A/N: Okay here is the next chapter! My beta reader has returned so hopefully the mistakes should be minimal.

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The Original Wife

Chapter 14 - Troubles

Everyone had come to an agreement to patrol the town, many vampires didn't have a daylight ring like Elena, Caroline and the Salvatores' did, so there were fewer problems. Night time was a different matter but at least most townspeople were oblivious to the things that go bump in the night.

Elena and Caroline had been out all day; they still had to keep up the teenage life. What people didn't know was the secrets these teens held, they had stopped to see Liz Forbes for any information but according to the Sheriff there hadn't been any attacks yet.

They spent most of the time on alert, keeping their ears open for any signs of a struggle but so far everything had been fine. Elena was able to protect herself now, being an original made it quite difficult to be killed, Caroline on the other hand was a lot younger but she could handle herself given the chance.

As Elena and Caroline were heading back to the mansion, they got ambushed by a dozen vampires who were unaware of the presence of an original. They decided to attack two 'vulnerable' baby vampires that had kept them from feeding. They knew of the patrols and wanted to kill the two young girls.

Upon hearing the noises in the surrounding forest, it was clear they weren't alone anymore, Elena and Caroline did all they could to prepare; Caroline quickly went to the closest tree and snapped off a branch. Just as she has created a stake a dark haired vampire headed straight for her, using her vampire speed she dodges and stakes him in the back.

Meanwhile only a few feet away from Caroline, Elena was dealing with three vampires, they have her surrounded, or so they thought, Elena just smirked at them and then in one swift movement she had copied Elijah's signature kill and ripped the hearts out of two vampires that were standing side by side.

Turning around and dropping the hearts as she did so, she grinned at the last vampire who seemed to be stuck on the same spot and in a flash Elena had planted her hand in his chest and extracted his heart.

Seeing that there are more vampires coming, she does the same as Caroline did and snapped a branch off a nearby tree, Elena making several stakes; she launches them at two oncoming vampires, as the stakes hit their target they stop abruptly and fall to the floor, slowly turning grey.

Caroline was holding her own, she had successfully staked some more vampires, and knowing that Elena was stronger and could look after herself, Caroline could concentrate on those in front of her.

She stakes one and suddenly gets pulled back by another, arms being held back as two young skinny vampires approach her. Feeling as though they have won they walk slowly, Elena seeing this swiftly moves behind the two vampires stalking towards her best friend and impaled their backs with her fists and ripping out their hearts from behind them. They hadn't seen it coming and they dropped to the floor even before they heard her coming.

From Caroline's stand point she doesn't see Elena behind them, so she panics. She is kicking and wiggling trying to get out of the arms of the one holding her in place. Suddenly she stops when she realizes the two people in front of her have fallen to the floor and she sees Elena standing there looking all happy with a smile that reaches her eyes.

The vampire holding Caroline had mistakenly loosened his grip when he saw his friends die and Caroline took this opportunity to elbow him away and at vampire speed pick up the fallen stake by her feet and stake him in the chest.

All the vampires had been taken care of but then a familiar face came into view, Tony was one of Klaus's hybrids who Jeremy decapitated. Tony showing his golden eyes, with his fangs protruding, quickly bites Caroline and snaps her neck. Elena rushes over to her aid and Tony takes this opportunity to collect several stakes from the dead vampires and launches them at Elena's back.

One hits her in the shoulder and another in the lower back, the next thing she felt were small pieces of wood lodged in between her shoulder blades, she used all the energy she had to snap Tony's neck, but before she could reach him, he was being thrown across the woods.

She doesn't know who took out the hybrid or where they went, she was just grateful that the threat had been removed; she had her best friend to worry about. The bite looked bad and with a snapped neck it didn't help, the venom was attacking her body quickly.

Elena falls to the floor and takes the time to quickly remove the stake from her lower back, it starts healing and then she moves on to the shoulder, it is removed with ease, but as she tries to remove the small pieces of wood that have lodged itself in her back, she gives up once she realizes they are only going deeper.

Someone else will have to pry them out, Elena could feel the pieces shifting as she made big movements. A sudden out of dizziness hits but she recovers slowly, the wooden pieces were close to her heart, although it wouldn't kill her, it was extremely uncomfortable.

