Chapter 11-The Ground
The 100 cheer after Octavia's scream. They start to run out of the dropship. Charlotte looks up at Billy, who nods at the little girl. Harper and Emma follow the little girl out as Wells walks over with Clarke. "Come with me," Billy tells Raven and Murphy, who nod. They walk inside the dropship and back up to their seats. Billy pulls his seat back and sees the three bags. He smiles as he grabs them. He hands them to Murphy and Raven.
"Where did these come from?" Murphy asks.
"Kane," Billy says. Billy opens his back and pulls out the gun, which had two other clips with it. He tucks the gun in the back of his pants and covers it with his jacket. He puts the clips in his coat pocket. Raven and Murphy do the same. Billy looks in his bag and pulls out a knife and medkit. Raven's bag had some wire cutters and tools, as well as a knife. Murphy's had a knife and a little bit of food and water.
"Thank you, Kane," Murphy says as he puts the knife in his pants. The other two hide their knives and put the bag around their backs. They go back down to the lower floor and see Wells and Clarke talking. Clarke was looking at a map when Finn came over.
"Why so serious, Princess?" Finn asks. Billy, Murphy, and Raven walk behind them. "It's not like we died in a fiery explosion," Finn says.
"Try telling that to the guy who tried to follow you out of his seat," Clarke says.
"You don't like being called Princess? Do you, Princess?" Finn asks. Murphy silently fake gags behind Finn, which makes Billy and Raven smile.
"Do you see that peak over there?" Clarke asks.
"Yeah," Finn says.
"Mount Weather. There's a radiation soaked forest between us and our next meal," Clarke says.
"They dropped us on the wrong damn mountain," Billy says. Clarke nods.
The Ark
Kane, Abby, Jake, Callie, and others were in the Ark's control room. "Here it is. We know they've landed, but communications are down, which means we're still blind to conditions on the ground. Thanks to Abby's wristbands, at least we know how those conditions affect the human body, which is more than we've had for 100 years. SO nice work. Now, what are they telling us?" Kane asks.
"One dead kid. Dark tiles," Abby says. "Dr. Jackson, please share our theory with Kane," Abby says. Kane looks at Jackson.
"Of course. Granted, they've only been on the ground for 7 minutes. But as of now, we believe the fatalities are due to the landing, not radiation levels," Jackson says.
"The boy died when we lost contact with the dropship," Jake says.
"Rough landing? That's your theory?" Kane asks.
"The dots connect," Abby says.
"Would you agree that if it was radiation, we'd see fatalities climb fairly quickly now? Because I'm noticing a lot of red on that board," Kane says.
"Spiking vital signs, two possibilities one, injuries sustained during landing," Abby says.
"And the other?" Jake asks.
"They're excited to be there," Abby says. Kane nods as he turns and looks at Billy's vitals.
The ground
Billy, Murphy, Emma, Charlotte, and Harper stood by Clarke, who was working on a map. Wells and Raven walk outside. "We got problems," Wells says. They look at the two.
"The communications system is dead. We went to the roof. A dozen panels are missing. Heat fried the wires," Raven says.
"Well, all that matters right now is getting to Mount Weather," Billy says.
"See? Look. This is us. This is where we need to get to if we want to survive," Clarke says as she draws on the map.
"Jake taught you well," Billy says. A kid walks up behind Clarke.
"Ah, cool, a map. They got a bar in this town? I'll buy you a drink," The kid says. Billy and Murphy smile.
"You mind?" Wells says. Three more people come over from behind the kid.
"Hey, hey, hey, hands off of him. He's with us," A teen says.
"Relax, we're just trying to figure out where we are," Wells says.
"We're on the ground. That not good enough for you?" Bellamy asks. Murphy looks at Billy, who watches the men.
"We need to find Mount Weather. You heard my father's message. That has to be our first priority," Wells says as he walks towards them. Billy, Murphy, Clarke, and Raven follow as Charlotte, Harper, and Emma stay back.
