A New Earth Chapter 6: Not My Sister

Murphy never liked taking orders, and normally he wouldn't even consider farming, but he took exception in the Algae farm. He enjoyed messing with Jordan. He felt like he owed Monty that much and although he would never admit it to anyone; hearing Monty say he was Jordan's favorite made him feel good.

"Did I tell you about the lighthouse?" he asked, knowing he hadn't.

"Lighthouse?" Jordan asked. "I'm not sure what…,"

"Yea...I guess not," Murphy said cutting him off

"See back, oh 136 years ago, give or take…" Murphy began telling Jordan about his adventure, embellishing things to make the story even more exciting.

"I wonder if we'll see things like that down there," Jordan said.

"I doubt there will be liquor filled lighthouses," Murphy smirked.

"No, I mean the water snake," Jordan said.

"Probably," Murphy said.

Jordan almost got excited and it amused Murphy.

"Are we working or what?" Miller asked when he walked up on the two.

Jordan turned and smiled. "Were working," he said nervously.

Miller looked down the massive rows of vertical gardens. All the towers were bare, but knew eventually they would be coming to life if Jordan learned anything from his father.

"Alright what do you need me to do?" he asked.

"I already separated the algae so we can't do anything until it blooms. Then once we skim it, we can use the runoff to feed the plants once they germinate," he started.

"Your Monty's kid, no question,' Murphy said

"It doesn't sound like you really need me for anything then," Miller said.

"Until the Algae blooms, there's really nothing that we can do but wait," Jordan said.

Murphy plopped down in a chair and put up his feet. "Sounds like a plan," he said "I'm in no hurry,"

Jordan looked from Murphy to Miller.

"We have to get the transport ship ready," Miller said "so, If you don't need me here. I'll head over to the hanger bay,"

"Okay," Jordan smiled

Miller couldn't help but return the smile, because he saw Harper's smile when he saw Jordan.

When Miller left, Murphy piped up. "Did I ever tell you about the time I saved Millers life in Polis?" he asked.

Jordan's eyes lit up while he sat and waited to hear another exciting story from Murphy.

"So Miller was in the middle of having his ass kicked…" he began.

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Bellamy walked towards the medical bay. He knew Clarke had been avoiding him, and he had been doing the same if he were being honest with himself. He didn't want to, but there were so many unsaid things; it was awkward to be around each other right now. When he needed to talk to someone, years ago before praimfaya, he would have turned to Kane, when Clarke wasn't around, but unfortunately Marcus wasn't an option now.

For six years on the ring, he didn't have the hard decisions he was facing now. Waking or not waking Octavia would affect certain people, and the biggest ones would be Clarke and Madi. He wasn't going to consider it until he thought it through and weighed his options and talked to Clarke about it.

He opened the medical bay doors and saw Clarke in the back with Abby. They turned when he stepped in the room, and stopped for a moment. He could tell Clarke was uncomfortable.

"Is everything okay?" she asked when he came towards her and Abby.

"Can we talk?" he asked.

Clarke saw his expression and knew it was serious. She looked at Abby, and then to Bellamy. "Of course," she said focusing on him "What is it?"

"I'll leave you two alone," Abby said.

"No," he said "You should be here too. It's about Octavia," he said and his eyes couldn't meet theirs, he looked towards the floor.

"Octavia?" Clarke asked and glanced from him to Abby and back to Bellamy again.

"Indra wants to wake her up, before we wake Wonkru," he said "She thinks we can help her."

"What do you want to do?" Clarke asked him.

"Honestly," he said shaking his head and looking away. "I want to focus on getting to the ground." He paused and finally turned back to Clarke. "I lost my sister before we ever got to that valley," he said sadly "I think Octavia died in that bunker."

"Bellamy, you can't mean that," Clarke said.

"I do," he said sounding tired.

"Bellamy…you have to understand what Octavia had to do," Abby spoke up. "And the dark year… it wasn't all Octavia," she said, "It was us too, but we put it all on her to bear."

"I know," he said meeting Abby's eyes with no condemnation or criticism.

"Indra told me about the dark year," he said "but I can't…" he stopped and had to take a breath. He turned away, shaking his head.

"I think you should wake her," Clarke said breaking the silence.

