SEASON ONE - EPISODE SEVEN
"BLOODLETTING"
[voiceover] "My siblings and I are the first vampires in all of history, the Originals. Unlike them, I am a hybrid...half vampire, half werewolf. Three hundred years ago, we helped build New Orleans. Now we've returned, drawn back by a coven of witches who've threatened the woman carrying my children" Klaus says.
"Those babies will bring death to us all"
[voiceover] "My brother Elijah dealt with them"
"No one hurts my family and lives"
[voiceover] "We thought Rosalind would be safe"
"I guess it's time for you and me to have a little chat, friend"
"Rosie's gone. Where is she?"
"WHAT?"
"Marcel was here"
[voiceover] "We were wrong"
...The Abattoir...
Dozens of vampires have congregated in the courtyard of the compound, where they all talk amongst themselves and drink. After a moment, Marcel appears on the balcony.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Fight Night! And, the first rule of Fight Night is: the vampire left standing at the end of the night is one step closer to the inner circle, and one of these..." He holds up the hand on which he wears his ring "...a daylight ring. If you can impress me with a little ultra-violence, you too can enjoy the warmth of the sun on your face. All you got to do is kick a little ass. Here we go!" He says.
All the vampires form a circle as they wait for the announcement of the first fighters.
"Our first two contenders: Felicia and Otto!"
Felicia and Otto fight while the rest of the vampires cheer them on. At one point, it appears that Otto has the upper-hand, but ultimately Felicia wins the fight by wrapping her legs around his neck and twisting her hips to snap his neck.
"Damn, girl! Not bad!" Marcel says.
Suddenly, Klaus and Elijah enter the courtyard. Klaus walks behind Felicia and snaps her neck. The whole room goes silent.
"Good evening! I'd like a word" Klaus says.
"What do you think you're doing?" Marcel glares at them.
"It appears that we've interrupted a collection of filthy amateurs! We've come here for Rosalind. Give her to us, or we kill everyone here...starting with you" Elijah threatened.
"You two got a lot of nerve, coming into my home and making demands" Marcel says.
"Your home, is it?" Klaus fake smirks.
"Rosalind! I will not ask again" Elijah raises his voice.
"Oh yes" Marcel starts "our precious Rosalind, right?" All the vampires agrees with him "I do miss her with me here, in the Quarter. Speaking of, how did she end up grounded on that big house of yours?"
"Since you revealed the identity of your precious girl, I think it's more than fair that I do the same..." Klaus smirks seeing Marcel's face fall at the revelation "surprise"
The tension was getting thicker by the second.
"You know that the vampires in this Quarter are on my command, right? And if I want, they will bring her back at any time...where she really should be. Far from you" Marcel says sternly.
"Only if your desire is to start a bloodbath in New Orleans" Klaus says, his eyes glowing amber and veins popping under his eyes.
"Where is she Marcel?" Elijah asks again gritting his teeth.
"Well, I ain't got her. And before you start whining, I did pay her a little visit earlier tonight. I was feeling nostalgic, so I took a trip out to the plantation where I used to be a slave. And, imagine my surprise when I realized that the Original family of vampires had taken up residence. Rosie, answered the door, we spoke a little about some interesting subjects, and that was all. I'd never harm her in any way. You don't believe me? Look around. Hell, I'll even help you find her. But the question that I'd ask is: if Rosie isn't here, then where is she?" Marcel says looking straight at them "I guess the protection of the Original Family was not enough"
...The Bayou, Back Roads...
Rosalind awakens in the trunk of an SUV with her wrists bound as it drives down the country roads of Louisiana. She tries to kick out the back window to escape, but the driver stops the car and gets out to check the trunk. When he opens it, he tries to grab her, but she fights back by kicking at him. It's revealed that the driver is Tyler Lockwood.
"Seriously?" Tyler says annoyed.
"What...Tyler?" Rosalind asks surprised.