She gets up slowly and pushes the pain to the back of her mind, she has to save Caroline. She throws Caroline over her shoulder as gently as possible. She makes her way through the rest of the forest in a brisk pace, and in 5 minutes she has found herself looking at the front door of the mansion.

Elena can feel the pieces of wood shifting from the movement of her walking, and she gets hit with a wave of blurriness, not wanting to waste anymore time she tries to open the door but more crashes through it, upon hearing the noise in the foyer, Elijah, Kol and Bonnie come to look at the cause of the disturbance.

Mikaelson Mansion

They are shocked to see Caroline lying on the side with her head at a funny angle, and Elena lying on her stomach groaning in pain. They rush over using vampire speed, minus Bonnie. Elena can hear noises and briefly opens her eyes as someone picks her up, she groans at the pain, before she forgets she quickly whispers "Care's bitten, hybrid".

Elijah shouts for Klaus to come down, who is not so happy to be summoned but upon seeing the young blonde vampire lying on the floor, worry washes over his face.

"She's been bitten; she needs your blood brother." Elijah only receives a nod

Klaus picks her up without another word, as he ascends the stairs, he heads to his bedroom and places her gently on his bed.

Klaus bites in to his wrist and covers her mouth, dripping the blood into her mouth hoping that it's going down her throat. He's not convince that she has had enough so he waits until she wakes up, she still has time. Hopefully the blood that he has already given will slow the venom down.

Back Downstairs…

Elijah had taken the time to look Elena over to see if she was hurt anywhere else, but it was really only the few little wooden pieces wedged in her back, with them still there they wouldn't heal, he carried her to the sofa.

Trying not to cause anymore pain he placed Elena down on her stomach, he ripped her shirt to gain access to the bleeding wounds.

"I'm going to remove the wood from your back, this is going to hurt. Stay still, ok?" he only heard a little yes, he was quick as he didn't want to cause any more pain than he had to, he stuck his fingers in her open wounds and pulled the wooden pieces out one by one.

Screams of pain filled the room as the last piece had moved further, a few seconds later Elijah had grabbed the wood piercing her heart. With the wood removed, her wounds began to slowly heal. Her skin was returning to normal only sweat remained.

Bonnie entered the room and gave Elena a blood bag, in a situation like this Bonnie couldn't do much but sit next to her best friend and hope she was alright. She was worried for Caroline; Bonnie had seen the bite on her neck but she was happy that the only cure for a werewolf bite was under this roof.

Bonnie hated to admit it but she was thankful that Klaus was the hybrid, he wouldn't let Caroline die and she wouldn't lose her best friend.

The holes in the veil had caused uproar on the other side, witches gathered together to come up with a plan to reverse the spell. It had become apparent to them who had caused this disaster; Esther had the power and the motive to do so.

Consequences be damned if she got the job done, Esther had used Expression a form of dark magic to open the boundary. With Finn wandering the other side they could only surmise that he was sacrificed, drawing the energy his death created the opening.

Her spell came with unknown consequences as magic was used to open the boundary. The veil wasn't made to withstand temporary openings, with Esther's spell it caused ripples and let the dead walk among the living.

"Sisters, our fallen witch Esther has caused a shift in the balance. The veil is deteriorating, we need to close it and soon." Ayana spoke firmly to witches from all periods of time.

"The spell she used was different to the one created, she changed it to her own needs. It was never meant to make an opening, only allow her to see and speak to people on this side but never to let them crossover." Spoke an Elder witch, she was always one for balance and had been around longer than Ayana.

"We do not have to the components to reverse her spell. We have no doppelgänger and Esther used an Original for the sacrifice, we don't have a being as strong to do this spell." A voice from the back spoke, it was true Esther was lucky to have spared enough blood for her back up plan.

"There is a way, although we will have to come together to make adjustments to the spell." Qetsiyah's voice came from behind; she was the creator of the veil and could summon a way for them to close it.

Back at the mansion

Everyone had taken up residence at the mansion; it was safer for them all to be in one place especially since the house had a protection spell. The Salvatore's house couldn't stop vampires from entering as no living person lived there.

With those who did have the protection of the invitation against vampires, it didn't stop any other supernatural being with a vendetta. It was easier to be together, they could plan how to protect the town, when, where and everyone would be safe.

