A friend in need is a friend indeed

A figure was bounded by chains in a dark chamber. The figure was a male with tattered clothes. This male papered to almost dead. The only sign of life was his shallow breathing. The name of figure was Elijah Mickalson. He was an original vampire often known as 'THE NOBLE ONE'. The reason for his current state was his mother who wanted to PURIFY them by making them mortal. His two brothers Finn and Coal were helping her. As if the family drama wasn't enough his father also wanted o kill him and his brother. All he ever wanted was for his family to live happily and peacefully. His endless pursuits and sacrifices had led him nowhere near his goal.

Elijah looked alarmed suddenly as if waiting for someone to attack him. However no attack came. Faint footsteps could be heard from end of the chamber. Slowly a woman came into light. She was holding a goblet which was filled with some blood. Elijah and the woman stared at each other. The woman was Elijah's mother Ester; she slowly came towards him without breaking eye contact and held the goblet in front of him. When Elijah made no move whatsoever she sighed in frustration.

Looking him in the eye she said, "Elijah, for how long are you going to resist? It has already been three months. Its only a matter of time before your animal instincts will take over and you will submit to me."

Elijah replied, "Mother, whatever you say I will never submit to you if you think otherwise then you are a fool with no equal. My body may be weak at the moment but my mind is very strong. You may try to break me mother but you will find that my resolve exceeds your wildest imagination."

Ester smiled evilly and said, "Why are you resisting so much Elijah? Nobody knows you are here. Not Nicklaus, Haley or you new vampire community. Nobody is coming to save you Elijah. I myself have put a cloaking spell on you. So you cannot be found by anyone."

Elijah gave her a small smile and replied, "Are you certain mother? Something tells me the reason you are here to persuade me is because you are short on time. Enlighten me if otherwise."

Ester gave just a tiny hint of panicking in her eyes before she composed herself again. She pulled out a vervain from her purse and said with sad smile, "I never wanted to do this Elijah but since you are being so stubborn I think it's time I take a more offensive approach."

She held a bunch and applied it to the wounds on Elijah's body. Elijah roared in pain as vervain was making his body burn and applying it to wound had intensified its make tenfold. Ester pulled out some duct tape and covered the wounds which still had vervain in them.

Ester slowly made her way back to the end of chamber. Just before exiting she said, "Tell me when you are ready to be purified Elijah. I will reapply new ones every week just to remind you of what will happen if you keep on resisting."

In a concert hall in New York….

The hall was flooded with anxious humans, witches, vampires and werewolves. One would wonder why they weren't fighting. They were talking among themselves on one single subject. A tall figure made its way to the front of hall and he tapped the speaker to get everyone's attention. The figure's name was Benjamin. He was a 500 year old vampire.

Benjamin addressed the entire group and said, "Hello. My name is Benjamin. I am in command of this organization. Thank you all for gathering here. The reason I have called all of you here is because we have a very serious situation. Our mutual friend has disappeared three months ago. As most of you know he always stays in touch with everyone at least once per month. There was no further contact from him ever since. Our sources tell us that any attempt on tracking him down have been fruitless. He was last sighted in Mystic falls. So I am sending a search party of about one of each kind. Who is volunteering to go on this search party?"

As soon as the words left his mouth every hand in the hall was raised. It appeared as though everyone wanted to go. Benjamin slapped his hand to the forehead and said, "I said only four will be needed so if everyone is volunteering then I will have to choose."

Benjamin chose the fastest ones in the group s search will be faster. After choosing he faced the rest of the group and said, "I have already chosen the search party so if everyone can leave or stay here until search is complete. Those of you who want to stay there are many hotels around the corner so you can stay there."

Benjamin still remembered the day when he was saved from death….

Flashback

Benjamin was 17 year when he became a soldier due to wartime. The war raged for a decade before the final battle was fought. In the final battle when they were almost on the verge of victory he had stepped on a minefield. He had tried to run away but the blast had thrown him 100 meters long. He could feel himself dying. His breath was slowing down. His heartbeats were faint. His vision was blurring. Just as he was about to embrace death, he felt some salty and hot liquid in his mouth. He was suddenly regaining his strength. His life was literally coming back from death. When his vision focused he saw a man was kneeling over him and feeding him blood from his wrist. When the man saw that Benjamin was looking at him he gave Benjamin a small smile and said, "Rest for now soldier. I will explain everything to you when you wake up." After hearing these words Benjamin slowly drifted to sleep.

End of flashback

Ever since that day Benjamin had followed that man. Benjamin never asked his name and the man never told anyone his name. He was his ideal. Benjamin was sure that everyone in the concert hall had similar story to tell. he was sure that if their 'mutual friend' told them to die for him everyone in hall will comply to his wishes.