sleeping beauty [the originals]

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It didn't take long after the Guerrera werewolves left for Elijah to wake up. As soon as he did, Isla jumped back, standing up. Still a little disoriented, he stumbled out of the compound. Isla sighed, running her hands through her hair.

Suddenly, she heard a noise. She turned her head, standing defensively, ready to attack. But the noise wasn't from one of the werewolves. It was Marcel. As soon as he saw the vampires on the ground, he broke out into a sprint.

"No. No. No, no, no." He muttered, checking each vampire for a bite. "No!" He shouted when he found they had all been bitten.

"Marcel?" Marcel looked up to see Diego limping over to him. "Marcel, I'm sorry." He took a few steps forward before getting enveloped in a hug. Marcel set him down on the ground. Isla said nothing, wanting to let them have their moment.

"Oh, my god, Marcel." Cami exclaimed, running in. "I've been trying to find someone, anyone. Wha- what's happening?" Marcel walked over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders.

"You need to get out of here." He warned. "My guys have been bitten by wolves. They'll get sick and then blood crazy." Cami ignored his warning and looked at the bite on his neck.

"We need to find Klaus. His blood can heal you." Marcel shook his head, about to speak when a voice nearly shook the compound.

"Marcel!" Isla turned her head to see Elijah storming in. "Where is she?" He threw a chair across the compound. Cami immediately stepped in between them. Isla joined her, not wanting to let anyone else get hurt. "Where's Hayley?" He asked again.

"He doesn't have her. Please." Cami pleaded. "I know you don't trust him, but you know I wouldn't lie. He doesn't have her." Elijah took a breath, still glaring at Marcel.

"Someone does." He walked past Cami and over to Marcel. "Where's my brother?"

"I left him in the street." Marcel replied. "He was gonna kill me, and then he got jacked up by some witch's spell." Isla perked up. She knew the witches had something to do with this. This had Genevieve's name written all over it. It seemed that Elijah agreed with her.

"Genevieve." He looked back at Isla, who nodded. The two Mikaelsons then left the compound.

They searched all over town until they got to the church. Elijah pushed the doors open, running down the aisle.

"Hayley!" He shouted, hoping she would hear him. Isla noticed Klaus holding Hayley in his lap. She wasn't moving. Isla slowed down and brought her hand to her mouth.

"Oh my god." She muttered. Elijah had to put his hand on the pew to steady himself. He slowly walked over to Klaus. Once he saw the knife wound on her neck, he sank to his knees. Tears formed in Isla's eyes.

"She's gone." Klaus whispered. Elijah sat back, giving up. Klaus's eyes turned to the bite on his neck. "You've been bitten." He brought his hand to his mouth and bit into it, before offering it to Elijah. Elijah drank his blood, immediately feeling better.

The two set Hayley's body on the altar. Klaus hadn't moved from his position, sitting down on the steps. Elijah stayed by her side, looking at the fatal wound.

"How?" He asked. Klaus sighed.

"I was bested."

"You were bested?" Elijah asked again, through clenched teeth. He turned around, walking down the steps. "You... were bested!" He raised his voice. "My invincible brother?" Klaus stood up.

"They took the baby but there's still time. We can save her." The two brothers left for the cemetery, while Isla stayed behind with Hayley. She sat down where Klaus had been sitting, closing her eyes.

She hoped that Elijah and Klaus would return with the baby, but she figured that probably wouldn't be the case and that they would be returning with Genevieve's head instead.

After a few hours, she was woken up by a noise. She immediately jumped to her feet and looked around. No one had come in the church. The noise was probably just something falling. She sighed, turning around. To her surprise, Hayley was awake and sitting up, clutching at her neck.

"Hayley?" The blonde asked. Hayley looked around, lost in thought. Suddenly, something changed in her expression, and she jumped down from the table. "Where are you going?" Hayley said nothing, just kept walking. Isla sighed, running after her.

When they got to the cemetery, Klaus and Elijah were in one of the mausoleums.

"We've passed through here twice already." Elijah sighed. "We're running out of time." He kicked some objects over.

"Then we move faster." Klaus suggested.

"Or smarter." Hayley added. Both pairs of eyes turned to her. Isla stood next to Hayley, catching her breath.

"Oh yeah, by the way, Hayley's back." Elijah smiled in relief.

"Hayley." He exclaimed, walking over to her. He put his hands on either side of her face. "How are you here?"

"I woke up in the church." Hayley looked at Klaus. "I felt this hunger. I knew what I needed." She sighed. "I can feel her. She's here. I can feel my baby." She started walking.

"You died with the baby's blood still in your system." Klaus noted. He looked at Elijah. "She's in transition."

"Which means she has to drink the blood of the child if she's to survive." Elijah responded.

"To be reborn a hybrid." Klaus confirmed. Hayley shook her head.

"I don't care about me. I'm gonna go find our daughter." She left the mausoleum. The four walked until they rounded a corner and saw the three witches getting ready to kill the baby.

"No!" Hayley shouted, and Isla moved her hand. The dagger flew out of Genevieve's hand and onto the ground. Elijah ran forward, but the two harvest witches joined hands. They raised their other hands and sent the four flying back.

"You fools." One of the harvest girls shouted. "To come against us in our place of power in our strongest hour. You don't face three. You face us all." While they were distracted, Hayley ran off in one direction and Klaus in the other. Isla and Elijah decided to try going at the witches straight-on.

For a while, it didn't look like it was working, but then Klaus came running in, holding a metal pole. He threw the pole and it impaled the blonde harvest girl, pinning her to the wall. The other girl ran over to grab the dagger and ran back to the baby.

She held the dagger over the baby, and when the three tried to charge at her, she held her hand up and fire surrounded the baby. Genevieve waved her hand, and Hayley was sent to the ground, holding her head.

The harvest girl was about to strike down, but then she was hit with some kind of blade. Immediately, wounds started to open up all over her body. Isla looked behind her to see Marcel standing there. He was the one who threw the blade. Once the harvest girl collapsed, Marcel sped over to grab the baby. He sped off, Klaus following him.