The camp belonging to the delinquents was covered in ashes and skeletons. The dropship door opened and the teenagers stepped outside and saw the aftermath of their battle.
Clarke Griffin's eyes darted around looking for Finn Collins and Bellamy Blake, her eyes filled with tears as she realised they were gone.
Jasper Jordan was stood at Clarke's right gripping the rope that held Anya kom trikru. Nathan Miller, Harper Mcintyre and Fox were stood just a bit behind them looking traumatised at the sight in front of them.
Jasper was the first to speak after realising Clarke wouldn't. "We can't stay here"
"Where are we gonna go?" Harper asked.
"I don't know... but there has to be more grounders than just her people. We'll all die and I think that after everything and everybody that we've lost. We deserve to live" Jasper announced.
"Yeah!" The delinquents cheer.
"The last time we tried to leave. Drew got killed, tell me how it'll be any different this time?" Miller said as he looked at Jasper unimpressed.
"They won't be expecting us. We'll have the element of surprise" Jasper replied.
"Maybe Jasper is right" Fox uttered.
"Even if he is where will we go?" Harper repeated.
"Maybe we could try the sea again?" Fox suggested.
Miller shook his head. "That damn sea will get us all killed. I say we stay here and fight for our land"
"That's the thing, Miller. This isn't actually our land" Jasper snapped.
"So we make it ours" Miller retorted.
Raven cried out in pain, Clarke turned around to look inside the dropship finally breaking out of her thoughts.
"First we save Raven then we leave" Clarke told them before stepping inside the dropship.
Jasper glanced down at Anya hesitantly then up to Miller.
Tristan is dragging both Bellamy and Finn along the ground.
Bellamy has a bloody nose, a black eye and a stab wound in his thigh.
Finn has a large cut on his cheek and a slash on his neck.
Monroe and Sterling are following them discreetly.
"We got to get back to camp" Bellamy muttered.
"Yeah but how?" Finn asked.
"There has to be some way to escape" Bellamy sighed.
"Just stay put. Unless you wanna end up like that kid back there" Finn told Bellamy.
"Monroe, should we tell the others they're alive?" Sterling whispered.
"We have to follow them. We need to know where he's taking them" Monroe whispered back.
Two Azgeda Guards dragged a boy covered in blood toward Queen Nia's throne room.
The taller of the guards opened the door and revealed Queen Nia sat on her throne watching Echo and Ontari spar.
"My Queen. We found him just outside the grounds. He's Skaikru" The smaller guard told the Queen.
Echo and Ontari stopped sparring immediately and peered at the boy.
"A sky person? Your absolutely sure?" Nia questioned as she rose to her feet.
"Sha, Reina" The taller guard replied before throwing the boy down onto the ground.
The boy grunted then rolled onto his back revealing his identity: It's John Murphy, who's been badly beaten up.
"Who are you, boy?" Nia asked kicking Murphy's foot lightly.
"It's true. I am Skaikru" Murphy grunted.
"My Queen if I may... He looks disgusting, definitely riddled with disease. I doubt he'll make it through the week. The best thing for all of us is to kill him" Echo spoke up./p
"No. No. I can tell you where my people are" Murphy offered.
"Take him to our healer. Get him checked over if he's contagious kill him. If he's just injured bring him back to me. I have many questions" Nia ordered.
"The two guards bowed before dragging Murphy to his feet and leaving.
"I think we should have killed him. He could be a spy" Echo stated.
"Perhaps... or he could be banished looking for revenge" Ontari suggested.
"Your imagination will be the cause of your death" Echo sighed.
"Your stubbornness and thirst for blood will be the cause of yours" Ontari retorted.
Echo glared at Ontari.
"Enough. Leave me" Nia bellowed.
Echo and Ontari exchanged a look before both bowing and exiting the throne room.
Lincoln and Octavia are at the riverside. Lincoln is tending to Octavia's leg.
"Lincoln, I'm fine. Your friend Luna can heal me once we get there" Octavia insisted.
"You've been poisoned, Octavia, you may not make it there" Lincoln replied.
