Elena is curled up on the Salvatore's couch reading a book when she feels someone's gaze.
"Hell-"
"Ahhh!" She cuts the voice off with a scream as she chucks her book at the offender.
"O." Klaus finishes with an amused tone as he catches the book.
"You're not a killer clown." Elena says with a relieved sigh as her eyes travel his body.
"No, just the original hybrid trying to sacrifice you." Damon says from from behind Klaus with an unimpressed tone.
"Speaking of, you ready to go, Love?" Klaus asks Elena with a small smile as she nods.
"Yep, let's get me dead." She claps her hands and stands as Damon groans.
"Seriously, Ellie? Could you be a little less psyched? He's literally going to kill you." Damon says as she puts on her shoes.
"You are purposely leaving out the part where I'm resurrected." Elena scolds as Klaus watches the two with amusement.
"Where's the rippah?" Klaus asks looking around as Elena smirks.
"He went with Elijah to get the other sacrifices, don't worry you'll see your BFF later." She says sympathetically as he rolls his eyes with a smile.
"Come on." Klaus says with a huff grabbing her hand.
"Ugh, I walked through a spider web, kill me now." Elena says dramatically as she wipes the web off her.
"Patients, Love." Klaus replies as they come upon the sacrifice site making her send him an smile.
"Hey, 'lijah." Elena flirts as she swings around with her hands behind her back her head tilted as they come upon Elijah, the Martin witches, and Stefan.
"Hello, Elena." He responds with a small amused smile.
"El, you okay?" Stefan asks walking towards her with a worried expression making her smile fondly.
"Yes. I'm fine, Stef. Everything is gonna be fine. I promise." She says while squeezing his hand.
"You guys don't have to stay." Elena says to the Salvatores.
"What? Of course we do." Damon says offended as Stefan nods.
"I don't want you guys to watch me die." Elena tell them sadly.
"Hey, we're here for everything. Even the bad." Stefan says as she lays her head on his shoulder.
Elena watches as the werewolf groans in pain and the vampire looks around frantically.
"What the hell is this?" The soon to be sacrificed vampire yells.
"Hello, there." Elena says cheerfully as she makes her way over to the vampire.
"I'm Ellie, doppelganger sacrifice. And you're Rob? Bobby? Robert? Craig? The vampire sacrifice. I'd say it's nice to meet you, but it's really not." She says as he glares with a look of realization.
"Oh, good. You remember me. I was worried the amount of vervain we've pumped you with would scramble your brain a bit." She says with a teasing smile.
"What did you do to me." He asks angrily.
"Killed you. Well, turned you. But it's all the same, considering you're going to be dead soon, anyway." Elena says as she makes and L with her finger and squints her eye.
"You crazy bitch-" Elena cuts him off as she takes a running start, kicking him the face.
"Whoo! Yes! I knew those kick off lessons would come in handy. Thank you, Ty." She cheers happily as the vampire groans with blood flowing down his face.
"Ms. Gilbert." Elijah says, reprimanding lightly as Klaus and the Salvatores look on amused.
"No, it's all good, Eli. He deserves it. Promise." She says before turning to the vampire.
"Do you want to tell the nice man why you're here, or should I?" She asks sweetly as he continues to glare.
"You see, Damon, Stefan, and I, were out cruise'n for pervs to turn for Klaus, when we heard the unmistakable sound of a tiny dicked asshole, beating on some poor, helpless woman." Elena says glaring at the sad excuse of a man.
"Would you like to tell him who the woman was? No? Okay." Elena says with another kick making him groan again.
"So we run over, pull him off her, and compel her to explain the situation. Lo and behold, we find that the woman's not only his wife, but his pregnant one." Elena says looking to Elijah as he furrows his brows.
"Yeah, so you cool with this?" She asks as he nods.
"Baby's fine, much to your dissmay, I assume." Elena says coolly to the dick as she walks back over to the Salvatore brothers.
"You get it all out?" Damon asks her in an amused tone.
"No." She sighs sadly.
"Well at least you get to watch him die." Stefan tries to cheer her up, but she only shrugs.
"I guess."
"How about we go kill some assholes when you wake up?" Damon offers as she looks to him, hopefully.
"Really?" She asks making them both nod.
"You guys are the best." Elena says with a smile.
