The Brothers That Care Forgot

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PARK / MIKAELSON COMPOUND

At a park in an unknown location, children are playing football and playing on the playground as mothers push their children in strollers. Nearby, Rebekah smiles as she gently pushes Hope and Mercy on an infant swing

[voiceover] We arrive into this world as innocents. Wide-eyed. Vulnerable. It is the job of our parents to nurture and protect us. Unfortunately, our own parents failed miserably at even the most basic of parental tasks. But, we are not beholden to the past they created for us.

Today, a new future awaits. Forget your animosity toward Elijah and myself. Instead, join us against she who truly deserves your ire-- our mother.

Kol rolls his eyes, and Finn just looks bored

Do this, and we will welcome you with open arms!

Well--

He reaches for a plate of pastries with his shackled hands, but Klaus pulls it out of his way. Kol sighs and rolls his eyes again

[smiles] But, if you continue to oppose us, a denial of pastries will be the least of your concerns.

[sighs again] If all you wanted was my allegiance against Mother Dearest, you should have said so! Save me a night shackled to the wall.

Yes, this was Niklaus. My recommendation was to remove your limbs, one by one, until you comply.

[laughs] and stands up] We've--we've no desire to torture you.

[He stands behind Kol and Finn and squeezes their shoulders with his hands]

Provided you vow to stand beside us as brothers.

Finn shrugs out of Klaus' grip and looks at him with skepticism

Brothers... Does that word even apply to us? After all these centuries of betrayal? And, has loyalty to you ever rewarded? If so, tell me, Niklaus-- where is our sister, Rebekah?

Elijah glares at Finn as he continues speaking in voiceover. back to Rebekah at the park, still playing with Hope and Mercy

[voiceover] She was blindly loyal to you for a thousand years, and now? Nowhere to be found.

Where did our sister go? And, how did she escape your vile machinations?

Klaus, whose back has been turned to him, is clearly nervous and suspicious, but laughs fakely to cover for it before he turns to face them

Heh! You think me vile? What, then, do you make of the one who cursed us?

[frustrated] She was trying to make you mortal again!

Elijah grabs a knife off the table, clearly suspicious and annoyed by Finn's words

And, you both refused her. [He laughs darkly] It only proves how far you've fallen. But, I expect Rebekah will have a different response to her proposal.

At the park, Rebekah turns and sees a starling watching her from the nearby playground

See, unlike the two of you, she always did cling to her humanity.

[angrily] Rebekah is off-limits to you. You pursue her, and you will suffer.

Finn and Kol both look surprised and slightly concerned by Elijah's uncharacteristic outburst, as does Klaus

Do not let him goad you, Elijah. Neither he, nor Esther, will find Rebekah unless she wants to be found. [He turns to Finn] And she does not.

Esther is quite determined.

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