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Answers to some of your questions:

Jenna's age - I've aged Jenna up in this, in the show she was 25, but that wouldn't work for Maya to be her daughter, so Jenna had Maya at 17, Maya's 13 in this chapter so that puts Jenna at 30 years old.

Jenna's love life - I can't tell you the endgame, she might be with Ric, she might not, personally I always felt like the two of them couldn't go the distance, because of all the lies he told her. In this she already knows about the Supernatural before they meet, and I haven't decided how that will affect their relationship.

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Love the fact that you guys like the Caroline, Maya friendship, I always thought she needed better friends.

Jenna definitely needs more love, I think she could be a total badass if given the opportunity.

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"this" - phone conversation

"this" - other language phone conversation

Maya was 13 when Enzo gave her a call to tell her the news about Damon, he'd found him shortly after Maya located the eldest Salvatore, and for two years he'd punished Damon, beat him black and blue for his betrayal, beat him so hard, and for so long that Damon's emotions switched on. Damon had spent the next year trying to make amends with Enzo, earn his forgiveness, but in his time free, Enzo realised that the reason he was so hurt by Damon's betrayal wasn't just because Damon was his best friend. It was because he was in love with the eldest Salvatore, which wouldn't have been a problem, if Damon wasn't so bloody in love with Katherine Pierce. "Maybe I can help with that!" Maya said, thinking about the dream she'd had about the tomb under the church.

"How?" Enzo asked, Damon had been in love with Katherine for 140 years, there was no way to break that.

"You said Damon's been waiting to break her out of the tomb right?"

"Yes, he has to wait for the comet to pass in two years."

"She's not there."

"What?!"

"I had a vison, the tomb is sealed with magic, so I should be able to Siphon it. I can open the tomb and prove it."

"Then we'll come there right away, open the tomb, and show Damon that she's not there, that she doesn't love him!"

"Not yet!" Maya exclaimed, "Summer vacation isn't far away, Care is going to cheer camp, you guys can come then."

"Why wait so long?"

"I don't want a volatile, vengeful, broken hearted vampire loose in town while my best friend is here."

"You let me out while she was in town," Enzo pointed out, "I was much more volatile and vengeful."

"I know you Enzo, I don't know Damon, and just because you love him, doesn't mean I trust him. Besides, I need you to find something for me to put the magic I Siphon from the tomb in. My body won't be able to hold that much power without killing me. Plus, I need you to get Damon to agree to killing the rest of the vampires in the tomb, bar Pearl."

"Wait, it could kill you? Love you're not doing it, we'll wait till the comet passes."

"No Enzo, the visions only come to me when I need to do something, as long as you can find me a vessel to store the magic in, I'll be fine!"

"No way love, you're my priority, Damon can wait."

"Enzo if I'd have ignored my vision when I was seven, just because I could have been killed, you and I never would have met."

"Sweetheart-"

"No Enzo, this needs to be done, I get the visions when they're needed, now are you going to find me a vessel or not?!"

Enzo sighed, "You're really not going to give up on this?"

"How long have you known me Enzo?"

"Fine," he acquiesced, "I'll find something for you to use. I'll speak to Damon, maybe he knows someone, or something that can help."

"Thanks Enzo! I'll see you in two months!"

"Who was that?" Damon asked, walking into the hotel room that Enzo and he were sharing.

Enzo snapped the phone shut, looking at the man he loved, he was hesitant to tell Damon, but he believed Maya was telling him the truth, "The witch that freed me from Augustine."

Damon stiffened at the reminder that he'd left his best friend to die and be tortured, instead of saving him like he should have done, "Oh? And what did she say?"

"Well, she's not particularly happy that I'm not still beating you black and blue, and she thinks that when you get Katherine back, you'll abandon me again."

"Is that what you believe?" Damon asked, he wouldn't admit it, but he was afraid of the answer Enzo would give him, when he thought about it, he wasn't so sure of the answer himself.

"To be honest, I don't know, and I don't want to spend another four years waiting for the answer."

"So, what now then?" He shouldn't have asked, he knew what the answer was going to be, he knew that Enzo was going to leave, and he deserved it, everyone always left him.

"Now we find a vessel capable of holding powerful magic, because my Little Witch, is going to open the tomb in two months."

"WHAT?!"

"Like I said, I'm not waiting around for you Damon, I did that for 50 years, we're going to find out what will happen, if I can really trust you."

