The Ground

She looked at the little girl who seemed shocked and confused. Clarke stood up from the ground, dropping her pencil and stared at them as Charlotte got up from her bed and hugged her, hiding behind her a little. "Clarke, what is going on?" she asked scared and she turned to the girl with a comforting smile on her face. "Nothing bad. It's time, remember?" she said lowly so the guards wouldn't hear what they were saying and the girl nodded slowly. "Let's do what they say. Turn to the wall." She said and Charlotte did as she asked though still very much afraid and Clarke turned as they said as well as the young girl.

This time she didn't resist them and their direction given that one, she knew what was happening and two, they weren't trying to take her father's watch from her even because she didn't have it so there was no problem in securing the bracelet on her arm and Charlotte didn't resist it either, only flinching a little when they put it on her wrist. "Follow us." The lead guard said and she looked at Charlotte and nodded, trying to reassure the girl that everything was okay. As soon as they came out of the cell much like last time, Clarke could see the other kids getting out as well and just as she predicted her mom came to her and Charlotte's side.

"Girls." She said as she hugged Charlotte first and then Clarke, tighter than ever. "It's happening, isn't it?" Clarke asked as she pulled back and Abby looked at her. "Yes, you are being sent to Earth today but you will be fine." She said and Clarke nodded. "Where are they taking us now?" Charlotte asked as she held onto Clarke's hand for dear life. "You will be taken to a room to change your clothes and then will be escorted to the dropship." She said and Clarke nodded this part she hadn't gone through since she had been knocked unconscious.

"We better go now. We will see you before we go, right?" Clarke said to her mom who nodded. "We will all be there to say goodbye." She said and Clarke nodded before she pulled Charlotte away and let the guards lead them both to the room her mother told them about. They were other girls there that Clarke recognized such as Harper, Monroe and Fox but Clarke quickly pulled Charlotte along to their designated cubicle and there were clothes already waiting for them. She looked at the girl. "Get changed, fast." She said readily and the girl nodded before they entered the place and started taking off their clothes and changing it.

Clarke noticed that it was the same one she wore last time and she smiled, she had always liked her outfit during their time at the dropship. She quickly got dressed. Tying her hair in her traditional style, she walked outside to wait for Charlotte who came right after she did, also wearing the same clothes as last time. Clarke extended her hand for the girl who took it without even blinking and they walked outside and were ushered away from the room. "Clarke, I'm scared." Charlotte said and Clarke squeezed her hand. "I'm right here, nothing is going to happen to you." She said and the girl nodded trusting her without a doubt.

They were directed to a line and Clarke could see that Wells and Murphy were right in front of them so she walked quickly pulling Charlotte along to get to their friends. "Hey." She said to them and the boys looked behind at them and smiled especially at Charlotte. "It's okay, braids. We're together." Murphy whispered and she nodded and the continued walking forward until they turned a corner and Clarke could see her family there including Raven and she smiled. As soon as she saw them, she let go of Charlotte's hand and went to her father's arms.

The guards tried to come forward but Kane stopped them and ushered the other three to step out of the line as well and they did. Her mother joined in the hug and she pulled back to smile at them. "I'm okay and I will be okay. I promise." She said sure of herself and they nodded. "We know, kid. We're the ones who are not okay." Her Dad said honestly and she smiled at them. "We don't have much time so I just want you to know how much I love you and you're the best parents I could have asked for and that I will be waiting down there for both of you." She said as a tear fell down on her face and they smiled.

"Your instincts will tell you to take care of everybody else first, just like your father but be careful. I can't lose you. I love you so much." Abby said to her and Clarke smiled. "Do as your mom said and take care of yourself too, kid. I love you. Here, this is for you." Her Dad said as he took off his watch and gave it to her and she smiled with tears in her eyes as she hugged them both. She went on and hugged Raven. "You get to see the Earth before I do." The mechanic said and Clarke smiled. "It will still be there waiting for you to rock with it." She said and they hugged before she moved to Kane and hugged him.

