❝ 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀,
𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱
𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

I look back at the drop ship curiously and make my way over to it. I climb up the ladders that I find on the side and once I reach the top I frown at the mess i'm met with.

The solar panels that were being used are completely trashed, some of them aren't even there. I then see a satellite and I perk up, rushing over to it. The state it's in makes me groan and I kick a piece of scrap metal in anger.

Eventually everyone settles down and I see Jasper head over to Clarke. He says something to her and Wells pushes him causing me to slide down the ladders and approach them.

"Hey!" I yell, pushing Wells away from Jasper.

"Hey, hey, hey! Hands off of him! He's with us" Some guys says, with a large group of guys behind him.

I turn to see it's the asshole who bumped into me on the Ark before we got to the drop ship and I look at him with a questioning look.

what the fuck are you playing at, Murphy?

"Relax. We're just trying to figure out where we are" Wells says defensively.

"We're on the ground. That not good enough for you?" I hear Bellamy Blake's voice and turn my head to see him and Octavia standing together.

Wells looks back at us in hesitation but then turns back to Bellamy.

"We need to find Mount Weather. You heard my father's message. That has to be our first priority" Wells tells everyone.

"Screw your father" Octavia snaps and my brows raise but I give her an impressed nod.

"What, you think you're in charge here, you and your little princess?" Octavia sneers sarcastically, looking at Clarke who does not look pleased with her new nickname.

"Do you think we care who's in charge? We need to get to Mount Weather. Not because the Chancellor said so, but because the longer we wait, the hungrier we'll get and the harder this'll be. How long do you think we'll last without those supplies? We're looking at a 20-mile trek, okay? So if we want to get there before dark, we need to leave now" Clarke insists and her rant almost puts me to sleep.

"Okay. We get it, blondie. We need the supplies" I grumble and she shoots me a glare but I see the gratitude in her facial expression as she turns back to Bellamy.

"I got a better idea! You two go, find it for us. Let the privileged do the hard work for a change" Bellamy suggests and there is a chorus of yeahs all around the crowd.

"Hey, I'm not trying to cause a scene but are you dumb? How on God's earth are two people supposed to carry enough food for 100?" I argue with the older Blake who glares at me.

"She's right! You're not listening! We all need to go!" Wells shouts.

"Look at this, everybody! The Chancellor of Earth!" Murphy exclaims, pushing Wells and everybody laughs.

"Think that's funny?" Wells asks trying to intimidate him.

Murphy pushes Wells so hard he falls on his ass and I'm sure I hear a loud snapping sound.

"Wells!" Clarke gasps but she's held back by another guy.

"No, but that was" Murphy laughs.

Wells pulls himself to his feet but he limps on one of his legs, it looking sprained or
maybe even broken.

"All right" Murphy says, taking that as a chance to fight.

"What you gonna do now, Wells?!" A guy from the crowd shouts.

Wells puts his fists up getting ready for a fight as the crowd chants and yells over the top of each other. Murphy fakes a punch at Wells and he flinches making Murphy laugh.

"Come on. Come on" Murphy tells Wells.

"Quit it, Murphy!" I hiss at the scruffy boy in front of me.

"What are you gonna do about it, gorgeous?" Murphy smirks at me.

I make a move to pounce at the boy but suddenly Finn jumps from the drop ship in between the fighting boys to look at Murphy whose face falls.

always ruining the fun, Collins

"Kid has got one leg and Ava is a lot smaller than you" Finn states and I scoff.

"I could take him" I spit and Finn grabs my shoulder, holding me back.

"How about you wait until it's a fair fight?" Finn says, making Murphy stand down.

"Hey, spacewalker!" Octavia yells walking up to Finn.

"Rescue me next" She flirts with him and he grins at her.

Everyone disperses and as Finn walks away Octavia watches him leave with a flirty look in her eyes. I roll my eyes at her and she looks at me awkwardly.

"You and Finn aren't dating, right?" She asks and I let out a laugh.

"That's disgusting. He's like my brother" I explain and she grins.

Bellamy walks up to her with an 'are you being serious?' look on his face and I can't help but agree.

"What? He's cute" Octavia says.

"He's a criminal" Bellamy retorts and I shoot him a glare that he can't actually see.

"They're all criminals" Octavia argues and I shrug because she's got a good point.

I ignore the rest of the siblings' conversation and make my way over to a worried Clarke who is checking Wells' leg.

"Hey, blondie!" I holler as I approach the duo.

"What do you want?" She asks me with a tired huff.

"I'm coming with you to Mount Weather. You're gonna need some help now that Chancellor junior here is held up" I joke and she nods softly.

"So Mount Weather. When do we leave?" I hear Finn ask and I turn to him with a grin.

"Right now" Clarke replies and Finn wraps his arm around my shoulders.

"We'll be back tomorrow with food" Clarke says to Wells.

"How are the three of you gonna carry enough food for 100?" Wells asks, sounding unimpressed.

I turn behind me at the same time as Finn. I grab Monty while he grabs Jasper and we spin them around.

"Five of us. Can we go now, dad?" I ask jokingly.

"Sounds like a party. Make it six" I hear Octavia announce and I grin at the girl widely.

"Hey, what the hell are you doing?" Bellamy snaps, chasing after his little sister.

"Going for a walk" She replies shortly.

"Hey! Were you trying to take this off?" Clarke snaps and I move my attention from the Blake siblings to Clarke holding Finn's wristband that is badly scratched.

"Yeah. So?" Finn retorts.

"So this wristband transmits your vital signs to the ark. Take it off, and they'll think you're dead" Clarke explains and I catch a thoughtful expression cross Bellamy's face.

"Should I care?" Finn protests and I elbow him in the side, giving him a glare.

He playfully shoves me but my glare stays because the girl who is like a sister to me is still up there and it seems like he's forgotten how much she means to us both.

"Well, I don't know. Do you want the people you love to think you're dead? Do you want them to follow you down here in two months? Because they won't if they think we're dying" Clarke rants and I look at Bellamy due to the fact he has one of those 'I have an idea' faces on.

He catches me staring, his face turning stone cold but I can tell he's hiding something and I intend on finding out what.