~ Bellamy’s P.O.V ~
“Octavia,” I call out. I’ve searched the whole camp for her but she isn’t here. Nera’s looking for her as well. If someone’s taken or wounded Octavia then I don’t know what I’ll do. I can’t believe she’s missing. She’s my sister, my responsibility.
“I can’t find her anywhere,” Nera sighs, walking up to me. Clarke steps out of her tent that we are stood next to.
“Can’t find who anywhere?” She asks.
“How come you’re not asleep?” Nera enquires.
“Knowing hundreds of people may be dying on the Ark makes it pretty hard to sleep,” Clarke answers.
“Raven’s flares will work,” I say.
“A radio would’ve worked better,” she replies.
“Have you seen Octavia?” I ask.
“No, not since yesterday,” Clarke responds. “I’ll help you find her. Okay, let’s check again. You go to the drop ship, Nera and I can check the rest of the tents. But I’m only doing this for Octavia.” I nod and walk to the drop ship.
I returned home after work. I hated working as a janitor. I sighed and looked around, it was so quiet and empty without my mother and Octavia. I missed them so much. I missed Nera as well. Someone knocked on the door and I opened it to see Lieutenant Shumway stood there.
“Cadet Blake,” he greeted.
“It’s Janitor Blake now, Lieutenant,” I replied.
“Commander,” he corrected. He glanced back down the corridor. “A lot’s changed in the past year. May I?” He walked inside and shut the door behind him.
“You’ve got some nerve coming in here after you pushed the button that floated my mother,” I said coldly.
“I was following orders,” he responded.
“What the hell do you want from me?”
“You were a hell of a guardsman, Bellamy, you know that? Smart, hard-working, resourceful-”
“I wasn’t a guardsman,” I cut him off. “That’s what you said, I remember.”
“You also said you’d do anything to protect your sister, I remember too. I hope that’s still true.”
“Is she okay?” I asked.
“What I’m about to tell you is classified,” he pauses. “Chancellor Jaha has approved the mission to Earth. He’s sending the juvenile prisoners to the ground, 100 of them. Your sister and that girl you care about so much included.” What? I looked down at the floor. Octavia and Nera were being sent to the ground? I’d never be able to see them again.
“N-no, you can’t. It’s not safe, you have to stop them.”
“I wish I could. What I can do is get you a seat on that drop ship.” I look at him. “You’re right. It’s doubtful those kids will survive but if you’re there, at least Octavia and the other girl-”
“Nera,” I corrected him.
“Right, at least Octavia and Nera won’t be alone.”
“What do I have to do?” I asked. Shumway held a gun out to me.
“Kill the Chancellor,” he stated. I took the gun from him and looked at it. I looked at him and got an idea. I pointed the gun at him.
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The Fight For Survival
FanfictionNera was an ordinary girl with loving parents and a few close friends. She was bright and understanding and was in a lot of top classes on the Ark. But a difficult time ends with her in lock up and eventually an impossible mission to the ground with...
