Before I start this chapter i want to say 2 things. One i do not own anything and 2. I want to say i know people are probably in their homes right now reading away, but i want to thank all those working. Nurses, custodians, grocery workers, etc. Thank you for doing your part to help everyone and taking care of us all in the process. You deserve so much in return. And without pause i hope you enjoy the test part 2
"Why does everything in this world look the same but different"? Clarke asked. She noticed the carvings in the cave walls. It almost resembled a reaper den, but the carvings wouldn't have been there. They were more new age then anything she had seen before. Different. "Time hasn't changed, it is a different loop. But it does not exist in any future, past, or present you are aware of. It just has similarities". Hope continued to walk the path before them, turning and guiding the way.
"But I thought you said you knew us"? Bellamy giving her a questioning look. He still didn't trust her. She did help them, she had been, but she had also killed his sister. "I do know you in my loop". Right the similarities then. If the caves looked the same, surely other aspects of her loop, like people, could be the same too. But to think that there was another one of him out there, made him uneasy. What type of person was he in her world?
Hope threw her hands against him before he could ask any more. Pressing him back against the wall and signaling for them to stay hidden. There was a lot of shadow covering the caves and it would keep them safe for now. Like ghosts walking in the night their bodies seeped through the hardened rock, appearing on the other side. They were rough looking, almost like grounders Bellamy had seen in the past. Big men covered in clothing similar to Hopes and engravings carved into their face and body armor that glowed the same emerald green. They looked around speaking among themselves unaware that they had guests merely feet away.
"The boss said no one comes near the girl until we can get what he wants. For now, he'll keep Diyoza in his sights and keep the girl hidden. He'll have the upper hand here. All we have to do is keep a look out for Hope. If she holds her end of the deal, we'll have no problems. After all she did manage to get the girl to us". Bellamy could feel his blood boiling, his eyes shut tight and his fists curling themselves into rage. The girl they were talking about was his sister, his responsibility. After everything they had been through that would always hold true. Whatever bargain was made it was one that Hope forgot to mention to him. They all watched as the men walked down the farthest corridor in the opposite direction from where they were standing. Leaving them alone once more.
As Hope moved to separate herself from the wall her body was once again thrust upon it. A sharp blade pulled quickly to her throat. "Bellamy"! Clarke yelled holding her hand on his arm as he pressed the knife closer into Hopes skin. Not enough to cause any damage but enough to hold her there until she started telling him what he needed to know. "This isn't the way Bell come on she got us this far". Bellamy's head spun around, yet he still held his position. "No Clarke, we got us this far. Hope only lead us to our tests. Now she's holding more back than I care to let her. She could be leading us into a death trap for all we know". Hope chuckled, her Bellamy had the same rage in their loop as the Bellamy of Octavia's anomaly had. She didn't feel threatened, and she could have managed her way out of his hold, instead she humored him. "Oh, Bellamy still such a temper, I should have known that you would be the same when it came to protecting ones you love, am I right Clarke"? Clarke looked at her questionably, of course Bellamy had always protected those he loved, but she had nothing to do with that. "Tell us what we need to know what deal were they talking about"? Bellamy managed to let up on the knife. Taking a single step back to let her breathe.
Hope raised a hand wiping the hair out of her face that had fallen there and took a breath. "When the anomaly hit the first time, my mother was drawn to it. Until she entered It, she hadn't known why. Only that she heard a small child like cry from the other side. It's true that I was calling to her on the other end but as a warning, not a welcome". Bellamy watched as she continued to tell her story. "Your sister followed her in, and I must have been 5 the first time I met her. Time in my loop works differently in your world. One second in your world is years in ours. My mother, was able to be with me, protect me as I explained what was going on. In my loop I had never met her…. I only knew". Hope drifted, her eyes bouncing off the walls around them as she cleared her thoughts continuing. "I only knew my father".
It was enough to make Clarke shake, those words. Her father. "But how"? Clarke asked. "This doesn't make any sense". Echo added. They all were on the same page, they knew the horrors of who Hope's father was, well most of them knew. Bellamy still looked like he was trying to play catch-up. "In a loop, there are different outcomes. Similarities from all worlds, but situations turn out different in other loops. There are endless possibilities to what can happen". "So, your saying that in your world, he's still alive"? Hope nodded at Clarke, confirming her answer to be true. This might have been nice to know sooner, Clarke knew what she had done, and she knew that this put her life in danger. Even more than that, she knew Octavia and her were probably his least favorite people.
