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To any who wondered, that was Bonnie, she saved the day again.

In this chapter, I decided to do a little twist on a character that was on the pilot of TO.

Happy Reading!

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Chapter 3

Mystic Falls

It all happened so fast. The door swung opened and Silas was thrown into the wall. Caroline didn't think, she just reacted. She grabbed her mother and ran out of the door, into the night. Caroline didn't slow down or look back, she just kept running.

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THE NEXT MORNING….

New Orleans

Klaus sat at a table outside of the restaurant, watching people walk the street as they went about their lives. The mornings were the best time to be on Bourbon Street. The merchants were just opening and the traffic of people was slow, almost a calm before the storm. He only seemed to gain some peace when he was outside of the house these days. With Haley living there now and Elijah seeming to use every chance to talk to Klaus about the baby, he was losing patience with both of them.

As he was about to stand up to leave, he noticed a dark-skinned woman standing across the street, looking directly at him. It was the fortune teller that he had spoken to the first day he came back to New Orleans. She had been the first person to tell Klaus about Marcel and his rules. When he focused her, she started walking towards him as if she'd been waiting for him to notice her. He relaxed back in his seat, curious as to what she wanted. She was an elder woman with eyes that were direct and full of knowledge. She wore a scarf and long flowing dress that made that her look like the typical gypsy.

Klaus smirked as she sat down across from him without an invitation. "Are you ready to tell my fortune now?"

"I already know your future, it remains to be seen if you're have the courage and trust to fulfill it." The woman said cryptically. "I wanted to wait to see how you would handle Marcel. When I was young, my grandmother would tell me stories about the hybrid and his family that called New Orleans home and how important you were going to be for the witches one day. I didn't expect it to happen so fast, but you were very successful."

Klaus inclined his head in appreciation and touch of arrogance. He was surprised himself how quickly he took down Marcel, but with the help of his family and Sophie's coven, they able to match the strength of Marcel's army. Of course, with Marcel gone, the territory was up for grabs and Klaus wanted to make sure that everyone knew it was his. He didn't have to worry about werewolves, since Marcel ran or killed them off, but that left the remaining vampires in the city and the witches fighting over the territory.

The woman met his eyes directly. "My name is Athena and I want to help you keep control of the city."

Klaus snorted with disbelief. He didn't trust easily, not at all if he could avoid it. He always depended on himself, not having much faith in other people. "You're a witch, why would you want me to have control?"

"The city needs someone to rule, someone who is strong enough to handle the supernatural elements. Once the werewolves find out Marcel's gone, they'll come back. The survivors of Marcel's army is still a threat, but the witches have suffered enough, Davina will need to be protected."

Klaus had a touch of clarity as he realized her concern. "You want to make sure Davina isn't used as a weapon to keep the witches in line."

"It's the only way we'll be free to practice magic. If the werewolves or any more vampires find out about Davina, they'll use her against us. "

"Before we go any further, why don't you impress me with a reading first?" Klaus asked, with a devil of a grin.

Athena signed impatiently and grabbed his hand with a hint of annoyance. Klaus snickered. "What, no cards or a glass ball to stare into?"

There was a hint of amusement in her brown eyes, before it faded. Her expression became serious as she looked up to meet his eyes. "You've spent a long time running, but your life is changing now. You want your family, but you've betrayed their trust. You won't get it back so easily." Klaus narrowed his eyes as Athena's reading was hitting close to home.

Klaus started to pull his hand away, deciding that he had heard enough, but Athena held on. "I sense fear."

Klaus laughed. "Well, I thought you were better than that. I fear no one." He had made sure of that when he ended Mikeal's life.

She shook her head in focus. "Not your fear, hers. She's afraid, for herself and the people she loves."

Klaus grew sober as he concentrated on her face. Athena looked directly in his eyes as if she was seeing his soul. "The one you care about. There's danger surrounding her, an ancient evil." Athena had a faraway look in her eyes, almost out of focus. "There are two with one face, good and evil." She looked confused as she let go of his hand.

Klaus was deep in thought. An ancient evil and two with one face. That sounded like Silas. Rebekah had kept in contact with Elijah to keep him up to date with what was happening in Mystic Falls. She had told him about Stefan being Silas's doppelganger, but he had disappeared and no one knew where he was. Athena interrupted his thoughts. "You're going have to choose between your duty and your desire. For our sake, I hope you make the right choice. I'll be in touch." Before Klaus could form a thought to ask her to explain, Athena stood and walked away.

As Klaus rose to head back home, he pulled out his phone. He tried to connect Caroline, but it rang until it switched to voice mail. He hung up and tried her again, but she still didn't answer. He was starting to get a bad feeling, so he dialed another number.

Rebekah answered the phone. "How did you know?"

