Caroline felt someone grab at her from behind. She heard a heavily accented voice whisper, "Shhhh...Darling! Now come along. I just want to have a little chat with my brother and you, Caroline are a way to make him co-operate!" Caroline's eyes widened with fear as she recognized the voice and accent - Kol! She struggled to get away from him. She knew that it was of no use, but she tried anyway. She wasn't going to give up without a fight. She hoped that he had not fed recently, but all her hopes faded when she smelt the smell of fresh human blood on him. She once again, in vain, pulled at her arms in an attempt to get away from him!
Kol chuckled. He understood why his big bad hybrid brother taken a fancy to this feisty little thing. She was very enjoyable... He remembered how easily he had captured little Bekah. Just show a little brotherly affection and she gets all teary on you and gives you a big hug. But unfortunately for her, this time, she had found a dagger planted in her back when he had pulled away from her hug.
The last thing Rebekah remembered seeing was her brother looking down at her and saying, "Sorry Bekah, but I cannot let you awaken Silas just for some stupid cure! See you soon, Darling..." She had awoken to find herself bound to a wall by her wrists and ankles. She looked around, finding herself in an abandoned looking basement. Moonlight was filtering through the small window, which was probably meant for ventilation. She saw Kol pulling some sort of translucent liquid into a syringe. "Bekah!" he sauntered over to her."You are awake! Good girl! Now quickly take your medicine for the night. We'll be having company soon." Saying so, he plunged the contents of the syringe into her veins. If felt like her body was on screamed until she was hoarse. She had only felt that pain in one place-her now she felt it throughout her body as the poison surged through her blood in her veins. She had felt this kind of pain only when Nik had plunged the silver dagger coated with white ash into her heart. White oak ash... Of course...
"Diluted white oak ash." she spat through her teeth as she tried to ignore the pain. "Very good Bekah!"Kol smiled."Nik has taught you well." Hearing that, Rebekah drifted into unconsciousness as the pain took the best of her.
The rest of the people had been easy to kidnap. Almost too easy, Kol thought. His plan had been simple. Capture the doppelganger, sorry, former doppelganger and the Salvatore brothers come without a fight. Threaten that puny excuse of a hybrid with his own life, and he too comes along. Really, he didn't see what that boy had that Klaus had made him his first hybrid. That Lockwood boy was too cowardly. All of them had come to him like wrapped Christmas presents. All he had to do was unwrap them, sorry scratch that, unbind them and hang them up on the walls. Oh! And of course, taint their blood with vervain. It was as simple as that. But it was luring Nik that was the tricky part... But now that he had Caroline, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. He called Nik, who answered it at the first ring."Where is Caroline, Kol?"Kol heard Klaus snarl."She was supposed to be at Elena's by now and I am finding Elena's house empty, not to say that the Salvatore brothers are missing as well, along with their pet love, Elena ,not to mention my hybrid and Bekah...I once again repeat, where are they?"Klaus shouted.
Caroline could hear Klaus shouting through Kol's phone. She was shocked...'How did he know that she was going to Elena's house? Thank God Kol thought that she did not know that Elena now lived at the Salvatore boarding house due to the problems of Jeremy becoming a Hunter. Maybe he thought that Elena hadn't told her because Caroline might be judgemental. Kol seriously did not understand the meaning of friendship.' she scoffed. 'Friends tell each other everything...' Well, thank GOD she had gone to Bonnie before heading towards Elena's house to check if Matt was there, though she knew that he was probably with Jeremy at the Gilbert lake house. Bonnie had done a little spell and had found out that Kol had them all hostage. So she and Bonnie had decided to desiccate Kol. Bonnie said that she just needed time until the full moon is at its highest. The high full moon caused high tides which created lots of natural energy around them, enough energy to desiccate an Original. She, being a witch would draw on that power and desiccate Kol. She heard Kol say, "If you want your girl Nik, come and get her! See you soon..." "Aaaagh!"she screamed."Why do everyone use me as Klaus bait? First my friends, and now even my ENEMY!"
Kol shrugged."Its has probably got something to do with the fact that you, my darling, are making Nik feel ,care and take responsibility for his actions and you even made him feel guilty for all the evil things he has done...A feat which we siblings thought was impossible over the centuries. He thinks he just fancies you, but he feels much more than that...He just won't admit it to himself!"
Caroline shook her head."Thats where you are wrong. Klaus is not affected by me. He is not affected by anyone. I am just another challenge for him. His heart is devoid of any feeling other than over protectiveness for the only people he cares for, his family. Which also consists of you, by the way. I don't know why the only people he cares for are bent upon killing him. First Ester and Fynn, and now you. And as far as I am concerned, he is incapable of real feelings."
Kol smirked."Thats where you are wrong, Darling. As far as I know, I'm pretty sure that you are on the top of his protection list, and I, am going to use that to change the odds in my favour." Saying so, he dragged her through a passageway into a dungeon-looking basement. Stefan, Elena, Damon and Tyler where chained to the wall by their wrists and ankles with shackles. Her eyes widened when she saw Rebekah, also chained, unconscious "Tyler!" she shouted. "Caroline?"Tyler asked, confused."Let go of her! Let he GO! She has nothing to do with this!" he struggled against his shackles. Kol seemed amused. He looked Caroline in the eye and said "You will not leave this chamber until I say so.", compelling her, he said to Tyler, "You are wrong mate. She has everything to do with it. In fact, the rest of you were all just captured for my pleasure. I would love to see you all being tortured, and eventually being killed. But Caroline here, I took for a reason. Didn't I, Darling? I am going to lure Niklaus out using you. He will come, I know he will."
He walked up to Caroline who was sitting with her back against the wall, her arms wrapped around her legs, and her chin stuck out in defiance and knelt next to her."You see Darling, as I said, you are on top of Nik's 'People I Care For' list and he will not let anything happen to you. He will come as the daggers I have will not affect him because of his bastard werewolf blood running through his veins and he knows that the Salvatore brothers have kept the White Oak stake somewhere safe where I cannot find it, but which I will find, by the way. I could compel it out of them, of course."Kol said getting up and turning to face the rest of his audience. "But inconveniently, Nik has compelled them to tell him the location of the stake and then to forget about it themselves. So, let us wait for our Chief Guest the Big Bad Hybrid before we start the show, shall we?"he said, grinning.
"Klaus does not care for anyone! Least of all Caroline who has turned down his every advance! Your plan won't work. He won't come and walk into your trap, knowing it is a trap." Elena spat out. "We'll see about that darling. I know my brother better than you. He will come."Kol said walking up to Elena. "We'll see."Elena stuck out her chin, challenging him. "We'll see."Kol complied, smiling.
"Kol." A cool voice resounded throughout the room. Elena snapped her head towards the direction of the voice, shocked , to see Klaus standing in the doorway. "Niklaus." Kol acknowledged, grinning. "You see darling," he said, turning towards Elena. "He did come. You lose the challenge." "Klaus! Why the heck did you walk in here knowing very well that this was a trap!" Caroline said, standing up and walking towards him. Klaus neither met her gaze, nor did he answer her. He just stared impassively at Kol. "Let her go brother."
Kol flashed off. He reappeared behind Caroline, one arm around her neck and another hand was holding a stake, pointed directly at her heart. "I think not brother! She is the only thing here that is stopping you from daggering me. Now do as I say or this pretty little stake here will be piercing her heart."Kol said. Klaus stiffened. "Let her go brother...I said, LET HER GO!" Klaus shouted. Kol did not even bother to reply. He just said "Take that syringe which is lying right there on that table and inject it. Please do so just above you heart if you will. You see, it will pain even more. And just so you know, that is diluted White Oak ash. It will pain." Klaus walked upto the table and injected the poison right above his heart without a word. He did not scream, but his jaw clenched, trying to hold them back. His body convulsed slightly and his knees gave out. He fell to the floor, kneeling. "Oh sorry!" Kol said in mock concern. "Did that hurt? It must have been the extra strong one which I had prepared especially for you."
Shock was written all over the audience's faces. It must have been a very strong one. It had brought the most powerful creature in the world down to his knees! Caroline felt tears building up in her eyes. As much as she hated Klaus, she could not bear, for some unfathomable reason, seeing him in such a weak state, especially when he had done all this just to save her. She couldn't help screaming out, "NO! KLAUS! Leave him..." she begged Kol. "Leave him. PLEASE! I beg you..."Tears started flowing, brimming over her eyes. "Please! I beg you!" Klaus looked up, surprised at her outburst. He couldn't believe his ears...Caroline cared for him! That thought gave him more power to hold back his screams. His body was in agony. He did not know why he had come here in the first place. All that had been in his mind at that moment was that Caroline was in danger and he needed to save her...
Kol seemed amused. "I thought you hated Nik! Well, it seems I was wrong. Anyway, I won't be letting him go. I will keep him like this until I find the White Oak stake which he has cleverly hidden and then drive it through his heart. Then, he is all yours to take!" Kol said grinning. "Oh wait! You can't take him! Because you will be dead too!"Kol smirked. Desperation rushed through Caroline. Her eyes scanned the room for any way she could help Klaus and suddenly, her eyes fell on the full moon outside the window. It was nearly at its highest point... It just needed a few minutes to be at its highest point, and then Bonnie's spell would be complete... They just needed to survive a few more minutes...Hope started to build in Caroline...