Cami tried not worry about the threat that loomed. But it was hard not to when it struck. She had been sitting in the den with Klaus and Regan. Klaus was looking at Hope's sketch pad smiling while Cami fed Regan his bottle. When the baby finished he burped and then started drifting off. Cami stood and kissed Klaus's head.

"He's done for the day."

Klaus looked at his son and chuckled. "Well he has it rough around here. After all he is the little prince."

Cami rolled her eyes and carried their son up to their room. After she left Hope walked in and spoke.

"Dad."

Klaus jumped slightly. He walked over and knelt in front of her. Hope spoke to him quietly.

"I had a bad dream...about a bad man...he was hurting these kids and I think he hurt me too..."

Klaus looked at her stunned. Hope continued.

"I'm dizzy and my head hurts."

He saw blood coming out of her nose and yelled. "Cami, Hayley!"

Cami had just covered Regan with a blanket. She whooshed down the stairs and met Hayley and Elijah. Cami saw the blood on Hope's face. Hayley was about to look but Cami stepped in front and knelt down. Hope looked at her.

"Mommy i'm cold."

Cami grabbed her and held her close before looking at Klaus. "She's burning up."

Elijah nodded. "I'll get Freya."

Cami lifted Hope into her arms and settled with her on the couch. Hope rested her head against Cami's stomach. Hayley covered Hope with a blanket while Cami wrapped her arms around her protectively. Freya rushed in ahead of the other siblings. She knelt down and started speaking in a hush. Cami looked at Klaus and Hayley.

"She's never been sick."

Freya finally looked up. "This is a magical link. But I have never seen it before. It feels...cold."

Cami started to feel fear creep in. Vincent busted into the compound with Marcel behind him. He looked at them.

"Elijah called. The other kids were like this too."

He leaned over Hope and started chanting. But it had no affect on her. He sighed and looked at them.

"It's like she is the anchor to the other kids."

Marcel sighed. "So if we find the other kids..."

"We may be able to break the link. But I don't know where this thing is or even if it I can stop it."

Freya stood. "Not alone you can't. But two witches are better then one."

Rebekah looked at Vincent suddenly. "What about the baby? Could he be infected too?"

Vincent looked unsure. He glanced at Cami. "Where is he?"

"Asleep in his bassinet."

Marcel whooshed up the stairs and returned with the baby in his arms. It was the first time he had held his brother. He quickly handed him to Vincent. Vincent looked Regan over carefully before shaking his head.

"He's fine. For some reason this thing only attached itself to Hope. It could be that he is too young. He's not powerful enough yet."

Vincent handed the baby to Rebekah and looked at Klaus. "We need to find the other kids. Best place to start is the witches."

Marcel spoke sarcastically. "This will be fun."

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Cami settled Hope in her bed and had a cool cloth on her forehead. Hope looked at her.

"Mommy are you going to help the other kids?"

Cami nodded. "I promise you that we will." She tucked the blankets around her before kissing her cheek. "Get some sleep."

Cami walked downstairs and found Klaus, Elijah, Hayley and Freya talking in the courtyard. Hayley looked anxiously at Cami?"

"How is she?"

"She still has the fever. I finally got her to sleep."

Hayley nodded. She then turned to Elijah.

"I'll go help Marcel talk to the witches with Freya."

He nodded and they watched as the girls walked out. Rebekah walked in and handed Regan to Cami.

"He just had a diaper change."

Cami nodded. "Thank you."

Rebekah spoke to her brothers when Kol joined them. "Kol and I are going to go by Vincent's old house and see if we can't find some clues."

They nodded. Elijah then looked.

"I need to talk to Vincent. Maybe we can find some way to track this thing."

Cami nodded. "I'll go with you."

Klaus looked at her. "And what am I to do? Sit her and knit?"

She rolled her eyes and handed him their son. "Protect our kids. No one can do that better then you can. The alarm is still up but still."

He nodded and kissed her. "Be careful."

She nodded and followed Elijah out.

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Klaus laid Regan down for his nap and walked into Hope's bedroom. He replaced the warm washcloth on her head with a new cold one. She blinked and looked at him.

"Where's Mommy?"

"She is with Uncle Elijah but she will be home soon."

He held her glass so she could drink some water through a straw. She then spoke quietly.

"Daddy, you need to help the other kids. I can feel them and they are really scared."

He brushed her hair back. "I promise you we are going to help them." He set her glass down smiling. "And when you are better, you and I will share the biggest plate of beignets you have ever seen."

She smiled. "I love you."

"I love you too Princess."

He left her door open and checked in on Regan. He was wide awake staring up at his mobile. Klaus smiled slightly and laid his hand on his son's chest. He felt his quick little heartbeat against his hand. Regan looked up at him and cracked a small smile. Klaus spoke to him softly.

