There is one big difference between a hangover and changing to a wolf- with a hangover you don't have to end up naked.
"We need to talk."
But other then that it's mostly the same.
Headache, nausea and really wanting some sleep.
"Not a good time Rick" I said trying to go to sleep
"I don't care! You have been keeping secrets, secrets that affect the safety of this school, of my students, and while I'm thankful you made sure Jo stay alive, I can't trust you."
"Well, bring Jo in so the next part will be easier, but before you start asking, can I have some clothes?"
"What's your name?"
"Easton Magus." The ball of truth became green
"What's your species?"
"I'm a witch/siphoner/werewolf hybrid." Once more, it changed into green
"That's impossible!" Rick said
"Yeah? And a tribrid like Hope isn't?" I said sarcastically.
"But to become a siphoner you need to be born to a witch without any witch power." Jo said
"What can you tell me about Diana Magus?" I asked her
"Why do you want to know?" She asked
"Humor me."
"She is my cousin, the weakest witch to ever be born to our coven so they let her go, she came to me months before our wedding, asking to be hidden as she was pregnant, with twins. But you can't be her son, you are like 21!"
"Yes, funny thing about that, when you spend your years of baby time as a wolf your body is starting to mature in an accelerated pace, while I'm unsure when is my birthday, I do know I'm not older than 17."
"But that doesn't explain how you can be both a witch and a siphoner at the same time."
"Diana had twins, yet I was the only baby out? In Gemini coven there is only one meaning to it." I said gravely.
"You merge with your twin in the womb." Jo said with horror."
"Yeah, and with my werewolf gene activated even as a baby, I'm guessing I also siphoned Diana." I said "I am sorry for your lost." I said to Jo before turning to Rick "Are we finished yet?"
"Not quite, I have two more questions to ask you."
"Ask away."
"Do you know anything about Malivor you didn't tell us?"
"Yes I do."
"What's that?"
"I know how to destroy it."
"Yes, you mentioned it last night, what is it."
"It's complicated."
"Use simple words."
"Malivor was created by a witch, a vampire and a werewolf, to destroy them you need a combination of the three."
"Hope." Rick said in horrified understanding, making me snarl.
"Don't you dare think about her like that! She isn't Nature's way to balance shit! She is her own person, who deserve a shot at being happy!"
"Rick didn't mean any of that," Jo said trying to calm me down "We will find another way."
"I already did." I said, with silence engulfing us afterwords.
"That's not an option either!" Rick said when he understood my meaning.
"You know, it's funny. I came to this school after years of living in the wild as a lone wolf, before I even arrived here, I already decided I will learn what I can and leave. That only strengthened when I saw everyone ignore me, and then a little person walked up to me and actually asked if she can sit next to me. That was the day my date was sealed."
"And you are fine with it?" Rick asked "Fine with everyone forgetting you, with you dying, all for Hope?"
"Of course not! Hope forgetting me used to be my biggest nightmare! The second I knew what's sending the monsters I wanted to run away with Hope and leave you to deal with this load of crap. But Hope would have never agreed, one way or another She would have found the truth, and would have jumped into the pit of doom by herself. And that was when my new biggest fear began- me forgetting Hope."
"We will find a third way." Rick said, tears starting to fall "no one needs to get hurt or forgotten."
"Rick, it's a creature made of the darkest black magic, to stop black magic of that level there will always have to be a cost." Jo said gently, holding his hand
"Don't mind me." I said, trying to lighten the mood "I'm easy to forget."
"How long do we have?" Rick asked.
"We have to find the pit first, and I need to go to New Orleans."
"Why?" He asked
"We don't know what kind of vampire helped creating Malivore, so I can't take any chances in going to turn myself into an original vampire."
"But that's impossible! You would need a doppelgänger's blood and a white oak, both are extinct."
"I have a suitable replacement for the blood, and white oaks aren't extinct, we have the last one here."
Rick's eyes opened in shock "the Dryad, how long have you planned that?"
