Hey everyone, here is a story that I got inspired to write after reading a story by Bloodyredshade, The Orphan King. It's a great story and it inspired me to write an OC story with the 100. Please go read his story because it's a really good one. My story has an OC that have elements slightly inspired by Arrow, because it's my favorite show. For my story, I changed up the canon of the show by having my character find the fault in the Ark earlier than Jake Griffin. At the point my character finds it, it's a projection of what will happen while Jake discovered it was too late to stop it.

What will happen when a young man volunteered to be sent to Earth before the 100? How will he impact their journey and the fight to survive on Earth? Watch and enjoy! To imagine my OC, imagine Stephen Amell from Arrow.

The Volunteer: On the way to Earth

95 years after the nuclear apocalypse

High above the earth, floating in surrounding space of the once plentiful and beautiful planet was the Ark. An orbiting space station where the remaining survivors of humanity lived together in cramped spaces and horrible conditions, but this was better than death, I suppose. When the nuclear apocalypse occurred, the surviving humans fled to space to live in space stations. 12 stations came together to pool their resources and populations creating the Ark. It gathered the surviving humans, but it led to strict restrictions and regulations to keep the population alive until there was a chance that they could return to Earth.

One of the surviving humans was William Detmer, or Will as he liked to be called. Will was an 18-year-old guard cadet born in the Mecha Station. Will's parents died three years ago when a bad flu hit them, and his parents didn't recover. After their death, William was in a bad spot until his best friend Raven encouraged him to move on and keep going. He became a guard cadet who was often charged with watching over the Mecha Station. Which was fine since he had more knowledge of engineering because of his time there and spending time with Raven.

Will at 18 years old was tall, about 6ft2, and was lean yet tough. He was someone who could hold his own in a fight but also was someone who was approachable to talk to. Will was walking throughout the engineering level to keep an eye out but also to sate his own curiosity. He checked around to make sure he was alone and made his way over to central life support systems.

Will had begun noticing that some of the systems weren't running as they should be. Even with the state of the tech, the life support systems should still be good to operate for another 100 years as the original architects and engineers designed it to. It was the little things that Will noticed, the regular power outages, the tremors in the air vents, and despite the repairs engineering did they persisted. These were things that you wouldn't notice unless you've spent a lot of time like Will does living and guarding the engineering area.

Will looked at the systems and from everything he knew these systems had another two years at most before they started failing. Will decided to triple check his findings by exploring the restricted areas of engineering, areas that were restricted because of safety or because the council said so but were also areas where the rest of the Ark's systems resided. Will found them by accident a few years ago and luckily no one found out or he'd be in the skybox. He found all the old systems that were still running, old equipment and technology as well as the misplaced one-man space shuttle that the Ark recovered when the 12 stations first came together. Will walked up to the space shuttle, called Exodus, seeing it in all it's old glory. He tapped the side and smiled, seeing that the thing was still in one piece and from what he could see, would most likely work.

"Hello, old friend." Will said as he kissed his hand and touched the side as he moved to go check the rest of the systems.

Will looked around and checked the systems and saw the same thing. They weren't going to make it another two years with the population size as massive as it was. Even if the population was reduced, the Ark couldn't sustain life.

"Dammit." Will said as he decided that the Council needed to know this, and something needed to be done.

Will made his way through the station to the council chambers and ran into Wells and Clarke. He knew them because being a guard cadet, he got to know the children of the Ark's most important people with Well's being the Chancellor's son and Clarke being the chief engineer's and chief medical officer of the Ark.

"Will, hey!" Wells called.

"We're heading to go watch the game, want to come?" Clarke asked.

"I can't. I've got something to take care of. I'll see you guys later." Will said as he quickly left them.

"What was that about?" Wells asked.

"Must be something important." Clarke said as Well's dragged her away.

Will made his way to the council chamber when two guards stopped him. "The council is in session." He told him.

"Please, I need to see the council, it's important!" Will told him.

"You can't see them." The guard said.

"The future of the Ark is at stake! Please, let me see them!" Will said as the guards shared a look when the door opened, and Dr. Griffin poked her head out.

"Is something wrong?" Dr. Griffin asked.

"Dr. Griffin, please I need to talk to the council. It's an emergency!" Will told her, as she could hear the urgency in his voice.

"What kind of emergency?" Dr. Griffin asked.

"The kind where the future of the Ark and everyone on it is at stake." Will told her as she decided to hear him out.

"All right, let him in." Dr. Griffin said as the guards opened the door and let Will in.

"Abigail, what's going on?" Jaha asked as Will stood before the council.

"Councilors, Chancellor, I'm sorry about this but this is an emergency. This is something that couldn't wait for later." Will told them.

"Slow down, son. Take a deep breath. Who are you?" Kane asked as Jaha had Will's file brought up.

"William Detmer, age 18, parents deceased. Exceptional levels in engineering, combat, and earth skills. Guard cadet." Jaha said as he looked at Will. "Now what is so urgent that it couldn't wait?"

"Again, I'm sorry Chancellor but the council needs to know this. The Ark's system are failing and at the current rate, the Ark won't make it another three years." Will told them as these were serious allegations.

"What are you talking about?" Kane asked.

"I've noticed the Ark's systems haven't been acting the way they normally should, even with the repairs done. The systems won't last another three years at this rate and I don't think they can be fixed." Will told them.

"Will, while I appreciate your caution and care for the Ark, we have a whole team of engineers who are making sure the Ark runs as smoothly as possible. It's not perfect, but they make do with what they can." Dr. Griffin said.

"I know, Dr. Griffin but this isn't about a few systems with glitches, its about the lifetime functionality of the Ark's life support system and they won't last with the way things are now. The oxygen system are already taking a toll and soon it won't be long before decreased levels hit the entire station. The Ark won't have the power or supplies to fix the life support, and everyone will die!" Will told them.

"How can you possibly know this?" Kane asked.

"I've grown up in engineering, I know it like I know the back of my hand…and I also explored the forbidden sections of the Ark." Will told them.

"Mr. Detmer, that is a serious crime." Jaha said.

"I know, sir but what I saw there proves my point. Show your engineers, the Ark has another two years before people start to die. The people need to know. We need to do something!" Will said.

"We'll handle it when the time comes, Mr. Detmer as this council always has." Jaha said.

"THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH! THESE ARE PEOPLE'S LIVES YOU'RE PUTTING AT RISK!" Will shouted as Jaha pressed a button and the two guards came in and restrained him. "What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Detmer, but we can't risk you starting a panic. And added to your crimes of exploring the forbidden sections of the Ark, I believe you know the punishment for someone your age." Jaha said.

"You can't do this!" Will shouted.

"I'm sorry. Guards, take him away." Jaha said as Will struggled and came up with a last-minute gamble.

"WAIT! WAIT! I HAVE ONE MORE IDEA!" Will shouted.

"Stop!" Abigail said as the guards stopped in their tracks. "Let's hear him out."

"Abigail, what are you doing?" Jaha asked.

"We're already sentencing him to die, what's the harm in hearing him out." Abigail said as she motioned for Will to speak.

"If you're not going to tell the people what's happening and there's nothing to be fixed…I have another idea for the Ark and everyone to survive. But it's a gamble." Will said as Kane was amused.

"And that would be?" Kane asked.

"Send me to Earth." Will said as the entire room when quiet.

"Excuse me?" Jaha asked.

"Send me to Earth. That was always the plan for the Ark so let's do it sooner. Send me down to earth with a radio to see if it's safe to go back. If it is, I can radio the Ark and we can go back down." Will said.

"That's a suicide mission." Councilor Kaplan said.

"It's not if I'm volunteering. I'm volunteering to go down to the planet's surface and see if it's habitable." Will said with confidence.

"You're still asking to die." Abigail said.

"I'd rather die on the planet's surface than the cold vacuum of space. This is a chance for us to live. Just give me this one chance, please." Will begged.

"No. We've listened to enough of this." Kane said, thinking this was idiotic and suicidal.

"What have you got to lose? If I die, it'll be what you wanted anyway. I'm 18, I'd get floated. But give me this one chance to see if the rest of the people on the Ark can have a future." Will said. "My parents may be dead, but I still have people I care about on this ship who deserve a second chance."

The council looked among each other with looks of disbelief at this suicidal plan as Jaha cleared his throat. "Say, I were to approve of this plan…we don't have anything for a single passenger to take to the surface."

"Actually…you do. In the forbidden sections, while I've checked for the status of the systems I also found the lost space pod from the Unity." Will said.

"That pod was lost over 90 years ago." Councilor Cole said.

"And I found it by accident a few years ago. She's old but I think she can make it." Will said. "Please…what have you got to lose. If I'm right, then we can go back to Earth. If not, then you get rid of me like you want."

The council looked at Jaha to see how he was handling this unusual request. "Will the pod make it to the planet?" Jaha asked.

"Pretty sure. Give me a few days to look it over and make whatever repairs and she'll be ready. Give me this chance." Will said. Jaha didn't see a con to this opportunity so he relented. What did he have to lose?

"Get the ship ready to drop in four days. If it's not, you'll be sentenced to death." Jaha said as Will nodded. "Guards, escort him to the ship and watch over him. And tell no one of what occurred today."

Will had a grateful smile as he was escorted out of the room while some of the councilors looked at Jaha in shock. "I can't believe you're going along with this." Kane said.

"Mr. Detmer did have a point. If he succeeds, we can move to earth ahead of how we planned. If not, we'll continue as we have. Let's hope that his plan works." Jaha said.

"Hope is asking for much, sir." Kane replied.

"Kane, Abigail, figure out the best course for Mr. Detmer to get to Earth."

"Yes, sir." They replied as everyone left.

Line Break xxxxx

Will had worked on the shuttle for the last three days and it was ready as it would ever be. The systems still functioned and with some extra work, the parachutes and thrusters should slow his descent once he broke the atmosphere. It was the fourth day and Will was leaving so he was in his quarters grabbing his stuff for his journey. He was wearing his boots, black pants, a dark-blue shirt, and his black leather jacket-hoodie. He grabbed some extra clothes and put it in his pack along with his great-grandfather's pocket watch that used to belong to his mother. He smiled as he clicked it opened and it had an old picture of his parents when they got married. He folded it in a shirt to keep it safe and grabbed his last treasure, his dad's old lighter. Will's father got it from his great-grandfather from before they were sent to space. There wasn't real use for a lighter on the space station, but it was a memento. Will looked at the initials carved on it, WD, for Wallace Detmer after his great-great-grandfather.

Will put it in pocket when he heard the door to his quarter's open. "I'm almost done." Will said as he zipped up his pack.

"Done with what?" He heard as he turned to see Raven, probably his best friend on the Station.

"Raven…uh, what are you doing here?" Will asked.

"I could ask you the same thing. We haven't spoken the last three days and now I see you packed up all your stuff. What's going on?" Raven asked.

"I'm being moved to another station." Will said as he put his jacket on, zipped it up and put his pack on his back.

"Why now?" Raven asked.

"They need me over in medical. I'll spend all the time with people hearing them complain about things they probably don't have so have pity for me." Will joked as Raven chuckled.

"Yeah, I don't think so Willy." Raven joked as Will sighed.

"That nickname really sucks." Will replied as Raven smiled.

"Oh, I don't know. I think it fits." Raven said as she looked at him. "Think you'll still be able to come home?"

"I'll try. It's not like I make the rules there." Will said as he tightened his pack strap. "How are things with the guy you're seeing?"

"Oh, Finn? He's cute and think he's cooler than he is. Kind of reminds me of you." Raven said as Will smiled and a tinge of sadness hit him as there was a chance he'd never see his best friend again, so he hugged her close which caught her off guard.

"Stay safe, Raven." Will said as she hugged back.

"Yeah, you too." Raven replied as they pulled apart and she could see he was sad he was leaving. "See you again?"

"In this life…or the next." Will replied as he left his quarter's leaving Raven there in confusion and sadness.

Will left his quarters and made his way to the drop pod where the Council and guards were waiting for him. Will looked and saw Jaha looking at the name printed on the side, Exodus. "Exodus. Ironic." Jaha said.

"Chancellor, I'm ready." Will said as Jaha turned to him and nodded.

"Then we'd best get to it. We've managed to secure a drop window that's nearby a possible safe spot." Jaha said as he showed Will a supposed map and location of a bunker. "Mt. Weather, it's a military base built into a mountain. It was said to house supplies that would last a group of three hundred for up to two years."

"What makes you think it's still around?" Will asked.

"It was built to withstand nuclear warfare." Kane said as Will nodded and grabbed the map. "If the earth is survivable, Mt. Weather will the best shot for supplies for you and everyone who follows."

"Got it. How close can you get me?" Will asked.

"We've managed to secure a drop about 30 miles from the location." Kane said.

"How accurate is that drop?" Will asked.

"As accurate as it's going to be." Jaha said as Will nodded. "Mr. Detmer, there's no shame in backing out. The ship could provide usual supplies for the Ark rather than a suicide mission."

"There'd be a lot of shame. If I had the chance to save two thousand people and I didn't take it, I couldn't live with myself. Better to die for something…than live for nothing." Will said as Jaha nodded and Dr. Griffin stepped forward with another small pack.

"This pack has everything we could spare. A few days rations, some water and other things you may need." Dr. Griffin said as Will took the bag and she held up a bulky digital wristband with needles. "This will help us monitor your vitals and relay the information here. If the earth is survivable, this will let us know."

