Chapter 44

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Klaus' Family Mansion
[The nurse switches out the filled blood bag for a fresh one. Elena is becoming weaker.]
Elena: What about your hybrids? You'll need more than this to create your army. [Klaus takes one of the blood bags from the nurse.]
Klaus: These last few liters will have to suffice. You see, by attempting to kill us, my mother strengthened the bond between my siblings and I. I don't need hybrids. I have my family.
"Nothing bonds family more than almost dying." Chuckled Kol.
Elena: If you believe that, then why take my blood at all? You want a backup family. You know that your siblings will never trust you again.
Klaus: You know Stefan blames me for trying to tear him from his brother, but I think we both know who really came between them. You. That's why you won't choose. You know once you pick a Salvatore, you'll destroy their bond. [Klaus moves closer towards Elena.]
Klaus: Consider this me doing you a favor. Once you're dead, you won't have to choose. No broken hearts. Their family stays intact. But just between us girls, who would you have picked?
Everyone laughed.
Elena: Rot in hell.
Klaus: You're welcome. Sweet dreams, Elena. It's been fun. [Klaus walks past Elena, grazing her neck with his fingers and leaves the room. Elena struggles to get out of the chair as she grows weaker and weaker from the loss of blood. Elena is starting to fade away. Tyler quietly comes into the room and undoes the ropes tying Elena to the chair.]
Elena: What are you doing?
Tyler: Shhh. [Tyler continues to untie Elena from the chair. Elena sees Klaus standing in the doorway.]
Elena: Tyler. [Tyler turns around and stands up.]
Klaus: So much for that sire bond.
Tyler: I'm not your little bitch anymore.
[Klaus smiles and walks towards him.]
Klaus: How did you break the sire bond?
Tyler: By breaking every bone in my body a hundred times for the girl I love.
Klaus: That's impossible.
Tyler: Is it? [Tyler walks up to Klaus.] Or maybe real love is stronger than fake loyalty. But what would you know about that?
Bella glared at Tyler.
Klaus: You know, you should be thanking me. I gave you a gift. I took away your misery.
Tyler: You didn't give a crap about me! You just didn't want to be alone! [Tyler walks back towards Elena and helps her up.]
Tyler: Come on. [Klaus rushes towards Elena and pushes her down. Her head hits a ledge and knocks her unconscious. Klaus then grabs Tyler by the throat and pushes him against a wall.]
Klaus: Goodbye, Tyler. [Klaus attempts to grab Tyler's heart out of his chest, but Tyler twists his arm around. Stefan and Damon come into the room. Damon grabs Klaus' other arm and Stefan puts his hand into Klaus' chest, causing Bonnie to feel the connection once again.]
Bonnie [Chants]: ...Aleora Subsitos. Ocoros Mecante, Aleora Subsitos. Olo Santire, Dis Et Brav. Ocoros Mecante, Aleora Subsitos. Ocoros Mecante. [As Bonnie chants the spell, Jeremy dies. Dark, black veins start to creep up Bonnie's arms and move towards her face.]
Bella glares at them.
Klaus' Mansion
[Klaus' heartbeat begins slowing down and he begins to desiccate. Damon moves away from him and goes towards Elena, who is waking up. He grabs her gently.]
Damon: Hey, are you okay? [Elena nods.]
Damon: Come on. [Damon helps Elena up. Klaus continues to become more decrepit looking. The veins on Bonnie's face, which look similar to the desiccation ones appearing on Klaus, start to creep away. Bonnie breathes for a moment, clearly feeling the effect of the dark magic. She then places her hands above Jeremy and recites a spell to revive him.]
Bonnie [Chants]: En Dugas, Tuas, Animos! [He doesn't awaken. Bonnie starts to panic and shakes him.]
Bonnie: Oh my God! Jeremy! [Bonnies begins to pound on his chest haphazardly.]
Bonnie: Jeremy! Jeremy! [Jeremy wakes up and props himself up on his elbows. Bonnie places her forehead against his.]
Klaus' Family Mansion
[Klaus has been completely neutralized. Stefan takes his hand out of his chest and Tyler lays Klaus down on the ground.]
