NEW ORLEANS
In the center of the Mikealson compound, Buffy, Rebekah, and Klaus as well as Elijah who was in Astral form thanks to Marianna's magic, all stand watching as Mary sits in the middle of a salt circle surrounded by red candles.
The 1000 year old witch slices into her palm with the dagger in her hand before placing her hand over a small bowl of pure human blood she had Klaus procure for her. Closing her eyes she inhales sharply before her eyes finally open again, this time her brown chocolate orbs were now pure black as veins of black magic move across her arms.
"Dominus, pater." She chants as images of Finn begin to fill her mind "Respice ad mea." Slowly the images become more clear and she spots the maps Finn was currently staring at as he tried to locative the youngest Mikealson.
Focusing on the map the raven-haired beauty raises her hands the flames on the candles rising instantly around her "Ego crep facem. Ex spiritibus enim sie te aeris. Qui omnipotentian tuam parcendo clavem ad. Ostium ligate Diabolum hunc!"
As she continues she couldn't help but smirk as she spots Finn gasp in her vision, the wind she created sending him flying off his feet as blood dripped from his nose before he stares at the Maps which were slowly combusting into flames "Hoc captionem, et daemonium ab grandus cicinno!"
Slowly the wind that picked up around her dies out and the noirette's eyes return to normal. Taking a deep breath Marianna stands and takes the handkerchief out of her pocket wiping the blood off her hand before turning to face the currently panicking bunch "I've cut off his power to the spell." She informs them making both Buffy and Klaus sigh in slight relief knowing they had more time now, even if it wasn't much.
Mary sighs "I'll sense when he tries again, but I don't know how long till he gets through my magic. The witch body Finn is inhabiting is powerful. And Finn knows all my tricks he'll find a way around me eventually."
Klaus sighs clenching his jaw in frustration, he had hoped that her dark magic would be enough to end Finn's search but alas it was just postponing the inevitable "Just hold him off as long as you can Marianna."
The witch rolls her eyes before turning to Rebekah with a worried look on her face "Can we get back to the subject of Freya, cause I happen to like being the only 1000 year old witch in town."
Buffy groans in annoyance and runs a hand through her hair before turning to glance at Rebekah which was still a little weird given she was in a new body, honestly, it was giving her flashbacks to her own body-swapping experience, that had not been a pleasant experience, to say the least "Are we sure it's her?"
"We should bloody well hope not." Mary pipes up as she pours herself a drink and even hands one to Buffy who takes it with a nod, surprisingly the two were actually getting along, it probably wouldn't last but for now it was quite an easy peace.
When all of her siblings turn in confusion Marianna sighs "If it really is Freya and she's been with Dahlia...Ayana used to tell me stories of the power Dahlia held, so if Freya's spent time with her...there's a chance she could be stronger than even me."
"I don't know." Rebekah says drawing her attention away from the portrait on the wall of her in her normal body and back over to the others "She said she was Freya then darted off into the night."
The vampire who was currently astral projecting into the room arches a brow curiously at his sister "And you believed her?"
"I met the girl in a mystical loony bin. She could be anyone, telling any lie. But she did seem familiar somehow."
Buffy groans hating that even more problems were being added onto their plate right now, was the crap with Finn not enough or was the universe just screwing with them now "How is she even alive?"
Mary paces back and fourth trying to think, that was a question digging at her as well, it made no sense, witches were not meant to be immortal the spirits thought of it as cheating, "I use dark magic to stay young and a lot of cheats, I would have been able to sense if she was using magic like mine to keep herself alive after all this time."
Klaus growls in frustration as yet another sibling he would probably have to kill was making more problems for them "Why bother asking the question given this family's annoying predilection for cheating death."
Buffy sighs as she downs the rest of the bourbon in her hand wincing slightly at the bitter feeling it left at the back of her throat, ignoring the familiar sting she moves to pour herself another glass before turning to Rebekah almost nervously "What about Dahlia, if Freya is alive...then your big bad of an evil aunt may be too. And given she wants my baby I'm gonna need to know how many witches need to get with the choppy."
Rebekah merely gulps thinking back to her moments with Freya, she had been too shocked to even think to ask if Dahlia was still around before Freya had disappeared into the night "I barely had a chance to—"
The newly found witch is cut off as Klaus pipes up glaring over at his younger sister for her incompetence "On the list of questions, it'd be nice to know...if the woman who placed a curse on the first-borns of this family is still breathing air."
"Enough!" Elijah exclaims making Mary snort as both her siblings immediately grow quiet at the order of the elder Mikealson "If she is who she says, we'll find out soon enough. For now, it remains imperative no one learns of Joy's location. This has been our salvation thus far."
Buffy runs a hand through her hair, while she knew those in Mystic Falls wouldn't speak given that they had all allowed Klaus to compel them never to speak about it to anyone, she was more concerned about the people who knew in this city.
Klaus seemingly having the same thought as he thinks to the wolves in the Bayou shakes his head, if Finn found out that the wolves were aware he may try and use them to locate Joyce "Unless Hayley's husband to be starts flapping his gums. Perhaps I should take preventative measures and separate him from his head."
"No." Buffy hisses causing the hybrid to turn to her with an amused brow, taking a sip of her drink the blonde glares over at the father of her child "The wolves are desperate to make this treaty with me. Oz won't allow it. But if anything..." Pausing the blonde downs her drink and moves over to Klaus standing right in front of him forcing her to arch her neck slightly up "...I'll be the one to kill him if he becomes a risk." She promises ignoring Klaus's grin as she storms past him and heads upstairs.
