Fear (The 100)

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Cal paces inside the drop ship, waiting for anyone to answer the radio. She doesn't even care who at this point, just someone. "This is Raven Reyes calling Ark station. Come in, Ark station." Raven just keeps saying the same thing over and over again while Cal continues pacing by Finn.

"Cal!" Someone yells at her and she stops and turns to them. "Stop pacing."

"I can't help it!" She screams at the girl as she starts again.

Hands drop on her shoulders and turn her around. "He'll be fine."

"You don't know that, O."

"Clarke will figure something out. She won't let him die."

Cal bites her lip and looks behind the dark-haired girl at the blonde talking to Raven. Cal closes her eyes and shrugs off the other girls' hands. "I can't lose him, O. He's my best friend. Raven's boyfriend." Clarke looks up at her as her voice breaks. "We can't lose him." The blonde walks over to her and places her hand on her shoulder.

Cal cries as the two girls hug her and then a voice comes over the radio. "This is a restricted channel." Cal jumps apart from the girls and races to her best friend, leaning on the table beside her. "Who is this? Please identify yourself."

"This is Raven Reyes. I'm from Mecha station. I'm transmitting from the ground." Raven looks back at Clarke, who made her way over as well, and Cal as she says, "The 100 are alive. Please, you need to get Dr. Abby Griffin. Dr. Abby Griffin. Now."

"Hang on, Raven." The voice says over the radio. "We're trying to boost your signal."

A long pause and Cal chuckles, smiling. "She did it!" The 100 whoop and applaud the girl at the radio. "Raven," she says more quietly. "You did it. We're going to save Finn."

"Raven." Another voice says from over the radio. "Are you there?"

Clarke looks over to Cal as she says, "Mom?" She then turns to the radio. "Mom, it's me."

"Clarke?"

"Mom, I need your help." Cal walks over to the boy as they talk. She feels his forehead and starts to cry again. No. Clarke will save him. She turns around to the blonde by the radio again. "One of our people was stabbed by a grounder."

"Clarke," a different voice says. "This is the chancellor. Are you saying there are survivors on the ground?"

"Yes. the Earth is survivable. We're not alone." Silence over the radio as Cal walks to the ramp looking for the people who are still missing. "Mom, he's dying. The knife's still in his chest."

"Okay, can you patch me through to medical?" Another voice comes but it's too far away to hear.

Cal walks back to the radio as the chancellor's voice comes again. "Clarke, is my son with you?"

Cal bites her lip as the girl doesn't answer. Cal does instead. "I'm sorry, chancellor. Wells is dead."

Silence for a while but then Abby's voice comes back. "Who is this?" She asks.

"Calliope Cooper. One of the 100, ma'am." She pauses. "Please, I just need you to save him. He's my best friend."

"I will." Clarke goes to Finn as Abby speaks again. "I'm gonna talk you through it step by step." The ship shakes and then the voice is barely audible.

"What?" Clarke asks. "Raven, what's wrong?"

"It's not the radio." Raven replies. "It's the storm."

Cal bites her lip. "If I hold a satellite or something out there on the roof, would it work?"