[2088 – New Orleans]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFamily reunion?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klaus looked up to the all too familiar voice of the one woman he regret hurting all these years ago. She would have his balls for breakfast if she\u2019d been able to kill him. Sighing, he returned his gaze to the scene below them. It was a bit silly that he and his siblings hadn\u2019t been invited for the ceremony itself, but that didn\u2019t mean that he didn\u2019t have his way of watching three generations of Mikaelson witches bury their beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bella and Kol became revolutionaries when they finally returned from their trip around the world. It had been a surprise for him that they returned with two children in tow and pregnant with the third. They became regents of the witches of New Orleans with ease, restructured the way magic was being used, that it wasn\u2019t something to be feared but to be used as entertainment as well as a means to defend oneself. For years, the vampires lived peacefully amongst witches because of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marcel, and Davina, were grateful that Bella and Kol made the harvest unnecessary. Old rules were gone, new rules were set in place. It had been amusing to see Bella go head to head with dead ancestors because of this, but in the end she had managed to convince them that change was for the better. And it was. Klaus\u2019 night and day walkers didn\u2019t have to worry about getting hexed, for one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What was he? Not family enough? Had they forgotten that the other half that gave them life had been his brother? Or was it simply because he, Elijah and Rebekah were vampires? While he knew that Bella and Kol had been raising their offspring to keep an open mind, once they had been old enough to formulate a normal thought for themselves, they\u2019d started to avoid coming to the compound and stayed with the rest of the witches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bella still came to visit, of course. Always loyal to a fault, especially after Kol\u2019s death. It was as if she spent her day only to visit Kol\u2019s grave and then check up on Klaus. Elijah and Rebekah had left years ago, fed up with Klaus\u2019 constant manipulation, wanting everything to be perfect for his daughter Hope, who was now starting her own family with an idiot called Rafe. For years, Klaus had spooked off potential suitors, even killed one or two as no one was good enough for his girl. Until Rafe. Rafe was an idiot, sure, but unlike any of the others, he genuinely seemed to care, wanted to make Hope his priority and she was happy, so what could he do against that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Bella thought that Klaus had become lonely without Kol, without Elijah and Rebekah to keep him company. She disliked Marcel, still after all these years, and it wasn\u2019t as if he was around much, always running around dealing with his vampire empire as Klaus\u2019 second in command. For the last ten years Klaus had hoped that the old bat would just off herself, but she couldn\u2019t. She had promised Kol on his deathbed that she would not follow him with self inflicted wounds. She had to continue live a full life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For some reason, Klaus always thought that was a bit barmy. The two of them had been obsessed with each other, breathed each other in, day and night. For Bella to be on her own for 15 years was just torture. Then again, she was probably going to give Kol hell for that once they met up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re consecrating a great witch,\u201d Klaus evenly replied, not looking up from the scene below. \u201cMy sister in law. Those are her progeny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCongratulations,\u201d Sameen replied evenly as she leaned against the barrier he was leaning against and reached for his balls over his jeans. \u201cI should rip these and feed them to you. You\u2019re a fucking asshole.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had to leave you behind. I had no right to intrude on your life like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you mean changing me? Yeah. You had no right. I was willing to die for them. And I did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd then you came back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou could have stuck around long enough to teach me, you know. Instead, a witch whisked me away, taught me everything she knew before she got killed by the people I had died for as they thought she was part of Samaritan.\u201d She tightened her grip on his balls. \u201cI buried Root last week. She was the last one to go. I never bothered to ask the machine for a new team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou were doing great work, you loved it.\u201d Klaus groaned as he tried to pry her hands off his groin, it was starting to get unpleasant now. \u201cI\u2019m not going to apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t expect you to,\u201d she said, releasing him. \u201cI\u2019m just informing you that I\u2019ve relocated here. With the Machine. She\u2019s evolved in something spectacular over the years, managed to upgrade herself. Of course, with Harold gone, she could do whatever the hell she wanted because I let her. We\u2019re doing great things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe humans of New Orleans are all yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat about you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He turned around to face her and smirked. \u201cSure, why not?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[2288 – Mystic Falls]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou fucker!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klaus dodged his brother\u2019s fist. It was typical, wasn\u2019t it? Resurrect someone and get smacked around as a thank you. \u201cYou should feed, you\u2019ve been gone for too long,\u201d he replied evenly as he nodded towards the people gathered in the Fifth incarnation of the Mystic Grill. It looked just as naff as it did all those years ago when he first came into town to kill the doppelganger and break his curse, but the food had gotten significantly better. \u201cHave a Lockwood for lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next hit connected to his jaw. \u201cWe left specific instructions, Niklaus,\u201d Kol breezed as he kept hitting his older brother. \u201cUnder no circumstance were Bella and I to be brought back. None. Not even because you\u2019re bored. We wanted to be left in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes. And you know how well I do with instructions,\u201d Klaus smirked as he took hold of his brother\u2019s naked body – resurrection does that, no clothes and all – and threw them towards the humans Klaus had compelled for his brother to feast on. \u201cLet\u2019s have some fun! Just like old times, remember New Orleans? 