Holland landed noiselessly in what looked like an abandoned house she looked around she had no idea where or when she was, she went to move off in a direction when she heard voices in another place; before she walked over to the other room she closed her eyes and wished for the power of the invisibility cloak it would hide her from the senses of vampires since they were dead the cloak hid her from death. as she walked forward and peered into the next room she saw a man in a very nice suite walking through the front door and a woman who was dressed in normal street clothing she had short red hair she that kind of reminded her of Tonks and the Man reminded her of Lucius Malfoy very suave and she could tell he was sneaky
"Oh, when you called and invited me into this armpit of civilization, which is a mere three hours from the town we know as Mystic Falls, I surmised it had everything to do with Katerina. Do you have her in your possession?" the man said closing the front door behind him.
"No, but I have better. I have her doppelgänger." the woman said as she tensed she didn't want him to kill her because she didn't have Katerina with her.
"That's impossible, her family line ended with her. I know that for fact." he said sternly it couldn't be true he thought in his mind Katerina wouldn't lie to him but she continued to do so and he continued to love her.
"The facts are wrong."the woman stated plainly.
"Well, show her to me."he said as he striated his sleeves and suite jacket.
"Elijah, you are a man of honor, you should be trusted but I want to hear you say it again." the woman moved from foot to foot in anxiety.
"You have my word that I will pardon you." He said as he motioned for her to move and show him the Doppelganger Holland couldn't help but roll her eyes at his words she noted the subtlety of them and she could feel other people in the building so the least she could say was the woman her self had secured her life.
"Follow me."
The woman said as she turned and led the man down the hall they past the unseen Holland, and walked into the lounge; Holland silenced her footsteps before she began moving to follow the Man and woman, They arrived at the main room. Holland saw another vampire and a muggle girl She's looked scared from the way she held herself stiff and coiled ready to try and run then she turned her head Holland had no Idea what a Petrova Doubleganger looked like but when she glanced at Elijah he looked surprised and his eye's lit up in recognition he rushed over to her he took a minute to look at her then he leaned down and then to her and Hollands surprise he smelled her neck then said.
"Human. It's impossible. Hello there, what is your name?"
the girl stood there wide eyed and trembling for a bit before she came to her senses and answered the man.
"Elena...I'm Elena Gilbert."
Elena rubbed her hands on her pant legs she was nervous and her palms were sweaty.
"And I am Elijah, come we have a long journey head of us. We should be going."
Elena looked at Rose pleadingly, at any other time Holland saving people thing would have kicked in full force, but the after math of the blood war with Voldemort and the war with the no-mage's and hunters she had learned you couldn't save everyone and some destinies weren't to be denied that you needed both light and dark in the world and she was not one or the other but a combination of both using all of Lady magic's resources in the correct way by asking and not just doing, which had gotten the wiccans in a lot of trouble since the beginning thinking they didn't need to follow the old ways; so she no longer just went in for the save, she watched and waited to see what was useful and what wasn't. She also became opportunistic and took advantage of things that would help her in the long run, so she stuck with the tried and true method; she waited and listened.
"Please, don't let him take me." she said as she tried to struggle out of his grip.
"One last piece of business and we're done."
He stated as he walked towards Trevor as if he was ending a business deal, which he was of a sort.
"I've waited so long for this day, Elijah. I'm truly, very sorry."
the Vampire said lowering his eyes and head in submission acknowledging Elijah's power and age also in contrition for the wrongs he had committed.
"Oh no, your apology's not necessary."
Elijah said as he circled his the vampire that was once his minion he subtly watched Rose incase she reacted to his punishment of Trevor, and then his glance moved to Elena to she how she was taking everything in, and unknown to him Holland was watching all of this she could feel the subtle tenseness in his muscles she figured them male Vampire was not going to last long she looked into his soul and found that if he had done his job a lot of destruction could have been avoided the Hurricane that was Katerina Petrova would have been eliminated and thus the discovery that was happening in the future might have been avoided, so she judged the death worthy and her ancestor was right to take it.
"Yes... yes it is. Y...ou trusted me with Katerina and I... failed you."
