Previously in "Out of the Darkness", Henrik reveals that he's really alive to Elijah and Amelia. Kathleen and Sage remember Kathleen's sister Samantha, who sacrificed her life for theirs.
Chapter Eleven: With the Witches' Help
New Orleans – After Henrik's Reveal…
Henrik nodded. "What do you need their assistance with?" he asked as he kept a protective arm around Francesca's shoulders.
Elijah then decided to answer the question for Amelia. "The woman that Niklaus and I both loved, Tatiana Petrova, is trapped on the Other Side, along with her two young children. She came to Niklaus and asked him to save her and the children from the Other Side. For that, she told him to gather twelve witches, among which are your Francesca, Belinda, Mother, Bonnie Bennett and her mother, Abby, Kathleen, Lorene, and my Amelia."
Henrik nodded again. "That sounds like a rather heavy request. Though, I am curious as to why she would ask Mother to be among the witches, especially since she's the reason that she and her children are there to begin with."
"I had thought of that and if Mother is not willing, we will need to get into contact with other witches that are willing to help us," Elijah replied.
"I know at least two of them," Belinda said, getting out her phone then dialed a familiar number. "Sophie, it is Belinda. Can you and Jane-Anne come to the mansion as quickly as possible?"
On the other end, Sophie Deveraux said, "I think we can. What do you need, Belinda?"
"I can't explain over the phone," she replied. "It'll be better if you were here in person. You could say that it's a favor for a friend."
Sophie, although she wasn't quite sure what that favor was, decided to do as the other witch asked. "All right, Belinda, if you say so. I'll round up Jane-Anne and we'll be there shortly."
"Thank you, Sophie," Belinda said. "You have no idea how much I appreciate this."
The sister witches eventually arrived, finding the group gathered in the living room. When they saw who was there, they were shocked. "Amelia Spencer, what are you doing here? I thought you were…"
"You thought I was dead, Sophia, I know. I never wanted either of you to see that. Thanks to Elijah, I will not risk my life any more. Not with my daughter to think about," Amelia replied, her hand coming up to rest on her stomach.
Jane-Anne saw Amelia place her hand on her belly and smiled as she remembered the feeling she had when she was pregnant with her own daughter, Monique. Finally she said, "You said you wanted us to do you a favor. What is it?"
"We need to bring someone back from the Other Side. Do you remember the first Petrova doppelganger, Tatiana? She has requested Elijah's and Henrik's brother Niklaus to bring her back," Francesca replied.
Sophie raised an eyebrow. "Are you serious? Do you have any idea how much of a risk you're taking? What if you bring something else back along with her? You don't know what lies on the Other Side."
"I only wish to bring back my nephews along with Tatiana, Miss Deveraux. We will do this with or without your help," Elijah said in a demanding tone.
Jane-Anne looked at her sister. "Sophie, must you always be so stubborn? They're not asking for much, only to bring Tatiana and her sons back. I think we should help them."
Sophie sighed. "All right, fine, I'll help them."
The elder of the two sisters turned to Elijah and Amelia. "What do you need us to do?" she asked.
"We are requesting that you join us in Mystic Falls to perform the ritual," Elijah replied.
Jane-Anne nodded. "Count us in. Anything is better than staying here with monster, Marcel, and his cronies lurking about."
Elijah nodded then gestured for them to follow him, Amelia and the others out the door. After they were gone, a familiar faced showed up at a mansion across town. "They are taking the witches to Mystic Falls," the voice belonging to the face said an African-American vampire that sat behind his desk.
"Mystic Falls, you say? And for what purpose exactly?"
"They said something about a ritual to bring the original Petrova doppelganger back from the Other Side, along with her two children."
Marcellus "Marcel" Gerard stood up and smirked. "Well, it's time for us to intervene, isn't it?"
"How are we going to do that, sir?" his right-hand man asked while his forehead increased with wrinkles.
"First of all, don't crease your forehead. You'll get wrinkles. Second of all, we're going to see about who we can take out first that's important to the Mikaelson family, a niece … or a soon-to-be sister-in-law," the African-American vampire said with another smirk.
