Hello! I'm so sorry about the late update. I had a super busy weekend and it totally slipped my mind. Anyway, I'm super sad The 100 is almost finished for the season. It pains me. I'm excited to see how it turns out. I am praying there is a Kabby reunion because I need closure. ok. Bai. Enjoy.
Vera and Jake gripped onto Marcus as they walked into the once thriving capital, Polis. Vera buried her head in Marcus's neck. His eyes became wide. His heartbeat began to race. He kissed her head and continued on. He lost his breath when he saw the grounders on the crosses. Jake then buried his head in Marcus's neck too. His breath shuddered. He had no idea what had happened with the new commander but he knew negotiating with her wasn't going to be easy. Marcus walked forward and stopped in awe. He couldn't believe such a happy place had turned into a living hell. He had to find Indra.
He looked up at the tall building. But was startled when Jackson stood up. "Chancellors." He smiled. He looked down at Pikes chains. "Those won't be necessary." The grounder refused as Jaha emerged followed by Ontari.
"Lus em au. | Untie him." The grounder obeyed. "Nau yu spika slak en teik klika-de in. | Now open your mouth and take the Key." Ontari put the chip into his mouth. His face went blank.
Pike rubbed his wrists. He looked at Marcus and then back at Jaha. "The chip. I thought you were crazy. Now I know you are." He grabbed Ontari and held a knife to her throat. Marcus held onto his children tighter. Vera whimpered. "Everyone back away or the commander dies." Nobody seemed even phased by Pike's actions. Two guards walked up behind Pike. "Riggs, Grey. Thank god." One of the guards hit Pike's leg with the gun. He fell and the two guards lifted him. "But Riggs, you're farm station. Pike struggled.
Marcus told his kids to hold as he reached for his gun. Jake held on to Marcus using his own strength. Marcus wrapped his arms back around them and he relaxed. "There are no stations." Stated Jaha."Just the city of light. Join us charles there's no more need for fighting"
Pike looked into Jaha's eyes, "We both know there's now way in hell I'm taking that chip." His body was standing strong and proud.
"Sorry it has to be this way." Jaha took the chip and the guards threw a tarp over his head. Pike thrashed and yelled. But the guards dragged him away. Jake's fingers dug into Marcus's skin but he didn't care. Jaha turned his attention towards Marcus and the kids. "How about you Marcus?" Jaha offered the chip to him.
"Hold." Vera held on this time supporting herself on Marcus. He grabbed the chip with his free hand. He examined it spinning it with his fingers. He looked at Jaha then dropped the chip. Marcus stomped on it crushing it into a million little pieces. "Go to hell."
"That was a mistake." Jaha smiled. Marcus's vision went black as a cover was thrown over his head. Vera and Jake screamed as they were pulled away from Marcus's arms. He thrashed and held onto them as hard as he could but the guard shock lashed him and everything went dark.
Marcus's hands were bleeding as his hands hit the door. He had woken up in a room without Jake or Vera. He had been hitting the door for what seemed like hours. He fell back onto the bed. The door opened and two guards threw Abby onto the floor. He ran to her. "Abby." He helped her up. He framed her face looking for injuries. He twisted her hair in his fingers.
"Marcus. Thank God." her face was riddled with cuts and bruises. "They found me hiding in the woods near camp. Where are Jake and Vera?" She looked around the room.
"When I got here they took them away from me. I don't know where they are." He looked down at his hands.
"You have to tell me where Clarke is. They're looking for her. They've questioned me for hours. She has something. Something they want." Abby's eyes were full of terror.
"What?" Marcus turned around to think. He began pacing. He had lost 3 of his children in less than an hour. They both had.
"Marcus….." He turned around to see her walking towards him. "I'm afraid." The fire in her eyes was glowing. He took her in his arms. He held her and she wrapped her arms around him. He had to protect her. He couldn't lose her too.
"We'll find them. First Jake and Vera since they're here, in Polis. Then Clarke. I promise." Abby shifted under him and he looked at her. She brought her hand up to his face. Her lips met with his but something was different. Something was off. She began to kiss him aggressively, violently. He fell back onto the bed. He pushed her off of him. He knew she wouldn't try and have sex with him while her children were missing. He said something he knew ALIE would've taken from her. "What color were Jake's, your husband's, eyes?" Abby stood up and put her hand out to him.
