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Izzy POV

I paced back and forth, my anxiety through the roof. "We've locked up for hours" I pointed out. "If it was Bellamy and Ella--" Jasper cut me off. "It was Bellamy and Ella. I'm telling you they're both here" Jasper informed us. "It doesn't make any sense" Monty whispered. "I know what I saw," Jasper tells him. An alarm blared through the air when suddenly the doors opened and a group of soldiers come in with guns. "God, not again" I choked out, knowing this wasn't going to go well. "Back up everyone!" I hear a guard member shout. We all back up further when the doctor who was drilling into my side, stepped into the room. We're all shoved over to the other side of the room. Suddenly a guard pulled onto my arm. "No! No!" I screamed. "Get off her!" Jasper shouted, pulling me back over to him. They shoved him back and both guards took my arms as I begin to sob. "No, Not her. She needs more time to recover" The doctor instructed them. "This one" She pointed to the blonde-haired guy standing next to Harper and Monty. "No! No! Wait!" he shouted as the guards begin walking over to him. They grab him by both arms and begin taking him away. "Stop!" Jasper shouted. "You can't keep doing this to us," He tells them. The doctor's heels click off the floor as she walked up to Jasper. "President Wallace said we could go" Jasper reminded her. "That President Wallace is no longer in command" The doctor informed us. "He had to step down for health reasons. I'm sorry it has to be like this" She lies. "I hope you know you're all incredibly special to us" She smirked. She then set her eyes on me "You more than anyone here Elizabeth" She tells me. "Since you're twin DNA has special compounds, we'll be needing all we can get," She tells me before walking out of the room and the door shutting and locking behind her and the armed guards.

Shadow's POV

"Ark station, do you read me?" Bellamy asked over the radio. "Anybody there?" He then asked. "Bellamy, you're late," Clarke says to him. "Every three hours means every three hours" She reminded us. I grabbed the radio "Are you through?" I asked her. "Have you found the source of the acid fog?" Clarke asked as I handed the radio back. "No, that's going to have to wait," Bellamy tells her. "What? No!" Clarke sighed. "Nothing is more important than that," She tells him. "Our friends are" Bellamy reminded her. "They started taking them from the dorm...one at a time, every few hours" Bellamy informed her. "Taking them where?" Raven's voice asked. "We don't know...We tried to follow them but they went to a classified level" Bellamy explained. "Maya borrowed the schematics of the vent system from her boss and we're still trying to find a way in" He explained. "Anything?" I asked Maya. "I think I found a path but it's going to be tight," Maya tells us. "Here's the walkie Raven asked for and the earbud" She extended it to me and I nodded. "Bellamy...Ella, you have to find them" Clarke tells us. "That's the plan," Bellamy tells Clarke. "If you don't all of this was for nothing," She says, putting pressure on us. "I think I should go in, by myself," I tell Bellamy and Maya. "What? no" Bellamy shakes his head. "Listen to me Bellamy, you heard what Maya said it's a tight squeeze and no offense but I'm small than you" I pointed out. "She's right..." Maya sighed. "I don't like this" Bellamy tells me. "I've got this, don't worry" I smiled before grabbing the earbud and putting it into my ear, and walking with Maya over to the vent. She boosts me inside and I begin to crawl through the vents. I crawl as Raven walks me through them. "Okay now tell us where you're at," Raven says. "I'm at an intersection. Which way?" I asked her. "Ella, we think you're close. The lab is just ahead" Clarke tells me. I look around and rolled my eyes "Any chance you could be more specific?" I asked her. Suddenly I hear a drill in the left vent. "Never mind..." I tell them and turn to the left vent and begin crawling down it. The closer I get the louder the drill sound becomes. When I'm able to stand I see a dim light and peek through the gate of the vent to see the doctor I had met drilling into one of our people's side. She stopped before turning "You ready for the last treatment you'll ever need, Lieutenant?" the doctor asked him. "You have no idea" he smiled before pulling down his shirt. "I've waited my whole life to breath fresh air" He added. "Let's get back to this secret army she claims to have" Cage Wallace stated. "Did she tell you anything that might help us find it?" he questioned the guard. Another doctor begins drilling once again "Stop drilling!" Cage Wallace ordered. "The window for extraction after death is incredibly short" The doctor explained. Death? They're killing our people while doing this? "I only need a minute" Cage spoke. "No, sir. Nothing about the army" The guard informed him. "She did say she was coming for you and if we let her people go, She'll let our people live" He explained. "That's a little late for that" Cage says. "Was that one girl with her? The twin?" Cage asked. My heartfelt like it had stopped "No, I didn't see the brown-haired twin with her" The guard informed him. "Well we still need guards on active to search for that girl, we need her for medical testing" Cage explained. "Her along with her sister's DNA is something completely extraordinary, something we have to keep testing" Cage explained. Lizzy? Could Elizabeth be here? "I'm sorry I failed you," The guard tells Cage. "Don't worry about it. We'll finish the job tonight" He stated. "Whitman just radioed in. Apparently, there's a war council meeting happening tonight in one of their villages. The leaders are going to be there" Cage explained. "Sir. I feel good. Let me take a team out to support Whitman" The guard suggested. "No, he has less chance of being spotted if he's alone" Cage pointed out to the guard. "Sir, Whitman is good but he can't take out that many targets alone" The guard reminded him. "Which is why we're going to use a missile" Cage informed him. "This time we're not going to miss" Cage added. I hurried my way back through the vents before letting out a breath. "Please tell me you heard all that?" I asked Raven and Clarke. "We heard it" Clarke responded. "If I leave now, I can make it there in time" Clarke informed me. I looked up to see a guard standing above me.

