Caroline walked around the Bourbon Street watching a parade of some sort. Yes, she was in New Orleans, indeed. She decided to 'take a chance' like Klaus once said, only she prayed it was not too late. Besides, she has nothing left in Mystic Falls anymore.
Once the Other Side was destroyed by the Travelers, Bonnie and Damon vanished with it. Elena as usual went into two weeks mourning for Damon and started pursuing Stefan, who left the town with only a small goodbye to Caroline, telling her that he couldn't stay there after he lost his brother and couldn't take Elena throwing herself at him. Matt and Tyler decided to join the Police department to help the Mystic Falls people. Jeremy left to Chicago to pursue his art degree, while Alaric decided to stay behind to look after Elena. Her Mom decided she had had enough and left to live with her elderly aunt in Atlanta.
And Caroline, she decided to stop holding her life for others and go for what she wanted. It took Bonnie's death to open her eyes. She reached New Orleans that evening and checked in a hotel just outside French Quarter. Not having much to do, she decided to look around. And hopefully bump into one Original Hybrid.
It was with these thoughts that she came across an old church. Well, it was not the unkept look of the church that stopped her. It was the smell. Any vampire with nose could pick it up.
Blood.
She rushed to the closed door of the church and opened it, and ended up dropping her jaw. Literally.
There on the podium sat Niklaus Mikaelson, with blood all over his face, one leg stretched out and the other crooked, a very dead Hayley on his lap. Caroline rushed to his side and knelt down. Shaking him, she said, "Klaus, Klaus, what happened?" But there was no answer.
His eyes staring at the knife wound slithered her throat while his fingers caressing her hair. Caroline shook him again, but he was not responding. Her mind was racing with questions. Why was Hayley here? How did she end up like that? But she had a feeling that the events leading here was not over yet. She shook him once again, "Klaus, what the hell is going on?"
Yet, he was not answering. She huffed and looked at him with a frown. This was getting nowhere, not to mention, she was getting worried. She shook him once again. But he was not reacting at all.
Just then the Church front door burst open once more and in strode the suited Original. The moment he looked at the dead werewolf he was in front of Klaus in a second, kneeling down he looked at the dead girl and then at his brother. But Klaus was still staring at Hayley. Elijah clutched his brother's shoulder and said, "Niklaus"
Klaus was still not responding. The only movement from his body was the hand caressing Hayley's hair. Elijah tried again, "Niklaus, you're scaring me. Look at me, brother"
Only then did the Hybrid look at his brother. His eyes immediately shifted to the older man's neck where the unhealed bite mark was. "You've been bitten" he noted in a hollow voice. "Here" he said as he bit into his wrist and held it to his brother.
Elijah took a sip of his brother's blood and swept the brunette girl's body to lay it on the table. He ran his fingers over the brunette's hair and turned around. "How?" he asked.
Klaus just stared ahead and said, "I was bested"
Elijah ran his fingers through his hair, making it disheveled. "You were bested" he repeated in disbelief. "You were bested" he stepped down the podium and shouted, "YOU WERE BESTED?!" Elijah huffed in a un-Elijah-like manner, "My invincible brother was bested by some rookie witches?!"
Klaus got up and moved towards his brother, both the men ignoring the now standing baby vampire, "I know, Elijah. But the baby still lives. They were going to sacrifice the baby" he took a deep breath, "I need you brother. I need you to save my daughter. Please"
Caroline literally lost patience and shouted, "Can anyone please tell me what the hell is going on?"
Klaus turned towards her with a disbelieving expression on his face. "Caroline, love, what are you doing here?"
Caroline scoffed and said, "Seriously?! I have been here for like half an hour trying to get you to talk and you only notice me now?"
Klaus clenched his jaw and said, "I am sorry, sweetheart. I just witnessed the mother of my child giving birth to her while some crazy witches held me captive against a wall. And said witches slit her throat while she was holding the baby for the first time right in front of my eyes and snapped my neck. And I wake up only to see the dead body of the girl who gave birth to my daughter and realize that the witches took my daughter to sacrifice in a crypt so that they could get endless supply of magic. So excuse me, if I was too shocked to acknowledge your presence"
Caroline looked down. As much as she wanted to continue the argument this was neither the time nor the place, so she turned around and started walking.
"Just where do you think you are going?" Klaus shouted at her.
Caroline took a deep breath and commanded herself to calm down. "To the crypt, wherever the hell it is. Because if I remember right, the daughter of the man I am falling in love with is in danger". There she said it. But she did not dare turn around.
But had she, turned around that is, she would've seen two shocked Originals staring at her retreating back.
Minutes later, they reached the cemetery, where the French Quarter witches were buried after their death. They rounded and rounded and rounded, but still couldn't find the particular crypt. Caroline huffed and said, "Where is the crypt?"
Elijah looked from her to Klaus and said, "Niklaus, are you certain?"
Klaus nodded and said, "Positive, brother." then he looked up and said, "This statue. I've seen it thrice already, which means we are going around the same place" He then climbed on that tomb and looked ahead, "And it is just ahead"
They reached the crypt soon enough only to find the place was empty except for some candles. They looked around. Caroline had a very eerie feeling as she moved toward Klaus and tugged at his hand, "I have a very bad feeling" she mumbled to him.
Elijah was not paying attention to them as he looked around, "There's nothing here. Niklaus, I think we are at the wrong cemetery."
"No, Elijah. I am sure" Klaus said.
"She's here" they heard a feminine voice. And they were rendered speechless to see a very alive Hayley walking inside the crypt, "My baby is here. I can feel her"
Caroline looked at Klaus and Elijah and asked, "How?"
Klaus frowned as he said, "I think she had the baby's blood in her when she died. She's in transition. The baby's blood is calling to her"
They all followed Hayley as she led them to a place where they saw the baby was laid down while the witches were ready to sacrifice her. The quartet walked toward the crypt only to be thrown back. A redhead witch raised the knife above the baby, but Elijah threw a stone at her, knocking the knife out of her hand. When they tried to move forward again, two witches, one blonde and a brunette joined hands and started chanting.
Klaus and Hayley looked to each and other and nodded. The turned and went on either side, while Elijah and Caroline started forward again. This time they actually succeeded in taking a step or two, but they were both thrown back again. Caroline turned to her left to see that the redhead was keeping Hayley down. Caroline zoomed toward them and snapped the redhead's head, killing her instantly. She extended her hand to the would-be hybrid, both knowing that it was not just to help her up but leaving behind their past dislikes. And much to her surprise, Hayley accepted it. Once they reached Elijah's side they saw that a very furious Klaus threw a iron rod straight through the blonde witch's stomach killing her instantly.
The brunette witch then picked up the knife and went to the baby, but before she could kill the child, she was struck in the stomach and fell down. Turning around they saw Marcellus standing there. Marcellus zoomed toward the baby and vanished with her.
Caroline tried to follow him, but Klaus stopped her, "He won't hurt her. This is something I must do myself. Let me" and followed Marcellus' path in his hybrid speed.