A/N: So a few things have been changed round but since I don't accept show canon anymore I can't bring myself to care haha. Ok so, Azgeda attacks the summit rather than Mount Weather which derails Pike's rise to power. Also, a lot more of Skaikru were invited to the summit in the first place. Also, because this takes place during the summit, Lexa obviously hasn't bowed to Clarke yet, but that will almost definitely happen within this. Finally, there is also a crossover with Carmilla in this fic because why not guys! haha.
When Azgeda had attacked Polis in the middle of the celebration to welcome Skaikru into the fold there had been chaos, warriors charged back and forth with blades raised high, and in the crossfire a handful of Clarke's own people had been felled.
Lexa acted instinctively, turning on her badass warrior autopilot and leading the Skaikru members left standing out of the fray quickly, cutting down any Ice Nation warrior who tried to stand against the irate commander. Luckily all of Clarke's close family and friends had either escaped themselves or were with the group Lexa had rescued. Clarke herself stuck close to Lexa as they ran through Polis tower and then rushed down the stairs all the way to the ground floor without pause.
Once they were out into the street, the sky people slowed down, much to Lexa's annoyance. She turned to berate them when an arrow caught her in the shoulder and she sagged against Clarke who managed to catch her just in time, dragging them behind the cover of a nearby house.
"The woods." Lexa gasped in pain, nodding down the street they were on, before her eyes closed tightly as she tried to control her breathing.
Clarke nodded and looked to Lincoln, who was protectively standing at Octavia's side, "Carry her for me."
"Sha Wanheda." Lincoln nodded, scooping Lexa up without complaint and then taking off in the direction she had indicated, Octavia following closely behind.
Clarke waited and counted her friends as they went past, Raven, Bellamy, Kane and her mother. Crossing her fingers she sent up a quick prayer that the others that had come to Polis also managed to get away safely, and then she spun and followed in the direction Lincoln was heading on Lexa's command.
Azgeda seemed to be stretched thin over the city, because they got out cleanly, heading deeper and deeper into the forest with every step until Lincoln finally slowed and lowered Lexa carefully to the ground so that Abby and Clarke could treat the arrow wound in her shoulder.
They worked quickly but carefully, making do with the limited medical supplies they were carrying, and then wrapping her shoulder with a torn off piece of Bellamy's shirt which he offered with no complaint.
"Why are we here?" Raven asked curiously, as she looked around the clearing Lincoln had chosen to stop in, "Surely there are safer places."
Lexa and Lincoln both shared a rare grin, which looked rather feral coming from the usually impassive commander, "Azgeda knows better than to venture into these woods." Lincoln answered for the both of them.
"Right ok." Octavia looked doubtful, still not convinced that they weren't about to be stormed by Queen Nia's army.
However, whatever reason was keeping the Ice Nation from following them seemed to be working, as they rested for over an hour with no incident. Twice Abby tried to insist that they should be moving on, saying that Lexa was more than capable of travelling as long as they didn't move to fast, but the commander was even more stubborn than usual. She outright refused to move from the spot they were in but refused to give any reason as to why.
Night fell properly, dusk giving way into full dark, and they were soon surrounded by the sound of the forest at night as some of them managed to drift off to sleep.
Sometime much later, in the dead of night, they were all awoken at once by a low growl and the sound of crisp leaves crunching under the foot of something incredibly heavy.
The members of Skaikru all flinched backwards except for Clarke who slipped a knife from a sheath on her waist and crept forwards, not fazed by the panther that was staring her dead in the eyes as she inched forwards, crouched low with the blade held out in front of her body.
"Stop." Lexa said normally, prompting the rest of them except for Lincoln to shush her hurriedly and for Clarke to shoot her a disbelieving look.
"Are you insane?" She asked Lexa seriously.
Lexa's lips quirked slightly and then she addressed the panther conversationally, "Yes, you're very amusing, but how about dropping the act before Clarke tries to gut you with that little knife she's holding."
A strange barking noise came from the cat, with a certain amount of disbelief they realized it was laughing at them.
The air around it seemed to shimmer slightly as it's body shifted, shrinking to reveal a beautiful girl about Clarke's own age, with striking features and sparkling eyes.
"Damn, you look rough cupcake." She grinned at Lexa.
"Nice to see you too Carmilla." She smiled back as the Skaikru stared in wonder.
A/N - So what do you think?! I asked whether my followers wanted this and I got messages to say yes, but it would be nice if people could give me some thoughts :) See you in the next chapter!