1821, that tenement building? That was such fun!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kol growled as he sunk his teeth into one of the humans out of frustration, drinking greedily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sameen looked at the scene before her in disgust. Niklaus had been bored, borderline depressed, the last 150 years or so and she had always managed to stop him from finding a strong enough witch to resurrect his brother with his ashes. There was no point in bringing in a third person in their little party, they had a good thing going. Even when his own line of descendants died out due to them unwilling to have children, Klaus came back from that darkness quite easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That was until around 30 years ago when Klaus had killed yet another one of his brother\u2019s descendants and was banished from New Orleans. If there was one thing that Klaus didn\u2019t handle very well it was rejection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not just Klaus, but also every other Mikaelson vampire. There were six of them, all blood relatives to Kol and Bella Mikaelson. Two had been sired by Rebekah out of pity as they had been ill, two had been sired by Niklaus and the last one had just been turned by Damon Salvatore, just to prove that he could get into New Orleans and to annoy Klaus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sameen had wanted to kill Damon, but Klaus wouldn\u2019t let her. His reasoning was \u2018the more family, the better, seeing as my own siblings don\u2019t seem to care about me anymore\u2019. She was fed up with his beaten puppy routine. And now that he had resurrected his brother, stories had told her that as a vampire, he had been just as bad as Niklaus, things were going to go downhill soon. She just knew it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[2310 – New Orleans]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSurely there must be someone who can help you guys?\u201d Sameen asked one of the witches. Word had been sent for her to Mystic Falls and she had been granted magical permission to enter the city lines. They must have been desperate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sameen had been grateful for the little break she had received due to the witches\u2019 problems. Klaus and Kol had been terrorizing Mystic Falls since 2288. Not killing anyone, just compelling everyone to do their bidding. It had been hard to do her own work with the Machine while she needed to keep an eye on the siblings, because she knew, she knew<\/em>, that if she left, the number of people living in Mystic Falls would dwindle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fortunately, she had found an ally in Caroline Forbes and Stefan Salvatore, who, despite not being able to hold their own against two Originals, promised to keep an eye out and if things would escalate, they would call her and she\u2019d be back immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vanja huffed. \u201cAs if my mum and grandfather would do anything against those Bennett witches. Everyone is scared shitless of what they can do and yet, they keep saying that they should have stayed in their own corner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, it went well for so long, it was bound to go wrong at one point, yes?\u201d It had been interesting to see how a long line of Salem witches had been scattering themselves across the United States, gaining power and followers and had even managed to weasel their way into New Orleans, which was mostly run by Mikaelson witches. \u201cWho\u2019s your regent again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy mum. She took over from granddad a few years back, but she\u2019s a pushover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sameen made a disapproving sound. \u201cThat\u2019s no way to speak about your own mother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you kidding? She\u2019s under some influence or something because she\u2019s reinstated the harvest! Do you know what that means? Her own child, my sister, will be sacrificed soon for no reason. There hasn\u2019t been any indication that our powers are getting weaker. In fact, it only seems to grow stronger and I\u2019ve spoken to some ancestors and they said that if mum does this, if she won\u2019t get stopped, our powers will get weaker because we\u2019ve committed an act of violence against our own kind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo what do you want me to do? Kill your mother?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vanja was quiet for a moment, as if she was seriously considering it. \u201cNo. I want you to find me a witch strong enough to stop her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She snorted. \u201cHoney, I\u2019m a vampire and I\u2019m currently dealing with Klaus and some of your other vampire family members. Did you know that he\u2019s resurrected Kol, your ancestor?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s true then? They\u2019re in Mystic Falls?\u201d Vanja said, suddenly turning pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSnacking away. So. Why won\u2019t you help me with my problem and I\u2019ll try to help you with yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe can\u2019t do anything about my cousin,\u201d an older man, Duke, if Sameen remembered correctly. \u201cShe has the ancestors under her control, real power hungry. My dad shouldn\u2019t have named her after Esther.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd we have more problems than just the Bennett witches. They\u2019re stronger than us, yes, but maybe it\u2019s not so bad to hand over the reigns to them. It\u2019s not as if our family has done anything significant for years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s not true!\u201d Malin, Vanja\u2019s twin sister, piped up. \u201cIt\u2019s just that technology and science have made us lazy. The Bennett\u2019s aren\u2019t stronger than us, if anything, we\u2019re stronger than them. And if you think that we haven\u2019t done anything significant lately\u2026 your father\u2019s responsible for getting that protection spell up. Nearly every vampire has been purged from New Orleans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd if he hadn\u2019t done that, we wouldn\u2019t be in this mess to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWoah, what mess? What aren\u2019t you telling me?\u201d Sameen said surprised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe werewolves have chased us out of our homes. They\u2019ve aligned themselves with the Bennett witches.\u201d Vanja shrugged. \u201cWhich is why we\u2019re across the river.