anyone else."

Bellamy's face didn't change from it's new default- The same staunch and pleading look. Clarke continued, her voice shaking. "But I have-" only a brief pause separated the crushing sentiment.