"You don't wanna fight me, Rosie. You know you can't beat a hybrid" Tyler says.
He uses zip-ties to bind her ankles so she can't run away.
"What the hell Tyler!" She shouts at him "AHH! LET ME GO, YOU BACKSTABBING HALF-BREED PIECE OF SHI..." she starts to yell, but he cuts her off.
"Shut up!" He shouts at her.
Tyler pulls Rosalind out of the trunk and throws her over his shoulder. As he walks down the road, his hybrid face comes out as he angrily drags Rosalind into the Bayou.
...The Abattoir...
Elijah and Klaus are sitting in the courtyard. Some of the vampire fighters are milling around the compound.
"Not the most attractive community, are they?" Elijah states.
"You do realize they can hear you?" Klaus replies.
"You do realize I don't care?" Elijah retorts. He was too worried to waste any time with his brother's sense of humor.
Marcel appears, followed by some vampires, and the witch, Sabine.
"You know, Elijah, I liked you better in that box" He turns to Klaus "but Klaus, my sire, you I owe the world, and I always show respect to my elders. Rosie is my best friend and I'd anything in power to help to find her, you could benefit from the help of a witch. And, since I control all the witches in this town, I'll grant you one little locator spell. Sabine's the best guide in the Quarter. Need to find someone? I guarantee, she's your girl"
Marcel turns to leave them to their business.
"Where are you going?" Klaus asks confused.
"I hate to cut this short, but the sun's coming up soon. My nightwalkers need to get inside, and I have got a city to run. I leave you to track down your lost sheep" Marcel says "Don't worry. I'll make sure to pay her a little visit later" he smirks and walks away.
When Klaus went to do something about Marcel's comment, Elijah stops him.
"Niklaus!" He scolded his brother, who glares at him "Can you find her?" Elijah asks.
"I can try" Sabine says.
...The Bayou...
Tyler has brought Rosalind to some encampments in the Bayou, and drops her on the front stoop of a little shack.
"What is this place?" she asks.
"The armpit of Louisiana" he answers.
Tyler pulls a knife out of his pocket.
"What are you gonna do with that?" she asks worried.
"Depends on you" Tyler answers.
He cuts the zip-ties on her ankles.
"Hey, you attacked me, remember? You ambushed me, in my own backyard" she says stressed.
"It's not your backyard, it's Klaus'! You're shacked up in that mansion with that psycho. A long way from the girl I've grew up with. The girl who used to babysit me and taught me how to ride a bike" Tyler says "What would your parents think of that?"
"Tyler, I'm sorry, I really am, but a lot has happened since the last time I saw you" she says calmly.
"You mean that you're pregnant? Hybrids babies, yeah, I know all about it. I've been roaming around the Bayou, asking questions. Let me tell you what I learned!" He pulls down Rosalind's sweater-sleeve so we can see the birthmark on her shoulder "This crescent birthmark means you come from a big-shot family. Some kind of royalty for the werewolves of this region. And right here..." He gestures around him "...this is all that's left of them"
They both look around, and see more shacks and tents made of blankets. Rosalind spots a blonde girl standing nearby, watching them.
"Hey!" she calls out.
The woman is startled and immediately runs away.
"Help me!" Rosalind yells.
"They can't help you! They're in the woods, hiding, because they were persecuted for decades by vampires" Tyler says.
Another werewolf, Dwayne, appears.
"Is that her?" Dwayne asks.
"Yeah, Dwayne. Get her inside" Tyler says.
"Tyler? Tyler" she shouts in fear.
...The Abattoir...
In the courtyard, Elijah, Klaus are crowded around a small table, where Sabine waves her hands over a map. As she casts the locator spell, a puddle of Klaus' blood traces across the map from their current location to where Rosalind is being held in the Bayou.
"She's in the back country. Way up past Houma, deep in the Bayou" Sabine says.
"I don't suppose you could be more precise?" Elijah asks.
