SEASON TWO - EPISODE TWENTY ONE
"FIRE WITH FIRE"
The Crescent pack are circling a perimeter out in the pouring rain as they protect a shed where Rosalind is doting on Theodore and Hope. She eventually comes outside holding her phone as she tries to call Klaus. It was getting odd not to have any information about him. Something inside her was screaming that trouble.
She puts her phone back into her pocket and walks over Mary.
"Mary?" she says confused.
Mary, who is under an awning, is making some bundles of herbs.
"How are those little ones?" she asks with a bright smile.
"Sleeping right through the storm" She sighs anxiously "What are you doing here? It's dangerous and I don't even know exactly what it is about to..." Rosalind was cut off.
"An ancient witch wants to steal my grandchildren?" She shakes her head "Not on my watch"
She holds up the bundle of herbs she's making.
"I brought you something that might come in handy. In my youth, wolves and witches had a peace" She holds a lighter in her free hand "A Voodoo queen I knew showed me how to use herbs to see if magic was afoot. Combine Solomon seal and snapdragon and burn 'em"
She takes the lighter and lights the bundle of dried herbs and flowers on fire before setting the smoking bundle in a clay bowl.
"If the smoke is white, all's clear. If it's black, there's a hex in the air. And, if it's red? Well, then you know you're in trouble" Mary says.
They both look down at the smoldering herbs, which are releasing a black smoke.
"Just what I thought...this storm ain't natural" Mary says.
"It's Dahlia" Rosalind whispers.
Jackson, Hayley and another werewolf join the women, each of whom have a bow in one hand and a quiver of arrows on their back.
"The road to the highway is flooded. The quickest way out of here is on foot, through back roads" he says.
Rosalind, overwhelmed by everything that is happening.
"What's wrong?" Jackson asks.
"Nik and Elijah" she says "they're not answering my calls, not even to say if they still have a heart inside their chest"
Jackson and Hayley shared worried glances.
"What? What is it?" Rosalind asks suspiciously.
Hayley sighs in defeat.
"Klaus is gone. We don't know where he went" Hayley says.
Rosalind frowns.
"What do you mean 'gone'?" Rosalind asks.
Jackson groaned quietly, knowing they would have to tell her about daggering Klaus, running away with the babies, Hayley's voicemail...
After everything they told her, Rosalind was completely stunned.
All her efforts, everything she made sure not to do, they did, even worse. Now Klaus was gone, Elijah and Rebekah were probably hating her now without a proper reason, and mostly...Dahlia was still alive and after her children.
She paces back and forth anxiously, trying to come up with something, anything.
...St Louis Cathedral...
Klaus is looking out the window of the bell tower at the pounding rain, while Dahlia paces impatiently behind him. His phone rings, but when he sees it's Rosalind, he ignores it furiously.
"My deadline has come and gone, and yet you bring me here" Dahlia says.
"I find it fitting. This is where Freya plotted her own treachery" Klaus says.
"When I granted you the strength to overcome that dagger's curse, I assumed you would thank me by taking swift and merciless action" Dahlia says.
"Am I allowed to traipse around in this monsoon you created?" he asks.
Dahlia rubs her hands together and blows on them, which seems to cause Klaus a momentary degree of pain.
"This storm is to stop you family from running with the children! So, I wonder...are you having second thoughts about standing against them? They are the family, after all, who left you here to rot" he doesn't answer "maybe your love for the little hybrid is clouding your mind a bit..."
Klaus turns to face her and scowls at Dahlia.
"I assure you, there are no second thoughts" he growled.
"We struck a bargain for the benefit of your children, so that she would be delivered to me safely and be content by the presence of her father. Make no mistake...I will take them...with or without you" Dahlia says.
"Let me be clear about one thing, witch" he smirks.
Dahlia rolls her eyes dramatically.
"You need me. I know my siblings better than anyone. Their strengths, their weaknesses. They are a powerful and determined lot! Perhaps capable of evading you for the short year you have until your slumber begins anew!" he shouts.
Dahlia sighs in frustration, knowing that he's right.
"You may well lose everything. But, I know how to vanquish those who stand against us, and that is exactly what I intend to do" he says.
