We Are Grounders Pt. 2

Elara and Clarke sat beside each other working on stopping Raven's bleeding. Finn, Bellamy, and Nova stood around them. Raven screams in pain as the two girls work. Finally she stops, "That should stop the external bleeding." Clarke says.

"I don't understand. How did Murphy get a gun?" Finn asks the group.

"Long story." Bellamy quickly answers.

"We got lucky. If Murphy hit the fuel tank instead of me, we'd all be dead." Raven says.

"Wait, there's rocket fuel down there? Enough to build a bomb?" Clarke asks.

"Enough to build 100 bombs. If we had any gunpowder left."

"Let's get back to the reapers. Maybe they'll help us. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, right?" Bellamy asks.

"Not this enemy." Clarke quickly denies.

Nova opens her mouth to ask another question about them but Finn shakes his head, "We saw them. Trust me, it's not an option." He then looks at Clarke and Elara, "Can she walk or not?"

"Definitely not. We need to carry her." Elara replies.

"The hell you will. I'm good to go." Raven says, trying to shove her way to her feet.

"No." Elara scolds, "The bullet is still inside of you. If you move too much it will cause a bigger issue."

"Elara's right. If by some miracle, there's no internal bleeding, it might hold until we get somewhere safe. So no walking, is that clear?" Clarke says.

"I'll get the stretcher." Finn says as he begins to walk away.

"Can't run away fast enough, huh? Real brave." Bellamy antagonizes.

"Dying in a fight you can't win isn't brave, Bellamy. It's stupid."

"Spoken like every coward who's ever run from a fight."

"All right, that's enough. It's time to go." Clarke says, stopping the arguing.

"If they follow? It's a 120 mile walk to the ocean."

"Look, we're wasting time. If he wants to stay, he can stay." Finn says.

"No he can't! We can't do this without you, Bell. So complain all you want but there's no way you're staying behind." Elara says, fire in her eyes as she looks up at the older boy.

"What do you guys want me to say?" Bellamy asks.

"I want you to say that you're with us. Those kids out there, they listen to you." Clarke answers.

"They're lining up to go. They listen to you and Nova more."

"It was two against one, plus we gave them an easy choice." Nova replies.

Clarke continues, "5 minutes ago, they were willing to fight and die for you. You inspire them. I'm afraid we're gonna need that again before this day is through."

The group quickly starts through the front gates, "Okay, here we go! Keep your eyes open!" Atlas calls out, gun in hand.

Clarke, Nova, and Bellamy stand behind the rest of the group. They turn to look at the camp one last time, "You did good here, Bellamy." Clarke says.

"18 dead." Bellamy states.

"82 alive. You did good."

"We all did." Nova adds. "We couldn't have done it without each other and we'll do it again at the next place."

The group talks as they walk with each other, keeping their eyes out for any signs of danger.

Nova and Elara stay towards the end of the group, not bothering to talk with each other but rather taking comfort in the other's presence. "What is it?" Jasper calls out.

"Why are we stopping?" Raven asks from her stretcher.

"I don't know. I don't see anything." Finn replies.

Then, out of seemingly nowhere, a spear flies into Drew's chest, killing him instantly. "Move, move, move!" Bellamy calls out, ushering the group back into the camp.

"Shut the gates! Shut the gates!" Finn calls to the last people to enter.

The delinquents move into place to try and find the Grounders. "Where are they? Why aren't they attacking?" Bellamy questions.

"Because we're doing exactly what they wanted us to do." Clarke answers.

"What do you mean?" Nova asks.

"Lincoln said the scouts would be the first to arrive."

Octavia quickly replies, "If it's just scouts, we can fight our way out. That's what Lincoln would do."

"We're done doing what that Grounder would do." Bellamy snaps, "We tried it and now Drew is dead, you want to be next?"

"That Grounder saved our lives." Finn says, "I agree with Octavia. For all we know, there's one scout out there."

"One scout with insanely good aim." Jasper replies.

"I doubt it would just be one. The Grounders are smart, we can't underestimate them." Nova pauses, "If I can just find them, I could probably take them out from here."

"We can still do this." Octavia says.

"Looking to you, Princess. What's it gonna be? Run and get picked off out in the open, or stand and fight back?" Bellamy asks.

"Clarke, if we're still here when Tristan gets here..." Finn trails off.

