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"Sorry about that Henry, but I stopped on the way home and got you that peach cobbler you like," Liz said as she came through the door. Thankfully she didn't have to stay long at work. "Henry?" Liz walked into the living room and saw Henry's magic book open, but no Henry in sight. Liz noticed the picture on the ground and picked it up. It was of Caroline something that Klaus had drawn of her over 11 years ago. "Henry?" Liz looked at the book but she couldn't read any of it. Liz's heart started to pound. "Henry!" She ran around the house and couldn't find him anywhere. This wasn't happening. Liz took a deep breath and tried to collect her thoughts. The magic book was open so this probably had to do with magic. Henry wouldn't just go anywhere without telling her, and the door had been locked from the inside. Liz went to the kitchen and looked at the emergency numbers. Liz didn't want to call Caroline quite yet, not until she knew what was going on. She found what she was looking for and dialed.
"Hi, I hope I am not bothering you, but we have a problem," Liz said into the phone.
Not so long ago, but enough to scare the crap out of a ten year old...
Henry heard the door open and hid. The person sighed and Henry tried to make his breaths even as he waited. The door closed again as the person went back out and Henry took this opportunity to make a run for it.
Where should he go? He is in the past! Who could he trust? Well he was just going to go find the person he always felt the safest with. His Dad.
K&C
Klaus put the pictures into the fire. He shouldn't be surprised that she would betray him. It seems everyone does. Still he thought that...what does it matter? Rebekah came into the room and showed him the photo of the tree. As if his night couldn't get any worse. At least Rebekah wasn't leaving.
All of a sudden there was a pounding on the door.
"Who could that be?" Rebekah asked and Klaus shrugged. The knocking continued.
"Come on..come on..." Klaus heard the voice on the other side of the door say. Klaus opened the door and saw a child standing there.
"Can I help you?" Klaus said leaning against the door.
"Yes, you can," The child said stomping past him and into the house.
"What are you doing?" Klaus said but the child ignored him and went in the direction of the library. Rebekah looked at Klaus with a confused look that matched his own.
"Crap!" The kid yelled looking over the books, "It isn't here!"
"What isn't where and what the bloody hell are you doing here?" Klaus said and really looked at the child for the first time. Dark blond curly hair, clear blue eyes, and what seemed dimples on both of his cheeks. He almost looked like...no impossible.
"My name is Henry." The child said, "I need your help."
The Present
"Well I suppose it is good I was coming though Virginia," Esther said and walked into the living room.
"I didn't know what to do." Liz said, "I didn't know who to call. I am pretty sure Caroline is still on an airplane. It is a long way to Australia."
Esther saw the magic book open with a hand drawn picture resting on it. Esther would recognize her son's work anywhere. Then she saw what page the book was turned to. Time travel. Of course.
"I know what happened," Esther said, "Henry was reading a part of the book on time travel. Probably to the time when this picture was first drawn over 11 years ago."
"What?" Liz said helplessly.
"From what I remember Caroline landed directly where Elena's house was when she traveled to the past, we then found her and took her in." Esther told her. "So Henry is probably here, in your house, just 11 years ago. He used the power of the full moon as well so it will be a month until we can bring him back."
"Just like Caroline," Liz said and Esther nodded.
"Yes, and hopefully like Caroline he will be safe too," Esther said, "If he landed here then Caroline or yourself will find him or..."
"Or?" Liz said.
"Or Henry will run to the person he always does when he is scared," Esther said, "Henry will go and find his father."
A time when Henry is wondering if going to his Dad for help was the best idea...
"So, Henry, exactly how can I help you?" Klaus said smirking.
"I need your help getting home," Henry said.
"Getting home?" Klaus said the amused expression still on his face. "And why would I help you do that?"
"Mum's right you were an ass," Henry mumbled.
"What was that?" Klaus said.
"I am not from around here," Henry said, "I..."
"Of for the love of god spit it out!" Klaus said getting frustrated. While some would cower at his outburst the child met him head on.
"I am from the future," Henry said knowing how ridiculous that sounded. Klaus just outright started laughing.
"I admit I have never heard that one before," Klaus said and motioned to the door, "Now go, be on your way."
"Henrick!" Henry cried out and Klaus stopped laughing.
"What did you just say to me?" Klaus said.
"Henrick, your little brother's name was Henrick," Henry said.
"How do you know that?" Rebekah asked coming into the room obviously having heard everything.
"Because he is who I am named after," Henry answered.
"Is this some kind of joke because I will kill you, child or not," Klaus said his jaw tight.
"No, no it isn't any joke," Henry said, "I promise. Just...I need you to trust me okay? And I am going to need every candle you got."