"You know your sister is sick. I know that you do."

Regan's smile dropped and it looked as though he understood what Klaus was saying.

"We can not loose her. I refuse to allow any of my child to be harmed by someone."

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Cami and Elijah were walking through the bayou with Vincent and Hayley. Cami spoke unsure.

"Vincent are you sure we are going the right way?"

"Positive."

When they reached a small clearing they saw a man standing over what appeared to be mummies. Vincent sighed.

"The kids."

Cami looked horrified. They spotted Klaus and Marcel across the path. Marcel charged out of the brush and attacked the man. Vincent yelled to the others.

"Get the kids!"

Hayley, Cami and Vincent grabbed the kids while Klaus and Elijah aided Marcel. When the kids were safe Cami realized a blue fire that was burning behind the kids now spread and trapped her in a circle. Klaus looked and yelled.

"Vincent!"

Klaus and Elijah both tried to get to her but couldn't. Cami started hearing a weird voice in her head.

"You are the spitting image of your father."

Cami suddenly collapsed. Klaus watched in horror as she started to convulse. Cami's mind left the bayou and she awoke terrified...

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Cami blinked and looked around. She was in the clearing but everything was glowing blue. No one else was there except for a hooded figure by a makeshift alter. They spoke in an oddly familiar voice.

"I knew that you would come if I targeted one of your kids. It was just a matter of time."

Cami spoke stunned. "Sydney?"

The figure stood and lowered it's hood. There stood Cami's mother. She looked just as Cami remembered. Fair skin, big brown eyes, blonde hair that was in loose curls and fell just below her shoulders, and the same voice. But the smile was a much different one then Cami remembered. There was no happiness in her eyes and her smile was more smug. Sydney O'Connell turned to face her daughter.

"I prefer to be called Mom."

Cami felt a wave of different emotions creeping in. "I would call you that if you had ever acted like one."

She laughed but it was a cold harsh laugh. "I always imagined what I would say when I saw you and Sean again. I would say how leaving the two of you behind was the hardest decision that I ever made. That I missed you every single day. That I wanted to come back so many times. But none of those were really true."

Cami was confused. She spoke quietly. "Sean's dead."

That was the only time Cami saw any emotion fill Sydney's face. She looked sad in her eyes but quickly gathered herself.

"I know. I was at his funeral."

Cami tried to think. "No you weren't. Hardly anyone came. I would have seen you."

"I stayed in the hall and snuck in when you all started towards the cemetery to say my goodbyes."

"You didn't speak to me?"

"I watched you. I considered speaking to you but I decided not too. Just as I did at your college graduation, your senior dance recital, Sean's playoff game, and your science fair. I watched but kept my distance."

"Why?"

"Because I didn't want to face your father."

Cami started to feel her temper flare. "Well you did leave him to raise two kids all by himself."

"Camille a lot went on between your father and I that you and Sean did not know about."

"Like the fights?"

She paused. "You heard them?"

"I watched you pack your bags and leave in the middle of the night. I waited by that window every night for two weeks hoping that you would come home. You never did."

"Your father was..."

"Do not speak badly of him. He did the work of two parents."

"I wasn't going to. Your father was an amazing husband and father. He had a big heart. That was the problem."

"What do you mean?"

"He was too good. Always wanting to do the right thing. Guiding young werewolves and witches and vampires to their own kind. He and Kieran thought that they could get everyone to live in harmony. They were fools."

"Because they wanted to see the good in everyone?"

"There is no such thing as good and evil Camille. There is only power and those to weak to get it."

"What happened to you?"

"I was tired of feeling weak. I was destined for greater things. Or did your father not tell you that I am a witch?"

Cami processed that information. She came to a startling realization.

"It was you! You unleashed The Hallow!"

Sydney laughed again. "I did not just unleash The Hallow. I created it."

"You are trying to kill my daughter?"

"I needed to get your attention. I knew that going after Hope was the easiest way to do that."

"Why now? What do you want from me?"

"Your son." She started talking more to herself then to Cami. "He would be the ultimate battery. So much power and so vulnerable."

"Over my dead body."

Cami charged her mom just as the light started shining again.

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Cami gasped and looked around. Klaus spoke to her.

"Are you alright?"

She looked at he and Vincent and then Hayley, Elijah and Marcel who were all huddled around her. Then to their horror she started crying quietly. Vincent hesitated before putting his hand on her shoulder.

"Cami you're safe."

She shook her head. "I saw her...she did this."

Klaus spoke confused. "Saw who?"

"My mom. She created the hallow...she went after Hope...she probably sent the people to kidnap Regan..."

Hayley was curious and stunned. "Why?"

"She wants Regan. She said that he is the ultimate power source for The Hallow."

They all looked at her stunned into silence. Cami had a feeling in her gut that made her feel even worse then she already did.

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