Marcel's right-hand man got the picture immediately. "You're talking about Amelia Spencer and her child, aren't you?"
"I am," Marcel said. "Elijah cares for her a great deal and if she were to have…say, an unfortunate accident…"
"Aren't you afraid that he'll seek vengeance?"
"I fear nothing," Marcel said. "I especially don't fear the Mikaelson family."
Back in Mystic Falls…
Amelia, Sophie, Jane-Anne, Francesca and Belinda walked into the magnificent Mikaelson mansion. The four latter witches were awed by the intricate beauty of the interior.
Behind them, Elijah walked with Henrik beside him. "We will go to the living room. Mother is already there," he told his fiancé and the other witches, who all nodded.
Once they reached the living room, Esther stood with her back turned to the group but then turned around, gasping and letting the glass in her hand drop to the floor upon seeing her youngest son.
It was quiet for the next several minutes until Esther found her voice. "Henrik, is that you, my son?"
Henrik nodded. "It is, Mother."
Esther smiled as tears streamed down her face. Henrik approached his mother and hugged her as Elijah watched their reunion. After a few minutes, Esther pulled back from the hug. "I have missed you, my baby Henrik," she said softly, tears still in her eyes.
He nodded then turned to the lovely blonde who stepped forward. "Mother, do you remember the little girl I used to spend time with during our human days?"
"Yes. This cannot be the lovely Francesca. She is even more beautiful, Henrik. I am glad that you have found someone," Esther said.
"It is wonderful to see you again, Esther," Francesca said as she gave the older witch a warm hug.
Elijah smiled at this. "Francesca has been looking after Henrik in New Orleans. That's where we found him."
"Didn't you tell me that you, Niklaus and Rebekah were once living in New Orleans?" Esther asked Elijah.
"We were, but we came back to Mystic Falls, in our coffins. I was released first, by the second existing doppelganger, Elena Gilbert. You remember her, from the ball," Elijah replied softly.
Esther nodded. "I remember Elena. I even remember Katerina, the other doppelganger you fancied after the death of Tatiana."
"Katerina is still a friend, dear to all of us. But, she has chosen the path she wants and she has expressed she is happy for Amelia and mine's upcoming wedding," Elijah replied.
Esther nodded and smiled. "Why don't we gather your other siblings so they can see Henrik again, and he can meet his half-siblings?" she suggested.
Elijah nodded. "I will go and call Finnegan and Niklaus. Can you call Rebekah and Kol?"
Esther nodded. "I'll call them."
While the two of them made their respective phone calls, Henrik remained close to Francesca, Amelia and the other three witches. He wasn't about to let the woman he had loved for over 10 centuries out of his sight and he wanted to keep Amelia safe as well, as duty to make sure nothing happened to the pregnant witch his brother was marrying.
But, then he heard a noise. Turning to Francesca, he looked her in the eye as he said softly, "Make a barrier around this room. Do not release it until I return."
She nodded, not needing the compulsion he and his family, as well as other vampires, had the power to force people what to do. Waiting until he had left the room, Francesca turned to Belinda, who nodded and joined hands with her friend. Together, they made a barrier that would keep vampires from entering into the room.
Henrik went toward the door of the mansion and his fangs popped out when he saw who was there. He threw the door open. "What do you want, Marcel?"
Marcel smirked at him. "I want Amelia Spencer."
"You can't have her," Henrik said. "You'll have to kill me before you get anywhere near her!"
"Gladly," Marcel said as he lunged for Henrik but was thrown to the ground before he got there. The African-American vampire looked up to see a brunette female snarling down at him.
"NO ONE messes with my sister OR my niece and tries to get away with it, you disgusting pig," Sarah Spencer said from between gritted teeth.
Marcel growled when he saw Sarah on top of him. "Sarah Spencer. You're the last person I'd expect to see helping the Mikaelson family."
"It's not THEIR family I'm helping, it's MY family I'm helping," she replied. "True, Amelia and I don't have the best relationship in the world, but she's my sister and I'd DIE for her if need be!"
"Well, maybe I should just kill you instead. Or maybe I should attack that lovely redhead you seem to think is in your way. Would that please you?" Marcel said with a smirk.
