Thankfully after a minute Clarke was able to bring Lincoln back, much to Katerina and Nyko's amazement. Bellamy gave her a strange look when he saw the tears she had shed, as she quickly rubbed them away from her face. Clarke theorised that using this method she could bring people back from being reapers and hoped that this would be enough to stop the attack. She was about to leave when Katerina called after her.
"Clarke…the leverage of bringing grounders back is good…but I have something better" Katerina announced.
"What?" Clarke inquired.
"Give me a knife" Katerina stated, as Clarke shook her head.
"No way" Bellamy insisted, as he went to stand beside Clarke.
"Fine, give Raven a knife" Katerina suggested, as Clarke reluctantly nodded.
"Cut off some of my hair" Katerina said, as Raven frowned.
"I'm the best leverage you've got. The commander won't believe you have me if you don't have something to show" Katerina went on.
"Okay, do it" Clarke nodded to Raven, who cut off a few inches of Katerina's hair.
"You better hope this Commander cares about you as much as you think she does" Bellamy warned her, as he and Clarke rushed off.
"Bellamy will calm down…eventually" Raven exclaimed.
"I used him, Raven. If he had done what I have…I'd hate him for it" Katerina admitted.
"As long as Bellamy get's Kacey back, he'll forgive you quick enough" Raven explained.
"…Cut my hair more. Around my shoulders" Kat suddenly asked.
"Are you sure?" Raven queried.
"Yeah…I don't want to look like her…I want to be me again" Kat replied, as Raven nodded with a small smile.
The negotiations hadn't been going as well as Clarke hoped, as the Commander's advisers didn't believe a word that was coming out of her mouth. Clarke decided to play her last card, and prayed it worked.
"There's something else…we have one of your people" Clarke announced.
"You've taken one of my people hostage?" The commander visibly bristled.
"She was taken by the Mountain Men and then they forced her to become a mole in our camp. She looks…exactly like one of our friends. We didn't know until yesterday" Clarke explained.
"Who is this girl you speak of?" The commander inquired.
"Her name is Katerina" Clarke replied, as the Commander's eyes widened.
"Katerina? She's…she's alive?" The commander stuttered, standing up and walking over to Clarke.
"Yes…she's fine, we haven't harmed her" Clarke added.
"She's lying. Katerina's dead" Indra, one of the commander's advisers insisted.
"She gave us some of her hair…as proof" Clarke told her, taking the hair she had tied in a ribbon to the Commander.
For the first time since meeting the woman, she saw her soften, her hard edges melting away. The commander held onto the hair tightly, and Clarke could swear she saw tears in her eyes.
"If you return her to us…you will have your truce" The commander informed her.
"Katerina and Raven watched from the treeline as Clarke led a group of grounders towards the dropship, and Raven saw Katerina's smile grow as she recognised one.
"You know one of them?" Raven guessed.
"Lexa…the woman behind Clarke. She's the commander" Katerina's smile only grew.
"You two were friends?" Raven suggested.
"Yeah, but we were…well…I mean…" Katerina stuttered, blushing lightly
"Maybe a little more than friends?" Raven smirked.
"I wanted to be" Katerina admitted.
"Ah, but she liked someone else" Raven realised.
"Costia…she was beautiful, brave…not to mention blonde" Katerina stated, making Raven laugh.
"Ah, the allure of the blondes" Raven said, as they both giggled.
"When Costia was killed I thought…it was selfish of me, but I thought maybe we could finally be together…but I don't think Lexa's ever gotten over her, not really" Katerina went on.
"Some people can't see a good thing when it's right in front of them" Raven suggested, making Katerina grin.
Suddenly the pair heard a gunshot from inside the dropship, as they knew something had gone terribly wrong. Katerina instantly leapt upright, ready to run over to the dropship, but Raven held her back.
"Clarke told me under no circumstances to let you go inside until after she gave the signal" Raven exclaimed.
"I'm the only one that's going to be able to stop them from killing each other. Please Raven, you've got to trust me" Katerina begged, as Raven shook her head and let her go.
Katerina rushed over to the dropship, running up the ladder as fast as her legs could carry her, and saw that everyone was raising their weapons, about to attack.
"Wait!" Katerina shouted, as all eyes turned to her.
"Kat…" Lexa trailed off, as she sped over and pulled the girl into a bone crushing hug.
"I never thought I was going to see you again" Katerina smiled, as she wrapped her arms around Lexa.
"I thought you were dead…If I had known-" Lexa was cut off.
"I know" Katerina smiled, as they pulled away.
"Skaikru has not met their promise of bringing people back from being reapers" Indra stated, as Katerina saw Lincoln on the floor, not moving.
"No…" Katerina trailed off, tears welling in her eyes.
An idea suddenly sprang into Abby's head, as she grabbed the cattle prod she was still holding down onto Lincoln's chest. Nothing happened, but Clarke insisted that she try again. The second time brought Lincoln coughing back to life, as Octavia crouched down beside him, tears falling down her cheeks. Katerina felt a single tear roll down her own cheek, overjoyed that her friend was alive. Lexa brushed the tear from her face, knowing how much Lincoln had meant to Katerina.
"Are you really willing to vouch for these people?" Lexa questioned.
"Yes. It's the Mountain Men who are our enemy, not them. If we work together, we can win" Katerina told her, as Lexa nodded.
"We've still had no word from Katerina…something has clearly happened. If your people know the truth, we will kill you and her family" Cage informed Kacey, from where she was being held in the interrogation room.
"If you were really going to kill me you would have done it by now" Kacey argued.
"There is something fascinating about your mere existence…but that will only buy you so much time. What will buy you time is information about the sky people" Cage went on.
"You really think I'm afraid to die?" Kacey scoffed.
"There are other methods to making you talk" Cage suggested, as Kacey barked a laugh.
"Do your worst. Let's see what breaks first…me…or your dignity" Kacey hissed, with a smirk.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Season 5 is giving me some motivation to keep going with this story, but please do leave some reviews if you want me to continue:)
alongfortheriiiide: Aw, I'm glad you're enjoying this story! Thanks for this review:)
Hellaquinn58: Thanks for the review:) I'm glad you like them together, as that is a relationship I'm planning to develop!