Josh had been blinking heavily as he took in all the information Violet was giving him. It was a lot to take in as he was left out on all the valuable information. He had been a helping hand it cleaning up Davina and Cami's things and hadn't seen anyone in a while. When she called to borrow his car, he didn't think nothing of it and didn't know her intentions.
"So Vincent got rid of Aurora and took the serum from her system?" He pushed the punching bag back to the wall as the two of them had got done training a few vampires.
"Yeah but don't ask me how because you know witches like to be mysterious. And then he has the nerve to offer Marcel the serum. I mean come on; why in the hell would you do that?" She pushed her hair out of her face and took care of the other one.
"Maybe he had no use for it and just decided to give it away"
"Think about it though, this serum is a powerful dose that makes a normal vampire stronger than an Original. You know that vampires and witches in this town haven't been getting along since like the 50's so why…Why give a frenemy of yours a serum that makes them stronger than even you"
Violet looked at Josh who did nod in agreement. It was her mission to make Josh see that Marcel would be making a huge mistake and that he should help change his mind. Yes, being very powerful is a good thing but at the same time it is a downfall. It did frighten her that if their fate actually happens and they are supposed to die, she will be the only one who actually will.
"Has Marcel taken it yet? I'm going to take it as a no I hope" He wiped off his forehead.
"Not that I know of and if he did, he will never hear the end of it from me. You know what is supposed to happen so let's say he actually drinks the blood. We all know that Lucien cannot be killed because no one knows how to kill him" She stopped talking at just paused. "If we have to end in fire, I will die and Marcel will still be here, king of New Orleans"
Josh had given her a soft look and could see the feat that spread across her face. He hadn't got along with many of Marcel's vampire army especially Diego. But when Violet showed up, they connected on some equal level and had gotten along just fine. One thing he admired about her was that her human side was always in check and they could connect as if they were just humans passing in the street.
"Nothing's going to happen to you, Marcel or this city. You two built an empire together and will remain together until the end of time"
"Have you been reading Nicholas Sparks again?" She let out a minor laugh which made him smile.
"You know what I mean. Not even time is going to tear you apart. If I have to convince him not to take it then I will. While Lucien lurking around it would be smart to but was are the consequences of it?"
"Trust me; I've got a lot of questions about it as well. You know when you turn into a vampire, your emotions heighten. Do they get worse with a better serum? He would be able to compel vampires I'm sure. And his bite is going to be a lot worse than his bark"
"Nice to see my vampires are talking about me" Marcel had just walked in from the backdoor and threw his jacket onto the chair. Both Josh and Violet had parted and looked over at him. He had come in so quietly that neither one of them even heard the door.
"Oh we were just talking about how awesome this place is going to look after you change it all up"
Marcel had given him a serious look to make sure he knew what they were talking about. "Funny, because I thought the discussion was about this" He dug into his jean pocket and pulled out the little vital of blood. Josh's eyes lit up in surprise and amazement.
"So what if we were? It is the elephant in the room and I know you trust Josh so why not let him in on everything that's going on. Have you made your choice yet?" She crossed her arms and ignored the bottle.
"I think you already know the answer Vi" That caused her to sigh heavily out loud and turn her back towards the bags. It took everything in her to not make it a screaming match.
"Besides, it will help in the long run. Think about it, I have a city and people to protect and if this means that I can become something stronger than I already am damn right I'm going to take the step towards it. We've lost a lot of vampires, friends so far if it this means I can protect them better then yes"
Josh had shifted his eyes between them then decided to jump in. "So when do you think you are actually going to take it? You have to die for it to activate right? So who's going to do it?"
Marcel's eyes lingered towards Violet and she caught his gaze out the corner of her eye. "Oh no…There is now way in hell that I am doing that"
"Doing what?" Klaus had stood at the large church does with a curious expression on his face. Marcel had quickly slipped the object pack into his pants pocket and eyed him up. It would make sense that he would show up at that specific time considering that Violet just had some secret meaning with the Mikaelson's.
"Funny seeing you in my territory…Did you tell him he was going to be there?"
Violet mocked a face and shook her head. "Well I was sure to put that in my plan of staying alive, staying the hell away from Lucien and saving your ass from making a major mistake. So no, I'm not the villain this time around"
Klaus shook his head listening to the banter between the two. Josh just stood there awkwardly and hoped Klaus was going to say something. "I actually came to talk to you Marcellus"
"My name is Marcel…" The way he said that sentence, it had such venom dripping off his tongue that Klaus was a little taken back.
