Chapter 28 – The Rescue

Finn and Sage had enjoyed their hour alone and had decided to stay in their room for the night. The others had left them alone, most of them figured out what they had been up too and didn't want to bother them. The next morning they awoke, Sage lay with her head on Finn's chest and Finn's arms were wrapped around her shoulders.

Suddenly they were struck by a sharp pain in their chest and an unknown voice sounded in their heads. "Kol...by the falls...stabbed...help."

"What was that!?" Sage asked gasping for breath.

"I'm guessing that was Sabrina we heard," Finn told her clutching at his heart. "As far as the pain I'm assuming we are feeling the effects of Kol being stabbed."

"We need to go help him!" Sage exclaimed.

Finn agreed, it was hard for them to move though, the pain wasn't letting up. The two struggled to get off the bed and throw on some clothes and go rescue their brother and his witch.

Sabrina's mental message and Kol's pain woke Elena and Rebekah out of a deep sleep. They both missed the message, not being able to understand what was being said because they were still half asleep. Both felt the pain, however Elena didn't feel it as bad as the rest of the Mikaelsons, and she found it easier to move then the rest did. Elena threw on some clothes quickly, knowing something was wrong and went to Rebekah's room. Once she saw Rebekah was having trouble moving she helped her get dressed and then down the stairs to find the others.

Elijah, Niklaus, Caroline, and Lucy had watched a movie together and fallen asleep in front of the tv. Niklaus and Caroline had both been sitting on the couch together and in their sleep they had wrapped themselves around each other. Elijah and Lucy were both in arm chairs that were close to each other, they found each other's company comfortable to be around.

Lucy woke first and laughed softly as she spied Niklaus and Caroline tangled up in each other's arms. Her chuckles woke up Elijah who smirked widely as the first person he saw was Lucy when he opened his eyes. Lucy glanced over at him and their eyes locked, she was having a very hard time looking away from Elijah's gaze.

Suddenly Elijah keeled over in pain as Lucy looked on in bewilderment.

"Elijah!" Lucy exclaimed. "Elijah what is wrong?" She rushed over to his chair trying to assess the situation.

At the same time Caroline was woken up by Niklaus suddenly seizing with pain. "Nik!? What's going on?"

"Kol's ...been ...stabbed," Sage spoke up from the doorway, choking the words out.

Caroline looked up to see Sage and Finn standing at the door. They both looked to be in tremendously pain, only managing to be on their feet by leaning on the door post. Caroline flashed over and helped them sit down.

"Where is Kol?" Lucy asked.

"By the Falls...according to Sabrina," Finn grunted out.

"Sabrina?" Elijah choked out.

"Not now, 'Lijah," Caroline snapped at him. "Kol first!"

"You're right," Elijah acquiesced.

Rebekah and Elena joined them, Elena helping Rebekah sit down on the love seat before collapsing beside her.

"Ugh. I feel like a mac truck ran over me," Elena moaned. Her siblings agreed with her.

"What the bloody hell is going on!?" Rebekah asked.

"Language," Elijah and Finn reprimanded her.

Caroline rolled her eyes, "Focus people! Kol's in trouble. Is Sabrina with him?"

"I believe so...the message we...received that said Kol was... in trouble came ...from her." Sage spoke up.

"Alright then, Lucy and I will go and check things out." Caroline decided.

"No!" Niklaus protested. "It's too dangerous!"

Caroline smiled gently at Niklaus, "That's why I'll have Lucy with me. You can't do much in this state and someone needs to go now."

Niklaus wasn't happy but could see that Caroline was intent on following through with her plan. Not that she was wrong, someone did need to go now; Niklaus just didn't want that someone to be her. Caroline and Lucy took off to the falls, Caroline vamp speeding them both there. Once there they came across Sabrina and Kol, Caroline and Lucy approached carefully.

Sabrina was unconscious besides a desiccated Kol, her hand intertwined with his. Caroline gasped when she got closer and saw Kol, he was desiccated but still conscious, paralyzed and unable to focus on anything but pain.

"Oh Kol!" Caroline muttered. "He's still conscious." She told Lucy.

"That must be why everyone else is in so much pain," Lucy said. "If he was unconscious their pain would stop."

Caroline grabbed hold of the stake and pulled it out. "Lucy, I think this is a White Oak Stake."

Lucy paled, "That's not good."

Caroline agreed, she Turned to Kol. The wound wasn't healing. "Dang it," she growled, a growl that would have made Niklaus proud of her.

"What's wrong?" Lucy asked, from where she was checking on Sabrina.

"The wound isn't healing, there must be slivers left inside," Caroline replied as she reached In
her pocket and pulled out tweezers.

Lucy looked over at her in surprise, "You carry tweezers?"

Caroline shrugged, "You learn to be prepared. Damon and Stefan are usually being stabbed with something."

Caroline started about pulling out the slivers while she talked to Lucy. "Check around and make sure we are safe right now. I don't like being out in the open right now, especially with White Oak stakes involved."

Lucy obeyed without question and briefly left them to check out the surrounding area. By now some of the color has returned to Kol, and he was starting to move a little.

"Sabrina?" He gasped out once he was able to move his mouth.

Lucy had come back by this point and checked on Sabrina. "The areas clear," she told Caroline before answering Kol. "She'll be alright Kol, the pain was just too much for her and she passed out."

Niklaus sped up to Caroline a few minutes later. "Here is a blood bag, little brother."

Kol drained the blood bag in record time, by the time he was done Sabrina was starting to stir.

"You okay, love?" Kol asked her as she woke up.

"I think so, Kol. Are you?" She replied, moaning a little as she sat up.

"With the blood Nik brought me I'm as good as new. Are you still in pain?" Kol asked concerned.

"A lingering headache. I'll be okay though."

Kol shook his head and bit his wrist holding it up to her mouth. "Drink Sabrina." He said seriously.

Sabrina obeyed and as she drank Niklaus asked what had happened. Kol sighed and didn't reply until after his mate had finished drinking.

"The Salvatore's." Was all he said before Niklaus growled and started to shake.

Caroline approached Niklaus and wrapped her arms around him. "Calm down, Nik," She whispered to him. "You aren't going to do anyone any good getting angry. Why don't you phase and go for a run? That will help."

Niklaus nodded, "Only if you run beside me."

Caroline blushed, but nodded her head. Niklaus moved away, phased and then took off running with Caroline beside him. Lucy, Kol, and Sabrina were joined by Finn and Elijah soon after they had left.

"Kol?" Elijah questioned as he arrived.

"The Salvatore's have managed to find some White Oak stakes," Kol informed them.

"They stabbed Kol with this one," Sabrina motions to the stake that was now lying on the ground at their feet.

Lucy looked at it distastefully, "Can I please burn it?" She asked.

The others stared at her surprised at her reaction, but nodded. Lucy muttered an incantation and the stake burst into flames. Finn ordered everyone to the house while he sent a message to his wife to go pick up Damon Salvatore, discreetly.