Bellamy's POV-Underground Subway, Ton DC

I woke up to water being splashed on me. I spluttered and took in a deep breath as my eyes shot open in shock. I tried to get up but was pulled back as I felt chains around my arms and a huge crick in my neck from the weird sleeping position I was in. What the hell? I thought. I looked up and what found me was glowing blue so fierce I felt my whole soul quake with fear. It was her. It was Clarke.

I shifted and found someone behind her, watching, almost covered in shadows. The only thing that stood out was the green eyes surrounded by black. My fear was nothing compared to when I looked into those green eyes that watched me with bloodlust. It was like looking at death, I knew I was in some serious trouble and it was my entire fault.

If I were honest, I thought I would never see Clarke again after what I did to her and now she was back. I then knew she had come to finish her promise. Her promise that she would soon prove that she wasn't a girl to be tortured and kept chained in a drop ship so far away from wherever we were. I couldn't help the trembling. I knew she saw it, and when she did, she smiled.

"Bellamy…" She said.

I shivered.

I couldn't for the life of me answer her and she knew it. Her smile grew at my fear and discomfort.

"It's funny how fate works doesn't it…it feels just like yesterday when you had me chained just like I have you now…" I watched her as she moved slightly towards me. The way she trailed off it's like she was trying to torture my existence with just words alone.

I heard a growl and I looked up again into deadly green as the girl behind her, now that I got a good look at her, scowled at me.

"Klark…" The mystery girl questioned.

Clarke paused and turned her head slightly, all the while never taking her eyes from me.

"Why do we not just kill him…he hurt you more than I would ever allow someone. Give me the honor…please…" The green eyed girl said.

I couldn't understand her for the life of me. But just the cold way she said it as her eyes flashed to me before meeting Clarke's. It had my heart drop down into my stomach.

"Non Leksa…" Clarke paused as she moved again closer to me as she stared me in the eye inches apart.

"He will be deserving of the sentence I give him. He dies either way if he denies the sentence or if he fails." Clarke hissed. "And if he doesn't…well…he'll have proved to me he's worth saving…"

Next thing I knew, Clarkes fist connected with my nose and I screamed out in pain. She punched me again, this time in the eye and I grunted hard as I breathed through my mouth. I never felt pain like this. She wasn't holding back and I never realized who exactly I had tortured all those weeks ago. I hoped to pass out soon but then a death grip around my jaw held me up and I was staring into my own soul as Clarke's eyes shown with pure anger and resentment towards me.

"All those weeks ago you thought you were doing the right thing…and even when you knew you were wrong you allowed pride to stand in your way Bellamy Blake." She growled out and then she slapped me hard.

"I'm going to teach you how to be a leader…starting by your mission…" She picked me up by my throat and stood me on my feet. I was shaking and trembling in pure fear. How could this woman be so strong and powerful? I wondered with extreme shock and surprise. She was fucking holding back the whole time she was in camp with us.

I realized then everything she had said back then had been true. She wanted to help us. She could have killed us all…and yet she hadn't…She had tried to keep us safe…and I was too arrogant to see that…till now…

The tension left my shoulders as I bowed my head in shame. I was so stupid. I can't believe after everything I did…this woman was giving me a chance to redeem myself…I knew then I was going to take it.

I looked up again and stared at Clarke as I nodded slowly.

"I'm sorry." I said quietly. "I will do as you ask…I want to help keep my-" I paused. "Our…people safe Clarke…"

All that met me was an extreme glare from green, while blue looked conflicted and pained. Clarke nodded and stepped back, looking at me.

"You should be...and…Bellamy…I'm not just an Arker anymore…I couldn't tell you how long I've suffered after you all came down. Confliction. Doubt…I don't even think you all are worth saving anymore…not all of you anyway…but I saw what they were doing in that mountain…and our friends could be next." She said so quietly as she stared at me.

"I'm scared for Monty…and Jasper…I'm scared for the 47 Arkers…but most of all…I'm scared for my real family inside that mountain…the hundreds…even thousands of grounders…as you like to call them…they are my real family Bellamy. And yes I helped the hundred survive because I knew deep down I was doing it for my father. The man that found the error in your air supply. My air supply when I was just a child. The leaders you all seemed to hate because they sent you down here to die…they tried to kill my family and yet I still helped you all. Why?" She paused in her speech as she stared at me with pity.

"I'd have hoped to do the right thing because at least most of you deserved a chance in this harsh…forsaken hell we call surviving Bellamy Blake. And look what happened. Most of you were selfish children…even killers…You disgusted me as a leader and I pity you for what comes next…because I can't save you from Lexa." She stopped talking as she moved to the side and looked behind her to the girl I assumed was named Lexa.

Lexa finally walked towards me to come into the light and my eyes widened at how regal and scary she looked. I began to shake once again as sweat fell down my face along with the blood from my busted cheek and nose.

"Lexa won't hold back like I have Bellamy… The mountain won't care if you're beaten half to death because that's how the stolen people of my clan have been since reapers began stealing them away for the mountain."

Lexa began unbuckling her jacket and red sash as she put her sword down on a chair I hadn't bothered to notice.

I began looking around as I felt dread go up my spine. This was a real torture chamber I realized.

I met Clarke's eyes again as her blue finally dulled at seeing me scared.

"Remember this pain Bellamy…because if you cross me again…I will kill you the next time."

Clarke turned towards the gate that led up and she began walking towards it. I felt panic take hold of me as I began to pull hard on my chains and move away from Lexa as she got closer.