Lizzy POV

They guards once again busted through the door. "Here else go. Come on. Like we talked about!" Jasper called out. "Link up!" Jasper ordered. We all linked arms with one another as the doctor came back into the room. "This one" she choose a scared girl, younger than me. "Everyone move now!" The guards yelled. Suddenly I was punched in the stomach and again in the face when Jasper is shoved to the side. The guard speaking to him in whispers. "Everything alright over there?" A guard asked. "Yes sir!" The other one yelled back. I knew that voice. It had to be Bellamy. But just like that he punched Jasper and took off with the rest of the guards.

Shadow's POV

I climbed through a few vents before getting to an area. "Talk to me, what do you see?" Raven asked. "Close your eyes, imagine a bottomless pit" I joked. "Just stick with it. According to Dante's coordinates you're almost there" Raven explained as I climbed up the ladder. "What's happening on your end? Did they evacuate Tondc?" I asked Raven. "Don't know yet. But it's Clarke. She will get it done" Raven reminded me. "Just concentrate on squeezing your ads through the vents" Raven joked.

Lizzy POV

We stand, arms linked once again but this time we all have weapons. "What's taking Bellamy so long?" Monty asked. "I don't know" Jasper whispered. "Maybe that caught him?" Miller suggested. "No" Jasper stated. "Bellamy and Ella both Will figure a way out. I know they will" Jasper explained. "It's already been four hours" Monty reminded him. "The guards will be back soon..." I spoke up. "They're gonna take someone else" I added, with in my tone. "No, listen to me. We stick to the plan" Jasper ordered. "They're not taking anyone else out of this room without a fight" he tells us all. Just then the guards and the doctor stormed I got he room. "This one..." the doctor points to Monty. "Yes" The guards approached Monty. "No!" I screamed but they easily grabbed him. "Hey! Get your hands off him!" Jasper shouted, pulling out a gun. A guard goes to run at Jasper and he shoots the guard the suddenly another guard grabbed a hold of tue gun and we all started hitting all of them with the weapons off the bed. It doesn't take them long to knock half of our people on the floor. "Take him instead" the doctor stated, pointing to Jasper. "No! You can't!" I screamed as they grabbed Jasper. "No! Let me go!" Jasper shouted as they began dragging him away. "Search the rest. Make sure there are no other weapons" The doctor ordered the rest of the guards before leaving. "You heard her! Let's go!" A guard shouted. Something changed as an alarm blares. "Everyone this is our chance! Take the level. Monty! Get the cameras!" Jasper ordered. "Miller get the guns" I ordered him. I see the doctor trying to crawl away and into the elevator. I rushed over before the doors could close and out my metal pole in the way. "No....you can't" she choked out, her face looking like something out of a zombie movie. I stare at her, full of anger and hatred. "I hope you know that you're incredibly special to us" I say, my tone dark and disturb sounding. Jasper, Monty, Miller, Harper and me all watch as she gets worse as the doctor screams in pain I couldn't help but smile as her face practically melted off.

Shadow's POV

"You gotta pull the outside air in to reverse the air-filter action system" Raven explained. I flipped the switch but it sparked, causing me to hiss and shake my head. "Just tell me how we know if it's even working..." I say to Raven. Suddenly an alarm blares through the air. "Containment breach" the voice spoke. "I say it's working" Raven says to me. "Thank you, Bellamy..." I smiled. Bellamy was the one that gave me the information about this. I sigh, knowing that this could give them a big chances to escape the dorm.