She snatched in on his wrist as Will didn't really react. "Ow." He said, calmly as she hugged him.

"Good luck." Dr. Griffin said as Will hugged back.

"We couldn't spare a radio, so that was the next best thing." Jaha said as Will nodded and stepped up to the drop ship. "God speed, Mr. Detmer."

Jaha held his hand out as Will shook it. "There's a girl at Mecha Station, Raven Reyes. She's my best friend. If I don't make it…tell her I'm sorry…I'm sorry I couldn't say goodbye."

Jaha and Dr. Griffin nodded as Will stepped into the drop pod and sat down in his seat. He strapped in as the guards closed the pod's door and locked it in place. Will waved goodbye as everyone waved back and they all left the airlock. Will turned on the systems of the ship and waited as the Council quickly returned to the council room while one guard waited by the airlock release.

"Engaging airlock." The guard said as he looked through the glass and nodded at Will who nodded back. "Opening airlock in three…two…one…mark."

The guard pressed the button and the air lock opened and Will's pod dropped from the station and began falling straight to Earth. Will watched as he left the Ark and the vacuum of space for the planet's surface and he was thrilled and terrified. He saw the Ark getting farther and farther away when he felt the ship rumble.

"Ok, atmosphere re-entry." Will said to himself as he checked the systems, and everything seemed fine. His pod began to speed up and shake increasingly when the thrusters activated and began to slow his descent but one of the rockets mis-fired and it violently shook the pod and sent him spinning. "Oh, shit!"

Will held onto his seat as he knew that the parachutes needs to activate to slow him down or he'd explode on impact, so he quickly hit the button and the parachutes deployed, evening him out. The parachutes, combined with the thrusters slowed him down enough just before he hit the ground. He wasn't smashed to pieces, but the impact still hurt like hell.

Will hit his head on the back of his seat and groaned in pain as his whole body hurt. "Dammit." Will said as he grabbed his head in pain as he looked around and saw a lot of the systems were damaged from the impact but to his amazement, they were still online. Will hit the shut off switch and released the pod door lock. He unbuckled and kicked the door open and was greeted by a rush of warm air and a bright light. He shielded his eyes from the bright light as they began to adjust and was greeting by a sight he had only seen in pictures or videos. Will slowly stepped out of the pod and his feet crumpled into the dirt below as he took a deep breath and smelt fresh air. No oil, metal, or bad air smell but clean and pure air.

He felt a breeze of warm air rush over him as he looked at the sky and saw the sun. He saw green covered trees and foliage everywhere. "YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Will shouted at the top of his lungs as his plan worked…. he had made it to Earth.

Back on the Ark, the council was in the communications room where only a select few were gathered to monitor Will's progress on the ground. All they could see were pictures of the general location Will landed and Will's biometric data.

"How is he?" Jaha asked as Abigail looked over his data.

"Seems fine but there is a spike in his vital signs." Abigail said.

"Could that be from radiation exposure?" Kane asked.

"One possibility yes along with injuries sustained during landing." Abigail said.

"And the other?" Jaha asked.

"He's excited his plan worked." Abigail said as they looked at the data. "But there is an issue. Will's pod was on course, but the reentry and thruster failure knocked him further away."

"How far off course was Mr. Detmer's pod?" Jaha asked.

"He's 50 miles away from Mt. Weather." Abigail said.

"Dammit." Jaha said as they saw the distance Will had to make.

Back on Earth, Will had gotten over his initial excitement and got to work on locating where he was. He took out the map Jaha gave him and the compass to figure out where he was and apparently, he was about 57 miles away from Mt. Weather. He needed to head east and that would be where Mt. Weather is. He grabbed his packs and got ready for the journey. He looked through it and to his surprise saw shock baton, so he put it in his pocket as it could come in handy.

He looked at the ship and got to moss to cover it up. He saw a broken piece of the siding, so he yanked it off and saw it had a sharp edge to it. "Ok, this will work." Will said as he began his long trek to Mt. Weather.

Line Break xxxxx

Will was walking through the dense forest/jungle keeping his eyes open for anything that would help or useful and saw some plants and flowers that looked familiar. He'd take some later but for now he'd continue to Mt. Weather. He hadn't seen any animals, yet which was either because they ran away from him or because they were dead. He was really hoping for the former. Will checked his compass and he was still heading in the right direction with about 48 miles to go. He spanned 9 miles in about 3 hours, not bad.

Will took a break to drink some water when he heard something. He put his canteen away and slowly stepped up from behind a tree to see a deer eating some grass.

"No way." Will said as he saw a real animal, still alive after all this time. He smiled as he saw the deer casually eating grass when it picked it's head up and quickly ran away. "What the?"

[GRRRRRRR] Will slowly turned around and saw three black furred wolves gleaming at him with hungry eyes. These weren't regular wolves from the books he read, they were twice as big, and they looked hungry. "Oh crap." Will said as he slowly backed away, not turning his back to them. "Hey, guys. You look hungry. I've got some rations in my pack if you want."

The wolves just growled and showed their teeth as Will needed to think of a plan now. He slowly backed up as the wolves glared at him. "Probably a good idea…they taste like…SHIT!" Will shouted as he ran like his life depended on it because it did. The wolves chased after him as Will ran as fast as his legs could take him, but he could hear them getting close. Will ran straight for a tall tree and at the last second, he dove to the side so the wolf behind him bashed head first into it while the other two narrowly missed. Will looked and saw the wolf dropped to the ground and didn't get up but the other two growled at him, so he ran. He only made it about ten feet when he tripped on a vine. He saw a wolf charging at him and backed as fast as he could when he felt a large, thick stick.

He picked it up just in time as the wolf pounced on him and tried to eat his face but ate the stick instead. Will used all his strength to keep the wolf off him as it tried to chew through wood. He felt it's hot breath on his face as some of it's claws scratched his chest and arms.

"AHHH!" Will shouted as he quickly reached into his pocket, took out his shock baton and zapped the wolf in the stomach. It whimpered and gave him the chance to push it off as the third wolf charged at him. Will quickly stood up and grabbed the sharp metal he took from the ship. The wolf pounced on him as Will thrusts the metal forward and the wolf impaled itself and fell on Will.

The wolf continued to chomp and scratched his chest, but Will twisted the metal and the wolf whimpered and slumped dead. He pushed it off, groaned in pain as he looked at all the cuts and scratches on his body and touched the one above his left eye. He pulled the metal out of the wolf and saw the second wolf start to get up, so he quickly swung the metal down and sliced the wolf in the back of the neck. Blood splattered him in the face but it slumped dead as well.

Will dropped the metal as he saw his hands his shirt and his face were probably caked in blood. "Worst homecoming ever." Will said as he saw that his wrist band was damaged, probably scratched up from the wolf. "Dammit!"

On the Ark, the council had monitored Will's status for the last few hours when his vitals spiked and then his biometric reading cut out…dead. Everyone sighed in sadness and failure as it seemed like Will's planned had worked but if he was dead, then he was wrong.

Abigail sighed as Jaha closed his eyes and everyone took a moment of silence for Will's brave attempt for the Ark. "Abigail, please get me Raven Reyes." Jaha said as she nodded.

"Yes, sir." She replied as she left.

"Everyone else, back to work. Word of this doesn't spread to anyone." Jaha said as they all nodded and got back to work.

Kane looked at the screen at Will's blacked out picture and twinge of grief hit him. "Sorry, kid. Nice try." Kane said as he went back to his duties.

Back on Earth, Will had dropped the metal onto the ground, staining it red with blood. He groaned in pain as he touched the scratches and saw they weren't deep but would definitely leave some scars. He took out his canteen and took a long drink of water before splashing some in his face to wash away the blood when he heard a twig snap behind him.

He slowly turned and to his surprise saw six people wearing dark colored leather clothing and animal skins dressed for fighting. They looked like something out of Mad Max. They had weapons like swords, spears and bows with arrows. Some had masks while others kept their face open, so Will could tell they were people but they all had intricate war tattoos. From the look of it, Will could tell they were serious.

"Oh, crap." Will said as he was too tired and hurt to fight six people with weapons. So, he raised his hands. "I just can't catch a break."

The six-people surrounded him and a tall, bald man with tattoos all over his face held his sword at Will's throat, when a woman held up her hand, stopping him. She was smaller than the rest with dark skin and a crescent shaped tattoo around her right eye. She had black hair and stared down at him, like he was an animal. As they got closer, Will got a better look at their clothing and they were wearing armor.

"Chon yu bilaik? Hakom yuk amp raun hir?" She said as Will didn't understand her. (Who are you? Why are you here?)

"I'm sorry, I don't understand you." Will said as he held his hands up and they looked at him. "I don't suppose you speak English?"

"Who are you? Why are you here?" The woman said as Will was shocked that she understood him.

"My name is William Detmer." Will told them.

"Why are you here, William?" the woman asked.

"I don't want trouble. I came down to see if the Earth was habitable. I was walking, when I ran into the wolves." Will said as the woman looked at him.

"You are strong, boy. I've seen the nat pakstoka kill a grown man with ease." She said.

"Nat pakstoka?" Will asked.

"Night wolves. Fierce creatures who will tear a man in two. Yet you killed them? How?" She asked.

"I got lucky. And I'm trained to fight." Will replied as the bald one got angry.

"Skaikru Gona. Frag em au!" He shouted as the woman motioned him to stop. (Sky people warrior. Kill him!)

"No. He is no ordinary warrior. We will take him to Tondc. The commander is there now. She will decide his fate." The woman said as the men took his packs and pushed him in the direction the woman was going so Will followed. While the bald guy marched him forward, the rest of the group gathered the dead wolves and carried them. Will followed the woman as the bald man took Will's pack and marched him through the woods. They walked for an entire day, stopping only once to get some rest and water and unfortunately for Will, they drank all his canteen water after checking it wasn't poisoned.

It was around the late afternoon the next day when Will saw a huge marble statue of a man. The statue was decrepit and broken but it looked a lot like the old pictures in the history books of one of the monuments in what was the United States Capital. Will then saw a rusted over sign that read tonDC 10 miles, he guessed that was the city. After a few more minutes, will began to see metal structures and homes and soon they came to a large gate where there were other people in armor with weapons. Will looked and saw the wall was made of old metal and other things they probably found here, it wasn't that much different from the Ark.

The woman walked to the gate and spoke to the guards who then opened the gate and will saw a small-town bustling with people. Men, women, children, and elderly who were going about their business. Will was shoved forward as he kept pace and as soon as they entered the town, everyone stopped and stared at him. Will looked and saw what he presumed were houses but they weren't in the best of conditions, makeshift farms, a pen for chickens and other animals, and fires all around.

Will stopped when he saw the woman in front of him go up to talk to another woman. This woman, exuded confidence, and power. She was dressed like a warrior with braided dark blonde hair and had black war paint on her face.

"Indra, chon dison bilaik? Hakom yu kamp raun hir?" She asked. (Indra, who is this? Why is he here?)

"Anya, ai hef slash klin nat pakstoka. Heda gah in krom an hir an taim em truly did slip daun kom skai." Indra told her as Anya looked at Will. (Anya, this man killed three-night wolves. The commander would need to see him and see why he is here and if he truly fell from the sky.)

Anya walked forward and looked at him and noticed he didn't look scared but was calm. She then looked at the three dead wolves the other warriors carried before she walked in front of him.

"Let us see who you are." The woman said as they escorted will through the town as everyone looked at him and the dead night wolves carried by the warriors. Night wolves were nearly impossible to kill with a group of 6 yet they heard this stranger killed three by himself.

They brought him to the middle of the town where a large ornamental and sacred looking tent was set up with two guards at the entrance. Anya nodded to the two who nodded back but looked at Will with anticipation. Anya and Indra walked in and Will followed but one guy with a large beard and two distinct tattoos on the side of his face grabbed his arm.

"If you so much as look at her the wrong way, I will slit your throat." He warned him as Will could tell his seriousness. Will nodded and walked into the tent where he saw a bunch of other warriors with their weapons ready and a woman sitting in a throne of antlers playing with a knife. Will looked at her and she seemed like she was his age, maybe a year older. She had brown hair was dressed in black and brown armor with a metal left shoulder pad. She had war paint on her face by her eyes and a symbol in between her eyebrows and she was holding a knife.

Her green eyes stared him down, like she was piercing into his soul, but Will kept as calm as he could. She was their leader.

"So, you are the one my general tells me killed three night-wolves and fell from the sky." She said, in a smooth yet confident tone.

"I am." Will replied.

"Who are you?" She asked.

"My name is William Detmer." Will said, introducing himself.

"Why should I believe you come from the sky?" She asked as Will looked around.

"You don't have to. But I'm clearly not from around here." Will said as Indra took the packs he had and opened them, sifting through clothes and rations. She tossed a shirt on the ground and his mom's pocket watch fell out. Indra picked it up and handed it to the commander. Will looked and saw she held it and wondered what it was.

"It's a pocket watch. It tells time." Will said as she clicked it open and took out a folded piece of paper. "Hey, put that back."

Will tried to walk forward but immediately, the two guards on his right held him back and held their weapons to his throat as everyone else in the camp was on edge. She saw him react and knew this meant something to him. "This is important to you?" She asked.

"It belonged to my mother before she died." Will said as she put the piece of paper back in the watch, closed it and motioned her guards to stand down.

"Why are you here?" She asked as Will cleared his throat.

