Stella Lupos -The 100

Murphy's law

It's been a week since Wells was murdered, I should've gotten to him quicker…
 

A week ago

 
Me and Octavia are currently in our tent sleeping when I hear something I hate the sound of, I jolt up and quickly get dressed
 
I shake Octavia awake "O, O, something's wrong" I say to the sleepy girl, she quickly sees my face and puts on her boots to help me search
 
"Come on" I say and we both leave the tent, me following the sound of the slowing heartbeat
 
We reach the wall where Wells is meant to be on watch, I can see him anywhere so I scent the area and follow my nose toward Wells
 
"Oh my god!" Octavia gasps with a hand to her mouth, looking at the horrible sight in front of us
 
"We're too late" I say sadly, I no longer hear his heartbeat
 
"Bellamy! Get over here" Octavia yells towards the camp
 
"I'm here, what do you want O" Bellamy says as he leaves the camp walking towards us
 
Octavia only looks toward Wells and points "He's dead"
 
Bellamy looks over and sees the body of Wells and he begins ordering people to dig and grave and for people to stay inside the walls
 
Me and Octavia links arms on our way into camp "I'm going to tell Clarke" I say and we part ways, me in search of Clarke while Octavia goes to visit Jasper  in the dropship
 
I eventually find Clarke in her tent, I look at her sadly and before she says anything I sit down next to her, bring her into a side hug and tell her the news
 

"Wells is dead" she then cries and I sing to her to her the rest of the night
 

 
Now
 
Me, Monty, Clarke, Finn and Jasper are in the drops hip watching Monty as he works on Clarke's wristband to contact the Ark
 
“Yes! I did it. It’s still operational.” Monty beams happily
 
Clarke sees the unimpressed look on Finn's face "What? Monty needed a working wristband.”
 
“And you needed to punish your mother.”
 
Clarke sighs “Look, they’re running out of air, and we need their help. My mother thinking I’m dead is only temporary.”
 
“Not if I can’t patch it through the dropship mainframe. I can do it. We’ll be talking to The Ark by nightfall.” Monty says as he continues to work on the wristband
 
Later on in the day, everyone in camp is working on building the wall, Bellamy and Murphy are bossing people around, they are really pissing me off
 
I'm currently helping Charlotte tie logs together, as we work, I tell jokes but she hardly smiles, something is wrong
 
“This section should be finished by tomorrow." Murphy yells
 
Conner drops the log he is carrying onto the ground, he is exhausted, we have been working non stop and Murphy doesn't give anyone a break
 
Murphy marches up to Conner "Hey! You think the Grounders are just going to sit around, and wait for us to finish the wall? Maybe we should let the little girl do the lifting for you, huh?”
 
Conner looks up at him “I just need some water, okay? Then I’ll be fine.”
 
I head towards the water section with a 'be right back' to Charlotte
 
“Murphy, get this guy some water." I hear Bellamy order as I make my way back with the now full bottle
 
Bellamy looks at Charlotte" Hey, you got this?" he asks the 12 year old pointing to the log, she then goes to pick it up, Bellamy stops her "I’m just kidding.” He picks up the log and sees me looking at him with a smile so he winks in my direction
 
As I walk up towards Conner, Murphy starts peeing on him “Uhh! What the hell is wrong with you, Murphy?” He moans
 
"Murphy back off" I say going up to him and pushing him away from the boy on the floor
 
Murphy just looks at me, then at Conner, guess they like ignoring me “Look at you! You wanted a water break. Get back to work.”
 
I crouch down besides Conner and offer him the bottle "Thanks Bella"
 
"No worries" I pat him on the shoulder and go back to working with Charlotte
 
Later on after we finish the wall, I head towards the newly built wall with Octavia, we are helping Jasper walk around the camp and just outside of the walls, he is clearly nervous and I don't blame him
 
Octavia senses this and looks back at him “Look, we’re already there. Just a few steps, okay? One foot in front of the other." she says but Jasper freezes in place
 
"Hey. What’s wrong?” I ask squeezing his arm
 
Jasper hums “Hmm? Oh, nothing. I’m good.” he lies
 
Octavia sighs “Jasper, it’s been a week, okay? You’ve been given a second chance. You got to use it.” she encourages
 
