A/N: The original plot and characters, and some dialogue is from the tv show. Other parts are borrowed or derived from lyrics of the song "Punching Bag", by Cage The Elephant. No infringement intended. I love and respect the show and song writers. The twists are all mine, though! Hope you enjoy!

Bellarke Songfic

Chapter 7: Punchin' Bag

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(Bellamy POV)

With the reluctant help from Diyoza's group, we were able to break through the biggest rubble boulders of the fallen tower that had landed over the bunker's entrance. There was no telling what awaited us below, but I couldn't lose hope. I had told everyone the night before, that after finding Clarke alive and learning of our daughter, hope would be that last thing I ever lost again.

"She's planning." Clarke warned me after observing the way Diyoza whispered to people from her group for the hundredth time that morning.

"So are we." I winked at Clarke, which made her roll her eyes with a smile.

"That bitch is trying to play us and she's not even very good at hiding it." Murphy commented as he joined us by the water canteen, trying to appear casual despite his harsh tone.

"You know what to do." Clarke told him and held his gaze.

"With my life, Clarke." He promised adamantly.

"I know and I trust you, John. Thank you." Clarke responded and I nodded my gratitude when his eyes found mine.

"Well, the kid said it herself. I'm her favorite, so..." Murphy tried to lighten the mood while putting up his usual walls, but Clarke and I could see past that.

"Clarke said that was a phase." I retorted with a smirk, which Clarke laughed at.

"It was. But after meeting him in person, she seems to really enjoy spending time with him. If you ask me, the feeling seems mutual." Clarke added, simultaneously poking fun at John.

"She's the only one of all of us that isn't boring. Plus, she idolizes my wit." Murphy smirked.

"I wouldn't say she 'idolizes' you. She's probably laughing at you, more than with you." Emori countered when she reached us, which made us all laugh.

"Did you want to get your people out today, or not." Diyoza called from yards away, effectively ending our moment.

I searched the eyes of everyone in my group. We all knew the plan, and the backups too. Everyone's eyes reflected confidence, and we were ready to get the rest of our people. Then, we'd deal with the Eligius prisoners. Peace might have been an option if Raven hadn't tapped into their comms the night before and overheard their plan. After what they'd done to Clarke, and what we learned they planned to do to the rest of us, we had to exterminate them from our planet. Clarke had been right years ago when she said there were no good guys. We'd be who we need to be in order to survive.

"We're moving." I called back to Diyoza, and my code words hit their mark within our group.

Murphy and Emori wandered towards Madi. Raven and Harper headed towards the jeep, as Monty climbed out. Echo got within proximity of Diyoza without seeming like a threat yet. Clarke and I approached the hole where the crane punched through the metal on the ground, which had been the roof of the bunker. It was go-time.

The ropes were already secured, so I shared a look with Clarke as we lowered ourselves into the darkened bunker. As our eyes adjusted to the darkness, we realized we were being lowered into the center of a caged area. There were also people staring at us in shock from all around us.

"Bellamy?" Octavia's voice cut through the countless voices, and my eyes flew towards her.

She didn't look at all as I was expecting, but she was there. Octavia was alive and I was only a few feet from her. As soon as my feet hit the ground, she was on me. She hugged me tighter than I thought she was capable. We hadn't been on the best of terms before we got separated, but none of that mattered any more. I hugged her tightly and my heart sighed in relief.

"I missed you, O. I can't tell you how happy I am to see you again."

"I told you I'd be waiting under the floor. I knew you'd come for me." She responded happily and sounding incredibly relieved, almost like she wasn't sure I would.

"I'm so sorry it took us longer than we thought, but I'll explain everything. First, I got to tell you about..."

"Clarke! Clarke!" I heard Abby yelling as she ran towards her daughter.

"Mom! I missed you. I'm so sorry, Mom. I tried to get you guys out sooner, but it was too much for me alone. I swear that I tried." Clarke rambled as she tearfully hugged her mom.

"Shh, Honey. Oh, my baby girl. You're here now, that's what matters. I'm so happy to see you again." Abby hugged her daughter tightly. Then, she looked at me with a smile above her Clarke's head.

"Bellamy, it's good to see you again, too. Thank you." She told me and it dawned on me that she believed I had kept her daughter safe like she'd made me promise to do. That made me feel guilty all over again, but I needed to inform them of the situation above.

