"More Than A Petrova"
Chapter 14:
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Summary: Before Isobel commits suicide under Klaus' orders, she leaves Elena a letter that leads her to the one and only Dean Winchester; a human that could be the key to Elena's survival against the Original. The thing is, a plan against Klaus is not the only thing that Dean brings with him when he arrives to Mystic Falls…he brings something that will further turn Elena's world upside down.
Time Frame: April 2014 - VD (mid-2x17) + SPN (post 8x06)
Ages: Dean Winchester (Jan. 24, 1979 = 35 years old), Sam Winchester (May 2, 1983 = 30 years old) and Elena Gilbert (June 22, 1996 = 17 years old)
A/N #1: The end is near my readers! Answers will be given in this chapter and if not, it's bound to be answered/explained in the A/N at the bottom. Once again, thank you so much for all the reviews and support you've all given me for this story! It truly means the world to me! Now, enjoy the chapter!
A/N #2: Additional comments at the end to avoid spoilers. Warning: VD-dates are changed to fit the SPN-dates.
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THEN:
Dean stared at Sam for a moment before he reached out to retrieve the blade. An encouraging nod was sent and received between the two brothers as Dean fiddled with the blade for a bit before he gripped it tightly. He steadied his stance before he positioned the blade over the Original's heart.
"Adios." The hunter deadpanned before he plunged the angel blade downward and into the Original's heart.
NOW:
The moment the blade made contact with the heart, a gasp was heard from the body. Klaus' eyes snapped open before they landed on his attacker. The startled blue eyes of the Original meet the emotionless green eyes of the hunter and yet that didn't stop Dean from driving the stake further into the Original. By the look in his eyes, the hunter knew that the Original wanted to fight for his life in that moment but thanks to the spell, the Original's body remained motionless...powerless.
The others watched as Klaus' skin started to grey with his veins becoming more prominent as it took on a decayed form. Dean never let go of the angel blade until a small flame started from within the body, as if its origin was the Original's heart itself. Damon pulled Dean back in time before the flames blew up in his face. Everyone watched with wide-eyes as the Original's body was consumed by fire yet they could see the angel blade still in pristine condition. When smoke started to appear, Meg used her demonic powers to contain it before any alarms went off.
With everyone's attention on the burning body, Katherine took it as her opportunity to escape since Klaus' compulsions on her should have been lifted once he died. Without thinking, Katherine blurred for the door. She gave a mental cheer when she was able to cross over the threshold yet her elated attitude was short-lived as she found herself being thrown back into the apartment by an invisible force before the front door being slammed shut could be heard. A few chuckles could then be heard before the vampire managed to get her bearings back.
"Oh I don't think so cupcake. You're not going anywhere." Meg taunted as she watched the vampire try to straighten herself up. She wasn't successful at all.
Katherine growled at the demon's words before she looked up to find not only the demon grinning down at her but Damon as well with his arms crossed over. Her anger quickly turned to fear when she noticed the demon's raised hand.
Katherine turned to pout at Damon in hopes that he would save her but when he only blinked at her, she quickly focused her attention onto the demon in Alaric's body. "You got what you wanted, just let me leave." Katherine argued strongly yet when she saw the demon's hand twitch in any way, she couldn't help but flinch.
Meg slowly shook her head. "Nope. We've got plans for you Katerina." The demon declared and before the vampire could beg for her freedom, the demon quickly waved her hand, snapping the vampire's neck in the process. She wasn't dead but it would incapacitate her for the time being. Her escape attempt did benefit the group though; it confirmed that Klaus truly was dead when Katherine was able to leave the apartment.
Damon let loose a small victorious laugh. "I can't believe it's over." He stated as he looked between the two lifeless bodies. He still couldn't believe that his two major obstacles were basically defeated within minutes of one another. I should have called Dean sooner, Damon thought out of amusement.
Dean quirked an eyebrow at the vampire; he understood the disbelief and the need to celebrate but the hunter knew never to let his guard down. "Nothing is ever over. Just this particular problem has been solved." He stated before his attention went back to Klaus' burning body; the flames consumed the inside of the box but with Meg's powers, the flames only burned the body.
Sam gave his brother an amused look. "Way to rein on everyone's parade Dean." He quipped as he held back his grin. He knew they had other problems to deal with, Crowley being the major one, but Sam knew it was important to celebrate the small victories too.