"I will. Like you said I'm strong" Octavia said with a small smirk.
"Strength has nothing to do with the power of the poison. It'll spread fast and then you will die. I'm not losing you" Lincoln argued.
"So let's hurry up and get to the sea" Octavia snapped.
"I must get you the antidote" Lincoln told Octavia.
"We're closer to Luna than we are to your village" Octavia reminded Lincoln.
Lincoln is torn, he knows she's right and that going back to his village for the antidote is extremely dangerous but the prospect of losing her makes it seem worth it. The sea is closer and Luna would have the antidote.
"Fine" Lincoln relented. Octavia smiled weakly at him.
Clarke is tending to Raven's wound. Jasper is holding Raven's hand. Miller is sat in front of Anya glaring at her.
"I need to get this bullet out" Clarke muttered.
"Just cut it out, Clarke" Raven groaned.
"It could kill you, Raven" Jasper stated.
"I'll die anyway" Raven replied.
"With no pain relief... it's gonna be excruciating" Clarke told Raven.
"Just do it" Raven snapped.
"Okay. I need you to lie on your side. I have to mark first before I operate" Clarke informed Raven before producing a pencil from a heap of rubbish.
"Where'd you get that?" Jasper asked. "Finn" Clarke mumbled.
"Can you really remove the bullet?" Jasper asked.
Clarke nodded.
"Great. How about when you get it out we put it in a gun and shoot this bitch" Miller said before kicking Anya.
"Miller! Enough, we're not killing her. We're not like them" Clarke yelled.
"You might as well kill me. I will tell you nothing" Anya spat.
Miller kicked Anya in stomach making her cry out in pain.
"Get out of here. Go clean up with the others" Clarke told Miller.
Miller scowled at Clarke but obeyed all the same.
"If it was the other way around. She'd kill us" Jasper stated.
"I know but how are we ever gonna make peace if we keep repeating the same cycle?" Clarke replied.
Jasper shrugged then looked over at Anya who was attempting to bite herself free from the ropes.
Tristan approached the gates of polis still dragging along Bellamy and Finn who were both unconscious.
The gates open and Tristan entered instead of dragging Bellamy and Finn he tugged the rope forcefully waking them both.
"Bellamy" Finn grunted elbowing Bellamy gently.
Bellamy opened his eyes and they both looked around at the new surroundings.
"Up on your feet. You will bow before Heda" Tristan spat.
"Heda?" Finn questioned as he stood up.
Bellamy staggered to his feet.
"The commander" Tristan told Finn.
"If you can speak English why do you speak in that other language?" Finn asked.
"It is usually only warriors and spies that speak both. We usually speak our language, Trigedasleng" Tristan replied as he ushered both Finn and Bellamy through the gates.
"Spies? Aren't you all together?" Bellamy asked.
"We have 12 clans. We're in a coalition now but it wasn't always like that" Tristan explained.
"So why have you brought us here?" Finn questioned.
"That you will soon find out" Tristan said smugly.
Gustus appeared and held his sword to Tristan's throat. "Anya and her village are dead. You failed"
Bellamy and Finn exchanged a confused look.
"The reapers attacked. Set us off balance. I have brought these 2 Skaikru boys for Heda" Tristan responded.
Gustus looks both boys up and down. "Very well. Proceed"
Tristan frowns at Gustus before tugging the rope holding Bellamy and Finn and heading to the Commanders room.
Murphy is sat at the edge of a bed. He looks much cleaner, his face is badly bruised and he has cuts all over his arms.
Echo enters the room to Murphy's surprise unarmed.
"My Queen will want to speak with you. She doesn't know I'm here so we had better cut this quick" Echo announced.
"What Exactly is this?" Murphy asked glancing up at Echo.
"What is your game? Why are you here?" Echo interrogated.
"I got banished then captured by a group of you lot who tortured me and made me sick then sent me back to my people so I would infect them all then I took revenge on two guys who tried to hang me then I had to leave again. I got captured again then stabbed in the leg and left in the woods to die. I was trying to find shelter and I guess I got lost then your two guards grabbed me and brought me here" Murphy explained.
