Author's Note: I'm really sorry for the long wait. I will try to update more often for now on.
Mystic Falls Kingdom - High Castle Guest Quarters
Davina Claire sits on the bed as she listens to the guards make their rounds, trying to find an opportunity to leave her room. Even though Klaus wants to make an alliance with her father it was pretty clear that he did not fully trust them. There is no gap in the guards route, she has to go with plan b. Davina quietly moves off the bed and opens the large trunk she packed with her clothes and all the necessary things a young witch would need. At the bottom of the trunk she pulls out a small box that is locked with a spell. She whispers the unlocking incantation and the box pops open. Inside is a silver pendant with small gemstones of sapphires, rubies, and emeralds forming a circle. On the backside, an incantation is engraved. North, south, east, west. Take me to my heart's desire.
The pendant once belonged to her mother. She once told Davina that whenever she and Abby would get into a lot of trouble she was not allowed to leave the house for a month. So, Abby spelled this pendant for her. All she had to do was put a drop of blood in the middle of the circle, say the incantation, and it would transport her anywhere she wanted to go. The only problem was that it would only work with her mother's blood. It was a safety measure Abby used to make sure it would be useless in the hands of someone who wanted to use the power of the pendant for the wrong reasons. But her mother always told her that her blood runs through Davina's veins. She looks out the window to see the sun setting. Once night falls she will use the pendant and hopefully it will work.
Outside Blood Moon Tavern
As soon as Alric finishes his drink he runs out heading towards his ship, but before he gets far he spies the hybrid that warned him about Klaus talking with what looked like a female hybrid. He slows down and leans against a tree to listen to the conversation.
"What do mean we have to leave our home? What happened? What did Klaus want from you?"
"I don't have time to explain right now Elena. Once I know we are safe I'll you everything."
"I'm not leaving until you tell me what's going on." Matt groaned in frustration. He loves his wife, but sometimes she becomes the most stubborn creature he has ever met."
"Look, all I can tell you right now is that Klaus is close to finding out about a secret that I have kept from him for a very long time. Now please listen to me, we need to go home grab whatever valuables we have and hopefully we can trade them for a safe passage out of the kingdom."
Alric quietly listens to the couple argue until an idea comes to him. "Hey!" He shouts to the couple.
Matt turns around to see Alaric approaching them. "What do you want? I have nothing more to say."
"Listen, I couldn't help overhearing your lover's spat. If you want to leave this kingdom I can take you, and you wouldn't have to give me a dime."
Matt looks at him skeptically. "What's the catch?"
"If what you said about Klaus finding out that some of the Bennetts still live then warning them will not be enough. They are going to need help with whatever happens in the future."
Elena grabs Matt's arm forcing him to look at her. "Bennetts still live!? Matt, what is he talking about?"
"I'll explain later." Matt turns back to Alaric. "What does that have to do with me?"
"The way I see it you owe the remaining Bennetts. You both can come with me to help them."
"And where do we go?"
"I'll tell you once we're a few hundred miles away from Mystic Falls." Alaric holds out his hand. "Deal?"
"My wife and I need a few things from home."
"I'll set sail at night fall."
Matt looks at Alaric's outstretched hand. "Deal." He says as he grabs his hand.
"Good choice. I'll meet guys at the place you last saw the Bennetts."
"Wait, Elena is going with you now, I'll pick up the stuff and meet you guys. If I'm a minute late leave without me."
"Absolutely not, I'm going anywhere without you." Elena says as she holds on to Matt's hand.
Matt pulls her in close and kisses her with all the passion he can muster trying to show her how much he loves her. He pulls away slightly. "Do you trust me?"
"With my life."
"Then go with Alaric. I promise I'll explain everything once we are safe." He pulls away and gives her one last kiss. He lets her go and runs towards the hybrid village while Elena and Alaric head towards his ship. The three of them were so focused on each other they all failed to notice Elijah watching them the entire time.
Hybrid Village - Matt and Elena's home
The hooded figure enters the house looking for a box hidden in plain sight. She spots it in the back of the closet, feeling triumphant when she opens it to see the Fire Moonstone. "Clever girl, hiding it in plain sight." She smirks. "But obviously not clever enough." She closes the box, and leaves house, only to see Matt right outside.
