All you have is your fire
And the place you need to reach
Don't you ever, tame your demons
Always keep them on a leash...
Hozier - Arsonist's Lullabye
Watching Clarke draw was one of my favorites. The way she would get lost in the drawing was amazing, at least to me.
I let out a sigh glancing at earth from our little window. It's been 97 years after a devastating nuclear war wiped out almost all life on Earth making it impossible to survive, the ground was full of radiation but they were survivors 12 nation that came together creating our new home "The Ark". We were told that it would take 100 years for earth to become survivable again which meant 4 generation according to Clarke. Everyone dreamed about going back to earth but it wasn't realistic. On the Ark they were many rules that no matter how big or small they were punishable by death. I broke away from my thought returning my glance back at Clarke.
"Is it finished?" I asked referring to her drawing which looked like a moon surrounded by stars.
"Almost, come help me it finish lazy" Clarke replied giving a side smile, returning the smile I got up from the bed and sat down next to her taking the second chalk and starting to work on the clouds.
My name's Elena Kane, yeah as in Councilor Marcus Kane and the reason that Clarke and I were in here, well that's a very painful memory. I grew up with Clarke considering that our parents were somewhat close friends. Me, Wells and Clarke. The three of us were Inseparable growing up. We were almost finished when the guards barged in.
"Prisoners 318 and 319 face the wall".
Clarke and I glanced at each at other before getting up slowly.
"What is this?" Clarke asked while I chose to remain silent.
"Quiet! Hold out your right arm" the gourd told us reaching inside a box containing some kind of metal bracelet. Clarke glanced back at me with a worried look shaking her head.
"No, no it's not our time". I grabbed her left hand trying to calm her down a little.
"I only turn 18 in two weeks and her in a month" I said squeezing Clarke's hand but the guard completely ignored our words and one of them took out the shocker while the second approached Clarke holding the metal bracelet.
"Take off your watch" he demanded referring to the watch that was currently on her right wrist. Bad move.
"It was my father's" Clarke said refusing and started to fight the guards she somehow managed to push them away from us and grabbed my hand pulling me with her, we ran out of our cell only to see the same thing happened to everyone on the sky box.
"What's going on" I asked quietly looking at Clarke when I saw a gourd coming out of the next cell I quickly grabbed Clarke pulling her behind me. We were getting ready to run when we heard our names. "Clarke, Elena Stop!". It was Clarke's mom.
"Mom? Mom what's going on? What it this?" Clarke asked with her voice breaking. Abby in response pulled us into a hug.
I continued Clarke "Their killing us all aren't they? Reducing population to make more time for the rest of you? My dad said this would happen this is his plan isn't?". Abby shook her head putting her right hand on my cheek and her left hand on Clarke glancing between us.
"Both of you listen to me. You are not being executed. You are being sent to the ground, all 100 of you".
"What? But it's not safe" Clare said not believing her mom "No, no we get reviewed at 18". I didn't say anything I already knew something like this would happen but before she could say anything she was hit by a dart by one of the guards but before I could turn around Abby lifted her hand saying to hold off before putting her hands of my face making me look at her.
"Elena, look at me. I know you and I know my daughter the first thing she's going to do is take care of everyone else before herself that's why I need you to take care of her ok? Just like you always have been, do you understand?" she asked looking furiously into my eyes. I couldn't help but tear up a little nodding my head "I promise".
Abby only pulled me into a hug whispering into my ear "I'm proud of, remember everything I thought you and everything your mother thought you" I let out a gasp when I felt a little stab at my shoulder before everything went black.
When I woke up I was strapped in a chair and hissed when I felt a sharp pain on my right wrist seeing a familiar bracelet.
"Good morning" a familiar voice greeted making me gasp looking to my right seeing Clarke still passed out and to my other best friend right next to me.
"Wells? How?" I asked in disbelief with a stupid grin on my face, oh how I have missed him.
"Someone has to take care of both you" he replied flashing me his smile but our moment of bonding was broken with Clarke's hiss which meant she woke up.
"Welcome Back" Wells greeted her but seeing the scowl of her said that she wasn't pleased to see him at all.
"Wells why the hell are you here?" Clarke asked clearly pissed off.
Yup I was right. It didn't take long for them to start fighting but then we shook and the lights flickered and the screens turned on and Jaha'a face appeared on the screen.
"Get ready for the Insults" I murmured to Wells looking back at the screen.
