Defy Gravity John Murphy

Chapter 3

(Izzy POV) I'm resting against a tree just enjoying the quiet, outside of camp. Since landing, camp had become, in Wells words, 'chaotic'. So beside helping Wells once and awhile, I spend my time outside, maybe practicing my powers, watching what Wells says is 'clouds' in the sky. I hear shouting and yelling. I get up running back to camp, finding a crowd gathering around Wells and John. Wells has a knife to Johns throat, I make the knife drop out of Wells hand, as Clarke and the group that left camp come running in. Wells lets John go, as Bellamy makes his way over to the brunette girl that he told me was named Octavia, Bellamy's sister. Bellamy told me that his sister wasn't supposed to be born. Octavia has a bloody leg, Bellamy helping her sit down. "Where's the food?" Bellamy asks. "We didn't make it to Mount Weather." Spacewalker sighs, sitting down. "Then what the heck happened out there?" Bellamy interrogates. "We were attacked." Clarke answers. "Attacked, by what?" Wells asks, "Not what, who, turns out, the last grounder that died on the ark, he wasn't last grounder." Spacewalker lets out. "He's right, everything we knew about the Earth is wrong. The good news is that we can survive, radiation wont kill us." Clarke explains. "Bad news is the grounders will." Spacewalker mutters. "Wheres the kid with the goggles?" Wells questions. "Jasper was hit, they took him." Clarke says, grabbing Wells arm, "Wheres your wristband?" Clarke asks. Wells pulls away, looking toward Bellamy "Ask him." he snarls. "How many?" Clarke questions,  John answering "Twenty five and counting." Clarke glares at John and the crowd behind him "You idiots. Life on the ark is failing, these wristbands are our only chance for ark and us. If you take off your wristbands your not just killing them, your killing us." Clarke speeches. I didn't know the ark was so bad, knowing I helped maybe kill people, it feels bad. "Were stronger than you think, don't listen to her. If they come down, she'll have it good, how many of you can say the same?" Bellamy questions stepping up to the crowd. "They say they will forgive you for your crimes, I say your not criminals. Your fighters, survivors, the grounders should worry about us." Bellamy yells, the crowd cheering him on. Clarke and Spacewalker walk away, I walk up to Wells. "Why did you have a knife to Johns throat?" I question. "He was holding a girl over the fire to try and show the ark we were in pain, then he started fighting me. I was defending myself." Wells says. I glance between Wells and John. "You guys need to figure out how not to fight. The more we fight with each other, the less we can protect ourselves, especially now with the grounders." I say before walking away. I try to find Clarke and Spacewalker, but when I can't I sit next to Octavia as Bellamy treats her leg. "What was it?" Bellamy asks "I don't know, others said it looked like a giant snake." Octavia answers. "What's a snake?" Bellamy ignores my question as he tells "You could have been killed." "She would have been if Jasper didn't pull her out of the water." Clarke points out, as her and Wells walks up to us "You guys going, I'm coming too." Octavia says, trying to stand up before Bellamy sits her down denies "No, not again." Clarke informs "He's right, your leg will just slow us down. I'm here for you." Clarke remarks. "Clarke, what are you doing?" Wells questions. "I hear you have a gun?" Clarke asks, Bellamy shows the 'gun' he has. "Good, come with me." Clarke orders. "And why would I do that?" Bellamy questions. Clarke turns back to Bellamy, "Because you want them to follow you, and right now, they only think one of us is scared." Clarke suggests. Clarke starts walking away as Bellamy demands "Murphy your with me, Atom, my sister doesn't leave this camp, is that clear?" Another boy says walking up behind Bellamy. "I don't need a babysitter." Octavia complains. "Anyone touches her, they answer to me. Lets go." Bellamy says. I run up behind Wells and Clarke. "Could you use a extra hand?" I ask. "More the merrier." Clarke answers. "Clarke this is Izzy, Izzy, this Clarke." Wells introduces. "Nice to meet you." I say. "Same." Clarke responds. "So is the spacewalker named spacewalker or does he have another name?" I ask. "Spacewalker is named Finn." Wells answers. "Whats a snake, Octavia said what attacked her looked like a snake?" I ask. "Its a slimey animal with scales, kind of like a between a fish and pole." Wells answers. "And the snake that attacked Octavia was in water?" I ask. "Octavia was standing in a river when it dragged her around, we were barely able to get her out of the water." Clarke explains. "River, body of water." I state, Clarke looks between me and Wells. "Izzy was locked up in a lab most of her life, she has limited facts about earth." Wells explains. "I'm sorry." Clarke says. "Not your bad. I'm sorry I took off my wristband, I didn't know it would hurt or kill anyone." I admit, rubbing where my wristband was. "You didn't know, no one did. That's why I was locked up, to keep it quiet, and my dad was floated for knowing too much." Clarke says. "I'm sorry." "You have anyone on the Ark?" Clarke asks, before I can answer Bellamy comes waltzing in with John. "Whats the rush, can't survive a spear to the heart." Bellamy says, holding the 'gun'. "Put the gun away Bellamy." Wells demands. "Jasper screamed when they moved him, if the spear hit his heart he would have died instantly. Doesn't mean we have time to waste." Clarke explains. Bellamy grabs her arm that has her wristband "Soon as you can take this wristband off, we can go." Bellamy says. "The only way the ark is going to think I'm dead, is if I'm dead, got it." Clarke proclaims. "Brave princess." Bellamy says. "Why don't you found your own nickname." I hear behind us. I look behind us to see Finn, "You call this a search party we got to split up, cover more ground. Clarke come with me." Finn orders.  We split up, Finn with Clarke, Bellamy with Wells, me with John. "Whats a gun?" I ask John, "Its a weapon, makes a big bang noise. How do you not know all this stuff?" he asks, "I was locked up a long time." I say, "Yay even long time convicts know what a gun or rain is though. Were you born locked up?" John jokes, I nod. "Sorry." John says. "Why were you locked up?" I ask, changing the subject. "I burned up a guards apartment." John admits. "After what Jaha did to you, I don't blame you." I say, as we catch up to the rest of the group.