Octavia has Minho apply pressure as Clarke gets a blade ready by having it sit in fire for a few minutes. Clarke doesn't give Raven a warning, she moves Minho and places the hot blade on Raven's side in one fluid motion. Raven's screams cause chills to go down Minho's back.

"You should get ready." Finn suggests.

Minho shakes his head, "I'm not leaving."

"Why?" Finn asks.

Minho stares at the blood on his hands before looking at Finn, "Who says they won't follow?"

"We'll be off their land." Finn says.

Minho lets out a bark of laughter, "This is personal, they won't let us go that easily. Plus they could already be on their way."

Finn shakes his head, "We have to try."

"It's too late Finn, you can't save everyone." Minho says before walking out. He wipes off as much blood as he can, but his hands are still red and there's blood stuck under his nails.

Thomas walks up to him, with two bags over his shoulder, "Come one, Newt's waiting for us by the gate." Thomas hands one of the bags over.

Minho shakes his head, "I'm staying."

Thomas faces falls, and for a moment Minho wants to say he's kidding, but he can't. "Why?" Thomas asks, fingers squeezing around the strap of the bag.

"Thomas, it's too late. If we leave we die, if we stay we have a chance." Minho says.

Thomas looks like he's been sucker punched, "So your quitting?"

"No." Minho says.

"Really, because it sure sounds like your quitting. The Minho I know, my best friend, would never give up." Thomas says.

Minho sighs, Thomas rarely gets defensive, he's usually so understanding. "No Thomas, I'm not quitting, staying here is the safest option." Minho pauses as he looks Thomas, "I'm not going to ask you to stay, but the option is open."

Minho leaves Thomas to go find Newt, wanting to tell him before Thomas does.

Newt is standing by the edge of camp, favoring his leg, Minho knows this journey is going to be hard on him. Newt looks at Minho, and Minho feels as if he's looking though him, "Your not going to go." Newt states it as a fact.

"I'm staying because this is the best option." Minho says.

"I didn't ask for a reason. But as a matter of fact, I agree." Newt says.

Minho looks from the skyline to Newt, surprised, "Then stay."

Newt shakes his head, "I can't."

Minho's about to argue, but Newt continues on, "Tommy needs me."

Minho doesn't argue, doesn't make Newt choose, because he's right. Newt takes care of people, it's what he does, if he stays he will feel lost. Minho's never needed anyone, Newt and him have a friendship built on sarcasm and brutal honesty. Minho nods, "Good luck."

Newt smiles, "May we meet again."

"We will." Minho says.

~Line Break~

Minho and Del are the last ones, aside from the 18 buried. Del's injured, and ever since the smokehouse, people have ostracized him. Del would rather stay back and fight until his dying breath, than feel alone among a crowd of people.

"They couldn't spare any guns, but they left us with a few spears." Minho says, finding Del sitting on the edge of the gate looking out to the forest.

Del doesn't take his gaze off the trees, "Do you believe we stand a chance?"

Minho can tell that Del doesn't, but he does. "I do. I've collected some food, and stockpiled whatever weapons I could find. Not to mention that this place is ready for war. Raven has mines set up in the south."

Del looks at him, "What about the others?"

Minho shrugs, "The grounders might think this places is vacated, and leave us alone."

"That doesn't answer my question." Del says.

Minho looks at him, he knows Del is 15, but Minho doesn't have time to worry about the kids feelings. "I think it's too late, the grounders are probably attacking them as we speak."

Del nods and looks out to the forest. Minho leaves a spear next to him and goes back to the dropship, getting it ready to stay in if it comes to that.

"Minho!" Del yells.

Minho comes running, and finds Del opening the gates, "They're back." Del calls. Minho moves to help them, and soon everyone is back inside the gate, where they started.

Newt walks up to him, "I guess you were right."

Minho gives Newt a smug smile, and Newt rolls his eyes, "You're insufferable."

Bellamy starts barking orders, and the scared kids follow.

"We'll be lucky if we see another sunrise." Newt says.

"A genius once said I was lucky." Minho comments.

"And who was that?" Newt asks, voice full of sarcasm.

Minho looks out to the crowd, and finds Finn and Thomas carrying Raven to the dropship, "A little bird."

Newt nods his head, "Well, if I don't see you tomorrow morning, know that I always liked Thomas better than you."

Minho snorts and moves to go grab a gun, he's in one of the foxholes. Del runs up to him, "What about now?"

"Hmm?" Minho asks.

"Do we have a chance now?" Del asks, voice full of hope.

Minho thinks for a moment, "We'll see the sun tomorrow."

That seems to be all Del needs before he goes off to do his task. Minho watches the kid until he can't pick him out in the frenzy anymore.

Minho walks into the dropship, and asks, "So what's the plan?"

Bellamy looks at him, "Everyone needs to be in the dropship at the right time, and then we'll roast the grounders."

Minho curls his nose in disgust, "Okay."

Bellamy nods at him and gets back to handing out guns. Minho takes one and heads for the foxhole he was assigned. Thomas is there waiting.

Thomas looks at him, "I hope you're right."

"I always am." Minho retorts, nudging Thomas.

~Line Break~

Minho grabs Thomas and hauls him out of the foxhole and back to camp before Clarke even finishes getting the order out. Chuck is still out in the crowd, looking confused. Thomas breaks free of Minho's grasp and runs to him, "Chuck we need to get to the dropship." Thomas says, voice full of urgency.

Minho sees the knife, "Thomas!" He yells.

Chuck steps in front of Thomas, and falls. Thomas falls next to him, "Chuck!" he feels for a pulse; there is none.

Minho drops his empty gun and grabs a spear, he throws it at the grounder, hitting him right above the heart. The grounder drops. Minho sprints to Thomas and hauls him to his feet, Thomas keeps looking back at Chuck while Minho leads them to the drophsip.

Minho practically throws Thomas in the dropship, and then gets in himself. Minho's eyes look over all the faces, he sees Del's and gives him a slight nod before landing on Newt. Newt looks reassured.

"Clarke, we need to close the door." Miller says.

Finn nods in agreement, but Clarke stays rooted to the spot, "Bellamy!" She yells.

Minho sees Bellamy fighting with a grounder, and nods at Miller who takes the hint. Minho slips out just as Miller's closing the door, narrowly missing Anya's swords as she jumps in. Minho is sprinting toward Bellamy before the door even closes. Minho grabs a gun laying on the ground and hits the grounder in the back of the head, the grounder pauses for a second, and it's all Bellamy needs to get the upper hand.

"Bellamy, we need to go!" Minho says.

A/N I hope you all enjoyed my take of season 1!

The reason they didn't go to the underground fast food restaurant that Thomas and Minho found was because it wasn't safe for them to seek shelter there yet, and the dropship was ready for battle.

Thank you for reading!