Octavia begins to walk backwards towards the forest, as she nears a bush, she gets grabs by a teen, they're playing a prank which is no funny
 
Jasper panics            “Octavia? Octavia? Octavia! Octavia, are you okay?” he calls
 
Octavia leaps up punching the guy that pulled her down “Hey, jerk! Get the hell out of here." the teen runs away
"Jasper, come on. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” Octavia walks towards us, offering her hand to the boy
 
Jasper trips and falls face first into the dirt, as he goes to get up he freezes in place "Oh my god"
 
I follow his gaze and I see fingers that belong to Wells along with a knife
 
"Octavia picks up the fingers and the knife with a cloth as I help Jasper up
 
"Okay, Okay, you two get Clarke and I’ll get Bellamy" I plan and they nod "Bring her and Finn to Bellamy's tent" I call to them, and with that they are off
 
I walk towards camp and quickly find Bellamy, I march up to him and grab his arm "I need to talk to you" I say as I pull him towards the tent
 
"You can just ask you know" he starts to say suggest and I just roll my eyes at him
 
We enter the tent and I see the cloth on the table but the others aren't here yet
 
I walk towards the table as Bellamy starts to ask what's going on, "just wait" I reply and I uncover the cloth to show Bellamy
 
"Is that?..." He asks wide eyed
 
"Yes" is all I say to him
 
A moment later, Octavia, Jasper, Finn and Clarke enter the tent
 
Clarke and Finn look at the table with wide eyes
 
Clarke picks the knife up to inspect it, it's made of metal from the dropship
 
Clarke notices this as well “This knife was made of metal from the dropship.”
 
I sigh because I know what that means
 
Jasper wants know what that means            “What do you mean?” he asks
 
Clarke looks up at us “Who else knows about this?” she asks
 
Octavia answers “No one. We brought it straight here.”
 
“Clarke?” Jasper asks again
 
“It means the Grounders didn’t kill Wells. It was one of us.” I answer for Clarke
 
Jasper questions “So, there’s a murderer in the camp?”
 
Bellamy glances at me as he says “There’s more than one murderer in this camp. This isn’t news."
 
"We need to keep it quiet.” He continues
 
"While we figure it out" I add
 
Clarke suddenly stomps towards the tent flap but Bellamy stands in her way “Get out of my way, Bellamy.”
 
Bellamy shakes his head “Clarke, be smart about this. Look at what we’ve achieved… the wall, the patrols. Like it or not, thinking the Grounders killed Wells is good for us.” Bellamy says
 
“Oh, good for you, you mean. What… keep people afraid and they’ll work for you? Is that it?" Clarke asks
 
Bellamy sighs “Yeah. That's it. But it’s good for all of us. Fear of the Grounders is building that wall" he states
 
"And besides, what are you going to do… just walk out there and ask the killer to step forward? You don’t even know whose knife that is.” Bellamy adds
 
Clarke shows us the knife "Oh, really? J.M. John Murphy. The people have a right to know.” and she leaves fuming
 
"This won't end well" I say as we leave the tent
 
Murphy is at the center of camp, bossing people around, like always “No water till this section is up!" some of the kids see an angry Clarke heading his way and stare at her "What? What are you staring at, huh?” Murphy demands
 
Clarke runs up to him and pushes him but he doesn't fall       “You son of a bitch!” she yells
 
Soon a crowd is gathered around Clarke and Murphy
 
Murphy looks annoyed and confused at her “What’s your problem?” he asks
 
Clarke shows him the knife “Recognize this?”
 
Murphy tries to reach for it but Clarke holds it away from his reach “It’s my knife. Where’d you find it?”
 
Clarke is red with anger now “Where you dropped it after you killed Wells.” she yells at him
 
The crowd start whispering hearing this but Murphy looks confused, I don't like him too much but I don't believe he killed Wells
 
Murphy defends himself “Where I what? The Grounders killed Wells, not me.”
 
Clarke yells at him once more “I know what you did, and you’re going to pay for it.”
 
“Really? Bellamy, you really believe this crap?” Murphy asks looking at Bellamy who is standing next to me with his arms crossed, Bellamy doesn't say anything
 
Clarke gets into Murphy's face “You threatened to kill him. We all heard you. You hated Wells.”
 
