❝ 𝘆𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱,
𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀
𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺
𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 ❞
- 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀

𝗔𝘃𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩

Soon enough a storm starts blowing and everyone moves to inside the drop ship to cover from the pouring rain and gale force winds.

I watch Raven fix the radio from my place next to Finn and I pull my knees up to my chest, letting out a sigh.

"This is Raven Reyes calling Ark Station" Raven shouts as she tries to fix the radio.

"I repeat, this is Raven Reyes calling Ark Station. Please come in" She begs and I begin to lose all hope of contacting the Ark.

"Can anyone hear me?!" Raven huffs.

"You sure you have the right frequency?" Monroe asks the distressed girl.

"Yeah, i'm sure!" Raven snaps.

"Raven? You can do this. Okay?" Clarke tells her and she nods.

Clarke heads over my way and proceeds to take the material away from Finn's wound. I grimace at the blood that pours out but don't take my eyes off of him.

"Ark Station, please come in! I'm on the ground with the hundred! We need you" Raven pleads as Clarke puts some clean material around the knife.

"This is a restricted station. Please identify yourself" A demanding voice asks through the crackly radio and everyone jumps forward but I stay seated.

"This is Raven Reyes! I'm from Mecha Station. I'm transmitting from the ground. The hundred are alive. Please, you need to get Dr. Abby Griffin. Dr. Abby Griffin. Now!" Raven shouts.

"Hang on, Raven! We're trying to boost your signal!" I hear Sinclair's voice, causing me to smile in relief.

"Raven! Are you there?" I hear Abby Griffin speak through the radio.

"Mom?" Clarke speaks up "Mom, it's me"

"Clarke?" Abby asks, hope clear in the woman's voice.

"Mom, I need your help!" Clarke tells her "One of our people was stabbed by a grounder"

"Clarke, this is the Chancellor. Are you saying there are survivors on the ground?" I hear Java's voice and I scowl.

"Yes. The earth is survivable. We're not alone" Clarke confirms.

"Mom, he's dying" Clarke stresses to her mother and I turn to see how pale Finn is which makes me feel sick.

"The knife's still in his chest" She says.

"Clarke, is my son with you?" Jaha asks.

"I'm so sorry. Wells is...Wells is dead" Clarke replies and the radio goes silent.

Clarke walks over to the other side of Finn and I stand up straight, looking down at the boy.

"I'm gonna talk you through it step by step" Abby tells her daughter and everyone is startled by a loud bang from the wind outside.

"Clarke, just give five-" Abby's voice starts to crackle and we don't hear the rest of what she's saying, just static.

"What?!" Raven shouts.

"Raven, what's wrong?" Clarke asks.

"It's not the radio! It's the storm!" Raven replies and my heart sinks.

"Finn, you gotta pull through. Okay, buddy? You gotta pull through for me" I speak to my best friend lowly but get no answer due to his unconscious state.

Abby's voice comes through again and tells Clarke a list of things she'll need. Octavia comes in with two large bottles of something and Clarke takes one from her.

"Monty's moonshine?" She asks after sniffing it.

"Pretty sure no germ can survive it" Octavia replies.

A loud bang comes from outside again and the wind gets even louder.

"The storm's getting worse" I state and Clarke nods.

"Monroe, close the door" Clarke orders.

"We still have people out there" Monroe objects.

"Monty and Jasper still aren't back yet" I say to the older blonde.

"Neither is Bellamy" Octavia adds and I look over at her in concern.

"It's all right. They'll find somewhere to ride it out" Clarke assures us.

"Look. One suture needle" Raven says running over with a needle in her hand and giving it to Clarke.

"Right. I still need something to close the wound" Clarke tells us.

"There's some wire on the second level. I use it for the tents" Octavia speaks up.

"Let's see it" Clarke says.

"Stay away from the blue wires that run through the ceiling. I rigged it to the solar cells in the roof. That means they're hot. Got that?!" Raven shouts.

"Yeah, I got that" Octavia replies.

"Tell me you can do this" Raven asks Clarke.

"She can do it" I tell my best friend and Clarke looks at me with a look that I can't bare to see.

she doesn't think she can do it

"Hey! They're back!" A girl yells and I turn my head to see Bellamy enter the drop ship with guys behind him.

"Bellamy!" Octavia shouts sounding concerned.

I see that the boys behind Bellamy are dragging the grounder that saved Octavia along with them which angers me.

"What the hell are you doing?" Octavia snaps and I rush next to her.

"Are you crazy?!" I yell at the man.