"Prisoners of the Ark, hear me now you've been given a second chance and as your Councilor it's my hope that you'll see this as just not as a chance for you but as a chance for all of us, indeed for all mankind itself. We have no idea what's waiting for you down there if the odds of survival were better we would have sent others, but frankly were sending you because your crimes have made you expendables. if however you survive" as on cue "Your dad's a dick Wells". There it was.
I glanced at Wells seeing that he was already looking I offered a small comforting smile that thankfully her returned I grabbed his hand squeezing it shutting out the rest of his dad's speech sending a little glare at Clarke making her lower her head. He was saying something about a Mount Weather when I heard cheering something about spacewalker and Finn when a boy floated over to us smirking at Clarke, like that's going to work doing the same with me and then looking at Wells
"Check it out, your dad floated me after all" Finn told Wells making everyone around us laugh but to me it wasn't amusing.
"You should strap in before the parachute diploids" Wells answered ignoring his snarky remark.
"Hey you two stay put if you want to live!" Clarke snapped at two boys that were unstrapping themselves.
"Hey you're both the traitors that were in solitary for over a year" Finn said after looking at the both of us making me glare at him.
"And you're the idiot that wasted a month of oxygen on an illegal spacewalk" Clarke snapped at him making me smile.
"But it was fun" Finn completely ignored her insult "I'm Finn" he introduced before floating away.
"Stay in your seats!" Clarke said when suddenly we shook violently meaning that the parachutes opened Finn was thrown away behind us
"Finn are you ok?" I Clarke screamed trying to look for him but the strap was too tight. Wells and Clarke started to talk but it heated with Clarke finishing it telling Wells that she hated him before I could say anything to stop them there was a bump and we stopped meaning that we have landed.
"Listen, no machine hum" Some kid said followed by a "Whoa, that's a first" from his friend.
Suddenly there was a buzzing sound from our straps and I quickly untied myself running over to Finn.
"Finn! Is he breathing?" I asked running over to them checking one of the boys seeing Finn looking shocked.
"The outer door is on the lower level let's go!" someone screamed.
"No! We can't just open the doors" Clarke exclaimed before running towered them.
"Clarke wait!" I snapped and quickly got up running after her leaving Finn.
"Hey just back it up guys" another voice said while I got off the ladder standing behind Clarke who started to push her way thru pulling me with her "Stop! The air could be toxic".
"If the air's toxic we're all dead anyway" he replied dismissing Clarke before she could say anything a girl's voice interrupted
"Bellamy?" A girl started to push her way to him while everyone whispered before reaching over to him and standing in front of him.
"Oh my good look how big you are" he told looking at her with a look full of love before she threw herself at him hugging him.
"What the hell are you wearing? A guard's uniform?" she asked pulling at his jacket.
"I borrowed it to get on the dropship, someone's got to keep an eye on you" he told her making me glance at Clarke making me remember my promise, looks like I'm not the only one that's here protecting someone they love.
"Where's your wrist band?" Clarke asked completely ruining their moment.
"Do you mind? I haven't seen my brother in a year" the girl snapped at Clarke glaring at her.
"No one has a brother!" someone screamed followed by "That's Octavia Blake the girl they found hidden in the floor" a girl said and Octavia got ready to jump on her when her brother caught her hands preventing her from going after the girl "Octavia, Octavia, no. Let's give them something else to remember you by" he told and she twisted her hands from her taking a little step back holding his gaze "Yeah? Like what?" she answered snidely "Like being the first person on the ground in a hundred years." He told her quietly and turned and opened the door. Bellamy pulled the handle and for a second everything was bright and slowly I started to see everything but firstly the.
Octavia took a huge breath and started to walk slowly to the ground. she jumped down on the ground and lifted her hands and screamed "Were back bitches!" and at that cheers broke and everyone ran outside the dropship before I could grab Clarke's hand I was pushed outside but two hands grabbed me before I tripped helping me stand up.
"Thanks" I murmured seeing that it was Octavia who offered me a smile.
"You deserved it" I told her with a half-smile when I saw Clarke behind her holding a map motioning me to follow her and I gave Octavia an apologetic smile "Got to go" I told her gesturing to Clarke.
"What's up?" I asked when I reached Clarke.
"Follow me" she commanded showing me the map and we started to walk a little down the hill and stopped at the edge and she opened the map it didn't take long for both of us to realize that we were on the wrong mountain.
"I'm gonna go find Wells" I told her and before she could answer I ran away from her knowing she wouldn't want him involved.