"What's the matter, Elijah? You're worried a bit of splashing about in the bog might ruin your expensive shoes?" Klaus asks sarcastically.
"As a matter of fact, after my recent confinement, I could use a decent stroll through the countryside" Elijah says.
"There are stories of exiled werewolves, encampments. If Rosie went out that far, chances are she went to find them" Sabine says.
"No matter how stubborn and hard-headed she is...I doubt very much that she would go without the company of her annoying sister" Klaus rolls his eyes "She was captured by someone. I'm wondering about who would be crazy at this point.."
Elijah looks at Sabine worriedly.
...The Bayou...
Klaus and Elijah continue their search for Rosalind near the werewolf encampments.
"We should head south towards the water" Elijah says.
"You seem quite determined to find my little wolf" Klaus says glaring at Elijah "I'm wondering why is that..."
"If I'm moving too fast for you, Niklaus, you're welcome to wait in the car. Do be certain to leave the windows down" Elijah says "And she's not an object you can possess"
"Oh, so you don't deny your clear affection for her? You fell in love with her from the moment you saw her in that forest in Mystic Falls" Klaus says stepping in front of his brother "Every sweet gesture and your endless concern for her...it was never just a guilt at the bottom of your conscience, was it? It's always been your feelings for her. Even every time I warned you, brother"
"Whatever you think, brother..." Elijah starts impatiently.
"Perhaps that's why you've been barking orders since your return, hoping to impress Rosie by assuming the role of family patriarch" Klaus continues almost exploding with anger "it wasn't you who suggested to steal her away from me, along with my children?"
"If you're going to insist on treating her like a walking incubator, then that's your mistake" Elijah says "I'll always treat her the way she deserves"
Klaus went to reply, even angrier, but then he caught a familiar scent. He sniffs at the air and looks around.
"Have you found her scent?" Elijah asks.
Klaus comes upon Tyler's SUV and starts searching through its contents.
"No, but I found someone else's. This vehicle reeks of someone I thought I was rid of...Tyler Lockwood" Klaus says in disgust.
"And why would your little hybrid-sidekick from Mystic Falls have any interest in Rosalind?" Elijah asks.
"He wants revenge because he was in love with Rosie" Klaus says.
Elijah looks at him with a raised eyebrow, knowing this is just one of many things he probably did.
"Fine" Klaus huffs "I may or may not had tried to take her away from Mystic Falls with me"
Elijah groaned.
"Why do I suspect this is the least of your offenses, even though it's disgusting, Niklaus" Elijah says.
"Back when I had the means to sire hybrids, he was my first, Although, I didn't give him much choice in the matter" Klaus says.
Klaus pulls a blanket out of the abandoned car and sniffs at it.
"He was loyal in the beginning, but he grew insubordinate, turned my other hybrids against me. I couldn't have that, so I massacred the lot of them. Tyler ran like a coward before I could finish him off" Klaus continues.
"Anything else that you would like to share?" Elijah sighs in frustration.
"Well, there was this business with his mum..." Klaus trailed off.
"You killed his mother. Wonderful" Elijah says incredulously.
"He needed to be taught a lesson!" Klaus exclaimed.
"And what lesson will you be taught, Niklaus, if he retaliates by harming Rosie?" Elijah asks.
"And as always, worried about her, isn't it, brother?" Klaus growled "Watching her, waiting for every miserable situation in which you can be the savior"
"Niklaus..." Klaus cut Elijah off.
"But if for a moment, even if soon, you thought you could steal her away from me, I must warn you...we still have unused daggers" Klaus says through gritted teeth "No one, and I repeat, no one will ever take her away from me. Never"
"This is not the right time to discuss our affections for her, brother" Klaus only glares at Elijah "Niklaus, so help me..."
"Enough . I'll kill Tyler Lockwood myself" Klaus shoves past Elijah and vamp-runs away to find Tyler.