"Look, I'm not here to hurt anyone or cause you any trouble. I'm here by accident. I was on my way to Mount Weather when those wolves attacked me." Will said as she was curious.

"Why would you go there?" She asked.

"Because my people think it's has supplies to help me survive. Me and others." Will said as now the commander was interested.

"Do you truly come from the sky?" She asked as Will nodded.

"Yes. My people, we've been in space for a long time. We didn't think anyone was alive down here because of the nuclear attacks 100 years ago. I came down to see if it was habitable." Will said.

"Why did they send a boy from the sky?" Lexa asked as Will cleared his throat.

"They didn't send me. I volunteered to come. The place my people are living…I found out it wont last forever. Soon, people will start dying and I told my leaders we needed to do something about it, but they said no and were going to kill me from spreading the truth." Will said as everyone looked at each other.

"Why would they do that?" She asked.

"The place we live, there are too many people and soon they won't be able to survive. They wanted to keep people from panicking, and they don't believe me. Rather than dying up there, I volunteered to come here. They probably think I'm dead now." Will said as the commander stood up and walked closer to him.

"Will they come here to follow you?" She asked as Will shook his head no.

"No. They don't have the resources to follow me and they didn't believe me anyway. They thought this was suicide." Will replied.

"And yet you came anyway?" She asked as Will thought of all his friends and Raven.

"My parents may be dead, but I have people I care about up there. I'd rather die trying to help them, than live doing nothing." Will told her as the commander could tell how serious he was.

"You have courage William of the sky people and you have strength. Few can fight a night wolf, let alone three." She said.

"I was a guard cadet back home. I was trained to protect people, and I got lucky." Will said as he looked around and decided to take a gamble. "Look, my people won't come down here for me but yours did and didn't kill me. Let me repay that debt and take me to Mt. Weather. Before all this happened, it was filled with supplies like food and medicine. If you help me there, you can take half of everything."

"No." She said as Will looked at her.

"Why not?" He asked as one of the guards held his sword to his throat, not liking how he spoke.

"Gustus." She said as the man lowered his blade. "The mountain you speak of is death. The Mountain Men kill and take any who venture there."

"Mountain men?" Will asked.

"Men who reside in the mountain you seek. The acid fog comes, and they take any who travel too close to the mountain, no matter what clan they are from. And at night, the reapers take the rest. Many have gone to the mountain, and none have returned."

"Crap." Will said as the commander sat in her chair. "Then let me help you another way, to repay you for letting me live."

"How?" She asked, amused at what he would say.

"I was a fighter back home, but I was also trained as an engineer." Will said as they didn't know what that meant. "I can build and fix things. I can help you here."

"What makes you think we need your help?" The commander asked.

"Everyone needs help, even when they don't know it. I can improve things here. From what I saw, the homes you have aren't that warm. Have you thought about using clay?" Will asked.

"What is this, clay?" Indra asked.

"Clay, it's a natural soil that's perfect for building and sculpting. And it's insulated so it keeps things warm and keeps the cold out. Something I figure is important here." Will said as they looked confused. "Do you have any nearby lakes or streams?"

"Yes, many." Indra replied.

"Then you've probably seen clay but didn't know it. Clay is made by water and once you gather and dry it, it's sturdy material. You can build homes with it, walls, anything you can imagine you can probably build with clay." Will told them as some were intrigued. "Please, let me prove I have something to offer. I can help you."

The commander looked at him and decided to amuse him by accepting his offer. "Very well. You killed 3 night-wolves that have killed many of our kin. Blood demands blood and you have repaid that. If what you say is true, then you can repay the debt we have given you. But should you fail, you will die." She told him as Will thought about it.

"Fair enough." Will replied as she motioned for one of the guards to get someone. The guard returned with a tall strong looking man with blue eyes and a long beard who looked like he was in his late 20s.

"Sha heda?" He asked. (Yes, commander?)

"Jak op em korm fis op hef, em ste hurt. Bilaik krom em. Em nou speak our sleng, so use Gonasleng." The commander said as the man nodded. (Take him to be healed, he is hurt. Be careful with him. He does not speak our language so use English.)

Indra handed Will back his things, but he stopped when he saw the commander still has his pocket watch but was dragged out of the tent by the man.

"Are you sure, Commander?" Anya asked.

"He has information that we don't know of. If he proves useful, he will live. If he does not, he will die." She said as Anya nodded.

Line Break xxxxx

Will was brought out of his sleep when he heard a lot of noise. He rubbed his eyes and sat up to realize he was in a small tent that Anya had set up for him to rest. It wasn't anything special, but it was only big enough for him to sleep without any issues. Will got up and felt bones pop and the stiffness in his muscles fade. He put on his boots and jacket and walked out of his tent to see everyone in the town busy with their own tasks like tending to fires, making food, or making clothes. Will looked around and saw a lot of the villagers still looked at him with curiosity but kept their distance. Will saw Nyko, the healer who helped his yesterday nod at him, so Will nodded back.

Will saw some scrap metal by his tent, most likely the things people didn't use but did see some logs and flat piece of metal like a giant square and Will got an idea. He began clearing a small area next to his tent and removed the shrubbery and grass and put up the four logs like legs of a table. He then put the wide piece of metal down on the logs and it leveled out. This would work for the clay.

Will then saw Indra and three warriors come up to him. "Morning." He said.

"We leave to find this clay soon. Get water and some food." Indra said as Will nodded.

Will grabbed his pack and took out a ration and dug into it. He figured to keep things civil and to avoid conflict, he should try and keep to himself for a bit until they got comfortable with him. He finished his ration and went to fill his canteen. He saw a communal water collector where people got their water, so he walked over to fill up his canteen. He finished and capped his canteen when a warrior shoved into him, causing him to drop it. He leaned down to pick up and saw the warrior glaring at him.

"You don't belong here, outsider." He said.

"That's not for you to decide. I'm just trying to help." Will said as he grabbed his canteen.

"You have a tongue on you outsider, how about I cut it off?" He said as he pushed Will and Will pushed back.

"Back off." Will said as some people began to surround to watch. Some warriors were going to stop it when Lexa motioned them to stop.

"No, let us see what William Detmer has." Lexa said as she saw the warrior punch Will across the face.

Will recovered and saw the warrior throw a punch, but Will blocked it and punched him in the gut. Will then threw out a left cross and it knocked him back. Will threw out a right cross, but the warrior blocked it, punched Will in the chest and kicked him back. Will hit the ground hard as the warrior kicked Will in the stomach as Will groaned in pain but got back up. The warrior threw out another punch, but Will moved to the side and kneed him in the gut.

The warrior staggered as Will then lunged forward and punched him across the face, knocking him back. The warrior quickly recovered and grabbed Will's punch and threw him over his shoulder and onto the ground. He punched Will across the face, but Will rolled out of the way of the second punch. He then rolled back, and the warrior fell forward. The warrior lunged at Will but got kicked in the face and knocked on his ass. Will flipped back to his feet as the warrior got up and threw out a kick which Will caught. Will used his leg to kicked out the warrior's other leg and he fell to the ground. Will got on top of him and began throwing punch after punch, bloodying his knuckles, and making the warrior's face a bloody mess. After the 8th punch, Will stopped and saw the warrior cough up blood and groan in pain so he threw out one more punch and knocked him out.

Will stood up and saw another warrior charge at him and got ready to fight. "EM PLENI!" Lexa shouted as the warrior stopped in his tracks. (Enough!)

"William stein klin yuj." Lexa said as the warrior nodded and backed away as Will lowered his fists. (William has proven himself strong.)

Everyone got back to their work as some warriors came by to collect their unconscious friend. Will took his canteen pour some water on his hands to wipe the blood from his nose when he saw a child walk over to him. The boy must have been 8 but held out a rag which Will took and nodded as the child walked away. Will wet the rag and wiped his face clean and dabbed his bruises.

"Impressive, William Detmer." Will heard as he turned to see Indra and her warriors. "We are ready to leave."

"Ok. How far is the nearest river or lake?" Will asked.

"Not far. A short walk from here." Indra said as Will nodded.

"Ok. Do you have any kind of bucket? Several would be good." Will asked.

Indra nodded to one of her warriors who left to get them. "Why do you need these items?" Indra asked.

"The bucket to mix and gather the clay. Clay needs to be mixed with water and whatever kind of straw or dry material before it's hardened." Will told her.

"How do you know so much?" Indra asked.

"Where I'm from, we have books that recorded everything before my people left. I studied them since I was young, and I memorized it all." Will said he grabbed his pack and put his canteen in. "This has worked for years, it will work now."

"It better, William Detmer. Or the commander will have your head." Indra said.

"Something tells me that a lot of people want my head anyway." Will said as he looked around.

"You would be right." Indra said as he warrior returned with three empty buckets.

"Perfect. Let's go." Will said as Indra led the way with Will following her and the warriors following him.

Will followed Indra through the woods and after 20 minutes, he heard the signs of rushing water. They eventually made their way out of forest and Will saw a sea of rocks, stones, and stream. Will walked forward and grabbed a sample of the ground to test it. It looked similar to the clay deposits Will read about back on the Ark. He took out the topographical map that Dr. Griffin gave him and based on what Will could theorize about where they were, there should be a small alcove where he'd find more. Will walked down the stream for a bit and saw it led into a small lake and cave and saw brown colored soft rock all over the place.

"This is it." Will said with a smile as Indra was confused.

"What is it?" She asked.

"A clay deposit and a big one." Will said as he walked forward and began putting into the buckets. He put about half of container with the clay, grabbed some sand from near the water and some straw and grass from the forest and began mixing it together into all the buckets. "Can you get me some water?"

One of the warriors walked over and poured some water into the buckets as Will began mixing and mixing it as hard as he could. Indra watched as he continued mixing the mixture for a while, adding in more water until he was satisfied with it. He looked at the mixture and smiled.

"Ok, this is good." Will said as he walked over to the river to wash his hands. Once they were free of clay, he picked up the buckets. "Let's head back. I can show everyone how valuable this stuff is."

Indra escorted Will back to the village and he walked over to his tent where he set up the metal plate. He put the buckets of clay down and began collecting sticks and wood for a fire. He took a bundle of grass as tinder and piled on sticks. People began watching him in curiosity as Will gathered up sticks for the fire but before he lit it, he went through the pile of scrap again. He managed to find another flat piece of metal like the one he found before and put it to the side.

He took one of the buckets of clay and began pouring it on the metal as the clay spread out. He poured the second bucket and the clay spread out all over the metal and took it's shape. Will looked through the metal and found a long piece. He took it and began evening and flattening the clay. Some spilled over the edge but that was fine. Will flattened out the clay and it piled up to about 4 inches in the center and three at the ends, good enough for now. Once he flattened it to his liking, he began letting it air dry while he gathered up more wood and tried to find other scrap metal pieces he could use.

He found some bent metal pieces he could probably use to lift the clay from the hot metal, some sharp pieces that could work as knives, maybe even make a pair of scissors, a hammer and things like that, and some long piece of metal with a flat square that could act as a shovel. Once Will found the shovel piece of metal, he began digging up the dirt to make a fire oven or kiln he saw in the books he read. Not only could it help with making more clay items, but also for cooking and for heat.

Will dug about a ft. into the ground and did his best to even out the ground and smooth it out. That and sifting through all the metal to find things he could use took a few hours. Will checked the clay and it had dried up a bit which did half of the job but now he needed heat to get rid of the excess water to make the clay harden and strong.

Will took out his lighter and lit the grass. It began burning and soon he had a fire going. The fire was going strong as Will took a piece of metal and made sure the sticks were burning as he threw on a log. The fire roared as Will began poking it to loose some coals and spread them out. Will looked at the clay and saw that some of it was already drying. He took the other flat piece of metal and put it on top of the clay to make sure it kept its shape. He grabbed a log from the fire and put it on top to add heat to the top part. Will kept a close eye on the clay and fire to maker sure it wasn't too hot, and the clay wasn't sticking.

By now, a lot of the village was watching Will work. Will saw Nyko walk over and even Indra was curious as to what he was doing. Will saw the top part of the clay harden so he removed to the top piece of metal and checked it and it had hardened nicely. He kept stoking the fire and smiled as it was coming along nicely.

After another 7 hours, it was late midday and the clay was finished. Will tested it by using some metal and tapping the center and heard the satisfying hard tap of metal hitting stone. Will used the bent metal to move the clay. He picked it up and it had all hardened, so he placed it on the ground to cool. He smiled as he looked it over and didn't seen any cracks or hairline fractures in the clay. He kept tapping it and its density and thickness was what he was hoping for. The edges were a bit bulky, and it wasn't completely even but that wasn't anything a little sanding and evening wouldn't fix.

Will let the nice breeze cool the hot clay and after about 40 minutes, it was cool enough for him to touch. He saw the commander and her group about to leave so he wanted to show what he did.

"Commander!" Will shouted as the commander's guards stopped him. "I did it. I finished the clay. I can show you how helpful it can be."

"Show me." Lexa said as they walked over to Will's tent/work area and she saw the large piece of brown stone. "That's it?"

"It may not look like much but it's as good as any stone. It's tough against wind, cold weather, and water. It can help keep your homes warm and even make you better fire pits. And it's tough." Will said as he managed to pick up the clay. He moved it over and knelt behind it. "Have one of your archers shoot it. It'll show you."

