When the car Felicity had been thrown in stopped in front of the council building, two men got on either side of Felicity and pulled her out., holding onto her tightly as they led her into the building. Astrid strode ahead of them and didn't look back. When they got inside, they went to a section on one of the lower floors that contained cells. "Is this where I'm going to be staying?" Felicity finally asked. "What nice accomodations."

"Felicity," Astrid sighed. "Please don't make this more difficult than it needs to be. I want to get this whole process over with as soon as possible so we can all move on with our lives."

Felicity's lip quirked. "When's my trial?" She asked. "You can't keep me in here forever!"

"Tomorrow," Astrid told her. "Your trial will be tomorrow, ten a.m."

"All right," Felicity nodded. "I'll set an alarm. Or will those musclely guys come down here and drag me out of bed in the morning?"

"That all depends on you," Astrid said dryly. "If we allow you to come on your own, will you come peaceably?"

"Sure," Felicity nodded. "Yeah. Whatever."

Astrid nodded and headed over to the warden. "Watch out for my granddaughter, please."

"Do you mean that as a warning, or are you asking me to give her special privileges?" The warden asked.

"I want you to do no such thing," Astrid said. She sighed. "Never mind. Behave yourself," she called to Felicity.

"I'll be just as good as Helene was when you did this to her," Felicity called back.

Astrid headed out of the cell block and sighed as she shut the door behind her. "Lord help me," she whispered, then started as she saw Alistair standing outside the cell block door. "Did you really bring Felicity here?" He asked her.

"Of course," Astrid nodded. "Didn't you hear what she did to Amy's parents? I have to take her powers away so she won't give a repeat performance!"

"Why did she do it?" Alistair asked. "I never heard. Surely she had a good reason."

Astrid frowned at him. "Are you saying it was okay for Felicity to use her powers to torture people? It's a good thing you left Klaus when you did, before your entire moral sense was gone!"

"I'm not saying she was right," Alistair told her. "But sometimes, people have what they believe are good reasons for doing bad things. They think they're being noble when they commit a bad act. I know I did when I killed my clan leader."

"You can ask Felicity yourself if you want," Astrid told him. "But don't stay too long. She's in the cell on the end of the right side of the room."

Alistair nodded and headed into the cell block, standing in front of Felicity's cell. "Darling?" He called. "Are you all right?"

"Yeah," Felicity nodded. "Just some bruises from where the toughs grabbed me, but they went away pretty quick. What are you doing here, Alistair? Astrid seems pretty pissed at me. I thought you would be too."

"Well, that depends," Alistair responded. "Tell me why you killed Amy's parents and we'll see."

"They rejected her!" Felicity said. "Just because she wanted to live a life that they thought was wrong, they decided just to forget all about her! You don't treat your kids that way, no matter what they do! I mean, you still think about Helene after all she did, right?"

"Yes," Alistair nodded. "She's my daughter and I love her. She did something wrong and was punished appropriately. I have no desire to add to her punishment." He paused. "I know you meant well when you did what you did, didn't you?"

"Yeah," Felicity nodded. "I was just trying to help, even though I knew that it was wrong and I would most likely get into a lot of trouble."

"You knew Astrid was going to take away your powers," Alistair said. "Yet you did the crime anyway?"

"Yeah," Felicity nodded. "They can take away my powers. I really don't care. I'll be glad to no longer be part of a species that judges people and punishes people so harshly just for doing something outside the accepted norms of the group because it makes them happy. If Amy loves Dad and wants to have a baby with him, she should be allowed to do that without the threat of being banished and maligned hanging over her head. That's why I did what I did, Alistair. And I'm ready to accept the consequences."

Alistair nodded and leaned closer to her. "Don't tell Astrid this, but I'm really proud of you. Not for the injuring and torture, of course. That was an unwise course of action, but the reason you did it was very noble. You meant well and I'm proud to call you my granddaughter."

"Thank you," Felicity nodded. "At least somebody is."

"Yeah," Alistair smiled. "Good luck tomorrow, sweet pea."

