"Morning," smiled Luka as Thea walked into the kitchen. "How's it going?"
"Good," Thea responded. "Whatever Damon and his flunkies did to me wore off. Did a cleansing spell to clear my head."
"Have you heard from Elijah?" asked Jonas, coming into the kitchen as well.
Thea shook her head. "No. Did you expect to? He's probably busy with Elena somewhere. Or he's torturing the Salvatores to death."
Jonas' jaw clenched. "They deserve it. I can't believe they drugged you."
Thea had to stop herself from rolling her eyes at his sudden fatherly concern.
"Well, it's almost over," offered Luka. "Klaus will be here soon to break the curse."
"We still have no idea where the witch burial ground is," grumbled Jonas.
"I'm still looking for other solutions," said Thea.
"Any luck in Georgetown yesterday?" asked Luka.
Thea shook her head. "Found a really neat spell to share memories and a wicked teleportation spell, but nothing useful for our situation."
"I've been trying to tell you, Thea," said Jonas. "Vampires were created to be indestructible and Originals are at the top of that food chain. When they burned that white oak tree to the ground- that was game over."
Thea frowned. "The ancient witch who created the daggers didn't give up. Neither will I."
"Daggers?" asked Luka.
"Mystical objects that are rumored to be able to subdue an Original," answered Jonas.
"They're not rumors," argued Thea. "They're real. But they don't work on Klaus because of his werewolf biology. I already pitched that idea to Elijah. Thought maybe if I could find one..."
She sighed. "It doesn't matter. I'll keep looking. Couldn't hurt."
o – o – o
They didn't hear from Elijah all day. Thea spent most of that time buried in grimoires, experimenting with spells. Jonas was at the library, pouring over old history books and local maps, trying to figure out where the witch burial site was.
They got a text from Luka that the Salvatores had news of Elijah and wanted to meet. Fearful something had happened to him, Thea and Luka managed to convince Jonas that they should meet with them.
That's how they ended up at the Grill after Luka's classes let out. When they entered, Thea was glad it was Stefan, not Damon, who was there to see them. And he'd brought Bonnie.
"Thank you for coming," said Stefan, standing up at the Martins came in.
"I didn't want to," responded Jonas. "But my children made a case to hear you out."
"You'll understand if we don't want anything to drink," said Thea, in a heated tone.
"I'm sorry about that," said Stefan, who truly did look apologetic. "Damon did that without my knowledge."
Thea narrowed her eyes, but sat down. If they had done something to Elijah, she wanted to hear it.
Everyone else followed suit and soon they were all seated.
"Bonnie said you have information about Elijah," said Luka.
"Elijah's dead," said Stefan. "I'm sorry."
Thea scoffed. "You can't kill an Original."
"Well, we did," said Stefan.
Thea frowned. Had they somehow found a dagger? How the hell had they gotten a dagger?
Jonas stood up, clearly not wanting to hear any more.
"Hear me out," said Stefan. "We want to help you. Please."
"We know that Klaus has your daughter," said Bonnie, looking at Jonas. "I'm sorry about the way that we had to get that information, but it's good that we know."
She looked apologetically at Luka. "We can all work together to get her back."
"You've got to be kidding me," said Thea, shaking her head. "A group of baby vampires and a witch who can't do magic? You don't stand a chance against Klaus."
"You had a plan to kill Klaus," said Stefan. "Let us help you carry it out. You can trust us. I give you my word. We all do."
"Forgive me if your word doesn't mean much," said Thea, angrily. "Where is Elijah?"
"He's gone," said Stefan. "He's not coming back."
Thea opened her mouth to retort, but Jonas put a hand on her arm.
"Do you know where the witch burial ground is?" he asked.
"We can find it," said Stefan. "We have access to information the Historical Society doesn't... Why?"
"Vampires are supernatural creatures," said Jonas. "A witch channeling enough power can kill a supernatural creature- by damaging it with magic."
"You're telling me that if we can find that spot, you can kill Klaus with it?" asked Bonnie.
"Yes, but only after the curse has been broken," answered Jonas. "Only when he'll be very weak... Weak for him, I mean."
"We'll see what we can do," said Stefan, nodding.
o – o – o
They were all silent on the ride back to Jonas' apartment. It wasn't until they entered to apartment building that Luka spoke up.
"So..." he asked. "Are we going to work with them or not?"
"Absolutely not," said Jonas. "I just wanted to know if they'd found the burial ground. Obviously they haven't."
"But what if they can find it?" asked Luka as they walked down the hallway
"They won't. We tried, Luka. For weeks," said Jonas.
"We don't have a back-up plan though," said Luka.
"I'm working on it," said Thea. "I just wish we knew for sure if they had found the burial ground."
"Why does that matter?" asked Luka.
"Because, if they knew, we might wait to find Elijah until after they tell us," answered Thea.
"They don't know where it is," said Jonas, opening the apartment door and walking through. "We need to be concentrating on finding Elijah."
Thea and Luka walked into the apartment with him.