Will got behind it as Lexa nodded to her guard with the bow. He pulled one arrow and fired it at the center and it stuck in but didn't go through. Will stood up from the behind the clay slab and smiled as he saw the arrow did stick to the clay but only by a half a centimeter. The archer tried again and this time the arrow did the same thing. It barely pierced the clay at all as Will smiled. He pat the clay slab and the arrows fell off as everyone was shocked that this substance could stop an arrow.

"See. Told you this stuff is tough." Will said as Lexa took out a knife. "Shit!" Will ducked as Lexa through her knife at the clay and it bounced off. (1)

Everyone was shocked that the substance was knife proof as Will stood up. "A little warning next time." Will said as he put the clay slab down. "But like I said, this stuff can help you guys. Make you sturdier walls and better homes."

"Can you make more?" Lexa asked as she walked forward to pick up her knife and touched the clay, seeing the small mark her knife made.

"If I make the right equipment, molds, and material, yes." Will replied as Lexa nodded.

"You are proving your worth, William Detmer." Lexa said as handed him his pocket watch and walked away. Will looked at his pocket watch as the Commander and her bodyguards left. Some of the villagers came over to look at the clay causing Will to smile, this might work after all.

Line Break xxxxx 4 months since Will arrived on Earth

It had been about four months since Will arrived on Earth and was brought to Tondc, but it felt like longer. The only way he knew it had been four months was because he had marked how many days he had been here on the wall of his tent. In that time, Will had settled in to TonDC and everyone treated him fairly. There were exceptions like many of the warriors still didn't like him but most of the civilians were respectful and courteous. Nyko had become a good friend after Will had made him some clay vials, bowls, and containers for him to store and mix medicine. Nyko introduced him to Lincoln and Will did the same and made him clay items for medicine and poison. Nyko and Lincoln began teaching Will trigedasleng, the language they spoke as well as their customs and history. Will learned TonDC was the capital of the Trikru or Woods clan and that there were 11 other clans. Indra was apparently the war chief of TonDC and Anya was a group leader of warriors. Lexa was the commander of all 12 clans known as the Coalition.

After showing everyone the effectiveness of clay, Will got more help in making it. A few of the women and children helped him and he got a good system going up. They had made wooden molds of various items they wanted like bowels and bottles and made brick molds as well. Once they began making clay bricks, Will built his kiln oven, and making clay got a lot easier. He had clay vats for mixing raw clay and a drying section set up as well a smooth assembly line like process for making clay items and everything got a lot easier. In the four months, he had helped build the kiln, five new fire pits, several new water collectors, half of the perimeter wall and three new homes.

Once Will sanded and finished the homes and people moved in, they were warm and comfortable as Will said. This impressed Indra and Anya as now their people wouldn't have to worry about the weather during winter. Will kept himself busy with the clay building but he also trained…well fought would be a better word. Since the warriors still didn't like him, he often got into fist fights with them in the village. Will got beat up, but he also beat them up. He was already a good fighter but fighting with them made him better and it earned him more respect with Indra and Anya.

It was late afternoon and Will was in the village finishing mixing a new batch of clay when he noticed they needed more water, so he'd head to the river to get some. He walked into his tent to get his jacket and was greeted to his home for the past four months. He had various clay-made bottles of water and his clothes were next to his pack. His bed had night-wolf fur from the three he killed when Indra brought him to the village. Since he killed them, they were his by hunting right. There were other skins around his tent and a clay bowl with a plant he was growing.

Will grabbed his leather jacket-hoodie and zipped it up. His hoodie had seen better days, but Will took care of it. He added in some leather padding to the shoulders, front and back as well around the forearms. They added extra black and dark green coloring to the jacket and he added a small cloth to the neck area, so he could pull it up as a face mask that covered from his nose to below. (2)

Will grabbed a bucket and walked out of the village to the water. He filled it up and was about to leave when he heard something.

"Come on, those savages should be up ahead." He heard someone speak like someone spoke through a microphone on low.

"All right, let's hurry up. I don't expect to be late for dinner. It's pasta night." He heard another voice say as they moved from the other side of the river.

"What the?" Will said to himself as he put the bucket down and slowly crossed the river to follow the voices and see who they were.

Will slowly walked through the woods, using what Lincoln and Nyko taught to make little to no sound at all. He managed to see a group of five men dressed in hazmat gear with assault rifles. "Military men. They must be from Mt. Weather. They must be the Mountain Men Lexa said live there. Why do they need the radiation suits?" Will said to himself as he followed them and saw they were stalking a hunting party of six led by Anya. He saw them ready their weapons and one pulled out what looked like a small grenade. Will had to act quickly and grabbed a rock and threw it at the man holding the grenade and hit him in the arm, causing him to drop it and a mist of pink smoke burst out.

"What the?" One of them shouted.

"ANYA, RUN! MOUNTAIN MEN!" Will shouted as one of the soldiers fired his gun at Will and he ran and ducked to avoid the hail of bullets and filled the trees.

"Frag em op!" Anya shouted as her two of her warriors charged but one of the soldiers shot them both with tranq darts as Anya and the rest ran for cover. (Kill them all!)

The leader of the group fired at them as he looked to his team. "Johnson, get that kid. Everyone else, on me!" He said as he and three of the group chased after Anya and her group while the fifth guy chased after Will.

Will ran as the guy fired more bullets and they whizzed past him. Will jumped over a rock, swung on a branch, and rolled from the impact to his feet. He ran behind a tree as the soldier kept shooting and chased after him. The soldier stopped to reload a fresh clip and resumed his chase of Will. He kept running but then stopped in a clearing because he couldn't see where the kid had run. He looked around when he heard running and tried to turn but wasn't fast enough as Will blindsided and tackled him to the ground. The soldier lost his gun as he and Will tumbled on the ground. The soldier quickly got back up and pulled out a knife as Will held his hands out and got ready to fight.

The soldier swiped at him as Will backed up and then blocked the soldier's arms from stabbing down at him. He locked arms with the soldier and grunted as the soldier was hell bent on driving his knife into him. Will kneed him in the gut twice, grabbed the knife arm and twisted it causing him to let go. The soldier punched Will across the face, but Will recovered and then punched him twice in the face and kicked him in the chest, knocking him back and his gas mask off.

The soldier quickly tried to grab his mask, but wasn't fast enough as his skin began to blister and turn red. "AHHHHH!" The soldier screamed as he writhed in pain, reaching for his mask when he stopped and bled from the eyes.

"Jesus Christ." Will said as he just saw a man die from exposure. Will bent down and picked up the man's knife. He walked over and grabbed the knife sheath and put it in his pocket. "Sorry, dude."

Will grabbed the guy's ammo belt off his body which also had a pistol in its holster and those grenade things. He put it around his waist and fastened it when he heard the distinct audio click of a radio transmission. Will turned the guy's body over and saw a radio, so he grabbed it.

"Johnson, hurry the hell up. We've got the savages trapped in a corner and we'll need help to drag them back to the lab." He heard over the radio and realized Anya and her group were in trouble, he needed to do something.

"Roger that. What's your position, over?" Will said, doing his best to make his voice baritone so he sounded older.

"Half a kilometer north of your position, over." He heard as reply.

"Roger that, on my way." Will said as he turned the radio off, grabbed the guy's rifle off the ground and ran to help the others.

Anya cursed her luck as she and her warriors were on a simple hunt when the Mountain Men attacked. Will saved them from being surprised but she had lost two of her own already and now they were trapped like rats, hiding in some foliage to stay hidden. Anya held her breath as she saw the Mountain Men get closer with their guns and armor.

"Ok, we know you can hear us. Why don't you come out and we'll take it easy on you." The leader said as he looked at his second. "Hit them with a gas grenade."

"We can't, Johnson was carrying them." He replied.

"Then where the hell is he?" The leader asked.

"Over here!" Will shouted as he fired the assault rifle and riddled the fourth guy with bullets. Will quickly took cover as they fired at him and then ran through the forest, using the trees as cover.

"Kill that kid!" The leader shouted as he loaded a fresh clip into his assault rifle.

"I thought we needed them alive!" His second replied.

"To hell with that, he just killed Jenkins! I want him dead!" The leader shouted as they all chased after him.

Will ran as fast as his feet could take him, nimbly running through the forest as the soldiers chased after him, shooting in his general direction but he kept swerving. Will knelt and fired his gun, causing the soldiers to take cover behind trees. Will fired until he heard a click and saw his magazine was empty. He quickly ejected it when the soldiers resumed their fire causing him to run. Will tried to grab a magazine from the pouch but with running, he couldn't get a good hold of it and accidently dropped it.

"Dammit!" Will said as he kept running as the soldiers chased him. Will saw some vines and a hill and got an idea.

The soldiers kept running when one of them stopped to take a breath. "Stupid kid. Making me run this much." He said when Will then jumped off the hill, grabbed a vine and swung down. He kicked the soldier and the force sent him flying into a tree, knocking his mask off. Will landed on the ground and saw the soldier go limp. Two more to go.

"You piece of shit!" he heard the leader shout as he saw Will take out another one of his team and fired at him. Will ducked behind a tree for cover when a bullet nicked his shoulder. Will grabbed his shoulder in pain, blood staining his fingers as the two soldiers closed in.

"Shit!" Will cursed as he had to think of something. He then remembered his ammo belt had those pink grenade things. He checked and saw he had six, so he took one out, put his hood and face mask up. He pulled the pin and threw it out from behind the tree as it covered the two guards in a sea of pink smoke.

The men chuckled as they walked through the smoke to get the kid behind the tree, but he was gone. "Where the hell he'd go?" The second asked.

"Up here!" Will shouted as he jumped from the high branch he was on and landed on second guy as they tumbled to the ground. Will landed on his back, took out his pistol and shot the leader in the arm as the second guy got on top of him, knocked his pistol away and began chocking him.

Will pulled out his knife and stabbed the guy in the arm, and kicked him off. Will got on top and stabbed the guy in the chest as the soldier shouted in pain. "You fucker! You killed my team!" The leader shouted as he fired his pistol at Will who rolled out of the way. The leader fired his entire pistol clip but missed. He tossed it away when it was empty and charged at Will who got to his feet. He tackled Will to the ground and punched him across the face twice before Will moved his head to side and headbutted his mask.

Will kicked the soldier off of him as the leader tried to swipe at Will with his knife, but Will kept dodging. The leader then thrusts his knife at Will who moved to the side and grabbed his arm, twisted it causing him to drop the knife. The leader kneed Will in the gut and kicked him against a tree. Will kicked out the guy's leg and hit him over the head with a stick, knocking him to the ground but he accidently knocked him in front of Will's pistol. Will saw the knife and dove to the ground, dodging a bullet as he grabbed and threw the knife at the leader and hit him in the chest.

He dropped the gun as he grabbed his chest in pain. Will stood up and walked over to grab the gun away from him. He knelt down and removed the mask from the guy and saw a man, probably military. "Who the hell are you? Why did you try to kill us?" Will asked as the man chuckled.

"We weren't…trying to kill you…" he managed to say as his skin began to blister and turn red.

"What do you want?!" Will shouted as the man chuckled. He gargled blood and his head slumped down and he died. Will closed the dead soldier's eyes and stood up when he heard someone coming. He quickly turned around to shoot whoever but stopped when he saw it was Anya and the others. "Jesus, how about a little warning next time."

"You killed five mountain men and saved our lives. You have our thanks." Anya said as Will nodded.

"Don't mention it." Will said as he rotated his soldier and saw the graze the bullet made. Anya took out a roll of bandages and handed it to him. "Thanks."

Will began wrapping his arm as Anya walked over to the dead Mountain Man and saw what happened to his body. "What happened to him?" She asked.

"I'm not sure. The second they remove those suits, they started to die." Will said as he tightened the bandage.

"How is that possible?" Anya asked.

"I'm not sure, but he said they weren't trying to kill you. The commander was right, they do take people away." Will said as he put the pistol back in its holster and grabbed his assault rifle. "Well, these guys won't need these anymore."

Will grabbed their ammo belts and weapons and saw that some of the soldiers had tranq darts. "Come on, let's get your friends." Will said.

"They are dead. The Mountain Men killed them." Anya said.

"They're probably not dead if they were shot with these." Will said, showing her the tranq dart. "This thing just knocks a person out, puts them to sleep. They should wake up in a bit. Let's get out of here."

"I agree. But you take their weapons?" Anya asked, referring to the guns and the ammo belts.

"These things are useful. Plus, I can take them apart and use them for building." Will said as Anya reluctantly nodded and they went to pick up their friends and return to the village.

Night had set in as Will was in his tent looking over the guns. The ammo belts were in the corner where his pack was while Will was sitting on his bed, with a disassembled assault rifle next to him. He didn't need five assault rifles and taking them apart could give him some useful parts for other things. Will was currently looking at the smoke grenade and trying to figure out a way to open it without releasing the gas. Something like this could help Nyko or Lincoln with the people they treated.

Will's tent flap opened to reveal Nyko. "William." Nyko said as Will nodded.

"Nyko. Have you encountered any kind of plant that puts someone to sleep if they ingest it?" Will asked as Nyko shook his head no.

"No, I haven't encountered anything like that. The purple moss plant puts a man to sleep but one he never awakens from." Nyko said.

"Well, the Mountain men have these gas grenades. It releases a pink mist that I think puts someone to sleep. I might need your help with this." Will said as Nyko nodded.

"Yes, but later." Nyko told him.

"What's wrong?" Will asked.

