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An extra long chapter this time.

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Two days ago

Rebekah follows Nadia's directions to her new house, coming to this mansion that is as big as the one in Mystic Falls, and much bigger than the boarding house. She approves and she's also impressed. She walks in and Stefan comes out of the kitchen.

"Rebekah, what are you doing here?"

Rebekah looks over at him. She has had a lot of boyfriends in her life; just this year she traveled through Europe with Matt and had a little fling with Marcel, but something in her always makes her think of a certain Salvatore brother. "Stefan, I'm going to be living here for a little while. Nik and I got into a fight and Caroline suggested we needed some time apart."

Stefan nods, and though he's surprised Rebekah is here, he's missed her. "So, how is the Mikaelson family? Brought anyone back from the dead yet?"

Rebekah smiles at his sass, "Never a dull moment with the Mikaelsons," she replies. "Funny you should say brought any back from the dead – we have a witch who's bringing back our brother Kol."

Stefan looks out the window at Rebekah's convertible, filled with her things. "Looks like it's just the two of us. Let's unpack and I'll show you to your room. You can tell me what's been going on with you."

Rebekah smiles, knowing she's going to enjoy it here. "I don't know where to begin—Nik getting a werewolf pregnant or our fight."

Xxx

Present

Mystic falls

Damon is in the boarding house, trying to get information out of the Traveler he kidnapped that was currently gagged and tied to a chair. He squirts him in the face with a water bottle and pulls out the man's wallet. His name is Mr. Sikes, head of corporate accounts. Mr. Sikes is mumbling something but it can't be understood.

Outside, Caroline arrives at the Salvatore boarding house and sees Enzo leaning up against his car. "Hello gorgeous."

Caroline smiles at the Brit, "You know, when you called me earlier I had to get Klaus to not rip the phone out of my hand. He really wants to kill you."

Enzo just looks her up and down, then shrugs. "Death threats from an Original are nothing to me; I live with one and was tortured for 70 years."

"Well I'm not always going to be able to stop him, so if you get bit it's not my fault." Caroline can see Enzo wondering why she's so dressed up.

"What's the occasion?"

Caroline looks down at her dress. "I'm not too dressed up, but before you called I was getting ready to go to a witch party."

Enzo raises an eyebrow Caroline holds up a hand, stopping him in his tracks. "Don't even get me started."

Inside, Damon hears someone entering his home and looks over his shoulder to see Caroline walk into the room. "What's up, Blondie finally decided to join the real world and stop shacking up with Klaus?"

"Seriously?! You have Mr. Sikes kidnapped in your living room, a group of Travelers want us dead, Stefan is missing, and it seems that all you care about is if I'm sleeping with Klaus!"

Damon sees Enzo come up behind Caroline, "Enzo, what are you doing here?" He doesn't wait for an answer before turning back to Caroline with a sneer. "You know, Mr. Sikes and I care that Stefan and Elena are missing. I just find it funny that you're sleeping with Klaus – and why are you dressed for a party?"

Caroline goes over to Damon and the Traveler while Enzo makes his way to the drinks. "She's more entertaining company than you, mate."

Caroline smirks at Damon. "Mr. Sikes helped me open my first savings account. He gave me a lollypop. How did you even know I was with Klaus and why is him and I sleeping together funny? And before Enzo called me to tell me Stefan was kidnapped by Travelers, I was getting ready for a witch party."

"When I asked Stefan where you were, he said you were on a little vacation, then Enzo said you were having fun I put the pieces together. It's funny because you rejected him for two years and now you can't stop, so while we're dealing with Travelers you're going to witch parties."

Caroline glares at him, "Can we stop talking about my relationship with Klaus? In the last 96 hours I have killed a witch, tried to calm Klaus down, got stuck in a cemetery with all three Originals who wanted to kill each other, met a cheap human knock-off version of myself, almost got killed by witches, found out my mom had a Traveler inside her, and my best friend was kidnapped."

Damon takes a step back, not expecting all of that. "Wow, Blondie…Mr. Sikes here also has a Traveler in him. I saw him and his buddies chanting in the town square a couple of days ago. I know that Markos and the other Travelers are trying to break an ancient witch curse and it just so happens to undo all witch magic—i.e. kill me, my sexy blonde frenemy, and my best mate."

Caroline can't help but be mad, gone for four days and the town has completely fallen apart in her absence. "If you know where Stefan is, tell us."

Damon looks over, "And Elena."

"Right now, you're the only one in this room that cares about Elena."

Enzo comes over and stabs Mr. Sikes in the leg. He groans in pain and tries to speak but the gag is still in his mouth. Damon looks at the two other vampires, "I think he's trying to say something."

Damon takes the gag out and Mr. Sikes inhales shakily, "It doesn't matter where he is, you can't stop him."

"Great prisoner Damon, he isn't giving us anything."

"Well what do you want me to do, Blondie? You've been hanging out with the Original family for the last couple of days, how about you use some Original family torture techniques?"

Caroline glares at him "Why don't you use their torture techniques, you've been tortured by—what was it? — all of the originals?"

Damon glares right back, "While you've been playing house with Klaus, I've been trying to keep Elena, Stefan and this town safe from the Travelers."

