AN: New fic, I know. Double shot. Having writer's block in all aspects, and this is just something that came to me, and hopefully will get me out of this rut. Here's a warning, there be some gluten, peanuts, and sexual abuse. If you're not into that, then do not read this and do not mesg me or leave me a rude review stating that I did not tell you, because I just did. No beta. Loosely based on Y the last man, which is an amazing series.
What if the world you know it ceased to exist? What if everything you held dear to your heart, everything you loved, or cared about was gone? What if one day you woke up and realized you were the last one? And that the fate of the world, rested solely on you? That you held the continued existence of the human species inside you? That you were the last man standing?
The city of New Orleans was bustling and noisy as any other day. Tourists poured in, vendors were selling things in the street, artists were setting up their easels. The people were so unaware of the supernatural world that lived within the city. The werewolves walked the streets looking around. The vampires wanted to keep their control of the city. And the witches, the witches could not leave the source of their power.
Which is why on this particular day, which looked like any other day would soon change their lives forever. As the sun rose in the sky reaching its apex, the men within the city started choking and bleeding. People screamed, there was a panic. The vampires looked around seeing the humans dying, the male werewolves laying dead on the ground. They knew something was wrong. They rushed back to the compound. The saw horses laying dead on the ground. Birds falling from the sky. Whatever it was affecting the men, was affecting the animals as well.
Caroline was inside the Grill laughing with Matt. She was telling him stories about college life when he suddenly started choking and fell to the ground. Jeremy was playing video games with Tyler when he started choking and died. Tyler tried to wake his friend, but realized it was too late.
The news spread of the plague that spread across the world. No one knew where it came from, and who created it, only that it killed anything with a y chromosome, anything that made it male. Humans, animals, embryos, fertilized eggs and even sperm. A world without men seemed what women had joked about. That is until the realization that the population would die out, that the ecosystem would die out, that life on earth would soon die out.
Klaus gathered the vampires within his compound. He had to keep them out of sight. People knew that the plague killed anything male, so for any male vampire to walk around would raise suspicions. They would be questioned on how they survived, studied and eventually people would know the truth.
"We have to remain hidden" Klaus said
"Why?" Diego asked
"If you haven't noticed, all the men have died. If we walk around they'll wonder why. They'll want to study us, and then they'll let it be known that we exist. We don't need to draw any attention to ourselves right now" Klaus said
"We need to survive. We have to think about the humans. The population will start to shrink, along with our food supply, we have to be discreet" Marcel said
The gates to the compound flew open and the witches walked in. They used their magic and pushed the vampires aside against the wall. Genevieve looked up and saw Klaus standing on the balcony.
"What are you doing?" Klaus asked
"Protecting my coven" Genevieve said
A group of women soldiers came in holding guns. They opened fired on the vampires. The vampires tried to flee, but the witches used their magic to keep them inside. Elijah flashed out when he heard the noise.
"What is going on?" Elijah asked
Hayley came rushing out to see what was happening. The vampires started turning grey as they fell to the floor. They were using wooden bullets. They knew.
"Don't kill that one" Genevieve said
The soldiers had their guns pointed at Marcel.
"If you want him to come along, you'll need leverage" Genevieve said
"What is the meaning of this!?" Klaus yelled
"You impregnated that werewolf over there didn't you?" Genevieve asked
"Yes" Klaus said
"Then you need to come with us"
"What the bloody hell for?"
"To save the human species of course. We can do this the easy way or the hard way"
"Put those things away, I'm an Original, show some respect" Elijah said
"They're not pointing them at you, they're pointing at her" Genevieve said
Elijah moved to stand in front of Hayley.
"Come with us willingly, or I will make sure the dog dies, along with your friend Marcel"
"Elijah, look after Hayley while I'm gone" Klaus said
"Of course"
Klaus felt an intense pain in his head and then looked up, the witches were using their magic on him.
"You'll have to do better than that!" Klaus yelled
The soldiers started firing their guns. Elijah covered Hayley but fell to the ground. Hayley ducked and tried to hide. Klaus fell to the ground once they shot him in the head.
"We need the dog alive as well, she's carrying his child" Genevieve said
Klaus awoke strapped onto a table. He looked down at his restraints. He tried to break free of them but couldn't. They seemed to be reinforced by magic. Genevieve walked in and her hand touched his bare chest.