"CLARKE! WAIT!" I screamed out as Lexa moved ready to punch the shit out of me. Both of them paused as Clarke looked back at me. I knew how desperate I must look at this moment but I couldn't help the next words that came out of my mouth.

"Where's my sister!? I want to see her! Please!"

The only thing that greeted me was silence as Clarke continued to stare into my eyes.

"You'll get to see her after you finish your mission." She simply said.

She turned back again and that's when I saw Lexa pull back.

"I'm going to enjoy this Sky boy." She hissed out with pure hatred in her eyes.

I screamed when she cracked me in the ribs.

I moved away from her as she followed.

The loud resounding clank meant Clarke had left as I stared wide eyed at this woman that was trying to beat the crap out of me.

"CLARKEEEEEE!" I screamed out in terror.

It was only then. I realized.

I was all alone.

Clarke's POV

I flinched and finally held my abdomen at the sound of Bellamy's last call of my name just before it grew into silence.

I finally let myself tremble at the thought of this man being at Lexa's mercy. He wouldn't receive any.

I turned away and marched from the entrance as I watched Lincoln and Octavia spot me and made their way over with Octavia's face in complete furious anger.

"Clarke!" She yelled as she grabbed me by my jacket and snarled. "That was my brother screaming just now and I want to know what the fuck you are thinking of doing with him!"

I glanced to the side as 5 warriors made a move to their weapons and 5 more moved closer but I put my hand up as I stared down at Octavia. The one girl in my whole group of Arker's that didn't fit where she was supposed to, the one girl that was more warrior than she even realized.

I didn't answer her as I put my arm down but I took her hands from my jacket and looked her dead in the eye.

"Bellamy will be given one last chance…" I said. "You know what he has done. You know he must atone…what better way than for him to infiltrate the mountain and get our friends out."

Octavia's shoulders dropped considerably at my words as it dawned on her on what was going to happen to him. I knew Octavia had been learning from Indra and Lincoln on how Trikru life worked and she finally dropped her hands looking relieved if only for a moment. She raised her head again and looked me in the eye. "You're sending him to a death sentence if the mountain finds him in their ranks…"

I nodded slowly as I closed my eyes before opening them again to look at the young girl in front of me.

"If there is one thing I have…it is faith in your brother to do what is right for him and our friends…I never doubted for a second he means what he says when he apologized to me just now. He did what he did out of fear of losing you Octavia. How can I condone what he has done for me just so he could survive and protect you?"

I paused once again as I looked to Lincoln. He looked ragged and tired. Octavia had found him changed into a reaper and my mother ended up barely keeping him alive to change him back. It was a struggle, especially when I had just come back from the mountain. I nodded slowly to him before turning back to Octavia.

"If he had been anyone else…I would have not hesitated to kill him…as it stands…I am doing this as a favor to you as well as the fact that I need him. He is useful to me alive…so please talk to Lincoln. I have already told him the plan and he will be leaving with Bellamy shortly."

I turn away from her as I feel a little guilt at what I have to do. Even when I know it's the right move I still feel too much emotion. I know it's not anything but the fact that I am my father's daughter. I stand tall as I continue towards the tent I knew Finn and Raven would be in. I figured she was already setting up the radio transmission to try and get ahold of Mount Weather's frequency.

What met me wasn't Raven and Finn. But Raven and Anya. My eyebrows went up into my hairline as I watched Raven getting annoyed at Anya touching things she shouldn't.

Raven smacked Anya's hand away and glared.

"Would you stop picking things up…some of this stuff is highly volatile…" Raven grumbled as she took the part that had been in Anya's hand and hooked it up to the huge piece of who knows what in front of Raven.

I cleared my throat and both of them jumped as they turned towards me and I smiled a little.

"You've been busy?" I questioned.

Raven looked put out as she turned back to all the parts and metal strewn across the tent as she sighed and Anya looked a little guilty as she bowed her head a little.

"Skai Prisa…the radio is almost complete…I have requested help from the one you call Finn and a few other's to get as much equipment as Raven needs. Unfortunately…the man named Kane is being difficult…ever since our prisoner rob happened he doesn't trust us."

I hummed as I thought silently as I looked back and forth between my two friends.

Raven was favoring an arm and I looked to Anya in question and she shook her head.

I let out a breath.

"Maybe I should go talk to Kane and see if I can't get the rest of the equipment. It's about time I let him in on the plan since we will most likely need his help with coordinating his men." I mused.

"Anya…see to it that Raven is protected and so is her equipment. I leave this to you."

Anya let out a smile as she looked at me and I smirked.

"Of course Prisa…it'd be an honor."

Raven sighed and huffed as she turned back to working on the radio.

I wasn't too sure what was going on with them…but it seemed like Anya was finally warming up to someone besides Lexa.

This was turning out to be a better outcome to integrating the hundred than I first thought.

I walked out of the tent and signaled for a warrior to come closer.

"I need my horse. I'm riding to the Sky People's camp. Send word to the Commander and get me Rider. I'll need a personal guard."

The warrior nodded and bowed before running for what I needed.

I could already tell this was going to be a long day.

Bellamy POV (Back down in the subway)

I felt a fist connect with my stomach and I gagged as I let out a groan as I backed up and put my hands up.

"Wait!" I croaked. "Lexa …" I wheezed out. I couldn't breathe as her eyes flashed and she kicked my legs out from under me and I crashed as the chains pulled at my wrist. I grunted hard at the hard pull to my shoulders. I hung there for a moment as I heard shuffling through the leaves.

