Bellatrix Mikaelson (The Originals S1)

Chapter 28

MIKAELSON COMPOUND
[Klaus and Bella join Marcel at a table in the bar room, with a bottle of bourbon in aus's hand.]
Bella: I think it was far more gracious than they deserved. [Marcel glares at Bella. Klaus begins pouring them drinks.]
Klaus: You're disappointed by our lack of diplomacy. You out of all people should need no reminder of the human capacity for cruelty. [Marcel remains silent. Klaus' phone buzzes, and he rises from the chair to answer it.]
Klaus: Hello?
Sheriff: Mr. Mikaelson. I just wanted to let you know that the faction's considered your terms. We've reached a decision.
Klaus: [amused] Have you? [Suddenly, an explosion is heard from outside, and large amounts of automatic gunfire pierces through the walls and windows of the compound, scattering broken glass all over the bar room. Some daywalkers are hurt by the gunfire, and many of the nightwalkers go up in flames when they're hit by the sunlight. Someone screams. Marcel hurries to save one of the burning vampires from exposure, but himself, Bella and Klaus are hit by machine gun shots. Marcel collapses and falls onto the floor in pain as Klaus covers him with his body, clearly furious.]
"Aww. Did you see how Klaus covered him with his body? So heartwarming father-son moment." Said Layla. Bella nodded. Klaus and Marcel glanced at each other.
[After the break, Klaus, Bella and Marcel are alone in the compound's bar after the drive-by shooting. The room is now empty and the furniture's disarranged. The burned skeleton of a nightwalker lays near them.]
Marcel: [furious] Dammit, dammit, dammit! [He becomes so enraged that he flips a table before angrily pointing at Klaus and Bella] This is on you! Now that you're in charge, these are your guys laying dead. Your guys. You're gonna run this city, that better mean something to you, otherwise no one worth a damn is gonna follow you. No one! [Marcel glares at Klaus, but instead of being angry at him, Klaus merely smiles as Marcel turns away from him.]
Klaus: I was beginning to worry about you. I don't think I could've taken any more of this differential nonsense. I mean, clearly I underestimated the faction. That won't happen again. But, tell me-- now that we've arrived to this point, now that they have come into our home, visited this upon our people... How would you counsel me to respond?
Marcel: [determined] Let's go kill them all.
Bella: That's what i like to hear!
"Trio from hell." Said Layla.
"Shut up!" Said Bella.
"You know i'm right." Said Layla.
ROUSSEAU'S
[Father Kieran arrives to the restaurant, where the human faction is holding a meeting without him.]
Kieran: [frustrated] Why wasn't I consulted on this?
Mayou: You've been gone for over eight months, Kieran. We got used to doing things on our own.
Sheriff: This Klaus Mikaelson, I don't care who he is or what the rumors say. He needed to be taught a lesson.
"You should." Said Bella.
"They don't even know meaning of the Original and they are on big heart." Muttered Layla.
Kieran: [angry] You are gonna start a war!
Sheriff: [scoffs patronizingly] I'd like to see them try. Oh, and Kieran, this is the last time you call a meeting. Next time you wanna criticize our leadership, send a damn email.
Kieran: [confused] I thought you called this meeting...?
Sheriff: The hell we did. [Klaus and Bella enter the room and approach their table.]
Klaus: Actually, I called it. It appears I made a grave error during our earlier conference. My friend Marcel offered me wise counsel, and I failed to heed it.
Sheriff: [smirks] I'm glad to hear you've learned your lesson.
"I want to kill him." Whined Bella.
"You already did." Said Marcel.
"Still." Said Bella.
Klaus: Oh, I won't be making that mistake again. [He raises his voice to call out to the back room. Bella vamp-speeds to the Sheriff and stabs him in the neck. Bella grins, content, as the Sheriff bleeds and the rest of the restaurant patrons scream. Klaus approaches Marcel, smiling.]
Klaus: Shall we...?
Marcel: After you! [After the break, Klaus drinks the last drops of blood from a seemingly dead woman. He's alone with Father Kieran while Bella and Marcel are also occupied with their own bodies on the floor out of sight. Around them there many dead bodies on the floor.]
Klaus: [looks at Kieran] There he is. Our lone survivor. Such a sad day for our city. [He pats Father Kieran on the shoulder] Some of its best and brightest killed in a tragic boating accident on the Mississippi. