It was a week or so later that Hope was with Klaus, sipping a peanut butter blast whipped cream on the bottom as they walked through the woods. They had made more hybrids than Hope felt comfortable making, though she was unsure of if that was because it was against their will or because she knew that they would all be dead soon. But she had forced down her guilt that kept growing and instead focused on searching for a way back while enjoying what time she had with her father.

Her notebook was filled with a lot of scratch work on trying to reverse the spell. It was tiring, wondering if she wasn't smart enough or if she just wasn't trying hard enough. Because she knew once she left that she would never see her dad again. Not until she herself died. For good. Maybe she would see him briefly while triggering her vampire side, whenever that would be.

Suddenly, Klaus's phone was ringing, and she looked over at him curiously, listening carefully. "Portland is fantastic once you can get over all the whiney music and healthy-looking people. It's literally a breeding ground for werewolves" her father said to whoever was on the phone.

"Your father's dead" said Stefan Salvatore's voice on the other end of the conversation

"What did you say to me?"

"Oh, my mistake. Not your actual father, and not dead. Mikael. Daggered. What do you want me to do with the body?"

"Well, first, I want you to explain to me exactly what happened" Klaus said and listened intently as Stefan explained what had happened to Mikael. "I want to see him. I want to see his rotting body for myself"

Hope continued listening, knowing Mikael had been killed around this time but not knowing the exact details.

"Well, he's here. Come by whenever" Stefan Salvatore said, causing Hope to frown a little

"If you're lying to me, Stefan, your compulsion will expose you. So answer with your life. Is what you're saying the truth?" Klaus asked him

"It's true. I saw it with my own eyes"

"I want to talk to Rebekah."

Hope couldn't help but smile slightly at the thought of her aunt Rebekah.

"That's not a problem. She's right here"

There was a small pause before Rebekah answered on the other line.. "Hello, Nik"

"Rebekah, love. What's this I hear about Mikael's tragic run-in with a dagger?" Klaus asked.

"It's true. He's finally out of our lives for good." Rebekah replied, though her voice sounded just very very slightly off. "I miss you. I'm miserable here"

"I'll be home soon"

"Good. I'll see you then, brother"

Klaus lowered his phone and looked over at Hope, who felt a little uneasy about the whole thing. "What is it?" he asked, noticing her expression.

"I dont know. Its probably nothing" Hope said, finishing her shake.

"You feel something is off, don't you?" Klaus questioned and nodded. "I do as well. Though I still wish to return. But we will have control over time and place and take precautions, just in case. And if they do have some plan to kill me off, I will have a plan for retaliation"

Hope frowned. "Why risk going back at all?" she said, looking at him.

"I need to eventually for the doppelganger anyways, and if Mikael is indeed daggered, then I can store him away safely and find the weapon he planned to use against me"

The tribrid nodded and took a deep breath. "Alright. Let's go then"

"Not yet, I have a few hybrids I need to talk to. Go to the car, I will be there shortly"

Hope nodded and went to the car, letting herself relax against the seat, thoughts going through her mind.

Soon enough, Klaus was back and began driving to Mystic Falls, Hope falling asleep in the passenger seat. She wanted to be ready for whatever may be coming.

Eventually, they arrived in Mystic Falls, and Klaus parked at the house he planned to stay in. Hope walked inside and looked around a little.

"The plan is to move their homecoming to Tyler Lockwood's house, fill the party up with my hybrids. That way they can help if anything goes wrong. It'd be in our territory, where we make the rules." Klaus said. "It will be happening soon. Once the hybrids all get here, we will be ready. In the meantime, I need you to do something for me"

"What is it?" Hope asked, looking at her father.

"I need you to cause the Mystic Falls Highschool gym to flood. I'll take care of the rest"

Hope nodded. "Be careful. I dont know what they have planned, but I doubt it is anything good"

Klaus couldnt help but smile a bit at her concern. He was far from used to hearing anyone care about his life. Even Elijah tried to kill him a mere couple of months ago. "I know how to be careful with Mikael involved. Though you aught to be careful as well. They know of your alliance with me, which means they must be anticipating your arrival as well"

"I can handle myself." Hope promised with a small smile before leaving the house to take care of the flooding.

She went to Mystic Falls high and looked around, her mind bringing her back to the time she was a student here.

"You are a blank slate, Miss Hope Marshall. Parents Tom and Kathleen. No transcripts from your last school." Alaric Saltzman had said as she sat in his principal's office.

"I think they must've just gotten packed away or something" Hope lied again, hatingthefactthathe had no idea who she was. "Like I said, we move around a lot."

"Mm-hmm. Well, if you are gonna be here in Mystic Falls, you have to go to school."

"Well, then I guess it's a good thing I'm here, right?"

Her mind then brought her to another time that day. When she told her headmaster who she really was

"Um My name's not Hope Marshall. It's Hope Mikaelson. I'm Klaus and Hayley's daughter. And I know you don't remember this, but, um you're the closest thing I have to a father now. And the entire world has forgotten that I exist, and the boy I love has moved on, so I have absolutely no idea what to do next."

