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Bellamy ducked round the corner as another round was fired towards them. The bullets exploded where his head had been not a moment before. Reloading his gun he exposed himself for a moment and open fired. He watched two gunmen fall before ducking back down again.
It was chaos. The large hall was filled with grounders, sky people and mountain men alike. The sounds of the dying could just about be heard over the cries of war.
A sound to his left forced Bellamy to turn, his gun aimed ready to open fire as the door opened, and he watched as Clarke came first supporting Lexa with Echo on the other side. They spotted him and moved to duck down next to him on the ground.
The commander was pale and shaking slightly but otherwise held firm with a sword in one hand. She clearly wasn't going to sit this fight out.
Clarke moved next to him and drew her gun, "What's happening?"
He tried to ignore the intimidating look of the two grounders as they watched him, "We've taken the lowest level, that was easy, but once we got here the army appeared. It's taking a long time to push them all back to the upper levels"
Clarke nodded and Lexa spoke up, "We have to take the mountain"
Echo agreed and Clarke looked to them, "We will"
Bellamy piped up again, "Our priority is taking the medical bay. If we do that then we have somewhere to treat the wounded"
Before they could say anything else Raven appeared supported by Octavia. They threw themselves down opposite Bellamy and Clarke as bullets followed them.
Octavia nodded over her shoulder, "The hall back there is clear and your mum's treating the wounded but we really need that medical bay"
Clarke's gaze landed on Raven who was looking equally as pale as Lexa, "Are you okay?"
Her hand was at her side where the drill hole was and she glowered at Clarke, "I have a hole in my side Clarke"
Bellamy grinned and raised his gun again causing Octavia to frown, "What's funny about that?"
"Absolutely nothing" He said before moving from cover and shooting the mountain men. As he pulled back Clarke leaned out and shot a round before moving back.
"Cage is dead but they're still fighting" Echo unsheathed her sword and swiped it as a mountain man attempted to run towards them.
"They don't know he's dead" Octavia pointed out, "He was a coward, he didn't fight up front, they probably think he's alive somewhere in the mountain"
"Some of them aren't wearing suites" Clarke noted as a few men ran past them towards the oncoming hoard.
"Cage had been drilling for a while before you got here"
The thought made Clarke sick as she remembered how few had been in the dorm when she got there. Pushing the thought down she turned to Lexa who was still shaking.
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
Lexa nodded and her commander expression returned, "My people need me to fight alongside them Clarke"
She refrained from pointing out that they also needed her alive but said, "Once the drug starts to take effect you won't be able to fight"
"How long?" Echo at least seemed to be concerned for Lexa's health.
"Not long" Clarke bit her lip, "Lincoln said it would take hours when he was injected but Lexa's been given a lot of the drug and she's already shaking"
Echo nodded and Bellamy moved to a crouching position drawing they're attention, "We better do this quickly then"
They all moved to the edge and watched as the two sides moved together again. Their group charged out to the front of the grounder army. At the sight of Lexa they seemed to gain a new lease of life and they roared louder than before. Echo and Lexa joined in and soon enough they were all roaring together, sky people included.
The room was drowning in the blood that had already been spilt and now they would add to it.
XoXoXoX
Abbey cried out as another grounder's heart gave out from underneath her. This was supposed to be something she could do but so far they all seemed to be dying in her care rather than recovering. Nyko closed the woman's eyes and gave Abbey a sympathetic look.
"We cannot save them all"
"It's my job to save them" she pointed out.
He shook his head, "Not everyone can be saved and today not everyone will be"
Abbey thought of Clarke and the look that had been in her eyes before she had left that room. She prayed to god that Clarke could forgive herself after all was done here.
They doors to the hall opened and a group walked in. Clarke was first followed closely by Bellamy and Lexa. The other grounder was helping Octavia Support Raven who was unconscious.
Abbey stood and went to hug Clarke but she ducked out of it and pointed to Raven, "She's been shot"
The tension was high as Clarke refused to meet her eyes but that would have to wait until later. Abbey pulled Nyko with her and indicated to an empty place on the floor.
"Lay her down here"
Octavia helped place her but refused to move from her side, "Can you save her?"
Abbey wasn't going to lie to Octavia, "It's serious but I'll do what I can"
"Octavia" The young warrior looked over her shoulder and met the commander's eyes, "I need you to join me and Echo down in the cell rooms"
"What? Why?" Clarke was watching her with wide eyes.
Lexa turned to her, "We have to stop them releasing the reapers. If they do that then none of us will survive this Clarke"
She hated it. The idea of Lexa going down there and seeing her people like that especially with the drug currently coursing through her system. But she knew that they didn't have a choice, Lexa was right, the reapers couldn't be allowed out.
