"You were right Elijah the doppleganger's here and alive," Hadrian said as he was leaning against the mystic grill, watching Damon Salvatore and Alaric Saltsman walking to their cars, From the other end of the phone Elijah asked what he had observed, "I have been here for two weeks Elijah, there appear to be three Vampires, two are a pair of brothers ad one is in a relationsship with the doppleganmger, there is a young Wiccan and a few Humans that are surrounding the Doppelganger, who is called Elena Gilbert" Before Elijah could speak Hadrian followed up "Thats, not all brother, Rose Marie appears to be taking reseident with the Salvatores, and I have seen evidence of Weres being here" The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, before Elijah questioned the amount, "unsure brother, definitly two, but they normally travel in packs, they could be looking to settle or moving through, im thankful I keep a small vile of Klaus's blood with me, the pain of there venom can be extreme",
"Yes Elijah I will not aloe my feelings on the weres to hamper the plan, and with Rose Marie, after being pardoned I will leaver her alone, but will ensure she does not see me," Hadrian said before he hung up in annoyance, of course, he still hated the Wolves, they had killed their brother all those centuries ago, deciding that he had observed enough today went into the Grill for a Drink.
Quickly walking and sitting at the bar, he was quick to ask for an Old Fashioned, a particular favorite of his when Caroline Forbes suddenly sat to his left, turning to his head he got an even better look at her, she was stunning, long blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and a cute small nose, all tapped off with a perky frame, he couldn't help but smile at her, which was swiftly returned. Not one to ignore a beautiful lady he Introduced himself, "Hi I'm Hadrian" he said as he nodded to her, Caroline slightly froze at his name but otherwise showed no recognition of him, "Caroline" She said with a smile, "Lovely to meet you my dear" Hadrian added in his best accent, making sure to accentuate his Emerald eyes, it appeared to work as Caroline slightly blushed, "and what is a young, beautiful lady like yourself doing all alone",
After getting her drink she swung her seat to be facing Hadrian, "Just an issue with a friend, he's going through some stuff right now and I wanted to help him, but he wouldn't accept it" As she said this all she could think of was Tyler, and the unimaginable pain he must have been experiencing right now, "I've been told I'm a good listener, maybe I can help"
"Thanks, but I think I'm just going to head home," As she said this she quickly finished her drink, as she was turning to leave a hand grabbed her, and as she turned Hadrian left a soft kiss on her knuckles, just like the kind she would read about in the stories books she loved "IT was lovely to meet you, Caroline," Hadrian said with a soul killer smile, "You too".
The following evening Hadrian was walking around the town center, he could still remember how this looked over 1,000 years ago before he could reminisce, he saw one of the brothers trying to stop a rabid Rose Marie, and as he got closer he recognized the issue, Werewolf venom. It was a horrible death for any Vampire, and from the looks of Rose she had not long left, he decided to follow them to the Salvatore boarding house, where the entire gang was, surprised that he was able to enter, he quickly applied a dislodgement charm to ensure he remained unseen and added a Notice-me, not charm. As he walked around the living room he observed the scene, Rosemarie was on a large sofa, convulsing in obvious pain, the older of the brothers was attempting to comfort her with Elena and the younger Salvatore stood at the back, taking comfort in each other. On the other sofa sat the young Witch and Caroline was looking through multiple grimoires to see if they could find a cure, not that they would, there was only one cure for a Vampire who was bit by a were, Klaus's blood. As he looked at Rose Marie he couldn't help but think of the short time they had together, and whilst they were never close, he did remember her, she was always kind to those around her, she had even stuck by the traitorous Trevor for 500 Years, displaying an honor and true loyalty to one's friend, she did not deserve to die like this.
Looking back at the group he decided to announce his presence, as he walked over to the roaring fireplace, he silently removed his disillisionment charm and notice me not, yet they all seemed to be too preoccupied in what they were doing to notice, the new arrival, and so with a small inconspicuous cough, all eyes were on him, he slowly looked to Rose Marie as the rest of the group looked over to this new arrival who appeared out of thin air, "Hello Rose Marie"
As he said this he began to walk over to her, Damon attempted to get in his way, but with a negligent wave of his hand, he was sent flying into the bookshelves and landed with a heavy thud, slowly kneeling to look into Rose Marie's eyes he could see the look of recognition, and with a raspy voice called out "h...hadrian"
"Hello, Rose, it's been a long time" as he said this a small smile wormed its way onto his face, "Are you finally here to kill me" it was all that Rose could say, the pain was unbearable, and to make it worse, Hadrian Mikaleson was in front of her, she knew he life was coming to an end.