Caroline can feel herself getting mad, "I'm so sorry I wasn't here, but I can't be in two places at once and I thought Klaus and Rebekah being kidnapped by witches was more important than Travelers who, when I left, didn't have a leader or have anyone kidnapped or possessed."

Enzo gets in the middle of Caroline and Damon. He pulls Caroline back from Damon and Mr. Sykes "Let's go, Gorgeous—Damon, call if you hear anything."

Caroline is not happy about being pulled away. "Enzo, put me down!"

Enzo lets her go and she straightens her dress, turning around. "Can you show me our new house?"

Enzo smirks at the fiery blonde next to him. "Let's go, Cinderella."

Xxx

Caroline follows Enzo to their new home, which was a truly huge mansion. "Wow," she breathes quietly, taking in the scope of the building.

Enzo leads Caroline inside towards a dual staircase with a chandelier hanging overtop it. Rebekah comes down one of the staircases wearing her earrings Nadia gave back to her. "Did you find Stefan yet?"

When Rebekah looks up she notices Caroline with Enzo. "Hi Caroline, how is Nik and Elijah?"

Caroline smiles, realizing Rebekah is trying to have a relationship with her "Stefan is still missing. Both Nik and Elijah are stressed, a witch named Monique tried to kill us this morning, then demanded a party or they would kill me later. Elijah was in the bayou and and there were bombs going off. And Nik was dealing with Father Kieran."

Katherine and Nadia were in the first family room when they heard Caroline and went to the foyer. "Is Elijah ok?" Katherine asks.

Caroline looks over at her best friends, "I left before Elijah came home from the bayou but I'm sure he is fine. Oh, and I love the house Kat, you did a good job, those photos you sent me did not do this place justice!"

Katherine looks around their new home, "I have great taste – which is incredible because I could never stay in one place for too long because Klaus would hunt me down."

"Well, maybe I could convince Nik to give you your freedom after he knows you're alive, but to have that conversation I need to wear something super sexy so can you and your taste can help."

Rebekah laughs, "The day Nik gives Katherine freedom is the day he stops killing my boyfriends – it's never going to happen."

Caroline looks down, suddenly worried. "I know the chances are very slim. He's going to be so mad with everyone when he finds out that we know Katherine's alive and that we helped bring her back."

"So, who is going to give me a tour of our new house?"

Xxx

Katherine is giving Caroline a tour; she shows her the kitchen, tan walls with granite counters. Black chairs surround an island; a brown fridge nestles in the wall along with an oven, a microwave, and two sinks.

Katherine next shows her one of the three living rooms. Beige walls surround a couple of fancy chairs, a curved couch strewn with throw pillows, and a round coffee table in the middle. There are two mirrors on the wall behind the couch and there are lamps on each side. A glass chandelier is hanging in the middle of the room. Each living room has a fully stocked bar.

Katherine then moves to the ballroom; another glass chandelier hangs in the middle and there are floor to ceiling windows covering a wall on one side of the room. On the other side there is a fire place.

They go through a pair of doors and end up in another room surrounded by glass doors and a ceiling with a table and six chairs around it. "The sun room," Katherine explains.

They go down a hallway lined with black pillars and end up in a library with more books than Caroline has seen in her life. A half-hidden spiral staircase leads to an upper level. Two plush red chairs sit in front of a large and inviting fireplace.

Katherine leads her back to the foyer and they go down yet another hallway. Katherine pushes open a door and they are in front of a pool. Caroline is amazed, Katherine looks the room over, "It has whirlpool jets and there's also a sauna through that door."

Upstairs, the boys' rooms are in the East wing and the girls' are in the West wing. Rebekah's room is across from Nadia's room with Katherine's room next door, and at the end of the hallway is Caroline's room.

Katherine takes her in to her room. It's big –there's a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. A black bed with blood red sheets sits in the middle. Chairs and couches are arranged in one corner, and along the far wall, a couple of doors lead to a balcony, while another leads to her walk in closet and last into an en suite bathroom.

"I saved the best for last," Katherine says. "You have the biggest bedroom and I have the second biggest."

Katherine goes to the bedroom next to hers, "This is your room."

Caroline and Katherine walk in and Caroline is pretty sure that if she were still human she would have died seeing this room. The high ceiling is dominated by a glass chandelier. A door leads out to a balcony and on the bed, a pink and black comforter covered baby blue pillows. There are couches, chairs and a desk, everything she could want. But the nicest touch is the picture Klaus drew her, sitting on her nightstand.

Katherine brings her over to one of the doors in the room and opens it up. Caroline is absolutely stunned by this house; it was more like a mini mall. Through this door was easily the biggest closet in the whole house, containing several alcoves along a corridor which ended with a three piece full length mirror and a small footstool for her comfort. In each of the little alcoves were her clothes by category, sorted by extreme detail. She was gaping at the extent Katherine had gone to, while Katherine could only smile at the blonde's amazement. She knew this lifestyle was an adjustment, but Caroline was getting used to it.

"I love that necklace," Katherine says.

Caroline smiles, touching the delicate chain. "Thanks, Klaus gave it to me."

Xxx

They're interrupted by Rebekah entering the room, "Hey Rebekah."