Bellamy nodded slowly, "You three go, I need to find Jasper and Monty, Clarke you take Monroe and everyone else forward from here to the medical bay"
"Where's Jasper and Monty?" Octavia seemed to have only just noticed the two missing boys.
"Jasper went to level 5" Clarke shared a look with Bellamy. Nobody here except Echo knew what she had done.
"Why would he go to level 5?"
Clarke stayed silent but Octavia seemed to catch on, "Clarke what did you do?"
"What I had to do" She refused to meet Lexa's gaze, afraid of what she would find there, her mum was trying to catch her eye but she just couldn't do it. Seeing the horror in Octavia's eyes was too much for her.
"How could you do that? Those people were innocent Clarke!"
"I know that!" She cried, "But what was I supposed to do? Let you all die? Let Raven die?"
"Don't" Octavia stepped forward and both Lexa and Bellamy moved to intervene but Clarke stopped them, "Don't you dare bring her into this. All of us have stood by you since the beginning. Raven was shot, she can't walk, Wells is dead, shit, most of the 100 are dead! We followed you Clarke!"
"I'm doing the best I can! I never asked for this Octavia!" she could feel the tears coming. Clarke was so overwhelmed and tired.
Octavia wasn't having it though, seeing Raven fall had set her on a war path, "Finn only ever wanted peace, he died because he killed people looking for you, you Clarke! You beat Lincoln, you shot him and let him die, You left the people in TonDC!"
"Alright fine it's my fault. It's my fault that Wells died, that Finn killed those people, that Lincoln's dead, that those people in TonDC died… It's my fault that Raven's been shot and it's my fault that everyone is either dying or dead! Happy?"
Octavia shook her head, "I trusted you Clarke… and now their blood is on your hands"
She turned and walked away followed closely by Echo. Bellamy moved to follow and her mum went back to Raven. She wanted to be sick, Octavia was right after all, their blood was on her hands. She was the only one to blame.
"Clarke" She didn't want to look. Didn't want to see the horror in Lexa's eyes as well, "Clarke look at me"
A finger lifted her chin and she was forced to look. Clarke was jolted by the understanding that she found waiting for her in those eyes, "Clarke we've all done things in this war. Believe me when I say that it doesn't define you… I take some of that burden, those deaths; I am as much to blame as you"
Clarke nodded and allowed herself to be kissed before she moved to leave, "I will see you when we have taken the mountain Clarke"
Her heart was heavy as she watched Lexa walk away. She had a job to do. Looking to Monroe they shared a nod.
XoXoXoX
Monty was sitting quietly in the empty halls. The battle had long since moved up to the upmost and highest level. He knew it was dwindling and the battle would soon be over. His tears had stopped falling by now.
He was sitting in blood and surrounded by bodies of grounders and mountain men alike. He didn't notice though because he had seen it, seen the massacre of level 5, he had seen Jasper's body lying over Maya's. Jasper was dead. He had been their saviour during the last few days and he had died surrounded by the innocent.
None of them were innocent anymore. The 100 had long since lost themselves. Monty remembered their first day on the earth and could hardly believe what they had been through.
He looked up at the clock and watched as it struck midnight.
"Happy Birthday Monty" He mumbled.
XoXoXoX
Clarke waited until the last mountain man was dead to lower her gun. It took a few moments but slowly they seemed to realise the war was over and a low cheer ran down the army. What was left of them anyway.
Clarke made her way out of the room and moved back towards the medical bay. She was anxious to start saving some lives rather than take them. The gun in her hand felt twice as heavy.
Maybe happiness would come but she couldn't do that right now. There was still too much for her too lose. She had to know if Raven was alive, see if Bellamy had found Jasper and Monty, find Octavia and try to salvage their friendship but most of all… She had to find Lexa.
The medical bay was filled with people. She spotted Miller hugging his father tightly as tears fell, could see grounders being reunited in the aftermath and she watched as Nyko ran between beds attempting to save people.
She found Kane in one of the beds. He had re-opened his wound at some point and Clarke had to walk away because it reminded her too much of Lexa being shot and Raven being drilled for bone marrow.
Her mum was a few beds behind Kane trying to get a grounder to eat something. She looked up as Clarke approached and moved towards her. She pulled them into a tight hug and stroked the back of Clarke's head.
"It's okay"
She knew she was covered in blood but there was blood there that she couldn't see, blood there that she wouldn't be able to wash away, "I couldn't – I tried… I tried to be the good guy"
Her mum pulled away and gave her a weak smile before wiping away the blood from a gash on her cheek, "Maybe there aren't any good guys"
She pulled her into another hug but they broke away a moment later as a commotion at the door distracted them. Clarke was horrified to see Echo trying to support an unconscious Lexa.
