Jade moved quickly as she followed the scream that she had heard. She climbed up the stairs of the tower as she hidden from shadow to shadow. She need to find Nia before ALIE knew she was there. It wasn't till she heard noises from a room that made her turn. Carefully, she peered around and assessed the sight in front of her. Luckily for her, Nia was in the room but unluckily guards were present as well.

With the information that ALIE had gathered she knew about the group's actions but she had no idea about the girl's separate rescue mission. Her intention for Nia was to use her as a pawn to get the passphrase from the others. She would torture Clarke until she gave it up and if she didn't she would use Bellamy against her. And if that effort didn't work then she would bring in Nia and use her until one of them broke. She needed that passphrase and she would do what she must to get it.

Nia was tired of witnessing all the deaths that loomed over her and tired of fighting against something so beyond her that it drained her in every aspect. A part of her wanted to give in and accept the fate she had while the other was fighting like she had done countless times before. But every time she was on the brink of caving the thought of the girls crept back into her mind. So there she was in a room surrounded by guards who awaited ALIE's orders.

Time was limited among them all. One was fighting to end a takeover while the other was fighting to stop the resistance against them.

The girl standing outside the door peered inside to take a quick survey of the room. Nia was kneeling with her head down while the guards seemed to surround her. She readied her sword before taking a deep breath. Quickly she shoved the door open and charged inside.

Since awaiting ALIE's orders, they all seemed surprised at the sudden entrance. But that only lasted a moment as Jade was quick to strike.

She swung her sword around the nearest guard to her cutting him long and deep in his abdomen. She dug her sword in the next guard before attacking the far guard. He put up little fight but Jade was dealt the upperhand. With the guards now dead she knelt in front of Nia grateful to seeing her again.

"Nia. Nia." Jade spoke softly as she tried to get her to look at her. Now that she found her they needed to hurry and get back to the others.

Nia had thought she might've been hallucinting when she hear someone call her name. But it wasn't just anyone it was the small and quiet voice of Jade. She didn't want to glance around as she thought of it being another ghost. But when she felt the hands on her her head snapped up and connect their eyes connected.

"Jade." She spoke out not believing that she was there.

"Yes, Nia, it's me. Come on we don't have much time." Jade said as she tried to get her to come with her.

"No. No. No. No." Nia whispered as she thought of the dangers that Jade was now in. ALIE was there watching the scene play out. "Jade, you have to go. Go now." Nia ordered wanting her to get out while she could.

"It's okay, Nia. We can leave. We have a plan." Jade went to explain further that they had a way to get out but Nia was quick to cover her mouth.

"No, you can't tell me anything." Nia responded very aware of how ALIE stood off to the side. "I took the chip." She admitted shocking Jade further. "If I know you're here then ALIE knows as well. I won't put you and Fox in danger for me. You have to go."

Nia was persistent in Jade leaving but the small girl wouldn't budge an inch. She was determined to bring Nia with her. If she brought Nia to the others then they might be able to use bracelet to get Nia free. The only problem she faced was convincing them to. She need a plan and she needed it fast.

Meanwhile the others were facing a matter of their own. Their plan was compromised and now the enemy had them in their grasp. But lucky seem to be on their side as Murphy came to their rescue with Indra and the unliked presnce of Pike. Their presence allowed them to improvised their plan in order to gain the upper hand.

This led Bellamy and Murphy to be the first up the elevator but they weren't the only ones as Fox joined them. Since Jade had yet to appear and ALIE seem to know their motives she figured to find them herself.

"What are you doing?" Bellamy asked her as she stepped on.

"Jade hasn't come back and now ALIE knows we're here. I need to find her before ALIE does and hopefully find Nia before things get out of hand." Fox explained but the looks she received suggested that they were fully on board with her plan. "Look, right now our plan failed. We're few fighting against hundreds and Nia has more skills than any of us. We need her by our side."

Despite not wanting them to divert from their plan even further they couldn't help but see Fox's point of view. They needed more allies than ever and if it happened to be Nia they would be in a better position.

As they ascended the elevator all were anxious to see how everything would turn out, not for themselves but those dearest to them. But the task to defeat their enemy would be more difficult as ALIE was doing all she could to prevent them from coming.

The more ground the group gained the more ALIE was losing her advantage. She needed to her an upper hand before she lost control of it all and her only asset was in a room with an accomplice that was not their own. She needed to get her advantage back. This lead her to send guards in to extract Nia and get ahold of Jade but with her inside Nia's head gave away another advantage.

"Jade. Jade, you need to go ALIE is coming." Nia pleaded as she hunched forward and squeezed her eyes shut as tightly as possible. She couldn't see or hear anything if she wanted Jade to be safe.

