After the crash they had witnessed, Charlie and Camille listened to the orders given by Bellamy and went to take up arms. Clarke had just sat staring at the smoke, not saying anything. Once everyone was ready, they headed for the crash site. A huge crater had formed at the site of the impact. The day had dawned, so the group could well take into account the extent of the damage. Only one thing was certain at that precise moment: no one could have survived this crash.
Charlie was circling around, gun in hand. She had seen Clarke looking around, dumbfounded and with tears in her eyes. She might not love her, but she could only feel compassion for her. Camille was just not very far from Clarke, accompanied by Finn and Raven. She kept her close, even more worried. She was rummaging around when Finn spoke up.
"Clarke souldn't be out here"
"Her mom was on the ship. She's looking for answers" replied Raven
"We should find the black box." added Camille
"Yeah, that could explain why the ship crashed" noded Raven
Camille and Raven resumed the excavation but Finn did nothing. He continued to stare at Clarke. Charlie walked over to the group and pushed him past them. Finn rolled his eyes and Charlie winked at Raven.
"Stay sharp ! Grounder retaliation for the bridge is coming. Just a matter of when" said Bellamy
"You blame them ?" asked Finn
"No, I blame you" replied Bellamy
"Maybe if you didn't bring guns-"
Charlie cut him off "If he didn't bring guns, we all would've been dead. Scumbag"
"Why they're coming doesn't matter anymore. It's our job to be ready when they do. We're on our own now" added Bellamy before leaving. After he was gone, everyone remained silent. Charlie and Camille searched again as Finn began to stare at Clarke. A few seconds passed before Raven yelled "Clarke! Stop! "
She ran to the blonde and Charlie looked up quickly. She realized that Clarke had approached a potentially dangerous place. She rolled her eyes then walked towards the girls, followed by Camille.
"Rocket fuel ?" asked Clarke
"Hydrazine. Highly unstable in its non-solid form. If this stuff meets fire, we're all pink mist" said Raven, wetting a stone with the liquid. She then cried out "Fire in the hole" before throwing the stone towards a fire further on. Once the stone came into contact with the fire, a big explosion sounded.
"Wicked" Charlie whispered before Raven spoke again "We need to clear the area"
"Okay then," replied Bellamy who had approached after Raven called out Clarke's name, "We move in formation. No straggling. Hot weapons. We've got to get back before dark. "
Everyone gathered and they began to walk back to the camp. The journey seemed longer than the outward journey. Charlie turned her head to check if Camille was still okay then returned her attention in front of her. She hit a tree with her face and almost fell. A general giggle took hold of the group and Charlie growled "Ah. Ah. Very funny "
Bellamy smiled at her and raised his thumb to congratulate her. She replied with a vulgar gesture that made him laugh even more. They arrived at the camp at nightfall. They hardly had time to set foot in the camp when a boy rushed over to Bellamy.
"Bellamy ! Murphy's back."
Bellamy squeezed his jaw and rushed to the drop ship. Charlie heard Camille whisper "Shit" before quickly following him. She did the same and the three entered the ship at the same time.
"Where is he" asked Bellamy
Charlie quickly approached and squared her eyes when she saw Murphy. He was bleeding from head to toe and looked more than beaten. He also looked exhausted and hungry. Charlie's heart sank at the thought that they had left him out. He hadn't done anything wrong. It was all Charlotte's fault.
"Everyone but Connor and Derek out" Bellamy ordered "Now !"
The 100 began to leave the ship as Miller spoke "He claims he was with the Grounders. We caught him trying to sneak back into camp "
"I wasn't sneaking. I was running from the Grounders" Murphy replied in such a weak voice that Charlie almost heard him.
"Anyone see Grouders ?" asked Bellamy but no boy answered positively. "Well, in that case-" he added while raising his gun at Murphy.
Camille gasped and lowered his gun quickly "What the hell is wrong with you ?"
"We knew what would happen if he came back !"
"He shouldn't even have been kicked out !" added Charlie
"If he was with the Grounders he knows things that can help" said Finn
"Help us ? We hanged him, we banished him and now we're gonna kill him"
"On my dead body" Charlie replied, stepping in front of Murphy.
"Get the hell out of my way"
"No, they're right," Clarke said, approaching Murphy and kneeling in front of him. She took his hand, "He's not lying. His fingernails were torn off "
"Ewww" said Camille, turning around and shaking her hands. Charlie nodded with a grimace of disgust.
"They tortured him" said Clarke
"You and the Grounders can compare notes" added Finn
"The Grounders know we're at war. What did you tell them about us ?" asked Bell to Murphy
"Everything"
"Once he's better, he tells us what he knows then he's out of here" said Clarke
"What if he refuses to leave ?"
"Then we kill him"
"Like hell you are ! Bitch" said Charlie. She shook her head before picking up a piece of cloth and starting to clean up Murphy's wounds.
"I'm going to go see how Monty's doing" Camille warned and Charlie nodded.
"Why are you helping me ?" asked Murphy.
"We're friends. I'm sorry, I should have stopped them from banning you. What happened was not your fault but the princess's. " Charlie continued to clean the blood, the basin of water getting redder and redder.