"What happened? Why isn't Caroline answering her phone?" Klaus asked his sister, moving quicker to reach the house.

Rebekah sighed. "She's fine, Nik. Silas was at her house with her mom when she got there. She was able to get away with Bonnie's help." Klaus growled and slowly came to a stop. Caroline had been in danger and he hadn't been there to protect her. It was one of his worst fears. He started thinking of what he could do, hating that he was so far away.

"Where is she?"

"She's at the Salvatore's. I'm on my way there now." Rebekah said.

"I'm coming to get-"

Rebekah snorted. "You know she won't leave her friends. You'll have to drag her away, kicking and screaming and she'll hate you for it."

"But she'd be alive and that's all I care about. Have her call me when you get there. Thanks, Rebekah." Klaus heard her inhale with surprise, but he hung up before she could say anything. He moved to reach the house, he needed to discuss some things with Elijah before he left.

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Mystic Falls

Caroline woke, hoping that yesterday been a nightmare. Silas had been in her house with her mother, who he could have killed in a heartbeat. And on top of that, Tyler's welcome home greeting didn't go as planned. As she crawled out of bed and got dressed, she realized the stakes were raised and the threat felt so much worse now. Caroline was searching for her phone, before realizing she must have dropped it as she grabbed her mother to run out of the house. She had to find a way to protect her mother, she thought as she walked down the stairs at the Salvatore mansion. They had made it here to safety last night, thankfully with Bonnie's help. Caroline had tried to talk her mother out of going to the station today, but Liz's annoying sense of duty came before everything, sometimes even her own daughter. Maybe she can convince her to take an early vacation, anything to get her out of harm's way. As she was walking to the living room, the front door opened and Matt, Rebekah and Jeremy came in.

"Tell Bonnie I said thank you." Caroline said to Jeremy as they joined Damon and Elena in the living room. Rebekah stepped to Caroline, touching her arm and speaking softly. "We need to talk. Nik is trying to get ahold of you." Caroline nodded but before she could respond, Elena wrapped her arms around her to give some comfort. Caroline turned back to Rebekah after Elena moved away. "Can I see your phone?"

Jeremy spoke up after listening for a minute. "Bonnie wishes she would have gotten there sooner."

Damon huffed with frustration. "Why didn't she turn him back into stone when she had the chance?"

Of course, the insensitive one. Caroline rolled her eyes at Damon. "Maybe because she was making sure we stayed alive." She was hoping to duck out and reassure Klaus that she was okay, but Matt's words stopped her.

"Tyler's on his way here." Matt said, reading a text from his phone. Caroline sighed, she was hoping to avoid any arguing, she couldn't handle that right now. She sent a quick text of her own before handing Rebekah the phone back.

Rebekah shook her head as she read the text. "I wouldn't be surprised if he's already on his way, ready to get you out of town."

Caroline silently agreed, wondering how she was going to handle it. She wanted to stay and help, which Klaus would disapprove of.

Damon poured blood out of a bag into a glass. "We don't have time for the chit-chat, we need to talk about what to do."

Stefan came in as Caroline sat down. "Are you okay?" Caroline nodded at his concern, but her breath became uneven as Stefan stepped closer. After the night she'd had, she couldn't help herself, she eased away from him. He stopped as he noticed her fear, then moved away to give her space. She cleared her throat to cover up the tension the moment created. Boy, there was a lot of it. Stefan didn't look Elena or Damon's way while they didn't look in his eyes as well. Caroline guessed things hadn't gotten better on that front.

"What does he want?" Caroline asked, looking at everyone in the room.

"He failed to destroy the Other Side and without the cure, Silas can't become mortal, so I imagine he's a little ticked about that." Damon said, taking a sip of blood.

Stefan nodded. "He also wants to make my life miserable, so he's going after the people who are close to me." Stefan moved to the window to look out. Everyone avoided looking Stefan's way as we all silently agreed that he was right. Elena looked like she wanted to comfort Stefan, but Caroline didn't think that would go over so well.

Jeremy spoke as he moved to Stefan. "Bonnie's working on something with her grandmother. But she said that the next time she gets a chance, she'll entomb him."

Elena moved to stand with Jeremy. "Don't worry, Stefan. We'll be okay." Stefan didn't acknowledge either one, he seemed to be deep in thought.

Damon sighed. "Let's just focus on getting rid of him."

Before anyone could say anything else, the door opened and Stefan walked in. He came to a sudden stop as his mirror image turned to face him. Everyone drew a collective breath as it registered. It was pure silence as the people in the room looked back and forth, trying to distinguish who was the real Stefan. Everything was the same, his face, his body, even the way he stood.

