~7 months pregnant~
Carolyn slowly waddled around the house, her baby bump now very large. She and Klaus had gotten close again, much to the relief of the others. Most of the Mikaelson's were sat in the dining room, making sure they had a plan. Ever since Darius poisoned Klaus, he hadn't been seen. No sightings at all from any vampire or werewolf across New Orleans. Klaus and Elijah avidly searched for him daily and even compelled humans to alert them if they found anything. Davina had tried a locator spell which only lead them to an old underground mine. All that was there was skeletons, blood bags, and slowly rotting humans. Carolyn even hunted a few times, but nobody had anything.
It was around 2 weeks or so after the human bodies were discovered before they finally found a lead.
Carolyn was laying on the long sofa, massaging some oil into her skin on her stomach to try and lessen her angry red stretch marks. The letterbox suddenly rattled and something came through it. Carolyn put the oil down on the table and wiped her hands down her trousers. She walked over to the letterbox and squatted down to grab the letter. (she missed being able to just bend down anymore...thanks baby bump) She read the front of the envelope and flicked it over. Nothing was on the back. Making her way back over to the sofa, she opened it.
Find me, you will never,
Unless you find the severed.
Dig deep and hunt high,
An end is nigh.
To put differences aside,
For those who died inside.
"That is the most unhelpful lead we've gotten so far! We might as well not have one!" Kol exclaimed before falling onto the sofa. The Mikaelson's plus Hayley, Davina and Carolyn were trying to work out what the riddle means. "You've gotta think logically, Kol. Break it down,"
5 hours later, and they were still no further. Davina had tried numerous tracing spells, but they just lead to a recently dead vampire in the quarter. Carolyn finished drinking her tea before a thought came to her, "Hey, Davina?" The group looked at her, "have you tried tracing the vampire?" Davina's eyes widened, "No, I haven't! Great thinking, Carolyn!"
Davina walked up to the desiccated vampire and slit his neck. Blood poured out of the wound which Davina soaked up through a tissue. Once she had enough, she left the now bleeding vampire alone.
She walked up to Kol and the others. While she gathered the blood, the 4 Mikaelson siblings had set up a map with the correct stuff to perform the spell. Davina got down on her knees and held the blood-soaked tissue above the map. "Phasmatos Tribum Nas Ex Veras," she repeatedly chanted. The blood sluggishly moved from the dot on the map over to a tiny part of the map, surrounded by water. Davina continued to chant but the blood didn't move any further. "Looks like this is where the vampire came from," she spoke, unsure.
/
Back at home, Carolyn continued to try and solve the riddle. The others came in with a loud disruption, which crushed Carolyn's concentration. She let out a loud, annoyed filled, sigh. "Did you find anything?" Hayley asked, coming back in from the kitchen. She handed Carolyn a drink (a cup of tea, obviously) and sat down next to Elijah. "Not anything helpful," he replied with a sigh. The group sat in a depressed silence for a few minutes. "Care, have you told them about what you did earlier?" Hayley asked with a grin on her face. "Noooo!" Carolyn whined, hiding her face. Hayley told the story of Carolyn asking for her pen even though it was in her hand. The story cracked a few smiles except for Kol, who remained hard-faced. "Really, Kol? Not even a smirk?" Hayley asked. "Nope," Kol said. "Why? It was funny!" Davina said. "Because I'm dead inside," Kol grinned with his fangs bared.
"Dead inside..." Carolyn muttered to herself. She thought deeply and her mind wandered off to the riddle. "To put differences aside, For those who died inside." She said out loud. The others in the room faced her with confusion on their faces. "Klaus, when you died to become a vampire, did your heart begin beating again?" She asked. "No. It takes hundreds of years, possibly even a thousand, for the heart to begin beating again. Ours do now but this only happened within the last 10 years," He said. Carolyn grinned, "The last line is about vampires!"
/
Slowly but surely, the riddle began to unfold itself. "The differences aside must mean humans, werewolves and witches working together with vampires... right?" Carolyn spoke, unsure. "Must be," Davina replied. "So far we only have vampires must work with the people they don't get along with to... what, find another vampire?" Kol bitterly asked. "I don't know, Kol... what does it mean by the severed?" Davina asked. A door slamming shut made the group jump. "This... is what it means," Klaus appeared in the doorway with a body in his left hand. He gripped someone's head by its hair in his right. "Find the severed?" He asked innocently, a smirk playing on his bloody lips.