"I took the liberty of taking your shirt off, I hope you don't mind. You never did before"
"I'm not really into role playing today" Klaus said
"Pity, it could be fun"
"Why am I here?"
"Perhaps I could explain" Wes appeared
Wes was wearing a surgeon's mask and dressed in a white lab coat.
"You're human" Klaus said
"Yes, one of the last, I wasn't exposed to the plague, but I will eventually succumb to it. It's an air born virus it seems. It's only a matter of time before it kills me" Wes said
"Why am I here?" Klaus asked
"Because you managed to impregnate a werewolf"
"Don't remind me"
"You're a hybrid, half werewolf, half vampire. I've studied vampires. I know you're immune to diseases, aging, you have the ability to heal. I have not studied werewolves though. The fact that you're both enables you to reproduce, it makes you immune to the plague, and I have to figure out how before it's too late"
"What are you doing?"
Wes picked up a scalpel and smiled.
"It's all in the name of science"
Caroline was taking classes at Whitmore. Elena had disappeared with Stefan and Damon. Bonnie was in a coma in the hospital. When that many supernatural creatures all died at the same time, she passed out from the pain. But her body couldn't heal from the trauma of that many creatures passing through. Her mind shut down, her body did as well. Caroline was bored in class. She took her bag and went to the bathroom to apply more lipgloss. She went to wash her hands, when the water burned her. She pulled it away and realized there was vervain in the water. Which mean they knew. Caroline quickly rushed out of the bathroom and back to her dorm room. There was a redhead standing in her room.
"Who are you?" Caroline asked
"Are you Caroline?" Genevieve asked
"Ok, I don't know who you are, but you need to leave. NOW!"
"You must be Caroline then, you are quite annoying"
"Creepy ginger, you need to leave"
"I always knew he had a thing for blondes, all annoying of course"
Genevieve took out a small sketchbook and opened it.
"He did get the likeness right though"
Caroline looked at the sketchbook and flashed over to her. She could tell it was Klaus's drawings.
"What are you doing with his stuff?"
Genevieve smiled and pushed her onto the floor with her magic.
"We're going on a field trip. I hope you have your permission slip"
Genevieve moved her hand out and Caroline felt her head splitting open. She screamed out in pain before finally passing out.
Klaus was laying on the table, still strapped down. He was coming in and out of consciousness. Wes had conducted more experiments on him, and was amazed at how rapidly he healed. He had learned that werewolves had the ability to heal as well. Combined with his vampire blood, he was immortal it seemed. Genevieve's magic reinforced his restraints so that only she could release him.
He could hear them talking, but couldn't make out what exactly they were saying.
"Did you find the other one?" Wes asked
"Did you have to do this to him? I thought you were trying to save the human race here not experiment on vampires. We have a real problem here!" Genevieve said
"We had to, he went insane when he found out what had happened. We tried to contain him, but we couldn't"
"Why did you think using his child would be a good idea?"
"She was the union between a hybrid and werewolf, of course I had to study her!"
"You dissected her!"
"Well, I may have gotten carried away there, but she was a hybrid I thought she would have healed"
"You killed his daughter!"
"We killed the mother if it makes you feel any better"
"She was never a threat"
"Of course not, only blondes are"
"Have you made any progress?"
"I can't just replicate his sperm"
"Why not?"
"Because it's a long, complicated process. Do you even know how sperm is made inside the male body? Even the body sees them as foreign invaders and nurse cells have to make sure they're not killed-"
"Get to the point!"
"Look, I know you want to make sure you continue your line, and you will, but I need more time"
"You don't have any"
"I know it, which is why I don't need you bothering me!"
Caroline awoke slowly. She lifted her head and found herself inside a small cage for a large dog. She wondered how she got there. She looked around and saw she was in a lab. They had vervained her and she still felt weak. She heard yelling and snarling and growling, like animals fighting.
"Stop it Klaus! We had to stop him from escaping!" Wes said
"So you killed him!?" Klaus yelled
"We didn't intend to kill him, it was an unfortunate accident"
Klaus hissed as he felt his bones starting to break.
"What's happening?" Wes asked
Klaus continued to yell out in pain, his eyes turned into a golden shade as both sets of fangs appeared.
"This is bad" Wes said
Wes looked over and saw Caroline laying in the cage. He rushed over and unlocked the cage and pulled her out. She was still weak and could barely walk. She was still hazy as he pulled her closer to Klaus.