"Indra wishes to speak to you." Nyko said as Will nodded. He put on his jacket, strapped a knife around his waist and walked out. He followed Nyko to the center of the village where everyone was gathered. Fire pits and torches were out as everyone was here, like for some kind of ceremony. Nyko joined his family as Will walked forward, the eyes of everyone on him as he stopped in the center.

"William Detmer of the Sky people, when you first came to us you were a stranger. A man who marked an uncertain fate for our people. But now, you stand before us as a friend." Indra said as Will smiled. He looked and saw a lot of the villagers smiled as they looked at him and even some of the warriors smiled. "You have showed us new skills; our strength has grown, and our people are safe. We are safe in the new homes and walls you have built and the new advantages your clay has given us will allow the Trikru to flourish. And today, you saved six Trikru from the threat of the Mountain Men, fighting them on your own. Blood demands blood, we will honor that today."

Indra stepped forward and held out a 3ft long sword with a black handle and sheath. Will knelt down and grabbed it. (3) "Let this sword symbolize the peace and bond you have forged with us. You are now recognized as a member of Trikru." Indra said as Will unsheathed the blade slightly to see the sharp edge. He sheathed it and bowed his head.

"The honor is mine." Will replied as Indra motioned for him to stand up, so he did.

"Remove your upper garments." Indra said as Will took off his jacket and his long sleeve shirt to reveal his toned and built body marred with the scars he got from the Night Wolves. One of the females of the village joined Indra, carrying a wooden box. She opened up the box to reveal colored liquids and a needle. "Now, you will receive the clan's tattoo to symbolize this union as well as a symbol of your own."

Will thought for a bit when he got an idea. "A Nat Pakstoka paw." Will said as Indra nodded. The tattoo master began tattooing the Trikru symbol, which was three crescent shapes connected in the middle with three red dots, on Will's left shoulder and then would tattoo the Night Wolf paw on his right. It took a bit but once the tattoo master was happy with how they came out, she nodded to Indra.

"With this, the ceremony is complete. Embrace our newest member." Indra said as everyone cheered, and a joyous party started, and the night was a blur of food, fights, and dancing.

Will woke up the next morning with a bit of a headache, but he was fine. Just got into one too many celebratory fights last night. Will walked out of his tent to see people starting their day. Will zipped up his jacket and tied his sword to his back as everyone greeted and waved at him. Will finally felt like he was one of them, because he technically was. Will walked over to get a drink of water and felt the cool liquid clear his throat and wake him up.

"William Detmer." Will heard as he turned to see an old man standing behind him carrying a sword and bow.

"Yes?" Will asked.

"I am Yao Fei, you saved my son yesterday from the Mountain Men. I want to thank you for saving him from that terrible fate." Yao Fei said as Will nodded.

"It was my pleasure. Whoever those Mountain Men are, they have no right to do that to anyone." Will replied.

"Blood must demand blood. I have seen you fight. You are skilled, but you lack training and discipline. It's time to teach you. Follow me." Yao Fei said as Will followed him outside the walls of Tondc. They just stepped outside the walls, so they could train without anyone getting in the way. Some of the warriors and civilians watched as Will stood beside Yao Fei.

Yao Fei put his sword on the ground as he strapped his quiver to his back. (4) "I will teach you how to properly fight. First, the bow." Yao Fei said as he quickly fired an arrow at a hanging branch and knocked it clean off. He then fired three arrows in rapid succession at the same spot on a tree. The first one hit, the second one split the first one, and the third one split the second one.

"Whoa." Will said as Yao Fei handed the bow to Will and pointed to the tree.

"Now, you try." Yao Fei said as Will took the bow and nocked one arrow. He held it up, pulled it back as far as he could which was about ¾ of the way and let go. The arrow flew through the air but missed the tree by the foot.

Will could hear people chuckling as Yao Fei sighed. "Again. Now, breathe. Everything, breathe. Breathe, aim, and fire." Yao Fei said he handed another arrow to Will.

Will nocked the arrow and pulled it back. He took a breath, aimed at the tree, and released but he still missed. Will heard laughter as Yao Fei sighed. "Nao serand chang." Yao Fei said as Will didn't understand that sentence.

"What does that mean?" Will asked.

"You will die badly. Again." Yao Fei said as he began training Will in using a bow, sword, and new hand to hand combat. Little did he know at that point, that he was training with one of the best fighters of the Trikru and that he would soon be one of their best.

Line Break xxxxx 97 years after the nuclear apocalypse: 2 years and 8 months since Will has been on Earth

Will hid amongst bushes and foliage as he watched his prey nibble at some grass. He had been tracking this deer for an hour and now he had him in his sights. Will quickly pulled out his bow, nocked an arrow and fired it in the span of a second. The arrow whizzed through the arrow and hit the deer in the side of the neck. The deer jerked forward and tried to run but limped over and died. Will stood up from the foliage and walked over to get his kill. Will had his hoodie and face mask up with black war paint around his eyes.

It was nearly 3 years since Will first came down to Earth and he had changed a lot, not just physically but mentally as well. He was now 20 and being on earth had turned him into a deadly hunter and fierce warrior. After Will was a made a member of Trikru, he trained with Yao Fei every day. Will learned from Nyko that Yao Fei was Trikru's best warrior and to train with him was a great honor. The lessons were painful, but Will had acquired a whole new skill set and Yao Fei turned him into a deadly warrior. Yao Fei trained Will as an expert marksman with a bow and throwing knives, and a deadly warrior with his fists and his sword.

Will took out a knife and gutted the deer, preparing it for the trip home. Since Will was made a member of Trikru, Yao Fei and Indra took him out on hunts and to survey the Trikru land. The more Will went on hunts and explored the area, the more he recorded and knew about. He managed to find a nice hidden place to make a home outside of the village should be gone on a hunt for too long or run into the acid fog. It was actually 15 miles from Mt. Weather but since it was hidden and underground, he was safe.

Will had gotten stronger since he trained with Yao Fei and at this point, he was one of the fiercest fighters among the Trikru. He had grown physically, with bigger and toned muscles as well as more scars from his fights or from animal attacks. He had made adjustments to his jacket, adding in a sheath for his sword and holders for throwing knives on the front. Yao Fei helped him make a special bow from one of the spares that they had, and it was Will's deadliest weapon from a distance and up close because Will had attached small metal hook blades on the bow's top and bottom tips where the string notch was so when Will fought he could hit people with his bow or slice them with it. Will was also deadly with his sword and his ingenious thinking allowed Will to make special arrows or weapons from plants and poisons he found. For example, grinding up the blue glow moss and putting the powder into a small bag, made a small smoke bomb of blue smoke. (5)

Will took out some rope from his pack to carry the deer back to his home when he heard a loud boom. He quickly took off his hood and face mask and looked up to see a man-made object streak by the past the sky. It flew through the sky and was falling towards the outskirts of Trikru territory. If the Ark sent more people down, they were in trouble if the Trikru found them.

"Crap." Will said as he tightened his quiver and sword, put his hood and mask on and ran in the direction of Mount Weather, knowing that's where they'd likely go if Jaha sent them down.

Will ran for an entire day and rested for the night and was nearing Mt. Weather. He ran by the river that surrounded the Mt. in hopes of catching them before they tried to get to the mountain. If he didn't see anyone, he'd head to the crash site instead and pray that they didn't head to Mt. Weather. He kept running when he saw a kid swing across the river by a vine.

"Dammit." Will said as he ran to stop the rest of them as he heard them cheer and shout.

"Guys! We did it! Mt. Weather!" The kid who cross shouted as he held up a rusted metal sign. Will ran when he saw two Trikru hunters in the trees. Both of them holding spears and aiming at the kid. They were gonna spear him to shut him up before the Mountain Men showed up.

Will took out his bow and pulled an arrow from his quiver. This one was thicker than the others because it was meant for big game like the elks or when he encountered a Night Wolf or bear. Will aimed his arrow as the hunter hurled the spear and Will released. His arrow flew through the air and hit spear, sending it off course just enough so the kid didn't get a spear to the chest.

"Whoa!" The kid shouted as everyone saw him nearly get speared.

"HOD OP!" Will shouted as put his bow over his shoulder and ran forward. (Wait!)

Will ran as Clarke and the others saw him running towards them. Will took out his makeshift grappling hook he made from metal he found at Tondc and threw it high into the trees, catching a branch. Will jumped and swung across the river and landed by Jasper.

"Kid, come on!" Will shouted as he held his hand out. "You wanna live, come on!"

Jasper grabbed his hand as Will jumped forward and swung them both from Mt. Weather and back to the others. Will dropped Jasper as he hit the ground like a sack of bricks while Will let go and rolled from his fall back to his feet. Will quickly pulled out his bow and shot an arrow at his grappling hook, knocking it off the tree and onto the ground.

Clarke ran to help Jasper when a spear missed her by a few inches. "Hod op! Ai laik William Detmer kom Trikru! Hod yo trigplei op! Emo em lukot! Ai chich op Indra gouva klin! Beja, hod op!" Will shouted as he got in front of Clarke and the others with his hands up, trying to get the hunters to stop. (Wait! I am William Detmer of the Woods clan. Hold your fire. They are my friends! I will speak to Indra and explain! Please, stop!)

"What's he doing?" Finn asked Clarke.

"Shhhh…" Will said as he waited when he heard the trees rustle and saw them leaving so he sighed in relief. "Oh, thank god. They're leaving. You guys are safe for now."

They all sighed in relief, but the biggest question was who the hell saved them and from what. Will walked over and grabbed his grappling hook, rolled up the rope and put it back in his pack.

"Jasper, you ok?" Monty asked as Jasper nodded, standing on his feet.

"Yeah. I saw my life flash before my eyes before the hoodie saved me." Jasper said as he rotated his shoulder. "Although, I think he dislocated my shoulder with that vine swing."

"Better than a spear in the chest." Will said as he fished out his pocket watch to check the time. On the inside of watch was a small piece of paper where Will had written the times the sun comes up and goes down and he still had 10 hours before the sun set so they were fine for now.

"Right." Jasper replied.

"You speak English?" Monty asked him.

"I do. Just like you guys." Will replied as he put his pocket watch away.

"Who are you?" Clarke asked.

"Someone like you guys, someone from the Ark." Will replied as Clarke and the others didn't know anyone else was sent down.

Will took off his hood, face mask and turned to face them, and they saw a tall, intimating man with black war paint around his eyes and a short cut hairstyle. "My name is William Detmer. Welcome to Earth." Will said as Clarke recognized the name and once she did, she recognized his face.

"Will?" She asked as Will looked at her.

"Do I know you?" Will asked as he recognized her. "Clarke? How about that. You've grown up."

"Oh my god." Clarke said as she hugged him. Will smiled as he hugged her back. They separated from the hug as she then hit him in the chest.

"Ow?" Will said, curious as to why he hit her.

"What the hell, Will? Wells and I thought you were dead. My mom said you were sent to prison and you died." Clarke said as Will nodded.

"I figured she's say that. She and the rest of the council think I'm dead but I'm not." Will told her as she was confused.

"But what are you doing here?" She asked as Will looked at Mt. Weather.

"Let's get out of here. I'll explain as we walk. Come on." Will said as he grabbed the spear the grounder threw and walked forward.

"Can we trust him, Clarke?" Finn asked as they saw Will walk away from Mt. Weather.

"Do we have a choice?" Clarke replied.

"The guy saved Jasper and our asses. I think we can trust him." Octavia said as she looked at Will walking away and saw his full quiver of arrows, the sword and his bow. Will turned and saw they hadn't moved.

"Come on, one foot in front of the other." Will said as he motioned them to walk and they followed him.

They walked through the woods as Clarke and her group followed Will. Clarke walked a little faster to walk up to him. "Ok, time to explain. What are you doing down here?" She asked. "I thought the Ark was only sending down a 100 of us."

"They sent a 100 of you? From where, Mecha station? Volunteers?" Will asked as he stepped over a log as they followed.

"No, we're from the skybox." Finn said as Will looked at them.

"They sent down 100 kids in prison? Wow, they must have been desperate." Will said as he moved past a tree. "And I guess I was right."

"Right?" Clarke asked as Will stopped for a bit.

"It's the reason I came to earth. Clarke, remember the last time you saw me?" Will asked as she nodded.

"Yeah, you were rushing to the Council chamber." Clarke said as Will nodded.

"I told them that the Ark was dying." Will said.

"You knew?" She asked as he nodded.

"How could you have known?" Finn asked.

"I was a guard cadet back on the Ark and I'm from Mecha Station. I grew up learning engineering and everything about the Ark. I began noticing that the systems weren't working like they should have despite all the repairs done to them. When I travel to the forbidden sections to triple-check my theory, it turns out I was right. I told the council about my findings, but they didn't believe me. They thought I was crazy and they weren't going to take the word of an 18-year-old guard cadet." Will said.

"They were gonna float you." Octavia said as Will nodded.

"I was 18, I knew they were gonna kill me. But I offered them a different deal. I volunteered to come to earth to see if it was habitable. If it worked, they could come down like they always planned and if it didn't, I'd be dead anyway. It was a win-win situation for them." Will said as he looked at Clarke. "I'm sorry, Clarke but the council deemed everything a secret and I couldn't tell you or Wells what I was doing or else you'd be in trouble too."

"Yeah." Clarke replied.

"Speaking of which, how did you end up in the skybox?" Will asked.