...St Anne's Church...
Marcel enters the Davina's attic room with a large canvas bag thrown over his shoulder.
"Marcel, something is happening. There is a witch doing magic in the Quarter" she says frenetically.
"Oh, no worries, that one is Marcel-approved! It's for Rosie, D" Marcel says smiling "Besides..."
He drops the large sack onto the floor.
"Got something else for you to handle!"
Marcel opens the bag to reveal Josh inside. Josh gets his bearings, and when he sees Davina, he gets scared.
"Oh, no. Y...you're the super-witch" Josh says terrified.
"Say hi to Josh" Marcel says.
"Why would you bring him here?" Davina asks confused.
"Josh has a problem. Klaus compelled him to spy on me" Marcel says.
Marcel forces a still-scared Josh to sit in a chair.
"Agh!" Josh groaned.
"I can't have that. So, I thought, 'I'll just kill Josh'..." Marcel trailed off.
"Marcel, please! It's not my fault!" Josh interrupted.
"...then I thought, 'Killing a vampire? That would be breaking my own rule'. Smart thing to do is to flip Josh. That way, he can tell Klaus whatever I want. He could even spy for me. All we gotta do is wipe away that compulsion. So, what do you think?" Marcel asks.
"I can make him forget what Klaus told him. But, the more Klaus said, the more it is gonna hurt" Davina explains.
"Hmm. Probably gonna hurt a lot. Josh?" Marcel turns to him.
"I...I'll do it. Anything. Yes" He hesitates for a moment "How much pain are we talking?" Josh asks.
Davina holds up a hand and starts to remove Josh's compulsion. His vision starts to blur, and he begins to shout out in agony.
...The Bayou...
Rosalind is alone in the shack, zip-tied to a fire stove, when Tyler walks in and joins her.
"Tyler, there's been a wolf watching me lately. Protecting me, like it instinctively knows that I'm part of it's pack." She pauses a beat "You're a hybrid, you can turn into a wolf whenever you want... Was it you?" Rosalind asks.
"No, but you're right...only hybrids can control when they change. And I'm the only one left, besides Klaus. Which is why we're here" Tyler says.
"Whatever you think you're doing, you know that whole Original family has made some sort of pact, or something, to keep me and these babies safe. So, if you hurt me, they'll kill you" Rosalind says "you know how they were in Mystic Falls. It didn't change, only grew"
"What makes you think I'm afraid to die?" Tyler asks and she looks confused.
Dwayne walks into the shack and joins them.
"You ready for this?" Tyler asks Dwayne.
"Let's do it" Dwayne nods.
Tyler digs in a bag and draws out a large syringe, and Rosalind's eyes widen in fear.
"What are you doing?" Rosalind asks.
Dwayne walks over and holds Rosalind down. Tyler crouches down in front of her.
"Tyler, please. NO! Tyler!" Rosalind screams in fear.
"Klaus destroyed everything good in my life! So, I'm gonna take away the things he wants most!" Tyler says.
"NO, PLEASE! TYLER, PLEASE!" Rosalind yells.
Tyler jams the syringe into Rosalind's stomach and draws out a measure of her blood. Rosalind screams in pain. One he removes the syringe from her body, he jams it into Dwayne's neck, injects the blood into him, and snaps his neck as Rosalind watches in horror.
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Tyler lifts Dwayne's dead body up off the floor and drags him over to the other side of the room while Rosalind glares at him.
"Don't get all judgy! Dwayne knew what he was getting into. He volunteered!" Tyler says.
"For you to kill him?" Rosalind asks.
"Dwayne is a werewolf who died with your blood in his system. The same blood you share with your hybrids babies" Tyler says, then it clicks on her.
"You didn't" she glares at him "tell me you aren't trying to turn him into a hybrid?" he doesn't answers "Tyler!"
"I'm doing what it has to be done" he says "it's the only to know if I'm right"
"That's impossible Tyler! Elena's blood is the only way to create a hybrid" she says.
