Taylor's POV
I sat next to Anna as we waited for Elijah to awaken. How long was this supposed to take? I held the dagger in my hand. His suit was a mess from Damon trying to barbecue him. He then suddenly started convulsing. I ran over to him as his eyes opened.
"Verena." He said to me.
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Elijah looked around the room where the party was being held.
"Ah, good evening, Trevor." He said to the younger vampire. "I am pleased you could join us."
"I could not miss the birthday celebration." Trevor replied, knowing it would be foolish to do so.
"I imagine considering the gift you claim to bear." Elijah remarked. "Where is this mystery of which you speak?"
"Right this way." Trevor instructed as he led the Original to the beautiful blonde.
"Hello." Verena greeted him causing him to stare.
Present
"Elijah, it's Taylor." I explained.
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"Forgive me, you remind me of someone that I knew long ago." Elijah declared.
"Verena, may I introduce the lord Elijah." Trevor replied.
"Pleasure my lord." Verena responded as she put her hand out and curtsied to him.
"The pleasure is mine, Verena." Elijah remarked as he kissed her hand.
Present
He appeared to convulse some more as Anna pulled me away from him. He then stood up.
"I can't breathe." He announced. "What's happening?"
He ran toward the door instead hitting the wall. It would have been funny if I had any idea what was going on. I went over and grabbed him.
"I can't be in this house." Elijah stated.
"He hasn't been invited in." Anna explained. He ran out, hitting the wall once again before he made it outside and I realized it was morning. I couldn't believe that we had been up all night. He then tried to come back in, but was blocked.
"What happened?" Elijah asked, I shushed him, not wanting to wake Stefan or Damon.
"We need to go somewhere else." I whispered very quietly. I could barely hear myself.
"Can I trust you?" He whispered. I nodded in response and so did Anna. I then handed him the dagger.
Ashley's POV
I went to Jeremy's house, hoping that I wouldn't have to deal with John any. I really wanted to do something that didn't have to do with the fact that I was pregnant. I was wearing a brown striped tee and Daisy Dukes with black boots.
I went into Jeremy's room to find that he had just got out of the shower. I blushed and exited the room. If I was in the mood, I would have jumped him, probably figuratively. He came down a little later.
"Maybe you should learn to knock." He quipped.
"I want to do something today." I announced.
"What do you want to do?" Jeremy questioned as he embraced me.
"I don't know." I answered truthfully.
"Well maybe we can see if we can find anything about the curse at the library." Jeremy suggested. Yeah, that would work.
Taylor's POV
I had quickly thrown on a white striped tank top and jeans with a black jacket. Anna hadn't even bothered to change. I hoped that I was making the right decision to awaken him, but since Bonnie couldn't do anything until Klaus was back in his own body (and Elena seemed to not want her to sacrifice herself), I needed to see what other options I had.
"She's coming with us." I told Elijah as I handed him a bag of blood. I know Anna probably did not stand a chance against Elijah, but I felt safer with her at my side.
NO POV
Klaus had sent his witch out to retrieve his body while he prepared for the sacrifice.
"Why are you doing it here?" Veronica asked. "So many people want to stop you."
"I have to do it here." Klaus explained. "It has to be in the birthplace of the doppelganger."
"I didn't know that." Ronnie admitted.
"You ran before I could tell you." He responded. "But I found your birthplace and left my mark there. Let's hope Taylor isn't as stupid as you."
"Taylor is trying to find a way to kill you with no intention of leaving." She explained.
"We all know that won't happen, so I'm good with her trying." Klaus declared. "You can't leave until I tell you."
Taylor's POV
I pulled over with Elijah in the passenger seat while Anna sat in back.
"You look good." I commented.
"Where'd you get the dagger?" Elijah asked.
"My uncle/father gave it to Damon." I explained. "I don't know where he got it. Can you give me your word?"
"Your ability to make demands is long-passed." Elijah remarked.
"How about this?" Anna suggested. "You give your word, and if we betray you, you can kill me."
"I just want your help." I added.
"Why should I consider this?" He inquired.
"Because you need my help to kill Klaus." I explained. My phone rang and I noticed it was Stefan. I sighed before answering it.
"Where are you?" He asked. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine and so is Anna." I replied.
"Where's Elijah?" He questioned.
"He's with me." I answered.
