"More Than A Petrova 2: Legacies"

Chapter 1:

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Vampire Diaries or of Supernatural; those belong to their original creators. The way it's all stringed together is of my making. No profit is being made out of this (*sigh* unfortunately). A press release description of an episode was used (won't say which to avoid spoilers).


Summary: Sequel to "More Than A Petrova". After three months of no supernatural attempts on her life, Elena thought her summer before her senior year would be just as normal as all the others…that is, until Dean Winchester calls with another discovery he thought Elena would want to know about, a discovery that gives her a new perspective on her role in the supernatural world.

Main Time Frame: June 2014– roughly 6 weeks after the events of "More Than A Petrova" [VD (mid-2x17) + SPN (post 8x06)]

Ages: Dean Winchester (Jan. 24, 1979 = 35 years old), Sam Winchester (May 2, 1983 = 31 years old) and Elena Gilbert (June 22, 1996 = 17 years old)


CONCEPT Clarification: In VD Season 3, the idea of 'The Other Side' was introduced which is where supernatural beings (vampires, werewolves, witches and hybrids) go after they are killed. In the MTaP story/crossover universe, that does not exist! Every supernatural being on Earth (whether they are from the SPN world or the VD world) all end up in Purgatory. The only afterlife locations possible are Heaven, Hell and Purgatory.


A/N #1: So I wasn't going to post this today but I needed a pick-me-up (end-of-semester projects are giving me a hell of a beating right now) and I'd remind everyone that VD returns tomorrow (March 14) and SPN returns next Wednesday (March 20) with new episodes! Thank you all for the support you've given me for this sequel; it truly means a lot to me. I apologize if this chapter is shorter but I wanted the focus on Elena in this chapter. Enjoy!

A/N #2: Additional comments at the end to avoid spoilers. Warning: SPN-timeline has been compressed with dates altered.


Q/A: Since I couldn't respond directly to the 'Guest' review (received 3/4/13) from Mexico, I'll try to answer it here. First off, hello again and I'm glad you were surprised by the continuation! Thank you for the well wishes for my studies (I hope I do well too). I hope my story doesn't spoil season 8 of SPN for you because this story will be more SPN-centric (like how the first one was more VD-centric). When it comes to the logo covers, you are correct; the threat is from SPN. I'm glad you liked Isobel's letter in the outtake and I'm usually focused on details like that so I appreciate your thoughts on that aspect. Thanks again for leaving a review!


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THEN:

Her eyes glanced over her name and addressed before it went to the 2010 postal mark that was imprinted near the return address. A return address that she didn't recognize with a sender that she's never met yet sounds familiar to her.

Carver Edlund, she read from the return label on the package. Where have I heard that name before?


NOW:

Instead of going back to the kitchen, Elena took the package up to her room with a bit of difficulty.

Once she was safe in her room, Elena carefully opened the box only to find it filled to the brim with spiraled books. They weren't like normal books with covers that drew a reader in, these reminded Elena of the course readers that Jenna had to get for university. With that thought in mind, Elena quickly grabbed the first one, only to be relieved when it wasn't as heavy as a textbook like she had feared.

With that first book in hand, Elena looked at it more closely. It had a simple plain light blue cover with the title "Lazarus Rising" on it with Book 27 written directly underneath the title before the name Carver Edlund could be found at the very bottom of the page.

Her brow furrowed (the origin of the name still hadn't come to mind yet) as she flipped the book over only to flip the cover open to the first page. Instead of the typical synopsis being found on the back cover, it was found on the first page before the table of contents.

"It's four months later and Dean wakes in a pine box. He's been freed from Hell. He has a joyful reunion with Sam and Bobby, but it isn't long before the three wonder what exactly pulled Dean from Hell and what it will want in return." She read out loud before her eyes widened.

With the thought of the new book being about Dean's return from Hell, Elena quickly scanned her room for the last book she read. When she found "No Rest For The Wicked" on her nightstand, she rushed to get it before her eyes located the name Carver Edlund underneath the title.

That's why the sender sounded familiar, Elena thought as her eyes shifted between the two books.

Elena had become aware of the Supernatural book series after Jeremy had connected his favorite book series to the Winchesters after shortly meeting them. After learning that there was a book series on her new-found family, Elena didn't hesitate to ask Jeremy for the first book, much to Dean's dismay. Dean eventually got over it once he got it into his head that if Elena read about what happened then there was more likely of a chance that she won't ask him to explain it to her (which was something he was worried about for a few moments in his past that he knew she needed to know about).

Realizing what the rest of the package contained, Elena searched for a card or a note of any kind. It wasn't until she came across the light green book "Past, Present and Future" did she find a note wedged inside the front cover.

Elena,

Happy Birthday!

With everything that's been happening to you this past year, I thought I could help you out a bit in one aspect of it; getting to know Sam and Dean Winchester.

