01: I Think We Have an Emergency.

Azalia opened her eyes slowly, even the dim lighting hurting her eyes. Her body ached; she realized quickly she was in a cage and underground. She was in only a white dress and her necklace. She jumped to her feet, struggling against the cage and crying out. Her eyes looked all over and found that she was in some sort of cavern with angel wards all over. "Raziel!" She cried. "Klaus, Damon; someone, please!" Tears of hopelessness fell down her pale and dirty face; a shaking hand reached up and grabbed the pendant.

Klaus couldn't hear Rebekah and Kol's bickering, completely tranced out. He froze still, no longer drawing. After a moment, the two siblings looked over with concern. They gasped when his eyes flashed purple. The pencil dropped from his hands, sheer rage coming to his face. "Azalia is in trouble."

"Where is she?" Rebekah demanded, ready to run off for her.

"I don't know," he replied with anger as he jumped to his feet. "But I'm going to find out. Get me the Bennett witch, now!"

Raziel groaned in agony, finally returning to consciousness. She bit her tongue from screaming with pain upon seeing dozens and dozens of angel blade shards all over her body. She was forced to lie where she was in complete and utter pain. She thought about Azalia with shame; she failed to protect her.

Raziel turned and closed the door behind her, immediately seeing Finn with a bow and arrow in hand. "You and your mother are crafty; your magic almost evades me."

"My mother's magic goes beyond even that," he told her, launching an arrow into her leg. She screamed at the top of her lungs in pain, dropping down. "These are shards of an angel blade. While an entire blade to your heart kills you, spelled shards will neutralize you."

She took five more shards, falling against the door sitting up. "No matter what you do, Azalia will protect them. She'll never stop."

"The spell is already done; me and my siblings are linked. When one dies, they all die. You and Azalia are an unfortunate circumstance that must be dealt with."

Anger flooded through the angel and she struggled to stand, blood gushing from the wounds. "What have you done to her?"

Finn didn't answer. Instead, he completely unloaded all 52 shards into the woman. She fought for consciousness before falling in a heap onto the floor.

Tears poured from her eyes. Angel blade shards. She was completely useless. She couldn't even move or speak. All she could do was lay there in agony and think about how she failed Azalia.

Damon broke the nearest object he could find; Raziel's blood was on the floor and Azalia was nowhere to be found. "I see you've realized the situation we seem to be in." He whipped around and found Klaus who walked in with his hands up. "I gave her an amulet of protection. The moment she put it on, only she can take it off; even in her wolf form. It's also partially linked to myself so I know when she's in trouble."

"She's alive?" He asked in a broken voice.

Klaus nodded. "Very much so. But I fear for how long."

"Can we track the pendant?"

"I only need a witch."

Damon looked at him, lost and confused. "Why did you come here?"

"Because she sees you as her brother just as you look at her like a sister. I know from experience how you feel right now. Both of us just want her safe."

He paused, looking away. His eyes found Azalia's leather jacket hung up by the door. For a moment, he could hear her laugh. "I'll call Bonnie."

Azalia could see light from above her cage through a crack in the ground. She wasn't terribly far below; she just had to get out of the cage. She tried with all her strength to pry the bars apart, knock out a wall, a hole in the top, something. As hard as she tried nothing budged. The steel cage imprisoned her tightly. She fell to her knees, crying silently. She began to panic; did anyone know she was missing? Would they even be able to find her? She played through her options in her head, only one bitter thought seeming realistic.

No, she had to hang on. She was sure someone knew and was coming for her; Klaus, Damon, anyone. But Esther was an old, powerful witch. So powerful not even Raziel could see through all of her tricks and loops. But she did know someone who would be able to. She bowed her head, tears dropping onto the bottom of the cage. Her pendant swung back and forth in front of her.

"Locked in a cage in the dark; how ironic, hm?"

"I heard her," Castiel spoke quickly, practically running to the Winchesters. "She called out to Lucifer for help."

"Again?" Sam asked with betwilderment.

Dean balled his fists on the table. "You know why?"

