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Marcel had the vampires trailing right behind him as they walked down Bourbon Street. Violet was at his side, hands in her pockets keeping her eyes and ears open. He was doing what Klaus suggested, putting his hate for them aside so they could get rid of Lucien. She convinced him that it made more sense to destroy the enemy who was going to burn them down rather than one who didn't want to fight him. It was their third time walking around the French Quarter as they were looking for anyone in hiding. Better to stay in a group rather than split up.
"So when are your friends supposed to show?" He asked glancing at her.
"They are your family so don't judge. And I don't know, I haven't spoken to Klaus since last night"
"I'm sure you haven't..." She looked over at him and gave him a look. He didn't know how often she was in contact with him and that bothered him greatly.
They had all stopped walking when Marcel came to a halt. Malena and Josh stood directly behind them as well as fifteen other vampires. "I guess we just wait..."
Violet had dressed for the fight and was ready to throw down anything. She wore dark skinny jeans with knee high black wedge boots. Her beige jacket hid a white t-shirt. She didn't know why she dressed in light clothes considering she'd be drenched in blood but they were old. Marcel was dressed with dark jeans and boots just like her. Except he wore a black jacket and a grey long sleeve shirt underneath. Many of the vampires had dark colors on so that way they could blend in with the scenery.
"It's nice to see my ally's waiting for me in the streets ready for war"
All the vampires looked behind themselves to see all the Mikaelson siblings. Freya, Kol, Elijah and Klaus all stood together as if they were posing for a family portrait. They saw a blonde following behind them to the vampire's surprise.
"Don't forget me. I may have a nasty temper at the moment but what's better than a psychotic Original fighting against an old enemy"
Marcel had a cold, hard look on his face but it changed once he seen Rebekah. Last time they seen each other, he made a mistake and she was paying for it. Violet glanced at him before offering a faint smile to them.
"So where is Lucien anyway?" Kol asked giving them a look over.
Violet shrugged. "That's what we're waiting for. Are Hayley and Hope safe?"
Klaus darted his eyes left and right before stepping over to her. He leaned in and whispered it to her just in case there was anyone lurking. She nodded and whispered it to Marcel that they were staying with the Thompson family out of the city. Klaus went to say something but they heard clapping from down the street. All the vampires turned to look.
"What is this? A family reunion? I mean, we really do need a picture for the occasion" Lucien spoke with a grin and a playful hint in his voice. "Father figure Klaus, noble Elijah always interfering.
Freya who turns her back on her friends, Kol who couldn't save his girlfriend and my favorite trio. Rebekah, the sister wanting true love but she has to fight for the one she wants. Marcel, former King of New Orleans who always plays second fiddle to Nik. And lastly Violet, I'll give you one more chance to take my side sweetheart"
"But don't worry; I know this looks bad, one against twenty. So I brought a little back hope, I hope you don't mind"
Lucien held his arms out and they saw their opposing army step out from behind him. Marcel and Violet noticed some of the Bienvenue wolves along with others from different packs. She also noticed some of the vampires that she ran into on the street. Klaus and Elijah's faces seemed to droop and she knew that couldn't have been a good thing.
"And just for you my love, I've got a few witches hand...Have fun" He said smiling giving Freya a quick smile but no one made a move on Bourbon Street.
He turned his back but everyone still hesitated to do anything. It was like the old Western movies where both sides stood in a stare down before they drew their guns. The biggest downfall of the whole situation was his bite considering that there wasn't a cure in sight. He Lucien peered over his shoulder.
"Just to make things interesting, I did overhear some of your little conversation yesterday. I'm not sure if you know this Marcel but your little girlfriend has a tongue on her, perhaps I should cut it out for you"
"That's it!" She yelled preparing to rip her jacket off before Marcel grabbed her upper arm. "What is he talking about?" He gave her a hard look. She tried to get her arm out of his grip but he held tight. Violet looked at him. "Don't you realize that's what he wants, let go of me Marcel"
"Not until I get some damn answers, what did you do?"
Klaus had moved forward and grabbed her other arm. She turned to look at him in half surprise. He sighed and looked at Marcel. "I know what you have..."