Camille arrived in front of Monty and Jasper's new tent. Jasper came out angry and walked past her quickly. She frowned and entered the tent. Monty was packing his things and putting them in a bag.
"What are you doing ?"
"I change tent. Jasper don't want me here anymore"
"What ? Why ?"
"Fame rose to his head. Since what happened at the bridge, everyone has been chasing him, especially the girls. Apparently I'm not good enough to be his friend anymorei"
Camille huffed and hugged Monty, "We don't care about him. You can come to our tent with Charlie, we'll make room for you. There will always be a place for you ". Monty smiled at her and was about to answer but didn't say anything as the two heard Clarke scream "Raven, get away from us!"
Camille rushed out of the tent and ran towards the two girls. Clarke had blood flowing from her eyes and a boy behind was coughing up blood "They're the one who brought Murphy in"
Clarke rushed to the drop ship, followed by Camille and Raven. When the girls entered they saw Murphy vomiting blood and Charlie rubbing his back vigorously. When Charlie saw Clarke, she stood up and rushed over to her.
"Clarke! You have to help me, he's not doing well and - wait, what happened to you? "
The blonde ignored her and rushed over to Murphy "I need you to tell me exactly how you escaped from the Grounders"
"Now is not the time for that" said Charlie but Murphy replied anyway.
"I don't know. I woke up, and they forgot to lock my cage. There was no one there, so I took off"
A silence took place in the dropship before Clarke broke it."They let you go"
Bellamy stormed into the room and moved closer to the group. Clarke immediately raised her hand to him "Bellamy, stay back"
"Did he do something to you ?" He asked and Clarke shook her head "What the hell is this ?"
"Biological warfare. You waited for the Grounders to realiate for the bridge ? This is it. Murphy's the weapon"
"Is this your revenge ?" asked Bellamy "Helping the Grounders kill us ?"
"I didn't know about this. I swear" replied Murphy. Charlie was sitting next to him and was cleaning the blood around his mouth.
"Stop lying ! When are they coming ?" Bellamy yelled and Charlie turned to him
"Give him some fucking space!" she growled before turning back to Murphy "What can you tell us that's usefull? Did you hear anything? "
"They are vicious. Cruel"
"You wanna see "vicious" ?" Bellamy quickly approached the injured man, ready to punch him, but Clarke grabbed his arm.
"Don't. Whatever this is, it spreads through contact"
Charlie shook her head and motioned for Camille to step back. She nodded when Finn entered the room shouting Clarke's name.
"Finn, you shouldn't be in here. No one should" said the princess
"I heard you were sick"
Clarke began to explain that she didn't know what the disease was when Charlie had a violent coughing fit. She put her hand to her mouth and it quickly turned red. Blood began to flow from her eyes too. Camille rushed towards her but Charlie gave her a dark look. She then stepped back as Clarke stepped closer. Finn took her arm but she pulled away quickly.
"Don't touch me. You could get sick. Wash your hands, now"
Clarke ran her hand over Charlie's back as she caught her breath. Her mind was blurry, she didn't understand the conversation the others were having around her. When she finally managed to concentrate again, she heard Conor say "Octavia was the first one".
She then saw Bellamy rush out of the dropship. Charlie turned to Camille "Get out of there, try to find L, he could help us"
Camille frowned before nodding. She left while Clarke asked Charlie who "L" was. Charlie stared at her but didn't answer. She then dropped to the ground, next to Murphy.
They were silent for a long moment, watching the 100 entered in turn in the dropship. Some bleeding, others without symptoms. She saw Octavia come in with Bellamy and Clarke osculated her. Once they were done, Bellamy left the room and Clarke went to help another teenager. Charlie struggled to get up and Murphy helped her to his feet. She smiled at him and walked over to Octavia.
"O, Camille went to get Lincoln. Maybe he knows what to do with this shit. Go join her, please" Charlie whispered.
Octavia nodded and quietly exited the ship. Charlie sighed and returned to her seat. She spent a long time again, her eyes closed in silence. She frowned when she heard the 100 waving outside. Everyone was screaming. Charlie huffed and stood up again. She poked her head out of the dropship and rolled her eyes. She walked in, picked up a gun, and walked out the door. She fired three times towards the sky, the sound of the bullets startled everyone.
Clarke was right in front of her and jumped before turning back to her. Charlie took a deep breath before speaking loudly "This is exactly what the Grounders want. Are you stupid? They won't have to kill us if we kill each other "
A guy came out of the crowd and aimed at her with his gun "They won't have to kill us if we all catch the virus. Get back in the drop-ship"
Charlie raised an eyebrow and was about to respond, but Bellamy had already punched the boy in the face and retrieved his gun. She smiled weakly at him and he nodded before turning to Clarke.
"To state the obvious, your quarantine isn't working"
Clarke didn't answer and almost passed out. Finn rushed over to catch her before carrying her. Raven watched the scene, about to cry. At the same time, Octavia and Camille entered the camp running.