"I know you hate my family but what I would like is a conversation and not some screaming match if that's alright with you"
"Should we leave the two of you alone?" Josh spoke up feeling the tension.
Klaus smiled and nodded at him but Marcel didn't say a word. Violet was afraid to leave them alone not knowing what was going to happen and with the serum in his control, that made the stakes worse. She bit her lip and took strides to the backdoor with Josh right behind her. Marcel had turned completely around to face Klaus as they were many feet apart.
"I know what happened hurt you in every way possible but look at it from our point of few"
"You know out of all people who would have my back on this, I thought it would be you. Hell, even Hayley seemed so shock but you've got her wrapped around your finger right?"
Klaus had placed his hands in his jacket pocket. "Kol needed to be fixed or he would have killed Davina himself"
"And yet did it do anything? Yeah, I didn't think so. You just want to have the upper hand in any situation you don't have control over. You came into this city and wanted it, why? Because I was proving to be better than you. Don't you get it? I was doing better than you and of course you have to have complete control of someone better"
It did click in Klaus's mind that it was true. He wanted to always show he was alpha and that he was the top dog in any situation. He did feel threatened when he first arrived in New Orleans as he owned the city long before Marcel even existed.
"Then Rebekah and Elijah show up and everything goes to hell. I lost some of my closest friends, my brothers because of your family. Whatever any of you touch dies and I'm done. I'm no longer your family, your friend or your protégé. You are nothing to me"
His face was serious and hard, anger filled his body and it took everything not to just go up and deck him one. "Lucien needs to be stopped…" He cut him off.
"That's another thing, Lucien is in this city and why? It's all because of you; you all are nothing but a curse. I could be ruling NOLA fine with Violet but instead we have to worry about dying in a fire that we have no control over. I mean, we wouldn't even be enemies of his if we weren't connected to you. Now that the sireline is broken, I might as well jump on his parade of killing you"
"Marcel…" Klaus really was at a loss for words at that moment. That wasn't anything he could say that was going to change his mind but he couldn't blame him. "Kol is trying to figure out a way to bring back Davina"
"And am I supposed to just nod and accept that? You don't get how the witches in New Orleans are and how they work. Even if anyone finds the right spell, the witches aren't just going to hand her over. I was a fool; I was a fool to think that I could count on any of you"
Klaus had shut his mouth and slowly shook his head. It pained him to see Marcel acting the way he was but what else did he expect? For some odd reason he thought that this wouldn't be as bad as it was but when Violet had stopped by the other day, he knew that something wasn't right. He took a step towards him but Marcel only backed away.
"I wouldn't if I were you…Besides; I wonder how Kol is doing? I mean he was Davina's boyfriend so where was he at the memorial? I get that he is your brother and all but where was he? Hayley, Elijah, Freya. It's funny because I know all the Mikaelson's know better than to trudge around territory where they aren't welcome. This is still MY city and mine alone so I think it'd be best if you get the hell out"
Josh and Violet had been standing outside at the door listening to the whole conversation. They gave each other wild looks at the exchange and waited for the right time to reappear. They stepped inside to make sure nothing was going to happen or things would get escalated. Klaus had just looked at the two vampires as they stood behind Marcel.
"Violet came to my family in hopes to help you" Klaus had looked at her which prompted Marcel to look over. Her face fell flat afraid of what he would say. "I get that losing Davina is a loss you will never forget but you aren't just destroying yourself, you destroying everyone and everything around you. You're hatred for my family and I is only going to amount to nothing"
The gym went silent and no one said a single word. It was just the dead of silence and it made everything ten times awkward. Violet and Josh both turned to Marcel waiting for his response but maybe Klaus got the upper hand there. He had zipped over to Klaus and punched him so hard that a crack went through the air. Marcel had most likely fractured something and it caused him to fly backwards onto the ground. Violet had gasped and Josh went to Marcel attempting to keep him back.
She had jumped right into between the two as Klaus got up placing his hand over his nose. She could smell the blood and knew that he was gushing a good amount blood. "I said get out, didn't I? That's your final warning"
Violet gave Klaus a look and pleaded with him not to do anything. He was beyond angry and his blood was flowing through his veins, they were on fire. It took everything in him to not strike back and he knew that it wasn't going to fix anything. He just backed away with a faint smile on his face and left without another word. She had watched him leave before turning around at the other two.
"What's with being so defensive? Why not have a little fight on our hands?"
"Cool it and take it out on a punching bag…" She paused looking at the cage fighting ring and stared at the gloves. "Put them on, let's go" She made her way to the ring slipping the gloves on.