"You know i'm still angry no one told me my brother was desiccated." Said Bella.
"If i told you, you would kill them." Said Elijah.
"And i would be right to do so." Said Bella.
Stefan: We should get her home before the sun sets. [Damon takes Elena's hand and walks her out of the house. Tyler follows. Stefan stares at Klaus' body for a moment then walks out as well.]
Gilbert Residence
[Elijah, Matt, Stefan, and Elena are together in the kitchen.]
Elijah: All we need is to take that stake away from him. Once he's been disarmed, the weapon's in my possession, my family will scatter to the ends of the Earth and Alaric will follow us.
"You really though we would spend another century running for that bitch?" Said Bella.
Stefan: And you'll just run? [Stefan sits next to Elena.]
Elijah: We've done it before. Klaus and Bella spent the better part of a thousand years evading my father. What's another half century while Elena is able to live out the rest of her natural life?
Elena: We've finally stopped him, Elijah. After everything that he's done to us, I can't just let you bring him back.
Elijah: I give you my word, Elena. I will not revive Klaus within yours nor even within your children's lifetimes. Perhaps that will finally teach him some manners.
Klaus glares at him.
"And he will dagger you and never forgive. We all know Nik doesn't respond good to betrayal." Said Bella.
"I was trying to get him back. They wouldn't agree to just let him go." Said Elijah.
Matt: Why should she trust you? All you've done is screw her over.
"Hello? Elena was the one who always broke deals." Said Bella.
Elijah: And for that, I am deeply ashamed. But know this, she could have been dead the instant I walked through that door tonight, so Elena, I leave it to you to make the decision whether to trust me or not. [Suddenly, Damon responds. He is on the phone from the road.]
Damon: Not! Hello? Did that concussion give you brain damage?! His lunatic siblings will kill you the first chance they get!
Elijah: Bella and Kol will honor the terms. If you return Klaus' body to us, Elena will come to no harm. [Elena looks at Stefan.]
Kol and Bella burst out laughing.
"You really thought you could stop us, expecially Bella from killing her." Said Kol and laughed harder.
"I'm original heretic, Elijah. I'm stronger than all of you. If i wanted Elena dead, which i would, you really wouldn't be able to stop me. Only reason i didn't kill her from start is Nik needed her blood." Said Bella.
Elijah: Do we have a deal?
Damon: No! No, no, no, no! Did I mention no?
Stefan: Elena, it's up to you.
Damon: Oh, come on!
Elena: Why do you want Klaus' body?
Elijah: He's my brother. We remain together.
Elena: [sighs] We have a deal.
Storage Units
[Alaric continues searching, but stops in front of storage unit 1020 and sees that the lock has been broken off. He opens the unit door, but Klaus' casket is gone. In another part of the warehouse, Damon is wheeling Klaus' casket to a car, but Alaric comes out of nowhere, grabs Damon and slams his head against his car, then throws him to the ground. Alaric opens the casket and pulls out the white oak stake. Klaus' eyes fly open. Damon rushes to get up.]
Damon: No! [Alaric stakes Klaus' in the heart. Klaus gasps. Klaus' body is set aflame.]
Bella hugs Klaus so hard, that Klaus winces in pain. Bella, Marcel, Elijah and Kol look hurt.
"Shh. I'm okay, Bella. it already happened and i'm fine." Said Klaus. Bella nods.
[Later, Damon is sitting on the floor in the storage units. He calls Stefan, who is in the woods with Jeremy.]
Stefan: Damon.
Damon: Bad news, brother. Alaric staked Klaus. He's dead.
Stefan: I feel okay, do you feel anything?
Damon: No.
Stefan: It took Sage about an hour before she got sick.
Damon: Yeah or Klaus was lying about being the sire of our bloodline.
Stefan: Well, if he wasn't lying, an hour is not enough time to get you all the way back to Mystic Falls.
Damon: For us to have our epic goodbye, Stefan?
Stefan: Not us, brother. You and Elena.
Damon: Well, I guess you'll just have to say goodbye for both of us, won't you? Call me if you cough up a lung. [Damon hangs up.]

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