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Clarke, Lexa and Alice, hadn't been able to sleep really, too eager to get the day started, eager to try and find some way out of this for Lexa. So, they find themselves in Lexa's front room at 8am, all sitting on the couch, nursing cups of coffee. Alice looking like she's still suffering with the mother of all hangovers from yesterday, thankfully the older woman is completely sober now.

Lexa had told Clarke when she got to bed last night, that her mother knew about them. The atmosphere between the two older women this morning has been slightly tense to say the least. Clarke is torn between feeling massively uncomfortable that her students mother knows that the two of them are having sex; and happiness that she apparently doesn't appear to have an issue with the fact that she's sleeping with her daughter.

Lexa can feel the tension between her mother and her lover, but to be honest, she doesn't have time for it right now. They will just have to deal with the weirdness, there are much more important things that they need to be saving their energy for. With that thought, Lexa leans forward and pulls the latch on the chest, and pulls the lid up, before swinging it open.

Clarke and Alice, make a silent a mutual agreement, to forget all other issues for now, and rid themselves of their mugs before leaning forward to join Lexa in glancing into the chest to see what has been uncovered with the removal of the lid.

The answer is; not that much by the looks of it, it mostly seems to consist of photo's and paperwork. Lexa sighs. She starts pulling out certain things that catch her eyes, and Clarke and Alice take this as their cue to do the same.

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The three of them had pulled out a lot of photographs, a lot of them were of Gustus and Alice. Lexa couldn't help but smile at how happy they looked together, and feel a little sad, wondering what her life might have been like had Gustus decided to stick around.

She's never seen her father before this morning, obviously all of the photos are at least 15 years old, but she got a feel for the man, her father. A giant of a man by all accounts, he looked like a leader, she can see why the Trikru would have found it easy to rally behind him; she can't help but feel a little worried and self-conscious, about how let down the Trikru are going to feel when they find out that a scrawny 18-year-old woman is apparently their saviour.

Other than the photos they had found a number of telephone numbers and addresses in her father's correspondence, they put it all to one side for Raven and Anya to work through later.

Lexa had also pulled out a neck chain, which apparently belonged to her father, it has a trinket attached to it, three incomplete circles, with a smaller circle in the middle, and three really small red circles; she can't help but see the resemblance between this symbol and a hazmat symbol, she wonders if it's just coincidence, or if there's more to it that that. Lexa is taken by it straight away, she feels a connection with it; its no surprise to her when her mother informs her, that it is the symbol of the Trikru. Lexa absentmindedly places it around her neck, she has no intention of joining a gang, none whatsoever; but she can't help but feel that this is a symbol of who she is, and offers her an insight into where she came from. That means something to her, it means a lot actually.

And now they wait; for Lexa's friends, plus Raven and then the mysterious Indra to arrive.

Lexa can't cope with just sitting around, so she glides into the kitchen with their now empty coffee mugs, and starts to busy herself with the dishes, much to Clarke's dismay, as she has now been left alone with Alice Woods.

Alice plays with the cuff on the shirt shes wearing, shes clearly just as tense as Clarke at the two of them being left alone. It apparently doesn't last. Alice speaks. "You need to be really careful you know."

Clarke snaps her head up at the noise, and pins Alice with a stare, that conveys that she needs more information. Truth is Clarke needs to be careful with a lot of things right now, Alice is going to have to be more specific.

Alice takes a deep breath. "I can tell that this thing between you and my daughter is strong." Clarke swallows. "And I don't for one second want you to think that I don't approve. I do. Even in the few hours we've spent together I can see how happy you make her, how much you mean to her."

"She means the world to me too." Clarke tries to plead her case, she doesn't need to.

"I know that Clarke, it's obvious. But the Azgeda, won't hesitate to use you to destroy her."

Clarke knows shes right. Alice hasn't finished. "They won't care if you're caught up as collateral damage either."

