Contents Under Pressure

POV: Marcus Kane

Marcus Kane was in the congregation room, the gathering place for religious services and where the Eden tree was kept, resting in its pot on a table at the front of the room. Those who were part of the congregation gave a small portion of their water allotment to the tree every day to keep it alive. Marcus' mother, Vera Kane, had led the congregation for his entire life; he had been the tender of the tree when he was a child, tasked with caring for it each day. But he hadn't attended a service in years. Emily had tended to the tree as well, and she'd attended congregation services and assisted her grandmother, up until she was confined.

Marcus remembered when Emily had been about five or six – she wore her hair in two braids instead of one back then – she'd been giving water to the tree and he was standing beside her. She'd looked up at him, wearing her simple cross necklace and smiling sweetly and asked when they would be able to go to Earth. He couldn't remember the last time he'd seen that sweet smile. Well, she was on Earth now. His little girl was still alive on Earth.

Marcus thought of his daughter as he dripped water from a dropper onto the roots of the Eden tree. A tear dripped from his eye as well; it had been so long.

"It's healing isn't it," Vera said behind him. "You haven't done that in years."

He didn't notice when she came in – he thought he was alone – but he was glad that she was there now.

"I don't know who I am anymore," said Marcus, his voice breaking.

Vera came up beside him and put a hand on his arm, "You are my son."

"I sent my daughter down there." He choked back a sob. "And then I...I gave up on her," said Marcus, thinking that nothing would ever make that right, that he'd let his daughter go.

"Emily is a strong girl, a survivor," Vera reassured him. "She will be alright."

Marcus turned to Vera feeling lost. "I've done so many terrible things."

"God will forgive you Marcus," said Vera, framing his face with her hands. "The question is, will you be able to forgive yourself?"

Marcus didn't have an answer for her. Vera put her arms around him and he embraced her; right now, he was just a son who needed the comfort of his mother.

Cece came into the room and saw Marcus and Vera. It was comforting to see them together; he'd been distant from her for so long. Marcus pulled away from Vera when he saw Cece coming over to him. At first he was afraid that her eyes would hold the same condemnation that he had seen in so many others today, but there was no anger or judgment. She came over to him and put her arms around him, and he held onto her. He hadn't realized how much he'd been missing this, being close to people, his family.

"We'll get her back," said Marcus. Emily, when she spoke over the radio, she was angry; she didn't want to speak to him, and he didn't blame her. But at that moment, he promised himself and Cece that he would get their daughter back. He would let Emily know how sorry he was and he would make things better. After all, family was everything.

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Author's notes: This is a scene from 1x07 Contents Under Pressure. I wrote this because I wondered what it would be like if Marcus Kane had a daughter among The 100. Emily Kane is featured in my story "The 100 Arrival Day", which tells the story of what happens on The 100's first day on the ground with a few new characters.

If you want to know what happens with Emily Kane on the ground, read my story "The 100 Arrival Day".

For those who do not know, the character Cece is the woman who Marcus Kane seems to be in a romantic relationship with in the pilot episode, though she is not seen in the rest of the series. I wrote her as Kane's wife and Emily's mother.

If you want to hear more about Marcus, Cece and Emily Kane or their family, please leave a comment or review and let me know what you want and what you think.