The 100 We will survive Chapter 2- Clarke
Clarke agreed with Bellamy. She knew they needed to get their people home and as dawn was breaking she watched Bellamy walk away from her towards the patients. He stopped and knelt down next to Bryan.
"How you holding up?" he asked Miller, who wouldn't leave his lovers side.
"I'm worried," said Miller. "He's lost a lot of blood."
Bellamy saw how pale Bryan looked. He stood and gave Miller a reassuring hand on his shoulder before he walked away.
As the others began the day, Bellamy kept watch at the door. He noticed the people in the city still seemed in shock. It had rained in the night and turned the streets pink from where rain and mixed with the deep red blood that covered the ground. Bellamy saw the looks he was getting from men and women who had awaken from the magic city of light, only to look at the ugliness of what had become of Polis.
Clarke watched Bellamy from across the room. His hands were twitching. She could tell he was tired and nervous.
"Clarke," Abby called.
Clarke turned and made her way to her mother. "We need to get these people ready to move,' she told her daughter.
"Marcus is putting together a team to remove the bodies, and he wants us ready to move these people by noon."
"No wait," Clarke stopped her. "Bellamy said the bodies were brought down last night."
"No, Marcus is gathering people now to do that," said Abby
Clarke took her mother to the makeshift morgue in the back room that she found after Bellamy told her about them.
"Marcus," shouted Abby without turning from the grotesque pile of corpses.
Marcus rushed to her side at the sound of Abby's distress and stood looking at the bodies. He knew Bellamy had done it in the night after he was told not to.
Marcus found Bellamy at the door. "Did you bring those bodies down by yourself?" he asked.
"I couldn't sleep," was all Bellamy said.
"You can't keep going like this," he warned Bellamy.
"Look at these people," Bellamy warned Kane, as he nodded at the stunned grounders roaming aimlessly along the pink blood soaked street. "It's only a matter of time before they put two and two together and start blaming us for being chipped. We need to get out people home," Bellamy said.
Kane looked around at the people meandering about. He knew Bellamy was right.
Clarke had watched Bellamy all morning. She walked up to the two men. "What's going on?" she asked. She could tell they were concerned.
"I told Kane we need to get our people home," Bellamy said.
"How quickly can you have the wounded ready to go?" Marcus asked.
"Now," said Clarke. "Bryan is the worst, and we've really done all we can. He's bad, but we move him if we have the rover."
"We left it up on the mountain," said Bellamy "I can go get it, and meet you at the front gate." He said
"No. Marcus, tell him. He needs to rest. He's not stopped for two days," Clarke argued.
"Bellamy looked at Clarke in frustration. "I'll stop when our people are home," he snapped "We're not safe here," he added
"Bellamy's right," said Marcus. "He knows where you left the rover, Miller won't leave Bryan. Someone has to get it so we can move the wounded," he said.
"Then I'm coming with you," Clarke said "And when you collapse of exhaustion someone has to be there to pick you up," she snapped back.
Bellamy knew she couldn't be talked out of coming. In reality he was glad to have her along. He was tired and his mind wasn't working clearly. The last thing he needed was to lose his way in a city full of people that hated him.
Clarke walked along side of Bellamy. She couldn't read him and it was bugging her. She knew he wasn't himself and hadn't been since they had shut down ALIE's program, but then everyone was acting different. She had seen the city of light and how clean and crisp it was; a stark contrast to what everyone awoke to now. But Bellamy was one of the few not to have seen it. She saw his reaction when Octavia killed Pike. She knew he was worried about Octavia and wanted to find his little sister, that and the small problem of another apocalypse. He was carrying a lot on his plate now and she knew he would open up when he was ready to and not until then. That's how he was.
As they made their way through the city, suddenly Bellamy froze in place. He pushed Clarke along the crumbling bricks of an old building
"Bellamy what going…" Clarke started but was cut off
Bellamy just raised his hands to signal her to be quiet
"Ice nation army," he whispered.
He knew them, and his blood boiled when he saw Echo leading the pack. He wanted to wrap his hands around her neck, and then he took a deep breath and backed away into the shadows so they wouldn't be seen. They were completely out numbered.
"There headed towards the tower," whispered Clarke "We need to warn the others."
"We won't be able to get to them without being seen," Bellamy warned.
"Clarke you go, I'll distract them," Bellamy said.
"No, we need to stick together," Clarke argued.
"No time for that," Bellamy warned her as he pushed her back into the shadows. "Take the alley. Go, I'll be fine," he said as he shoved her back.
He quickly stepped out into the light and called out Echo's name.
Clarke couldn't do anything. She wanted to face them alongside Bellamy, but she needed to warn her people.
She watched from the shadows a moment before turning, all the time cursing at Bellamy under her breath. She was completely torn. She recognized the name and realized that Bellamy knew this grounder. It was the same one that had convinced him to storm the summit so the ice Nation would attack Mt Weather.
As she sneaked her way back to the tower, she was afraid he would get himself killed. The thought forced her to start running. She ran thinking time was running out. She had to get back up, and she had to get back to Bellamy.
"Kane," she yelled as she entered the back kitchen area of the tower. "Kane," she kept yelling as she ran through towards the lobby.
Marcus and Abby both rushed from the front. "Clarke what's going on? Where's Bellamy?"
"It's Ice Nation. An army's heading this way. Bellamy tried to stop them. We have to go help, please," Clarke stressed
Marcus looked around. He knew the Ice Nation was ruthless. The injured couldn't defend themselves.
"Nate, Murphy, get anyone that can hold a weapon." He ordered.
Clarke led them towards the area, and found everyone gone. "They were right here," she cried. Panic and fear set in.
Marcus saw her panic.. "There's no one here now, we need to get back, and regroup," he said.
"But we have to find Bellamy," she said.
"We can't worry about him right now, we have injured people that take precedence," he told her, "If they had killed him, they would have left his body," Kane said. "Once our people are safe, we can come back for him."
His words didn't help make Clarke feel better. It just heightened her worst fears.
"Miller, Murphy, go with Clarke and get the rover, we need to get our people out," he ordered.
Marcus quickly headed back to the tower with his men. He was worried about Bellamy, fearing the worst, but nothing could change the fact that he had wounded people to get out of the city.
"I'm staying with you" Emori told John.
Murphy nodded in agreement, having her around made him feel better.
"Miller I'll get you to the main entrance," Clarke said
"Let me guess, you're going after Bellamy." Murphy said bluntly.
Clarke just looked at him. She didn't have to say anything. They all knew she wouldn't leave him behind in the hands of Ice Nation.
"Clarke we don't even know if they have him. He could be back at the tower," Miller said.
"They have him, and we all know it. If it were any of you, you would want us to try and help," she said. "I won't leave him behind."
Clarke looked at Emori. "You can talk to the grounders. They'll trust you before they will us. Please, can you ask them if they saw anything?" Clarke pleaded.
Emori nodded. "Of course," she said.
Emori rushed off and began asking anyone if they saw anything.
"You remember how to get back to the rover?" Clarke asked Miller.
"I'll get the rover, you guys find Bellamy," Miller said.
Clarke led Miller to the exit and by the time she got back Emori and Murphy were waiting.
"Did you find anything?" Clarke asked.
"They took him to the tunnels," Emori said. "There's no way to tell what direction. The tunnels are like a maze," she said
"Take me there," said Clarke with determination in her tone.
"You hit him too hard," snapped Echo. "He'll be no use to us if he's dead," she said as she looked down on Bellamy's limp body. She knew the only way to get to Wanheda was through Bellamy, but she needed him alive for her plan to work.