"Lincoln said scouts. More than one. He said, 'get home before the scouts arrive.' Finn, they're already here." Clarke then turns to Bellamy, "Looks like you've got your fight."

"Ok then." Bellamy nods then turns to address the rest of the group, "This is what we've been preparing for. Kill them before they kill us. Gunners, to your posts. Use the tunnels to get in and out. From now on, the gate stays closed."

The delinquents start to move. Octavia tries to run by, "Whoa, whoa, whoa. You're not a gunner." Bellamy tries to stop his sister.

"No. I'm not. Like you said... I'm a Grounder." She replies.

Bellamy nods, allowing her to continue. Nova runs after her with both her bow and a gun. Clarke turns to Bellamy, "So, how the hell do we do this?"

"We've got 25 rifles with 20 rounds each, give or take. Roughly 500 rounds of ammo. While you two were gone, we made some improvements. Thanks to Raven, the gully is mined." Bellamy answers.

"Partially mined." Raven corrects. "Thanks to Murphy."

"Still, it's the main route in. If the Grounders use it, we'll know. She also built grenades." Bellamy says, showing the grenade stash.

"It's not many." Clarke says.

"Again, thank you, Murphy." Raven replies.

"We'll make them count. If the Grounders make it through the front gate, guns and grenades should force them back." Bellamy states.

"And then?" Clarke questions.

"Then we close the door and pray." Raven bluntly says.

"And pray what? That the ship keeps them out? Because it won't." Clarke states.

"Then let's not let them get through the gate." Bellamy then gets on a radio, "All foxholes, listen up. Keep your eyes and ears open. Inflict casualties, as many as possible. You can hold them off long enough to make them turn back. That's the plan."

Finn rolls his eyes, "That's always your plan, just like the bomb at the bridge."

"Damn right. You got a better idea?"

"Don't argue right now, we need to work together." Elara says.

"It can't be that simple. You said there's fuel in those rockets, right? Enough to build 100 bombs?" Clarke asks Raven.

"I also said we've got no gunpowder left." Raven answers.

"I don't want to build a bomb. I want to blast off."

"Draw them in close. Fire the rockets. A ring of fire."

"Barbecued Grounders. I like it." Bellamy says.

"Will it work?" Finn questions.

"You give me enough time, I'll cook them real good." Raven replies with a smile.

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Bellamy looks towards Elara, "You're sticking with me. If anything happens to you, I'm not going to be worried about the Grounders. Nova will have my head."

Elara laughs, "Yeah, you're not wrong. Honestly, I think I'd rather take on a Grounder than an angry Nova."

"Honestly, me too. She's terrifying." Bellamy answers. "But you better not tell her I said that."

"Hmm, no promises." Elara smirks.

The two make their way towards Miller. "Where's Octavia?" Bellamy questions, wondering where his sister went.

"And Nova?" Elara asks, not noticing her either.

"They both left 5 minutes ago. Didn't say where to. They think they're damn samurai." Miller answers, eyes still trained outside.

"You see anything?" Bellamy asks.

"No. What the hell are they waiting for?" Monroe questions, wanting to get this fight over with.

"The longer they wait, the better. This is about buying time for Raven."

Before anyone can answer, Sterling is heard over the radio, "I see them. They're moving! I count 2, 3, no wait, there's more. I don't know, man. There's too many of them."

Then there was gunfire. "Was that Sterling? South foxhole. South foxhole, report now." Bellamy calls over the radio.

"Yeah, yeah. We're ok. They didn't attack. It's like... It's like shooting at ghosts." Sterling says.

More gunfire is heard as more Grounders are spotted. Bellamy is heard over the radio, "Stop! Stop. Hold your fire! Reload. Now." He then says to the group with him, "Those were our last clips."

"We should fall back." Monroe says, scared of what's to come.

"No. If this position falls, they'll walk right to the front door." Bellamy replies.

Then Jasper is heard over the radio, "They're everywhere! Harper, get down! We need backup! Raven, our mines actually worked!"

Clarke replies, "Jasper, we need you in the dropship right now."

"Negative." Bellamy states, "We can't give up the west woods."

"The west woods are mined, Bellamy." Clarke says, "The Grounders just figured that out. Jasper, get in here."

"I see one! There!" Harper yells out.

"Wait! Stop!" Nova calls through the radio. "They're drawing our fire. They want us to run out of Ammo. All gunners, listen up. The Grounders are not attacking. They're making us waste bullets. Don't shoot when they're running laterally."