"Would someone please tell me what this has to do with my sister"? Bellamy raged, requesting a hint. He turned to look at Clarke who started to shake. "Hey, Clarke, what's going on. Just tell me". Clarke raised her head, her eyes meeting his. She had a soft but scared expression behind those blue eyes. One that Bellamy recognized the first time she had seen him in the jail cell on the ship. "McCrery is alive, and he is the one who had Octavia".
McCrery, McCrery. His mind raced as he tried to remember. "Your telling me that dick from our world is still alive in yours"? He finally had been able to pinpoint a face with the name. Hope smiled, she knew how bad her father was, the type of man he was in her world and in theirs. Her mother had shared information about him whenever she asked about her father. Before she came into the anomaly, Hope only knew him. He had told her that her mother died in childbirth but when the reoccurrence of the anomaly hit, she found herself spying on their world from hers. Her father's actions, the things he had done to people. It made her hate the man she knew. When she would ask more questions about her mother, he would grow angry and he had a temper. Finally Hope knew she could fight the situation she was in. Give herself and her mother a better life if only she could draw her into the anomaly. She didn't expect that Octavia would follow her in.
When she did, they had tried to stay hidden, in rooms, against walls, but eventually his minions found them. Octavia managed to escape but her mother didn't have enough time. Her father had taken her, sedated her until he had decided what he wanted to do next. As word spread of Octavia's disappearance in their world, he ordered the guards to find her at all costs. She had cost him pain, torture, and his life in another time. And if anything, he cared more about himself than anyone else. Even if it wasn't their time loop. When he ordered her dead or alive, Hope knew her mother's friendship with her would make the decision for him. She had to come up with a plan.
Finally, she figured she could play the part. Convince her father that she was on his side, she did get her lying trait from him after all. Even better he bought it. He ordered her to bring Octavia from one world to the next. Safely and unharmed. There he would do with her what he willed. Hope knew if she could get all of them, or some of them. Some of the members of the 100 to join her, they could revolt against her father. Maybe even take him down like they had in their loop. Then she could finally get what she always wanted, her mother.
As Hope finished filling them all in and bringing them up to date she could see it was a lot of take in. Bellamy stepped back running his hands through his hair. He knew what it was like to lose a parent and to not know one. That part of him sympathized with Hope. And even though he was never a fan of Diyoza he knew that if Octavia was willing to help her, there must had been something in her that his sister had seen. He managed to pull himself together to look at Clarke who was still shaking. After all this time, after the tests, after their past he was not going to let anything happen to her. He had made his decision. They were going to do this together, and if it came to her safety, he would choose her.
Echo had on her game face. She wasn't new to drama, or intense situations. She craved fights and power, it's what she was used to. She also wanted to help where she could. To make up for the past. To make things right for everyone before she parted her own way. "Then where does that leave us now"? She asked, the first to speak and break the ice. Hope adjusted her clothing. "I know where he is keeping your sister, if we can get to her unnoticed then we can wake her up and get my mother before McCrery can do anything more. We can make this all right. And I will be forever in your debt". As much as they all could use the extra help, they just wanted to get Octavia and get her home. They didn't need to owe anyone or be owed, they just wanted to do better.
"If we are going to continue it is best you all look the part". Hope had green glowing emeralds on her chest, plucking them from the material like loose buttons she placed one on each person. Holding it to their shirt before the emerald adhered to it on its own. Bellamy looked down, the glow surrounded him washing over him and transforming his clothes that were once ratted and familiar into ones that were form fitting and engraved with symbols like Hope's. The glowing stopped leaving him to look over his new appearance and those around him. Clarke was covered head to toe in form fitting armor like his own. Only she had chains stringing along her shoulders, mesh lining along her side that revealed more than his did and hers was more of a one suit that tucked into her boots that covered her feet. Her hair remained the same, but he did notice a headpiece hanging over her forehead and a chain around her neck that matched with a shared symbol.
