Once Katerina was back with her people she quickly made the call to Cage and informed him that she had become a triple agent. She explained that the Sky People had found out about her, but that they believed she was helping them now even though she was still on the Mountain Men's side. Cage seemed to believe this, telling her to do whatever was necessary to keep their trust.
"Is that true? You plan to gain the Sky People's trust and use it against them?" Lexa questioned.
"No. We will need them if we're going to beat the Mountain Men. I trust them…to a degree" Katerina explained.
"And what did they do to gain this trust?" Lexa asked, raising an eyebrow.
"They're not so different from us, Lexa. They're just...naive" Katerina suggested.
"Do you think I was wrong to give them the deal? Finn's life for all their people?" Lexa inquired, making Katerina frown.
Lexa usually never questioned her own judgement, she had great confidence in herself. However, with Costia dead and Katerina having disappeared, she could understand that the Commander didn't know who to trust anymore.
"It's a good deal. I just doubt they will take it" Katerina sighed.
"Then they are foolish" Lexa suggested, making Katerina grin.
"That's the Lexa I know" Katerina smirked, caressing Lexa's face softly.
"Kat…I…I've had some time to think-" Lexa started, but Katerina cut her off.
"I know. It's okay. It would never have worked between us. We're both to stubborn" Katerina told her, pulling her hand away.
"I just can't think of anyone but Costia…maybe one day…" Lexa trailed off, as Katerina nodded.
"I need to see Lincoln" She said after a moment, making Lexa's eyes widen.
"You want to go back into enemy territory? You only just escaped!" Lexa insisted.
"I need to see him, Lex. He's my kin" She went on.
"As you wish. Just…be careful. These people may act like your friends, but they would turn on you without a moment's notice" Lexa warned her.
"I know. Don't worry, I'll be back soon. I won't leave you again" Katerina promised.
It was very early in the morning when Katerina began the short walk to the Sky People's camp, the birds hadn't even begun to sing. She could hear shouting the closer she got, and the click of guns. It didn't frighten her. They would have to be insanely stupid to try to kill another Grounder at that moment.
"It's okay. She's a friend" She heard a familiar voice announce.
She could see Raven near the gate, shoving a guard's gun to the ground, a small smile on her face. There was that word again. Friend. Could she ever really be friends with these people?
"What are you doing here?" Raven questioned, as the gate opened.
"I came to see Lincoln…and to help" She answered.
"How do we know you've not been sent here to kill Finn from the inside?" Bellamy inquired, his gun at this side.
"We're not cowards, Bellamy. If I wanted to kill Finn, he'd be dead already" Katerina told him.
"Have you spoken to the Commander? Tried to make her see sense?" Clarke inquired.
"You won't change her mind. She won't rest until Finn is dead" Katerina informed her, as they began walking towards the ship.
"But she'll listen to you-" Clarke insisted.
"Not on this. Finn's guilty. He killed innocent people" Katerina retorted.
"He didn't-" Raven started, but Katerina cut her off.
"Mean to kill them? The gun had a mind of its own? He's dangerous" Katerina insisted, as Raven shook her head and walked away.
"Raven! I…" Katerina trailed off, not sure what to say.
"Lincoln's this way. Octavia's with him" Bellamy announced, as Kacey quickly followed.
"You look like hell" Katerina sighed, when she saw Lincoln on the bed.
His beard was overgrown, and his dark skin had a red tinge to it. He had been in the middle of a coughing fit when she approached, which made her notice his restraints.
"Why are you restraining him?" Katerina snapped at Abby.
"It's okay. I asked to be" Lincoln exclaimed.
"What? You're not a reaper anymore" Katerina stated, coming to his side.
"I can't be trusted…I don't trust myself" Lincoln admitted.
"Well I trust you" Katerina told him, making him smile a little.
"I looked for you for so long. It was the whole reason I came across the Sky People. I thought they could have had you" Lincoln confessed.
"I know" She smiled at him, bringing their heads together, and holding them there, like they had done many times before.
"Lincoln's told me a lot about you. I'm glad he had a friend like you" Octavia told her, as Katerina nodded.
"I'm the lucky one. Many would not have put up with my ways when we were younger" Katerina teased, as Lincoln let out a small laugh.
"Have you spoken to Lexa?" Lincoln questioned.
"She can't appear weak. She must show she is willing to kill her enemies" Katerina replied.
"There must be some other way" Bellamy sighed.
"There is no other way" Katerina mumbled.
She stayed with Lincoln most of the day, as he told her the stories of how he and Octavia met and fell in love. Katerina quickly understood why Octavia was best friends with Kacey, as she could imagine she would be the same if things were reversed. Friends, she thought to herself. Her mind went to Raven, and she soon found out that she and the others had left camp. She sighed, expecting them not to have gotten far. She went back to camp and found out they had been spotted on the dropship. She made her way there and found they were surrounded, and after a few harsh conversations with the leader of the scout group, she could go in.
"What's going on?" She queried, as she entered the ship and found Raven with her gun to Murphy's chest.
"They want a murderer, we'll give them one" Raven exclaimed.
"Everyone knows it was Finn who massacred the village, that will never work. Put the gun down" Katerina insisted, as Raven reluctantly did so.
"Are you here to kill me?" Finn asked.
"What is it with you people and thinking that I'm about to murder someone every second? You've killed a lot more people than I have" Katerina pointed out.
"True" Murphy shrugged.
"I'm not talking to you. I don't like you" Katerina hissed at the boy, who quickly backed off.
"Will you help us?" Bellamy inquired.
"I won't turn against my own people. And neither should you. If you don't give him up they will kill everyone at the camp. That includes your sister" Katerina explained, as Bellamy frowned.
"We can't let him die. They want to butcher him!" Raven cried.
"Running won't stop that" Katerina stated.
"Wait…where is Finn?" Bellamy asked, whipping his head around as he couldn't see the boy anywhere.
"Finn?!" Raven shouted, as she rushed outside.
They saw that while they had all been arguing, Finn had walked outside with his hands up and approached the waiting Grounders.
"Finn!" Clarke screamed, rushing forward.
Within a matter of seconds, the Grounders had grabbed him, and taken him away.
"Finn! No, let him go!" Raven insisted, about the run after them.
"You can't! They'll kill you" Katerina reasoned with her, grabbing her arm, and holding her back.
"He can't die…he can't" She whimpered.
Katerina didn't know what do, how to comfort the girl. There was no way Finn would survive anymore. She lowered her hand so that she could intertwine her fingers with Raven's, hoping it was enough.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! We'll have some more Kacey content coming soon. Please leave a review:)