Dahlia sighs again and curls her hand into a fist, which reverses the spell that caused the storm. When Klaus notices the wind has died down, he smiles.
"The storm has served its purpose. Now, enough delays. I will take what is owed to me, and if the mother resists, or attempts to run, I will kill her myself" Dahlia says sternly and Klaus' heart stopped at her declaration.
No matter how betrayed he was feeling and how much his heart was broke, he couldn't bring himself to think of living in a world without Rosalind.
"I wouldn't worry about that" he covers his pain and turns to leave "What I have planned for Rosalind is far worse than death"
He leaves the room.
...Mikaelson Compound...
It's morning the following day, and Elijah is at the compound, where he is explaining the plan to Rebekah in the courtyard.
"Until Niklaus is found, Marcel and I will scour the city" Elijah says.
"Assuming Nik doesn't slaughter them. You know as well as I do he'll be on the warpath. Which again raises the question...how in the hell is he even awake?" Rebekah asks.
They pass Klaus' three paintings, which contain Norwegian soil and Mikael's ashes and are hung in the courtyard. They're about to walk up the stairs when the sound of Freya's voice stops them.
"It was Dahlia. This was all part of her plan. No doubt, she killed Aiden, hoping that the blame would fall on Klaus, the family would divide, and she could win Klaus to her cause" Freya says.
"That is absurd! Nik would never align with Dahlia" Rebekah shook her head.
"You continue to defend him" Freya scoffs.
"He'd kill anyone who'd try to take his children" Rebekah says.
"Isn't it Rosie who's trying to take his children?" Freya asks.
"Their children. Let's not forget that Dahlia is the true enemy here!" Elijah says gruffly.
"How good, then, that I finished my spell" Freya smiles fakely.
Freya walks over to one of the three paintings, which is hung on an easel.
"The paint of his artwork, combined with my blood, will render Dahlia vulnerable. The moment she passes between these paintings..." She gestures to the two other paintings, which are hung on the opposite walls "...she will be mortal"
She pulls the small blade that Elijah gave her for Mikael's memorial out of her pocket and hands it to Elijah.
"You can kill her...using this" Freya says.
"Father's knife?" Elijah asks surprised.
"I thought it appropriate" Freya says.
Rebekah gives Freya a small smile, but Elijah freezes in place when he senses something nearby.
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The bells of St. Louis Cathedral start to ring in the same tune as Dahlia's song, the sound of which echoes through the Quarter and into the compound. In the compound's courtyard, Freya is staring at the babies' car seat, which has the golem inside of it. Directly upstairs, Rebekah is lighting a white candle on a table, where Freya has written out the notes for the spell she will perform to create the illusion that the babies and their magic are located in the compound with them. Elijah stands nearby, nervously hitting his hand against the handle of Mikael's knife as he watches Rebekah raise her arms and begin to recite the incantation.
"Sinete exa vana vintante com. Sinete exa vana vintante com" Rebekah chants.
Downstairs, Freya picks up the golem and stares at it. Suddenly, the spell kicks in, and the golem suddenly appears to be Theodore and Hope. Freya clutches the imitation of her niece and nephew in her arms and waits anxiously for the plan to begin. Rebekah continues the spell.
"...Vana vintante com" she continues.
Footsteps are heard approaching the compound, and the camera pans up from a pair of black high-heeled feet to reveal that Dahlia is on her way to the compound. Elijah slinks slowly into the hallway so he can watch Dahlia enter the home, where she finds a scared Freya clutching 'the babies' the courtyard. Freya is purposely standing right in between all three of Klaus' paintings in an effort to lure Dahlia into the killing ground, but Dahlia stops right in the doorway into the room.
"I come all this way to collect what is owed to me, and whom should I find?" Dahlia asks.
Elijah is still hiding out of sight while still able to eavesdrop on their conversation and see most of what is happening.
"Tante, please, please listen. I betrayed my siblings so I could procure these children" Freya says.
Dahlia starts to walk into the courtyard, but once again stops just short of the killing ground. Upstairs, Rebekah is continuing the spell to maintain the illusion of the babies' presence.
"Sineste exa vana vintante com. Sineste exa vana vintante com" she chants.
Freya is still pleading with Dahlia downstairs.