Echo had similar clothing though hers resembled more of a warrior. She had metal spikes running along her shoulders and down her arms. Metal toed boots and a wrap around that hung from one shoulder down her side. She reached behind to see that it connected to a sword that hung on her back. "Are these"? Echo turned to Hope. "Yes, these are your clothes from my time. This is what you would normally be in. Make no mistake it will let you blend but here in my world you are still the enemy to them so stay close and stay smart". As they moved down the hallway Bellamy took the end, covering behind them while Hope stayed in front. Echo closest to him and Clarke closest to Hope. Clarke's necklace started to glow, beating as if it matched her heartbeat. Hope turned to look at her smiling, before refocusing on the direction they were going.
"What is it, I mean does it have something to do with the anomaly Clarke whispered. Touching it lightly with her fingertips. "No, it is much more than that. It is a symbol you hold, one to another". Clarke didn't understand. There was so much she didn't understand about this world. "One to another"? Hope stopped, causing all of them to bump into each other. "It is not my place to tell you now, but when all this is done. If we make it through, I will explain". Clarke cleared her mind. It wasn't the answer she was looking for, but it was good enough for now. When there were fewer doors in sight they had arrived at the one they had been looking for. Stone on the outside, and rough in its cut. Symbols surrounding it. Hope placed her hand on the stone speaking some type of language that they didn't understand. But it did its magic and glowed with light as it opened. Hope moved inside, looking around to make sure there was not a guard placed in there with her. When it was clear Bellamy, Clarke, and Echo moved in with her.
Inside Octavia floated in a green hue above the table that was the only piece in the room. Empty walls, no windows. Resembling some type of dungeon or prison. She didn't seem to have any visible wounds or blood on her, but she wasn't awake either. Bellamy ran to her. "Don't"! Hope yelled as he reached out. Suddenly throwing his hands up inches from her. "This anomaly is many things and it has it's tricks. If you touched the surrounding glow you could have been wounded or worse". "Or worse, what could be worse". "Mind games". Bellamy thought back to the tests, great more of that. "Well then how do we get her out". Clarke mentioned. Hope circled around the table looking up at them. This part she would feel remorse about, but if they trusted her to get them this far then her plan would play out accordingly.
"I am so sorry for this". Men moved fast through the walls capturing all three and bringing their arms behind their backs. McCreary appeared not long after, moving through the walls just the same. Smiling wide as he looked between Hope and the others. She had come through on her end. Or so he thought. "You tricked us, you said you needed us"! Bellamy yelled, struggling against the mans hold. "Oh, she did need you, to get her mother safe, but I needed something in exchange. She is my daughter after all. What did you expect"? Bellamy spit in his face and it didn't even phase him. He just wiped it away.
Walking over to Clarke. "We meet again, oh how I have waited for this opportunity. To look you in your face and see it all click together in your mind". Clarke didn't flinch, she didn't want to show how scared she was remembering how he had toyed with her and the shock collar for fun. "Wish I could say it was good to see you, but I prefer staring at your corpse". McCreary laughed as he pulled something aside from his pants pocket. A similar looking shape. The collar. "And I will enjoy this part the most". He snapped it around Clarkes neck. Backing up and glaring at her, waiting for a reaction. When it never came, he decided to make it interesting. "Separate her from the others, 2 different cells". The men took them away as requested and Hope watched as they all screamed and yelled that they would have their revenge. Disappearing only moments later. "You've done well my daughter". Tossing her a key. Her mothers key. "Now if you excuse me, I have some catching up to do". McCreary was gone and Hope smiled. Her father's one down fall is that he always got too cocky in his plans.
She held her stone, watching as it flashed reacting with Octavia's glow. Slowly she was lowered to the table and freed. Opening her eyes, she began to sit up. Hope smiled seeing her reaction. They were good friends in her time, and she was happy the Octavia was ok. "Hope I…" Octavia began to recount the events while looking around the room. Knowing she was back in their time. "No time. We must go get my mother and rescue the others. Clarke and everyone might not have that much time". Octavia sat up swinging her legs over the side and ready to go. She had been the girl under the floor, she had been trikru, she had been bloodreina. Now she was going to do better. In this world she was simply Octavia Blake ready to kick some anomaly ass.
I have already finished the story but I want to break it up and upload it in groups so that you guys can process where its going. I am really happy with how it turned out. I hope you are too. Stay tuned for more. And thank you for reading as always BE KIND