Minho wakes up to the sound of fighting, he blinks a couple of times to get his bearings and realizes he's in the Dropship lying across some of the seats. When he sits up he groans from the pain in his neck after sleeping at an awkward angle. Minho gets up and notices the sun hasn't even risen yet. He sighs and rubs his face before standing and stretching. He looks around and sees Thomas, Newt, and a couple of the other delinquents asleep in the Dropship. Including the kid form yesterday, Chuck, who seems to have taken a liking to Thomas.
Minho steps out of the Dropship and sees the top of the trees burn red, and the sky above them is dark purple and gradually turns into black with the stars burning their way through the darkness. The stars are even beautiful from the ground, and the moon seems even more intimidating. Minho feels small from where he stands, thinking about how much the universe doesn't care. Then he is pulled from his depressing thoughts as his stomach growls, reminding him he has eaten since he was on the Ark.
'Wow' Minho thinks, he was just on the Ark yesterday but it feels like a lifetime ago.
Minho turns around when he hears someone yawn, and he sees Thomas dragging his feet and rubbing his eyes. Minho was always an early riser, and Thomas picked that up from him after spending almost a year sharing a cell.
Minho yawns and then says, "Thanks shuck face, now you have me yawning."
Thomas smiles, "You deserve it, after waking me up. Why are you up this early anyway? This is early, even for you."
"I heard some yelling. And you should be used to it by now." Minho answers. Minho turns away from Thomas and scans the tree line, looking for the source of the sound.
But it's silent, only the noises from the forest can be heard.
Minho feels rather then sees Thomas step up next to him. "Maybe you heard something, I don't see anything."
"It was off in the distance. Thomas we are surrounded by murders, rapists, thief's, these people aren't our friends." Minho says.
Thomas looks at Minho, "Don't forget how we got here."
Minho clenches his jaw, "Trust me, that memory has been seared into my brain."
Thomas was about to comment, but then he sees some figures walking out of the trees. Thomas swats at Minho's arm and hisses, "Do you see that?"
"Yes, I'm not blind." Minho whisper-yells back.
Minho recognizes the figures as Bellamy, Murphy, some other lackey he can't remember the name of, and Wells Jaha.
"What's Jaha's kid doing with them?" Thomas asks.
Minho glares at Thomas, "How would I know?"
"I don't know, it was more of a rhetorical question." Thomas says.
Minho looks and sees Well's rubbing his right wrist, and Bellamy is carrying a wristband.
Minho was about to grab Thomas so they could go in unnoticed when Murphy zeros in on them.
"What are you two doing up?" He demands.
Minho glances at Bellamy quickly, and sees that his shoulders are slumped like he's carrying the weight of the world, and his eyes are harden from whatever it is he did to get down here. Bellamy might be the oldest one here, but he's still young and has no idea how to help these people.
Minho looks back at Murphy and sees him sneering as Thomas tries to stutter out an excuse. Minho steps in to save Thomas, he puts on his signature smirk and says, "We were just enjoying our first sunrise. Is there a problem?" Minho tacks on the last part, wanting to know how far Murphy will go.
Minho sees Well's out of the corner of his eye, Wells is smart and he knows that Minho is baiting Murphy.
Murphy was about to respond but Bellamy steps in, "Whatever the hell you want." He then walks away, not to the Dropship but the forest. Murphy glares at Minho before he leaves, and he roughly pushes past Wells.
Wells looks at between Minho and Thomas, before his eyes land on Thomas and he warns, "Be careful." Then Wells walks off.
"Uh-" Thomas says not really knowing what to make of the situation that just unfolded.
Minho turns to Thomas and says, "I need to clear my head, want to come?"
Thomas's eyes widen comically, "What? After we just learned that they are forcefully taking off wristbands. Not to mention we don't know what's out there. Are you crazy?"
"Not really. But there's not much we can do here, and the only way to learn what's out there is by going out there. So are you coming or what?" Minho says.
"What about Newt?" Thomas asks.
Minho sighs, the thought of what happened to Newt makes him angry but he quickly shakes himself out of it. "Newt sleeps like the dead, we'll probably get back before he wakes up."
"Fine, but it's been awhile since we ran so take it slow." Thomas says.
Minho smirks at Thomas before he takes off running.
"That's what I'm worried about." Thomas mumbles to himself as he struggles to keep up.
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It's late in the morning and Minho, Newt, and Thomas are leaning against the Dropship complaining to each other how much they miss food, when Murphy comes up to them.
"What?" Minho asks, his tone flat and missing it's usual sarcasm. But he's too hungry to care.
"You three are coming with me." Murphy says.
Before Minho could make the situation worse Newt starts talking, "Why?"
"The princess want to go save someone, and Bellamy wants to see who we are up against." Murphy answers.
When Newt stands up to help Minho and Thomas do as well, just to avoid another argument.
Murphy watches the way Newt walks to him and he says, "Actually we only want these two." Murphy gestures to Minho and Thomas as he says that.
