❝ 𝗶 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿
𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗸 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

I sit in the drop ship with an angry Lincoln and a quiet Octavia, waiting for Bellamy to return with Clarke.

"What's on your mind, O?" I ask curiously, nudging her arm.

"I can't lose him, A" She states and I frown.

"You're not gonna lose him. Clarke won't let him die" I assure the girl who smiles weakly.

The hatch opens and I expect to see the blonde Griffin girl I've grown to like but instead I spot Nova with a worried look on her face.

"Where's my brother?" She asks worriedly and I nod over to the chained up Lincoln who growls at his sister.

Nova's eyes widen is disbelief and a sad look crosses her face.

"Why did you bring him here?" She asks me.

"We're waiting on Clarke. If anyone can save him, it's her" I explain confidently and Nova nods hesitantly, I can see the worry in her face.

The blonde girl appears at the hatch and I smile softly.

"Speak of the devil" I joke to ease the tension, making all three girls smile at me gratefully.

Lincoln lets out another ungodly roar scaring Clarke as Bellamy reaches the top of the ladders.

"It's okay, blondie, he's chained up" I tell her and she nods, gulping.

"I can't believe we're back here again" Clarke gasps.

"It's ironic really" I mumble.

"Can you help him?" Octavia asks, sounding fed up.

"I don't know" Clarke shakes her head and Nova shoots me a frustrated look.

"I knew Mount Weather controlled the Reapers. I had no idea they were creating them" Clarke explains as Lincoln snarls and growls at Clarke threateningly.

"If they can do that to Lincoln...What are they gonna do to our friends?" Bellamy asks and my heart drops.

Octavia and I get up to our feet and Lincoln suddenly starts shaking violently.

"He's convulsing" Clarke declares.

"So, what does it mean?" Octavia asks.

"What happened to his leg?!" Nova snaps in anger, seeing the bullet wound in her brother's leg.

"I shot him" Octavia admits, tears welling up in her eyes and Nova's facial expression softens.

"Clarke, he's lost a lot of blood" Bellamy stresses.

Lincoln stops convulsing and Clarke steps towards him but jumps back in fear when he lunges for her. She stares at him for a minute before tilting her head slightly.

"Can you shine the light on his neck?" She asks.

Octavia and Bellamy shine he flashlights in that direction and I notice the nasty purple veins on his neck.

"Needle marks" Clarke points out.

"You think he's been drugged?" Bellamy asks.

"Makes sense" I say with a shrug.

Suddenly Lincoln manages get free from his chains to grab Clarke and drag her towards him roughly. She screams and we all leap forward to help the girl.

"Clarke!" I shriek.

Octavia is thrown against a wall and Bellamy is head butted in the face multiple times before him and Clarke are also thrown across the room.

The Reaper then tries to lunge at Nova and I, but the chains on his leg stop him half way. He turns and yanks the chains as Bellamy runs at him with a shock baton.

The chain snaps and before Bellamy can shock him, he slams Bellamy onto his back and starts punching him in the face. Clarke tries to intervene but Lincoln soccer punches her in the gut and she goes sprawling to the floor.

I rush to help Clarke while Octavia hits Lincoln over the head with a metal pole and Nova hits him again with the handle of her sword, knocking him out.

Octavia helps Clarke clean Bellamy up while Nova and I tie down her brother to the floor of the drop ship. We chain him down and the other three join us.

"We have to stop the bleeding and get the bullet out! Hold his leg down!" Clarke snaps as Lincoln starts to wake up.

"Shh, shh" Octavia whispers, trying to give him a drink.

He growls angrily and bites her hand, causing her to scream and drop the water.

"I'll get some more" She mumbles, grabbing her canteen and standing up.

"O, once the drug is out his system, he'll be okay" Bellamy tries to assure the shaken girl.

"You can't protect me from this one, big brother" Octavia replies before exiting the drop ship.

Bellamy kneels down next to me as I help Clarke with Lincoln's wound and the blonde girl looks up at me, holding out the needle.

"Hey, can you stitch this up? I need some fresh air" Clarke mumbles, her face looking paler than usual and I nod.

"Of course" I smile, taking the needle from her.

Nova quietly exits the drop ship after Clarke and I begin stitching up the bullet hole.

"Your mom would be proud" I hear Bellamy tell me.

"You think?" I ask hopefully as I finish the job.

"I know" Bellamy assures me and I smile softly.

"Thanks, Bell" I say appreciatively and he shrugs me off.

Suddenly all three girls jump out the hatch one by one and Nyko follows behind them. Bellamy immediately grabs his gun and I grab Bellamy.

"Bell, stop!" I shout.

"He's Lincoln's friend and their healer!" Octavia explains and I turn my head to see Lincoln start to convulse once again.

"He's seizing again" Clarke exclaims.

Bellamy lets Nyko past and I kneel next to the man while Octavia kneels on the other side of Lincoln, next to Clarke. Nyko looks through all his vials and pulls out one.

"What is that?" Clarke asks.

Nyko ignores her and takes the top off the small bottle, tipping it to Lincoln's lips.

"Your fight is over" Nyko tells Lincoln in Trigedasleng and my eyes widen.

"No!" Clarke screams, reaching her hand out to catch the drop before it hits Lincoln's lips.

I take out my knife and swiftly hold it to Nyko's throat in anger.

"Yu gonplei ste odon. That's what they say before death" I growl out angrily and Nyko looks impressed at my knowledge.

"He's not trying to heal him. He's trying to kill him" Clarke reveals and Bellamy points his gun at the grounder.

"Nyko? Is it true?" Octavia asks.

"Yes. Death is the only way" Nyko replies.

"Hold on. There could be another way to bring him back" Clarke speaks up.

"None that i've ever seen" Nyko says, putting down his knife which makes me lower mine too.

"We have to go. The camp's leaving" I hear Finn announce as he enters the drop ship.

"You! Murderer!" Nyko screams in Trigedasleng before running at Finn and pinning him against the wall.

"Get off him!" Bellamy demands.

"You slaughtered my people! Elders! Children! Innocents!" Nyko growls, strangling Finn.

"Let him go or so help me God I will gut you like a fish!" I threaten angrily.

"Blood must have blood!" Nyko yells.

"Get out the way!" Bellamy shouts at Octavia who is stopping him from killing Nyko.

"Bellamy, you're not shooting him! No!" Octavia screams.

"He's killing Finn!" I holler in rage.

Suddenly Clarke hits Nyko with the shock baton and he crumples to the floor in a heap, dropping Finn too.

"Finn!" I huff in relief, falling to my knees beside the boy.

"Are you okay?" I ask in concern, grabbing his face in my hands.

"I'm fine" He assures me, swatting away my hands.

"Oh, thank God" I mumble, pulling him into a hug.

"His heart's stopped! Move!" I hear Clarke yell and my eyes widen.

I turn to see Clarke giving Lincoln chest compressions and my hands start to shake with anxiety. Finn grabs my hands in his, trying to calm me down and he succeeds at stopping my shaking hands, but the worry in my chest only grows. Lincoln inhales loudly and I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.

"He was dead" Nyko comments "How did you do that?"

"You've tried bringing Reapers back before?" Clarke asks and Nyko nods.

"And they died like this?" Clarke then asks and Nyko nods again.

"What is it?" Bellamy questions the older blonde.

"I know how to stop the attack" Clarke announces.