Special Case of Kane

18

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"Everyone, eyes peeled." I say calmly. "We're in Grounder territory."

"Everything is Grounder territory, alright?" Murphy replies. "I can't keep running, all right? We don't even know if the guy Finn killed was telling the truth."

"Keep moving." Finn urges.

"We can give him a minute." I insist with my hand on my sword, Murphy is watching my hand intently.

"No, we can't. You heard the grounder." Finn says. "They'll outlive their usefulness."

"I heard when he said when you had a gun to the pregnant girl's head." I snap.

"You think I wanted to do that?" Finn exclaims. "He would have told his people we were coming, and by the time we got there, our people would be dead. Maybe that's something you can live with, but I can't."

"You did what you thought you had to, but you're not yourself right now, and we can't be out here with another loose cannon." I state before we find bodies from a crash.

"Guys." Sterling says.

"Fall in." I demand, Bellamy has let me take control.

"Where the hell did they come from?" Finn asks.

"From the Ark." Bellamy replies, finally speaking.

"It's a rough landing." Murphy comments.

"There's nothing we can do for these people." Finn comments. "We gotta go."

"Did you hear that?" I ask as I hear rocks falling.

"Hey, there's someone down there!" Sterling yells.

I run over by Sterling, and see a girl.

"Please!" She cries out, fear lacing her words. "Down here! Please, help me!"

"Mel?" Sterling gasps.

"You know her?" Murphy asks.

"Shut up, Murphy." Sterling and I say at the same time.

"Help me!" Mel cries. "Sterling, please!"

"We can't stop." Finn presses.

"This isn't a grounder, Finn, she's one of us." I snap, Murphy flinches. "We have rope."

"You saw her, she'd never hold on to it." Finn declares. "We'd have to lower somebody down. It'll take time that we don't have. I hate this as much as you...."

"I know." I sigh,

"Just hold on!" Sterling calls to her.

"Finn, we are saving Mel, end of discussion." I growl.

As Finn goes to argue, I whip out my sword and I hold it up. Finn rolls his eyes and backs down.

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"All right, ease it out slowly." Bellamy says, he is letting me sit while he lowers himself. "Just hang on. I'm almost there. It's okay." I hear him, I'm sitting on the edge of the cliff. "I got her!" Bellamy calls. "Pull us up!"

"Don't worry Bellamy, I wont drop you." Murphy says. "Skyla will chop my head off if I did."

"Just pull, Murphy." Bellamy and I demand at the same time.

"Geez, ok."

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"Pull Murphy!" Finn says.

"Aah!" Murphy yelps as the seatbelt wrapped around the rock, and he grabs it.

"Oh nom pull! Pull!" Finn panics.

An arrow flies out of nowhere and lands in my thigh. I scream as I fall back.

"What the hell is happening up there?" Bellamy yells.

"Grounders! Cover!" Finn yells as he helps me lean against the rock.

"How many of them are there?" Bellamy asks. "Who was hit?"

"We can't see em'." Monroe claims. "And Skyla has an arrow in her leg."

The horn blows and Octavia shoes.

"Octavia." Bellamy smiles as the two hug.

"Skyla!" Octavia rushes over and she sees the arrow in my leg.

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"Thank god you came when you did." Bellamy says. "I was going to camp when I heard shots."

"Nice foghorn." Murphy claims. "What happened to your boyfriend?"

"He's gone." Octavia says.

"I'm sorry, O." I coo.

"The Grounders will be back." Octavia warns. "So we need to go, now."

"Yes, we do." Finn says.

"Octavia says the arrow might be poisoned." Bellamy says as he picks me up bridal style. "I have to take them home."

"I know." Finn says as he looks at the arrow in my leg. "I'll meet you as soon as I can."

"I know." Bellamy and I say at the same time.

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