Clarke nods, it scares her, of course it does. But not enough to make her run. In fact, it galvanises her. She smirks at Alice. "We better make sure we kick their ass then huh."

Alice smirks back. She likes this woman. She can see why her daughter is head over heals for the blond.

They're saved from any further interaction, by the sound of the front door swinging open, and Bellamy, Octavia, Lincoln, Anya and Raven strolling in, all chatting amongst themselves. All ready to help in whatever way they can.

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Anya and Raven have been glued to their laptops since Lexa dropped all of the information she, Clarke and her Mum had found in the chest earlier. The rest of the group have been sitting around throwing idea's into the ring as to how the hell they can placate Nia Queen and all come out of this alive, and hopefully not members of a gang, any gang.

Really, they're just passing time until Indra arrives, because they aren't coming up with much, they hope she has more in the way of solutions to offer.

Theres a knock at the door, which is akin to a policeman. They all know its Indra. Even Anya and Raven lift their heads from their computer screens momentarily. Alice rises, she supposes she better greet Indra at the door, given that she actually the only person here that actually knows her.

Its not long before Alice returns and steps to the side to let Indra into the room, Lexa rises to meet the woman, but isn't prepared for what happens next. Indra drops to her knees and lowers her head. It reminds Lexa of how a loyal subject would greet a King or Queen. She glances over at Clarke, not quite sure how to react, but to be fair to her, Clarke looks just as bemused as she feels. A quick glance around the room confirms everyone else, apart from Alice, is equally shocked. Alice clearly knew something like this was coming, once again, thanks for the heads-up Mum.

Indra rises to her feet and the broad smile that breaks out onto her face is slightly unnerving. "Commander, you have no idea I how long I have been waiting for this."

"I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I'm no commander." Lexa swallows hard.

Indra smirks. "Yes, you are, you just don't know it yet."

Lexa decides to not push this point any further, she needs this woman's help after

all, the last thing she wants to do is insult her. "Please, sit down."

Indra still with a look of pure joy on her face takes a seat on the couch, and Lexa sits next to her, everyone else in the room stays on the outskirts, but never takes their eyes away from the two women.

"Thank you for coming Indra." Lexa starts.

"It is my honour Lexa."

Lexa glances over to Clarke once again, to get confirmation that this is all a bit much, Clarke still just looks in shock. Lexa clears her throat. "Well I suppose I should fill you in on why I've asked you here."

She does, she fills Indra in on everything that's happened over the last few weeks, from Finn's death, through to her and Bellamy's meeting with Roan yesterday.

Indra takes a second once Lexa has finished to let the words settle. Her blood boils at what Nia has done, as far as Indra is concerned its been an attempt to weaken their commander before she has even found her strength.

"How did you find your meeting with Roan?"

This is not the first thing Lexa was expecting Indra to say, and the shock must be apparent on her face. Indra explains further. "The evil gang that the Azgeda has become, is all on Nia. Roan is an advocate of peace between the clans, just like your father was. The two of them were actually great friends."

This shocks Lexa slightly, she assumes that all members of the Azgeda and the Trikru would just automatically hate each other. If Nia is the only one propagating the hate, then perhaps there is a way out of this, not an easy one, Lexa muses. She realises she better answer Indra's question.

"I don't really remember." She shrugs. "After he told me why Finn died, I kinda lost it; emotionally."

Bellamy steps forward at this point. "Roan did tell me tell you that he thought you could help each other out."

All eyes are on him, he can see the question in every set; 'why haven't you mentioned this before'. He becomes a little self-conscious. "Come on guys I haven't really had a chance to pass the message on. Plus, I didn't want Lexa getting involved with Azgeda politics."

Octavia glares at her brother, still not happy about his involvement in this mess so far, although given what they know now, she assumes this would have happened regardless, so she can feel herself softening towards the big dope.

Lexa sighs. "It seems like I'm going to have to get involved either way."