"I offer them to you now, and in exchange, I only ask that you release me from my obligation to you" Freya pleads.
Dahlia tilts her head to the side and takes notice of one of Klaus' paintings on the wall behind Freya while she considers this offer. After a moment, she starts walking closer to Freya, but still doesn't cross into the killing ground. In the shadows, Elijah braces himself for a fight and grips Mikael's blade tightly in his hand.
"How curious, that you should bargain with me for that which is already mine. But, by all means, make your case for why you should be freed. And then I will decide whether to release you or kill you, once and for all" Dahlia says amused.
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Upstairs in the study, Rebekah is still casting the illusion spell while Freya, the babies decoy, and Dahlia are still talking downstairs in the courtyard.
"Sineste exa vana vintante com. Sineste exa vana vintante com" Rebekah continues to chant.
Elijah is still lying in wait in the shadows outside of the courtyard, and he listens carefully while Dahlia steps closer to Freya and 'the twins' though she still has not made it into the killing ground.
"You surprise me. Betraying the family you meant to coax to your side? How very ruthless of you" Dahlia says.
"I had hoped that they would welcome me as a sister" Dahlia nods in understanding "I was wrong"
"Of course you were, you poor little fool! To think that Esther's wicked little progeny could ever care for you? They are known the world over for obscene acts of violence, and yet, you sought them out instead of staying where you belong. With me" Dahlia says.
Freya gulps nervously as Dahlia continues to slowly walk toward her, and tries her best to remain still to lure her into the killing ground.
"I offered to protect you for all time, and you left me. And now, it is you who is alone! But then..."
Upstairs, Rebekah is continuing to perform the spell to create Hope's illusion.
"Sineste exa vana vintante com. Sineste exa vana..." she chants.
A dark figure swoops across the doorway, but because Rebekah's eyes are closed, she doesn't notice it. Meanwhile, Elijah is too absorbed in waiting for Dahlia to reach the killing ground to realize that they're not alone.
"...Who could love a deceitful little wretch?"
Dahlia steps just outside of the killing ground and stops where she is, not crossing into past the front edge of the painting. Upstairs, Rebekah is continuing to perform the spell.
"Sineste exa..."
She stops chanting when she senses someone in the room with her, but before she can react further, she spots a panting and exhausted-looking Marcel, who is holding the cursed shackles. He's clearly compelled by Klaus, though he tries his best to resist.
"Marcel?" Rebekah says confused.
"I'm sorry" he gasps.
He vamp-speeds toward Rebekah and tackles her, forcing her to stop the spell. Downstairs, the enchanted golem crumbles into dust in Freya's arms, revealing to Dahlia that it was just a trap. Dahlia's face becomes enraged, and Freya, who is terrified beyond all measure, gasps and looks at Dahlia with wide, fearful eyes.
"What have you done?" Dahlia asks appalled.
Freya, at a loss for options, grabs Dahlia and pulls her into the killing field.
"ELIJAH! NOW!" Freya bellows.
Elijah vamp-speeds into the courtyard, with Mikael's knife in hand, but before he can reach Dahlia, Klaus tackles him and forces him to drop the blade.
"And so the wheel of betrayal circles 'round once more" Klaus says furiously.
Klaus pulls Elijah up to his feet and throws him up against the wall, causing Elijah to crack the wall before he falls down on the balcony overlooking the courtyard. Dahlia and Freya rise to their feet, and Dahlia looks at her niece contemptuously.
"You treacherous little shrew!" Dahlia sneers.
She uses her telekinesis to forcefully shove Freya backwards into the entrance hall. Klaus, who has jumped up onto the balcony as well, picks up Elijah in a choke-hold and pins him against he wall before spinning him around and pushing him so that he's half hanging over the balcony.
"She's controlling you" Elijah says rasping as Klaus squeezes his throat tighter "You have to fight her"
"The only thing she did is pull out the dagger you stuck in my heart!" Klaus growls.
Elijah breaks free of Klaus' grip and elbows him in the face, following it up with another right-cross to the jaw. Elijah, taking advantage of Klaus' distraction, kicks him in the stomach so hard that he slams up against a wall. Klaus lunges for Elijah, but Elijah knees him several times in the stomach, slamming him against another wall and shattering the concrete that covers the bricks in the process. Klaus loses his temper and throws Elijah backwards.