It didn't take long to find him, he was in the dropship checking the computers.
"Anything?" I asked Wells that was checking the screen, he only shook his head so I walked outside seeing Clarke drawing on the map.
"Yes adventure!" I exclaimed jumping down next to her making her roll her eyes at me making her crack a smile.
"We got problems, the communication system is dead. I went to the roof a dozen panels are missing, heat fried the Wires" Wells informed us coming to stand next to us.
"Well, all that matters right now is getting to mount weather. See? Look" she said making us look at the map drawing a line using something "This is us" she made a little black circle "This is where we need to get to if we want to survive" she finished drawing a line leading to the mountain.
"Where did you learn how to do that?" Wells asked, I lowered my head already knowing the answer when Clarke didn't answer it didn't take long for him to realize it too "Your father" he answered to himself.
"Cool, a map do they get a bar in this town I'll buy you a beer" a boy with goggles approached us alongside his friend.
"Do you mind" Wells said grabbing his hand pushing him.
"Wells take it easy he's just curious" I said reaching out to grab his coat.
"Hey, hey hand's off of him his with us" another guy approached followed by his gang, he had blue eyes that's the first thing I saw but I quickly snapped out of it.
"Relax" Wells told him lifting his hands as if saying that he meant no harm, but I don't think that will help "We're just trying to figure out where we are".
"We're on the ground, isn't that good enough for ya?" Bellamy's voice sounded making us look over at him. He was standing next to Octavia looking over at us.
"We need to find mount weather you heard my father's message that has to be our first priority" Wells said walking over to Bellamy I quickly started to follow him not trusting where this conversation was going grabbing the back of his coat making him stop making him glance back at me in questioning and I shook my head meaning not to get too close to Bellamy so he stopped.
"Screw your father, what you think you're in charge here? You and your little princess's" she told him with her voice filled with venom glaring the three of us, guess she figured out who I was.
"Do you think we care who's in charge?" Clarke snapped at her. Knowing Clarke she'd gonna give one of her speeches.
"We need to get to mount weather. Not because the Councilor said so but because the longer we wait the hungrier we'll get and the harder this will be, how long do you think we will last without those supplies we're looking at a twenty mile track ok? So if we want to get there before dark we need to leave. Now." She finished making me crack a smile reminding me of her father, he would have been proud.
"I've got a better idea. You three go, find it for us. let the privileges to the hard work for a change" Bellamy said making me glare at him who the does he think he is. His speech was followed with yeah from the others agreeing with him.
"You're not listening we all need to go" Wells tried to explain before he got pushed harshly by Blue eyes.
"Look everybody Councilor of earth".
"Hey leave him alone!" I snapped trying to push him but one of his goons grabbed before I could reach Wells.
"Get off of me!" I said to the one holding me trying to kick him getting mad when I saw the Blake sibling laughing.
"You think that's funny" Wells asked clearly not amused.
Suddenly Blue eyes pushed him harshly to the ground making him fall.
"Wells!" I trying to get free but it wasn't working I saw Clarke getting grabbed too making it impossible for us to help somehow.
"No" The guy answered "But that was" he said sarcastically.
When Wells stood up I noticed straight away that his ankle was hurt and that it wasn't going to be a fair fight. Suddenly Finn landed between them appearing out of nowhere practically saving Wells making me Sigh in relief.
"Kid's got one leg. How about you wait it's a fair fight" Finn told him.
"Hey spacewalker, rescue me next" Octavia said approaching Finn clearly flirting with him breaking the Stare down making everyone laugh.
I quickly walked over to Wells putting his hand around me and helped him limp back to where the door was helping him sit down I checked his ankle gently relaxing when it wasn't broken.
"Well good news it's not broken. Bad news it's badly bruised so you won't be able to come" I told Wells looking at him apologetically.
"How bad?" Clarke asked followed by Finn.
"Not good, he won't be able to come if we leave today" I said knowing Wells would want to come with us.
"So mount weather, when do we leave?" Finn asked.
"Right now" Clarke replied standing up "We'll be back with food" she told us walking over to talk with Finn leaving me with Wells.
"Do you want me to stay with you?" I asked quietly feeling bad for leaving him behind.
"No, you should go, but how the three of you will carry a food for 100?" he asked making me frown, that is a good question.
I looked at Clarke that was talking to Finn who turned around pulled over the two who spoke to us before
"Five of us. can we go now?" Finn asked tapping their shoulders apparently referring that I was going and that those two were coming with us.