"Where? I'm coming to you." He replied.
"No, Stefan. I have Anna with me, but I need you to trust me." I told him. "Elijah won't hurt me because he's a noble man and he knows I'd be an idiot to betray him again."
"You can't do this." Stefan responded.
"You've asked me to trust you a lot. Now I need you to trust me." I declared. "Also tell Damon not to do anything stupid."
I then handed my phone over to Elijah. Anna turned hers off.
Ashley's POV
We arrived at the library and noticed a familiar face upon getting there.
"What are you guys doing here?" Josh asked.
"We're looking up the Curse of the Sun and Moon to see if there's anything else we need to know." I explained.
"I think you guys should explain to me where everything is." He suggested.
"Fine, what do you know?" Jeremy asked as we sat down at a table.
Taylor's POV
"He's here." I stated.
"Klaus is here?" Elijah responded.
"He's in Alaric's body." Anna explained.
"Of course he is. That's one of his favorite tricks." Elijah remarked, not at all surprised.
"What are his other tricks?" I asked cautiously. "You're the only one who knows him."
"Yes I do." He agreed.
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"So where is the guest of honor?" Verena asked as Elijah walked with her around the room.
"Fashionably late: he likes to make an entrance." Elijah explained as he noticed his brother walk in. "Here he is. Verena, may I introduce to you, the lord Niklaus?"
She curtsied to him as well and he kissed her hand.
"Niklaus is the name my father gave me." The lord remarked. "Please, call me Klaus."
Present
We went to the Lockwood house and rang the doorbell. He wanted another suit. The mayor answered the door.
"Elijah, Taylor, what are you doing here?" She asked, not acknowledging Anna. "What happened?"
"I had a bit of a problem, Carol." Elijah replied. "I was hoping you could help."
"I'm on my way to meeting." She responded.
"It won't take but a minute." Elijah requested, seemingly compelling her.
"Of course." She replied. Yup, he compelled her. We then stepped inside.
"First things first, I need some clothes." The Original remarked.
"We could try one of my husband's suits." She suggested before she went upstairs to get one.
"How did you know she wasn't on vervain?" Anna questioned.
"I was the one who got her off it." He answered. I wondered how he managed that. "It was right before you killed me if I'm not mistaken."
Ashley's POV
"So Klaus, the vampire that wants to sacrifice Taylor is in Mr. Saltzman's body?" Josh asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, and we're trying to find out if there's anything we can do to kill him." I added.
"So if Klaus is here, he must be planning this sacrifice soon." Josh deduced. "When is it supposed to happen?"
"We don't know." Jeremy admitted.
Taylor's POV
After Elijah was dressed, we took a seat inside the house.
"So what has become of the Martin witches?" He asked. Neither of us said anything. "I see and what about Verena. The compulsion would have worn off."
"Klaus took her." Anna remarked. "I think he wants to use her as the vampire for the ritual."
"I doubt that." Elijah responded. "Klaus would not let her die such a quick death."
"I don't understand. You still punished Ronnie even though you want Klaus dead." I replied.
"I have my reasons for punishing her." He explained. "There was a time that I would have done anything for Klaus."
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"From where have you come Verena?" Klaus asked.
"Germany, My Lord." She answered.
"Sie sieht schön, Verena (You look lovely, Verena)" Klaus told her in her native tongue.
"Thank you." She replied in surprise.
"Do you mind, Brother?" Klaus asked. "I would like to be alone with Verena."
"Not at all, Brother." Elijah responded.
Present
"I knew he was your brother." I admitted.
No POV
Ronnie had decided to deal with her boredom by going through Alaric's liquor cabinet.
"What are we doing here?" She heard Caroline ask through the door.
"We need to see if she's here." Damon replied. "And he invited you for some reason."
There was a knock, but she found herself unable to answer. Then the door was opened and she looked at the two of them. Caroline stepped in and Damon was stranded outside.
"Are you here to rescue me?" Ronnie asked.
Ashley's POV
I did a search for 'Curse of the Sun and Moon' and just got the Aztec drawing from before.
"This is nothing we don't know." I told them. "Is there anything in the books?"
"No." Jeremy answered.
Taylor's POV
"So how many Originals are there?" I asked him.
"At one time there were six of us." Elijah answered. "My father was a wealthy landowner in Europe. Our mother bore seven children, but not all of them survived."
