I Do Not Own Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies
Hayley rounded the bend, leaping over a cavern as she followed the trail. At some point they had gone underground but she was so focused on hunting that she hadn't noticed the drastic changes of environment. She just checked to make sure Klaus was still following her, he was so she kept moving. Her pack was in danger, and she would eliminate the threat.
"Hayley," Klaus called as the earth trembled, she landed sloppily, hissing at the pain shooting up her leg as she scrambled out of the way of falling debris. He was over her then and grunted as he took a massive hit.
"What the bloody hell was that?" he groaned as it stopped.
"Davina," she hissed as she moved her leg.
"Here, little wolf," he broke the skin on his wrist. "We need to keep moving."
She accepted the offer, reluctantly, and then was up as they ran through the caverns. It didn't take Hayley long to find the scent of the intruder again, she didn't slow.
"They did it!? Silas is dead! Bloody hell I never thought I'd see the day! I'm free!" an accented voice laughed humorlessly.
She snarled as she leapt to attack. Catching a shoulder as they rolled, and she slammed atop him straddling his waist as she snarled and blocked a blow. The blow had her rolling off him as she spun up to her feet, falling into an old boxing stance she readied to attack again. The guy was about to hit her when Klaus appeared having caught him by his throat, which had the blond flailing in the air as he clawed at Klaus's hand. Hayley twisted around to see Davina and Kol prone on the ground.
"I'll take her," Hayley said softly as she went to Marcel.
"Let him go Klaus, he didn't do this," Marcel barked. "And get over here, I need help with Kol."
Klaus snarled as he dropped the man and walked over.
Hayley saw his eyes widen at the sight of Kol and then she hurriedly gathered Davina as she led their way out. Kol was slung across Klaus' shoulders and Marcel kept the rear as they moved out of the caverns. Hayley didn't slow as she made it into the daylight. Outside Marcel grabbed Davina.
"We should head for the ship," Klaus decided. "Post haste, the sooner we leave this forsaken place the sooner I'll be happy."
"You happy?" Marcel snorted. "Set Kol down, I need to check something."
"What are you checking?" Hayley asked as she watched the surrounding area.
"His vitals," Marcel answered.
"He's a vampire," Klaus stated.
"Was a vampire, can't explain it, but… his heart's beating," Marcel explained.
"So?" Hayley asked nervously as she circled them; cradling Davina closer to her.
"So, vampires don't have heartbeats, a byproduct of being dead, we can fake a heartbeat when we focus on moving the heart muscle, but when we're unconscious or asleep, no heartbeat. I don't know what's happening to Kol, but his heart's starting again, we'll need to keep an eye on him." Marcel said examining Kol carefully.
"I could just give him some blood," Klaus started.
"I don't think that's wise until we know what's going on. His vitals are… starting, let's get to the ship and land side, when we're in the states I'll have Thierry fly up a witch to meet us, a discreet one," Marcel said as he stood.
"I'll take him," Klaus moved Marcel aside. "He's my little brother, I will take him."
"Hayley, you'll lead, you know how to get to the ship, I'll carry Davina," Marcel said as he carefully took her from Hayley.
Hayley nodded and started jogging, Marcel and Klaus kept pace as they followed her. It took her a few hours to get them to the dinghy. Marcel kept stopping them to check on Kol's vitals, and Davina's. It appeared they were both out cold though until the alcove as Klaus readied their dinghy to go to the Céleste. Klaus and Marcel had decided it'd be best to get Kol over to the ship first, then come back for the Davina and Marcel. Hayley didn't like it, but an unconscious Kol would be more challenging to maneuver than an unconscious Davina. They had barely gotten Kol in the dinghy when Davina woke with a yelp and a gasp as a blast of air knocked all of them off their feet.
"What the hell!?" Hayley sputtered as she landed in frigid waters.
"Sorry!" Davina grimaced as Hayley stomped up the rocks to the shore again.
"Welcome back to the land of the living, Lil D," Marcel gasped as he came over them.
"Kol!" she was looking around frantically for Kol.
"He's in the boat," Hayley stated as she shivered. "Klaus and I are taking him over first, then Klaus will be back for you and Marcel."
"Is he…?" Davina asked.
"He's alive. You'll see him on the Céleste," she promised.
"Hayley, we need to go," Klaus stated.
"I'll see you on the boat," she promised Davina who weakly nodded as Marcel pulled her closer to him. She clambered in the boat and watched them as Klaus drove them towards the Céleste. It took some creative maneuvering, but they got Kol aboard and Klaus put his brother on his bed. Klaus left after he had removed his brother boots and pulled a heavy quilt over him. Hayley had changed into dry clothes and clambered onto Kol's bed as she listened to his breathing, it was steady, but shallow, like a baby's, it was like this was new to him.
Hayley didn't know how long she sat over Kol until Marcel appeared carrying Davina.
"What happened?" she demanded.
"She's just tired, getting thrown into a column and cursed will do that," Marcel said as he laid Davina out. Hayley nodded as she looked at Davina and sighed.
