Chapter 21-The setup

Five days later

Clarke's P.O.V

Clarke watched the training ring as Indra knocked Murphy and Wells to the ground. Clarke chuckles as the two teenagers pant on the ground staring up at the sky. "I think I'm starting to lose feeling everywhere," Murphy says.

"You are being overdramatic," Raven says. "You don't have any black eyes or bruises on your face. You're fine."

Murphy looks at Raven, who smirks at him. "She does that to you?"

"Yeah, and I'm her second, which means she likes me," Raven tells him.

"Take a break," Indra tells them as she leaves the ring to go talk with Lexa.

"How did you deal with this for a year?" Wells asks as he grabs a bottle of water from Raven.

"You get used to it after a while, and as you get better, you get fewer bruises," Clarke tells him as Lexa and Indra walk up to them.

"Clarke, are you ready?" Lexa asks the blond.

"Where are you guys going?" Murphy asks.

"There's a small village not far from here. They have been getting attacked by a group of clanless. Lexa, Lincoln, Luna, Roan, and I are going to deal with the clanless and check on the village," Clarke tells them. Murphy nods as Clarke follows Lexa.

Atom's P.O.V

Atom through a spear into the side of a boar sending the animal to the ground. He quickly pulled out a knife, ran up to the animal, and stabbed it in the heart before it could get back up. He pulls his spear out and looks at Bellamy, who is watching him. "Thanks for the help," Atom says sarcastically.

"I'll carry it," Bellamy says as he walks up to the boar. Atom nods as they start to head back to camp.

Bellamy and Atom walk into camp and take the boar to the small hut they made for food. Over the last few days, they have been doing their best to improve the camp. They had made tents and a food hunt, and now there were in the process of building a wall. Bellamy and Atom walk over to the pile of logs and start to pick them up and build the wall.

Raven's P.O.V

Raven looked at Jake as he walked into her workshop. "How's it going?"

"The Mountain men are going to kill us before I get this thing working," Raven tells him. "It's slow. I need more parts."

"Where can we get these parts?" Jake asks him.

"Lincoln and I found a bunker a couple of months back that might have some of the needed parts. The rest will be at the dropship," Raven tells him.

"Take Luna and go," Jake tells Raven, who nods as she stands up, grabs her jacket, and leaves. She goes up to Clarke and Lexa, who is talking with Luna.

"Can I steal her from you guys?" Raven asks them.

"For what?" Luna asks.

"I need to get some parts for the radio. Safety in numbers," Raven explains. Luna looks at Lexa, who nods.

"Go, Indra can help us with the village," Lexa says. Luna nods with a smile as she walks away from her with Raven.

Abby's P.O.V

Abby walked into Jake's house and walked to the back office, and knocked. "What?" Jake asked.

"It's Abby. We need to talk," Abby says.

"Come in," Jake says as Abby opens the door. Inside the room was the clan leader of the Lake People. "Abby, this is the leader of Podakru,"

"I don't know what that means."

"The Lake people. Sandor, this is Abby. We'll talk later," Jake tells Sandor, who nods as he stands up and leaves. He motions for Abby to sit down.

"What was he doing here?" Abby asks him.

"We were talking about trade, and he brought a few men to help Clarke and Lexa with the clanless village," Jake explains.

"You're okay with her going?"

Jake sighs and nods. "Yes, I know you're worried, Abby. I am too, but Clarke is capable of making her choices and is a very talented warrior. She has been training with Lexa and Anya for a year. They are two of the best warriors in the Coalition. You'll see. She'll come back fine. I gotta go talk with them before they leave."

Murphy's P.O.V

Murphy walked up to Wells and Octavia as they talked. "I'm bored," Murphy tells them.

"We've been on the ground for five days, and you are already complaining," Wells says with a smirk.

"We've been trapped in this village for five days. I want to explore," Murphy says as he looks around. "You guys coming."

"Murphy," Wells says with a sigh.

"Wells, we have guns. We'll be fine," Murphy says as he moves towards the woods.

"Fine," Wells says as they follow him.

Elijah's P.O.V

Elijah stopped his horse in his meeting spot with Nia and Ontari. "I thought we weren't meeting for another month," Elijah says as he walks up to them.

"Things have changed. Things are taking too long. We need the sky people on our side sooner rather than later," Nia tells him. "I have set something up, and we need to be close by when it happens."

"What did you do?" Elijah asks her.

"I am showing Clarke that the Commander can't protect her."

Raven's P.O.V

Raven and Luna rode their horses into the hundred camp and looked at Bellamy and Atom as they walked up to them. "What are you guys doing here?" Bellamy asks.