"So tell me, know any witches that could provide a powerful empty vessel?"

"I uh- I might know one," he spoke slowly, his feelings a mess, "She's in Atlanta right now."

"Well then, you book the aeroplane tickets, and phone your witch."

"And what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to get a drink," Enzo replied, brushing past Damon and heading out of the room, he felt like a fool, there was no way that Damon would pick him over the woman that he'd been in love with for nearly a century and a half.

A month and half later Enzo and Damon were sat at a bar in L.A, "Well that was a bust," Damon scowled, throwing a back his bourbon.

"15 bloody witches and all the same answer. No. No. No and oh what was that other thing they said? Ah yes, hell no!"

The two vampires heard a laugh from the table over, instinctively they knew that it was directed at them, "Witches are tricky little things, aren't they?" Their heads snapped in the direction of the voice, they were met with a man, clearly a vampire, with a smirk, drinking a pint.

Damon's eyes narrowed at the vampire, always the more reckless of the two headed over to him, "And what would you know about them?" he asked, sitting across from the vampire.

The man let out another laugh, "Young, old, dead or alive, witches are a pain in the arse. I tend to avoid them unless I have the proper amount of leverage, something that I would say, you don't have."

"Let me guess, you just so happen to have the exact right amount of leverage over a witch that we need." Damon said.

Enzo had to stop himself from rolling his eyes and sighing, he followed his friend, intent on keeping Damon from pissing off a clearly older vampire. "He means to say that in a much more polite fashion."

"Ah I can see you're the brains of this operation," the vampire replied.

Enzo smirked and gestured to the seat opposite the vampire, and next to Damon, "May I?" The vampire nodded and Enzo sat down, "Now before we get into anything," he shot a look at Damon, "I suppose introductions are in order. "Lorenzo St. John."

"Damon Salvatore."

The vampire smirked, "Niklaus Mikaelson," it amused him when vampires didn't know who he was, they were always fun when they found out.

Damon fought the urge to scoff at the formal introduction, but he was still trying to not piss off the man he called best friend, so instead decided to only instigate a little and get straight to the point, "So Nik, you're clearly here for a reason, you know what we've been looking for."

It wasn't a question, and the Original found himself entertained enough by Damon that he didn't rip out his spine for his insolence. Niklaus had heard stories about the eldest Salvatore, a vampire just as deadly as the Ripper of Monterrey, but wasn't a Ripper himself, he just revelled in the kill. This version of Damon seemed decidedly more subdued than he'd been led to believe, but he figured it had something to do with the other vampire at his side. He didn't know much about this Lorenzo, just that he'd been turned in 1903, spent some time having fun and then in 1940 dropped completely off the map. And now here the two of them were, together, looking for an item strong enough to hold magic that had been sealed with the passing of a comet. Given that Damon came from Mystic Falls 1864 and was turned by the Katerina Petrova herself, he had to assume that the vampire was trying to get into the tomb, for love or vengeance Niklaus didn't know, nor did he care, but he hadn't seen hide nor hair of Katerina since the 1860's and wanted to know if she was in there. If she wasn't and had just faked her death (which was of course more likely) he bet that someone in there knew something about where she might go. "Well for two vampires traversing the length and breadth of America, looking for a powerful artifact, or rather something that could become a powerful artifact, you weren't very subtle."

"And you're here to what? Offer us what we need out of the goodness of your heart?"

"Damon," Enzo hissed, at first he thought this vampire was just older than them, but the longer they spent in his presence the more dangerous Niklaus Mikaelson felt.

Klaus smirked, "Oh I never do anything for free," that was strictly not true, when it came down to it, if his siblings really needed something of him, he'd do it. "Now if I'm correct, you're looking for something that could hold the magic of a barrier spell that was sealed with a comet as a celestial event. And since Damon here is from Mystic Falls, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that it has something to do with Katherine Pierce."

Damon and Enzo both stiffened at the name, Maya had told Enzo that keeping Katherine's name out of his searches was in the best interest of everyone, or else he could attract some very powerful, dangerous attention. "My, my, you are well informed," Enzo said, covering up the worry that was creeping in.

"What do you want with Katherine?" Damon asked quietly, unsure as to what to do, if he reacted too strongly then Enzo would leave him, but it was Katherine, the woman he loved.

Klaus's eyes locked with Damon's for a moment as he came to the quiet realisation that the younger vampire was caught in Katerina's web, "Back when she was a baby vampire, she came across an object that I had been hunting for, for quite some time, I want to know what she did with it."

