Sorry for being a world class jerk with the last chapter. This one is pretty short, it's basically just filling in between 22&24.

As always, I don't TVD or TO. I do own Sara and the changes she brings.

Previously

"No mate." Klaus sounded broken as he walked towards the casket and opened the lid. Inside was a slightly burnt copy of himself. He opened his body's eyes. They were purple. "Not me."

Chapter 23

A tear rolled over Klaus' cheek as he bowed his head.

Damon stood and took in what the hybrid is looking at. "No no no no no no!" Damon started screaming and fell to the ground. He's watched his daughter die once already, he couldn't do it again. "You!" He said accusingly to the hybrid.

Klaus turned to him. "She wanted to protect her family. There's a chance to save her, but you have to let me take her." His eyes meet the broken father's. "Please."

Damon noticed the break in his voice and the tears on his face. He'd never seen the hybrid care for anyone, much less broken like this. If there was any chance at getting his daughter back he'd trust Klaus. He nodded his head, and allowed the man to leave with her body. He didn't trust his voice, but his eyes were full of warning.

He laid the body in the front seat of the SUV, and turned back to the raven haired man on the ground. Niklaus placed a piece of paper in Damon's hand. "Just in case." He got into the car and drove away.

Flashback to earlier

Sara read the plan in Tyler's mind. They were going to be getting rid of Niklaus. She told him everything, watching while his rage slowly but surely consumed him. It mirrored her own. It was lost on her, how her family could harm others so easily. It was especially bothersome, because they knew what the Originals meant to her. Their connection was obvious.

When Nik went to stop them, she stopped him.

Their internal conversation was quick but efficient. Let me be you.

He stared at her blankly trying to figure out what she meant.

Let me turn into you. They will desiccate me and you can find me. We are linked. You will have a greater chance of finding me, than I will of finding you. Plus, if I find you, I'll be hated, but if your revive me, they'll be grateful. Please Niklaus. I cannot live without you.

He contemplated for a moment. You cannot die for me.

Yes, I can. If I die, you and Finn will suffer. But, if you die, many will die and more will suffer their loss. Let me save my family and yours.

He agreed reluctantly. Deep within himself, he knew she wasn't really asking. Her mind was set, she was going to do this, with or without his consent. She held on to him and became the exact double of the man her family hated. Sara took every memory he had and absorbed them. It was more information than she'd ever wanted. She understood him now. Understood why he never wanted anyone to see his past, the things he'd done. It was clear as day why he never let anyone in. You can trust me. Your life is safe.

They both knew that she didn't solely mean his life, his body, but also his past. It was safe with her. She would guard the secrets she he kept hidden, she knew. It was an overwhelming amount of trust that allowed it. None the less, he had an urge to threaten her, but quelled it knowing it was not necessary.

She knew everything from his past, from the moment he was born. The first time Mikael beat him. Loving Tatia. Becoming vampires. Centuries upon centuries of history flooded her mind. The pain, love, anger and every other thing he had felt, flowed through her.

He left the mansion and opened his mind to her link. The Scooby Gang couldn't be allowed to feel his presence or they'd know something was wrong. For her plan to work, he couldn't intervene, no matter how much he'd want to.

He saw it all. Klaus felt her desiccate. It took every ounce of his willpower to not rush back into the house and save her. He was able to watch it all through her perspective. The sickening pain of the blood coming to a halt in her veins. The way her family looked at her with contempt. The joy she read plainly on their faces at seeing her, well Klaus, vulnerable.

When they left the house, with Sara he tracked down Tyler Lockwood.

"But you? How?" Tyler stammered over himself full of fear.

"Wasn't me, mate." Klaus stepped menacingly towards him. "Your little friends know without a shadow of a doubt that I turned you. Therefore, if I am staked tonight, you have to die."

Klaus' tone left no room for questions. "But.."

Tyler didn't even finish the sentence before Klaus had him pinned against the wall across the room. "Fake it and hide. Or I will kill you. I will kill Caroline. I will kill your mother. I will kill Matt. I will kill Bonnie. I will kill Elena." Klaus released him. "If my body is staked, you die. This is not a suggestion, this is a command. Now follow it."

There was something harsh and unhinged abut the hybrid that made Tyler tremble. He had never seen this particular glint of unsettling crazy in Klaus' eyes before. It terrified him to his core, not knowing what the ancient man before him would do. Hell, Tyler wasn't even sure that Klaus knew how far he'd go in that moment.

Klaus left the house and the petrified hybrid behind. He used Sara's phone to call Sage.

"Sara? You alright?" A worried Sage's voice rang out through the phone.

"She is going to die if you and Finn do not come back, now. I do not have time to explain, but he is the only one that can save her."

Sage would have argued, but she had never heard the Hybrid sound so desperate. The pure fear and pain he felt was enough to convince the red head of his honesty."On our way." They hung up and Klaus went hunting for Sara.

Th hybrid beloved in the witch, more than he had in anyone. Even though his trust in her was infallible, he needed a back up plan. He needed Finn there to save her, in case he was unable to find her in time. This young witch was willing to sacrifice herself to save him and had already done so for his eldest brother. She deserved his loyalty.

On his life, he promised to save her. Whatever it took.

She had earned it.

Hopefully you liked it. Sorry that it was a little short.

Much love,

-Nicole