Chapter 28: Rise and Shine Sweethearts

"Niklaus, I still say we should have done this in more of a polite manner"

Elijah casually strolled behind Klaus who was walking at an aggressive pace. There was word that Mikael was ready to hunt down his bastard son and if anyone stepped in his path, he would take them down as well. The compound was completely silent which took them both by surprise thinking the vampires would be up early.

"Well dear brother, our Father which technically is yours is out after my head once more so I think barging in here is the right thing to do. Marcel hasn't picked up my phone calls and I would like to have back up if that is okay with you. I'll wake Marcellus; you politely knock on Violet's door and politely ask her if she is dressed and ready for the day"

Jogging up the courtyard stairs, he gave Elijah a smile who just shook his head. It wasn't like he was afraid of Mikael, well actually he was. But everyone knew how powerful he was so he thought it would be helpful to have a couple vampires help on his side. Besides, if Klaus died so did Marcel, Violet, Josh and so on. He glanced as Elijah knocked on the door lightly and called out her name. Klaus gripped the knob and stepped right in the room. He blinked at Marcel and Violet lying in bed together and he laughed quietly at the thought.

"Rise and shine sweethearts, we've got business to take care of. Elijah, forget that room"

Violet rolled off of Marcel's chest as he lifted his arm off of her. It was an amusing scene to Klaus who never quite understood their relationship. They mostly were on good terms but neither one of them explored the relationship option. Everyone in the Quarter, traveler or not believed that they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Maybe they were and just never told anyone, only they understood the situation. She rubbed her eyes and opened them but sighing heavily.

"It's too damn early for this, what do you want?" She sat up just as Elijah walked in. He looked at her before looking down towards the ground.

"I do have a tank top so don't be so shy"

She rolled over and grabbed her t-shirt that was lying right next to the bed. Klaus looked around and picked up Marcel's shirt and tossed it to him. He looked at him waiting for an answer.

"Well word on the street is that Mikael is coming for me. And you know that the rule is if I die, the both of you die. So I was thinking for old time sakes, why don't we team up and take him on, the four of us. What do you say?"

"What about Rebekah, Gia and Jake?" She looked between the brothers.

"I believe they are not in that much danger considering that no one has attacked the witches yet, correct? Once our father is out of the picture, you both can do what is needed; we won't interfere as long as we get our sister back safely"

"What other chances do we have to lose besides our lives?"

Klaus clasped his hands together and put his arm out for him and Elijah to step out letting the two get dressed. This was only about to get more interesting as the day went on.

"I still don't see why we have to do this Marcel…"

Violet unwrapped her purple plaid shirt from around her waist and slipped it on. Marcel and Violet had been sitting near the river for at least three hours waiting for Mikael to show. The Mikaelson brothers were waiting inside of one of the abandon buildings so they had their ears open. The wind began picking up and she wondered how much longer they were going to be sitting outside.

"You know that if Klaus dies, we go along with him. The least we can do is fight for our lives…Remember what you said months ago? I will be damned if I let anyone take this city? Yeah well, I will be damned if anything happens to you. It's okay to be scared Vi"

"I'm not scared…" She looked up at him who gave her a skeptical look. "Okay, maybe just a little because I know what Mikael is capable of and he could kill us with a flick of his wrist. If we lose everything today…"

Marcel placed a finger on her lips to shush her quickly. He placed both hands on the sides of her neck before speaking. "We're not going to lose everything today, not any day. I'll be fine, you'll be fine. Everything will be okay"

Once he was done speaking, both of them turned their heads to the sound of footsteps walking into the building.

"Niklaus…I know you're here. Come out unless you are still a coward"

The building was dead silent and Mikael knew that he was there. He had the stake in his back pocket with his hand ready to reach for it at any moment. He stepped inside of the building further until focusing his attention on a noise that happened in the corner to his right. Glaring, Mikael walked over to the distraction. Klaus zipped out and snuck out behind him reaching for the stake. Mikael whipped around, snapped his wrist and threw him across the room.

"Ah, still up to theatrical tricks. You just cannot come out and face me, can you Niklaus?"

He jumped up and snapped his wrist back in place. "I'm no fool, I know better than to face you alone. You will be destroyed once and for all"

Mikael chuckled and grabbed the stake. "Are you talking about your so called guards outside? Sorry to disappoint you but I snapped their necks about fifteen minutes ago"

Klaus's expression dropped which pleased Mikael. Either he was telling the truth or just trying to lower his guard. Where were they actually? Mikael was waiting for him to strike and Klaus would once again fail. Being pushed back, he saw Elijah zoom in and grabbed Mikael by the throat shoving him backwards. It was now Mikael who jumped up and cocked his head.

