On the Ground

I Am Become Death.

      I was laying in my tent. It was dark outside and most people were probably asleep right now. Hopefully not the ones on guard duty. It was impossible for me to sleep right now. Everything just felt.. wrong, and weird. I huffed and got up. Maybe they needed an extra guard. I heard some yelling and then gunfire. I looked out and saw Octavia and two other guys leaving the wall in a hurry. "We got something!" One yelled. I hurried to the wall and climbed up to look. Miller was right behind me. "They said they got something. One of the traps was hit." Miller told me. I nodded and looked out. I heard them say that like 2 seconds ago. Octavia ran ahead of the guys. "Hey, slow down. Octavia, be careful." I heard them yell. They got quiet. Octavia reappeared. The guys were behind her, dragging and half carrying someone. "Open the gate! Now! And get Clarke!" Octavia yelled. I jumped down and rushed to the gate. Octavia stopped in front of me for a second. She didn't say anything. She then turned and looked behind her at the person they dragged with them. Every inch of his skin was beaten and bloody. One of his eyes was swollen shut. I ran forward and lifted his head. "Y/N?" He asked. I gasped and let go, stepping back. "John?" I asked. His head dropped again. "Get him into the drop ship, Now!" I ordered. I followed them there. "Clarke?!" I yelled frantically. She ran up beside me. "Oh my god. Murphy?" She asked. Her eyes were very wide. "Put him down in there and don't tell anyone about this." Clarke ordered the guys. She stopped me before we went in. "I'll have to tell Bellamy that he's here. I don't know what he will do." She told me. "We will figure something out later." I responded and ran inside. Murphy sat in the corner. He was shaking and he looked terrified. "What happened to you?" Clarke asked him. Murphy mumbled something we couldn't hear. "John, what happened to you?" I asked again. His head dropped again. "He's unconscious." Clarke informed me.

     It was starting to get light out. Bellamy walked in gun at the ready, followed by a few others. Murphy tried to move back more. "Where is he?" Bellamy yelled. He spotted him quickly. I moved in front of Murphy a bit. "Everyone but Connor and Derek out.... now!" Bellamy yelled, looking at me. "I am not leaving." I said sternly and stubbornly. "He claims he was with the Grounders." Derek said. Connor stepped forward, "We caught him trying to sneak back into camp." He told Bellamy. "I wasn't sneaking... I was running from the Grounders." Murphy said behind me. "Anyone see Grounders?" Bellamy asked. Connor shook his head. Derek stayed silent."Well, in that case-" Bellamy stated, pointing his gun at Murphy. "No!" I yelled, scooting so I was right in front of his gun. Finn walked into the drop ship then. "Hey, what the hell is wrong with you?" He yelled, pushing Bellamy's gun down. "We were clear what would happen if he came back." Bellamy told Finn. Finn stared at him in disbelief. "No. If he was with the Grounders, then he knows things that can help us." Finn reasoned. Bellamy laughed. "Help us? We hanged him. We banished him, and now we're gonna kill him. Get the hell out of my way!" Bellamy pointed his gun at Murphy again. Clarke leaned down to Murphy. "No. Finn is right." She said after a minute. Bellamy stared at her like she was crazy. "Like hell he is. Clarke, think about Charlotte." Bellamy yelled. Clarke moved to grab Murphy's hand. He backed away but then allowed her to look at it. "I am thinking about her, but what happened to Charlotte was as much our fault as his. He's not lying. His fingernails were torn off. They tortured him." She let go and he looked at me. He looked upset, possibly remembering what happened. "You and the Grounders should compare notes." Finn said to Bellamy. "The Grounders know we're at war. What did you tell them about us?" Bellamy asked Murphy roughly. Murphy closed his eyes. "Everything." He said. Bellamy growled slightly behind me. "Once he's better, we find out what he knows, and then he's out of here, okay?" Clarke announced, trying to calm Bellamy. "What?!" I yelled, jumping to my feet. Finn shushed me. "What if he refuses to leave? What do we do with him then?" Bellamy asked her. Clarke got up, ready to leave. "Then we kill him." She answered. Finn looked at me warily before I could yell at her. Bellamy followed her out Finn leaving with them, ordering Connor and Derek to stay.