Rebekah and Klaus looked at each other.
K&C
"Are you really going along with this?" Rebekah said as she collected the candles.
"I want to see what he does," Klaus said curious about the boy. The siblings walked into the living room and saw Henry putting the candles in a circle. "Here you go, need a match?"
"No," Henry said and waved his hand and all the candles were suddenly lit. Rebekah's mouth dropped open and Klaus's eyes went wide.
"So you are a witch," Klaus said.
"Yeah, I need to get a message to someone," Henry said and tore a blank piece of paper from Klaus's sketch pad.
Grams, I need your help.
I am in the past like Mum was but not as far.
It must be the spell from my magic book
I am not born yet, I'm okay with Dad, but what do I do?
Henry rolled up the note into a ball and closed his eyes. Rebekah and Klaus watched in awe as the kid chanted. After a moment he seemed to wither.
"Sorry Aunt Bonnie," Henry whispered and did another trick he was taught.
Bonnie was sitting with Caroline with a cup of tea in her hands. This had been an awful day. First they failed in their attempt to kill the Originals and her mother was now a vampire. All of a sudden she felt a rush in her body. She gripped the table.
"Bonnie?" Caroline said concerned, "Are you okay?"
"Someone is channeling me," Bonnie told her remembering the feeling from when she and Luka did it.
"Bonnie!" Caroline said as she watched Bonnie's pained face.
Henry's nose started to bleed. It was usually never this hard to send a message, but it was never at this distance, and never across time. After a while the note disappeared. It worked. Henry turned and looked at his father, and then all was black.
The Present
Esther was sitting on the couch while Liz made some calls and tried to get a hold of Caroline. All of a sudden she felt something under her leg. She pulled out a piece of paper and straightened it out.
Grams, I need your help.
I am in the past like Mum was but not as far.
It must be the spell from my magic book
I am not born yet, I'm okay with Dad, but what do I do?
"Liz!" Esther called out. Liz came into the room. "Henry is fine." Esther showed her the note.
"Oh thank god," Liz said putting her hand on her heart.
"Not really, he is with Niklaus," Esther said, "11 years ago he might not be so inclined to help a little boy."
"What should we do?" Liz asked.
"Try and get a hold of my son and Caroline," Esther replied. "I am going to call Bonnie and see if we can send a message back. I must say I am surprised he was able to do it. He is more powerful then I imagined."
Back in the day before everyone knew that when you kill an Original you kill their entire line...
Rebekah laid the boy down on her bed. She moved a blond curl out of his face. Was he truly from the future? And why was he named after their brother?
"Aunt Beks?" Henry said barely regaining consciousness. Aunt Beks?
"Yes," Rebekah said going with it.
"I don't feel good," Henry said and before Rebekah could help herself she got into bed with him. She ran her fingers through his hair in a smoothing manner.
"Shh..." Rebekah said, "Sleep now, your safe."
"Safe?" Henry said.
"Yes," Rebekah said kissing his forehead. She started to get up.
"Stay?" Henry said his eyes still closed. "Please, I'm scared."
"Okay," Rebekah said laying back down. Henry snuggled into her side and his breaths evened out showing that he was finally sleeping. She put her arm around him and looked at Klaus who was standing in the doorway. His face was blank and then he turned on his heel and left.
Klaus went into his study and closed the door. Who in the hell was this kid? Henry, supposedly named after the brother he had lost long ago. And why did he look so much like him?
K&C
Rebekah woke up and saw Henry sleeping soundly next to her. He rolled over and a paper appeared underneath his leg. Rebekah took it and her eyes went wide.
You will be fine, do not worry
The spell is as the same as before, you will stay where you are for a month until the next full moon. While you are there you need to find the memory erasing spell as to not interfere with the timeline. Be safe and do not fear, you will come back to us.
Grams
Memory erasing spell? Was this boy truly from the future? Rebekah got up very carefully as to not to wake him. Rebekah found Nik in his study and he didn't look like he had slept all night.
"Here," Rebekah said showing him the note. Klaus read over it.
"Same as before? Memory erasing?" Klaus said. "Do you honestly believe him?"
"I didn't at first, but the proof is right there," Rebekah said pointing at the note. "The message he sent last night must have been to his grandmother, and she sent one back."
"If he was from the future there is no way he could send anyone a message and certainly not across time!" Klaus spat, "No witch has that much power."
"Did you see him?" Rebekah said. "The child isn't more then 10 and he could light all those candles? Or what about the fact that he even knew the message spell? That is very advanced magic."
"I can also make werewolves and vampires fall to their knees," A voice said from the doorway. They turned and saw Henry standing there. "I have been practicing magic since I could talk."
