Barricade- John Murphy

Chapter 9

Episode 8:
Day Trip

Finns POV

I sit up, groaning at the strain on my wound. I grab the shirt sitting next to me tugging it on, painfully slow. "Finn! Lay back down!" Raven says. Busted. "I can't. I need to get to the comms tent." I mutter groaning as I shift getting up. "Finn lay down!" Clarke says when she walks in. "No!" I say and they both pause shocked.

"You wanted Murphy gone. You both agreed to that. Now Artemis is gone too. That's thanks to you and Bellamy." I say looking at Clarke. "I didn't want him gone! Charlotte jumped off a cliff because of him." Clarke defends herself. "Yeah, I was there. But now? We're in complete chaos. Because you two caused Arty to leave." I state and she frowns looking away.

"You can scold me to lay down later. But I made a promise. And I'm not breaking it." I say hissing in pain as I stand completely. "Let me help you walk." Raven scolds me, wrapping an arm around me. "Get Marcus Kane on comms." I tell Clarke and she looks confused. "What does Marcus have to do with anything?" She asks me.

I start walking with Ravens help groaning. "He flipped out when her tile went dark. He needs to know she's still alive." Raven answers. "We don't know if she is now." Clarke admits. "Because of you and Bellamy! And if you knew Artemis as well as anyone in this camp. You'd know she's the most stubborn girl out there. She's alive." I state groaning in pain.

She gets into the tent first and Raven helps me sit down as he shows up sitting down as well. "You can go. I'll be fine. I'll call when I'm done." I tell the two who nod leaving. I slide the headset on shifting and groan. "Finn, right?" Marcus asks and I nod. "That's correct." I answer. "You're the one who got stabbed. Should you be up and moving?" He asks and I shrug.

"Not at all. But I made a promise I'm damn well gonna keep." I state and he raises a brow. "What's that?" He asks leaning back in the chair. "It's about Artemis." I say and he sits forward, completely focused. "Artemis? Is she okay? Where is she?" He asks. "She's fine. She took her band off because Monty was trying to reverse-engineer them to talk to you guys. Clearly that didn't work." I mutter and he nods.

"Should have known she was fine. But my emotions got the better of me." He mutters. "Where is she now?" He asks me. "We don't know... something happened a few days ago. Clarke told you guys Wells was gone?" I ask and he nods. "John Murphy was accused of his murder. The real murderer confessed and Murphy wanted her to pay." I start and he nods.

"Him, Arty, and a few others were trying to hunt her down. She ended up jumping off a cliff. Bellamy and Clarke banished Murphy. Artemis chose to stay with him and not come back to camp." I explain and he sits back in his chair again. "And her brother and sister just let her?" He asks confused.

"He seemed upset. But ultimately, no one went out looking. Because we all know she won't come back without Murphy." I say and he nods with a frown. "But she's alive?" He asks and I nod. "I didn't get to talk to her much. But I know she's too stubborn to let anything kill her. She made me promise to talk to you." I tell him.

"She certainly is stubborn." He chuckles. "I promised to pass on her message as long as she stayed alive. And she doesn't seem like one to break a promise." I chuckle slightly. I wince, grabbing my side. "Finn you should be resting. I appreciate you telling me. Thank you." He tells me and I nod. "I don't need her kicking my ass for breaking a promise when she comes back." I say and he chuckles now.

"Thank you, Finn." He says and I nod pulling the headset off. "I'm done." I call, wincing as I shift to get up. "Easy there. Come on." Raven chuckles helping me up. "Now, you can rest easy. That was sweet of you to pass on that message for her." She tells me. "He needed to know." I shrug and she nods. "Alright. Lay back down and rest." She says as we get to the tent.

I lay down and let out a breath as my pain and irritation subsided. "Much better." I mutter softly and she chuckles. "Rest. I'll check on you in a bit." She says leaving the tent.