5 years later
"Madi" Clarke whispers into the little nightbloods ear and gently shakes her to get her to wake up.
"10 more minutes." Madi whines and rolls over hoping Clarke will let her sleep in a little today.
"Come on, we have to go to Polis today." Clarke says and puts her hand on Madi's arm.
Madi rolls onto her back and looks at Clarke with her eyes half open, "Again? We have been trying to get them out for 6 years. It's too much for us to do by ourselves."
"I know but I found some more parts and this time I am hoping I can figure out how to communicate with them. I have to know if they are at least alive down there."
Madi opens her eyes fully, "That sounds like a you problem. Can I stay here this time?"
"You know I don't like leaving you alone. What if something happens to you?"
"Right because its not like we are the only two people left on Earth. There are so many people out there that are just waiting for you to leave so they can hurt me." Madi smirks.
Clarke sighs, "Fine but if anything happens, you make sure to go to your hiding place. In case of an emergency, and only in an emergency, you know where I keep the spare gun." Clarke really didn't feel comfortable leaving Madi alone. She knew the likelihood of anything happening to her was very slim, but it still scared her. The reality is, there was a lot about this world that no one knew about. Who knows what could have survived Praimfaya.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Madi yelled and wrapped her arms around Clarke.
"Alright. I want you to go catch some fish and cook dinner tonight. Sound good?" Clarke smiles.
"Definitely! Reshop, Clarke." Madi says and lays back down to continue sleeping. Clarke chuckles and gets her pack to start her journey to Polis.
Madi quickly fell back asleep and she was grateful that Clarke finally gave into her. Both girls were very stubborn, so they typically didn't give in easily to each other. Sometimes Clarke would though because she loved to see the little girl smile. It was what kept her going every day.
It had been about an hour since Clarke had left and Madi was still sleeping. That is until she was startled awake due to a huge crash that came a short distance from where she was sleeping. Madi immediately put her guard up. Ever since she met Clarke, the little girl was able to relax. She didn't have to worry about anything because she knew Clarke would always keep her safe. There was also nothing for her to worry about anymore. Before the second Praimfaya, she had to constantly keep her guard up. She was a nightblood after all. The Fleimkepa was always in search of nightbloods and she spent most of her first 6 years of life hiding under the floor. He did find her once but luckily her mom helped her escape. That was actually the last time Madi had seen her mother. It was around 8 months before Praimfaya hit.
Madi got out her dagger and ventured outside to find out where the crash came from. She searched through the woods, hiding behind each tree, until she came to the clearing where Clarke would teach her things she needed to know. Madi begged Clarke to move their lessons to this spot because she found it peaceful. Now it wasn't. There was still the lush green grass, a lazy stream, and huge trees that provide just the right amount of shade but now there was a huge ship in the middle of it all. This had to have come down from the sky. Madi quickly hid behind the nearest tree as the door began to open. Seven people appeared, and they seemed to be very happy to be on the ground. Madi recognized them. These were the people from Clarke's sketch book!
"I told you I would get us back on the ground." The girl who had to of been Raven said. Madi could easily tell who was who. She looked at Clarke's sketch book multiple times a day. She loved to imagine what it would be like when they came down but now she didn't have to. They were actually here!
"It took you long enough." Murphy smirked. Madi wasn't too sure how she felt about him. The stories she heard from Clarke were very conflicting and it seemed like he only cared about himself.
"Hey, Raven, did the best she could. I didn't see you doing anything to help get us back." Emori sneered. Madi let out a laugh and immediately regretted it when Bellamy immediately shot a gun in her direction.
"Bell! That could have been Clarke!" Harper scolded.
"Clarke's dead." Bellamy said sternly to the group and then yelled, "Show yourself!"
Madi walked out from behind the tree with her hands in the air and yelled, "Don't shoot."
"Who are you?" Bellamy asks.
"I'm Madi." She says confidently.
"How did you survive?" Monty asks.
"What's it to you?" Madi responds with a lot of attitude. Clarke would have gotten on her case if she heard her speak like that.
"Relax, it was just a question." Monty says carefully. They were all starting to get pretty intimidated by Madi.
"My blood protected me from the radiation." Madi explains.
"So no one from the bunker is out yet?" Bellamy asks.
"No there is a bunch of rubble trapping them in there. We have tried to get them out basically every day, but it is just too much." Madi explains.
"We?" Raven cuts in.
"Yeah, Clarke and me." Madi replies.
"Clarke's alive?" Bellamy asks.
"Where is she?" Echo asks.
Madi turns her head quickly towards Echo, finally realizing her presence. Within a second, she is running at her and tackles her, pinning her to the ground, "Wouldn't you like to know? I figured you would already have all the answers, spy!"
