Thanks for all the reviews. I'm really grateful for them all and please review some more. I really love to hear your guys' opinion on everything.

Also, please tell me the pairing you expect and/or what powers you'd like to see for some characters that haven't been seen like Murphy, Lexa, Anya, Luna, Roan etc. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Clarke awoke to the feeling of being carried and she was a little surprised to see that Octavia was the one carrying her.

She was about to speak, but Octavia beat her to the punch and said,"It's about time you woke up. Don't take this the wrong way, but you were starting to feel a little heavy."

Clarke smiled and got off Octavia's back. She stumbled a little, but she was able to steady herself.

"You okay?"said Bellamy who had been walking a little behind Octavia.

"Yeah,"said Clarke,"My legs just fell asleep. Did you guys take care of those guys?"

Octavia bidded and said,"I beat my guy easy enough,but Mr Tough Guy over there hurt himself before he won."

Clarke whirled towards Bellamy and said,"You got hurt? What is it?"

Bellamy sighed and said,"It's nothing too serious. "

Clarke wasn't having it and she noticed the bruised arm that Bellamy's short sleeved shirt didn't hide and said,"Really? Sorry to break it you, but a fractured arm is serious. Let me have a look at it."

Bellamy wordlessly nodded and allowed Clarke to examine his arm. Clarke prodded the area around the bruise noting when Bellamy would flinch whenever she pressed certain areas.

"You're lucky that it wasn't a break or else you'd be in a lot more pain. Don't think I can't tell how much this is hurting you."

Bellamy smiled reluctantly and said,"Are you done? We need to hurry back to camp."

Bellamy's words fell on deaf ears however as Clarke was still staring at his arm. He was about to speak again when he saw her lift her hand again, but this time she placed it just above the location of the fracture.

A soft, green light emanated from her hand and Clarke slowly brought her hand into contact with Bellamy's arm.

Bellamy and Octavia were mystified by these turn of events and to Bellamy's further amazement the pain he was expecting from the contact didn't appear. In fact, a soothing feeling began to spread throughout his body and all too soon the feeling disappeared as Clark removed her hand.

Bellamy looked at his arm and was surprised to see that it was back in perfect condition. Octavia also noticed and said,"So...mind telling us where you picked that up?"

Clarke nodded and said,"It awakened after my fight with that Grounder. It was after I burnt him in that rock prison."

Octavia walked closer to Clarke and said,"You mean that burnt pile of rock was you? We just thought that it was the Grounder you faced so you turned him into ashes? "

"Octavia,"said Bellamy warningly. He wasn't sure how Clarke felt about killing that guy and the last thing they all needed was Clarke not being at 100%.

"It's fine Bellamy,"said Clarke before she turned towards the sky as if in deep thought.

She saw that it was around dusk and she was amazed at how long Octavia had managed to carry her. They were probably only a few miles out from camp.

"I gained the ability to control fire and earth during my battle with him."

Octavia felt her eyebrows raise of their own accord and she said,"I thought you already activated your powers? You're telling me that the super speed and super strength far beyond everyone else isn't the only side effect of the gold injection?"

Clarke nodded and Octavia sighed and said,"I also thought so, but the thing is I beat him before they activated."

Octavia's face scrunched in confusion and she said disgustedly,"What are you talking about? If you beat him why did you end up burning him to death?"

Clarke didn't flinch at Octavia's harsh tone and she said neutrally,"I beat him a lot of times. He just kept standing back up. The first blast that you guys saw there sent him through a tree and when I got there he had a cracked skull and broken neck."

Clarke paused and Bellamy sighed impatiently and he was about to tell Clarke to get to the point, but she continued speaking before he could even say a word.

"First it was his skull. It just moved back into place on it's own,"said Clarke as she didn't notice the horrified looks on the faces of the two siblings,"His neck then just snapped back into place and he charged me at as if he hadn't just suffered crippling if not lethal injuries. I was surprised, but thought nothing of it. I sent him through at least 10 trees. I held him up with my powers and caved in his chest with the the strongest punch I could manage. Hell I dropped a bunch of trees on him and he still shrugged it off."

Octavia had heard enough and she pulled Clarke into a hug and tried to shush her, but still Clarke continued her morbid story.

"The fire just appeared when I got frustrated. I burnt him and thought that was the end of it. He stood up again a-and it's like my body was on autopilot...I trapped him in that rock and the seen I reached for his face. He bit me deep, but that didn't stop me. Finally, both my hands were on his forehead a-and I-I.."said Clarke before she trailed off at the end.

Bellamy spoke up and voiced the question he knew he wasn't going to like the answer to.

"What happened next?"

Clarke didn't reply for a few seconds before she said simply,"I stole his power to heal. I only realised what I'd done when I saw his burn wounds had stopped healing and after I saw that... I burnt him to death."

Bellamy flinched at the harsh words, but before he could say anything Clarke said,"Look, they're more important things to consider than this. We need to get back to camp and see if we can help Raven with her plan and we also need to tell everyone that the Grounders have powers."

Bellamy and Octavia reluctantly agreed to drop the subject and Clarke stood up and said,"I'll carry you guys back to camp."

"Aren't you feeling tired? You did faint after your fight,"said Octavia worriedly.

Clarke shook her head and said,"I'll be fine. Let's move."

The two siblings were barely able to voice a complaint before they felt Clarke grab and speed off to camp.

