Yes a new chapter, finally! I'm so sorry it took so long. I guess I just wasn't into it. But I've had a little more time on my hands lately so I'm trying again. i hope you guys are even still interested. it's been what, almost 2 years? Okay so before you read it I just wanna say that I came up with the idea of Klaus's mom having a sister exactly two days before that episode of The Originals aired. That's crazy! So I just tweaked it a little to fit in with their story line. Okay, hope you guys enjoy :)
"Bonnie!" Jeremy moved from the window he was looking out of to the bed when he saw her waking up and grabbed her hand.
"Jeremy?" She opened her eyes.
"Yeah, it's me." He smiled at her. How do you feel?
"I feel...tired." She said. " Did we get him though? Did we get Klaus?"
"We got him but now it's that Willow chick everyone's worried about."
"Oh my God Willow! My powers!" She ran her hands over her body as if she was checking for something.
"Are they gone?"
"I think so, I can't feel them!" She said, near tears. That's when they heard screaming downstairs.
Damon managed to kick Klaus-Wolf off of him, luckily without getting bit. The snarling animal started running for the door but it suddenly swung open. Standing there were the four remaining witches from earlier. They started chanting and the wolf lay down and fell right to sleep. One of them slowly raised their hand and the wolf levitated in the air.
"Where do you want him?" She asked.
Damon motioned for her to follow him and she did along with the floating wolf.
"He's just asleep." Said another of the witches. "He'll be up shortly."
Everyone looked around confused.
"I'm assuming you haven't told your friends our agreement."
"Well we haven't agreed to anything" Stefan said. "We said we'll talk it over."
"It would be in your best interest to accept our help." Said the witch that put Klaus to sleep, walking back into the livingroom. "Of course I can't take your witch down alone and my friends need their magic back but there are more where we came from. Plus Elijah won't be too happy when he hears what you plan to do to his family."
"What's going on?" Said Buffy waking up.
"Guys we have a problem. Bonnie's powers are gone." Jeremy said coming into the room.
"Oh the Bennett witch." Said one of the other witches. "all the more reason why you need our help."
"Aren't you Klaus's witches?" Buffy asked sitting up. "You wanna help us? What's in it for you...and how did I get back here?" She said looking around.
The witch that still had her magic smiled.
"We haven't been formally introduced. I'm Atrina. A direct descendent from Esther the Original Witch. Yes Niklaus is my family."
"So what like, 3rd or fourth cousins 5o times removed." Damon said.
"Actually Klaus would be more like a great great uncle. Niklaus doesn't even know this but before Finn was born Esther and Mikeal had a daughter named Frya. It's a long story but she was raised by Esther's sister. I descended from Frya. I've only ever met Niklaus and Elijah until recently. As you know he keeps his family in boxes."
"Wait, why doesn't Klaus know?" Elena asked
"Our family history, as I'm sure you've noticed is deep and complicated and filled with animosity. One day, maybe I will tell them everything but right now I rather just gain their trust. To him I'm just a witch willing to work for him."
"Ok...and this has to do with us how?" Buffy asked.
"Family is important to me. I know my uncle is evil but for you to desiccate him and send him to the bottom of the ocean for eternity is cruel. "
"Evil...like you just said." Buffy said slowly. Like she was talking to a child.
Atrina just smiled and ignored her.
"Not to mention, you did kill three of our friends in case you forgot."
Nobody had anything to say to that.
"I'm not asking for you to look the other way while he walks away from all of this. I simply ask that you give me my families bodies. They wont' be revived. Not in this lifetime."
"Sooo...save this headache for a future slayer?" Buffy asked.
"Uh-uh" Said Jeremy, "been there done that."
"You said you know Elijah" Elena said. "He's betrayed us before"
"Well then I won't tell Elijah where they are. Just that their safe."
"Uh I think I speak for the Vampires in the house when i say, how in the bloody hell is not reviving them in this lifetime going to help us. We'll still be here and they'll be out for revenge."
"And what about our future generations. This is just postponing the problem." Giles said.
"Nothing about this sound right, why would you even consider this?" Buffy asked looking at the Salvatores.
"I can contain your witch. I can get your Bennett's powers back. I can take this mess off of your hands. Or we can go. I have a whole coven of witches that look to me as their leader. They won't be too happy to see three of their own were stripped of their powers. Another three dead, it won't take much to find any of you. Everyone knows the current Slayer lives on the hellmouth and I believe there's another one right? She's in human lockdown. What then? And how much havoc will your witch have caused by then?" They all stared at her as she continued talking. How are you going to deal with Klaus without a witch anyway? How will Elijah deal with this if you do dispose of his siblings? So many questions."
"Elijah wouldn't hurt anybody..." Elena said
"Don't be too sure." Atrina said.
"We have a witch coming to help us with Willow." Buffy said
"Is she as powerful as her? If I can't take her on my own what makes you think another lesser witch can. I can, however always use another magic hand."
"Well we were hoping..."Buffy started
"We'll give you until sunrise to think about it." Atrina said. She motioned for her girls to follow her and she left.
"No." Buffy folded her arms after they were gone "No. We are not dealing with these witches. They pretty much just threw a big threat at us." Buffy said.