He narrowed his eyes at the Original hybrid who gave him a stern look. Violet had winced a little and looked over at Lucien who had a wide grin on his face. That was exactly what he wanted, divide and conquer. Marcel and Violet were so connected at the hip that there was no matter way to bring them down. Expose one, the other gets bad and not what's going to happen? Elijah had turned his head at the group. "Am I missing something?"
"Marcellus has the other beast serum..." His mouth popped open as Kol came forward.
"And we're going to trust the boy now? He holds something more powerful than we can handle and wants to kill us anyway. You expect him to fight on our side and once Lucien is gone, who said we're not next?"
"I never took it; I didn't take the serum, okay?"
"Am I the only one thinking clearly right now?" Rebekah spoke as Freya shook her head on guard. "He clearly wants this to happen so we all turn against each other so why don't we defeat our common enemy and worry about this later?"
Violet agreed with her quickly as well as Freya. Elijah had removed is hands from his pockets looking them over. "She's right..."
Klaus kept his hand on her arm until Marcel was willing to let go. "This isn't over Vi" He pulled his hand away and looked away from the group. Lucien's supernatural army waited but he made a motion for everyone to attack...
Freya whipped around her as she could feel the witches coming close. They did have some powerful spells on hand but she'd be able to handle them. She walked towards them, her dress flowing in the wind as she gathered her power. No one was going to cross her family and get away with it. Most importantly, she needed to get rid of Lucien now that she had to ability to do so. Kol backed her up.
Violet had slipped her jacket off and zipped down the street going for Lucien but he played it smarter. He ducked out of the way as vampire's launched forward. Some of Marcel's knew to protect her and felt it was their duty so they quickly backed her up. Necks were snapped, hearts were torn out and heads were chopped off.
Klaus and Elijah went for the wolves as they started circling the remaining Originals and vampires. Klaus would be able to take care of them easily as he could overpower them. His plan was to go in the backway, taking out anyone in his path and go straight to the enemy. He kept his eyes open for everyone else, especially the vampire King and Queen.
Rebekah and Marcel were left to pick up the scrap pieces being left behind by Violet and the vampires. Bourbon Street was turning into a bloody mess; the streets began to be stained red. As much as they had the upper hand, supernatural creatures were pouring out of every corner, alley and building. Problem was, Lucien was nowhere in sight.
As the brawl was scattered through the streets, Violet was finding pleasure in ripping apart the enemies, she just didn't see the one in front of her. "Hello love, a little dirty don't you think" Her expression dropped and she was knocked to the ground with an uppercut. She held her jaw looking at him.
"As much as this is going well on all of your behalf, I think you're forgetting something..."He pointed to the balcony of the compound where the bedroom was. "This city is supposed to burn and you die with it. Why don't we cut to the chase and start it?"
Violet yelled and tried to kick him away as he reached for her. Marcel's head popped up after hearing her but he couldn't fight through that many people to get to her in time. Klaus luckily heard her and zipped towards her. He grabbed a spare piece of wood on his way and aimed it towards Lucien's chest. Once it hit up, he quickly picked up Violet.
"That's what always bothers me about this family. You never can focus on one without one of you jumping into it" Lucien grabbed the wood and pulled it out, it didn't even bother him. Veins began to creep out from under his eyes and they turned red. The two vampires didn't see Elijah popping up from behind him yelling for Freya. He grabbed him around the neck.
"Well isn't this a predicament. It's been quite fun but I think everything comes to an end, don't you think?" Klaus had moved forward to hold him back and Kol told Freya he'd handle the witches.
Violet turned to look for Marcel and Rebekah through the bloody mess. She dodged a few vampires calling the witch to hurry. "You know Elijah; I think you're forgetting something about me" Lucien kicked Klaus right in the gut and sent him flying onto a puddle of blood. He quickly turned the tables on them and bit Elijah on the side of the neck. He yelled out in pain and Violet scrambled over to pry him off of him.