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To say that things had gotten hectic after Raven escaped in the pod would be a major understatement.

It had happened shortly after Raven managed to decouple from the Ark and plot a course to Earth.

Abby had been on her way to check on the status of the 100 when she had heard a large commotion coming from the room.

She entered the room and was surprised to see the entire council, Sinclair and Jackson along with a few of the other Ark guards.

She had felt no small amount of trepidation when the room had fallen silent after they noticed that she had entered.

She looked towards Jaha who said,"Abby, I'm afraid you've run out of time."

She looked towards the screen that everybody was crowding around and she was horrified to see Clarke's picture spanning the entire screen.

It was red.

The rest of the 100 had died too which was the reason Jaha had opened with such an ominous statement.

The council had effectively revoked the time she had to prevent the Population Reduction Act and they were to vote on it immediately in the council's chambers.

Abby was in a conundrum she could tell them that she had launched an escape pod and that they should wait for Raven.

However, she knew that at best she'd be stripped of her status as a councillor and that would prevent her from voting against the culling.

Rumours had begun to swirl about the escape pod and somehow it had even come out that Raven had been the one to steal it.

There hadn't been any arrests, but Kane, amongst others, had been rather suspicious of her. No action was to be taken, though, until the Guard who was in charge of the investigation was able to discover who could have helped her.

It was why she was more than a little worried when she saw the Commander of the Guard enter and have a whispered conversation with Kane and then Jaha.

Jaha finally stepped away and took a tablet from the Guard which undoubtedly had the evidence which would incriminate her.

Abby wouldn't deny anything because she believed she was working in the best interests of the Ark and she would accept whatever punishment they deemed fit.

Dimly, she was aware that she wouldn't be executed. The number of cases of pulmonary toxicity were rising even now as they were in the chambers. As the foremost medical expert on the Ark, if she was floated then they'd essentially be killing the people they were tasked with saving.

This line of thinking gave Abby enough confidence to not react as Jaha went back to his seat and slammed his gavel which signified the beginning of the meeting.

"Honourable members of the council,"said Jaha as he began his address,"Make no mistake. The situation facing us is dire. It will require us to be united and be able to act as one."

Jaha paused before slamming his fist onto the table. The crack of Jaha's fist impacting the table caused everyone to flinch and straighten up in their chairs.

"I thought we were all aware of this which is why,"said Jaha as he continued to state at the council members,"It was extremely disappointing to find out from Commander Shumway that despite the situation facing us one of the council members went behind my back in an effort to prove their point."

Jaha paused and Abby, despite her earlier bluster, began to grow concerned at the level of anger that was seeping into Jaha's voice.

Jaha tapped a few buttons on tablet in his hand and to Abby's horror there was a video of Raven working on the escape pod. She wasn't sure when a camera had even been placed there as according to the map of the Ark all council members had there was no cameras in there at all.

"That is Raven Reyes,"said Thelonious as he paused the video,"A Zero-G mechanic and according to Sinclair the smartest person on this ship bar none or at least she was before she used that escape pod to get to Earth. You might be wondering what this has to do with any of you, but today I received when I received word from Kane that Nygel–a supposed smuggler– was asked by Ms Reyes to obtain a pressure regulator for her I ordered Shumway to investigate. Commander Shumway had just been showing me that one of our members has constantly been seen around Ms Reyes around Mecha Station and he was able to plant a camera within the room they seemed to frequent."

Suspicious looks began to fly around and Abby was doing her best to seem just as surprised by what was going on even though she felt as though a heavy weight had settled in her stomach.

She had gone through all this with the hope that the Earth was habitable and that Project Exodus would commence. It left a dark spot on her soul to acknowledge that she'd essentially doomed Raven if what the wristbands were transmitting was true.

Jaha pressed a button and the video continued until the door began to open and Abby closed her eyes as she heard the gasps of surprise.

"Councillor, what do you have to say for yourself? "said Jaha after the room calmed down.

Abby opened her eyes and was about to speak up, but she was surprised when she heard the voice of Councillor Fuji shout,"This is a disgrace! I have never even met that mechanic before!"

Abby looked towards the screen and she was gobsmacked to see Councillor Fuji speaking to Raven. The scary part was that the words he was saying were the exact words she had said to Raven.

It was very unsettling when she realised that this must be a part of Diana's plan. She didn't understand what the game was here though and she wasn't sure how this was possible.

"Councillor Fuji, please save the little that is left of your dignity,"said Jaha as he motioned for the guards to take him out and said,"Councillor Fuji is hereby stripped of his rank as a councillor. This level of insubordination is cannot and will not be tolerated. I understand that you were simply acting in the Ark's best interest so you shall not be floated."

Richard Fuji was livid at these words and tried to lunge at Jaha, but Shumway hit him with an electrical baton and he fell unconscious.

Jaha waited for the commotion to die down and said,"It is clear that the plan to send the 100 to Earth has failed. The Population Reduction Act was at a stalemate and we had delayed the vote to today. A show of hands for those who refuse."

Abby was the only one who raised her hand in opposition and the matter was settled when all of the other council members voted for the Population Reduction Act.

The details were hashed out with Kane leading the discussion on how best to go through with it. It went mostly unheard by Abby who was unsure how to deal with everything.

Her daughter might be dead. She had condemned another girl just as young as Clarke to a slow death on Earth. Finally, she had kept quiet while an innocent man was stripped of his rank because of crimes he didn't commit.

