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Warning, explicit language.
Damon, Elena and Stefan finally arrived back at Damon's New Orleans home. Stefan took his things to his room and returned, only to be joined minutes later by Bonnie and Enzo. Elena and Bonnie hugged each other tightly declaring how much they missed each other, however their greeting was cut short when Enzo punched Stefan in the face.
"What was that for?" Stefan asked, rubbing his jaw.
"For being a fucking arsehole to your brother, you dickhead!" Enzo scowled.
"What the hell is going on?" Bonnie cried. "Enzo!"
"Stefan has done everything in his power to ruin Damon's life." Enzo growled. "And when Damon needed him, he didn't even bother helping. He was so self absorbed he abandoned him."
"What is he talking about?" Bonnie asked.
"He's talking about when Damon and Enzo needed rescuing and they hoped Stefan would come for them, but didn't." Elena told her before narrowing her eyes at Bonnie. "Didnt you get that from Enzo, when you...you know?" she asked.
"I want to talk to Jeremy first." Bonnie said.
"You know he's not going to understand." Elena sighed. "What are you going to say exactly? You found a supernatural vampire mate? Or you met some guy who you fell for, but you haven't slept with him until you tell Jeremy?" she asked. "Bonnie, I know what you are going through. It's not your fault. Maybe it is for the best if you lie to Jeremy. Whether you and Enzo consummate is your own business, but it won't make any difference to how Jeremy views it. And I'm his sister, I should be on his side, but I understand your problem."
"How did you know we hadn't?" Bonnie frowned.
"You'd have known what happened to Enzo if you had." Elena told her.
"Does that really happen?" Enzo asked, looking at Damon and Elena, who both nodded.
"Why couldn't you hold out until you told me?" Stefan asked Elena.
"Because she's not a witch." Bonnie replied. "I can ease the symptoms for Enzo and I, but not for anyone else. Damon and Elena resisting for longer than three days would have been impossible." she shrugged. "The spell I've cast won't hold much longer, which means I need to go back to Mystic Falls as quickly as possible." Bonnie turned to Elena. "Did you see Jeremy?" she asked.
"Umm, no." Elena shook her head. "We were only there long enough to find Stefan and get back. We were...umm...kinda in a rush." she nodded, realizing she had been so caught up in everything, she hadn't even been home. "Plus, at first we couldn't risk being seen. But we did see your Grams." she nodded.
"Did she know about doppelganger procreation?" Bonnie asked, raising an eyebrow. Elena nodded. "And?" Bonnie asked.
"Well, I don't think there's a morning after pill." Elena smirked.
"Already?" Bonnie put her hands to her mouth. "This calls for a celebration." she giggled.
"Klaus is already on it." Damon said solemnly.
"Klaus?" Enzo frowned. "Why is Klaus interested?"
"It's not just for Elena and I." Damon replied. "It is because you and Bonnie are mated...and so is he." he said the last part slowly.
"Klaus is mated?" Enzo opened his eyes in shock. "Do we know her?" he asked.
Damon and Elena looked at each other before Bonnie cried out. "It's Caroline!"
Elena sucked in a deep breath. "Yeah, it's Caroline." she frowned, still not sure what to make of the entire situation, and confused as hell with who she could trust, other than Damon. Even Caroline was now questionable as she would protect Klaus no matter what, including lying for him.
"Look, Enzo." Damon frowned. "We need to talk. And it can't go further than this room, and I mean not to Klaus." he said as Enzo narrowed his eyes.
"Why?" Enzo asked.
"Because, there was some stuff I held back from Klaus." Damon sighed. "I didn't want to, but it is probably for his own good. Sometimes, to save someones ass, you need them to know as little as possible."
Enzo nodded. "True." he agreed.
"But I think you can answer some of the questions which need asking before we can come up with a plan and run it by Klaus." Damon went on. "I hate lying to him, but if what I think is going on is right, then he is in danger."
"Klaus can't be killed." Enzo said. "Well, only by an Original, or a..." he stopped and looked at Elena. "...a human Petrova doppelganger." he said slowly. "What is going on?"
"What is going on with Klaus and the hybrids?" Damon asked.
Enzo rolled his eyes. "They unsired themselves and Klaus killed them." he told him. "Klaus was furious, said he wanted to ensure that hybrids would be eradicated."
"All hybrids?" Damon asked.
"Well, obviously not himself, and he does want... I really shouldn't say anything." Enzo frowned.
