As they got out of the car, Elexis heard Lydia say, "Was there an all-black theme announcement that I missed?"

Elexis turned and realised that Marcel and Kol were wearing black henleys like her with jeans, and Vincent wore a black leather jacket. Freya and Davina wore black tanks, and Keelin was wearing a black top with army pants.

She snorted and winked at Lydia as she moved to face both groups, who were looking at each other appraisingly. Elexis introduced everyone from New Orleans and the Beacon Hills pack, as Marcel and Noah shaked hands, having met last year when he was in the city.

"So, this is Kol Mikaelson, original vampire and his girlfriend Davina, witchy extraordinaire. That over there is Vincent, the all-powerful Regent of the 9 covens of New Orleans. That is Freya Mikaelson, elder witch sister of the Vampire family and Keelin, her werewolf fiance. And that broody guy, teddy bear really, is Marcel Gerard, king of New Orleans". They snorted at her theatrics as she moved to introduce the other group.

"And here, we have Derek Hale and Scott McCall, co-Alphas. Stiles, my skinny, defenseless kid brother with a freaking baseball bat. That is Allison, hunter and her father, Chris Argent. They're in the pack. Lydia and Jackson, the IT couple, I think. Oh! Lydia is a banshee and Jackson is a hybrid- half Kanima, half wolf. That's Malia, creepy uncle Peter's daughter. Cora, Derek's younger sister. That is Melissa, Scott's mom, and our contact at the hospital. You guys know my dad, the Sheriff. The twins, Aiden and Ethan. Isaac, Erica and Boyd, puppies really, and Danny, human."

As everyone shook their heads at their introductions, Boyd looked at Elexis and proclaimed, "And Elexis, the worst introduction giver ever, like ever. "

Once Elexis was satisfied that everyone knew each other's names, she signalled Derek to bring out the maps. Once she spread it out on the ground, she turned to Davina and Vincent.

"Do you have them?"

Both witches looked at each other and clicked their fingers together, as a packet fell in front of them.

"Holy mother of God! What the hell?", asked Stiles.

"Those are the charms. Now you all will secure the perimeter of the town", she pointed towards the pack. "Match your watches with mine. At exactly 3:55, you'll push these stake-like things in the ground. It will activate the protection charm. Marcel, Kol and Keelin, go with the pack and help them out." Everyone nodded and huddled around Derek as he told everyone the places they were supposed to go.

Elexis turned to Davina, Freya and Vincent, and whispered, "We gotta get to the Nemeton, now."

They nodded and followed her lead. Within 5 minutes, they had reached the stump. Elexis bowed to it and motioned the others to come with her. She gingerly moved and sat at the centre of the stump. She sought permission from the three other witches to channel their power and began chanting,

"Nemeton heu! placet accipere nostrae custodiant te a natura, et qui quaerunt eripere nocere tuo. Suscipe nostrae praesidium: O ingentem Nemeton. Gratias tibi"

Once she felt the spell had successfully been placed, she asked the other three witches to place protection charms around the nemeton as she remained seated. She closed her eyes and let the power of the majestic tree course through her veins. At exactly 3:55 she willed the power to spread throughout the city and got up.

The 4 friends exchanged looks and once they were satisfied that the protection spells had been successfully placed, they gave each other small smiles and walked back towards their cars. They waited for the pack and their other friends to return and sought confirmation from them regarding the completion of their tasks.

When everyone answered in affirmative, Elexis and Kol let out similar huffs and looked at each other with smiles.

Marcel then cleared his throat and called for attention, "Well then, since we're going to be imposing on your town for the foreseeable future, it's only natural that we get to know each other. You guys up for tonight? Small party at the mansion."

Noah looked hesitant and said, "We wouldn't want to impose", he looked at Elexis.

Elexis looked embarrassed before she said, "Oh not at all! We have food and booze. You're all welcome. And anyways, bossman says so, who am I to say no?"she mock-saluted Marcel.

"So it's settled, we'll see you tonight then! ", grinned Freya as they got into their cars and left.