Hope inhaled sharply and tore herself out of the memories before turning to get herself where she needed to go. But instead she saw a much younger version of her headmaster standing in her path.

"Hi. I don't think we've met. I'm Mr. Saltzman. Who are you?"

Hope's lips parted open in surprise. She hadn't expected him to appear. "Miss Marshall" she said after a moment.

"Well, Miss Marshall, are you planning on joining our school?"

"I was considering it" Hope lied, hating that she was back to having to keep everything from everyone.

"Well, the administration office is that way. I could walk you if you'd like" Alaric offered.

She shook her head a little. "I appreciate the offer, but I can find it myself. Thank you" She gave him a kind smile before heading down the hall.

She waited a minute before turning around to make sure he was leaving before she cloaked herself and went to take care of the flooding. She muttered a spell under her breath and watched as water began filling the gym. She sighed a little before heading out of the school, thoughts going through her mind.

Was she cursed or something? Her life was never one that could be considered easy. People have been trying to kill her since before she was born, and her father was locked up for several years, causing her to only meet him when she was seven. Along with the rest of her family besides her mom. And then her family had to part ways shortly after to keep her and the world safe from The Hollow, which had possessed her at age seven. And then she gets them all back when she is fifteen, only for her mother, father, and uncle Elijah to die. Because of her.

So she closed herself off, ensured that no one else would get hurt because of her. But then Landon Kirby came around and changed everything. Despite her efforts, her walls came crumbling down, and she fell hard for him. Only to watch him die repeatedly and to find out he was destined to be possessed by the creature she was born to destroy. Malivore.

And in an effort to protect Landon and everyone else from Malivore, once he began to rise, Hope jumped into Malivore. She knew there wasn't another way given the time crunch. So she didn't allow herself to hesitate. But it didn't stop Malivore or kill her. Instead it left her inside Malivore's darkness for months, only to get out and find out the world had no idea who she was. And she had planned to tell them, but they seemed happy, and she hadn't wanted to ruin that.

And now she was back into a situation where the people she loved knew nothing about her. Her own dad had no idea she was his child. No idea such a thing was possible. And as much as she wanted to tell him everything, it was too much of a risk. If too much changed, the future could be completely messed up. And while that could be a good thing, she wouldn't know until it was too late. And if her birth was prevented, she would never be able to find a way to defeat Malivore, something she needed to finish when she got back, no matter how much she hated the mere idea of it.

Hope exhaled heavily and crossed her arms a bit, thoughts going through her mind as she walked through the woods, not wanting to go anywhere in particular just yet. She knew her emotional state wasn't the best at the moment, and she did not want to risk anyone getting hurt because of it. She pulled out her new phone and sent her dad a message.

Hope: I'm going to go shift in the woods. I've got a lot going on in my mind right now and don't want to risk losing control.

She put her phone in the pocket and waited until she was deep enough before starting to get undressed. She shifted into her wolf form, instantly feeling a calm sensation that she needed desperately. Her thoughts stopped flowing the way that they had, and she had control. It was relaxing in a way she very much needed at that moment. She ran a little, making sure to keep to the inner part of the woods.

Eventually the tribrid went back to her clothes and got changed before walking through the woods, feeling a lot better. However, then she heard a noise and turned her head just in time to see Damon Salvatore coming at her. She fought defensively and flipped him over, only to be attacked by Caroline and Stefan. Hope defended herself against the three and was succeeding as she magically threw them all back.

However, she felt a dart pierce her skin, and she turned as she collapsed, seeing Dr Saltzman standing there with a tranquilizer gun. Briefly a look of betrayal passed over her. Her eyes drifted shut as everything went dark

When Hope Mikaelson opened her eyes, she was in a bedroom at the Salvatore house. She looked around with a frown, a weapon magically flying into her hands. But the only person around was Elena Gilbert outside the door. "What's going on?" she asked, walking closer

"They wanted to take you out of the picture. I convinced them to let you live. You're spelled into the room. For the night" Elena watched Hope curiously.

"Why? What happens tonight?"

"Tonight, they kill Klaus. And we are left behind to wait"

Hope swallowed hard and went forward, hitting the barrier as lights in the room flickered. "No." she said, shaking her head as she stepped back. "You're not killing him."

""Yes, we are." Elena said, sighing a bit as she watched the girl that clearly cared about Klaus. "He's dangerous, and he has been a threat to everyone I care about as well as who knows how many innocent people."

"So has Stefan and Damon Salvatore. I mean Stefan is literally called the Ripper of Monterey" Hope pointed out, crossing her arms.

"Well, Stefan is different now. He was. Before Klaus compelled him to turn off his humanity and do whatever he wanted"

"Where's A-Rebekah? She was here. Klaus asked to speak with her when Stefan called and said Mikael was dead. And considering I'm here and you're plotting to kill my - to kill Klaus, then something happened"

"She is daggered. I couldn't trust her to follow through."