She grabbed me by the hair until I was staring into her eyes again as she scowled.

"You will learn well to never utter my name again." She hissed. "I am the Commander of the 12 clans. Either call me that…or don't utter a word towards me at all. I do not care either way."

She dropped my head and then I heard clicking noises and my eyes widened as the chains came off my wrists.

"I'll enjoy this better when you aren't chained up like an animal…now stand up. I want to see the look of real defeat when I make you pay for ever hurting my Klark." She growled out as fire crossed her green eyes.

I watched as Lexa got into a stance, rocking on the balls of her feet.

I sighed and bowed my head in defeat, knowing I wasn't going to get out of this. The faster she kicked my ass…the faster I could get back to feeling like I can help my friends.

I got up slowly and shakenly, but I guess that wasn't fast enough because the next thing I knew I got a boot to the throat and sent flying backwards across the leaves as I choked and tried to breathe holding my throat, rolling around on my back coughing hard. I made it onto my hands and knees before I heard running and then a nice big boot planted into my lower back as she landed hard. I got the air knocked out of me as I screamed. She jumped off and grabbed both my arms and wrenched as she sat on my back and put me into an arm hold as she got close to my ear. The pain was unbearable as I screamed as hard as I could.

"STOP! YOU'RE BREAKING MY ARMS!" I screamed out as I heard not a sound come from her but grunts from the exertion.

I heard heavy breathing behind me as her whole body tensed and she gripped my arms tighter and pulled. I roared in pain but then she got off me just as fast and grabbed me by the hair and shirt and threw me into the wall next to us before putting her boot on my throat and pressed down hard.

I opened my mouth and choked as my eyes widened at seeing her.

This girl I barely knew.

Her hair was messed up, her face red with rage, her clothes torn and overused as her whole body pulsed with energy.

"How dare you!" She yelled in my face as she leaned down and pressed her boot even harder into my throat.

I grabbed on her pant leg and boot as I tried to lift her off of me but was losing strength fast as there was a roar in my ears and spots began to cloud my vision. But I still heard her when she began to scream at me.

"Did you stop when you were whipping Klark!" She screamed. "DID YOU FUCKING STOP WHEN YOU WERE HURTING THE GIRL AI HOD!" She yelled louder as I felt the pure rage and heat coming off of her face as she was so close. She was so angry she was mixing English with the language her people spoke.

Her eyes danced and churned like a raging storm.

"IF IT WASN'T FOR HER! YOU WOULD ALREADY BE DEAD!" she roared as she finally got off my throat and grabbed me by the shirt.

"If it wasn't for her…" Her voice lowered to such a degree I shivered at the extreme force.

"I would have killed you in such a way you would be alive…but begging for death." She said.

I couldn't move.

"Be proud to be useful Sky boy…because if you weren't…we both would have had you killed. Just remember that."

She finally dropped me and I breathed heavily as I stared at the ground as she walked away.

My whole body was killing me and I didn't dare move from the spot I was in.

I was shivering and trembling and I knew I had gotten off easy. I wondered how I even became the man I had been...now…now I was the man that was better than the one that came down with the 100 of children sent here to die after thinking I had killed someone to be with my little sister. I had been desperate…and I had done things to keep myself alive…but in the end that had backfired. I was now here laying on the ground getting ready to do something I myself had thought of doing even before Clarke had taken me captive.

I took a heavy breath in as Lexa turned away.

"Lincoln will come for you and explain what will be happening. I expect you to do as you are told…atone for what you have done…and become a man, Bellamy Blake. I expect to see you alive the next time we meet."

Lexa walked away and opened the grate as she moved up before all I could hear was the resound clank as I was left alone once again feeling like I was already dead.

She seriously beat the shit out of me.

I finally let out a breath and laid spread out across the ground as my heart beat heavily in my chest.

They had let me live…that's more than I had hoped…

My body relaxed as I closed my eyes.

The next time I'd see my sister I could finally look her in the eye and she'd see the big brother she used to have on the Ark.

I wasn't a killer. I had to believe that.

Clarke's POV

I was just about to head out when I felt a hand on my leg and I looked down smiling at finding green eyes from my horse.

"Klark?" Lexa questioned.

I nodded.

"Has the guard informed you of my departure?"

Lexa's brows furrowed and her face became slightly sullen at the news.

"No. They have not."

I nod and smile apologetically.

"We have to get that equipment from Kane. Without it, Raven won't have a chance of picking up communication."

Lexa didn't look happy about it as she stared up at me.

"You've only just gotten back…and you're leaving again…" She said softly as she pleaded with me not to leave.

I knew what she meant.

I got down from my horse and she moved closer as I leaned against her and wrapped my arms around her squeezing her firmly. She did the same as we took a moment in each other's presence.

"I'm coming with you. I'm not letting you out of my sight." She said with fire in her eyes and I smirked.

"Is that an order Heda?" I teased.

Her face softened as she rolled her eyes.

"No. But it would make me feel better."

My smile grew as I looked at her and then back to my stallion.

"Would you like to ride together? We haven't done that since we were kids." I said.

Before I could say anymore she was already mounting the horse and grabbing me. I let out a laugh and squeal of surprise as she pulled me up behind her and I held her middle as she turned the horse around.

"I thought you'd never ask." She turned so I could see her smirk.

"Good. Because I didn't really want to go alone, or without you, I was only acting tough." I whispered in her ear.

She nodded.

"I know the feeling."

