"Rhea, pack some of your things, anything you may need. Be quick now, we need to go"

Commander Shumway ordered as he barged into her tiny room. Instantly she knew something wasn't right, he seemed panicky, almost like he was about to lose his head, which was entirely out of character for him. Rhea didn't question him though and just did what was asked of her.

Quickly she packed her very little amount of belongings into a backpack and put it onto her shoulder. Still a little confused she walked towards him.

"Here, you'll need these" He said while motioning for her to turn around so he could access her pack.

"What are you putting in there Commander?" She questioned, something was off, where could she possibly be going that she would need here pack to be this full?

"Just somethings that you'll need." He stated, instantly she could tell that he wasn't going to elaborate so she mentally noted to inspect her pack later.

"Sir, I don't understand why I may need all of this." Rhea stated, her face one of confusion and caution. She wasn't about to set him off on a tyrant when he was in this state.

"I have a mission for you, one that may lead to death, but it is essential for the human race to survive" Commander Shumway said with a look of determination on his face, "You are going to earth Rhea , along with 100 prisoners and one Bellamy Blake."

Any other time she would have scoffed at how dramatic he was being, but now all she could focus on was the icy pain that shot through her heart. Why was she being sent to Earth? Why would Bellamy be going? A million more questions popped through her head but she settled on one.

"Sir, I'm sorry but this is not easing any of my confusion. Why would Bellamy Blake be coming with me? He is no longer one of the guard." Rhea questioned, trying to get a little more out of her commanding officer.

"You need to keep an eye on him, he is unpredictable and could jeopardize everything we have been working towards." Shumway informed her.

Rhea didn't understand, what had they been working towards exactly? But she didn't dare ask, he was her commanding officer after all.

"No more questions okay? We don't have time. Now if you are done follow me." He snapped, clearly not impressed. She nodded to show him that she was ready and proceeded to follow behind him and he stormed through the ARK towards where the dropships were usually docked.

So many thoughts were running through her head as they walked through the metal halls that her family had guarded for 97 years. Would she ever see her friends again? Was the radiation soaked Earth survivable? Would Bellamy remember her? Regardless of the amount of questions flying through her thoughts, she knew that they could only be answered with time.

Once they neared the entrance she noticed that there were no guards in sight, stunned by the reality of the situation she stopped following and just stood in place staring ahead.

"Rhea, we don't have time for this, your family has protected the people of the ARK for almost a century, all I am asking of you is do continue doing your duty. Do you think your parents would be proud of you if they found out you couldn't do that because you hesitated?" Shumway questioned harshly.

Determination cleared the hesitation and confusion from her mind and made her continue walking towards the air lock. As she was walking past Shumway abruptly tugged on her sleeve making her turn towards him.

" I haven't given you your orders Lieutenant." Shumway stated giving her a hard look. "You know Bellamy Blake will be with you down there, I need you too make sure he doesn't utter a word as to why he is down there." While he said the last part he moved so he was standing directly in front of her, "If he does, your orders are to kill him, is that clear?"

Rhea could only nod fearing that her voice would betray her. She knew she couldn't kill Bellamy. The lights signifying that the doors to the drop ship were about to close, made her pull away from him before she could ask anymore questions or give away her feelings towards her orders. She squeezed through the door just in time and managed to buckle herself into the closest seat before the ship was released.

Her mind was reeling, she couldn't focus on anything but her thoughts. What could Bellamy have done to deserve death? Shumway knew about their past, why would he chose her out of the guards he commanded? He knew that when it came down to it, she would hesitate. Blake had always been a weakness of hers.

She chose to ignore the voice on the television as it started up and took the opportunity to look at the faces of the prisoners around her. Many had the reflection of fear in their eyes, whereas others had pure hatred. She kept glancing around until her golden eyes landed on a familiar face. Wells Jaha, the chancellors own son was on this ship. A ship full of prisoners that were locked away by his father, most orphaned by him as well. She had been on Wells' guard detail many times before and was quite fond of him, he was a good kid. Why would he be on this ship with the prisoners of the ARK?

