The Ark
Abby was locked up in her cell as a door opens. Jaha enters the room. Abby gets up and look at Jaha.
"Have we heard from Raven? Has she started her descent?" Abby asks. Jaha hands her a tablet.
"Environmental numbers?" Abby asks.
"As this morning. Oxygen is down 16%. CO2 and Methane are heading to red levels." jaha says.
"Our projections said that we shouldn't be critical for another three months." Abby says.
"The projections were wrong. The Council has granted you work release pending review. Medical is overwhelmed. Dizziness, fatigue, vision problems." Jaha says.
"It's pulmonary toxicity. I know how they feel." Abby says.
"The prison section has been on half-air since midnight." Jaha says as he opens a case of oxygen mask.
"No. I'm not gonna take more than my share. We start choosing who gets extra 02, and we're one step closer to choosing who lives and who dies." Abby says.
"Abby, the council approved Kane's population reduction plan three hours ago." Jaha says.
"You voted without me." Abby says.
"We followed the rules of order. It wouldn't have mattered. There approval was unanimous. We start in twelve hours." Jaha says.
"How many?" Abby asks.
three hundred twenty people Will be excised from the grid." Jaha says.
"No, murdered, Thelonious, three hundred twenty people Will be murdered. We need to wait till Raven reports back." Abby says. Jaha grabs the tablet.
"Look at those numbers. every hour that passes, we put more people in danger." Jaha says.
"She risked her live for those people." Abby says.
"No, you risked her live. When you let her believe that loving a boy somehow meant trusting her life in a three hundred year old metal coffin. And that trust is going to kill her. Another child, dead, like all the others, just like our own. Jaha says as he hands her the oxygen mask.
"Take this. People are suffering. You can help. Jaha says. Abby grabs the mask.
"Raven will make it to earth. I know she will. Abby says.
"Godspeed to her." Jaha says as Abby puts the mask on.
The Pod
"Ok, rcs valve, open. Rcs thrust pressure, good. Attitude, good. Heat shield, good. Okay." Raven sighs of relief as she gets ready to pull the lever with a sticker on it.
"Retro fire. kiss your ass goodbye." The sticker said.
"Don't blow up." She says as she pulls the lever. The rockets starts to blast, the pod start to falls faster. It starts to shake aggressively, causing to spark.
The ground
Finn and Clarke were outside looking at the sky with a blanket wrapped around them.
"It's so quiet." Clarke says. Finn looks at her and sees she's wearing an unfamiliar shirt.
"Hey, where'd you get that shirt?" Finn asks.
"Oh, well they were more than just art supplies in the bunker, Finn." Clarke says. Finn smiles.
"We should share." Clarke says.
"If we brought the stuff back, then they'd know that we found someplace and where we would go next time someone pulls a Murphy and goes ballistic." Finn says. Clarke nods.
"Yeah." She says. She looks up in the sky.
"I wanted it to be you." Finn whispers in her ear.
Clarke looks at him and smiles as she leans in and kiss him. She pulls back and sees a ball of light coming down the sky.
"Finn look." She says. Finn looks up.
"A shooting star. You should make a wish." Finn says. Clarke laughs.
"Why?" Clarke asks.
"It's a thing people used to do a very, very, long time ago. I read about it." Finn says.
"But it's just a rock burning up the atmosphere. How would that make your wish come true?" Clarke asks.
"All right, romance killer." Finn says. Clarke chuckles. They look up and see the ball of light was turning orange and falling faster.
"Finn, that's-that's not a shooting star." Clarke says. The light then reveals a pod.
The camp
"Hey check it out." A teen says.
"Bellamy, come out here." Octavia says.
Bellamy comes out of his tent, shirtless.
"There." Octavia says as she points to the pod, that was now forming a parachute.
"I hope they brought shampoo." Another teen says.
With Clarke and Finn
They walk back in the bunker getting packed. "We should stop at camp. Grab some gears, weapons." Clarke says as she blows out the candles.
"They send some down? It looks too small to be a dropship. Could be a cargo pod." Finn says as he puts on his jacket.
"No, they wouldn't arm a bunch of juvenile delinquents. It's probably nutrition packs, medical supplies. There'd be a radio. Clarke says.