Rebekah looks up at her carefully. "I could tell you wanted to tell me something else when you got home, so what was it?"

Caroline takes a breath. "Has Nik ever had nightmares?"

Rebekah is a little taken aback that Caroline just called her brother 'Nik'. "First, why did you call him 'Nik', and no, why?"

Caroline and Rebekah sit on the bed. "The morning after you left he asked me to call him Nik, and he has been calling me 'my love'." She hesitates for a moment before telling her about Klaus' dream. "We were at Father Kieran's funeral. Klaus opened the casket and found a baby girl, when he went to pick her up he got a White Oak stake to the heart. He turned around and saw…Mikael. Mikael had my heart in his hand and I was dead on the ground. Klaus had blood coming out of his mouth and Mikael grabbed his chin and said 'Greetings boy'."

Rebekah feels sorry for her brother. "Wow, that nightmare is terrible."

Caroline nods, "His fear of fatherhood, my death, and Mikael all in one."

Rebekah can see Caroline really does care for her brother and is worried about him. "Nik has all of us to help him with his daughter, and your death scares him because he's never cared for anyone outside of family for a thousand years. You're the first one and you know Nik and Mikael's relationship."

Caroline looks over at the blonde Original, "Yeah, and after Katherine reveals she's alive, Elijah will be ecstatic. Klaus will want to kill her but he will just have to accept her. Elijah told me I was welcomed because I was able to bring out Nik's humanity."

Rebekah knows when Klaus finds out he will not be happy, "You better wear something super low cut or be just be naked when you tell him because he's going to be pissed when he finds out."

"I know, he is going to be so mad but I just don't know how to bring it up."

Xxx

New Orleans

There was a funeral for Father Kieran. Klaus made the nursery for his daughter just like Caroline designed it on paper, down to the crib in the corner with baby blankets and pillows. On one side of the crib is a set of double doors that lead into his room so he or Caroline can get to his daughter fast. A painting of the skyline of New Orleans is hanging on the wall. There is also a dresser, a rocking chair and toys. He had to call Caroline and ask what toys a baby girl would like. He realizes shopping for his baby is going to be more difficult than shopping for Rebekah or Caroline. When he was done he sent a picture to Caroline with the caption: your vision.

Davina is talking to Josh outside while the latter was taking in the sun with his new daylight ring. Davina looks behind her and sees Kol but she also sees someone else – someone older. Davina leaves and goes to the attic. She would go to the cemetery for magic but it isn't safe since Monique has decided to take over the witches. "Kol I see you! How is that possible?"

Kol appears in front of Davina, "It's bad over here, you have to do the spell soon."

Davina looks around and sees the older man too, "Kol we're not alone."

Kol looks around but doesn't see anything. "Darling it's only us."

Davina shakes her head, "There is an older man behind you."

Kol is worried about his witch and only knows one older man who would want to be alive. "Describe him to me and leave nothing out, this is very important."

Davina is nervous as she describes Mikael Mikaelson to Kol. Kol reaches out to see if he can touch her and he takes her hands in his. "Davina, I need you to promise me you will never talk or have any communication with this man. No matter how evil and corrupt you think Nik is, this guy is ten times more dangerous."

Davina looks at Kol's scared face, "Who is he?"

Kol looks behind him and doesn't see Mikael. "He is my father."

Davina looks behind Kol straight at Mikael, "Your father?! Why would he be appearing to me?"

Kol doesn't know, but if Mikael comes back he will go straight after Klaus now that his brother is finally happy and has everything he wants. "I'm going to guess he wants you to bring him back like you are bringing me back – but Davina, he can't come back, he will try to kill Nik and destroy everything in his way. The last time he was here I was told he burned half the city."

Davina hugs Kol, "I promise you are the only one I'm bringing back."

Kol smiles. No one has cared this much if he lives or not before. "So when I'm alive, can I take you out on a date?"

Davina looks up and smiles. "I would love that."

For the next couple of days Mikael tries to talk with Davina but Davina keeps ignoring him, getting ready for her spell to bring Kol back.

Xxx

Four days later

Caroline, Katherine, Nadia, Rebekah and Enzo have been looking for Stefan. Caroline went over to her Mom's house to make sure she is ok. Damon is still searching for Elena when his phone rings, he doesn't know who it is but answers anyway. On the other end is Stefan saying that the Travelers drained them of blood and that he and Elena have been trying to hunt animals in the middle of nowhere. Damon had to be the one to tell him that they'd been gone for four days.

At this point, Damon just wants to get rid of Markos and have Stefan and Elena home. "I'm going to kill Markos and save Mystic Falls from becoming Traveler central."

Xxx

Klaus has threatened Monique that if she doesn't do this spell for him he will kill everyone in her coven and deliver their body parts to her. Monique is at the compound looking at the spell Klaus wants her to do, "I can't do this."

Klaus looks at the bitchy Harvest Witch. "Then who should I kill first? How about that blonde harvest girl, now I bet she would taste good."

"I need the stones – the spell calls for black stones. And why do you want werewolves to have this ring so they don't change on a full moon? Their bite will be more poisonous to vampires."

