Bellatrix Mikaelson (The Originals S1)

Chapter 9

THE FRENCH QUARTER
[Bella walks through the Quarter as she calls Klaus on her cell phone. The shots alternate between Bella out in the Quarter and Klaus in the cellar of the Mikaelson mansion.]
Bella: Niklaus, for the love of Mary Magdalene, how long does it take to ask a simple question?
Klaus: Much longer than you'd think, considering the answer was, as expected, "No." Marcel's man, Thierry, is suspicious. He thinks you killed ten nightwalkers.
Bella: [feigns offense] Well, that's a lie! I only killed eight. Should I make Thierry the ninth?
Marcel glared.
Klaus: Marcel is playing friendly. We can't kill the favorite son, or he'll catch onto us.
Bella: I know. I know. So, war it is, then?
Klaus: Indeed. Do you know what to do with the witch?
Bella: [smiles] I believe I do.
Klaus: Good. You manage Sophie Deveraux. I'll take care of the next step.
[Klaus hangs up. He turns to the newbie vampire, Joshua, who has been minding Klaus' vampire hostage, Max.]
Klaus: I ordered you to drain him of blood. What's taking so long?
Josh: [anxious] Sorry. I'm not, like, medieval-torture-expert-guy. [Klaus sighs and grabs a pitchfork before he impales Max with it.]
Josh: What did he do to you, anyway?
Klaus: It's not about what he did. It's about what he's going to do when we're done here, which is whatever I want him to, just like you. For example-- [He stares Josh in the eyes and compels him]-- drive this through his torso. [Klaus, having removed the pitchfork from the vampire, compels Joshua and hands the weapon to him. Joshua immediately obeys, though he looks horrified as he does so.]
Josh: That is crazy. I didn't want to do it, but I did it anyway.
"He is so prescous. He should be protected." Said Layla. Davina smiled.
Klaus: It's called mind compulsion. Vampires can compel humans. Originals, like my siblings and I, can also compel vampires, and no one can compel Originals. You following? [Josh nods, looking frightened]
Klaus: Good. That is how a brand-new nightwalker such as yourself is here doing my bidding with no one the wiser.
Josh: [confused] But I never had my guts drained out of me.
Klaus: Yes. That, young Joshua, is because I got to you before you had even a drop of herbal vervain in your system. You see, it prevents compulsion. Marcel has had his whole crew taking it since I returned to town, and that is why our friend here needs to be bled dry of it, so I can compel him to follow my every command. And with my brother currently in captivity awaiting rescue, we can't afford to be gentle about it, can we?
"You were the one who left him there." Said Layla.
"And now i'm taking him back." Said Klaus.
[Klaus takes back the pitchfork and runs it through Max's abdomen before twisting it roughly]
JARDIN GRIS VOODOO SHOP
[Bella waits outside the shop and turns to greet Sophie, who is approaching her from down the street.]
Bella: [sarcastically] Oh, so glad you could make it. Elijah only lies daggered and rotting whilst you dilly-dally.
Sophie: You're lucky I came at all. What do you want?
Bella: Hayley was attacked last night by Marcel's crew because somebody told him there was a werewolf in the Quarter. She only made one stop. Whoever saw her here ratted her out. Watch and learn. [Bella turns and walks into the shop, and Sophie follows her in. Inside the shop, Katie emerges from a back room with a box, and smiles when she sees Sophie]
Katie: Hey, Soph.
Sophie: Hey, Katie. [Katie sees Bella touching a necklace hanging from a stand, and shows no sign of recognition toward her.]
Katie: That's filled with marigold-— great for attracting the opposite sex. It would look awesome on you!
Bella: I don't need marigold to attract opposite sex or same, so do you have any others, one with, say, I don't know.... wolfsbane, perhaps?
Katie: [confused] Wolfsbane? Why would you want that? [Bella vamp-speeds toward Katie, and holds off the ground in a choke-hold.]
Bella: Please do not play dumb with me. [Bella picks her up and slams her flat onto her back on a table.]
Sophie: [horrified] Bella!
Katie: [gasps] I just sold a werewolf some herbs. That's all.
Bella: Are you lying to me, Katie? I suggest you answer my question honestly.
Katie: [chokes and coughs] Sophie—Sophie: [sighs uncomfortably] Just answer the question, Katie. Please.
Katie: [sighs] Yes. I told someone, but you don't understand. I—I love him. [Bella violently throws Katie down onto the floor and holds the heel of her stiletto dangerously close to her throat.]
