↳〝 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚠𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 〞༉‧₊˚✧

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THE PORTHOLE WINDOW practically screamed at her— wishing her goodbye. Indigo was lying on the floor of her cell— per usual, staring up through the window, as Earth wished her farewell, and recited the 'may we meet again' dialogue.

'In peace may you leave the shore
In love may you find the next
Safe passage on your travels
Until our final journey to the ground
May we meet again.'

"Fuck off." Indigo muttered to nothing— Earth would frown at her— if it could, "May we meet again." She muttered, finally sitting up after having been lying on the floor for the past few hours.

Indigo looked around her cell— knowing she would miss it, even if she hated it. Indigo then laid back down— looking up at Earth again. Indigo's puffer jacket was on the floor next to her— her dark red tank shirt and black cargo jeans barely even keeping her warm.

Indigo's eyes scanned the small window, staring at the moon that slowly hid behind the Earth.

"I'll miss you." Indigo's voice broke once she saw the moon leave her sight, but she refused to cry, she didn't care if this was her last moments alive— she thought it would be pathetic because she deserved what was coming to her.

Indigo huffed in annoyance as her emotions almost got the better of her. Indigo sat up, grabbed her black puffer jacket, and slid it on— her goosebumps immediately smoothing over. She then tucked her necklace into her shirt.

Indigo stood up and stretched for a moment before her cell door bursted open— two guards immediately rushing in. Indigo's heart dropped at the sight, and her breath quickening.

"Prisoner two-hundred face the wall." one of the guards commanded— barking the order at her. Indigo sighed and obeyed— turning around and raising her hands as she faced the wall.

One of the guards quickly snapped metal around her wrist— needles pricing through her skin. Indigo winced and hissed at the pain of the needles in her wrist.

"What the fuck is this about?" Indigo asked, her tone annoyed— since she didn't know why they would give her painful fashion accessories— when she was literally about to be dead.

"Shut up." the guard sternly said, pushing Indigo into the other guard's arms, making him huff in annoyance, and quickly holding her forearms tightly so she wouldn't run.

Indigo rolled her eyes at the rude guard— and the other guard began to escort her out of the cell that she had been in for two years— ripping her away from her porthole window, and would never return to it. Indigo was being held tightly on the arm by the guard— and she tilted her head to look at the man.

"Do I know you?" she questioned the dark-haired man— whose face was covered in freckles— Indigo swore his face was familiar.

Indigo wasn't the type to speak to people— since she didn't exactly know how to, but she would be dead in just moments— so she decided to give it a go. The then man gave her a confused look— staring at her for a moment before responding.

"No." He said blankly before looking ahead of him once again— not giving her any emotion of any kind. Indigo stared at him for a moment more before he tugged on her arm again for her to continue to walk.

Indigo obeyed the action and walked with the guard. She then looked around at all of the delinquents being escorted out of their cells— and Indigo furrowed her eyebrows in confusion at the sight.

"No." Indigo blurted— shaking her head at the sight, "It's not just me. They're killing us all, aren't they?" Indigo's breath hitched at the thought of all of—technically children, being floated.

The guard didn't say anything— just continued to hold onto her arm tightly, walking her to where all the other juveniles were being escorted. Indigo's breath quickened when she and the guard walked into the room full of seats— with seatbelts.

The guard let go of Indigo, "Sit." He said dryly, and Indigo just stared at the room— connecting the dots, as many delinquents climbed up the ladders and rushed to get into a seat.

The guard nudged Indigo— pulling her from her trance, "We're going to the ground, aren't we?" Indigo asked— a tinge of hope in her tone, turning to face the guard who had his hair slicked back.

"Just sit." He said, almost annoyed at the fact she wasn't sitting down— making her stare blankly at him for a moment, before nodding slowly with a sigh.

Indigo went to the ladder and climbing up to the second floor. Indigo pulled herself up and walked over to an empty seat, quickly sitting down— and seeing the guard sat next to her, no emotion present on his face. The two then buckled into the spaceship, and Indigo sighed— thinking that this wasn't real— they were probably just killing them all to save air. The hope she had about seeing Earth slowly faded— almost making her frown.

"Are we going to the ground?" Indigo turned her head to look at him again, her tone almost a whisper— hoping she would be going to the planet that had always taunted her.

He opened his mouth to say something but then the drop ship deployed— making Indigo yelp at the feeling her stomach made at the drop. Indigo squeezed her eyes shut at the pressure and held onto her seatbelt that crossed her chest tightly. Indigo saw her fathers face again, the crimson- no, she wasn't going to close her eyes— Indigo took a deep breath and opened her eyes as she got used to the constant dropping feeling.