Minho bristles at Murphy, not liking what he's insinuating. While Thomas just looks at Newt to make sure he's okay, and Newt looks offended.
Before Minho could defend his friend, with Thomas to back him up, Newt says, "Okay."
Murphy smirks, and then walks off to Bellamy, Clarke, Wells, and Finn.
"You okay?" Thomas asks.
"Of course, I'm not going to let a bloody idiot like him get to me." Newt says, looking calm as ever.
Minho isn't to sure, but he doesn't want to be on Bellamy or Clarkes bad side, so instead of pressing the issue he grabs Thomas's bicep and drags him over to where Murphy is.
Bellamy nods at them before turning to Clarke, "Lead the way princess."
Clarke rolls her eyes at the nickname but doesn't comment, and Finn takes the lead.
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Minho doesn't know how long they've been walking for but the group eventually splits up and he ends up with Bellamy, Murphy, and Wells while Thomas goes with Finn and Clarke.
Then they here Clarke yell and take off in that direction, and Minho learns that he is faster then the other boys.
Minho makes it there first and sees Clarke, Finn, and Thomas all string at a half naked boy hanging from a tree. Jasper, Minho remembers. There is a poultice over where the spear must have gone through and Jasper is unconscious.
"Well what are you waiting for, go get him." Bellamy says.
Clarke turns around to glare at him before she makes her way to Jasper. Bellamy, Wells, and Finn follow her, while Murphy, Thomas, and Minho stay near the trees and look for whoever did this.
Then they here Clarke scream and turn around to see her hanging over a pit, the only thing keeping her from falling is Bellamy's grip on her arm.
"He's not going to do it." Minho whispers, Thomas doesn't take his eyes of the scene in front of him but Murphy turns to Minho and asks, "What makes you so sure."
Minho looks at Murphy once he sees Bellamy pull Clarke to safety.
"Told you so." Minho quips.
Then a gigantic cat appears out of nowhere, something in the back of Minho's mind says 'cougar' from a old biology lesson, it's black and is about to get Bellamy when they hear a gun go off.
Bellamy shot the cougar and now it's dead at his feet, Finn prods it before confirming it's dead.
Minho and Bellamy carry the cat back while Thomas and Wells carry Jasper, Finn leads the way with Clarke at his side and Murphy just chastises Wells.
Once they get back to the Dropship everyone cheers, Jaspers back and there's food.
While Minho and Bellamy give the cougar to a few other delinquents Minho sees Octavia run to Thomas, Jasper, Wells, Clarke, and Finn. Another boy, Monty, is hot on her heels. Minho sees Thomas turn bright pink, and it's not from the walk back.
Minho turns back to the task at hand, and then his shoulders and back scream in relief once the 200+ pound cat is lifted from his shoulders. Minho rolls his shoulders and rubs his neck to loosen some of the tension, while Bellamy gives out orders.
Before Minho could go over to help Thomas and Well's carrying Jasper into the Dropship Bellamy stops him.
"Minho Right?" Bellamy asks.
Minho nods, not really sure what to expect.
"Thanks." Bellamy says.
He doesn't know how to take that, but before he could ask Bellamy is off to help the cat. Minho turns around and heads to the Dropship where Newt is waiting.
Minho tells Newt about what happened why they were away as they hear Jasper scream. Thomas comes down an hour later, he has some blood on his hands and pants.
"She thinks he'll make it if his fever breaks, but until then she's not sure. And there's not much she can do for him." Thomas says, he looks haunted by what he just saw.
Minho says, "I think there's a river pretty close to here, lets go get you cleaned up."
Newt nods in affirmation and the boys walk away from the Dropship.
After two hours they come back, and Thomas is looking a bit more at peace. Chuck runs up to them and says, "The foods ready, all you need to do is give Bellamy your wristband." Chuck looks ecstatic, his cheeks are rosy with some food on them, and he is practically beaming at them.
"What?" Minho asks.
Chuck starts repeating what he says when Minho interrupts him, "I mean the wristbands. The people who don't give them don't get food?"
"So far nobody but Clarke and Finn have refused. But they both got food." Chuck explains.
Then he looks at Thomas, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." Thomas answers.
Before Chuck could start talking Newt says, "Thanks Chuck."
Minho, Newt, and Thomas walk off, leaving a very confused Chuck in their wake.
"Should we give him our wristband?" Thomas asked.
Minho looks down at the silver band around his wrist, he doesn't want his family to think he's dead.
Minho looks up when Newt starts speaking, "No. Something very wrong had to happen for the Ark to send us down here. They wouldn't waist their precious resources on a bunch of delinquents."
Thomas nods his head in agreement. "Yeah, plus I don't want my parents to think I'm dead."
"Or Teresa." Minho adds.
A/Please let me know what you guys think!
And if there is anything from either the show or books/movies that you want include please let me know.
Also I was in a rush to post this, so I didn't put that much time into editing. Please leave constructive criticism if there are any mistakes.
Until next time (which probably will be sometime next week)!