"Stop Klaus! Stop right now or you can add her to list of people that have died because of you!" Wes said
"Caroline?" Klaus asked
"She's a vampire, she can't reproduce, and she's just a waste of space. I can just kill her now, right here, she's not an original so a normal stake would do it right?"
"What do you want?" Klaus asked
"You will behave or I will kill her. But don't worry I'll keep her near you so you can watch her. I know she means a great deal to you"
"You know nothing"
"I know a great deal. Hayley was all too willing to trade your life for hers. She told me all about your infatuation with this one. And how you slaughtered 12 of your hybrids out of spite, but left 1 alive. Tyler was it? Where is he now?"
"As far away from me as possible"
"Well that narrows it down. If we fail with you, there's always him"
Caroline looked out from the cage. She was laying on her side, resting her head on her arm. They gave her a small cup of blood each day to keep her from desiccating but extremely weak. They gave Klaus a bag of blood each day, they needed him to be somewhat functioning for Wes's experiments.
"Caroline, we'll get out of here, and I'll show you the world as I promised" Klaus said
"Ok" Caroline answered barely a whisper
"I don't know what they're doing to me anymore, or how long I've been in here. But we're going to get out of here"
"You're always so sure of yourself"
"I thought you liked that love"
"You don't know what I like"
"I think I do"
Caroline smiled. Klaus smiled when he saw her smile. He hated seeing her like this. So weak, and frail. Unlike the girl he knew, the one that was fearless and strong. He had to get out them out of there soon.
Genevieve walked into the room. She looked over at Caroline who was laying in the cage. She looked back at Klaus, who was still laying on the table.
"Change in plans" Genevieve said
She walked over to him, and unbuckled his belt. Klaus looked down.
"What are you doing?" Klaus asked
"Nothing we haven't done before"
Klaus struggled against his restraints again. Genevieve, unzipped his jeans and pulled them down. She got onto the table and Klaus tried to jerk away. Her hand reached down and slowly stroked him.
"Stop it" Klaus said
"Why? I know you like it"
Caroline's eyes went wide as she watched what was happening.
"Stop it! No! I said stop!" Klaus yelled
Genevieve sank down on him, her hands resting on his chest.
"No! Stop! Get off me!" Klaus yelled
"I'll get you off all right"
"NO! NO! STOP!"
"Maybe this will make it better"
Klaus jerked back when he saw Genevieve turn into Caroline.
"What's the matter Nik? I thought you liked me"
Her hands traveled up his chest, gently stroking his face. She looked like Caroline, sounded like Caroline, but she wasn't Caroline. Her touch was different. Her scent was different.
"You're not Caroline" Klaus said
"Damn wolf senses"
"Stop it! Get off me you bloody witch! NO!"
Genevieve's moans began to fill the room, while Klaus yelled for her to stop. His eyes flashed their golden hue as he fought against his restraints. He felt them weaken once Genevieve cried out, and had to prop herself up on his chest. Klaus looked away from her. Unable to look at Caroline he turned his head. She had gotten what she wanted from him, and for the first time he felt used, and dirty. He was the most powerful being in the world and here he was nothing more than a toy for her to use. He felt powerless. He felt weak, and he hated it.
"Genevieve! Is this what you had in mind when you said you wanted to talk to him alone?!" Wes yelled
"I was thinking about the future of my line"
"Get down from there!"
Caroline awoke in a padded room. She looked around and wondered how she got in there. She sat up and the door opened. Klaus saw her and flashed inside. The door closed behind him as he gathered her up in his arms.
"Are you hurt?" Klaus asked
"I'm fine, I haven't fed in a really long time. Are you ok?"
"Yes"
"I saw what they did to you"
Klaus brushed her hair aside and bit into his wrist and offered it to her.
"Here"
"But-"
"You're weak"
Caroline could smell the blood, and latched onto his wrist. She greedily began drinking, the color returning to her skin. She pulled away when she felt him getting weaker.
"Sorry" Caroline said
"It's alright sweetheart"
"What are they doing with us?"
"I'm not sure. Do you know where the others are?"
"No, everyone's scattered"
"We'll get out of here, I promise you"
"How long have they been in there?" Genevieve asked
"Three days" Wes answered
Wes was watching Klaus and Caroline in the padded room. He watched them as they talked, and how they held each other close when they slept. He noticed that Klaus did care for Caroline, he allowed her to feed off him. But they had not had sex.