"Very convincing. Nia will like that story. If you want her to keep you alive try to emphasise on the revenge and murder" Echo advised Murphy.
"I don't get it. Why are you helping me?" Murphy asked.
"I've seen many people being brought in over the years. Some barely injured and some almost dead. On occasion Queen Nia has them healed gains information then kills them anyway. I myself suffered during childhood and adolescence. If you want to survive you must convince Nia you want to take revenge upon your her how you want them all dead" Echo responded.
"So you think she'll get information out of me then kill me?" Murphy questioned.
"Yes. You must convince her to allow you to live" Echo told Murphy.
"What exactly does Skaikru mean?" Murphy asked.
"Sky person" Echo informed him.
"Ah. Makes sense" Murphy muttered.
"What's your name?" Echo asked.
"Murphy. What's yours?"
"Ai laik Echo kom Azgeda" Echo said.
"I have no idea what you said" Murphy admitted.
"My name is Echo. I am from Azgeda" Echo replied.
"So we're in 'azgeda' Right now?"
"Yes. This is my home" Echo told him.
Clarke is cutting into Raven's back. Raven is screaming out in pain. Jasper is by Raven's side holding her hand tightly.
"So yeah I swung right across the vine and got to the other side. Then I lifted up the sign that said mount weather and got a sphere in the chest" Jasper told Raven.
Raven smiled up at him. "That's pretty badass" Raven whispered up at Jasper.
"Right. Not as badass as being shot though" Jasper said stroking Raven's hand lightly.
"At least you survived" Raven groaned.
"You will too" Jasper reassured Raven.
"Got it!" Clarke exclaimed holding up a blood covered bullet.
"See you'll be fine" Jasper told Raven.
Clarke grabbed a needle and some wire and began stitching up Raven's back.
Lincoln has made a fire by the sea. He grabs some special leafs and throws them in the fire making it glow green.
Octavia is lying on rocks nearby.
Suddenly some guys emerge from the sea.
"Ai laik Lincoln kom Trikru en ai gaf gouthkru klir" Lincoln said quickly.
"We know who you are Lincoln, Luna speaks most highly of you. Who have you brought with you?" One of the men asked.
"Ai laik Octavia kom Skaikru" Octavia told the men.
"And she gaf gouthkru klir" Lincoln added.
"Drink. I assume you know this is protocol" The man said passing both Lincoln and Octavia a vial filled with green liquid.
"It's okay" Lincoln told Octavia before drinking the liquid.
Octavia drank the liquid too.
They both fell to the ground.
Bellamy and Finn are both kneeled before Lexa's empty throne.
Tristan is watching them observantly.
Lexa enters the room and makes her way over to her throne. Titus is right behind her and stands at the side of her throne.
"Stand" Lexa ordered.
Finn stood first. Bellamy frowned then he stood too.
"Who are you?" Lexa asked them.
"Finn Collins" Finn answered.
"Bellamy Blake" Bellamy grunted.
"Where are the rest of your people?" Lexa questioned.
"He took us from them" Bellamy spat glancing at Tristan.
"Why did you come to earth? Are there more of you coming?" Lexa interrogated.
"The ark our home was no longer survivable. The rest of our people on the ark died" Finn informed Lexa.
"No longer survivable?" Lexa questioned.
"Lack of Oxygen. There was a flaw in the system" Finn explained.
"Why did they send children?" Lexa asked.
"We weren't just children. We were prisoners. Most of us had petty crimes. Theft and minor assault. Our chancellor decided that made us expendable" Finn told Lexa.
"Being born too" Bellamy muttered.
Lexa glances at Bellamy confused.
"There was a once child rule. Bellamy's mother had a second child, his sister and she was floated for it" Finn said.
"Floated?" Lexa repeated with confusion once again.
"Killed" Finn confirmed.
"That's cruel. The child was she killed?" Lexa asked.
"Yes" Bellamy interjected. Finn looked at Bellamy shocked.
