Chapter 40-Escaping

Mia walks into the dropship and over to Monty. "I found some good antenna wire for the radios. This guy was using it to fix his bed. You find anything else from the exodus ship wreckage?" Mia asks.

"Yeah, data logs. Want to hear something weird?" Monty asks. They hear static.

"Sounds like an interference," Mia says. Athena walks into the dropship and over to them.

"Wait. It gets weirder. When the signal hit, their nav. system went nuts. They never got it back, and then...Boom. It's like something was jamming the signal," Monty says.

"That is weird. It also makes no sense whatsoever. Now. Pull the drives-in speakers," Mia says.

"You want to strip it?" Athena asks.

"We'll never find out where they crashed," Monty says.

"We need every component we can get our hands on if we're gonna make walkies, and I need the radio," Mia says.

"No way. How are we supposed to contact the Ark?" Monty asks.

"Let's ask Murphy and Bellamy," Mia says. Monty nods as Athena leaves to get the two men who come back in a few minutes later.

"She wants to strip the radio," Monty says.

"Let her," Bellamy says.

"We won't be able to contact the Ark or Billy," Athena says. Murphy walks over to the radio.

"Billy, you there?" Murphy asks.

"Yeah, what's up?" Billy asks.

"We are about to talk apart the radio. We need to make walkies," Murphy says.

"Okay, you should be able to contact me with those," Billy says.

"Good, talk soon," Murphy says after Murphy tells the Ark the same thing. "We know when the Ark is coming. Now we need the walkies," Murphy says. Monty nods. Mia starts to take apart the radio when they hear talking. They go outside.

"The hunters are back? Where are Emma and Wells? Are they back?" Roy asks as Claire, Atom, and him come over.

"I don't think so," Claire says.

"Relax, I'm sure they're fine," Atom says. They nod.

With Emma and Wells

A grounder brings in tools and sets them down. Cass starts to cough. "She's getting worse," Wells says.

"Help me lift her up," Emma says. Wells comes over and helps her. "Oh, my god, here we go," Emma says. She puts her ear on the girl's back. "She's not moving any air on the left. There's fluid pressing on her lungs," Emma says.

"I don't see an entry wound," Wells says.

"No. It wasn't shrapnel. It was trauma. The force of the explosion, it hit her in the chest. She's drowning in her own blood. She can't breathe. I have to relieve the pressure," Emma says. She grabs a small knife and starts hitting it up. She looks at a grounder. "I need a small tube/ Something rigid the size of my finger," Emma says. The grounder hands something to Wells.

"Here," He says.

"Thanks," Wells says. Emma comes back.

"Fifth intercostal space," Emma says as she starts to cut into the girl. "This better work," Emma says. She puts the tube in. "You're ok. Attagirl breathes," Emma says as Ontari comes back in..

"What have you done?" Ontari asks.

"No, you don't understand she couldn't breathe," Emma says. Ontari pushes her to the ground.

"Back off!" Wells says a grounder grabs him and throws him to the ground after a little but Emma was cleaning Wells up.

"She's breathing a little better, but even if we can save her, what happens then?" Emma asks.

"Then maybe we don't die today," Wells says.

"She's hot," Ontari says. Emma comes over.

"Her heart rate is way up. She's probably septic," Emma says.

"What does that mean?" Ontari asks.

"It means her blood is poisoned," Emma says. Wells grabs a vile.

"What about this stuff?" Wells asks.

"It slows bleeding," A grounder says.

"Coagulant. No. Lincoln has the same stuff at the dropship," Emma says.

"I don't see any antibiotics. Maybe that lake seaweed?" Wells asks.

"She doesn't need seaweed. She needs real medicine," Emma says as she stands up and looks at Ontari. "How could you send a little girl into battle? What is wrong with you people?" Emma asks.

"She was with me. She was my second. It's how we train them to be warriors," Ontari says.

"Oh, so the killing can just go on and on," Emma says.

"Emma," Wells says.

"You put the bomb on the bridge. You did this to her," Ontari says as she gets into Emma's face. Cass starts to gasp.

"She needs clean blood," Emma says.

"Transfusion?" Wells asks.

"Ok. There's no tubing, so we need a syringe. The biggest one you can find, and I need a cannula. It's like a hollow needle," Emma says. Wells nods. They get what they need, and Wells rubs a tube against the ground.

"It's as sharp as it's gonna get," Wells says.

"Alright, thanks," Emma says as she puts the syringe together.

"Bleach," Wells says as he puts it on the needle.

"Guess there's no moonshine," Emma says. She walks over to Ontari.