Klaus hates Monique, the only reason she is not dead is because he needs a witch. "You're making a hundred."

Monique is mad she is here. "I didn't even agree to make one ring; I'm not making a hundred!"

Klaus sits down next to her, "Well isn't this a problem? Either make the rings or have severed body parts delivered to you for the rest of your life."

Monique wants to leave, "If I do this, what do I get in return?"

Klaus is smug that they were finally progressing. "You get to live and you will do this."

Monique glares at him, "I want protection and Esther's grimoire."

Klaus laughs at the witch "Just be happy you're not dead yet, I have every right to kill you, You did try to kill me, my friend, and Elijah."

Monique remembers the girl from a couple days ago. "Why would anyone want to be your friend?"

Klaus is getting everything he wants – Caroline has finally agreed to date him and he has grown to love his daughter "She has never tried to kill me."

"I need time."

Klaus glares at the witch. "You have 'till tonight."

Xxx

Stefan and Elena are walking down a road looking for something to eat while trying to get home.

"Why did you move out?" Elena asks.

Stefan knows he can't tell the truth, "I'm…trying something new. And I'm giving you and Damon some space; you guys couldn't be alone with me in the house."

Elena still loves Stefan, "Well I would love to see the house."

Stefan is so hungry and trying to get out of this conversation. "It's not ready for visitors."

"How is Caroline?" Elena asks. She still misses her old best friend.

Stefan looks over at Elena and can see the concern. "She's happy, she's decorating the house."

Elena is hallucinating a little bit, "Are you and Caroline living together?" she asks unsteadily.

Stefan knows he can't tell Elena he is also living with Katherine, Nadia, Enzo and Rebekah for the time being. "Yes… she was lonely in the dorms all by herself so when she heard I was moving, she decided to live with me."

Elena is happy her friend is happy. "I always thought you and Caroline would go there."

Stefan looks at her, confused "Go where?"

Elena rolls her eyes, "You and Caroline would end up together – makes sense, you two are best friends."

Stefan doesn't think of Caroline that way and would never, because if he did he knows Klaus would kill him and Caroline is very happy with Klaus. "It's never going to happen with Caroline, we're just best friends."

"Well, never say never."

Stefan just wants to get home, knowing everyone is probably worried and looking for them. He only got to spend a couple hours with Rebekah. "Well, I'm saying never."

A car stops a couple feet in front of them. Stefan wastes no time compelling the driver – but the driver is a Traveler.

"You're trying to compel me?" she sneered. "Get in the car."

Xxx

Davina is sitting in a greenhouse in the cemetery while Mikael tries in vain to get her attention. The witch pays him no attention, concentrating solely on getting everything ready for the spell to bring back Kol.

Before she finishes, Josh is thrown into the room, crashing onto the floor. Davina abandons the ingredients and rushes over to her best friend, kneeling down next to him. "What happened?!"

Josh looks up at his best friend, "I'm sorry."

Behind her, Klaus is leaning on the table she was just sitting at, "Looks like poor Joshua got himself a little werewolf bite. Well, technically a hybrid bite but it will kill him just the same."

Davina looks up at Klaus with hate. "Why are you doing this?! Since I came back I've done nothing but help you!"

Klaus looks down at his little witch with scorn. "You have been doing all this for my brother, Kol. You see as much as I would like to have my brother back, I can live without him. I was there when he died, I saw him burn. I was forced to look at his burned body for three days. You meet him for a couple of days and you want to bring him back."

Kol, who has been in the room since Klaus entered, tries to take a swing at his brother. Klaus feels something go through his head, and smirks. "Well, if it isn't the happy homicidal maniac."

Davina watches Kol trying futilely to hit his brother upside the head. "I care about Kol," she says determinedly.

Klaus bends down next to Josh, "You don't really know my brother, but I need you to do something for me."

Davina sees Kol behind Klaus, Josh has a fatal hybrid bite, Mikael is still trying to get her to bring him back and Klaus is telling her he needs something. It was too much, all at once.

"SHUT UP!"

Klaus looks taken aback by her outburst, but Davina ignored him as she took a deep breath. "I can't help you, bring Kol back, heal Josh and ignore the other ghosts all at the same time."

"I'm not without mercy," Klaus says smoothly. "I can cure young Joshua, but you have to work with me – just tell me where Marcel is and do a spell. What other ghosts are appearing to you?"

Davina looks over at Kol who is now next to her. For the moment, she decided not to mention Mikael. "Just…other ghosts who want to be alive, and if I tell you where Marcel is you'll just kill him."

Klaus can hear Davina's heart beat faster, meaning she was lying. "Marcel chose his path; it really isn't fair that poor Joshua here dies because of his actions."

Josh whimpers in pain on the floor, mumbling Davina's name incoherently. Davina soothes him as best she can, heart clenching with the difficult choice she knows she has to make. "He's at the warehouse," she whispers, still looking down at Josh. "The one at the docks near Thierry's place."

Klaus smirks down at the two in triumph. "See, that wasn't so hard."

"What about Josh?"

Klaus glances over at them, "He will live another twenty-four hours. I still need you to agree to do the spell for me and Josh serves as perfect leverage. Next time I ask a question, answer quicker."