"You were right, about the Ark. My dad found out the same thing you did but it was too late. We tried to warn people, but Wells turned my dad in. I was sent to prison and they…." Clarke said as Will sighed, knowing her father was dead.

"Clarke, I'm so sorry." Will said as he walked up and hugged her, and she hugged back. "I should have said something."

"There's nothing you could have said that would have stopped them." Clarke replied as they kept walking.

"So, how long have you been down here?" Monty asked.

"Three years. Probably 2 and some change but I stopped counting." Will said as they kept moving.

"Where are we even going?" Finn asked.

"Back to your ship. I'm guessing if they sent you guys to Mt. Weather, the rest stayed behind." Will said as he stepped over a rock.

"How do you know where our ship landed?" Clarke asked.

"Everyone from miles away heard your ship land. It's not exactly quiet. I saw you guys drop yesterday. But we need to get back and get you guys organized before anything else happens." Will said.

"Like what?" Finn asked.

"You guys getting killed for one." Will replied. "If I found you it won't be long before someone else does.

"Like those things that nearly killed me." Jasper said.

"They nearly killed you because you were loud and crossed into Mt. Weather. That's suicide." Will said as Clarke looked at him.

"Why? Jaha said that Mt. Weather would have supplies and food that will last us." Clarke said.

"And normally he'd be right, but Mt. Weather isn't exactly empty. I'm not sure of the exact story, but I think that some people managed to get in before everything went to crap. And their descendants aren't exactly friendly. They're called Mountain Men." Will said.

"Mountain Men? What kind of name is that?" Finn asked.

"I never met one long enough to get their opinion on what they're called. But Mt. Weather is their home and they're not keen on sharing. Anyone who's ever gone to Mt. Weather has never been seen from again. And the Mountain Men have a habit of coming out here to kill and take whoever they can." Will said.

"How do you know all this?" Octavia asked.

"Because I killed some of them." Will replied as Clarke and her group stopped for a second.

"You killed them?" Clarke asked.

"It wasn't exactly easy, but it was kill or be killed. And they going to take friends of mine. I had no choice." Will said as he saw how they looked at him. "Look, I get that this must be a lot to take in, but earth is not how you imagined. Here, if you want to stay alive, you must be smart and be willing to fight. The Mountain Men didn't show any restrained in trying to kill me, so I paid them the same curtesy."

Will kept walking as they all looked at each other. "Still think it's a good idea to follow this guy?" Finn asked Clarke.

"I don't know. But none of us have been on Earth before and Will has survived nearly three years. And he saved us from being killed. Right now, I think he's our best shot at staying alive." Clarke said as she followed Will as Octavia followed her, followed by Monty, Jasper, and a reluctant Finn.

"If Jasper was attacked for trying to get into Mt. Weather, who attacked him?" Octavia asked.

"They're most likely hunters, gone out for a hunt when they heard you. The spear was so that you didn't attract the Mountain Men and get them killed. Count yourself lucky I was there, or the goggle boy would be dead." Will said as Jasper sneered at him.

"Thanks." Jasper said, sarcastically.

"The hunters, they're people too?" Clarke asked as Will nodded.

"Yeah, turns out the last person from earth to die on the Ark wasn't the last. They've been here this entire time, thriving and we didn't know. They're actually quite nice once you get to know them and they don't try to kill you." Will said.

"And how would you know?" Finn asked.

"Because…I'm one of them." Will said as they looked at him." Well, technically I was made a member."

"What happened?" Clarke asked.

"When I first came down, I was heading to Mt. Weather, like you guys did. Only instead, I was attacked by wolves." Will said.

"Wolves?" Octavia asked.

"Yeah, huge, black fur, razor sharp teeth, not fun. I managed to kill them when a hunting party found me. They took me to their village, I spoke with their leader and in return for keeping me alive, I offered my mechanical expertise. Helped them re-fortify their village, build better homes, make their lives easier. A few months later, I saved a hunting party from being taken by the Mountain men, and afterward, they made me one of them. It's the only reason those hunters left." Will said.

"Who are they?" Clarke asked.

"They're called Trikru, it means Woods clan in English. And your ship landed in their territory." Will said as they didn't even need Will to finish the sentence to see where this was headed.

"They're not going to take this lightly, are they?" Clarke asked.

"No, but hopefully I can explain everything to the clan head. She likes me, so hopefully she'll listen. But I'll do that later, right now I'll make sure you get back safe." Will said as Clarke smiled at Will. Finn caught this, and he wasn't too happy about it.

"So, if you've been down here so long, how have you survived?" Monty asked.

"Adapting and learning a whole new skill set." Will replied.

"Like archery?" Finn asked as he touched the bow on Will's shoulder as Will grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back, roughly.

"Never touch the bow." Will told him as Finn nodded so Will let him go.

"Ow." Finn said as he rubbed his shoulder.

"Wow, over react much." Jasper said as Will stopped dead in his tracks.

"I don't think he liked that." Monty told him.

"Quiet." Will said as he heard ruffling in the foliage.

"Will, what's wrong?" Clarke asked.

"Somethings close by." Will said he looked around and saw something moving up ahead.

"What is it?" Octavia asked.

"Nothing good." Will said as he pulled his hood and face mask up and took his bow off his shoulder.

Will readied himself to fight as he kept looking around to see what was coming after them when he heard an inhuman shout. "AAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHH!"

"Oh crap." Jasper said.

"Reapers." Will whispered to himself.

"What?" Clarke asked.

"Bad news, very bad news." Will told them as he dragged Clarke and her group and had them stay near a tree. "Clarke, you and your friends need to stay here. I'll draw them away. Don't leave until I come back, or you hear me shout. If you hear that, run like hell for your ship."

"Will, what are you going to do?" Clarke asked.

"What I'm best at. Trust me." Will said as he grabbed his bow and ran away into the foliage.

"Did he just ditch us?" Monty asked as they saw Will leave and run into the forest. He quickly disappeared as he ran through a bush and they couldn't see him.

"What do we do?" Octavia asked.

"We run for the ship." Finn said.

"Will said to wait here until he gave the signal." Clarke said.

"I think us staying here isn't a good idea." Finn said as he ran forward.

"Finn, stop!" Clarke said as they saw four men in black rags with wild hair and animalistic like faces came out of the clearing and saw Finn and charged at him.

"Oh, shit!" Finn said he ran back to the group as the Reapers closed in on him.

"Finn!" Clarke shouted as she saw Will run at the Reapers from the side and threw a small pouch at them. Once the pouch hit the ground, it exploded in a large cloud of blue smoke. The Reapers shouted as they swatted away the blue smoke while Finn ran back to Clarke and the others.

Will ran forward and jumped into the smoke and smacked the first Reaper in the face with his bow and knocked him to the ground. He kicked the second one in the chest and knocked him away as he ducked under a sword swipe from the third and kneed the fourth in the gut. Will slammed the fourth reaper in the back with his bow, knocking him to the ground as he blocked a sword from the third reaper with his bow. Will pushed back and punched the third Reaper in the face, kicked out his leg and chopped him in the neck with the blade on his bow. The Reaper gagged as blood spilled from his wound. Will pulled out his blade and then slashed the Reaper again in the neck, killing him.

Will blocked and parried an axe swing from the second Reaper as Will grappled with him and threw him onto the ground. Will swung his bow and hacked the first Reaper in the chest with his bow blade. He pulled the bow out and then swung his blade and hit the reaper in the face and then again and slashed his throat one last time. Will pulled out his sword to block and parry the spear from the fourth reaper and smacked him with his bow and stabbed him in the gut with his sword. Will quickly backed away, leaving his sword in the reaper as the second reaper kept trying to hit him with his axe. An axe swing knocked away his bow as Will kept backing away.

The Reaper did a wide swing as Will flipped over the axe, he rolled on the ground from the flip and grabbed his sword. He turned, slashed the reaper in both legs, then across the chest before finally stabbing him in the heart. The Reaper gagged as Will pushed him off his sword and he slumped over dead. Will spun his sword to flick the blood off and then sheathed it on his back. Will walked over and grabbed his bow and made sure it was ok.

"Clarke, it's ok to come out!" Will shouted as Clarke and her friends came out.

"Oh my god." Clarke said as she just witnessed her friend single handedly take out four full grown, rabid men with weapons and he did it with ease.

"Holy crap." Jasper said.

"That was incredible." Octavia said as Will put his hood and face mask down.

"Lucky it was four. Eight would have made it a challenge." Will said as he walked over and grabbed a sword that he liked and cut off patch of the reaper's clothing. "And I thought I said to stay put."

"Kind of seemed stupid to stay put at the moment." Finn said.

"Well, the Reapers only found you because you ran out. They were busy chasing me. But, things all worked out. Come on, let's get out of here before more of them show up." Will said as they quickly followed him.

Octavia ran up to Will and walked beside him. "Where'd you learn all that stuff?" She asked.

"I had a teacher, his name is Yao Fei. He's one of Trikru's best hunters and fighters." Will told her.

"And his training paid off. Thanks for saving us, Will." Octavia replied.

"Don't mention it. Happy to know someone appreciates me keeping you guys alive." Will said as they kept walking.

"We appreciate it now." Monty said as they kept walking.

"Clarke, where exactly is your ship? I need to check something." Will said as Clarke pulled out a map and she showed him.

"Ok. It's actually not that far from my home. Come on, double time." Will said as he started running and Clarke and the others ran to catch up with him.

Line Break xxxxx

They had run for about 6 hours straight and Clarke and her friends were exhausted, but Will was fine. They did their best to keep and they were nearing the shuttle, maybe another few miles to go.

"Will, can we take a break." Clarke said as she slumped next to a tree to catch her breath as everyone was tired. Will looked back and smirked, seeing them worn out.

"Geez, you guys are gonna need to improve your stamina if you want to make it out here." Will said as he took a few more steps forward to a partial cleared area by some trees. "Well, you guys can get some rest. We're here."

"Here where?" Octavia asked.

Will knelt down and grabbed a moss-covered handle and pulled it open to reveal there was a door hidden in plain sight. "Home." Will said as he jumped down the opening. Clarke and the others walked over to see where Will went and saw him land about 7 feet down. He walked forward, and some dim glow began to light up the darkness. "You can come down if you want."

Clarke knelt to the door and jumped down followed by Octavia, Jasper, Finn, and Monty. They all were greeted to the sight of a well-lit makeshift home made out of an old RV. It was complete with clay and metal containers of water or other items, several plants of colored leaves or food, animal skins on the floor and walls, various other weapons around the room like swords, spears, and hundreds of arrows. It was lit with small glass containers holding fire flies and had several small candles around as well. They saw Will grab an extra pack and began putting things in like clay containers, some extra water canteens, and other things he needed.

In the RV, there was also a back room where they saw other clothes of Will's hanging by a wire, drying. "What is this place?" Octavia asked as she walked forward and began looking around.

"Home." Will said as he put a clay container of herbs into his pack. "I found it by accident. My foot caught the door handle and here it was. I think it was some kind of old automobile or something. Smelt like hell when I first stumbled upon it, but it had a bed, so I wasn't leaving."

"I haven't slept in a bed in years." Octavia said as she going back to see the bedroom and saw a pelt covered bed and piles of his clothes and an old dirty mirror. Octavia noticed three distinct black fur pelts on the bed.

"Those were the night wolves that attacked me when I first got here." Will said as he and Clarke walked in.

"They're huge." Clarke said.

"Yeah, they were terrifying." Will said as Clarke looked around and saw how many animal pelts and clothing he had.

"You've been busy." Clarke said.

"A guy has to eat. Whatever I don't need, I share with others." Will said as they walked into the other room. He walked over to one of the clay bowls and grabbed five apples. "Catch."

Will tossed them each one and they couldn't believe what they were seeing. "Apples?" Clarke asked as Will nodded.

"Yup. Turns out even fruits and vegetables have a way of surviving. And I've already eaten hundreds in three years and I'm fine so don't worry about any after effects." Will said as they began digging into the snack as Will held out some extra canteens and quenched their hunger and thirst.

"Oh my god, who knew fruit and water could taste so good." Jasper said as he took another bit of an apple and walked up to a beautiful pink flower. He looked at it and reached his hand out.

"I wouldn't touch that if I were you." Will told him as Jasper stopped. "While it looks pretty, one cut from the Death's head flower will put you in agonizing pain for weeks."

"Ok, stay away from it." Jasper said as he backed up.

"Why would you keep it around if it's so dangerous?" Clarke asked.

"As a plant, it's deadly. But when it's dried, it makes a very effective medicine for serious wounds and in smaller doses can put someone to sleep." Will said as Octavia sat down and rubbed her leg. "What's wrong?"

"She got bit by some kind of snake when she was in the water." Clarke said as she and Will walked over to help.

"Can you show me?" Will asked as Octavia nodded and rolled up her pants to show him her bandaged wound. Clarke removed the bandage and Will saw teeth marks.

"River Serpent, nasty creatures." Will said as he walked over to grab a clay container. He opened it to reveal a red colored jell.

"What is that?" Clarke asked.

"It's red seaweed. It's a natural healing agent, keeps out infections and it helps heal wounds a lot faster." Will said as he began spreading some of the jell on her bites and Octavia felt the cool jell ease the pain from the bite marks. "The bites aren't that bad, it should be fine in a few hours."

Will took out some bandages and began re-wrapping her wounds. "Don't worry, the river serpent only attacked you because it's territorial. And it kills its prey by constriction, not bites. It can't do a lot of harm to a human." Will said as he tightened the bandage. "How's that?"