Trevor said shaking slightly his voice trembling causing him to stutter a bit as he stood before his Sire.
"Oh yes, you are the guilty one and Rose aided you because she was loyal to you now that I honor. Where was your loyalty?"
Elijah asked as he came to a stop in front of Trevor looking at him strait in the eye.
"I beg your forgiveness." he looked strait back into Elijah's eyes showing his honest request.
Holland waved her hand towards Elijah infusing him with the knowledge that the lord of death had agreed with his decision to kill Trevor with out giving away that she was acting as Lady Magic and Lord Death's champion and with that knowledge that he knew not where it came from Elijah answered.
"So granted."
Trevor smiled but before he could do or say anything at all Elijah smacked Trevor's head clean off his body, which caused Holland to Grimace at the brutality of it and Elena to gasp at the suddenness of the action and Rose cried out in Agony for her lost friend.
"You...!"
Rose hissed at Elijah just as she started to crouch to spring herself at him.
"Don't, Rose, now that you are free."
Elijah said as he raised his hand imperiously at her showing her the blood that still stained his hand indicating that he had the power and ability to end her the same way he killed Trevor, it was a warning that she took heed of and silenced herself; But she was seething and grieving on the inside. Elijah wiped off his hand and placed the dirty handkerchief in his inner pocket of his suit Jacket then he turned and looked at Elena.
"Come."
he said as he held out his cleaned hand out to her, Holland had to admit he was being gracious for a thousand and something Vampire he really didn't have to be but he was being kind to the No- Maj girl and that increased her respect for her ancestor she was having more hope that her mission would become a success.
"No!"
Protested as she stepped back from Elijah and crossed her arms over her chest defensively, Holland gaped at Elena's nerve she remembered when that was her standing up to what she thought she knew was the big bad Both Voldemort and Dumbledore were the big bad, Voldemort wanted her dead because she could defeat him, and Dumbledore was the big bad because he was abusive in his own way and wanted her to die at the right time instead of leaving her fate to lady Magic as he should have he took control and death and Chaos and hurt ensued.
"what about the moonstone?"
she hedged hoping her delay tactic would work and give her friends that no one knew were coming time to get here, and it worked Elijah walked to her and looked her in the eye intimidating the girl.
"What do you know about the moonstone?"
he asked sternly but again not unkindly, Holland wondered what the Heck was going on she had come into this in the middle of the story so she was understandably confused.
"I know that you need it and I know where it is."
she continued as things were flying through her brain, Holland had to admit for a No-Maj she would have fit very well in Slytherin she was very cunning.
"Yes?"
he urged her to continue he knew that she was trying to manipulate him and he was willing to let her pretend that it was working for now, for you see he was also cunning and manipulative and opportunistic and he would wait for her to inch closer to his trap.
"I can help you get it."
There that was what he wanted he wanted her to want to help him for the safety of those around her he knew more than she thought he knew he had done his research and his witches had filled him in on the on goings of mystic falls when Rose made contact.
"Tell me where it is."
Elijah asked, again Holland was stunned that he just kept asking her nicely she wondered how long it would take for him to get exasperated with her and just compel her.
"It doesn't work that way."
she said as she straitened her back and lifted her head and jutted out her chin defiantly, Holland giggled internally Elena was so like her in the past recklessly brave unable to pick her battles she giggled at how she must have looked each time she defied the great and Terrible Lord Voldemort.
"Are you negotiating with me?"
Elijah was stunned admiration grew in his chest just a bit but not enough to tolerate this girls insolence, He turned he body sideways and looked at Rose quirking his eyebrow in question of her knowledge of things.
"It's the first I've heard of it."
Elijah had finally had enough of Elena's attempts at securing her safety which unknown to her he was already going to ensure. he looked into Elena's eyes as he tried to compel her but it didn't work there was not tale, tale Glazing of the eyes or gentle relaxing of her body as her mind submitted to his will. He looked at her necklace.
"What is this vervain doing around your neck?"
