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12.

"How's the radio going, guys?" Bellamy asked. After they had buried Wells and given him a short memorial service, Bellamy called a meeting with Jasper, Raven, Monty, Finn, Miller, Atom, and Octavia. They were all crowded in the second level of the drop ship so that they wouldn't wake Clarke from her sleep. He felt bad that she couldn't have been at the funeral, but the tea was working wonders.

"It's coming along," Raven said, her arms crossed and her hip cocked to one side. "We need a few more materials, but the main thing is getting the internal wiring right. Broadcasting this long of a distance is not easy. We're trying to put the internal system back together, but the circuits were fried pretty badly. What happened to it?"

"Some debris came loose when we entered the atmosphere," Miller answered. "It hit the panel on the wall and of course the radio was the thing that was damaged."

"Fucking convenient," she said rolling her eyes.

"We might be able to establish video feed if we do it right," Monty said. "We have a screen and the right wires, but the it's just not seeming to cooperate with what we have. Plus, when I tried to salvage it when we landed, a lot of internal stuff was fried as well."

"We need that radio, guys," Bellamy said, firmly. "That's our only chance at getting any more information about this area. They might even be able to drop some supplies down to us. But that won't matter unless we can talk to them, so keep it up. Finn, what's the status with ammo?"

"We're running low," Finn said. "We should switch to bow hunting."

"I thought we already did that!" he said, suddenly angry. They only had a few guns- pistols- but they had even less ammunition. Bellamy had tried to conserve it from the beginning, but it evidently had backfired.

"We did, but a few people decided not to listen."

"Damn it." He ran a hand through his hair.

"Someone on the Ark said there might be old supply depots from the war near here." Raven said.

Bellamy looked at her, thoughtful. "Do everything you can to get in touch with them. None of us have that much time left. Get back to work. Miller, Atom, and Finn, get the rest of the scouts together. Octavia, stay here and watch Clarke. I need Raven with Monty. Jasper, I guess you can tag along with them." Jasper looked offended and mumbled something about being smart, too and followed Raven and Monty down the ladder.

"Should I get volunteers too? Where are we going?" Finn asked.

"We're leaving camp for a couple days," he said, trying to hide his hesitation. "We can't wait for the Ark forever. Don't get anyone else. If something happens to us, I want there to be as few casualties as possible." Finn's face went white with sudden nervousness, but he did as he was told and began to gather the scouts with Atom and Miller. "Octavia, wait." Bellamy stopped her as soon as she had started to climb down the ladder. "Can you listen to me for a second?"

"What's up, big brother?" She had managed to convince Bellamy that she had nothing to do with the Grounder escape the week before, but he still had his suspicions- he knew her better than anyone.

"This mission is going to be dangerous," he told her with weary eyes.

"This world is dangerous, Bell," she said.

"No, Octavia. I mean there's a chance I might die. And I just need to tell you that if I do, I want you to do whatever you can to help Clarke keep everyone alive. Finn can take my place as head scout and I'll talk to him about that, but I want you to handle everything else. Can you do that for me?"

Octavia's face looked as if she was still trying to process what he'd just said. "You won't die, Bellamy. Don't talk like that."

"Octavia, I could die. We need to face the fact that we all might die. It's dangerous out there and if I get killed, the last thing I want is for these people's lives in the hands of another Murphy. So please, just promise me that you'll do this for me." He swallowed the burning lump in his throat. He could barely look at her.

Her eyes had grown teary and she still looked at him with concern, but she spoke with confidence. "I'll do anything for you, Bell." She lunged forward and embraced him, burying her face in his chest. He hugged her back and squeezed his eyes shut, fighting back the burning lump in his throat.

"Thank you," he said and he released her and started for the hatch, hiding his teary face from her as he went.

When his feet hit the floor of the first level of the ship, his eyes instinctively looked over to Clarke still lying on the metal table. She hadn't moved since he last saw her, which was a good thing; she needed her rest. He walked up to her, hesitantly.

"I got her, big bro," Octavia suddenly said from behind him. "Go do what ever you have to do." He hugged her and kissed her forehead once more and started for the door.

Raven caught Bellamy before he got outside, grabbing his arm. "Stop by the escape pod. Grab whatever scraps you can, like wire, circuit boards- basically anything that looks important. And Bellamy, please make sure Finn comes back safe."

"Thanks for the concern," he teased.

She rolled her eyes. "All of you should come back safe. But, like, especially Finn."

"I protect my people, Raven. I promise he'll come back all right."

She smiled, thanking him and he turned toward the doorway once more.