Rider rode silently behind us as we made our way to the Ark and as we came out of the tree's I could see Finn and a few of the hundred yelling at the guards to let them in.

Lexa stopped the horse as I hopped off and I looked at her silently as she nodded.

I grabbed our bag of scrolls, charts, and maps and walked my way towards where Finn was waiting for me. He was red in the face and the other boys didn't look happy either as I stood in front of the gate. Guns were cocked and aimed at me and I raised an eyebrow at them before holding up the bag of battle plans.

"I would like to talk to Chancellor Kane…I'm sure he would like to know about what's been happening since he's been up in the sky."

"And who the hell are you?" The guard asked.

I was silent and I continued to hold the bag in front of me before my eyes narrowed considerably.

"Tell him that Clarke Griffin is here to explain exactly why she and a select group of individuals stole one of his prisoners from right under his nose."

I couldn't help the smile that crossed my face.

The look on all the guards' faces was spectacular and good reason too.

It was about time I came face to face with one of the men that killed my father.

We were let into the camp as I was directed to the council room and as I entered, Lexa followed close behind as did Rider.

The faces that met me were faces I only knew as familiar. Men and Women that were aged beyond their years, who looked worn and ragged as they now found how ground life was.

The man sitting at the head of the table had the most defeated, worn look of all, and when he finally met my eyes. I knew then that he had felt the loss I had. This man had seen people he's loved die and he was ready to get rid of his hatred and anger and fight for peace for once in his life.

"Clarke." He said as he sighed, closing his eyes.

I nodded to him.

"Kane." I replied.

He opened his eyes looking me over and I stood taller as he took me in.

"You aren't that little girl that was sent to her death anymore…" He whispered.

My eyes burned in rage.

"Don't you dare talk about that now Marcus Kane…We will get to that very soon…what I'm here for is the supplies you refuse to let the hundred take to make communication to our friends!" I hissed out as my fists bawled.

I felt a hand on my arm as I looked at Lexa from the corner of my eye.

She looked cold and scary as hell as she glared down the man she knew was one of my worst nightmares as a child.

"You will do as Clarke says if you wish to have peace with my people…I won't allow you all to take over my land without supplying even trade." Lexa said so ominously that I felt the whole room grow a few degrees cooler.

Marcus looked us over longer.

"I know what you have been doing here Clarke. I know what you did for those kids that we unjustly sent here so that we all could have a chance to survive and I want to thank you."

He stood up and put his hands behind his back.

"What I can't do is give out supplies that we may need here to rebuild."

He turned to look at me again as the other council members stood around watching.

"If Raven needs supplies…I ask that she comes here to work on it. She is an asset I cannot afford to lose. Especially right now when there is an enemy I am not fully aware of."

I ground my teeth at what he was saying.

"I don't think you heard me." I heard Lexa say.

Marcus turned to look at Lexa as she stood there regally before suddenly looking at Rider.

His eyes widened as a blade hit the wall near his face and lodged into the metal wall with a loud resounding twang. Marcus backed up into the wall as his face bled from a small sliver of a cut to his cheek. There were selective gasps around the room before Lexa stalked towards Kane. But before she could get closer there were guns pointed at her and words of DON'T MOVE was thrown around.

"Lexa." I said louder than intended. Lexa stopped a hairs breath away from Kane and was glaring daggers into his eyes.

I put up my hand at Rider who was beginning to pull his weapon after having thrown the knife that was now imbedded into the wall at his Heda's command, but then sheathed it at my command.

"Okay." Kane said shakingly with his eyes wide. "You can have the equipment."

I let out a sigh.

"Kane." I said as I walked slowly towards him as Lexa pulled Riders knife from the wall while growling at Kane angrily. I put my hand on Lexa's shoulder as she drew back from him.

"We are not here to draw fear from you or anyone here in camp…what we are here for is cooperation and maybe an alliance if you decide to work with us. There is only so much technology we can do without you all. I have no reason to help you and nor do you all deserve it after selfishly doing the things you have done. But I am willing to give the hundred a chance…and the innocence that don't deserve to see what we have all seen down here. Don't you agree?"

Kane stood up as he fixed his clothes and closed his eyes, sighing. He nodded.

"I agree." He finally said.

I saw the shoulders of everyone in the room relax as Lexa finally became less vocal and full of action as she moved closer to the door and stood at attention behind me. Always within distance to protect me as she always used to when we were kids.

I smiled a little.

"Then I believe we should go over our plan and what you can add to the situation. Because the next time we meet…we will have toppled the mountain." I spoke.

Lexa's POV

"Clarke? Are you coming to bed?" I asked her as I watched her endlessly pouring over the plan we have gone over millions of times. She was starting to go mad over this. It was worse than when we went over the specs of the Ice Queen's camp.

"What if this doesn't work…" She mumbled as I watched her shoulders tense and untense as she walks around the table.

I sighed.

"There is no use…You are doing exactly the same thing I did when I first took command of my first battle…" I whispered.

"I know Lexa…I just can't help it…"

I got up from the bed and made my way towards the water jug and got a glass before taking a drink. I contemplated what Clarke was saying before turning and making my way towards the war table.

I set my cup down next to Clarke's hand and stared at her intensely.

"Clarke." I said once again.

She didn't look at me as her face was casted in shadows by her hair and war paint. The candle flickered as her hands gripped the table. She leaned against it and I could see the pressure it was making from her fingers whitening.