Felicity grinned at him and nodded, and he left her alone. She sat in her cell whistling to herself and pounding out musical rhythms on the cell wall until nightfall, when she finally fell asleep until the jailer woke her up to get dressed for her trial the next morning.

"I know you're worried about Felicity," Amy told Klaus. "But trust me. She'll probably be much happier without her powers anyway. Didn't you hear what she said at her trial?"

"No," Klaus shook his head. "I don't watch the magic witch channel like you do."

"Well," Amy cleared her throat. "She stood up and said that she was guilty and glad about what she'd done because she didn't want to belong to a species of people who rejected members of their families just for being themselves. Now, I'd think it was a lot sweeter if she hadn't hurt my parents before she proclaimed that, but it's still kind of true."

"So you really are upset about what your parents did?" Klaus asked.

Amy sighed. "Maybe a little," she said. "We always got along so well that I figured I couldn't make a wrong step, but apparently, I can. In their eyes, anyway. But now they don't even know who I am, so why should an opinion they used to have matter anyway?"

Just then, Stefan came in, huffing and puffing and strode up to Klaus. "Where's Felicity?"

"The witch council took her away for using her magic to torture Amy's parents," Klaus told him. "I'm surprised you didn't see them all pull up and drag her away. It was quite dramatic, really."

"Can we get her back?" Stefan asked. "Will we see her again?"

"Astrid said they wouldn't hurt her, Stefan," Amy told him. "They're just taking her powers away because she abused them."

"And if you're planning on asking where she is so you can rescue her," Klaus added, "I wouldn't advise it. But her trial is over. She'll be back later in the day or tomorrow, perhaps."

"So you just expect me to sit around and wait for her to come back?" Stefan asked. "Fuck that!"

"Well, what can you do to distract yourself?" Amy asked. "If you have something else on your mind, the wait won't be so bad."

"I definitely won't be staying here," Stefan replied. "Maybe I'll go visit my brother. I haven't seen him in awhile." He paused. "Yeah. That's what I'll do."

"Stefan!" Damon cried when he opened the door. "Good to see you, brother!"

"Who else is here?" Stefan asked. "I saw another car outside."

"Lenora stopped by with her kids," Damon explained. "She was worried about Felicity and didn't want to be alone. Is that why you came too?"

"Yes," Stefan sighed. "Just don't tell anyone." He sat down on the sofa next to Lenora. "Klaus said her trial was over. What happened?"

"She was pronounced guilty of using her powers to torture Amy's parents," Lenora told him.

"What does that mean?" Stefan asked. "Are they gonna kill her?"

"No," Lenora shook her head. "They'll just take her powers away so she'll only be a vampire. You'll see her later."

"Good," Stefan nodded. "Good."

"You want a drink, brother?" Damon asked. "You look like you could use one. Missing your partner in crime seems to be taking a lot out of you."

Stefan nodded. "Whisky," he said. Damon brought him a glass and he gulped it down. "More," he ordered.

Damon took the glass back. "How does Klaus feel about you missing Felicity as much as you are? Have you told him?"

"Yeah," Stefan nodded. "He took it surprisingly well. Much better than Lucy is taking it at the moment. Or has she gotten over herself since prom?"

"No," Damon shook his head. "She still hates the idea."

"What idea does who hate?" Lucy asked.

"The idea of Stefan and Felicity," Damon told her. "You still hate it, right?"

"Yeah," Lucy nodded. "It's weird. But I bet I don't hate it as much as Dad will when he finds out."

"Actually, he already knows," Stefan told her with a smirk. "And surprisingly, he's okay with it. He said he'd rather have her with me than some stupid human boy who'll get her pregnant."

"Really?" Lucy asked in shock. "Seriously?"

"Yeah," Stefan nodded. "And you don't want to come across as being less accepting than your dad, do you?"

"In her defense," Damon reminded Stefan, "She was raised by Elijah, not Klaus, so naturally she's gonna be high and mighty."

"Hey!" Lucy frowned and put her hands on her hips.

"Oh, don't get so riled up!" Damon grinned. "I find your elitist attitude endearing. Now sit down and have a drink."