"You really should have continued to research the gargoyle better, it was the guardian of one of the three keys."
"I will let you out of the cage as I don't believe you are a danger for this school, but I will find another way." He said, as he opened the cage, before hugging me.
"Thank you for Jo."
"Yes, well, I need to create some magical jewelry to prevent Jo from dying again, which will take me a day or so, you will have to recharge them every week, have the twins do it." I said as I freed myself from his hug before being engulfed by another.
"We won't give up, you are family." Jo said to my ear.
I really had to leave the room.
Hope's POV
Since the moment Rick told me what Tony did, I only had two questions.
1) was Tony okay?
I know he was already once in this situation, with the dragon and all, and he seemed to come out fine from it, but this time it seemed much worse.
2) could he bring my family back?
He made sure the twins biological mother started alive and he learned it from the monster that could resurrect people as he wished, could Tony do so also? And if he can, would he? Or would he say my father was too evil to resurrect?
With my thoughts swirling, and unable to focus on anything, I decided to go see Tony in the cellars only to find Rick and Jo kissing there alone.
"Oh, sorry, I just came to see Tony, who isn't here..."
"Yea, well, he went to freshen up." Rick said embarrassed
"Okay then, I will just go." I said, embarrassed as well.
"Hope." Rick said and I turned back "Don't ask him for that."
"You know I have to." I said
"Just remember, even if he can't/won't do as you are about to ask, cut him some slack, even just keeping Jo here was painful for him."
"I will." I said, leaving the adults back in the cellar.
Walking to his room, my mind wandered to what Rick said. 'Was it really that painful to him?' Reaching to his room I mindlessly opened the door only to walk on him getting dressed.
"Sorry, I wasn't thinking." I said as I turned around as his body was burned into my mind. I have never thought of Tony as anything but a friend, but seeing him like that made it hard not to.
"It's fine, I'm dressed." He said chuckling "but you really has to learn how to knock."
"I know how to knock," I said indignantly "I was just lost in thought."
"Really? What made your mind Wonder, Princess? I could only hope it's my body." He said slyly making me become red in the face.
"Stop it! I was actually worried for you." I said
"What for?" He asked
"Are you joking? You seemed to be in pain after making sure Jo's resurrection was permanent and without side affects!"
"Really? You only came to check on my health?" He asked in a strange voice that sounded both hopeful and sarcastic. "No other reason? Talk now or forever hold your breath." It felt like a test of sorts, one that his face face showed that I failed.
"I might have also came to ask if you can resurrect other people." I said in a small voice.
"Not for now, I would need to practice this new kind of magic first for a while, and even then, resurrecting original vampires and hybrids won't be for assured." I could feel my eyes water as the small hope I let myself have seemed to be burnt out.
"But I will try." He said, and all I could do is nod as I turned around.
"Oh, and Hope?" He said, making me turn around to see him with an empty test tube and a knife. "I need some of your blood for an experiment."
"What kind?"
"I'm trying to create an artificial werewolf bite cure."
"Oh, sure." 'He was always trying to help people, isn't he?' I thought as I cut my hand with the knife he offered, filling the tube.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome." I said leaving to my room, I need to be alone for now.
Easton's POV
"Remember, every week you need to recharge the two bracelets, the earrings are for emergencies only!" I said as I gave Jo her new jewelry.
"And if MG learn how to harness his energy through alchemy can also recharge them, we know, you will only be gone for 5 days." Jo said
"No, you have to start it now so this instruction will have a memory unrelated to me." Was the answered I gave. "I also need you to be in charge of the 'how to not be an idiotic vampire for the rest of your immortal life' and teach the students about good places to bite that are easy to hide without people immediately knowing a vampire bite you like the arms with telling them to put long sleeves or the thigh and long pants. I gave my other classes about morality and attack spells to Damien, but he isn't that good at biology as you."
"We will be fine, go quickly and return safely, maybe by the time you get there Rick will find a different way."
