Balthazar appeared on the balcony and looked around the courtyard. He had been standing there for a moment trying to decide what to tackle first when he heard footsteps behind him. Pasting on a smile he turned around. "Young Marcellus; you have a question, 'little warrior'?"
"I wanted to say thank you. Diego can be hotheaded at times but he is loyal." Marcel started. "But he's not the only one I lost that we could use."
"Ah, and the elephant in the room named Thierry raises his head." Balthazar noted. "You are wondering why we didn't bring him back."
"It did cross my mind." Marcel said as he glanced over the crowd that had gathered in the courtyard.
With Cami and Davina having already been dealt with; it was strictly the Mikaelson family and the vampires. The werewolves had opted to return to the bayou and celebrate Ollie's resurrection.
"I know that he was your most trusted but; he wasn't sure that he could be loyal to Niklaus." Balthazar started. "And he is happy where he is. Your friend is in heaven; he has been reunited with his witchy girlfriend. Gabriel yanked them both from Purgatory before it crumbled."
Marcel looked down, "I don't think I'll get over him not being here; but if he's happy." Marcel sighed. "I'm glad he made it."
"Somehow, I thought you would be." Balthazar said. "Now, we have quite the job in front of us. I know that you and Niklaus have a, shall we say, complex relationship. However; I need someone who can keep an eye on things here during the times that I cannot be here."
"You plan on leaving?" Marcel asked.
"You all pulled together and defeated one witch and her Eve born wolf pack." Balthazar said. "You know that you have another one by the name of Dahlia waiting in the wings. Gabriel and I have had several discussions about what is going on here. We both agree that neither Esther nor Dahlia have the power or the ambition to pull off what is going on."
"What is going on?" Marcel asked.
"Quite possibly the apocalypse, again." Balthazar said. "Only this time it's not the biblical one. That one was handled a few years ago by two brothers who managed to put our eldest brothers and the two most powerful angels, Michael and Lucifer in a permanent time out. I'm afraid with Lucifer out of the picture; the inmates are running the asylum in hell."
"Well if these brothers are so good; why haven't you asked for their help." Marcel asked. "If they can kick the asses of two archangels, witches should be a walk in the park for them."
"Yes, I'm sure that it would be." Balthazar answered. "The problem is that Gabriel and I both fear the Winchesters won't stop with just the witches. If it's not human, or named Castiel; it's on the hit list. They would wipe out most of the quarter."
"And you think we would let them?" Marcel scoffed.
"Believe me; you won't be able to stop them. Not even God himself can control those two." Balthazar snarked. "But for the moment; I need to get a few things straight among 'my children', namely Klaus and Kol."
"Here," Rebekah said as she handed a glass of blood to Benny. "We keep a stocked fridge in the kitchen."
"Thank you, but you could have skipped the glass." Benny said "I'm more of a 'from the bag kind of man'. Now I'm here to help you all learn the differences between my kind and your kind. We have weaknesses that you don't have as I said. But you have one weakness that we don't; without those rings of yours; well let's just say sun tanning equals flash fried."
"So the sun doesn't bother you?" Josh asked. "Great."
"I didn't say that," Benny said. "We are nocturnal, just like you are and unless a vampire is very determined, they are going to be catching some zzzs when the sun comes up. They're also going to be sluggish. Just like you can maintain control over yourselves while feeding; you run around in full sunlight fully alert. We're faster than humans; but you're faster than us."
"Which means we can hold our own." Marcel said as he made his way downstairs and over to Klaus' side. "Balthazar wants to talk to you, Klaus. I think you should hear him out. There's a lot more going on here than just witches wanting a war between vampires and wolves."
"Well, I suppose I should hear what the 'angel' has to say before I feed him that stake Mikael has been so eager to feed to me over the years." Klaus said as he stood up.
Marcel shook his head as he watched Klaus pull out the white oak stake and make his way to the stairs. "I think your brother is about to get knocked down a peg or two." When Elijah made to follow; Marcel put a hand on his shoulder. "The only thing at risk is his pride. They're counting on his determination to protect hope. He can't do that if he's dead."
Jackson raised a mason jar of whiskey in a toast. "To Ollie! Welcome back!" The Alpha grinned at his lifelong friend. "I'm glad you're back, it wasn't the same without you."
Ollie forced a smile and nodded. "You're glad but I know that I let the pack down. I did some things I know were wrong. So I know a lot of you didn't miss me while I was gone."
"You made some bad choices." Aiden said. "But you were trying to help the pack. We've all screwed up. You're the one who made us think twice about working with the witches. Those angels brought you back; they gave us control over the change."
"You're family Ollie," Hayley said. "This pack is a family; I wouldn't have come for you if you weren't. Ansel wouldn't have come for you. We stick together."
"We're gonna have to. There's a lot coming at us." Oliver said.
"What? What's coming at us Ollie?" Hayley asked.
"I don't remember. They said I won't remember until I need to." Oliver said and took a drink from his glass. "But I know it has something to do with Hayley's baby. That baby is special, she's important. That's why they had everyone there tonight. I think they need us all together, allied up so the whole quarter is willing to go after the same goal?"
"What goal, Ollie?" Jackson asked.
"I don't remember." Oliver said. "But I do know that if we don't all work together to whatever it is, it's gonna be bad. Not just for the Quarter and the vampires; but for all of us."