Dean shrugged. "I'm just being realistic." He countered while suppressing his own smile. "We need to get out of here."
With that being said, Meg extinguished the flames with a snap of her fingers. With the angel blade still in place, they closed and locked the box before they all turned it back to its original position. Since it was wheeled in, why can't it be wheeled out?
"I'll take Katherine to the tomb." Damon declared as he pulled out his cell phone while making his way towards Katherine's temporarily dead body. He needed to text Bonnie to meet him at the tomb. While he was sure that she did what he asked her to do earlier, Damon wanted Bonnie there to make sure that the seal worked once Katherine was inside.
Dean nodded before he turned to the other dead bodies in the room. "I'm sure Meg could dispose of the witches while we deal with Klaus…somehow." He voiced while looking between the two spots in question.
Meg rolled her eyes yet she didn't complain. She agreed with Dean that they needed to vacate the area immediately.
"If he doesn't burn completely, we'll get Bonnie to seal the box before we dump it in the Atlantic." Damon suggested as he finished off his text to Bonnie. Once done, he pocketed the phone and turned his full attention to his sire.
Dean's brow furrowed as he gave the massive box a critical look. "It won't fit in the Impala."
"It will in Ric's Tahoe." Damon offered once again as he picked Katherine's body up with ease. Before anyone could say anything, Damon blurred out of the apartment, leaving a small breeze in his wake.
The Winchesters both stared at the now empty spot before they shrugged at one another; they would go with Damon's suggestion.
With the mention of Alaric, Meg decided to speak up. "Do I need to be Ric for anything else or can I return to my meatsuit?" She asked while gesturing down at her current meatsuit.
"Smoke out but come right back up." Dean ordered dismissively before turning to face Sam to discuss their own problem of getting Klaus' boxed body to Alaric's car.
"Yes sir." Meg replied with a mock salute before she smoked out of Alaric's body. She surprised the brothers however when she smoked into the dead female witch's body. She stood up in her new body, brushed off a few specks of dust, before she noticed the questioning looks from the brothers. "What? It's easier this way." She declared before she vanished before their eyes.
Sam and Dean looked to one another before they headed for Alaric's unconscious body. They knew he'd come around in just a few moments.
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The decade dance was a huge successful as all the students and chaperones were dressed up in sixties gear. Everyone seemed to be having a blast whether they were dancing, drinking or talking among friends.
For one particular group of friends, it was an event where they could let their worries go for the moment (whether some wanted to or not) and just be the teenagers they truly were.
One couple in particular was off dancing in their own little world when the boy stopped moving for a brief moment as something else caught his attention. His date immediately noticed that his attention was somewhere else.
"What's wrong Jer?" Bonnie questioned as she watched Jeremy start to rummage through his pockets.
"One of our phones was vibrating." He explained as he pulled the offending device out. It was Bonnie's phone; she had given it to Jeremy to hang on to since she didn't bring a purse with her for the night. She didn't want to carry it all night or lose it while she was off dancing.
Bonnie took the phone and saw that it was a text message from Damon. She pursed her lips as she reread the message. "Damon needs me at the tomb."
"Now?" Jeremy questioned with a quizzical look. There was less than two hours left of the dance by this point.
Bonnie shrugged as she handed her phone back to Jeremy. "He wants me to test the seal before the subject wakes up." She explained as he pocketed her phone.
Jeremy frowned. "Subject?"
"I don't know but I want to find out now." Bonnie told him as she grabbed his hand and headed for the exit. Maybe if she was face to face with the vampire, she would then get some concrete answers for once that night.
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In the dead female witch's body, Meg reappeared in another state cemetery. She searched the area for a dug up grave before she jumped on in. She smoked out of that body and made her way back to the apartment to reappear in the other dead witch's body. Normally demons wouldn't possess witches but if they're dead, it didn't matter. Meg repeated the process again by popping back to the grave and dumping herself in it before she smoked out once again. She hovered over the cemetery grounds until she found a gravedigger to possess for the final step. Once she was in control, she set the dead bodies she transported on fire with her demonic powers. The flames were so hot that it wasn't long before the bodies were just piles of ash. When it was clear that she left no evidence behind, she smoked out of the gravedigger and returned to her meatsuit that was waiting for her in the Impala.