Klaus flashes off, leaving Davina on the ground with Josh's head still cradled on her lap. "I don't understand what Caroline could see in him."

"Who's Caroline?" Josh mumbles, half delirious.

Davina looks down, smoothing his hair off his forehead. "She's Klaus's girlfriend."

"He has a girlfriend?"

Davina looks at the bite. "Yeah, nothing like him. She's…bubbly. Sweet, even."

Josh looks up and tries to add some humor. "Are you replacing me as your vampire best friend?"

Davina smiles down at him. "Of course not."

Xxx

Matt and Jeremy had found a cave of sleeping Traveler bodies and were currently transporting them all to the boarding house, knocking over an antique vase in the process.

"I'm adding 'carry' to the list of things you guys can't do well," Damon grumbled. "You can pay me back with your salary from the Grill over the next thousand years. Just put that one on the pool table."

Caroline and Enzo walk into the house and see all the Travelers sprawled over the living room. "What the hell is going on and who are all these people?"

Damon turns around, "My favorite tag team, Blondie and Enzo! This is a herd of Traveler bodies who have put themselves into the good people of Mystic Falls like your buddy Mr. Sikes."

He turns his attention to Matt and Jeremy, "Make yourselves useful and patrol the town. Call me if anything stranger than usual happens."

Caroline quickly texts Katherine to get out of the town. Rebekah, Katherine and Nadia were trying to figure out what was going on in Mystic Falls, despite none of them having current ties to the place. For Rebekah, this was still her birthplace, and for Katherine, it was the place she was reunited with her daughter.

Enzo goes to get a drink while Caroline watches Damon put a pool cue in another Travelers hand so it looks like he is playing pool. "What are you planning on doing with all these bodies?"

Damon was lining up the shot and getting one of the pool balls in the corner pocket. "Markos left them in a cave, so I'm guessing he wants them back."

"So you think drawing Markos to your house is a good idea? How is that going to get Stefan back?"

"It's the only idea we have, unless you can get your body snatched ex-boyfriend can help us."

Caroline laughs, "The Traveler in Tyler won't help us."

"You're giving up good idea, we were all sick of Lockwood anyway. Besides, we both know it would make your new boyfriend happy."

The blonde sighs, knowing that this was coming. "Are you going to make fun of my relationship every time we see each other?"

"Uh, yes. It's funny and in this dark time I need some humor." Damon smirks at Caroline's obvious annoyance. The cheerleader may not be his favorite person in town, but he likes their banter.

Caroline is just annoyed with Damon's attitude. "Shut up."

Damon glances at her, raising an eyebrow. "You should be nicer to me Blondie."

"And why is that?"

Damon gets closer, "Because I'm keeping your relationship with Klaus a secret when I could just let it spill to everyone."

Caroline glares at him. "If you do that, I'll tell Klaus what you did to me when I was human. You know he would kill you."

Enzo inches closer to the two, ready to break them up if necessary. He knows Damon and Caroline may not always get along, but she is a friend he cares about.

Damon fidgets uncomfortably under Caroline's threat. He was terrible to Caroline when she was human, but it was years ago. That doesn't mean Klaus wouldn't kill him though. "Fine, I don't tell, you don't tell."

Caroline swallows some of the bitterness she suddenly feels. To this day, she still has the occasional nightmare about what Damon used to do to her. "Fine," she bites out. "You don't tell, I don't tell."

Xxx

Klaus gets to the warehouse Davina had pointed him to and finds it empty, save for the boxes of explosives. He opens a box just when a timer blinks from red to green and flashes out of a building just before the explosion rocks the ground beneath him, blowing the warehouse to pieces.

He wastes no time getting back to the compound, where Francesca Guerrera and her people were coming in.

"I believe you have something for me?" he asks her.

Francesca opens up a briefcase and pulls out a black bag, handing the black stones he needs. "I fear Marcel is going to come after me or my brothers."

"It's always good to have more bodies to guard the compound. Now, let's down to business."

He leads her into the dining room where Monique was waiting. "Little witch, I have something for you."

Monique looks up with disgust over her face. "Let me guess, a body part?"

Klaus lets out a little laugh. "Not this time." He hands the stones over to the witch who eyes them skeptically.

"You promise to let me go once this is done?"

Klaus smirks. "I give you my word."

That didn't mean much to her, but there wasn't any other choice. "The last ingredient is the blood of a werewolf who controls the change. I was thinking Hayley, because of her pregnancy."

Klaus walks closer to the witch, "No, let's not involve anyone in your witchery. I'm half wolf, I can control the change. You can use my blood."

Monique reaches for the knife when Klaus pulls her back. "If you ever try to harm my family, not only will you receive your Covens' body parts, but your end will be apocalyptic."

Monique just grips the knife and slices his hand, trying to make it hurt as much as possible. It had little effect, and she could only go on with the spell, holding Klaus's bleeding hand over the stones on the table.

Xxx

Meanwhile, Elena and Stefan are in the car the Traveler. "It was dangerous to get you out myself," she explains. "I unlocked your restraints and let you go. I've been looking for you for four days. I suppose you know where my husband is?"

Elena knows her husband is the Passenger in Tyler. "He's in the body of our friend."