Downstairs, Dahlia has just caught back up with Freya, who is still sprawled out on the floor where Dahlia threw her, and desperately crawling backward as Dahlia approaches her.
"After all I've given you, this is how you repay me? A death trap? Rendered by those elements that compose my sole weakness? And even in this, you fail" Dahlia says.
Freya looks at Dahlia fearfully, but Dahlia simply stands above her.
"What do I sense? Sacred soil? Viking ash? The blood of a witch I loved?" Dahlia continues.
Freya once again tries to crawl away, but stops when Dahlia crouches in front of her to look her in the eyes.
"Not the witch I loved most, though" She sighs and feigns sympathy as she props her chin on her hand "Oh, Freya. Did you think that your blood was the key to my demise?"
Freya's eyes fill with tears.
"I only wanted to be free" Freya says.
"You pathetic girl" Dahlia is near tears.
Dahlia rises to her feet, and Freya, still crying, starts to whimper in fear in anticipation for what Dahlia will do to her.
"How shall I punish you? Oh, I know...I'll send you to bed early" Dahlia says.
Dahlia waves her hand toward Freya, who immediately is knocked unconscious and falls backward.
Meanwhile, Klaus and Elijah are still viciously fighting each other on the courtyard's balcony, where Klaus pins Elijah against the wall in another choke-hold, though Elijah manages to stretch out his arm and choke Klaus as well.
"She will take..." Elijah gasps as Klaus chokes him tighter "...everything from us"
"You took everything when you broke our vow! Perhaps I'll take something from you" Klaus snaps.
Klaus chokes Elijah even tighter, and then twists Elijah's arm backwards, breaking many of his bones.
"AHHH!" The older Mikaelson screams in pain.
Klaus spins Elijah around and pins his face to the balcony railing so he's forced to watch as Gia walks into the courtyard and stares up at him fearfully, clearly compelled to be there by Klaus. Elijah becomes frantic at the sight of her.
"Elijah?" Gia says terrified.
"Gia, be a sweetheart and take off your daylight ring?" Klaus asks in fake politenesses.
"NOOOOO!!! NOO!" Elijah struggles in his grip.
"I can't stop myself..." she says fearfully.
She starts to pull off her ring.
"NO! NO! NOOOOOOO!!!" Elijah yells.
Gia takes off the ring and drops it onto the floor. After a moment, her body goes up in flames.
"NO! NOO! AHHHHH!" he continues to yell.
"AAHHHHHH!" Gia yells in agony.
"AHHHH! NOO! NOOO! NOOO!" Elijah scream the top of his lungs.
Gia falls to her knees before keeling over and dying. Elijah watches in devastation as the flames go out, leaving only Gia's burnt corpse. Klaus smirks, looking pleased by this outcome.
"AHHH! AHHH! AHHHH!" Elijah screams.
Elijah eventually stops screaming, and Klaus looks at him emotionlessly.
"You seem vexed, brother. Wait until you see what I've got in store for Rosalind" Klaus sneers.
Klaus smirks gleefully, and Elijah, who is too enraged for words, elbows him forcefully and begins fighting him again, only this time even more viciously than before. Elijah tackles Klaus, and the two of them tumble down the stairs into the courtyard, where Klaus quickly hops to his feet. Elijah gets in a defensive position and vamps-out, hissing and baring his fangs at his brother.
"Is that a hint of the fabled beast behind the red door?" Elijah continues to glare at him "Come on, brother...let him out to play"
Elijah leaps toward him and punches him forcefully in the head, but Klaus easily spins and wraps an arm around him, quickly stabbing him in the heart with Papa Tunde's blade before Elijah can react.
"You should know better than to fight me in anger, for my anger is unending" Klaus says.
Elijah tries his best to break out of Klaus' grip, but he's quickly overwhelmed by the excruciating pain of the cursed blade and screams in agony as the blade magically embeds itself in his chest.
"UGHHHHH! AHHH! AHHHH! AHHHH! AHHH!" Elijah screams in pura agony and rage.