"I've been running with wolf packs all over the country. One of them was tight with a witch. She had nightmare visions about your babies and how Klaus could use their blood to make an army of hybrid slaves" Tyler explains.
"I am sick of these witches and their premonitions about my babies. Their just babies" she says furiously.
"Maybe. Maybe not. That's where Dwayne comes in. You see, he was happy to be the test case. If you haven't noticed, these people don't have much to live for. They'd all welcome the chance to become the superior species. Trouble is, all hybrids are sired to Klaus. They follow his every move" He grabs knife from his bag and sets it on the table "No way I let that happen"
"How can you be so sure Klaus knows what the baby's blood will do?" Rosalind asks "We didn't even know it was possible for him to have children"
"What do you think? Klaus Mikaelson, killer of men, women and puppies, all of a sudden wants to be a daddy? Or, he's got an ulterior motive. Hybrids can walk in the sun. Their bite is lethal to vampires. They'll take over New Orleans by the end of the week. And you know what's going to stop Klaus then? Nothing" Tyler says.
Dwayne awakens with a gasp and starts freaking out
"You're gonna have to feed on her" Tyler gestures to Rosalind.
Tyler picks up the knife and walks toward her before cutting her neck.
"AHHH!" she screams in pain "STOP TYLER! PLEASE"
"Do it" Tyler demands to Dwayne.
Dwayne walks over to Rosalind and feeds on her, despite her cries. After a moment, Dwayne stops feeding and falls to the floor in pain. Tyler pushes him outside and leaves the shack to tend to him. Rosalind notices the knife on the ground and strains to reach for it. When she realizes she can't reach it, she instead grabs a broken chair leg from the floor. Outside, Dwayne continues convulsing.
"Look at me! Look at me!" Tyler shouts at him.
Dwayne starts to calm down, and eventually lies still.
"You're okay" Tyler says.
Dwayne's hybrid face emerges, and he smiles.
"I'm better than okay" Dwayne smiles and Rosalind's gulps.
"Oh god..." she whispers.
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Tyler returns to the shack after Dwayne's transformation. He gives Rosalind a grim look, and she looks shocked.
"It worked, didn't it? He's a hybrid" she states.
"If Klaus gets a hold of you, if he gets these kids? He wins" Tyler says.
"So what?" She starts "you're gonna kill me? Kill the babies? You're not a monster Tyler! Stop this nonsense"
Tyler walks over and picks the knife up off the floor.
"I'm not gonna run away Tyler! I thought about it, but that's not fair. I can't do that" she says "I don't believe you"
"You should. He'll take your kids away, and he'll make more hybrid monsters. Slaves who do everything he says" Tyler says.
"Tyler, whatever you're thinking of doing, there has to be another way. You're not like this! God, this is insane" she says exasperated.
When Tyler shakes his head and continues to walk toward her, she stabs him in the gut with the broken chair leg. Tyler screams in pain and pulls the stake out.
"That was stupid!" Tyler says.
He starts to walk toward Rosalind again when Dwayne rushes in.
"Get away from her!" Dwayne growled.
"Why do you care?" Tyler asks.
"I said get away!" Dwayne shouts.
"You got what you wanted, now get lost!" Tyler says annoyed and Rosalind figured out what was happening. He was sired to her.
"Hey! Dwayne, he's gonna kill me! And he's gonna kill you, too! He said that hybrids are too dangerous to live! You need to stop him!" Rosalind says desperately.
"SHUT UP!" Tyler shouts.
Dwayne comes behind Tyler and tosses him across the room. He lands on the floor, and when he gets up, Dwayne runs to tackle him. Rosalind sees that Tyler dropped the knife within reach, and uses it to cut herself free. Tyler eventually overpowers Dwayne and rips his heart out. When he turns back toward Rosalind, he sees that she's escaped and becomes furious.
