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-Vanessa
Bellamy had woken up in the middle of the night, waking me up with him. He told me I had to start bringing everyone inside the drop ship that the storm was getting worse. I could only imagine where he was going; him, Murphy and a few others had taken off into the forest. Shaking my head I made my way into the drop ship, Clarke and Raven preparing Finn for the operation she and I where about to preform on him.
I didn't want to admit it to either of them but; I was way too shaken up still. My hands where shaking, I would fade in and out on consciousness. Not to mention the grounder taking Octavia and I. That wasn't what was causing any of this for me; it was Bellamy's reaction to the Grounder. Watching Roma die; in front of me and not being able to grieve for her.
Standing in the doorway of the drop ship I looked out into the massive rainstorm, watching as everyone followed the orders Bellamy had told me to give them. They where securing the camp for the storm that was nearly on top of us.
"Hold it down!" I heard a voice through the air.
"I got it!" Someone had replied. I took in a deep breath slowly returning to the inside of the drop ship.
"Clarke." I said slowly walking towards her, "You ready for this, the moment we get a hold of—" I held my hand cutting her off.
My hand was shaking uncontrollably, once I knew Clarke had seen how bad it was I pulled my hand closer to my chest. She began to shake her head slowly. "No…no, please Rayne no…" She started to say to me.
"No what?" Raven asked walking towards us.
"My hands aren't steady, haven't been since I got back." I told her.
"What does that mean?" She asked. "It means she can't help us with Finn." Clarke told her.
"No!" Raven yelled, "You have to… Rayne you're our Doctor." She finished saying.
"Clarke… you're going to have to do this on your own. You've helped your mom and I on plenty of operations… I know you can do this." I told her softly pulling her into a hug. "I have faith in you." I whispered to her before moving away.
Raven shook her head and wondered back over to the radio as Clarke took my spot in the doorway of the drop ship. I leaned against the wall taking in a deep breath. "This is Raven Reyes calling Ark Station." Raven said into the headset.
"Come in, Ark Station." She said again looking up at me as my eyes turned away from hers, the tears swelling up in her eyes for Finn had the ability to break my heart.
Here she is crushed over maybe losing the one person she loves most. Then there's me; too upset to even look at the one person I love most. Hearing how long he had been watching over me, protecting me, caring for me… it should have warmed my heart and it did. However the beating he put on that Grounder just I couldn't take it.
"This is Raven Reyes calling Ark Station." She said again as her voice began to crack. I moved closer to her placing my hand on her shoulder squeezing it gently to comfort her. "Please come in." She continued.
"Can anyone hear me?" Raven cried into the phone lowering her head.
"You sure you have the right frequency?" Monroe asked her.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Raven snapped at her.
"Raven, she was only asking." I said as Monroe gave me a half smile, "I know I just… this…" she said motioning to Finn.
"I understand trust me." I tried to comfort her.
"Raven? You can do this. Ok?" Clarke said from beside me, before making her way back over to Finn's side. "Calling Ark Station." Raven started up again as I followed Clarke.
"You know Clarke, just because you two love the same guy… doesn't mean you should forget what sympathy is." I whispered harshly to her as I grabbed her by the arm pulling her close to me.
"We don't have time for Sympathy." She spat at me.
"You wonder why everyone here thinks you're a bitch Clarke… this is why."
Clarke shook her head as she checked his wound and began to take off the old wrap giving him new bandages. I stopped her looking down towards the scar; the skin around the blade was starting to blacken. "There might be poison on the blade Clarke." I told her, but she was ignoring me.
Pushing me out of the way to continue reapply a new bandage around the knife. Taking another deep breathe I made my way back over to Raven, at least her I could tolerate for more then ten minuets at a time lately. "Anything yet hun?" I asked her, as she shook her head no softly.
"This is a restricted channel. Who is this? Please identify yourself." We suddenly heard a voice fill the entire drop ship. I turned to Clarke who looked stunned as she walked over to Raven and I.
"This is Raven Reyes. I'm from Mecha Station. I'm transmitting from the ground." She said as Clarke and I surrounded her on both sides. "The hundred are alive. Please, you need to get Dr. Abby Griffin. Dr. Abby Griffin. Now." She continued as Clarke stood up and turned to look at Finn who was laying there motionless on the bed we had made for him.
"Hang on Raven. We're trying to boost your signal. Get her off the Ark-Wide channel." A man said over the speaker.
"Raven. Are you there?" We heard Abby's voice speak to us.
Raven and I motioned for Clarke to come over to the headset, handing it to her cautiously not to pull any wiring out of place. She hesitantly took it sitting down on the chair that Raven had been using moments before. "Mom?" She said finally out of the silence.