"What you asked me is in the compartment right behind of your seat." He whispered in her ear and she nodded grateful that he was able to do it. "Take care of them and bring them safely." She whispered back talking about their people and especially her family and he nodded before she pulled back and saw the rest of her friends had already said goodbye to her family and Raven, as they also greeted Kane goodbye before entering the line again and continued walking forward and one by one were escorted by the guards inside the dropship. They were all conducted to their seats so Clarke and Wells were seating together and Murphy and Charlotte were together too.

A few more were ushered in after them, and it was all new for Clarke since she had already woke up on their way down. It was all new and interesting. Soon enough, Clarke heard the door close and she held Wells' hand and looked at him who intertwined their fingers together and offered her a small smile as the countdown started and when it hit zero, they were launched. It took a couple of seconds but Clarke recognized this was the moment she had woken up in the other time so she turned to Wells and smiled at him. "How are you feeling?" she asked and he smiled. "Nervous. I mean, we used to pretend we were on Earth and now we may finally be there for real." He said and she nodded. "I'm glad you're here with me, Wells." She said and he smiled. "Me too." He said.

There was a shake in the dropship. "We hit the atmosphere." She said like last time as she already knew what was happening and what would happen in the next 5 minutes. Soon enough, Jaha's video message started. "Prisoners of the Ark, hear me now. You have been given a second chance and as your Chancellor, it is my hope that you see this as not just a chance for you but a chance for us all, indeed for mankind itself. We have no idea what is waiting for you down there – if the odds of your survival were better, we would have sent others. Frankly, we're sending you because your crimes have made you expendable." He said and just as Clarke knew it was coming…

"Your Dad's a dick, Wells." Someone said, only this time she was replied to whoever it was. "Not more than you." She said as everyone wooed her comment and Wells smiled at her as she smiled back at him. He was her friend and she would stand by him as he always did for her. "If you survive, then those crimes will be forgiven- your records wiped clean. Your drop site has been chosen carefully. Before the last war, Mount Weather was a military base built within the mountain stocked with enough non-perishable to sustain 300 people for 2 years." It said.

Once she heard that name, Mount Weather, she got the chills to think of the horror that awaits them inside that Mountain at the hands of Cage Wallace and his goons as well as what she had done to them, it still haunted her dreams and thoughts every once in a while. Committing genocide like that took away a peace of Clarke that it took a while for her to get back on her feet, only doing with Lexa's help and all she could do now was pray that she wouldn't have to do that again She would do it if she had to but she hoped she would be spared that burden this time around.

She brought her mind back to this time and back to where she was, she pushed those worrying thoughts of their future and hers especially, aside just as she saw Finn floating around like he did before and laughter filling the crowded space. "Spacewalker bandit strikes again." Someone called it and Clarke scoffed at the stupidity of getting out of their seats in a dangerous situation like this. "More like idiot." She said loud enough for Wells to hear just as the boy stopped in front of them much like last time, being in the horizontal. "Check it out. Your Dad floated me after all." Finn said to Wells and Clarke stepped up as she noticed the other two started to get their seatbelt off.

"If you don't want to die even before we see if the Earth will kill us or not, then stay on your seat. We are about to start landing. And trust me, it will not be an easy one at that so stay where you are and hold tight before you break your necks for being stupid." She said with enough authority to get one of them to back off but the other did the opposite and started floating around and she sighed. There was nothing more she could do for him, he made his choice. She couldn't save everyone. "You're the one who beat up a guard." Finn said differently than what he said the last time since her crime had changed, thankfully.

"And you are the idiot that is going to get himself and the other idiotic guy killed. Congratulations" She said sarcastically and he smiled at her, trying to be charming. "But it's fun. I'm Finn." He said and she nodded. "I know who you are." She said just before she grabbed a hold of his arm and pulled him towards her. "Wells, help me hold him." She said to her friends and the boy grabbed him as well. "What the hell are you doing?" Finn said trying to get out and she smirked. "Saving your sorry ass." She said as the drop ship started shook hard and the boy who had also been floating was thrown backwards.