"That is impossible," Klaus said, "Magic doesn't start to come out until puberty."
"I levitated the stuffed horse my Dad gave me before I could walk," Henry told them. "I used to make the lights turn back on when I didn't want to sleep before I could talk."
"Really?" Rebekah said impressed.
"Drove my mother mad," Henry said grinning both his dimples appearing.
"So let's say that this is true, not that I really believe it for a moment, but lets just say. Why did you come to me?" Klaus asked.
"Because in the future you are my friend," Henry said phrasing his words carefully. He didn't think it was best to tell Klaus he was his son. Besides his Dad was his best friend.
"Nik doesn't have friends." Rebekah said and Henry laughed.
"Well he doesn't like people." Henry said.
"That's not enough, Rebekah is correct, I don't have friends," Klaus said, "Especially not children."
"You really don't trust anyone do you?" Henry said crossing his arms. "Everyone said you were paranoid but this is ridiculous."
"Enough." Klaus said walking over and standing directly in front of Henry. "Tell me who you are. Now." Henry gulped.
Present
"My Mom has called me like 20 times," Caroline said checking her phone once they got off the plane. Klaus took her bag while Caroline dialed her mother's number and put the phone to her ear.
"Hey Mom, what's up?" Caroline said and then came to a sudden stop. "He what!"
Back to the past and now Henry realizes why everyone used to hate his Dad so much...
"I'm..." Henry started to say but then his phone rang. His phone rang? How in the hell was his phone ringing. Henry took his phone out of his pocket and saw that his mother was calling. Ignoring the looks of Klaus and Rebekah, Henry pressed talk.
"Hey Mum," Henry said causally.
"Hey Mum! Hey Mum!" His mother's voice screeched from the other end. "What have I told you about playing with magic! Why in the world would you try a spell without an adult with you!"
"It was an accident," Henry said in a small voice and his mother seemed to calm down. "I didn't mean to send myself back to before I was even born."
"Are you hurt, are you okay?" She said.
"I'm okay, I'm standing here with Klaus and Rebekah," Henry said, "I sent a message to Grandma."
"I heard," His Mum said, "I am proud of you for doing that first thing, but you are still in so much trouble it is ridiculous."
"I know," Henry mumbled. "How are you even calling me?"
"Probably has something to do with the tracking device in your phone," His mother informed him. "I thought I should try it and good thing I did."
"Wow," Henry said. Magic was so awesome.
"Now first thing," She said getting down to business, "You are going to be...there for a month until we are able to call you back. You are going to have to find a memory erasing spell too."
"I was already looking for one and I didn't see anything," Henry told her.
"Well I hate to get more people involved but you might have to tell Bonnie," She said. "One of her Grimoires might have the answer. Don't worry about keeping it a secret. You need help. You will find a memory erasing spell so no one will remember you."
"Okay," Henry said, "I'm sorry Mum."
"I know baby," She said her voice soft, "Now I have to go before your father kills someone, but you need to fill Klaus and Rebekah in and then call me back, alright?"
"Alright," Henry said.
"And stay with Klaus," Caroline told him. "You are safest there for the time being. Stay with him and Rebekah. I will talk to you again soon after I get your father calmed down."
"Okay Mum." Henry said and hung up.
Klaus and Rebekah were staring at him.
"Well since Mum gave me the green light I might as well tell you I'm your son," Henry said looking at Klaus.
"Not...that is not possible," Klaus said or more stammered.
"This isn't the first time someone has traveled to the past," Henry told him. "My Mum traveled 1000 years to when you were human. Came back with me. Besides have you looked at me? I get told all the time that I look just like you." Henry had him there. Klaus had been trying to deny it but the resemblance was unmistakable. Except his eyes. Henry didn't have his eyes. They here a lighter shade of blue.
"Who is your mother?" Klaus asked and Henry smirked. "Caroline?"
"Yep," Henry said smiling at the shocked look on his Dad's face, "I don't think she likes you very much right now."
"That is even more impossible," Klaus said.
"Why? She doesn't hate you as much as she says she does," Henry told him and Klaus shook his head.
"No, its not that, even if Caroline does travel to the past she could not come back pregnant," Klaus said.
"Why?" Henry asked.
"Because Caroline is a vampire too."
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What did you think?
Okay two things...
Do you like what time I had Henry travel too? Just after Bonnie's Mom got turned?
Do you want me to have him sent to canon world or should I rewrite it and have him in my AU world where Caroline is still human? Please let me know! I can re-write it!
I know the phone thing is pretty unbelievable, but it is just a story and there was a spell on it so they could always get a hold of him.
Thank you for all the reviews and I am glad you liked this angle! All most at 500 reviews! Holy Crap!