"Mom, it's me." She said more sternly.
"Clarke?" I heard Abby say. Her voice sounding like it was cracking, like she was crying. I took in a deep breath, looking over at Raven who had been clenching onto my hand for luck the entire time we'd passed off to Clarke.
"Mom, I need your help." Clarke began to say. "One of our people was stabbed by a grounder."
"Clarke, this is the Chancellor, are you saying there are survivors on the ground?" We heard Jaha's voice.
"This means my father's in the room." I said in a whisper. "Your father?" Raven said shock in her voice.
"My biological dad… Kane." I told her as she shot me another deeply shocked look.
"Yes. The Earth is survivable." Clarke said taking Raven's attention and mine. "We're not alone."
"Mom, he's dying." Clarke said again. "The knives still in his chest." She continued.
"Is Rayne still alive? She should be doing this already." Abby's voice belted out.
"Her hand's aren't steady mom, we just rescued her and another girl who where taken by a grounder." Clarke said.
"Thank god…" We heard a soft males voice come through the radio. I looked over at Raven, "Was that Kane?" She asked me as I shrugged.
"All right, can you patch me through to medical?" We heard Abby say.
"I can't believe we're talking to people on the Ark." I told Raven, "You did this, Raven you're my hero." I said with a smile as she grinned squeezing my hand.
"Clarke, is my son with you?" The entire drop ship fell silent, all eyes landed on Clarke. I would never see her as a leader no matter how hard she tried to push out that she was in charge.
I will always see her as a little girl, something doesn't go her way she throws a fit. She starts fights based on a 'gut' feeling that's almost always wrong. She's reckless and almost got Murphy killed with little to no evidence to prove his guilt. That was why I would never look at her as a leader.
"I'm so sorry.' Clarke said, as much as her eyes watered. I couldn't hear any sincerity in her voice. Had she already gotten over Wells's death? Moved past it like it was just losing a toy. I shook my head as she lowered hers.
Maybe I was just still pissed off with her for the whole Murphy thing, for constantly doubting and blaming Bellamy for everything. Even though I had caught her countless times eyeballing them both. It was almost like she and my mom have that in common. Going after men who aren't available to be taken.
"Wells is –" She said her voice finally cracking, maybe she hadn't moved on. Maybe I was to quick to judge, then again she was like me in that aspect hiding all my emotions till it brought up. I needed Bellamy…
"Wells is dead." She said finally looking up from her hands.
Silence emitted though the radio, nothing but static could be heard. Had we lost them? I felt Raven shift in her chair under my hand that was still firmly on her shoulder. Was I gripping her shoulder too hard?
"Clarke needs you." He said to I assumed Abby. "Patch her in to me when they're finished." I looked over at Clarke who had lowered her head once again.
"You have nothing to be ashamed about…" I told her. She nodded.
"Rayne, are you ok?" We heard a man say. Not just any man… it was Kane.
"Dad?" I asked softly. "Thank god you're safe… Is everyone ok down there? What's it like?" He asked.
"We set up a camp, we lost a few people but there are still at least ninety-three of us left. We're safe for now, please help Clarke… my hands are too shaky… I'm useless." I asked him.
Clarke mouthed thank you too me. Of course every person down here who still had family on the Ark wanted to at least hear their families voices. The only reason Clarke and I were able to was because our parents where council members. Not that I grew up knowing that.
"Ok Clarke?" We heard over the radio, her voice was cutting in and out due to the storm. "I'm gonna talk you through it step by step. If you can't hear me or don't understand… Rayne is right beside you." Abby told her, "deep breaths." I said to Clarke softly.
The entire pod shook slightly causing everyone inside to gasp out of fear, I looked over at Raven who attempted to steady the radio so nothing would come undone. "Clarke, give five –" Abby began to say as the room filled with radio static. "To medical. Medic-" her voice was cut off by more static as Clarke looked to me.
"What?" Clarke yelled, "Raven, what's wrong?" Clarke yelled to her.
"The storm." I said to Raven as she nodded in agreement with me. "It's not the radio. It's the storm. Rayne are you sure you can't just talk her through this?" Raven asked me.
"I've never been in the med-wing for a stabbing before, well I have but none this close to the heart." I explained.
"Clarke, we need to hurry." We suddenly heard Abby's voice say to us loud and clear. "The storm, it's a hurricane." I whispered to Raven.
"I've only ever seen four from the Ark." She said back to me, "Yea, something tells me they aren't as pretty as they are from up there." I told her with a smirk.