"How are we going to do that?" asked Luka. "Locator spell?"
Jonas shook his head. "Astral projection will be safer. Wherever Elijah is, I doubt he's unguarded."
Thea nodded. "I'll gather the supplies."
o – o – o
"Are you sure about this?" asked Thea a few hours later.
Jonas nodded. "Of course. Are you sure?"
"Seriously, Dad," said Thea, rolling her eyes. "I know how to do an astral projection spell. I did about a million of them after Greta stopped returning my phone calls. Of course, I could never find her... ended up in some of the strangest places."
"Well, since Bonnie doesn't have her magic, they can't cloak him," said Jonas. "We should be able to find him."
Thea nodded. "I'll stay anchored here."
"You can channel me if you need to," said Luka.
"Thanks, Luka," said Thea, grabbing Luka's talisman. "Oh, we should do a quick protection spell, too."
"Good thinking," nodded Jonas.
"Well, when you accidently end up in the middle of the ocean, you learn pretty quickly that whatever happens to you in the astral plane, happens to you here," said Thea.
Jonas performed a quick protection spell on himself and then they sat down at the small table in the living room. Luka off to the side, while Thea and Jonas faced each other.
"Ready?" asked Jonas.
Thea nodded. "Ready."
They clasped hands and Thea took a deep breath. Astral projection could be a tricky spell and it required a fair amount of power. Worse was the concentration though. It had to be absolute.
She called forth her magic and started chanting. She felt her magic flow from her fingertips into her father, pushing his spirit onto the astral plane.
"You're there," said Thea. "Find him."
Jonas was silent for a few seconds before he spoke again.
"I'm in the Salvatore House," said Jonas. "Elijah's body must be here."
"What do you see?" asked Thea.
"Elena and Damon," answered Jonas. "They're reading."
"Good," said Thea. "Do you sense Elijah?"
"He's close," said Jonas. "In the basement, I think."
Thea nodded and smiled encouraging over at Luka. About a minute later, Jonas announced he'd found Elijah.
"He's in a cell of some kind," said Jonas. "He's daggered."
"I knew it," growled Thea. "How did they get a dagger?"
"It doesn't matter. I just need to remove it."
"Do it," said Thea, joyful at the prospect of Elijah being alive.
She'd been surprised how upset she was when Stefan had told them Elijah was dead. She wanted a chance to tell him off for dismissing her the day before. And maybe a second chance at that maybe-date he'd promised. Ugh, she really needed to focus.
Jonas sucked in a gasp of air.
"What's wrong?" asked Thea.
"It's Katherine," Jonas said. "She's fighting me."
"She's a vampire, Dad." She sighed. "This is too dangerous, I'm pulling you out."
"No!" shouted Jonas. "We may not get this chance again... I see a chair. I'm going to stake her."
Thea could hardly breathe. "Are you sure? Elijah left her alive for a reason..."
Jonas just clenched his jaw and didn't reply.
"What's going on?" she asked after a few seconds had passed.
"Almost there," groaned Jonas, then he breathed in deep. "I staked her in the stomach. She's down."
"Good," said Thea. "Just undagger Elijah and I'll pull you out."
"Damnit, Damon's here."
"What?" exclaimed Thea. "What's happening? What's he doing?"
Before Jonas could reply, he was engulfed in flames. He cried out in pain as every part of his body seemed to be on fire.
Thea pulled him out of the astral plane immediately, but the damage was done. Thankfully, Luka grabbed a blanket in the meantime and smothered Jonas with it.
Thea bent to the ground and started chanting the first healing spell that came to mind, but a few more seconds passed and Jonas died.
"What do we do, what do we do?" gasped Luka, hands on his head, distraught.
Thea just stood and grabbed one of the grimoires off the shelf. A witch who had specialized in healing.
"He'll be okay, right?" asked Luka. "The protection spell..."
"A quick and dirty protection spell isn't going to reverse the tissue damage," said Thea as she flipped through pages. "It's made for broken necks or poison, not for third-degree burns."
"Then what do we do?" Luka practically shouted.
"The protection spell will bring him back," said Thea. "But we have to stabilize him in the meantime." She looked up at Luka. "Call 911. Now."
Luka just nodded and picked up his phone, clearly happy to be doing something.
Thea found the spell and began chanting. The words flew through her mind as she pushed her magic into her father's body, hoping it would be enough to save him.
When the spell was complete, she looked down and studied Jonas' face. Angry that he was so stubborn, angry at herself that she hadn't pulled him out at the first sign of trouble. Their relationship had never been good, but he was her father, she couldn't lose him.
Luka came back and sat down beside her.
"Paramedics are on their way."
Thea nodded. "I used a sleeping beauty spell. It'll preserve him, once the protection spell brings him back."
"And then what?" asked Luka.
"Then we hope modern medicine can do its job," said Thea. "Or we get a healthy dose of vampire blood."
The paramedics arrived a few minutes later, after the protection spell brought him back. They carefully carried her father down the stairs, amazed they were able to find a pulse.
