I looked up to see more people making their way towards us. My stomach twists, but I lift my chin and keep my voice steady.

"Remember- we're in their home. Everyone keep calm. Weapons down" I say, standing.

Bellamy moves to stand next to me, close enough that I feel a little steadier.

"Abby, stay with John" I add quickly, glancing back at him.

"Rose, get away from them! Protect the hope!" Someone yells, and guards rush forward, weapons raised.

I raise my hand slightly. 
"It's okay. We're from earth. We come in peace." Even as I say it, i know how pathetic it sounds with all the blades aimed at us.

"Kaylee, where have you been? Where's your family?" A woman demands

"They killed them" Kaylee points right at us.

"That's not good." Jordan mutters, and my heart sinks just a John starts seizing.

"Help us- please. Our friend is dying" I beg

"He's not breathing" Abby says, already lowering herself to perform CPR.

"Let me pass" a man's voice cuts through the chaos. He pushes forward, calm as if he's done this a thousand times.

"Move them back." He ordered

"What are you doing? He'll die!" Abby snaps, her hands frozen above John's chest.

"You want my help or not?" The man counters, kneeling.

"Abby, let him" I command

He looks over John like he's nothing but a puzzle to solve.
"He's already dead..... fortunately for him, death is not the end. Cillian." He said.

Another man steps forward, carrying something. My eyes widen when I see it- a snake.

"We call it kepa-she. Means hideous snake in Chinese" the explains casually

"Oh my God" Abby breaths, horrified.

"Trust me, I know. But the venom degrades too quickly to deliver it in any the form" the man doesn't hesitate. He lets the snake sink its fangs in. I nearly lunged forward, but then- the black veins on John's body starts fading.

"It's working." I breathe, almost disbelieving.

"Amazing, isn't it? Its curative properties were discovered during one of the earliest red suns. Poison made the demon Gabriel believe he could walk on water. The kepa-she bit him and the toxin from the seaweed had no effect." The man says

John gasps, air rushing back into his lungs.

"He's breathing" I say, finally letting out the breath I didn't realize I'd been holding. Relief hits me so hard my knees almost give.

"Well down, cillian. Now lock them up." He ordered

Guards grab us before I can even argue. Everyone starts struggling, but I throw my voice over theirs.

"Don't fight. We didn't do anything wrong-they'll realize it later" I said, my eyes meeting the man who looked like a leader.

They hesitate, then nod. We let ourselves be dragged away.

Later, in the holding space, Bellamy paces.
"Why is he not waking up?" He asks, staring down at John.

"He will." I reassure, though I'm silently praying in right.

"I can't believe I did this to him." Emori whispers, wringing her hands.

"Emori, you didn't. I did" Bellamy says, guilt heavy in his tone.

"Neither of you did. You weren't yourselves" I remind them firmly. Not that it makes the weight any lighter- I can still feel Bellamy's hands on my throat, his voice saying he was saving them by killing me.

"Who cares? We need to get out of this place." Octavia snaps

"What are you even doing here?" Bellamy fired back, standing up.

"I came to save your ass" she replied

He takes a step forward, but I block him with a hand to his chest.
"Bellamy, no. Not now. If we need to fight our way out, we'll need her...But we're not fighting them. We need them- to teach us how to survive down here." I say

The doors open before either of them can bite back.

"Welcome, friends. If it's true you survived the red sun, then you need a drink." A man strides in, smiling like he's hosting a dinner party.

I force a smile and accept one. Jordan's already drinking his, taken from a girls hand.
"That's amazing. What is it?" Jordan asks

"We call it-" the girl that handed it to him starts

"Delilah" a woman cut her off

"Relax, mother. I don't think they'll steal your recipe. We call it Jo-juice after Josephine prime. Hallowed be her name" Delilah says

"Hollowed be her name" everyone repeats in eerie unison. I glance around, unsettled.

"Uh, can I ask, it's probably non of our business but what's a prime?" Clarke pipes up

"Sanctum was colonized by a team from earth made up by four families- the primes. Their blood rules us still." The girl- Delilah answers

"Make way for the primes!" A guard announces

A man steps forward, clearly in charge. I got that right from the start.

"Which ones the pilot?" The man asked with no hesitation.

"There that one" the woman- from earlier- points.

The guards move to grab her, but he was quick to cut them off.
"Stop. Did I say to take her?" He asks

"No sir. Sorry sir" the guards mutter, stepping back.

"Look, if this is about what happened on the mothership your people stole our transport and then boarded us by force. My people were just defending themselves." I say firmly

"Lies. She wasn't there. We hurt no one." The woman protests

"What's your name?" He asks me directly

"Diana Gray. What's yours?" I echo back

"He is Russel Lightbourne, seventh of his line, savior of sanctum and you will bow before using his name." A woman snaps

"I don't think so. I don't bow to anyone" the words come out before I can stop them. But I don't regret them.

Russel doesn't seem offended- more amused.
"My wife's a stickler for protocol. But she's know you can't observe customs that you're unaware of. You have questions understandably and we'll get to them all but first we need your transport ship to be flown into sanctum. You can land in one of the lower fields" he says

"Why? What's out there?" Clarke pressed

He started to explain, answering her question. But Abby quietly pulled me aside, quick but quiet.

"Abby, what is it?" I whisper

"Madi is on the transport ship." She whispers

"What? You woke her?" I reply, a little too loud. Abby hushed me, before I turned back to Russel.

"Raven will fly the ship. But we're going too." I spoke, his eyes quickly finding mine.

"Fine. Choose your most disposable people it's time to go" he nodded

I stepped forward first.
"You don't strike me as disposable." He said, stopping me before I can walk past.

"None of us are. But my child is out there. So I'm going to get her." I was quick to reply

"Please. We have things to discuss. Are you the leader of your people or not?" He asked

"I am" I answer without hesitation.

"She speaks for all of us" Bellamy adds, stepping closer.

Good. He's with me on this.

Russel nods.
"Good. You can escort your team to the steps. The rest of you will remain here, well cared for till we decide what to do with you" he said, and walked off before we could say anything else.

Bellamy started pulling names- Raven, echo, Octavia. Miller to stay behind.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" I grab Bellamy's arm.

"What? You said it yourself- we need these people. For some reason, the leader seems to like you, so let's try and keep it that way. Hey Diana, I'll bring Madi back. I promise. She's yours, so I treat her as mine" I said, his eyes stayed on mine, his voice soft.

My throat tightens. I pull him into a quick hug.
"Be careful" I whisper

He nods, eyes steady, before waking off with the others.