"No Rose, I'm not here to kill you" as he finished he brought out a small glass vile of what to the rest of the group appeared to be blood, Hadrian uncorked the vile and brought it to Rose's Lips, "You don't deserve to die like this" as he said this he poured the blood into her mouth and down her throat. The effect was instantaneous, Rose's face cleared and the bite on her shoulder was fading, in a matter of seconds, Rose was healed, and as she looked back onto Hadrian, she couldn't help but ask "Your Real" and with a shaking hand grabbed hold of his "I'm real Rose". Rose began to Cry, here was Hadrian Mikaelson, the most feared being on the Planet, and he had saved her life, all she felt was gratitude and obligation, she would bay him back in kind for this.
Standing up Hadrian observed the group, they were all looking at him in wonder, as his eyes roamed the group they landed on Caroline, and he gave her a small Wink. When he looked back to Elena "hello miss Gilbert, I think we need to have a talk" before anyone could say anything Damon was flashing to him and was grabbing at Hadrian's throat, all Hadrian could do was look bored at this attempt, and so he grabbed Damon's hand and pulled it off, as he looked him in the eyes he said, "I'm an Original, I'm 10 times your strength, show some respect" suddenly Damon was screaming in pain as lighting coursed from Hadrian's hand onto Damons, Hadrian applied the magic for little more than 5 seconds before Elena was screaming at him to stop.
When he did finish the spell, Damon was on the floor, nursing his now healing hand, turning it from its now blackened husk. As all eyes were on him, he silently conjured an Ornate armchair, as he sat he looked back to Elena, "We need to talk, Miss Gilbert,"
All anyone could do was stare at this man in shock, he had appeared out of nowhere, with a slight move of his hand had sent Damon flying across the room, he then cured Rose, even after all that seeing him utterly demobilize Damon was shocking, none more so that when lightning began to form around his hand and began to electrify Damon. Bonnie was the only one who felt the magic coming from this being, and it terrified her, his magic dwarfed her own.
Once seated, he looked at the group, "It's nice to see you again Rose" Hadrian said with a small nod, "It is an Honour to see you again Hadrian" Rose said, whilst giving a bow to him, "Rosemarie, which of these young vampires staked Elijah".
"It was Damon sir," Rose said in a submissive voice and with head slightly bowed, Hadrian's eyes then landed on Damon Salvatore, as he looked at him he held out his hand, and as he did Damon was being dragged towards him, Elena let out a shriek at this, and Stefan sped towards his brother, before he could get their, Hadrian was in front of him, holding onto his throat with one hand, and with the other, holding Damon in place. "Wait your turn" With this, he gripped Stfan's neck until he heard the sounds of it breaking, and with a swift flick of his wrist, Stafasn's body fell to the floor, with his neck snapped.
As soon as Stefan's body dropped Bonnie stood protectively in front of Elena, and unleashed magic attack upon Hadrian, with the aim to cause the blood vessels in his head to pop, all she got from this was Hadrian looking at her, slightly annoyed, and in a condescending tone "Nice try little Witch, but I'm very old, you'll have to try better" Before she could attempt another speel, Hadrian had flicked his Hand towards her, and she felt her body freeze in place, unable to move she could not stop herself from falling backward. Frozen.
With his attention now back on Damon, he held him tight in place and began to slowly close his fist, as he did Damon's bones began to crack and break, it was agony, as his body tried to heal itself, but the bones were being cracked continuously. "You see Damon, I'm very protective of my family, and you caused one of the pain". Even as Damon Screamed as his bones were being broken, he still managed to grunt out "If we could kill Elijah, we can kill you too". At this the magic holding Damon stopped, and he dropped to the floor.
Hadrian looked over to Rose, "Why does he think he killed Elijah Rose", before Rose could answer, Stefan, who had come to after his neck had healed, spoke "We saw stabbed him throguh the heart, we saw his body begin to desiccate" Before anyone could move, Hadrian was laughing, he quickly let the body bind over Bonnie go, and sat back in his conjured Chair, "Elijah's fine, pissed but fine".
This stumped them, Carlone walked slightly in front of Elena, "But he was staked, how can he be okay",
With a smile Hadrian answered, "Were Originals Darling, nothing can kill us".
After getting Bonnie back onto their feet, Hadrian motioned for them all to seat, after sitting down, Hadrian looked at Elena, "Miss Gilbert, as you are now aware you are the Petrova Doppelganger, do you understand what that means"
"It means that my death is the key, to breaking the sun and the moon curse" After that show of power, Elena decided it would be best to answer his questions, if everything she had seen and what Rose had said, he could kill all of them.
Before Hadrian could Speak, Stefan stood in front of her, his Vampiric face taking over as he said, "Noone will touch her", this was basked up by Damon, who joined his brother standing in front of Elena.