"Clarke there's a private room back here. Let's keep her away from the rest of the grounders"
She knew that was a good idea. The grounders didn't need to see their commander like this. Helping Echo with Lexa they got her in the bed and Clarke finally took notice of the heavy shaking of her muscles.
"What happened?"
Echo looked down at her sister with watery eyes, "She was surrounded by a group of doctors… they injected her again"
Abbey jumped forward as Lexa started to come to. Her eyes were almost black and seemed not to see them as her body started to convulse on the bed. Between the movements she seemed to be trying to fight off a threat that they couldn't see.
"Help me strap her down"
Echo seemed to be reluctant to restrain her but Clarke reassured her, "If we don't she could injure herself or one of us"
It took an effort but they eventually had her down. Lexa's face was contorted in pain as she cried out. Her whole body was still violently shaking.
"Mum"
"I know Clarke"
After a vicious convulsion caused her to give a final cry of pain she fell silent. Her eyes closed but her body continued to shake.
Abbey stepped forward and lifted Lexa's shirt, "Clarke I need to deal with the bullet wound first. Can you go and assist with the wounded? I promise you I'll handle this"
Echo said nothing but followed Clarke outside anyway.
"She will be okay?"
Clarke faced her, "My mum's the best"
Echo nodded and winced. Clarke noticed the blood seeping from her shoulder and led her over to an empty bed, "Here let me"
Clarke continued to move around the bay for hours to come. She was going through the motions, healing people as she went, but she wasn't completely sure of what she was supposed to do now. All Clarke knew was that Lexa was receiving the help she needed. She was too afraid to try and find anyone else.
XoXoXoX
Octavia burst into the medical bay. Her hair was dishevelled and her eyes puffy from the many tears she had shed already that day. Clarke looked up from the grounder she tending too and made her way over.
Upon seeing Clarke she seemed to become more frantic and gripped the grieving girl roughly around the shoulders, "Where is she?"
Clarke's drooping eyes held the tears she had yet to spill and she was still recovering from the shock herself. She swallowed and opened her mouth but couldn't quite get the words out. The rough treatment from Octavia wasn't helping either.
The lack of response only seemed to enrage her, "Clarke I asked you a question god damn it!"
Abbey was watching them and decided to intervene. Walking over she pulled Clarke away from Octavia's grasp and into a gentle hug.
"Octavia-"
"Will someone just answer me already? Where is she Abbey? Where's Raven?"
The two Griffin's shared a look.
Clarke hadn't heard of what had happened to Raven but her mother had mentioned she was recuperating somewhere at the back of the room. Abbey put her hand out to steady Octavia.
"She's not awake but her vitals are good and I'm confident that she'll make a full recovery. Follow me"
Clarke watched them go and got her first look at Raven since entering the medical bay. Her hair was down, the blood and dirt still covered her skin, but she was alive and Clarke felt another weight lift from her shoulder.
The doors opened again as Bellamy came in closely followed by Monroe and Monty. Their sombre expressions told Clarke everything.
I can hold my breath
I can bite my tongue
I can stay awake for days
If that's what you want
Be your number one
She dodged Bellamy's outstretched arms and raced from the medical bay. Her feet carrying her all the way to level 5.
I can fake a smile
I can force a laugh
I can dance and play the part
If that's what you ask
Give you all I am
She stopped outside the doors to the mess hall for a second before opening the doors slowly.
I can do it
I can do it
I can do it
Clarke fell into the nearest table at the sight. Dead bodies lay everywhere. Children in the middle of playing. The elderly slumped in their seats at the table where they had been eating. Parents keeled over on the floor. Their eyes were wide and unforgiving.
But I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I'm only human
She collapsed to the ground at the sight of Jasper. The tears she had been fighting all day poured down her face in quick succession.
I can turn it on
Be a good machine
I can hold the weight of worlds
If that's what you need
Be your everything
Bellamy looked up from his place next to Raven when she walked back through the doors. Raven was awake and watching her as everyone else did the same.
I can do it
I can do it
I'll get through it
She stopped not far from the bed and met Octavia's hard stare.
"I'm sorry" was all she got out before the tears started again.
But I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I'm only human
Her mum was there to hold her as she fell to the ground. Everyone was dying. Everyone was dead… and it was all her fault.
I'm only human
I'm only human
Just a little human
Her fault. Octavia was right. It was all on her.
I can take so much
'Til I've had enough
She killed innocent people and they were still looking to her to lead.
'Cause I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I'm only human
"I can't do it" She cried into her mum's arms.
I hope that was a satisfying end to mount weather? ye? ne?
The song is Human by Christina Perrir if you didn't recognise it :)
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