"Looks like red just made us a new enemy." Spike said.
"Look I know her wording was off but it'll get Klaus out of our hair for at least a lifetime. He won't be able to use Elena for his hybrids by that time. Who knows how long he would have to wait for a new doppelgänger." Damon said.
"But the thing is, would we still have to deal with it? She would be Elena's family." Stefan said
"I don't want that for my grandchildren or great-grandchildren" Elena said.
"Do you think we can take on all those witches?" Buffy asked
"Not likely." Giles said "definitely not without killing them"
"And their still human." Buffy said. "Uggh on top of everything else now, there's this."
"Well what were you planning to do?" Elena asked
"We were kind of hoping that Tara could...talk her down...and then ask her nicely to give Bonnie her magic back" Buffy said sheepishly.
"Good plan." Damon said clapping. Buffy threw a candle at him which he caught.
"The question is, are you all prepared to deal with this in the future if you should come across it? Giles asked the vampires.
"Don't look at me." Spike said " I was just along for the ride."
"Come on you know Klaus isn't ganna forget that William the Bloody helped put him down." Damon smirked
"Bollocks, you're right."
"Well" Stefan said "We wont have to deal with that for another hundred years. Just the burden of being a vampire."
"How do we even know she'll keep her word?" Jeremy asked.
They all just looked at each other.
They spent the next few hours going over a million different scenarios. Before they knew it, it was after 12am and time to go pick up Tara and Xander from the train station. Matt came and drove Buffy and Spike to the airport to pick them up. Buffy couldn't contain her annoyance when not only did Xander and Tara walk out the gate but Anya and Dawn came along for the ride.
"Xander did you have to bring along everybody?" She asked pulling him to the side "This is not supposed to be a long drawn out thing. And what about the hellmouth?"
"It's pretty much dead except a vamp here and there. Warren and his friends have nobody to play stupid tricks on since you left so it's been quiet."
"Yeah" Dawn said coming to stand in Buffy and Xander's little huddle "and why do you get to have all the fun. I want out of Sunnydale too. Hi Spike...Hi..." She waved to Matt who smiled and gave her a head nod.
Buffy walked over to Tara and touched her shoulder.
"Tara, I'm so sorry for letting Willow take it this far. I know she was supposed to be slowing down on her magic."
Tara hugged Buffy.
"it's not all your fault. Willow should've known better...I just wish you would've called me. You know I would gladly help you guys out with anything..."
"See? It's not all your fault." Said Anya. Tara and and Buffy glared at her.
"Good to see you Anya."
"So do we have a plan?" Xander asked. Buffy and Spike glanced at each other.
"Let's walk to the car. We'll fill you in on what's been going on...Oh guys this is Matt. He's Elena...the doppleganger's friend."
Everyone exchanged hello's .
"Nice to meet you Matt." Anya said "You're really nice to look at but don't get any ideas cause I'm already taken." She grabbed Xander's hand.
"Ok...I wont...?" Matt said
"Anya!" Dawn said
"Yes now that we've established that can we get to the car." Xander asked.
"Come on." Matt said leading the way.
A few hours later, Willow was coming down from a major magic high. Her party was starting to wind down and she just felt like she needed to recharge. Everyone in the grill was also coming down. People were lying around, still not realizing what was going on. Her prisoners were still in cages and some people just fell asleep. Willow stumbled over to the bar and collapsed laying on top of it.
Meanwhile Caroline and Tyler were still outside watching. After a few minutes Caroline started heading for the door but Tyler pulled her back.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to save my mom."
"Now?"
"Uh yeah.." She said. "It looks like as good a time as any. She passed out and if a magic hangover is anything like a liquor induced hangover she shouldn't be up for a while."
She turned to go in. He pulled her back again.
"But what about everyone else? What about when they wake up?"
"Look let's just get my mom out of there and we can stay and compel everyone else as they leave...are you with me or not?"
He nodded and they headed into the grill. They stood there for a second watching Willow and then Caroline motioned for Tyler to stay there. She blurred over to a cage that held sheriff Forbes and a two of her officers.
"Shit." She cursed under her breath when she realized there was no way to open it. She started to pry the bars open and managed to make a big enough gap. "Mom!" She whispered.
She found a penny in her pocket and threw it at her. sheriff Forbes opened her eyes and then realized where she was. Caroline motioned for her to follow. She woke the other two officers up for them to come too.
They made it to the door when suddenly Willow appeared directly in front of them, holding Tyler by his neck. He seemed to be unconscious.
"That power booster from the hybrid was awesome." Willow said. Caroline just stared in horror. "Don't worry he'll be up soon. He won't even know the difference."
Then she dropped Tyler and grabbed Caroline's face to double up on her power boost.
"Don't worry, they'll be fine when they wake up. It's not like I can steal their vampirism." She rolled her eyes at the three cops and then waved her hand to put them back in the cage. She looked around the grill, shrugged and walked out.
Once outside she sensed something familiar and smiled.
"Tara...I'll make you love me again. You'll see. I can do anything now."
She walked off to go find out what the rest of the scoobies were doing here.
(I was actually ganna have Atrina be Klaus's distant cousin, Esther's sisters great great etc grandaughter but hey, their thing worked too. Thanks for reading)