Not moved or feeling threatened by the display, Hadrian, still sat in the chair, calmly asked, "Do you know what happened to those who helped Katherina to escape"
All Elena could do was nod, she had heard of what happened, "Good, if you try to run, hide or fight this, all those you care for will be killed, and after they are all gone, and it's just you, we will break the curse" He said this while looking her directly in the eyes, and she knew he was not lying, all those she loved would be destroyed if she ran
"I Understand, if I don't run, then nothing will happen to my family" Elena repeated, nodding her head, wiht as much dignity as she could muster
Before Hadrian could speak, the Salvitores spoke again, "It is not happening, you will not touch her, we will stop you", after saying this both the Salvatores stared at Hadrain with Bonnie standing next to them.
At this Hadrian began to laugh, as he did he stood from the chair, "You don't seem to understand something" as he spoke his eyes began to glow, ozone filled the air as the moon was hidden beneath furious thundering clouds "We are stronger than you" The fireplace jumped in flames, the bright light illuminating the room "We are faster than you" Thunder was heard overhead, as the very house shook at its power, the lights began to flicker, "We will take her because we can, because no one can stop us" As he finished Lightning struck the gardens, and in a display of power, the lights over the room flicked out, the Fire dies and with the moon no longer visible, the only light source was Hadrian glowing Emerald eyes. Suddenly the moon could be seen, the fire was back and the lights came back on in the house, with Hadrian nowhere to be seen, but both Damon and Stefan were on the floor, their necks snapped, and Bonnie was frozen in place, stuck to the floor, Only Caroline was left standing next to her. Elena understood the message, run and everyone Elena loved and cared for would be killed.
...
"I'm Sure Caroline", as she spoke, Caroline, using her Vampiric strength removed the door from the old tomb underneath fells church, with a nod, Caroline sped away from the church Leaving Elena with Katherin, who was slowly walking towards the opening, she had begun to desiccate, her skin greying, her nails had begun to fall out and her hair was in disarray.
"Hello Elena" Katherine, managed to wheeze out, the desiccation also affecting her speech. Elena was quick to remove the small bag she had brought and pulled out a bottle of blood, at its sight, Katherine sped to the opening before hitting the barrier keeping her in place.
"Tell me what I want to know, and you'll get some", as she said this Elena sat on the floor, with Katherine mimicking, until they were sat in front of each other, Elena removed the lid and filled a small amount of blood into a plastic cup, with a stick she pushed it across the barrier. As Katherine drank, her skinned colored, and with that, her voice regained its former Strength, "What do you want to know"
"What do you know about the Originals" Katherine froze, and with suspicion looked at Elena, as she pushed the plastic cup back to the edge of the barrier, she asked, "My my you have been busy, where did you learn about them". Refilling the cup with blood Elena spoke, "I was kidnapped by Rose and Trevor, I was being used to barter their freedom, I met Elijah"
A look of recognition flashed across Katherine's face, before going back to the apathy, "You have been a busy bee, im suprised they're both still alive"
"Trevor was killed, Elijah decapitated him, Rose then came here and told us about the Originals, and about Klaus"
At the name of Klaus a look of fear replaced apathy, "Klaus, is he here"
"No, not yet but we were visited, by Hadrian" Elena responded, lightly shaking her head
If Elena thought Katherine looked in fear at Klaus's name, at Hadrians, she appeared to be terrified, her eyes were wide, her breath labored and her hands began to shake, "Hadrians Here" She said this so fast, as she spoke her head was swiveling around the tomb, inspecing every detail, as though she imaged the Original to appear before her.
"Yes, he came into the boarding house, Healed Rose of a werewolf bite, and then said I I try and run, he will do to me what hey did to those who helped you escape", she could see the raw fear in Katherine's eyes, it was something she had never seen in the evil vampire's eyes before, if she wasnt soo scared at what was heppening, she would have enjoyed the look
"Were all dead" It was all Katherine said, even the promise of more blood would not get her to talk more, all she would say, over and over again "Were, all, dead"
...
In the aftermath of Hadrian's visit and after speaking to Katherine, Elena asked for everyone to come to her house, she had made her decision, lucky Jenna was away, seeing an old school friend. After everyone was at the house Elena spoke about what Happened with Katherine, it was fair to say that to everyone present, the thought of Katherine Pierce, the bitch that had made their lives miserable and someone so powerful could be so struck in abject terror, it gave an unpleasant feeling.
