Summary-
Lexa is from another planet known as Trikru. She and her best friend and fellow Guardian, Anya, have been tasked with Earth's protection against other civilizations that would seek to harvest earth's resources and enslave its inhabitants. They have watched over Earth for more than 100 years without incident. But Azgeda has slowly been gathering their forces in an attempt start a war against every other planet and Earth is next on their list. Their reasoning? Because it was spoken in prophecy that a Trikru Grounder was born on Earth almost 21 years ago and will destroy the Ice Queen, Nia. CLEXA/ AU
So I have no idea where this story came from but I was having a dream about it and woke up in the middle of the night with it rattling around in my head. I have not watched past the middle of season 2 so the things I remember about the show and the little bits of info from season 3 are all I have to go on regarding character's and such. But I thought the dream was cool as shit so I decided to pull my happy ass out of bed and start writing. Some relationships and characters are not real but are made up for the sake of the story. After I started writing I realized that this has a little mixture of Thor and Gods of Egypt.
Chapter 1
Lexa stands with her shoulders squared and her hands clasped behind her back as she stares blankly out towards the horizon of Earth's surface. The floating platform, or 'Ark', that orbits around Earth, allows for her to see not only Earth but deep into the far reaches of space. Since she arrived from Trikru almost 5 years ago, she comes to the Ark almost daily to be alone with her thoughts. While being a Guardian is one of the highest honors, she does admit that it can be quite lonely at times. She is just grateful that she has a companion serving with her from back home.
A thunderous crack, followed by the low hum of footsteps, is heard behind the brunette. She does not look away, however, as she knows who is approaching.
"Hogeda shof op? (Everything quiet?)" Anya asks as she approaches from the lower platform to stand next to Lexa.
"Sha. (Yes.)" The brunette answers stoically.
"Den chit get yu? (Then what concerns you?)" The blonde questions as she takes a stance similar to Lexa's and cranes her neck to look at her friend.
"Du ste komba raun. (Someone is coming.)" Lexa states plainly as she turns her body to look at the lower platform where Anya arrived only moments ago.
Anya follows her movements and turns in time to see a portal open on the platform and two figures walk through. The blonde Guardian has never understood how Lexa just knows when these sort of things will happen. When Anya asked her about it once, the brunette merely answered with 'just a feeling' and continued on her way. Now though, she is on edge because they rarely have visitors and the sight of these two is definitely not welcome.
Lexa moves forward a few steps, still keeping her face neutral and her stance hardened.
"You know that your presence here is treason." Lexa states to them coldly.
"Heda, we do not wish to harm you and we are not here to start a war against you or the humans." Roan says out of breath. "Please, listen to what I must say. After, you can do with us as you wish.
The muscles in Lexa's jaw tighten as she contemplates her next action.
"Chich. (Speak.)" Lexa commands.
Roan breaths deeply, glances to his left at his second, Echo, and turns back towards the Guardians before speaking.
"Queen Nia is sending assassins to Earth in a few hours time to find a kill a young Grounder who she believes will overthrow her."
"That's a lie." Anya speaks now as she steps closer to Lexa. "There are no other people of Trikru here on earth."
"While this story is very appealing, Anya is right. We are the only Guardians here. Which means you have broken the terms of the treaty to stay away from Earth. The kill order stands and you two will die." Lexa says as she reaches behind her to pull her swords from her back.
"This person is not a Guardian yet. There is a prophecy that spoke of a Grounder, born on Earth almost 21 years ago. My guess is they have no idea where they came from or the dangers that they will soon face."
"What prophecy do you speak of? All prophecies made about the universe are kept on Trikru in a secure location. So how is it you have this information and we do not?" Lexa raises her voice now.
Roan deflates slightly. "Ontari."
"Your sister?" Lexa asked for clarification.
"Yes. She was there the night this prophecy was made. One of your prophets was killed years ago, was he not?"
"How do you…" Anya started but was interrupted.
"Because Ontari was the one that murdered him and took the prophecy to Azgeda. To our mother!" Roan says trying to get them to understand.
Guardians are trained to not show emotion but the last statement caused Anya to falter. The prophet that they speak of was Anya's father.
Lexa glances at her friend, who composes herself before returning to a neutral expression. The brunette returns her gaze back to the two in front of her.
"Why are you telling us this? You would betray your own mother, your planet to help us… Why?"
"Our views are not aligned with the Queen's." Echo speaks now as she glances towards Roan and back up to the Guardians.
"And how are we to know this isn't some sort of trap? How do we know that you two are not the assassins?" Anya spits.
"You don't. But this is the truth and whether you believe it or not is up to you. We do not want war with Trikru or Earth." Roan says as he gestures to himself and Echo. "We have strived for peace for many years but my mother and sister will not hear of it."
"Ai nou wich em. (I don't trust them.)" Anya says with her mind, Lexa hearing it in hers as Trikru have the ability to telepathically communicate to one another.
