Chapter 3

The 100 the cure

Well thank you to those who faviouted and thank you to ashmo2000 I hope you find this chapter interesting as well. I'm probably going to continue developing this fic but I'm still unsure if people like it so if you do please review, the more you review the more likely I am to add more.

By the way I've got to say the show really is great right now isn't it I don't know about you all but I'm really looking forward to the next episode.

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Madi sighed as she looked out at the pitch blackness outside the bus window if she looked down she could see some of the road but that was about it. This kind of night were there was very little light because of clouds or whatever had always given her the creeps but now she knew there really were monsters out there ready to go bump in the night.

This thought amused Madi it was true but it kind of had a ring to it, smiling slightly she turned and looked over at her step dad who was a sleep next to her, craning her neck she saw her actual Dad who was sitting across the aisle with her step mom was a sleep as well. 'You OK honey,' her step mom whispered leaning forward seeing her looking being careful to keep her baby brother balanced on her lap as she did so.

'I'm fine,' Madi smiled deciding against sharing her thought a lot of people were asleep so she probably should stay quiet.

'You sure,' she asked again still looking concerned.

'Yeah, I'm good,' Madi nodded then she leant back in her seat, staring at the top of the head of the person sitting in the seat in front of her she began to think about her actual mum. When they had started evacuating home after there had been the outbreak she had been away, everyone told her they would be able to get back in contact with her once they got to this safe zone thing they were being taken too but she was still worried. Besides the people on this bus with her, her Mum was the only family Madi had left now so she just didn't like her not being here with the rest of them.

A sudden set of lights in the darkness outside the bus broke Madi out of her train of thought; blinking she looked out the window and saw that the light was coming from a set of bulbs lighting up a sign on the side of the road. It said factory station safe zone five miles, stay on this road, assistance will be provided. She smiled reading this it was good that they wanted to make sure people knew where these safe zone things were, her father had said the safe zones were going to be how the government saved people, judging from this sign he looked to be right.

Once the bus passed the sign and things were dark again Madi looked away from the sign and back at the interior of the bus. She actually did know some of the people on the bus two rows behind her step mum and farther she could see her maths teacher mr Blechly next a woman she assumed to be his wife. Behind them was an old lady Madi recognised as the woman who was always working in her garden when she passed it on her way to school, she didn't know the man she was sitting next to but she recognised him from when they had all got on the bus.

He had got in a brief argument with the solders about not being able to be on the same bus as his wife and children but that argument had promptly ended when one of the solders had punched him in the face and forced him on the bus. They must have punched him quite hard because Madi could see the man had a rather large black eye now, to be honest she didn't see why it had bothered him so much his family were probably fine on one of the bus's travelling behind them. They all seemed fine on this bus so why wouldn't they all be, things should be alright when they got to wherever it was they were going, everyone would get off the buses and everyone would be with everyone else.

Madi smiled thinking about this she had noticed a few of her school friends getting on the other buses so she was going to have at least some friends when they got off. For some reason they had ended up leaving the enclosure the solders had set up rather quickly so she wasn't sure how many of her friends were on the buses. Thinking about this she remembered how the solders had been talking in to their radios for a minute and then starting the rush people on the buses that were ready and within five minutes they were leaving. Telling the people not on the buses that the other solders would be along in a few hours and this was just going to be the first convoy.

Madi knew this didn't sound very convincing but they wouldn't lie to them, looking over at one of the solders on the bus with them all who was dressed in that black riot gear they were all wearing she thought about this. They were solders it was there job to protect everyone wasn't it, as she watched the solder moving down the aisle of the bus she saw the man from before suddenly grab the solders wrist 'when do I get to know about my family,' he asked in a demanding voice.

'When we get to where were going,' the solder said in a gruff voice batting away the man's hand.

The solder said this a bit louder than he probably needed to so as a result Madi noticed several people in the bus wake up from there sleep her respective fathers included. 'Madi,' her step dad said quickly looking down at her in an unsure half a sleep voice instinctively wanting to know where she was.

'I'm here,' Madi smiled looking from him to her bio dad who was looking her way as well now 'everything's fine,' it probably wasn't but it seemed like the right thing to say.

She saw her bio dad open his mouth to say something in response but before he could speak the bus came to a sudden stop. Bouncing slightly in her seat Madi immediately looked forward at the front of the bus but all she saw was the brake lights of the bus in front of them 'what's going on,' she heard someone call from behind her. Instinctively Madi looked at the soldiers who were all now moving to the front of the bus concerned looks on their faces.

