𝟑𝟗' 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐠 𝐎𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞

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Wanda and Kol arrive at the safe house where she sees Hayley... with Hope. Wanda gasps and Klaus, Cami, and Elijah turn towards her. Hayley sends her best friend a smile.

Wanda walks towards them. Hope holds her arms out for Wanda, the Maximoff girl feels tears bridge her eyes. Wanda happily takes Hope in her arms and the baby starts giggling as she plays with Wanda's hair.

Wanda breathed a laugh and looked towards Hayley who was smiling at them, "She's beautiful, Hayls" Wanda said as she smiled at Hope.

Kol couldn't stop the smile that spread onto his face seeing Wanda with Hope. Klaus patted Kol's shoulder, "Who knows... maybe you'll get one of your own." Klaus told his younger brother. "Vampires can't have kids." Kol sadly said, deep down he wanted a child with Wanda. More than anything.

"Anything can happen brother. Have a little faith." Klaus said before walking away.

Once inside, the family starts thinking of their next move. "Now that we've entombed our mother, I intend to finish making the city safe for Hope. Which, to start, means dealing with the lingering problem of Finn." Klaus said.

"Yes he is quite the problem." Kol said. "Oh, once he figures out what you've done to your mother, he's gonna go off the deep end." Cami sighed.

"That's exactly why we need to keep you out of harm's way. Hayley, Wanda, Kol and I will return home and take care of my wayward brother. Elijah will remain here with you." Klaus looks over at Elijah, who looks displeased as he peers out the window "He's been experiencing some side effects since his ordeal as our mother's captive. Best he stay here and convalesce." Klaus said.

"A single violent outburst at a filthy road-side café, and one never hears the end of it." Elijah said annoyed. Wanda shook her head but couldn't stop the amused smile that spread onto her face.

"Oh, Cami has a way with minds plagued by demons, brother. You two can bond!" Cami looks over at Elijah awkwardly, while Elijah simply looks uncomfortable "Well, if you excuse me, I best be on my way! Rebekah should have already woken up in the body of Angelica Barker. Once she has cut the ties of Miss Barker's former life, she'll make her way directly here. You should expect her shortly." Klaus announced.

Kol wanted to laugh but held himself, Wanda sent a glare towards Kol, knowing something had happened with Rebekah. Kol felt himself shrink under her glare.

Hayley, Wanda, Klaus and Kol left the house, leaving Cami and Elijah with Hope.

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Kol took out a photo of Rebekah he had in his room and chuckled, Klaus suddenly walked in. "I brought you something in honor of your help towards your family. I believe it's your favorite, or, at least, it used to be." He presents the bottle to Kol "La Fille Vert!"

Kol takes the bottle and looks at it, "Ding dong... the witch is dead! Or undead. Whichever. Cheers!" Suddenly, the bottle shatters in Kol's hand, and its contents spill all over the floor. Klaus and Kol, both alarmed, look over to find Vincent/Finn has appeared.

"Where is she?" Finn asked, furious.

Klaus now looks annoyed, "Finn! Please, join us." Kol shakes the liquor off of his hands and stands next to Klaus "My, my, you look peaky." He turns to Kol "Doesn't he look peaky?"

"He does look peaky." Kol replied.

"You feeling alright?" Klaus asked. "Don't make me ask again." Finn said clearly not amused. "Well, I assume you're referring to our mother. Fear not, she's tucked away somewhere perfectly safe. You'll never find her." Klaus told him.

Finn chuckled "You think you've won." He spreads his arms wide "Let's see how long that arrogance lasts, brother."

Kol looks alarmed as Finn gives them one last glare and leaves. Klaus watches him go, looking slightly concerned.

Wanda who was in her room felt a spell fall upon the compound. She walked into Kol's room where Klaus tried to step out the balcony only for his hand to burn. Kol tried the same movement but his hand also burned.

"What the hell just happened?" Wanda asked the two brothers. "I believe we pissed off our brother." Kol answered.

