Fay Elizabeth Mikaelson

Memories To Last A Lifetime

Fay's pov____________________

Alaric called a meeting for the Squad. 

"Thanks to Cleo's vision, we know the gods are planning on attacking our school. The good news is we got the choose the field of battle" Alaric says to the group. 

"We know he is after me. So, I'm going to draw him here" Hope moved the black queen chess piece. 

"The tree line will prevent him from using lightening strikes" Ben says. 

"If we fail, we have a fallback" Hope said moving her piece again. 

"You think were going to lose?" Jed asked her. 

"No" Hope shook her head "But we might. Either way, we need to stop him" 

"Ben was telling us about a mixture that the Spartans used to harm the gods "White fire and brimstone" Alaric said.

"Phosphorous and sulfur" MG says. 

"Exactly. If we can rid the whole meadow for a chain reaction and get Ken in the middle, the explosion will likely incapacitate him" Alaric explains "Now. Cleo is going to get more intel. The witches and vampires need to get the minerals and Ben will show the wolves how to set up the bomb before you have to report to the bunker for the full moon" 

"I'm sorry, why are we trusting this guy again?" Jed asked.

"Because he's proven to me that he's on our side" Alaric says. 

"Wait. Whoever triggers the explosion, they're not going to get clear in time, are they?" Lizzie asked "Even at vamp speed" 

"Probably not" I said to her.

"So... who's doing that?" MG asked nervous. 

"I'm working on it" Hope says. 

"Maybe Ethan could, with the use of his powers" Ben suggested. 

"He can't" Lizzie said to him. 

"We'd explain why, but that's something we should talk to him about first" MG says. 

"Fay come with me" Hope led me to Alaric office. I watched her come up with strategies that fail. 

We have been here for hours. I see people outside getting everything set up. 

"I have been avoiding part of the battle plan because I didn't want to know who we were going to lose. I hate this, but..." Hope grabbed a piece of paper "I think you should know who it is" she handed it to me and it read Lizzie. 

"Lizzie! No" I shook my head at Hope. 

"I called Alaric, he should be here soon" Hope said and on point he walks in.

"This is a first. Never been called into my own office before" he chuckles. He took one look at our faces "I was right about the plan, wasn't I?" 

"Our best chance is triggering the bomb up front" Hope says to him. 

He signs "Well, I know this isn't going to be easy for you. You've experience more loss than anyone your age should ever have to" Alaric said to Hope "I've lost people I love in every way imaginable, long and drawn out, sudden, unexpected. None of them are good, but the one hurts more with regret" 

"You might have to take your own advice" I said to him. 

"You were right about the strategies, but wrong about who should trigger the explosion. It's not you" Hope says to him.

He looks at us both confused "It's Lizzie" I said.

He took the paper and read it himself "It makes sense. Lizzie can siphon Ken at the exact moment of explosion. It can weaken him. Maybe even kill him, if were lucky" Hope explains.