Chapter 22: Archangels (Part 2)

Elena was frozen in shock, trying to understand his words. This plan of his simply did not make any sense, for she couldn't comprehend why he would want to kill her son after he is born. She shook her head violently, forcing her eyes shut. Klaus' hand gripped her chin, holding her head in place.

"You shall do what you are told!" He bellowed, making her wince.

The gathering in the park took merely minutes as they worked out a solid plan of rescuing Elena. Hopping into their cars, they all speedily drove to the Mikaelson mansion which was hidden away on the outskirts of town. Only a handful of people, mostly vampires, knew the location of the home, Tyler being one of those people.

Damon's head peeked out from the secluded hill just beside the Mikaelson mansion, trying his hardest to count the hybrids who were keeping guard of the perimeter. He turned towards Tyler who was gazing through binoculars into the windows of the home, "One guarding the front, I'm guessing he's pretty strong, so we'll need both of our strength to take him down," He turned towards the rest of the group, softly whispering to one another, "There's at least seven hybrids inside, but wait until Tyler and I take out the hybrid in the front. We'll give you a signal when we are finished. Only a pair at a time will go down the hill, and then wait for the signal from the previous pair to go down." Everyone nodded in understanding.

Damon tapped Tyler's shoulder before the two inaudibly sped down the hill, swiftly attacking the hybrid who was keeping sentry over the front of the house. Tyler quickly kicked his leg from beneath himself, causing the hybrid to fall straight to the ground. Without a moment's hesitation, Damon punched his fist through the hybrid's back, drawing his hand out with a heart in his hand. Dropping the heart to the ground, he let Tyler drag the body to a bush which would hide the body perfectly. Balling his hand into a fist, he thrust his hand into the air, signaling the next pair to head down the hill.

Alaric saw the signal, but kept his eyes on Damon, sensing something strange. Before the pair near the Mikaelson home had time to react, a hybrid came speeding towards Damon, about to snap his neck. As fast as he could, Alaric grabbed his crossbow and pushed the trigger, sending the arrow straight into the hybrid's heart. The breath Damon was holding was soon released as he glanced up to Alaric appreciatively.

Alaric turned to Caroline and Bonnie, "You guys go first. Try going through the back." The two nodded before Caroline let Bonnie get on her back as so they could speed to the house. As soon as they reached the back door, Caroline silently listened for any being coming towards the back of the house. She held up one finger towards Bonnie, signaling that there was only one hybrid she could hear near the back of the house. Bonnie noiselessly opened the door, letting Caroline go first.

"He's right there." Bonnie whispered, pointing towards the shadow of a figure. Caroline's eyes narrowed as she sped towards the hybrid, quickly tearing its heart out. His knees gave out, leaving Bonnie to catch him so he did not make any loud noises to alert Klaus that there were intruders in his home. With the help of Caroline, the two pushed his body into a pantry before tip-toeing towards a window where they could see the hill. Grabbing her flashlight, Bonnie flashed it six times, letting Alaric know that the next pair could come down.

Matt had already left the hill minutes before anyone had seen the flashes of Bonnie's flashlight. He had previously decided on slipping in through one of the basement windows, but soon found that they led to a small cell which he would be locked inside of. Quietly, he walked around the perimeter until he could see a large vine that lead up to an agape window. Inhaling deeply, he placed his feet in the openings of the holes on the vine and began climbing up. Just as he reached a locked, second floor window, two hybrids walked by. Panicking, he crouched down so he was below the window and out of sight.

"Did you see that?"

"See what?"

There was a moment of hesitation as the hybrid stepped towards the window, looking down, but finding nothing, "Never mind." The two continued walking as Matt breathed a sigh of relief, and continued climbing up the vine.

He had finally reached the agape window, and began pulling it open. He was just about to slip inside when a voice from below whispered up to him, "Matt." He looked down, seeing a familiar face climbing up the vine, a crossbow slung over his shoulder.

"Jeremy? What are you doing here?" He whispered back, looking towards the open window to make sure no one was coming.

"This is my sister we're rescuing here. I mean, come on, you don't honestly expect me to just stay at home and wait." Jeremy frowned before pointing towards the window, silently telling him to go inside. Matt slipped inside the window, holding it open for Jeremy to come. Once Jeremy pulled his second leg in, they searched the rooms, finding, surprisingly, no hybrids in sight. They walked towards a window that was overlooking the hill and gave a thumbs-up to Alaric.

Klaus patted his lap, a dangerous gleam in his eye, "Come here, Elena, sit on my lap."

Her eyes snapped open, wanting to make sure he wasn't testing her. She hesitated, one foot in front of the other, before slowly walking towards the throne and sitting on his lap.

"Smart choice, my love," He whispered into her ear as he brushed his finger across her cheek, "Now let's talk about our future together." Picking up her left hand, Klaus pulled her wedding ring off, slipping it into his right jacket pocket.

Alaric had caught up to Damon and Tyler who were looking around for open windows, "Where would Klaus most likely be?" He whispered, trying to think as well.

Tyler thought for a moment, "He has this very private room, not even his hybrids are allowed in there unless he has them bring him something," He glanced down the side of the large home, "It's down there, but it only has one window to the room."

Quickly, the trio ran down to where Tyler had pointed, finding only one window high above. Sighing, Damon glanced over his shoulder, knowing that Tyler was the shorter one of all of them. Crouching down, he let Tyler climb onto his shoulders, so he could get a good glimpse into the room.

Tyler gripped the ledge of the window, pulling himself further up. Immediately, he gasped when he saw Klaus and Elena. "I see them." He whispered so only Damon could hear him. Alaric stood back, straining his ears to listen carefully.

Damon pushed up, letting Tyler push the window open. Klaus continued talking, too lost in his fantasy world of his planned future to even notice the three of them slip in through the window directly behind him.

Seeing Elena on Klaus' lap, Damon became infuriated, seeing nothing, but red. He sped towards the chair, and, without thinking, tore Elena from his lap, threw her to the ground, and picked Klaus up by his neck. The rest of the gang had assembled outside the room, quickly found the location and came bounding in, finding Damon gripping Klaus by the neck and Elena on the floor, whimpering as she clutched her stomach.

Klaus began to laugh maniacally, "You fool, you can't kill me. Only one weapon can."

Alaric stepped forward, his crossbow raised, "There's one tree that can kill you, the white oak," He glanced down to his crossbow, "This arrow," His finger tapped on the arrow, "is made of the white oak tree." Klaus' eyes widened slightly as he took a few steps back, only to be stopped by the group who had entered the room. Tyler sped behind him, holding his arms back as he thrashed around, trying his hardest to be released.

"Release me!" He bellowed, eyes darkening. Tyler's grip increased, nearly crushing Klaus' arms.

Alaric set the crossbow, aiming towards Klaus, "See you in hell." His finger pushed the trigger, sending the arrow straight into Klaus' heart before Tyler let him fall to the floor.

Minutes before killing Klaus, Elena had slipped out, whimpering from the impact of hitting the floor when Damon threw her off of Klaus' lap. She worried that she had landed on her stomach, for that was where the pain was coming from. She had made her way towards the living room when she suddenly collapsed.

A/N: **DO NOT WORRY: No One Is Going To Die Due To Klaus' Death!

Next Chapter:

All I can say is things get..interesting,

*Elena is about seven months pregnant right now, in case any of you were wondering.