Bella: And tell me, who is this vampire Romeo of yours? Shall I count to three?
Katie: Thierry.
Bella: It wasn't that hard now, was it? [Bella starts to leave and stops.]
Bella: Oh, i almost forgot. [Bella vamp-speeds to Sophie and hold her in chockhold and siphons her. Sophie screams in pain.]
"It didn't hurt when you siphoned me." Said confused Davina.
"It's because i didn't want it to hurt." Said Bella.
"So it's when you siphoned link between me and Sophie?" Said Hayley.
"Yep." Said Bella.
"Thanks about that." Said Hayley.
"You already thanked me for it." Said Bella.
"Still." Said Hayley. Bella nodded.
Sophie: (in pain) What did you do?
Bella: Threaten my family again and i will put fear of Bellatrix Mikaelson in you. And never think rumors about me are exagerated, if anything there isn't told enough. Somedays even devil sits back and admires my work. [Bella smiled evily and that smile sent shivers down Sophia's spine.]
Everyone offscreen shivered, too.
"Sometimes you really scare me." Said Marcel.
"Good." Said Bella.
MIKAELSON MANSION
[Klaus and Josh are still in the cellar, where Klaus pulls the pitchfork out of Max's abdomen and hands it to Josh.]
Klaus: Be quick about it. I have an army to build, and one compelled minion does not make an army. [Klaus answers his phone, which has been buzzing. The shots alternate between Klaus in the cellar and Bella in the Quarter.]
Klaus: Well?
Bella: You were right about the traitor. Luckily, she's just a kid and she doesn't know anything about us and what we're up to. Do you want to hear the part that's gonna please you the most?Klaus: [smiles] Oh, do tell!
Bella: She's in love with someone in Marcel's inner circle. Guess who it is?Klaus: [pleased] Right-hand-man type, favors silly caps?
Bella: Two points for you. Thierry is fraternizing with the enemy.
Klaus: Well, that means he just unwittingly became the key to our entire plan.
Marcel glared.
Bella: I told you you'd be pleased.
Klaus: [smirks]Oh, to be young and in love in a city where witches and vampires are at war. How very tragic.
THE ABATTOIR
[Thierry plays his trumpet in the courtyard as various vampires mill around in preparation for the party. Klaus and Marcel stand nearby and watch as they talk.]
Klaus: You're right. He's good.
Marcel: Right? Music man, I call him. Ladies love him, but he's spoken for. He knocks around with this pretty little witch. Says he loves her, but I don't know.
Klaus: [skeptical] Your brightest soldier is fraternizing with your enemy, and you don't care?
Marcel: Well, of course I care, but Thierry is a grown man. He makes his own choices, and I get some good intel. Besides, he's not gonna do anything to jeopardize what we're doing here. I mean, check this out-— a vampire hosting a ritzy charity event? We have a community here. No one's gonna mess that up.
Klaus: Still... You don't want the witches to get too bold, given that a witch's tip about a werewolf in town led to the disappearance of your nightwalkers. I'm sure you've considered the possibility that it could've been a trap.
"Damn. You are good." Said Layla.
"Of course, he is. No one beats Nik in diabolical plans." Said Bella. Nik smirked proudly.
Marcel: [seems as though he never considered it] Well, maybe I'll send a little message. [He stands and shouts over to the other vampires] Thierry! Take a team of nightwalkers to the Cauldron tonight, do a little rousting... Oh, and Thierry? Make it nasty.
ROUSSEAU'S
[Bella is sitting at the bar, where she talks to Cami as she works.]
Bella: And so then, I moved back here to be closer to my brothers because, let's face it, family's important. Right, Camille?
Cami: Cami. I have to change this name tag-- drunk guys keep hitting on me in French. 
Bella: I think Camille sounds more beautiful, but as you wish. [Cami smiled.]
"I still think Camille sounds better." Said Bella.
Bella: You must have seen me out and about. Aren't you dating Marcel Gerard? He's a pal of mine... sort of. I heard he had a crush on the blonde bartender at Rousseau's.
Cami: I would hardly call it dating. He's wooing me... sort of. I don't know. I mean, he's very charming, which probably means I should run for the hills.
Bella: Maybe. Hey, I'm supposed to go to this posh charity thing thrown by this philanthropist tonight. He's a bit of a Gatsby, throws a mean party. Any interest? [Cami smiles noncommittally, shrugging.]