"So you were human?" I questioned.
"No one is born a vampire, Taylor." Anna told me.
"How we became vampires is not worth going into right now." Elijah remarked. Now, I kind of wanted to know it. "We're the oldest. That's all you need to know."
"But why do you want to kill Klaus if he's your brother?" I asked.
"Let's go outside." Elijah suggested. "I still feel a bit dead."
No POV
"Damon wanted to come here." Caroline explained.
"Since when do you care?" Veronica inquired.
"Since we started dating." Caroline answered. "But if you don't want any help…"
"I want help." She interrupted before Caroline helped herself to a drink.
"I figured that you were helping Klaus be Alaric." Damon commented as he pulled out a vial.
"Yes, it's vervain." Caroline confirmed. "But do you deserve it?"
"It won't undo anything." Ronnie pointed out.
"Did Klaus tell you not to leave this apartment until he said?" Damon asked. She didn't respond. "You can't say, but did he tell you to always listen to him?"
"No." She answered.
"There's your loophole. Drink this and he won't be able to compel you anymore." Damon replied. She walked toward him but was stopped.
"Give it to me." She demanded.
"How about you explain why you double-crossed us with Isobel first." Caroline suggested.
"I was trying to save myself." The doppelganger answered.
"And look where that got you." He noted. He looked at Caroline "Give it to her."
Caroline took the bottle and handed it to Veronica.
"I think I've figured it out." Veronica noted. "You're sired to him."
"What?" Caroline asked, not knowing what she meant.
"Time to go." Damon declared hastily. "I'll be back."
Taylor's POV
"As you know, nothing can kill an Original." Elijah declared as the three of us stepped outside. "Not sun, not fire, not even a werewolf bite. Only the wood from a single tree that my family destroyed can do it."
"You mean the white oak ash." Anna responded.
"Yes, the witches won't allow anything truly immortal." Elijah continued as we walked. "Every creature has a weakness."
"So why does Klaus want to break the sun and moon curse if he can't be harmed by the sun?" I asked.
"I supposed that's something you don't know." Elijah replied. He explained how he and Klaus had created the drawings of the curse. Now I was surprised. "The curse of the sun and moon doesn't exist."
"OMG." I remarked.
Ashley's POV
I decided to do a search for vampire legends and found one website that had the same drawing along with African tribal drawings, Roman scrolls, and a few others. They all had the moonstone and vampires and werewolves in them except being different.
"Guys, I found something." I explained. "I just don't know what I found."
Taylor's POV
"So why is Taylor important if there's no curse?" Anna asked.
"There is a curse." Elijah replied. "The parameters are the same. It just doesn't do what you think. It's worse. It's a curse on Klaus. He's wanted to break it for the last thousand years and he wants you for it."
I heard my phone go off playing "All the Right Moves", which was my new ringtone for Stefan.
"Please answer this." Elijah declared, apparently not liking my choice of tone.
"Stefan?" I answered. "Klaus told Jenna? I'll be right there. I need to go. This is an emergency."
"That's not part of the deal." Elijah replied.
"We'll be back." I promised. "You have my word."
"That doesn't mean anything unless you live up to it." He told me. Ouch.
We headed back to the boarding house. I could see Jenna was in tears. I ran over to her and hugged her. She immediately wriggled free of my grasp.
"I'm sorry." I apologized. "I've wanted to tell you for the longest time."
"When I was little, your mom used to tell me bedtime stories about vampires." Jenna stated. "I never thought she was telling the truth."
"It's true." Anna replied. "I don't know if anyone told you, but I am one. Don't be afraid. I'm not going to hurt you. I would never hurt you after all you've done for me."
"It was Elena's idea to not tell you." I explained. "She thought we were protecting you."
"Who else knows?" She asked.
"Everyone." I answered. "I know that you're upset."
"I'm supposed to protect you, Taylor." Jenna replied.
"I'm going to tell you everything." I promised.
"This is…this is…I don't know." Jenna babbled, clearly lost for words. I still think that she was taking it better than Matt. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I don't have a good reason. I didn't want Elena to be mad at me. I should have after not telling Jeremy almost blew up in my face." I answered.
"I'm scared." Jenna remarked.
"It's okay to be scared." I told her before I held her close to me. It was kind of awkward, but I didn't care. I was glad that she knew.
