Skye & Earth ||| Bellamy Blake

14 ~ Knife

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They all say that it gets better, it gets better the more you grow

Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I don't?

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The rain is torrential as it pounds against the dropship. The thunder is booming.

The flap covering the doorway is getting pushed by the strong winds. Several kids try holding it down.

Nearly all the remaining teens are inside by now. It's crowded inside and tensions are through the roof.

Finn lays on a table on the first floor. Clarke wipes a hand across her face.

Raven repeats the same sentence over and over again into the radio that she has been trying to fix. "This is Raven Reyes. Calling Ark station. Come in Ark station. This is Raven Reyes. Calling Ark station. Please come in. Please, please. Can anybody hear me?"

A girl looks at her irritated. "Are you sure you have the right frequency?"

Raven grinds her teeth. "Yeah. I'm sure." She snaps.

Skye walks up to Raven, setting her hand on the girl's left shoulder gently. "You got this."

She nods slowly.

Raven continues to repeat the sentence until suddenly, the radio crackles.

A voice comes over the speaker. "This is a restricted station. Who is this? Please identify yourself."

Raven glances at Skye who now sits next to her. Raven turns a dial, trying to make the voice clearer. The teens around begin to talk excitedly.

"This is Raven Reyes. I- I'm from Mecha station. I'm transmitting from the ground. The hundred are alive. Please, you need to get Doctor Abby Griffin. Doctor Abby Griffin. Now."

The voice comes back. "Hang on Raven, we're trying to boost your signal. Get her off the Ark-wide channel. This room only. Copy?" He tells somebody.

There's static for a second and Skye's heart drops.

Suddenly a female voice comes over the radio. "Raven? Are you there?"

Skye recognizes the woman. It's her mother.

Clarke walks over from the table where Finn still lays unconscious. She grabs Skye's hand.

Raven hands the radio to Skye who accepts it. She takes a breath. "Mom?"

There's a pause. The radio crackles again. "Skye?"

Clarke takes the radio. "Mom."

They hear a sigh over the speaker. "My girls." She whispers.

Skye feels tears in her eyes. There's a small bit of relief that her mother is alive. That moment is short-lived the moment she remembers Wells. Her father...

She stays silent as Clarke speaks aloud.

"Mom, I need your help. One of our people was stabbed by a Grounder."

There's a rustling over the radio and suddenly Jaha's voice speaks. "Clarke. This is the Chancellor. Are you saying there are survivors on the ground?"

Clarke takes a breath. "Yes, the Earth is survivable. We're not alone."

There's silence. Skye speaks. "Mom, he's dying. The knife is in his chest."