Crimes she committed.

"The Population Reduction Act will go on as planned tonight. As Kane said it is essential that it appears to be an accident in order to keep the peace,"said Jaha before he said,"We need to elect a new council member so if anyone has any suggestions now would be a good time."

Abby left in a daze and ignored the calls of both Jaha and Kane as she made her way to Medical. She was sure the amount of cases were building up and she needed something to take her mind off of everything.

It probably wouldn't work though. The only thing she could do that could settle the heavy weight in her stomach was to release the video that Jake had made.

She only hoped that this was the right course of action. The fact that someone (probably Diana) had managed to frame another councillor for Abby's crimes made her skittish about the mess that she was embroiled in.

She could tell Thelonious or Kane about Diana and her plans to overthrow Jaha, but that would implicate Abby in the whole deal with Raven. That would definitely result in her being kicked off the council and she needed to stay on not only to hopefully curb whatever Diana was plan, but also to hopefully be amongst the first to hear from Raven who could hopefully clear the fog surrounding the supposed deaths of the 100.

Abby finally reached Medical and as she began to treat a young girl her mind thought of the most important reason she'd left Fuji to the wolves. She had to remain useful to Diana's ambition and wait for her turn to strike.

After all when one's gaze is on the skies it's hard to see what's right in front of you.

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"Hey Raven!"shouted Jasper as he looked at the girl currently working on the last of the flares,"When are we gonna light these bad boys up!"

Raven sighed and said,"Can you relax? I need to get this last one right then we can speak. Why don't you go and get blown off by Octavia or something?"

Jasper grabbed his chest and said,"That's uncalled for. Anyways, she's doing perimeter duty and my shift is next so I'm not going to do that. Octavia is hot, but I'd rather not spend double the amount of time out there hoping she finally sees the light."

Raven stopped working on the flare to say,"Well, at least there's a brain behind those ugly goggles. Also, I'm sure Bellamy having powers now has nothing to do with you not following Octavia."

Jasper was about to retort, but was cut off by Raven who stood up and said,"Okay, guys the flares are ready. The Ark is in a geosynchronous orbit with the Earth directly above us so we don't need to worry about them being on the wrong side of the planet. We just need to make sure these bad boys are ready to go."

One of the other delinquents spoke up and said,"In case you haven't noticed, there are way too many clouds passing by so how the hell do you expect them to see these things?"

Raven looked up at the night sky and indeed there were many clouds passing by and the light from the stars and the moon were barely able to pierce through them.

Raven smiled and said,"Don't worry about that. I've got it covered. Anyways, has anyone seen Monty?"

"I think he's still working on the radio in the dropship. I'll take you to him. Why are you asking anyways? You do know Clarke banned us from eating Monty's weed apples, right?"said Jasper as he began to walk with Raven to the dropship.

"Weed apples?"said Raven with a confused look on her face. What the hell did Monty have to do with weed apples?What were weed apples anyways?

Jasper noticed her confusion and said,"That's his power. He can make any sort of plant he wants. I'm telling you I wish I had that... The other day Glass wanted some chocolate apples so she said she'd give Monty–"

"I get the idea,"groused Raven as she tried to put the image out of her mind. She tried to steer the conversation away from the odd direction it had taken and said,"We need to see how far done he is with the radio because I really don't know if the flares are going to work. So the sooner we can speak to them the better."

Raven ignored the amused look of Jasper before climbing up to the top level of the dropship. She found Monty still fiddling with the radio and he looked up at her and stopped what he was doing when he heard Raven close the hatch.

"Hey Monty. How's the radio going?"

Monty sighed and said,"It could be better. The radio took quite a bit of damage when you landed and after Bellamy threw it in that rock pool there was even more damage done to it. Luckily, everything is salvageable and I've scraped parts together from Clarke's wristband and this thing will be up and running by tomorrow afternoon."

"Tomorrow?"said Raven tiredly,"I've told you the council might go through with the Culling especially after you shorted out 10 more wristbands."

Monty sighed and said,"Ok I get it, but there's nothing more I can do. The radio is still waterlogged and the circuitry is pretty damaged so I'll only be able to fix it by the early afternoon if I push. "

"Okay it's fine,"said Raven as she ran her hand through her hair,"I'm sorry. I'm just so frustrated and overwhelmed by everything. I mean if that Bellamy idiot hadn't trashed the radio then I'm sure it'd be a lot easier and he stole Abby's injection too. I don't how Clarke puts up with him."

Monty smiled and said,"Bellamy is a bit of an ass, but his heart is in the right place and surprisingly him and Clarke work well together. If it weren't for those two we wouldn't be half as organised as we are now. "

Raven nodded and said,"The important thing is you need to get that thing running. I'll join you after we launch the flares and maybe we'll be speaking to the Ark a little earlier than expected."

"That's great. I could really use the help and the company. I've been alone up here since Clarke gave me her wristband and Finn was also here for a while, but I think he's gone on guard duty or something."

Raven smiled at the mention of her boyfriend, but it dimmed a little as she remembered that she'd noticed that something was a bit off about Finn. She'd done everything and put her life on the line to reach the ground and somehow she'd expected things between Finn and her to stay the same.

He'd just been a little distance and she'd be lying if she didn't admit to being jealous of the looks and subtle flirting that Finn tried with Clarke.

The whole day had been trying on Raven as she'd had to deal with almost everyone waxing lyrical about how cool and awesome Clarke was from almost everyone and it got old fast.