Lucy rolled her eyes. "That's your solution to everything," she muttered. But she sat down anyway. Damon got her a drink and they all sat in silence until Lenora's cell phone rang, which caused everyone to jump.

"Let me get this," Lenora said. "Excuse me a minute, everyone." She left Henry and Susanna in the living room and went off to another room, away from everyone. "Hello?" She asked into the phone. "Who is this?"

"It's your mother, Lenora," Helene told her. "I haven't been able to watch the news cause Kol won't let me, but how did your sister's trial turn out?"

"She got found guilty," Lenora said. "Now she'll be powerless, just like you. And what do you mean you didn't see it because Kol won't let you watch the witch news? I would have thought he'd be rejoicing at the thought of someone who harmed witches getting their comeuppance."

"I don't know," Helene said. "That's what I thought too, but no such luck. Anyway, I can't imagine my mother was too happy having to do this with two members of her family."

"No," Lenora shook her head. "I bet she wouldn't be. I mean, she was pretty mad when she found out I was pregnant with Henry. And I remember what she was like when she and Dad had you hauled away. But i bet Felicity was able to handle herself. Grandma's anger probably didn't affect her too much."

"No," Helene smiled. "If anything, Felicity's reaction probably just made her madder."

"Felicity said at her trial that she was glad to get her powers taken away because she didn't want to be part of a species of people that think it's okay to toss aside their children like used tissues just because they don't behave like ther parents want them to. That's why Felicity hurt Amy's parents so bad. She must've thought she was doing Amy a favor."

Helene scoffed. "Well, we can thank your father for giving her that screwy way of thinking, can't we?" She asked.

"I thought you said you weren't gonna badmouth Dad anymore," Lenora said. "Mom, you promised!"

"You're right," Helene said. "I'm sorry. Anyway, when your sister gets back, let me know, all right? I wanna see if she'll talk to me."

"All right," Lenora said. "I'll try, Mom. But I don't know how successful I'll be." She then told Helene goodbye and called her father.

"Hello?" Adrian said.

"Felicity was declared guilty!" Lenora said. "Now she's powerless."

"What?" Adrian asked. "Lenora, is that you?"

"Yes!" Lenora said. "I just wanted to tell you the outcome of Felicity's trial!"

"What trial?" Adrian asked. "Is Felicity in trouble? Why didn't anyone tell me about this?"

"She tortured two people with her magic, which of course, made Grandma Astrid upset, not to mention broke the law, so she had her powers taken away," Lenora repeated. "It was all over the witch news."

"But I don't watch the witch news, remember?" Adrian reminded her. "So Felicity will be okay?"

"Of course," Lenora nodded. "She'll be just like Mom is: a vampire only."

"Well, isn't that nice?" Adrian said. "Would you get her to call me when she gets back? I know she probably won't want to talk to me, but I figure I should at least try to say something comforting, right?"

"Yeah," Lenora nodded. "if you want to. I gotta go, but I'll make sure she calls you after she calls Mom, all right?"

"Your mom called?" Adrian said in surprise.

"Well, of course!" Lenora said. "Why wouldn't she?"

"I don't know," Adrian replied. "I just...I don't know."

"All right," Lenora said. "Goodbye, Dad."

She went back into the room where everyone else was waiting just as Stefan's cell phone rang. He answered, and hung up a few seconds later, grinning widely. "Felicity's back," he said. "If you'll excuse me, I have to go."

He ran out to his car, drove home as fast as possible, and threw himself at Felicity, who was standing just inside the door.

"Can I assume you missed me?" She asked, looking up at him from where she lay face up on the floor.

"Yeah, I missed you," Stefan said. "Do me a favor and never do anything that will get you arrested by the witches again, okay?"

"Felicity?" Amy called. "Are you back?" She and Klaus came upon them while they were kissing and when he saw, Klaus gently pushed Amy back. "Let's give them a few seconds," he said. "Then we can butt in their little reunion."

"All right," Amy nodded. "I'm just glad Felicity seems okay."

"Yes," Klaus nodded, letting out a breath. "Me too."