I've had this idea ever since the storyline of the cure for vampirism appeared on the show. This will be a three-shot but who knows maybe if you readers enjoy it, it might can be stretched out into a full story. Please know that my story picks up right after the episode when Katherine steals the cure but Jeremy did not die. Elena never turned off her humanity or burned the house down. Please enjoy and be so kind as to leave reviews! Thanks!

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Part 1

Klaus stood in the marble foyer of his mansion tightly grasping the cure in his hands. It amazed him that inside the small glass vial contained a liquid powerful enough to change the DNA of a vampire back into a human form. Of course Silas lectured and also threatened him to hand over the cure once in his possession, but Klaus always the rebel never intended on giving Silas anything. The last occurrence he needed right now was to let Silas destroy the other side and have all the supernatural beings he killed or helped killed over the last thousand years to return to earth. He knew Silas would track him down once the news of what was about to occur in this house leaked out. He could care less. A vicious war brewed in New Orleans and he needed all the protection and man power he could acquire. The risks involved in his newly formed plan potentially could prove detrimental. He learned many lessons over his millennium lifetime and learning from his mistakes sat near the top. But this time would be different. He needed to perform this task for reasons unalike from the first.

He gazed off into the distance towards the grand ballroom seeing perfectly through the darkness contained inside of the space. Two forms both alike in almost every manner sat on two chairs placed in the middle of the vast area. Blood dripped down the legs of the chairs and pooled around the two forms feet. Both weakened greatly by Klaus' surprise attack, they rested in silence feeling the vervain ropes cut into their skin. The wounds inflicted upon them long since healed left patches of fresh blood on their torsos. Gravity forced the remaining blood to the floor trickling down the two bodies. Severe weakness overcame the two, and the time had arrived.

Klaus confidently sauntered into the lofty room, cure and a newly carved stake in hand. "Well, well, well my lovelies, I believe the time has come. Lets get started shall we?" He flicked the lights on and began towards the two chairs. "Now enough with the games, tell me the truth ladies," he commanded hovering above the two women tied to the chairs. In appearance they were identical. In front of him sat the two doppelgangers. Katerina Petrova and Elena Gilbert.

Upon returning from the island, information spread that Katerina stole the cure from the tomb away from the Mystic Falls gang. Aware of this knowledge, Klaus messaged all his connections throughout the country and even across the world to be on the lookout for Katerina. Over five hundred years ago, she stole the moonstone from him, and now she decided to pick another bone and run off with the cure. Sometimes he thought she asked for a death wish. What he had not expected was that behind his back, the heroes of Mystic Falls tracked Katerina down themselves and brokered a deal with her. They insured her that the cure would be forced down Klaus' throat if she worked together with them to make that little plan reality. And that she would have the honor of killing Klaus herself.

Defying Silas and his threats, he conducted a plan of his own. For over a year he had played the game of Mystic Falls and now he tired of it. New Orleans proved a huge threat and his attention and presence was needed in the mysterious town. So now the cure rested in his hands and he planned on using it to his greatest advantage.

"Now which one of you two lucky ladies gets the magic potion?" Klaus kneeled down in front of them amused by the appearance of the two women. Outfit and hair alike to the tee, Klaus imagined before he attacked and took them hostage they had been in the process of a ruse. Most likely a ruse to trick him just as they had at the homecoming party he masked for Michael's funeral. "Not all at once please," he said standing back up. The doppelgangers focused on him as he walked in circles around them. One of the girls pulled at her wrist trying to free herself from the vervain soaked ropes but her move failed. Klaus saw this motion and decided that a new twist to his little game might motivate a volunteer to arise.

"Well since both of you seem to have gone mute I'm going to change the rules a bit. I've shown generosity in letting you choose who gets the cure shoved down their throat and yet an answer still has not been spoken. Just know Katerina, whichever chair you're sitting in, that if it's not you who takes the cure that little promise I made of an extended death still exists. You've crossed me too many times, and besides I'm not Elijah so don't expect any free passes with your life."

Klaus stared at the girls looking for any clue of fear, for that emotion would betray Katerina's cover. Surprisingly no emotion other than pain surfaced from both of the women. They obviously mastered the game of switch up because to Klaus it appeared Elena sat in both seats. From the outfit, the hair, and the doe eyed expression, Elena doubled in front of him.

She too would deal with the consequences of not consuming the cure. Her vampire lifetime stood in small contrast to Katerina's. She would be easier to deal with as a human; therefore she held the honor of being the horse he was betting on. If she chose the vampire life, he knew his plan would be harder to initiate properly which would upset him greatly. He admitted to himself the feeling of apprehension that arose in his chest. Elena and Damon had become an item and when Damon's involved carefully thought out plans seems to go awry.

Before his bratty sister Rebekah ran Elena off a bridge resulting into her transformation as a vampire, Elena resisted the role of being the doppelganger. She escaped death by Klaus once during the sacrifice when his hybrid curse ended. All he asked of her was to provide blood and keep herself alive and human for the remainder of her lifetime. Maybe birth several children so the Petrova line continued, but no the Salvatore brothers would not have that. Instead they let her turn into a vampire and not a very good vampire at that. If she did take the cure she would once again be forced into the responsibility of the doppelganger and answering to Klaus. He declared this time he would not be so lenientwith her resistance. He needed an army and the battle against him already began to take form in Louisiana. This was about survival and victory, not selfishness or family.

He placed the small bottle on the marble floor at his feet and crossed his arms in front of him. "Elena," he called towards the girls, "Be smart and take this cure. Your life will return to normal, or as normal as your life gets. No more hunger, no more sire bond. Simple living. I'll ask of you the same guidelines as I did before when you were human. Supply blood for me and try with all your might to produce children."

Klaus waited to see if all this talk brought on an answer, but an answer did not arrive. Now his patience seemed to get thinner and his temper thicker. "Okay let's see," Klaus spoke grabbing the cure and placing the vial in his pocket, "Why don't we speed up this process. I have eyes and ears around this town, and I know that you two are lone wolves in town today. I'm aware that Stefan and Damon have traveled to Tennessee to track down Elijah to convince him to help with the cause of curing me."

This revelation of knowledge from Klaus did erupt some emotion in the girls. They turned to each other with a worried expression. One of the girls shook her head as the other turned her stare back towards Klaus. "Now we have time to figure this whole mess out, but not all day. I'm giving you two fifteen minutes to decide who gets to be back on team human. If a decision is not reached upon my return, I'll close my eyes, spin around, and point."

Klaus turned away from them and began walking towards the entrance of the ballroom, "Oh and please ladies," he stated with a smirk, "Don't be afraid to talk amongst yourselves. Time starts now!"

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