The sky above us {book: 2}

10. Cargo pod

Bellamy
I step out into the cold midnight air. I exhale in and then out, letting all my frustration go. I couldn't stay here any longer, i will die when they come down and I'm not letting that happen.

I take a few steps forward and lean myself up against a tree. I look up into the sky and count the few stars aligned in the blackness. I noticed a big flaming star shooting through the sky and smiled at how different it looked from earth.

"a shooting star." I whispered to myself. I watched it zoom through the sky and then shot up once I realized it was coming towards earth.

"A dropship? Why are they sending them already?" I muttered as i watched a cloud of smoke fill the air. I hesitated to go and get Clarke but I needed to get rid of any communication system leading towards earth and the Ark.

I needed them to think we were dead and so i ran off towards the smoke. I knew it was probably just some supplies like food and medicine but there may be a radio to contact them and I can't let them know we are alive.

I got to the small pod that was planted in the dirt. I walked over to the door and pried it open, coughing through the fiery smell.

My breath caught in my throat when a girl about my age was sat slumped over in the drivers seat. She had blood covering her astronaut helmet and looked as if she were either dead or passed out.

I wanted to help her but my main priority was the communication system. I looked around at the control panels and landed on a hunky piece of metal equipment.

I snatched it from pod, the wires fizzing with electricity. I looked over at the girl once more before running off into the woods again.

I came across a shallow river and halted to a stop. I extended my arms upward and went to throw it in when I hesitated.

"Do i really want to do this?" I thought to myself. I sighed and then tossed the radio into the stream.

I looked down at the metal conjunction floating aimlessly through the current before turning and heading back to camp, a sack of guns hanging over one shoulder.

Clarke
I was throwing the last of the guns into a mesh sack when a soaring crash echoed through the forest.

I rushed outside, guns over one shoulder. I gasped and went wide-eyed when i noticed a cloud of smoke engulfing the sky.

I rushed over to the crash sight, dropping the sack onto a near by rock. My heart skipped a beat when i saw a small pod sitting in the leaves and rubble.

I quickly headed over to the already opened door and froze when i saw an unconscious girl leaning against the seatbelt.

"Hey." I whispered while nudging her arm. She didn't respond and i was about to give up hope when i saw her eyes flicker open and her hands remove the helmet from her head.

She groaned while she touched her forehead where a cut was flowing blood. She looked around at her pod and then jumped when she saw me.

"Your okay." I reassured her. She eyed me down before undoing her seatbelt and hopping out the cargo pod. 

She looked up at the sky and spun around, her hair twirling in the wind.

"I made it." She laughed. I couldn't help but smile myself.

"It smells exactly like i imagined it to smell." She heaved with excitement. She looked over to me and beamed a bright smile.

"Im Clarke." I happily announced.

"Raven." She smirked. She hissed in pain as she touched her head again and hobbled over to the rock where the guns laid.

"Wait, your Clarke?" She asked as she groaned again. I nodded and started getting a little anxious.

"This was all your mums idea, she was meant to come down with me but she got caught up." She said as she pointed towards the pod.

I awkwardly smiled as I didn't quite want to talk about my mother right now.

Finn, Wells, and I were walking back from hiding out in an old car when Finn startled me.

"Are you sure that Wells was the one who git your dad floated?" He said. I was confused at his statement because i was certain Wells did it.

"Yes, he was the only one i told." I replied offended and confused. Finn looked at me with a 'are you sure' look.

"Was he the only one who knew though?" He said after a couple seconds of silence. I looked at him and shook my head slightly, not being able to believe was he was telling me.

He shrugged and walked off into the distance. I needed to find Wells and ask him for the truth, it wasn't fair how i had been treating him, if he never did it.

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I saw Wells digging up another gave for another lost soul when I approached him.

"It was my mother wasn't it?" I asked him with tears in my eyes. He stopped digging up the dirt and just stared out into the distance.

"Wells, please." I begged. He looked at me and i could see the pity in his eyes.

"Clarke, I just-" he started but i cut him off

"Wanted to protect me. You let me hate you Wells!" I cried. He looked down at the floor and sighed.

"How will you ever forgive me?" I pleaded to him. He met my gaze again and dropped the shovel, embracing me in a hug.

"It's already done." He said.

"Omg" Raven whispered to herself as she shot up off the rock.

"What?" I frantically asked, following her over to her pod.

"We need to contact the Ark, they are getting ready to kill 300 people to preserve oxygen." She yelled as she flipped threw the broken wires and dislocated equipment.

My heart started beating faster and my hands became clammy.

"Shit!" She shouted as she threw her hands up in disappointment.

"What?" I asked as i came over to her side.

"The radio, its missing. It must've been thrown out during landing. God dammit, i knew I should've strapped it in." She gritted her teeth.

I had millions of questions racing through my head but only one of them, stood out to me.

"No, i know where it is." I sternly said to her as i grabbed the bag of guns and walked off into the trees.

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