AN: Hello, everyone. First of all, yes, this is an actual new chapter! Which means I finally got my shit together enough to keep working on my creative projects. I'm still struggling, honestly, but I am working on myself and all the issues that are holding me back.
I'm sorry it took me so long to put a new chapter out. But while I stepped down from writing for a while, I still saw the kind reviews and all the new followers. Thanks to all the people that stuck around patiently and understanding that I had to take some time for myself. Your kind words sometimes appeared at moments when I was really down. And they helped to put at least a tiny smile on my face.
I had really intended to be back sooner, but life kept pushing me back down.
The story doesn't have that many chapters left and I will try to update weekly from now on. If my schedule allows it, even more often. We'll see.
Anyway, I hope you all are safe and healthy during this crazy ride that is 2020!
Hope you enjoy.
Chances
Chapter Nine: Overpowered
Got another mouth to feed
Leave her with a baby sitter, mama, call the grave digger
Gone with the fallen leaves
Am I coming out of left field?
Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now
I been feeling it since 1966, now
Might've had your fill, but you feel it still
Feel it Still - Portugal. The Man
"Niklaus!" A female voice sounded through the compound.
"I don't think you should" A male voice tuned in but was cut off almost instantly.
"I am seriously fed up with you arrogant males trying to tell me what it is I can and cannot do, so kindly shut up!" The female snapped back, effectively silencing her male companion.
"I know you can hear me! Come out before I have to get you!" She demanded loudly.
A door opened behind her, making her turn around to glare at whoever happened to be at the other side of that door.
"I think that's enough shouting for now, sister." Klaus walked confidently into the room, Caroline close behind him.
"What the bloody hell do you two think you're doing here?" Rebekah put her hands on her hips in anger.
Behind her, Marcel stood looking apologetic at the both of them.
"Well, we were having a way overdue chat which you and your temper so rudely interrupted." Klaus answered calmly.
"What are you doing here, Bekah?" Caroline asked a little panicked.
"Me? I should be asking you the same question, Caroline! Not only did you leave your newborn child behind, but you also took my baby brother into a war zone!" Rebekah countered. "Are you out of your damn mind? We were worried sick about you!"
"What choice did I have? There was no way you guys would let me go and help if I'd said something." Caroline defended herself.
"And for good reason!" Rebekah shrieked.
"Why aren't you at the safe house? And is there one single person in this family who still deems it necessary to do what I say?" Klaus spoke up, slightly annoyed by the continuous ignorance of his siblings.
"Oh, don't you get me started on you, Niklaus!" Rebekah said, not at all bothered by Klaus' words.
"Okay, this is going nowhere." Caroline tried to calm down the situation. "Obviously, we are all unsatisfied with our current situation. How about, instead of shouting and pointing fingers at each other, we use that energy to end this entire mess and go back home?"
"I'm with Caroline." Marcel finally spoke up, causing both Mikaelsons to glare at him in unison.
"What? The lady's got a good point!" He explained further.
"The others are either resting or preparing for the final battle. We could put our heads together and work out a plan." Caroline suggested.
"We don't need one." Klaus interjected.
The blondes looked at him incredulously.
"Because that worked out so good the last few times, right?" Rebekah remarked. "I mean, honestly, what have you all been doing for so long?"
"There is no need for a plan, because, by now, Aurora must have received her present, which in turn functions as a clear warning for all the vampires that so foolishly helped them before." Klaus ignored Rebekah's questions completely.
"Present?" She asked again.
"Yeah, Tristan's head." Marcel clarified. "Anyone who has at least one brain cell left should be running as fast and far away as possible right now."
"Or I do to them what I did to that slimy little git." Klaus said proudly.
"What about the white oak?"
"It's gone. Of course, Aurora and Lucien don't know that little detail." Caroline said, smiling slightly.
"So, all we have to do is make a surprise visit to their little hide out and kill them." Klaus looked at Marcel expectantly.
"They are currently in an old warehouse by the docks. I got two of my vampires watching them." He reported.
"Excellent!" Klaus said with a wide smile.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go. I cannot wait for the both of you to get back to Liz." Rebekah said with an evil smile.
Caroline's eyes widened. She hadn't spared one second to think about what her mother had to say about her decision to walk out on them and run to Klaus' side.
Rebekah smirked at Caroline, satisfied with the reaction her words had gotten out of her.
"Bekah, so nice of you to join us." Kol walked in and greeted his sister without a care in the world.
Rebekah rolled her eyes, Marcel groaned and Klaus massaged his temples to try and keep his temper at bay.
As much as he appreciated his siblings' willingness to come to his aid, he had absolutely no desire to be bothered by their constant quarrels.
"No need for all this excitement, Bekah." Kol said with a grin. "Let me just grab Davina and Henrik quickly before we kick their asses."
"No! Henrik will stay exactly where he is!" Rebekah ordered.
"He has already proven himself, Bekah." Kol pointed out.
"I don't care. He's a child, so he stays here." Rebekah replied angrily.
"Let me stop you before you rip each other's heads off." Klaus interjected. "Henrik is coming. I might not have agreed with it in the beginning as well, but Kol has a point. Henrik is strong enough. Moreover, Aurora and Tristan hardly pose a threat to us any longer. Should anything go wrong, which won't happen, we should be more than capable to protect Henrik."
Rebekah was about to argue but Klaus gave her a look that clearly stated that the last word had been spoken. So, Rebekah simply scoffed and crossed her arms in front of her, ignoring Kol's satisfied grin at being backed up by Klaus for once.
"Get them, Kol. I don't see the point in waiting any longer."
The original obliged and flashed away immediately only to return with Davina and Henrik shortly after.