As soon as Matt spots a woman in a black robe standing in front of his home he stops dead in his tracks. He notices she is holding the box that contains the Fire Moonstone. "If you want to live put the box down and leave." The woman just laughs.
"Boy, you have no idea who you are dealing with." She stretches out her hand ready to blast him when with a wave of her magic only to be pushed to the ground. She quickly gets back up to see Elijah Mikaelson standing a few feet from her. In shock she fails to notice her hood has fallen down and her face can be seen clear as day by both Matt and Elijah.
The woman has long-straight hair that is as white as snow. Her pale skin makes it look like she has not seen the sun in years. But the only thing Matt notices is the scar on her forehead. The six pointed star in a circle. "It was you who killed the Silver Moon Wolves."
The woman turns to Matt now realizing her hood is off. "Who are you?" Asks Elijah.
"I go by many names, and I will tell you none of them."
"What do you want with that stone?"
"That's none of your business."
"When you massacred an entire pack it became my business."
"They were only massacred because your dear brother Niklaus obliterated the Bennetts."
Elijah's eyes widened in shock. "Are you saying that what happened with the Bennetts and the Silver Moon Wolves are connected?"
The woman realized she made a huge mistake by letting it slip that both massacres are connected. She had to leave before anything else was revealed. She used her magic to send both Matt and Elijah flying back, by the time they got back up she was gone. Elijah tried to use his heightened senses to find her but she was long gone with the stone. He cursed himself for letting her get away. Whoever that witch was, she was key to understanding what happened with Klaus and the Bennetts. He turns to look at Matt. "Grab what you need, we have a boat to catch."
"What!?"
"We need more information about that woman and I believe we will find it wherever the Bennetts are."
"Don't you want the Bennetts dead?"
"That is what my brother wants, but I'm starting to think he is being manipulated. It's almost dark. Where are we meeting the merchant?" Matt just stared at Elijah with suspicion. "I know it is hard to believe, but I never wanted the Bennett's to die. If I had known my brother ordered their deaths, I would have done everything in my power to stop it."
"Bennett Cove, that is were he is waiting for us."
High Castle - Klaus's Room
Klaus sits in front of his large fireplace, naked as the day he was born, drinking wine. The body of one of the castle maids lies on the floor, her throat ripped open. He brought her to his room ready to drink and fuck her, but just as he is about to penetrate her with both his fangs and cock the image of the green eyed witch stops him. In frustration he rips her throat open and watches her bleed to death on his floor. As Klaus takes the last sip of his wine he hears someone enter his room. "You wanted to see me?" Klaus looks back to see Kol making his way towards him. "Could you please put some pants on?" Klaus sighs as he gets up to grab his pants off the floor and puts them on. "Thank you. Why did you want me to come? Was it to show off this poor woman you killed for what looks like no reason."
"I heard that you abandoned Davina at Freya's home yesterday."
"I did not abandon her. I had things I needed to do, and she looked like she was having fun, so I left her there."
"And what were these things that needed your urgent attention? Was it one of your whores?" Kol looked at the floor. Klaus grabbed his brother and threw him across the room. "I should dagger you and put you in a coffin for a hundred years!"
"Then why don't you? It's all I seem to be good for!" Kol pushed Klaus up against the wall. Kol was about to punch him when he was suddenly pulled ways from Klaus and frozen place.
"What is wrong with you two!?" The brothers turned to see Freya standing by the doorway. "A war is coming and all you two seem to care about is fighting with each other?"
"He is the one who attacked me!" Kol said glaring at Klaus.
"That's because he is going to ruin the alliance I am trying to build with the Mountain Rose Kingdom. If Richard had found out that Kol was fucking some brothel whore while he was supposed to be with Davina, he would have called off the engagement."
"Is that why you left Davina in my care? I thought you liked her?"
"I do, that's why I did that. She is an innocent girl that does not deserve to be caught up in the Mikaelson family drama."
