A/N: I dont claim any rights to the 100, its characters, its scripts. They all belong to Kass Morgan, Jason Rothenberg and the CW. ANY part of the chapters borrowed from the episodes belongs to them, not me. I am only using it for fun and to situate you readers on the story.
The moment Clarke opened her eyes after shutting down A.L.I.E, she could see people regaining their free-will. Her mother helped her before Bellamy quickly came to her side and helped her get up since she was still feeling a little dizzy, she took a look around and towards everyone that was in the room and nodded to herself. "A.L.I.E is gone." She said as if realizing for the first time that she actually did it. She really destroyed the AI and the City of Light. "Yeah, I figured." Bellamy said to her and Clarke looked around before shaking her head.
"Clarke, you're not acting like someone who just saved the world." Bellamy said worriedly to her noticing the she didn't look too happy. To the contrary actually, Clarke looked quite sad. "Because I didn't, not without help." She said thinking about Lexa. They looked at each other, Bellamy looking confused by her words and Clarke looking sad before they heard a gasp and turned towards the sound only to see Octavia drive her sword through Pike. Clarke couldn't say that she felt anything seeing the bastard fall to the floor.
Octavia then turned around and walked out of the room and Clarke could not help but look at Bellamy as he watched the retreating form of his sister and then, she turned to the right and looked at the throne she had been sitting on all along and her mind could not help but take her back to the one and only person that should ever be allowed to sit in that throne, who deserved it and that was Lexa. Clarke reached out and touched the arm of the throne and felt her heart constrict with pain that came along with the memories of the girl she loved.
She sighed and started to remove the tubes from her arms, hissing in pain which seemed to finally get Bellamy's attention away from the door Octavia just walked through. "Clarke, you should slow down. Take a few moments to recover." Bellamy said to her and Clarke just ignored him, ripping them out of her arm before she turned around and seemed to start on her way to the balcony but he held her back by the hand. She turned to look at him. "I need a moment alone, please." She said to him and he seemed to debate with himself if he should before he nodded and let her go.
Clarke walked forward towards the balcony, ignoring everyone who was in the room behind her, her mother included and when she was outside and looking towards the horizon she finally raised her left hand, opening before looking down and seeing the Flame and Clarke could not help the tears that started to fall down on her face. She could still remember Lexa's smile in the City of Light just before she once again sacrificed herself for Clarke, so the blonde could have a chance to survive. She remembered Lexa's words.
I will always be with you.
She closed her hand and brought it close to her and just kept on silently crying. She knew that it was true, Lexa will never leave her heart or her mind, she will always be there as one of the most beautiful memories Clarke will ever have and as the one of the best things that ever happened to her and Clarke knows that she will love Lexa until the day that she dies. She doesn't know if she will ever love anyone the way she loves Lexa or if she will ever miss someone the way she is missing Lexa right now.
How she wished that she could go back in time and do things differently, be with the woman she loved instead of pushing her away simply because Clarke herself couldn't deal with what she had done and put the blame on Lexa simply because it was easier. She wished she had never left Arkadia so Pike could never have become Chancellor and committed that massacre with Bellamy's help. She wished that she had been just a little bit stronger because if she had, Lexa would still be alive and by her side and just the thought of that made her cry harder.
Inside the room, Kane was with Abby and he was more than embarrassed, he was ashamed for everything he did. He helped torture Indra, he almost killed Bellamy and he was trying to kill Clarke on top of it all. Everything he never thought he would be capable of doing, he did. "Marcus." Abby called his attention and he looked at her finally noticing the bruise on her neck and he frowned. "What happened to you?" He asked raising his hand to touch it but thinking better, it should still be sore so he would only hurt her.
"A.L.I.E made me hang myself to push Clarke to give her the flame but luckily the kids came in time and managed to save me." She said to him shakily and he knew that it was not the end of she went through while in the AI's crutch and before he could debate if he should ask her what happened or not, she continued. "I tortured Clarke, Marcus. My own daughter. I hurt her on purpose." She said and started to cry and the only things he could do was pull her into his arms and she held onto him as if he was the only thing holding her pieces together.
"It was not your fault, Abby. It was A.L.I.E's. You know that you would never have done something like that if you were in control of yourself. I tortured too many and helped them almost kill Indra and I would never have done that either. It was not our fault." He said to her and she sighed but stopped crying before she pulled back and looked at him. "How many times will we need to say that before we believe it?" She asked him and he sighed because he knew she was right and he shrugged. "As many times as it takes." He answered her and she nodded.
Bellamy came towards them and they both looked at him. "Abby, I am worried about Clarke." He said to the older woman and it got her attention, after all it was her baby girl. "What is wrong with her?" She asked him worriedly and he looked back towards the balcony doors. "She has been in the balcony for the past 10 minutes. She said she wanted to be alone but I am worried. We don't know what went on in the City of Light or what she had to do to destroy A.L.I.E." He said and she nodded before she moved to stand up and go towards there.
