"The sky is the source of light in nature and governs everything." -John Constable
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97 years after a nuclear apocalypse killed everything on Earth...
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Skye waits a minute before leaving Bellamy's tent, in case anybody is watching. Plus, she needed a moment to compose herself after what he whispered in her ear.
She steps out and sees nearly the whole camp looking up into the night sky. She walks up to Bellamy but doesn't say anything.
Something is falling to earth. A meteor? No. A shooting star? No. A space pod.
Someone smiles and nudges Skye. "They're coming to help us. Now we can kick some Grounder ass."
Some others cheer. Bellamy's face is stone. Why isn't he happy? Skye tries to understand why he is acting this way.
Members of the group begin to pack their bags. A boy speaks. "If it cleared the ridge than it's probably near the lake."
Octavia nods her head. "We should get moving."
Bellamy crosses his arms. "No one's going anywhere. Not while it's dark it isn't safe. We'll head out at first light; pass the word."
"Everyone for a hundred miles saw this thing come down. What if the Grounders get to it first? We should go now." Skye tells him.
"I said we wait till sunrise." With that, he walks away. Octavia glances at her. She just sighs, running a hand through her hair.
Nearly twenty minutes pass and Finn and Clarke enter camp. They look around asking where Bellamy is. Someone nearby answers. "He took off a while ago."
Skye huffs, walking over to his tent. She throws open the flap and groans. "Son of a-"
"What's wrong?" Clarke is behind her.
Skye turns around to face her. "Bellamy's gone. So is his gear. He told everyone to stay. Whatever's in that thing, he wants it. We've gotta get there before he does."
Clarke, Finn and Skye quickly grab their own things and rush out the camp, in the direction of the crashed pod.
"I should've known he'd go for that radio." Clarke mumbles.
Finn shakes his head. "How are you supposed to know something like that?"
"Because he has spent every single minute since we landed making sure no one on the Ark finds out we're alive." Skye says with a hint of anger laced in her voice.
She doesn't know why. He wants everyone up there to think the delinquents are dead.
Yeah, she wanted her mom to think she was dead but only temporarily. He doesn't want the council to know. Why?
