The Unknown Variable

Untitled Part 5

Clawing at the hand on his neck, Giuseppe struggled frantically as he attempted to force an answer out with the little breath he could retain.

 "Y-y-yes." Giuseppe gasped in a choked whisper as he finally fell to the ground coughing against the sudden rush of oxygen.

"Wonderful because, as you should know, I will be watching, and I have little patience for those who go back on their words."

Niklaus's eyes sparkled with amusement as he saw the deplorable man attempt to right himself.

Yes, Niklaus would have quite a bit of fun tearing the eldest Salvatore down slowly until he was all but begging for the impending darkness of death.

Perhaps, then he would understand just what harm he had caused Damon and why he should never cross someone under the protection of the Mikaelson's, whether they knew they were or not.

'This is going to be quite fun.' Niklaus thought as he strolled out of the room and toward where he knew his new ward would be hard at work.

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The mobile rang softly against his ear as aggravation and fury coursed through his bloodstream.

 Years of caring for and watching his brother's back had obviously meant nothing to Stefan.

Damon's younger brother seemed to have made his decision on whom his family really was, so Damon would do the same.

"Hello?" a feminine voice rang out clearly. "It's me. Did you find anything?" Damon kept his voice low as he scanned his surroundings.

"Not yet. It would help if I had more to go on, Damon."

Seeing Bonnie watching him from the reflection in front of him, a small grin graced his face.

"Mikaelson. I was informed that the pendant was connected to a family by that name. Will that help?"

 "The Original family. That certainly changes things; I'll see what I can find. Stay safe, Damon, and I'll talk to you soon."

 "You too, bye." Damon tucked his phone away quickly as he saw Elena and his brother approaching him.

His eyes narrowed sharply as he saw the scooby gang slowly starting to encircle him.

 The air seemed to crackle with electricity as Bonnie stood mere feet from him and forced enough power at him to take him down to his knees.

 Damon braced himself as he felt the familiar thrum of energy rushing towards him.

 He felt the air leave his lungs as a massive weight hit his back, surprise filling him as no pain seemed to follow it.

 "It'll keep you safe, my Blackbird. I promise." A voice whispered through the air by Damon's ear.

Another weight hit his back harder than the first as Bonnie drew in closer, frustration, and anger written on her face.

Realization filled him as he glanced down at the pendant around his neck to see a soft white light emanating from it.

With every hit from Bonnie, the light around it seemed to pulse brighter.

Stefan and Elena rushed toward his side as it became obvious that Bonnie was not making any impact.

A light flashed in his eyes as the sun reflected off the syringes in Elena's hand.