45. Bombs And Bad Luck

You know when he said things seemed to be going too easy getting around the mountain it quickly stopped when they once again ran. Now they were facing guards from every side and now firing bullets at them. The hesitation from before was gone, obviously they were not going to fall for Clarke's bluff again, which meant that he had to actually use the gun he had retrieved earlier and use it. It has been sometime since he has fired a gun to harm and possibly kill someone. Back on the Ark when he had been a cadet he had learned how to aim and shoot properly in order to protect those that mattered, however the last time he used a gun to hurt someone had been when he had tried to kill Chancellor Jaha in order to come along on the drop ship to be with his sister. It had been a lousy shot, which had been fortunate for him at the time since he was pardoned later, but he was trained to protect and not immediately harm anyone. However in order to protect himself as well as Clarke he would have to hurt and injure them, possibly even kill them, but would his conscience stay clear and guilt free knowing that he was the one responsible of someone's death?

He and Clarke hid behind an empty one-way corner, while the guards kept on firing bullets and making enough noise that made their ears hurt and if it continued any longer might even cause deafness too. Bellamy wasn't really keen on the option to be deaf or being shot by these bozos, so he forced himself calm and collected before he fired his own gun to make the guards back off. Clarke was pushed behind it, shielding her from possibility of ricochet bullets from harming her. However by doing that he was the one receiving the bullets as they flew off the surface and grazing his arms, legs and even his face. Blood was dripping down his face, not anything serious, but with Clarke around she would immediately go into 'doctor mode' and start hover over his injuries.

"Are you okay?" Clarke shouted in order for him to hear since the gunfight was overpowering their voices. He was concentrating on what was going on in front of him, so he barely registered what she had just asked him, but once he did he nodded and shouted back, "I'm fine I guess, but its kind of hard to stay that way when you are talking to me while I'm firing a gun."

By the time he finished his reply, his gun had run out of bullets.

He sneered and exclaimed, "Damn it, out of bullets." He searched his pockets to see if he stored another magazine for back up, however it seemed that he had forgotten to bring one. He swore once more in exasperation and almost felt tempted to throw the gun away, but Clarke grabbed him before he could and handed him a full magazine from her jacket outer pocket. He simply stared at the tiny piece in her hand and asked, "What more do you have in store in that jacket? A nuclear bomb too?"

That last part was clearly a sarcastic joke that expressed his exasperation, but she shrugged her shoulders not really caring about the question itself.

"I brought some extras just in case," Clarke answered seriously. "But we can't waste them all here, on this fight. We need to move on should we get a chance to get to the location and follow the plan we made with the others."

He nodded, agreeing that it would be pointless to waste bullets and time here, but the only problem was how in the world were they supposed to get past this when they were stuck and could move forward without getting injured or killed in the process. However it seemed Clarke already had an answer to the problem when she pulled out the grenade from before and handed it to him. She didn't need to tell him what he was going to do with it or what the consequences of this action would lead instead he sighed heavily for a moment before he pulled out the safety pin and threw the grenade as far as he could. And he didn't take the time to check if it worked or not since he used the opportunity to get away with Clarke right behind him. A few seconds later the explosion happened and it all happened in one fast and sudden moment, but clearly effective enough since it blew them of their feet including his and Clarke's. The impact from the blast had caused them to trip and fall hard on the floor as well as getting small injuries from the shrapnel, but fortunately neither he nor Clarke appeared to be severely injured from the blast so they got up on their feet. Bellamy looked quickly at her to make sure she was okay, which she was since the only injuries were cuts, bruises and a little blood on her face and here and there around her body. Clarke did the same with him, although she had more of a frown on her face.

"You have a cut on your forehead," Clarke stated bluntly. She was obviously concerned about it since she would have mentioned if it weren't something relevant. While her doctor side would want to heal all the injuries including the small and insignificant ones, they didn't have the time and place for it, so she would have to forget about the small stuff for now and focus on the more serious ones and hope that they weren't too important that they needed to be dealt with right away. "However I don't know how severe the injury is, it might be nothing or you could have a huge head injury. Do you feel dizzy or lightheaded? Or nauseous?"

Bellamy thought about it, his head felt more exhausted than anything else, but no lightheadedness or nausea as far as he knew. So he shook his head and Clarke's body relaxed slightly and let out a relieved breath out. Then they continued going the way towards the Acid fog area. Hopefully Octavia and the others were having more luck with their part of the plan than they were at the moment.