"Oh, please; I'm already over the redhead's place in what should have been MY life with Finn. As far as I'm concerned, if you do not stay away from Amelia and my unborn niece, I will have your head on a platter quicker than you can say 'boo'," Sarah replied, her vampire features emerging.
Henrik was impressed by Sarah's courage, even if he was a bit curious about why she was doing this. Then again, he already knew why: she was doing it to protect Amelia.
A few minutes later, Henrik returned into the house when he saw two vehicles arriving at the mansion. The first one had Sage, Finn and their daughters and they all stepped out. Behind them was Rebekah driving, with Kol in the passenger seat and their respective boyfriend and potential new girlfriend sitting in the back seat of the car.
Finn was the first to see him when he walked in. "Henrik? You're alive? But, how are you here?"
"You'll have to ask Francesca that, brother," he replied. "But, yes, I am alive."
Finn raised a curious eyebrow but then Francesca appeared with Belinda and Amelia behind her. Finn's gaze stayed on Francesca, wondering if he really knew her or not. Then he looked further into her eyes, a smile finally finding its way onto his face when he recognized her.
Francesca smiled as well. "Hello, Finn. I know, you almost didn't recognize me, but I'm still the same girl you knew from your human days."
"You've grown up since I last saw you," he replied. "You're quite a beauty."
Before anyone else could speak up, someone made a leap through the front living room window, grabbing Amelia from behind. She screamed and struggled against the too tight hold around her. All of the Mikaelson siblings stepped forward in a territorial way but Marcel clicked his tongue. "You didn't think I wouldn't come prepared, did you?" he asked with a smirk.
The eldest of them was about to reply until he saw two familiar figures on the front lawn. He and Sage both vamp sped to their daughters' still figures, kneeling down beside both of them.
Elijah snarled at Marcel, seeing how frightened Amelia was. "Marcel, unhand her this instant! She never did anything to you!"
"As if that matters," the younger vampire replied. "I know about your little plan to bring Tatiana Petrova and her children back from the Other Side and I've come here to intervene." He took a whiff of Amelia's hair. "Such a shame that she has to die. She has quite a heavenly scent to her."
Before Marcel knew what was happening, he screamed out in pain, gripping onto the boy with jet black hair and throwing him across the room. "Oh my god, Tyler; are you okay?" Caroline yelled as she vamp sped over to him.
"I'm okay, Care," he replied as she helped him stand up on his feet.
Marcel had sank onto the hardwood floor, still moaning in pain as he gripped his shoulder and the Mikaelson siblings/family, Ruby and Bridget included, gathered around him. "That looks nasty, Marcellus," Klaus said with a smirk.
Marcel snarled at Klaus. "Screw you!"
Klaus knelt next to his former protégé. "You're not my type. Besides, you and I both know that the only way that bite on your shoulder will heal is if I give you my blood."
"And if I say no, what would you do?" Marcel asked as he continued to hold his shoulder.
"Well, if you said no, then you'd most likely lie here and wither in pain until you die," Klaus replied.
Sophie scoffed. "Let him die, Klaus. He nearly killed Amelia and her child. He's also been persecuting witches such as myself and my sister since he came to power in New Orleans. We can't practice magic in the Quarter because of him and his law."
"Is this true, Marcel?" Klaus demanded as he let one boot-covered foot move until it covered the chest of the African-American vampire, holding him down.
"Yes," his protégé choked out, still grimacing in pain.
Klaus snarled at him. "You disgust me! I saved you, gave you a new life, and this is what you do to repay me? Amelia never did anything to you, and neither will did Sophie and her sister! All the power in the world and you abuse it!"
"I thought it would please you," Marcel said between ragged, wheezing breaths.
Klaus ignored the sounds he was making. "Not when it concerns those I care about. The instant you decided to cone after Amelia, you betrayed me, and I don't take betrayal very well. Even if you did succeed in your mission to kill Amelia, what was to stop you from going after someone else important to my family?" He looked over his shoulder at Caroline and then back at Marcel. "Like, say, my Caroline?"
