03

"Soph, I really think this isn't going to end well." Jasper frowned as he watched Sophia swipe the keycard she stole to get inside the armory. "It'll be fine, Jasper. Just keep watch and make sure no one comes by, mountain men or our people. The less that know about this, the better." Jasper groaned as he looked back and forth down either end of the hall anxiously.

Sophia slipped into the armory, walking through the room, looking at the various uniforms. This felt like too much for a place that's supposedly supposed to be oh so safe. And the amount of guns, too. There was no way this place was really that safe.

Sophia shook her head, brushing those thoughts aside as she grabbed one of the uniforms/padded suits that looked close to her size. She slipped the bulletproof vest over the black long-sleeved shirt she was wearing, pulling one of the jackets on after. She swapped the tights she was wearing for the same black pants the mountain men soldiers wore, as well as the boots that were unfortunately slightly bigger than her normal shoe size.

"Soph, might wanna hurry," Jasper called from the other side of the door as she saw Maya and the guard Sophia stole the keycard off of.

"Go distract them! I'm almost done." Sophia shouted back as she pulled her hair into a small ponytail, the best she could with her shorter hair. She grabbed one of the helmets/masks, pulling it over her head, then looked over the guns before grabbing a simple handgun and rifle.

Sophia adjusted how the uniform was on her, then slipped back out of the armory. Jasper had come back around after being a distraction. He saw how Sophia looked in the uniform in surprise.

"You know what, maybe your plan will work." Jasper crossed his arms. Sophia shrugged her shoulders sheepishly as she started walking ahead. "It's got to work. I don't have any other plans if this doesn't work." She sighed.

"Just be careful out there, Soph. Grounders are still out there. You could get hurt or killed, even." Jasper frowned as he walked with Sophia until they reached the exit.

"I'll be fine, Jasp. And I'll be back here with the others before you know it." She turned to look at Jasper, lifting the mask to smile reassuringly at her younger twin. "May we meet again."

Jasper opened his mouth to repeat the saying when a guard's voice cut in. "Hey! You two aren't supposed to be here! It's a restricted area! And you! You stole one of our men's keycard and are now stealing our uniform?! You're being placed in solitary confinement for your actions!" Sophia tensed, looking at Jasper.

"Gotta go." She said quickly before opening the door, making the guards that were there freak out and scream into their walkies that there was a breach.

Lockdown alarms started blaring, but by the time the doors all sealed shut, Sophia was already outside. Her lungs felt like they were going to shrivel up and cease to exist as she sprinted away from Mount Weather. She clenched her fists as she heard mountain men chasing her, shouting orders to each other to try and capture her.

Sophia reached the river, and she started trudging through when a gunshot suddenly went off. She cried out in pain as the bullet hit her left leg. She limped across to the other side, vaguely hearing one of the men say to leave her for now. That she was tagged.

Sophia looked down at her left leg, seeing the blood that trailed down her leg. They shot a tracker into her? She couldn't go to the others. Not until it was taken out. The only place she figured would have anything, though, was the dropship site.

Sophia limped slightly through the woods until she saw the dropship. She collapsed inside the ship, glancing around until she found a knife. She picked it up, seeing the initials S.J. on it. Sophia smiled small, looking at the knife in her hand as she looked back at her thigh.

"Well...fuck...this is going to hurt..." She mumbled to herself before using the knife to try and get the tracker out. As soon as the knife was in, she screamed bloody murder. Her whole body vibrated as she saw nothing but white. She gasped out as she shakily used the knife to flick the chip out of her leg, pulling the knife out before passing out from the adrenaline crash.

"Hey, Princess!" Sophia groaned, rolling her eyes as she turned around. "I told you to stop calling me that, Murphy." She huffed.

It had been a few days after the virus that went through the camp had left. Another few days before the attack. Murphy noticed more whispers coming about people wanting to kick him and Sophia out or even kill them.

"I made something for you." Sophia looked at Murphy skeptically. "What's the catch?" She questioned. Murphy feigned offense. "No catch. Just a bit of protection." He said, handing her the makeshift knife that looked similar to his own. The initials S.J. were carved into it.

"I-- why-" Murphy rolled his eyes slightly, "you know, usually people say thank you when they get a gift." He pointed out sarcastically. "And usually people aren't getting gifts from their enemy unless said enemy is trying to kill them or something." Murphy pinched the bridge of his nose.

"It's just a knife, Sophia. People around here have been giving...looks. Like if they want to kill you. You need something to defend yourself since I can't play guard dog every hour of the day." Sophia arched a brow. "You're my guard dog now?" Murphy groaned. "Shut up and take the damn knife."

Sophia shook her head with an amused smile. "Thanks, Murph."

Hours passed. Sophia was just now finally waking up. It was nightfall now. Sophia groaned softly, sitting up as she wrapped a cloth around her left leg, tying it off as she got to her feet.

She slowly stepped out of the dropship, looking around until her eyes landed on a not carved onto the side of the ship.

It was a note for Clarke from Abby. The others were still alive. About 22km away. Sophia reread the message a few times before starting to head in the direction of the camp.

She adjusted the strap on her rifle as she walked through the woods. So close. So close to seeing the others again. To find out if Murphy is really dead or not. Just 22km between her and the camp. Between her and the people who sent her down to earth. Any other circumstance, she'd probably be annoyed and want to avoid them, but with Mount Weather and the others, she wanted to see some familiar faces.

"Guns up, movement coming towards the main gate!" Sophia recognized that voice. Marcus Kane. Sophia threw her hands up in surrender as she stepped out.

"Wait-- open the gate, I think it's one of the hundred that you sent down." Bellamy. Sophia's head shot up, hearing the familiar voice. She couldn't believe she was thinking it, but it was great hearing that voice again.

She pulled the helmet/mask off, staring up at the top of the gate where Bellamy and Kane stood. Bellamy's eyes widened as he quickly made his way down to open the gate.

Sophia limped inside, smiling at Bellamy. "Can't believe I'm saying this, but it's good to see you again, Soph." He pulled her in a hug. "Feeling's mutual, Bell." She mumbled, returning the hug.

"Holy shit--" Sophia pulled away from the hug. Sophia's eyes widened when she saw him. Alive.

"Murphy--" Without much thought or hesitation, Sophia ran up to Murphy. Her hands went on either side of his face as she kissed him abruptly.