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFight back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHadn\u2019t the vampires been purged from the city, the population of the werewolves would have been controlled. My father thought that it would be a good thing to have a New Orleans without vampires, but this really is a magical city. All four parts, human, witch, werewolf and vampire, need to be in the perfect balance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDrop the barrier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI got it!\u201d A blonde girl ran into the loft, panting, carrying a grimoire. \u201cYou guys really don\u2019t know your history very well, do you? You only know of Kol, the big bad wolf when he was a vampire, a kitten as a witch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s irrelevant, Mandy.\u201d Malin rolled her eyes. It was hard to believe that the girls were relatives, even so many generations apart. Besides, she was a geek, she\u2019d get a total boner from old books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHi, Mandy Claire,\u201d she introduced herself to Sameen. \u201cWe Claire witches are still around too, not happy with how the Mikaelsons have been handling things but we\u2019re not strong enough to dethrone them, yadayadayada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSam. Nice to meet you,\u201d the vampire replied, amused by this little witch. She didn\u2019t look like much, but her experience told her that it was always worth a shot to hear someone like that out. \u201cWhat\u2019s your idea?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, they seem to think that being a Mikaelson is the most important thing, you know. But it\u2019s not.\u201d She smacked the book on the table. \u201cEverything\u2019s digitalized, uploaded to their brains but the tech was made years ago and made by humans and humans are fallible. They forget things or leave things out on purpose. And who bothered with women back then anyway?\u201d Mandy nodded towards her far removed cousins. \u201cThey\u2019ve been relying a lot on new technology and barely look in books anymore. Their knowledge is universal, everyone knows the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGreat, she\u2019s insulting us.\u201d Malin sighed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, I\u2019m not. You\u2019ve just become slaves to having things handed to you thanks to technology. Nobody bothers with real books anymore. Like I said, tech made and coded by humans and that can be manipulated. Not handwritten stuff so I snuck to the tomb and\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou went across the river?\u201d Vanja gasped. \u201cDo you have a death wish?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo,\u201d she looked at her friend, briefly, before pointing at the book. \u201cThe Mikaelsons even have power outside of New Orleans and they take that for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s because of one of our ancestors,\u201d Old Duke said, half shrugging, the story lost on him, really. He never realized that before Mandy pointed it out just now. \u201cI just can\u2019t remember the story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, duh. The most important one! Resurrect her, and she can fix everything. The imbalance, Klaus and Kol, the Bennett witches, whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo one\u2019s that powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh for fuck\u2019s sake!\u201d Mandy cried out and opened the book. \u201cSeriously, this is history. You\u2019d think that the most important story of your line would survive generation upon generation. Read this, then come up with a plan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [January 15, 2311]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat the fuck?\u201d The woman said evenly as she sat up and looked at her surroundings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWelcome back,\u201d Vanja Mikaelson smiled widely as she got to her feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The woman huffed as she looked at her hands, they were unfamiliar to her. She got a glance of strands of hair and blinked. She was a blonde! \u201cWhat the fuck!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRelax,\u201d Sameen said as she was leaning against the wall. She hadn\u2019t believed it was actually possible to see another resurrection, and this wasn\u2019t a real resurrection, was it? She was possessing a body. \u201cThe host of the body you are currently in has willingly given it to you. There wasn\u2019t any force or anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd how do you know?\u201d She shot at the vampire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, relax,\u201d Vanja said soothingly. \u201cYou\u2019re in my sister Daisy\u2019s body. She\u2019s 19 years old and she was more than willing to sacrifice herself for the greater good. She\u2019s moved on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is fucked up.\u201d She got to her feet, a little bit unsteady at first and then continued to walk around. \u201cWhat year is this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c2311.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFuck. How long have I been dead for?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c223 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI left instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe know and we\u2019re sorry but we could really use your help,\u201d Malin got to her feet and started to walk next to the woman. \u201cIf it\u2019s of any consolation, your husband is back too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo shit,\u201d Bella huffed, tugging on her hair. She was a blonde? How did that happen? \u201cHe disappeared one day, Klaus had something do with it, didn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe really need your help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re not getting it,\u201d Bella said resolutely, angry because they couldn\u2019t follow simple instructions. \u201cWhere can I find my husband?\u201d Now that she was in a different body, she could play the ultimate prank on him. Oh yes. That was going to be hilarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She growled and froze everyone in place before making her way over to the vampire. \u201cTell me where he is now, or I will kill you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sameen smirked. \u201cUnfreeze me, and I will take you to him. You have my word as Niklaus\u2019 mate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bella looked at the vampire, surprised. \u201cHuh.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [2088 – New Orleans] \u201cFamily reunion?\u201d Klaus looked up to the all too familiar voice of the one woman he regret hurting all these years ago. She would have his balls for breakfast if she\u2019d been able to kill him. Sighing, he returned his gaze to the scene below them….<\/p>\n