She knew some of the boys and girls around her would be more than willing to take her hatred towards his father out on him, which meant that she would have to keep an eye out for him. She shifted her gaze to the blonde beside him, Clarke Griffin. Just looking at her made the reason why Wells was there blatantly obvious. Wells would never allow the girl he had loved since childhood to do this alone, but that also meant he had a weakness and in the eyes of the prisoners, that would be an advantage.

Her attention was the drawn to the boy that was trying to use the lack of gravity as a joke, Finn Collins, she had been there when he was arrested for Space walking. He was a good kid that just made dumb decisions, his current act being one of them. Rolling her eyes she chose to disregard his stupidity and continued looking over the faces around her. A sudden jolt made her stop what she was doing, something didn't feel right, the ship wasn't slowing down like it should have been. This dropship was likely going to be the last place she saw, not wanting it to be that way she closed her eyes trying to think of her family and friends, even risking thinking about when Bellamy and her were cadets together.

"Rhea, come on slow down!" Bellamy shouted, they were currently on their daily jog around the ARK, well it was supposed to be a jog until Bellamy challenged Rhea to a race, of which she won.

"Come on, Blake, don't like the fact that you just got beat by a girl?" Rhea teased as she came to a halt to give him time to catch up.

"Who said I didn't let you win, maybe I like being behind you." Bellamy said with a smirk on his face, causing Rhea to roll her eyes as her cheeks turned a slight pink colour.

" Well Blake, maybe you could show me how much you like it, you know, over there." She said as she motioned towards a janitor's closet not far from them. His eyes widened at her suggestion but he didn't miss a beat. With a quick look around, to make sure they were alone, his lips crashed on to hers and gently pushed her towards the closet. He clumsily fiddled with the door knob, making her giggle against his lips. Noticing his trouble, Rhea pulled away and put her hand up to show him that she had it handled. She twisted the knob with ease and proceeded to walk inside pulling the straps of her tank top down in an attempt at teasing him, the lust in his eyes was evident.

"Rhea Ramone, you are going to be the death of me" With that he followed her into the janitor's closet and kissed her passionately.

Rhea could feel the slight smile on her face as she remembered that day, it didn't last long though, the abrupt landing of the drop ship pulling her from her thoughts. Looking around she could see the looks on the other passengers faces as they tried to understand the situation they were in. They had just landed on Earth, the home of their ancestors. Most people would be excited, but the potential of immediate death from radiation didn't exactly make anyone rush out of their seats.

The moment of hesitation passed quickly as everyone started to unbuckle themselves and began to go to the level below. Rhea decided to hold off for a few minutes wanting to be the last one off of the ship. She needed to think of a game plan, some way to go unseen by Bellamy so there weren't any unnecessary complications. Coming up blank she decided to just wing it and began unbuckling herself so she could go below.

Once she was done going down the ladder and her feet had hit the floor she realized that the door to the drop ship was open and no one was dead. Excitement overwhelmed her as she stepped towards the door, the beauty of the trees and the smell on the breeze made her want to just run and dance through the forest. But her training set in, she was a guard of the ARK and she had work to do.

Quickly she left the ship, making sure to keep an eye out for Bellamy. As she walked she hid behind groups of people. She moved away from the drop ship, wanting to get an idea of where they had landed. Looking around she took in everything she could, she breathed the sweet air and felt the soft velvet of the leaves between her fingertips. This world they had been dropped on was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Her happiness was short lived when she noticed a small group of people heading in her direction. She didn't have time to hide from them so she just stood there watching them come closer to her.

Clarke noticed her first, then the rest of the group. They eyed her suspiciously, their eyes noticing the guard jacket she was wearing, making her regret wearing it. Clarke broke the tense silence,

"What are you doing so far from the drop ship?" Clarke's demanded,

"I was exploring our new home, is that alright with you?" Rhea questioned, raising her eyebrow as she looked at Clarke. Most people cracked under her gaze due to the intensity, but not Clarke.

"Well, you might want to go back before you get yourself killed" Clarke snapped back.

Rhea had known Clarke was one of the privileged and that she was known for being a know-it-all, but being bossed around by a kid was not something she was okay with.