He had not known that she knew about the debilitating power that the plant had over him and others of his kind he would have to question her further on what she knew and did not know, He pulled the necklace off her neck and threw it off in a corner somewhere. He grabbed her head as she tried to turn away but she was mortal with the weakness and frailty of a mortal so when her eyes met his he compelled her.
"Tell me, where the moonstone is."
he said tone hard and Demanding making sure the command ran deep into her brain so it couldn't be fought he had met humans and others creatures that could train their mind to resist compulsion. Holland noted the tone and the power of the compulsion she wondered weather it would work on her she had trained in occlumency after the blood war with a teacher that was a lot better then Severus but she could admit that the headmaster had probably taken advantage of their tenuous relationship she had with the professor to make her mind weak so she would have another go at dying at the opportune moment at the department of mysteries, she had forgiven Severus for past wrongs she probably should summon his spirit at some point and let him know and ask for his forgiveness as well so they could both emotionally move on she shook her self out of her musings and re-attuned to listening to what was going on.
"In the tomb, underneath the church ruins."
she said automatically, Holland was impressed it was like the Vampires had the mental ability of Imperious curse and Veritaserum combine.
"What is it doing there?"
he wondered allowed, really only to himself but he didn't mind if Elena answered his spoken thoughts
"It's with Katherine."
she said unable to do anything but answer to a verbal question.
"Interesting."
just then Holland walked out of the room because her senses alerted her to two new vampires interrupting the verbal by play between Elijah and the Doppelganger Elena, she walked to the stairs and leaned herself against the wall to observe what was going to happen, a moment passed and then Then there was a sound of breaking glass from upstairs she cast a charm to enhance her hearing ability so she could listen to what was going on in the room she had just left.
"What is that? "
Elijah questioned aloud, in his mind he rolled his eyes and cursed in three different languages how could he forget again, the Doppelgangers always had hero's waiting in the wing to Wisk her off and delay her fate or in Katerina's case change her fate.
"I don't know."
she warily answered.
"Who else is in this house?"
he asked Rose even though he was looking at Elena, he narrowed his eyes in suspicion because he was seeing the subtle hints of relief that she was giving in her minute facial expressions.
"I don't know."
she ground out all of this tension was making her edgy and she wanted to Flash to her car and drive the heck out of here. Elijah grabbed Elena and he drug her to the front entry of the house where Holland had been waiting for them and the New comer's she placed a tracking spell on rose and Elena having figured that these two vampires where the rescue team. she charmed her eyes so she could follow the two new Vampires as they maneuvered around them with their super speed. Elijah threw Elena in Rose's arms the said in a tone that was not to be mistaken as an order to tell him what she knew if she knew who they were.
"Rose."
"I don't know who it is."
she said shakily.
"Up here."
Elijah flashed up the stairs and then stopped when he found nothing, he couldn't believe he one of the originals were being Taunted that's when he heard the other voice.
"Down here."
This voice was darker, the tone carried a note of taunting and a hint of teasing like come little fishy I have a nice big worm for you, and that made Holland warry those tones were filled with dark and nefarious desires, Elijah flashed down the stairs where he received a stake in his hand from the dark hared vampire. Elijah removed it and tossed it to the side he turned around and saw that Elena and Rose had disappeared. Holland could see that Elena was with the Blond Vampire. He motioned with his hands to tell her to be quiet, he handed her a glass jar with a clear liquid in it, Holland looked to the other side to see the dark haired Vampire was with Rose. that Vampire had his hand on her mouth and gestured for her to be quiet as well.
"Excuse me. To whom it may concern, you're making a great mistake if you think that you can beat me. You can't. Do you hear that?"
Holland waves her hand again and placed an imperturbable charm around Elijah so he couldn't be hurt again she noticed that Elijah broke the metal pieces off of a wooden coat rack and then broke the top of it into a point so it was turned into a stake.
"I repeat, you cannot beat me. So I want the girl, I'm gonna count to three or heads will roll. Do we understand each other?"