"How much longer are you going to keep him in there?" Genevieve asked
"I need a sample from him, and since you refuse to allow me to obtain it from you, I have to get it another way"
Vervain smoke filled the room, Klaus grabbed onto Caroline before they both passed out. Wes walked into the room.
"Bring them both into the lab. Make sure they're secured" Wes said
Klaus awoke slowly. He found himself strapped to the table again. He looked around to see where Caroline was.
"Caroline! Caroline!" Klaus yelled
"Don't worry about her, she'll be back soon enough. I managed to collect a sample finally and a few other things"
"What did you do to her?"
"Nothing permanent"
"Where is she!?"
Caroline lay in the cage again. She looked out and saw Klaus strapped to the table. He had various tubes and needles hooked into him. She wasn't sure what they were doing. It appeared they were draining him of his blood again.
Wes walked in with a clipboard, writing more notes. He started coughing and took out a handkerchief to cough into. He looked at it and saw blood. He walked over to the machine that was draining Klaus of his blood. He took one of the tubes out and started to drink the blood.
Caroline lost track of time, she only knew that she could watch Klaus from where she was. She knew no one was coming for her. She hoped Bonnie would wake up eventually. She hoped her mom wouldn't worry about her. She hoped Elena was safe with Stefan and Damon. She hoped for so many things, that it kept her from losing hope herself. Klaus would tell her all the places he would take her, his voice almost a whisper, only she could hear. And she would respond, telling him she couldn't wait to see it. And these little talks were the only thing that they had that reminded them they were still alive.
Caroline awoke in the same padded room again. She looked around wondering why she was here again. The door opened and Klaus stumbled inside. He fell to the floor as the door slammed behind him. Caroline moved closer to him.
"Klaus?" Caroline called out
Klaus moved slowly and looked up. There was something different about him. He moved to sit up. His nose started to bleed.
"Klaus!" Caroline reached out to him
Klaus touched his face and then his nose. He saw the blood. Caroline could smell the blood, and her face started to change. She couldn't help herself. She grabbed him and sank her fangs into neck. She swallowed the first pull, and then realized something was wrong. She pulled away and looked at him. His nose was still bleeding, his neck wasn't healing. His blood was different. She had tasted it enough to know that this wasn't her Klaus.
"Who are you?" Caroline asked
The vervain smoke filled the room, and Caroline started to choke and pass out. Wes walked into the room, jotting down more notes. He took out his voice recorder.
"Subject K1, failure. Only lived 12 hours. Female vampire immediately knew K1 was not the original."
Klaus was on the table. He heard voices again.
"Well the first one only lived 12 hours. The second one may live longer" Wes said
"Second one?" Genevieve asked
"Yes, I've made several, improving upon each one, until finally I will have a functional, living, breathing, clone"
"Clone?"
"Yes, I've managed to clone him, and isolate the werewolf gene. It appears werewolves can only procreate with werewolves. I've isolated it, making it dormant, so now they can procreate with humans"
"And what about me?"
"I'm not sure what the deal with witches is. Though you have been getting it straight from the source, I'd say you two aren't compatible, since you're still not pregnant"
"It's not for lack of trying"
Klaus felt the table moving. He looked over and saw Wes standing there.
"K2, meet the original" Wes said
Klaus's eyes went wide when he saw himself walk up to him. He saw his clone standing there looking at him confused.
"What is this?" Klaus asked
"A clone, he's going to save humanity, if he lives past the day"
Klaus could feel someone touching him, fingertips gliding on his skin. He opened his eyes and saw Genevieve unzipping his pants. She climbed onto the table. Klaus looked away, knowing what was going to happen. He'd block it out somehow, think about something else, anything else. Genevieve took what she wanted from him, and he was powerless against it.
"Don't be like that, you used to like it, except I remember you liked to be on top" Genevieve said
"Are you done yet?" Klaus said
"I will be once you are"
"You're not Caroline"
"No, you said I was your respite once"
"Do you even know what that means?"
Genevieve dragged her nails down his chest and he hissed.
"Try to enjoy it Nik"
"You're not Caroline"
"Are you sure?"
Genevieve smiled and turned into Caroline. Klaus knew it wasn't Caroline. Caroline, his Caroline was laying in a cage nearby watching.
"Why do you like blondes so much Nik?"
"Because they're more fun"
"Is that so?"