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As predicted, Alaric woke up with a start once Meg had disappeared with the dead male witch in her possession. He looked around frantically before he felt some water being splashed in his face. He blinked a few times before he turned to the perpetrator.
Sam gave Alaric an apologetic smile as he recapped his flask of holy water. "Welcome back." He stated as he helped the man up.
Alaric nodded before his eyes landed on the massive box. "Did it really work?" He asked the brothers. Even though he was awake during the whole time that Meg had possessed him, it still felt surreal in a way for Alaric.
"Well I'd rather he was extra crispy but it's enough for now." Dean quipped as he gave a firm pat on Alaric's shoulder.
Alaric tried to suppress his chuckles. A few escaped though.
Sam smirked at the two. "C'mon, we've got to get this box out of here." He stated as he headed towards the box in question.
"Then we can celebrate." Dean declared before the three hunters got to work on getting the massive box down to Alaric's car. By the time they arrived at the Impala, Meg's original meatsuit was gone with a note in its place; call me when Crowley crosses your path, I want in.
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Damon was waiting at the ruins of Fell's Church when Bonnie and Jeremy arrived. After he blurred out of Alaric's apartment, he had rushed to get to the tomb before Katherine regained consciousness. So once he was at the tomb's entrance, he didn't hesitate in throwing Katherine's body inside. While he waited, he watched her body like a hawk but once he heard twigs being snapped in the woods, he blurred to the top of the steps, only to see Bonnie and Jeremy in the distance.
"Took you long enough." Damon greeted the teenagers the moment he knew they could hear him without yelling.
"Why are we here again Damon?" Bonnie questioned with a glare but all she got was a smirk from the vampire before he ventured down to the tomb.
Bonnie huffed before she followed the vampire, with Jeremy trailing right behind her.
"I need to make sure the seal works." Damon called back from the bottom of the stairs while the teenagers were walking down.
"It works." Bonnie argued back, lighting the torches in the process with her powers, before her feet met the ground once again.
Damon gave the annoyed witch an amused look before he continued towards the tomb. "I also thought you might want to see this." He declared before he gestured towards the limp body inside the tomb.
Bonnie and Jeremy gave each other questioning looks before they each stepped towards the tomb to get a closer look. Once they were able to see the face of the limp figure, Bonnie gasped before she managed to cover it up while Jeremy stared wide-eyed at the limp figure of his sister's vampire doppelganger.
Both teens immediately turned to face the grinning vampire. "How?" They both questioned.
Damon chuckled a bit for their curiosity. "First I want to make sure that she's stuck in there."
Jeremy gave the vampire a skeptical look. "Again how since you're not going into the tomb to test it."
Damon smirked as he moved to stand between the two teenagers, his arms being thrown over their shoulders. "Exactly so either Little Gilbert goes in and tries to carry Katherine out or Witchy tries to bring her out with her powers without interfering with the seal. Take your pick." He suggested while looking between the two. Once the options were delivered, he removed his arms and moved to lean against the stone door.
Bonnie pursed her lips as she thought of the options. She knew that she had to do it but she wanted to know one thing. "Why Jeremy?"
Damon shrugged. "Well Alaric doesn't have his ring anymore and I could have called Meg back but she's dealing with something else at the moment." He stated dismissively as he watched them make their decision.
"Meg?" Jeremy asked since he didn't know a Meg yet the name was familiar to him somehow. He hadn't heard it in a while but it did sound recognizable to him for some reason.
"If she sticks around long enough you may just meet her." Damon declared, mistaking Jeremy's reaction for confusion, before he clapped his hands together. "So what will it be?"
Jeremy made a move for the tomb but Bonnie held him back with her arm. When he turned to give her a questioning look, she shook her head before she directed his attention back to the tomb. When Jeremy turned back around, he noticed that Katherine's limp body was slowly sliding its way towards the tomb's entrance, courtesy of Bonnie and her powers.
Once Katherine's body reached the entrance, her body stopped moving. Bonnie used a bit more of her power but she was unable to shift Katherine over the tomb's threshold. When it was obvious that Bonnie couldn't remove Katherine from the tomb, she turned to give Damon a triumphant smile. He didn't return it though as he told Jeremy to try to pull Katherine across since he would be able to grab a hold of her without entering the tomb. Jeremy did as he was told and after a few hard tugs, the human was unsuccessful in removing the vampire from the tomb.