"There is no cure. But the Grounders don't use the sickness to kill." said Octavia
"Really? Tell that to them "Bellamy replied, pointing to the bodies of the 100 who died from the disease. "I warned you about seeing that Grounder again"
"Yeah, well, I have a warning for you too. The Gronders are coming and they're attacking at first light. " said Octavia before entering the dropship with Finn and Clarke. Camille approached Charlie.
"You good ?" Charlie nodded, smiling.
"How many bullets can you make by first light ?"
Charlie didn't listen to Raven's answer and picked up a scarf that Camille had around her wrist. She tied it around her face, like a mask, and then washed her hands with alcohol.
"What are you doing ?" asked Bellamy "You are still too weak"
"If you think she's going to sit still while we get attacked. You don't know her well "replied Camille. Bellamy shook his head in response and the three made their way to the arming tent.
They all began to load their weapons. "We're so dead," Harper complained.
"Don't worry. I got your back" Jasper replied and Monty scoffed. Jasper turned to him "You got something to say ?"
"Hey ! Chill" said Camille quand Finn entra dans la tente
"What do we need to build a bomb ?"
"The pacific who wants to build a bomb? Could this be the end of the world? " asked Camille and the people around her snickered.
"Depends on what you're trying to blow up" replied Raven
"How about a bridge ? Murphy says he crossed a bridge on his way back from the Grouders camp. Sound familiar ?
"Yeah, so what ?" asked Bellamy
"So the virus is fast. He's already getting better. Charlie's too. Blowing the bridge won't stop the attack, but the longer we can delay the more of us can fight."
'If Murphy's telling the truth, a big 'if'..." started Bellamy but Charlie cut him off
"He is ! Chirst sake"
Bellamy glared at her before continuing "... that bridge has survived a nuclear war and 97 years of weather"
"It won't survived me" said Raven
"Damn, you got this girl" said Camille and Raven smiled softly at her.
After their conversation, part of the group went to get the things Raven needed to build a bomb. Charlie and Camille had stayed at the camp. Charlie was still recovering and Camille didn't want to leave her alone again. Very quickly, night had fallen. Raven had returned some time ago and was locked in a tent to build the bomb. After a long moment, Bellamy came out of the tent. He didn't look good. Camille was the first to see him. She hit Charlie in the ribs and nodded at Bellamy. The girls got up and walked over to him. He was talking to Jasper.
"If you miss, if that bridges doesn't blow, we're all dead" said Bellamy
"Why me ?" asked Jasper "I mean, you've got 20 shooters"
Bellamy didn't answer and Jasper looked up after a few seconds "I'm the only one not sick, right?"
"Right" replied Bellamy
"Wait !" said Charlie "You're sick ? You need to rest"
Bellamy nodded and turned around. He took only one step before collapsing to the ground. Jasper moved closer to help him but Bellamy stopped him. Jasper seemed to hesitate but Charlie nodded, "Go, you can do that Jasper. I trust you. I got him. "
Jasper walked over to Finn and Camille made her sign that she was leaving with. Charlie nodded and gave her a wink of encouragement. She rushed over to Bellamy's side and took his hands to pick him up.
"Charlie don't, you're gonna be sick"
"I'm already sick, idiot. Help me." She pulled him up and then put his arm around her shoulders and helped him walk to the dropship. They entered with difficulty. Octavia ran over to them and helped Charlie lay Bellamy down. Barely on the ground, he vomits blood. Octavia cleaned the blood and spoke quietly to her brother. Charlie moved to the other side and took his hand.
Camille, on her side, arrived at the tent with Finn and Jasper. But the bomb was gone. Raven had decided to plant it herself. Finn quickly emerged from the tent as Jasper and Camille lingered. Monty was there on a seat, covered with a blanket. Camille smiled at him and he returned the attention.
"You wanna come ?" asked Jasper
"Why don't you ask your new friends ?"
Camille rolls her eyes "Guys! Seriously? "
No one answered her and Jasper left the tent. Camille shook her head and followed him quickly. The 3 ran into the woods trying to catch up with Raven. When they were almost there, they heard war drums. Jasper stopped and seemed to hesitate. Camille turned to look at him
"We're running toward the war drums ? I hate this plan"
"Aren't you supposed to be fearless now ? You keep bragging about yourself. Alpha male my ass," Camille said before starting to run again. They finally had Raven in sight. She was building the bomb. When she was done, she turned around and started to walk away but she collapsed, Camille did not hesitate a single second and rushed towards her.
She came up to her side and took her by the waist. She started to run towards the end of the bridge, supporting Raven's entire weight. Finn came quickly and carried Raven. The three took cover to the side. Jasper shot but missed the mark each time.
"Unbelievable !" Camille groaned before walking over to Jasper. She was surprised to see him with Monty but didn't linger. "Give me that ! I have to do everything by myself or what? " She took the gun from Jasper's hand. She settled down and took a deep breath before pulling the trigger.
The bridge exploded in a huge uproar. A ton of smoke rose into the sky. After that, they took the way back. Once at the camp, Charlie rushed over and hugged Camille. Jasper explained to everyone that it was Camille who blew up the bridge and Charlie laughed before spinning her in the air. Finally, they had a bit of a break. Or not ?