"We could talk to the Ark." Finn says
"That is if the radio wasn't fried to the landing." Clarke.
"Looks like we aren't alone down here after all, Clarke. That's a good thing." Finn says.
"Yeah, not for Charlotte and Atom." Clarke says.
"Nobody thought any of us would survive. But we did. You should take a minute to appreciate that." Finn says. Clarke nods.
"Okay, minute's done." She says before she blows out the last candle.
The Camp
Octavia walks in tent Bellamy and Jones are in.
"If we cleared the ridge, it's probably near the lake." Jones said.
"We should get moving. Everyone's ready." Octavia says.
"No, no one's going anywhere. Not while it's dark. It isn't safe. We'll head out in first light. Pass the word." Bellamy says. Jones walks out.
"Everyone from 100 miles saw this thing come down. What if the grounders get to it first? Bell, we should go now." Octavia says.
"I said we wait till sunrise." Bellamy says as he walks out the tent, Octavia follows.
In the pod
Abby was on the radio. "Pod one, pod one, this is Ark station medical. If you are receiving, please respond. Pod one, pod one, this is Ark station medical. If you are receiving, please respond." Abby says. Raven was knocked out from the landing, her head bleeding.
The camp
Clarke and Finn walks inside the camp.
"Looks like everyone's up." Finn says. Wells rushes to them.
"Hey, there you guys are. Did you guys see that? That had had to been from the Ark." Wells says.
"Grab your stuff, lets find out." Clarke says. Wells nods.
"Where's Bellamy?" Clarke asks as she walks in Bellamy's tent. Wells looks at Finn.
"Where were you guys?" Wells asks. Finn shrugs. "Around." Finn says. Clarke walks in the tent, only to find two half naked girls.
"Can't you knock, bitch?" A girl asks. Wells and Finn walks in.
"Oh great it's a free show. Anyone else want to take a look?" The girl known as Roma asks.
"Where the hell is Bellamy?" Clarke asks.
"He took off a while ago. He told everyone to stay until sunrise." Roma says.
"His gears are gone." Finn says.
"Bellamy went after the pod himself. What's ever in that thing he wants it. We got to get there before he does." Clarke tells Finn and Wells. They nod as they leave the tent.
"This isn't your fault, Clarke." Finn tells the blonde.
"I should've known he'd go for that radio." Clarke says as they were walking out of the camp.
"How are you supposed to know something like that?" Wells asks.
"Because he's spent every single damn minute since we landed making sure no one on the Ark finds out we're alive." Clarke says as she grabs a knife.
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean you can predict what people are gonna do." Finn says.
"That's exactly what I have to do. I screwed up. Let myself get distracted." Clarke says. Finn and Wells share a glance at each other as they walk out of camp.
Later, the sun was coming up. Bellamy walks to woods to find that pod.
"Bellamy." a girl says as Bellamy looks behind him and sees Octavia following him.
"What are you doing?" Octavia asks.
"Go back to camp, it isn't safe." Bellamy says.
"You lied to everyone. You lied to me. You just want whatever's in that pod." Octavia says.
"Just go back to camp!" Bellamy shouts.
"You always wanna play the big brother, huh? Well guess what? Joke's on me. You're just a selfish dick." Octavia says.
"I'm doing this for you, to protect you. If the Ark finds out we're alive, they'll come down. And when they do, I'm dead." Bellamy says.
"Bellamy, what the hell did you do?" Octavia asks. Bellamy takes a deep breath.
"I shot him, o. I shot Wells' father." Bellamy says. Octavia's eyes widen.
"What?". Octavia asks.
"When I found out they were sending you to earth. I couldn't let you go alone. Someone came to me with a deal, 'do this, kill him. And then get me on the dropship'. And I did it." Bellamy says.
"You killed Jaha? Why?" Octavia asks.
"O, he floated our mother. He locked you up. He deserved it." Bellamy says. Octavia shakes her head.
"I-I never asked you to do that." Octavia says.
"You know what? You're right. I made the choice. This is on me. What ever they sent down, I'll take care of it." Bellamy says. Octavia shakes her head and backs away.