Damon laughed at what he was seeing; Katherine truly was stuck inside. "Now that's just fantastic." He exclaimed before he told Bonnie to push Katherine further into the tomb with her powers. She didn't hesitate to do just that. Once Damon heard a loud thud inside the tomb, he snickered before he moved to lift the stone door into place. With it in place, Damon told Bonnie to seal the door into place and have it so that he could only move it; he didn't need a repeat of what happened last time with the tomb. Bonnie completed the task in less than five minutes.
Damon stepped back a bit to look at Bonnie's handiwork as he brushed the imaginary dirt from his hands. This seemed to irritate Jeremy as his patience was wearing thin; he wanted answers. "Damon what the hell is going on? How'd you find Katherine?"
Damon gave the teenager an impressed look before he shrugged. "Klaus had her compelled at Ric's place."
Jeremy frowned while Bonnie pursed her lips; they didn't understand. "Then how'd you get her out? I thought an Original's compulsion could only be undone if they compelled the reversal or if they…" She trailed off since the other option wasn't possible in this situation.
Damon smirked. "Or if they what?" He prodded as he closed the distance between them.
Bonnie shook her head before she gave him a defiant look. "Or if they were daggered but Klaus can't be daggered." She countered since that was one of the main reasons why they used the dagger on Elijah instead of saving it for Klaus. Through the Martins, Bonnie knew that Elijah's plan against Klaus was magic, not some silver dagger dipped in white oak ash.
"Oh, we did something worse than dagger Klaus."Damon declared with a dangerous glint in his eyes while his smug smirk grew.
"Worse?" Jeremy's voice hitched a bit since he couldn't think of anything worse. Bonnie was thinking along the same lines as her boyfriend.
Damon chuckled darkly as he looked the two teenagers in the eye. "We killed the evil son of a bitch." He declared before he walked passed them and to the stairs.
Bonnie and Jeremy stood frozen in their spots as the news resonated through their minds. Klaus was dead?!
"You two coming or what?" Damon called back, snapping the teenagers out of their stunned stupors. "I feel the need to celebrate." He exclaimed before he walked up the stairs. If there was ever a time to have a party, it was now; Damon thought to himself as he pulled his phone out. It was time to inform Stefan of the news…or a version of it for now.
Boarding House ASAP. Bring Elena.
News will be told once you arrive.
You won't want to miss it brother.
~D
Damon typed out before he put his phone away and blurred into the night.
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"Stefan what is Damon playing at?" Elena demanded as she slammed the door of Stefan's Porsche once he parked in front of the boarding house. She was irritated that the reason they left the dance (which she was having fun at with no problems) early was because of a text from Damon that told them nothing.
Stefan sighed as he followed his girlfriend up the lawn. "I don't know Elena." He stated before he stopped in his tracks.
"At least Sam and Dean are back." She commented as she passed Dean's Chevy Impala after passing Alaric's Tahoe. She continued for a few more steps until she couldn't hear Stefan behind her; he's made it a habit to make some noise so that she wouldn't be startled by his appearance. She turned around, only to notice his tense posture along with this confused look on his face. "What is it?"
Stefan tilted his head to the side before it clicked to him what was wrong. "Something's burning."He declared before he rushed to enter the boarding house at human speed so that Elena could keep up. He thought something smelled odd in the air once he stepped out of the car; he just couldn't place it at first.
Elena's eyes widened at her boyfriend's words before she rushed after him. "What?" She asked even though she wasn't expecting an immediate answer as she followed Stefan throughout the main floor until they made it to the backyard.
"What's going on?" Elena heard Stefan call out before she managed to get to the backyard. She was then able to see why Stefan was so commanding in his question as he glared at the scene before them; three men standing around a burning box. Elena thought it was odd but she immediately recognized Sam, Dean and Alaric standing in front of the flaming box. Another odd thing was that the box itself wasn't catching on fire.
The three men turned to face the couple, as they were watching the fire before they realized they had company.
"Oh hey, how was the dance? Damon warned us you may be coming back sooner than expected." Dean greeted the couple with a smirk as he got the formalities out of the way as quickly as he could; he chose to ignore the vampire's glare that was directed at him.
With the mention of his brother, Stefan looked around for the man who gave him the urgent text. "Where is he?" Stefan questioned when he saw no signs of Damon.
