𝘼𝙉 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙄𝙉 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝙂𝙐𝙄𝙎𝙀¹ ➣ 𝐵. 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑘𝑒✔

13 | Final Battle: Part 1

I groaned as I ran-- as I ran toward camp. I had managed to escape from the grounders with the help of Finn. He had distracted them while I ran away. I had told him that I would distract them, but he didn't listen. When I reached camp, I saw everyone setting up landmines for the inevitable war with the grounders. My legs gave way and I collapsed on the ground, my hands still bound together. I smacked my face on the ground, getting a mouthful of dirt which I spit out as I groaned in pain.

"Aiden?" I heard Jasper faintly say. My vision blurred in and out as I looked at the figure running toward me. He stopped in front of me. "Aiden. Oh, my-- Raven, Bellamy, help me get her up."

I felt myself being lifted off the ground and carried away. I tried to stay awake, but I felt too weak and everything went dark.

°°°

I jolted upright, breathing heavily. "Woah, whoa. You're okay."

I looked to my left to see Bellamy. They brought me to the drop ship. They also released my hands from the rope.

"Where's Raven?" I immediately asked, attempting to stand, but I groaned in pain as I put weight on my right leg. "I have to tell her that-- ah!"

"Whoa." Bellamy pushed me back down. "Take it easy. You've got a pretty nasty cut on your leg."

"I know. It was from the grounders." Sudden realization hit me. "Is Clarke here?"

Bellamy shook his head slowly. "No. We lost Monty, too, when we were out looking for you, Finn, Clarke, and Myles. We found Myles."

I nodded and watched as Bellamy stood up and got a cup, filling it with water. When he came back, he handed it to me. I gave him a small smile before taking a much-needed sip. I let out a content sigh as I closed my eyes.

"What the hell happened to you out there?" Bellamy asked once I had finished my water.

"We were tracking a boar-- well, what we thought was a boar. Turns out, the grounders were hunting us. They shot Myles with like, three arrows and kidnapped Clarke, Finn, and I. They forced Clarke to save this young girl that was on the bridge when the bomb went off; they told her if she didn't save the girl, Finn and I would die. Turns out they weren't lying because Clarke wasn't able to save her and we were immediately taken away. When the grounders took Finn and me away, Finn told me to make a run for it; he saved my life."

Bellamy had listened intently. "What about your leg?"

I glanced at my leg, which was wrapped with a cloth. "I punched a grounder in the face so he stabbed me."

Bellamy chuckled lightly. "Of course you did."

I smirked slightly. "Hey, Finn called me a badass before we left to hunt."

"And he was right."

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I woke to the sound of Myles groaning in pain. I don't know how long I was asleep but it must've been a few hours because I could feel the heat from the sun on my body. However, when I heard footsteps coming into the drop ship, I pretended to sleep.

"Don't you think I want to go after them, too?" I heard Bellamy ask.

"If it was you out there," Jasper began, "you think Monty, Clarke, or Finn would hide behind these walls?"

I heard someone take a step.

"No," Bellamy said. "They'd go after me. Then they'd be dead, too. I am doing what I think is right for the group."

"It's funny. You didn't think that way when Octavia went missing," Jasper said.

I heard clattering before Bellamy spoke. "Where are you going?"