❝ 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀
𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲.
𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹
𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

"Clarke! Where's Clarke?!" I hear Connor yell.

Suddenly Murphy gets up and chokes up a load of blood, making me hold back a scream of horror.

"Murphy! Look at me, Murph" I panic and Clarke races into the drop ship.

Blood stains her cheeks and I open my mouth to ask what's going on but she starts talking to the boy.

"I need you to tell me exactly how you escaped from the grounders. What happened?" She asks him and I rub his back soothingly.

"I don't know. I woke up and they forgot to lock my cage. There was no one there, so I took off" He explains and Clarke's face falls.

"They let you go" She sighs.

Bellamy then enters the drop ship and Clarke holds out her arm.

"Bellamy, stay back!" She shouts.

"Did he do something to you?" Bellamy ask, showing concern for the blood stained blonde.

Clarke shakes her head and I start to feel a little hot.

"What the hell is this?" Bellamy snaps.

"Biological warfare" Clarke states.

"You were waiting for the grounders to retaliate for the bridge? This is it. Murphy is the weapon" Clarke explains and everything suddenly becomes clear.

"Is this your revenge? Helping the grounders kill us?" Bellamy asks Murphy angrily as I finish cleaning the blood off his face.

"I didn't know about this, okay, I swear" Murphy pleads.

"Stop lying! When are they coming?!" Bellamy shouts.

"Murphy, think, all right? What can you tell us that's useful? Did you hear anything?" Clarke asks the boy.

"Come on, Murphy" I sigh and he looks up at me.

"They are vicious, cruel" He tells me.

"You want to see vicious?" Bellamy threatens, walking towards us.

"Stop!" I snap, holding up my hand to the man.

"Whatever this thing is, it spreads through contact" Clarke explains.

"Clarke?!" I hear Finn shout and then he sees me.

"Ava!" He shouts, worry clear on his face.

"I'm fine" I wave him off.

"Finn, you shouldn't be in here! No one should!" Clarke yells.

"I heard you were sick" Finn says.

"Clarke, what is this?" He asks.

"I don't know. It's some kind of hemorrhagic fever. We just need to contain it before-" She's cut off when Derek starts having a seizure.

She races over to him but Finn grabs her arm.

"Hey, don't touch me. You could get sick. Wash your hands now!" She shouts at him before helping Derek.

"What the hell is happening to him?" Finn asks as Derek starts puking out his bloody guts.

please, God, don't let this spread to Finn or the others

He suddenly collapses and Clarke crouches down beside him. She checks his pulse and my own quickens in fear.

"Is he.." I drawl off.

"He's dead" She announces and a lump forms in my throat.

we're all going to die

"Here. Alcohol. Hold out your hand" Clarke orders Finn, pouring it into his hand.

"What do we do?" Finn asks.

"Quarantine. Round up everyone who had contact with Murphy. Bring them here" She demands and Finn runs off.

"And everyone they had contact with?" Bellamy asks.

"Well, we have to start somewhere" She snaps.

"Connor, who was with you when you found him? Who carried him in? Think!" Clarke asks the boy.

"The first one there was Octavia" Connor states and I drag myself into my feet.

Bellamy darts out the drop ship and Clarke turns to me.

"I'm going to need your help to examine everyone. Your mom was a doctor, right?" She asks and I nod.

"I know my way around a medical station if that's what your asking" I tell the girl.

"Good" She replies.

Everyone starts filing in and eventually Bellamy comes in with Octavia.

"I got this one" I assure the blonde and she smiles gratefully.

Bellamy and I cover our faces with cloth, me so I don't spread the virus and Bellamy so he doesn't catch it.

"Okay, we're done. No visible signs of swelling or bleeding" I smile, taking a step back from the Blake siblings.

"So you're saying she doesn't have it?" Bellamy asks.

"I'm saying she doesn't have symptoms, but that could change" I explain.

"We need to keep her here just in case" Clarke says, appearing at my side.

"No way. Look at this place. She'll get sick just being here" Bellamy argues.

"Bellamy I don't like this just as much as you, but do you want to stop the spread or not?" I ask seriously.

"Look. We'll keep her on third level with the people who aren't symptomatic yet. Think of it as a way to stop her from sneaking out again" Clarke tells him.

"Screw you, Clarke" Octavia replies.

"We'll let you know if her condition changes" Clarke adds.

Bellamy exits the drop ship and I wipe sweat from my forehead.

"Octavia, wait" Clarke breathes out as the girl makes a move to climb the ladder.

"I need you to sneak out again" I hear the blonde mutter before my vision goes blurry.

