s3e17: behind the black horizon
a/n: hi so im like skipping the episodes that i think are irrelevant and don't think bryn needs to be in
A smile rose to Brynley's face as her eyes scanned the sign that welcomed them to her hometown.
"Welcome to Mystic Falls, Est. 1860"
The smile disappeared slightly when she realized her father wouldn't be there to greet her. Elijah glanced at her in the driver's seat, taking one of his hands off the steering wheel to hold her hand comfortingly.
She sat in the passengers seat while Elijah drove and Finn sat in the back. He had a frown on his face when he realized the town they entered.
"Of course. Mystic Falls. Birthplace of our sorrows." Finn groaned and Brynley rolled her eyes. "So, are we to drive around this entire pathetic town, hoping to run into my sister before Lucien murders her?"
The three of them were in the town because Lucien had taken Freya hostage along with Vincent.
"Kol has a plan." Elijah sighed.
"Kol and his ridiculous gambits." Finn replied.
Elijah rolled his eyes. "900 years in a box... and zero patience."
"It's all a joke to you, isn't it?" Finn scoffed. "900 years in a box" just rolls off your tongue as if the time passed without consequence. I assure you, it did not."
Brynley rolled her eyes once more before turning on the radio, raising the volume to a level where Finn's voice could no longer be heard.
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"How will we know when or if this magic trick of Kol's works?" Finn asked as he and the soulmates stood next to the car, parked near the town square.
"He says you'll know." Elijah shrugged. "It's strange... The birthplace of our very misfortune, beyond that hill. Do you recall the first time we fled together, Finn?"
Brynley wasn't listening exactly, her eyes on the Mystic Grill that was across the town square.
"We were but children. Nothing but the clothes on our back, desire we had no idea how to control, and a father hellbent on erasing us from the earth."
"Klaus and Kol killed everything that moved, yet I was the one considered too dangerous to undagger?" Finn gasped.
Brynley walked off, towards the Mystic Grill. Elijah looked at her before looking back at Finn.
He began to walk, attempting to follow the fairy. "Despite their bloodlust, you were the poison that crippled-"
Finn grabbed his arm, stopping him and spinning him back around. "Poison? I anchored us!"
Brynley bit her lip, nostalgia rising in her chest as her hand landed on the door to the Grill.
She opened the door, a sad smile rising to her face at all the familiar scents filling her nose. Brynley walked over to a specific table that was right next to the door that led to the back area.
On the table, there were three sets of initials carved into the wood.
TL. MD. BF.
This was the table that she, Matt, and Tyler sat every day after school and any time they walked into the restaurant. She ran her fingers over the initials, smiling slightly.
Brynley turned away from the table, walking over to the right wall of the restaurant. There was a large cork board, filled with photos of happy customers in the restaurant.
Many of the photos were of herself, at all ages and points of her life. It was basically a timeline of her life.
She tried to stop tears from flooding when her eyes landed on a photo frame that hung next to the corn board.
It was a photo of her father smiling, wearing a Mystic Grill apron and holding a plate of quesadillas. She looked below at the plague that was attached to the frame.
Evan Fletcher, creator and owner of the Mystic Grill.
1971-2012
"I just want to make people smile with my food."
Brynley stifled a laugh at the quote, wiping tears from her face.
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"I hate it here. This place birthed all our pain and sorrow." Finn spat as he and Elijah walked behind the Mystic Grill. "Let us not wait for Kol and his witch's tricks, let us simply tear this town apart and find her."
"That is enough." Elijah cut him off, an angry look on his face. "This is the town where my soulmate was born, where she was raised by her father, who is gone. This town is the only piece of him she has left, and I will not let you destroy that."
"He's right, that's not gonna happen."
Finn and Elijah turned around to see Matt Donovan pointing a gun at them. "See, I just ran every single vampire out of this town. So, visiting hours are, well... never."
"Damn, and I thought I was told I could visit whenever I want."