Stefan knows Tyler is a douche, but he is friends with Elena and she needs all the friends she can get. Too many people around her have died. "We can't let you just take Tyler."

The Traveler frowns to herself. "Tyler is gone. Markos is trying to get rid of all magic, which means that Tyler's body will lose the spell that makes him a vampire and just become a werewolf, and then he'll die. I need to get to Julian before that happens."

Xxx

Marcel is in a bar with all the vampires in the Quarter telling them that Klaus had found a way to make werewolf venom lethal to them 24/7. The hybrid has a witch and the spell would be happening that night. They need to get past Elijah, kill the witch and take back their kingdom.

In the cemetery, Davina has Josh lying on the table. She gives him something to drink, trying to save him, but nothing works. She throws the glass in frustration, just before Mikael appears in front of her again.

"Bring me back Davina, and I will take care of Niklaus," he promises.

Davina looks over Mikael warily, "Leave me alone, I'm only bringing back Kol."

Josh coughs on the table and Davina turns her attention back to him. "I will find a way to save you," she promises, squeezing his hand.

Mikael was saying anything he could to get his way. "Bring me back, I will kill Niklaus and you can live your life without the threat of that abomination."

Davina looks over at Kol who was looking at her grimoire, "If you kill Klaus, all my friends die."

Mikael couldn't care less. He has one mission, to kill his son. "I will help you heal Josh; I'm your only way to take Niklaus out."

Kol comes over to Davina and touches her shoulder. "Davina, don't listen to him. He just wants Nik to die and if that happens, Josh, Marcel, Caroline, all your new friends die too."

Davina looks over her shoulder at Josh's body and then at Kol. "All I have to do is bring you back, and you will heal Josh?"

Mikael smirks. "Yes, I will help. There is only one weapon that will get us what we both want."

He disappears and Davina returns to Josh, who looks up at her blearily. "Who were you talking to?"

Davina looks down, "It doesn't matter, I think I found a way to save you."

"What are you doing?!" Kol whispers in her ear, "Are you mad? You're bringing Mikael back!"

Davina looks over at him, "I've been around enough of you Originals to know how to get the information I want. I'm not bringing Mikael back, Kol. I'm only bringing you back."

Xxx

Markos enters the cave where all the sleeping Traveler bodies are supposed to be and finds the space empty and a note on taped to one of the walls.

Found: Cave of wannabe witches. For more information call Damon Salvatore.

Damon has his house filled with Traveler bodies when his phone rings. "Salvatore boarding house, how can I help you today?"

"You have my people!"

Damon was having too much fun. "You found my note! Now don't be offended, but I can't give them to just anyone, so I'm gonna need you to describe them."

Markos was already coming up the driveway of the boarding house. "They're beaten down by the world and desperate for a home."

Damon is stalling since he still doesn't technically have a plan. "Congratulations, you just described all homeless people, hipsters, and our very own Matt Donovan."

Markos enters the house and Damon turns around. "Now, I know the concept of a home is new to you but it's polite to knock."

Markos look around, and Damon sees this. "That smell you're picking up is gasoline. I doused your Salvation Army with it and I'm dying to light a match."

Markos picks up a wine opener on a nearby table. "You know, none of this would be possible if they didn't participate and travel themselves into members of this town but returning to their bodies isn't necessary."

He stabs the wine opener into a Travelers neck, killing the body. "These aren't all of us. Travelers are everywhere and they're just like everyone else, they want a home, a family, a better life, and they're willing to die to get it."

Damon's mind is racing, trying to think of a plan. "You want a 'promise land', I get it, but Mystic Falls is a dump, trust me. No good stores, the help is awful, and the mayors keep dying."

Markos just pours himself a drink. "Mystic Falls is a means to an end. Soon real magic will spread all over and none of your kind will exist."

Damon is done with the small talk. He attacks Markos, but the other man simply throws Damon across the room. "I have doppelgänger blood in me, the power of all my people, you can't kill me!"

Caroline, Enzo run into the room. "Are you ok?" Caroline asks, looking over him.

Damon groans from the floor, heaving himself to his feet. "Just fine, Blondie."

Markos looks at the new people, also vampires. "I see you have guests. Like you, they will not last long."

Xxx

Elijah comes into the dinning room with Hayley on his heels. "Niklaus, what are you doing?"

Klaus looks up at his older brother and the wolf, "Helping Hayley."

Elijah and Hayley share a look. "Helping me?" Hayley asks skeptically. "Helping me how?"

Klaus gets up, "You see, when that baby is born on the next full moon you will change, but because if me you won't have to."

"I told you before; I would rather die than become one of your sired bitches."

Klaus remembers that night vividly. It was the same night Caroline told him she would go a date with him if he let Jeremy kill one of his hybrids. "You see, I found a loophole. All you have to do is wear this ring and you don't change."

Francesca comes in the room, "My people said that Marcel is on the move, and he's bringing friends."

Xxx

Stefan and Elena are in the truck when Damon's other two witches stop them. They circled the truck, causing a crash and killing the Traveler inside. Every Traveler in town marches to the town square and breaks a test tube of doppelgänger blood, chanting in unison. Stefan and Elena felt the burn of sunshine, the magic in their rings failing.