"Yeah, no. I think I'm alright, but thanks for your concern." Rhea gave Clarke a fake smile and then directed her gaze to Finn. "Where are you going?"

Finn, was the opposite of Clarke, he cracked instantly.

"Mt. Weather, we are going to get provisions for the 100." Finn said, giving Clarke a wide eyed look as she glared at him. Answering her had clearly put him in the doghouse.

"Well then, lead the way young ones." She said as she motioned for them to pass her and carry on with their journey, with every intent on going with them. She was a guard after all, protecting the people of the ARK was her job, even if they weren't on the ARK anymore.

"We have enough people, we don't need you to babysit us." Clarke spat. Her dislike for Rhea was written all over her face. Before Rhea could respond, the other girl in the group moved forward and put out her hand.

"Hi, I'm Octavia Blake, since we are going on this adventure together we might as well know each other by name. You are?" The name stunned her a little bit, but she quickly recovered and smiled politely.

"Rhea Ramone, at your service. " She then shifted her gaze to the remaining members of the crew, saying their names as she looked at them. "Jasper, Monty, Finn and Clarke. Now that the introductions are done, shall we go?" Her knowledge of their names clearly stunned them, letting out a soft chuckle she sent a wink their way and then proceeded to follow after Clarke, who had left with an annoyed huff.

They hadn't been walking for very long when Finn decided to ask the question that was likely on everyone's mind.

"You know what I'd like to know? Why send us down today after 97 years? What changed?"

"Who cares? I'm just glad they did. I woke up rotting in a cell and now I am spinning in a forest" Octavia responded as she twirled around a tree, with a smile on her face. It was clear that she was trying to get Finn's attention, but she wasn't the girl he was interested in. He had been following Clarke like a lost puppy. A look of disappointment shot across her face as no one, Finn mainly, paid her much heed.

"Maybe they found something on a satellite, you know, an old weather satellite or." Monty stated. Clarke quickly interrupted before he could finish his sentence.

"It wasn't a satellite, the ARK is dying. With the current population level there is roughly three months left of life support. Maybe four now that we're gone"

Rhea would be lying if she said that what Clarke had said was news to her. She had been aware for months, but the others were clearly affected by the news, their faces now one of pure shock. Finn was the quickest to recover but Rhea was no longer interested in the rest of the conversation. Instead she chose to keep an eye on her surroundings to make sure that they weren't in for any surprises.

Her eyes scanned the trees, smiling softly at how beautiful the trees looked with the sun shining through them. While she looked behind a few bushes she found a path that looked like it would lead them to the mountain, smiling at her success, she turned to inform the others but they were no longer in her line of sight. Doubling back to where she last saw them, she took a quick look around but laughter from up ahead made her sigh in relief, that quickly changed when the laughter changed to frantic shouts which made Rhea take off towards the sounds. Screams started to come from the same direction, panic pushed Rhea to move faster than she ever had before.

Breaking through the brush, she saw Jasper jumping into the water to save Octavia. Seeing that they needed help, she jumped down and made her way towards them. She managed to get there before the others and reached her hand out to pull them in. Saying she wasn't afraid when she saw the beast swimming towards them would have been lying, but she kept a straight face. Once they were on shore she allowed herself to breathe. If anything had happened to Octavia, Bellamy would have killed her and everyone on this little outing

"What the hell just happened?" She shouted, the fear she had felt was now anger. Her sudden outburst had caused the younger Blake to jump. She saw Clarke start to open her mouth out of the corner of her eye but she put up her hand to shut her up.

"I wasn't asking you Clarke, so don't." Rhea snapped. "I stepped away for not even a minute and someone almost dies. You do realize this isn't a game, right?" She questioned, once she noticed that they weren't going to respond, she continued, "This planet is dangerous, so please stop acting like we are here to have fun" With that she sent a glare towards the boys and walked towards Octavia's clothes that had been discarded not far away. Grabbing them she moved back to her and dropped them onto her lap.

"Get dressed, we still have a ways to go." Rhea ordered, she kept her eyes on the water to make sure that the creature didn't come back.

