Sorry for the very short first chapter! I wrote it on my phone, and the formatting went all weird so I decided to cut to the basic start and just go from there.

Essentially, Clarke is realizing that everything she assumed about what might have gone on up there is completely wrong, and starting to question some of the assumptions she made (much like the assumptions when they first landed on the ground). So we will be spending time on the Ark and with the Bunker before we move back to Planet Earth...

FLASHBACK - ARK - EARLY DAYS

Once everybody had partially recovered from oxygen deprivation, the seven of them went around checking the systems as best we could. Echo and Emori were virtually useless of course, but good at lifting things which came in handy considering the destruction to the Ring when the stations ripped apart from it. Some sections were almost impassable and would take more time than others. The halls were dark, just like all those years growing up on the Ark. Wires and cords were everywhere. Raven quietly took stock of all the work they had to do. Locating a two workpads left behind, she reset them, logged in and began entering tasks in the engineering program task list.

"Thank goodness my login still works. We might not have had access to all the systems we needed. I suppose once I had catapulted myself to Earth they suspected I wouldn't be coming back to hack it and never removed me from it."

The group followed her like wounded puppies. Some of them more wounded than others, like Monty. Murphy kicked at a few things, clearly pissed off at something.

Raven turned abruptly.

"Sorry, aren't we maybe going to stop talking about how lucky we are to have you and get Monty's hands checked out? He's is in agony and here we are blindly following you around this hunk of garbage."

"Great idea, Murphy. Medbay wasn't located on the Ring, but we will need one. I know that there was an older medical bay on the Ring from the original space station. It's located off the control centre. Let's head there now and you can get to work on Monty's hands."

"Me? Wha-"

"Monty, unfortunately you are probably the closest thing we have to a doctor. Emori and Echo don't have the science or technology background that you do. Monty's hands are useless right now and he will need Harper, Emori and Echo to help set up the algae farms. That leaves you, me, and Bellamy, and..."

Raven looked at Bellamy, pity evident in her eyes. Bellamy hadn't heard a word she had said. Murphy glanced at him briefly.

"Or, you could always switch with Harper and spend the next five years staring at green algae and recycled urine."

"Fine, fine, I'll do it. Sheesh."

Raven smiled.

"Plus, I heard you did a pretty good job on open heart blood pumping with Ontari with ALIE trying to kill you. Pretty sure anybody who could handle that kind of pressure can handle seven people circling in space who need the occasional stitch."

Harper looked relieved. After her Mount Weather experience, she really did not want to be stuck in the med bay. Plus, Raven reasoned - being a doctor kept Murphy out of everybody's way. Probably for the best considering his explosive personality.

"Take Monty with you and see what you can make work. Take the second workpad - it should have access to all the medical files and etextbooks you will need."

Monty visibly groaned - whether it was in pain or fear that Murphy was in charge of his medical needs wasn't entirely clear.

"Alright, let's try to get you cleaned up."

As they walked off, Raven began reviewing her schematics. "Harper, Echo, and Emori - you should head over to where the Algae will need to be set up in R-42. I am sure there is going to be some cleanup along the way. You'll want a good size space for the algae farm. We will need to organize and do an inventory at a later date. Why don't you work on clearing the space an hauling any tech you see to the cafeteria for us to go through at a later date. We have to get the algae farm set up right away so hopefully Murphy can figure something out for Monty quickly."

The three of them nodded, and Harper turned, beckoning Echo and Emori to follow.

Bellamy walked off in the direction of the window where he could see earth. Raven wactched for a moment, contemplating the long list of tasks before them and debating whether she should follow... and then thought to herself... 'what would Clarke want me to do?' and she put down the workpad and followed.

Bellamy had picked up an old empty bottle of scotch.

"She saved us again. Do you think we can do this without her?" Raven knew she would never get through to Bellamy again if she didn't ask.

"If we don't, she died in vain, and I'm not going to let that happen. You with me?" Some of the fire that had appeared to go out in Bellamy flickered awake as he spoke.

Raven thought about everything Clarke had done, and how unfair she had been when after everything, Clarke again was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.

"Always".