Fallen

Chapter Seven: The Storm

Everyone sits in the tent, quiet as a field mouse. Everyone occasionally glances towards the wall of the tent, trying to figure out if it is safe or not. 

"We're wasting time," Bellamy mutters, before quickly opening the tent. He steps out before looking back in. "There's no Acid Fog."

Ash quickly scrambles out with the others. She spots something running away from them.

"Grounder," she points out. Bellamy takes off after him and she quickly follows. Octavia would kill her if she let him die. The others also follow the two as Bellamy chases the Grounder through the woods. He disappears from sight, aggravating the oldest Blake. Ash looks around before spotting a small entrance.

"Over there," she states before taking off herself. The group bust into the hidden home to find the Grounder knocked out and Octavia unchaining herself. The two siblings embrace each other as the rest look around.

"We should kill him," Bellamy states.

"No," Octavia argues. "We should just go while we can."

"He held you hostage O. People are dead because of him and his kind."

Finn starts kneeling down, reaching for a horn on the Grounder's belt. The Grounder quickly lounges, stabbing Finn in the chest before going to attack Bellamy. He pins Bellamy to the ground, choking him.

"Leave him alone," Octavia cries. "That's my brother."

Ash picks up a heavy rock before slamming it into the Grounder's head, this time actually knocking him out. Jasper quickly goes to Finn, grabbing the hilt of the knife.

"Leave it in," Ash orders. "Removing it may cause internal bleeding." She takes off her jacket, pressing it to the wound around the blade. "Help me get him up. We need to get him to Clarke now."

Jasper and a couple others help her get him up. They hurry while being careful to get him back to the camp. Winds start picking up as they get him into the dropship. 

"What happened?" Clarke asks.

"Grounder stabbed him," Ash quickly answer.

"Ash wouldn't let us remove the knife," Jasper states. 

"Good," Clarke responds. Raven notices and freaks out. Clarke works on calming the young mechanic as Bellamy and a couple other guys drag the Grounder in.

"What are you doing?" Ash asks him. 

"Interrogating him," Bellamy states. The others drag the unconscious man up the ladder. "We need to know more info if we want to defend ourselves properly."

"And you think that's going to work?"

"We'll get answers."

"How? By torturing him?" Bellamy rolls his eyes and starts to go up the ladder. Ash grabs his arm. "We are not them. We do not torture people."

He shrugs her off before going up the ladder. She rushes after him only for the hatch to closed and locked. 

"You ass," she screams, slamming her fist into the metal. The howling of winds can be heard from outside. Ash scrambles back down before hurrying out. People are rushing around, trying to catch things flying up. Tents are quickly taken down and brought inside, most trying to avoid bumping into the makeshift surgery station. Octavia rushes in, pouring some of Monty's moonshine on the wound to disinfect it. Bellamy climbs down enough to talk to them.

"Everyone move to second level unless you are helping Clarke," he orders.

"Decided the third level is prime prison location?" Ash sneers.

"What's she talking about?" Octavia asks.

"Nothing," Bellamy responds. He starts going back up and she follows him. Ash just continues getting everything that can't be secured down inside the dropship and up to the second level. Soon, the door is shut to keep the storm outside. Even inside the ship, the sounds of the raging storm can be heard. Debris hits the shelter, rocking it. Ash reaches out, using the ladder as a way to stabilize herself. People start freaking out.

"We need to stay calm," she orders. She opens the hatch to the lower level. "Are you okay down there?"

"We need another pair of steady hands," Clarke shouts back up. Ash slides down the ladder and walk over. Clarke pours some of the moonshine on her hands before handing her a needle and thread. She quickly threads the needle before starts stitching the wound. Clarke and Raven keep Finn still so Ash can make sure the stitches. She soon finishes as Clarke places a hand on his forehead.

"He's burning up," she states.

"That's normal," the voice of Abby answers. Ash glances at the radio and then Raven.

"You fixed it," she smiles. 

"Of course I did," Raven responds. Finn starts seizing and Clarke rolls him onto his side to keep him from choking.

"Everything was sterilized," Raven states. Clarke glances at the abandoned blade.

"Not everything."

She picks up the knife before heading up the the third floor. The dropship shakes again as the storm continues to rage on. Ash heads upstairs, checking on the other delinquents. Some are huddled together while others are pacing around.

"How's Finn?" Monty asks.

"Clarke's doing everything she can," Ash answers. "He should be fine."

After so long, Clarke hurries from the third level and goes straight to the first level. Raven comes up looking relieved.

"He's going to live," she states. A sigh of relief escapes Ash's lips. Another life saved. Another person they did not lose.