"It's time to get some answers" Bellamy tells us.

"Oh, you mean revenge?" Octavia counters.

"I mean intel. Get him upstairs" Bellamy orders the guys.

"This isn't how you get intel. This is barbaric!" I object.

"Bellamy, they're right" Clarke agrees.

"Clarke, honey, we're ready. Can you hear me?" Abby's voice comes through the radio and Bellamy looks at the radio, I see the worry on his face.

"Look, this is not who we are" Clarke tells Bellamy.

"Clarke?" Abby asks.

"It is now" Bellamy replies heading up the ladders.

Clarke replies to her mother and Abby asks about what has happened to Finn exactly so Clarke explains.

"The blade is at a sharp upward angle, between the six and seventh ribs" Clarke then tells her mom.

"Okay, how deep?" Abby asks.

"I can't tell how deep it goes" Clarke replies.

"That's all right. Just don't remove the knife yet" Abby tells her.

Raven paces back and forth behind me anxiously and I turn to Clarke.

"Hey, here. Sterilise your hands" Clarke tells me, holding out the moonshine.

I take the moonshine from her, taking large gulp of the concoction before pouring it in my hand and putting the bottle down to rub them together.

"Clarke, can you see any fluid?" Abby asks.

"Hey! Watch it!" I hear a guy shout and I turn to see two guys starting a fight behind Clarke.

"Clear the room" Clarke tells Raven and the dark haired girl does just that.

"Everyone, upstairs! Now! Let's go!" Raven shouts angrily.

"He feels a little warm" Clarke says as everyone begins heading upstairs.

"Okay. That's all right. Fever sometimes accompanies the trauma. Clarke, I need you to tell me if there is any fluid leaking from the wound" Abby says.

"Uh, no" Clarke answers.

"Pleural membrane's intact" Abby says.

"Is that good?" I ask.

"Ava? Ava Steele?" I hear Abby ask.

"Hey, Abby" I reply with a small smile.

"Good to know you're down there and yes, that's good. Actually, really good. He got lucky" She tells me.

"Hear that, buddy? Abby says you got lucky" I tell Finn although I know he can't reply.

"Okay, Clarke, firm grip on the knife. You're gonna need to angle it upward and to the left, very slightly to the left as it exits the rib cage" Abby explains.

"How very slightly?" Clarke asks.

"Three mill- Clarke?" Abby's voice cuts out.

"Wait, what was that? You dropped out" Clarke speaks.

"Clarke, three millimetres. Got it?" Abby says clearer this time.

"Yeah. Okay, I got it" Clarke answers.

"Here goes" She adds.

"Steady hand, Clarke. You've assisted me on trickier procedures than this, and once that knife is out, the hard part is over" Abby assures her daughter.

Suddenly the drop ship shakes and I hear a loud rumbling from outside.

"All right. Extracting now" Clarke announces and wraps her fingers around the knife, placing her other hand flat on Finn's side.

I notice Finn's eyes opening and he starts moving, my heart rate picking up due to the anxiety flooding through me.

"He's waking up!" I gasp.

"Ugh" Finn groans.

"Hold him still" Clarke tells me and I grab him, holding him down.

"Finn, I'm gonna get that knife out of you, okay?" Clarke speaks to him.

"Good plan" He wheezes and I smile.

"Finn, you can't move. You got it?" She speaks again.

He nods and grabs my arm gently, causing me to smile at him warmly.

"Okay. Here it goes" Clarke declares and begins slowly taking the knife out.

"Nice and slow, Clarke" Abby warns her and Finn squeezes my arm, the look of agony on his face.

"Finn, do not move" Clarke demands once again as she continues pulling the knife.

"Almost got it. Hold still!" She adds.

Finn groans loudly and I hold him down as Clarke almost finishes getting it out. Suddenly the drop ship shakes so violently that all three of us are sent sprawling to the floor, Finn falling on top of me and Clarke hitting the wall with the knife in her hand.

I hear screaming from upstairs but my attention goes to Finn and I roll him off me gently before kneeling next to him and putting pressure on his now open wound.

"Clarke! Clarke! What's happening?!" Abby shouts and Clarke pulls herself to her feet, looking down at Finn and I.

"Clarke, can you hear us?" Abby then asks.

"She got it out!" I tell Abby with a happy smile on my face.

"You did it!" I say to Clarke who smiles back at me.

She rushes over to us and I help her get Finn back onto the table. I hand her the needle and she gets to work stitching up the wound with the thin wire Octavia brought down.