But before Abby could even move, Clarke come out of the balcony and all three of them could see the puffy red eyes and she came towards them. "Mom, make sure to check on the people here. Bellamy and I will go check the ones on the ground." Clarke said to them and they all realized she was back to business. Whatever moment she had alone, it was over and she was ready to keep doing what needs to be done. Abby nodded. "I will." She said and Clarke nodded. "Clarke, I'm so sorry for everything. You too, Bellamy." Kane said to the young adults.
Clarke shook her head. "There is nothing to apologize for. It was not you, it's okay." Clarke said and Bellamy nodded. "Clarke is right, sir. We know you weren't in control." Bellamy said to him and the man nodded before Clarke turned to Bellamy. "Let's go. We need to clean up before we can go down." She said and he nodded before they left the room. Bellamy looked at Pike's body before following after her. "Do you think they will be okay?" Abby asked Kane and he took a deep breath. "I think they will be better than us." He said and she nodded before she moved to start working as a doctor along with Jackson who was also feeling the same way as them.
As far as Octavia went, she was descending the tower from the top floor where the final battle against A.L.I.E's followers had happened, where she finally was able to kill Pike for what he took from her and from everyone she cared about, she landed on a balcony as she stumbled back a little trying to regain her balance and as soon as she did, she turned around, her eyes searching the crowd until she finally found Indra who was being helped by some of the people to get down from the cross they had put her in.
Octavia quickly descended the rest of the stairs, using the ladder they had used to get up and as soon as her feet had touched the ground, she rushed quickly to Indra's side, crunching down beside the woman who was laying down on the floor and looked at her former mentor who looked back at her. "A.L.I.E?" Indra asked with a little fear in her eyes and her voice, which despite her tough attitude, was completely understandable given everything that had happened ever since the computer had taken over people's mind.
"Gone. It´s over." Octavia answered almost immediately trying to soothe the woman that the nightmare was really over. "And Pike?" Now that question took Octavia a little longer to answer as she relieved the moment she drove her sword through his body, before she answered. "I waited until it was done." Indra leaned back and hummed in agreement with her former second. "How are you, Indra?" Octavia asked and the woman sighed. "I'll survive. That's enough." She said and the young girl nodded.
"What are we supposed to do now?" Octavia asked as she helped the woman sit up and Indra looked around them. "We need to secure the city. And help our people if we can. Azgeda will not make it easy." Indra said and tried to get up too fast but she had to bite back a groan of pain that shot through her arm to the rest of her wounds. "Hey, take it easy. You're still hurt." Octavia said worried about her but the woman was too stubborn. "I can't just lie around while the Ice Nation walks through these streets. Just help me." She said and Octavia decided to follow her lead once again.
Meanwhile, once they cleaned themselves up, Clarke and Bellamy finally came rushing from the tower and into the streets as they came to stop to look at the destruction caused by A.L.I.E and the City of Light. They watched as body upon body upon of the people that had lost their lives in this battle were being piled up. It was heartbreaking to see so much pointless deaths, simply because a computer wanted to control them. Clarke turned to look at Bellamy and realized that his eyes were slowly searching for his little sister but with no luck of finding her.
"She will be okay. Octavia can take care of herself." She tried to soothe his worries but in her own emotional state, she wasn't sure if she was doing a very good job at it. "That's not what I'm worried about." He said looking back at her for a moment before his eyes turned forward again. "She won't be charged. Everyone will say that Pike had it coming." She tried to guarantee him that as much as Octavia had deliberately killed one of them that no one will hold it against her considering who it was. Clarke's own thoughts were good riddance.
"Maybe we all do." He said as he turned to look at her and frowned a little bit. She looked down for a second before turning to the people. "What do we tell these people now?" Clarke asked as she looked around all the pain that the people were experiencing. "We say nothing. You gave them back their pain, Clarke. We are not exactly their favorite people right now or ever. Besides, I really could use a break from keeping you alive." He smiles a little at his attempt of joking though Clarke didn't return it as she was still serious about their current situation and still quite sad about everything she lost.
"Once everyone is down, we gather our people, we go back home." He said seriously when noticing her mood and she looked at him intensely as if choosing exactly what she should or was allowed to say before she made her decision. "Thank you for keeping me alive." She said sincerely as he turned to look at her. He nodded at her when suddenly a scream pierced the silence and they both turned to search for the source of the sound and when they did, they found a woman kneeling beside the limp body of a man.
Clarke rushed to where the woman was without a second though and Bellamy had no choice but to take off going after her as well but not before he mumbled to himself. "You don't make it easy." As Clarke came closer and checked on the body, Bellamy noticed something about the man. "He didn't fall." Clarke then recognized the man. "He chased me in the City of light. Lexa killed him." She said and even speaking the name made her heart break all over again. As the woman gets up, a crowd started to form around them.
