Flaw ↠ John Murphy [1] O.H.

1. 01; brave new world

01; BRAVE NEW WORLD

They come for her a month early.

"Are you afraid?" Octavia asks.

"Haven't we already had this conversation?" Alex asks in reply, turning her head to the girl and raising her eyebrows. The pair lay on the bed clothes that they had pulled off and put on the floor, staring out through the skylight into the vast expanse of space.

"Well you never give me a straight answer." Octavia replies. "Excuse me for being curious."

"Well what do you want to say O?" She asks, before pressing the back of her hand to her forehead. "Oh Octavia, I'm so terrified of the inevitable void I will soon fall into, please hold me as I cry!" She laughs as Octavia picks up the pillow from under her head and smacks her with it.

"I hate you!" She snaps.

"The feeling's mutual, darling." Alex replies, making Octavia pick up the pillow again and smack her with it. "Quit it!" Alex exclaims, trying to keep in her laughter. "What about you?" She asks.

Octavia shrugs, placing the pillow down. "Probably. I don't-"

Octavia never does finish her answer. The pair jump up at the sound of the cell door opening and two guards walk in. "Prisoners 167 and 168, against the wall."

Alex starts shaking her head fervently. As much as she plays it off like it's no big deal, Alex is very, very afraid of her execution. "No, no, we still have more time! I still have a month!" She tells them, backing into a corner.

"We still have time, you can't do this!" Octavia exclaims.

"Prisoners 167 and 168, against the wall." The guard repeats, this time getting stepping closer towards her.

Alex shakes her head again. "We still have more time." She wants to see her family, she just wants to see her sister and her mom and Raven and, hell, even Finn for Christ's sake. The chancellor wouldn't execute someone early, he knew that would mean uproar.

"Al'." Octavia says warningly, not liking the look on her friends face.

"Prisoners 167 and 1-" The Guard doesn't get to finish his sentence, as Alex slams her fist into his jaw and darts out past the other guard.

"We still have more time!" She screams as she reaches the hallway. I just want to see my sister. "I still have-"

She doesn't get to finish her scream as the guard catches her side with his shock baton, making her screech in pain and crumble. "Stop! You're hurting her!" Octavia screams as Alex feels a sharp pain in her neck.

Her head hits the ground with a thump.

>>>

The sound of shouting wakes her up. The first thing she notices is that she's been strapped into a chair and that her neck was fucking aching from being in that position for so long, thank you guards. She lifts her head and lets out a groan, as a voice from beside her grabs her attention. "Wakey, Wakey, Sleeping Beauty, you're missing out on all the fun." The boys deadpans.

Alex glances to her side to see Octavia unconscious beside her, breaths a quick sigh of relief, before turning to the boy. "What?" She asks, squinting at him. He nods in front of him and she turns to the chaos in front of her. She is surrounded by a large group of fellow prisoners for a reason she could not work out. Mass execution? Were the council deciding to be more morbidly efficient? Her attention is caught by a dull pain in her wrist and she looks down to find a metal bracelet attached to her skin. What the hell?

There's a jolt and the lights flicker on, along with a television screen on the wall which displays the Chancellor Jaha. Alex's lip curls in disgust. "Prisoners of the Ark, hear me now. You have been given a second chance and, as your chancellor, it is my hope that you see this as 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."