Chapter 17: Changes

Library: Whitlock Hacienda

[Bella's POV]

"Damon what has you so worried?"

"We are going to have to return to Mystic Falls and deal once more with the supernatural pandemonium. There is something really wrong with that place."

"Do you know the source of magic that causes supernaturals to be drawn to that place? What kinds of supernaturals are drawn to it?"

Elijah responds, "Sorry to interrupt, I overheard you mention Mystic Falls. There is a type of werewolf that is indigenous to the North American continent that lives there. Our family left Scandinavia to avoid the plague that was rampant at the time. Mother used it as an excuse when she gave our sister to Dahlia."

"We settled in Mystic Falls, it wasn't called that until later. When our youngest brother was killed by the werewolves; we were changed into our form of Vampire there when Mother a practicing witch cursed us by making us drink a potion containing doppelganger blood and our father running us through the heart with a sword."

"The Werewolves were cursed at one point also, but I'm not sure of the location of that spell. Damon is correct in that the place does attract other kinds of supernaturals. At one point over a hundred witches were sacrificed one night. Imbuing that spot with tremendous ancestral power for witches to use for their spells. Mystic Falls is the place where we sought protection from the werewolves. Our runes of protection are carved into the walls of caves where we took shelter on the nights of the full moon. Our mother cursed my brother Niklaus to prevent him from turning into a werewolf during the full moon; causing him unbearable torment on those nights."

"Your brother is a werewolf and a vampire?"

"Niklaus was the result from my mother's affair with a werewolf Alpha. He was cursed with the rest of us that night. He became the original hybrid when he made his first kill. He suffers every full moon due to a restricted curse my mother placed on him so he could not change into wolf form on those nights. He broke the curse a couple of weeks ago."

"Are there other supernatural species there like fairies, dwarves, dryads, centaurs?"

Elijah smirks at my question. "Possibly, but I haven't encountered any of them yet. I haven't seen Harry Potter like wizards there either."

"We also need to return to Mystic Falls with you. Since our brother has managed to break his curse, he is now diligently looking for us. It will be best for all concerned for us to return as a united family. Niklaus is difficult to deal with on a good day; with the removal of his curse he will be even more problematic. I have received word that our Mother has been revived from her spelled sleep."

Damon snorts, "Fun for all, not."

"Thank you for sharing information about Mystic Falls, is there any way of preparing for our encounters there?"

Charlie, Sage, Elżbieta, Charlotte, Peter, Jasper, Kol, Rebekah, Finn and Angela all enter the library. "Sorry, we overheard your conversation and decided to offer our help too."

"Great, who is going to schedule the private jet?" Kol asks.

Charlotte pops him on the back of the head, "I am going to nickname you Pete Jr."

Kol grins back at her, "Cool, I never had a nickname before."

Damon grins wickedly. I am starting to be wary of that particular look. He pulls out his cellphone. "Damon what do you want?"

"Prepare eight of our guest rooms; we will be having company stay with us for a few days."

"What? Who are you bringing with you? Damon, it's not safe here."

"Just air out the rooms and put clean sheets on the beds little brother. We will be there in two days." He disconnects the call.

"Dad!" I rush over to hug my father. "When did you get here?"

"A few hours ago, I hear we have a few new family members." Everyone new to Charlie introduces themselves.

[Charlotte's POV]

"I would like everyone to sit down and be comfortable. I think we need to work on a group vision of Mystic Falls as our focus. We need to gather information about what is going on there. I want to try to pool our Astral energy as a way to gather this data."

Angela responds with "I'm in." Elżbieta nods at me. Damon winks and Rebekah quietly says "I'll help."

The rest of the group leaves the library to give us privacy to work.

I ask everyone to gather in a circle and hold hands. "I want us to focus on Leyline energy of that area. I can sometimes see aura's around people; their energy field. I want to see if we can visualize the energy field around Mystic falls."

We close our eyes and concentrate. I see Mystic Falls from an aerial view. The whole town is built on a Leyline hub of energy. It is supercharged. "Do you think we can discharge that energy in a useful manner?" I ask the group.

"I know the Mikaelson family wants to rid the world of Mikael and Esther's evil plotting. I have a suggestion that we combine our talents and switch Mikael out for Henrik on the other side, binding him to that side and help Freya by transferring Dahlia's curse to Esther." Angela suggests.

Rebekah asks, "Do we have to be in Mystic Falls to channel the energy to do that?"

I respond, "Yes."

Damon asks, "If we bind Mikael to the other side, what happens if the dimension barrier disengages due to some other type of magic?"

"The binding will cause Mikael to cease to exist; he will be tied to the barriers energy signature. He will be permanently attached to that dimension."

"Before you ask Henrik will not be tied to the other side, he will be here with us." I respond.

"While we have a bird's eye view of Mystic Falls can we check on Niklaus? It could give us a way of peacefully integrating our arrival back there." Damon asks.

We focus our view on the Mikaelson mansion. Niklaus is pacing. Esther is demanding that he retrieve his siblings from wherever they are located. He is denying any knowledge of their whereabouts.

"I think Elijah needs to call Niklaus and give him a heads up that we will be in Mystic Falls soon and warn him about Esther before she can cast any detrimental spells. He will be more open to helping us that way." Rebekah suggests.