Clarke of Many People

Chapter 4

Unfortunately, I forgot one important thing. The Reapers were still in the tunnels. When I realized that they were still there I waited most of the day to tell Katlyn. I don't know why I didn't tell her right away. Maybe it's because one of them could easily hurt her. Who am I kidding, one of them could hurt me easily. But it's been about two weeks since the mountain fell. They should be weak or dead.

When I mentioned the reapers in the tunnels she decided to stay and help me rehabilitate the ones that were still alive. I left her in the medical while I tried to get the reapers inside the mountain. This proved harder than I thought it would be.

I tried knocking them out but that did little to help me. All it did was get me hit in the head and a deep slash in my arm that would definitely scar. I thought about feeding them, but the bodies that had once laid there were torn up and shredded. They were well fed. I observed the surrounding area and saw more empty vials. They were still alive because they had a supply of red. If they ran out their bodies would go through withdrawal eventually making them weak. When they get to weak they would die.

I could get them when they were weak. I took the frequency device and sat at the closed door. It took at least a day and a half before the first one started to go through withdrawal and collapse. I turned on the frequency device and the reapers who were still there backed up. The one on the floor was yelling and cringing at the sound but he couldn't do anything. It was easy to drag him. He wasn't as heavy as he looked. I carried him to medical and placed him on the cot. Katlyn had grabbed some cuffs from the armory and restrained both arms and legs to the bed.

The body seized and then went limp. I checked for a pulse. It was weak but present. I checked his neck for injection marks. There was at least a dozen. He was taken before we had attacked. I let out a sigh of relief. This one would be easier to help. I gave Katlyn a radio to call me if the reaper started seizing again. It took another day for two, at the same time, to drop and seize. I put the frequency device on and checked the first body. No pulse so I started CPR. It took two minute for her to start breathing again. I started on the other knowing that he had little chance of survival since. I continued for a four minutes but it didn't work. I checked for a pulse one last time. Nothing. I leaned back and turned off the device. The remaining reapers had left the tunnel.

I groaned and carried the woman to medical. The other grounder had his eyes closed when we walked in. I laid the woman beside him and Katlyn restrained her just like the man. I checked for injection marks. I groaned at the number. No need to count to know it was a lot. I would surely need a shock stick or defibrillator to keep this one alive.

Machines for blood transfusions were near every bed. In the corner I saw something similar to the defibrillator on the Ark. I moved it near the woman and started to fiddle with the buttons on it. It took me thirty minutes to figure out how to use it and show Katlyn how to use it. I left them when I saw that they were sufficiently restrained.

The remaining reapers hadn't returned. I took a quick breath and started forward. They would be weak, and if I ran into a horde then could turn on the frequency. Oh god I need to learn how to fight. It took me a minute to find the first body. It was on its back on the floor with vomit bubbling out of his mouth. I quickly turned him onto his side. The vomit dribbled out of his mouth and his body still wouldn't still. I heard footsteps down the hall.

Shit! The body in front of me was too heavy for me to carry. I waited for whatever was there to show. The footsteps were too slow to be the reapers. Whoever was there was very cautious. Damn the ground for making everything look intimidating! I held my breath as a slight shadow appeared around the corner. I held the body in front of me down as the entire person revealed itself.

I sighed in relief as I saw the grounder clothing, thinking it was Octavia, but the sound of Trigedasleng from a different voice made me look up. Indra. I tightened my jaw and ignored the surrounding grounders.