"Stefan what's going on?!" Elena screams as she tries to cover as much of her arms as possible. "Our rings aren't working!"

They ran into the Grill to keep from dying.

Xxx

Elijah enters the courtyard and sees Klaus standing in the middle. Francesca's guys are blocking the doors and vampires start to surround them. Elijah comes to stand next to Klaus and sees the vampires from the roof jump down to the ground and joins the others.

Klaus watches the scene carefully. "I thought this lot would have learned their lesson."

"Well, they're not exactly renowned for their genius."

Klaus speaks to the crowd. "And where is the ring leader of this circus? Too afraid to show his face?"

Marcel appears on one of the balconies. "I'm here! I'm going to ask you one more time to pack your things, and get out of my city!"

Klaus is more than ready for a fight and knows when Davina brings Kol back he will want to join in on the fun too. "So eager to have your men rush to their deaths again?"

Marcel is holding his ground, "Look around! Every vampire in the city is here, and they want their home back. No surrender – this time you will have to kill us all."

Klaus has had enough of Marcel's attitude. "Well then – I think I'll start with you."

Marcel is getting the result he wanted." Then come and get me!"

He flashes off, and next to Klaus, Elijah has also had enough if Marcel. "If you don't kill him, I will."

"Oh no brother, he's mine. This won't take long."

Elijah unbuttons his jacket and puts his arms out in invitation. "Gentlemen, shall we?"

The first vampire that charges at Elijah, he punches in the face. He kicks some more, punches another, grabs a stake aimed at his head and uses it as a weapon while ripping out the hearts of anyone stupid enough to get close.

Diego, who seems to be in charge, screams at them to take Elijah down. A vampire attacks but Elijah snaps his neck. Another vampire comes flying at him and he uses his stake as a baseball bat, sending him flying in the other direction.

Xxx

In the boarding house, Tyler who was locked up downstairs but broke free attacks Markos, but he manages to throw Tyler off.

"What happened to my fangs?" Tyler asks, noticing his body was weaker than a few minutes ago.

Damon flinches back from an open window, burned by the sun. "We have a problem "

Travelers in the town square fall down and return to their bodies in the boarding house. Damon feels the pain of his gunshot wound all over again. Caroline struggles to breath, and Enzo starts coughing up blood. Damon looks over at his companions and together he and Enzo carry an unconscious Caroline out of the house.

Xxx

One of the Gurrera guards goes inside and tells Francesca that they need to leave. Monique looks up, "The stones are done."

Hayley picks one up, turning it over in her palm. "I'll deliver them to the bayou."

Francesca walks over, "She was talking to me."

Monique gives Francesca the stones, leaving Hayley confused. "What the hell is this?"

Francesca examines the stones." This is side deal." She walks over to her security guy and stabs him in the neck, feeling a pain in her stomach. When Francesca looks up her eyes are yellow. "I'm like you, Hayley, and I'm taking back my town."

Hayley is furious Francesca used them, but her baby is a Mikaelson and right now the Mikaelsons are in charge. "Like hell."

Monique casts her magic on Hayley to knock her unconscious, and hands Francesca the rest of the stones.

Outside, the fountain is running red from blood and all the vampires are beaten. Elijah looks around at the carnage, "Are we done?"

Francesca comes outside, putting her ring on. "Nice job –saves me the trouble of killing them myself."

Elijah frowned, just as two of Francesca's brothers grab him and bite him on both sides of his neck. They let go and Elijah crumples. Diego watches the whole thing and yells at everyone that can run. Francesca smiles coldly and tells her brothers to kill as many as they can.

Xxx

Damon and Enzo carry Caroline through the woods, get to a road and see a car coming down. Enzo takes Caroline while Damon goes to the car and sees Jeremy. "Little Gilbert, I have never been so happy to see you in my life."

Damon motions for Enzo to hurry up, Jeremy doesn't know Enzo that well but sees the body he's carrying. "What happened?!"

Enzo climbs into the backseat with Caroline, "She's fine, now drive!"

Matt is giving Elena and Stefan all the blood bags he could get his hands on. When Jeremy drives up, Damon gets out of the car and runs to Elena. Enzo gets out and carries Caroline carefully, Stefan rushing over immediately. "What happened to her?"

"She's unconscious but she should wake up anytime now."

Stefan sends Matt and Jeremy back out to keep them informed, Damon and Elena leaving too.

Xxx

Klaus is walking down the street looking for Marcel when he comes out of nowhere and punches him in the face. The punch catches Klaus off guard, but he swings and misses, his back up against a light post. "Not bad, but not good enough."

Marcel throws a punch but Klaus dodges it and gets Marcel in a headlock, throwing him into the street where his body rolls into a car. Klaus walks after him, "How pathetic you've become Marcellus. Bombs, really? I should've known it was you who detonated them."

The younger vampire is mad none of his plans to get Klaus to leave have worked and he is still annoyed no one told him about Caroline. "The docks, that was me, but I never touched the bayou. You know my rule about killing children, and I got them from Francesca, I'm not a monster like you."

Klaus punches Marcel and he falls to the ground. Klaus is on top of him punching him stopping only when he sees blood. "Marcellus, how well your name fits you. Little warrior of no consequence."