"This is bigger than I first knew Lexa…these people have been harassing your people for decades…and I didn't even know for 10 years." Her voice grew hoarse at the end and I brushed her hair off her shoulder and moved closer to her as I put my hand against her neck and rubbed my thumb against her jaw.

"Our people Clarke…" I said gently as I drew her in and she moved so she could put her hand on my hip as I leaned against the table and she surrounded me. She wouldn't look me in the eye as she was focused solely on the table. "You are more Trikru than what you pretend to be…" I whispered to her as I felt the pain cross my face and into my heart. "You bled for us Clarke…you killed for us…why are you so dead set on separating yourself from your true people…" I asked her.

Her face gave nothing away as she listened to me before she finally looked me in the eye.

"I don't want to lose the last shred of what reminds me of my dad." She croaked.

My eyes softened at her words as I ran my fingers across her jaw and into her hair.

"Clarke…" I whispered as I leaned closer.

"Your dad isn't where those people are…" I began as I grew closer and brushed my nose against hers as our eyes closed and I felt her take in a shaky breath before letting it out. "He is right here…" I pressed my fingers against the skin near her heart. "He always has been…" I felt Clarke lean heavily on me as warm tears touched my cheek and that's when I kissed her softly.

She responded as she wrapped her fingers through my braids and hair as she hugged me to herself and she shook with soft sobs against my mouth.

I wrapped my hands around her and rubbed her shoulder blades as the kiss broke and she laid her head against my shoulder and I just held her with strong arms.

"I'm here Clarke…" I said gently against her hair.

There was a sob that answered me as her arms wrapped around me harder and then I lifted her into my arms.

She has never once cried for the loss of her dad. She had hoped to finish his work. And the fact it all blew up in her face hurt far worse than anyone could have predicted.

I carried her gently to our bed before sitting her down and began taking off her war clothes as she did the same for me before I knelt down in front of her as she looked into my eyes with watery blue.

"This is going to be the last thing we do for those people." I told her. "You have done more than enough, maybe too much when helping those children survive. After this…you will have no ties left because they are not your future…"

She smiled at me in gratitude.

"If the 47 wish to follow you back to Polis or they wish to live here in Ton DC I will allow it…but they will live under my rule…as do all my people. We will save them Clarke…and then we will live our lives together."

"Living is more than surviving." She whispered back.

I smiled.

"Together or nothing?" I asked.

She smiled back.

"Together or nothing." She confirmed.

"Good…then tomorrow is another day and we wait for the signal from Bellamy."

I got up and she moved farther onto the bed as she moved to accommodate me.

I got in after taking off my boots and she curled around me as I held her and her breathing slowed.

"Mochof Leksa…" she mumbled. "Ai hod yu in"

I smiled as I kissed her gently.

"I love you too." I said in English as I closed my eyes.

So much has happened to us. So much has changed about me. I wouldn't be who I was today if I hadn't met Clarke all that time ago.

She means everything to me.

And when all this was over…I would ask her to be mine and marry her. That was my plan.

Clarke's POV/ At the Mountain, a few days later.

"Everyone Stop!" I heard behind me as I was breathing hard. My command to attack was dismissed when the real person in charge was heard across the battlefield in front of the main door to the Mountain.

I looked back and what found me was Lexa covered in blood and she was dragging Emmerson along with her.

My eyes grew wide in shock as Lexa's face was unrevealing.

Day's before Emmerson almost got a missile shot at Ton DC but we intercepted him and destroyed his equipment thanks to Bellamy sending word over the radio. We tortured him for information until he finally gave in and told us everything we needed to know about the mountain. Lexa sent him back but not before infecting him with a virus that most likely weakened the people inside.

It had been only hours prior when Bellamy had shot the signal and it was now time to move against the mountain. He had disabled the fog and we were just about inside when suddenly our whole plan fell apart.

There was Lexa as well as her whole team that had been designated to get our people out. I looked at her in question.

"What's going on…Lexa…what have you done…" I whispered.

She stood there looking just as devastated as I was but her mask only grew stronger as her determination grew.

"I am sorry Clarke…" She said.

I didn't know what to say as I looked back at the door as the door opened to reveal all of the Trikru I had seen within the mountain as well as all our warriors before looking back at Lexa.

"Your plan was going to fail…" She whispered to me.

"Where are the Arker's Lexa…" I whispered back as my voice grew hoarse.

Lexa's face grew heavy as her eyes flashed.

"I'm sorry Clarke…they were not part of the deal…"

"Lexa!" I yelled as I went to grab her but a warrior stopped me. I lunged at her again but was held back by another three warriors.

Lexa turned and cut Emmerson's ties and he ran off as Lexa's green piercing eyes met mine.

"May we meet again Clarke."

I was let go as the warriors began leaving the battle ground.

"Together or nothing Lexa." I replied.

Her eyes flashed with a hint of approval before she yelled the retreat and then they were gone as I watched Lexa's back walk away from me.

I turned to the mountain before a small smile was on my face.

It was all going according to plan…

"Do you really think there is an option that they would make a deal with you?" I asked after Lexa had mentioned such an ordeal.

"It's possible…" She said as she looked over the map and areas around the mountain. "If they knew that we would win…it's almost certain."

I walked over to her and leaned against the love of my life as I looked at all her intricate braids.

"Will you really have to retreat?" I whispered.