The funny thing about it though was that Raven knew Clarke wasn't even after the glory or anything. She was just trying to do the best for everyone else which made it really hard to get annoyed at her.

"Hey,"said Monty as he looked up from the radio,"Is it true Clarke unlocked new powers and beat another Grounder? That's pretty badass..."

Not impossible though.

Raven shrugged and said,"Yeah, she burnt one of them to ashes and apparently this was after dropping a few trees on him. Is she still busy letting off some steam?"

A large boom from outside the dropship cut off Monty's reply and Raven paused before saying,"I'll take that as a yes. Anyways, I'll see you later. Duty calls."

Monty gave a half-hearted wave before Raven opened the hatch door and climbed down the ladder. It was quiet for a few moments before Monty heard the sounds of someone climbing up the ladder.

Jasper peeked his head out from the ladder and said,"Dude, where'd you keep those apples? Thalia said she wanted the same deal Glass gave you."

Monty let out a groan and said,"Are you gonna run around and tell everyone about that? I told you that in secrecy."

Jasper continued undeterred and said,"Hey, I want a scarf too. It's not fair that Glass made you one for some apples. "

Monty smirked and said,"Oh really? And here I thought shooting laser beams from your eyes was cooler than growing stupid plants. You even gave yourself a nickname."

Jasper sighed and said,"Yeah, yeah. Laser beams are only cool for warming food and burning Grounders and your power shits all over mine...Now where are they?"

Monty reaches below the table he's working on and places a sack that appeared to be made from a repurposed shirt on the table. He reached inside before throwing a green apple at Jasper who caught it deftly.

"Only one? I want one for me too,"whined Jasper disappointedly.

Monty holds up the entire sack and said,"Did you think this was just for me? When I'm done here you and me are gonna finish all of these."

Jasper smiled and said,"Now that's what I'm talking about. Now if you'll excuse me I'll try and find Thalia. Daddy needs his scarf."

Monty threw another apple at Jasper who caught it deftly again and said,"Hey try and get her to make us some gloves too for that second one. "

Jasper smiled at the idea before he and Monty raised their hands before giving themselves a self-five.

"Ok Monty, I gotta go, but you better hurry up with that radio. I don't want my apples to go bad. Also, laser beams are way, way better than plants."

Monty looked up to respond, but Jasper was already down the ladder.

One day, he was gonna make something that was a super strong laxative and see how Jasper would like that. That'll teach him to doubt Monty's awesomeness.

" 'Cyclops' is still a pretty good nickname though,"said Monty to get distracted before he turned his attention back to his work.

He would never tell Jasper that though.

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Clarke lifted her hands and with a yell of exertion she shot a blast of energy at the tree across from her. The tree crumpled and a loud boom echoed around the clearing before Clarke lowered her hands.

She'd been training her powers ever since she'd gotten back to camp with Octavia and Bellamy and she was starting to feel a bit tired. She couldn't stop now until she'd gotten a better handle on her powers.

If all Grounders were like the one she'd killed earlier then they were in a whole lot more trouble than she'd initially thought. They–assuming there were more of them– probably wouldn't take well to three of their own being taken out by them.

It was why Finn, Bellamy and Octavia were out on guard duty now. The dropship hadn't exactly been subtle when it landed and it was a miracle that they'd been left alone for the most part.

It was thus necessary that they be prepared for anything. If the Grounders weren't hostile before then they definitely were now.

Clarke took a deep breath and held her left hand close to her face. She wanted to test something that she'd been thinking of.

She focused intently and after a few seconds her hand ignited into fire. Clarke smiled at the sight took a deep breath before focusing on her flame covered limb. The fire began to spread up her arm and to Clarke's surprise the feeling of burning that she'd expected didn't follow.

The flames stopped just before they reached her elbow and Clarke just stared intently at the flames coiling on her arm. She was so engrossed that she'd barely heard a stick snap at the end of the clearing.

She raised her limb and fired a blast of fire at the noise, but she was surprised to see the flames spread out and stop in midair as if they hit an invisible barrier.

Clarke's eyes began to emanate a blue light and she quelled the fire on her arm. She raised her other hand and began to prepare to fire a blast of energy before she heard a familiar voice speak up.

"Hey Princess, relax it's just me... Bellamy,"said Bellamy as he held his hand up in front of him. He had his hand up as if he was pushing against something, but he lowered it when he saw Clarke's eyes turn back to normal.

"What are you doing here, Bellamy? Aren't you meant to be on guard duty?"said Clarke irritatedly. She wasn't sure why the Blakes seemed to enjoy sneaking up on her. One of these days she might hurt them if they keep it up.

"Hey Princess. I'm done with my section and I've already swapped with Miller. I was trying to find you, but then I heard what sounded like a tree breaking in half and I figured that there was only one person capable of that. So here we are,"said Bellamy as he gestured to the trees around them,"What are you doing? Cutting down trees? We already have enough firewood, you know?"

Clarke simply turned away from him and said curtly,"I'm letting off some steam. Today was...I just have a lot on my mind."

Bellamy sighed as he heard the robotic tone in Clarke's voice. She hadn't been the same since she'd healed his arm and left. Clarke and Bellamy might not be in the best terms per se, but he'd be lying if he said she wasn't vital to their survival.

It was why he decided, against his better judgement, to say,"Look, I know you're probably still beating yourself up about that guy, but it was either him or you. We do what we must to survive."