As soon as Indigo calmed herself the drop ship began to shake— causing some of the sky box kids to scream in fear. The TVs and lights then flicked on, and Jaha's voice rang through the spaceship that was constantly falling— Indigo lifted her head to see the Chancellor's face on the TVs.

"Prisoners of the Ark, hear me now. You've been given a second chance, and as your Chancellor, it is my hope that this is not just a chance for you, but a chance for all of us, indeed for mankind itself. We have no idea what is waiting for you down there. If the odds of survival were better, we would've sent others. Frankly, we're sending you because of your crimes have made you expendable." Jaha said through the recording— his words slightly staticky, making Indigo grimace at the fuzzy noise.

Indigo scoffed at the words— expendable? They were kids. If the circumstances were so bad then why didn't they send down people who were willing? To help save the Ark— not kids.

"Your dad is a dick, Wells!" A boy shouted at 'Wells' who was assumingly the Chancellor's son— not that Indigo knew him personally, but he wasn't his father. Laughter scattered the drop ship as Jaha's words drowned out from the commotion.

"Those crimes will be forgiven, your records wiped clean. The drop site has been chosen carefully. Before the last war, Mount Weather was a military base built within a mountain." Jaha's screen began to cut out— glitching, "It was to be stocked with enough nonperishables to sustain three hundred people for up to two years."

Shouting began to distract Indigo from Jaha's words once again— and looked over to see her Earth necklace floating from her neck— making her lips tug at a small smile at the zero-g. A boy began to float— taking his seatbelt off and making other teens and children cheer for him.

"Spacewalk bandit strikes again." One of the juveniles stated— the boy spun, floating, around the ship— not a care detected on him.

A girl cheered— who sounded oddly familiar to Indigo, but she dismissed the thought and continued to look at the floating boy. She wished to be floating too— but decided against it— not wanting to slam onto the floor once they got gravity.

The boy then laid back and crossed his arms— looking at two teens who were on the other side of the drop ship, "Check it out. Your dad floated me, after all." He quipped at the boy.

There was shouting about staying in seats but Indigo couldn't hear— she was overwhelmed, and she took another deep breath— scared to close her eyes, not wanting to see her father's face again.

Indigo just stared at her necklace that continued to float around her neck— the Earth charm slowly moving with every shake the drop ship did. Indigo's attention averted to the two other boys who began to unbuckle their seats— copying the first boy.

"Mount Weather is life. You must locate those supplies immediately." Jaha's voice rang in Indigo's ears louder than before— her eyes darting back over the screen, "You're one responsibility is to stay alive."

"Stay in your seats!" A blonde girl shouted at the two boys who finally began to float out of their seats— copying the boy before.

The drop ship then hit gravity the parachutes deploying— and the whole drop ship moved sideways. The boys who were afloat then hit the wall— flinging across the room at the sudden gravity— and the first boy slammed into the wall.

Steam then flew through the air as one of the boys hit some sort of pipe when flung across the room— and sparks flew, making a loud electric noise. Indigo flinched at the loud noise and sparks— scared she'd catch on fire. The ship loudly made banging noises— and shook aggressively.

Indigo thought that being floated might have been better by dying like this. She knew neither was peaceful— but she'd rather thrown away into space like trash than tested like a lab rat.

Everyone began to shout as the drop ship shook worse than before— and finally crashed. The machine noises stopped, and the power in the ship flicked off— causing the ship to be pitch black for a moment before the lights then flicked on again. Everyone stayed quiet as they tried to calm down— everyone was breathing loudly and quickly.

"Listen. No machine hum." A boy informed— and received a 'whoa' from the boy next to him. Indigo couldn't see who it was because she was trying to breathe correctly— and couldn't even glance their way.

The juveniles began to unbuckle their seatbelts and get out of their seats. Once Indigo looked to her right to check on the guard, but he was already gone. Indigo stood up— her breath shaky, and moments slow. Indigo slowly stepped around the two dead bodies seeing the first boy sitting guilty with them.

Indigo let out a gasp at the sight of two bodies— her breath quickening again— and heard yelling from the floor below. Indigo quickly rushed away from the two corpses and climbed down the ladder— trying to get their faces out of her head.

She could see her had and her mom again— laying there on the floor. Indigo slowly hopped onto the ground level— and saw the guard she was escorted by. Indigo shoved through the crowd— trying to her a good view of the Earth once the doors opened.

"Hey, just back it up, guys." He yelled at a sea of teens— and put his hands out— warning the group of delinquents to stay back.

"Stop!" The blonde girl who sat on her level shouted at the guard— making all of the teens and children turn to look at her, as she climbed down the ladder.

Indigo finally made it to the front of the crowd when the group was all staring at the blonde. The blonde then pushed past Indigo— ready to scold the black-haired man.

"The air could be toxic." She stated her tone stern. The guard stared at her for a moment before giving her a stern response back.