Clarke panics that really is the last thing she wants her to have to do. "Lex, this really isn't safe." She looks to Indra. "Is there really no other way to deal with this?"

Indra shows no emotion. "If you want to come out of this without losing someone else you love, then no."

Indra looks squarely back at Lexa. "For you, and everyone you love to come out of this alive, you need to take out Nia Queen, meaning that Roan will then become the leader of the Azgeda, allowing peace to reign once more between the two tribes."

"Take her out?" Lexa questions.

"Nia won't give up her throne while she still has breath in her body." That's a little clearer.

Lexa's head starts to pound. She glances over to Bellamy. "Can you set up another meeting with Roan?"

Bellamy just nods and leaves the room.

Lexa now looks over to Anya and Raven. "Have you managed to find anything about my father?"

Indra's ears pick up at this. Anya just shakes her head, no. Raven it seems has had a little more luck. "One of the phone numbers in the correspondence it still live. It isn't used very much, but it has been used a few times in the last 15 years. I'm trying to pin point a location, but its obviously an old phone, so it's taking a little time."

Alice's heart sinks. She never once believed in the last 15 years that Gustus might have still been alive, that he did actually walk out on them and not take a glance back. She frantically tries to hide her tears. Lexa's heart burst when she sees that's it Clarke that reaches over and takes Alice's hand in hers, as a show of comfort.

Bellamy enters the room and looks towards Lexa. "Roan says he will meet us later today."

Lexa just nods. She needs to speak to Roan, to see if he thinks theres any other way out of this, she assumes he knows his mother better than anyone else.

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After Indra left, Raven and Anya continued working away trying to locate Gustus' phone, and Octavia, Bellamy and Lincoln kept Alice in place in the front room, scared that it she was left to her own devices she might reach for the vodka, and Lexa really doesn't need to be dealing with that right now.

Lexa has moved out into her back garden, she feels like she needs the air, the atmosphere in the house stifling her. She's not surprised when she's joined a few minutes later. Clarke wraps her arms around Lexa from behind and lets the railing Lexa had been leaning against as she looked out across the back garden take their weight. She cuddles the brunette from behind for a few minutes and knows that it was a good move as she feels Lexa melt back into her, whilst she pulls Clarke's arms around her front more tightly. Clarke finds her lips almost subconsciously seeking out Lexa's neck, and she starts to pepper her lover with kisses. Lexa sighs content.

Clarke eventually releases her, and moves to her side, leaning against the railing. "How you holding up?"

"Im scared." Lexa answers honestly.

"Me too." Clarke admits.

Lexa smiles. "I'm craving going back to the time when my biggest worry was the school board finding out about us."

Clarke laughs. The situation they find themselves in now does make their earlier issue seem insignificant. It is in fairness, what they're dealing with now is life and death. The worst that could have happened before was that she might have lost her job. She'd give it up in a heartbeat now, in exchange for Lexa's safety, and the safety of her friends.

"What time do you leave to meet Roan?"

Lexa checks her watch. "In about five minutes."

"Do you want me to come with you?"

Lexa would love nothing more. "I don't think that's a great idea." She explains further. "Who knows who will be watching, we need to be really careful Clarke."

Clarke knows shes right. Its actually physically painful for the blonde, the thought that she won't be able to join Lexa. "You're not going alone, are you?" Panic starts to rise.

"No, I'm taking Bellamy with me. I figure he was with me last time I met with Roan, so it makes sense."

"Are you sure you can trust him?"

Lexa certainly understands the question, given how Bellamy betrayed her in the aftermath of Finn's death. "Yes." She knows she can.

And that's enough for Clarke. They are interrupted by the topic of their recent conversation when Bellamy sticks his head out of the back door. "Lex, we should get going."

Lexa nods, and he disappears just as quickly as he arrived. She turns back to Clarke. No words are needed, they both fall into a desperate kiss. When Lexa eventually pulls back, Clarke does speak. "I love you."

"I love you too."

And then, shes gone.