"You aren't in charge of us." Clarke roared, clearly enraged by the older female.

"I never said I was Clarke, are you done throwing your tantrum? We need to get to MT. Weather before dark, or this trip is going to take a lot longer than any of us want, which will set Bellamy on a hunt. Do you want that?" Rhea asked as she looked at the younger Blake.

"She's right Clarke, the longer we take the more agitated Bellamy will be, so we better get going." Octavia informed Clarke with a serious look on her face.

Clarke gave Rhea a look that told her she wasn't finished with her, spun on her heel and stormed off, Finn following close behind. Rhea rolled her eyes and leaned forward to help Octavia up. Octavia's leg was in bad shape so Rhea knew she would need help walking. Rhea flung Octavia's arm around her shoulder so she could use it as a crutch and began walking after the rest of them.

"How do you know my brother?" Octavia questioned as they shuffled along. Rhea didn't know how to answer without giving much away so she settled for the simple truth.

"We were cadets together, a long time ago." Rhea knew the topic wouldn't be an easy one to drop and that it would bite her in the ass later when Octavia brought her up to Bellamy, but Bellamy finding out that she was on the ground was inevitable anyway so that is all she gave her inresponse.

"Were you close?" Octavia must have caught the look on her face because before she could respond another question was directed towards her. "The look on your face tells me that you were. So what happened?" Rhea tried to fight the memory begging to be released, but it was a fight she was bound to lose.

"Bellamy! Bellamy Blake, don't walk away from me, please." Rhea yelled at his retreating form.

"Rhea, I can't do this right now." Bellamy stated as he continued to walk away. Rhea would not have it, she needed him to answer her so she grabbed his arm and pulled, causing him to come to a halt.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Rhea demanded with a hurt expression. "I would have helped you Bellamy, I could have been your back up. That's what partner do" She tried to look into his eyes, to find the truth, but he wouldn't allow her.

"No, they are my family, my responsibility." Bellamy stated, his face neutral but his posture had changed. He looked broken now, no longer standing tall. Rhea could feel her heart break as she looked at the man before her. "You would have been floated Ray, I couldn't let that happen." He said his voice cracking part way through.

"Bellamy, If I had helped they would have never found out. We would still be partners, still be together." Rhea put her index finger under his chin and moved his head so he would look into her eyes, something that always made him crack. "We need each other Bellamy, we are stronger together. Please don't let this tear us apart" She pleaded, but she could that anything she said wouldn't change his mind, it was over.

"We can't Rhea, you deserve better." With that he turned away from her, not even stopping to see if she followed. Her heart breaking with each step he took.

"We grew apart" Was the brief answer she gave Octavia as she tried to hide the tears that had welled up due to the memory. She had been in rough shape after that day. Not being able to eat very much and sleep was almost impossible, but she had pulled through and had become the Commander's second. She was stronger now, but the memories still hurt.

Octavia must have sensed that Rhea was done with the conversation because she nodded and looked ahead to see what the others were doing. By now they were quite a ways from the river and had been walking for many hours. Everyone was getting tired from the constant walking, their pace having slowed drastically compared to 20 minutes before.

"Maybe we should rest for the night" She suggested hopefully. She had to admit, none of her training prepared her for walking on unlevel terrain for this long while partially carrying someone.

Clarke nodded in agreement, reluctantly, which made everyone sigh with relief. Rhea moved Octavia towards a patch of moss and gently lowered her down, then walked to a tree nearby. It didn't take long for the tasks of the day to catch up to her. Taking last look around Rhea leaned against the tree, slid to the ground and closed her eyes letting sleep take over.

Author's note-

Disclaimer-I do not own anything in regards to the 100. I only take credit for Rhea and my storyline. Also this story may have scenes involving bad language, sexual content and violence.

Also I apologize for any incorrect spelling, mashed up works and missing letters. My laptop keyboard is in rough shape, and I try to edit as much as I can, but I am only human. I have revised this chapter and will be going through the rest.

I WILL BE REVISING EVERY CHAPTER AGAIN, i promise :)

Thank you so much for reading!