"Ok. I'm gonna need your blood," Emma says.

"No," The grounder beside her says.

"You're from the same tribe. It's the best match we're gonna get," Emma says.

"Emma, if you're gonna do something. You have to do it now. Just use mine," Wells says. Emma takes his blood. She looks at Cass.

"I can't find a vein. She's clamping down. She's lost too much blood. Oh, come on," Emma says.

"Emma," Wells says. "She's not breathing," Wells says. Emma backs up as Ontari goes to the girl. Ontari pulls out her dagger and cuts off part of Cass's hair. A grounder comes in and grabs her. Ontari follows him to the door.

"Take him away and kill him," Ontari says.

"No, no, no," Emma says. "I did everything I could," Emma says.

"I'll be okay," Wells says. Ontari walks up to Wells, and they stop. She puts her mouth up to his ear.

"Roan will be there to save you both," Ontari says. Wells looks at her as he is dragged out.

Monty, Jasper, and Athena walk into the dropship. "You finished the walkies," Monty says. "All the hunters are back except Emma and Wells. They were with another kid, Miles. They all left camp together," Monty says.

"All three of them are still out there?" Mia asks.

"Yeah, we're going to look for them. Bring the walkies," Monty says.

Emma was sitting in a room with another grounder. "Ontari will take no pleasure in your friend's death. Prove you're worth, and you'll be welcome here," The grounder says.

"I couldn't save Cass. Why would you want me?" Emma asks.

"We told you our healer is gone. That is why we wanted who you call Clarke, but she is gone, and now you are here," The grounder says before he stands up. Emma stands. She goes to the bed.

"Will I be able to go back and see them? My friends, my home?" Emma asks as she grabs the knife.

"Tomorrow, there will be nothing to go back to," The grounder says. Emma turns around, hiding the knife.

"Those marks on her shoulder, what were they? Lincoln, Claire, and Nyko have them too," Emma says.

"Each scar marks a kill in combat," The grounder says.

"Five kills? She was a little girl," Emma says.

"She was brave," The grounder says. Emma moves closer to him.

"How many do you have?" Emma says. The man takes off part of his armor, showing scars. "That's a lot," Emma says.

"And half were after I hurt my knee," The grounder says. Emma kicks his leg, making him fall to the ground. She slits his throat and then covers his mouth.

"Shh shh shh shh," Emma says as the grounder dies. She lets him go and leaves, running through the woods.

Clair, Lincoln, Atom, Octavia, and Roy were walking through the woods. "Where are they?" Roy asks.

"We'll find them," Atom says.

"I thought you said you were heading west. Why are you?" Monty asks.

"Just keep the moon on your left," Bellamy says. Murphy looks at him, "And you'll find us," Bellamy says.

"Is anybody else hearing this signal?" Monty asks.

"Just keep your eyes open," Octavia says into the walkie.

"I think it's the same thing we heard in the black box," Monty says.

"Damn it, Monty, pay attention. Do you see anything? Report," Bellamy says. They hear static. Octavia, Lincoln, Roy, Claire, and Atom stop by the bushes.

"There's someone in the bushes," Octavia says. They move the bushes. "Miles, what happened?" Octavia asks.

"Where are they?" Lincoln asks.

"Emma and Wells, where are they?" Atom asks.

"Azgeda took them. Left a note," Miles says as he hands Lincoln the note.

"We have to get him back to camp," Bellamy says as they come over.

"What about Emma and Wells?" Atom asks.

"They'll be okay," Lincoln says.

"How do you know?" Murphy asks.

"I'm sorry I had to take them. I hope the man is okay that we shot. Roan will save them if needed. Ontari," Lincoln says.

"Roan's spy in Azgeda," Bellamy says.

"Yes," Lincoln says.

"We need to make a stretcher," Atom says.

"Monty, we're heading home. Do you copy?" Bellamy asks. They hear nothing. "Monty, can you hear me?" Bellamy asks. "Monty. Monty, where the hell are you?" Bellamy asks. On the ground, there was a radio. Emma runs into a trap and is taken into the trees.

Polis

Finn sat in his room when a grounder came in and walked over with food. He puts it down on the bed and looks at the door, which was closed. The grounder pulls out a knife and sets it in front of the trey. Finn looks at him. "Kill your leader, and I will deliver you, Clarke," The grounder says before he leaves. Finn grabs the knife and puts the knife away.

Thanks for reading. I am going to try to finish the season this week, but no promise. For sure next week. Next chapter Finn makes a decision Emma and Wells are saved, and Billy is forced to make a choice as the final battle with Azgeda comes. As always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.