Marcel followed Klaus' gaze, smirking but still wincing in pain. "She is rather beautiful, Niklaus. I hope that the two of you are happy," he said, taking his last breath.
Sophie smiled as she watched this. "Good riddance to bad rubbish. Maybe now we can practice magic in the Quarter without fear."
"Before you leave, Miss Deveraux, we still need to go through with the ritual to bring Tatiana and her children back," Elijah said as he vamp sped to Amelia, holding her tightly against him, but not too tightly that it hurt her or their baby.
"We are short one witch, though," Sophie said as she pointed around the room at the other witches.
"Perhaps I can help," a voice said from the doorway. Tyler was surprised to see not only Meghan, who rushed to him so Caroline could rejoin Klaus but also Meredith.
Elijah gave Meredith a surprised look. "Dr. Fell, what are you doing here?"
"Somebody has to keep an eye on Amelia, so I thought I'd volunteer," she replied. "I hope that's okay with you."
"I'm okay with it," Amelia said, answering the question for Elijah. "I might need her in the event I feel lightheaded because I used too much power."
"We are still short one witch though," Sophie repeated.
"That is why I brought another person who might be able to help," Rebekah said as she walked back into the living room with her and her brothers' half-sister, Sabrina.
"How is that possible, Bekah? She cannot perform magic, she is a hybrid," Klaus said as he held Caroline close to him.
"I may be a hybrid, but Mum and Lorene have taught me a few things when it comes to magic," Sabrina replied.
Amelia nodded. "That's perfect. Now, we have all of the witches for the ritual to bring Tatiana and her sons back."
She left Elijah's arms then joined the other witches as they moved into a circle, joining hands with the witch next to them.
As everyone watched, Amelia, Belinda, Francesca, and the other witches performed the ritual. Elijah, Finn and the rest of their siblings stayed close as they opened the portal to the Other Side, a bright light nearly blinding all of them as they huddled close together.
As soon as the portal opened, Tatia stepped out, one hand holding the hand of her eldest son and cradling her youngest son in her arm. Smiling at those in attendance, she said, "Hello, everyone."
Her eyes met that of Klaus' as he stepped forward with Caroline holding tightly to his hand. "You must be Tatiana Petrova. It's nice to finally meet you," Caroline said with a warm smile.
"And you as well, Caroline," Tatia said, returning the blonde's smile with one of her own.
Klaus smiled at her. "It is good to see you again, Tatia. I have missed you."
Tatia nodded. "I have missed you too, Niklaus. But, I am glad you have found someone."
"I am too," Klaus said as Caroline settled against him, smiling up at him.
"Since she is here with you, I thought you would like to both know that there is something I did not share with you. Niklaus, she is the mother of these two adoring children. Caroline, I did not recognize you until now. You were the older sister of Francesca, but no one knew that until it was too late," Tatia told them.
"Wait a minute, I'm confused," Caroline said, a worried frown moving onto her face.
"You were never mentioned to anyone, Caroline. Because your death was kept a secret, even from Francesca, your own little sister," Tatia replied.
Caroline was still confused. How could she be related to someone she just met? "I have a sister? And these two children are mine? But, how is that possible? I'm a vampire. Vampires can't procreate."
"You…Niklaus, how is she a vampire? She is originally a werewolf," Tatia said, worry creasing her face.
Caroline was really confused now as she asked, "Werewolf? Does this mean I'm a…hybrid?"
Klaus looked at Tatia. "She doesn't remember her past, Tatiana. Something must've happened to her to make her forget."
"That's because she was nearly slaughtered to death," Tatia replied.
Caroline felt her eyes tear up when she heard what was being said. "Oh my god, that's terrible. But, who would want to kill me? Or try to kill me, since I nearly died, as you said?"
Klaus looked at her. "Caroline, you don't…"
"No, I want to know," she replied, starting to cry now. "Who tried to kill me?"
"Your family," Tatia replied. "They found out that you were sneaking around with Niklaus and they didn't want the two of you together."
Upon hearing what Tatia said, Caroline fell to her knees, her body shaking with emotion. Klaus held her close to him, running his fingers through her hair to soothe her. He hated to see her upset. "I'm sorry, love."