It was one thing to create a bomb that could do enough damage to crack open a mountain, it was however a whole different matter how to keep the existence of the bomb a secret from everyone in the camp, especially from Abby, Marcus and the other Arkians. The original plan was to inform them of the sudden contact with the mountain and their plan to rescue Clarke and Bellamy, but after another fight with them about how things worked around the camp they decided against it and keep it to themselves. Unfortunately it was Octavia and Lincoln's assignment to keep them from finding out about the matter while Raven and the others were working on it and try moving it away from the camp. It was already bad enough that Abby disliked her and Bellamy for several reasons, which weren't justified no matter how you tried to look at it, but if she or the others were to know what they were planning on doing then they were going to stonewall them and suggest a more safe and less risky plan or suggest not going after them at all, which wasn't an option for any of whenever Abby or any of the other Arkians where near or approaching Raven's workspace Octavia or Lincoln would distract them or cause some kind of trouble that would divert their attention away. It worked most of the times, but it didn't take long before they grew suspicious over their odd actions.

"How much more time do Raven and Monty need?" Octavia asked her boyfriend exasperated. They were currently sitting outside, not too far away from Raven's workspace, just staring at the life going on around the camp. Many things had suddenly changed since the Arkians arrived, it mostly looked like a futuristic camp rather than the homey camp the kids had lived in before. The change wasn't bad or anything, but it really didn't feel like home anymore especially without Clarke and Bellamy.

Lincoln shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, hopefully much more, but if they do need it we will give them the time they need." Then his gaze shifted to Marcus Kane who was approaching them in a quick and determined manner. She along with Lincoln stood up and tried desperately to think of a reason to get the man to leave, however it was hard think of a reason that was good and believable enough since they had already used up the standard excuses.

Marcus stood in front of them, only distancing himself by a few feet, and asked bluntly, "Where is Miss Reyes and young Mr. Green? I haven't seen them or any of the other kids who were close to both Clarke and Bellamy."

"They are outside the gate, gathering some seaweed for Abby to use as healing remedies," Octavia lied to her teeth, her eyes were moving everywhere except where Marcus stood. Normally Bellamy was the only one who could figure out when she was lying, but Marcus obviously figured out too since he said sternly, "That's a lie and we both know it. If you want to lie, use an excuse that works since I happen to know that Abby doesn't believe in alternative medicine enough to use it, especially down here when she still has medicine from the Ark."

Her mouth was gaping, not sure how to react to his deduction skills, but he didn't give her the time to apologize or argue about the matter since he quickly went back to the real conversation topic, "Look, I know that there is something going on with all of you and if I have to guess it has something to do with Clarke and Bellamy, correct?"

Marcus folded his arms against his chest, waiting for the explanation behind the answer. Meanwhile Lincoln turned to her, almost mentally asking her to take over and explain since they both knew that the other Arkians were reluctant and had great distrust about Lincoln's role and existence in the camp. She sighed tiredly and ran a hand through her hair before she said, "I'm not going into detail on this, since I'm sure you will try and stop us if I do, but we are trying to get them out by creating a certain device."

The older man was shocked and it only confirmed that he had guessed what exactly Raven and Monty were making, but thankfully he wasn't making a huge deal out with or interrogating them like they were a couple of criminals. Instead he frowned for a moment before he asked strained, "Do I want to know more what this plan include?"

Both she and Lincoln shook their heads, which Marcus sighed slightly relived.

"Okay, I'll let you continue what you are doing and this plan to get them out," Marcus said. "Just be careful and bring them back home alive."

Octavia was so happy with getting his permission that she threw her arms around the man and hugged him and whispered a 'thank you' into his ear. When she let go of him, Marcus left them slightly awkward and uncomfortable, but his demeanor seemed lighter somehow. Once he was gone Raven came and informed that they were ready to go, which was enough for them since they were more than ready to get their leaders back.

Once they arrived at the location of where the Acid fog system was located it was just their luck that they couldn't enter the room since it was a lock pad that separated them from getting in. Clarke sighed annoyed. How was it that everything was just not going well for them? Sure, they were majorly injured or dead, but still was it too much to ask for them to have something with their improvised plan go right for once?

"What are going to do now?" Bellamy said annoyed. "I can't pick on this lock, and even if I could it would take too much time, time we don't have."

Clarke wanted to bang her head to the wall. She didn't know all the answers, so why did he have to ask her like she did. She leaned against the wall and looked around the empty hallway. The guards or anyone else weren't around, which was both a good and a bad thing, since at one point they weren't attacked while on the other point it was only a matter of time before they did.

As she thought this, she saw something move in the shadows. She waited for one moment to see if the shadow stopped moving or simply disappeared. However the shadow kept moving forward in their direction and when Bellamy saw what she was looking at he got into his protective mode and pulled out the gun.

"Show yourself or less I'm going to shoot you," Bellamy said out loud, hoping that whoever was hiding in the shadows would step forward by the sound of the threat. Surprisingly she did when she stepped into the light from the small corner a few feet away from them. Clarke was surprised to see who exactly it was.

"Maya?"

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Thanks again for the response I have been receiving, hope you guys like this chapter. I'm glad I managed to release the chapter now since my birthday is in a couple of days, and I wouldn't tell when either since I value my privacy, so consider this chapter as a birthday present from me :p

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