After an extended period, I told her everything that I could and she decided to sleep on it and process everything. I found Stefan waiting outside of the door. I needed to head back to Elijah.
"I told a little bit." I explained. "It wasn't much, but I did include the important stuff, including the stuff about Klaus possessing Alaric."
"I'm sorry, Taylor." He remarked. "I'm sorry that she had to find out like this."
"It's not your fault, Stefan. I should have told her a long time ago." I declared. "Right now, Anna and I have to go back to Elijah."
"You can't." Stefan replied as he grabbed my arm.
"Stefan, I gave him my word." I argued. He nodded. "I promise I will come back."
"Where are you going?" Damon asked.
"Damon, get out of my way." I ordered. He then grabbed onto me.
"I'm not letting walk out that door." He replied. Anna then grabbed Damon and threw him to the ground before she grabbed my hand.
"Thank you." I told her.
"I believe we have a date with an Original." She remarked.
"It sounds so dirty when you say it like that." I declared. Anna just rolled her eyes at me.
No POV
In the apartment, Veronica had grabbed one of Alaric's shirts and put it on over her underwear while she began to play Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" while singing into the bottle. The door opened and she froze.
"I see you've decided to rip off Risky Business." He commented. "You know you've made quite a mess. You should clean it up."
"Let me get dressed first." She responded.
"No, do it wearing that." Klaus commanded. "I'm really tired of this body."
At that point, his witch came back with a crate and a girl.
Taylor's POV
We returned to the Lockwood house.
"You're back." He noted.
"What is the curse on Klaus?" I inquired.
"Though my family was close, Klaus and my father did not get along." Elijah explained. "It wasn't until after we became vampires that we figured out. My mother had been unfaithful. It was her darkest secret. Klaus is from a different bloodline than the rest of us. When my father found out, he hunted and killed my father's lover and his entire family. He didn't realize that he had started a war between the species."
"So are you saying that Klaus is a werewolf?" I asked.
"No." Anna deduced. "He's not just werewolf, he's a werewolf and a vampire. The curse placed on him is to suppress his werewolf side."
"Precisely." Elijah acknowledged. "A hybrid would be deadlier than any werewolf or vampire. Nature would not stand for such an imbalance. The witches decided to do something about it and cast a spell upon him to suppress his werewolf side."
"Why did you help him?" I asked.
"I helped him because I loved him." Elijah replied. "I no longer can say that."
"We have the dagger." I explained.
"Taylor, if Klaus is a werewolf than a silver dagger won't work on him." Anna pointed out.
"It's quite a predicament." Elijah replied. "There is one way to kill him. It'll take a servant of nature."
"But the witches said using that much power would kill Bonnie." I responded.
"Not necessarily." Elijah rebutted as he walked closer to me. "The curse must be broken during the full moon when Klaus is at his weakest in transition. There's also one more thing. When we planned for the last sacrifice, I found a way to keep Verena alive. It was too bad that she decided to take matters into her own hands."
"That's why you punished her." I declared.
Ashley's POV
I received a text from Taylor telling me to come to the boarding house. Jeremy and I went there to find that she had awoken Elijah.
"Elijah and I have renewed the terms of our deal." Taylor told us. "None of you will be harmed at his hands and the sacrifice is going to happen. He said that he found a way to keep me alive."
"I only want one thing." Elijah declared. "An apology."
Stefan then stepped forward.
"I'm sorry for the role that I played in your death." He remarked.
"You can all go to hell." Damon replied before he walked away.
"He'll come around." Taylor told Elijah. She seemed to have a lot of faith in him. I hoped that she knew what she was doing.
"Let's hope you're right." Elijah declared.
No POV
In Alaric's apartment, Veronica watched as Klaus's witches, one of whom was Jonas's daughter Greta, cast the spell to remove Klaus from Alaric's body.
Once the spell was done, Alaric awoke.
"Taylor?" He asked, looking at Ronnie before he passed out.
Then the crate opened up and Klaus stepped out.
"Now that's more like it." He declared.
So I came up with a way to use Ashley and Jeremy and also Josh in this episode. I also gave Ronnie a Risky Business scene. In addition, I confirmed what you probably were thinking. Caroline is sired to Damon. We're getting closer to the sacrifice and Season 3. Please don't forget to review.