“Plenty of people hated Wells. His father was the Chancellor that locked us up.” Murphy says
 
Clarke replies “Yeah, but you’re the only one who got in a knife fight with him.”
 
“Yeah, I didn’t kill him then, either.”
 
Octavia helpfully adds “Tried to kill Jasper, too.” Jasper looks shocked at this but I reach over and squeeze his hands
 
Murphy looks really pissed off now “Come on. This is ridiculous. I don’t have to answer to you. I don’t have to answer to anyone.”
 
Bellamy walks up to Murphy with his arms crossed “Come again?” he questions, towering over the boy
 
“Bellamy, look, I’m telling you, man. I didn’t do this.” Murphy tries
 
“They found his fingers on the ground with your knife.” Bellamy says
 
I walk up next to Bellamy and say quietly "I don't think he did it Bellamy, this is going to end badly" he looks at me but as he opens his mouth to say something, Clarke beats him to it
 
“Is this the kind of society that we want? You say there should be no rules. Does that mean that we can kill each other without… without punishment?” she yells to the crowd watching
 
"I already told you. I didn’t kill anyone.” Murphy tries again
 
“I say we float him.” Conner yells
 
Oh no
 
 
Loads of teens agree with him
 
“Yeah!”
 
"Float him!"
 
Clarke realizes this is going to end badly finally “That’s not what I’m saying.”
 
Conner yells “Why not? He deserves to float. It’s justice.”
 
Clarke shakes her head “Revenge isn’t justice"
 
Conner ignores her “It’s justice. Float him!” he yells
 
I make eye contact with Murphy quickly and I mouth 'Run'
 
Murphy starts to run but he trips over and the teens start beating him up
 
Me and Clarke try getting them off of him
“No! Get off him!"
 
"Get off of him! Let him go! You can’t do this!"
 
Someone grabs Clarke from behind "Get off me!"
 
They start tying a rope around a tree and lead Murphy up to it, wrapping it around his neck and tying his hands together
 
"No! No! You can stop this! They’ll listen to you!” Clarke yells to Bellamy as she panics
 
I'm trying to get to Murphy to help him but I keep getting pushed back, I don't want to hurt anyone though so I make my way towards Octavia, Jasper and Monty at the side
 
Connor yells once Murphy is tied up “Bellamy! You should do it!"
 
Teens start chanting
 
“Bel-la-my!”
"Bel-la-my!"
 
I look at Bellamy and try to stop him “I saw you in the woods with Atom. I know you’re not a killer. Bellamy, don’t do this." he glances at me, but he made his mind up
 
Bellamy walks towards Murphy on the stool ready to be hanged
 
Clarke tries to stop him "Don’t… Don’t. Bellamy. You can’t do this, Bellamy"
 
Bellamy kicks the stool from under Murphy's feet "No, Bellamy, no! How could you?!” Clarke yells
 
Bellamy yells back to her “This is on you, princess. You should’ve kept your mouth shut.”
 
Finn pops up from nowhere and heads straight for Murphy “What the hell are you doing? Cut him down! Charlotte, get out of here now! Cut him down! Get out of my way.” he yells
 
Charlotte, I look for her and when I see her I head in her direction
 
She sees me coming and she looks up at me with a guilty expression but before  I can ask what’s wrong she makes an announcement
 
Charlotte            “Stop! Okay? Murphy didn’t kill Wells! I did!"
 
Everything goes silent, all eyes look towards the 12 year old murderer
 
“Lottie, let’s go” I say when I unfreeze
 
I drag her towards Bellamy’s tent and Bellamy, Clarke and Finn soon arrive a moment later
 
“Bring out the girl, Bella!” We soon hear Murphy yell from outside the tent
 
Bellamy crouches down in front of Charlotte who is near me “Why, Charlotte?” He asks in a soft voice
 
“I was just trying to slay my demons, like you told me.” Charlotte says simply
 
“He didn’t mean it literally” i say to the girl
 
“What the hell is she talking about?” Clarke demands looking at me and Bellamy
 
Bellamy sighs “She misunderstood me”
He holds Charlotte’s hand “Charlotte, that is not what I meant.”
 