"He wants Hayley to turn, he needs Elena human." Damon asked as Enzo nodded sheepishly. "But she is the only one and after that Elena is free to turn?" he asked. "How long have you known about Hayley?"
"She and Elijah met about a year ago." Enzo admitted. "She's due to have her baby any time. But she's a werewolf and the only way she can turn is with doppelganger blood. The only other option is for Elijah to die after Hayley does, which means that Elena would need to stay human and do it, otherwise the white oak stake becomes dangerous and can kill other Originals." he explained.
"So why would Katherine want Elena to use it on Klaus if it was to burn up inside him and be destroyed forever?" Damon asked.
"To ensure Mikael can't die." Enzo told him.
"So Katherine really is mated to Mikael?" Damon frowned, to which Enzo nodded. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"You never asked." Enzo shrugged. "I run Klaus's intelligence network and you ran a club and acted like a playboy. I only told you stuff which directly involved you." he said.
"And Klaus has never compelled you to swear to secrecy?" Damon frowned, finding Enzo's openness odd.
"When you left to get Stefan, Klaus told me I was free to talk to you about anything." Enzo shrugged. "He can't compel me because I'm on vervain. He trusts me enough to put me on it so that none of his siblings or Mikael can compel secrets out of me." he smirked.
"Is everyone except me one vervain?" Damon shook his head in disbelief.
"Now tell me what you know?" Enzo asked.
"Can we be certain he's telling the truth?" Stefan asked.
"I'd trust him more than Katherine." Damon replied before turning to Enzo. "Okay, so Katherine wasn't lying when she said she'd seen Stefan." he told him. "Except I left a few things out when I told Klaus. She told us she was mated with Elijah." he said as Enzo burst into laughter.
"I think that is the craziest thing I have ever heard." Enzo shook his head.
"It didn't seem odd when I didn't know who Elijah was." Damon sighed. "But Klaus told me his pseudonym. So now it make a little more sense. Elijah is a little stiff for Katherine." he smirked as Enzo nodded in agreement. "So Katherine told us Rebekah, Marcel, Kol, Davina, Elijah and her were plotting against Klaus to bring him down. They all have their various reasons, which sounded plausible." he explained.
"I'm sure they did." Enzo's face took a more serious look as if he knew something, but wasn't going to make the big reveal until he knew more.
Damon decided to continue so he could find out what Enzo was thinking. "She said Rebekah had found a journal from around two hundred years ago when he said he wanted to make more hybrids, and would use the next doppelganger."
"Hmm." Enzo frowned, his face looking worried.
"What's wrong?" Damon asked.
"A diary went missing from Klaus's office about six months ago." Enzo explained. "Klaus had been waiting for the next Petrova doppelganger to appear for Hayley. He knew where she was all along and has had her under surveillance since she was a baby, just in case any situation may arise when she was needed. Admittedly, he did intend to create more hybrids. But they started to become unsired. This has been going on for a few years, Klaus knew about it, but did nothing. He wanted to test their loyalty. When the last one was unsired, they began to leave him. Those times when I've gone missing, I've been hybrid hunting. Sometimes Rebekah does it, and sometimes it was Marcel. Kol never did because he met Davina, and Elijah had met Hayley, although she ended up proving very useful in gathering knowledge for us. Quite often they returned to their packs." he told him.
"I wonder who took it?" Damon frowned.
"Maybe one of the hybrids." Enzo shrugged. "It fits in with the timeline."
"Anyway, Katherine said Rebekah took it and they didn't want any more hybrids making as there was the potential to destroy the entire vampire species." Damon explained. "Which is what they believed Klaus's master-plan to be. So they wanted Elena to kill Klaus with the white oak stake so that it would burn up and not be a threat to Elijah."
"Or Mikael." Enzo shook his head. "But we can't be sure whether the white oak stake burns with the doppelganger or the Original." he told Damon. "Klaus has kept that information close to his chest."
"I thought even Originials couldn't use it." Elena frowned.
"The Original siblings can't." Enzo agreed. "Mikael is their father, not a and Esther were the only other two who can use the white oak stake. But Esther is dead, so she is not an option." he said.
"But Miss Sheila said..." Elena started.
"A lot of misinformation has been spread around about that stake." Enzo told her. "Even the witch community are confused by it. The spirits of nature will not give them a true answer as to how it is used."
"Why?" Bonnie asked.
"Because the spell to create an immortal originated from Traveler magic, not the spirits of nature." Enzo explained. "Of course nature chose to fight back, but we are talking about two different types of magic. The spirits of nature are not the ultimate deciders of the fate of the white oak stake. That belongs to the travelers, because not only was the immortality spell created by the Travelers, so was the doppelganger spell. Traveler spirits do not talk to the spirits of nature. They are enemies." he said.