"Nova's right." Bellamy replies, "Don't fire until you're sure it's an attack. Repeat, do not fire until you are sure."

Not too long after Bellamy's comment, the Grounders began to attack. Nova took aim and stayed down in the foxhole, taking out Grounder's one by one until she was out of ammo.

Elara on the other hand stayed behind Bellamy not using her bow and arrow until he ran out of Ammo. "I'm out." Bellamy states.

Elara immediately began aiming her bow at Grounders. Running by and pulling the bow back out when she took a kill shot. Nova, too, has deposited her gun and moved on to her bow.

One after another bodies fell to the ground, both enemy and friend. Elara slowly took the chance to retreat knowing she'd be better off treating the wounded who made their way away from the fighting.

Nova moved towards hand to hand combat, picking up discarded Grounder weapons. Blood of the enemies was now coating her clothes. As she fights one Grounder, using their body as a human shield when she notices an arrow flying towards her, she hears Miller call out, "There are too many! Everybody to dropship now!"

Then Clarke yells back, "No! We need more time. Gunners, stay at your post. The rest of you, inside. Come on, move."

Elara stays at the dropship door, watching as delinquents climb inside. As she goes to grab her bow one more time, a loud explosion is heard causing everyone to look into the sky. "Is that from the Ark?" Fox asks.

"That is the Ark." Clarke answers.

Anya, the Grounder the girls met with, says to the man beside her, "Reinforcements."

The man replies, "When they get here, they won't find anyone alive. Take down the gate!" But before the Grounders can move to bring the gate down, yelling is heard from behind them. "Reapers!"

Finn brought the Reapers to the battle to buy the delinquents some time. As the Grounders and Reapers fight, the delinquents catch their breath and get ready for a second round.

Most of the group are inside the dropship, only the gunner's are outside. Elara now has her bow in hand, ready to use the last 10 arrows from her spot on the dropship ramp.

Once the Grounders beat the Reapers, the lead Grounder calls to the others, "Now to the wall!"

"Clarke, they're taking down the gate." Miller says.

"Good. Because I did it. I think" Jasper says, slightly unsure of himself.

"I'm closing that door." Miller replies.

"Wait! They're are still people out there. Bellamy, Nova, and Atlas are all out there." Elara says, making him stop.

Elara takes the last few shots with her arrows. Right after she runs out she turns her head to see Atlas get stabbed through the stomach, "ATLAS!" She yells out. Instinctively, she goes to run and help him, but Miller holds her back.

"It's too late for him, Elara." Miller says.

"No! No, I can help. Let me help." Elara replies, tears streaming down her face.

"You can't! I'm sorry." Miller tells her, keeping an arm around her to stop her from leaving the dropship.

Elara's eyes quickly scan the area around her trying to find Nova. She needed to make sure her best friend was alright. She makes eye contact with her just as a Grounder cuts Nova' stomach.

Nova retaliates, quickly slashing the Grounder throat. She knows she's too late though and she won't be able to make it to the dropship in time. So instead she backs away, working her way to the south foxhole.

Miller drags Elara inside the dropship, cutting off her view from everyone else. Nova is still outside fighting, not sure if everyone else has made it in but knowing that Elara is at least safe.

A Grounder sneaks up to her, not turning in enough time, the Grounder takes her down. Nova hears a snap and lets out an ear piercing scream. She may not be medically trained but she knows her ankle is broken. The two roll around a bit before Nova gets the upper hand, taking the Grounders own weapon and turning it against him.

Inside the dropship, the doors begin to shut. Anya jumps in at the last moment. The group looks at her as she eyes them. "Jasper, now." Clarke calls. Then addressing Anya, "Anya, you can't win."

The delinquents begin to attack Anya, beating her when she's already down. "No. Stop! She's already down. We are not Grounders." Clarke calls out.

Finally the ship launches. Nova is far enough away to not get scorched but close enough to feel the heat from the flames. She's disoriented from the pain in her ankle and the blood she's losing from her stomach wound. Her vision begins to become black as she passes out.

Once the dropship doors open, the delinquents and Anya slowly exit. The group looks around at the charred remains, not being able to identify those who were once friends or enemies.

Out of nowhere, a red smoke starts filling up the area, "What the hell?" Jasper asks.

"Mountain men." Anya speaks through gritted teeth. The group starts coughing as the smoke enters their lungs. One by one they fall to the Grounder.