A Note from the Author; Hello my loves, I felt this chapter needed to show what was going on the Ark, so I gave you all a look at what's going on through, Jonahs mother -Selene- eyes. I hope it's easy to follow, if not let me know! I might do this again, when it might be needed, but won't if you didn't enjoy it! But it's here, and I hope you all enjoy!
On the Ark
I stood there looking at the screen, focused on the name 'Jonah Vera Kane', of course she wasn't the only one whose bracelet has gone offline, but hers was the one I cared about the most. It was at this moment that I prayed, that she was still alive, that something else had happen. These life singles going dark, it meant that three hundred innocent people would die. Just to give us more time to fix the Ark.
"Selene, come we need to stop Abby, save Raven Reyes" Marcus said as he walked into the room. Placing a hand on my shoulder. How could he not whimper, show any amount of mourning, our daughter might have died, with the rest of the one hundred children we sent down, to give us more time. To give them a chance to live.
Looking at my taller husband, father of our child I look up to meet his dark brown eyes, seeing they were holding the emotion, he refused to show, the same as me. Without a word to be spoken, we then walked out of earth monitoring, the room where I watched as Jonah's band died. Where she might have died. Meeting up with some guards.
"She stole medical supplies and traded them for a part with the snake, Nygel" he informed me, I nodded, afraid to speak yet, surely I would show my grief, my tears, my pain as a mother who had in a way, watched her child die As we walked, I understood how Abby felt, she wanted to know the truth, of Clarke, if she was dead. However, she was breaking rules, we could show mercy not now. We needed to make time, no more fuck ups.
I highly doubted they would float Abby, her being the head of the medical unit, she would be needed as things got worse on this hunk of metal, also people liked her. More than they cared for myself, or my husband. Likely there was no care for Jonah either, for having been ours. I only hoped if she died, it was a quick one. No pain, and she died, not hating us, for sending her down there. We lost three children that were from our class. The sad irony in that. Were they murdered by the criminals we sent down with them?
No. Wells, they would've probably killed right away, Jonah would've gotten in the way and been over powered by the hundred teens we sent with her. Clarke probably would've jumped into to save them both, to stop the fighting and be collateral damage. No, something else had to have had happened, they lasted longer than they should've. Wells died first, his readings prior to his death, showed he was in shock, according to the readings of course. It was possible he was murdered without anyone noticing. Clarkes reading prior were sharp and quick. Jonahs readings, I didn't know. I'd assume they'd match the rest of the bands that went out. It was so quick, one moment all the remaining bands were flashing, then they were red. As if something had happened, it couldn't have been a storm, we would've been able to notice a storm of that strength to kill them all. What happened down there?
Going through another door, I spot Abby, sitting on the ground, she must've been warned. I nodded at Marcus, indicating I'd go ahead to get Raven. Once I rounded the corner, I ran to the door. In time to see the girl putting on the space suit. I could stop her right now. Instead I walked forward, and helped her zip it up. Starling her.
"We don't have much time, get inside, I'll open the door and let you out" I ordered, her walking away to the control panel, holding the lever that would somehow, drop her little pod, and quickly shut the door before all the air in the room was sucked out and I died.
"Kane?" She whispered, in shock, not believing what was happening.
"Hurry now" I barked, not interested in wasting more time, she then nodded, hopping into her pod, looking out her little door before she closed it, I gave her a nod, "Get down there, find them and radio back, quickly." She nodded, closing her pod once she was inside, I then pulled the lever, taking a deep breathe, I readied myself to be jerked forward. The lever had opened the ground under the make shift pod, once it had dropped, it closed, it was so quick, but felt like forever, as I felt myself get jerked forward, only the control panel was keeping me from being sucked out into space.
Once it closed I dropped to the ground, thankful the scrubbers had kicked in fast, as I took a paniced deep breath, the door opening, as Marcus ran in, to my side.
"I- I tried to stop the timer" I lied, breathless as I took as many breathes as I could. He then helped me up, allowing me to lean on him as he lead me out, to where one of his men had Abby, zip-tide. Abby looked at me, in worry, for Raven likely. I gave her a slight head nod, going unnoticed by anyone else. Abbys seemed to understand, that I had helped her break the law. To find out about our children.
On the Ground
As I ran I stop, as I hear the sound of people running towards me, I hide behind a tree, knife out and ready. I then lunged, once I saw the first person, knocking the person on the ground, then noticed, it was Clarke.
