My Immortal

Chapt 10: Unnecessary Hostilities

Kiran: 

The dropship was a damn mess. These teenagers just didn’t seem to understand that we live here and most of us don't wanna live in filth. There was no chance of anyone else picking up the mess, so I threw my hands up and did it. 

“Stupid fucking toddlers.” I cursed loudly, earning a few hard looks. “What… you people live like pigs.” 

The looks turned to glares, as the teens in question fled the dropship. Twenty minutes later, as I finished picking up the last of the junk off the floor of the dropship, I heard scuffling outside. Looking up I spotted Jasper and Bellamy dragging an unconscious form into the lower level of the drop ship. Finn being half carried, a dagger stuck in his stomach,by Octavia and Clarke. 

"What the hell is going on?" I demanded, looking at the teens. 

"This fucking Grounder had Octavia as a prisoner and attacked Finn." Jasper spoke up.

“He did, did he?” I looked at the boy, he was barely healed from the spear to his chest. “This grounder stole Octavia from camp, and managed to stab Finny-boy at the same time? Someone wanna try that again?” 

“He had Octavia in his cave, and Finn went to help us find her.” Bellamy glared at me. “We found her and brought her back. We went back to get him, and he stabbed Finn, so we knocked him out and brought him with us. He’s gonna answer some questions.” 

I stepped closer to them, looking the man over. His build was impressive, a large muscular frame, shaved head and tattoos. I tilted the man’s head back and realized who he was. My heart stopped for a fraction of a second. “Lincoln. Fuck. Mako’s gonna kill us all.” It was muttered soft enough that no one reacted. "You realize that if you kill him, it will be an act of war, right? You can’t come back from killing him. It changes who you are, you can’t take that back. Trust me on that. I know what it does. I’ve seen it."

"Trying to kill Jasper and kidnap Octavia wasn't?"

"Did you perhaps think that the river might be a barrier and Jasper being speared was a WARNING? The way that spear was thrown, there is no way they missed killing him. Also WE dropped into THEIR world... We are the intruders here. This is their land, not ours." I countered. "We have to learn their ways, adjust. Adapt or die. Imagine if some foreign station docked with the Ark... They started going where they shouldn't, kidnapping and killing people. You would want them to follow your rules, your laws, Right?"

“They haven’t even bothered to try and talk to us. To let us learn their laws, they just assume that we should already know and are willingly breaking them." Clarke spoke up from leaning over Finn.

“Have you asked? Have any of you even THOUGHT to ask!” I exploded to the gathered group. “THIS IS THEIR HOME. I will repeat that for the ones in the back. THIS IS THEIR HOME. Is that not clear enough. You kidnapped a citizen of another country, brought him to our STOLEN land, and now are what, going torture the man?” 

“No one is going to listen to you.” Jasper snapped. “Let’s get him secured before he wakes up and kills us all." 

I watched as they hoisted Lincoln up to the top level of the drop ship. They strapped him up by his wrists and ankles. He began to stir as the buckles were tightened. I watched a blood drop trail down his face and drip to the floor. My beloved’s chosen son was injured, presumed to be further tortured. His eyes met mine and he gave a slight nod, as if signaling that he could take the abuse. 

Raven scrambled up the ladder and started screaming. The dagger was poisoned. I looked at him, eyes wide. He shifted his eyes from Raven to me. He refused to speak. I watched in utter horror as Raven grabbed a live wire and pressed it to his skin. I flinched back as he screamed, before deciding enough was enough.