I grab onto the pipe next to me and steady myself. I feel like I'm underwater as my hearing becomes muffled and a lump forms in my throat.

"Ava, are you okay?" I hear a voice ask but it sounds like gurgling.

My vision clears and I see Clarke standing in front of me.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me" I tell her.

She heads outside and I attend to other sick people, shaking off the exhaustion that washes over me.

My blood goes cold when I hear a load of screaming and then gunshots go off. I rush outside only to be met with Clarke holding a gun at the air.

"This is exactly what the grounders want! Don't you see that? They don't have to kill us if we kill each other first" Clarke shouts.

"They won't have to kill us if we all catch the virus. Get back in the damn drop ship!" A guy shouts, pointing his gun at Clarke.

I hold up my bow and nock an arrow in it, letting the arrow glide through the air swiftly.

It hits the boy's arm and he drops his gun letting Bellamy hit him in the face with the end of his own gun.

"Not to state the obvious, but your quarantine isn't working" Bellamy tells Clarke.

Suddenly Clarke looks woozy and before I can do anything she starts falling. Finn swoops in to save her from hitting the floor and I hear Raven yelling.

"Finn, don't touch her!"

Finn scoops Clarke up bridal style and I see the pained look in Raven's eyes which only makes me feel worse.

"Hey, let me go. I'm okay" Clarke tells him.

"No, you're not" Finn replies.

"Octavia will come back with a cure" Clarke slurs as I walk towards her and Finn.

"There is no cure! But the grounders don't use the sickness to kill" Octavia tells everyone.

"Really? Tell that to them" Bellamy replies, pointing at the dead bodies outside the drop ship.

"I warned you about seeing that grounder again" Bellamy tells his sister.

"Yeah? Well, I have a warning for you too. The grounders are coming. And they're attacking at first light!" Octavia announces.

She tries to walk towards us but Bellamy grabs her arm and she yanks it away from him in anger.

"Come on. I'll help you get Clarke into the drop ship" Octavia tells Finn, ushering him inside.

I let out a sigh before entering the drop ship to see Finn laying Clarke in a hammock.

"What else did Lincoln tell you?" Finn asks Octavia as I approach them.

"The virus doesn't last long" She answers.

"It's true. I feel better" Murphy speaks up.

"They need to stay hydrated" Clarke says, trying to get up but Finn holds her down.

"You need to stay hydrated" He argues and Octavia hands her a cup of water.

Clarke takes a small sip before handing it back to the younger girl.

"Okay. Them too. Please" The blonde pleads.

"It's okay. I'll do it. Just rest" Octavia assures her.

"I'll help you" Murphy offers, standing up.

I tune out the rest of the conversation, humming a quiet tune to myself as I help everyone get a drink.

Once we've been around everyone I sit down next to Octavia who is caring for Clarke.

"How are you feeling?" The Blake girl asks me.

"Fresh as a daisy" I joke and she grins, shaking her head.

"That was a nice shot earlier" She compliments me and I smile.

"You seen that?" I ask and she nods.

"It was pretty good, wasn't it?" I grin proudly and she chuckles in amusement.

I start to feel sort of dizzy but I focus on Octavia's face, hoping the dizziness will fade. It eventually does and I drop my head into my hands.

"Hey, O?" I mumble.

"Yeah?" She replies.

"If we don't make it out of this alive then I want you to know that I love you, okay? You're the reckless little sister I always wanted" I tell her and look up to see her tear up.

"I love you too, A. You're the badass big sister I always wanted" She tells me.

Suddenly I hear loud coughing and Octavia perks up.

"Hey, Murphy!" She shouts.

"Yeah?!" He replies.

"Clarke says when that happens to roll him on his side" She instructs the boy.

"I'm on it" Murphy says, jogging over to Connor.

I pull my knees up to my chest and lay my head on my knees, feeling the urge to puke.

"Bell? No!" I hear Octavia's voice and I look up.

"Clear some space! Lay him down" I hear her shout and I pull myself to my feet, rushing over to Bellamy's side.

He sputters on his own blood and I help Octavia roll him over. Blood splatters about the floor and he lays on his back again.

"Hey, big brother" Octavia says softly.

"I'm scared" Bellamy admits and my heart breaks.

"I won't let anything happen to you, I promise" Octavia tells him.

"That's what I said to you the day you were born" He replies.

"I know. You told me that, like, a thousand times" She jokes sadly.

"I'm glad your here" He says, grabbing her hand.

"Just get some rest now, okay?" She whispers to him.

He nods and closes his eyes, his head lulling to the side. Octavia sits back and I lace my fingers with hers. She lays her head on my shoulder and we sit in silence, watching Bellamy peacefully sleep.