Alive

Chapter 16

Bellamy had only been truly scared a few times in his life, and watching Clarke pass out with an arrow sticking out of her was one of those times. Time seemed to slow down for Bellamy, but he somehow still couldn't make it to Clarke before she hit the ground. The sound of her body hitting the metal ground brought everyone out the trance they were in and they all jumped into action. Echo immediately grabbed Clarke's sword and ran outside. It has been years since she's needed to fight, but the warrior in her remembered exactly what to do. Emori and Harper rummaged around looking for medical supplies or just something to stop
Clarke's bleeding.

Bellamy was the first to reach Clarke. "Clarke I need you to wake up" he tried waking her, but she didn't budge. "Clarke wake up" he said louder this time causing Clarke to stir a bit but not regain consciousness.

Madi walked up beside Bellamy and was about to grab the arrow sticking out of Clarke, but Raven's loud voice stopped her.

"What ever you do, do not take it out or even touch that arrow" Raven urgently said as she bent down on the other side of Clarke. "We don't want to risk her getting an infection. We have to get her back to Abby now."

Bellamy wasted no time taking charge of the situation. "Emori do you remember how to get back to the lab?" She immediately nodded her head answering his question. "Good, no go ahead quickly and warn Abby we are coming." Bellamy didn't wait to see if she left before turning to Murphy. "Murphy you're gonna help me carry her back. There's no way to carry her flat so we'll just have to pick up and try not to move her. And Monty follow behind us and keep an eye on out surroundings, if that bastard comes back I want you to use the rifle."

Everyone jumped into action as Bellamy and Murphy positioned themselves to pick up Clarke. They gave each other a knowing look, letting the other know they were ready for the cautious walk back to the lab. Clark was still completely unconscious, until the start picking her up off the ground. The small movement caused her to let out a bloodcurdling scream, pain rippling through her body. Bellamy grimaced at the sounds of her screams.

"Clarke, Clarke, I need you to stop moving around so much." Bellamy's voice seamed to calm Clarke down enough to carry here. "Now Raven, you and Madi go ahead and make sure the path is clear. It's already going to be a rough walk and we don't need to trip over anything."

The two girls nodded their heads and made their way out of the ship. They were followed by Bellamy and Murphy carrying Clarke, who was going in and out of consciousness. Clarke kept going in and out of consciousness for the entire trip back and when she was conscious she was screaming in pain. Bellamy hated seeing Clarke in so much pain, but the knew the best way he could help was by getting her back to Abby as quickly as possible. About halfway threw the trip back Clarke passed out completely from the pain.

"Hey man I don't know how much of this she can take" Murphy said as he noticed how pale Clarke had become. Before Bellamy could reply the outline of the lab door came into view, causing both boys to immediately speed up.
Raven's voice filled the lab a few seconds before Bellamy and Murphy entered with Clarke. They where met by a frantic Abby clearing a space for Clarke on the floor.

"Set her down there" Abby told them, pointing to the spot she just cleared. "Then go wash your hands, I'm going to need some help."

Abby continued giving orders to everyone in the room. Madi rushed around the lab looking for medical supplies she remembered Clarke had stashed away for emergencies. Abby elected Raven as her assistant since Jackson was still back at the bunker.

"I'm going to need the two of you to roll Clarke on her side" Abby instructed the two boys. "I need to see if the arrow went through or if I'm going to have to cut it out."

Bellamy cringed at the thought, simply nodded at Abby's instructions. He hasn't always agreed with her choices, but he knew to never doubt her when it came to Clarke. She would do anything to save her daughter's life, and Bellamy knew that.

Madi came rushing back into the room with a handful of medical supplies. "I didn't find a lot, but it should be enough to cover her wound." Her eyes were wide with panic as she spoke.

"Thank you Madi. Now I want you and Emori to go watch the door for me, can you do that?" Madi nodded at Abby's word, and quickly rushed out of the room and to the door. Emori was about to follow after her when Bellamy stopped her.

"Don't let her back in here Emori. No matter what she hears, don't let her back in. I know Clarke wouldn't want her to have to witness this."

"I won't." Emori gave him a short response before following Madi.

"Bellamy come over here and helped Murphy roll Clarke on her side. We can't wait any longer."

Bellamy quickly made his way back over to where Clarke was. He took a deep breath, looking at Murphy across from him when Abby gave them the go to move Clarke. Murphy pushed Clarke, while Bellamy rolled her towards himself. The view of her back was blocked but he could tell it wasn't a good sign by the look on Abby's face.

"So did the arrow go through her back?" Bellamy asked Abby even more worried than before, realizing how bad the situation might be.

"No it didn't, which means I'll have to pull it out from her stomach. You ready?" Abby asked trying to Raven.

Raven took a deep breath, "as ready as I'll ever be."

Abby immediately went to work on her daughter. In order for Abby to pull the arrow as easily as possibly, she had to cut Clarke's shirt just above her belly button. Next she had to cut the end of the arrow shorter, making it easier for her to pull it out. Just as she finished cutting the arrow Clarke began to stir. Just by the look on Clarke's face, Bellamy could tell that she was in a great deal of pain. Abby knew Clarke was going to feel even more pain, but she couldn't stop, she needed to get the arrow out as quickly as possible.

Abby looked at the two boys "you're going to have to hold her down now. I have to cut around the arrow and I need you two to keep her as still as possible. She is definitely going to wake up and panic."

As soon as she finished her sentence Clarke stirred even more, mumbling something they couldn't quite understand. Abby took a deep breath, steadying herself before starting to cut around the arrow. Clarke immediately starting thrashing around and crying out in pain.

"Hold her down!"

Bellamy pushed down harder on the side he was holding, while Murphy pushed down harder on her other side. Abby worked quickly cutting around the arrow, while Raven worked to keep the bleeding under control. Setting the knife down, Abby began slowly pulling the arrow out of Clarke. The action caused Clarke to scream out in pain. Bellamy flinched at the sound of her screams. All he wanted to do was take away her pain, but right now he had to sit back and let Abby do what she does best. It only took Abby a few minutes to completely pull the arrow from Clarke's stomach.

"I have to cauterize the wound now" Abby said aloud to no one in particular.

Raven handed Abby the knife that had been sitting on a small fire. Taking the knife, Abby gave her daughter a sad look before placing it on the wound. The room filled with the smell of burning flesh as Clarke screamed out even louder than before. The pain was too much that she passed out before Abby could finish cauterizing the wound.

Down the hall, they could hear another voice filling the lab. "I need to help Clarke! Let me go Emori, let me go right now!" Bellamy could imagine how much of a fight Madi was giving Emori, he just hoped Emori would hold her back until Abby was finished with Clarke.

A few more minutes went by before Abby spoke up again. "Okay I'm all done, I just have to wrap it up."

"So what do we do now?" Bellamy asked as he looked at Clarke's pale face. Even though she was passed out, he could still see the pain all over her face.

Abby brushed some of Clarke's hair out of her face. "Now we just wait.

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Well I'm back so hey there. Not the best chapter but I just needed to get something down.