Clustering around at the front of the bus one of them asked the solder who was driving to try radioing someone up front. Doing as she was asked the solder started twisting some nobs of the radio that was at the front, 'hello,' she said in a nervous voice pulling the receiver to her mouth 'this is chariot two, is anyone reading me up front.' There was no response she tried again and then again but the only sound that echoed around the bus was the sound of static.

'What happens now,' an indignant sounding voice shouted.

The solders turned hearing this each one of them looking angry with who ever had spoken but before any of them could respond everyone in the bus heard the unmistakable sound of gun shots going off in the bus in front of them. there was an extremely tense moment of silence where everyone remained stoke still fear building up inside all of them but then one of the solders moved 'Ok,' he said in a low voice addressing everyone taking charge 'I'm going to go look in to that but until I get back no one else off the bus.'

There were a few words of protest by the other solders but non from the passengers, it seemed like a good idea to Madi after all wasn't this kind of thing their job. She just watched as the solder spent a few minutes reassuring the other solders as he walked to the front of the bus and finally got out closing the door behind him, it did seem like a good idea to her them doing this but that didn't stop Madi's heart beating nervously in her chest something did not feel right here.

'It's alright honey,' she heard her step farther say, looking over at him now she saw him giving her a reassuring smile clearly he could tell she was worried. 'Everything is alright,' he said again reinforcing his point, Madi gave a week smile but she didn't respond she was old enough to know when people were just trying to stop her from being scared.

Looking over at her actual dad she saw him give her a momentary reassuring look before giving her step dad a curt nod but mostly he was occupied with trying to help her step mum calm down her brother who had started to cry slightly. Madi was used to the sound of him crying but not like this, no one else on the bus was making much sound so there was only really the sound of him crying so it was kind of making her more anxious about everything that was happening. She could tell she wasn't the only one the solders looked very nervous from what she could see, there was something about a baby crying that just put people on edge.

This continued for what to Madi felt like a long time but eventually her farther and step mum manged to get her brother to calm down which was a small relief. Maybe things are going to be ok she thought as she watched her step mum rock her brother back and forth surely if it was something bad we would have heard something now she thought.

'OK,' another one of the solders said walking to the front of the bus looking determined himself 'I'm going out there.'

'I don't think that's a good idea,' her step dad said loudly sounding concerned.

The solder didn't even respond to this he just kept going even when a few other voices voiced the same concern. Getting to the front of the bus he paused briefly taking a deep breath but then he opened the door and that's when it happened, the moment the doors opened several infected rushed in to the bus. One of them jumping right on top of the solder sending the man flying backwards and as he fell his gun went off sending several shots in to the people at the front of the bus.

Madi didn't really have time to respond she instinctively moved backwards when blood hit her face and as screams started to echo around the bus but she just didn't know what to do so she looked over at her step dad just in time to see him moving out of his seat to push back an infected that was rushing down the aisle towards them.

Present day

The memory of that night on the bus floated around Madi's head as she sat there on the floor with Clarke's arms rapped around her staring at the hard metal of the door she could still hear the sounds of the infected on the other side. She had lost so much that night and in the following week and for a moment there she had thought it was going to happen again. Still breathing heavily from the running Madi looked up at Clarke and then over at Bellamy and she knew she couldn't lose them, somehow she had survived what had happened on the bus but she could not do that a second time.

She really owed these boys who Clarke and Bellamy were both thanking a lot she should thank them as well she thought. 'Don't mention it mate,' she heard the older looking one say as she opened her mouth to do so shaking hands with Bellamy 'I'm Finn.'

'Bellamy,' Bellamy said gulping trying to slow his own breathing.

'I'm Clarke,' Clarke said standing up smiling lightly pulling Madi with her 'and this is Madi,' she added gesturing at her.

'Hi,' Madi said feeling a little awkward now 'thank you for helping us.'

'You really don't need to thank us,' the shorter of the other two boys said now giving her a reassuring look 'I'm Monty by the way.'

'And I'm Jasper,' the other said introducing himself.

There was a slightly awkward moment of silence now no one really knowing what to say next. 'Well your lucky we spotted you,' Finn said brightly breaking the silence 'good to know that can still happen for people.'

'Yeah,' Clarke said slowly smiling a slightly embarrassed smile 'really thanks again for that.'

'It was our pleasure, come on, this way,' Finn nodded giving her a bright smile walking forward leading them away from the door down the darkened corridor.

'So what are you guys doing here,' Bellamy asked as they followed Finn down the corridor and through another door out into the main arear of the clothing shop they were apparently in.

'We've got a camp outside the city,' Monty said now as the group stopped in front of several dusty looking manikins 'we came here to try scavenging for supplies.'

'Sorry we took you away from that,' Madi said trying to smile; it seemed like a good thing to say to her.

'It's ok,' Monty said a little exasperated smiling.

