"The sky is the source of light in nature and governs everything." -John Constable
97 years after a nuclear apocalypse killed everything on Earth, the last surviving space station sends down 100 juvenile delinquents to see if Earth is survivable.
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Skye lays quietly on her bunk in the dorm room with the other teens. She has her pamphlet and is sketching possible escape routes.
Suddenly the doors open and Maya walks in with Fox, one of the girls from the Ark. She's finally been released from the quarantine ward.
Jasper smiles and starts talking to Maya when an alarm blasts over the speakers.
Skye sits up and glances around. Maya's face pales and she starts to walk out the room. Skye climbs down the ladder. "Wait. What's happening?"
"That signal means the surface patrol is back, and someone needs medical attention. I have to go to quarantine." Maya replies.
She starts to follow after her and Jasper calls out. "Skye, what are you doing?"
"Maybe they found survivors. If our people are hurt, we have a right to know."
Jasper sighs as she keeps walking. "I'm pretty sure we shouldn't just be..." He cuts himself off, knowing she won't come back. He groans and follows her too.
They get to the quarantine ward as Maya is suiting up in her hazmat. "What are we dealing with?" She asks the man standing guard.
"They were attacked. One dead. He's in room two. The other took off his gloves and mask to treat him. He's still in decon, but he'll need treatment as soon as he's processed through."
Maya nods and enters the room.
"Who attacked them?" Skye questions.
The man's face contorts in confusion. "What are you doing here? Hey, stop! It's not safe!"
Skye opens the door. "It is for us. Cmon, Jasper."
He sighs and looks at the man. "Someone has to keep her out of trouble." They enter the room, and he starts talking. "Skye, slow down. Stop pushing so hard. These people are..."
She gasps as she sees the wrapped body of a Mountain Man. "Lying to us." She points at the man's chest. "That's a bullet wound. Grounders don't use guns."
Jasper goes quiet for a moment. "Unless the Grounders got the guns from us." He offers.
Skye shakes her head, adamantly. "I don't think so. I think our people are alive out there."