Before any of the men could answer the vampire, a slight breeze appeared followed by Damon's sudden appearance beside Elena. "Right here." Damon declared, startling Elena in the process. The vampire chuckled by the reaction he caused before he swung an arm around her shoulder. "I would have just hitched a ride with Judgy and Little Gilbert but I wanted to be here for the news." Actually that wasn't true, Damon had no plans on riding back with them, he'd much rather blur home so that he wouldn't miss the big unveiling.
Elena tried to put some space between her and Damon but when that didn't work, she sighed. "Where are they?" She questioned in regards to her brother and her best friend.
Damon shrugged. "They are about five minutes away. They already know so they won't mind." He stated dismissively before a mischievous grin formed on his face.
Stefan gave his brother a skeptical look; he was also not pleased with Damon's closeness to Elena. "Know what?" The younger Salvatore only got a bigger grin from the older one as his answer.
"Does that mean it was a success?" Dean cut in since it was obvious that Damon wasn't going to reveal anything just yet. The hunter knew how the vampire liked to make dramatic moments by extending the inevitable in certain cases.
Damon turned his head and gave a gleeful grin to Dean. "It worked like a charm. She won't be a problem anymore."
The three human men looked to one another as victorious grins started to show on their faces as a few laughs were also released in the process.
Elena huffed in her spot; she felt out of the loop. "Damon what are you talking about?" She demanded; she never liked it when Damon withheld information from her like this, which was kind of hypocritical of her since she did hide things from him on occasion.
"More importantly, what are you burning?" Stefan added in while his attention went back to the burning box behind the hunters.
Damon took that moment to look at the burning box, his eyebrow raised in question. "I thought he'd be ash by now." He said to no hunter in particular but it was loud enough for all three hunters to hear him.
Dean chuckled as he moved towards the box. He reached down to pick up the extinguisher that they brought with them since Meg wasn't there to put the fire out for them. He didn't hesitate to foam up the flaming body. Once the flames were nonexistent, Dean handed the extinguisher to Sam before he moved to pull the angel blade out of Klaus' body. The moment the blade left the scorched body, it dematerialized into ash that was covered by foam. The brothers looked to one another before they looked back at the foam covered ash pile; it was as if the angel blade is what kept the burnt body in a corporal form for as long as it did. Dean released a disbelieving chuckle as he looked between the blade and the ashes before he looked up at the waiting trio. "Don't worry…he's ash now." He reassured them with a smirk.
Elena was still confused yet she didn't miss the feel of Damon's laugh as it resonated throughout his body, starting from his chest; he continued to hold her to his side.
Stefan stared at the Winchesters with a quizzical look on his face as it shifted between them and the blade in Dean's hand, a blade he never saw before. "He?" He finally managed to ask after realizing that the blade was just a long silver dagger.
"Take a guess little brother and I assure you…you won't be brooding for the rest of the night." Damon quipped over Elena. He was in such a good mood that he ignored the elbow jab that Elena tried to give him for his teasing comment to his brother.
"I don't brood." Stefan countered with a frown.
Damon rolled his eyes; he couldn't believe that that was the part of his comment that Stefan had focused on. "Are you going to guess?" He asked with a challenging look in his eyes.
Stefan's brow furrowed when he couldn't think of a plausible name for the situation they've seen to find themselves in. Klaus came to mind but then Stefan would remind himself that his brother couldn't have eliminated the most powerful vampire of all time in one night, especially since Bonnie (their weapon against the Original) was within Stefan's sights the whole night while Damon was off doing his own thing.
"Just tell us who's burning in that box!" Elena shouted since the silence was becoming too irritating for it. No one would say anything as Damon waited for Stefan's guess on who was now ash in the box.
Damon sighed dramatically as he crouched down a bit so that his lips were just by her ear. "You're no fun Elena and after everything we've done for you…all I wanted was to get a little fun out of it." Damon exclaimed while playing at her guilt for just a bit since he enjoyed people's reactions and Elena's were just the best in his opinion…well as long as they weren't destructive reactions that would harm her in the long run.
Elena gritted her teeth as she suppressed the shiver that wanted to run freely up her spine. "Who…is…in…the…box?" She slowly demanded before she looked at him from the corner of her eyes. She was tired of waiting for an answer and the fact that Damon still had his arm around her made her more on edge than ever (she didn't want to focus on why that was either).