'Out of interest what's you threes story,' Finn asked them, but eyeing Clarke as he spoke.

There was a moment of unsure silence while Madi looked up at Clarke and Bellamy and they both looked at each other all of them unsure what to say but then Clarke spoke 'it's kind of a long story,' she began slowly but before she or anyone else could say anything the sound of several gun shots went off over head. 'What was that,' she asked surprised as a look of slight dread spread across Finn, Monty and Jasper's faces.

'Murphy,' Finn sighed looking up at the sealing as he spoke 'that was definitely Murphy.'

'What are you doing,' Finn shouted five minutes later as they all followed him Jasper and Monty out on to the building's roof.

Looking around the flat concrete service that had vents at various intervals Madi saw who he was shouting at, a boy with dark hair who was leaning over the side of the wall that lined the building's roof firing with a rifle at the infected below actually laughing as he did so. There was a girl up here too with pale skin and frizzy brown hair who looked to be close to Bellamy's age standing a short distance away from this boy Murphy. The slight shrug and expression she gave Finn when he looked at her as he walked over suggested to Madi she had already tried and failed to stop this, she didn't know who this guy Murphy was really but she had a feeling she didn't really want to know.

'What should we do,' Madi asked looking up at Clarke who was standing beside her as the others including Bellamy followed Finn; she knew Bellamy was probably worried about all the noise.

'I don't know,' Clarke sighed looking over at the shouting match that had started between Finn and Murphy which Bellamy seemed to be trying to calm down 'but whatever you do Madi don't tell them why we're going to the Atlanta safe zone.'

'Why,' she asked, Madi had kind of expected to be told this but Monty, Jasper and Finn at least all seemed to be nice people.

'We just met them Madi, yes they saved us but we don't know if we can trust them plus,' Clarke began but she wasn't able to finish her sentence because just then a gun shot went off. Both their heads turned in an instant and they saw Murphy brandishing his rifle in the others direction now.

'They react to sound,' Bellamy said through gritted teeth for what felt like the dozenth time glaring at Murphy and the rifle he now had pointed at him 'the more of them you shoot the more of them you're going to attract.' At this point Bellamy was seriously considering just going for his gun which he had under his jacket now but that would really be a bad way for things to go so he would like to avoid that if he could.

'He's right Murphy,' Jasper said in a concerned tone 'you know how we've seen them react to sound.'

'Where exactly is my thank you,' Murphy spat angrily, out right ignoring what they had just said glaring at Bellamy 'I just saved you and this is the thanks I get you coming up here and ruining my fun.'

'Ok, thank you,' Bellamy said automatically 'thank you for saving me,' he really had no problem saying anything if it got this guy to calm down. He stole a glance at Clarke and Madi now, they were together near the door to the roof thankfully Clarke seemed to keeping Madi back and away from this which was a small relief for him.

'Right Murphy,' Finn said in an imploring voice his hands razed 'Bellamy thanked you were all really thankfully you save the day so can you please put the gun down.'

'Alright,' Murphy said a determined look on his face 'but first I want us to talk about who's in charge of our little group.'

'Seriously,' Bellamy shouted losing all patients now, he grabbed the end of Murphy's rifle and forced it downwards and at the same time pulled his own gun out and pointed it right between his eyes. It was over before Murphy even knew what was happening Bellamy was so fast 'put it down,' he almost growled 'now.'

'Wow your fast,' Jasper said almost laughing as everyone but Clarke and Madi stared at Bellamy shocked.

'You have no idea,' Bellamy said as Murphy dropped his rifle to the floor he might be a hot head but Bellamy could tell he wasn't stupid. 'Finn,' he said in a commanding voice not lowering his gun yet, he didn't know who Finn was but right now he was the one he wanted carrying a gun. The moment Finn pulled the rifle away up from the floor and backed away he looked Murphy right in the eye 'ok are you going to play nice now.'

'Yes,' he said through gritted teeth clearly not happy Bellamy could tell he was probably already thinking about ways he could turn the tables back in his favour. Lowering his gun he opened his mouth intending to address the idea that was clearly going through Murphy's head right now but someone else spoke first.

'Hay, guys,' a worried voice shouted, turning with the others Bellamy saw the girl who had been up here with Murphy looking over the side of the building looking scared.

'What is it Gina,' Monty asked concern in his voice.

'Just look,' she shouted pointing over the side.

Bellamy did as he was asked he had an idea what was wrong but he knew he should still look to be sure. But sure enough the moment he looked down the side of the building at the street bellow he saw the hordes of the infected that were now massing around what looked to be the entirety of the building. 'Damn,' he said looking up and over at Clarke and Madi now who had just walked over to the edge as well, they might all be out of danger for now but they weren't safe yet.

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