Suddenly, Cami enters the courtyard, and is both stunned and horrified to see Klaus neutralizing his brother with the blade.
"Klaus!" she says horrified.
Klaus gives her an annoyed look and drops Elijah's body on the ground.
"You shouldn't have come here, Camille" he says annoyed.
"I came here because Rosie has been trying to reach you nonstopping" she says "she's worried as hell"
Klaus growled hearing Rosalind's name. All he could bring himself to think was how much pain she caused him.
Well...she didn't, actually...
He just needs to find that out.
She walks toward him despite the violent behavior she just witnessed.
"You need me to tell you that this? This is not you. And I know you are hurt, but please listen to what she told me" Cami tries.
Dahlia, having neutralizing Freya for the time being, joins Klaus and Cami in the courtyard.
"You have to speak with Rosie" Cami says and Klaus' eyes darkened.
"Is there a problem?" Dahlia rolled her eyes but a glint of fear could be seen in her eyes. She knew the amount of power that Rosalind held over Klaus.
"Not at all. Just another victim" Klaus shrugged.
Klaus starts to walk toward Cami, but she stands her ground.
"No, Klaus. I know you won't hurt me" she says bravely "Rosie will hate you"
Klaus finally stops walking when they standing are face-to-face.
"Talk to her! Please!" Cami pleads.
Klaus gulps a little but covers his feelings, before speaking.
"No" he says in a low threatening tone.
Klaus lunges forward and sinks his fangs into her neck while Dahlia watches.
"AHHH! AHH!" Cami screams in pain.
After a long moment, Klaus stops feeding and releases Cami, who is now unconscious, before dropping her onto the floor.
...The Bayou...
The storm was making impossible for the Crescents to stay at the Bayou and Rosalind knew it. There were families and her own children there, she couldn't let them suffer from her stubbornness, no matter how much she wanted to get back to the Compound to at least understand what the hell was going on.
"We have to go, Rosie" Hayley says.
Rosalind nods quietly and takes the babies in her arms as Hayley grabs their stuff.
At least they'll be safe for now.
Well...
Before they could cross the Mississippi river, she decides to give one more try to her intuition.
Picking up her phone, she dialed his number and waits for him to take, which didn't happen, so voicemail it is.
"Listen, I have no clue about what is going on and where are you right now" she says through the phone "what I know is that the storms is getting worst and it's all because of Dahlia"
She glances at the babies, sitting in their stroller, covered by a white blanket.
Even though they weren't crying anymore, as a mom, she knew how scared and uncomfortable they were.
"Nik I..." she sighs and closes her eyes "...I'm scared" she laughs weakly "I'm really scared and so are the babies. I just want for you to call me and tell me where should I meet you"
She sees her sister walking over her.
"I gotta go now. We're heading to god knows where, but I'll find out and tell you. Just call me, okay? I need to know that you're fine and alive, because..." she cleared her throat as her voice cracked a little "...because we need you. I need you. So, please, come meet us in one piece, okay?"
She kneels in front of the babies.
"We're waiting for you, Nik" she caressed their cheeks and whispered softly the last part as she feels her sister closer "this is probably the most non-romantic moment but..." she smiles slightly "I just wanted to say that I love you too and that we're gonna be okay...we always do!"
She finishes her voicemail and wipes a tear that fell from her eye, before standing up and turning to Hayley.
...Louisiana Junkyard...
Rosalind was doting the twins and trying to calm them down a bit. Deep down she knew exactly the reason behind their behavior.
There was this feeling at the bottom of her stomach that kept telling her something really, really bad was coming.
"Shhhh!" Rosalind whispers as she lets them hold her fingers in their tiny little hands "it's okay my lovelies! Mommy is not going anywhere!"
She notices how strong they both were holding her fingers, as if they're trying to say something to her.
Before she could think further about what was going on with them, she hears a strong, loud scream filling the air, causing her heart to stop for a moment.
Klaus...
What?
"Mary!" she calls out for her "you stay here and protect them with your life!"
Mary nods fearfully for the blonde.
Rosalind vamp speeds over the loud noises.
Klaus is yelling at the top of his lungs as he continues to fight against Hayley, Jackson and the werewolves.
"AHH!" Klaus yells.