"I understand, but her kingdom is needed in this upcoming war. If you want to truly protect this girl, going to a brothel will not help." Freya releases Kol from her magic. "Now go and think of how you can make this up to Davina." Kol does as Freya says.
"Is there a reason this poor girl is dead?" Klaus moves lie on his bed and ignores Freya's question. "Fine, don't answer." She looks at the body. "Incendia." The body goes up in flames and in a few seconds all that is left is ash. She uses the wind to blow the ashes into the fire. "I know I am not Rebekah, but if you want to talk I am here and willing to listen."
"Or you could tell me where she is and then I can go talk to her."
"Like I said before I have no idea where she is."
"I don't believe you." Freya moved to sit in front of the fire and both were content to sit in silence for awhile.
Bennett Cove
Matt and Elijah made it to Alaric's ship just as the sun was starting to set. Matt sees Elena and Alaric waiting next it. When Alaric spots Elijah he pulls out his crossbow and points it at him. "What is he doing here?"
"I come in peace." Elijah raises his hands above his head.
"You're a Mikaelson, you don't know what peace is."
Matt stands in between Elijah and Alaric. "He is telling the truth. If it was not for him, I'd probably be dead right now."
"What do you mean?" Elena asks, her tone laced with worry.
"I'm sorry Elena, but I was too late. By the time I got home a witch was already there and had found the Fire Moonstone. She was going to kill me, but Elijah was there. Elena, this woman was the same witch that killed your family."
"What!?"
"There's more, she is also connected to the Bennett massacre."
Alaric looks at Matt. "Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Fine, but that does not explain why he is here."
"I fear my brother was manipulated into killing the Bennetts. He was told there was a prophecy that said the Bennetts would be our downfall. Someone used his paranoid mind to their advantage."
"Then go to Klaus and tell him that."
"My suspicions are not enough to convince Niklaus that he was tricked. I need more proof, and the only way to get it is to figure out what is really going on. I know I can find more answers wherever you are going."
Alaric gives Elijah a good once over. "Fine, but I am keeping my eye on you. Just so you know, my arrows are dipped in a concentrated dose of vervain. It won't kill you, but it will knock you out cold for a while. You make one wrong move and I will dump your ass into the ocean."
"Understood."
Ember Isles - East Docks
Night had just descended by the time Bonnie, Stefan, and Caroline reached the docks. They hid behind a boat that was dry docked for repairs. "My father's boat is the one with the blue and white sails." Bonnie and Stefan peek over the edge to see the large boat located in the middle of docks surrounded by men with swords.
Boonie looks at Stefan. "There are a lot of men out there. How are we going to get past them?"
"Can't you do what you did at the greenhouse and send them all flying? Once they are all down we can run to the ship."
Stefan shakes his head. "That will cause to much attention. Word could spread of two witches traveling by ship attacking an entire village. We need to travel quietly, trying not to attract too much attention."
"Then what do we do?"
"We need a distraction." Bonnie declares. "It has to be a big one, so it's long enough for us to grab our things off out boat and get on to Caroline's." Just then the three of them could hear the men shouting as the chief approached the ship.
"Did you find her?"
"No one has seen her yet." One of the soldiers replied.
"She probably will not come here. Her mother let her get away, so she knows we are on to her little plan."
"There is no other way to leave, she must come here."
"According to my men that were at the greenhouse, she had help from two witches. A man and a woman. They must have a ship. Where is it?"
"A new ship was docked here this morning. It's this way."
Bonnie started to panic. "Stefan if they search our boat they are going to find Amani and Keeva."
"That's it!" Stefan exclaims. He shut his eyes muttering words to himself.
"What is he doing and who are Amani and Keeva?"
"They are our familiars. As for Stefan I have no idea what he is doing."
As the villagers approach the boat Keeva suddenly jumps out attacking the chief. She claws his face and then runs towards the village center. The chief stands holding his face as blood gushes out from the deep cuts. "Why are you all standing around!? I want the head of that animal!" Most of the men immediately start to chase Keeva.
"Chief, we need to take you to the healer."
As soon as everyone is gone Stefan gets up. "Come on we need to hurry. Caroline you undock your ship while we gather our things. As soon as we are all on board we set sail."
