- Third POV -

The next day, at the MIKAELSON COMPOUND, Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah are in the study, with the small mason jar of the anti-venom cure.

"Thanks to Christy, we know where Lucien's location is." Rebekah said.

"St. Charles train yard." Klaus said. "We should get there now before he decides to make a run for it."

"Absolutely." Elijah said and walks away.

"Elijah?" Klaus said.

Elijah stopped walking and turns around to look at him.

"About what I said to you." Klaus said.

"I assure you that I've handled everything you have said and done, Niklaus. And your apology is well with me." Elijah said.

Klaus and Elijah exchange small smiles at each other.

"And the Mikaelson brothers are amended again." said Rebekah.

Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah exchange small smiles at each other.

"Right now, Niklaus, I need you to focus on the task at hand and not on your broken bond and strained marriage with your wife." Elijah said.

"Will do." Klaus said.

"Alright then. We know that, Lucien has been resurrected for 24 hours before he flames out. And given the fact that Marcalos has turned Lucien into a bloody Upgraded Original vampire, he goes first." Rebekah said.

"And what of Aurora?" Elijah asked.

"The Redheaded bitch is mine." Klaus said with a serious expression on his face. "She's on borrowed hours anyway. I'll send her back to Marcalos's Underworld myself."

Klaus and Elijah exchange determined looks at each other and they both walks away.

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ST. CHARLES TRAIN YARD

Later that day, Klaus and Elijah slowly walks up to the train yard.

"Be careful, Lucien can be anywhere." Elijah said.

Klaus and Elijah exchange looks at each other and they separate from each other.

Klaus slowly walks inside a train car and slowly walks further down inside.

Suddenly, a whoosh is behind him.

"Hello, Nik." Lucien said.

Klaus turns around to look at his former friend. "Lucien?"

And Lucien punches Klaus in his face, knocking him out onto the floor.

"Oh, come on, Nik. It's no fun if you don't fight, at least, you have me to rumble with now, that Christy broke up and left you." Lucien taunted.

And Klaus becomes infuriated and makes his eyes glow golden werewolf eyes with small veins underneath his eyes as he tackles Lucien onto the floor.

And two of them fights each other.

With bruises on their faces, Klaus punches Lucien in his face, but Lucien gets an upper hand and punches Klaus again and again. And Lucien shoves Klaus through a pile of smashed stuff.

Lucien chuckles to himself and continues taunting Klaus. "Feeling vulnerable without your beloved wife by your side, Nik? You should've held on to Christy while she was with you."

Klaus looks at Lucien and stabs him in his stomach with a wooden table leg, causing Lucien to grunt in agony pain.

Lucien grabs Klaus's arm and tries to bite him, but Elijah vamp-sped behind Lucien and snaps his neck, knocking him out onto the floor, unconscious.

Klaus and Elijah exchange looks at each other.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND / DUNGEON

That afternoon, Lucien regains his consciousness and finds himself laying on the floor in the dungeon.

Lucien looks at a salt circle and realizes that he's inside a boundary spell. He then, looks at an hour glass.

"You have 12 more hours before you flame out and returns back to Marcalos's Underworld Palace." Klaus said, gently leaning sideways on the iron gate door.

"So, you brought me here to watch me go up in flames for your own amusement?" Lucien said.

"Perhaps, I did." Klaus said.

"Why don't you go back to desperately begging for your wife's forgiveness?" Lucien said to him. "That is, if Christy, is even speaking to you after what you've done."

"My strained marriage is none of your business." Klaus said.

"So, why isn't Christy with you now?" Lucien asked. "Or maybe, she just gotten tired of having to deal with your drama. The lies. The secrets. The heartache."

Klaus slowly walks up to Lucien, unfazed by his attempt to hurt him.

"Believe it or not, there is gossip in Marcalos's Underworld. Christy broke up and left you again because you will always be who you are, Nik. You don't appreciate what you have until it's taken from you."

"Enjoy the hours you have left, Lucien." Klaus said and walks away, walking out of the dungeon.

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HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI / MINING TUNNELS

Some mining workers are inside a mining tunnel with a machine that collects stone.

{Christy Outfit}

Christy arrived at a mining tunnel on her motorbike. She parks her motorbike on the sidewalk and gently takes off her motorbike goggles.

Christy gently gets off her motorbike and slowly walks up to the mining workers and helps them move some rocks away.

"Thank you, thank you." A man mining worker thanked her with a small smile.

"You're welcome." Christy said.

A bulldozer gently picks up an amount of rocks and stows them away in a pile of rocks.

Theseus rides up to the mining tunnel on his horse. "Milady Christiana?"

Christy looks up at the majordomo, Theseus. "Theseus? What is it?"

"You are being requested in the parlor room." Theseus said.

"By who?" Christy asked.

"I was told that it is a surprise." Theseus said.

"Okay." Christy said.

And Theseus rides away on his horse.

Christy gets back on her motorbike and puts back on her motorbike goggles and drives away.

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PARLOR ROOM

Christy gently opens the double doors and slowly walks inside to see a round table with two plates, a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses on the table.

"I didn't know that Hagarth has a lot of those food bag rations in his pantry at his tavern." Klaus said, looking through the food ration packages standing next to another table.

"Niklaus?" Christy said to her husband, gently takes off her motorbike goggles. "What are you trying to prove?"

Klaus looks at her and gently leans on the table. "I sort of overheard what you and Freya talked about in the ballroom. You know I haven't lived an innocent life. I have blood on my hands and I've failed you as a husband and I've disappointed you."

Klaus and Christy exchange looks at each other and he slowly walks up to her.