Marcel gets up and Klaus is surprised to see Marcel is getting up too.

"My name is Marcel."

He goes to punch Klaus who blocks it puts him in a headlock against a car. "Is there no end to your deviance? You summoned Mikael, turned Rebekah against me, tried to bury me in your garden, and you always fail."

Klaus pulls him up from the car and has his hands around Marcel's throat. "What is left except to put you out of your misery?"

Xxx

Enzo is in the middle of a back road with Caroline's head in his lap. Caroline's phone rings and Stefan takes it out of her pocket, seeing that it was a text from Katherine.

Are you ok? Where are you? We're safe.

Stefan looks down at the still unconscious Caroline and texts back where they are. A couple of minutes later, Katherine, Nadia, and Rebekah find them. Katherine bends down next to Caroline, "This is my fault."

Everyone looks at her. "What are you talking about?" Enzo asks.

Katherine looks down at the blonde, "Caroline is unconscious because I suffocated her and I think this spell makes vampires relive their deaths."

Rebekah puts a hand to her heart, remembering Mikael stabbing them with his sword. Caroline gasps awake at that moment. "What happened? Where are we?"

Enzo explains that the Traveler spell was cast and that they were only safe outside the town line. While he was doing that, Rebekah hugs Stefan tightly. "I thought I lost you again."

Stefan pulls back so that he can look Rebekah in the eyes, and see the happiness there, just for him. "I will always be here for you Rebekah, I'm not going anywhere."

Rebekah is so happy; she has had feelings for Stefan ever since the twenties. And Stefan has been fighting his feelings for Rebekah since he got his memories of the lost decade back.

Tyler comes up to them. "Where's my wife? She brought you back and you can't go to Mystic Falls since it's covered in Travelers."

Stefan pulls away from Rebekah, grim. "You aren't going to see her again. She died trying to save us."

Tyler attacks Stefan but Rebekah pulls him off and throws him. Tyler growls at her, and though Rebekah knows a werewolf bite wouldn't kill her it will cause hallucinations and with Klaus being in New Orleans there would be no way to stop said hallucinations. Tyler attacks Stefan again and rips his heart out. Stefan falls just as Rebekah catches him.

"NO!" she cries.

Rebekah hugs his body, sobbing. Caroline cries next to them, and even Katherine sheds a tear.

Xxx

Elijah is fighting the vampires and the wolves, while Francesca is handing out moonlight rings to her brothers.

Klaus is biting Marcel when he feels strange and releases him Looking down; he sees a cut being made on his hand.

Another Gurrera brother kills someone and Klaus gets a headache.

Marcel flashes away as soon as Klaus is distracted, and Klaus growls after him but doesn't follow. Instead he walks into Rousseau's and bites into the guy cleaning the floors. He drains the man of his blood when the cut on his palm has spread and now his whole hand is bleeding.

Monique walks in and laughs at him. "You should know better than to threaten a New Orleans witch."

"What did you do to me?! Why am I not healing?!"

Monique comes closer, "You wanted me to make you the stones, and I did –by linking their power to your blood. Every time a wolf doesn't change on a full moon, they will draw energy from you, making you weak and causing you pain."

Klaus is in so much pain it feels as if Silas was in his head all over again. "After all I offered you," he growled at her.

Monique laughs, "You never offered me anything except threats." She dares to walk even closer. "And because of your greed, you lost everything. Your sister, your unborn child, and if that girl Caroline ever sets foot in the French Quarter, I'll happily kill her."

Klaus lunges at Monique for threatening his Caroline and his child but he falls. He looks up at the witch with fury. "I will kill you."

Monique laughs again. "As weak as you are there's no chance." She lifts her hand and gives Klaus an aneurysm, knocking him out from the overwhelming pain.

Xxx

Stefan's ghost finds Bonnie before he can pass over. "Please tell me you found a way to bring us back."

Bonnie looks down, "I will bring you back, I promise."

Xxx

Marcel comes back into the Compound and sees all his guys dying from werewolf bites. He sees Diego and catches him when he falls and lays him down. Cami comes running in to find someone to tell them about Francesca and sees all the bodies, including the werewolf bite on Marcel's neck. Just then, Elijah joins them.

"Where is my brother?"

Marcel looks at the Original, suit stained with blood. "I left him in the street. He was going to kill me until he got jacked up in a witches spell."

Elijah knows exactly what witch, "Monique."

Meanwhile, two of Francesca's men drag Hayley into the church, the werewolf now in labour. "Why are you doing this to me?"

Monique, Abigail, and a couple of other witches are in the church. "To be reborn, there needs to be a sacrifice."

Hayley is scared and in pain. "What does that mean?"

The two guys are holding Hayley down. "We require an offering for more power and your baby will be an excellent choice."

Hayley is squirming, "Do not take my baby, I will kill you!"

Monique looks down at the werewolf. "No you won't, and neither with Klaus or Elijah."

Hayley wants someone to save her and she doesn't care who. She would even take Caroline Forbes saving her at the moment. She screams in agony, but the witches ready their spell. Klaus is walking down the street when he gets another jolt of pain and lets out a scream of his own.