Liz Forbes being the woman she was refused to abandon her home, she would be safe and had the weapons required to fight back. Even though she refused to stay with them at the mansion, she was always checked on regardless of the protests.

Elena had recovered from the stakes, fast healing and a few blood bags later she felt like a brand new person. She knew the people she killed would be back again but it held them off for now. Caroline still hadn't woken up but from what Klaus had said the bite had healed.

The front door of the mansion opened to reveal a few worn out people, it was the day shift so to speak. Nights were the worst as most vampires hid in the dark, day time was easier for humans such as Alaric, Jeremy and Matt to handle, along with some help from Damon and Stefan.

They all gathered in the living room to discuss the problems, including Caroline's current state. Although the bite had been taken care of there were still faces of worry, that was until the person in question come bounding down the stairs.

Caroline looked perfectly healthy and happy, it seemed she was back to normal after the evenings trouble. She saw Elena and gave her a small smile; her best friend had saved her and managed to bring her home on her own.

Kol turned his head to the front door, he could sense someone and if he listened closely they were human, he could hear their heartbeat getting closer to the door. Using his vampire speed he opened the door to reveal a surprised middle aged woman.

"Can I help you, witch?" With all the supernatural running around the town he didn't know who was good or bad, he needed to be prepared if they would attack, it wasn't everyday that a witch willingly went to a vampires residence.

"Actually I'm here to help you, Abby Bennett" Replied Bonnie's mother, when she said her name she waited for recognition to hit.

"Well Ms. Bennett come in" Kol held the door wider for her and let her walk past, he took a look outside scouting the perimeter, he thought he saw a shadow hidden within the trees, but at a second glance it was gone.

Abby Bennett walked through the foyer to the room everyone was in, immediately spotting her daughter sitting next to Elena, once Bonnie took notice of the guest she smiled.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" She didn't want to sound unwelcoming but she didn't think her mother would come back anytime soon.

"I've come to help; I have had some strange dreams lately" that was her mother's way of telling her the spirits had contacted her. Bonnie wasn't the only one to receive warnings.

"You've had them too; I'm so glad you here! Grams is here too, well until everything gets sorted out again." Bonnie was a little disappointed, she loved her grams but knew that she couldn't fully have her back, but she would have to cherish what time they did have, no matter the circumstances.

"Yes and I have brought along a couple of friends too"

Bonnie was a little curious about who her mother could have brought to Mystic Falls, though what did it matter, if they were here to help they would welcome it.

Abby had used her magic to get through the protection spell cast on the mansion, she came alone to offer her services and because her companions were out checking the town quickly.

It wasn't long before another knock at the door caused everyone to halt the conversation. Abby knew who it would be, so she answered the door for everyone. In walked two women one who looked extremely familiar, another Bennett witch, Lucy. The second girl had a few people gasping as they immediately recognized the long lost face.

A young woman with long brown hair and crystal blue eyes appeared before them, it didn't take long for the girl to whisper "Mother".

Those who didn't know who she was, followed her line of sight, they were shocked to see it was Elena.

"Av…Avalyn" Elena jumped up and grabbed her daughter, she held her close and let the tear roll down her cheek, her daughter was here. She was alive and still here.

Elijah put his arms around both women and kissed Avalyn on the temple. His eyes were red and showed signs of unshed tears, but he refused to let them fall in front of his present company.

The rest of the originals individually took their lost family member in a bone crushing hug; they had all missed her terribly. When Elijah and Elena remembered her they told their siblings. The mention of her name brought back the memories for the others.

"Hold up…She just called you mother, care to explain" Damon's snarky voice came from the crowd.

"Sorry, this is Avalyn Mikaelson. She's our daughter" Elena pointed between her and Elijah when she said our, not that anyone would dispute it, Avalyn was a mixture of the two.

Those that didn't know about the Avalyn were beyond shocked, she looked the same age as Elena but that was the life of a vampire, to be ageless and outlive loved ones. In this circumstance the daughter was now ageless too.

"You have a daughter! How is that even possible? You must have slept with Elijah the moment you met, not forgetting the bloodlust that would of took place when she was born, I'm surprised none of you fed off her." Damon was not happy; at times like this his mouth did the talking without any communication with his brain.