"If the air is toxic, we're all dead, anyway." He said in a flat tone— turning around to open the door once again. Indigo's eyes glistened with excitement— wanting to see her planet.

"Bellamy?" A familiar voice called out— making Indigo turn her head at the girl's voice. The guard dropped his hand and turned to look at the girl who hopped off the ladder.

Indigo smiled at the sight of Octavia— her...maybe, friend. Octavia slowly made her way to the front— her eyes only trained on 'Bellamy'— who names their kid that?

Indigo watched Octavia then slowly walk towards the guard, "Oh my god, look how big you are," Bellamy stated at Octavia— smiling at her, before she quickly pulled him into a hug, making Indigo's face formed into a confused one, at the sight— unsure of who he was.

Indigo never asked Octavia why she was arrested— she thought it would be rude to ask. Octavia tried to ask Indigo— but she was drowned out by Pike.

Octavia pulled away from the hug— and then saw the jacket he was wearing, "What the hell are you wearing? A guard's uniform?" She asked, almost annoyed with the fact he could be a guard.

"I borrowed it to get on the drop ship." He said, making Indigo's brain hurt at this very confusing situation. He wasn't a guard? "Someone's gotta keep an eye on you." He said with a smile.

Octavia then pulled him back into a hug and he chuckled at the action— but the moment was cut short by the blonde interrupting the two.

"Where's your wristband?" She asked, her tone suspicious of the fake guard and Octavia— almost accusing them of something.

"Do you mind? I haven't seen my brother in over a year." Octavia snapped back at the blonde— annoyed at the fact she was interrupting them.

Indigo's eyebrows furrowed at the word 'brother'. On the Ark, you couldn't have more than one child— although Indigo didn't know what they would do with twins— or even triplets.

"No one has a brother?" A boy shouted his tone more a question than a statement— since it was true, it wasn't right to have any kind of sibling.

"That's Octavia Blake, the girl they found hidden in the floor." A girl informed the confused boy, making many of the delinquents murmur about her.

Octavia went to lunge at the girl, but her brother quickly pulled her back, "Octavia, Octavia, no." He warned her holding her back from attacking the girl— Octavia sighed in defeat and let her eyes scan the crowd her eyes landing on Indigo.

Octavia's expression softened at the sight of her friend, but before she could say anything to the girl her brother spoke again, "Let's give them something else to remember you by."

"Yeah? Like what?" Octavia asked annoyed, turning to face her brother once again, her tone unsure if they would ever forget about her being the girl in the floor.

"Like being the first person on the ground in a hundred years." He said with a smile— Indigo was a know-it-all, so being her, she almost corrected him to ninety-seven, but closed her mouth, not wanting to ruin Octavia's moment.

Octavia smiled at 'Bellamy' and he turned to the lever that opened the door, making Octavia do the same. Everyone stood in anticipation— staring at the grey door in front of them, waiting to see the planet they were told stories about.

He then pulled the lever down, making the door hiss before slowly opening— the sun slowly seeping into the dark drop ship. The door finally opened fully and Indigo's eyes squinted at the brightness— having never been in the sun. Indigo then fully opened her eyes— and her eyes widened at the beautiful sight. A slight breeze washed over the teens, as they all took in the beautiful scene.

The sun shone through the trees— making her eyes flutter for a moment. The green trees were unlike anything Indigo had ever seen before— it was everything she dreamed of and more. She sharply inhaled with a smile gracing her lips.

Her cell's porthole window is probably sulking right
now— not being able to taunt her with Earth anymore.

Octavia took a deep breath before slowly stepping forward and hopping off the ship's door. She looked around taking in the scene before shouting; "We're back, bitches!" raising her arms in triumph.

Everyone began to cheer and rush out of the ship— running off into the green forest. Indigo stared at the forest— not stepping out of the ship, being the only one left in the ship. Indigo slowly stepped forward and stared at the delinquents that were supposed to be humanity's hope.

Indigo slowly stepped off the drop ship and into the Earth's soil that greeted her 'hello'. Indigo then let out a small soft laugh at the fact she was on her planet.

"You were right." Indigo said quietly— hoping no one would hear her since the cheering was so loud, "We did meet again." Indigo leaned down a picked up a green leaf from the ground, "Happy birthday to me." Indigo muttered, and smiled at the fact that this was the best birthday gift she had ever received.

"Who ya talking to?" Octavia's voice rang through her ears, making Indigo quickly look in her direction and give her a relieved look that she was able to see her again.

"Octavia." Indigo breathed out— a small tight-lipped smile tugging at the sides of her lips. Octavia then rushed towards the girl who was slightly taller than her.

Octavia engulfed Indigo into a large hug— making Indigo freeze at the physical touch— unsure how to react. Indigo then dropped the leaf that was in her head and hugged the younger girl back.

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