❝ 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀
𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲
𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

"Open the gate!" I hear someone scream.

The camp's gate is opened and it reveals Indra and her warriors. They stroll into camp and I watch the pride in their walk as they hold their heads high.

I watch from afar with Octavia as Indra approaches Kane. I can't hear them but Kane speaks before pointing at a large bucket. The grounders start throwing in their weapons and I smirk.

oh, how the tables have turned

Kane leads us all inside and Octavia stays by my side as I lean against a wall in the main hall.

"All right! Quiet down" Kane announces.

"Indra, please" He adds, gesturing for the woman to enter the room.

She does and joins her warriors in the crowd.

"Don't worry, my shock baton has got your back" A guard whispers to Octavia and I.

"How about you stick it up your ass instead?" Octavia quips and I smirk, holding in a laugh.

"I know we don't have a lot in common, but we do have a common enemy and a common goal. For us to reach it, to get our people out of Mount Weather, we need to work together" Kane declares.

"Together" He repeats but this time in Trigedasleng.

"Sky people and Tree people" He adds.

"Our survival depends on us sharing your knowledge of this world and our technology" Kane explains.

A loud clatter is heard and I turn my head to see Murphy and a grounder glaring at each other.

"Mr Murphy, apologise to that man" Kane demands.

"For what? He was the one who came at me" Murphy retorts.

"Two days work detail" Kane states.

"Work detail? I just told you, I didn't do-" Murphy is cut off.

"Care to make it three?!" Kane booms.

Murphy looks around the room and shakes his head is disbelief before turning to walk away.

"You're gonna burn just like your friend" The grounder spits and I make a move to pummel his ass into the ground but Octavia grabs my arm.

Murphy throws a punch at the grounder and all hell breaks loose.

"Murphy! Murphy, back off!" Kane shouts as more people start fighting.

Octavia lets go of me to separate two people fighting and I make a dash for Murphy. I find the grounder and Murphy fighting and I push them apart, swinging my fist at the grounder's face.

"Talk shit, get your ass kicked!" I snap before bringing his head down, kneeing him in the face.

His nose breaks and blood starts gushing out of it, running down his chin.

While he's distracted, I grab the side of his head and smash it against the wall. His body falls the floor unconscious and I turn to Murphy, dusting myself off.

"Look at you, miss badass" Murphy smirks and I jokingly curtsy.

"There you are!" I hear Octavia yell and she grabs my wrist.

"See you later" Murphy chuckles.

"See ya, Murph!" I shout as Octavia drags me away.

Indra and Kane manage to settle everyone down and we head outside to practice. I stand by Octavia as we watch the grounders spar with each other aggressively.

"Impressive, aren't they?" I hear Kane speak and I turn my head to see him beside me.

"I've seen better" I shrug nonchalantly.

"What doesn't kill them makes them stronger" He then says and I let out a soft laugh.

"I think i've heard a song like that" I tell him and he smiles warmly at that.

"Good, Fio! Who's next?" Indra shouts.

"I am!" Octavia declares, walking towards Indra.

"We're supposed to train together, right?" I hear the girl state.

"Only warriors train here" Indra grits out.

"I saved your life" Octavia argues.

"And now i'm saving yours" Indra replies.

"You! Attack!" She yells at a grounder.

Octavia storms away angrily and I let out a sigh.

"Go on" Kane says and I look up at him in confusion.

"I can see you're itching to run after her" He elaborates.

I shoot the man a smile before running after my friend. I find her sharpening her sword and I sigh, sitting down next to her.

"I'm sorry, O" I tell her and she shrugs.

"It's not your fault" She replies.

"Tell me what I can do to make you feel better" I urge her with a small smile.

"Fight with me?" She asks and I grin widely.

"It would be my pleasure" I say teasingly.

She hits my arm with a laugh and walks into a wide open space. I follow after her and let my jacket fall to the ground before getting into a fighting stance. Octavia does the same and we dance around each other, waiting to see who will strike first.

I decide enough is enough and I swing my fist at her face. Her head whips to the side at the blow and I almost feel bad until she recovers and knees me in the gut.

"You bitch" I mutter as I grab my stomach which makes her laugh.

I pull myself together and launch myself at her, tackling her to the ground. We roll around, fighting for dominance until I pin the girl to the ground and land another punch on her face. She flips me over and punches me in the jaw.

I manage to kick her off me and jump to my feet. She scrambles to her feet and doesn't hesitate to throw her fist at me again.

I dodge her attempts to punch me and she begins to get angry at my blocking. I use that anger to my advantage and sweep her off her feet. She hits the ground with a thud and I laugh loudly.

Suddenly I feel a kick to my thigh and a groan leaves my lips as my wound throbs in pain. Before I can recover, Octavia kicks the back of my other leg and I fall to my knees.

Her blade is pressed up against my throat and I finally notice the whole crowd of grounders and sky people watching us.

"Look, O. Fans" I joke and she rolls her eyes with a smile.

I then grab her arms and flip her over me before jumping on her. I whip my gun from it's holster on my belt and hold the barrel to her forehead with a smug smirk.

"Okay, brother fucker, you win" She grins and I laugh.

"Shut up, grounder pounder" I retort, shoving my gun back into my belt.

I heave myself up and hold my arm out to her, offering her help up. She grabs my hand and uses it to pull herself to her feet. I look around to see everyone still staring.

"Back to practice!" Kane hollers and Skaikru does as they're told.

"Now!" Indra orders and the grounders comply.

"That was impressive" I hear a voice say and I turn to see Nova smiling.

"I had a great teacher" I reply nonchalantly and she chuckles.

"How about round two?" She asks me.

I turn to Octavia who shrugs nonchalntly with a small smile and walks away.

"Sounds good" I chirp.

Straight away, i'm swept off my feet and onto my ass with a thud. I glare up at her and she grins cheekily. I drag myself to my feet and dust off my ass.

"I have had just about enough of your shit" I snap and she smiles wider.