"Better, thanks." Octavia said as Will smiled and stood up.

"Get some rest, we'll leave in a bit." Will said as he walked over to his bed room. Clarke helped Octavia stand up and she felt better already, the red seaweed was already working. Jasper, Monty, and Finn stayed quiet and ate their food while Clarke walked over to see what Will was doing and what she saw made her blush.

She saw Will take off his jacket and shirt to reveal his toned, defined, and scarred body. He had a defined six pack and his muscles were easily twice as big from what she remembered on the Ark. Octavia walked over and she saw him too and she liked it. "I take it back, you can have the Spacewalker." Octavia whispered as Will put on a new shirt and zipped up his jacket and grabbed some spare fur blankets.

Clarke and Octavia walked away from the door and acted natural as Will walked out. "All right, let's go. We're not far from your ship." Will said as he grabbed his bow, filled up his quiver and grabbed his bags.

He jumped, grabbed the door frame, and pulled himself up. He held his hand out and grabbed Clarke and pulled her up, followed by Octavia, Monty, Jasper, and Finn. Once they were all out, he closed the door and covered up the opening with dirt.

"All right, let's go." Will said as they began their trek back to the dropship. They made it to the drop ship in about half an hour and Will saw that the rest of the 100 haven't done a single thing to prepare for their stay. No water collector, no shelters and pretty much no security. Will did some Wells and some kid having a knife fight, so he acted.

He quickly grabbed his bow and fired two arrows in rapid succession and knocked the knives out of their hands.

"Nice shot." Finn said as Clarke and the others walked into camp.

"Wells, what the hell is going on?!" Clarke asked as they ran into camp.

Murphy reached down to pick up his knife, but Will shot another arrow and knocked it away. "Try it again, and the next one goes in your hand!" Will warned him as everyone was worried. Who the hell was the guy with the bow?

"What the hell, who is this guy?!" Bellamy asked, pointing to Will.

"He's a friend." Clarke said as Will took off his hood and face mask.

"My name is Will Detmer. I volunteered and was sent down by the Ark over 3 years ago and have survived." Will said as the crowd began to murmur and whisper amongst themselves.

"Will?" Wells asked as Will nodded and the two shared a brief hug.

"Good to see you, buddy." Will replied as Wells pat his back.

"You too. What the hell are you doing down here?" Wells asked.

"I volunteered to come here to see if the Earth was survivable. It is, but it's not going to be easy! If you guys want to live and thrive here, things are going to need to change!" Will shouted to them.

"And what makes you think you can tell us what to do?" Bellamy asked.

"How about the fact that I've been down here longer than any of you and know how to survive? Right now, all I see are a bunch of idiots who are gonna get themselves killed without my help." Will said.

"Where's the food? Did you make it to Mt. Weather?" Wells asked.

"We never made it there." Finn replied.

"What happened?" Bellamy asked.

"We were attacked. Will saved us." Clarke said.

"It turns out, when the last man from the ground died on the Ark, he wasn't the last grounder." Finn said.

"It's true. Everything we thought we knew about the ground is wrong. There are people down here, besides Will. Other survivors. The good news is, that means we can survive. Radiation won't kill us." Clarke told them.

"But acting like this will. Look, I get it. I did the exact same thing when I first came down, but the party phase of your landing is officially over! You expected five people to get you enough food to last you guys?! If I hadn't shown up, none of you would last the week! Most of you would die from exposure, and the other half of starvation! If you want to live, it's time to stop acting like children and take this seriously!" Will told them.

"Don't listen to him! We're stronger than you think! We barely even know this guy!" Bellamy told them as some agreed.

Clarke looked at Wells and saw he was missing his wristband. "Wells, where's your wristband?"

"Ask him." Wells told Clarke, looking at Bellamy.

"How many?" Clarke asked.

"24 and counting." Murphy said, smugly.

"You guys are idiots! Do you know what you're doing?! Why we came down here?! The Ark is dying!" Will told them as everyone listened. "The life support systems can't sustain the population, so they need to know the earth is survivable! We all have friends and family on the Ark and they need to know that we're alive!"

"Will's telling the truth! The systems are dying and he's not wrong about the wristbands. They need to know the earth is survivable again and we'll need their help to make a life. If you take off your wristbands, you're not just killing them, but you're killing us!" Clarke told them.

"Don't listen to her. She's one of the privileged. If they come down, she'll have it good. How many of you can say the same? We can take care of ourselves! That wristband on your arm? It makes you a prisoner. We are not prisoners anymore! They say they'll forgive your crimes. I say your not criminals! You're fighters, survivors! The Grounders should worry about us!" Bellamy shouted as everyone in the camp cheered with him.

"If you all really believe that then you're all even bigger idiots than I thought possible!" Will shouted as Murphy got in his face.

"All right, I've had it with you—" Murphy didn't get the chance to finish his sentence as Will kneed him in the gut, kicked out his feet and placed his boot on his head. Bellamy went to help him when Will shot an arrow and it whizzed past his head, scratching his cheek.

"The next one goes in your eye." Will said as everyone shut up, seeing Will with a weapon. Octavia ran up to him and held his arm.

"Will, please. He's my brother." Octavia said as Will looked at her. Will then aimed his arrow and released it, hitting a tree right next to the head of one of the 100. "You all think you're strong, but I have you all at a standstill! You all think you're fighters, I think you're nothing but kids trying to act tough!"

Will took his foot off of Murphy's head as Murphy got up to charge him, but Will spin kicked him across the face and knocked him out. "Anyone else care to test me?! None of you knows the first thing about surviving on the ground! You don't know about what plants you can eat, or which ones will kill you! You sent 5 people to get you food when you have no shelters or homes to keep you warm!You don't even have any water! None of you even know how to fight when the people who have been living here are trained from birth to kill! If they stormed this camp now, they'd tear you all apart in a matter of minutes! If you really want to survive, it's time you all got your shit together and started taking this seriously!" Will shouted as they all shut up and listened.

"First step, is making shelters by the ship! Use whatever you can to make homes that will keep you warm! And stay close by the ship! The people who live in this area already know you guys are here, so stay close to each other! GET TO IT!" Will shouted as they left to get to work.

"Nicely done." Octavia said as Will smiled. He then saw Bellamy give him a death glare.

"I think your brother doesn't like me." Will said as Octavia looked at Bellamy who looked at him. "Go."

Octavia walked over to her brother as the rest of the 100 began gathering everything they could to make shelters. "Nicely done, Will. Never knew you could be the authoritative one." Clarke told him.

"I've changed, Clarke. It seems you haven't. Always looking out for others." Will said as she smiled.

"Come on, there's something I need to show you." Will told her as he took out a rolled piece of parchment from his bag. Finn, Jasper, Wells, Monty, and Octavia had come over to see what it was, and Will unrolled it show a map of the area. Will had written and drawn on it, but it looked like an old topographical map of the area. "Your mother gave me this map when I first came down. I've hunted and explored this whole area dozens of times, so I know it like the back of my hand. You landed here."

Will said, pointing to one spot on the map not far away from his home. "It's on the outskirts of Trikru territory so they won't be happy but right now they won't act. Hopefully I can sort this all out later but now you guys need to focus on staying alive." Will told them.

"What's Trikru?" Wells asked.

"Later, Wells." Clarke told him.

"What do we do?" Jasper asked.

"Right now, you guys need shelters and water. Without shelters, you'll die from exposure within a few days and water in another. Lucky for you, there's a nearby waterfall that pools into a small lake that runs into a stream for miles. It's clean water with an abundance of fish, so you guys got lucky there." Will said as he took out one of the bags he brought and took out several water canteens. "It's probably a 10-minute walk there so get as much water as you can."

"Right." Wells said as they grabbed the canteens.

"And you guys are going to need some food. Collect some firewood for a big fire, and have it all going when I get back. And see if you can take some of the metal from the ship and make a kind of grill or cooking area for me." Will said as he fixed his tightened his quiver.

"Where are you going?" Clarke asked.

"Hunting. I'll be back in a bit." Will said as he pulled up his hood and ran out of camp and into the woods.

"Hard to believe that's the same Will from the Ark. He's changed." Wells said.

"He's had to. It's how he has survived for so long." Clarke said as she took a breath. "All right, come on. Let's get to work."

Will was walking through the woods away from the dropship and had some traps nearby his home he could check first when he noticed someone following him. "Octavia, what are you doing?" Will asked as he turned and saw Octavia standing there.

"How'd you know it was me?" Octavia asked.

"Wasn't hard to when I could here your footsteps. You should be back at camp with the others." Will told her as she walked up to him.

"Why? I figured you wouldn't mind some company." Octavia said with a smile as Will smirked.

"And I don't but it's dangerous out here and you don't know how to defend yourself. It'd be safer at camp with the others. Besides, I'm sure your brother is worried about you." Will told her.

"Well, he's not my keeper and I think he's got more to worry about since you single handedly just dethroned him." Octavia said as he looked at her.

"Sorry about that." Will said to her as she nodded.

"It's ok. I love my brother but after what I saw today, you know what's best. Speaking of which, perhaps it might be a good idea to teach me what you know?" Octavia asked, shrugging her shoulders, and batting her eyes to flirt.

"Cute." Will said as he kept walking. She huffed and ran up to follow him.

"Come on. You said that we needed to take surviving here seriously and to do that we need to learn to hunt and fight. You can start with some private lessons with me." Octavia said as Will looked at her.

"All right, but don't think I'm going to take it easy on you. If you really want to learn, it's gonna hurt." Will told her.

"Is that a promise?" Octavia asked as Will chuckled.

"All right, first lesson: hunting. Follow me." Will said as Octavia followed him through the forest. They walked about an hour away and Will began checking snares and traps he had set up all over the area. He managed to gather about 8 rabbits which wasn't that bad for about 17 traps.

"How come you set up so many snares?" Octavia asked as Will took some rope to string up the rabbits and make them easier to carry.

"Because just one snare is never going to work. Snares are great but there's always a chance they won't get anything. So, setting up a bunch increase the chance of getting a few. I'll teach you how to make some later." Will said as he tied up the rope and Octavia took the rabbits.

"There's no way this is going to be enough for everyone." Octavia said as she saw Will looking at a bush. Will walked over and knelt down and saw several hoof prints, some broken branches, and tuffs of hair. "What is it?"

"Come here." Will said as he showed what happened. "This is an essential skill, tracking. Tell me what you see?"

"Broken branches and foot prints." Octavia said as Will nodded.

"True, but these are lot more telling that that. The size of the prints shows that whatever made these was big. Probably an elk, and with the way their laid out, probably more than one. The broken branches and these little tuffs of hair tell us that there was a fight, probably over a mate or territory. I'm guessing the other guy won." Will told her as she nodded.

"Ok." Octavia replied.

"Now, we can hunt the winner. Come on. Stay low and as quiet as possible." Will said as he followed the tracks and Octavia followed him.

"Hey, can I ask a question?" Octavia asked.

"You already did." Will said as he turned to her and she didn't look amused. "Go ahead."

"You were pretty vocal about people on the Ark wanting to know we were alive. Do you have family up there?" She asked as Will kept walking.

"My parents died years ago, but I have a best friend up there. She's part of the reason I did this." Will said as Octavia was curious.

"She? A girlfriend?" She asked.

"No. We grew up together. Whenever we needed help, the other was always there through the best and the worst." Will said as he stopped for a bit. "When my parents died, I was ready to give up, but Raven convinced me to keep fighting. She saved my life that day and I'd do the same for her in a heartbeat. This was my chance. I'd give my life to make sure she has one. Better to die for something than live for nothing."

"Wow." Octavia said, amazed at his dedication to her.

"Look, I'm not the biggest fan of Jaha and the council like you or the other 100. They let my parents die when they could have saved them if they had more medical treatment. Jaha would have killed me to keep the Ark life support systems failure under wraps, and he had no intention of letting other people know. Quite frankly, he's on my shit list if I see him again. Him, Kane, and the rest of the Council. But that doesn't mean everyone else should die, right?" Will asked as she nodded.

"That's what kept me going for so long. The hope that other people from the Ark might make it. I owe it to Raven to keep hope." Will told her as they kept walking.

"It's hard to believe this Raven is just a best friend. You sure there was nothing between you guys?" Octavia asked.

"It's kind of hard to know that seeing as how she thinks I've been dead the last three years. Besides, she was dating Finn when I left." He said as Octavia looked at him.

"Spacewalker?" She asked.

"Yeah, she said she was dating a guy named Finn. Figured that was him." Will said as he took a right to follow the tracks.

"Well, then Finn has been a naughty boy. He's been flirting with the princess since we got here." Octavia asked as Will looked at her confused. "Your friend, Clarke."

"Oh." Will replied as they kept walking.

"And speaking of the princess, were you and she ever a thing? You two seemed pretty friendly." Octavia said.

"I was a guard cadet and got to know the children of all the important people on the Ark. She became a good friend. What's with the third-degree questions all of a sudden?" Will asked as they stopped, and Octavia just acted innocent.

"Just trying to past the time and get to know you better. I figure there's a lot more to Robin Hood than meets the eye and so far, I've been right." Octavia said as Will shook his head.

"That nickname's not sticking." Will said they kept walking.

"Ok, then what do you want your nickname to be?" Octavia asked as Will stopped when he heard rustling.