"She is in trouble," the angel spoke directly to the elder brother. "Someone has taken her and locked her in a cage underground."

"Is she in Mystic Falls?" the green eyed brother asked with hope in his voice.

"No, the outskirts of town. There are angel wards."

"So how could Lucifer-" Sam started.

Dean cut him off. "She shares a chunk of his fallen grace. He doesn't have to play by the rules if she's in the vicinity. Angel wards don't mean dick. Grab your gear, Sammy."

"We'll never make it in time, Dean!"

"You wanna put a bet on that? Lucifer likes games. Especially when it's with someone who crossed him and now needs his help."

Lucifer circled the cage, chuckling to himself. "Steel, silver, and wolfsbane; no wonder you can't Supergirl your way out."

"What do you want?" She asked him coldly, her tears having dried to her face.

"You called me," he shrugged, leaning up against the bars. "Bargain with me. I'm a reasonable guy. Sometimes."

"I need to get out of this cage," she spoke through grit teeth.

He sucked air through his teeth. "Yeah, I know the feeling. How much are you willing to give up for your freedom? I mean, you called for me so clearly you have no hope of those vampires or the hybrid coming for you. Just how desperate are you, sweetheart?" He smirked.

"You're not marking me again," she shook her head. "That's for damn sure. I'm-"

"Yeah, yeah," he waved her off. "Little Red turned into the Little Wolf. I got the memo. I can make use of that too, don't you worry your pretty little head."

"So what the hell do you want from me? My soul?"

He rolled his eyes. "Do I look like one of those disgusting cross-roads demons to you? No. You want to know what I want?" He pulled a vial from his pocket filled with red liquid. "I want you to drink this."

"And what is it?"

"Your hybrid lover's blood." She gasped. "He may have gotten a nice bite on me that day, but I didn't walk away empty handed. You drink this and then you have vampire blood in your system."

"If I die I turn," she stated.

Lucifer leaned as close as he could into the bars, holding the vial to her with a sadistic grin. "I'm counting on it, sweetheart."

"It's Esther's magic," Bonnie told Klaus and Damon. "I can feel it; it's strong."

"That's because she's trying to murder us all," came Elijah as he entered the boarding house.

Stefan was quick to follow. "He has Elena."

"Actually," he corrected, "she's with Rebekah. As you can imagine, my sister is just dying to tear her throat out. So if you want Elena back, I need you to help me stop my mother."

"We seem to have another issue, brother," Klaus spoke. "Azalia is missing and it seems mother dearest has hidden her well."

"Raziel's blood was splattered all over the floor," Damon added. "Chances are she was taken too."

"Mother has us linked at one," Elijah explained. "When one dies we all die."

Klaus' eyes got large with fire. "Tell me Azalia is not part of that."

"I don't know, brother."

The door was thrust open once more, Sam, Dean, and Castiel making an entrance and gathering everyone's attention. Bonnie turned back quickly to the locator spell. "No," Castiel spoke, looking at the two Mikaelson brothers, "Azalia Salvatore is not linked to your family; I can see the actual link. It does not extend to her."

Klaus glared at Dean with great hatred. "And what, pray tell, are you lot doing here?"

"She cried out to Lucifer for her freedom," Dean spat back. "That's why we're here. Cas, search for Raziel - I really don't think she's going to be close to Azalia. In fact, I think she's closer to town than Azalia is." Cas nodded and vanished. "She's on the outskirts of your stupid town, that's all we know."

"That's about as far as I've gotten," Bonnie muttered.

Klaus and Dean locked hateful glares. "Who do you think you are?" The hybrid snarled. "She told you to leave. She belongs in Mystic Falls."

"I'll tell you who I am," Dean replied darkly. "I'm the guy you never wanna see again after this. Cause I'll make it outta here, trust me. The next time you see me, I'll be there to kill you. Until then, we kill these sons of bitches who took Azalia."

"You sure about that, mate?" He spoke dangerously, getting within arm's length of the hunter. "I'm a different kind of monster. I've got some vampire, I've got some wolf; a hybrid. I'm both. I dare you to come after us. I will have an army so big, no one will ever touch us. Our survival will haunt you through eternity. You will never destroy me!"