Dean rolled his eyes as he watched Damon verbally toy with Elena. If the hunter didn't have any suspicions before about the two, he definitely had them now. Just their close proximity to one another was telling as well as the fact that they both seemed to be at ease with one another's presence when to others they (mainly Elena) came off as being annoyed by the closeness. He found the game amusing but enough was enough, he decided to cut his daughter some slack. "It's Klaus. He's dead." He announced with a straight face. He watched as Elena's head snapped towards him, her eyes wide due to the shock of his news. He couldn't really blame her.
The vampire groaned; the hunter had ended his fun. "Dean!" Damon whined before he pouted at the hunter. Damon wasn't upset though and Dean knew that due to the playful glint that was still present in the vampire's blue eyes. It seemed like nothing could ruin their moods tonight.
Dean shook his head before he smirked at the vampire; the look was instantly returned to him. "Stop torturing my daughter Damon. She has the right to feel at ease since it's obvious that the suspense would have killed her." He joked before he noticed the looks around him. Alaric's stunned expression was the most noticeable as he quickly looked between Dean and Elena to see if there was a similarity that he had previous overlooked.
Elena, on the other hand, looked like a fish out of water as she opened and closed her mouth. She didn't know what to say and whenever she thought she did, she would lose the nerve before she spoke it out loud. Everyone was patient though until she was able to say something to the hunter with the blade. "He's dead?" She whispered while trying to keep her hope in check. She didn't know if she could handle it if he took it all back and yelled 'gotcha' at her.
Dean's smirk softened as it transformed into a reassuring smile. "Klaus won't be a problem for you anymore and as long as Elijah is daggered, no Original will bother you ever again." He told her with a look that spoke volumes, a look that promised her that she won't be a pawn to the Originals anymore. It was a look that scared and thrilled her to the bone; scared due to the intensity of it yet thrilled because they danger had been lifted off of her.
"Katherine won't be a problem either." Damon piped in for good measure when Elena didn't respond to Dean's words.
Stefan's head snapped to look at Damon with a surprised look. "She's alive?" He asked in disbelief since he thought, along with Damon, that Klaus would have killed Katherine the moment he got his hands on her.
Damon nodded as Elena remained frozen by his side.
Stefan didn't know how to react to the news that his sire, the vampire that destroyed his and his brother's life, was still alive. "I thought Klaus would have killed her once he got a hold of her." He said mainly to his brother while everyone else remained silent; they were basically waiting for Elena to process the news of Klaus being dead.
Damon shook his head. "Nope, he needed her to better blend in as Ric." He explained before he sent a sideways glance towards the human in question.
"Doesn't matter now, she's trapped in the tomb again." Dean stated dismissively, not wanting to hear about the vampire doppelganger anymore, but it seemed to do the trick as Elena started to shake her head before she turned to look at Damon.
"That's why you needed Bonnie…to reseal the tomb." Elena quietly stated as she connected the rest of the pieces slowly in her mind.
Damon nodded. "The fact that Katherine could leave the apartment after Dean killed Klaus was proof enough that he was actually dead. All his compulsion on her had worn off." He elaborated before anyone had the chance to interrupt him.
At the sound of his name, she turned to look at the hunter. "You killed him?" Elena asked her father with a shocked expression. For some reason, she thought Damon might have been the one to kill Klaus since he was the fastest among their group.
Dean nodded. Without thinking about it, Elena leaped out of Damon's hold as she barreled towards Dean. It was only a few seconds later that Dean felt her small frame collide into his chest before he felt her arms wrap around his waist. He was floored; he wasn't expecting such a reaction from her. Once it registered to him that she was hugging him, he slowly wrapped his arms around her to return the hug.
"Thank you." Elena mumbled into Dean's chest a few moments later as she relished the moment. Isobel was right; Dean had come through for her, her father came through for her.
Instinct took over for the hunter and before he realized it, Dean kissed the crown of Elena's head. "You're welcome kiddo." He mumbled back to her as she remained in his arms. The squeeze around his waist was the only indication he needed to know that she heard him.
Sam smiled at the display between his brother and his long-lost niece. He turned to face Alaric, only to see the stunned look on his face. Sam nudged his shoulder, causing the history teacher/vampire hunter to shake his head as if he were in a daze.