Rosalind runs as fast as she can through the woods, Tyler's knife still in her hand, and stops to hide behind a tree. As she catches her breath, she hears someone approaching. She braces herself, readies her knife, and turns to attack, but it's just Elijah. He holds her hand steady to protect himself.
"Forgive me! I thought you were in danger. It appears I was mistaken" he says smiling softly at her.
Rosalind sighs in relief and dives into Elijah's arms, she wraps her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist, causing him to hold her even tighter. The two hug for a long moment before Elijah carefully puts her on the floor.
"You will not believe the crap day I'm having" she says out of breath.
"I'll take you home" he caressed her face.
He turns to leave, but Rosalind stops him.
"Elijah!" she stops him "there's...there's...something happened..." she struggles to complete her phrase.
He grabs her arms gently to calm her down.
"You're okay! I'm here!" he says softly.
"It was Tyler. Elijah, he..." her eyes starts to tear up "I can't believe he did that" she muttered.
"What? What did he do?" he asks concerned and angry.
"It's about the babies" she says serious and Elijah frowned.
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Meanwhile, Tyler angrily continues to look for Rosalind in various tents.
"ROSALIND!" He shots "Don't make this harder than it has to be! Give up now...I'll end it quick"
Klaus appears behind him.
"Quite an offer! Though, not one I'll be extending to you" Klaus says.
"Klaus" Tyler braces himself for a fight.
"Hello, Tyler. You look well! I aim to change that" He smiles "Threatening my love, who's pregnant with our children in order to exact revenge against me? I never expected you to sink so low!" He walks toward Tyler "I admit, I'm impressed!"
Tyler ducks away from Klaus and puts more distance between them.
"Used to hang out with you. I guess something must have rubbed off" Tyler says.
"What would your silly friends say if they saw what you've become? Perhaps I'll ask them when I call them to tell them of your demise." Klaus says "I'm sure they'll love to hear your attempts on harming their precious Rosie"
"Whatever happens to me, Rosie will hate you forever"
Klaus' face goes cold, and he runs toward him to toss Tyler into a tree.
"Come on, mate! Give it a bit more effort! I want to enjoy myself" Klaus says.
Tyler glares at Klaus and braces himself to fight, but at the last minute, he vamp-runs away. Klaus smiles, and waits for a moment before chasing after him.
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Rosalind is sitting against a tree as she tells Elijah what she's learned. Elijah paces anxiously while he listens.
"That's insane, right?" she asks "He couldn't know, right? We didn't even know this..." she looks at her bump "...was possible, how could he know?"
She looks at Elijah, and they share a look before Elijah looks away, troubled by Rosalind's news.
"Although...the way that Dwayne was acting...it was more like he was sired to me" she says and looks at him "it doesn't makes sense Elijah"
They both continue to think about the implications.
"I should take you home" he says.
"Are you serious?" she scoffs "that son of a bitch just kidnapped me with a freaking theory" she stands up "he turned a hybrid in front of me and tried to kill my babies. I need answers Elijah"
"Look, regardless of my brother's intentions, mine remain the same. I said that I would protect you, even, if need be, from Klaus himself" Elijah says.
"I can take care of myself. I've done it for a long time" she says and caressed her baby bump "I just want one day...one day in peace, so I can really enjoy my pregnancy and not feel worried of going to the kitchen, afraid of being knocked out by some backstabbing heartless hybrid"
Rosalind gets up and walks away. After a moment, Elijah follows her.
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Meanwhile, in the werewolf encampments, Klaus wanders around and checks random tents as he searches for Tyler.
"Is this your idea of revenge, Tyler? A grueling game of hide-and-seek?" Klaus asks.
Tyler runs up behind Klaus and stabs him through the chest with a stake. Klaus yells in pain and backhands Tyler away, before he pulls the stake out of his chest and readies himself to fight back.
"Let's end this, shall we?" Klaus says glaring at Tyler.
