Chapter 2
When Bellamy wakes up he's in the infirmary with Lincoln sleeping by his bed. Once he's fully awake and ensures there's no more shadows, he sits up which draws Lincoln's attention.
"You're awake. That's good because we were worried you wouldn't wake up. What happened?" He asked concerned and curious.
"Where's O? Where is she? Where's Clarke and the others?" Bellamy asks ignoring Lincoln's question.
"Maybe you should rest some more. I'll get Abby and Kane."
"Lincoln, where are they? What happened to everyone? Please just tell me O is okay." Bellamy says beginning to panic a bit.
"I'll get Kane and Abby." Lincoln says again before getting up and leaving the room stopping Bellamy from asking him any more questions.
Bellamy knows something has happened to them and that it isn't good if Lincoln insists on getting Kane and Abby instead of telling him himself but he also knows that Octavia isn't dead yet because he would've felt it like he did when their mom died which was a relief. As he's trying to remember everything that happened once they saw the shadows rolling in like a fog over Polis, Lincoln returns with Kane and Abby in toe and if the expressions on their faces were anything to go by, the news wasn't gonna be good. Abby immediately begins checking him over without speaking and Kane waits until he gets the all clear from her before he says anything. Bellamy isn't the most patient person under normal circumstances but when his sister is missing or worse, his patience is non-existent.
"Will one of you tell me what the fuck is going on, where the hell my sister is and who the fuck is the woman in the damn red dress!?" Bellamy yells.
"Octavia, Clarke, Lexa, Miller, Monty, Jasper, Raven and Harper have all been taken by the woman in the red dress as you call her. Her name is A.L.I.E. and she was supposed to be dead or at least that's what we thought." Kane says but before he can continue Bellamy speaks.
"What the hell does she want with them? She won't...she's not gonna kill them, is she?" Bellamy says worried.
"Eventually she may but for now she took them for a reason so she'll keep them alive until..."
"Until they're no longer useful. How long do I have to get them back?"
"Bellamy you can't..." Abby begins.
"Don't! Don't fucking tell me I can't! She has my sister and I'm not leaving her! I'm going after her and there's nothing any of you can do to stop me!" He shouts angrily.
"We don't want to stop you but there's things you need to know before you run blindly after your sister, so sit down and listen." Kane commands.
Bellamy reluctantly listens and remains quiet while Kane and Abby explain exactly who the woman in red is and why everyone's so afraid of her.
It turns out that A.L.I.E. possesses the power of shadow magic which is a very powerful and dangerous form of elemental magic because after a while the shadows consume the person turning them to the darker side of magic. When she first turned they were able to destroy her or at least they thought they did but it seems like the shadows protected her and she's done nothing since but build up her power. And while all this information was good to know Bellamy only cared about one thing, Octavia.
"So what does she want with my sister and the others?"
"Power. She took them because they are the strongest in all of Arcadia. She would've taken you and Lincoln too but something stopped her. What exactly happened in the shadows, Bellamy?" Kane asks curiously.
"It doesn't matter right now. The only thing that matters is getting my sister back. Now, how do I that?"
"You need to find someone who can use shadow magic. Unfortunately there's no one left alive who can." Abby tells him.
"Actually there's one person but he disappeared years ago and I'm not sure how to find him." Kane interjects.
"Who are you talking about, Marcus? There is no one else." Abby says confused.
"John Murphy. You have to find John Murphy but I'm not sure where you'd start or if he's even alive anymore. He left years ago and no one's been in contact with him for at least 5 years. Last anyone heard from him he was in Azgeda."
"Azgeda? I know someone who may know where he is or at least a direction in which to start looking for him." Lincoln says.
"Are you sure? I don't wanna be running around in circles while Octavia is going through God knows what."
"Bellamy we're talking about Octavia here so don't think for a second that I don't wanna get her out of there as quickly as you do. He's the best lead we have right now so we either take or leave it."
"Fine. When do we leave?" Bellamy says giving in because he knows Lincoln is right.
Kane and Abby go over a few more things with them about A.L.I.E. before they gather supplies and head towards Azgeda. Bellamy prays that this guy Lincoln knows has some information on this Murphy guy because they really didn't have time to go door to door looking for someone who knew him. Just before nightfall they find a place to stay the night even though Bellamy wanted to keep going. Lincoln convinced him that neither of them were any use to Octavia if they were exhausted. As they settled in for the night Bellamy decided to ask Lincoln about this person he knew in Azgeda.
"So who exactly is this guy you know and how well do you know him?"
"He's the king of Azgeda and I know him well enough that he won't kill us on sight."
"Well that information would've been helpful earlier. Will he help us?"
"Maybe but not without a price. He also happens to be an expert in fire magic and could help you with yours. In fact all of Azgeda are fire magic users. It's part of the reason they're so powerful and feared. Until you guys came along that is."
"Great, let's hope he doesn't hold a grudge. We should get a few hours sleep and then keep going. I wanna get there as soon as possible."
Lincoln sighed but did as Bellamy said because he knew how worried he was about Octavia. He was worried about her too but unlike Bellamy, Lincoln had faith that Octavia would survive and fight because that's just who she was.
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Bellamy's sleep was restless and it wasn't because he was having nightmares about what could be happening to Octavia and the others but about something else entirely. Most of it was jumbled and none of it was familiar but there was one thing that stuck out. One thing that when he woke he still remembered and it chilled him to the bone. It was about a small boy who became so angry that he engulfed his mother in shadows and watched her suffocate on them. He woke up in a cold sweat gasping for breath with a disturbed looking Lincoln by his side. They packed up in silence and continued toward Azegda. After a few minutes of silence Lincoln spoke.
"What were you dreaming about? You were screaming and threw a few fireballs at me. Luckily they fizzled out before they made contact but your ice and water balls put the fire out a couple of times and I had to restart it."
"Sorry, I'm not really sure. I can't remember anything except a boy suffocating his mother in shadows but I'm not sure where it came from or who the boy is. That's weird, right?"
"A little, yeah. Maybe it has something to do with A.L.I.E.."
"Maybe but it was almost like the kid wasn't really in control. Like there was a part of him that didn't want to kill his mother but something was forcing his hand. The kid was scared."
"If a child presented with shadow magic first I'm sure he would be scared and Kane said it had the potential to turn someone evil. Maybe this kid was/is this John Murphy we're trying to find."
"But I don't know him. How can I dream about the childhood of someone I've never seen before?" Bellamy questioned confused.
At least he didn't think he knew the kid from his dream. Although there was something familiar about his eyes that he couldn't shake. It was almost like he'd seen them before but he couldn't grasp the memory before it was gone to figure it out.
Lincoln shrugged at his question just as confused as he was about the dream. Both trying to find some way to justify it as they continued towards Azgeda.