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Lexa and Bellamy arrive at the meeting point and are surprised to find that Roan is already in attendance. He's clearly taking this meeting a bit more seriously than the last one. The meeting this time is taking place in neutral territory. A diner on the docks of the river, firmly in the Floukru territory.

When they drop down into their seats and join Roan at the table he gets straight to business. "I assume you have educated yourself since our last meeting."

Lexa nods, shes not sure how to approach this with him, he is Nia's son after all. She needs a reaction from him, so she can gauge where she stands. "It seems my only chance of survival is removing your mother from her throne."

She sees the spark of excitement in Roan's eyes, that accompanied by the smirk currently playing on his lips; Lexa knows she has just said exactly what he wanted to hear.

He too needs to know that they are both on the same page. "That's not your only option Lexa, you could always join her."

Lexa rolls her eyes, she knows, as does Roan, that, that really isn't an option. Especially for someone like Lexa who as absolutely no desire to be involved in either the Azgeda or the Trikru once this mess is over.

"That's not happening." Lexa voices what the three of them at the table already know. "Is there any chance of your mother stepping aside gracefully."

Roan actually laughs out loud. A real belly laugh. That gives Lexa her answer.

Lexa sighs, she wants an out, any out that doesn't involve anyone else having to die, including Nia Queen. "I hear that if you were on the throne, we might find ourselves in a more peaceful city."

Roan gets serious. "My mother has let the power go to her head, the Azgeda and the Trikru, and all the other Kru's for that matter have co-existed in this city for generations, in harmony for the most part. Theres no reason, other than my mother, that we can't get back to that." His passion on this point impresses Lexa.

"How do I know I can trust you?" Lexa asks.

"You don't." Roan states matter of a factly. "You just have to trust that no matter what, things can't get any worse than they are now."

Lexa mulls over his words. He continues. "Plus, I'm assuming that your education has come from Indra. She does trust me."

Lexa nods. "Why not stage a coup?" it seems to Lexa like a much easier way to deal with things, maybe easier isn't the correct word, but wouldn't involve her having to take out the most dangerous woman in the city.

Roan, sighs. "It's an option. I reckon there are enough like-minded people in the Azgeda, and in time I would be able to convince them to rise up behind me against my mother."

Lexa can see what he's getting at. "It would take too long."

Roan nods. "That's one issue, but it isn't the main issue. Lexa me uprising against my mother would cause a Civil War in the Azgeda, one that I'm confident I can win, I think I would have a small majority on my side, but the bloodshed would be colossal."

Lexa hadn't thought about it like that. Roan continues. "You have to think about it, as one loss of life vs many losses."

Lexa nods to convey that she understands. "So, you're saying that I have to kill your mother."

Roan nods. "It has to be you Lexa, if you do it, then the whole of the Azgeda will unite behind me, if I were to do it, the Civil War would ensue in any event."

"What about the Azgeda reaction against the Trikru, surely if the leader of one kru kills the other, that will cause a different kind of war."

Roan smirks. "I didn't think you were the leader of the Trikru?"

"I'm not." Lexa is very clear. "But it doesn't matter whether I am or not, whats matters is that I will be perceived to be if I take out Nia."

Roan likes this kid, shes smart. "I can keep my Kru in check. They all know already what happened to your friend, and of Nia's intentions for you, I don't think it will be hard to convince them, that you are just a teenager looking for a way out, nothing more, nothing less."

Lexa nods. At least they have some semblance of a plan. "How on earth do I go about doing this." Its not exactly her forte, she really has no idea.

"That I can't help you with. You need to do this alone; if the Azgeda get any sniff that I had a hand in any of this, then its game over."

Lexa feels a little lost again. "I can arrange a meeting with my mother. But beyond that, you are on your own."

"I need a little time, don't arrange anything with your mother just yet."