"And what is this object exactly?" Enzo asked, his hand on Damon's leg, in an effort to keep his friend from doing something stupid.

"An old family heirloom, it was lost when my home was raided in the 13th Century," (technically not a lie, as some witches had raided his family's home back then and had taken the moonstone. Granted Klaus had retrieved it mere days later, but the truth still held), "It's one of the few things I have left that connects me to my human life, I'd like it back." (Again, not a lie, his mother was in possession of the moonstone from when he was a child).

Damon couldn't stop himself from blanching at the not-so-subtle hint to the vampire's age, the 13th century put Niklaus at, at least 800 years old, far older than any vampire that he'd come across before. "You're not going to tell us what it is?"

"You don't really need to know what it is, of course, I was just going to wait for the comet to pass in four years and open up the tomb, but from the way you're acting I'd say you have someone who can open it now."

Enzo cleared his throat, "I might, really it all depends on whether we can find what my witch needs."

"Well then gents, how about we get a round in, and negotiate?" Klaus asked jovially.

The three had spent hours negotiating, Klaus of course wanted to be there when the tomb opened so he could see who was inside for himself, Damon was against the idea as it could put Katherine in danger (not that he'd actually voiced that particular thought), but Enzo had been against it for a much more specific reason. It didn't take a genius to see that Klaus was also interested in the witch that Enzo had alluded to, someone with the ability to break a spell bound by a rare celestial event like a comet was indeed powerful, and Klaus was always interested in powerful creatures that he could bend to his will. Enzo had shut that down straight away, going so far as to insist that if Klaus wanted to be there, then they would wait until the comet had passed.

"Then I want a favour from your witch, something of my choosing." Klaus had countered, he had thought to compel the vampires when they were resistant to what he wanted, but quickly realised that with Enzo, it was impossible, and not because he was on vervain. Which meant that the witch was strong enough to protect Enzo's mind against the might of an Original, whoever she was, she was powerful indeed. Damon could be compelled, but a few well-placed questions told him that the elder Salvatore brother had no idea who or where the witch was.

Enzo frowned, "I need to make a phone call then," pulling out his phone, he dialled her number.

Maya answered on the first ring, "Enzo, what's up?"

Klaus raised a brow at the sound of the voice on the other end, it sounded young, younger than he expected, "I've hit a bit of a snag in acquiring that item you needed."

"Do we need to wait for the comet? I'd prefer not to, but if you can't get it, we can wait."

"Well not exactly, I've got someone that could provide what you need, but they want something in return."

"And who is this person exactly?" Maya asked, she was getting a funny feeling and wasn't sure why.

"Niklaus Mikaelson." Enzo responded.

Maya was silent for a moment, not understanding how either of the vampires had managed to run into the Original, let alone, how he would have what she needed, "Fuck."

Klaus actually perked up at that, at least someone knew to be immediately afraid of him, "You've heard of me, fantastic!"

Damon shot Enzo a look, neither of them knew who this was, but if the witch knew who Niklaus was then it couldn't be good.

The next words she spoke were in Bulgarian, she figured it be the best language to learn that no one in Mystic Falls would know, and one that would freak Katherine out when she made her inevitable appearance. "Niklaus Mikaelson, what could I possibly do for an Original?"

Klaus was for a moment stunned, this witch was getting more interesting by the second, "I get the feeling there's a lot that you could do for me, but as it stands, I only want one favour."

"I won't do anything that hurts those I consider mine." She replied succinctly, while this was an obvious wrench in her plans, she was smart, she could figure a way around it.

Damon and Enzo looked confused at the exchange, Enzo more so than Damon, he had no idea his little witch could speak another language.

"Tell me are Damon and Enzo, those you consider your own?" Klaus replied, the witch knew who he was, and hadn't outright said no.

"They are, so what do you want?"

He'd thought to use her to find the white oak stake that Mikael had hidden away somewhere, but trusting the only weapon that could kill him, to an unknown witch would be incredibly stupid, but there was something else he needed, "The moonstone."

