The 100- We will survive. Chapter 3 – Miller
It took about 20 minutes to reach the rover. It hadn't been touched. Miller started it with no problem. "Kane can you read me?" he radioed
"Nate," it's Kane "I'm here, are you in position?' Kane asked over the coms
"Negative, give me ten minutes,' Miller said.
"Copy," Marcus said
Nathan started the rover, and then he heard a familiar voice come over. "Rover one, this is Arkadia. Do you read me?"
"Raven?" Miller asked on the radio "Raven its Nate, Rover one come in," Miller said on the radio.
"Miller, what's happening? " Raven said. "We saw Clarke pulled the kill switch," Raven said
"Yea, Raven, were coming home. We've got injured people. They're still in Arkadia, but we'll be heading back soon. I'll keep you posted," he said "Rover one out."
"Copy that rover one," she answered back.
Back in Arkadia Raven clicked off the Radio, spun around and rushed out of the command room, "Hey guys," she shouted. As she rushed out to let the others know their people were headed back.
Miller drove towards the gate to polis. He was nervous when he finally pulled to the side. "Kane, its Nate Can you read me?" he said over the speaker
"Copy that Nate, are you in position?" he asked
"Affirmative," said Nate "Its all clear," he added
Marcus turned. Okay people the rovers in position, let's move out," he said to the people in the room. "Keep together, and keep your eyes open," he said.
Abby checked Bryan one last time before she would let the two guards move him. She shook her head thinking he was too weak, but she knew his only chance was in Arkadia, if he would make it.
The Aradians moved quickly, they were noticed by the various people in Polis, and were beginning to draw a crowd.
"I don't like this," Marcus told Abby. "We should have split up into smaller groups. We would have gotten less attention," he pressed.
"Marcus," said Jaha as he caught up to Kane and Abby. "Were attracting too much attention," he said.
Suddenly they were surrounded. Angry men and desperate women were pushing and shoving at one another to see the Arkadians.
"You did this to us," screamed a distraught woman. "You did this!" she cried.
The men edged closer. Arkadia guards drew their guns.
"Stop," Marcus yelled "Back away. No one has to get hurt,' he yelled.
They hurried along, there was shoving, but the group finally got to the gate. Bryan and three others were put in the rover with Abby, Jackson and Jaha. Miller drove. There wasn't enough room for anymore, and the grounders seemed to aim their anger on the former chancellor. Marcus decided to get him away from the rest, and maybe the grounders would be less likely to fight.
"Marcus where's Clarke," asked Abby. She was beginning to panic.
"They went for Bellamy," Miller said.
"Marcus we can't leave them," Abby said.
"Abby I know how you feel, but we have to get these people back to camp. This city is a tinderbox…We almost didn't get out."
"I won't leave my daughter behind," she argued. Then she looked at Bryan and the others, knowing she needed to get back or they would die.
"Guys, we have to go," said Miller, "look," he said as he pointed at a group at the entrance to the city forming.
"Nate go," said Marcus. "I'll take up the rear. Abby, Clarke knows her way back. There's nothing we can do right now," he said, and then he slapped the side of the door signaling Miller to drive.
Abby knew he was right. They were out of options.
Miller radioed Raven letting her know they were on the way back with their people. Miller was ahead of everyone in the rover they would make Arkadia by nightfall, if there were no problems, but the rest of the people would take three days on foot. They were weak and tired and that made the travel slow.
Five hours into the trip,Abby looked at Bryan. He didn't look right. The rover was bumpy and had taken a toll on his body.
"Miller stop the truck,' Abby said suddenly.
Miller slammed the breaks and turned to see Abby hunched over Bryan. "No!" she yelled "don't do this, no no no. Jackson start compressions," she yelled.
"Abby what is it?" Miller yelled. "No Bryan, don't you die," he cried out.
"There's no room, "Abby yelled, "We need to get him out.'
Miller ran and yanked open the back door, and grabbed the stretchers end along with Jaha and laid Bryans body on the ground, and without missing a beat, Abby and Jackson continued chest compressions as Nathan looked helplessly, his hands on his head, then covering his mouth to hide his cries as he paced back and forth.
He watched as Abby and Jackson looked at each other, knowing the hard truth. Bryan was gone, and there was nothing he could do.
Abby looked up at Nathan. "I'm sorry," she said softly, full of regret and pain.
Thelonious moved to comfort Miller, but he wanted nothing to do with it and pushed him away. "This is on you," He screamed in anger. "You and that Damned AI, It's all your fault," he yelled and then he let out an agonizing wail of sorrow as he fell to his knees and pulled Bryans lifeless body to his and rocked him.
Jaha looked shaken, his face full of guilt. He backed away; his hands covering his eyes as he turned from the sight.
Abby and Jackson stood away and turned, giving Miller the space he needed. "I'm so tired of losing people," Abby said to Jackson as tears flooded her eyes. She looked over to Jaha. She didn't know what to say. A part of her agreed with Nathan, but another part of her didn't know what to feel.
Two hours later the somber group was back on the road. Miller was silent. Jaha had moved to the back of the rover, and Jackson sat beside Miller in the front. The thick silence was broken by the moans of the other two patients, who suffered the bumps and jars of the rough terrain. Abby tried to tend to them, but there was little she could do. One suffered multiple fractures to his right leg, and the other a cut to his side and a gash to his head that were deep but not life threatening.
Six hours later Miller pulled into camp Jaha, which seemed like a ghost town except for the four friends anxiously waiting for them.
Once they pulled into the hanger bay, Nathan got out just as Monty and Jasper opened the back. Jaha jumped out followed by Abby.
The look on their faces was clear. It was not good. Miller pushed past them and helped unload the two injured men.
"Get these men to the med bay," she told them. Monty and Jackson took one stretcher. Jaha and Jasper took another. "I'll be right there Jackson," she shouted as they left.
Abby turned to Miller. "Nathan, let us help you, so we can give Bryan a proper burial, "she said softly as she laid her hand on his shoulder.
"I'll do it," he said. Then he turned and looked at her, his eyes glassy and red. "You take care of the others. I need to do this," he said.
He reached in and struggle as he pulled Bryans body from the rover and carried him out of the hanger bay.
Abby watched Miller go, wishing his father were here for him. SSgt Miller was with the others two days away. She finally turned and made her way to Medical.
Once she got to the Medical bay, she noticed the only ones there with the patients were Jackson and Jaha. She didn't have to ask, she knew where the others were.
As Nathan laid Bryan down in the back field, Monty, Jasper, Raven and Harper walked up to stand beside him with shovels.
"I'm so sorry Nate," said Harper as she wrapped her arms around him. Nathans body jerked as the sobs rang out. It was unlike him, he had always held in the emotions, but this was more than he could take. The other three joined in to comfort their friend.
Nathan finally was able to compose himself. "I thought here, overlooking the field, was a good spot. He always liked this spot," he said.
Burying Bryan was hard. They had lost so many but the close knit group was getting used to losing friends. It had become a custom. They all sat around a fire and talked about the ones they lost.
Bryan filled them in on Bellamy, Clarke and Murphy still behind in Polis. They were shocked to hear Murphy was back. Miller told them everything, the fight that happened in the tower, Octavia killing Pike.
The decision was made. In the morning they were going back for their friends. They were tired of losing people.