"We need parts for the radio," Raven says as they walk towards the dropship. "I see that your wristbands are gone," She says as she sets her tools down.

"This is our camp. We don't have to follow your roles. We can do whatever the hell we want," Bellamy tells her.

"Well then, I better get this radio done quickly so they don't start killing people to save oxygen," Raven says. "Also, I would still watch what you do. You're in Trikru territory, and you have to follow their rules. Now go away. I have work to do."

"How's Octavia doing?" Bellamy asks them.

"She's fine," Luna tells him. "She's been learning how to fight."

Bellamy nods as he leaves the dropship with Atom.

Clarke's P.O.V

Clarke stood beside Lexa with a group of warriors behind them. "Everybody ready?" Clarke asks Lexa, who nods.

"We wait for the archers, and then we go in," Lexa tells her. Clarke nods as she withdraws her swords. A few minutes later, they hear a shout of pain and see arrows and charge into the clanless camp. Clarke ducks under a swing from a warrior and shoves her sword through his chest. She pulls her sword out and blocks a swing from another warrior. Clarke raises her sword and prepares to swing it, but an arrow goes through her arm. The sword falls from her hand, and the warriors hit the other sword out of her arm and punch her in the face as he drops his sword and removes his dagger. He grabs Clarke's hair.

"She can't protect you," He growls before he stabs her in her lower stomach. He lets the knife go and punches Clarke in the face before he flees for the woods.

Lexa's P.O.V

Lexa stops when she hears a horn, and the clanless start to flee into the woods. Lexa looks around, confused. "Lexa!" She hears Anya shout. Lexa puts her swords away and runs towards Anya. She stops when she sees Anya kneeling down beside Clarke. She runs over to them and bends down beside Clarke. "She's still breathing," Anya tells her.

"We don't take the knife out," Lexa says. "Help me get her on my horse," Anya nods as they pick Clarke up. They move towards Lexa's horse as Lincoln runs over to them and helps them get Clarke up on her horse. Lincoln holds her, and Lexa climbs on. She wraps her arm around Clarke and leans Clarke back onto her. "I'm going to take her to the village near here. They have a healer. Ride back to Jake, get Abby and Jake, get what they need, and meet me there. Understand?" Lexa asks Anya, who nods as Lexa rides out of the village. "You're gonna be okay," Lexa whispers.

Abby's P.O.V

Abby sat in the medical hut organizing their medicine when she heard a shout outside. She set the medicine down and went outside as Anya, Lincoln, and Indra rode into the village. "Where are Clarke and Lexa?" Wells asks as he comes back into the village with Murphy and Octavia.

"On their way to the village," Lincoln answers as he quickly climbs off his horse.

"Why aren't you with them?" Jake asks.

"Clarke's hurt. She got stabbed, and an arrow was in her arm. Lexa's taking her to a healer there. We need you and Abby to grab what you need and hurry. We'll take you to the village," Anya explains. Abby and Jake quickly nod as Abby runs into the medical hut and starts to gather up what she needs. Two minutes later, she runs up to Anya with a bag on her back and climbs on the horse. Jake climbs on his horse. "If anybody wants to come, Lincoln will lead you there," Anya says before she rides out of the village with Jake behind her and Abby on the back of the horse.

Lexa's P.O.V

Lexa rides her horse into the village. "I need help!" Lexa shouts as she stops her horse outside of the medical hut. Villagers run over to the horse and help her get Clarke down. They quickly take her to the medical hut as Lexa climbs off the horse. Blood covered her hand, and her pants and shirt also had blood on them. She leans up against the medical hut and sits down. She sat there staring at the ground, not raising her head, until she heard horses and saw Jake, Anya, and Abby ride into the village. Abby quickly jumps off the back of the horse and runs into the medical hut with Jake behind her. Anya walks up to Lexa and sits down. She pulls out a rag and pours some water on it, and then hands it to Lexa. "It doesn't make sense," Lexa says after a moment while she is wiping the blood off her hands. "They had plenty of warriors left. They had no reason to flee," Lexa says.

"I saw Clarke fighting fine a minute or two before that. The next time I saw her, she was on the ground, and they were blowing their horn," Anya tells her.

"This was a setup, and Clarke was the target."

Thanks for reading. It has been a while. The college has been challenging, but I got the hang of it, and then I was getting ready to right, and I got Covid. A pretty bad case of Covid, so I have been on bed rest for the last few days. But I'm back, and I am still doing two uploads a week. So everything is staying the same. Thank you for being patient with me. As always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.