"What is the city of light?"
"It's Allie."
"What do you mean its Allie?"
"It's a hallucination."
"I don't understand." Clark turned to Alicia. "Were inside the city of light because we took the chip. This is Allie's creation in order to control people."
"So we're being controlled?"
"We took the chip to get back to our timeline. Allie doesn't want me to take you back. I think she trapped us in here." Clarke tried to search for a way out. Everything was just to far away. "Clarke." Clarke frantically knocked on walls to the building next to them. "CLARKE!"
"What?" Clarke turned to see Alicia trying to grab her back in pain. "Alicia?" Alicia had collapsed to the floor rolling around in pain. "What's happening?" Alicia winced and pointed to her back. "My back! It's burning!" Clarke rolled her to her side and lifted her shirt. She could see black circles forming on her back with a beautiful pattern. "Oh my god."
"What's happening?" Clarke touched one of the circles. "Ow!"
"Sorry! You're forming a tattoo."
"What?"
"Lexa, she had this tattoo. It's seven circles for every night blood at her conclave." The pain had finally stopped and Alicia sat up. "Are you ok?" Alicia nodded. "Yeah it stings a little but its ok." Clarke took her jacket off and wrapped it around her hand. She smashed into the glass door of the building. She picked up a large size piece and handed it to Alicia. "Take a look." Alicia looked it over.
"Wow. It's beautiful."
"You are." Alicia looked at Clarke. "We left an apocalyptic world crossing a timeline to be stuck into hallucination world where there are no people and I just received a tattoo out of thin air and you are hitting on me?"
"Yes." Both girls laughed.
"Clarke Griffin." Both girls swiveled to see a lady in a red skintight dress staring back at them. She cocked her head at Alicia. "And who might you be?"
"Alicia Clark. Who the hell are you?"
"Allie." Alicia looked at Clarke. "That's correct." Allie smiled between the two girls.
"Welcome to the city of light. It's a great pleasure Clarke Griffin of Arkadia."
"Arkadia?" Alicia looked to Clarke. Allie sensed something different and focused her attention on Alicia. "Your not from here are you?" Alicia went to answer and Clarke pointed her gun at Allie. "Clarke what are you doing?" Clarke did nothing. She clicked the back of her gun readying it. "CLARKE." Allie and Clarke stared deep into each other's eyes. Allie with intrigue, and fascination. Clarke with only revenge.
"Clarke Griffin you fascinate me." Allie smiled.
BANG BANG BANG!
Clarke opened fire on Allie. Allie suddenly vanished, as the bullets penetrated nothing but the concrete flooring.
"Clarke!" Alicia put a hand on Clarke's shoulder. "Stop!" Clarke ceased fire.
Alicia's eye dilated and she was transported to another vision. She was in the woods. Looking at a man with tattoo's being held hostage by a man dressed in military gear. Clarke was standing in front of her pistol pointed at them.
"You are my people."
Clarke shot once through the shoulder of the tattooed man into the chest of the military man. Alicia took a few steps forward. Blinking she was suddenly back with Clarke. As she tried to catch her breath Clarke looked at her.
"Did that make you feel better?" Clarke's eyes started to water.
"What did you just say?"
"Did that make you feel better?" Clarke shed a tear.
"No."
"What is happening? Where is she?"
"She is the one that ended your world." Alicia looked stunned. They both looked around for her.
"What end of the world do you speak of Clarke?" Both girls turned to see Allie standing there perfectly poised. Not shaken at all the fact that Clarke had just shot at her.
"You know what I'm talking about. You're the reason humanity was almost extinct."
"I'm not sure I understand Clarke. Life was reset. It is now easily controlled and managed."
"You killed innocent people!"
"It was a necessity." Clarke aimed her gun again at Allie. Allie seemed to not be phased at all. "Your violence stems from so much pain Clarke Griffin."
"You don't know anything about me."
"Clarke Griffin, eighteen. Mother is Abby Griffin, father is –"
"ENOUGH!" The sudden noise of a helicopter broke them from their confrontation. Alicia and Clarke looked up to watch it pass over them. When they looked back to Allie she was gone…again. "Where does she go?"
"This is her world. She can be anywhere and everywhere." They heard the noise of warriors. Both girls turned to see warriors dressed in modern clothing and trench coats coming at them. "We need to go."
"Who are they?"
"Believers." Clarke took Alicia's hand and they started to run. "Where are we going?"
"We need to find a place to hide." They rounded the corner of a building when a grounder smacked Clarke in the face with an end of a metal rod. She was knocked out cold bleeding from her nose. Alicia looked up to the grounder who was ready to attack. She pulled the knife holstered to her thigh. She gripped it in her right hand. The grounder charged her and she weaved out of the hit she countered and slit his cheek. Something had suddenly come over her she fought the grounder with ease and plunged her knife into his chest. She turned back to Clarke.
"Clarke." She bent down and tried to rouse Clarke awake. She opened her eyes and sat up. "What happened?"
"You were knocked out." Clarke shook it off and got up. She noticed the dead grounder. "Did you?"
"I have no idea what came over me."
"She knew how to fight." Alicia smiled.
"She was pretty badass."
"She is." They heard the sound of the warriors again. "Run."
They made their way into a building. "What is this?"
"It looks like an abandoned office." There was a small waiting room with two small couches and a coffee table. "What now?"
"We get some rest. Try and find a way out of here."
"There is no way out of here Clarke Griffin." Allie had appeared behind them. She turned her head and looked at Alicia. "Now I know why you look so familiar." Both girls looked at Allie in confusion. Allie put her hand up at Alicia. Alicia grabbed her head in pain.
"AHHH!" Clarke started to panic.
"What are you doing!? STOP!?" Allie continued and the pain seemed to get worse for Alicia. She started to scream louder. "You're hurting her!" Alicia collapsed and Clarke was there to catch her. Allie stopped and smirked. She then left just as fast as she came.
"Alicia?" Clarke put her palm to Alicia's cheek. "Alicia please come back. No…oh no god please." Clarke started to tear up as she begged and pleaded for Alicia to return. Alicia laid lifeless in Clarke's strong hold. "ALLIE! Bring her back! Bring her back please!"
Allie did not appear. Clarke was right. They were in her world now. She made the moves. Clarke moved a stray hair out of Alicia's face and behind her ear. "I just got you back I don't want to loose you again….I love you."
It felt like an eternity as Clarke sat there once again watching the love of her life slip away.
Clarke sat there Alicia in her arms as only the sound of her whimpers filled the empty office building.
Alicia's eyes shot open.
"Oh my god…Alicia?" Alicia's eyes darted around until she landed on Clarke. She reached a hand up gently and caressed Clarke's crying face. She too started to cry. Clarke smoothed over her hair trying to comfort her.
"Hey Hi…you scared me."
"I love you Clarke kom Skaikru." Clarke's face entered a state of shock as she silently gasped.
"Lexa?"
Thank you ALL for the kind words and continued support for this amazing project. I am taking into consideration for both Lexa and Alicia. Don't worry neither will be gone in entirety. Stay tuned and I will see you in the next chapter!