"Listen, we don't have much time. We're not alone up there. There's a group of people with us, but they are not good people. They're helping to get you out, but it's a trap. They want us, Mom. They're sick and instead of seeking peace and mutual benefits of co-existing, they want to do this the hard way. We can't let them." Clarke rushed to explain before I could, and I felt Octavia stiffen at her words as she pulled away from me.

"The planet is plenty big enough. Why does it have to be a fight? What am I missing?" Octavia asked, her voice filled with authority I'd never seen in her before.

"There's only a small part of Earth that is livable. A valley that wasn't hit by Praimfaya. Everything else, the rest of the planet, is all a wasteland. They want that valley and they're willing to kill us all for it." I told them and watched them react.

"But not before securing the doctors for themselves. That's what Clarke meant when she said they want her and Abby." Kane surmised, having finally joined us, and I nodded at him.

"There are people up there that are not Wonkru. They are the enemy of Wonkru. You all know what we must do." Octavia announced and I watched as every single person in that bunker straightened up like soldiers. "We are ready, and we'll fight." She told me as I watched her in awe.

"Pretty impressive, Octavia." Clarke commented and I watched my little sister side-smirk at her.

"Hi, Clarke. You've got no idea." O told her before sliding back into her warrior persona.

"She is known as Blodreina now. She is our red queen. She's a stone straight-faced killer … She won't put up with another who only wants to bruise her." Indra said as she and her daughter neared us.

I looked at Octavia as Indra's words sunk in. She was my little sister, but she was so much more to everyone else there. She was fierce, lethal, and intimidating when I last saw her. And she'd only grown into that even more since. Octavia wasn't just a leader or commander; she was truly their queen.

"Should we lower the platform now?" Monty called from above, and I knew that was our warning that Diyoza's people were getting angsty.

"Yeah, Monty. We're ready." I called back, giving him the responding signal.

As soon as Monty lowered himself on the large platform he'd devised, Madi would be taken to safety by John and Emori. Harper and Raven would arm themselves and protect Jeep. Echo would kill as many of Diyoza's men as she could, and I would go up with as many fighters as we could muster from inside the bunker. That had been the plan, before we realized that everyone under O's reign was a warrior. So, we then decided to send Octavia and her Wonkru warriors up to secure the surface first. Once the threat was neutralized, Clarke, Abby, and Jackson would go up. I wanted to go up with O, but I trusted that she'd be perfectly fine without me. Instead, I'd help get everyone organized below, in case things didn't go as planned above.

"It's so good to see you, Miller." I greeted my old friend.

"Trust me, Blake. The feeling is mutual. Let's get everyone ready. Then, we'll catch up." He told me and I agreed.

As Miller was explaining who fought with which weapons, I noticed Clarke greeting Niylah. I smiled, knowing I wasn't the only one with friends down here. I watched my sister, and her warriors rise on Monty's platform and listened for the sounds of fighting above. Miller and I prepared the next group that needed to rise as Monty lowered the platform again. That time, I joined them, leaving Miller to defend the bunker with the last group of warriors, just in case. Back-up plan to the back-up plan, as Clarke had suggested.

As soon as I reached the surface with the new wave of fighters, I told Monty to lower again and stay there until given the all-clear. Then, I joined the fray. Echo was fighting two at a time and seemingly enjoying herself. I sliced through one of Diyoza's men and noticed Harper and Raven doing well by shooting any that got too close to the jeep where our guns were hidden. My heart was pounding while my body fought with techniques Echo had trained us on the Ring. Diyoza had a big group, but they were unequipped for hand-to-hand combat.

Diyoza had two men surrounding her, protecting her as the others tried to fight our people off. Raven suddenly screamed my name. When I looked at her, she pointed off towards a man running away from the fight. My eyes followed his movements and I realized he was headed towards Emori. I couldn't see John or Madi, but I knew they would be near her. Without another thought, I took off after that man.

Before I could reach them, I saw the man attack Emori. She fought back, but he punched and overpowered her until she went down. I watched him pull out a large gun and point it towards a gap in the rubble. Not even a second later, John jumped out from that gap to fight him. I realized with a jump in my heart, that gap must be where he'd hidden Madi.

That realization was nothing compared to the fear that pumped through me as I watched Madi jump out to help John fight. I roared and pushed myself to run faster. I surprised the man by tackling him from behind, which caused him to drop his weapon. Unfortunately, we stumbled onto John, and landed on the ground hard.

"Madi, you've got to get out of here." I yelled, urging her away before the man got up.

"Dad, I can help. Mom trained me. I can't just leave you here to fight alone... Dad, Look out!" Madi yelled just before I was knocked to the ground.