"Oh, hey, what's up?" I questioned, getting off her, and helping her back up.
"Why did you do that?" She demanded, I then looked to see Finn was the other person.
I noticed his hair was messed up, I then looked to Clarke, with a raised accusing brow, I knew exactly what they were up too.
"I thought your were grounders," I stated simple anyways, "I didn't think I'd run into you two sneaking off into the woods."
"Says someone that is walking outside of the gate" Finn stated, causing me to laugh dryly.
"Difference being, I'm going for the supply drop, I came out alone, not intending to have fun." I retort, lightly teasing them, "Anyways, Bellamy has told the camp to wait till sunrise, me however, have the common knowledge to know, that these things work at night" I said holding up my little light.
"What? Why? We need a group to go, in case of grounders." Clarke objected, "come on we need to get people to come"
I give her a nod, "I'd agree, however, I'd much prefer going to get the radio now before any grounder destroys it, also if there are weapons, no way in hell I'm going to let them get one, before I do."
Clarke than raised an eyebrow, "They wouldn't arm a bunch of delinquents."
I than raised my eyebrow, "Wrong, two of us down here were sent with a gun, I happened to be one of them."
"We don't have time for this, Jonah, you go for it alright? We will be right behind you with more people." Finn declares, I nod agreeing with the plan.
As I got closer to where I thought the pod might of dropped, I see the figure of someone running really fast away from it. Assuming the worse, -a grounder- I quickly, ducked, dropping to the ground, till I thought the grounder had ran past. As I got closer to where I thought the pod might of dropped, I see the figure of someone running really fast away from it. Assuming the worse, -a grounder- I quickly, ducked, dropping to the ground. As I listened to the grounder running, closer to my direction. I pulled my knife out ready to jump, stab, slash or do whatever I needed
On the Ark
I was right in my assumption, Abby wasn't going to be floated. I was assigned to watch her as she worked. Thankfully, no one had questioned me further about the control panel. Not that I would tell them the truth, I needed to know the truth. So, did Abby, Jaha and Marcus we needed to know if our kids were fine. More importantly, we needed to know the ground was safe, so the kids here, on the Ark could possibly have a chance to live also.
It was heart breaking, watching as all the patients that had come, most were children, suffering from effects of oxygen deprivation. What was worse was that in less than twelve hours three hundred and twenty people would be murdered, or excised from the grid as Thelonious had worded it. Looking at the children, I couldn't help but wonder how many of them were going to be 'excised' so that we could get things working. I shut my eyes. I couldn't think like that, I even agreed to it. We needed to do what it took to ensure our race had a future. Even if we ended the young lives, before they've had one.
Abby was leaning over her tools, after a father had walked out frustrated. Walking closer I listened in to the conversation. A father, an engeneer whom I knew as - Tor Lemkin -, father of Reese Lemkin, his wife, the mother of their child died ages ago, due to an algae outbreak, he stormed past me while I went inside towards Abby and Jackson, her assistant.
"Have you looked outside? We're slammed" Jackson stated, "It's still transmitting the automatic hail"
"Go" I spoke up, loud enough for them both to here, "I'll help her with medical, you listen for Raven, hopefully she'll be alive and able to give us good news" I walked closer looking to Abby, "Tell me what to do doctor Griffin"
On the Ground
I dashed be hind a tree, knife at the ready, hearing another sound of walking. Ever since last night, when I saw the grounder from last night, I had been dashing and hiding, assuming that I was now in their territory. Their boundaries. As silly as it was, I'd rather be stupid for hiding from a boar, than end up like Jasper had, or would've ended up, if we didn't save him. Once I was sure whatever it was wasn't a threat, or was gone, I bolted once more, on top of a ridge, trees and leaves below, I saw the space craft, the hope in me grew, while my paranoia dwindled, as I carefully went down the steep inclined till I was on flatter ground, than I ran to the pod.
Closer, I noticed how shitty the pod looked, it looked like something that was made a hundred years ago, redone. This wasn't a cargo bod, it was to small to hold enough food for a hundred people, to last us long. Unless it was just full of seeds, things to plant, and medicine, which would work fine by me, Opening the door, I jump back, surprised, to see not supplies but a person in some space suit. Stepping on the ledge of the pod, I looked through the glass of the helmet, to see it was a girl with an olive complexion and dark hair. She was knocked out and bleeding, from her head, quickly, i took her helmet off, dropping it on the outside of the pod. I then put my hand around her neck, feeling for a pulse. She was warm, which was good, she didn't die upon impacting with the ground. Then I felt it, her pulse. She was still alive. I let out a breath of air. I then went to focus on her head wound.