By the looks of those he just insulted, they weren't too happy either. Klaus, Kol and Rebekah trying their best to control the anger, the three siblings were the most volatile and hotheaded. Not wanting to upset Elena they reframed from killing the Elder Salvatore for his careless words.

Elijah's face was stoic as normal, he was seething inside but he didn't let his emotions show. Damon was known to be a loose cannon, he spoke before thinking.

"Watch what you say about my mother!" Avalyn stepped in front of her mother and came face to face with Damon, he just smirked back.

"No wonder they married, she had a child out of wedlock!" Damon shouted with his arms spread out, like it was the answer to all his problems. If Elena was only with Elijah for that reason maybe he still had a chance.

His moment was short lives as a searing pain went through his whole body, he screamed in pain and once it stopped he immediately turned to the Bennett witches. Damon was only stating facts although they were wrong.

"You were all thinking it! Don't tell me you actually believed she would be with him if it weren't for the prodigal daughter" he didn't get to say anymore as he was thrown across the room with magic. He was shocked to see it was Avalyn who held him to the wall with magic.

"I warned you Salvatore! You fool...I was born a vampire, not killed. I aged like any other infant; I stopped aging when I reached my mother's age." Avalyn said with venom, she wasn't a very aggressive person but she didn't back down when it came to family.

"Vampires can't be witches! They lose their powers, no longer servants of nature. So how can you be?" Damon struggled against the invisible binds that held him in place. No one in the room spoke, they were all curious but didn't speak out stupidly like Damon.

"I guess that makes me special then" Avalyn smiled and bared her fangs at him, proving she was both Vampire and Witch. She wasn't frozen as a baby presumably because her witch side allowed her to grow. Magic was probably the reason for her survival in the womb.

"Alright enough Ava, we have enough problems to deal with outside these walls" Elijah spoke gently and firmly, he didn't really want her to stop but it wouldn't end well. His daughter listened to her father and instantly released the hold on Damon.

Damon stalked off to get some alcohol, Alaric following to check on his best friend. Everyone else stayed in the room, they didn't judge it was only curiosity of recent events. Finally someone asked without anger in their voice.

"How is she a hybrid?" Caroline asked innocently

"I didn't know I was pregnant when Esther performed the immortality spell, I found out after. Ayana said that the baby was different and special, but she couldn't tell until she was born. Her powers came to light not long after her birth." Elena answered her best friend.

The outburst from Damon was the only argument they had on the matter, they all accepted Avalyn, even Jeremy and Alaric treated her like the niece and granddaughter she was. She showed as much compassion as her mother did and she held the same family values, she fit in perfectly.

Damon hadn't said much lately he was either taking out his anger on the roaming vampires outside or drinking. Stefan tried to reason with his brother, at first all he received was silence but eventually it seemed his advice was getting through.

Stefan's relationship with Rebekah had developed, no one had said much regarding the pair but they saw the looks and the changes. They let them be, everyone needed some happiness.

After Qetsiyah revealed the plan, the witches went off to do their individual jobs. The spell would be performed as soon as all the components had been found. Ayana had taken it upon herself to search for one of the components, a werewolf.

With the other side in chaos it was hard to find anything, but she knew where one werewolf would be, she just hoped that they hadn't left.

While a few went off to carry out their tasks, the rest stayed to prepare, it required a lot of power and many witches. Candles were spaced out to create a circle; within the circle was a huge wooden table and at one end bowls filled with different ingredients sat waiting.

They were currently in an abandoned house, they used this as it provided the space and privacy to perform spell freely without being disturbed.

Several witches had returned, now they only waited on Ayana. No more than five minutes later she walked in with a tall blonde haired man with piercing blue eyes following behind her.

"Edvard sit down here" Ayana pointed to a space in the middle of the circle.

As he sat in the middle of the circle, he watched as the witches sat around the candles, they all joined hands closing their eyes while chanting in a language he couldn't understand.

After a few minutes of chanting a bright light appeared and a body lay on the ground beside him, he briefly looked at the body but was distracted by the chanting that continued, another bright light appeared and this time he shielded his eyes and watched as a second body appeared.