Raven woke up with a start, her eyes flying wide open. She lay still, trying to take in her surroundings. Her last memory was of the drop ship: this was not the drop ship. In fact, it looked a lot like the Ark but that just wasn't possible. Raven was not a girl who panicked. She took a deep breath and examined the room she was in carefully, looking for a clue as to where she was. A long minute went by and it still looked a hell of a lot like the Ark. Was this death? Not quite what she expected. A little whisper of fear crept through her mind and then the door opened. Raven froze, her eyes glued to the door.
"Raven, you're awake. How are you feeling?" said a voice. A voice that was supposed to be dead. The fear must have been evident in her eyes, causing the visitor to walk swiftly to her bedside and take her hand.
"Its okay, its just me, Abby. You are on the Ark. We had to crash it down to Earth."
"But you're dead," whispered Raven. Abby's face fell. If Raven thought she had died, then Clarke probably though so too.
"No, I wasn't on the drop ship. Diana Sydney led a rebellion and they took the ship before we were ready to come down. We don't know why it crashed but the way they launched nearly destroyed the Ark. We had to make the choice, die up there or have a shot at living by bringing the Ark down. We landed yesterday and made our way straight to you. "
This was a lot to process but Raven had always been quick on the uptake and her mind swiftly focused on the most important point,
"The others, are they here, are they ok?"
"Raven, you were the only person left on the drop ship. What do you remember?"
"I was kind of in and out, with the bullet wound. I knew we'd managed to make the rockets fire and a while later I remember the door being opened. Clarke opened it – she's still alive, Abby!"
Abby closed her eyes briefly and clutched Raven's hand tighter, "thank God," she whispered.
"Clarke led them all outside and then there was shouting and the air started getting smoky. I thought I heard someone shout 'Mountain Men' and then a guy came on the drop ship. He was dressed in black with a gasmask and a gun. That's the last thing I remember. Did the Mountain men take them? Why didn't they take me?"
"I don't know Raven. There were footprints in the ash around the drop ship. Some of them were leading away from the drop ship and looked military issue boots. You were in a bad way when we found you so maybe that's why you were left behind. I had to operate as soon as we got here but I managed to get the bullet out and stop the internal bleeding. There was a lot of swelling around your spine but I hope you will have full mobility. You certainly look a lot better."
"Yeah, I feel it. Thank you, Abby. So, I'm the only one left now."
"Well, not quite. You were the only one on the drop ship but when we did a perimeter search we found two unconscious, slightly singed boys; Finn and Bellamy. They woke up a while ago and Kane's been talking to them ever since, but I know they are keen to come and check on you. You really need to rest and heal but I'll go get them and they can visit for a minute."
Abby stood up and headed for the door.
"Abby, thanks." said Raven, "and Clarke – if anyone can figure out a way to get back to us, it's her."
Abby smiled sadly and left the room. Raven lay back against her pillow for a moment trying to take it all in. She stared at her legs and willed them to move but nothing happened. A frustrated sigh burst out of her, just as Finn entered the room.