"Shhh." Will told her as they crouched down. They slowly walked forward and hid behind a tree as they heard more rustling. Will and Octavia peeked behind a tree and saw a large male elk feeding on some grass. It's large horns knocking against some bushes as it happily ate it's fill. Will looked and saw it was bleeding in the side, this must have been the winner of the fight. "There's dinner."

"Can you kill that thing before it kills us?" Octavia asked, not wanting to know what death by elk impalement felt like.

"I just need one clean shot at it's eye." Will said as he readied his bow and took out one of his heavy arrows. He looked around and he needed to do something to get the elk to face him directly. He saw a rock on the ground, so he grabbed it and handed it to Octavia.

"What do I do with this?" She asked.

"Throw it at that tree." Will said as he pulled his arrow back. He nodded to her and she tossed it at the tree, creating a small noise. The elk raised it's head and turned to face them as Will released the arrow and it flew straight into the elk's left eye.

It screamed in pain and began thrashing around as Will and Octavia backed up. "Get back. Tough guy." Will said as he shot another arrow and hit in the neck. The Elk turned and began running as Will fired two arrows and hit it in the leg, sending it tumbling to the ground.

"Whoa." Octavia said as she and Will ran over to the elk. It groaned and thrashed in pain as Will readied another arrow. Octavia turned her head as Will fired an arrow at it's heart and killed it. "Jesus."

"Yeah, first kills are always the hardest to watch." Will said as he put his bow on his shoulder and knelt down next to the elk and took out a curved knife. "Yu gonplei ste odon." (Your fight is over.)

Will stabbed his knife into the elk and began cutting down it's stomach to gut it. "You might want to turn away." Will said as Octavia did. Will grunted as he cut through the thick skin and finally made a big enough cut to take out all the guts and bleed it. "Whew, still smells bad every time."

"Why are you doing that?" She asked as she finally got the whiff of the guts, doing her best not to throw up.

"The longer the entrails and blood stay in this thing after dying, the worst the meat with taste." Will said as he pulled out the stomach and intestines. "And it'll make it easier to carry."

Will finished taking out the guts and stood up. "Octavia, hand me my canteen." He said as Octavia grabbed him his canteen and held it out as he washed his hands free of blood with the water. "Thanks."

He put his canteen back and took out some rope from his pack. "This thing is easily 250 lbs. of meat. You guys are in for a treat tonight. Those ration packets are nothing compared to actual food." Will said as he began tying rope around it's legs to drag it back to camp. "Let's head back."

"You sure you can carry that thing?" Octavia asked as Will began dragging it through the forest. "All right, Robin Hood."

Clarke and everyone at the dropship had got to work like Will told them to do. They had gotten water and set up a small collector with some extra parachute fabric and some shelters were already being made. Wells and Finn had a set up a large fire in the center of their camp and managed to use some flat pieces of panels from the ship to set up a flat grill. Clarke looked and saw Jasper and Monty talking to some of the group about how Will saved them at Mt. Weather and from the Reapers. Half of the camp were amazed at the story as Will sounded like Rambo while the other half thought the story seemed like something out of the old comic books or action movies they saw on movie nights at the Ark. Bellamy and his group of followers paid these stories no mind and convinced some of the 100 to not listen to them but gossip was a virus that kept spreading and there wasn't anything he couldn't do to stop it.

William Detmer, he was on Clarke's mind for a while because she was wondering how else he had changed. The Will she knew on the Ark was always kind and gentle, not meek but not aggressive either unless he absolutely needed to be. This new Will is the opposite, as he was authoritative, commanding, exuded confidence, strength and was deadly. He hunted animals like he was a seasoned prow and fought like a warrior trained all his life. He didn't hesitate in killing those Reapers or swinging across the lake to save Jasper from Mt. Weather despite the risk of the Mountain Men and he didn't seem to show any kind of remorse for what he did. She wondered how else her friend had changed.

The sun was setting, and it was getting late as Clarke and some of the group heard movement coming from the woods. So, some of them grabbed sticks while Bellamy had his hand on the gun tucked into his waistband. They all waited in anticipation and saw Octavia walk out of the woods with a small rope holding 8 rabbits.

"Whoa, talk about a warm welcome." Octavia said as Bellamy ran up to her.

"O, what the hell were you doing?" He asked. "I was worried sick."

"I was with Will, hunting." She said, holding up the rope of rabbits. Clarke heard her and from some reason, she felt kind of funny when she said she was with Will.

"What the hell were you doing with this guy? He's dangerous, O." He told her.

"Everyone here is dangerous, but he's the right kind. Besides, I'm here and fine." She told him.

"And where is he?" Bellamy asked.

"He has a name." Will said as he walked out of the forest dragging a huge gutted Elk into camp as everyone at the dropship got excited and began cheering. Bellamy glared at him, but Will paid him no mind and dragged the elk over to a rock where he could skin and butcher it.

"Oh my god, Will. How did you kill this?" Clarke asked as she and the others walked over.

"Wasn't my first one." Will said as he put his bags and bow down and pulled out his biggest and thickest knife. "If your squeamish, you might want to look away."

Will began skinning and chopping the massive elk into smaller pieces for the fire and he did it with relative ease and quickness. In about 40 minutes, the massive 250lb elk was cut into smaller, manageable sizes for grilling and roasting. "Clarke, Finn, Wells, get me some big sticks to hold this thing up. Octavia, give me the rabbits."

Clarke and the others left to find the sticks while Octavia handed him the rabbits and he began skinning and gutting them. Octavia watched, absorbing how he did all this ease and probably could have done it with his eyes closed. Will grabbed his canteen and washed his hands of the blood as he reached into his pack and took out small clay containers. He opened them to reveal small bunches of leaves, herbs, and other small things. Will began spreading the leaves and herbs onto the raw meat.

"What's that do?" Octavia asked.

"This will prove that those rations squares on the Ark were absolute crap." Will said as he finished and skewered one of the rabbits onto a small stick he saw nearby.

"That shouldn't be that hard." Octavia said as Clarke and others returned with the sticks.

"Perfect." Will said as he took the sticks and some small rope from his pack and set up a makeshift roasting rack. He skewered the elk meet and laid them across the rack, so the meat was above the flames and got the heat it needed to cook without burning.

Will used a stick to pull some coals off of the massive fire, so he could make a smaller one. He grabbed a few sticks to get more heat and stuck the rabbits by the smaller fire because they would burn if they were near the massive one. Will watched over all the meat as it cooked over the fire while everyone waited with anticipation and empty stomachs. The camp was soon filled with the smell of delicious meat. Jasper, Monty, Finn, and Wells helped Will watch over the meet, turn it when he said to, move it away to keep it from burning or add more wood to get more heat.

It's been about 50 minutes and the elk meat was just about done. "It's almost ready." Will said as everyone patiently waited for the chance to eat. Wells adjusted a skewer when he saw Bellamy and his group walk over.

"Will." He said.

"I know." Will replied as he paid them no mind and focused on the food.

"Nicely done. Why don't you guys take a break, we'll take it from here." Bellamy said.

"We're fine." Wells told him.

"Things aren't like they were on the Ark, Bellamy. Will got enough for everyone to get enough." Clarke told him as Bellamy's friends backed him up.

"Of course, and we'll make sure to distribute it." Bellamy said.

"That's not happening. I killed it, you didn't." Will said as he stood up.

"Ok, I've tried to be nice, but we can do it this way as well." Bellamy said as he took out his gun and held it to Will's face.

"Bellamy, put the gun away!" Clarke said as Finn held her back, not wanting her to get hurt.

"Really?" Will asked.

"Yeah, you might be tough with your bow, but you don't have it now. Now, back off. We'll take it from here." Bellamy said as everyone waited with baited breath to see what happened.

"Bellamy, leave him alone!" Octavia said as Miller held her back.

"Stay out of this, O!" Bellamy shouted as him as he put the gun to Will's forehead while Will was as calm as ever.

"Bellamy, stop it!" Clarke shouted at her.

"If your gonna put a gun to someone's head, at least have the smarts to flip the safety off." Will said as Bellamy turned his gun slightly to check the safety which was all Will needed. Will grabbed the gun and moved Bellamy's hand down, spun and elbowed him in the back, and threw him over his shoulder and onto the ground like a ton of bricks.

Murphy and the others ran to charge him, but Will quickly pulled out and pointed his sword at them and fired a shot into the dirt, causing Clarke to shout in fright and everyone to shut up and freeze.

"Anybody else care to do something stupid?!" Will shouted as Will turned around and pointed his gun around. "Maybe now you all see that you need me more than I need any of you! So long as you all behave, we'll get along just fine!"

Will saw Bellamy get up, so he fired the remaining 10 shots into the air as everyone took cover. Once the gun was empty, Will tossed it into the fire. "Now it's scrap." Will said as he grabbed two of the rabbit skewers. "Dinners ready! Eat up and remember, equal portions!"

Will walked away and sat on the ramp by the drop ship as the rest of the 100 walked up to the fire and Jasper, Monty, Finn, and Wells began giving out food. Will sat down and teared off a piece of meat and took a bite as Clarke came over and sat down next to him. "Not bad, Will. You've only been here less than a day and you've shaken up the place." Clarke said as Will chuckled and handed her a skewer as she tore off a piece and took a bite, shocked by how good it tasted.

"Oh my god, it's fantastic." Clarke said as Will chuckled.

"You'd be shocked at how even the simplest of things on this planet can taste amazing. It's one of the things that doesn't stink about living here." Will said as Clarke smiled at him. Octavia walked over and sat next to him as she tore off a piece of rabbit and enjoyed her meal.

"You were right, this makes the rations back on the Ark taste like crap." Octavia said as Will and Clarke chuckled.

"It's incredible how we've never known what this was like and it was just waiting down here." Clarke said as she saw the rest of the 100 happily eating the meat, even Bellamy had reluctantly got some food and was eating with the rest of his group away from everyone else. "And you seem to be making new friends."

"I don't need to make friends, I just need to keep you guys alive. As long as Bellamy doesn't do something like that again, he'll have no problem from me." Will replied causing Octavia to chuckle as she grabbed the second skewer and took another bite.

"That's not gonna happen. I'd get use to him pushing your buttons from now on." Octavia joked as Will chuckled.

Will took out his canteen and took a sip of water and handed it to Octavia who took a long sip. She handed it back to him and he handed it to Clarke. "Thanks." She said as she took a sip. She capped the canteen and saw Jasper and Monty chatting with some girls as they ate the meat and saw Finn look at her. She focused back on the food and looked at Will who was looking at the sky. The sun was gone, and the moon and stars filled the sky.

"So, this is what it looks like from down here." Clarke said as Octavia looked at the sky. "Beautiful."

"Yeah, one of the most beautiful sights on this planet." Will said as Octavia smirked.

"One of? And which one of the beautiful ladies by your side is another?" Octavia asked as Will chuckled.

"I'm not digging myself into that trap." Will said as Clarke and Octavia chuckled. "You guys should turn in early tonight. We're gonna have a long day tomorrow and you'll need your rest."

Will stood up and took out two fur blankets from his pack. "Get some rest, I'll see you two in the morning." Will said as Octavia and Clarke each took a blanket.

"What happens tomorrow?" Clarke asked as Will turned to her.

"Earth skills training." Will said as he walked away to check out the camp.

End of Chapter 1

1). I'm not sure of the actual density of clay, but when Will makes it, he made it four inches thick and it actual came out like concrete, not that he would know. That's why the arrows did pierce into it but not by much. The bows they use on the show are recurve bows and arrows can pierce stone, but the force needs to be tremendous like a compound bow. For the ones on the show, I don't think they are that powerful. Anyway, this is for Will to show how resources and handy clay can be.

2). Will's jacket is the same one that Prometheus wears in Season 5 of Arrow.

3). Prometheus's sword. The straight edged Chokuto sword is the sword Indra gives to Will with a black leather handle.

4). The season 1 bow from Arrow.

5). Think of Will now as Stephen Amell from Season 1 of Arrow, with the same hairstyle and everything. Tall, built, strong, and all the scars that Oliver has. Will's outfit is Prometheus's from season 5, including the throwing stars on the front jacket and the sword but not the mask. Just a face mask from the nose down and black war paint by the eyes. Will's bow is Oliver's from Season 6, the new recurve bow but at the tips of the bow are small metal hook blades.

I hoped you guys like the fist chapter. After reading Bloodyredshade's story, it inspired me to write my own about the 100. It's a good show that I haven't kept up with lately and his story reinvigorated my interest in it. Seriously, go read Bloodredshade's story, it a nice take on the 100 with a Male oc. My oc will change up the story of the 100 since having someone who's been on the ground and has an existing relationship with the grounders will obviously change things. My story will follow the general story arcs of the show but there's going to be obvious changes because of my character. Look forward to them and wait to see.

Next chapter, Will helps the 100 learn new skills and settle in on Earth while doing his best to keep the Trikru and the Commander from waging all out war. Having people from the Ark makes things interesting as Will has people he can relate to or has he changed too much since his time on Earth?

Pairings: Will x Octavia (Confirmed)

Possibility: Clarke, Raven, Lexa.

Changes to the canon:

Sending Will down two years and 8 months before the 100.

Raven and Will grew up together and she dated Finn shortly before Will was sent down.

In this story before the 100 came down, the reapers only attacked at night. It's only after they came that they started to attack during the day.

Disclaimer: I don't own the 100, it belongs to its respective owner, I'm just a fan.