Roan nods. "As you wish." And with that he jumps up and leaves, just as briskly as he arrived. Lexa looks over to Bellamy, he tries his best to give her a reassuring smile. At least they know what they have to do now. Okay, so it involves murdering the most dangerous and powerful woman in the city. No biggie.

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Lexa and Bellamy stand in front of, Clarke, Alice, Octavia, Lincoln, Anya and Raven, waiting for a reaction, having just recounted the content of their meeting with Roan.

Clarke feels sick. She understands the logic behind them having to get rid of Nia Queen. But the thought that Lexa might have to kill her, to actually, physically extinguish the life of someone who is, albeit just, another human being.

"Wait so we have to kill Nia Queen?" It's Octavia that asks for clarification.

"We don't have to do anything O, I do." Lexa makes clear.

Lexa is out of her mind if she thinks she's being left to deal with this bullshit by herself. "I'm in Lexa, no matter what, I'm not letting you go through this alone."

"Me too Lex." Lincoln makes it clear that he's on board.

"Count on me Lexa." Anya.

"I owe you this much Lex." Bellamy looks a little sheepish as he speaks.

"You don't owe me anything Bell. There's no pressure on you to be involved with this nightmare."

"It's a good job that I want to help then huh." Bellamy smiles, and Lexa finds herself smiling back.

"Well clearly you need my expertise." Raven starts.

Clarke jumps in. "Raven, you do not need to get caught up in this."

Raven eyes her suspiciously. "You're in though right?"

Clarke looks at Lexa and smiles. "Obviously."

Raven grins. "Then I'm down too. Like I said you are definitely going to need my genius at some point in this battle."

"Okay, Okay, so were all in." Lexa is surprised at her mother's declaration. "What's the plan?"

Lexa mulls the question over in her mind, the truth is she isn't 100% sure what the plan is. She doesn't get a chance to voice her hesitance. Raven starts to speak.

"Holy shit." She gets everyone's attention, she's frantically tapping away on her laptop and her wide eyes don't leave the screen. She doesn't offer any further information.

"Raven. What is it?" Raven drags her eyes from the screen to her best friend who has just spoken. She looks back down to the laptop screen as if she's trying to convince herself of what she's just uncovered.

She swallows hard. "I just got a hit on the location for Gustus' phone."

Everyone moves closer, all with bated breath. Raven slowly turns her laptop screen to face the rest of the group. They all look at the flashing dot on the screen. Bellamy is the one who breaks the silence. "Miss Reyes, that dot's in the same place as when we were looking for the computer Finn was talking too."

Raven's first thought is; good he agrees and I'm not going mental. Slowly everyone starts to realise what he's saying.

"Raven that dot is flashing in Niagara." Clarke states rather dumbly. She realises just how dumb she sounds. "I mean are you sure that isn't left over from the last time?"

Clarke has no idea about computers, all she knows is when they were trying to track Finn's communication with the Azgeda, the dot was in the exact same place.

"Do you think I'm some sort of amateur Clarke?" Raven is slightly annoyed.

Alice needs someone to explain this to her in layman's terms. "Wait, so are you kids saying that Gustus is in Niagara in the heart of the Azgeda territory?"

Raven can't begin to imagine how confusing this information must be for Lexa's Mum. "Potentially. What I'm definitely saying, is that his mobile phone is in Niagara."

Alice doesn't know whether to laugh or cry; a million thoughts whirling around her brain, is Gustus being held there against his will, or did he leave her and Lexa to get into bed with the ice nation. Is Gustus there at all or is it just his phone. If it's the latter, then what on Earth happened to Gustus for his mobile phone to end up in Nia Queens possession.

Lexa has all the same questions running through her mind. She really hopes that Indra's apparent trust in her father is well placed, because if he is now on side with the Azgeda, then things just got a hell of a lot more complicated.

"Lex, what do we do." The panic is Octavia's voice is apparent.

"We wait. I can't do anything until I get my meeting with Nia. Roan said it will be a few days." She shrugs her shoulders as she seeks out the comfort of Clarke's embrace.

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