Chapter 24: Puzzling

"Alright Rebekah. You go talk to our dear sister, Elijah and I will go handle the business. No I don't know what Marcel is exactly doing but I'll be sure to tell him you were thinking of him when I talk to him"

Klaus Mikaelson hung up the phone when Elijah gave him a look. "Oh don't give me that smug look. I'm surprised you're actually willing to get your fancy shoes dirty"

"Niklaus, don't you think these jokes of yours are getting a little old?"

"Between you and Rebekah, I seem to be the only one who enjoys them"

He smiled as they trudged through the swamp at Marcel's request. He said that he had something else to do and wanted to know if the Originals would check out the swamp. They decided to after hearing about the Algier witches tearing it up. Of course it was Hayley's wolf pack as well. By the time they reached the living area built into a quiet little village they should have expected what was in front of them.

"Well it looks like the witches wanted to rip this place apart…." Klaus spoke as both brothers stood there looking around. Things were thrown all around, furniture, books, food. Little cabins and areas of grass had been put on fire but eventually disappeared. Some of the women were looking through the mess picking up whatever they could find that belonged to them. Luckily Hayley and Hope weren't there when any of this happened.

As they roamed around checking everything out, Klaus thought he heard someone calling his name. Turning around to look through the mess, he looked the girl over remembering who she was. With two little children, he knew it was Emily, Jake's wife. Elijah glanced up from what he was doing wondering who the woman was.

"Can I talk to you for a minute? I know you're not really busy or anything…"

She pointed to the messed and asked a fellow werewolf if she could watch the two kids. Emily pointed over to the cabin that was their home. She invited Elijah as well but he brushed it off seeing it as Klaus's business. He nodded and followed the woman into the cabin.

"Sorry if it's looks terrible, they decided to invade people's privacy and tear up some homes. They did little damage to this one compared to the others"

Emily tossed her brown hair behind her as she shut the door. Klaus looked around before speaking. "So what do you need to talk to me about?"

"They took Jake. I don't know exactly where they took him but he's gone"

"What do you mean he's gone?"

"They came in here as if they were looking for him. No one else reported anyone missing, just their homes are torn up. I'm sure you know more about the situation but I know for sure that they had taken him. I thought at first it was that one vampire that ordered the witches but I know they don't get along so I don't know what to do"

Klaus listened and looked again once more. He knew she was talking about Violet but these were the same witches that just killed Marcel's vampires. "They could be using him as bait to lure out the vampires…" He really didn't know why he said that aloud.

"Well can't you get him back? I would rather Amelia and Christopher to grow up with a Father. Let me put it this way, you have your daughter correct? Would you want her to grow up without you?"

Emily pleaded for him to do something about it. She probably could have asked Marcel and Violet to handle the situation but honestly didn't think they would help. Klaus was pretty much king of the wolves so she thought she had a better chance going to him.

"I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, call if they return"

She smiled and thanked him before he walked out. He motioned to Elijah who just finished helping and walked over. Pulling his sleeves back down, Klaus informed him about the situation. Elijah really didn't understand considering he didn't know about Jake and Violet's history.

"We better inform Rebekah"

"I think we should keep this as our little secret and not tell the couple of the Quarter. The less they know the better"

"So who is Ezra again? He is that one, right?"

Violet shook her head and looked through the pile in front of her. She sat on their bed with God knows what all sprawled out in one giant mess. Marcel was pouring himself a drink right as she pulled out the right paper.

"No, Ezra Castel is the one that was born in New Orleans to Rachelle and Daniel Castel who were in the Algiers coven back in the 80s I think" She stopped talking and scanned the information. "Okay, he also from a Haitian background which means it's the same kind of magic, voodoo whatever. He is 25 years old and joined when he was 20. You are thinking that Cairus is Ezra but no…"

Violet looked up at him who took a drink already annoyed. The vampires pulled whatever they could find on the coven and the witches who showed up knocking on their door. It was an attempt to figure out who they were, what kind of magic they were brewing and how they are so powerful. They had birth certificates, books on magic and voodoo, pictures, if you could name it, they had it.

"Cairus was born in Haiti to a Chedeline Jourdain who apparently was not married nor does he have a Father according to his birth certificate. I saw the last name on another page though so I believe he may be a cousin to somebody, don't quote me on that. Youngest of the bunch at 18"

She held out both pictures as Marcel looked between both boys. They looked so similar that you would think they were brothers. Both were very dark skinned almost bearing a resemblance to Papa Tunde. They had almost black eyes and sported short black hair.

"Charlotte Andoux was born to Rose and Robenson down in Baton Rouge. There isn't much of a story on her, she is 21 and comes from a background of magic as her Grandmother was a Voodoo Priestess but don't ask me where. Last Angelique who has no known parents according to this" She handed Marcel a paper before continuing. "It says she was adopted and shuffled a lot before joining the coven at 14. Currently 25 as well, she earned respect which is probably why is almost the leader of them"

Angelique was a stunning woman with golden brown skin and hazel colored eyes. She had long braids and it seemed like she was always decorated in jewelry. Charlotte resembled a young woman perfectly as she looked younger than her real age. Also sporting dark skin and dark eyes, she wore a head wrap and colorful eyeshadow.

"Hand me those other pictures of them or any of the coven together"

"Why? What did you find?" Marcel placed his drink down on the floor next to him as he sat down on the bed. Violet shuffled again and handed him the pictures she had.

"Look, Angelique is wearing some sort of charm and the others aren't"

"She's wearing a necklace which is usually packed with skin, hair, fingernails or anything of that sort. Sometimes you can use it to cast a spell or even use it as protection"

"Could that be some sort of strength from maybe someone more powerful? Could they be channeling that in some way?"

Violet gave an I don't know answer. She rubbed her face and looked at the clock, half past midnight. They had been reading and piecing things together for the last hour and a half. Pulling her blonde hair into a bun, she reached for another book and a file.

"You ever think it's whatever is embedded in your mind? Maybe they want you to figure this out, I don't know. If they aren't channeling Klaus, Freya, Elijah or Rebekah, it has to be something of their strength. A person or an object of some sort, they have to be getting it from somewhere"

Violet looked up from her reading and at him. Thinking for a moment, she glanced back at their faces wondering why it had to be her. "You actually just gave me the answer to who is behind all of this…So no, I don't have to think about whatever they hell they put in there. You just named the Originals right? You're forgetting Papa Original"