While I was using the sleeve of my jacket, to apply pressure to her head wound. I didn't notice she was waking up, till after she gasped, making a quick jolt of a movement. Causing me to jolt backwards, not expecting her to jump, or wake up right away. I ended up on the ground, looking up at her while she looked down at me.
"Um, welcome to earth?" I broke the silence, I wasn't sure what else to really say.
"I made it?" She whispered, I gave her a nod, as I got up to my feet.
"I'm Jonah Kane, " I introduced myself, "Come on out, you hit your head on the way down, and you're still bleeding" I paused, giving her a smile, "Plus, you'll want to see the sky from down here, looks better than it did from up there, in my opinion"
She smiled in turn, unbuckling herself, "I'm Raven Reyes" She stated, as I helped her out of the pod, and out of her suit, showing how long her dark hair was, that was pulled back into a pony tail, she was about my height, maybe shorter, she had big brown eyes, and thick upper lashes. As she twirled around in her spot, absorbing the ground, I let her have the moment, not wanting to ruin it for her, telling her how utterly hellish the ground has been so far. That's when Clarke showed up.
"There aren't any supplies?" She said, as soon as she joined us, closer to the pod.
I shook my head, "She is Raven Reyes however, you might have heard of her, Sinclair was bragging about her being the youngest and brightest mechanical engineer" I inform her, quickly adding, "She has a wound on her head, obviously, it happened when she came down, it also knocked her out, I'd assume. Other than that she's fine"
Clarke nodded, walking to the twirling Raven, "Welcome home" She said, kindly, Finn then came running.
He seemed shock seeing us here, no seeing her, Raven. "Raven!" He yelled getting closer.
Raven snapped around, looking at him, "Finn!" She shouted, running over, she looked up at him, then they looked each other over
I looked to Clarke, as I realized that Raven and Finn were very close. Clarke seemed to notice the same thing, as her smile from before, was gone. Walking to her I laid a hand on her shoulder, squeezing it lightly. As Finn looked from Raven towards Clarke and back at Raven. As if contemplating how much he had fucked up.
"You're bleeding" He said, in a whisper, Raven replied, then pulled him down into a kiss, getting deep into it.
I didn't know Finn had anyone on the Ark. Let alone a girlfriend. He didn't even wait a week, since our bands died, before he moved on. This was going to cause so much trouble for us. The nearly seamless partnership between him and Clarke was gone now, broken as he had just broken my friends heart. In turn ruining any friendship between he and I.
Once they finally pulled away, Finn than asked a pretty stupid question, "How did you get here?"
"Do you not see the pod right behind us? Or did you forget that's why any of us came out last night?" I retorted, rolling my eyes. As I pulled Clarke in one direction, and whispered in a shush tone, "Late night, girl night" I declared, hoping to cheer her up, help her get over him. She didn't respond, just looked at me, then past my head, where Finn was standing. She then looked down into her bag, pulling out a rag, as Finn joined our little circle. Grabbing the little brown clean rag, I walked past him towards Raven, who was sitting on a large rock, with his jacket on.
"Here have some water" I mumbled, handing her my container, taking it she took a couple of gulps. While I looked at her head, "Bright side, you don't need stitches, or anything, just some pressure"
She looked up at me, lowering the container of water as she did, "Your mom, she let me go instead of arresting me" She whispered, "While your dad arrested Abby"
"He's doing his job" I replied, as I took the water, pouring some on the rag as I cleaned her head of blood, "I'm glad my mother and Clarkes helped you down here, we could really use your radio, to tell them we're not all dead." I then pressed the rag onto her wound, she let out a small hiss as I did. "Hold that there till it stops, alright?"
Finn and Clarke then joined us, both on either side of me. "This is Clarke, you've met Jonah, they were both on the dropship too. " Finn informed her, I rolled my eyes, was he not thinking? How else would we be down here? I doubt Raven knew that there were other people, I mean we didn't even know, hell no one on the Ark knew!
"Clarke?" Raven questioned, in a serious tone, standing up quickly, looking at the blond girl, "This was all because of your mom, and hers, but mostly yours." She stated.