She nodded slowly. "I will come back with some of the Trikru, but the other clans do not understand my tie with you or the Skaikru." She trailed off as she looked into my eyes with swirling green. "Not yet anyway." She smiled slowly. I was intrigued, but then, it wasn't really time to ask why she was looking at me like that. "I will leave the mountain to you this time Clarke. It's about time you showed everyone that you are not an outsider to our clan or our people even though I already know you are not. You helped me face the Ice Queen. You battled a Lion and won. You went through the trial with me. And yet only Trikru know of your history. I want the world to know you. My Clarke. My sky girl turned Trikru." She whispered the last part as she tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear and moved close to me. "And this mountain will show the world." She said.

I couldn't help the warm feeling going through my chest as a soft smile crossed my face.

"You're full of love lately Lex." I leaned into her hand as I wrapped my arms around her and she nuzzled her nose against mine as she closed her eyes and her smile grew bigger.

"We need to make a signal and we need to make sure it really does look like I'm leaving you there on the doorstep of the mountain." She said.

I smiled and crinkled my nose at her evasion of topic as I thought about something we could say as a signal and then it came to me.

"May we meet again." I said.

Her eyes shot open and she looked at me with piercing green.

"Together or nothing." She replied.

"We'll say each other's last words." I whispered.

She nodded.

"That'll be the signal."

I kissed her then and hoped this wasn't goodbye.

I ran to the tunnels towards where I knew the door was I had almost been led to by the mountain men and when I got there I pulled my sword and slashed it at the corner and paused as a blade was held out to my throat as well. We both made eye contact and I relaxed when I realized it was Octavia.

"O…" I was whispered in relief.

"Clarke!" she snarled. "What the hell is happening!? Why did the grounders retreat!? Our friends…my brother is still in there!" she yelled in devastation.

I put up my hands to calm her.

"I know O…this is a part of our plan. Lexa and I knew that the mountain would give her some kind of deal to keep the 47 and have her abandon the cause of opening this mountain. It would have been way too many casualties." I rushed out quickly. "I'm sorry you weren't in on the plan O. But I promised you we would get everyone out including your brother."

She was shaking the more I spoke until finally she flung herself at me and I caught her as she sobbed. I knew she was learning grounder ways and how to be strong but she was still a kid. I patted her head gently.

"I'm sorry we had to deceive you and everyone else. There wasn't a way to tell you all beforehand."

She let go and rubbed her face just as the door lock initiated and the door slowly opened we both sprang into a fighting stance but when we saw who had opened the door we both gasped in relief and shock.

"Bellamy!" Octavia yelled as she flung herself towards Bellamy. Bellamy was surprised to see his sister and then looked towards me and looked behind me seeing no one.

"Just you two?" He asked.

I nodded.

"You did good Bellamy." I said quietly. "Thank you."

He looked put out and a little embarrassed as he shook his head.

"No…I'm just glad you gave me another chance…I'm sorry Clarke." He said.

I nodded.

"The past is soon forgotten. The living are hungry Bellamy…let's get the 47 out of there now."

We moved then deeper into the mountain as I set my jaw.

"What's the status?" I asked.

Bellamy looked pale and tired as he sighed.

"The 47 have been hiding with the members of the mountain that do not believe in what Cage and President Wallace are doing…Cage locked his father up in quarantine along with the other mountain men that are down there sick thanks to Emmerson…good job with that virus by the way…you all are some scary people." He whispered.

I looked Grimm as I nodded. "It's been used once or twice before." I said off handedly.

They both looked at me in horror and I smirked.

"Surviving has not been easy these past 10 years…what you saw out there was Lexa's hard work of uniting all 12 clans. We were feuding and killing most of our lives since the bombs dropped 97 years ago." I informed them.

"That's nuts." Bellamy said.

I nodded. "It was necessary…even though it didn't keep Lexa's mother alive…or her ex-lover…" I paused as I looked at them seriously. "I'm the one person keeping her the way she has always been. She could be a lot crueler. She could have easily killed you all and had no problems with it but I told her not to…She is a strong leader and she has proved it over and over. Don't make me regret saving you all." I said.

They both nodded and then there was a commotion out in front of us. Guards were holding onto Monty as well as Jasper and another girl.

Octavia and I instantly sprang into action and I motioned to her as we ran towards them and Octavia skidded across the floor slashing one of the man's knee tendons sending him to the ground and put her sword through the other one across from her as I stomped on the man she fell's throat before stabbing my sword through his heart and spun throwing a knife into the other guys throat before he could aim his gun. He choked on his own blood as Octavia pushed him off her sword and he too hit the ground with a loud smash.

I grabbed Monty and helped him up as I took my sword out of the soldier and Octavia walked up with my knife in her hand. I smiled.

"Keep it. He was your kill anyway." I said.

There was just a barely there smile before she put it in her belt.

I'm glad Indra had taken her under her wing. She deserved a home.

"Bellamy. You're with me. We are going for President Wallace." I said.

I took a handgun from one of the guards and had Monty and Jasper grab a gun.

"Monty. Find the control room. We need to know where the rest of our people are." He nodded and started moving towards where he knew the control room was.

"Jasper…" He looked up with scared, blood shot eyes. "Get a haz-mat suit for this girl…if she's your ally she's going to need it…and then go with Monty." He nodded and grabbed onto who I now knew as Maya as he called her name to get her attention to get a move on.

"Octavia." I looked over to her and she was breathing hard with some blood on her face. "Protect them with your life. They are the plan."

She smirked and saluted me before running off with everyone else.

I walked with Bellamy down the hall as I turned my back on them and wished them all the best of luck. I had a mission and I planned on fulfilling it.

"Let's move. We need to get to President Wallace before anyone else does and then get to the control room. We don't have much time."

