The One Who's Fallen

Chapter 97

Clarke's POV

Even deciding on a really vague plan takes a while. Everyone has different ideas and few of them have higher than a ten percent chance of success.

For example, Bellamy suggests we "wing it" which makes Lexa glare at him so hard he visibly pales and shuts up with a squeak that makes Octavia crack up. Raven suggests we "blow shit up" which might be part of our final plan, but isn't going to be our whole entire plan. When I tell her that, she's pretty disappointed.

It's Lexa's exasperation that makes everyone focus and surprisingly Lincoln's general calmness that keeps us from getting to tense or snapping at each other. We eventually come up with a rough plant that satisfies Lexa for the moment.

As soon as we are about to leave the tent to grab food, Raven's radio crackles and we all freeze.

"Raven? Clarke? Anyone? Can you hear me?" It's Mom but she sounds breathless. I frown, wondering what could make her sound so frazzled.

"We're here." Raven responds. "What's the matter?" So she picked up on it too.

"Well, we voted. And we told everyone. The citizens were pissed at first, for us not telling them about the life support systems failing, for us not telling them about the hundred. They calmed down when I told them we have Jaha in custody and that I truly think they should have been told sooner. I think..." Mom trails off for a second. "I think they like me as Chancellor."

"Of course they do, you're awesome." Raven says.

"You're sweet." Mom exhales and I can hear the smile in get voice. "The people are voting right now on what we should do. Our options are basically mass murder, twiddling our thumbs, or trying to figure out how we can get to the ground."

I blanch but know it's true. I just didn't expect my mother to be so blunt about it. "Lets not do mass murder."

"That is a last resort that I hope we don't come to," Mom sighs.

"I'm going to be optimistic and say they will make the right choice." Raven says.

"I would like to think they'll choose correct as well. I just don't know how we can get to the ground without us all dying or without destroying the Ark."

"Have you tried simulations?" I ask.

"A few," Mom says. "I'm sure we will do more if the citizens choose to go to the ground."

"All of the simulations failed?" Raven questions.

Mom nods, "Every single one of them failed. I ran about ten."

There's a muffled sound in the background. It sounds like someone else is talking to Mom.

"Thank you for informing me," Mom says. Her voice is quieter than it usually is through the radio, as though she has turned to face whoever is talking to her.

I can hear the faint noise of fading footsteps through the radio and we stand in silence, waiting. There's shuffling as someone moves closer to the radio.

"Mom?"

"Hey, sweetie. We already have the results of the vote. Apparently it was winning by such a huge percentage we didn't need to continue it." Mom states, pausing for a moment. "Honey, we're coming to the ground."

I grin and snicker as Raven does a dorky happy dance. "That's awesome! So when are you coming down?"

"That I don't know. I know they had to vote on that as well if they chose the option to come down. I'll ask. Hang on one second." I can hear voices talking in the background. "Oh," Mom says into the radio.

"Mom?"

"A week," Mom says slowly. "They want us to come down within a week." She swears and my eyes widen. I didn't even know she knows half of those words. "We need to figure out and execute a plan in a week."

"We can help," I say.

"Thank you. I just don't know how we can pull this off without all of dying or most of us dying." Mom sighs.

"We'll figure it out, Abby." Raven says seriously. "Just let us know what you need."

"I need to figure out a plan. If you turn on the thing so you can see me, you might be able to see the simulations."

"I'll be able to help much better if I can see it for myself." Raven turns her attention to us. "Let's head to my tent."

"Lincoln and I will meet you there," Octavia says. Bellamy glares at Lincoln, who, to his credit, doesn't flinch away. "Chill, Bell. We're not sneaking off to have sex in the woods. I was saying we will get you all food."

"Thanks, O." Raven pats her on the back. "And sex in the woods would be messy. You'd have to a ways away otherwise everyone will here you. Trust me, I know from experience." I look at Anya and Luna, who look annoyed. Oh, so if she's implying what I think she's implying, it wasn't with them... "Bell, remember that screaming in the woods you thought meant a kid was dying?"

Bellamy's eyes widen. "That's what it was?"

"You slept with someone in the woods?" Lincoln questions, looking her up and down.

Raven snorts, "Ha! No, it wasn't me. It was these two other kids that didn't know the meaning of quiet. I was the one that got to lecture them when they unsubtly snuck back to camp."

Anya and Luna relax, but I know this jealousy is not something they're just going to forget. Either they're going to have a heart to heart, or everyone in camp is going to need earplugs tonight.

"Anyways," Raven says, walking out of the tent, her girlfriends walking next to her. "Let's go!"

We head to her tent, going our separate ways from Octavia and Lincoln. Raven works quickly to reconnect the radio to its spot and the screen flickers.

"Hey Mama G." Raven greets her.

"Hello everyone. Raven, Sinclair will be coming by later to see you."

Raven's eyes light up. "That's great! How is he?"

"You can ask him yourself, but he seems okay. Worried about you, but okay."

Next chapter they try to figure out how they can make it down to Earth without killing a bunch of people! Thank you all for reading and for your lovely comments! Stay awesome!