The City of Light (Bellamy Blake x Reader)

XII - Join or Die

I had no idea where we were going. Supposedly Luna's clan lived on the coast of the sea, which I had never been to. Honestly, I was rather apprehensive. Land was fine. Water was more mysterious. Never know what's gonna come out of there. Granted, the same could be said for the forest, but at least there's solid ground you can run away on. If something comes at you in the sea, you gotta fight, or die.

I shook my head, pushing away my nervous thoughts. I'd faced much worse than the ocean. And I was here with Bellamy, riding in the front for once, so I figured I'd be fine. Although the ride has gotten rather bumpy and I was pretty sure my teeth were going to shatter after clacking together so violently.

"It's been almost an hour since we passed the airplane wreckage," Jasper piped up from the back. "Seeing as we're using a map with no distances, it could be days before we reach Luna's village."

"At least we know we're going in the right direction," I replied, keeping my gaze forward, scanning the darkening trees.

"We're running out of daylight," Jasper said. "We should stop in the sun and recharge the battery."

I snorted, leaning my head against the window, speckled with raindrops. "What sun? Let's just keep going until it dies."

"We keep going until we get to Luna," Octavia grunted.

Jasper held up Lincoln's notebook, open on a page with a drawing of a girl with wild hair. "This her?"

"Yes," Octavia affirmed.

"What do you think she's gonna say when we show up asking to put an AI in her head?"

I exchanged a glance with Bellamy. None of us were sure what would happen. All we could do was hope she would help.

Octavia said, "Lincoln said she helps those that are in trouble. She'll help us too."

Terrain grew more rocky, and a minute later, we came to an abrupt stop in front of a fallen tree. I peered out the windshield, searching for any way we could move forward. Didn't look like we could keep going this way.

"You think she can help us find a better map?" Jasper muttered. Octavia glared at him and snatched back the journal.

"Backtrack," Bellamy said, switching the gear of the rover into reverse. "Find somewhere where the trees aren't so bad."

But Octavia had already hopped out the back and headed into the forest.

I sighed. "Guess we're going on foot."

We jumped out of the rover and chased after Octavia who seemed to know where she was going.

"Anyone hear the part where I said it could be days?" Jasper complained.

After racing through the trees for what was only about a minute, Octavia held up her hand and told us to stop. I nearly ran into her, but managed to avoid that. "You hear that?"

I tilted my head and listened to the nature around us. Everything seemed normal, the breeze in the trees, the rain dripping onto the soil, but then I heard something different; the undeniable crashing of waves.

"Water!" I exclaimed, smiling. We took off again, and Bellamy shouted at us to be careful. Neither of us were really listening. Hostile or not, these people were really the only option we had of saving everyone.

"They're not hostile!" Octavia snapped. "Put the guns down!"

Bellamy obliged, and followed after us. Adrenaline pounded in my veins as we raced through the trees, past a gushing river and burst out of the treeline. I stopped in my tracks, eyes wide as I stared out at the empty ocean. It stretched as far as they eye could see, melting into the horizon. It was both astounding and terrifying, beautiful and dangerous.