"My mom?" Clarke questioned, shocked.
"This was all her plan, we were trying to come down here together, if we waited" She paused as if remembering something important, "Oh, my god." She looked between, Finn, myself and Clarke, "we couldn't wait because the council..." She looked at me as she went on, hinting it was mostly my parents, "... was voting whether to kill three hundred people to save air." You mean my parents were pushing for the council to do it. I looked away from Ravens gaze.
"When?" Clarke demanded.
"Today" Raven responded, quickly, then she went to the pod, "We have to tell them you're alive!" She stated, I followed her, wanting to get to the radio. "The radio's gone" I pinched the top of my nose in annoyance, damn it! "It must've gotten loose during reentry" Raven stated, getting frustrated with herself, and the pod, "I should've strapped it to the A-strut. Stupid!" She punched the pod.
"No, no it's our fault." Clarke stated, I looked at her brow raised, wanting her to explain, how it was. Other than Bellamy not sending everyone out as soon as we saw the pod drop into the atmosphere. "Someone got here before us, before you did Jonah"
"I saw someone running away, when I was on my way here, I figured it was a grounder. I don't think they would known what it was, let alone where it was." I stated, confused.
"It wasn't a grounder, it was Bellamy" She stated, looking to Finn, "We have to find him!"
Then we all took off looking for him, I felt stupid for not knowing! I should've known, ever since we came down here he was doing everything to make it seem like we were dead, I even accused him of it at the start, why didn't I know? Why did I assume it was a grounder? Bellamy even wanted us to wait till morning! He wanted a head start, he must've gotten out of camp before me, while I was packing. Damn it. Damn it!
On the Ark
Walking inside I slammed the door shut to our home, our quarters of the Ark, that was a family unit. Stomping to the small table, where there were three seats, he was sitting there with a cup of what I assumed to be wither water or moonshine.
"Why is Jaha making you live with the burden?" I demanded, pushing my wavy hair out of my face, "He already has sent down children, a hundred of them to the ground, sending down his own son, our daughter!" sat down putting my face into my hands, "Has he regretted doing that? Is this because his son might be dead down there? Is he punishing you with this burden?" I couldn't help but to demand answers, though I was very aware of why he was doing this. Guilt, for killing our children. Guilt for not listening to Jake Griffin when he should've. If we would've done something sooner, rather than floating the man that found the problem, then maybe we wouldn't be stuck between a rock and a hard place now. We would've been making the choice then, before our children, before my baby had to be sent down with criminals to die.
I looked our of my hands at Marucs, who was blank, thinking it over, I sighed, reaching for his hand with the clear liquid, "I'll support you, no matter what" I informed him.
"Thank you." He whispered, putting the cup down to hold my hand, with his cold ones, "I keep telling myself this is for the good of our race, for our future, hell I even said that we sent Jonah down so she would have one. I can't help but wonder, if it was truly for her future or to give us time."
"She understood, why we sent her down, I don't believe she'd blame us for sending her down, I'm sure if we were to request volunteers, she would've been one of the first to step up, I bet it would've been so she could go to the ground, and get off the Ark" I stated, then looked him in his dark eyes, "And we sent her down so she would have a chance at life. We're doing this so we can keep our people alive." I paused, pulling his hand close, making him extend his arm, "You're not doing this alone Marcus" I then kissed his hand, over his chilled knuckles.
He gave a small, weak smile, "I only hope or pray that she'll forgive me"
I gave his hand another light kiss before responding, "Our daughter, even if she won't forgive us right away, she will understand why. She's better than both of us in that regard, I assume she got it from your mother."
He nodded, standing up, pulling his hand away, "it's time we ate, I could use a water" he stated, holding his arm out for me to loop my own then we went down to the mess hall. each grabbing a cup of water. sitting in silence as we drank, likely contemplating about the same thing.
On the Ground
Running we soon caught up with him, the bastard who basically killed three hundred people, along with everyone down here.
"Hey!" Clarke shouted, as we got closer.
Ahead of her, I pulled Bellamy, turning him around, "where the hell is it?" I demanded.
"If it isn't the Maid of the United Ark Federation! Taking our princess out for a walk in the woods?" He said in a joking, passive matter.
