The Earth We Once Knew - John Murphy

Unbanished

(TW: mention of torture) 

Murphy's POV

I was awakened by the sound of rustling outside the cave, it took a few moments for my eyes to readjust as they were doing that, I yell for her Phoneix but no response. I had this horrible gut feeling that made me quickly get up and run outside just to see that she had vanished. so many thoughts were running through my mind but as soon as I turn to the right, I saw her shoes laying on the cold ground. I knew someone or something had taken her. I quickly ran back inside the cave and threw back on my jacket and shoes before grabbing her's and my things than took off running in hopes of finding her. 

Phoneix's POV

I reawaken and looks around only to see the door to the "dungeon" was cracked open, so without a second thought I stood up taking off out the door. not knowing where to go, I just winged it but no later than a few moments I made it outside in the middle of the woods. I couldn't even think straight, I just kept running and running screaming for Murphy with small hint of hope that he would hear me.

Murphy's POV

While I was running, I stopped in my tracks realizing that I was getting too close to camp remembering Bellamy's warning. even with that memory in my mind, I couldn't shake the thought of maybe just maybe she went back to camp. that thought was immediately thrown out of my brain when I heard my name being called from behind me, I whipped myself around running towards the voice not with a single thought in my mind.

Phoneix's POV 

As I was running, I heard my name be called so out of instinct I ran towards the voice. Once I got closer to the voice, I than stopped in my tracks to than see Murphy standing 6ft in front of me. 

Phoneix- murphy 

I said softly as he looked at me, I ran to him running into his arms as I collapsed in relief and pain. he fell down with me holding me in his arms as tightly as he could.

Murphy - Phoneix, what happened!? Wh- what happened, I've been looking for you everywhere

I couldn't response at that very moment because seconds later I was coughing up blood.

Murphy - Baby, please explain to me what happened to me! Why are you coughing up blood!? *His tone was serious*

Phoneix - *I look into his eyes* The grounders kidnapped me, they tortured me-me. *I passed out*

Murphy - Phoneix!? Phoneix! Wake up! *Starts shaking Phoneix* 

Murphy's POV

As I was trying to wake up Phoneix, I heard a rustle to my right making me turn my head only to see Octavia, Connor, Miles and a couple others following behind as they slowly approached us. 

Octavia- Murphy? what the hell are you doing here?! you know Bel- *cuts off*

I followed Octavia's stare and notice she is looking at Phoneix who is passed out in my arms, out of instinct I pull her closer. She walked over to us crouching down as she touched Phoneix's arm in which I use my free hand to slap it away

Octavia- Murphy let me help

Murphy- why the fuck are you even trying to help? 

Octavia- I'm not Bellamy. I still care for everyone. let us take her to the drop ship to patch her up

Connor and Miles stepped forward, I put my hand out in front of me 

Murphy- don't touch her, I'll carry her myself.

Octavia moved back as I stood up bridal carrying her as I followed them to the camp. As we got to the drop ship, we walked to the back. as I put her down, i saw her start to wake up

Phoneix's POV

I woke up on the floor, I looked around realizing I was in the dropship. I start to panic as I sit up ignoring the agonizing pain that shot through my body. Murphy than came into my view looking me as he calmed me telling me they are going to help me, but deep down in my gut I didn't believe that.

Bellamy- where are they?

Bellamy walked into the dropship with Clarke and Finn following behind him as Miles, Connor and a many others circled around us with some holding guns. Bellamy, Clarke and Finn all have this look of shock written all over their faces when they look at me

Bellamy- everyone but Connor and Derek out... now!

everyone but those two left the dropship as Derek speaks up

Derek- Murphy claims that she was with grounders.

Miles- we caught them trying to sneak back into camp

Murphy- I wasn't sneaking, I was trying to find Phoneix. she was running from grounders, that's where we met. soon after you guys found us

Bellamy- anyone see grounders?

everyone shakes their heads no; I move closer to Murphy holding onto his jacket as he puts his arm around me holding me tight

Bellamy- well in that case- *points gun*

Finn- hey what the hell is wrong with you?! 

Finn pushes the gun down

Bellamy- we were clear what would happen if they came back!

Finn gets in front of Bellamy 

Finn- no. if she was with the grounders, then he knows things that can help us

Bellamy- help us? we hung her boyfriend. we banished them, and now we are going to kill them. get the hell out of my way

Clarke who was standing behind Bellamy speaks up

Clarke- no, Finn is right

she moves away from Bellamy and walks over to us, kneeling in front of me as she examines my wounds

Bellamy- like hell, he is. Clarke, think about Charolette

Clarke- I am thinking about her, but what happened to Charolette was as much fault ours as it was theirs.

she carefully lifts my hand that was holding onto Murphy and looks at my hand and begins to examine it

Clarke- they're not lying. her fingernails were torn off, they were torturing her. 

Finn- you and the grounders should compare notes.

Bellamy- the grounders known we're at war. what did you tell them about us?!

Phoneix- everything.

Clarke looks into my eyes as Bellamy looks like he's about to blow my head off, Clarke gets upset and walks to Bellamy

Clarke- once she is better, we find out what she knows, and they are out of here, okay?

Bellamy- what if they refuse to leave? what do we do with them than?

Clarke looks at us than back at Bellamy

Clarke- than we kill them.

she leaves the dropship as everyone else follows leaving us behind, I move slowly back away from Murphy looking at him as he is already staring at me

Phoneix- why the hell did you bring me here?!

Murphy- I didn't mean to bring you here, it just kind of happened. Octavia found us and insisted on helping

Phoneix- her helping?! you really believe she would help me?! I put a fucking knife to her throat for fuck sake Murphy?!

out of nowhere I started to feel really nauseous and began to start puking up blood, Murphy moves to my side right as Clarke re-enters the dropship