"I'm sorry for your loss" Lexa said solemnly.
"Thank you" Bellamy mumbled.
"Take them to the cells for now. Get a healer to tend to Bellamy's stab wound and the slash on Finn's neck. They could easily get infected" Lexa announced.
"So what happens now?" Finn asked.
"Well... you are gonna go to the healer and get those wounds sorted then we are going to discuss what to do with your people" Lexa told Finn.
Finn nodded.
"You live to see another day. Appreciate it" Lexa said firmly as Bellamy and Finn are led out by Gustus.
Raven is asleep in the corner. Clarke is drawing a map.
"Clarke. Get out here" Jasper yelled.
Clarke stood up and went outside to see Monroe and Sterling.
"Where have you two been?" Clarke asked them.
"We were following Bellamy and Finn" Monroe explained.
"They're alive?" Clarke questioned.
"For now" Sterling said.
A big smile spread across Clarke's face. "Well where are they?"
"A grounder stole them. Took them to some sort of big city" Monroe told Clarke.
"Big city?" Clarke repeated.
"Yeah. Big buildings. Stalls. Lots of people" Monroe informed Clarke.
"Lots of grounders" Sterling muttered.
"We have to go find them. You gotta show us how to get there. I'm making a map right now. You can come help" Clarke rambled.
"Clarke, they said it's miles away and there's lots of grounders. We don't have the numbers or the weapons" Miller stated.
"So what we should just leave them to die?" Clarke snapped.
"I have an idea" Harper spoke up.
"Clarke turned to look at Harper.
"That Anya she's pretty important, right?" Harper said.
"Yeah. She's the leader of Lincoln's village" Clarke told Harper.
"Okay. So if we take her to this big city and offer them a trade. Bellamy and Finn for her. It could work, right?" Harper questioned.
Clarke looked into Harper's eyes, considering the offer. She'd never gave Harper much acknowledgement but now this girl had just gave them the best idea she'd heard yet.
"Yeah. It could" Jasper smiled.
"Let's do it" Clarke yelled.
"Really?" Harper said surprised.
Clarke nodded. Harper couldn't hold back the big grin that spread across her face./p
Jasper hugged Harper happily.
Murphy is stood before Nia who is sat on her throne.
"I feel your pain, John Murphy. I too know how it feels to crave such revenge. Your own people hung you and banished you. Trikru put you through immense torture and infected you then made you infect your own people. After doing all that to survive Trikru stab you and leave you to die. Azgeda will do none of the sort to you, John Murphy. So long as you abide the Azgeda rules" Nia told Murphy, seeming mildly intrigued by this boy and his story.
"Tell me what you want me to do and I'll do it" Murphy replied.
"What I want you to do? Nothing for now, Ontari will show you around let you know how we do things here. I intend to find out what happened to your people as well as Trikru after the battle" Nia responded.
"Alright then. Where's Ontari?" Murphy asked.
"Right here" Ontari said coldly from behind him.
"Heda shall not find out about this boy, Ontari" Nia warned Ontari.
Ontari bowed and she led Murphy out of the throne room.
"What's a Heda?" Murphy questioned.
Ontari grabbed Murphy with the throat and pinned him up against a wall.
"Echo thinks you can be trusted. Your people abandoned you and your looking for a place to live. I think your here to steal then return back to your people"
"Echo's right. I'm just trying to survive" Murphy protested, his breathing heavy.
"If your lying, I will cut off all of your limbs one by one then finally after you've suffered I will cut off your head" Ontari spat.
"Ontari! What is this? Let him go now!" Echo ordered.
Ontari let go of Murphy and began walking ahead.
"She's supposed to be showing me around but I think she's gonna kill me" Murphy told Echo.
"That was just her way of saying welcome to Azgeda. You better catch up with her" Echo said giving Murphy a tap on the shoulder.
Monty opened his eyes and looked around. All he could see was sand. He could hear voices whispering then he felt a tug on his feet and realised his shoes were being stolen. He looked up and saw a man with a deformed face. His eyes widened in shock and the next thing he saw was a rock coming towards his face.