I shoved him against a tree, him glaring at me as I did so, as Clarke then yelled, "They're getting ready to kill three hundred people up there! To save oxygen." His face seemed to loose the glare as he looked at her, I let him go, backing up, knowing Clarke had his attention, "And I can guarantee you, it won't be council members. It'' be working people your people!" She then poked his chest harshly.
"Bellamy. Where's the radio?" Finn demanded as he walked up, joining pushing Bellamy.
Bellamy still went on to lie in our faces, "I have no idea what you're talking about." He then pushed Finn back getting into his face.
"Bellamy Blake?" Raven asked walking up, looking him over, "They're looking everywhere for you"
It struck a nerve, "Shut up." he snapped at her, wuick to quiet her.
"No, Raven, tell us, why are they looking for him?" I ordered, glaring at Bellamy, this was something new that I didn't know, what did he do that was so bad, he'd risk lives to hide it.
"Why are they looking for him?" Clarke demanded, wanting to know as much as I did.
Not shy to share, Raven did just that, "He shot Chancellor Jaha."
I nearly lost my breath with this information, we all then looked to Bellamy. Who was looking big eyes, a deer caught in headlights as he tried to think of what to do. That's what he did? It had to have been because Octavia was coming down here.
"That's why you took the wristbands." Clarke stated, connecting the dots, "Needed everyone to think we're dead."
Finn added on, "And all that 'Whatever the hell we want', you just care about saving your own skin."
Bellamy then turned away, starting to walk, only to be stopped as Raven got in his way.
"Hey! Shooter! Where's my radio?" She demanded, I followed behind her, this wasn't how they'd get a straight answer, he wasn't going to tell us, unless it meant he or Octavia would die. Damn, if only she were here to play along.
"Get out of my way."
"Where is it?"
"I should've killed you when I had the chance." Bellamy threatened her life.
She egged him on, "Really? Well, I'm right here." in a flash he than grabbed her slaming her against a tree holding her by the neck, but Raven was quick too, pulling out a pocket knife, the tip against Bellamys neck, I was behind him, holding his jacket, before he could get himself stabbed.
"Where's my radio" She demanded once more.
Clarke then got into the shared, mutual hatred bubble that both Raven and Bellamy created, "Okay, stop it." Bellamy then let her go, dropping her.
"Jaha deserved to die. You all know that" Bellamy stated, walking away a bit, his back towards us all. I got in his way, stopping him from getting any farther, giving him the cold emotionalles, stare, that I've see my father give to countless people, when he had caught them.
"Yeah, he's not my favorite person either." Raven yelled, standing straight, looking towards us, the next thing she said caused Bellamy to whip around, and me to look at her in shock, "But he isn't dead"
"What?" Bellamy questioned, in pure shock, like everyone else here, aside from Raven.
"You're a lousy shot" Raven stated, simply.
"He's ready to pull the lever, push the button to murder people." I looked to Bellamy as Clarke walked over.
"Bellamy, don't you see what this means?" She whispered, "You're not a murderer, you always did what you had to do to protect your sister."
I then looked between them, "If we can't get that radio working however, then you are as responsible for those three hundred deaths, as responsible as Jaha" I hissed at him, "Where's the damn radio?"
"It's too late" He replied, in a weak tone, that hinted that he was starting to regret what he's done.
On the Ark
"Sir, Ma'am, have either of you been on the network?" Asked commander Shumway, one of the officers of the Ark that served under Marcus, he walked to our table interrupting our scilence.
I shook my head while Marcus gave a verbal response, "No, why?"
Then Shumway went to show Marcus a video that was on the tablet. I listened closely.
"The Ark is dying. This city in Space, that has been our sanctuary." We knew exactly who was doing this, we both got up.
"Where is this playing?" I questioned Shumway, as we started to walk to stop it from playing.
"It's playing everywhere" He answered, quickly following us. "Tech is trying to get it down."
"We should never have let her out of the cell!" Marcus growled as he walked out of the cafeteria.
I looked back at Shumway, "get men at that door now, we'll shoot it open if needed to" I barked the order.
While we walked down the quiet halls we're joined by Shumway and six guards, as Abby started telling the plans over the channel.
"Doctor Abigail Griffin, open this door immediately!" One of the men yelled.
Walking in behind everyone I shook my head at her, questioning why should would actually do this, now? She had taken a hard, an impossible decisions and made it worse. This could cause a riot. Was she wanting that kind of chaos?
