The road was long and the journey would be endless, it was already off to a bad start. Klaus had stolen a car. Elena offered her car and Elijah offered to buy one but Klaus refused them both and stole someones car. Elena really wasn't pleased.

She sat in the back seat, staring out of the window, there wasn't much else to do except take in the beautiful country they where driving through. She had no idea where they were going or what they where going to do but she knew Klaus wouldn't go anywhere without a purpose. Elijah would occasionally attempt to start a conversation but it was difficult considering she couldn't pay attention.

"Where are going, Klaus?" Elena finally asked, they'd got far enough away from Mystic Falls to wonder.

"That, my dear Elena, is a surprise." Klaus spoke, as glanced up at the rear view mirror with a smirk. Elena simply rolled her eyes.

"Elijah, do you know?"

"I'm afraid I don't, Klaus really has kept this one private."

Elena ignored the two brothers and returned her gaze to the window. She eventually fell asleep, it felt like she hadn't slept in days, not properly anyway, she maybe caught an hour or two during the beginning of the car ride but nightmares would awaken her. All she would see was Esther's lifeless body laying on the floor, dagger in heart and pain in her eyes. It was going to drive her insane, she knew it.

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"Elena, wake up." She felt a hand on her shoulder nudging her gently. She slowly opened her eyes to see Elijah slightly bent over her and standing in the doorway of the car. "We've finally arrived."

"Welcome, Elena, to Pennsylvania." Klaus called out to her, a smirk on his face as he held his arms open.

Elena shot up and out of the car. "Pennsylvania." She paused for a long moment and looked at Elijah, who nodded his. "Why are we in Pennsylvania?"

"I have some business to attend too. You should stay nearby, I have a feeling we'll come across a few unwelcoming residents." Klaus spoke.

Elena looked around the surrounding area. It was dark and gloomy, it wasn't a pleasant place and it definitely didn't give her any pleasant feelings. There where a few homes, a couple of supermarkets and an old church. She had another bad feeling that Klaus' business would occur inside the church. It was like something from a horror movie.

"I don't think I want to go in there." Elena spoke, her voice uncertain and worried. "It doesn't look like the place for a Petrova Doppelganger."

"You'll be fine, we don't intend on crossing paths with any enemies or falling into trouble. Also, it was part of our deal that we would keep you safe, so no matter what, no harm will come to you." Klaus protested, he needed her in that church. "Now come, Elena."

She looked up to Elijah, who was standing beside. He gave her a reassuring smile. "I gave you my word no harm would come to you. If you don't believe my brother when he says it, you can believe me."

Elena reluctantly agreed and followed Klaus into the church, she walked slightly behind them as they entered the church. The artwork on the glass windows was beautiful, the carvings in the wall, the alter, everything was beautiful. It was a shame it was used to hold vampire meetings.

She noticed 4 other people standing near the alter, she couldn't quite make out two of them but she instantly knew who the other two where. Rebekah and Kol.

Elena just sat on one of the benches and ignored there business, she wanted as little as involvement as possible. Rebekah and Kol didn't even seem to care that she was there, didn't even bother to ask why she was travelling with Elijah and Klaus. She didn't exactly care but she had a bad feeling.

"Brother, sister." Klaus called out to them with a smile, as he neared them, offering them both a hung and them accepting.

"My, my, brother, you're in a good mood." Rebekah stated, a small smirk on her lips and her arms folded.

"For this first time in a thousand years." Kol finished Rebekah's statement with another. They really where a dysfuctional family.

"That's because for the first time in a thousand years, I have reason to be. Our parents are finally dead, I can continue making my hybrids and we're all reunited once more."

"Oh, Elena," Elena diverted her attention to Rebekah, who looked completely emotionless. Elena was suddenly worried. "Me and Kol where left in the dark about yours and our brothers plan to take down Esther, we where sure you would fail once we heard."

"But we're glad you didn't," Interrupted Kol, basically just to finish the conversation. "Well done." He smirked.

"Hello, Elijah." Said both Kol and Rebekah.

"Good to see you both." He responded with. "So, why are we all here and who are they?"

"I'm glad you asked, Elijah, they're very important parts of this meeting. They're my two top hybrids, Gale and Troy. They're here because they claim to have seen sightings of the demon king and his loyal warlocks."

All the siblings turned to look at each with a look of confusion and shock spread across there facial features. Elena had no idea what they where talking about but it didn't seem good, even Elijah looked concerned.

"Impossible. We killed him nearly 7 centuries ago and he was definitely dead, there was no way he was surviving my attack." Said Rebekah, completely adamant.

"That's what I said, so I decided to do my own research which lead me to New Orleans and Marcel, who informed me that one of his warlocks had mastered the art of necromancy. He's been alive for centuries." Even Klaus had a hint of concern in his tone of voice.

"No, it's impossible, I refuse to believe it." Rebekah was still adamant.

"If what you say is true, Niklaus, where is he?" Elijah interjected, before Rebekah started a full blown argument. "What has he been doing for the past 700 years? And why hasn't he attacked?"

"Marcel claims he was seen in England last but that was a few months back. So we're going to find out if there's any truth in what he says. Which is why where in Pennsylvania, there's an old castle on the outskirts of town said to have documents from that era with information about him, maybe he has a favourite place he likes to live. Anything we can find will help." Said Klaus.

"So we're all here to do reading?" Kol was certainly disappointed.

"No brother, I' m sure Elijah and Elena can handle that part. We're going to see some monks." Both Kol and Rebekah smirked at the thought of it, there was no way monks would talk to them but they would certainly enjoy the challenge. "We meet back here tomorrow morning with any findings."

Elijah nodded his head and turned to face Elena. "The quicker we begin, the quicker we can finish. Let's go."

Elena nodded her head and stood off the bench, returning to Elijah's side before leaving hastily. She waited until they where a fair distance away from the church before she started flooding him with questions.

"So, who is this demon king?" Elena asked. It was quite a cold evening, the wind had a sharp chill to it, she zipped her jacket up and tucked her hands into the pockets.

"Back when we where human, my mother became involved with his clan for a short time, he taught her how to control her powers and showed her magic she had never even dreamt of. She claimed to have abandoned the clan when she realized the magic was extremely dark and it was starting to take a toll on her. But we believe he gave her the power to perform the spell she used to turn us into vampires. Her power was immense."

Elena was intrigued. He always had a good story tell, his history was always fascinating and she was eager to learn more. But there had to be a time and place. "Do you believe she actually left the clan?"

"Personally, no. My mother hungered for power and after her return, I feared he taught her the spell to get back onto this side. He was dead for a while, my sister saw to that, they must have came in contact during there time together on the other side but for some reason, he must have returned shortly after and he must of taught one of his warlocks how to return him to this world before he died also." Elijah had a porcelain face and a steady voice but Elena could see past it. He was worried.

"On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is this?" Elena stopped walking and grabbed Elijah's arm, causing him to stop. They looked at each other, Elena caught that look of concern in his eyes.

"If he did return all them centuries ago but hasn't shown his face, then it means he's been regaining his strength and learning new magic. So yes, I'll say this is extremely bad."