"You're the last person that I want you to despise, to hurt. And yes, I have ancient history with Aurora, but that's nothing compared to what I have with you. Christy? You're the only person, other than Elijah, that keeps me sane, from returning back to my darkness. So, I understand why you're so upset with me. I don't blame you. And I also know that this . . ." He trailed off, pointing to the table. " . . . Won't make things better between us, but I hope you give me a chance to mend things. But if you don't, I'll understand. You can even use your magic on me if you want, I won't stop you. But one thing is for certain, I want to be the man that you deserve. And you'll see me as your husband and not the monster that I truly am. I love you, Chris. And we can argue, have disagreements, or whenever we quarrel, it will never change how I feel about you. Because you and our daughters are worth fighting for."

"I appreciate you saying that. I wanna believe you. I do." Christy said.

And Klaus takes her hand and puts it on his chest. The husband and wife exchange soft looks at each other.

"This is me. I'm all yours. Aurora is my past. You're my present." Klaus said. "I am so sorry that I let you down again. You're the last person that I would never want to loathe me or hurt. And I'm afraid of losing you."

Klaus and Christy exchange another soft looks at each other and they share a passionate kiss.

"I love you too, Klaus." Christy said.

Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

"So, how about we decide what food rations to cook and eat?" Christy said.

Klaus and Christy exchange chuckles with each other.

shortly after . . .

Klaus and Christy are standing next to each other at the table, looking through some of the food rations.

"Grilled chicken with parmesan cheese sauce sounds good." Christy said.

"Okay, we'll go with that." Klaus said.

"And how about pound cake for dessert?" Christy suggested.

"Sounds good as well." Klaus said.

"And maybe, afterwards, we can snack on strawberries." Christy said.

"Strawberry sounds a bit plain, how about chocolate covered strawberries?" Klaus suggested.

"Sure." Christy said.

Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

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That late afternoon, after their date, and made amends by reconciling their marriage and repaired their strong bond, Christy sits at the round table with her half-empty plate of grilled chicken with parmesan cheese sauce and pound cake.

"That was good." Christy said, taking another bite of a slice of pound cake.

"Glad you enjoyed it." Klaus said, gently leaning sideways on the fireplace.

"How are things with you and Elijah?" Christy asked.

"Elijah and I are good and well." Klaus told her.

"And Lucien?" Christy said. "By the bruises on your face, you and him got into a fight."

"We did." Klaus said and slowly walks back up to the table and gently leans on the chair. "I'm guessing he has about 4 hours left before he flames out."

"And what of your Redheaded crazy ex-girlfriend?" Christy asked, referring to Aurora.

"She might be a little bit difficult to destroy." Klaus said.

"What do you mean?" Christy asked, gently folding on the table.

"We already know that she's on borrowed extended hours." Klaus said.

"So, she's stalling and maybe, asked Marcalos to extend her resurrected hours?" Christy said.

"Perhaps. And plus, she may have the stake." Klaus said.

"The white oak stake?" Christy said.

"The other one. The one with the poisonous thorns." Klaus said.

"Oh, right." Christy said. "I have an idea."

Klaus small smiles to himself.

afterwards . . .

Christy pours some water into her large ceramic mortar bowl.

"What are you up to, Love?" Klaus asked.

"Aurora can be anywhere in the French Quarter, right?" Christy asked.

"Yeah." Klaus said, folding his arms.

"Now, let's say, she can be anywhere, and she has a witch to aid her by cloaking her or some dark magic totem from Marcalos that she can use to hide herself. I can get glimpses of where she is." Christy said.

Klaus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

Christy closes her eyes, visualizing Aurora in her mind. She slowly opens her eyes and makes her eyes glow blue and she waves her over the water.

In the rimples of the water, it reveals Aurora's location, which is in the pool room of the Davila Estate. She's speaking with Marcalos.

"Marcalos? I do not have much time left. You extended my borrowed hours so, I can exact my vengeance on the Mikaelsons. I know that they're looking for me and probably have figured out that I have the stake with the poisonous thorns in my possession." Aurora told The Underworld Elder God Marcalos.

"Then, I suggest that you use it. Otherwise, stop procrastinating and complete your revenge, rather than causing wedges for Klaus. He no longer has you in his heart." Marcalos told her with a serious expression on his face.

Marcalos and Aurora exchange tense looks at each other. And he grips her face with his hand.

"I resurrected you and Lucien Castle to have your vengeance against the Mikaelson family. Lucien is an Upgraded Original vampire with a lethal bite. And you have the stake with the poisonous thorns. Stop messing around and get it done, Aurora." Marcalos told her and lets her go and disappears in a flame.

Afterwards, the water evaporates. Klaus and Christy exchange worried looks at each other.

"What do we do?" Christy asked.

"I'm pretty certain that Marcalos has extended Lucien his borrowed hours from flaming out and Marcalos released him from the dungeon." Klaus said.

"And now, Lucien is more angry than he already is because you left in a boundary spell." Christy said.

"Lucien's vengeance is against my family. But his personal vendetta is with me." Klaus said.

"Who are you gonna go after first? Lucien or Aurora? They could ally with each other with the weapons that they have to try and kill you, Elijah, Rebekah, Kol." Christy said.

"Elijah and I will figure it out, in the meantime, I need you to stay here." Klaus said, and walks away.

"But Klaus?" Christy said to her husband.

Klaus stopped walking and turns around to look at her. "I just got you back, Chris. I can't lose you again."

Christy nodded in understanding. "Give Lucien and Aurora both hell, Honey."

Klaus small smiles at her and vamp-sped away.

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