On the Ground
We had basically the entire camp out in the river where Bellamy claimed he had thrown the radio. I was put in charge of making sure Bellamy didn't go as run away. Holding his hatchet around my belt and his other knife and his bag.
"So, who made the deal with you anyways?" I questioned, him, as he was crouched, sitting on the ground in front of me, "Was it Graco? Or was it the former chancellor? I think her name Sydney?"
He didn't answer, I watched as Finn went to Clarke, probably apologizing for breaking her heart. A few moments later there's word. Someone, Jones, had found the radio.
"Wow, look at that, you didn't lie after all" I muttered, grabbing Bellamy's arm pulling him up off the ground, "Get moving" I ordered him.
"Whatever you say Councilman Kane" He retorted trying to irk me. Failing at that.
Everyone circled around Raven as she inspected the radio. Everyone holding onto hope.
"Can you fix it?" Clarke asked, trying to be hopeful.
Raven shook her head, "Maybe. But it'll take half a day just to dry out the components to see what broke.
"Like I said, it's to late" Bellamy grumbled, causing Clarke to snap at him, once again. Of course I wanted to as well, Clarke just beat me to the punch line.
"Do you have any idea what you did? Do you even care?" Clarke snapped, her voice was full of rage, and hopelessness.
"You asked me to help, I helped." Bellamy retorted, it was my turn now to respond to him.
"You may have done this for Octavia, but because of you, not only will three hundred people die today, but you'll kill all of us down here." I growled at him, glaring, "Including her! We need them to survive, unless you have some tricks up your sleeve that will keep us alive"
Before he could respond, Raven spoke up, "Holdup. We don't have to talk to the Ark" we all looked at her woundering, "We just have to let them know we're down here, right?"
It clicked for me, I nodded, "We need to get to your pod" I whispered, if we could get something bright, something explosive, like a firework, or even flares, to blow in the outer atmosphere, high enough of the ground, high enough and bright enough that they would notice. Then, then we could save everyone down here and on the Ark. If my parents could see we were alive, and went through with killing three hundred people, they wouldn't be able to live with themselves.
Raven nodded at me, with a cocky smile on her face, once I had caught onto her plan.
"What's at her rocket?" Clarke questioned, lost.
"What's that that will help up let them know we're alive, that would do better than a radio?" Finn asked, with her brow raised.
On the Ark
All members of the council were circling the small chamber where we met, as guards were outside, there was already a massive amount of people outside, by the time I could bring Jaha inside. They weren't rioting, not yet, just there. Once I got Jaha inside he went straight to Abby to scold her, demand what she was thinking, like the rest of the council would demand.
"Are you alright?" Marucs questioned as I walked in.
I gave a shrug, "As well as you I'd presume, there is a crowed outside, that's still growing in size"
A few moments more of a panic a guard, a friend we knew as Miller, walked up, "Sir, there are four hundred outside these doors, still growing" he stated. Marcus then hastily left, towards Jaha and Abby likely, to inform him of the crowd.
"Have they made any demands yet?" I asked the Miller, feeling he wasn't finished speaking.
"Yeah, they want to send in am Emissary to speak with Abby" He stated, I raised an eyebrow, wondering who wanted to talk to Abby, rather than just come in and yell at Jaha, I then walked towards the door, with Miller, who pointed our a familiar man, that had thinning red hair, and a full red beard.
"Tor Lemkin, his daughter is a patient of Abbys" I stated, "wait here, I'll let them know, Abby will most likely wish to hear him out, but everyone stays on their toes, as a precaution" I ordered. Miller nodded, while I went to Jaha, with him still were Abby and Marcus, whom was sharing his frustration. "Sir, they want to send in an emissary to speak with Abby" I shared alloued, Then looked to Abby, "Tor Lemkin, his daughter is a patient of yours, if I recall correctly." Jaha then gave a nod. Looking over to Miller I gave him a nod, a cue to bring in the man.
Moments later the tall ginger man walked in, I could see his hair was a lighter shade of red, almost orange. We all followed Abby as she went to meet with the man.
"Hey, Doc." He greeted looking at everyone inside the room, then back at Abby, "saw your video thing. Crap news, it sounds like." it was shocking how oddly calm his tone of voice was.
"I'm sorry you had to hear it like that" Abby replied, I raised a brow, sorry? Doubtful.
