Chapter 12:
"That's you?!" Bonnie asked staring upon the picture of the Mikaelson Family and what looked like Caroline Forbes.
Caroline folded her arms across her chest replying, "I think so, I don't even remember anything from that time, if that is even me?!"
"Maybe there's a way to get rid of whatever is blocking the memories that were hidden from you?!" Bonnie asked.
"Will it work, if it doesn't, we've wasted time?!" Caroline asked. Bonnie rolled her eyes and said, "Just relax and pay attention on me, this is going to hurt a helluva lot."
Caroline breathed deeply before nodding to Bonnie who then began the spell. Increasing the power ever slowly, Caroline soon started to feel the spell take effect on her brain, it began to feel like an aneurysm which was starting to officially hurt her with the power of 100 aneurysms given to her.
Soon enough her head was forced back, and her eyes went wide before something happened, she soon started to glow white.
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"Who are you?" a familiar voice said.
Caroline smiled over at the voice who had asked her a question, "Caroline Forbes, and your name, kind sir?"
"Niklaus, Niklaus Mikaelson, but you can call me Klaus if you wish to."
"These are my siblings, Freya, Finn, Elijah, Kol and Rebekah, and our youngest Henrik." Niklaus introduced his siblings to Caroline.
Images of cloaked individuals fighting off attackers, they unsheathed hidden daggers, and cut and thrusted them into the hearts and bodies of their enemies.
One of them is revealed to be Klaus himself, who fights with a ferocity and a fury within him.
Once the battle is over, Caroline is helped up by Klaus who then says, "I'm so sorry you had to see this."
"What are you?" Caroline asks.
Klaus is reluctant, but encouragement from his siblings helps him to speak, "I'm an assassin, I'm sorry I didn't tell you at first."
Time passes as Caroline is met by the parents of the Mikaelson Siblings, "Hello Caroline, my name is Zeus, and this is my wife, Eliza."
The parents are tall, quite commanding and very proud of themselves, the father is tall with long, light brown hair, pale blue eyes and he was quite athletic, and strong to be seen as a warrior.
Eliza herself was average height, quite beautiful and intelligent, she had long golden blonde hair, blue eyes that were like icicles and quite curvy with some muscle.
"You have a choice to become an assassin or to choose a life in anonymity, but once you become a member of the Assassin Order, you are bound to something greater than anything you could have imagined."
"I accept." Caroline had said.
"Stay one's blade from the flesh of the innocent; draw not attention to oneself whenever possible; and never compromise the brotherhood."
"This is the creed that we live by, every day." Klaus himself says.
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A series of images flash by, showing Klaus and Caroline's burgeoning romance, their marriage shown in pictures. The happiness between all the Mikaelsons, it was perfect and very peaceful.
Until Mikael and Esther came into the picture and decided to tear apart the Mikaelson Family.
Despite the Mikaelsons being immortal, Caroline and the Mikaelson Siblings were separated, Caroline herself was placed into a spiritual coma, the Mikaelsons themselves were wiped of their memories, even of their true parents.
Klaus's memories of Caroline were gone as well. Ever since that moment, Caroline and Klaus were two different people, only Caroline herself slept until 1992.
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The spell had ended and Bonnie was shocked, horrified, and heartbroken for her best friend.
In that moment, Caroline understood what Bonnie went through when she lost Enzo, they both lost their soulmates. Their last and forever loves.
In that moment, Bonnie would do nothing else but help Caroline, help Caroline go back in time to stop this madness and hope that she would set things right properly.
Bonnie opened her eyes and said after a long while, "I'm sorry, Care. I'm so sorry that this happened to you."
"Thank you, Bon. I'm sorry too, I'm sorry that I didn't help you find a way to get Enzo back." Caroline said.
Bonnie shook her head of the tears and replied, "No need to apologise. Care, you asked me if I was with you, well, now I am with you, you have my word that I'll do everything possible to help you."
"Thank you, Bon. Thank you for trusting me." Caroline said. Bonnie smiled, "I couldn't betray the trust of my dearest friend, someone I've known for years."
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The pair shared an embrace as they went over everything Caroline had on this time-travelling spell, and the legitimacy of its potent power.
During the conversation, it soon shifted to the Originals as Bonnie asked, "When you lost your memories of the Mikaelsons, when did it happen? What about the originals, did they have any idea of this time-travel spell?"
"I was going to meet with Kol about it, he had been talking with numerous contacts, some of whom were descendants he had met in his 1000-year existence. Rebekah was helpful, Freya could only tell me so much when she was with Dahlia, but there wasn't much to go on." Caroline explained. She then took a flask of bourbon out and took a swig before adding, "I went under in 500 A.D., with my Family, the travellers saw to that. They must've wiped my memories so that I couldn't find them afterwards."
She then continued after pulling out some information, handing it to Bonnie, "I had spoken to some cursed witches, lot of witch covens, they couldn't go into much information on the spell itself, but they doubted it was real. I just wish Kol could be here to help us now, though."
"Where is Kol, anyway?" Bonnie asked. Caroline stopped for a few minutes before she said, "Kol is dead, he was killed in Mexico, Rebekah in New York and Freya in New Orleans. There are no more originals left."
