Disclaimer: I do not own The 100, I only own my character Aggie. All rights go to Kass Morgan and the CW.
That being said, things won't follow exactly how the show does. This story is OC centred, so I will be changing dialogue or scenarios to fit my character/story and make it something different. If you're familiar with the content of the show, feel free to skip this chapter :)
197 years ago, a nuclear apocalypse irradiated the Earth, resulting in the near-annihilation of the human race. Roughly 400 people were able to escape the war, having already been living on 12 space stations that orbited their planet. After destroying the 13th Station, Polaris, the 12 stations combined, creating the Ark. The Ark housed the 400 survivors from 12 nations, and they became one people.
Faced with the reality of limited supplies and resources, and knowing the Earth wouldn't be survivable for hundreds of years, strict laws were instilled by the Arks leaders. The council was formed, and a Chancellor elected, to help create and enforce the laws for the survival of the human race.
A law was created to ensure population control, allowing only one child per family. All crimes committed on the Ark are punishable by immediate execution, what they call floating. The criminal is sucked out of an airlock and into space, killing them. There's only one way to not get executed immediately, and that's by being a minor.
Criminals under the age of 18 are to be locked up in the Arks Prison Station, the Skybox. Here, the lawbreakers await their 18th birthday, where they will meet with the council for a trial, and their fate will be decided. No one makes it out of a trial alive.