"Why?" Bonnie asked.
"Can we leave the history lesson for another day?" Damon asked. "I wan't to talk about what Mikael and Katherine are up to." he sighed.
"So would they want to stop the stake from being destroyed?" Elena asked. "Or allow it to be able to kill more Originals?"
Enzo turned to her. "Mikael despises his entire family for siding with Klaus. He wants them all dead." he explained. "You see, not only did the diary go missing, but so did Klaus's daggers." he shook his head.
"Daggers?" Elena asked.
"They are special weapons which can put an Original into a death like state until it is removed." Damon explained. "He used to use them a lot, but since his siblings found mates, they aren't needed anymore." Damon turned to Enzo. "This is serious. You don't think Mikael and Katherine have them do you?" he asked.
"I suspect they do." Enzo nodded.
"So do you think they were intending to take down the entire family?" Damon frowned.
"I guess if Mikael daggered them all, he could get Elena to kill them with the stake until there is only one left, probably Klaus. Or the other way around, Mikael kills the others while Elena kills Klaus. Whichever is the accurate version. I guess then he would kill Elena. That would destroy The Originals, you, Elena, Marcel, Davina and Caroline." Enzo looked at them wide-eyed.
"That's one hell of a kill list." Damon whistled.
"So how do we stop them?" Elena asked.
"We need to play smart." Damon told them before turning to Stefan. "What do you think to what you've heard today?" he asked.
"Wait till we see Elijah." Stefan replied. "If he is who I think he is, I know him." he frowned.
"How?" Elena asked.
"Remember that High School history teacher of yours who came back to Mystic Falls write a book?" Stefan asked Elena.
"Mr Smith, with the great hair." Elena nodded. "Oh my god, him?" she looked shocked.
"You're right." Enzo nodded. "We thought Mikael might start sniffing round Mystic Falls, looking for the doppelganger, so he stayed there for a while on duty to protect Elena and to keep an eye out for Mikael." he explained.
"He was my favorite teacher." Elena gushed.
"Mine too." Bonnie agreed. "He made history seem so interesting, as if he'd experienced it first hand." she grinned.
"He probably had experienced it." Damon laughed. "The guy is like a thousand years old."
"I remember Caroline having a huge crush on him." Bonnie giggled.
"It's probably best you don't tell Klaus that." Damon frowned. "Not that it makes a lot of difference as he and Caroline are mated, but nobody wants to rock a Mikaelson sibling boat and cause any daggering, especially right now." he said.
"If Elijah confirms what Klaus says, and promises Elena won't have to donate more than a liter or so, then I'll go with whatever plan you can come up with." Stefan sighed.
"Are you sure?" Damon asked. "Because what I'm thinking about won't be pretty." he warned him.
"I think I already know." Stefan said sadly. "I haven't taken vervain today. I suspect it might be for the best." he admitted.
"You are on the right page." Damon grinned. "It could save you a lot of pain and discomfort, otherwise, if Klaus found out you'd got it in your system, he'd bleed it out of you. Its not pretty." Damon shuddered. "But if you can pretend to be compelled, then carry on taking it, just be honest with him."
"What's your plan?" Elena asked.
"Hand Stefan over to Klaus, he tells Klaus what Katherine told him." Damon explained. "You can't go into transition, even though I suspect Katherine might have known that already. We give Klaus the white oak stake and let him deal with Mikael."
"How can we be certain the white oak stake burns up with the doppelganger or the Original?" Stefan asked.
"Ask Elijah." Enzo replied. "He'll know. Only then can we come up with a plan to kill Mikael." he said.
"So is that your plan? Kill Mikael?" Stefan asked. "And if Elena has to be the one to do it, how do you suggest she goes about it while possibly being pregnant?"
"We don't know for sure if I am pregnant." Elena insisted. "Although admittedly the chances are extremely high." she admitted.
"I'd say they are one hundred percent." came a voice from behind.
Everyone turned to look and saw a man, dressed in an expensively tailored suit carrying a briefcase, who looked absolutely immaculate.
"Mr Smith!" Elena and Bonnie said together.
"Elena, Bonnie." Elijah smiled. "It is good to see you again." he said, placing the briefcase down on a side table.
"How come Mr Smith didn't trigger my powers?" Bonnie asked.