"Marcus it doesn't matter. I need you please." Her eyes were full of sadness and hurt. Her hand reached out to him as she came closer to him. He put his out to keep her at a distance.
"Answer me." His voice was full of hurt. His heart fell to the floor. His breath became shallow. "You took the chip." He whispered. His fingers grazed her lips and fell to the floor.
Her expression became blank and the fire burned out. He knew she wouldn't have taken it voluntarily. But, maybe she would have. With all the pain she had gone through maybe she took it to get away. Guards burst through the door and grabbed his arms. "Put him on the cross." Her words didn't even register to him until they began dragging him away. He began to thrash and pull backward. He screamed her name over and over again. Trying to get her to register anything.
The guards dragged him outside and threw him onto the large x he had seen so many others on. They strapped down his arms and legs. "Abby, this is madness."
"This is unity." She put her hand on his chest and smiled. But it wasn't Abby's smile. It was a ghost of the beautiful smile Marcus had loved. "Just tell us where Clarke and the others are hiding."
"I can't do that." His breathing was heavy and rapid. "Abby….Please wake up." Her hand left his chest as she stood next to Jaha. Abby walked behind Jaha and walked back out. But she was holding the hands of Marcus's greatest weakness. Jake and Vera. They ran to Marcus.
Marcus couldn't breathe. "Hi babies. Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"Daddy, Mama wants you to take the key." From what he gathered, they were too small to enter the City of Light. The key would overpower their brains. That meant they were safe for now. He knew ALIE only hurt people who didn't comply and he and Abby had taught the kids to listen to what Mama and Daddy said.
"I'm sorry beautiful. I can't. I can't do that." A tear fell from his face. They ran back to Jaha and Abby. Jaha lifted Vera into the air and held her like Marcus did. He thrashed. "Let them go." Jaha nodded at the guard behind Marcus.
The guard placed a nail in Marcus's hand. He lifted the hammer. Marcus's heart began to race. It felt like it was going to beat out of his chest. Marcus screamed. The nail went into his hand with ease. It killed him. After they had finished with his first hand they began on the second hand. It was the worse pain he had ever felt in his life. Every hit to the nail was like a bullet in his heart. He had lost his wife and children to Jaha's zombie army in a matter of hours. He felt like passing out. Two grounders began to lift the cross. He began screaming once he had been lifted up. He began praying. He knew Jesus could sympathize. He prayed someone would protect his family. He opened his eyes when Jaha began speaking. The screaming subsided.
"Marcus, I'm afraid we're out of time." Ontari placed a gun in Jaha's outstretched hand. "We need to know where the resistance you led against Pike hides." Jaha pushed the cartridge into the gun.
Marcus wanted to die. He saw a way out of this hell. The alternate option was to take that damn chip and become a zombie. He wasn't going to let that happen. He had to protect his kids who weren't already under ALIE's control. "Shoot me. Shoot me." He whispered.
"If I shoot you, I won't get the answers I need." His breathing sped up. Jaha walked over to Abby. She was kneeling on the floor. Jake and Vera were on the sides of her. Jaha cocked the gun back and placed it at her head. "You can stop this."
"WAIT! Wait. Alright. I'll do it. Don't hurt them. Please. I'll do it." He wasn't going to let Jaha shoot the most important things in his life. Abby's hair blew with the wind. It was beautiful. Marcus never took his eyes off her as Jaha put the gun away. As Jaha approached him. As Jaha placed the chip in his mouth. He took in the memories he had of his children. Of his wife. Of his family. Every moment with them he could think of. The midnight soothing sessions, the story time, the heart to hearts, the laughter, the tears, the anxiety, the love. It stopped. When his vision went white.
I hope you enjoyed. This chapter was very difficult to write for some reason. Not sure. I suffered serious writers block. Thank you so much for reading. I hope you know how much I appreciate you, reader, for picking my story over many others out there. So thank you. Please review. If not about the story then how about your theories for the finale. Goodbye my ppl.