Holland Smiled at her Ancestors Smart-alecky comment, she was liking him more and more underneath his cool cunning and ambitious outer shell was a warm regular guy, she could feel that as she read his soul through the power of the resurrection stone. Holland returned her attention to Elena who appeared at the top of the stairs, Holland could see the jar she was hiding with in her folded arms, she thought about banishing the jar but that would alert everyone to her presence so she just stood back and watched sure that Elijah wouldn't be too terribly hurt.
"I'll come with you, just please don't my friends, they just wanted to help me out."
she said in a pleading tone. Elijah rushed up the goes up the stairs with his super speed, he was done being handled and asked her threateningly.
"What game are you playing with me?"
Elena didn't answer what she did was throw the Jar in his face It exploded covering him in the clear liquid Holland wanted to make her presence known and help him but she couldn't risk being found right now Elijah clutched at his face hissing in pain as his skin burned after about thirty seconds of pain he begins to heal. He goes toward Elena in an attempt to grab her and leave, but the blond vampire whooshed in- between them and started shooting him with the compressed air weapon. the Stakes bounce off the barrier that Holland had put on him which surprises not only the blond vampire but Elena and Elijah as well now that they know they couldn't hurt him that way Stefan throws the weapon and rushes at Elijah tackling him; which cause them to fall down the stairs. Elijah gets up immediately unfazed my the tumble and ignoring the obvious magic that kept the stakes from damaging him, he noticed that Stefan was still on the floor He moved toward Stefan intent on breaking his neck or lobbing it off he was sure just at the moment but Dark haired Vampire appeared with Elijah's coat rack stake pushes him against the door seeing that it did nothing he threw Elijah into the wall and vamped away taking Elena with him they met the Blond Vampire Holland focused the hearing charm on what they were saying in the car the dark haired vampire turned to the blond and said.
"we gotta move that guy has a witch on his side and he's not dead."
Holland walked back inside and found Elijah pulling himself out of the wall she closed her eyes and willed away the power of the invisibility cloak she appeared in front of him, she held out her hand and helped him up.
"Thankyou for your assistance in extricating me from the wall."
he started brushing off his jacket from the plaster dust, she waved her hand and banished the filth from his clothing and cast a repairo so that the tear's fixed themselves, he looked up at her and quirked his eyebrow in question she wiggled her fingers while smiling and said.
"I'm a witch and your welcome."
as to say duh it was magic I just did not knowing that he had never been in contact with core magic witches before, his eyebrows raised astonishingly high in surprise she had done non verbal magic he hadn't seen that before even the wiccan witches needed incantations he looked at her suspiciously he was not going to attack her, if she had such unknown power he was better to make friends for the moment rather then enemies.
"How long have you been here and I assume that it was you who protected my body from the stake gun?"
Holland motioned for him to follow her as she sat on the stairs it was quite the story and she had been standing for quite a while before bedlam broke out.
"well I was magicked here just when you walked in the door so I've been here as long as you have, and I put an imperturbable charm around you so you wouldn't die."
Elijah quirked his eyebrow and smirked, thinking in his head that she obviously didn't know who he was.
I can't die I am an original Vampire, my Name is Elijah Michaelson; what is your name?"
Holland potter shook his hand and let a bit of her master of Death magic seep into him desiccating his hand once she let go the desiccation went away.
"I'm Holland Potter and you can die maybe not like your descendants but I am the Champion of Thanatos and Hecate they have given me the blessing to be mistress of death and my Lady has charged me to oversee magic here because from the place I come from she's dying, magic is dying and to many humans and magical creatures and magical population are dying because we aren't obeying the old ways any more the balance is upended, while i was on the run from the NO-Maj hunters my friends and I unearthed a lost ritual to speak with my lady it required that I give of my blood and the sands of time and also a candle as a guide and a bowl of salt water for the purity of the request. when I was able to speak with my lady I informed her of the situation and she said that she would grant my request that's when she charged me as her and Thanatos's champion because I had already fulfilled the measure of my creation previously so I was an open vessel for them, she told me that I would be sent to the time and place that the supernatural and magical world was discovered because and it would involve my family and their enemies"
with that she turned to Elijah and looked him strait in the eye and said.
"Hello Elijah Michaelson blood of my blood I greet thee."