"Clarke…" Bellamy said.

I paused and looked at him as he pointed to a screen on the far end.

My face went death white when I saw my mother and Kane in a room full of our friends.

"MOM!" I screamed as I rushed over and realized it was just a computer screen. "Do you know where this is!?" I whirled around snarling at Bellamy.

He shook his head.

"I-I don't know Clarke."

My whole body was shaking as rage overtook me before my eyes flashed back across Bellamy. I smashed my sword into the screen before pulling it back as I continued to smash the TV.

"I'll fucking kill them all…" I ground out as I continued to smash the TV, even when it had fallen onto the ground. "DAMN IT!" I leaned against the wall as I began to hyperventilate. "Damn it all!" I yelled. Bellamy moved closer. I could tell he was unsure of what to say to me and to be honest I didn't want to really hear his voice right now.

I didn't dare look at Bellamy knowing full well what type of look I would get. Instead I got up from the wall and turned away from him.

"Let's run." I said. There was no questioning coming from him so we took off fast down the hall. Heard Bellamy's boots thundering behind me towards where I knew was the quarantine ward. We screeched to a stop outside of Wallace's cell.

I pulled my sword and unlocked the door and walked in. Dante was sitting on his bed as he looked up and when he saw me his face grew serious and Grimm.

"Clarke." He said.

I nodded as I looked at him coldly.

"Do you know what your son is up to?" I asked.

He slowly nodded.

"He has done something against my wishes…I know that much."

I didn't say anything before Bellamy went towards Wallace and handcuffed him.

"You're coming with us, and we are stopping your son."

Bellamy's POV Control Room

Watching Clarke become so ferial was something I hadn't seen until I was in that torture room. This was her. This was who she was. And this is who the ground made her. A hard killer and someone who would do anything to protect who she thought were important to her. I'm only glad we are on that side. Because if we weren't there would be no doubt in my mind that she would have killed me and anyone that had crossed her like Murphy had. She had killed him.

She had her hand firmly around Wallace's arm as she led him to what I knew was his certain death. I didn't know exactly how she was going to accomplish all that she will…but I don't think she is going to think much about it if it meant keeping her mom safe.

When we arrived to the control room we were let in by Octavia. Clarke moved Donte right next to the screens as Monty began following Clarkes orders to find out where that room was that held the 47 plus her mom, Kane, and Raven as well as where Cage was.

When he had them on the screen the look on Clarke's face was not something I'd ever want to see again. She had death in her eyes. She grabbed the com from Monty and began speaking with Cage and when Cage said he would keep the mountain men safe instead of letting our friends go, Clarke snapped. She didn't hesitate to shoot Donte when her threat was denied and the resounding shot rang through my being as well as everyone else's. Clarke wasn't fucking around.

She turned towards Monty who looked afraid and then she moved her eyes to Maya and Jasper. Maya was in her haz-mat suit as Clarke had instructed and she had brought at least 3 oxygen tanks.

"We don't have time to play diplomats. You all know this…now get ready." She said with such authority even I was moved by her actions and words.

She turned to Jasper.

"Have her put the rest of her suit on."

She then turned to Monty, who watched her with hesitance as he waited for her command.

"Monty. I want you to reconfigure all of the filtering and fans to bring in the outside air. Cage won't be persuaded so the only option is to end them." She said with such finality. I could see the stress and strain that was everything on her shoulders and yet she was completely calm and collected with determination I had never once seen come from her.

Maya looked Grimm and did as she was told just as Monty got to work and we watched as Raven screamed as they began drilling into her for the bone marrow they needed to go outside. Cage retaliated by putting Clarke's mom on the table and when that happened Clarke threw her sword at the screen that showed it happening and yelled at Monty to work faster.

I knew this was a necessary evil and the pain we all felt was something I would not soon forget.

When Monty finally stopped Clarke moved towards the control that would end our peoples suffering. She looked at me with deathly eyes.

"Are you ready?" She asked as she looked at all of us slowly.

We all nodded.

I found myself not caring about the innocents that were in this mountain. Not once had I thought it would come to this.

"Do it." I said.

And she did.

We watched as they all began to fall and die and screams could be heard echoing the mountain and through the screens as we all stood still.

"Bellamy." Clarke said so quietly I could barely hear her.

I looked over to her and I saw the tears falling down her face as she continued to stare at the screen that was staring back at her from the mountain people and our people still alive.

"Go open the door where you found Octavia and I…Lexa will be waiting with her warriors to escort us out of here…they will help with the wounded." She whispered.

I did as she said but not before looking back at her with her hands behind her back as blood dripped down her face mixed with tears of sorrow. She stood straight even with the weight of the world was on her shoulders and I couldn't help feel a ping of regret for what I did to her. She was a warrior… through and through.

I moved and Octavia followed me as we opened the door and Lexa instantly rushed past us towards where I pointed Clarke to be.

The other warriors stayed behind and we escorted them to where our people were and they had stretchers. One of them with tattoos on his face went straight to Abby on the table and whispered to her. She smiled slowly as she clasped his hand in hers. I realized then exactly how soft these people could be with each other. We had all been blind to what it meant to have enemies.

Maybe we could all learn to live together after all.

Clarkes POV-The Control Room

I could feel the pain and suffering of hundreds of innocence. Their screams still echoed in my head as I stared at the screen that showed their charred bodies.

I did that. I killed them. I stood there so silently that I didn't even know if I was even breathing anymore.

"Clarke?" I heard come from behind me.