The two continue to glare at each other. Before they lunge forward to fight, their hybrid eyes and fangs emerge. Tyler tackles Klaus, and they both roll down a small hill and land in front of Dwayne's shack. Tyler punches Klaus in the face, so Klaus grabs him in a choke-hold.
"How dare you!" Klaus growled.
"I'm just getting started" Tyler says.
Tyler stakes him in the side, and Klaus groans in pain.
"You've grown bloodthirsty. Perhaps it's best your mother didn't live to see you like this" Klaus says.
Klaus laughs devilishly at him. Tyler gets more enraged and begins to pummel Klaus in the face. Klaus grabs his fist, flips him over so Klaus is on top of him, and stakes Tyler in the chest with the stake that was stuck in his side. Tyler moans in pain, and they both get back on their feet.
"It's sad, really. I thought I made you better. Turns out you're quite the disappointment" Klaus says.
Tyler pulls the stake out of his chest and throws it aside.
"I guess I'm another one of your failures. Like how you failed at making hybrids. How you failed your family!"
He approaches Klaus and smiles "Now it looks like you're going to fail your own kids and you beloved Rosie! I'm wondering how much time will take her to leave you"
Klaus grabs Tyler by the throat and pushes him against a tree.
"And thus ends your tedious little life. At least it was brief!" Klaus says.
He jams his hand into Tyler's chest and grabs his heart as Tyler shouts in agony.
"Do it! You're never gonna break me! Only thing you can do is kill me, so go on! Go on, get it over with!" Tyler says groaning in pain.
"Ah, you want me to end your suffering, don't you? Hm? I did break you! I took everything from you, and now you're begging me to sweep away the shards of your shattered little life" Klaus says.
He stares at him for a moment, and just when Tyler thinks Klaus is about to kill him, he pulls his empty hand out of his chest and chokes Tyler momentarily.
"Death offers more peace than you deserve after harming my Rosie and my children" his grip got strong around Tyler's neck "It's better to let you live. And each morning, you will wake knowing your wretched existence continues only by my will" He starts to compel him "Now go, and live the rest of your days knowing that you are nothing to me"
Klaus lets him go, and leaves him alone in agony.
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Klaus is waiting at Dwayne's shack when Elijah and Rosalind return. Once they approach the porch, he was quickly on run towards them and embrace the pregnant blonde in a tight hug.
He sighs in relief while he kisses the side of her head.
Separating from the hug and he smiles in relief when he sees her and the babies well, but his smile soon goes away when he notices the blood on her neck and her clothes.
"Did you...did you kill him?" she asks quietly, referring to Tyler.
He sighs.
"No" he says "I didn't. But I did assure his suffering. Don't worry"
He back away and shoves Dwayne's dead body in front of them.
"Now, my love" Klaus starts "Perhaps you could shed some light on the situation. This..." kicks the body over "...appears to be a hybrid"
"His name was Dwayne" Rosalind says quietly.
"Well, whoever it was, I didn't sire him. Any idea how that's possible?" Klaus asks.
"It was Tyler" she whispers "he did this"
She was too overwhelmed by her own emotions to control her tears right now. Elijah went to her side and put one hand on her lower back to support her, causing Klaus to took a threatening step towards his brother.
"I hope immensely that you say that you had no knowledge about Tyler Lockwood's intentions" Elijah says stepping in front of the blonde.
"Always in the middle of the way, brother" Klaus says annoyed "Oh, come on, then. What kind of horrible accusation have you conspired to levy against me?"
"Tyler Lockwood brought Rosie here to test a theory" Klaus nods at him to continue "That the blood of her children could be used to sire hybrids. He claims that you knew that. Furthermore, that you intended to use this knowledge to build an army" Elijah finishes.
"And, of course, you assume it's true. I mean, why else would I show interest in my own flesh and blood? A heartbroken little crybaby points his finger at me, and my own brother falls in line, eager to believe it! So desperate to take on the role of protector, isn't it?" Klaus asks hurt.