His tossed the Original to the ground, licked the blood from his lips and grabbed her. He tossed her over his shoulder as if she was a pack of sugar. Violet kicked her feet and tried reaching for Elijah but he was badly wounded. "Freya! Someone Elijah's…"She felt his grip tighten as he made his way to the compound. "Marcel!" He stopped dead in his tracks and seen her…
Lucien had made his way through the compound and a quick speed and one he reached the bedroom, he tossed her onto the bed which made her tumble onto the floor. "Now all we need is your missing companion and I think you guys will be set. Told you love, we never cross me. You ever think things would be different if we just stayed together all those years ago?"
Violet picked herself up and made a jump for him. It was a stupid move considering what he did to Elijah but she wasn't going to back down from him. She attempted to grab him but he dodged and hit her one more time in the jaw. She fell flat to the floor and felt the blood pour from her nose. Marcel had seen in and flew in without warning. He grabbed onto him but Lucien just threw him towards her.
"How romantic, her knight in shining armor appears yet fails to kill the dragon. Enjoy this considering this will be your last time together. Farewell" He waved and smiled before slipping out of the room. Marcel jumped up to go after him but stopped as the door slammed shut. He pulled on the knob but it didn't budge. "It's not opening…"
She got to her feet and made her way towards the balcony window which also slammed shut. Violet pounded her fists on the glass but they wouldn't even break. "What the hell is going…"She stopped peering down the balcony. She gasped loudly which caught his attention. "What's wrong?"
The vampire stepped over and saw the same thing she did. Fire started to creep up the building and they both noticed the witches in the distance. So Lucien was the one to lead them to their death and the ancestors would do their magic. Klaus and Rebekah who were at Elijah's side noticed the fire and quickly jumped up. Marcel zipped back to the door to attempt to get it open.
"We've got to get out of here, try to window Violet" He tugged and tugged at the handle but there was nothing. The witches and Lucien had them trapped permanently. Violet looked down at Klaus who had the most worried, scared and troublesome expression on his face. He ran towards the compound but he couldn't even get very far. The witches had a boundary spell so no one could even get close. She stared down at him as tears formed into the pit of her eyes.
"We're not getting out of here Marcel…This is it" She giving Klaus a faint smile before turning away, she didn't want to look out there anymore. "It's over…You seen what I seen. We burn in the bedroom of our home; we're not getting out of this"
He slowly turned around and looked at her. He was ignoring that same exact thought that was creeping into his mind. He worked too damn hard to get where he got, he build the city from nothing and now he was going to lose everything. "So this is it, huh?"
She bit her lip nodding slowly. "I'm afraid…" The fire reached the glass and she quickly backed away. He moved forward and grabbed her into a hug. "Everyone was right; if this is to end in fire then we go with it because we sure as hell aren't going to make it out of here alive"
He held her close as she started to sob into his shoulder. It wasn't fair and it wasn't right. She caught herself and looked up at him. "To die by your side…It's such a heavenly way to die"
He gave her a faint smile and teared up himself. They both looked up at the ceiling which had started to creek and a piece fell off crashing onto the bed. "Marcel, I…"
"I know Vi…" They both had looked at each other with the same fearful expression.
It was happening so fast, it never gave either of them time to think anything through, the witches meant business. The ceiling was burning and coming down with thuds. He let go over her so they could move from the falling bricks. She slipped her hand in his as they stood side by side. Violet didn't care if she had tears pouring down her face.
"You know, maybe you should have taken that serum. Why did you listen to me?"
He glanced over at her. "Maybe it's better off this way. Maybe this was supposed to happen; every king has to fall at some point"
"That's not the cocky Marcel I know. He would be prideful, strong and ready to escape and willing to leave. I know you've taken it, I'm no fool" She turned her head to look at him.
Marcel didn't say anything and just shook his head. He had the vial in his pocket, he wouldn't admit if he had taken it or not. He's feel terrible if he told her he did but the question would be why didn't he. "You've got a lot more to stay alive for. You've got the city, friends and family who care for you"
"So do you. You've got this city, me and apparently the Mikaelson's at the tip of your fingers"
She laughed a little and shook her head. "I've spent most of this life just existing, hiding and running away because I can't handle consequences. That's nothing compared to you" Violet stopped as they both heard the ceiling ready to cave in. "Here's to always and forever, maybe I'll see you again" With those last words, the ceiling crumbled above them and the couple burned ashes to ashes.