"Clarke, there is something I need to tell you." Wells yelled as the shaking of the ship continued and she looked at him. "What is it?" she asked also yelling and he looked at her. "I don't know if this is the only chance I have of saying this to you." He said and she was confused. Last time, he had apologized for her father's death and they had already talked about his feelings for her so what could he have to say at this time? "What the hell is it?" she yelled and he smiled. "Jessica said yes." He said and she looked at him before she started laughing, happy for him and so did he while they continued to hold Finn down until they seemed to have hit the ground and it all stopped. Clarke finally let go of Finn and he fell down on the floor as everyone seemed to wait with baited breath what would happen next.

"Listen, no machine hum." Monty said and Clarke turned to look at him and Jasper who said. "Woah, that is a first." He looked so innocent, they both did and she smiled before she was the first to remove her seatbelt and went straight to check on the guy that was floating as everyone started to get up and about. She checked his pulse as Wells and Finn came to her side and she turned to them and shook her head. Once again, she could see Finn's I didn't mean for him to die face but truth was she didn't have the time for it or to assuage him from the guilt. She needed to find her friends.

"The outer doors are on the lower level. Let's go." She heard someone say it much like last time but she didn't mind it like she did before after all she knew the air wasn't toxic. She grabbed Wells' hand and pulled him to the ladder and got down to the second floor and started looking around when she heard her name being called. "Clarke!" She heard and she turned to see Charlotte and Murphy on the other side of the small space. The four friends ran to each other and embraced all together. "I'm so glad you guys are okay but we need to get down. They are opening the doors." Clarke said once she pulled back from the hug and they nodded and followed down behind her as she heard his voice once again.

"Hey, just back it up guys." She finally saw Bellamy again since the party where everything happened and once again he was wearing the guards gear and she wondered if Kane gave it to him but she noticed his hand moving to open the door and her mind was brought back to the moment by Wells. "Stop, the air could be toxic." He said and she had a small smile. It was the same thing she said before. Murphy smiled as well. "If the air is toxic, we're all dead anyway." He said and Clarke waited for it. "Bellamy?" Everyone including the guy in question turned to the girl getting down the ladder and coming to hug him.

"God, look how big you are." He said emotional for seeing her again, Clarke was one of the few people in this place who knew just how deep the love Bellamy had for his sister went and what he was capable to do for her. "What the hell are you wearing? A guard's uniform?" she said angrily and Clarke knew why. Octavia had terrible experiences with guards. "I borrowed it to get on the dropship. Someone's got to keep an eye on you." Bellamy said smiling and Murphy whispered in her ear. "As if he could." He said smirking and she nodded. "Where is your wristband?" Murphy said as she turned to him. That was her line, he just smirked at her. "Do you mind? I haven't seen my brother in 6 months." She said and the whispering started.

"Nobody has a brother." Someone said. "That's Octavia Blake. The girl the found hidden under the floor." Someone else called it and Clarke thought about stepping up but decided against it. Some fights are just meant for their friends to go through and she can't interfere all the time so she let it play out the same way. Octavia moved to fight with who said that but Bellamy held her back. "Octavia, no. Let's give them something else to remember you by." He said and she looked at him. "Yeah? Like what?" she asked and he smiled.

"Like being the first person on the ground in 100 years." Murphy whispered in her ear. "It should be the first Sky person on the ground in 97 years. Idiot." He said and she smiled nodding at his joke. Much like last time, Bellamy moved to pull the lever and Murphy held one of her hands and Charlotte the other while also holding onto Wells' hand as the door slowly opened and they were greeted by the sunrays and the singing of the birds. She could feel the tears coming to her eyes as she squeezed tightly Murphy's hand as Octavia starting walking forward and jumped down from the platform onto the ground and took a deep breath and just like last time, she called it,

"WE'RE BACK, BITCHES!"