"I didn't asks for any of this." Octavia says as she runs away. Bellamy sighs as he walks away. Later, the sun was up, Bellamy finds the pod by the lake. He runs up and opens the door he looks and sees Raven, who was knocked out with a wound on her head. Bellamy looks at the radio. He takes his knife out and cuts the cords the radio was connected on. He grabs the radio and glances at Raven before he closes the door. He runs to the lake, he takes a deep breath and throws the radio into the lake. He runs away.
With Finn, Wells and Clarke
Finn, Clarke, and Wells were in the woods.
"Should we split up?" Clarke asks Finn.
"Yeah, you two go that way. I'll check the bottom." Finn says. Clarke nods as she splits up, Wells follows.
Raven wakes up. She takes off her gloves and helmet. She presses her fingers onto the wound on her head.
"Well, shit. That's not good." Raven says as the door opens. she turns and sees Wells Jaha and Clarke Griffin.
"Whoa." Wells says.
"Oh my god." Clarke says.
"Hello." Raven says dazedly. she looks around.
"I made it?" Raven asks. Wells and Clarke nods. Raven steps out the pod. Wells and Clarke help her out.
"Whoa, Whoa, hey, easy now." Wells says. he pulls out some makeshift bandages from his pack to press the cut against her wound.
"Your the Chancellor's kid, Wells Jaha." Raven says as he dabs at her wound.
"Your Raven Reyes," Wells says, smiling softly. "The youngest Zero-G mechanic in 252 years." He says. Raven takes off her suit. She seams to realize her surroundings.
Her mouth forms an O as she steps forward out of their grip, gasping as the leaves crunch beneath her feet. She holds her arms out and lifting her face to the new sprinklings of rain that are just starting to fall upon them. Wells comes to stand next to Clarke, both of them wearing the same lighthearted grin.
"This is amazing," the girl breathes,"Is this rain?" Raven asks.
"Yeah, yeah it is." Wells says.
"Welcome to earth." Clarke says.
"Raven?" Finn calls from the trees, running towards her.
Raven turns around, and breaks into an even wider grin. "Finn!" she screams, before taking off at a run towards him. She hugs Finn. And pulls back.
"I knew you couldn't be dead." Raven says. She puts her hand on his cheek.
"You're, you're bleeding." Finn says. Raven shakes her head.
"I don't care." Raven says as she brings Finn into a kiss. Clarke watches in shock. Wells glances at Clarke, putting the pieces together. Finn and Clarke's overnight disappearance suddenly makes a lot of sense. Raven pulls back and laughs of joy.
"How did you get here?" Finn asks.
"You know that big scrap hold, the one on K deck?" Raven asks. Finn glances at the pod.
"You build that from scrap?" Finn asks. Raven nods.
"I kind of rebuild it. It just needed a couple of parts and some love." Raven says. Finn scoffs.
"You're insane." Finn says.
"I'd do more and worse for you. Just like you would for me." Raven stumbles a bit.
"Whoa whoa, hey. Come sit here." Finn says as he helps Raven sit down on a big rock. He hands her his jacket. He looks at her head.
"I'm gonna get something for that." Finn says. Raven nods as Finn jogs over to Clarke and Wells. Clarke hands him a towel.
"I'm sorry." Finn tells Clarke.
"Let's not talk about." Clarke says.
"We've known each other our whole lives." Finn says.
"We don't need to talk about it. She needs to put pressure on her wound." Clarke says. Finn walks away. Clarke could feel Wells' eyes on her. She walk over to help Raven with her head injury, Wells follows.
"This is Wells and Clarke. They were also on the dropship." Finn says. Raven stands up and looks at Clarke with recognition on her face.
"Clarke?" Raven asks.
"Yeah." Clarke says as she bites the inside of her cheek to keep herself from frowning.
"This-this was all because of your mom." Raven says.
"My mom?" Clarke asks.
"This was all her plan. We were supposed to come down here together but she- oh, shit." Raven says. Raven turns back to the pod and rips open the door, digging around for something. Wells Finn and Clarke follows.
"What is it? What are you looking for?" Wells asks, coming to her side.
"My radio! I'm supposed to report back that you're alive or else they're going to float 300 people to save oxygen." Raven holds up pieces of frayed wire. "It's gone."
Clarke sucks in a deep breath. "Someone took it." She turns to Wells and Finn. "He beat us here."
TO BE CONTINUED