Hope scoffed and turned away, closing her eyes. She hated the thought of her family suffering. "Why did you keep them from killing me?"

"Look, I want as little casualties as possible. And our main reason for wanting to stop you is because you prevent us from getting to Klaus. But if he dies tonight, you can't help him anymore. Bonnie saw good in you, and I can see it too despite everything."

"The world isn't black and white. There is good in everyone, Somewhere inside"

Elena hesitated before stepping into the bedroom, choosing to trust her not to do anything. "I know you care about Klaus. Which is why I'm sorry about this. But he has done a lot, and it needs to stop"

"That shouldn't be your choice to make" Hope said. "Brave choice coming in here. I'm guessing you were left behind for your safety. And yet here you are. Here, with me"

"I don't think you are going to hurt me. Especially not when it doesn't change the fact you are stuck here" Elena said

Hope's face faltered, and she sighed, taking a seat. What was she supposed to do? Did this happen originally? If so, what if some small thing changed because of her and her father did die tonight? If that was the case, she couldn't live with herself, being responsible for his death twice. Then again if he did, she may vanish or die since she couldn't be born. Who knew how time travel worked.

The tribrid wasn't sure what she could do. Doing anything could change the path history is on, but not doing anything was killing her inside. She breathed out slowly as it began to rain, trying to keep herself under control. She hated the mere thought of something happening to anyone because of her.

"You really care about him, don't you? Klaus, I mean?" Elena took a seat beside her.

The Mikaelson nodded a little, for a moment struggling to find words. "I do. And nothing is going to change that"

"I won't pretend that I understand what you see in him, but I know what it is like to care about people that you probably shouldn't care about"

"You don't know anything. You do realize I could burn this place down right? Or do whatever I wanted to you"

"I do, but like I said, I don't think you will. Besides, we are both stuck here while people we care about are in danger. So why don't we just make the most of it?"

Hope sighed and nodded. "Okay" she said softly, thoughts going through her mind. She didnt want to, but she also knew she couldn't exactly kill Elena or mess up events. So this was the best she could do. Besides, she didn't WANT to hurt her.

"Why do you care about Klaus so much?" Elena asked, taking a seat.

The bedroom door magically shut, and Hope narrowed her eyes. "I said okay to making the most out of it. Not talking about someone you think will be dead by the end of the night."

"I'm sorry. I just... I was curious" Elena said, watching her. "Do you have anyone else in your life?"

"Not here"

"But somewhere?"

Hope was silent as she looked down a bit, thoughts going through her mind. She couldnt believe she was just sitting here with someone that wanted her dad dead.

"I have friends. People that are like family to me. A boyfriend" she said finally.

"Then why aren't you there? Wherever there is."

"I cant be" Hope said softly. "I dont know if I will be able to go back."

"Do you think they would get hurt because of you or that you would get hurt?"

"Is both not an option?" Hope let out a sign. "Everyone gets hurt because of me, one way or another. I thought i was over believing it. But lately... I keep failing at trying to protect everyone"

"I know how you feel a bit. Certain people, Klaus included, kept wanting me dead. And everyone kept trying to stop it from happening. But people got hurt. Some got killed" Elena shook her head. "I never wanted that. I kept trying to keep them safe. But there's only so much a human can do"

Hope nodded. "Landon tries to do the same. Keep people safe. But it has only gotten him killed repeatedly" she sighed a bit, swallowing hard. "But you can still be useful even if you can't stop them with super strength or speed."

Elena gave her a small smile. "Who's Landon?"

"My boyfriend" Hope smiled sadly. "Tell Bonnie, thank you for the crystal. Its helping out a lot."

"I will. They said you were great at fighting back."

Hope nodded. "I have some training." she said.

Elena nodded and fell silent.

It was a while later when suddenly Damon Salvatore came over to the barrier, looking miserable. Hope straightened up, both relieved at the sight he was alive and the expression on his face. Her presence hadn't changed anything. Unless, of course, Stefan was killed in the mix of it. That would cause the expression on Damon's face.

Before Hope could question anything, Elena spoke up "What happened?"

"Stefan protected Klaus. I was so close, and he stopped me" Damon said.

Elena inhaled sharply as Hope let out a sigh of relief.

"What are you doing in there? It's dangerous" Damon said worriedly

"If she wanted to, she could kill you even though you're past where she can go"

"Exactly. Dangerous"

"But she hasn't!" Elena pointed out. "You should let her go"

"No! Just come on. If Klaus has her in his possession, it makes him even more dangerous. Now go home." Damon said, shaking his head.

Elena sighed in exasperation and looked at Hope. "I'm sorry about him. I'll talk to you later"

"It's alright' Hope said before watching the doppelganger leave, suddenly feeling the absence of everyone as she was left completely alone.

The tribrid let out a sigh and walked over to the window, where she peered out, thinking of everyone she had left in the present. Her mind continued thinking of everything she knew so she could try to reverse engineer the spell that sent her to the past in the first place. If she was trapped here, she might as well work on figuring it out.