Thea and Jonas went down the stairs with them and they were standing next to the ambulance when Thea felt a presence behind them.
She turned around and saw it was Stefan, lurking in the shadows just behind the apartment building.
"Go with Dad," Thea told Luka. "I'll be along."
She walked towards Stefan with her hand outstretched, her fury driving her to inflict the maximum amount of pain she could.
"You're lucky he's alive," she growled in anger.
"You... tried..." Stefan gasped, holding his head. "Elijah..."
"That's right," she answered, contemptuously. "You really think you and your sad little gang can take on Klaus? No... This ends now."
She flicked her wrist and Stefan's neck snapped.
o – o – o
Thea fiddled with the chain of Luka's talismans as she drove like a mad woman towards her destination. She may be crazy, but this was the only way. The sleeping beauty spell would hold for a good, long while.
If she succeeded, she had plenty of time to get the blood she'd collected from Stefan to Jonas at the hospital. If she didn't succeed, well it wouldn't really matter anyway. They had made a move against the Salvatores and if she failed, no doubt they would kill her, Luka and her father.
No, she had to do this now. While Stefan was still across town with a snapped neck. She tried to calm her breathing as she approached the Boarding House.
She parked by the side of the road, so they wouldn't see her approach. She carefully got out, wishing she'd taken more time to learn about cloaking spells in her time at university.
Still, she was channeling Luka, so even if she was attacked by both Katherine and Damon at once, she should be able to handle both.
She crept along the side of the house, trying not to make a sound. She saw light through one of the windows and saw Katherine and Damon talking in the living room. It looked like they were having an argument.
She waited until Damon left the room and went upstairs. She held onto Luka's talisman and, with the help of his magic, managed to snap Katherine's neck, despite the distance and the age of the vampire. Katherine slumped against the couch cushions where she had been drinking a blood bag.
Thea sighed and opened the window, crawling in as quietly as she could. She grabbed the blood bag from Katherine's hands and made her way downstairs. She had just arrived at the room where Elijah's body was when Damon appeared out of nowhere.
His fangs were in her neck before she could even think. She tried to summon up her magic, but the pain in her neck was too intense to fight him off.
She tried to stop him as he bit his own wrist and force fed her his blood.
"Sorry, Thea. I need you alive-ish," said Damon. "You're the only one who knows where the moonstone is."
Then he snapped her neck.
o – o – o
"Come on, Stefan, pick up," groaned Damon. "Where are you?"
Damon growled and took a sip of his drink, looking over at Katherine's slumped body on the couch. He had put Thea's body on the other couch.
A few minutes later, his phone rang. It was Stefan.
"Where the hell have you been?" demanded Damon. "We've got witches attacking from all sides, Stefan."
"Thea snapped my neck," said Stefan. "Where is she?"
"Don't worry," smirked Damon. "I took a nice-sized bite out of her before I turned her."
"You turned her?" gasped Stefan. "Why?"
"She has the moonstone, Brother. We need it."
"Is she there now?"
"Resting comfortably. Once she wakes up in a few hours, I'll offer her a blood bag in exchange for the moonstone."
"And if she refuses?" asked Stefan.
Damon smirked again. "I'm confident in my powers of persuasion."
o – o – o
Thea awoke with a start. Looking around she saw she was in the Boarding House living room. She winced and put her hand up to her neck, feeling the wounds starting to slowly close.
She blinked, trying to put the pieces of what had happened together. She looked around and saw her bag lying on the floor next to her. Luka's talisman still hung around her neck.
She grabbed her bag and listened for any sounds. The door to her right opened and Damon stood there.
"How are you awake so soon?" he asked, clearly surprised.
Thea wasted no time in calling forth her magic to give him an aneurysm.
"Protection spell," she explained. "Never enter enemy territory without one."
Then she flicked her wrist and he collapsed to the ground, neck broken.
She raced downstairs and found the room with Elijah's body. She quickly pried the dagger out of Elijah's chest, storing the dagger inside her bag. She grasped Luka's talisman and did a quick teleportation spell on Elijah's body, sending him as far away from the Boarding House as she could. She couldn't carry him, but she could at least ensure he woke up alone.
Then she went upstairs as quickly as she'd come and breathed a sigh of relief when she got to her car and drove away.
When she arrived at the busy hospital waiting room, she slumped into a chair and leaned back against the wall. The use of so much magic in a short time was draining. She really needed to get some healing herbs and some sleep.
But first, her father. She got up after a few minutes and made her way to Jonas' room, clutching the vial of Stefan's blood in her hands, trying not to think what the Salvatores would do when they found out she'd undaggered Elijah.
A/N: As you can probably tell, we're going to be veering somewhat away from canon. Not too drastically, but Thea's presence does have an impact and I want to show that.
Plus, Elijah will be back! Considering her character, I thought it made more sense that Thea went after Elijah, rather than revenge like Jonas did in the show.
Let me know what you think so far!