Time Means Nothing

Chapter 2 "Total Recall"

Chapter 2 "Total Recall"

6 months later

     I wake up in a cold sweat, gasping. The dreams aren't getting any better, but at least I have stopped waking up screaming. I walk to the bathroom, sliding my clothes off on the way. It isn't long before the hot water is flowing down my body, washing away the last remnants of my dreams.

     I make my way to the control room, where Raven and Gabriel are hard at work already. It's almost like they don't ever stop. With Raven's music blaring I stare at the computer screen, looking at plans for Mt Weather. I want to know everything about it, how their systems work, back doors into their computer system, everything. 

     Raven and Gabriel make their way over to me. "Raven,how is everything going with the ship?" I ask.

     "Most of the people from Eliguis seem to know what they are doing. It is way ahead of schedule. We should be finished in about another month. Gabriel has come up with an idea to harness the fuel in a more efficient way. It should speed that up as well."

     Gabriel looks at me and says, "We wait till the Red Sun Rises. The anomaly is at its strongest then. We will be able to harness it 10 times faster. We have finished making the tanks. Now we just have to fill them. Refining everything won't take more than a few days. We could successfully be ready to travel a few days after the ships are ready."

     "That brings up one question. How do we protect ourselves from the gasses that emit from the plants? No one is safe from those when out in the open." I ask.

     I look at Raven and I can see the wheels in her spinning as she thinks. She glances at her tablet and says, "It's simple really, we use the suits. We will need four of them." 

     "Ok, the sun rises in three days. Get it done. Though just because we finish the ships doesn't mean we are leaving right away. It just means we have more time to plan everything else." I tell them. 

     Gabriel looks at us and says, "I will go check on the ship builders. It seems like you two need to talk."

     He walks out the room and Raven starts talking, "Clarke, I don't see why we can't go back. If we are going back two years from the beginning, why wait? We will have plenty of time."

     "There is so much to do when we go back, Raven. Plans are great, but they don't last long in battle. I want backup plans and I want even more back up plans for the backup plans. When we go back you won't have those plans to fall back on. We might find plans for the Mt and the power plants, on the Ark, but they will be incomplete."

     "Seems like you have it all planned out. Care to share with the class?" She asks. 

     "I think that I have Mt Weather figured out. I will need your help for those plans. The power plants need to be located quite quickly after that. We have to find a way to shut them down. Allie I am not too worried about. We know how to shut her down." 

     I look at the computer for a second before continuing, "Before we go back I want you to be able to make cryo pods. You will be making those on the Ark and so many other things. The Ark will have what is needed for that, but earth will not. You and others need to study so much. Gabriel can't go back until we do. The two of you bounce ideas around well together."

     "I just want things to go faster, that way we can finally do better." Raven says.

     "You want to go back and see people that are no longer with us. Believe me, I want to see them too. Which brings up the question. Who do you want to see first?" I ask her.