"Sounds like a party make it six" Octavia approached them but quickly followed by her brother, what a surprise not interested on them I turned back to Wells.
"I'm serious, I can stay with you. I don't trust that guy not to try something else" It was true I didn't trust him and I didn't trust Bellamy either.
"I'll be fine, you worry too much Elena" Wells told me squeezing my hand gently.
"Well if I won't look after you who will? always and forever right" I said making him smile at me.
"Elena, you coming?" Clarke's voice made me break our gaze.
"Go" he told me softly gesturing with his head to the group
"Be safe" I told him and grabbed his face kissing his forehead goodbye and walked pass by Finn and the others not in the mood for talking.
I was following behind getting lost in everything around with a goofy smile on my when I saw the one of the due was walking beside me.
"Monty" He introduced himself offering me his hand that I shook.
"Elena" I replied offering him a smile.
"So are you and Wells are like a thing?" he asked letting go of my hand, I only shook my head. Everyone always assume that.
"No, he's my best friend" I explained before turning up to catch up with Clarke not really in the mood to talk.
"Hey guys? Would you try and keep up?" Clarke said pulling me to a stop.
"Come on how the both of you are blocking this entire view out?" Finn asked with Octavia Monty and Jasper beside him.
"Well it's simple. I wonder why haven't we seen any animals?" Clarke asked.
"Maybe it's because there are none, maybe we've already been exposed to enough radiation to kill us, but it sure is pretty. Come on" she said starting to walk again.
"Elena!" was soon followed making me sigh, sometimes I forget that I'm older.
I smiled sheepishly at Finn "Trust me you do not want to keep her waiting, I did once so she stole my dull and made me chase after her for hours before she gave it back, let's move!" and heard him laughing while running towards Clarke.
I quickly found Clarke and caught up with her.
"Hey I'm not taking sides but could you try not to fight with Wells every time he's around us?" I asked glancing at Clarke.
She gave one of her famous glares making me sigh.
"My father is dead because of him excuse me for not wanting to be around him!" she snapped starting to walk faster.
"Look I'm not asking you to forgive him and I'm not going to, you saw that he's a target back there" I explained trying to make her understand my point of view.
"He got my father and your mother flouted!" she snapped again making me sigh sadly.
"I know but" I said grabbing her hand making her stop and look at me "Down here everyone matters because we're going to need each other to survive" I finished looking in her eyes Clarke released a sigh before looking back at me.
"You're right, I'll try my best but no promises" she finally answered making me smile "That's all I'm asking".
Suddenly I saw something brown and I quickly recognized and nudged Clarke whispering "Look!" and pointing at the deer.
We slowly and quietly approached a little and crochet down, both of us with big smiles, finally an animal. Clarke signaled for the others to do the same and they slowly got next to us, all of us watching the deer in wonder.
"No animals ha?" Finn joked looking between me and Clarke considering he was between us and in return I only smiled "It's beautiful" I said quietly admiring the deer.
Finn started to move forward when he accidentally stepped on a twig snapping making the deer lift his head up only they were two heads, I felt someone grabbing my hand and when I followed the hand I saw the hand belonged to Octavia who looked shaken up so I squeezed her hand comforting her glancing back at Clarke who was already looking at me.
Finn started asking why they send us down here after all this time and they started to throw some ideas when Clarke interfered them.
"It wasn't a Satellite the Ark is dying" she said continuing to walk beside my while Octavia and the others stop to look at us.
"At the current population level there's roughly three months of life support maybe four not that we're gone" I continued Clarke not stopping walking.
"So that was the secret they locked you both up to keep?" Finn asked trailing behind us "Why they kept you in solitary floated your parents?"
"My father and her mother were the engineers that discovered the flaw, they thought people had the right to know Elena's mother didn't want to tell my Kane knowing he wouldn't want to go public" Clarke explained while the others caught up.
"The Council disagreed, her mother and my father. They were afraid it would cause panic but they both agreed the people should know" I added but before I continued Clarke interfered "We were going to go public any way, well when Wells.." Clarke trailed off.
"What? Turned in your parents?" Finn asked.
"Anyway, the guard showed up before we could. That's why today, that's why it was worth the risk. Even if we all die at least they bought themselves more time" I finished the explanation.
"They're going to kill more people aren't they?" Monty asked already knowing the answer.
"Good. After what they did to me, I say float them all" Octavia told him walking over Clarke with a hateful stare and walking away after she did
"You don't mean that" Jasper quickly told running after her.