After Klaus killed the Werewolf and the dickhead. He walks over to Elena.
"It's time." He says sighing slightly when she smiles brightly at him.
"Okay, one second. Turn around." She says spinning her finger around as he looks to her confused, but complies.
"Okay, now I'm ready." She says making him turn back around.
"Really?" He asks with a amused expression as she laughs, flapping the cape to her red hood.
"I thought it was fitting, my lord." She curtseys teasingly as he chuckles lightly.
"Thank you, Ellie." He says genuinely, making her smile.
"Don't mention it." She says as her smile turns teasing.
"Alright, enough chit chat. Let's get this show on the road, I made plans after." She says making him bark out a surprised laugh and look to her baffled.
"You're very strange human, Ellie." He says with furrowed brows making her laugh.
"Are you just figuring that out now?" She asks as they make their way to the alter.
"Hey, just incase I don't come back." Elena says before bringing him into a passionate kiss as he stiffens before kissing her back while Elijah looks away and Stefan clears his throat.
"Seriously, Ellie. He's about to kill you. Like literally this very moment." Damon calls out as he throws his hands up.
"Okay. Proceed." Elena says breathlessly after pulling away.
Klaus smiles sadly at her before tilting her head, exposing her neck and gently bites making her gasp.
The last thing Ellie remembers is Klaus holding her up as her knees buckle underneath her and her vision blurs.
Elena sits up with a gasp bringing her hand to her throat only to feel nothing.
She looks down and sees her now transparent body.
Remembering the last time she looked like this, she looks around frantically.
"Calm down, Elena." A familiar loud voice says, not aiding in calming her.
"I remember you. What's going on? Why am I here?" Elena asks with fear in her voice.
"You're dead." The voice says casually making Elena's nearly invisible jaw drop.
"Like, dead dead?" She asks hoping for a 'psych, just kidding.'
"Yes, exactly like, dead dead."
"That sucks a fat one." Elena says with a dejected sigh.
"Do you remember what happened?" The loud voice asks making Elena recount her last memories.
"Umm… I was with Klaus. Yeah, Klaus. I was with Klaus. We kissed. Oooh, there was tongue. That was awesome! Go me!" Elena cheers happily trying to high five herself only for her hands to go through each other.
"What else?" The voice ask in an impatient tone.
"He drained me. But, I took the elixir. Shit! It didn't work, did it?" Elena asks with a groan.
"No, it did." The voice assures calming Elena.
"Sick! Thank… you, I guess." Elena says in a confused tone.
"You're welcome. And, I'm impressed. You know, I've been watching you, you've proven to be very… entertaining." The loud voice says after a pause.
"Yeah…" Elena trails off with a strange tone.
"What?" The loud voice asks.
"Nothing." Elena says quickly.
"Say it." The loud voice says annoyed.
"I don't know what-"
"Just say it." The voice demands.
"Doppelganger? Seriously? And Elena Gilbert. Not even Kat? Really? I have no powers. I can't turn into an animal. I can't even compel people. A baby, you dropped me into a actual new born baby!" Elena complains in one breath.
"…" The loud voice remains silent.
"It just wasn't very cool." Elena says in a quieter tone than before.
"You are the most well informed being in your universe. What more could you possibly want?" The voice asks with disbelief.
"I don't know, all I'm saying is some magic would have been nice." Elena tries to shrug.
"Seriously? You got to save all your friends, you're gonna get Katerina Petrova's freedom, plus you got to play out your little hybrid fantasy. And you want magic? So what? So you can-"
"So I can light my joints with a flame coming out of the tip of my finger, yes. Okay. Is that what you wanted me to admit?" Elena asks accusatorily.
"You ungrateful little shit! The loud voice yells.
"Hey!" Elena yells back, offended.
"I saved you from an afterlife you would have hated! A boring, peaceful, lonely place that would've driven you mad. I put you in a world you loved and gave you a real family, one like you never had before and you're mad because I didn't give you pyrokinesis?" The voice says with a disbelieving scoff.
"I can't protect them!" Elena yells.
"I'm human. I have to rely on everyone else to protect me and I hate it. I can't protect my friends." Elena admits quietly.
"I'm sorry you feel I cheated you, but I put you in a position to fix things to your liking. Also, I like that Jeremy kid, I thought he needed someone."