Clarke whirled back to him and said,"That's easy for you to say! You were willing to kill the Chancellor just to get on the dropship so excuse me if I'm not bouncing off the walls like a kid. I killed a man. I burnt him to death. I've only been here a few days and I can barely recognise myself !"

Bellamy's eyes flashed with anger before he said,"You know what? You're right. I was willing to kill Jaha to get on that dropship and I'd do it again a thousand times over! Octavia is the only thing that matters to me in this world and I'd rather die before I let anything or anyone hurt her. You need to understand Clarke those men we killed. They were going to kill us. All 100 of us if they had the chance. You need to understand that this isn't the Ark. There is no right and wrong on Earth. It's kill or be killed and I know which side of that I'll take."

Clarke gritted her teeth and stalked right up to Bellamy and said,"You think I don't know that? The whole reason I've been out here is to get a better handle on my powers. The Grounders are going to be back and I'll be damned if I let them kill another one of us! So don't come here and try to lecture me about being ignorant or dumb or weak because I've been doing my best to keep everyone safe. I'm the one who got given the fucking golden injection. I didn't ask for it!"

Clarke's eyes began to glow blue and Bellamy stared her down unflinchingly as she continued her rant,"I can't afford to take a break because if something happens then it's my fault! I don't have the luxury to relax and just take a break to work through everything so excuse me for not being stoked about killing someone!"

Bellamy's face twisted into an expression of disgust before he said,"You know Clarke when we first got here I thought you were many things annoying, privileged, brave, smart and even a leader, but this is the first time I ever thought you were weak."

"If I'm so weak,"said Clarke coolly as blue light radiated from her hands,"Why don't you prove it?"

Bellamy cracked his knuckles and said,"Fine by me."

Immediately after the words left Bellamy's mouth there was a flash of blue and Bellamy felt something smash into his stomach sending him flying through the air before he hit the ground and rolled to a stop.

Bellamy looked up at Clarke who still had her hands extended towards him and said,"Is that all you got?Stop pulling your punches."

Bellamy rose to his feet and thrust his hand forward. Clarke was caught unawares by this and in a manner reminiscent of Bellamy she was sent flying through the air. Clarke collided with the tree and she could feel that she'd formed an imprint on the tree.

Clarke rose to her feet and said,"You want me to stop pulling my punches? Fine."

Bellamy hadn't even blinked before Clarke was in front of him and he felt her punch him multiple times all over his body. He staggered from the heavy blows before he thrust his hand forward in the direction he was sure Clarke was in.

Clarke ducked to the ground and was amazed to see the trees in the forest behind her get uprooted and launched into the air.

Clarke rose to her feet before she pointed her hands at Bellamy and fired a blast of fire. Bellamy smirked and without any visible strain in his voice said,"This didn't work earlier, Princess."

Clarke ignored him and kept up the stream of fire even as she saw the flames stop against an invisible wall once again. Clarke smiled when she saw this and increased the temperature of the flames.

Bellamy let out a curse as he brought up his other hand to strengthen the barrier he'd made. Despite his earlier words he now knew that blocking the flames like this wasn't really clever because the barrier only stopped the fire, but as he was finding out it didn't stop the heat.

The heat was sapping at Bellamy's energy and the flames began to creep closer and closer to him. Bellamy could tell that the barrier was about to fail, but the heat and flames disappeared.

Suddenly, a large wall of earth appeared behind Bellamy and no sooner had it reached well above his height did he feel Clarke grab him and pin him roughly against it.

Her eyes were sharp and focused even as tears began to fall from them. Clarke lifted her hand and clenched it into a fist. Bellamy closed his eyes in preparation for the pain, but it never came.

He opened his eyes and was surprised to see that Clarke hadn't moved an inch. Clarke dropped her fist and said shakily,"Still think I'm weak?"

Clarke let go of Bellamy and began to make her way back to camp and before she left the clearing said,"I'm going to check on the flares and then I'll start my rounds. Don't worry I won't pull my punches."

Bellamy ran to catch up with her and placed his hand on her shoulder. Clarke tensed at the contact and turned back to face Bellamy.

"Look Clarke,"said Bellamy softly as he stared into Clarke's eyes which were radiating turmoil,"You need to understand that you're not in this alone. Yes, you did get the special injection and you probably feel like you need to keep pushing because of it. I know you've barely slept since what happened to Wells."

Clarke was about to ask how he figured it out, but stopped when she realised that Octavia or Roma–the two closest to her tent– would have probably noticed how often she left her tent during the night to go on guard duty or even just to sit by the fire.

"Clarke you're not in this on your own. There's me, Octavia, Finn, Jasper, Monty, Raven, Roma hell everyone in that camp would help you at the drop of a hat. You're a good person, Clarke. Don't you ever doubt that."

Clarke was about to respond,but two large, red pillars of light shot into the air and Bellamy and Clarke looked towards each other with a grim look on both their faces.

"That's Jasper's signal beam,"said Clarke as she looked towards Bellamy who was gathering the stuff he'd dropped earlier,"We need to head back to camp. Now."

Clarke waited for Bellamy to gather all his things before she grabbed onto him and she took off towards camp.

They arrived to see everyone running into their tents and only a few people were still out. Clarke spotted Roma and ran, with Bellamy in tow, in front of her.

"Roma, what's going on?"said Clarke as she looked into the nervous looking eyes of Roma.