Bonnie's heart dropped as she asked, "How…? Who? When? Why?"
"How, I'm not sure, I heard rumours that they lured the Original siblings into a trap.
When… during my 15-month long trip trying to find answers for this spell. Why…? I'm guessing because the Originals met with me, they've been tracking me for years. But I'm running out of steps…" Caroline said.
Bonnie then asked, "Who got to them?"
"The Templar Order got to them; I was trying to discover who was leading them when I saw on the Templar's leadership was Elena Gilbert working for the Templar itself. So I took it on myself to run like hell, that was until I saw Mikael and Esther up and about."
"Wait Esther and Mikael are still alive, that's insane, we got rid of them years ago?" Bonnie said in horror.
Caroline angrily shook her head, "Well it didn't take, we killed a double. That's how I ended up in Abstergo's hands, they tortured me for information on the Mikaelsons, but I didn't break. It didn't stop there when I heard a name in the whispers too, a powerful witch that was crafty, manipulative, as much as a whore as everyone makes her out to be… they call her Abellona, it's a Greek name for 'Destroyer', she's more than a witch, she's a doppelganger, before Amara was in the picture."
"The more I learn about this, the more I can't seem to understand how deep this truly goes." Bonnie said.
Caroline sat down as she said, "I'm sorry, Bon. I wish things were different." "This is all the Petrova family's fault. How have they been able to move their way through history and destroy everything?"
"They're part of the Templar's, I've ran across them for years even after I lost my memories. The only doppelganger I've liked was Katherine. I've been trying to keep one step behind the Mikaelsons for the last 1500 years. Them and trying to find that bitch Abellona."
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"If we're going to do this, then we need to get the spell." Bonnie said. Caroline nodded and said, "The spell is located deep within the Colosseum, we better get moving."
The pair left, but Bonnie stayed to look over the board of the Templar leadership, she realised that Caroline had been right all along, Elena was a threat to them all and something needed to be done about it.
Bonnie took a picture of the board and every little bit of information she saw on the desk, she also made a mental promise to herself that she would make things right. A goal of her own needed to be accomplished.
Once the pair were out on the streets, Bonnie turned one way and began walking to blend in with the crowds, but Caroline went another way and disposed of several Templar agents trying to get close to Caroline.
But Caroline with her Assassin training combined to her vampire strength and speed, she disposed of the agents following her, she then moved to a building, towards the top floor, she was hoping to keep overwatch of her friend.
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Once she made it to the Colosseum, Bonnie couldn't help but get an overwhelming feeling in her gut that she was being watched, but she was reassured by text messages from Caroline that she was being protected and watched over very carefully.
They made it to the middle of the historical building, as Caroline joined with Bonnie who then asked, "Okay, you've brought me to the middle of one of the most impressive buildings in all of Rome. But where is this spell?"
"Down below, besides there is a witch that will be here, any minute now."
Bonnie raised an eyebrow as the sounds of footsteps approaching soon had her eyes darting in all directions before she asked, "Who is that?"
"You're late, Caroline." A voice soon said.
Caroline smiled replying, "Apologies, Lucy. But I was delayed."
"Lucy Bennett?" Bonnie asked in shock. Caroline nodded, "Lucy owed me one after I helped plan her daughter's birthday."
Lucy nodded with a smile, "It was the least I could do, besides, our family owes Caroline so much for over the years. It's only we make it possible."
"When's the next full moon, we'll have enough power by then?" Bonnie asked. Lucy nods, "2 days, but we should get to the spell now before we run out of time."
"Then let's go, just stay close to me, this place will have traps or worse." Caroline said.
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Locating a secret entrance, Caroline opened it with her hidden dagger. Bonnie asked, "What is this place?"
"The Lair of Romulus, formerly. This was one of few lairs within the city, Romulus and his brother Remus were raised by a wolf, so they were said to be half-wolf and half-human. It was said that Romulus mystically found Rome himself." Caroline said.
As they continued into the lair, they passed through various obstacles and challenges before they reached the main treasure room, once inside, they opened up a small hole in the wall which contained the spell itself and the machinations on how to work it.
When they returned topside, they found a place to lay low in and waited until it was time for the full moon to rise.
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18 Hours Later
The Full Moon was clear as the night sky, Caroline herself stood within the circle as the time-travelling spell was read upon by both Lucy and Bonnie.
Caroline looked over to Bonnie who said. "Ready for this?"
"To set things back to how they should be, right?" Bonnie asked. She then nodded and replied, "You bet I am, let's do this right, for all of us."
"For all of us." Caroline nodded.
Caroline nodded to Lucy as well as both witches joined together and began to chant in Latin, at which the spell's ingredients began to work double-time, the power itself grew stronger and stronger.
That soon enough Caroline felt the wind blow powerfully towards her as she said, "Well, no going back. Let's see this through."
Soon enough, she disappeared into thin air and Bonnie herself took it upon herself to say another spell and transported something through the circle and it too disappeared into thin air.
She felt her heart soar with relief knowing whatever happens, she would have made it all better.