"Bye aunty." I said cheekily.
"Now I just need you to say it near the twins so they believe me."
It took 14 hours to reach New Orleans and another one to find the bar Hope's aunts owns.
"Tony! How are you? What are you doing here? Is Hope with you?" She asked repeatedly after seeing me.
"Hey Freya, I came alone, I need some help." I said.
"Is everything okay?" She asked as she led me to a table.
"Has Hope mentioned the monsters?"
"What monsters?" She asked
"Of course not." I said, and began telling her about the different monsters attacks before explaining her about Malivore.
"Shit, I'm not sure I'm capable of doing it." Was all she said when I finished.
"Yes, now, I know it's a lot to ask but..." she interrupted me mid sentence
"No, that isn't a question, I will help you transform into an original vampire, what I'm not sure I'm capable of doing is let Rebecca know She won the bet."
"What bet?" I asked
"About whether or not you are in love with Hope." She said.
"I have no idea what you are talking about?" Somehow it ended as a question
"Please, Nobody plan to sacrifice themselves like that for anyone but their children or loved ones, and don't give me this crap about you doing the deal with this Necromancer for Rick, you were doing it for Hope."
"Having Rick and his daughters as excuse certainly helped my Conscience." I mumbled
"Anyway, we need to rest of tomorrow, and start thinking about a plan A."
"Plan A?"
"You don't think we are going to let you sacrifice yourself without trying to help, right?"
"Well, yes kinda did."
"Boy, you are Hope's best friend, a man willing to sacrifice himself for her, and risk that for the chance to bring her parents back to life. You are not going anywhere."
The next day Kol, Freya, Rebekah, Keelin, Davina and me were sitting around a table.
"So let me get this straight." Kol asked "All the monsters are real, and a group of the three supernatural species created a Gollum with the power to impression everything it swallows while also erasing everyone's memories of them, making us all think of them as myths, they said invincible, memory changing Gollum has gained awareness and started wanting to swallow everything, so this group imprisoned it by making his body into unmoving shapeless goop and seeing his freeing onto three keys which are now, for some reason became a beacon to all monsters inside of Malivore, the Gollum, which is letting them out on the premise that they would be freed as long as they bring him the three keys. Did I get everything?"
"You forgot that apparently the only way to destroy it is by throwing Nature's loophole into Malivore, our niece." Freya added.
"She's not nature's loophole nor pawn!" I snarled, eyes becoming golden
"Calm down Tony." Freya admonished me, and I took deep breaths.
"Sorry, it takes some time for the side affects of the black magic I did to disappear."
"Oh, a witch/werewolf hybrid?" Kol said in intrigue "it was supposed to be impossible, one side always overpowered the other and if not they died in the womb."
"I live to defy expectations." I said with a smile.
"Let's get back on topic on how to save Hope." Rebekah said.
"We already have a plan B on the works, right now we need is plan A." Freya said.
"Plan B being what?" Davina asked
"Me becoming a tribrid, replacing Hope." I said simply.
"Pay up, Freya!" Rebekah said, with Freya taking out 10 bucks and giving her.
"I told you it's a loser's bet Viking witch." Keelin said
"Disregarding the bet which was obviously on Easton's feelings for Hope," Davina said "Wouldn't changing you would cause you to lose your magic, making you an original hybrid?"
"I'm a siphoner." I simply said, making her recoil instinctively.
"Well then, I don't see what more could we do." Kol said "You have a plan, now go with it."
It was obvious that neither Kol nor Davina wanted to help me, which is why I needed to bribe them with something.
"If you agree to help us do the ritual and come with a plan I will give you a way to do magic while being a vampire." I said, instantly capturing his interest.
"You have a way? Truly?"
"It won't be comparable to a witch's magic, but you will be able to make a werewolf transformation rings, use power gained by blood to cast illusions, and, if I survive the entire ordeal, I might be able to create an artificial magic core to make you a witch again."
"How is it possible?" Kol asked
"As I said, Hope isn't Nature's loophole, I am."