Roma paused for a second and looked at Bellamy before she said,"It's Grounders. Jasper was looking for Octavia so they could swap and he went with Finn deeper into the woods following the trail she'd left and they couldn't find her at all."

A cloud of anger began to descend over Bellamy who growled,"Where is she?"

Roma pointed at something on the makeshift table that the delinquents used to skin meat,"They eventually reached a part of the woods where they found those and they turned back to camp. I thnk they went back out there, but it's too dark now for them to pick up the trail again."

Clarke and Bellamy stepped closer to the table and both were distressed by what they found.

Shards of crystal that were covered in blood.

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Abby pondered the various paintings that adorned the walls of the room she was in. The last time she had been in here she didn't really pay attention to her surroundings, but she supposed now was as a good time as any to take in Diana's room .

The former Chancellor had lived here ever since she'd lost an election to Thelonious. It was to be expected. One did not become Chancellor and stay popular especially if one was as stringent as Diana had been.

Diana had performed more floatings than any other Chancellor. She had also floated every single 18 year old to come out of Prison Station during her term without exception. It was necessary as there had been a fungal infection in the hydroponic farm and as such it was necessary for the resources of the Ark to not be strained.

This did not make her popular amongst the general populace as they began to wish for a Chancellor who was more lenient and humane. Thelonious was lucky in that he'd opposed Diana at every stage and word began to spread of the man who wished for a better life for all.

It was why she found it extremely ironic that even now as she sat here the 500 residents of Sector 17 were slowly suffocating as the oxygen pumps to there were cut off.

Sinclair had explicitly explained how he added managed to seem as a cascading failure that was only barely contained. It sickened Abby to be one of the few who would know the truth and not for the first time she thought that she should play Jake's video on the Ark-wide channel.

However, Abby knew it was pointless to even consider that. Firstly, she was sure that people would revolt against the Council. The simple fact that the residents of Sector 17–which contained mostly those in low-priority careers– were not given a choice and were executed just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Distrust and malcontent would rise and chaos would reign the Ark until the situation was calmed down either by a new Chancellor being elected or by more death. It wouldn't surprise Abby that in the event of a revolt that the Guard would be instructed to shoot to kill.

She'd imagine Jaha and Kane would justify it by saying it would keep the Ark alive for longer and that the rebels would have been floated regardless.

Speaking of rebels, Abby turned her attention to Diana who sat across from her face engrossed in a book that appeared to be written by someone with the surname Morgan.

Abby cleared her throat and said,"What did you do?"

Diana put her book down and Abby was surprised to see the word 'Centum' emblazoned across the front of the book.

Diana noticed Abby looking at the book and smiled radiantly,"It's Latin. It's a tradition within my family to learn how to speak. One started by the woman who saved the remnants of the human race. Her journals give an interesting insight into her mind. She was truly brilliant."

Abby snorted and muttered,"That may be. However, let's not forget her crimes against humanity. Those serums she developed couldn't have been made on her first try. It was also her obsession with them that led to The Era–"

"Careful Abby,"uttered Diana as her eyes gained a dark glint and Abby felt the hairs on her neck raise as she saw steam begin to waft off the shoulders of Diana,"You know that one is not allowed to speak of that time. It's a pretty serious offence its practically treason after all."

Abby's eyes sharpened at this and she felt a flash of anger at Diana's words.

"You dare speak of treason,"declared Abby her voice thick with disgust as she looked at Diana who seemed nonchalant in the face of Abby's rage.

It infuriated Abby.

"You're plotting to overthrow Jaha and yet you try to speak to me about treason? That's rich even from you,"said Abby and she felt a measure of vindication as she saw the anher that flashed across Diana's face before it was hidden by a smirk.

"I see you're not scared to speak your mind Abby. I could do with more people like you"said Diana before her tone turned cold,"However that doesn't mean you should forget your place. The only reason I haven't had you killed is that you still have some use. Don't forget it."

Again the steam billowed from Diana's shoulders, but this time even across the table Abby could feel the sheer heat of the steam even seated across the table.

Abby took a moment to calm herself and she sagged in submission and fear that was more genuine than Abby cared to realise.

"I'm sorry Diana. It's just today has been particularly frustrating,"assured Abby as she decided to finally bring up why she came here uninvited,"I thought I had been caught helping Raven, but when I saw Councilor Fuji on-screen...I knew you had something to do with it. I want to know what you did?"

Diana nodded before she said,"I suppose that's understandable. To say that I'm seeking vengeance on Jaha would not be a lie, but it's not the whole truth."

Abby noted that Diana's eyes flashed with more anger than she'd ever seen in anyone's eyes and the foreboding feeling in Abby's stomach began to grow.

"I was ousted from my position as Chancellor and all because I did what was necessary. The constant floatings and stringent rationing is all that allowed us to survive the disaster that struck the hydroponic farm. I was seen as the bad guy. I was the one who made sure we survived the farm's collapse. I was the one who floated my own husband for planting the fungus that ravaged the farm and yet I was still the villain."

Diana's eyes had lost their anger and were once again calm and devoid of emotions. She held a hand and a ball of water began to form above it. She began to shape the ball as she had the last time Abby was here.

