On the Run ~ON HOLD~

Chapter 17 Saving Finn

"It's out. They did it!" Raven yelled from the floor where she and the other two girls had fallen when the ship rocked in the wind.

Luckily, Clarke had been able to pull the knife out without causing Finn any more harm. Thea stood up, checking the wound and holding a towel to it to stop the bleeding.

Clarke came over and began stitching up the wound while Thea hovered over her nervously, unsure of how to help now that Clarke had it under control. Finn, luckily, had passed out again so he couldn't feel anything as Clarke stitched him up.

"Okay, I'm done," Clarke announced to Abby who was still on the radio.

"Good," her mother replied, "Do you have anything to cover up the wound?"

"We'll make do, like always," Clarke replied.

Raven walked over to get a better look at the unconscious boy, "Should he be this pale?"

Thea, who stood by Raven's side, felt Finn's forehead, "He's warm too."

"He's lost a lot of blood, Raven, but if your boyfriend's anywhere near as tough as you, I'm sure he'll be fine," Abby assured the girl.

Clarke came over to observe Finn as well,"Wait, mom, they're right. He's feverish and his breathing's uneven."

"You need to give him some time to recover. Let me know if he gets any worse, but I think—" she took a breath, "I think he might just be out of the woods," the woman assured the girls.

"Well, down here, there's nothing but woods," Thea commented.

Clarke stood up, "I need a break."

"Clarke? Clarke, wait," Abby called out, "Raven, Thea, could you give us a few minutes?"

"Sure," Raven replied, starting to leave.

Thea went to follow the girl out when Clarke stopped them, "No. Stay with Finn." With that she left, going up the ladder to the third level.

Thea sighed and sat down with her back against the dropship wall, allowing Raven to care for her injured boyfriend.

It only took a few minutes before the silence was broken and Raven was yelling for Clarke.

"Clarke, he's seizing," she called out desperately.

Thea jumped up from her spot on the floor and ran over to help.

"Get my mother on the radio now," Clarke yelled as she ran to Finn, "Raven, now!"

"The radio's dead," Raven shouted, "Interference from the storm."

Thea and Clarke did their best to keep Finn from falling off the table as his body seized.

Raven, unable to fix the radio, stood by with tears in her eyes, "Please don't let him die," she pleaded.

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It took a few minutes for Finn's seizures to slow down. When they finally stopped, Thea and Clarke immediately began to try to roll the boy onto his side.

"Help us get him onto his side," Clarke ordered Raven, who stood by, watching in horror.

When the girl made no move to help them, Thea became impatient, "Raven, there's fluid in his lungs! He could choke."

Raven sprang into action, helping the two roll Finn to the side.

"Fluid in his lungs? Does that mean the knife hit something?" Raven asked.

"There's no blood. It's something else," Clarke replied as she desperately tried to figure out the cause of the problem. "I did everything she told me," she paused, "Wait, I've seen this before. Shortness of breath, fever, seizing."