"Klaus is going to set sail now, he wants to get away from the island, also the sooner we're near civilization, the sooner they can get help."
"I know a doctor on the down low who will help supernaturals, in Boston," Hayley explained as she remembered the doc she had gone to, to get her birth control.
"Okay, when we have signals, call them," he stated.
Elijah was lounging in the study with a drink of his own as he read over some of his brother's notes about the cure.
Elijah had never been a witch, much to his mother's relief, he hadn't had a magical inkling in his body beyond knowing what his mother was and why she was different. Finn had tried to force a magical connection, especially when Kol was proving to be a prodigal witch. Finn had never had magic though, and he had despised Kol for magic. Their mother had always seemed despondent about the fact Kol was a witch. Kol had never been discouraged though; even when their mother refused to teach him, Kol had gone to Ayana for guidance, and it appeared he had sorted the rest out on his own.
Elijah was impressed by his brother's notes and theories about breaking their status as vampires. Kol had always been a wild, unpredictable soul, but his dedication to his craft despite his inability to actually partake in practicing in it, was impressive. It also broke a part of Elijah's heart, he known he was closest with Niklaus but to see the evidence of how much he had neglected his younger brother hurt.
The ringing of his phone brought him from his readings.
"This is a surprise Niklaus," he stated as he saw his brother's name on the phone.
"We're in Boston, it's Kol."
"What's happened to our brother, Niklaus?" Elijah asked with a hard tone.
"I didn't do it," Klaus huffed. "Something happened, it appears he's turning human again."
"Human?" Elijah sputtered.
"I do not understand it myself. Bring the Bennett witch, Kol's magic's been dormant for a thousand years and it's on overdrive right now."
"What's happened?"
"Davina has forged a connection to Kol, I don't understand it, we need another powerful witch," Klaus indicated. "I'm in the North End house."
"I will bring the witch," Elijah said.
"Do not tell Bekah, we do not know how or why what is happening to Kol is happening," Klaus stressed.
"I assure you brother I will tell her nothing," Elijah lied as he stood to see Rebekah there. Hanging up he looked his sister in the eye. "You heard."
"How?" she whispered. "Kol would not have taken the cure, he'd have used it to destroy Silas," she muttered. "I'm coming with you!"
"No, Rebekah, it is important you don't, we don't know what state Kol will be in and if he should feel threatened being surrounded by us," Elijah stated.
"Threatened!? We're his family!" Rebekah snapped.
"And a poor one if his journals and notes are to go by," Elijah countered. "I also know how desperately you desire a cure; Rebekah and I will not have you bombarding him when he doesn't know what is going on."
"You think I would hurt him for having what I desire?" she whispered in disbelief.
"I do not think it would be intentional, but I know how you desire to be human," he said softly. "I will call you to inform you of how he is doing," he assured her as he kissed her brow and left to find the Bennett witch.
Trouble for Klaus had started on the first day of sailing. It was now that they knew Kol was fully human, but his magic had come rushing back too, the sheer ferocity of it and power had summoned a storm unlike any Klaus had witnessed. It had taken Davina full on tackling his younger brother and fusing their consciousness together on a different plane to knock Kol out fully and not sink them. Klaus was lucky they hadn't been blown entirely off course as he sailed them to Boston rather than Cape Cod.
Hayley had called a wolf doctor she knew of, and he and Marcel had transported the unconscious witches to the colonial house in North End. It had been eerily quiet since getting the staff to uncover everything and was cleaned. Kol was stretched out on a bed with Davina Claire stretched out beside him grasping his hand. Wherever they were he wanted answers the moment his brother woke up!
Hanging up the phone he stared at the pair as Marcel slept at Davina's side.
Hayley walked forward to him then.
"The doc will be here in a few hours or so," she murmured.
He nodded.
"Have you… ever heard of someone going back to human from this?" she asked.
"No." he answered. "Our mother was going to turn us human again to kill us," he said off-handedly. "But she couldn't, so she created a more advanced version of us to kill us."
"That's horrible," Hayley muttered.
"No one said she was a loving mother," he mused humorlessly.
Since the death of Silas and finding his baby brother on the floor he was starting to feel more like his old self, one he had forgotten. It was strange, either the connection to the wolf or something else, but it was like a horrid fog was lifted from his mind.
"Kol saw her for what she was, I suppose, he was the only one of us to leave," he murmured.
"Yeah, he said," Hayley muttered.
"Elijah will be here soon, with the Bennett witch, that will aid Davina in whatever is happening where we are not," he said softly.
"What do you think is happening to them?"
"I don't know," Klaus confessed. "I am not a friend of witches; I prefer to use them as needed but never live with them. I would wager though that wherever Davina has taken Kol, it is not a place anyone can follow at their will."
"Maybe the doctor will give more insight as to what is going on," Hayley decided.
"You should rest little wolf, this could be a while," Klaus admitted.
"I'm not going anywhere," Hayley stated as she stalked past him to stretch out on the bed beside Davina.