"Sit up more"
Genevieve complied, moving herself into a more upright position.
"Faster" Klaus said
Genevieve sped up, slamming down onto him harder. Even though she looked like Caroline, he knew it wasn't her. Genevieve cried out, and turned back into herself. She fell down onto his chest. Klaus pulled at the restraints, and pulled free. His hands reached into Genevieve's hair and neck. He pulled her head off and tossed it onto the floor. He shoved her body onto the floor and sat up. He pulled his legs free from their restraints and got off the table. He pulled his pants up and zipped himself up. He walked over to where Caroline's cage was. She looked up at him. He reached for the lock and pulled his hand away. It was covered in vervain. He broke the lock, not caring if it burned his skin. He opened the cage door and pulled Caroline out.
"We're leaving" Klaus said picking up her
"Klaus" Caroline said leaning into his chest
Klaus carried her out of the lab, looking for a way out. He walked around the facility trying to find a way out. He found the door leading to the outside. He set Caroline down onto the floor and kicked the door a few times before it flung open. He helped her up and walked towards the door. Her skin burned when the sun hit it. She winced and pulled away. Klaus looked back and realized her daylight ring was gone. Caroline shook her head.
"I'll carry you love, it won't hurt for that long" Klaus said
"No, I'll burn, I haven't had blood in a while, I'll burn faster"
The alarm to the building went off. They knew they had escaped, and they didn't have much time.
"Caroline please, trust me"
"I can't, I'll be ash before you reach the shade"
"I will not leave without you!"
"Go! They only want you!"
"NO! I will not leave you here! They will kill you"
"I'll be dead before I get away from here!"
Klaus grabbed her arm and pulled her out in the sun. She screamed. He picked her up and flashed away. Her body was in flames as he carried her. He wasn't sure which city he was in anymore. He saw a manhole cover and pulled it up. He dropped Caroline into the sewer and jumped in pulling the lid back on.
Caroline's charred body lay in the sewer water. She was badly burnt, chunks of her skin were gone, her hair was gone. Klaus picked her up and held her close. He started walking down the sewer.
"I'm sorry, I'm too selfish to let you go" Klaus said
Klaus made his way inside the compound. It had been abandoned and ransacked. He walked into his room looking for a specific box. He found it tossed on the ground. The items inside were worthless to anyone but him. Inside was the carving he had made for Rebekah. He held it in his hands and smiled. He knew his sister was somewhere out there. He dug around the box and found what he was looking for. It was his old daylight ring. He slipped it into his finger and searched around for a few more things. He found his old phone, and charged it. He hoped Elijah was still around. He punched the wall, tearing a larger hole in the wall. He saw the pile of money he left inside. There were American dollars, Euros and British pounds. Somewhere in the world, he knew his money was still good. He grabbed what he could. He looked for Rebekah's old clothes and threw them into a bag. He was almost ready to go. He picked up his phone that was still charging. He looked for his brother and called him.
"Who is this? How did you get this number?" Elijah asked
"Elijah? Where are you?" Klaus said
"Niklaus?! You're alive!"
"Yes, and I'm stuck in New Orleans at the moment. Where are you?"
"We're in Chicago"
"We?"
"Rebekah is with me. Things have changed since you were gone"
"Where in Chicago are you?"
"In our old estate outside the city. It draws its water from a spring on the property. The humans have put vervain in the water. Our compulsion no long works"
"Lovely"
"I'll send Rebekah to get you. She's less noticeable and you obviously will stand out"
"I'm at the compound. I need blood"
"I'll make sure she brings you some"
Klaus heard the sound of people walking inside.
"I have to go" Klaus said as he hung up
He grabbed everything and flashed out. The soldiers came into the compound looking for him. Klaus quickly snuck back down the manhole and went to find Caroline. He found her huddled against the wall where he left her. He wrapped a blanket around her and bit into his wrist. He could tell she was too weak, her fangs didn't drop. He pressed his wrist against her mouth. He could feel her lips sucking. He saw that her skin was slowly healing but her hair was gone.
"Rebekah is coming for us"
Klaus took out some of Rebekah's clothes and tried to dress Caroline. She was too weak to fight him. He wrapped her back into the blanket and slid his daylight ring off. He knew it was too big, but slipped it onto her thumb.
There you have it. Second chapt will be posted once I write it. If you get the chance you should read y the last man. Sadly there is no monkey in this one.