"Wanheda. You did this." The woman said as they looked around. Clarke knew that their reluctance wasn't that farfetched so before the grounders did anything, they decided that leaving the scene was the safest choice for them and as they walked to where the Arkadian guards were, they crossed paths with Kane and Abby. "Good. You're down. We have to go. The rover is in the north woods." Clarke said seriously, she had hoped things wouldn't be this bad but she should know that they are always worse. "What about the wounded?" Abby asked her.
"The grounders don't want our help. Our people, we'll treat back at Arkadia. We should be going before they try anything. They're in pain and they blame us for it. It's best if we leave and fast." Bellamy said warningly and Clarke nodded in agreement as the conversation was interrupted by the radio that Bellamy was carrying as Raven's voice came through. "Hello?" Bellamy turned around and put some distance before he answered as Clarke followed him. "Do you agree?" Abby asked Kane and he sighed before nodding. "Unfortunately, yes."
Back with Clarke and Bellamy, when they were far away, he picked up the radio. "Bellamy. Please, come in." Raven tried again beginning to get worried. "Raven. You ok?" He asked her concerned. "Yeah. We're all in one piece." Raven breathes out as she think of all that happened in Arkadia with Jasper and everything else. "That's good." He said to her. "Tell me how my friends are. Did everyone make it? Clarke?" Raven asked worriedly and Bellamy handed out the radio to the blonde who took it. "I'm here. Thanks to you, Raven." Clarke said.
"What happened over there?" Raven asked her and before Clarke could answer, they heard a yell. "The King! He is alive. We need a healer." Some grounder said and since Clarke spoke enough of Trigedasleng to understand what was being said she turned to Bellamy and handed him the radio. "Fill Raven in." Clarke told him and he does it exactly what she said before she walks away. "They need a doctor." She said calling for Abby as they rushed to where the Azgeda warriors were putting down Roan's body with her mother right beside her.
"Roan?" Clarke asked surprised as she rolled the body over and got a clear shot of his bloodied face. She truly had no idea how the hell was he alive. He took a bullet to the chest, she should have died. "He got shot trying to help me. I thought he was dead." Clarke explained to Abby who checked his neck pulse. "Not yet but he's close." The doctor said before she turned him a little to check his back. "No exit wound. We need to get the bullet out quickly." As soon as Abby said that, a sword was pressed into Clarke's neck forcing her to stand up.
"Get away from our King." Echo said as she then grabbed Clarke and pulled her close to her own body as the blonde raised her hand in surrender. "Wait please." Abby tried to speak as Arkadian guards come rushing with their weapons drown. "You're making a mistake. We are part of the Coalition." Kane tried to reason with the warrior. "I could save him but you have to let me." Abby said trying to bargain something. "We have our own healer. Take the King to the embassy with the rest of our dead. Do it now." Echo ordered as the men did as she said.
Finally taking notice of the situation, Bellamy moved towards the scene. "Echo." Bellamy called out as he quickly approached where they were. "Bellamy, don't." Clarke tried to warn him to stop. "Hey, stop." Kane said as he held him back. "Let her go, Echo. Let her go." He demanded. "Back off, Bellamy." Echo scoffed at his attempt to free the blonde. "Your King is my friend. Let us help him." Clarke tried to reason with the woman. "I saw you in the City of Light. I know you destroyed it. Thank you for that." Echo said as she proceeded to push Clarke forward as she fell into Bellamy who held her back.
"Look around you. Skaikru did this to us. Because of them, Ontari, your rightful Commander is dead. The imposter stole her flame." Echo said motioning to Clarke as everyone listened. "No, Wanheda saved us. All of us. Grounder and Skaikru." Kane pushed forward as Abby tried to stop him and tried to reason in their favor. "There would have been nothing to save us from if not for you." Echo responded. "Azgeda has no authority here." Kane said to her and she simply smirked at him. "We do now." She said before she continued,
"In the name of King Roan, as rightful caretakers of the throne of the Commanders, Polis is now under Azgeda rule." Echo said to the crowd. "Like hell it is. Where is your war chief, girl?" One of the Ambassador said as she came forward to stand in front of the warrior. "Our war chief is dead, Ambassador. As a member of the queen's guard, command of the army has fallen to me until the King awakens." Echo replied to her as Octavia and Indra slowly approached the scene, getting close enough o hear what was being said but not to be seen by the others, not yet at least.
"If he awakens. Until a new Commander can ascend, Polis is to be ruled by the ambassadors of the Coalition. If Azgeda wants it, they must take it by force." Not sooner the Ambassador finished speaking a sword quickly sliced her neck. "Consider it taken." Echo said as soon as the body fell to the floor. "No Skaikru leaves this city. For the Ice Nation." She yelled out as the men cheered along with her before she turned around and left the Skaikru wondering how would they get out of this situation now."
"Seems like getting home is going to have to wait for now."