Dean pulled out the First Blade, holding it to Klaus' chest. "Care to place a bet on that?"

"Enough!" Bonnie shouted. "I've found her. You all need to go. And quickly."

"I also know that vampire blood does wear out from the system after some time," Lucifer taunted, tossing rocks about the cave. "So I made sure the blood in that vial wouldn't."

"Ever?" Azalia asked with a hint of fear.

He tossed his head back to look at her with a smirk. "Never ever. You sip that back, I release you, you die at any point and you turn; a hybrid just like your hubby. Oh, and I looked into it - you don't even need doppelganger blood to complete transition! Taking any old human life will do just fine. And I promise you that there will be no not completing transition for two reasons - first, the hunger will overcome you. You won't even be able to help yourself. And second," he chuckled, knowing she could figure it out.

"Klaus and Damon would never let me…"

"Bingo, we have a winner!" He clapped mockingly, throwing her the vial which she caught. "What's your choice, sweetheart?"

Azalia stared at the vial in her shaking hands; who knew how much time was left before Esther killed her children? Hesitantly, she popped off the cap. He wasn't lying, she could smell that it was Klaus' blood. A tear slipped from her eye as she held the vial close to her mouth.

The four men went running through the woods frantically, the sun slowly setting overhead. Stefan and Elijah had gone off in an attempt to stop or stall Esther. Castiel had found Raziel in an abandoned warehouse; he was horrified when he saw the blade shards, carefully pulling each one from her. Dean ran ahead of Sam, First Blade clutched tightly in his hand. Rogue vampires compelled by Finn charged at them and Dean slayed each one of them down with the First Blade.

Klaus and Damon struggled for the lead, both being able to hear Azalia's frantic heartbeat. "Where is she?!" Damon shouted, punching a tree. "There's nothing out here anywhere!"

"Underground," Sam realized. "How do we get underground?"

"Pretty easy," Klaus replied before stomping hard into the ground. A hole broke through, revealing catacombs beneath. "You're coming with me, mate," he snarled before grabbing Dean by the collar and jumping down. Sam and Dean exchanged glances before mutually jumping together. "Azalia!" The Original shouted as loudly as he could, storming through the caves.

She heard Klaus the second he opened his mouth, his voice echoing through the caverns. She hesitated, pulling the vial away from her mouth. Lucifer grew angry, grabbing the bars harshly and making her jump. "Even if he does find his way through the maze, they can't touch the bars either - they're dripping with vervain with a barrier spelled around."

"You're lying. Besides, how do I know you won't be the one to kill me as soon as I drink this?"

"Trust me," he searched her eyes, "I'm quite patient from all my time in a cage. I want you to walk around everyday knowing what happens if you die. And let me tell you, you're prone to attract Death. I want you wondering when it'll happen. When you'll feel Death and another transition. If it'll make your decision any easier, I can very easily go out there right now and have some fun. Violence tends to get things done. Perhaps I'll throw Damon right into these nice vervain bars and watch him sizzle. Should work on Klaus too because it's vervain and wolfsbane. Or I can just snap their necks over and over. Whatever it takes. Klaus I might not be able to keep dead, but Damon I sure can."

Horror filled Azalia's eyes. "Please, don't," she spoke in a miniscule voice. Suddenly, Dean's voice called her names through the cave. "Now you're just fucking with me," she accused. "You're making me believe they're here; they're not."

Lucifer stepped out curiously for a moment before returning. "No, actually, I'm just as surprised as you are, doll. It seems the Winchester brothers joined the party too. And they're both human. Come on darling, this part of the tunnel is spelled hidden. Tick tock." He smirked.

She looked to the vial, feeling more cornered than being just in a cage. She already deviated from the path when she triggered her werewolf curse, why not fall further by adding some vampire? It would guarantee her eternal survival. A plan started to form in her mind. Looking to Lucifer one last time, she glared at him with hatred before emptying the contents of the vial into her mouth.