Ark Kingdom: The Magic Within (Bellarke)

Chapter 30

Bellamy's POV

A hush falls over the group when Clarke and I appear in front of them. We are on a rock which makes it easy to see everyone. I quickly scan the crowd looking for Octavia. I can't see her. Did she really leave? Did someone take her? Is she okay?

I feel a hand on my arm and look down to see Clarke's blue eyes on me. "I can't see her either." She whispers.

"Do you think she's okay?" I ask trying to ignore the impatient huffs from the crowd of scared teens. 

"I hope so." Clarke lets her hand slide down my arm. I instantly know what she plans to do. "We can find out. I think."

"Yes." I tell her and just before her hand touches mine I have thoughts only for Octavia.

When our skin touches we shoot through space. I feel sick as we crash to the ground. We are near a cave. I can hear Octavia's voice. She sounds scared. I drag Clarke with me as I sprint to the cave's entrance. Octavia starts to scream and I can't control myself. I pull out my dagger and don't pay attention to anything else. Her wails are getting worse as we get closer.

I hear Clarke saying something, but I can't focus on her words. I lift the ground below us and shoot it forward. We are practically flying by the time I can see her. She is whimpering, lying in the corner against the wall of the cave. There is a man holding her down, covering her mouth and twisting her foot. When he sees me he throws a blade so fast that I have no chance to block it. I thankfully turn fast enough so it just slices my arm. I ignore the pain and with the flick of my hand the man slams against the wall. Then rocks wrap around his hands and feet to hold him in place.

He starts shouting at the top of his lungs words that I can't understand. He is straining against his earthy shackles. I flick my wrist again and another rock covers his mouth. His eyes bulge and I can hear him growling. I hear another whimper and fall to my knees beside my sister.

"O, what have you gotten yourself into this time?" I ask as I brush the hair away from her sweaty brow. "What has he done to you?"

"Nothing. Bell, he saved me." She says through obvious pain. "Let him down."

"No. What's wrong?" I ask when she groans again.

"My ankle." She motions to it and I look down to see that it's bruised and swollen.

"Here." Clarke, who I had completely forgotten about, leans forward and lightly touches Octavia's foot. From Clarke's hand I see a blue glow that matches her eyes. Then, unlike any time before when she's healed someone I feel something inside of me. It feels as if she is taking from my power. I notice that the glow has turned from blue to purple. Within no time she pulls her hand back and Octavia's ankle looks completely normal.

"That was fast." I say as I feel warmth spread through me.

"Yes, strange." She says it in a way that makes me think that she's not really talking to me.

"What is going on?" Octavia asks as she sits up straighter.

"That's what we want to know?" I tell her.

"Lincoln saved me. He kept me from getting killed." She gives the man a look and says something that I can't understand. "Now, let him down."

Regretfully, I flick my wrist and let the rocks meld back into the wall. The man drops and barely manages to catches himself before crashing to the ground. He steps past me to Octavia. I want to stop him, but Clarke holds me back. My fists clench when the man takes my sister into his arms. When he kisses her I clear my throat. Octavia pulls back and gives me a nervous smile.

"This is Lincoln. Lincoln this is my brother, Bellamy and his wife, Clarke." She motions to us each in turn.

"Wife?" Clarke and I both ask at the same time. We look at each other and Clarke looks shocked. I know I look the same.

"You forget brother that the spirits speak to me. They have told me many things and from your reaction I know that they are true." She smirks at me.

"What do you mean the spirits speak to you?" Clarke asks.

"What? Your husband hasn't told you?" She glares at Clarke before meeting my eyes. I glare right back.

"O, this is not the time. We can talk about this later. Right now we have to get to camp. Someone is trying to kill us all. We're all in danger. Meet us there." I squeeze Clarke's hand and she gives me a weak smile. Then we shift. I blink as we appear again on the rock in front of the group. They go silent and look at us with scared eyes.

"We are in danger! Ark Kingdom seeks to destroy us!" I yell to the crowd. There are gasps and sounds of disagreement. "They are already on their way. There are those in the Kingdom who plan to get rid of us all and to never go to the Old Kingdom. We must go through the veil. We must escape before we all parish!"

"How?" Miller calls out.

"Why should we believe you?" Murphy yells.

"You should believe him because it's true. We were sent here to do what he says." I hear the same voice that gave me the warning earlier. A man that I don't recognize steps up onto the rock beside me. He has messy, blonde hair and a machine in his hands. A girl with black hair and dark eyes joins us.

"Kill them!" Someone shouts and I see a dagger flying through the air. I stop it right before it hits the man beside me. All eyes fall back on me.

"You will not harm them!" I demand. "He is the one who has warned us. They are here to help."

We must speak. Alone.

"We can talk in our cave. Then we will get moving." I tell him. Clarke is looking on with confusion. I turn back to the crowd. "Pack your belongings. We will leave in an hour."

Only a few people shuffle off. The rest of them stay frozen.

"Pack and be ready to go or stay and die. The choice is yours." I tell the remaining group before stepping off of the rock.

"This way." I tell the man. 

A/N Hey everyone, sorry for the wait on this chapter. Thanks for reading, voting, and commenting. Hope you're enjoying the story. What do you think of how they're all coming together?