Chapter 65-The Fate of A Friend
Abby's P.O.V
Abby runs into medical and looks at Jackson and Nyko. "I need everything we have, Jackson. Bandages, cleaning supplies an I.V," Abby tells Jackson, who nods as Lincoln and Roan carry Claire into the room. They lay her down on a bed. "Get out and keep people away," Abby tells them. They nod as they leave the room.
Roy's P.O.V
Roy sat against a part of Alpha station and looked at the medical tent. Jade walks over to him and sits down. "Anything new?" Roy asks. Jade shakes her.
"Nobody has left the tent. They are doing all they can. You know that, right?" Jade asks her son, who nods.
"Do they know who did it?" Roy asks.
"They know it was a Trikru man. They just don't know why and they can't find him," Jade says. "I think Billy is talking to the commander and Frank," Roy stands up and walks down to the gate. "Roy!" Atom comes up to him.
"Hey, man, what are you doing?" Atom asks as he follows him out of the gate.
"I'm finding who did this?" Roy says. Atom grabs his arm, making Roy turn and look at him.
"They are gone. Right now, all you can do is wait for Abby, Jackson, and Nyko and be there when Claire wakes up. When she wakes up, you'll be the first person she'll want to see," Atom says.
"If she wakes up," Roy says.
"She will," Atom says. Roy nods as he walks back into camp and goes to wait by the tent.
Billy's P.O.V
Billy stood in a room with Lexa, Frank, Indra, Roan, and Lincoln. "You found her near camp?" Lexa asks Lincoln and Roan.
"Yeah, but there was a blood trail. She crawled and passed out," Lincoln says.
"Have all of the warriors been accounted for?" Lexa asks Frank.
"All besides one. The man's name is Hayden," Frank says. "He wasn't in the camp when Claire left. I have sent a warrior to Tondc to send a message to Polis, so people know to look for him,"
"Good, has there been any update on Claire's state?" Lexa asks.
"No, Abby is doing her best," Billy says.
"We will talk later," Lexa says as she leaves the room.
"She's not happy," Roan says.
"Claire is her friend. She's mad," Billy says. "Let's all take a minute to breathe and wait for an update from Abby," They nod as they leave the room. Billy walked into the workshop, where Raven sat at the table talking to Tris, Aden, and Charlotte. "Hey guys," Billy says.
"Hey," They say back to him.
"What are we doing?" Aden asks him. "Are we going after the man who did this?"
"No, we have to worry about Mount Weather, and you know that," Billy says.
"He shouldn't be allowed to get away. He stabbed Claire," Tris says.
"We will get him. Now is not the time," Billy says.
"She's a good person. She didn't deserve this," Charlotte says.
"Being a good person doesn't seem to matter on the ground," Raven says. "He will die for what he did, but right now, sending people after him could get more people killed. Claire is a fighter. She'll be okay," The kids nod as Anya and Luna come into the room.
"Come on, it is time for training," Anya says. The three kids nod as they leave the room and follow the two women. Billy looks at Raven, who hugs him.
"Have you checked on Roy?" Raven asks.
"No," Billy tells her. "I should at some point. Where are Wick and Jake?"
"They said that they are making a motion sensor to put outside the camp. To make sure nothing else like this happens again," Raven says. "We should see if Lexa has any cameras in Tondc or Polis. We might be able to fix them,"
"We can take the ones from Mount Weather when we get rid of them," Billy says. Raven nods against his chest.
"I miss our bed in Polis," Raven says.
"I do too," Billy tells her as he sits down.
"Have you thought about what we are going to do when all this is over? Where are we going to stay?" Raven asks.
"Nope," Billy says. "Skaikru will need a leader in Polis. I guess that is something we'll have to talk about,"
"Not right now. We have to survive this war first," Raven says.
"We will," Billy tells her. "They can't beat us. We beat Azgeda. These assholes don't stand a chance," Raven smiles as she kisses him.
Jake's P.O.V
Jake tapes the motion sensor to a tree as Wick stands behind him with a gun. "Should we really be doing this now?" Wick asks.
"I think this is the best time to do it. The man isn't around here anymore. He attacked Claire while she was alone and off guard. He won't attack two men with guns," Jake says as he sets another motion sensor up. They hear movement in front of them, and both raise their guns as the man who stabbed Claire comes out of the woods. "Who are you?" Jake asks.
"Names Hayden. I stabbed your blond friend. I have a message from my queen to deliver to Lexa," Hayden says. Jake holds his gun up as Wick takes his weapons and puts them in his back. He pulls the handcuffs out and puts them on Hayden's hand before he starts to walk back towards camp.
Lexa's P.O.V
Lexa stood at the front of camp as Wick brought Hayden in. She stares at him. "You are a coward," Lexa says.
"Queen Nia has a message for you," Hayden says.
"What is it?" Lexa asks.
"You took one of mine. I took one of yours," Hayden says.
"Claire was stabbed because I didn't go back," Ontari realizes.
"You are a coward and will die a coward," Lexa says as she pulls her sword out.
"Wait," Roy says. Lexa looks at him. "Let me," Jade looks at her son as Lexa gives him the sword. "She's alive, you bastard, and she will live," Roy says. Hayden looks at him as Roy puts the sword through his chest. Hayden lets out a shaky breath before his body goes limp. Roy pulls the sword out and lets Hayden's body goes to the ground. Roy hands Lexa's her sword and walks away. Lexa looks at Hayden and motions two warriors over.
"Leave him in the woods. His spirit shall not be released," Lexa tells them. They nod as they pick him up and leave. She turns around and walks away as Abby comes out of the tent. She turns and looks at her, as do the others.
"Abby?" Roy says.
"I can't say for certain if she'll live. She looks good right now, but who knows," Abby says. She looks at Roy. "You should be in there when she wakes up," Roy nods as he goes into the tent.
Roy's P.O.V
Roy sits down by Claire as she lays in the bed. He grabs her hand and holds it as he watches her stomach go up and down. He sits there for hours when he feels her grip tighten. He leans up as Claire opens her eyes and looks at him. "Hey," Roy says. "I'll get Abby,"
"No, I need to say something before," Claire says. Roy nods as he sits down. "I love you. And no matter what happens, I will always love you. Since the first day we met, you have taken care of me, and I have loved you since. You are the light in my life, Roy. I don't know if I'm the love of your life. But you are the love of mine,"
"Why does this sound like a goodbye?" Roy asks.
"Because it could be," Claire says. "If this doesn't go my way and I die. Please don't stop being you. Beat the mountain and free our people. Promise me you'll never stop being you," Claire says. Roy nods.
"I promise," Roy says as he grips her hand. Claire lets out a shaky breath. Roy holds her hand and looks up, and a few minutes later, he feels her grip loosen. He looks up at her. "Claire," Roy sees that she had stopped breathing. "Claire! Wake up!" He hears footsteps as Abby comes into the room. Abby grabs the shock stick and starts to hit Claire with it. After her third hit, she drops the stick and steps backward.
"I'm sorry, Roy," Abby says. Roy doesn't hear anything as he stares at the body of his girlfriend. Tears streamed down his head as he heard the tent flap open, and Lexa and Billy come in and see Claire. He turns around and leaves. He heads for the gate and leaves. He could faintly hear the others yelling his name as he headed into the woods. Roy stops where the blood trail began. Roy lets out a yell making the birds in the trees fly off as he falls to the ground and sobs.
Thanks for reading. The next chapter will be the last part of the day before we got back into the story. It will have Jaha and people's reactions to Claire's death. I love Claire, but she needed to die for Roy's story to keep going. As always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.