Henrik looked unsure at Rebekah, fully aware that he would be getting an earful from his sister as soon as the opportunity arose.
"Great. Now that we are all assembled, Marcel will lead us to the docks." Klaus announced.
"Vampire's have come and gone for some time now. Most of them running as soon as they entered. The two vampires inside seem to be arguing." One of Marcel's vampires reported as soon as they arrived.
"Thank you." Marcel easily dismissed his soldier.
"Just so you know, Aurora is mine." Caroline announced.
"Is that so?" Klaus asked, smirking.
"Well, I owe her. She killed me, so I'll kill her." Caroline shrugged.
"Excuse me?" Rebekah shrieked.
"And that's the part where we stop talking!" Kol interrupted rather amused.
"Wouldn't that be why I rip out her heart?" Klaus addressed Caroline, not minding Kol or Rebekah at all.
Caroline rolled her eyes. "You are aware that this is neither the place, nor the time to flirt, right?" She challenged.
Klaus only grinned toothily at her.
"Do you two want some alone time to work on that tension while we slap around these two morons?" Kol asked, grinning broadly.
"Shut up!" Caroline slapped him across the arm before strutting towards the building Marcel's guy had pointed out.
Before anyone could react, Caroline knocked on the door as if she were casually visiting a friend.
The group tensed, some of them rolling their eyes at Caroline's behaviour. Klaus on the other hand found it rather difficult to hide his pride. Caroline sure was fit to be a queen.
When the door didn't open after two seconds, Caroline proceeded to kick it down.
"Well, that was unnecessary." Rebekah remarked.
"Hello." Klaus greeted just as casually as Caroline had knocked on the door.
"You bastard!" Aurora yelled as they walked into the warehouse.
"Why does everybody feel the need to point that out, I wonder?" Kol thought out loud.
"What the hell?!" Lucien gaped upon seeing Caroline. "You were dead!"
"Yeah, I know." Caroline put on her best fake smile before her features changed into that of the deadly predator that was resting behind her beautiful face.
"Don't move!" Lucien threateningly held a stake in hand. "Surrender now and some of you might get to live."
"You do realize that you are seriously outnumbered, right?" Caroline interjected.
"She's right. You might want to overthink your situation for a second. Two powerful witches, 5 vampires, not to mention most of them originals, and then there you two are. Nothing more than ordinary wood to defend yourselves with." Kol added gleefully.
Before Lucien or Aurora could contradict Kol's words, the stakes changed as the magic put upon them was removed by Henrik and Davina.
"How?" Lucien spoke, just now grasping the dangerous situation he was in.
"You have been alive for such a long time and still you understand nothing." Klaus mocked. "While I admit that you had caught me by surprise in the beginning, Originals are usually always a step ahead."
"I'd say he had you with your tail between your legs and acting like a complete imbecile." Rebekah remarked. "But I believe what Nik is trying to tell you here is that your little game is over. And now, it's time to pay the price for what you did."
The tension in the room grew as Lucien and Aurora tried to process what the original siblings had been telling them. That was until Kol was on Lucien, ripping the stake from his hand and piercing it into his leg. The pained yell he received made him grin.
"I think it's about time we quit the chit chat and move on to what we came here for." He announced to the questioning glares.
Out of nowhere, Caroline procured a stake as well and pushed it into Aurora's side full force.
"You bitch!" Aurora tried to lash out as well, trying to throw a punch at the younger vampire, but Klaus was by their side instantly, holding her arm back firmly.
"Let go of me, Niklaus!" Aurora demanded.
"I can handle myself, Klaus." Caroline growled.
"I'm sure you can, love. But unlike my brother, I am not willing to risk your life. Again." Klaus said casually, while Caroline ripped the stake out of Aurora's body.
"Klaus, stay out of this." Caroline ordered.
"How about we let Aurora decide who gets to kill her? What do you say?" Klaus addressed the vampire he was still restraining.
"Bite me!" snapped before realizing what she had said. "No! That's not what I meant!
"What a marvellous idea!" Klaus grinned broadly before his face transformed, his teeth sharpening.
He moved Aurora's arm closer to his mouth, while she tried to fight him. The hybrid buried his teeth into her wrist savagely, ripping large portions of flesh out in the process.
Aurora wailed in agony when Klaus pushed her to the ground carelessly.
"Seriously." Caroline rolled her eyes at the smile she received from Klaus.
Rebekah had remained behind, standing close to both mortals in case their enemies still had followers lurking around. If someone was dumb enough to try and attack Henrik or Davina, Rebekah would make sure to murder them.
Lucien could be heard struggling against Kol and Marcel until Davina decided to use a spell so strong it would simply knock him out.
"Way to take the fun out of something." Kol groaned.
"He was annoying me." Davina shrugged.
"Henrik, Davina, I want you to put a spell on this house. Make sure no one can leave or enter." Klaus instructed.
"Why?" Henrik asked.
"Let me guess, you want to bite Lucien, too. Then leave them here until they either finish each other off or die from the poison in their system?" Caroline said.
"I like that idea." Rebekah said.
"Well, I don't." Aurora roared, getting up.
In the blink of an eye, her body fell to the ground again, her neck broken.
"Good thing no one asked you, then." Caroline retorted, standing over Aurora's limp body.
"Can we get on with it, now? I promised the others I would be back with at least Caroline and Henrik in no time." Rebekah said.
"What about me?" Kol looked offended.
"You can take care of yourself." Rebekah shrugged, which in turn made Caroline glare at her. "Hey, don't look at me like that. You still have to tell me how these two killed you."
"All done, let's get out of here." Klaus cut in, liking Luciens blood from his lips.
"Yeah, let's move before they wake up." Marcel agreed.
Once their group had left the house, Davina and Henrik set to work on their spell.