Maya paused at that, shortly after she'd turned ten, she'd started to get debilitating migraines, it seemed like all her future knowledge was too much for such a young mind. She couldn't explain it to her mother and when Jenna had taken her to the hospital the doctors hadn't known what was causing them. Maya had spent weeks bed-ridden because of the pain, and then one night she saw a shadow at the foot of the bed, unable to do anything she slipped into unconsciousness and when she woke the pain was gone. The only problem was her memories had become fuzzy, she hadn't lost them, she could still feel them there, and all of them hadn't been hidden, but the hidden ones were only surfacing when either the Universe deemed she was ready, or when someone or something triggered the memory. At Klaus's words, memories of Mason Lockwood came flooding in, but not the location of the elusive stone. "No witch or warlock has been able to find it in 500 years, and yet you think I can?" she asked, she couldn't let Klaus get his hands on the moonstone just yet, she couldn't remember why, but she just knew that it wasn't time for him to break the curse. Of course, she couldn't remember what the curse was, just that it had something to do with werewolves and vampires.

"Well, you seem to think that you have the power to open the tomb without drawing on the comet, finding one pesky little mystical object shouldn't be too much trouble for you." He replied.

Maya scoffed, there was only one reason why Klaus had never been able to find and that was the Original Witch herself, the stone was in Mystic Falls, the place where Esther died, which meant that she had stronger abilities here, even dead. "The moonstone belonged to the witch that enacted the curse, yes?"

"Yes, it did."

"Then I'd wager that's why no one can find it, a curse that hurts werewolves…and vampires must be something that many witches want to keep intact. She's probably got people all over the world keeping it hidden."

Klaus growled as his grip tightened around the phone, of course his mother was the reason he couldn't find the bloody moonstone, "Okay, okay," Enzo said, snatching the phone from Klaus's hand before he could crush it, "Love I don't know what you and Nik here have been talking about, but how's about you don't piss off an ancient vampire when your best friend is in the vicinity and you're thousands of miles away."

"Technically you're not my best friend, that honour goes to the Sunshine in my life, but if it makes you feel any better you're my best vampire friend." Maya quipped, she knew that Klaus wasn't going to hurt Enzo or Damon, at least not while he was still curious about her.

"I'm you're only vampire friend!"

"That's true, and if what I think is going to happen actually happens, then Sunshine's going to be a vampire too, which would make her my best friend and my best vampire friend, huh, sorry Enzo, looks like you're number two on my list," Maya grinned at the frustrated sound Enzo made on the other end of the phone.

"Oh you little-"

Klaus snatched the phone back from Enzo, and cut in, "You can get back to tormenting your friend another time, you haven't given me an answer on the moonstone, and believe me the offer of my assistance has a time limit."

He was annoyed and Maya knew that she had to get Klaus on side, she couldn't afford to have him sweep into Mystic Falls now, not when she was so woefully underprepared "I told you, the witch that cast the curse is cloaking it, I can't find it with a spell. But what if I could give you something else?"

"What would that be?"

"The Dopplegänger isn't in the tomb, she set up the vampires in town and used the chaos to flee, faking her death so that she could hide from you." Maya knew that Katherine was a dopplegänger, but she couldn't remember who she looked like.

Klaus scowled, he knew better than to believe that Katerina would be caught in such a foolish trap, but hearing it confirmed was another thing all together, not to mention Damon was clearly still under the impression that she had been desiccating for years, either the witch was lying to him, or to Damon. "Your friend believes that she's in the tomb, have you told him that she's not there?"

"The Italian needs to see it to believe it, telling him now would just put him in danger, when he's angry he does stupid things, I prefer he be here so that I can deal with him."

"What proof do you have that she's not in the tomb?" Klaus asked, he would check out her information before giving her friends anything.

"Annabelle Zhu saw Katherine in 1983 in Chicago, Anna's mother is in the tomb, so she came to me for help." That last part was an outright lie, but Anna was coming to Mystic Falls, after Maya had reached out to her through Craig's List, to collect her mother and it would make sense that she'd use information as a bargaining chip.

"If you're lying to me witch, I'll make you beg for death." Klaus threatened.

"I'm not, make some calls, but do it quickly, I have to open the tomb by the end of the month, Enzo will stay in touch with you." With that she hung up, unwilling to test the Hybrid's patience further when she wasn't there, and her friend was so close to him.

Klaus looked up at Enzo and tossed the phone back at the younger vampire, "I have to confirm the information your witch gave me before I help you with anything, I'll be in touch." The Original whooshed out of the bar before either of the other vampires could say anything, if the witch's information was true, it would have been the closest he'd been to Katerina in two centuries.

Damon looked at Enzo with a raised eyebrow, "So are you going to call your witch friend back?"

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