Octavia wondered into the drop ship making her way over to Clarke and I who where now standing together near Finn. "Oh." I said with a soft smile.
"A familiar face." She grinned.
I feel like us being held and taken care of by the grounder had pulled us together, I cared more for her than I had cared for Clarke and she was who I was sent here to care for. I moved over to where Octavia was standing. "Where's you're brother?" I said my voice faltering with lack of emotion. I was still incredibly mad at him.
She shrugged, "I have no idea, he left so early I only caught a glimpse of him and his merry band of –" I cut her off, "Yea, same here… hope they get back soon…" I mumbled as she nodded slightly.
She was more then just mad at Bellamy, however he was her brother and no matter how angry he made her she would still care for his safety. Even if it was just a little bit.
Clarke finally turned to face us both grabbing one of the canisters that Octavia was holding in her hands. Opening the lid Clarke went to smell the contents before moving her head back in one swift motion.
"Ugh." She said in disgust. "Monty's moonshine?" I asked Octavia with a small grin.
"Yep, pretty sure no germ can survive it." Octavia told us, as the entire drop ship shifted a second time causing people to begin panicking. "Stay calm." I said softly looking around at some of the youths.
"Storms getting worse." Clarke commented, "Monroe, close the doors." She said ordering the girl like her boss.
Monroe rolled her eyes as if to tell Clarke exactly where to go. I moved closer to the girl myself, "We still have people out there." She told Clarke, "Yea Monty and Jasper still aren't back yet."
"Neither is Bellamy." I said turning to face Clarke whose expression told me she really couldn't have cared less. "It's all right they'll find somewhere to ride it out."
"Look. One Suture needle, Rayne I found it in your pack." I smiled at Raven, "Right. I still need something to close the wound." Clarke said.
I looked over at Raven, "Wires maybe? Are there any tiny enough?" I asked her.
"Yea, there's some wire on the second level. We used for the tents." Octavia told us all.
"Let's see it." Clarke said, "Stay away from the blue wires." Raven told her causing Clarke to whip her head around to look at her, and Octavia to stand up her head facing the girl as well.
"Yea there live, aren't they?" I asked her. "Yep, the ones that runs though the ceiling. I rigged them to the solar cells in the roof." She finished.
"That means they're hot, please be careful." I said to Octavia, "Got it though, blue wires." Raven said again louder, as she continued towards the ladder. "Yea, I got that… and I will." She told us both.
Clarke started to shake her hands out, looking around the room, all over Finn. "Tell me you can do this." Raven asked her.
"She can do this, she has no choice." I interjected.
"Hey, they're back!" We all heard a girl shout from outside the drop ship.
"Bellamy?" I said as Octavia stopped climbing up the ladder.
"Is that a grounder?" I heard someone say from the other side of the room. Instantly without another thought I made my way over to Bellamy. He put his arm out stopping me from going further before pulling me closer to him with the same arm. Octavia jumped down from the ladder her face twisting with anger.
"What the hell are you doing?" She demanded.
"It's time to get some answers."
"Oh, you mean revenge?" Octavia said using her finger to sway between her and I.
"I mean Intel." He said his voice almost sounding stone cold towards her.
"Can we save the arguments please? Sorry Clarke." I said to her softly." Before turning to Octavia. "I'll be up there, nothing will happen to him." I told her.
"Better not." She scowled at Bellamy before her eyes hit me softening. She knew I would never intentionally let anything happen to the grounder. However like me she knew Bellamy would make the final decision of what's going to happen once we're all up on the third level.
"Get him upstairs." Bellamy told his friends.
"Bellamy, she's right." Clarke said pushing me out of Bellamy's arms causing both Octavia and I to lock eyes.
"Clarke, Honey, we're ready." We all heard Abby's voice over the speaker. Bellamy's eyes focused on the speakers, narrowing on them. He knew this meant we had finally gotten contact with the
Ark.
"Can you hear me?" Abby asked.
"Look, this is not who we are." She said softly to him gazing up into his eyes. "Clarke this is exactly who we are." I but in.
"Clarke?" Abby said again.
"Wake up, we aren't on the Ark. Don't here we clearly have to play by their rules. We aren't safe, we can't play dress up or follow the leader… down here its us or them." I said as Bellamy grinned pulling me backs right against him.
Clarke let out a deep low growl at me, ah so that is what she was trying to do. As long as I'm breathing she will not get what she wants down here. She won't take happiness from me a second time. I wont let it happen.
She continued to keep her eyes glued to Bellamy as he looked from her to me, then to the grounder. "It is now." She said turning back to the guys before they began to drag the grounder up to the third level.