"So, we've found the last part of the riddle and the second line," Hayley said as she crossed something out.
Find me, you will never,
Unless you find the severed.
Dig deep and hunt high,
An end is nigh.
To put differences aside,
For those who died inside.
Carolyn sighed as she picked up the paper. "We still have no chance of finding this elusive creature. What the hell has a vampire and a severed head got to do with it?" She growled before throwing the paper on the floor. Her anger only grew when the paper harmlessly floated down. A pair of warm hands touched her shoulders. "Maybe we should take a break?" Carolyn was seriously agitated and nodded so she didn't lose her shit.
2 cups of tea and some toast later, Carolyn was back to herself. She sat down with a heavy sigh, "Any luck?" She asked, tired. "No," Elijah answered.
/
It was around a week or so later before something happened. Carolyn was lying on her bed, reading a book about fairies and mermaids. Hayley suddenly burst in, looking flustered. "We're under attack!" She rushed out before yanking Carolyn up by her arms. Carolyn blindly followed, not knowing where they were going. "Woah, Hayley! Stop! What's going on? HAYLEY!" Carolyn tried yelling. Hayley ignored her and continued to drag her. "STOP!" Carolyn yelled as they burst through the doors. A power surge came from her hands bursting the lights. Everyone in the room yelled and covered their ears. Carolyn exhaled sharply. Everyone got up again. "What was that?" A vampire she'd never seen before yelled. "I don't know, but she's the one the boss wants! Get her!"
Klaus tackled the one who spoke with an angry yell to the ground as they engaged in a fight. Elijah and Kol continued to fight with the other 5 vampires leaving Rebekah to fight with Hayley as they tackled a larger group.
Carolyn stood side-by-side with Davina as they fought another vampire. This one was stronger than any she'd ever faced before.
With a yell, Davina shot the vampire down.
A dark chuckle brought their attention to the shadows.
Carolyn froze and faced the corner.
Davina suddenly went down with a high pitched scream before falling abruptly silent. "Whoever you are, whatever you want, come out of the shadows and stop being a coward!" Another dark chuckle rang out.
Somebody stepped out of the shadows.
It was a man.
He had brown hair with black eyes. He stood at 6' 2''.
"No... no, it can't be..." Carolyn whispered, tripping over her feet in a bid to get away. "Hello, Carolyn," the man spoke in a slimy tone.
"James," she spat.
/
"It will be best if you don't fight me and come quietly. It'll hurt less," James smirked. "If you try anything, James, I have 150 years of untapped magic running through my veins! I will use it!" Carolyn yelled, backing down the stairs. The others watched as Carolyn battled her ex-boyfriend. "I'm gonna step in," Hayley said. Rebekah put a hand across her chest. "No. Let her... this is her fight, not ours." Hayley bit her lip and watched her friend over 5 months battle her psycho ex.
"James! I'm warning you!" Carolyn said, her voice titering on the angry side. "You weren't gonna tell me you were pregnant... you were gonna take my kid away from me..." He spoke, his voice completely calm. Carolyn backed down the stairs with a small whimper. Her foot slipped and she landed on her ass. She crawled backward with a gasp. James landed in front of her, his fangs bared. "Votre âme, l'ame boa," Carolyn yelled. James winced but didn't back down. "Phesmatos Pyrox Morsinus Illum!" She yelled. James yelled and stopped. Carolyn stood up and backed closer to the group. James growled and ran at her with his fangs out. "Vatos!" Carolyn screamed. James flew backward with an explosion. He crashed into the wall and slumped to the ground. "CAROLYN! WATCH OUT!" Rebekah screamed. Carolyn turned around.
Dust was blown into her face.
"Da nativitate ad iuvenes vivere!" Someone muttered. Then they fell to the ground with a crack. Klaus stood behind the body. He clapped his hands, "Well, she's gone now!"
Suddenly, Carolyn felt blinding pain. She clutched her belly with a scream. She fell to her knees with a howl.
Klaus fell with her, holding her body.
James limped over, chuckling. "You can't help her," he chuckled. "What have you done?" Klaus seethed.
"My witch, which you've now killed, thanks for that, forced her into early labour," he simply replied.
Carolyn howled as another pain ripped through her body.
"Take her away!" Klaus growled. Hayley and Davina rushed over and helped her up. "Make sure she's safe," he whispered to Davina. She nodded. "Don't worry, she will be."
wiki/List_of_Spells