"Oh, spare me your indignation. When have you ever demonstrated any kind of concern towards Rosie or her children, beyond your own selfish pursuits? And what was it you once said to me?" He impersonates Klaus "Every king needs an heir!"
"What..." Rosalind whispers "Nik, I don't..." she was cut off.
"My big brother. So, you doubt my intentions? Well, I can't say I'm surprised, standing next to the noble Elijah, how can I be anything but the lesser brother? A liar, a manipulator, a bastard" Klaus says, hurt all over his face.
The two stare at each other as Klaus approaches him. Elijah seems to be reconsidering his position.
"That's all I am to you, isn't it? And Rebekah" He pauses, looking even more hurt "No doubt Rosie and my children will as well"
"Nik..." she was cut off by Elijah.
"Brother, if..." Elijah tries more calmly.
"You've said all that needs to be said, brother" He steps back a few steps and holds his arms out in defeat "I'll play the role I've been given"
He turns as though he's going to walk away, but instead, he turns back quickly and vamp-runs over to Elijah before biting him savagely on the neck. Rosalind screams in horror and runs over to him.
"You two enjoy each other's company. You'll have much to bond over, once the hallucinations and dementia set in. Consider that bite to be my parting gift to you both" Klaus says "Wasn't it you who wanted to spend some time alone with her brother? Go ahead!"
Klaus walks away, leaving Elijah and Rosalind to fend for themselves in the Bayou.
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Elijah and Rosalind look around the abandoned shack as Rosalind shuffles through old photos.
"You don't have to help. I can dig through the werewolf antique show on my own. Besides..." She looks at his neck wound "...shouldn't you put some kind of ointment or something on that?"
"The bite won't kill me. Like Niklaus himself, it's more than a nuisance than anything" he says.
"Good, 'cause I'm eventually going to need a ride home" he smiles "though, I'm not sure if I thank you or slaps you again"
"May I asks why?" he asks.
"I never believed that your brother was using our babies to create those freaking hybrids" she sighs "Besides what everyone thinks...I don't see a monster, I...I just see someone who was broken by the life"
"You're certainly the first person to ever speak of him that way in more than a thousand years" Elijah says.
"I intend to see more than people wants to show" they exchanged smiles "anyway, thank you for protecting me and standing up for me, even though I wasn't on the mood to argue"
"I know, but you said the people of this village are the only family you have left. I can relate" he says.
"You're thinking about Nik" she states.
"Perhaps I was too willing to condemn him. In the thousand years that we have been together, my brother has committed numerous unspeakable acts. But, then again, so has Rebekah. So have I" he sighs.
"So did I, the last time I was in Cabo" Elijah stares at her in confusion "one day maybe I'll tell you my stories during college, just if you promise to not tell a soul" he laughs a little "We've all done bad things. It's just, most people die before the list gets embarrassing. But, I don't think you should condemn yourself so much. One day you were all helpless people, and this was ripped off, in the most painful way possible"
He smiles in gratitude to her.
The two stare at each other intensely. After a long moment, they both awkwardly look away.
"It's like a freaking hot-box in here, I'm gonna get some air" Rosalind says.
Rosalind leaves to walk out onto the porch. When she gets outside, she finds a Bible laying on the corner of the porch. She picks it up and begins to flip through it. After a few moments, Elijah joins her outside.
"Someone left this here" she says.
"What is it?" Elijah asks.
"A Bible, with a family history that goes back generations" Rosalind says.
The two pore over the the Bible's pages. There are many names and birth dates documented, the last two ones are 'Amanda Labonair and Andréa Labonair, 6 June 1991'
"What are these names? Who is Amanda? Andréa?" he asks.
"I think I am...That's the day that I was born" she gasps "I think it's me and Hayley"
She looks at Elijah, stunned.
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