Matt looked over to see Brynley standing behind the two originals with a smirk.
"Brynley." A smile rose to Matt's face.
"Matt." Brynley ran over, the bestfriends hugging.
"What are you doing here?" Matt wondered.
"What? Not happy to see me?" Brynley joked.
"Of course I am, B-Bell." Matt nodded and Brynley smiled, it being a while since someone had called her by that nickname.
"Freya's been taken," Brynley said and Matt gave her a confused look. "Second Mikaelson sister. Listen, just let us do our thing and we'll be out of here ASAP. Nobody's gonna get hurt."
"Fine, as long as I come with you," Matt said, Brynley shaking her head. "I trust you B, but not them."
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Brynley stood next to Matt, Elijah and Finn in front of them as they walked through the woods of Mystic Falls. Her eyes widened when she saw Lucien holding Freya in a chokehold.
"Lucien?" Elijah called and Lucien spun around.
"Oh... Just in time for the party, lads!" Lucien cheered and glanced at Brynley. "And lady.
He held up a small bottle and drank the liquid inside. "Cheers! Let the fun begin! Can either of you get to me faster than I can rip your darling sister's head off? Didn't think so."
Brynley looked at Matt, giving him a look and the blonde boy nodded.
"Deixar anar!" Brynley raised her hands, her eyes glowing gold as she shouted.
The spell forced Lucien to drop Freya on the ground. He looked at the fairy and sped towards her, but Matt quickly raised his gun and shot him in the heart three times.
Lucien dropped to the floor, beginning to desiccate while Brynley and Matt smiled at each other.
"You're not wearing your bracelet." Matt noticed and Brynley laughed.
"Haven't been for a while." Brynley shrugged. "I'm getting pretty good at this whole fairy thing."
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Freya opened her eyes, gasping for air after Elijah fed her blood. Elijah and Finn were by her side, Brynley and Matt standing behind them. "Where is he?"
"That guy? Dead." Matt spoke and Brynley nodded.
"No..." Freya shook her head.
"Listen to me. It's done. It's over." Elijah told her.
"You don't understand, he drank the serum." Freya stammered and a worried look rose to Brynley's face. "He wanted you to kill him. You helped him take the final step..."
The five looked behind them to see Lucien rising to his feet. Brynley's eyes widened in horror.
He had two sets of fangs, his eyes bright red and the veins under his eyes were darker and stretched all the way down his face.
Matt pushed Brynley behind him and raised his gun, not hesitating to shoot Lucien over and over again.
The upgraded vampire just laughed and spread his arms wide, the bullet passing through him like they were nothing.
Lucien sped forward, knocking Matt so the human fell on to the ground unconscious. Brynley's jaw dropped and she raised her hands.
Her eyes flashed gold, angry as she shouted. "Caure a terra!"
Elijah and Finn looked at the vampire in shock to see that the magic had little affect on him, only pushing him backwards.
"Elijah...." Brynley mumbled nervously.
"Bryn, get back." Elijah warned and the fairy took a few steps away.
Elijah sped forward, punching Lucien several times but the upgraded vamp knocks him down quickly. Finn ran up and lunged at him but Lucien just knocked him to the ground. "Poor show! Poor show! Come on, gents. You can do better, surely!"
"They may not be able to, but I can." Brynley whispered and ran towards him, her eyes flashing gold. She swirled her hands around and a ball of gold magic began to form.
She swung her arms forward and the gold magic rushed towards Lucien. It sent him flying backwards, slamming into a tree.
"Oh, the fairy," Lucien groaned, speeding forward. "You know, Elijah, I've pondered this... Whom to end first, you or Klaus? I had thought him. But now that I'm here, I think it should be you."
He sped towards Elijah, his fangs growing and leaning in to bite him.
"Esquena!" Brynley yelled and Lucien flew backwards once again. He glared at the fairy and sped towards Finn, using the opportunity to bite him in the neck, the original screaming.