Afterwards, Kol and Davina went to bring Esther's Grimory while the rest of us started conversing.
"So Tony," Rebekah started "how long have you and Hope been together?"
"We aren't together, She likes someone else."
"Oh." She said, making an awkward silence.
"Anyways," I said to break the silence "Keelin, if you were to learn that I could break the werewolf curse, would you have wanted this chance?"
"Is it a hypothetical question?" She asked
"I have a strong lead on a cure, I'm just not sure if I should pursue it."
"How about We deal with this threat and when it's over we continue the discussion?" She said as the door opened.
"We got it!" Hold Kol's voice was heard
He brought the book to the table and opened it in the immortality ritual.
"As you can see, the original immortality potion required a ridiculous amount of connection to nature to create, something only Qetsiyah had, my mother used the white oak as substitute and connected us to it through a doppelgänger's blood and tons of black magic, we will need something similar to the two of them it to accomplish the same."
"For white oak I have Dryad's tree, whose connection to nature is about the same, for the blood I have the blood of Hope."
"That will work, doppelgängers are a forcefully made loop hole and Hope is also... a being thought to be impossible." Kol changed his words at the last moment seeing my eyes flash.
"Yes, and I have an idea of how to get enough black magic, how about I resurrect Hope's parents?"
It took them half an hour to convince me that bringing Hope's father back when we don't know how to keep the Hallow dead was a disaster waiting to happen but eventually I decided to start with Hayley.
Another day was spent making the needed jewelry and tweak the ritual before we were ready.
Bringing the dead back to life was one of the most complex type of magic I've ever seen, only easier then the immortality ritual and dimensional magics, both of which were created by Qetsiyah and thus can be considered the peak of the magical subject.
The first step in the entire thing is doing the ritual to be able to see the spirits.
"This Necromancer's idea of ritual is incredibly disturbing." Kol said as he took a look at my Grimory
"Pull your mind out of the gutter." I said as I took my Grimory back "He already explained it to me, I will only lose the chances of having children, not the ability to have sex."
"Oh." Kol said "I take it back, he's brilliant then."
"Yes, well, usually I would have to wait for a full moon, but since I have stores of the energy inside of me, all I need is a fresh dead body. Would you be a dear?" I asked Kol, who quickly left and returned with a dead man. "Thank you." I said, and started to chant.
After 7 minutes of chanting, I suddenly could see an entire new dimension of this world, I could see thousands of wisps glueing themselves to Kol, while the other people around me also had similar wisps around them, even if less.
Changing the chanting to the one summoning a specific person, I saw myself suddenly in a new location.
It was a small house, there were paintings and photos of Hope everywhere, along with a woman I knew was her mother, and photos and paintings of the originals.
Looking at the living room, I saw two people snuggling on the couch looking at the TV who was showing Hope in salvatore's school.
"Hayley?" I asked making the woman of the duo on the couch raise her head and look at me.
"Aren't you Tony? Hope's best friend?"
"You know me?" I asked surprised
"We see you sometimes on the TV, how did you die?" The other person on the couch who was apparently Elijah said
"I didn't die, I managed to find a way to resurrect people and came to get you."
"Really?" Hayley said "You do it for Hope?"
"Yes, but we need to get going, take my hands." I said
With both of them taking my hands, I started chanting.
Waking up in your body after bringing back the dead was an awful experience.
You are filled with dark energy, Nature seems to want to kill you, and yet there are spirits sucking up your regular magic.
"Bring me to the clearing to commence the Vampire ritual!" I said to Kol who used his vampire speed to bring me to the correct location.
The ground has symbols writen in Hope's blood, the white oak sapling was standing in the middle, and Kol layed me down right next to it.
Pouring every little dark energy inside of me, I started chanting the spell.
As the spell was over all I could feel is pain as someone put a knife in my hands.
"Stub yourself." O heard Kohl's voice, and did as he asked, losing myself to oblivion