"Son of a bitch." Damon snarled. He stepped back to keep both in his sight, as he tried but couldn't tell which one was his brother. Stefan, standing by the window, growled. "What are you waiting for, kill him."

Stefan, who had just walked through the door, looked to Damon. "Damon, it's me."

"Don't you know your own brother?" Stefan, by the window, asked. How would we attack, not knowing if it was Stefan that would be hurt?

Rebekah looked at both, stepping closer as she stood in front of Matt to protect him and thought quickly on her feet. "Stefan, what did you give Elena that was mine?"

Stefan, who had just walked in the door, responded first. "Your necklace."

Everyone turned to Silas. Jeremy and Elena, who were standing the closest, slowly moved away from him. Caroline stood quickly, backing away. The mask fell as he looked at everyone, his eyes became hard and he slowly grinned. "Well, it was fun while it lasted." He flashed to Damon, throwing a punch and knocking him against a wall. Stefan flashed to reach him, but Silas was too fast, leaving Stefan grabbing thin air. Elena stepped in front of Jeremy, but that put her in the line of fire. Silas backhanded her, sending her to the floor. The sound of bones cracking filled the room and Silas screamed with pain. His skin wrinkled as his bones were starting to become stone. Bonnie's spell was working, Stefan tried to grab him to hold him down, but Silas threw him across the room. Silas flashed with quickness to reach the door and then he was gone, leaving the carnage behind him.

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New Orleans

It switched to voice mail. Klaus couldn't get hold of Caroline. He tried again, only to get the same results. He growled as his frustration was building. The longer it took to reach her, to hear her voice, the more he started to worry. Klaus was pacing when Elijah walked in as he was about to call Rebekah back. Klaus received a text just as he was about to speak.

I'm fine. Will call soon. Caroline.

"I'm leaving to go to Mystic Falls." Klaus said, looking at his phone as he hoped that she was really safe.

Elijah looked startled at the news. "What's wrong?

"Caroline found Silas in her house. I can't get her on the phone and now I can't get Rebekah to answer, but I just got a text, saying they're fine."

"What about Diego? He's going after Sophie's coven." Elijah said, looking worried.

"They can take care of them. I'm going, Elijah, take care of things here while I'm gone." Klaus said.

"Niklaus, I don't know if it's a good idea for you to leave now. If Marcel's survivors think there's a chance to take over again, they'll go for it."

Klaus stepped to his brother and glared. "Caroline's safety is the most important thing right now, nothing else matters."

Elijah stopped him before he could leave. "Wait, I have an idea. Sophie and the others are already on their way."

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Klaus didn't like this, he would only relax when he heard Caroline's voice, but he also had to take care of his territory. He thought of Athena's words as he was waiting, that he had to choose between his duty and his desire. It was kind of ironic that he was placing his trust with them, considering how they met. He was going to send them to protect her, while he took care of Diego. As they stepped in the room, Davina gave Klaus a smile and he nodded in greeting. Jasmine grimaced before tossing her bright red hair over her shoulder as she sat down, her disdain for vampires was still evident. Ebony, a little more tolerant of his kind, seemed to have an aura surrounding her. With her dark skin and eyes, her exotic features stood out in a crowd. Sophie seemed to have adjusted as leader of her coven. She radiated more confidence as she walked in the room. As sisters, Davina and Sophie's brown hair fell softly down their backs, their eyes expressing strength.

"So, they're coming after us again?" Jasmine asked, her eyes narrowed.

"We believe so. Since they've only come after Jasmine and Ebony, we don't think they know about Davina or maybe they want to use her like Marcel did. Either way, they're trying to take down the ones with the most power. So, we've decided to kill two birds with one stone. I'm going to get you all out of town while we take care of this. I'm sending you to Mystic Falls to protect Caroline."

"Why do you want us to protect her? She has a Bennett witch on her side, doesn't she?" Ebony asked, looking confused.

"Well, I have more faith in you than her inept friends. Besides you owe her, all of you would be dead if she hadn't said otherwise. So, it's time for you to return the favor." Klaus said, speaking directly to Sophie.

Sophie nodded. "Ok, but Davina needs to stay here, where she'll be safe. Mary and Justine should stay, too."

Davina spoke up. "But I want to see Caroline." Sophie shook her head, not leaving it up to debate.

"They can stay here, I'll protect them." Elijah said.

"How is Mystic Falls the safest place for us? With Silas running around, that is the last place I want to be." Jasmine huffed, folding her arms.

"I can't be in two places at once. So, I'm going to take care of Diego and his band of merry men while you protect her. I'll come after I finish here." Klaus glared, not liking his orders questioned. "Caroline, her mother and my sister are your priority. Just make sure Caroline is safe."

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Don't worry, Klaus will be going….I just want to give Bonnie a little help.