If you haven't already, yet I have a feeling that you have, there is a series of books that tell the story of the first three years of Sam and Dean's lives since their reunion after Sam left for Stanford. Inside are the only copies of my book series that covers the two years that follow; more importantly, they are the years that cover Sam and Dean's time dealing with the Apocalypse, before and after Lucifer's rising. I figured that it would be difficult for either brother to retell that time in their lives so I thought my books could help in that aspect. Since Dean has commented on how 'scarily accurate' the first 26 books were, the next 34 will probably be as accurate as well. Sam and Dean don't know about these 34 books but you do have the only published copies.

I hope this gives you some insight into your biological father and uncle.

Congratulations for defeating Klaus and making it to your eighteenth birthday.

Chuck

PS. "Past, Present and Future" is one I thing you'll be more interested in yet I advise that you don't read them out of order.

Elena couldn't help the smile that graced her lips for the prophet's thoughtfulness. She couldn't help but wonder where the prophet was now since Sam and Dean didn't know where he was but then that led to her thinking up reasons why this package was pre-dated for today for almost four years.

Before she let her mind wander with those possibilities, Elena picked up "Past, Present and Future" again before she flipped to the synopsis page.

"With Sam and Dean separated for the time being, Dean takes on a simple vampire nest to ease himself into the solo hunt. What should have been a simple cut and dry case turns Dean's world upside down when he is confronted by Isobel, a woman from his past who has a secret that affects Dean in a way he never thought possible." Elena read out loud only to have her eyes widen once again when the synopsis had sunk into her head.

Did this book retell the moment that Dean learned about her from Isobel? She thought as she did the math in her head. It did match up with Dean's claim of only knowing about her for five years. She was so tempted to read that book first but she knew that it would only confuse her when it came to the Apocalypse plot-line.

Before she could check any of the other books out, she heard a knock on her door only to have Jeremy stick his head inside before offering a bowl of dry cereal.

"You didn't come back to eat so I thought I'd bring you something." Jeremy explained as he pushed the door open a bit more.

Elena smiled as she took the bowl from him. "Thanks Jer. I guess I just forgot about eating." She confessed before she ate a spoonful of cereal.

Jeremy chuckled before he noticed the massive box on her bed. "I can see why. Who's the package from?" He stated as he walked towards it.

"Chuck." Elena stated before taking another bite.

Jeremy frowned at her. "Who?"

Elena chuckled before she moved to stand by Jeremy. She then pointed to the author's name of the published book before pointing to the same name on the self-published books.

Jeremy looked at Elena with wide eyes. "Carver Edlund?!"

Jeremy wasn't a crazed fan like Becky but he appreciated the storyline and the characters and after learning that the books were all recollections of real events and people, Jeremy had this new-found respect and appreciation for the Winchester brothers and admiration for the prophet's ability to put it all on paper.

"But the series ended with Dean going to Hell." Jeremy commented before he noticed Elena's raised eyebrow look as she chewed her latest spoonful of cereal. Noticing his mistake, he quickly rectified it. "Obviously it didn't end with Dean going to Hell otherwise we never would have met him." He finished before running a hand through his hair.

Elena suppressed her laugh, not wanting to cough, before she handed Chuck's letter to Jeremy.

Jeremy took a few moments read the letter over before a few chuckles were released from him. "It's a shame you have your party tonight otherwise you'd spend the whole day reading these." He quipped as he picked up the first book of the self-published set.

Before Jeremy could get to the first page of the book to start reading it, Elena landed a slap onto the back of his hand before taking the book out of his hands without ripping it.

"That may be true but that doesn't mean you get to read them first." She declared smugly as she moved towards her windowsill seat. She pulled her legs up, leaned her back against the wall and tucked the cereal bowl into her lap before she turned to the first page of the light blue book. She had a few hours to kill before she needed to get ready for the party that night. "Besides Chuck said my eyes only." She teased before her eyes landed on the first sentence.

His jaw dropped; his inner fan couldn't be contained much longer. "He did not! He said you had the only published copies. C'mon Lena, share the knowledge." He whined before giving his sister a pleading look.

Elena's eyes shifted to Jeremy only for her to feel the full power of his pleading look. How could she say no to that look?

With a roll of her eyes and a wave of her hand, Elena told Jeremy to come back later to grab the first book once she was done with it. He didn't hesitate to agree before he walked out to give her the privacy she needed to read.


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A/N #3: And there you have it! I'll include the list of 'books' that Chuck sent Elena in the next chapter since you would have gotten through a few of them by then. As far as Sam and Dean go for this chapter...I figure they would have ran from the motel by this time. I would have included it but I saw no point since that case (8x12) pretty much happens as it does on the show. Aside from that, what did you think of the idea? I hope I hear from you in a review! *smile*

A/N #4: In case it wasn't clear, the book series was why Jeremy though the name 'Meg' was familiar (mentioned in the first story). It didn't immediately come to mind because its been awhile since he's read the series for the first time (since they were first published...when he was a preteen).


Originally Published: March 13, 2013