We will survive chapter 11 Murphy
Roan and Emori rode hard and Murphy swore under his breath. He hated riding horses. He almost fell off more times than he could remember.
"Hey,' he shouted finally. "Hey," he yelled louder.
The other two slowed. Emori turned." What's wrong?" she asked
"Can we stop a minute?" he asked
"You okay?" she asked
"Not really," he said "My ass hurts," he said
Roan just shook his head. "Your people are so weak," he said
"Yea well we didn't have horses in space," Murphy smarted off.
"The horses could use a rest anyway," Emori said as she slid from the back of hers.
"How much farther is Arkadia?" she asked Murphy as she took a swig of water from her pouch and then handed it to Murphy.
"It's at least a day and a half If I remember right," he said "It's been a while."
Something caught Roans eye. It was a glimmer in the distance. "Get down," he said to the others, unsure of what he saw.
"What is it?" Emori asked
Murphy stood and walked in the direction of the light.
"John?" asked Emori, "Get down," she said
"It's the rover," John said. "We need to catch them," he said excited.
They remounted the horses and rode hard. The one thing they needed was right in front of their eyes. Finally luck was on their side.
"Grounders," shouted Jasper. He took aim with his rifle.
Miller stopped the Rover. "Who are they?" Harper asked.
Monty aimed his rifle from the side window. He looked through the scope.
"Wait," he said about the same time Jasper fired. One rider went down.
"Stop firing," Monty yelled.
Who is it?' Harper yelled at Monty
"I think it's Murphy," Monty said.
"Crap," Jasper said looking at the person on the ground he had shot.
Murphy caught up to them. "Don't shoot," he yelled then turned and saw Emori helping Roan up.
"I'm fine," Roan mumbled holding his shoulder. He was clearly pissed off.
"I'm sorry." Jasper said. "We thought you were attacking us," he said
"Shoot me again and I just might," Roan said. "Every time I get around you people I get shot."
The four got out of the rover. "Why are you out here?" Miller asked Murphy. "We're headed to Polis to find you, Clarke and the others." Miller said
"We need the rover, Bellamy's hurt, he couldn't go any farther. Clarke's with him." Murphy said
The group caught up to Clarke and Bellamy just as they saw him fall. "What the hell happened to him?" Harper asked.
"Ice Nation used him as bait for Clarke," Murphy said as he looked over to Roan
Roan didn't respond to his remark.
As they stopped alongside Bellamy they got out and moved towards the two. "God his back," Miller said.
"Clarke stood and hurried over to the rover, "Hurry, get him inside," she said frantically "we have to get him to Arkadia."
As Miller, Roan and Jasper lifted his limp body into the rover, Clarke noticed their clothes. "Why are you dressed like that?" she asked
"We were headed to Polis to try and find you guys," Harper said. "We needed to blend in. What happened to Bellay?" she asked "Why's he with you?" she asked nodding to Roan
"He saved Bellamy. They used him as bait to try and get me. They beat him," she said "Roan snuck him out of his cell, and now they're probably hunting us," she said "We need to go."
They loaded into the rover and with Bellamy on the floor it was a tight fit. Murphy insisted on squeezing in. He had enough of the horse.
Clarke sat on the floor near the front. She had Bellamy on his side and kept monitoring him. "He's not doing well. He burning up," she worried
They drove through the night and saw Arkadias familiar arch just as the sun rose.
"We need a stretcher," Miller shouted when he got out of the rover. Everyone piled out except Clarke and Bellamy. They loaded him onto a stretcher and were met by Abby and Jackson.
Abby looked at his back. She just shook her head. "Jackson, get him inside, set up an IV. Jasper get me a bucket of clean water. Take it to the med bay." She ordered. She looked at Clarke. "Are you okay?' she asked
"I'm fine, but… I'm scared, he's been out since yesterday," Clarke said
Abby looked concerned then they all went inside.
They didn't know they had been followed. Octavia, kept her distance. Going into Arkadia was something she couldn't bring herself to do. She watched from the tree line, out of sight. Her friends were home now so her task was done. She turned to leave but was knocked off Helios in a blind hit. She was groggy, and her head spinning. She glanced up just long enough to see Echo and two others standing over her just before everything went dark.
Inside the med bay Jackson was trying administer an IV. "I can't get a vein," he said. "He's too dehydrated."
Suddenly Bellamy began to convulse.
"Mom," shouted Clarke.
Abby to the bedside, "Here," she said and grabbed the needle from Jackson. She looked frantically at Bellamy's arm, and then she finally found a vein and inserted the needle. Jasper came in with the water.
"Good," said Abby "Clarke, hurry the water. We have to cool him down or we'll lose him," Abby said
"Abby,' said Jackson "His back,' he looked at it. "How do we…"
"We need to get his fever down first," Abby said
Bellamy's convulsions stopped and Clarke had a relieved look.
"He's not out of the woods yet," Abby said. "His back..." she said then trailed off.
Bellamy's mind was clouded in a fog. "O," he shouted. He needed to find her. This place was different. It began to get light and the sky opened up to a bright blue.
"Bell," he heard the familiar voice calling and was followed by giggles. "Find me," she shouted. He turned and saw her dark hair flash by, but was gone just as fast. He ran in the direction of her voice. "O where are you?" he shouted
"Over here," her voice said from the other direction. She was playing with him, teasing him, but he could tell she was happy. Her laughter made him smile. He saw a familiar dark haired woman smiling at him as she sat in a chair under a tree. She was sewing and looked back down at her work. This place was nice and peaceful.
He heard the giggles again, "You can't find me Bell," said the little girl's voice. He turned again and started running. "O," he shouted as he ran. He saw her running away; her long dark ponytail swishing behind her. She glanced back as she ran and seeing him made her giggle. The sound made him laugh as he chased her.
"Mom," said Clarke "I didn't know what to do," she said with tears streaming down her face. "They did this to him because they wanted me. What if this is my fault? What if he…" she couldn't say the words.
"You can't blame yourself Clarke," Abby said "Were going to do all we can, but I need you to be strong. You to be strong for him," she said.
"He won't wake up and that worries me," Clarke said
"It's probably a good thing for now," said Abby "We have to do something about his back, and if he's out of it, it's probably better that way."
Abby and Jackson started cleaning the damage to his back. The large gashes were infected and cleaning them out took time. "How could anyone do this to another human being?" Jackson asked as he worked.
He glanced up at Abby who just shook her head and continued to work.
"I got you," said Bellamy as he caught Octavia. She squirmed and wiggled, then finally laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you Bell," she said. The warmth he felt holding her was overwhelming. He hadn't felt this happy in a long time. "Don't leave me Bell," she said. "I won't ever leave you O." he said and squeezed her tighter.