"Elijah…You know better than to fight for your brother. Stay out of my way"

"Niklaus is my brother and I will not let anything happen to him. You pick a fight with him; you pick a fight with me"

Elijah unbuttoned his suit and rolled up his sleeves waiting for the next move. Klaus walked over quietly with a faint smirk. Mikael looked between the two of them then went for both of their throats. Both brothers gripped his arms and drug him back into the wall. He shoved them back them back to the floor and Mikael reached for his other back pocket.

"I know he can't fight his own battle so I came prepared"

Rushing over towards them, he grabbed a piece of wood and threw it at Klaus. Hitting him in the chest, he yelled and fell to his knees attempting to pull it out. Mikael then jumped towards Elijah and shoved a silver dagger in his chest. Crying out, Klaus watched as Elijah's skin tone began to fade away. He smiled as he moved over to his bastard son. Klaus was shoved on his back and he pressed on the wood pushing it deeper.

"Now boy, I've waited for this moment for a thousand years…"

Klaus attempted to shove him off but there was no use with the piece of wood lodged in his chest. Mikael gripped the stake and began to shove it in his chest. He grabbed onto the stake screaming, praying that it wasn't going to pierce his heart. It was like playing a game of push and pull, Mikael forcefully pushed the stake forward while Klaus fought with everything to keep it out of his chest.

"Hey!" The woman's voice echoed and Mikael glanced over his shoulder at her.

When he turned back around, Marcel was in front of him in his surprise. He punched him right in the jaw and Mikael flew back on the dirty ground. Violet zipped over grabbing his arms and dragging him back wards before throwing him into the wall. She looked over at the boys vamped out while Marcel checked on Klaus. Baring her fangs as Mikael got up she moved towards him. Violet grabbed Mikael by the throat but he countered her move. With the snap of her wrist which made a lot noise, he kicked the back of her leg and she fell to her knees in pain. Marcel called out to her and flew over but he did almost the exact same to him.

"It looks like you're vampires aren't properly trained, do I have to show them a lesson in combat Niklaus?"

Dropping the stake which had Klaus's full attention, he shoved his hands into their chest and tightened a grip around their hearts. They both had their heads down and you could see the dark blood start to pool in front of them. It wasn't like Klaus was afraid; he was just afraid to make a move. He could move the wrong way and it would be the end for both of them. If Violet went first, it was certain that Marcel would never speak to him again. If Marcel went first, what would happen to the city?

Klaus then looked at his brother then over to his vampires. He ran over to Elijah, yanked the dagger out and threw it at Mikael. It hit him in his right shoulder in which he had Violet. She countered it quickly and pulled herself away. Klaus zipped over and pulled her back but didn't have a chance to get Marcel.

"Well this is a turn of interesting events; I thought it was going to be the girl that went first. Poor Marcellus, what a tragedy"

As Elijah sat up, they heard the sound of a heart being crushed. Violet's eyes went wide and she made a run for him but Klaus grabbed her around the waist holding her back. Pulling his hand out, Marcel's limp body fell to the ground and his skin began to turn to grey. Tears began to pour from her eyes…This didn't just happen to her. Screaming and crying, the sounds hollowed in the building and it was a terrifying thing to listen to. The sounds she was making were so lost, so heartbroken that Klaus almost let her go in shock. Mikael just smiled and Elijah made his way to his feet. Klaus looked away from Marcel's body and let her go…

She ran over to his body and grabbed him, shaking him, praying that he was going to just wake up. Lowering her head, she let the tears fall and she didn't even care if Mikael decided to kill her then and there.

"Wake up…Please wake up! You can't leave me here…Wake up!"

The Mikaelson brothers struggled to move and just gave each other a look over. Klaus's eyes began to change to yellow and the veins underneath Elijah's eyes began to show.

"Ponpye, Vampire, Boule!"

A stranger's voice came into the scene, a man with a white hood and his palm out. Between Violet, Marcel and Mikael, a line of fire appear and he jumped back. He nodded at Elijah who ran over to pull Violet away; Klaus went for Marcel's body. The stranger watched and held his palm close to his mouth, when they far away enough, he blew into his palm which made the fire rise high at Mikael. He yelled out and they all knew that the fire at struck him somewhere. The man pulled down his hood and once Violet looked, she recognized his face. It was the youngest witch of the Algiers coven, Cairus, why was he there?

Pulling down his hood he looked at all of them. "My name is Cairus, I knew Mikael's plan, and my whole coven did. I was the only one who disagreed with it…"

He closed his palm and the fire died down slowly. Violet's eyes changed and she tried to grab him. Cairus understood her pain and he believed she blamed him for being too late. Elijah held her and tried to calm her down which worked faintly. Cairus walked past them and bent down to look at Marcel's body. Closing his eyes, he put his palm above his chest and chanted something so quietly that not even the vampires could make out what he was saying. Clearing his throat, he looked up at them…