Abby was only barely aware of it though as Diana once again began to speak," It was humiliating to have lost to Thelonious. The pin ripped off my jacket and my belongings thrown into a smaller room were the only thanks I received for my service. I swore that I would rise again and all I needed was the right moment. When I received word from one of my subordinates that the delinquents were to be sent to the ground I believed that I had a chance to regain my position. So I made a plan for Jaha to be assassinated by someone who both had reason to hate Jaha and to go the ground."

Understanding and disbelief dawned in Abby's mind as she uttered the name of the person that immediately fit the profile laid out by Diana.

"Bellamy Blake."

"Yes, the overprotective big brother who fell from grace and had a chance to both continue to protect his sister and kill the man who killed his mother. I didn't approach him directly though and I truthfully believed that once that dropship was launched the 100 were essentially dead. I framed Bellamy for the theft of the remaining Darwin nanobots and thought nothing of it until I heard that the 100 hadn't succumbed to the Earth. I knew that there was a way to turn this to my favour."

Abby felt an uneasy feeling begin to well up inside her as Diana revealed just how far low she had gone in her plot for revenge.

"The delinquents were beginning to remove their wristbands, but there hadn't been any signs of the radiation having killed them. We all suspected that they were acting out against the Ark and for a time it appeared that we were getting close to returning to the ground. I couldn't let that happen lest Bellamy reveal all in a bid to save his own skin when the Ark came down. So I enlisted the help of my most trusted ally. He had also taken an injection of Darwin nanobots and his power is what enabled the final steps of my plan to be taken."

Diana paused and Abby very nearly screamed as the lady opposite her seemed to take her time in continuing her explaination. Finally, right as the pyramid of water floating above Diana's hand flattened into a disc Diana continued her explaination,"You see he gained the ability to completely control any form of technology he comes into contact with. He is able to do many things, but the one that is valid here is his ability to manipulate the output and functioning of technology. This ability is what enabled him to make it seem as though all of the 100 had died and also frame Fuji for aiding Raven. "

Abby was thunderstruck by the revelation that Diana had made and her faces scrunched up in disbelief and confusion. Diana smiled before she said glibly,"I see you're still not sure of what I'm saying. I told my guy to make it seem like the 100 had died. He was able to intercept the signals being sent by the wristbands and make them broadcast that the 100 had died."

Abby felt hope rise up in her as she realised the implications of Diana's statement.

Diana looked at her and said,"Yes, they are alive. I had him route the actual signals to my tablet from the beginning and the majority of them have removed their wristbands by now, but they all showed normal vital signs beforehand except for five of them. There are also signs pointing that they've found water and food. However, I think the most interesting part is that they've shown some other changes. Their powers have begun to manifest and it's amazing especially the records I have for Clarke."

Abby flinched at the mention of her daughter and hung on to every word Diana had to say.

"Her brain activity is off the charts and her heart rate and body temperature has at times shot extremely high. It's safe to say that the Novus injection is a success."

Abby took a moment to process all of that and she put aside the elation she felt at hearing that her daughter was still alive and Abby looked at Diana in the eyes before she asked something that had been bothering her.

"Something still doesn't make sense,"said Abby as she voiced her concern,"Why did you have Fuji framed in place of me? Also, what is your endgame? All you've said us what you've done to get here. You haven't mentioned what you plan to do now?"

Diana paused as if wondering to answer before she said,"I framed Fuji because he thought he could take me down. When I recruited you, I had already secured the support of Kaplan, Muir, Cole and Fuji. Fuji tried to blackmail me after I became aware of your plot. He wished to become Chancellor instead and I took care of that. He had recorded one of our conversations just like this. I like ambition in my followers, but not too much so I got him stripped of his rank. I kept you alive because we both know how popular you are and I'll need your support for when I commandeer the Ark before our return to Earth."

In a dark corner of Abby's mind she found herself praising Diana for her meticulously executed plan. She had managed to effectively gain control of the Council and by managing to get Fuji locked up she had both eliminated a threat and sent a message that she wasn't to be trifled with.

It made her realise that perhaps getting this close to Diana had been a mistake as she had an epiphany about why the council had all voted for the Culling.

As if on cue, alarms began to blare outside the room and neither occupant moved. The voice of Sinclair came over the Ark-wide channel as he began to warn people of a massive systems failure in Sector 17.

Abby just barely managed to block out the sound of the siren as she looked at Diana who seemed uncaring at just what those alarms meant.

"You want to make Jaha into a scapegoat,"said Abby before continuing her thoughts out loud,"Your people are in high places. They'll be able to spread the truth of the 100 and you forced the Council to vote for the Culling so that once Sector 17 was wiped out you would then expose that the Earth is habitable and also expose the Culling. This would force Jaha to step down and I would back your nomination to Chancellor in the case of an election and with the Council on your side you would be in full control of the Ark. You'd then execute Project Exodus and be the hero that brought the human race back to the ground."

Diana smiled and said,"Well that was the plan, but I've thought better of it. The only thing you missed is something that only Jaha and I know. You see Project Exodus can't take us all to the ground. So I decided to instead cause massive unrest with these revelations while me and my people take an Exodus ship to the ground during the chaos. I know that the Exodus ship leaving would cause massive damage to the Ark and I suppose there'll be some loss of life, but that's fine. So I suppose I lied to you...I don't need you for your support. I need you for your medical expertise when we return to Earth. "

Diana looked at her large bay window as she caught sight of something odd. She was elated to see what looked like a fleet of flares streaking across the Earth. Abby was at her side and she too saw the flares and she knew it could mean one thing.