Various wolves lunge at him and attempt to tackle him, but Klaus just punches and kicks until they fall to the ground. Jackson rushes up behind him and punches him several times in the stomach and face until Klaus backhands him so hard that he flies backwards.
"Ah, you have gotten stronger! I reckon you've gone from a field mouse to a lapdog" Klaus mocked.
"Come on, then" Jackson glares at him.
Jackson braces himself for a fight, but before either of them can make a move, Hayley vamp-speeds toward them and punches Klaus so hard he's spun in a circle. Klaus and Hayley start fighting each other, and when Jackson joins in to help her, they get the upper hand on him and knock him flat on his back on the ground. When they start kicking him, Klaus throws them so hard that they're both thrown several yards away.
Rosalind arrives and gasps at the scene in front of her.
"Oh my god!" she gasps horrified and turns to see Klaus' back facing her "NIK!" she yells for him.
As if he wasn't tensed enough by sensing her presence, he felt his heart drop hearing her sweet voice calling for him.
He turns around and was met with her fearful stare as she glances around.
"Nik..." she whispers and he gulps.
Before they can speak properly, Dahlia arrives and breaks them up before standing at Klaus' side.
"ENOUGH!" Dahlia shouts and Rosalind's eyes widened.
Rosalind looks at Klaus and Dahlia together before she realizes what is going on.
No...
Please, don't...
At this point, she didn't even know what to feel anymore.
"Why is she with you, Nik?" Rosalind whispers, feeling her chest burning.
"Unlike some, he's doing what is best for his children!" Dahlia says.
Rosalind looks at Klaus in the eyes, to see him glaring at her with hot tears threatening to fall.
What? The? Hell?
"I'm gonna skin you alive!" Rosalind shouts and lunges for Dahlia, but when Dahlia raises her arms and closes her eyes, Rosalind's bones start to snap, and she's forced to fall onto the ground. After a moment, Hayley and Jackson are affected by the spell as well, along with all of the other werewolves.
"What are you doing to us?" Rosalind asks as she groaned in pain.
"Oh, this? This was my idea, my love..." Klaus speaks coldly, something that made Rosalind completely freeze. The way he was speaking and behaving...this was morbid, it was murderous "...stealing from Marcel the Crescent curse he once used on your pack. Dahlia was all too happy to make the necessary adjustments to accommodate your hybrid nature" He crouches down in front of Rosalind, whose bones are snapping, and whose fangs are coming out involuntarily, just like all of her fellow wolves, as she glares at him with angry tears falling from her eyes "Now, you will be trapped in wolf form, save for the full moon, leaving you very little time to cause any further mischief"
She opens her mouth in completely shock.
It couldn't be...
The three of them continue transforming painfully on the floor.
"And, because of the Unification ritual linking you to your pack, now they will share your fate, Queen" he mocked. She never felt so disgusted by him ever before.
The way he was speaking, looking at her as if she was his next victim.
She was never, ever scared of him. Most of people were always trembling in his presence, but she was never one of those...until now
Rosalind, Hayley and Jackson scream in pain as their bones snap painfully.
...On The Road...
Mary and the twins are in the car, driving away from the junkyard, when Mary begins to painfully transform into her wolf form as well. She's forced to pull over before she jumps out of the car and falls to the ground, leaving Theodore and Hope alone in their car seat.
"AH! OH! OH! GOD!" she screams in pain and worry for the babies.
...Louisiana Junkyard...
Rosalind is trying to plead with Klaus despite her agonizing pain.
"Please. Please don't do this, Nik. She's gonna steal our babies" she pleads with tears in her eyes.
He kneels in front of her with a dead expression in his face and brushes a strand of hair out of her face.
At this point, he was too into his own rage.
"It was you who tried to steal my children. And, for that, you will suffer..." he spat with anger in every word "...my love"
She continues to groan in pain, but after hearing his words, she couldn't help but feel confused.
"What?" she manages to ask in a whisper "...what are yo...AHH!" before she could complete her sentence she screams in pain.
She glances at her sister to see her and Jackson almost in full wolf form.
"What are you saying?" she whispers through gritted teeth.
More bones snapping.
Rosalind knew she didn't have time to explains whatever he needed to hear.
