Bottom of the River

Without a Trace

"Woah Cami, what exactly happened again?"

Marcel was pacing in the compound and kept the phone tightly in his hand. She was hysterical so it was hard for him to understand what exactly she was saying. All he heard was the words, Violet, Klaus and disappear. So either Mikael was dead or still failed at killing him. The other was that the Originals have finally returned.

"Alright, let me handle it. I'll figure out something out, just be on guard and call if anything else happens"

He hung up the phone and took a deep breath. The situation was still a complete blur but he could only figure out basically one thing. Violet was gone and Klaus had to be the main suspect. He gazed out the window then whipped around when he heard the footsteps.

"Niklaus is gone, I can't find him anywhere. I doubt you know but I thought you could know something"

"Well isn't this a coincidence? Violet's gone and according to Cami, your brother was at the scene of the crime. Where could he have gone?"

She blinked and paused on that note. She was genuinely confused at the sentence. "Wait a minute, he was going to go talk to some witch or something like that. Why would he even be around her?"

"It's not like he couldn't have lied to you Rebekah. What about Elijah, would he know anything that's going on?" Rebekah quickly dug into her leather jacket for her phone.

Violet groaned in pain as her eyes fluttered. She took the scene in around her and the person in the chair across from her. Klaus snapped his eyes open and had the same reaction she had.

"Fancy meeting you here..."

He blinked unamused before trying to move in the chair he was chained in. The scenery was unfamiliar to them but they could at least tell they were in an abandon building of some sort. He tried to pull his hands out of the chains but it was no use.

"Tried that already before I passed out again. What a vacation this is, I didn't even make it to Georgia yet but now I am stuck here with you. Lucky me"

"I don't even remember what happened. I asked to talk to you and then I wake up here..."

Violet stopped and thought it over. She tried to search her mind but it felt like a heavy fog was clouding over it. She snapped out of her head as they made a realization.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Well I haven't seen Niklaus so I don't know what to tell either of you"

"Cami said someone or a group of people showed up. She didn't get to see who or what but then she realized they were both gone"

Rebekah, Marcel and Elijah both stood on the outskirts of the city. The Originals haven't wanted to step foot into the city just yet since they were still trying to trick Mikael. Elijah had come to terms that he didn't want the city as much as his brother did. He was more concerned for Hope than anything else.

"It couldn't be Mikael right?"

"For Niklaus yes but I don't see the point of taking Violet as well"

"The witches..."

Marcel stopped and remembered something from a couple of weeks ago. He explained how the witches weren't satisfied on how the city was and were going to do whatever it takes to make it their city. If they took two of Marcel's closest friends, he would have to surrender it over. There was only one problem, Davina. Marcel didn't want trouble with her and he doubt she wanted any with him.

Violet and Klaus sat with their heads lowered. They were once again knocked out but were coming to their senses. This time was different though, this time someone else was in the room with them.

"Congratulations, you're both free to go"

Both the vampires looked around once again completely confused. The male witch undid their chains which was confusing even more. The whole scene was calm and that made Violet surprised. Klaus rubbed his wrists and made an attempt to go after him once he turned his back. The witch threw his hand up and Klaus screamed in agony falling to his knees. Violet zipped over to pick him up but a second later he stopped screaming. The warlock was gone and they were on their own once again.

"Am I missing something? Like am I honestly missing something?"

Klaus allowed her to help him as they made their way outside. "Something isn't right, something is wrong but I can't tell you what it is. Where are we?"

Violet took in the scenery outside to determine where they were at. "I think we are somewhere in the Treme, don't quote me on that though. Let's just find our way back"

"Well this was a journey" He stopped talking when he glanced down at his hand.

Violet continued to help him and didn't pay much attention to him when he was distracted. He stopped completely staring at his palm. She looked over then looked at her own hands.

"Um Klaus, you have this too, right?"

On Klaus's palm and Violet's backhand, there was a witch symbol burned into their hands.

"I want all eyes all over the streets. Make sure the buildings are clear and any witch answers to me that you come across. I don't care what you do to them as long as you bring them back to the compound. I sent some vampires on the outside of the city so just keep eyes and ears open. Got it?"

Marcel stood before his group of nightwalkers and they all nodded in agreement. It was now nightfall and both he and the Original siblings were getting desperate. They didn't want to think he was torturing or even killing Violet. Knowing Klaus, he could have used the witches as a big distraction to throw everyone off. He was being good for those last couple of weeks and they didn't want him to become a monster again, at least for Hope's sake.

"I still don't see the point of sending all your men out there. If the witches were smart, they would have covered their tracks and probably used a cloaking spell"

"Elijah's right, especially if they have my brother. For what reason is a good question but I'm sure they made extra precautions"

"It doesn't hurt to try. I'm not letting anyone rip this city away from me, not just when I got it back"

Marcel disappeared into the dark streets of New Orleans leaving Elijah and Rebekah behind. They looked at each other before going separate ways to find their brother and longtime frenemy. Not one day could be peaceful in the city, could it?