"Did he really trap us all in here?" Wanda asked. Kaleb suddenly walked into the room, "He certainly did. Which means we have a witch problem. You're a witch. Fix it." Klaus said to Kaleb.

He went to leave but Kaleb quickly stopped him, "And what the bloody hell do you want me to do about it?"

"Well, considering the crowd, I think you'll be more motivated to find a solution. After all, I can easily out-wait my brother's antics. You, on the other hand, might find yourself looking rather appetizing to some of our fellow prisoners." Klaus told him.

Kaleb looks panicked and reconsiders, "I'm gonna need some help." he said. Klaus smiled fakely "Mhm"

Wanda walks downstairs where the vampires and werewolves are drinking. "This is a sight to see." Kol said as he watched the two sides drink together. Wanda nods in agreement. Kol turns to talk to her when he notices Kaleb and Davina being rebounded backwards.

Wanda and Kol make their way towards them. "I assume that means were all free to go?" Klaus said appearing. "No, the spell's locking us out." Kaleb anxiously said. "Vincent must be channeling something. A dark object, maybe." Davina said.

Wanda, Kol, Kaleb, Klaus, and Davina look at each other in concern.

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Kol and Kaleb see Klaus on the phone with Elijah who claims Angelica Barker is still herself. "This is amusing." Kol smirked as he walked towards the hybrid, Kaleb follows behind.

"Everything alright?" Kol asks his brother. "It will be, provided you and your friend found a solution to this little quandary of ours." Klaus said.

"Well, I might have. I'm not sure you're gonna like it, though." Kaleb says, "I'm not sure we have a choice." Klaus sighed.

"There are things that we need from the lycée, which means we need it clear of Finn. And, knowing him, there's only one thing that will distract him for long enough." Kaleb said.

"And what's that?" Klaus scowled.

Kol spoke, "If you tell him where to find our mother."

Wanda was talking with Marcel when suddenly Josh came rolling in pain. "What's wrong?" Wanda asked him. "All I can think about is blood! It's like when I first turned, only a hundred times worse!" Josh said clutching his head. Wanda's eyes widened.

Now Gia groaned in pain, "Whoa!" she shouted. Klaus walked towards them annoyed "Your vampires seem to think it's lunch-time!" He notices all of them struggling to stay calm and becomes worried "What is it?"

"They're not the only ones who are hungry. It's all of us." Marcel said, "Yeah, like super-size hungry. And there's an all-you-can-eat werewolf buffet right through those doors." Josh grunted.

They all look into the courtyard, where more vampires are rolling around in pain while the werewolves sit and socialize, oblivious to what's happening. Gia's vampire-face starts to emerge as she stares at the wolves, and Klaus suddenly realizes that Finn is responsible for what is happening.

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Marcel turns towards Klaus, Kaleb, and Kol. "Things are getting testy out there. Come on, we better move this along." Marcel said.

"Uh, Vincent's boundary is too strong. But, what Davina and I can do is cast a destruction spell. It would temporarily neutralize all magical objects in the compound, including the compound itself. If it works, well, then it will give us sixty seconds to escape whilst the boundary is shut down." Kaleb told them.

"Alright, alright, that sounds good to me." Marcel told him, "If the spell works, it will suppress all magical objects in the vicinity. That means your rings." Kol told him.

Marcel groaned in frustration "And if we go outside in the sun without our rings, we're dead."

"Unless you wait for nightfall." Klaus said.

"Agh." Marcel looks out toward the courtyard where the vampires are hanging out "They're also new. They're not going to be able to fight the hunger. We can't wait until nightfall. We're going to have a bloodbath on our hands before we even get close."

Marcel, Kaleb, Klaus, and Kol look at each other, at a loss for options

Suddenly a vampire and wolf start fighting. Aiden decides to intervene but is sent flying back with a gash on his forehead. Josh rips the vampires off of Aiden but finds the hunger becoming unbearable.

"Joshua! You get away from him right now." Klaus shouted. This seems to snap Josh out of it, as Jackson manages to incapacitate the other vampire who tried to attack Aiden.