He turned. "What about Madi?" he asked.

"Bellamy, we have try and help her. I won't let you give up on your sister," Clarke said stepping forward and taking his hand.

Her touch felt familiar and calming. He looked at her tiny hand on his and he felt a quiver rush through him; something he hadn't felt in years.

"Bellamy, if you can't forgive her, and give her a chance; how can you ever expect her to forgive herself?" Clarke asked. "You know what it's like to carry that kind of guilt," she said. "You know better than anyone."

"I know about guilt Clarke," he started to say…and suddenly he began to get a throbbing headache.

"I know how hard you fought for her in the past. Love like that, doesn't just go away," she said.

His eyes met hers and she finally saw that same gentle expression she remembered from so many years ago.

Clarkes face was suddenly flush and she looked away letting go of his hands too fast. Her uneasiness was noticeable and she quickly turned to Abby. "Mom, you were with her all that time," she said trying to refocus her thoughts. "What do you think?' she asked.

"I don't know," Abby said. "But If Indra thinks she can help her, then… I think we should let her try."

Bellamy shook his head and then looked at Clarke. ", If everything goes according to plan, we'll be going to the surface in a few days," he said. "I won't be here. I can't focus on Octavia, or Blodreina, or whoever she is now." He said sounding exhausted. "I won't be here to guard Madi and neither will you." he warned. "I won't risk anything happening to her.

"I trust Indra," Clarke said. "We should wake Gaia too," Clarke said looking at Abby. "You said she's going to be fine. I'd feel better knowing she's here with Madi."

Bellamy shook his head, "Your right; we should wake Gaia. Indra would want that," Bellamy said "But we need talk to the others before we do anything about Octavia."

"I'll talk to them if you like," Clarke said.

"I should talk to them, She's my…"he didn't finish the sentence.

"Sister?' Clarke said raising her brows at him

He just looked at her and closed his eyes taking a deep breath. His head began pounding.

Bellamy went back to Indra and gave her the news about Gaia and Octavia. He reiterated the face that he wasn't going to be on the Eligius ship, so Indra would be on her own if they decided to wake Octavia. He also made it clear that she was responsible for Madi's safety while they were on the planet's surface.

It had been a long day, and it had taken an emotional toll on Bellamy. He hadn't been able to get any work done on the transport ship, so he chose to call it a day and get some rest. Walking into his room, his legs suddenly got heavy and his head began to throb harder. He hadn't eaten and he was suddenly too tired to care. He lay down across his bed, hoping to stop his headache and the second his head hit the pillow he was asleep.

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Jackson and Madi got back to medical and Jackson quickly left to find Miller.

Inside the hanger bay, Nathan worked alongside Shaw.

"Nate," Jackson said pulling him aside. "Can I talk to you alone?" he asked

"It's okay," Shaw said "I need to get back to the bridge and relieve Raven."

Shaw left the two alone.

Miller could see the concern on Eric's face. He knew something was wrong.

He reached over and put a concerned hand on Eric's shoulder. "What's the matter?" he asked.

"I saw Bellamy hanging around Octavia's cryo chamber," Eric said. "He looked like he was up to something."

"What are you saying?" Miller asked

"I don't trust him," Jackson said. "He poisoned her once."

"I'll keep an eye on him," Miller said "I'm not going to let him harm Blodreina," he promised.

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Shaw walked into the bridge. The doors were open and He saw Raven with her back to him. She was leaning, both elbows on the console with her head in her hands. He walked quietly behind her and ran his hands down her sides, finally resting his head next to hers. "Hey you," he whispered in her ear.

Raven sat up and reached back, cupping his cheek with her palm. "Hey back," she soothed.

Shaw spun her chair around and squatted in front of her. "You doing okay?" he asked. "You look tired."

Raven had a tired smile. "People always say that when someone looks like crap. Are you trying to say I look like crap?"

"Even though you look like crap," he said leaning into her, "you still look amazing," he said into her mouth as he kissed her softly.

Raven kissed him back and glanced towards Emori, who was fully engulfed in the radio with the headset over her ears.

Echo paced the floor of the armory wondering where Bellamy was. He was supposed to meet her here to train, where was he? She wondered. It wasn't like him to just not show up.