I knew that voice anywhere.

I turned to her.

Green looking at me in such a way that it mirrored a 7 year old girl that day she had made me cry after accidently ripping my coloring book. Hesitant. Wondering if I would let her back into my world. She waited. She always waited for me. That's why I loved her.

"Lexa…" I rasped so gently to her and that's all she needed to come running to me. She caught me before I fell to the ground and I just lay against her completely as I let out a sound of pure anguish. It was almost close to what I had heard come through the screen as hundreds of people died from radiation. She held me as I had an attack, as my heart beat from my chest, as I breathed in and out unable to catch my breath, she held me.

"Lexa." I said as I looked up at the ceiling and covered my eyes, breathing in and out. "It's over." I said hoarsely. "It's over."

"Yes Clarke…" She said as she touched my face and wiped it. I opened my eyes slowly as she put her forehead to mine as she put my hand over her heart and hers over mine and breathed with me. "It's over."

"I want to go home." I told her.

"Me too." She said.

"I want to go home to Polis." I said. "I want to go as far away from the Ark as I can…and I want to go home with you."

"You will." Lexa said as her eyes became watery. "I want to go home with you too Clarke." She whispered.

"I want to marry you." Her voice cracked as she said it and her cheeks flamed as she waited for my reaction. I could tell she couldn't believe she had blurted it out.

I watched as her lips formed those words and I began to shake as more tears leaked from my eyes.

The smile that crossed my face was ground breaking.

"Then let's get married." I told her.

The smile that answered me wasn't there for long as I crashed my lips against hers as our emotions mixed as one.

I could already tell this was going to be the best adventure yet.

And it had only begun because I was forced out of the one place I had known in space and cast down to a place that we all thought will kill us.

The ground.

AND THAT MY DEAR READER'S IS THE END OF CHAPTER 21. –gasps for air- and as promised a chapter in January. And I know lol…it is the last day of Jan. I realize that haha. I hope this chapter wasn't a disappointment. Also there will be some extra shorts I will be posting at the end of each chapter like the shorts on Raven and Anya and possibly some insight on Abby and Lexa's mother's life together before she was killed if anyone is interested in that. :) Thank you all for reading and I look forward to seeing you all next chapter!

Artemis Out.

Extra: Back at the Wolves Cave with Raven and Anya

Anya's POV

The men never came back and when dawn was past I looked down to see Raven sleeping soundly against my shoulder.

I was intrigued by the sky girl. I knew Lexa had her own, but Clarke was nothing like this one. I moved slowly as not to disturb her before gently picking her up into my arms as I straightened up. My back cracked as I stretched a little. Watched Raven all the while to make sure she was still out.

I carried her slowly out of the cave and into the sunlight that actually ended up blinding me.

I grouched about it for a few moments before yawning and sighing. Never had I stayed up all night to watch over just one person. This wasn't like me at all and yet…

I looked back down at the one called Raven once again and I found myself smirking at the thought of her waking to such a predicament. I wonder what she would think.

Before I could think much of it, I was brought out of my thoughts by people yelling and calling out someone's name.

"Raven?! Raven!? Are you out there!?"

I went towards the sound of their shouts and who I came to find was the one they called Finn and the new second Octavia.

When they saw me their yells instantly died and I shook my head at Finn when he was about to take a breath to talk.

Octavia shushed him when she noticed that Raven was sound asleep but he didn't look happy, especially when he saw the amount of dried blood over her.

"What happened?" He whispered.

I narrowed my eyes and growled at him threateningly and he took a step back in shock as I passed him without saying a word, towards camp. Octavia was right behind me and I could feel her eyes boring into the back of my head in surprise and slight shock and curiousness.

I shot her a death glare and she diverted her gaze to elsewhere.

I rolled my shoulders at how uncomfortable I was at being stared at but I only had one mission in mind and that was to get Raven to Abby so she could be looked over and then I was going to talk to Indra about finding those men that had done this and slitting their throats.

When I reached the village it was in full swing as I walked through with my head held high. People stopped to stare and gawk at my display of carrying a girl through camp but I wasn't going to let that bother me. I was Anya kom Trikru and I was the general of the Heda's army. This was not going to stop me.

"What are you all staring at? Shouldn't you be doing your jobs." I barked out.

Most of them scurried and only a few children were brave enough to keep looking.

I was getting slightly irritated.

Raven was beginning to stir in my arms and I looked down to see her looking up at me tiredly with a blank look on her face. I'm not sure she knew exactly what was happening right now.

I kept my face neutral as to not alarm her but then her eyes widened as her mouth opened and closed like a gold fish at the position she was in.

"W-w-WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" she squealed as she fought to get out of my arms.

I was right. Her reaction was really amusing.

I couldn't help the huge smirk that crossed my face as I held onto her tighter.

"I'm taking you to Abby for medical treatment." I said non-chalantly.

She gaped up at me as she semi-stopped struggling until finally she shoved her good arm into my face that made me lose my grip enough to where she dropped to the ground and scurried away a few feet as she looked ruffled and had slight bed hair as her pony tail was coming loose.

"I don't know what kind of grounder culture has you picking me up like I'm somehow your bride…but you have another thing coming…you…you…" Her face became redder and redder as she fought to get some kind of insult out and I really wanted to laugh but I suppressed it.

"You tall person!" she screeched before stomping her way the rest of the way towards Abby's tent.

I couldn't keep the small smile that crossed my face as I shook my head and huffed as I followed her.

She was definitely a very interesting sky girl.