"No, it's not your fault," she sobbed. "I wanted to know why I was nearly killed."
"Would you two like to meet your children?" Tatia asked.
Caroline smiled through her tears. "I'd like that. I may not remember my past, but that doesn't mean I don't want to meet the children I lost."
Tatia looked at the baby bundled in her arms. "This…is Anastasia Elizabeth Mikaelson," she said, letting the arms she'd previously had around the baby ease her into Caroline's arms. Then she gestured to the little boy. "And this…is Liam Niklaus Mikaelson."
"When you say Mikaelson, does that mean…?" Caroline asked.
"Yes. Even though you two had a forbidden love, you still vowed your lives to each other," Tatia replied. "You wed in a beautiful ceremony down by the river, and Finnegan was kind enough to give you away, Caroline."
Caroline cradled Anastasia in her arms and looked at Liam, who gave his mother a smile. In that moment, she saw flashes of memory, including the wedding Tatia just described to her. It was coming back to her, albeit slowly. "I…I remember now. It's a bit sketchy, but I remember."
"Tell us what you remember, Caroline," Kathleen said as she moved over to stand beside her and Klaus. "Maybe I can help you piece it together more clearly."
Caroline sighed. "Well, like I said, it's sketchy, but I'll try to describe it as best I can. I see this hut near the edge of the woods, a woman and a little girl.
Kathleen nodded. "That's your mother and Francesca. What else do you remember?"
"I remember…a white wolf, a female white wolf. I keep seeing her in my dreams, but I can't quite make sense of it."
"That's your wolf form," Klaus said. "Every full moon, you turned into a beautiful white wolf."
"Do you remember anything else?" Kathleen asked.
Caroline nodded. "There was this bonfire and Klaus, but his hair was much longer than it is now. We were kissing and in the midst of it, I bite his neck, marking him." Her eyes widened. "Oh my God, I did that exact same thing at the dance studio. I got this familiar feeling when I did it, as though I had bitten him before, but couldn't remember exactly when I had done it."
Kathleen nodded. "That's because you did do it before, when you marked him as your mate." She nodded again. "Go on, what else do you see?"
"I remember the wedding Tatiana described earlier," Caroline said. "It was just about twilight and the setting sun on the water made it look like sparkles." She looked down at Anastasia, gently stroking her cheek and seeing her smile in her sleep. "I…I even remember being pregnant."
"You were beautiful pregnant. Gorgeous, even," Klaus said with a smile as he picked up Liam in his arms.
Caroline returned his smile. "And you looked positively gorgeous with your long hair. You looked like the guy on the cover of a historical romance novel."
"I love you, Caroline. Always and forever," he said softly as he stepped toward her, using his free hand to clasp her chin before kissing her softly on the lips.
Caroline smiled against his lips and returned his kiss. "I love you too, Niklaus, always and forever."
He smiles again then holds her close to him. "Why don't the four of us go somewhere else and be celebrating?" he suggested softly, speaking into the golden halo of her hair.
Caroline smiled as she heard what he was saying. "That sounds good to me. Where did you want to go? This is a small town and everyone knows everyone."
"Why don't we take a drive to New Orleans?"
Caroline nodded. "I'd like that. I've never been to New Orleans."
"Well, you're in for a treat, love," he replied. "New Orleans is shock full of culture, music, food and art. I'd be happy to show it to you."
"And our children too," Caroline said in question form.
Klaus smiled then replied, "Yes, love, and our children too. They deserve to sew what they are to inherit, the kingdom that their parents are destined to rule." He saw the look on her face. "That's right, Caroline, you and I are the King and Queen of New Orleans."
"I like the sound of that. And our Prince and Princess," she said, looking at Liam and Anastasia.
Klaus smiled. "I like those, Prince Liam and Princess Anastasia. Their titles suit them well."
"That they do," Caroline said. "Well, let us not waste any more time if we want to go to our new home."
Klaus nodded. "As my Queen commands…"
That being said, they waved goodbye to everyone and left, heading out to the car to make the drive to New Orleans with their children.
Author's Note: Time for the well-deserved update! Make sure you watch The Originals tonight; it's going to be good!