“Bring the girl out now!”
 
Charlotte panics hearing Murphy “Please don’t let them hurt me.”
 
Bellamy looks towards Clarke and Finn     “If you guys have any bright ideas, speak up” they stay silent “Now you stay quiet”
 
“Those are your boys out there.” Finn says
 
Bellamy sighs standing up “This is not my fault. If she had listened to me, those idiots would still be building the wall.”
 
“You want to build a society, princess? Let’s build a society. Bring her out.” Murphy yells once again
 
Charlotte clings to my leg “No! Please, Bella”
 
I kneel down holding her hands and with a soft smile I say “Charlotte, hey, it’s going to be okay. Just stay with them.” I point at Clarke and Finn
 
I stand up and tell them my plan “You two” I say looking at Finn and Clarke “Take her and hide somewhere while me and Bellamy deal with Murphy” they nod and leave the tent into the woods
 
“Time to face the devil” I say glancing at Bellamy as we leave the tent
 
Murphy sees us coming his way            “Well, well, well. Look who decided to join us.”
 
Bellamy           crosses his arms “Dial it down and back off.”
 
Murphy looks amused           “Or what? What are you going to do about me? Hang me?”
 
“I was just giving the people what they wanted.” Bellamy says to the boy
 
“Yeah. Yeah, that’s a good idea. Why don’t we do that right now? So, who here wants to see the real murderer hung up? All in favor??” Murphy turns around and asks the crowd “I see. So, it’s okay to string me up for nothing, but when this little bitch confesses, you all let her walk? Cowards! All of you are cowards!” he says when a small handful puts their hands up
 
“Hey, Murphy! Murphy. It’s over.” Bellamy announces
 
Murphy acts like it’s over”
 
“Whatever you say, boss” Murphy says, Bellamy turns around to walk away, but Murphy picks up a log and bangs it against his head, knocking him out cold
 
“Son of a bitch!” Octavia yells, rushing to her brother’s side
 
Jasper tries to stop Murphy entering the tent, not knowing they left earlier and Murphy is quick to punch him
 
“Come on. Let’s get the girl” he calls to the teens following him entering the tent
 
He soon exits and comes up to me “Where is she Bella?” he asks
 
I just shrug and with a smirk I say “Gone”
 
Murphy is pissed, he tries to punch me but I’m faster and he misses his target
 
Murphy and a group of teens head into the woods
 
“ Charlotte! Charlotte, I know you can hear me! And when I find you, you are going to pay!” he yells and we soon can’t hear his yells as he goes deep into the woods
 
I kneel down next to Bellamy’s unconscious body, It’s just me and Octavia by him so I touch his head and heal his bump to wake him up
 
I look up to see Octavia mouthing ‘thank you’ to me
 
When Bellamy awakens, we head into the woods to help Charlotte leaving Octavia in charge
 
After about an hour of searching for the young girl, we find her on her own by a tree
 
Bellamy grabs her “Let me go!” she demands making me confused, she wants to die?
 
Bellamy struggles a bit to hold her back            “I’m trying… hey, hey. I’m trying to help you.”
 
“I’m not your sister! Just stop helping me!” Charlotte tells him, she manages to get out of his arms to run off “I’m over here!” she yells
 
Bellamy grabs her again and I stand in front of her
 
“Are you trying to get us all killed?” I ask
 
Charlotte has tears rolling down her face “Just go, okay? I’m the one they want.”
 
“No way” I say, Murphy will kill her
 
“Okay, Charlotte, listen to me. I won’t leave you.” Bellamy says to Charlotte
 
“Please, Bellamy, Bella” she’s begging now
 
“Murphy! I’m over here!” she yells but Bellamy picks her up and throws her on his shoulder as we run further into the woods
 
“Come on out, Charlotte! Come on out.” We hear Murphy yell
 
Charlotte wiggles in Bellamy’s arms but he holds tight “No, no! Murphy!" Charlotte yells
 
“Charlotte!”
 
