Shadow Warriors

Bellamy is dreaming about him and Octavia when suddenly the dream changes. He finds himself in a playground of some sort that is somewhat familiar and as he looks around he notices a figure on the swings. As he gets closer he recognizes the figure as Murphy and heads towards him.

"Murphy, what's going on? Is this my dream or yours?"

"It's both and yet neither at the same time. Dream walkers aren't the only ones that can manipulate dreams. As long as there's a strong enough bond between the shadow warrior and that particular person they can enter their dreams."

"Why are you here? Why are you manipulating my dream?" Bellamy asks slightly worried.

"Because there's something I wanna show you. Something I think you deserve to see. C'mon and set with me." Murphy motions to the swing beside him and Bellamy sits down.

"Now what?"

"Ssh, just watch." Is all Murphy says as he points towards the jungle gym.

Bellamy notices two kids playing on it while two men talk close by. He recognizes the one boy as himself and the other is Murphy. Suddenly child Bellamy falls busting his mouth on the ground. Child Murphy drops down to check on him as the two men walk over. Bellamy knows one is Murphy's father but the other man he's never seen before.

The other guy looks at Bellamy closely and says "you'll be fine. It's just a busted lip. Maybe you'll have a nice scar to show off to the ladies."

"Ewww, girls are gross. I don't like girls. I like Murphy." Child Bellamy says wrinkling his nose and putting his arm around child Murphy.

The man chuckles and says "well that's fine too. I'm sure Murphy likes the scar just as well, right Murph?"

"Yep sure do." Child Murphy says with a smile and Bellamy can't help but think that its a nice smile as he continues to watch things play out.

The man pulls a napkin out of his pocket and hands it to Bellamy but Murphy takes it and begins cleaning the blood from Bellamy's lip and chin. Once it's all clean they go back to playing as the two men resume their conversation.

Bellamy looks at Murphy who only points and says "keep watching."

There are a few more scene like the one from the playground where him and Murphy are playing while the same guy talks with Murphy's father. Something is always happening to Bellamy and the man is the one to comfort him in some way, shape or form. Then the scenes change to just Murphy, his dad and the guy. The guy is praising Bellamy left and right or just talking about something that Aurora told him about Bellamy and it dawns on him who the guy is; his father.

He's about to say something to Murphy for conformation when child Murphy asks Bellamy's father "why don't you tell Bellamy you're his father instead of being a guy who's a friend of my dad's and super cool according to Bellamy" and he goes quiet so he can hear the answer.

"It's safer for him if he never knew who I was. I don't want a target on his back or his mother's."

"But he wishes you were his dad. He told me so himself and he's so hurt when he says it. I wanna make him feel better and tell him the truth because I like it when he smiles."

"John there are just some things that you can't understand yet." His father says but Murphy isn't listening.

"He needs to know the truth!" He yells stomping his foot on the floor.

"You're right, he does but not right now. Let me ask you something. How would you feel if you knew there was someone out there who would take Bellamy away from you and you'd never get to see him again simply because he meant something to you?"

"I'd be pissed off and kick their asses for even thinking they could take what was mine and get him back." Murphy says bluntly.

"Language, John." Comes a female voice from the other room.

"Sorry mom but it's true."

"But what if you couldn't kick their asses or get him back once they took him?"

"I'd be angry and hurt and sad. I don't want anyone to take Bellamy away. He's my friend and he's special like me."

"Yes he is and I'd feel the same way. There are people who want to hurt me for the things I've done and if they ever found out that Bellamy was my son, they'd take him away or worse just to hurt me and I don't want that to happen, ever."

"So he can't know about you until they're gone because they'll kill him, won't they?"

"Yeah Murph, they will."

"I won't tell him then."

"Thank you. Now let's talk about something happy, shall we?"

The scene fades out and Murphy looks at Bellamy who has tears in his eyes but they haven't fallen yet. He doesn't say a word as they set on the swing, giving Bellamy time to digest the days events and the chance to speak first.

"He was always right there and I never knew. I just thought he was a friend of your dad's who was really cool but he was my dad. I remember the day he came to the house to say goodbye. I didn't understand why he did it or why my mom was so upset when he left but it makes sense now. You should have told me."

"It would of changed things and you know it. Besides you had a better relationship because you didn't know who he really was than if you'd known."

"How the hell do you figure that one, Murphy?"

"Think about it Bellamy. If you'd of known he was your father you would have resented him for leaving you and your mother and probably refused to give him a chance but since you didn't there were no barriers stopping the two of you from connecting. Regardless of how you feel about him now, you loved him back then and it hurt when he wasn't there anymore."

"It hurt us both. We both lost our fathers that day."

"That's not all we lost that day. Do you remember everything that happened that day?"

There's a short pause as Bellamy thinks about it before he answers.

"Yeah, I do. It's strange remembering that day and all the emotions that came with it. You know now that I actually remember it, nothing has come close since."

"Really?" Murphy questions with a hint of scepticism in his voice.

"Really. There have been other but there's always something missing or off and it became boring so eventually I just stopped trying all together."

"I'm sorry I took everything away. I panicked after I killed Dax and it was the only way I knew to protect you."

"Protect me from what Murphy?"

"From me."

Just as Bellamy is about to question him, Murphy disappears and soon after Bellamy wakes up to the sun shining in his face. He was determined to find out what he meant but Murphy kept avoiding him. He couldn't get him alone at all and as the day drew to a close, Bellamy decided if Murphy wouldn't talk to him when he was awake, he'd force him to in his dreams. That night Bellamy went to bed with a mission, talk to Murphy and no matter how much he protested or tried dodging the question, Bellamy was getting the answer before he woke up.