I shook my head, getting my bearings to stand and fight again. Madi was at my side as I pulled myself up to see that Octavia had followed me and was already fighting the man. I tried to catch my breath and helped John stand up again. I saw Emori get up and head towards us too. Once John was up, he placed himself before Emori and Madi as we watched Octavia fighting the man.

She didn't seem to struggle, but he was a talented fighter to be sure. She landed a kick to his leg, but he landed a hard punch to her temple. That caused her to stumble backwards. She looked up at him with stunned fury as she licked a dribble of blood from her lip.

I hadn't noticed until then, but a group of people had begun to surround us, Clarke among them. Several of O's Wonkru pointed guns at the man while others held their weapons ready. Clarke quickly looked over Madi to make sure she was okay. Then, she looked me over, but I just smirked at her.

Looking towards the Bunker entrance and around myself, I realized the threat was over. Save for the man my sister was up against, the majority of Diyoza's people were all dead. The only remaining people were the two we'd tied up, along with the woman herself.

"Are you supposed to be the toughest fighter they've got, Little Girl?" The man taunted O.

"If you take another swing, she'll swing back." Miller called with a chuckle as Wonkru cheered for their 'Blodreina'.

"I'm not your punching bag." Octavia smiled menacingly at the man, while blood still dripped from her lip. "Still, I'll let you try your luck again, if you'd like." She taunted him in return.

"Heaven, help you. That little girl is my sister, and the girl likes to fight." I called, showing her my support as she smiled.

"My aunt's afraid of nothing and she carries a knife!" Madi called with all the gusto her young voice could muster, leaving Clarke and I to chuckle.

"You're surrounded, McCleary. You're defeated. Best you go while you're still breathing. If you want to live, you'd best surrender." Clarke spoke while walking towards the front.

The man growl at Clarke and was about to lunge for her when Octavia kicked him in the spine. Once he was to the ground, he tried to struggle. Octavia simply climbed on him and sliced his throat. I was not comfortable letting Madi watch O wet her fingers in his blood and paint her cheeks with it.

"The enemy of Wonkru is defeated." She announced ominously as life drained from him.

Choruses of 'Blodreina' and 'Wonkru' were heard among the masses surrounding us. No one from the bunker seemed surprised by her actions, but shock was clear on the rest of us. After the three surviving members of the Eligius group were secured, everyone dispersed. The different groups began setting up tents or seeking areas to rest for the night. Raven and Emori decided to climb into the Eligius ship. They went to check out the tech or whatnots aboard.

"I'm sorry you had to see me like that, Bell." I heard from behind me and turned to see Octavia's freshly cleaned face.

"It was a shock, but I suppose there's a lot to catch up on." I answered tentatively.

"Like how you saved Echo and took her to space after I'd banished her. Or you leaving Clarke behind despite being a couple? Or, how you're a dad and I'm an aunt?" She retorted and my shoulders tensed before they sagged. "No one has told me anything straight, but I keep hearing bits and pieces. What the hell, Bellamy? What happened? You were gone so long, Big Brother. I knew you'd come for me ... but it was getting harder and harder to believe anymore." Her last words were met with a tear sliding down her cheek.

I hugged her tightly, letting the rest of my adrenaline leave my body. I had waited so ling for the moment when I could see my little sister again. Nothing could have prepared me for the evident changes, but I was still relieved she was okay.

"I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours?" I asked with a small chuckle, trying to lighten the mood.

"There are lots of bad parts, and there are even worse parts." She warned me and I nodded, having suspected that.

"How about we rest tonight? We all have a long day ahead with packing and walking to Clarke and Madi's Eden tomorrow. Once we reach our new home, we'll figure the rest out." I suggested and she nodded.

After Octavia left my side, I watched her head towards Gaia and Indra. From what I'd learned, Gaia and Octavia were like sisters and Indra was as much a mother to O as she was Gaia's. I caught sight of Clarke walking my way with Madi, Abby and Kane. Thoughts of my sister were put out of mind as I steeled myself for what I was sure would be a long night.

Clarke and I planned to tell Abby how we'd gotten together, then split up, and then reunited. I just hoped it could wait. I hugged Madi to myself when she reached my side, then hugged Clarke to my other side. My eyes landed on Kane who was smirking. Then my eyes moved to Abby. She stared at the three of us with hard eyes. It was that moment I realized I was unlikely to get any rest that night.

A/N: End of chapter seven. Next chapter is the end. Hope you're enjoying my story.