"We must hurry before the Other Side collapses!" Kol shouted at them as he led both Elijah and Klaus towards the Mystic Falls Cemetery.
"Kol, where are you taking us?!" Elijah demanded as they continued to run.
"To the Anchor!" Kol yelled his reply through the deafening noise as the Other Side continued to disintegrate around them. "The Anchor is the bridge between the Other Side and the living world. We must get to her before we are sucked into complete oblivion! She is the only way out of here!"
"I told you that the little harvest girl was leading us to a trap, brother! Davina lied to us about Mikael using the chance to get back to the living world the moment the Other Side collapses! We shouldn't have listened to her and came back here! Now, look at us! We are both dead after you foolishly drove right through the magic-free zone that those nomad witches had created around Mystic Falls!" Klaus stated in fury.
"Be quiet, Niklaus! Now is not the time to argue! Save your nagging for later brother once we get out of here safely!" came Elijah's retort.
"Shut it both of you!" Kol snapped back at them. "Can't you see that we are still in danger?! Now move your goddamn asses and run like we are about to die! Permanently this time, I might add!"
The three Mikaelson brothers immediately lapsed into silence. However, they didn't stop running until they were zipping past the weathered tombstones of the cemetery and straight into a group of people that they definitely didn't want to see again.
"Why the hell did you let Lexi get through Bonnie first, Stefan?! Are you a fucking idiot?!" Damon asked as he ran his fingers through his black locks in obvious frustration.
"Lexi is my friend, Damon! She saved me multiple times from myself for years that I lost count! So you can see the reason why she deserves another chance to live again! I had to make sure she got out of here first before I did!" Stefan answered just as aggravated.
"And now you have sentenced both of us to die here!" Damon angrily fired back. "What will Elena do once she realizes that we can't get back to her, hmn?! Didn't you think about her first before you acted all noble again?!"
"Yes, I did! But I'm not a selfish asshole like you Damon! I had to send Lexi back because I don't want her to sacrifice herself for me again, which is something that you will never understand! Because you are a -"
"Will you both just stop it already?!" Tyler interrupted in irritation. "Are you even both worried at the fact that everything around us is imploding?! Or are you just both narrow-minded idiots and simply too hang up at the thought of being unable to see your precious Elena again?!"
"Shut your fucking mouth, Lockwood!" Damon hissed in fury. "I don't even know why you ended up on the Other Side with the rest of us dead folks! And I do not care! But to be perfectly honest, I rather prefer to see the hybrid bastard Klaus around here than your ugly mug, you little shit!"
Tyler snarled in rage and instantly lunged at the older Salvatore brother with the intent to pummel him bloody. However, Stefan shot forward to restrain the werewolf before he could seriously hurt Damon.
Meanwhile, Bonnie remained silent and could only watch as Stefan wrestled against the struggling Tyler. Carefully, she wiped a trickle of blood from her nose while she tried very hard not to feel the crippling defeat at their dire situation. Even though Damon, Stefan and Tyler decided not to use her as a last ditch effort to get back to the living world, she still felt helpless for their decision to give up their chance to be with the people they love.
The three men were stuck on the Other Side because they couldn't bear the guilt of using the last of Bonnie's strength to save themselves from complete annihilation. Of course, she couldn't help but feel like a complete failure for unable to return the men, whom Elena and Caroline love - her two best friends - to the living world. Now, all four of them were there and just waiting for their inevitable end.
Bonnie was growing weak by the minute as the noise turned to a deafening roar inside the collapsing Other Side. The gust of wind whipped and whirled around them with such force that she had to brace herself against the strength of it.
She was still inwardly berating herself for her utter powerlessness when she saw a blur of movement from the corners of her eyes. Bonnie quickly turned her head to the side just in time to see three familiar figures arriving at the site. Three dangerous figures that immediately set Bonnie's heart racing in pure terror.
Damon, Stefan and Tyler instantly froze at the sight of the newcomers.
"It seems that we aren't late to the party after all…" came Klaus' drawl as his azure blue eyes slowly swept over them before his gaze narrowed on Tyler, who instantly stiffened at Klaus' murderous glower.
There was a tensed pause as the two groups eyed each other warily.
"Kol, I presume the Anchor you speak of is none other than the Bennett witch, correct?" was Elijah Mikaelson's question as his eyes focused on Bonnie.
Suddenly, Bonnie felt coldness settle at the pit of her stomach as all eyes turned to her.
Bonnie swiftly realized that she was the only female present there among the six testosterone-fuelled Supernaturals.
"Yes, it's her. She's the Anchor and the only way out of this bloody place."
As soon as the youngest Mikaelson said those words, Damon, Stefan and Tyler swiftly moved to stand in front of Bonnie in a defensive line. Their bodies tensed and ready for a fight. Their previous animosity towards each other was gone when they soon realized what the Mikaelsons intended to do with her.
"We won't let you three assholes get through Bonnie!" Tyler growled at once.
"If you want her, you need to go through us first," Stefan added. His face set in a grim expression.
"I'm sorry but all the rides to the living world in Bonnieland are currently closed at the moment, mainly due to an unscheduled maintenance. So kindly please come back later, specifically when hell freezes over," Damon told the Mikaelson brothers with an infuriating smirk on his face, which clearly meant to provoke their enemy.
A second later, she watched as the three Originals glared at Damon after hearing his snarky response.
"All three of you are incredibly foolish to think that you have the chance to stop us from getting what we came here for," Elijah remarked calmly. "That will be your last mistake if you choose to remain a hindrance to us."
"My brother is right," Kol said with an arrogant smirk of his own. "Who do you think will win in a fight between three Originals and two ordinary vampires plus a werewolf? I think all of you already know the answer to that. Perhaps this is the time for you to reconsider your next move."
"Stop wasting our time and hand over the girl before we decide to rip your hearts out from your chest," Klaus threatened, his eyes flashing gold with a promise of violence and death.
However, before anyone could say or do anything else, there was an ear-splitting explosion all around them, like their entire world was being torn asunder. This was soon followed by a strong earthquake that immediately upset their balance.
With their surroundings disintegrating, the three Mikaelsons took this opportunity to attack while the two Salvatore brothers and Tyler moved swiftly in time to intercept them.
Using their supernatural speed, all six men instantly flashed forward and collided in an exchange of powerful blows, flashing sharp fangs, and furious snarls. Bonnie, on the other hand, felt utterly helpless as the men moved around her in a blur of motion. Their unnatural speed made her feel dizzy while she was being whipped around like a ragdoll. Rough hands tried to grab her from all directions, where Bonnie could almost feel the bruises blooming on her body as a result from those powerful hands on her.
A splatter of someone's blood landed on Bonnie's face while she heard a ripping sound as her clothes were slowly, but unintentionally being torn apart as different pair of hands either tried to snatch her away while others tried to prevent them from reaching her.
I'm sorry, child that you ended up in this situation...But I promised you that you will be safe soon. So please don't lose hope, Bonnie. A familiar voice mentally assured her and Bonnie instantly felt calm when she heard her grandmother's spirit, despite the ongoing violence and destruction all around her.
After hearing her Grams' voice, there was an instant burst of blinding white light around her, where the warm glow slowly engulfed Bonnie's entire figure.
At once, she listened to the alarmed shouts and yell of the men when they realized what was happening. The moment they did, they immediately launched themselves at Bonnie in complete desperation. Their hands grabbing for anything that they could hold unto. No sooner than they did this, she felt a lurching sensation in her belly right before the brilliant white light completely enveloped them.
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