"Nou ai, ba taim disha ste ridiyo, den osir souda sis au oso kru. Graun ste an sich. (Nor I, but if this is true, we must help our people. Earth is in trouble.)" Lexa communicates back to Anya.
Lexa raises her head again and only follows the two intruders with her eyes. She begins to step down the five or so stairs onto the lower platform where her enemies stand with a demeanor that could only be described as threatening. Her swords still firmly in her grasp as she approaches Roan and Echo. They both step back as Lexa raises one of her blades to Roan's throat. He lifts his hands as his chin rises slightly in an attempt to keep it clear of the weapon.
"If you lie to us, I will kill you both before the first body hits the ground." Lexa promises.
"Heda, we come to you with honest intentions. If it is your wish to kill us then do so swiftly. You would be doing the Queen a favor as she is the reason we are here. The Grounder isn't the only one the assassins are after." The Prince said as he dropped his hands and lowered himself to his knees. Echo followed suit next to Roan.
Lexa pondered what Roan had just said. His own mother would kill them because they stand against her.
After a deep breath, Lexa retracted her blade, reached up, and sheathed her weapons. She returned her hands to their resting place behind her back as she stepped towards the edge of the Ark.
"How do these assassins intend to find this Grounder?" The brunette questions as looks down at earth.
Roan and Echo stand, Anya keeping a close eye on them as they do so.
Echo speaks softly. "It was discovered that there is a human here that is aware of Trikru's existence and was befriended by one of the last Guardians to watch over earth. The prophecy spoke that the Grounder to be born would be half Trikru, half human."
Lexa stiffins. Trikru are forbidden to mate with humans because it would allow children to be born with the power of Trikru Grounders. These gifts in the wrong hands would allow those in a position of power to exploit them and use them to conquer other countries. This was not allowed to happen.
The brunette turns her head to address Anya. "Sen gon Linkon. (Send for Lincoln.)"
Anya pauses momentarily, a whirlwind of emotions going through her head as she tries to process everything that has happened the last few minutes. She sheaths her sword and walks a few steps on the upper platform to the rectangular metal table and swipes her hand up over it before a holographic layout appears. Anya swipes and pulls her hands in a few directions before stepping a few feet away from the table as a large hologram of Lincoln's upper body appears.
"Onya, Leksa! (Anya, Lexa!)" Lincoln says, happy to see them.
Lexa turns from her spot at the edge of the Ark to address her friend.
"Lincoln, I need you to find Indra and bring her to the Ark. Bring Gustus and Octavia as well but keep this between you four only."
"Sha, Heda. (Yes, Commander.)" Lincoln says with a nod before the hologram fades and Lincoln disappears.
"Heda, forgive me, but how will these people help us find who we seek?" Roan asks confused.
Lexa turns her head but walks to the upper platform to join Anya. "Indra was here before Anya and I arrived a few years before she left. Our arrivals are staggered usually by a few years. We stay in pairs and we spend a 20 year cycle here before being rotated out. Indra was here all 20 years but her partner was killed when he attempted to stop a meteor from colliding with earth. He was here a few years before Indra arrived. If anyone knows who he may have mated with, it's Indra. She spent the most time with him."
As if on cue, a large sphere of dim blue light appeared behind Roan and Echo causing them to move closer to the steps leading to the upper platform. The sphere began to glow brighter and the humming noise it emitted grew louder until the sphere melted away and four people stood. Lincoln was the first to step away from the group but halted and pulled out his sword when he noticed Roan and Echo there as well.
"Nou! Emo laik nou oso baga. (Stop! They are not our enemy.)" Lexa raised her hand towards Lincoln.
He looked at his Commander before moving his eyes back to Roan and Echo, slowly returning his sword into its sheath. Octavia, Gustus, and Indra moved forward, looking to Lexa and Anya for an explanation as to why there were people from Azgeda on the Ark. Lexa took a moment to explain what was happening and then turned to Indra.
"Indra, I need to know if Ryder ever mated with a human?" Lexa asked bluntly.
Indra stiffened slightly and relaxed right after but Lexa could sense the change almost immediately.
"Please do not lie to me. This is extremely important and lives are at stake." Lexa stated plainly before Indra had a chance to respond.
Indra sighed and looked away momentarily before meeting the Commander's eyes.
"I had my suspicions but I could never prove that he did and I do not know who it was with, Heda."
"Was there anyone he was particularly fond of? Did he ever mention a name? This could even be someone you had meet before."
Indra thought back to all those years ago. She struggled to remember the people they encountered.
"There could even have been a young child, no more than 3 or 4 years old when you first arrived here."
She thought hard for almost a full minute before realization struck. Her facial muscles loosened and her jaw went slack.
"Clarke." Was all Indra said.
Well? What do you all think? Comments are much appreciated!