"What just happened?" Caroline asks Stefan.
"I'll explain later, now go." Caroline runs to her father's ship preparing it for departure.
"Stefan, what about Keeva?"
"Don't worry, those idiots will never catch her. I'll summon Keeva once we are on the ship."
Mystic Falls Kingdom - High Castle Guest Quarters
With the last bit of sun rays disappearing behind the horizon Davina gets out of bed and stuffs a couple of pillows underneath the blankets. As long as no one looks too hard they will never notice her missing. She pulls out her mother's pendant. "Let's hope this works." Davina takes out a needle and pokes her thumb, and lets a small drop of blood falls onto the pendant. Davina closes her eyes and starts to chant. "North, south, east, west. Take me to my heart's desire. North, south east, west. Take me to my heart's desire." Davina can feel the energy moving around her. As she keeps chanting the energy moves faster. Soon it is moving so fast is has created a windstorm inside the room.
When she feels the energy dissipate she opens her eyes to find herself sitting outside, in front of a large castle. She recognizes it immediately, the Bennett Castle. It looks just like the castle from her mother's paintings. Davina stands up slowly taking her time to sense her surroundings. It seemed that the animals that live in the forest that borders the Bennett land were the only creatures nearby. She walks to gate feeling a protective barrier around the castle. When she reaches out her hand to open the gate she feels the barrier open just enough for her to pass through. As she walks through the barrier reinforces itself behind her.
"Now what?" She stands at the front door looking around. "This is ridiculous. I'm going back to High Castle." When she turns around she sees a floating ball of golden light. "What are you?" She reaches out for the light. As soon as she touches it she feels warmth surround her. Suddenly the light moves towards the front door entering the castle.
"Wait!" She runs after the light. When she opens the door she sees the it turn right. Davina continues to follow it until it stops in front of a painting in the back of the castle. The painting is of a woman flying on a dragon that is blood red. In her hand she is holding a broadsword as if she is flying into battle. "This must be a painting of Qetsiyah."
Why did the light lead her to this painting? Davina looks closely at the sword, the hilt is reddish brown with golden inlay. She sees something written on the blade, but can't make it out. Next she inspects the dragon, but the only thing of note was that it was a dragon. Lastly she looks at Qetsiyah, who looks like a warrior princess ready to defend her home, but what was she defending against?
She takes a step back from the painting to look at the frame. On closer inspection she notices a small color difference in the right corner. She touches it and the wall the painting is on moves to the left revealing a hidden staircase going down.
Davina descends the stairs and ends up in a large room. She gasps as she feels powerful magic that flows through the room. She looks around trying to find the source, but the only thing is a box in the middle of the room. Davina walks towards it, whatever is in that box is very powerful. She tries to open it, but it won't budge. She tried to use her magic to open it, but nothing worked. "That's great!" She screams in frustration. "What the hell am I supposed to do with a box I can't even open!?" Suddenly the glowing light she saw earlier appears once more. This time it starts to get brighter making Davina look away. When she notices the light is gone she turns back. Standing in front of her is someone she thought she would never see again. "It can't be…mom?"
"Hello darling. It's so good to see you." Davina feels the tears running down her face. She tries to grab her but her hand goes through her.
"You're a ghost. How? Why?"
"We don't have much time. I have come to give you a message. In six months time a great evil we be released back into the world. The only one who can stop is the next Bennett Queen."
"But all the Bennetts are dead."
"Not all of them, three remain. The youngest one, Bonnie, is the next queen."
"How?"
"All will be revealed in time, now listen to me. The queen is the only one who can stop the darkness from rising again, but she can't do it alone. She will have warriories with her, and one of those warriories is you."
"Me!?"
"Yes. She is on her way gathering the rest of them. Soon she will come to you. When you meet her you need to give her the weapon that she will use to defeat the darkness."
"I don't have a weapon."
"It lies in this box. Take it. Once you get back to High Castle make sure to keep the box hidden, there are people who want possess its power. Find a way to leave Mystic Falls and make your way to the Southern Wolf Tribe. There you will find a young wolf named Tyler Lockwood, he is another warrior that will help you protect the weapon until Bonnie comes." Just then a large explosion can be heard outside.