Davina was shocked when she found herself standing in the center of a simple hut, the floor was uneven and a mix of stones and wood. There were herbs and other plants hanging in pots and baskets from the ceiling, there was a fire pit roaring, crookery was hung up neatly. There was a heavy worktable, with a few benches, and candles. So many candles. The hut was small, there were weapons hung up neatly. The bed was massive, tucked in the corner and covered in heavy furs. It was a Kol sized bed, she thought with amusement. There was set of shelves separating his bed from his living area, on those shelves were heavy grimoires, trinkets, widdled bits of bone and wood that formed small animals. There were also beautiful stones, an odd seashell here and there littering the shelves. Wandering around it took her a moment to find Kol who was lounging in jeans and a shirt near a river.
"We need to stop meeting like this, love," a voice quipped.
"Kol," Davina greeted as she neared him and leaned on the door post of the hut.
"What are we doing here gorgeous?" he asked looking up.
"You saw my happy place. I was curious about yours," she offered with a smile.
"I must admit I prefer your time, music, I do love vinyl," he admitted with laugh. "What's happening to me, love?"
"I don't know," she admitted softly as she leaned on the post, crossing her ankles.
"Where are we?" she asked as she watched a bird flutter by.
"My farm," he answered. "This was the river I relied on to irrigate my crops, through that forest about a day's walk that way, you'll hit my village, this is my hut and my land," he explained as he sat there.
"And over there is where I had a few goats, chickens, and swine," he said pointing across the way at another outbuilding. There was a boat being built, she thought it funny seeing it here in the middle of a farm.
"It's peaceful," she chuckled.
"It's old, you mean," he countered with a smile.
"It's charming," she promised with a smile.
"What are we doing here, gorgeous," he repeated with a sardonic laugh.
"I didn't know what else to do without you sinking us. Whatever is happening, you're getting your magic back," she sighed.
"Oh hell… A thousand years of magic built up," he looked mortified and horrified.
"It's okay," she promised. "We'll figure this out together. We can do anything together."
"You seem bloody confident in that, Davina Claire," he muttered sourly.
"Practice, lots of practice," she assured him as she came to sit beside him.
"Big you or Little You talking?" he asked.
"Both," she replied.
"You know, off the topic of my hazardous magic, we should look into a ritual which might merge you together."
"Any ideas?"
"Big You or Little You right now?"
"Little Me asking."
"There's a coven cursed with a ritual called the Merge, the Gemini Coven, you heard of them?" he asked.
She shook her head.
"They are a strange lot, even by witch standards. They were cursed two thousand or so years ago by a group of witches called Travelers, I don't know everything, but they have a curse called the Merge. It takes place between the twins born in the coven, they go through a ritual where they merge, the stronger comes out the survivor while they do take on desirable traits from the weaker. Perhaps there's a way for your souls to Merge and you can be Davina Claire, one witch rather than an older and younger version of yourself simultaneously."
"It's worth a shot…"
"How long are we going to be here?" he asked dryly.
"Until your magic stops trying to kill us," she answered.
"We might be a while, been a thousand years since I was connected to magic," he groaned.
"We have all the time in the world," she promised him with a smile.
"So, it appears. What's next on the list?"
"Esther," she replied.
"Ah, and Hope."
"And Hope."
"I'm actually looking forward to drugging Nik into a rut if they don't hook up," he said with a smile. "I feel bad for Hayley, she's nice, but it'll be nice to pull one over on Nik!"
"Is that all you think about!?" she asked.
"Ah, no," he chuckled. "Sometimes I think about pulling one over on Elijah."
She laughed.
Bonnie was jogging out of the abandoned house and saw Caroline standing there warily guarding the door.
"Care?"
"Ah, Miss Bennett, I have been waiting for you," Elijah stated as the Original appeared.
"And we're not going anywhere with you!" Caroline said warily.
"I understand your misgivings, Miss Forbes, but rest assured I am only here for Miss Bennett."
"Why?" Bonnie asked.
"A problem with my brother and Davina requires your assistance," he answered.
"What sort of problem?"
"The witch kind. I do not know more and cannot provide you with more information merely that it is important," he said.
"Why?"
"It appears that a thousand years of magic are wreaking havoc, Davina may require assistance."
"This is about Silas?" Bonnie sputtered.
"No, as I said this is a problem my brother and Davina require your assistance on," he articulated. "I do not believe it has anything to do with Silas as they are currently in Boston after having left Cape Cod last week to go kill Silas."
"I'll go," Bonnie said.
"I'm coming with!" Caroline declared.
"That is unnecessary, Miss Forbes."
"I don't care, I'm not letting you take Bonnie alone! She's not Davina and I won't let her be bullied by you!" Caroline snapped.
"Very well, but we must go now," Elijah stated. "Ladies," he opened the car door.
"Okay," Bonnie nodded and reluctantly went to the car. Caroline slid into the backseat with her, and Elijah shut the door. He was in the driver's seat suddenly. "Seatbelts please."
Once they had those on, Elijah slammed on the gas. Bonnie yelped as she was thrown back in her seat as he sped out of the town onto the freeway at death defying speeds.