“Put me down!” Charlotte demands as we reach a cliff, there’s no way out as Murphy and his gang comes towards the cliff
 
“Charlotte! Damn it. You two cannot fight all of us. Give her up.” Murphy yells at me and Bellamy
 
We stand in front of charlotte and I grip onto her arm keeping her still
 
“Maybe not, but I guarantee I’ll take a few of you with me.” Bellamy says back
 
Clarke and Finn come running into the area “Bellamy! Stop! This has gone too far. Just calm down. We’ll talk about this.” Clarke yells walking in between us
 
Murphy            quickly grabs Clarke and holds a knife to her neck
“I’m sick of listening to you talk.”
 
“Let her go." Me and  Bellamy say at the same time
 
"I will slit her throat" Murphy threatens with a craze look in his eye
 
Charlotte is scared for Clarke's life “Please. Please don’t hurt her.”
 
Murphy looks like he’s thinking            “Don’t hurt her? Okay, I’ll make you a deal. You come with me right now, I will let her go.” He demands of the girl
 
Charlotte walks forward but I pull her back
 
“Don’t do it, Charlotte”
 
“Don’t do it, Charlotte!”
 
“No! No, I have to!” Charlotte yells trying to wiggle free
 
“Murphy, this is not happening” Bellamy yells
 
Charlotte manages to wiggle free and she walks backwards towards the edge of the cliff “I can’t let any of you get hurt anymore. Not because of me. Not after what I did.”
 
As she jumps towards her death I hear her say “Sorry Bella”
 
The 4 of us that was protecting the child scream and lunge toward her but it’s to late, she’s gone
 
“Charlotte! No! No, no, no!” Clarke yells, kneeling at the edge
 
I turn my head to the sound of Bellamy running towards Murphy
 
He lunges onto Murphy and starts punching him over and over
 
Clarke is soon to yell to Bellamy to get him off the boy “No! Bellamy. Bellamy. Bellamy, stop! You’ll kill him!”
 
Me and Finn get Bellamy off the boy covered in blood
 
Bellamy           looks angry now “Get off me!” he yells as we hold him back “He deserves to die.” He adds
 
Clarke yells back “No! We don’t decide who lives and dies. Not down here.”
 
Bellamy           “So help me God, if you say the people have a right to decide…”
 
“No, I was wrong before, okay? You were right. Sometimes it’s dangerous to tell people the truth. But if we’re going to survive down here, we can’t just live by whatever the hell we want. We need rules.” Clarke says more calmly this time
 
Bellamy            looks look’s mad at her “And who makes those rules, huh? You?” he questions
 
Clarke shakes her head “For now, we make the rules. Okay? You, me and Bella” I’m no leader but I guess people do listen and follow my orders
 
Bellamy is calmer now but still slightly angry “So, what, then? We just take him back and pretend like it never happened?” he questions
 
We all stand there thinking for a moment before I speak up, I don’t want Murphy to die but we can’t risk bringing him back into camp
 
“We banish him.” All eyes look towards me
 
Almost straight away Bellamy stomps towards Murphy who is still on the floor “Get up.” He pulls Murphy up and takes him by the edge of the cliff, I don’t think he will kill him but Bellamy is angry at the boy
 
“Bellamy! Stop!” Clarke yells
 
Bellamy threatens the boy almost dangling him over the cliff “If I ever catch you near camp, we’ll be back here. Understand?” Murphy nods, Bellamy drops him on the floor, then he faces the teens that were following Murphy around “As for the four of you, you can come back and follow me, or go off with him to die. Your choice.”
 
Everyone soon leaves Murphy alone on the cliff, as I walk towards camp, I feel a hand brush up against my own, I follow the hand to it’s owner and it’s Bellamy, he sends me a smile as we interlock our fingers, we keep hold hands all the way home
 
As soon as we enter the camp, Me, Clarke and Bellamy gather the teens around the camp fire to make an announment
 
I start the speech as we tell everyone what happened with Charlotte and Murphy with my co-leaders adding in from time to time
 
"That’s why we’ve decided to banish Murphy. Anybody got a problem with that?” Clarke finishes, everyone starts to go back to their tents or sit around the fire
 
I do believe I can trust my friends now, so I quickly find Octavia and ask her to bring Monty and Jasper to the butterfly fields while I get Bellamy, Clarke and Finn
 
As we wait in the fields, I can tell the others are wondering what we are doing here, every time Bellamy asks I just reply “just wait for the others”
 
