atomic man, john murphy.

Wanheda (Part Two)

Hours had passed and the daylight now seeped in through the rover's windows, illuminating only sections of their faces at a time. Clove's long legs ached from sitting in one place for so long and she found that the smell of all of them being trapped in an enclosed space was toxic, to say the least. 

"It's been three hours," Bellamy sighed. "What are they waiting for?"

Kane shook his head and peered through the slits in the window. "Even with the light, I don't see anyone."

"I say we make a run for it," Monty offered.

"No," Kane countered. "That's what they want us to do."

"Yeah, I don't know about you guys but after sitting still for like, a million hours, I'm not outrunning anybody," Clove added. The group glanced at her, save Indra who paid her no mind. "What? I may be quick but I'm not a god." 

"The boy is right. They can wait longer than we can," Indra pointed out, doing her best to survey their surroundings from inside the vehicle. 

"Okay, Bellamy. You get in the turret and you cover us. Once we get to that ridge over there," He paused and pointed towards his right. "We'll cover you." 

"Copy that," Bellamy responded. He gave Clove an extra look, "Run fast." 

Clove rolled her eyes and did her best to stretch her legs as Bellamy got up into the turret. A moment later, Bellamy spoke again, "They're here." 

"Everybody out or the boy dies!" They remarked as they pulled Bellamy out through the top of the rover. 

"Hey, hey, hey. Okay! Okay! We're coming out," Kane responded, immediately removing his weapons. As soon as her turned the creaky metal door, the enemies pulled the entire group out and pinned them to the ground. 

"Ouch!" Clove hissed, turning her face to the side as much as she could. The rocks and twigs scratched her face as she tried to get a good look at the attacker. Her attempt was unsuccessful as they were wearing cloth masks with various daunting accessories that shielded their identities. 

"All targets secure."

Clove watched as one of the assailants neared Monty with a device in his hand. The person searched Monty, who did his best to resist and fight back. Eventually, the tracker they had found on the Ice Nation scouts earlier was ripped from Monty's person. "Found it."

"It's mine. Give it back!" Monty fought, struggling against the attacker that had his arm around Monty's throat.

"Monty, let it go!" Bellamy ordered.

"Monty...?"

Monty stopped resisting and slowly turned his head. "Mom?"

As the woman pulled her mask off, Monty was released and the two collided in a tight embrace. "I knew it."

"Can you let me up now?" Clove asked as quietly but ferociously as she could, so as to not ruin the reunion. 

"Farm station stand down." 

The person holding her down finally released her and Clove stood up grumbling about being manhandled. She made an effort to wipe the dirt off of her clothes, although it was useless because she had so many other dirt stains already. Clove pulled a leaf out of her hair and finally turned to her attacker to give them a piece of her mind. "You know you can't- Mr. Sohn?" 

"Yes? Oh, Clove? Is that you?" The man looked much more unkempt than she remembered her, but she was sure she did too. "I haven't seen you since you were a little girl. I'm glad to see you've made it."