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I swiftly climbed on Ragnar's back and wrapped my arm around his neck. When he resisted, I pulled us to the ground with me adding more pressure to his neck. His face started to get red before he passed out. I let him go and let out the breath I held. "What did you just do?" Henrik asked as he stepped forward. "I just knocked him out. He's okay." I said as I weakly stood up on my feet but feeling woozy. "Lisa?" My name was blurred and my vision frisky before I blacked out.

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𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐔𝐏 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 gasp and started coughing. "Hey, hey, your alright." Octavia's voice was in the room and felt her hand on my shoulder. "What happened?" I asked as I rested back on my back and saw I was in another level of the drop ship. "You passed out. Clarke said it was because of lack of sleep and nutrition? Why would you hide that?" Octavia asked making me look at her. "Because I was so focused on trying to find Ragnar that I didn't take care of myself. Even when Lincoln and Riddick died, it just added more stress for me." I said letting it out. "Why couldn't you just say that?" Octavia asked as she sat down beside me.

I sighed and sat up straight. "I can suffer through silence." I said since it was true, I've done it before. "That's not healthy, Lis. I know it's hard to open up, but you have people who care about you and want to help." Octavia said making me snicker. "You and my mom should compare notes." I said before Octavia helped me up and we went to see how Ragnar was doing. Everyone was seemingly in their same spots. Ragnar was strapped down to the ground this time by straps of belts and attached to the drop ship wall.

I joined Bellamy and Clarke as Clarke was about to fix Ragnar's shoulder. When Octavia went to feed him some water, he reacted violently. "I'll go get some more." I said taking the bottle and going to walk out the drop ship. "Lis. Once the drug is out of his system, he'll be okay." Bellamy said making me send him a tight smile before walking down the ladder and out the drop ship. I heard Ragnar's screams from just outside. I sighed feeling woozy again but shook it off. I noticed the flower that was still on the tree the last time before everyone got taken to Mount Weather.

Something was off as I slowly walked towards the tree before I was attacked and had a hand over my mouth. I swiftly pulled the hand off my mouth and pushed the person against a tree and a knife at its neck. "Nyko?" I asked when I saw who the person was. "What are you doing here?" I asked as I calmed down. "Our scouts have already arrived. The Commander is true to her word. If you do not leave, you will die." Nyko said making me think, I don't remember whom gave that message let alone know who the Commander is.

"Vasilisa, you saved my life from the Reapers. Now let me save yours. It's what Ragnar and Lincoln would have wanted." Nyko said making me open my mouth to speak but only to get outspoken by Ragnar whom was in the drop ship. "What was that?" Nyko asked looking around. "That's... Ragnar." I said looking at him sadly, Nyko seemed to have a somewhat knowing look as I took him back to the drop ship. When I came in sights, Nyko followed making Bellamy grab his gun and aim it at Nyko.

"Bellamy, don't. He's Lincoln and Ragnar's friend and their healer." Octavia said going to stop her brother. Ragnar started grunting underneath the straps making Clarke back away. "He's seizing again." Clarke said when he started having foam come out his mouth. "Again?" I asked as I wanted to go beside Ragnar but stared at Bellamy. He let Nyko go beside Ragnar and heal him. "What is that?" Clarke asked as I looked to find Nyko to have a glass vial. I heard him say something that was familiar to me from Lincoln's book. Yu gonplei ste odon. Your fight is over. I went to snap but Clarke caught the drop of poison. "Wait!"

When Nyko went to take out his blade, Bellamy aimed his gun at him. "Back off. Right now." Bellamy demanded behind him. "Yu gonplei ste odon. It's what they say before death." Clarke said as I looked at the boys where were watching the whole thing. "He's not trying to heal him. He's going to kill him." Irgun said as he walked into the area where we all were. "Nyko, is this true?" I asked wanting confirmation. "Yes. Death is the only way." Nyko said looking at me. "Hold on. There could be a way to bring him back." Clarke said looking at me. "None that I've ever seen." Nyko said looking back again at Clarke and dropping his blade.

"We have to go, the camps leaving." My head snapped when I heard a voice I never want to hear. "What is he doing here?" I asked looking dead at Collin who just entered the drop ship. "You! Fraga! Murderer!" Nyko had attacked Collin, even though it was a pleasurable scene to watch, I knew I had to stop him. Ivar went to attack from behind. "You slaughtered my people. Elders, children. Innocents." Nyko said making me stop Ivar and shook my head, frustrated. "Nyko." I said and placed my hand on his arm.

I looked at him and spoke, "A fraga chon has nou shame raun chit he don dula, has nou value gon death. A murderer who has no shame in what he did, has no value in death." I said in Trigedasleng. He looked hesitant but roughly pushed Collin back and slightly fell over. I didn't bother to look at the murderer. When I turned to Ragnar, I noticed he wasn't moving. "Ragnar?" I spoke watching him cautiously and walked to his side.

"Clarke, he's not breathing." I said making Clarke come to my side and check his pulse. "His heart stopped. Move." Clarke said and I did, she started CPR. After a couple chest compressions, Ragnar inhaled. I sent her a thankful smile and looked at the boys. I motioned them to come and check their father. "He was dead. How did you do that?" Nyko asked Clarke as he spoke up. "You've tried bringing Reapers back before? And they died like this?" Clarke asked and Nyko nodded. "So, to bring back a Grounder from a Reaper, you'd have to let it die from the fluid leaving its body and bring it back to life." I said looking at Ragnar fo Clarke. "What is it?" Bellamy asked when he noticed the two of us thinking. "We know how to stop the attack." Clarke said as she looked at me, I nodded agreeing with what I knew she was thinking. This was hopefully gonna go good.

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