❝ 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗻 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

We jump from our spot behind the rocks and begin running as fast as we can. I sprint as fast as my legs will take me, jumping over fallen trees and dodging over grown branches as I do.

Suddenly Monty's body hits the ground in front of me and I stop, grabbing my friend.

"Come on! We got to go!" Finn urges us as Octavia and I grab Monty.

"Monty, get up!" I snap at the frozen boy.

I lift my head slightly to see what he's looking at and my eyes widen when I realise it's a skeleton. We pull him to his feet but we all stop to look at the bones spread across the forest floor.

"Who are they?" Finn ponders.

Clarke picks up a skull that looks nothing like any human skull i've ever seen in pictures on the Ark, making chills go up my spine.

"What are they?" Clarke debates.

"We are so screwed" Octavia huffs.

"I'm too young to die" I object, everyone sending me looks of disbelief to which I shrug.

A loud scream echos in the distance and Clarke drops the wonky skull.

"Jasper. He's alive" Clarke states.

She runs back and I follow her without hesitation, needing to know if he's actually alive.

"Clarke, wait! Wait!" Finn shouts chasing down the blonde.

"Stay out of the trees" He tells us as we stop at the river.

"He was right there" Finn then states and I look at the Mount Weather sign laying where Jasper had been speared.

"No. Where is he?" Monty panics.

"They took him" Clarke answers.

"No" I whimper and Monty grabs my hand.

We very quickly and carefully make our way back to camp and once we arrive we're met with the sight of Wells and Murphy fighting.

Wells grabs Murphy and holds a knife to his throat making my breath catch in my own throat.

"Wells!" Clarke yells.

"Get the fuck off him!" I shout, running ahead of the others.

Wells pushes Murphy to the ground and I make a move to push Wells back but Murphy recovers quickly, charging at the chancellor's son. Before Murphy can even reach the boy, Bellamy grabs Murphy and stops him.

"Whoa! Hey! Enough, Murphy!" Bellamy yells.

"Octavia, are you all right?" He then asks his sister who is being helped by Monty.

"Yeah" She winces as he grabs her.

"Where's the food?" Bellamy asks Clarke.

"We didn't make it to Mount Weather" Finn states, sitting down on a tree stump.

"What the hell happened out there?" Bellamy snaps.

"We were attacked" I mumble, looking at the tree line behind us anxiously.

"What?" Bellamy asks as if he didn't hear me.

"We were fucking attacked!" I shout angrily, walking over to sit next to Finn but I don't miss the look of surprise on Bellamy's face at my outburst.

"Attacked? By what?" Wells asks.

"Not what. Who" Finn corrects the boy, rubbing circles on my back to calm me down.

"It turns out, when the last man from the ground died on the ark, he wasn't the last grounder" Finn explains.

"It's true. Everything we thought we knew about the ground is wrong. There are people here, survivors" Clarke tells everyone.

"The good news is, that means we can survive. Radiation won't kill us" Clarke announces, being the optimist she is.

"It's not the radiation I'm worried about" I retort and Finn's hand squeezes my shoulder.

"Yeah, the bad news is the grounders will" Finn sighs.

"Where's the kid with the goggles?" Wells asks and I glare at the boy fiercely.

"Jasper was hit" Clarke says sadly.

"He wasn't just hit, Clarke. They threw a damn spear into his chest! They took him!" I declare loudly, standing up.

"Where is your wristband?!" Clarke snaps at Wells and I scoff.

of course, let's just leave Jasper to die because Chancellor junior lost his bracelet!

"Ask him" Wells says angrily, nodding at Bellamy.

"How many?" Clarke asks, her face a look of anger.

"Twenty four and counting" Murphy boasts cockily.

"You idiots! Life support on the Ark is failing. That's why they brought us down here. They need to know the ground is survivable again and we need their help against whoever is out there. If you take off your wristbands, you're not just killing them. You're killing us!" Clarke rants loudly and I walk over to Octavia, letting her lean on my shoulder.

"We're stronger than you think. Don't listen to her. She's one of the privileged. If they come down, she'll have it good. How many of you can say the same?!" Bellamy argues.

"We can take care of ourselves. That wristband on your arm? It makes you a prisoner. We are not prisoners anymore!" He elaborates and I look down at the band on my wrist thoughtfully.

"They say they'll forgive your crimes. I say you're not criminals. You're fighters. Survivors! The grounders should worry about us!" He continues.

There is a loud chorus of yeahs from the crowd and I can't help but smile at the show Bellamy is putting on. Clarke storms away with Monty on her tail and I think about running after them but I decide on staying.

After a couple minutes Octavia wanders off telling me she'll see me later and I see Finn walking towards the drop ship. I grab his arm and he turns to me.

"Are you okay?" He asks me worriedly.

"I'll be fine. I'm just worried about Jasper" I tell him and he nods.

We enter the drop ship and we're met with Clarke.

"Hey. You ready?" She asks and I nod.

"I'm not going anywhere, and neither should any of you. That spear was thrown with pinpoint accuracy from three hundred feet" Finn argues and I look at my best friend in disbelief.

"So what, we let Jasper die?" Monty asks sarcastically.

"Absolutely not" I snap.

"That's not gonna happen" Clarke agrees.

"Spacewalker? What a joke. You think you're such an adventurer. You're really just a coward" Clarke says calmly.

"It's not an adventure, Clarke, it's a suicide mission" Finn retorts.

Clarke storms out the drop ship and I make a move to follow her but Finn stops me, blocking my way.

"You're not going anywhere" He declares and I scoff.

"You're not my dad" I argue.

"I know I'm not, but I've just got you back, squirt. I won't loose you again" He states sternly.

"Jasper saved my life, Finn. I owe him this" I plead with him.

He stands in complete silence for a minute before grabbing my face in his hands.

"If you get yourself kidnapped I will hunt you down and kill you myself" He threatens but I smile, kissing his cheek.

"I'll be careful" I promise him and he nods before handing me a makeshift knife that I stash in my boot.

I rush to find Clarke not knowing exactly where the blonde girl is headed.