"We have to warn them" Finn said looking at Clarke making me feel a little awkward.
"That's what my father said" Clarke answered gazing at him.
Yup defiantly awkward so I glanced at Monty motioning my head towards where Octavia and Jasper went he quickly nodded and we left Finn and Clarke walking ahead only to see Octavia stripping down with Jasper standing there with his mouth open "Damn I love earth".
Octavia was standing at the Edge of the rock taking off her pants.
"Octavia what the hell are you doing?" Clarke demanded not liking it one bit.
Octavia didn't say anything only turned around and jumped so we quickly ran over to the edge shocked only to see her submerged in the water looking up at us.
"Octavia we can't swim" Monty told her seeing her submerged to her neck.
"I know, but we can stand" she replied before standing up laughing.
"Wait, there isn't supposed to be a river here" Clarke informed. She was right there wasn't one on the map.
"She's right, there wasn't one on the map" I added looking at Finn.
"Well there is" Finn told me with a smile on his face.
"So take off your damn clothes" he added making me roll my eyes, men.
Jasper and Monty started to take off their clothes in a hurry while I was looking at the water suddenly seeing ripples and not in a good way I nudged Finn pulling his coat sleeve "Do you see that?".
Apparently I wasn't the only one.
"Octavia get out of the water" Jasper demanded, he saw it too.
"Get out Octavia!" I screamed when I saw some kind of snake swimming towards her.
Before she could do anything she was dragged away before disappearing into the water.
We stood there in shock for a second when Octavia appeared screaming and being thrashed around.
"What the hell is that" Monty asked but we had no idea.
"Doesn't matter we have to help her!" I said looking at the rocks an idea sparked.
"Elena, Finn help me move the rock, maybe if we distract it, it will let go of Octavia". I started pulling the rock with the help of Finn and Clarke and threw it in and it worked.
"Octavia get to the shore now!" Jasper screamed and jumped in helping her out.
"It's coming back, it's headed towards you guys" Finn screamed and we quickly ran over to the other edge while Jasper successfully managed to pull them out I quickly ran over to Octavia examining her leg, it didn't look too bad thankfully. I pulled a strap of Cloth from Jasper's shirt handing it to Clarke to wrap around Octavia's leg.
"Note to self, next time save the girl" Monty said breaking the tense mood making us laugh.
I was sleeping, or at least was when I felt someone curling beside me. I lazily blinked my eyes seeing everything glowing around us, I would have gotten up but I was too tired. Feeling someone cuddling me from behind I froze a little turning my head only to see it was Octavia, I let out a tired sigh wondering why she was doing it.
"Octavia?" I murmured tiredly trying to shift which in return made her tighten her grip around me "Shh" she whispered dismissing me making me sigh yet again her mood swings were weird but I was too tired to argue so I gripped her hand and went back to sleep.
We were currently standing at the rocks watching Finn and Jasper who stood on a higher rock with Finn pulling the string that he was supposed to use to sling across the river clearly stalling.
"You wanted to go first, now quit stalling" Clarke said looking at him "Mount Weather awaits" I added smirking at Finn.
Some words about Indians were exchanged between Finn and Jasper when Clarke intervened "He knows. Today Finn".
"Aye, aye captain" Finn told her turning to Jasper "See you on the other side".
"Wait!" Jasper said stopping Finn.
"What?" Finn asked looking at Jasper who kept glancing at Octavia.
"Let me" he told Finn, I guess he wanting to impress Octavia.
I can do it" he added so Finn handed him the sling "Knew there was a badass in there somewhere" Finn praised after handing him the branch.
After being told something from Finn he looked down at us parting "See you on the other side" took a deep breath and slung himself to the other side successfully landing on the other side.
"We are Afogyah!" he cheered once he got up making us cheer with him happily.
"Let's go princess, and you're next little warrior" Finn told us while directing Clarke how to grab the tree branch
"You're up" he added handing her the branch.
"Come on Clarke! You got this!" Jasper Encouraging from where he was standing.
While both of them were busy flirting I saw Jasper bending down grabbing something metallic before lifting it up.
"We did it!" he screamed and lifted it up showing us it was a sigh "Mount Weather" he explained before screaming again.
Suddenly a spear came out of nowhere throwing him backwards.
"Jasper!" I screamed not believing my eyes.
"Get down!" Finn screamed making us lay down on the ground panting in panic.
Hearing footsteps running around us we glanced everywhere when finally Clarke voiced out our thoughts
"We're not alone".