When Alice woke up, it was night, but the edge of the horizon was getting purple. The sun would rise in about two hours. It took a few seconds for her to realize where she was.
"Where are we?" She asked quietly, still half-asleep.
"Getting close to Atlanta." Klaus said, just as quiet as Alice. She just noticed that Rebekah was asleep.
"Half way." Alice said for herself and sighed. The few hours of sleep were perfectly enough for her and she didn't feel like she hadn't slept for two weeks. Although, she hadn't fed for a whole day, which made her skin even paler than usual – if that was even possible. Alice would usually last without feeding until she felt too weak to walk (about two days), and she knew that she would have to feed when she comes home to be poweruful enough to perform the spell. She had decided to take the responcibility of being an Anchor even before she found out that Rebekah was the Anchor. She only hoped the spell works and was mainly focusing on seeing Stefan alive again. Suddenly, Klaus interrupted her train of thoughts.
"Do you have everything you need to perform the spell?" He asked. Alice wasn't sure of why he would be interested in this, but she was glad that she could do something else beside thinking about being the Anchor too much.
"I do." She said shortly, continuing to stare through the window.
She was unsure of the spell itself, but luckily, the Heretics had Qetsiyah's spell in their grimoire which they gave to Alice. The spell needed the blood of all alive Petrova doppelgangers and a massive ammount of magic. She didn't know if Elena was the only alive doppelganger, but she hoped that she was. If not, it would be almost impossible to find another doppelganger.
They drove for a little while in silence and soon, they entered Atlanta. Alice had been there for hundreds of times in her life, last time was about 12 years ago. As she was looking around the all-too-known building and houses, Klaus pulled over.
"We're stopping?" Alice asked.
"Yes." Klaus simply answered and exited the car. Just as Alice was about to ask why, Klaus opened the door next to her, like a gentleman. Alice exited the car, but still didn't know why they were here. Klaus then opened the door of the passenger seat and slowly shook Rebekah's shoulder. "Rebekah, love. Wake up."
Rebekah squirmed a little, but finally opened her eyes. She looked outside and then glared at her brother.
"Really, Nik? It's still the middle of the night!" She said, obviously irritated by the fact of being woken up so early, after only two hours of sleep.
"We arrived in Atlanta. Now, unless you want to spend the next few hours here alone, I suggest you come with me." Klaus said. Rebekah complied and got out of the car.
"Why are we here?" Alice asked, basically stealing the question from Rebekah. She knew that Klaus probably had a good reason, but felt like Rebekah would poke his eyes out if he doesn't start explaining himself soon.
"There is a witch here that I need to consult." Klaus explained. "You two can come with me if you want, or you can just have a walk around the town."
"Is that it?" Rebekah asked suspiciously. She was still upset about being woken up for no apparent reason, but had a feeling that Klaus wanted them to come with him. Otherwise, he would just tell them to stay in the car.
"I already know every inch of this town." Alice said. "But I don't know every witch, so I'm coming with you." Alice did in fact know every witch in Atlanta, since most of them tried to kill her in the 90' es, but had to hear the reason of them coming here. Rebekah was slightly impressed by her decission.
"Yeah, I'll join you." She said.
"Fine, then." Klaus said and smiled a little. They walked to a local bar. There weren't a lot of people there, and they were all mostly busy talking to eachother. They walked to the woman who was wiping a glass behind the bar. Alice, of course knew her.
When the woman saw the trio approach her, she looked shocked. First, she saw Klaus – the Original Hybrid and the most powerful being on the planet, whom all witches and vampires deeply feared. Then, she saw Eva SinClair – a psychopath witch who killed children. Behind her was a skinny, pale blue-eyed girl with long black hair. Alice – the girl who was chased by every witch in the world, because the witches feared her power almost as much as Klaus'.
"Lucy, love. It's been a while." Klaus greeted the woman who just stared at the pair behind him. It was clear that she didn't know what to say.
"It has." Lucy said, deciding to keep as calm as she can. "If I may ask, why are you bringing her to my bar?" She asked, pointing at Rebekah.
"Why not? Eva and I are old friends." He said. Rebekah was a bit shocked by his statement, but decided to play along. Klaus probably didn't want Lucy to know Rebekah's true identity.
"Fine." Lucy said and finally put the glass she was holding onto the table behind the bar. "Why are you here, Klaus?" She asked.
"Could we go somewhere more... private?" He asked, looking at the people in the bar, then back at Lucy.
"Of course." Lucy said and walked to a back room. Klaus followed, signalling to Rebekah and Alice to follow him. They did, Alice being behind Rebekah. Lucy was one of the witches who chased her the most and she was very powerful. She was one of the rare people Alice was genuinly afraid of.