"Screw your father. What you think you're in charge here, you and your little posse," Octavia says.
"Do you think we care who's in charge? We need to get to Mount Weather. Not because the chancellor said so, but because the longer we wait, the hungrier we'll get, and the harder this will be. How long do you think we'll last without those supplies? We're looking at a 20-mile trek, ok? So if we want to get there before dark, we need to leave now," Clarke says.
"I got a better idea. You two go, find it for us. Let the privileged do the hard work for a change," Bellamy says. The other teens agree. Murphy starts to move, but Billy grabs his arm and shakes his head.
"You're not listening, we all need to go," Wells says. Mbege comes forward and pushes Wells.
"Look everybody chancellor of Earth," Mbege says.
"Think that's funny?" Wells asks. Mbege trips Wells.
"Wells," Clarke says. Billy grabs Mbege by his shoulder and turns the teen around. He uses his other hand to slug Mbege in the mouth, making the teen fall to the ground as Finn drops down from the dropship.
"He's got one leg. How about you wait until it's a fair fight?" Billy says. Mbege looks at him, his lip bleeding. Octavia walks over to Finn.
"Hey, spacewalker, rescue me next," Octavia says. Billy and Murphy help Wells up and walk back over to their friends. Bellamy walks over to Octavia.
"What? He's cute," Octavia says.
"He's a criminal," Bellamy says.
"They're all criminals," Octavia points out. Bellamy grabs Octavia and moves her away from the others.
"Look, O. I came here to protect you," Bellamy tells his sister.
"I don't need protecting. I have been locked up one way or another all my life. I am done following orders. I need to have fun, Bell. I need to just do something crazy just because I can, and no one, including you, is gonna stop me," Octavia says.
"I can't stay with them, O," Bellamy says.
"Now, what are you talking about?" Octavia asks.
"I did something, Ok, to get on the dropship, something that they will kill me for when they come down. I can't stay what it is just yet, but you have to trust me. You do still trust me, don't you?" Bellamy asks. Octavia nods.
Clarke was looking at Wells's leg. Finn walks over. "So Mount Weather, when do we leave?" Finn asks.
"Right now," Clarke tells him as Raven comes out of the dropship. Finn looks at her for a moment before he looks at Clarke. "We'll be back tomorrow with food," Clarke says.
"How are you two gonna carry enough food for 100?" Emma asks. Finn turns around and grabs Monty and Jasper. Athena follows.
"5 of us. Can we go now?" Finn asks.
"I'll come," Roy says.
"Sounds like a party. Make it 7," Octavia says as she comes over.
"Hey, what the hell are you doing?" Bellamy asks his sister.
"Going for a walk," Octavia says.
"Hey, were you trying to take this off?" Clarke asks Finn as she grabs his wristband. Billy and Murphy close their eyes.
"Yeah. So?" Finn asks.
"So this wristband transmits your vital signs to the Ark. Take it off, And they'll think you're dead," Clarke says.
"Should I care?" Finn asks.
"Well, I don't know. Do you want the people you love to think you're dead? Do you want them to follow you down here in two months? Because they won't if they think we're dying," Clarke says. Finn nods. "Ok. Now let's go," Clarke says. The seven leave. Billy watches them.
The Ark
Callie walks over to Abby and Jake. "Hey, Darling, How's Clarke?" Callie asks.
"Her vital signs are strong. Blood sugar is, She hasn't eaten," Abby says as the phone begins to leave. Abby picks it up. "This is Dr. Griffin. On my way," Abby says as she hangs the phone up. "Jackson, put it out there we need blood A neg and a lot of it, and then your ass to the O.R.," Abby says.
"Abby, what's wrong? Jake asks.
"The chancellor has been shot," Abby says before she walks away.
Thanks for reading. We are on the ground, and I am excited. I have fun things planned for this season. The end of it I'm excited about. Next chapter, Billy and Bellamy clash over leadership. As always, suggestions are welcomed. Until next time.