Elijah watches the blonde go before arching a brow as he spots his brother's amused look, as though he was enjoying the fact that Buffy was acting more like the hybrid himself. Sighing as he thinks to the wolf he loved and the man she was about to marry he draws his siblings attention "Jackson will not do nothing to ruin this treaty."
Rebekah merely frowns in confusion before it clicks in her mind "Hayley's getting married? What in hell else did I miss? Other than the obvious return of Slayer hybrid sexual tension. Can't say I missed that." She laughs gesturing to where Klaus was still watching in the direction Buffy had gone off in before without a word moving to follow the blonde, making Rebekah roll her eyes in amusement. Clearly Buffy was still as blind as before, and her brother just as obsessed and determined.
Mary merely groans in annoyance and downs her drink handing Rebekah one as she grabs another before the two sisters clink their glasses together "I should have stayed in Paris."
WHITMORE
After Wes had taken Elena, Damon had spent hours throwing his fist at the wall again and again, hoping to breakthrough. Throwing his fist as the hole he had made the vampire smirks as a large chunk of rock breaks through, picking it up he moves over to the edge of his cell and peaks through the bars where the bullet casing left behind by Aaron was laying.
Sighing he thinks back to that reveal that he had murdered Aaron's entire family, honestly he hadn't felt bad and he still didn't.
Aaron was a Whitmore and the Whitmore's needed to pay. He was however so not looking forward to the judgy looks he would get off Elena when he saved her, but he also knew Elena would run to Buffy only for it to go horribly wrong.
If she went to Buffy then Elena would quickly find out the the blonde Slayer during their Summer travelling had been the one to help kill Aaron's aunt. She had been almost emotionless for a while after sending Joy away and had changed deep down, he knew Buffy well enough to know that Elena had no idea just how much darkness the blonde Slayer was hiding. And he didn't want to be the cause for their already struggling relationship to go beyond repair.
Bending down he reaches through the bars desperately trying to get his fingers to graze the bullet, this was the key to his escape. He knew it.
NEW ORLEANS
Buffy moves quickly around the room she had been staying in quickly grabbing some clothes; she shoves them into her bag before bending down to grab her sword. Placing on the holster by her hip she slides the sword in before moving to grab her leather jacket only to groan as a hand pulls it out of her reach.
"You may be taller but I'm stronger." The blonde huffs placing her hands up her hips as she glares up at Klaus who smirks down at her "Shall we test that theory Luv?"
The blonde rolls her eyes: she was not in the mood for his flirty banter, reaching for her jacket again she huffs as he holds it above his head like a damn child "Stop it Nik. Using shortness against me is cheating."
Klaus smiles slightly before he arches a brow as he spots the bag on her bed, that's when it hits him "Buffy, I need you here."
"I'm going to our daughter. You heard Mary it's only a matter of time till he finds her."
"Hey, hey." He whispers as he spots the panic filling her, tossing her jacket on the bed he steps forward placing both hands on her shoulders trying to soothe her if she panicked now then they wouldn't be able to do anything "Elijah will protect her. You are where you need to be."
"But..."
"Trust me." He tells her softly moving his hands to cup her face forcing her to meet his eye, the blonde watches him for a long beat, all she wanted right now was to get Joy and run like hell, but she knew he was right. Elijah would protect her, she would be of more use here. Nodding she offers him a small smile before shocking him as she pulls him into a hug "She'll be okay right?"
Klaus smiles as he wraps his arms around the small blonde "She's tough, like her mother."
As Buffy lets out a small laugh the two quickly pull away from each other as someone clears their throat from behind them. The couple turn only to spot Marianna leaning against the doorway with a smirk on her face "Hey don't mind me, I literally had a vision once of your two conceiving the damn child, nothing else can scar me like that did."
At her words, Buffy groans in disgust "Oh my god."
Mary merely snorts and opens her mouth to comment on Buffy's exact use of those three words during some of her visions only for the blonde to launch a pencil at the raven-haired witch who catches it with a laugh "Fine."
Placing the pencil down the witch then steps further into the room and gestures to the sword on Buffy's hip "Now that just won't do. You're the Queen of Slayers darling. You need your weapon. I made a pit stop in Mystic Falls..." pausing the witch reveals a bag from behind her back and hands it over to Buffy.
The blonde frowns in confusion before her eyes light up in glee as she pulls the scythe of the bag "Oh I have missed you." She breaths pulling it out, smirking in amusement as both Mary and Klaus take a step back from the weapon.
Mary watches the Slayer with her weapon closely before sighing, "Try not to leave home without it. Trust me witches will come for this thing eventually given it did raise your Slayers."
MYSTIC FALLS
Elena groans as she shifts in her bed only for her eyes to slam open as she remembers she wasn't in her bed, she was strapped down to a gurney. Looking around in a panic she couldn't help but stare as she finds herself in what looked like a burnt down building, other than the lab and medical equipment the rest of the room looked burnt and rotted.
Opening her mouth she winces as she feels a tight pull on her jaw, trying to get a look she quickly stares down in horror as she realizes that she had a muzzle attached to her face keeping her jaw in a tight grasp so she couldn't speak. Or more importantly so she couldn't scream.
Looking around the room in a panic she tries to spot anything to get her out of here, any sign of freedom, however, a voice pops up drawing her away from her escape plans.
"Subject B.1A appears conscious." Looking up Elena couldn't help but glare as she spots Wes above her, he merely watches her as she tries to open her mouth "Wouldn't do that if I were you. One wrong move and that muzzle will shatter every bone in your jaw. You're the first Banshee we've ever had, I'm taking precautions."