Not gonna lie, I’m nervous but they are going to find out sooner or later and I trust them
 
Octavia comes into view with the boys behind her who look confused but O is wearing a smirk looking at me
 
Octavia comes and stands next to me as we face the group who look very, very confused
 
“Okay Bella, we are all here, what’s wrong” Bellamy asks looking concerned
 
I just shake my head as I take off my jacket ad dump it on the floor “Promise me you all won’t scream or freak out” I say
 
If possible they look more confused
 
“Bella wha” Clarke starts to say but Octavia cuts her off
 
“Just wait” she says
 
“I’m guessing you’ve all heard the legends from the time before the bombs” I start gaining nods
 
“Well I’m a wolf” I finish seriously as I start to fully undress, they all look shocked and I can tell they don’t believe me
 
As I take my top off they hang their mouths and quickly  turn away and I giggle at them shaking my head
 
I really don’t care if they see me naked
 
Once I’m naked I chuck my clothes on the floor and glance at Octavia who is backing up from me a tad
 
“Alright guys, no screaming” I say to them as I start to shift
 
At the sounds of bones breaking and pops, the group turns around, a few seconds later I fully shift and they are all gasping, staring at me in shock
 
I sit down waiting patiently for one of them to make the first move as Octavia stands next to me again stroking my fur
 
“Guys, Meet Bella” she says, they soon unfreeze, Clarke makes the first move, she comes up to me with a hand stretched out in front of her with a small smile
 
“Bella?” she asks in disbelief and I nod
 
She starts running her fingers through my fur and the smile grows wider
 
Soon Everybody else comes up to feel my fur and they relax
 
“I can’t believe this” Bellamy says
 
“I must be dreaming” Jasper says next shaking his head and then Monty pinches him
 
Jasper yelps a bit “Just checking” Monty says causing everyone to laugh, even me, although my laugh sounds more like a low growl
 
When they hear me they all back up a bit till Octavia says grinning “That’s her laugh” and nod
 
They relax again stroking my fur till Finn breaks the silence
 
“Can you change back? I have questions” I nod at him and back up away from them
 
I shift back, get changed and face the group again as they ask questions, we are in the fields for another hour till we head towards the camp again
 
All of us bar Bellamy enters the dropship as Monty is nearly finished working on the wristbands to contact the ark
 
“Will we be able to talk to them?” Jasper asks
 
Monty replies not looking up from his work “No. More like Morse code. You want to do the honors?” he asks his best friend as he is finished, Jasper nods so Monty points to a part on the wristband “That port right there.”
 
As Jasper connects the two wires, the wristband sparks and I let out a small yelp as my one zaps me and drops off my wrist
 
Octavia’s does the same “What the hell?” she says rubbing her wrist
 
“What happened?” Jasper asks
 
Monty looks sadly towards the boy “It didn’t work. I think we fried all the wristbands.”
 
Jasper sighs and walks toward the wall, slides down and holds his hand in his head, me and Octavia sit of opposite sides of him, he looks at us “Sit there at your own risk. I think I might be cursed.”
 
“Then call me a risk taker. And Jasper, you’re not cursed.” I say rubbing his arm
 
“I’m unlucky then.” Jasper says
 
Octavia grabs his hand “No. Brave.”
 
Jasper scoffs “Brave? For getting my face bashed in or for ruining any chance to contact The Ark?”
 
Octavia shakes her head at him “No, for standing up to a bully and trying to help everyone.”
 
“Yeah. And failing. Both times.”
 
I shake my head at him “I didn’t see anyone else step up. Did you? And I don’t care how things turned out. You were brave to try” I say
 
“Bravery is always rewarded.” Octavia adds and the she kisses him
 
Octavia heads outside soon after that and Jasper’s face is bright red
 
We stay there for a bit longer, the boys ask me more questions about my wolf half, and then we joke around
 
A/N

Hi!!
Soo...I had a plan to upload weekly but I can't help myself...oops, oh well, I love writing for you lot but I do need feedback, I have loads of ideas for this book but I want to know what you all want to see.

Anyway....see you next time

One more thing - chapter lengths, should I make an episode last 2 chapters or keep the length as it is? Help

Mwah 🥰