"So I've decided, I'm going to agree to their terms" after she spoke she could see Stefan and Bonnie poise to speak, she simply held up her hand "You all saw him that day, you've heard the stories and after what happened to Katherine, I will not allow that to happen to you all, if I agree, all of you will be safe"
Everyone exploded on this, none more so than Bonnie "But Elena, we can figure a way out of this, I just need the find the right spell and we can protect you"
"Bonnie, you were there that night, when he healed Rose and disabled you all, it was so fast none knew what was happening, not until it was too late" They all knew Elena was correct, but they just couldn't accept it, none more so than Stefan.
"Maybe we can bargain with him, there must be something, does anyone know where he is staying"
None spoke, all except Caroline, "I may know where to find him", at this they all looked at her incredulously, "What, I met him the night of the full moon, he bought me a drink" At their incredous looks she added "he was nice okay, he might be back there"
Before anyone could say anything Damon was out of the door, with Fear, Stefan looked to Elena, she just nodded and he sped after him, they all quickly gathered their things and made their way to the Grill, hopefully, time to save Damon from whatever stupid thing he was going to do.
...
Hadrian was once again at the grill, slowly drinking an old-fashioned, it was well past closing hours but he had compelled the manager to ignore his presence and to leave, just as he begun to sense someting approach, he was suddenly thrown backwards and crashed through several tables and chairs, with a grunt of slight pain, he looked up to see Damon Salvatore staring at him, anger clear in his eyes, "hello Damon, care for a drink". Damon suddenly sped to him, as he did Hadrian stood and prepared to launch himself at him, feeling the need for an old fashioned fight, as he sped towards Damon, with the intent to smack him in the face, he was grabbed from the side, and launched into the brick wall, as he smashed into it, the wall exploded outwards, and a several bricks fell with him as he landed onto the floor.
As Damon and Stefan stopped, they looked at each other and smiled, this was until they heard a chucking coming from the far wall, with a small chuckle Hadrian stood up, brushed off his shoulders, and with a smile cracked his neck, he looked at the pair "Finally". Hadrian exploded in a cacophony of speed and power, suddenly Stefan was pushed past the bar and smashed into the glass mirror behind him, which shattered on impact, and he landed with a thud, Damon was not much better, but instead of being thrown backward he was smashed into the floor, face first, the concrete cracking on impact, before he could move Damon was grabbed by the leg and thrown into the far wall.
Hadrian surveyed the damage, not only to the bar, but also to the two vampires, both of whom were moaning in pain where they had landed, with a bright smile, he hopped over the bar and grabbed a moaning Stefan by his shoulder and threw him over the bar, he landed next to Damon, both brothers were now groaning in pain.
This was the site that Elena, Jeremy, Alaric, and Caroline saw as they entered the bar, as they entered Hadrian began to walk to the boys, before he could speed over there he was thrown away by a mystical shove coming from Bonnie, who had begun to walk over to Hadrian, with her arm extended and a face full of concentration. As Hadrian stood he looked at the new people who had entered, he had sensed them as they entered but was having too much fun with these two to care, he looked over to Bonnie, "Hello miss Bennet, nice throw" He said as he righted himself and walked back towards bonnie, who had just thrown another mystical shove towards him before it could get to him, a brick was was formed before him, and even though it was destroyed on impact, the distraction had done what it needed, as Hadrian had sped around from behind the wall and was now in front of Bonnie, who before she could gesture or make a spell, was tapped on the forehead, and with that, she was falling onto the floor limply, out cold.
"that was Fun" Elena couldn't help but look at the damage in horror, she began to understand what would happen if she ran, so with steely determination she walked over to Hadrian, and as she looked him in the eye said "I Accept" As she said this, two groans of protest was heard from the Salvatore brothers before they could say another word, Hadrian smiled at her, it almost confused her as it was genuine, "I'm glad you made the right choice miss Gilbert, and on my word, no harm will come to your loved ones from myself or my family" As he said this he looked around the damaged room and with a slight grumous added "anymore that is"
As Hadrian looked back to the damage done, he looked back to Elena and said "Consider this a sign of good faith" As he said this he went up to Bonnie, before anyone could try and stop him, he touched Bonnie's head and with a gasp she awoke, slightly dazed and confused, Caroline quickly sped towards her and was helping her up. As Hadrian walked back to the bar, he clicked his fingers, as he did the room was beginning to repair itself, all the damaged and destroyed tables and chairs were brought back together, the bricks began to float back into place in the wall, and the glass from the mirror reformed and fitted back into place. To Elena and Caroline, this was what they always thought of when they thought of magic, it was amazing, to Bonnie, however, it was terrifying, in a matter of seconds she had been nocked out unconscious, and now she was seeing a true display of magic, and she then realized why Wiccans were considered weaker. Before anyone could speak, Hadrian grabbed his drink, and with a smile to Caroline, he disapeared