"Madi! What are you doing?" Bellamy exclaims while trying to get Madi off of his girlfriend.
"Feisty. I like her already." Murphy laughs.
"Clarke told me all about her." Madi glares.
Echo leans on her elbows while trying to get up, "I'm not that person anymore. I don't know what Clarke told you but that was only one side of the story."
"Yeah we wouldn't be alive without her." Emori speaks up.
Madi looks at Echo for a second and then sticks her hand out for Echo, "I'm sorry." Echo takes Madi's hand and stands up then brushes herself off.
"So where is Clarke?" Harper asks.
"Oh, she went to try to get everyone out. Like I said, we try a lot. It's too much for us to do by ourselves though and I didn't feel like going today." Madi explains.
"Do you know when she will be back?" Bellamy asks.
"Probably soon. She didn't leave that long ago and probably heard the crash so she should be on her way back to make sure I am okay. She is a little overprotective if you ask me." Madi says which elicits a few chuckles from the group then Madi continues, "Oh I have a good idea! Do you guys want to surprise Clarke?"
"Always!" Murphy smirks. Emori gives him a look and he rolls his eyes.
"Follow me! I will show you where we live." Madi tells them excitedly and basically runs off leaving the others having to run to keep up with the 12-year-old.
"Here we are!" Madi says and leads them inside. The group seems surprised as they look at what Clarke built for Madi and her.
"Wow this is pretty nice." Bellamy says.
"Yeah Clarke tried to make it feel as homey as possible. She always tells me just because we are the only 2 people on earth right now doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves a little." Madi explains.
"That does not sound like Clarke." Monty comments.
"6 years is a long time. People change. Right Echo?" Madi smirks.
"That is true. So, Clarke told you about me?" Echo inquires.
"She told me about all of you. Some pretty messed up stuff happened before Praimfaya. Like Murphy almost hanging Bellamy-"Madi starts to say before she gets cut off by Murphy.
"Hey, he hung me first for something I didn't even do." He defends.
"And shooting Raven in the leg." Madi counters.
Murphy scratches the back of his head and defeatedly replies," Yeah I guess I have no one else to blame for that." Raven looks at him and gives him a smile only he notices. They have already gotten past that one.
"She also told me about when Echo helped blow up Mount Whether and when Bellamy helped murder an entire village. Oh and-!" Madi went on before she was stopped by Harper.
"Did she tell you anything good about us?" Harper asks.
"Well she told me about how perfect Murphy and Emori are together. She said that she admires a woman who could put up with someone like Murphy." Madi says but fades off because she could sense the tension between the two. Murphy and Emori give each other a look, neither wanting to get into anything at that moment.
"She also said that you are a good cook Murphy!" Madi quickly says to diffuse the tension.
Madi looks at Raven and smiles, "Raven, she says you are the most badass engineer and can make or fix anything."
"I am pretty good." Raven says and flips her ponytail backwards while Emori pushes her arm playfully.
"How about me? Any good things?" Bellamy asks hopefully.
"She talked about how you were a great co-leader and probably the best big brother. She also said even though you made impulsive moves you always made them because you thought you were doing the right thing at the time. What she talks about most often though is how she would never have survived or be able to lead without all of you. You guys gave her strength when she needed it most." Madi tells them.
"No Madi, I think that is you." Bellamy says and sits next to the young girl. Madi smiles at him and then gets up without warning to get something and comes back with a book.
"What is that?" Echo asks.
"Clarke's sketchbook. She has drawings of all of you guys and of things that have happened throughout her life. We look at it every night when she tells me stories about you guys." Madi explains while she opens it and begins to flip through the pages.
"Why are those pages tied shut?" Raven asks.
"I'm not allowed to look at those. Clarke says they are of Lexa though." Madi shrugs.
"Must be nudes." Murphy deadpans which elicits a slap from Emori.
"No" Madi replies in a "duh" tone, "She doesn't want me to look at them because she knows if I do then she will have to talk about her. I don't know why but Clarke doesn't like to talk about her. Actually, she never talks about her. I used to ask about her when I was younger and one time she agreed to tell me but then I fell asleep before I could hear the stories. I asked twice again after that, but it always seemed to make her really sad, so I gave up on learning about her." Madi says. You can tell she is a little upset by this, but she respects Clarke enough not to keep pushing it.
"Oh we can tell you all about her. She was-" Murphy begins to say but gets cut off by Emori.
"Someone who Clarke will tell Madi about when she is ready." Emori glares at Murphy.
"Anyway, Clarke should be back really soon. You guys stay in here and try to be quiet. I will sit on the steps outside and wait for her. Then you guys can come out and surprise her." Madi says and leaves with the sketchbook when everyone else agrees on the plan.