"I clearly missed more than I thought." Alaric commented as he looked to Sam.
Dean laughed as he and Elena pulled out of their hug. She didn't completely pull away though so Dean flung his arm around her shoulder before he turned to face his fellow hunter. "Let's start from the beginning then shall we?" He offered before he guided Elena inside.
Everyone followed the father/daughter duo inside only to be greeted by the arrival of Bonnie and Jeremy. While the new arrivals pushed for answers, Damon took the distraction as his chance to relocate Klaus' burnt box to the basement. He rejoined the others just in time for their amateur debriefing. With a glass of bourbon in hand, the vampire listened as the day's actions were summed up for those who were at the dance.
Once everything was revealed when it came to Klaus' demise, no one objected when Damon suggested that it was now time to celebrate.
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VD Canon Discrepancies: The issue with the vampire bloodlines does not apply since that was uncovered in season 3. The true whereabouts of the daggered Originals have been ignored since Elijah doesn't officially reveal this in the series until 2x21. Basically anything revealed in canon after 2x17 ('Know Thy Enemy') is left unknown to the characters unless I have written it into the story.
Klaus' Compulsion on Katherine: The way I see it is that Klaus' compulsion on Katherine (or any vampire) had been lifted once he died...much in the same manner as if any of the other Originals were daggered then their compulsions would have been lifted as well on any vampire under their control (which Katherine had revealed to Damon after Elijah was daggered and she was freed from the tomb).
Reasons Why I had Dean Kill Klaus: Hold the phone before you tell me how Dean killing Klaus was unreasonable (or too easy)! The way I see it, the Winchesters are very capable of taking down an immortal such as Klaus because lets face it, after taking down Lilith (first demon created), Lucifer & Michael (two of Heaven's powerful archangels), Dick Roman (leader of the Leviathans, which were God's most feared creations) and Eve (Mother of All Creatures/Monsters), taking down Klaus should be a piece of cake for them. Plus another thing that always worked for the Winchesters was that timing was everything during their final showdowns, especially with the previously mentioned bad guys. They could be bloody and on the brink of death with no upside in sight for them to be victorious and yet timing is always what got the Winchesters' their victories. So the fact that they took the opportunity when they did, it was essential. (Plus I didn't want to drag it out). It also proved that actions have consequences and since Klaus was so confident that he'd blend in seamlessly as Alaric, his cockiness didn't allowing himself to be concerned for his body's safety once he had placed himself in a vulnerable position (Klaus was too cocky for anyone to recognize his body-hopping plan while he was still executing it). Also with the added motivation that Elena was Klaus' main target, Dean is going to be more motivated than ever to save his daughter (we all know how Dean feels about protecting family). While the final plan may seem 'too easy', you have to remember that Dean has been planning for that moment for 5-years so he would have gone through a lot of possible scenarios and a lot of research before he got to the one that worked. Plus why wouldn't an angelic weapon work on a creature created by magic? In my eyes, there is no contest.
Klaus' Death: If you still think Klaus' death was unreasonable...just think back to the VD season 3 finale (3x22). VD SPOILER! Evil!Alaric had staked Klaus' dessicated body (his immobile body) and yet the only reason that Klaus never died in that moment was because his soul was residing in Tyler's body. Its why Dean needed confirmation that Klaus' soul was still inside the immobile body of the Original before killing him. I mean if Evil!Alaric (who was a technically a newborn vampire) could 'kill' Klaus like this, why can't Dean?
A/N #3: Now with all that cleared up...what did you think? Does everything make more sense than it did when you finished reading the previous chapter? How did you like the return of Elena, Stefan, Bonnie and now Jeremy? How about how Dean, Sam and Damon handled their certain parts in the after-plan? Personally I love the hug between Dean and Elena; I just had to include that. What did you think of this chapter overall? How was Meg? Katherine and Damon? Or Sam, Dean and Alaric? Or Elena and Stefan? Or Bonnie and Jeremy? Please let me know in a review! Once again, reviewers will get a teaser for the next chapter (2 chapters left)!
A/N #4: Also I hope you watched this week's new episodes for SPN (yesterday was about a cop turned into a witch) and VD (tonight with the aftermath of Silas' actions). I know I didn't miss it and they blew my mind away! At least SPN doesn't have a 2-week hiatus after this week's episodes like VD.
Originally Published: February 21, 2013