The room went silent as Nia waited for something to happen. She didn't want to look in fear of ALIE knowing Jade position but she needed to make sure she was safe. So cautiously she peered around the room and let out a breath of relief as she didn't see the girl in sight.

It wasn't long till the doors opened and the guards entered. They all glanced around as ALIE wanted to know where the girl might've disappeared too but to no avail was she spotted. Seeing how she had no time to investigate further, ALIE took the opportunity to seize Nia and bring her forward. The two guards ALIE had sent moved forward and grabbed ahold of Nia's arms prepared to take her to the others. But little did they know her shadow was not far off.

Jade being small worked to her advantage as she was able to find a spot where she would not be spotted and where she was allowed to see what was happening. She watched as she looked but it wasn't till they were about to take Nia that she made her move.

Their backs were turned to head out the door and no one had no clue what would happen next.

With a quick stroke of her sword she buried it in the back of one of the guards before withdrawing and turning to the other. The girl was able to take out both guards, preventing ALIE from gaining the advantage she wanted. But now with her still there and time running against her it wouldn't be long till ALIE tried another attack.

Despite being young and not privy to everything she was able to develop another skill, observe. And that's what she was doing since Nia had left. The simple task she had allowed her to gain more knowledge than anyone would know. And what she learned now was that ALIE didn't have all knowledge around her. Now she had a way to get Nia out.

ALIE had lost any advantage she had against the group. Any attack she tried to use had been overpowered by the others. It was only a matter of time till the others would be right outside their door and she couldn't allow them any opportunity to overcome her. This caused the scene inside to escalade as Abby proceeded to hand herself in hopes of breaking Clarke but that wasn't enough.

The group in the elevator had just passed their final obstacle and were moments away from taking over the operation. ALIE needed to do something to ensure that she would still hold power if they entered. This led Jaha to take the extreme measure and terminate the one key against them, Ontari.

Even with the group's quick actions they weren't able to reach the throne room in time. The damage had been done.

They had tried to salvage any chance they could but despite their efforts there was nothing they could do. They were back to square one.

Taking a chance with her theory Jade worked quickly. She found a cloth that would work as best as it could. After securing the knot she grabbed ahold of Nia's hand and let out a breath, this would be a very risky move they were doing.

Every movement they made was quiet and quick so not to draw any attention from anything and as long as Nia kept blindfolded ALIE would not know where they were. But being away from the others meant she had no clue where they were. Carefully, they moved around the tower as Jade went to find them a way down. But when they approached the elevator her plan was crumbling.

They were on a mid-level inside the tower and with no way for them to get down without ALIE knowing in advanced. They were stuck with no possible way out.

After they established their standings the others hurried to secure the floor. Fox took that moment to try and see if she could find Jade and Nia but there was no sign of them anywhere. Where could they be?

Once Fox had entered the throne room it seem to be more chaotic as they tried to come up with a possible plan they could use. But that wasn't the first thing on Fox's mind. Everyone informed Clarke of their defense standing before waiting on their next option to do.

"Good. Then we have time." Clarke announced as an idea stirred in her mind.

Everyone seemed to ignore Murphy's comment as they tried to figure out what Clarke had planned.

"Time for what?" Bellamy questioned wanting to know what their next move would be.

"An ascension ceremony." Clarke stated the idea simply.

Murphy spoke out against it wondering how they would make that possible but Clarke was quick to respond back offering herself as the one to go under. Bellamy stepped up against the idea pointed out the last time the Flame hadn't been in a nightblood but Clarke had an answer for that too. Everyone seemed to be against the idea she presented but they were not allowed any other option and now ALIE was determined to get back inside. With time moving against them they all hesitantly agreed to proceed.

They all went to secure their surroundings when Bellamy noticed the lingering person by the door.

"Fox, we need your help greasing the balcony." Bellamy spoke to her hoping to bring her to their reality.

"I can't." She responded ready to move at a moment's notice. Her window was small and she needed to move.

"What are you talking about?" Bellamy asked knowing that they needed help there.

"I can't find Nia and Jade anywhere. They're here I know it." Fox informed him not knowing how he might react.

"We don't know that." Bellamy tried to calm her nerves but the information put him on edge but there was nothing he could do except get rid of ALIE.

"I do and I get that getting rid of ALIE is everyone's first priority but it's not mine. I need to find them and I need to do it now." Fox stood her ground on her position.

Fox didn't offer another word as she turned and left. She needed to get down the lower levels before those climbing got up. She would need to move quickly in order to find them before ALIE did.