"That's pretty nice, I guess. Look, I'm sorry for being ungrateful. I'm really happy with my afterlife and I'm thankful to you for giving me another chance." Elena says honestly.
"So, what are you gonna do now?" The voice asks.
"Not sure. Maybe college? I'll probably never be able to turn. So, who knows? Maybe I'll try to recreate Tessa's immortality spell." Elena shrugs.
"Speaking of, what have you got planned for Silas?"
"No clue. If I leave things be, hunters will eventually wake him, bringing hell on earth. And if I wake him myself and tell him about Amara, he'll just kill her and bring down the otherside to be with her."
"Well, you've got some time to figure it out. In the meantime, we have a problem."
"What?" Elena asks with wide eyes.
"The elixir was created with dark magic that comes with very serious consequences." The voice informs.
"Like what?"
"You're probably gonna be haunted by the otherside until you're driven to madness, most likely resulting in your suicide." The voice tells her in a less than comforting tone.
"Fuuu-uuck, that doesn't sound good." Elena whines.
"Certainly not."
"Uh, if you have a solution, feel free to share with the class." Elena says panicky.
"Well, I do like watching you." The voice admits.
"Creepy." Elena mutters.
"I'd probably be bored if you died."
"Real nice." Elena mutters sarcastically.
"Alright, I think I got it." The voice says after a moment.
"Really? Cool, whatcha got?" Elena asks hopefully.
"Sorry, you're about to wake up."
"What? No, do not-"
"Goodbye." The voice interrupts before Elena's world goes black.
"Her heart has started." Elena hears Elijah as she tries to open her eyes.
"Hey. You're okay. Oh, my God. I thought you were really dead." She sees her little brother standing over her with relieved eyes.
"How long?" Elena rasps out, bringing a hand to her neck as she looks around, finding herself in her living room
"Since last night. It's noon now." Elijah says as his eyes trail over her completely healed neck.
"Were you worried about me?" Elena asks teasingly making him smile.
"Maybe a little." He responds making her laugh.
"You done flirting?" Damon asks as he walks into the room with a glass of water.
"Never. Did you stay all night?" Elena asks looking behind him, seeing Stefan.
"We both did. We wanted to watch over you. For what it's worth, you make a beautiful corpse." He jokes as he hands her the water.
"Right back at you, ocean eyes." She says with a wink before taking a sip.
"Thank you both for being here, but me and 'lijah gotta go find Klaus." Elena says standing up and losing her balance making Jeremy catch her before she falls.
"Woah, slow down there. You were dead five minutes ago. You need to rest" Damon says walking closer to her.
"Look, I really appreciate the concern. But Klaus is out there, running around on all fours and if you stop me from seeing that, I will resent you for the rest of my life." Elena tells him honestly before regaining her balance.
"Exactly, he's a wolf right now, he could hurt you." Stefan says making her laugh.
"How hilarious would it be if mauls me to death after all this effort to bring me back." Elena says as they all look at her unimpressed.
"Kidding, obviously. Let's go, Eli." Elena says grabbing his hand and pulling him out of the room.
As Elijah and Elena trek through the woods, they hear a loud growl.
Elena immediately runs toward it, ignoring all signs of danger and Elijah's warnings to stop.
"Elena, please me careful." He says walking behind before she stops.
"Oh. My. Gods." Elena says quietly staring at the blood covered wolf.
"He is so fucking cute." She says walking closer with her hand out making the wolf growl and stand in attack position.
"I know you're fully aware, Klaus. If you bite me, I will punch you in the snout." Elena warns as he stops growling.
"Elena, I do not think that is a good idea." Elijah says as Elena kneels in front of wolf Klaus.
"Aww. Who's a good boy? Are you a good boy?" Elena baby talks scratching behind his ear making him growl again.
"Are you covered in the blood of the innocent? Yes, you are." Elena ignores him as he huffs and lays his head in her lap.
"Elijah, please take a picture. Right now." Elena says throwing her phone to him as Klaus looks to her in, what can only be described as betrayal.
Elena throws up a peace sign as Elijah snaps a few photos, because of course.
"So, as much as you're enjoying this whole Marmaduke thing, if you could turn back, that would be much appreciated. We need to talk." She says running her hand through his fur.
"Promise I won't peak." Elena says crossing her fingers behind her back.