"They're alive,"said Abby in awe as she tracked the path of the flares. Whatever doubts she'd had about Diana telling the truth were now and truly gone.

Diana smirked at the sight,"That couldn't have come at a better time. I'm pretty sure that we aren't the only ones to have seen this. It's a shame that Sector 17 must be a graveyard by now. I wonder if Thelonious will be able to live with himself after this."

A knock at the door came and to Abby's surprise Commander Shumway was the one behind it. She idly noted that the alarms had turned off.

"Pardon for the intrusion, but Chancellor Jaha has called for an emergency council meeting,"said the man looking directly at Abby.

Abby thanked the man and before she could leave to follow she heard Diana say,"Michael, stay behind. I'm sure Abby can find her way back to the Council room."

Abby felt an intense wave of anxiety rush over as she realised the magnitude of what Diana had said. Clearly, Shumway wasn't taking his orders from Kane anymore.

In fact, she suspected that Shumway was Diana's partner that had enabled much of her scheme to come to fruition. Thus, Abby schooled her features and tried to not give any outward clues to her thoughts.

Abby closed the door behind her and she was completely unaware of the predatory gaze of Diana that had followed her on her way out.

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There was an uneasy feel to the Ark noted Kane as he began to make his way to the Council Room and he was sure he knew why.

The people of the Ark who had all been in bed were huddled together in clusters and Kane fought down the guilt that erupted as he heard snippets of conversation about the death of Sector 17.

People had lost fathers, mothers, children and friends in a freak accident. They had been told of the 'error' that had occurred, but it was cold comfort for those who had lost someone.

It was especially painful for Kane to walk through these halls after hearing what one of the Guards had told him. The 100 were alive. The flares that had been seen soaring across the Earth had made major news and even now as Kane was making his way to the Council Room he was able to hear some people talking about the incident.

Kane was about to turn the last corner he needed to in order to reach the Council Room and he was surprised to see that Abby was waiting for him outside the Room.

He cautiously approached her and noted the panicky and yet distracted look she had. Abby turned towards him and her eyes seemed to focus before she said something that made the suppresed guilt within Kane permeate his entire being.

"I'm sure you're aware that the 100 are alive. I was in Diana's room when I saw them,"whispered Abby as she counted her lucky stars that she and Kane were the first to the Council Room,"That's not important though. The important thing is Diana. She's planning a rebellion. She used the Darwin nanobots to arm some of her people and one of them was able to manipulate the information we were receiving from the ground."

Marcus managed to suppress his guilt in the face of this information and said calmly,"Abby, that's a serious accusation. Diana is a respected member of the Ark and this is no small matter. What proof do you have?"

Abby sighed as she heard the admittedly understandable disbelief and suspicion in Marcus' voice.

"She recruited me for her rebellion."

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Octavia felt nauseous. She felt rope digging into her wrists and ankles and she also vaguely realised that she was being carried.

Slowly, the memories of what had happened came back to her.She had been doing her rounds when she heard something fly through the air. Her crystal armour had activated on it's own and Octavia was grateful for it since a spear had bounced off of her chest.

Immediately, Octavia had shot shards of crystal into the trees and she was rewarded when she heard a low groan of pain.

To her surprise, two people jumped down from the top of the branches. The one responsible for the groan of pain she'd heard earlier ripped the shards out from where they'd dug into his arms.

Octavia remembered how she felt confident about taking the two of them considering how she'd beaten a Grounder earlier in the day without much fuss.

It had only taken her a few seconds to realise that the two warriors were of a different breed and her armour had saved her from many deadly blows from their swords.

The finishing blow had come when one of the Grounders had taken in a deep breath and Octavia had only had thd time to blink before what felt like an extremely strong wind had slammed into her.

Octavia had been sent tumbling head over heels through the forest before she had slammed into a tree hard. Octavia tried to raise herself, but she felt pain flash all over her body. Her armour was now adorned in slight hairline cracks and her body was flickering in and out of view.

Suddenly, an object had slammed into the ground and released a spray of dust. Octavia had reflexively inhaled and immediately had felt the effects as she had begun to lose consciousness.

Octavia snapped out of her reverie and she looked up at the sky to get a gauge of the time and she was amazed to see Raven's flares zipping across the sky.

The sight had caused adrenaline to start pumping through her veins and Octavia tried to activate her armour despite being bound.

To her horror, her armour didn't appear and her predicament seemed to have been noticed by her captors one of who smiled so viciously that it sent chills down her spine.

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Author Notes

Also, there wasn't much of Finn in this one. I only noticed that after the fact, but from what I've seen he's not that well liked at all. Like seriously you guys hate him.

Sorry I took so long. I've been busy with exams. I hope this chapter makes up for it. Next chapter we'll get to see how the rebellion pans out and what happens to Octavia.

Also expect the Nanobots and the differences between them to be explained fully and you'll see just why Clarke's is so important.

I've also taken the liberty of making a map of sorts for the 100. I plan on exploring the world because I mean other than Trikru and Floukru we don't really see other cities and I really want to explore the Grounder world. So if any of you live in the Eastern part of America or South-Eastern Canada then if you're lucky your hometown will come up. I'm not from America though so please no hate if I make a mistake.

I've drawn a general map, but i can't draw so I'll just list the way I've dividied up the land if you guys want to see it.With that said expect some changes to the world and the main reason that is happening is to build a world more suited to my story than the current 100 world.

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