"The...the..." she closes her eyes as she felt her fangs coming out "...the voicemails..the...please...OUCH!"
She opened her eyes, showing them a pure amber.
"...listen them" she whispers and finally gave up from holding back her transformation.
Rosalind finally begin to shift into her wolf form, growing fur and claws and the rest of her fangs, changing into a beautiful and majestic white wolf.
Despite the moment not being appropriated, Klaus couldn't deny how beautiful she manages to be even in her wolf form. Perfect. A white glowing fur covering all her body, a very rare type of wolf color could only belongs to Rosalind.
...Backroads Of New Orleans...
Klaus has finally tracked Mary's truck, which has been abandoned on the road with the door open after she was forced into her wolf form. When Klaus looks inside the backseat of the truck, he finds Theodore and Hope sitting calmly and smiles.
"Hey. Daddy's here! It's all gonna be okay, I promise" he smiles lovingly.
Suddenly, Dahlia appears behind him.
"And there they are" she smiles.
Klaus freezes for a moment before turning to face Dahlia, standing protectively in front of Theodore and Hope. Dahlia realizes she may have come on too strong and tries to backpedal.
"Such beautiful children" Dahlia says mesmerized.
...Mikaelson Compound...
Cami awakens on the floor of the compound's courtyard, and is so dazed that it takes her a moment to realize what has happened. After a moment, she rolls over onto her side, her neck still bleeding from when he fed on her, and is transported into a flashback.
...Backroads Of New Orleans...
Dahlia is still talking to Klaus.
"I want to thank you for your hand in procuring them for me. It must not have been easy, betraying your family" she says.
"I will not see my children handed over like the spoils of some war" Dahlia looks confused "To that end, I remind you of your promise...you will protect and mentor Hope and Theo, drawing from them only what power you require to keep them safe" Klaus says.
...Mikaelson Compound...
Cami kneels down next to where Elijah is writhing on the floor, and grimaces for a moment before taking her knife and stabbing it forcefully into Elijah's chest. She uses it to slice Elijah's chest open as much as she can until she's finally able to remove Papa Tunde's blade from his chest. After a moment, Elijah recovers enough to jerk into a seated position, and Cami props him up with her arms.
...Backroads Of New Orleans...
Dahlia and Klaus are still in a standoff.
"I will bond them to me first. Once I can channel the twins' power, I will be able to keep them safe from all harm...always under my protection" Dahlia says.
"I think not" Klaus sneers.
Dahlia looks at him, clearly alarmed by this reaction.
...Mikaelson Compound...
Cami tries to explain to Elijah what happened.
"Elijah?" Elijah gasps in shock and pain "Elijah, you have to listen to me. He got in my head, he spoke to me"
...Backroads Of New Orleans...
"You offered an alliance that would benefit my children, and now you wish to link to them, even though you yourself still suffer from that sleep spell? I will not lose my children to that affliction" Klaus says.
Dahlia sighs and struggles to remain patient in order to get Hope and Theodore with the least amount of resistance.
"I will use their power to free myself, as I said!" Dahlia says.
"And if you fail? Or if they're not strong enough?" He looks back at the twins, who are still watching them calmly "they are, after all, but children. I will not condemn they to your fate, not when there is so obvious an alternative"
...Mikaelson Compound...
"This, all of this, it's a trick!" Cami explains breathlessly.
Elijah, who is still recovering from his injuries, is panting frantically, overwhelmed by all of this information.
"You've lost your mind. He's lost his mind" Elijah says.
"He needs her to trust him, so he can do what he needs to do!" Cami tries.
...Backroads Of New Orleans...
"If you require power to be immortal without the need to sleep for centuries, then why not channel one who already has eternal life?" Klaus says.
Dahlia seems conflicted by this offer, but Klaus smiles and continues on.
"Bond yourself to me, the immortal hybrid. Once your sleep spell is broken, then, and only then, may you link yourself to my children" Klaus says.
...Mikaelson Compound...
Cami is still attempting to explain this new development to Elijah, who is still not sure what to believe.
"He had to make it look convincing" Cami says.
"What? To...to...to what possible end?" Elijah asks baffled.
"He told me her secret. I know how we can kill Dahlia" Cami sighs.
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