Mr. Lemkin shrugged, "No good way to hear it, right?" He then looked to Jaha for a moment, "Anyway... I'm here to volunteer, I guess you'd call it." Shocking everyone just about, as he took off his ID setting it on the table.
"Volunteer? For what?" Jaha asked, the question we were all asking.
With a sigh, he answered, "Sector 17, sir. Anyway, you do the math. Some of us are gonna have to jump ship if everyone's going to make it, so..." He looked to Abby then back at Jaha, "I'm gonna jump."
"You'd leave reese without a father?" Abby questioned.
I chimmed in, "That's why he's doing it. He wants to give her, her best chance to live, even if it's without him" I whispered. Feeling my heart cripple almost, but I held in the emotion, that was relatable.
Mr. Lemkin nodded, looking to Abby once more, "This morning, you told me my daughter was going blind and there was nothing I could do to help her. Turns out there is." He then looked to Jaha, myself and Marcus. "Count me in." Then he left the room. As he went out the door, someone else came in, slamming his own ID down, right where Mr. Lemkin had put his, saying he was in, to give his wife some more air. More folloed suit. Placing their ID's and giving a reason as to why they were volunteering.
"You're husband, Jake, was right." I whispered.
On the Ground
Back at camp, we had already started getting the flare launching station ready, Raven was taking charge ordering everyone around, I was confused as to where Octavia was, I hadn't seen her at the rive when we were looking for the radio, I just figured she wanted to blow off steam, realizing her brother had fucked up and was using her as an excuse for him murdering people.
"Hey, Monty, Jasper, have either of you seen Octavia?" I asked the two boys as they carried a canister full of fuel. Both shook their heads, where the hell was she at? It was getting to dark to be out, and flares in the air, would likely scare everything around our camp, grounder included, no one should be outside of this camp when those are blasting off.
"Jonah, come help with this" Raven called, I walked over pushing Octavia to the back of my mind, unintended. "You're going to make sure the wires are all attached" She ordered, I went to do just that. "We need to launch those flares ASAP if we have any hope of saving those people!" She shouted at everyone, going on to bark out orders.
"Jonah" I didn't look up or move from my task, already knowing who was calling my name, Bellamy. "Let me explain! I did it for my sister."
I let out a huff of a laugh not looking up, "Keep telling yourself that. I doubt Octavia would care for being your excuse for every stupid and selfish decision you make. You're decisions don't just affect her, they affect everyone, as you can clearly tell now. Your stupid idea, trashing the radio, was just you trying to keep from getting in trouble. Would you have even said a thing if Raven hadn't told us?" I demanded, not waiting for an answer as I went on. "I understand your blinded reasoning for doing it, if I were in your place, and Octavia was my sister, I'd kill Jaha to keep her safe also, but no way in hell would I trash a radio for my own selfish reasons. Now fuck off, I have work to do, I unlike you, I'm trying to save lives." I knew exactly why he was going to talk to me, to confess his sins, just incase this didn't work, so he could find shelter for his conscious, he was about to be partly responsible for three hundred deaths. Likely so were my parents. I'd hate to live with that on me, it was bad enough that I've gone to bed thinking of Atom, how I killed him. I knew it was to give him mercy, but I still killed him. Then there's Charlotte, Murphy was probably dead also. Those two lives weren't on me, they were on Clarke and Bellamy.
Moments later, come nightfall everything was set, the three flares were ready to go, as soon as they were fired. Once they were launched up there was a collective awe over everyone, as we watch three the three red blazing lights rocket up through the sky. Some people were cheering, everyone, me included were praying that it'd work, that they would see us, before they floated three hundred people. Clarke stood next to me Bellamy was on the other side of her.
"You think they can see it from up there?" Bellamy questioned.
"If they're looking down here, I hope so" I whispered lightly, my voice soft, hoping, no praying that someone was watching, so no one would have to live with having murdered three hundred people. My father, my mother, Thelonious Jaha, hell even Bellamy.
"Can we wish on this kind of shooting star?" Clarke asked out of the blue. Only to take it back, feeling silly for asking.
Bellamy sighed, "I wouldn't even know what to wish for. What about you guys?" Bellamy asked.
"For them to see the lights, to come down here, for a peace of mind" I mumbled my own wishes. While
Clarke smiled, but didn't say anything. Looking past me, I followed her gaze to see Finn who had his arm around Raven's shoulders. I looked back at Clarke, grabbing her hand, giving a sympathetic look, and reassuring squeeze.