"Elijah, could you?" Elena asks as Elena tosses Klaus the bag he's carrying and turns around.
"That was a amazing." Klaus says after shifting back while putting on his clothes.
"I agree. I always knew you you'd be an amazing kisser." Elena says before laughing as he scoops her into a hug.
"Thank you. You have no idea what this feels like. Thank you, Ellie." He says setting her down and smiling at her.
"You're are more than welcome, Klaus. I'm glad you're finally free." She tells him honestly before her face becomes serious.
"Alright. We need to talk." Elena says as he raises a brow.
"I want Katherine's freedom." She states bluntly.
"Absolutely not." Klaus says without hesitation making her rolls her eyes.
"Come on, seriously. What's the point of hunting her? You've moved on to better, brighter things." Elena tries to stroke his ego as he shakes his head.
"It's more about the sentiment at this point. But if it really means that much, make me an offer. What would you give in return? " Klaus asks cockily as she raises a brow.
"Are you propositioning me, if so, I accept." Elena replies eagerly making him roll his eyes.
"No, Ellie, I'm not. But, you are in a very unique position. Maybe if you share some of the secrets you keep in that pretty little head, I might feel inclined to forgive Katerina for her sins against me." Klaus says, giving a fantastic example of his God complex.
"What about your family? " Elena asks surprising him and Elijah.
"What about them?" He asks with confusion etching his face
"I want you to wake them." Elena states.
"I can't, Ellie. As I'm sure you know, it's still not safe." Klaus says as she furrows her brows while bitting her lip.
"Okay, I got it. If you agree to never hunt, seek out, or kill Katerina Petrova, I will not only give you daddy dearest's location, but also a way to kill him." Elena says as he narrows his eyes.
"Why on earth would I be willing to go after Mikael when he's tried to kill me every single time he's seen me over the last 1000 years?" He asks disbelievingly.
"Well, Mr. Big Bad Wolf, because he is currently desiccated and lying in a tomb." She says cheerfully.
"I want something else." Klaus says after a moment of silence as they walk through the woods.
"I knew you were propositioning me." Elena teases.
"Come with me." He says simply making her furrow her brows.
"I'll be leaving to make hybrids and now, kill my father. Come with me."
"Why?" Elena asks with a disbelieving laugh.
"I owe you, Ellie. And I can see how bored you are. I can understand what it feels like to be stuck in monotony. And if the excitement that burns in your eyes when something unexpected happens is anything to go by, you crave spontaneity." He says stunning her completely.
"Damn, I'm just an open book, aren't I?" She says with a disappointed sigh making the brothers smile at her.
"I'd also like to keep an eye on you and possibly pick your brain about any packs you may know of, but mostly the boredom thing." He grins as she laughs.
"So if I come with you? You'll pardon Kat?" Elena asks Klaus.
"Yes." Klaus confirms as a smile stretches across her face.
"I'm in-"
"This doesn't seem appropriate. What about your academics?" Elijah asks with concern.
"Oh no, I'm good. I can test out, I already know everything anyway." Elena shrugs.
"Then why did you stay? What's the point?" Klaus asks.
"Because, handsome, the only thing larger than my intellect is my ego. And always beating Sarah Fell for top of the class gives me an immense pleasure, only once replicated by a red headed women's studies major, who did this thing with her tongue and zucchini-squash hybrid." Elena finishes with wistful smile as Klaus smirks in amusement.
"Okay." Elijah grimaces making Elena sigh.
"You're gonna have to get used to it, Eli. I communicate in dirty jokes, it's my language." Elena tells him sympathetically as he nods.
"So it's a plan? We leave and kill papa OG, make some hybrids, then wake your siblings." Elena says as they nod making her bounce on the heels of her feet.
"Oh, my god, you should build a house here. Oh, I can't wait to meet Kol. And Bex. And I guess Finn, I don't see us clicking, but we should find Sage, she's really hot." Elena rambles with excitement making the brother smile at each other before Elena gasps in horror.
"What?" Klaus asks with concern.
"Jenna's gonna kill me." She says with realization as the brothers both look to her with wide, fearful eyes.
"Hey, it's Ellie. Just calling to say, I told you so. I did it. Step one complete. Time to find Nadia. Congratulations on your freedom, Kat. Hope to see you soon." Elena leaves Katherine a voice mail with a victorious smile playing across her face.