"What was that!?"
"They're here."
"Who's here?"
"Davina, use the pendent and go."
"Will I see you again?"
Her mother gives her a soft smile. "Not for a long time, but I am always with you, my child." Davina can hear shouting in the distance. "Go!" Her mother disappears in a flash. Davina just stares at the spot her mother was standing. It's not until she hears the wall open that she is brought out of her stupor. She grabs the box, pulls out the pendent, pricks her thumb, and starts to chant. The magical energy swirls around her again. Just before she disappears she sees three hooded figures enter the room. She was only able to catch a glimpse of one of them. A large man with dark skin and brown eyes. And just like that she is back in her room at High Castle.
She sits on the floor for a long time clutching the box trying to calm her fast beating heart. Once she feels her heart rate return to normal she stuffs the box into her trunk and goes to bed.
Bennett Castle
As soon as the three hooded figures enter the room at the bottom of the stairs they see a girl disappear in a flash of light with the weapon they have been trying to get for the last eighteen years. "Fuck!" The dark skin man shouts has he throws off his hood. "We were so close!"
"Calm down Jonas. Getting angry is not going to solve anything."
"This is your fault, Alicia."
The woman removes her hood letting her white hair fall free. "My fault?"
"If you had gotten the stone when you were supposed to instead of killing an entire pack for the fun of it we would already have the weapon in our possession. Now some girl has it."
"How did that girl get in anyway? The barrier was still up when we came. Who is she?"
"I might be able to find out." Jonas and Alicia turn to the third man who had come with them.
"And how do you plan to do that, Kai?" Jonas asks.
Kai bends down and picks up a necklace. "There is blood on this pendant. It's not enough to use for a curse, but I can at least find out the identity of the girl."
"Good." Jonas visibly relaxes. "We should go. I'm sure someone heard the explosion."
High Castle - Klaus's Room
Klaus had decided to get out of bed and paint, while Freya remained seated in front of the fire. There was a peaceful silence between them, but the peace was shattered when one of the guards came running into the room. "My King! Princess Freya! I just received word from one of the hybrids patrolling the forest surrounding the Bennett Castle. The barrier that was protecting the castle is gone."
Klaus drop the paint brush. "What do you mean gone?"
"Gone as in we can enter the castle again."
"What happened to the barrier?"
"I don't know."
"We should go to the castle right now and investigate." Freya says.
"No, I'll go with some of my hybrids. When we secure the castle I'll summon you." Klaus grabs his sword and heads out leaving Freya alone in his room. When she can no longer hear his footsteps she takes a look at what he was painting. It was a dark skinned woman with green eyes, and long flowing, dark brown hair, who was wearing a red gown.
Caroline's Ship
When Caroline's ship was a few miles away from Ember Isles, and Stefan had summoned Keeva back, Bonnie thought it was about time to tell Caroline what was going on. "So let me get this straight, something really bad is going to awaken in six months time, and in order to defeat it you want my help? Are you insane!?"
"I know it sounds crazy but-"
"It's more than crazy! Even if this 'darkness' does come, how the fuck am I supposed to help. I don't fight, I have no skills, and I'm pretty sure the chief is going to put a bounty on my head."
"Caroline, I know you feel a connection between us. There is a bond that you can't deny."
"Watch me." Caroline gets up and walks to the helm.
"You should have waited to tell her."
"Waited till when, when the darkness awakens? Six months may seem like a long time, but if you think about all the things we need to do, we barely have enough time. The sooner she knows what's going on, the sooner she will realize her role in the grand scheme of things."
"Bonnie, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Just feeling a little antsy."
"Why don't you get some rest. I'll stay up with Caroline."
"Okay."
Author's Note:
Next Chapter: Kol and Davina get closer while she gets more clues on the three hooded figures. Stefan gets the next location while he, Bonnie and Caroline bond. Klaus enters the Bennett Castle.
Thanks so much for your patients. It is much appreciated.
~The Darkening Heart