"Davina! Start the spell!" Wanda shouted. Kaleb and Davina quickly continue setting up, tearing up herbs and lighting candles.

Davina and Kaleb are finally ready to cast the destruction spell, and have raised their hands parallel to each other to start the incantation, though they mutter it too quietly to be understood. Suddenly, a huge gust of wind comes through and blows out all of the candles around them, and Davina gasps. Davina looks at the threshold of the house and holds out her hand to check for the boundary.

"Davina!" Kaleb shouts as if to warn her, but she keeps going, though, and her hand touches Kaleb's without burning, revealing that the spell worked. Davina smiles, proud that they did it.

"Okay, Jack. Now!" Hayley said stepping forward. Jackson rushes the werewolves out of the house, along with Hayley, while the vampires, who can't leave in the daylight, hide out in the shadows until it's safe again. Aiden looks over at Josh, who gives him a rueful look before he leaves.

"Remember sixty seconds!" Kol shouted. Before the time's up, Klaus grabs the fleeing Kaleb and throws him back into the compound, where he falls and hits the stone floor, cutting his forehead. Klaus grabbed Kol and threw him against the wall near Kaleb. Klaus stays outside the boundary with Davina while still blocking Kaleb from leaving.

Wanda was by Kol's side in a second helping him up. "Slight change of plans, brother. I no longer have to treat you as anything but the treacherous liar that you truly are." Klaus told Kol.

"What the bloody hell?" Kol said as Wanda helped Kaleb up. "Where is she?" Klaus asked. Kaleb looks backward at the vampires, who are looking at him hungrily but cannot lunge for him while their daylight rings are neutralized.

"Nik!" Wanda shouted. "Please! They'll kill him." Davina pleaded Klaus, scared for Kaleb. "Well, he should have thought about that before he betrayed our sister! Rebekah never made it to her new body, did she? And, seeing as your friend cast the spell and, well, you're you, I'd hardly call it an uncrackable case!" Klaus shouted.

Kol glares at Klaus "Rebekah's fine, Nik!" He angrily starts to walk toward him "It was a prank, nothing more than anything you lot have done to me, but I bet it's different when it's one of y... aah!" He's cut off when he crosses the boundary, which has been put back up, and burns his hand.

"Oooh. Barrier's back up." Klaus grinned. Wanda glared at him and stood protectively in front of Kaleb as vampires swarmed around them.

"And those vampires look oh-so hungry. Now, I welcomed you back in my home! But you had to return to your petty, selfish jealousies! Well, let's see how well they help you survive when you're stuck in there! Or will you completely rely on Wanda to save not only you but the young witch that have hungered the vampires?" Klaus said.

"I'd like to see them try." Wanda snapped as she was ready to launch at any vampire.

Kol looked at Wanda and panicked. Other than her powers she was basically human, which means her blood also made the vampires crave. Kol sent a hard glare at Klaus.

"You didn't have to leave her in here." Kol growled. "On the contrary, I think she'll be the one to save you and the witch from the wrath of those hungry vampires." Klaus smiled.

Kaleb accidentally bumped into a hungry Marcel. "Who, whoa, whoa" Kaleb said absolutely terrified. "Marcel" Davina whispered. The vampire looked towards her and sighed.

"I'll kill them all." Kol said, "No! Killing them won't help anything. You will let me handle them." Wanda told him with a hard look. Kol rolled his eyes but nodded nonetheless.

"Anyone wants to eat witch boy here or me... and I'll give you something to be scared of." Wanda said in a terrifying tone. "Wanna try me?" she asked as she slightly tilted her head.

Some vampires grunted and walked away some stayed by the stairs looking hungry. "Kol, you stay with Kaleb since you dragged him into your mess. I'll make sure no one goes up these stairs." Wanda told him.

Kol vamped upstairs as Wanda created a barrier with her powers blocking any entrance to the second floor. Red energy webs covered the entire second level.

The challenge?

Seeing how long she can hold it...

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