Mara Bernard

Mara was always a troublemaker. And she knew that she couldn't get the most out of life. She'd be stuck on a dull scrap of metal for the rest of her miserable life. She made friends with the wrong people and did the wrong things. Not like she cared anyway. Mara was like any other person that was a nobody on the ark. She stole, she did any kind of crime because she did not care about her own life. Her parents were nobodies. Did nothing successful in their lives, including the birth of their child.

Mara's behavior and actions led to her arrest and locked up. Mara knew that in a couple of years she would be released from the place she hated most, even if it was in death.

Guards stormed in, causing the girl to look up. "Prisoner 214 stand near the wall." Mara rolled her eyes, following the orders of the guards, not bothering to question what was happening. But she had her thoughts and suspicions. They could possibly be killing the juveniles early for any reason, or maybe they were just sick of them. Not like Mara cared though. The guards attached a wristband to her wrist, and took her out of the dingy cell that she had been trapped in for oh so long.

Mara was pushed through around the ark past many other kids, some struggling, others not like herself. As they all moved in a line, Mara was emotionless, nothing left in her body. She looked all around, the thoughts clouding her mind, not even realizing what she was doing. But she was dragged out of her thoughts as she felt someone step on her shoe. Turning back she glared at the Asian boy but couldn't help but soften at his face, that held such sorrow and worry. "I'm sorry." He said before pausing and speaking once more. "Have you seen Jasper? I don't know if you know him." He asks. Mara furrowed her eyebrows before shaking her head, not even bothering to ask anything about the boy or mention she had no idea who he was talking about. She turned her head back to the front to continue as they walked onto a drop ship, being led to certain areas.

Mara was confused. She thought she was being led to her death. If only she knew that instead she was being led to a new chance at life. But for now she was questioning what they were thinking putting a large number, maybe 100, criminals in a confined space. Maybe they will kill us in a different way than just some floating.

Though the thoughts of theories ran through the young girl's head, not a word came out of her mouth. She was silent. Much like her parents the day she was arrested.

Mara was placed in an awkward position. Strapped in, but standing was not a way she wanted to go, but she thought it would do. She looked around at the rowdy criminals, not caring very much about what was going on. She supposed they were dying, others had different ideas. Mara didn't have the hope most of them did. She looked around and saw the same boy that had spoken to her, right next to her and eagerly talking to another young boy. She supposed it was Jasper, the one he was looking for.

Soon everything began to shake and Mara felt butterflies in her stomach, she guessed nerves, and she wanted to tear them to shreds. She hated feeling nervous, probably most emotions she hated.

Mara didn't realize just how terrible she was now. The empty girl probably thought it was her terrible childhood with neglecting parents. But who hadn't dealt with that. Why would she think she was any different to others?

Once again, Mara was brought out of her thoughts to a bright screen showing the face of the man that everyone in this ship hated with a passion. She fazed out the words the chancellor was saying not bothering to pay attention to the despicable man. She didn't know why she hated him. He was just doing a job. Maybe it was his face.

"Your dad's a dick, Wells." She hears one of the kids say on the drop ship. Mara was confused as to why the chancellor's son would be there.

As she examined her surrounding she heard Chancellor Jaha's words. Earth. They would be going to Earth.

Mara now knew at this moment these hundred teens were being sent to Earth, soaring through space. "Did you hear that? We're going to Earth." She told the boy who had spoken briefly to her looking for his friend, out of excitement. It was unusual for Mara to feel this strange feeling of joy and excitement. But finally she would be away from this miserable life on the ark and a new bright one on Earth. Earth was her dream, she supposed everyone else's dreams as well. And now they'll be getting their dreams.

Monty smiled at the girl who seemed to glow with joy, and wondered who she was, besides the one who walked in front of him. But he didn't speak a word as she already moved back into her original position with a scowl stretched across her face, looking away.

The drop ship had shook, tossing them back and forth, the straps they had on them the only thing keeping them from getting killed possibly. Mara had seen the stupid ones who had went against it of course. She thought it served them right for getting up. In her mind, it wasn't an inconvenience for her. Who was she to get all weepy about it.

The shaking started to become softer until it stopped completely. It was silent. If you wanted it was possible you could hear a pin drop. "You hear that? No machine hum." Mara hears Monty observe. After the observation of him, all the kids ran out of their seats ready to get off the scrap of metal and onto the Earth to see it for the first time.

Mara pushed through, not a care in the world for others well beings. She had only looked out for herself before, she wasn't going to change that now. As she got near the front she came across a man dressed in a guards uniform. It surprised her, it did really. She knew he couldn't be a criminal like the rest of them, she had looked him over and noticed he was missing a wristband like the rest of them, and of course the uniform. She wouldn't expect them to give up a good guard to go with a bunch of criminals. Why would they? So if her suspicions were true, why would someone who wasn't a guard, and wasn't a criminal already being forced here, be doing there right in the front of everybody.

"Can we please stop wasting time and get out there?" Mara grumbled to herself, then hearing a snicker beside her. "Can I help you?" She turned to face the boy next to her.

"Yeah sure." He chuckled, as Mara had then rolled her eyes. "You haven't changed at all, Bernard." Murphy had then said as he faced forward, the two of them barely paying attention to the three in the front with the two Blakes reuniting.

"You haven't changed either Murphy." She says. The two were friends, you could say, not that Mara cared much for him, but she hung out with him and his group of friends.

Finally, the boy Bellamy pulled the lever, as his sister got to be the first one to step on Earth. Mara didn't care who was the first to walk on Earth in how long, all she cared about was whether or not she would. At this rate, she thought she would die before walking on Earth.

Octavia took a few more steps before she stopped. She took a breath of the fresh air. Felt the dirt beneath her boots. Oh how much Mara yearned to do that. But apparently everyone thought they should wait. Normally she wouldn't care but she knew at the moment she would probably be met with the anger from the girls older brother Bellamy.

"We're back bitches!" Octavia yelled, as then everyone started to run, including Mara. She stepped onto the grass, started to kick it, a small smile came onto her face, so small some might of thought it was just a smirk for no reason, but that was her version of a smile. At the moment it definitely was. She looked up, and looked at the sky. The sky. It was so bright. So much different than the view from the ark. Everything on the ark was dark, and eerie, while Earth was so much different, the sights, smells, all of it. For once in Mara Bernard's life she wasn't dejected, she wasn't alone.

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Yay first chapter! Thanks for reading guys! i hope you like this chapter though i know its not much. I'll try updating soon. And hopefully the next chapter will have more Monty/Mara scenes? What should their ship name be? Should it be Manty/Mora/etc? And who wants more Murphy/Mara scenes? Those two will have a lot and will be good friends throughout.

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