"Please call me Elijah." Elijah smiled, straightening his perfectly straight suit. "An Original does not trigger a witch's powers." he explained. "It is part of our magic which is quite different to that of a normal vampire." he said. "Please, carry on with your little discussion." he smiled.
"Actually, we need your help." Damon told him.
"Continue." Elijah said, waiting for Damon's explanation.
"Katherine and Mikael might be plotting to take down your entire family." Enzo explained.
"So what is new?" Elijah raised and eyebrow. "They've been trying for the last five hundred years, unsuccessfully may I add. Although my brother Finn wasn't quite so lucky." he sighed.
"They're planning to use Elena in some way." Damon told him. "We don't know the exact rules of the white oak stake. Katherine told us it would burn up if used by a Petrova doppelganger. But Katherine lies about everything, so she can't be trusted. And we know Klaus won't say anything."
"Only the doppelganger can destroy the white oak stake." Elijah told them.
"So Katherine was telling the truth." Stefan narrowed his eyes.
"Well, there's a first for everything." Damon shrugged.
"As you already know, the daggers went missing a while back." Enzo said to Elijah. "So I'm guessing he wants to dagger you all and then kill you off, one by one."
"The daggers don't work on Klaus as he's a hybrid." Elijah told them.
"I heard that." Damon nodded.
"He'll find a way to dagger us all and then stake us before making Elena stake Klaus, although I can't see how that would be possible, unless they are going to abandon the rules of not turning a pregnant woman." Elijah frowned. "Although I wouldn't put it past Mikael and Katerina to do such a wicked thing. Have they got the white oak stake?" he asked.
"They gave it to me." Stefan told them.
"Bring it to me!" Elijah commanded as Stefan went to his room, only to return a minute later with the wooden weapon in his hand.
"It certainly looks like the white oak stake." Elijah agreed before walking over to the fire and throwing it in.
"What are you doing?" Bonnie asked.
"I'm checking to see if it is the real one or a fake." Elijah told them. "If it is the real one, it cannot be destroyed by any method other than a Petrova doppelganger daggering an Original. A little fire won't harm it." he said staring into the flames. "However this one doesn't seem to like fire very much, which means it is a fake." he said, turning back around to face them.
"So what do we do?" Damon asked.
"We all need to stay together." Elijah told him. "We have an old house on the outskirts of New Orleans. The entire family and Elena need to stay there until she can turn, where no harm can come to her." he suggested.
"If you think we're living with the entire Original family for the next nine months, there is absolutely no way in hell!" Damon shook his head. "We need a plan B. which is why I think we should make it look like we are doing what Katherine asked." he told them. "We just need to make sure there is an Original and a witch next to Elena at all times to make sure she can't be kidnapped." he said.
"And then?" Elijah raised an eyebrow.
"We lure them out when we have the party." Damon suggested. "We just make sure that nobody knows about Elena being pregnant. Katherine and Mikael will have a great opportunity as all the Mikaelson siblings will be there at the same time, but not necessarily together. But we have to make sure we can spot Elena, because I have a feeling Katherine might try and pass as her."
"And how do you suggest we do that?" Elijah asked.
"I can do a spell." Bonnie smiled. "I can create a temporary tattoo, which is only visible to those who need to know. Nobody else will be able to see it. If there is no tattoo, you'll know it is Katherine." she grinned.
"And what do you need to perform this spell?" Damon frowned.
"Just some of Elena's blood, so that everyone who needs to know can take a little sip." Bonnie explained.
"I think I can do that." Elena agreed.
"Speaking of Elena's blood." Elijah interrupted. "I hope you don't mind me being forward, but my brother says you agreed to donate some blood so that Hayley can become a hybrid."
"Of course." Elena smiled. "How do you want it?" she asked.
Elijah walked over to the table where he had placed his briefcase and opened it, producing a syringe, a tube and some empty blood-bags.
"I apologize for the crude set up." Elijah said, but it is better than slashing the palm of your hand open with a knife. Luckily I brought more than one bag, as it appears Miss Bennett may have need of one." he smiled.
"I'd prefer we do this in one sitting." Elena agreed.
"Good!" Elijah smiled at Elena. "If you'd like to sit down, I can get this set up rather quickly and painlessly." he added as he tied a band around Elena's arm to help find a vein. "Please Damon, continue with your plan. I can do this and listen at the same time." he said as he began to draw the blood from Elena's arm.
To distract himself from what was happening to Elena, he decided to go into detail about his plan to stop Mikael and Katherine, and save himself, Elena, Caroline and the rest of the Original family from annihilation.
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