Steven's Quarry
The sun was going down, and Alex sat at the head of the dining table, staring at her phone. Everything was set, Elijah had let an hour ago to find Klaus and relay a message to him. Alex had told him to be safe and had kissed him thoroughly, leaving them both breathless before he flashed out the door. It hurt to watch Elijah go knowing it would probably be the last kiss they shared.
Alex had started pacing in the hallway, then moved to the lounge. She had tried sitting, but her foot still tapped impatiently. She ended up at the table with a cup of tea in her hands, provided by Elena to calm her the heck down, Elena's words.
The phone should ring any moment now, Klaus would be on the other line, and they would agree to meet. The ritual would need to be completed during the hour that the full moon was at its highest peak, so they had some time to kill but what was Klaus waiting for.
Elena sat down beside her. "What if he doesn't want to break the curse anymore?" she asked.
Alex frowned. "He has waited a thousand years to break the curse, why would he give up that chance?"
"Maybe we pissed him off too much. You said he waited a thousand years, why wouldn't he wait for a few more. He seems like the type of asshole who would murder us all because he could." Elena bit down on her finger and frowned at the phone.
Alex sighed. "Doppelgangers are rare. If he killed you without breaking the curse, he could never find another, especially considering the Petrova line will end with you."
The two fell into silence for only a minute before the ringing of the phone startled them both. Alex frowned at the unknown number displayed on her screen, took a breath and answered. "Hello?"
"Alexandra, so lovely to hear your voice again, love." His accented voice sounded smug.
Alex wanted nothing more than to see the look on his face once he watched as Elijah killed him. "Did Elijah find you?" she asked.
Klaus chuckled. "That he did, and he told me the most interesting of stories."
Alex rolled her eyes, why couldn't he just get to the point.
"He tells me that the doppelganger has decided to sacrifice herself for her friends, how very brave."
Alex's eyes flicked over to look at Elena. She was trying to keep a confident look on her face, but Alex could see the fear flickering behind it all. "She is."
"What about our witch problem. You see, you killed all of mine. How is your sister supposed to die so valiantly if there is no witch to help her do so. Unless, would you be willing to give me a hand, love?"
She was going to make him suffer. Alex was livid. "I would never willingly help you break this curse." Alex paused and reached over to grabbed Elena's hand. "But I will, for her."
Klaus laughed. She could picture the sadistic grin on his face. "Wonderful, sweetheart. Bring your sister and the moonstone to the location I'm going to send you. Be there before midnight." The call disconnected, and Alex let out a breath.
"Step one, complete." James entered the dining room and placed a bag on the table. "I called Sarah and clued her in."
Alex frowned. "Why would you do that?" Sarah did not need to be involved in this.
"Sarah and I are going to make sure that nothing goes wrong. If Klaus gets the best of you or Elijah before you can put him down, then we will be there to help. Also, we need to make sure no one interrupts the ritual," explained James.
Alex stood up. "If something goes wrong, you grab Sarah and Elena, and you run. You got it?"
James frowned.
Elena snapped, "No. We aren't going to leave you alone with him."
"Elijah will be there. Between us, we should be fine." Alex grabbed her phone and walked around the table. "The only thing that could go wrong is if someone shows up and gets in the way. That is why I wanted to keep it between the four of us." Alex grabbed the bag, and her phone buzzed. Glancing down, she saw that the message from Klaus. It was a pin-drop of the location. "We have the location, let's go."
The location drop led them to Steven's Quarry. It was remote and not too difficult to get to, but Alex, James, Elena and Sarah, who they had picked up on the way, had left the car and had to walk to the opening. The walk through the trees was creepy, but the light of the full moon shone bright enough that they could see where they were going.
As they stepped out of the trees, Alex noticed a pillar standing in the centre with a book sitting open, but she couldn't see Klaus. Looking around, she tried to see him, but the trees were silent beside the crickets in the grass.
"Where is he?" asked Sarah.
"Right here, love."
They all turned to see Klaus walking through the trees with a body over his shoulder, and he was also dragging one along the ground. He stopped near the pillar and dropped the body he was carrying.
"I don't believe we have been introduced," said Klaus. He smiled at Sarah. "Another witch?"
Sarah frowned. James stepped in front of her protectively. "Stay away from her."
Klaus smirked. "Relax, mate. There is only one pretty girl I am interested in tonight." He looked at Elena. "Elena."
Elena tensed. "Klaus."
"Enough of your games. Do you have the spell?" Alex snapped. She didn't want to deal with his crap. "And where is Elijah?"
Klaus' smirk widened. "Elijah is…resting."
Alex's flinched. Klaus had daggered him, just like the rest of his siblings. How was she supposed to stop him now?
"The spell is in the book. As long as you have the moonstone, I've provided the other things required. Vampire, werewolf." His eyes lingered on Elena. "Doppelganger."
Alex pulled the moonstone from her pocket and walked towards the book. She tried to calm herself and think. She needed to put Klaus down, how was she supposed to stop him. The white oak stake was out. The last of it burnt when Klaus had stabbed Mikael with it. Elijah was the only one they could trust to rip Klaus' heart from his chest, there were no other vampires she could trust that would go ahead with the whole plan and she also didn't have time to find one. The only thing that could put him down was desiccation, but she needed to stop someone's heart. After Elena died, Alex didn't know how long it will be until the binding spell reversed her death and took Alex's life. She didn't know if there was enough time to desiccate Klaus and then revive James or Sarah.
"Are you able to do the spell?" Klaus asked, pulling her from her thoughts.
Alex flinched as she noticed how close he was standing to her. She looked down at the book. It was simple enough. Challenge the power of the full moon into the moonstone, Klaus then had to kill each sacrifice the way they usually die. Vampire by wooden stake, werewolf by ripping out the heart, and doppelganger by draining them dry.
"It is simple enough." Alex cleared her throat. She took a moment to look at the book. It was a grimoire, an old one. "Which witch did you steal this wrong?" she asked.
Klaus sighed. "It belonged to the original witch, the one who cursed me."
"Your mother," she said.
Klaus smiled. "You know your history."
Alex frowned. "More than I would like to."
A groan from the woman on the ground pulled a huff from Klaus. "Let's get this started before they all runoff."
"Fine." Alex grabbed the salt that sat next to the book. She needed to create three circles, one for each sacrifice. She poured it around the vampire first. Once it was whole, she said, "Sigillum." Fire ignited along the salt line and trapped the vampire inside. Alex repeated the same thing with the werewolf and then turned to Elena. "Your turn," she said.
Elena nodded and walked over to her. She stopped in front of Alex and said, "No matter what happens, I love you."
Alex smiled. "I love you too." She hugged Elena quickly and sealed her inside the circle.
"Sisterly love, it is touching." Klaus snickered and strolled towards her. "Are we ready?"
Alex looked up at the moon and felt its power shimmering down. It was time.
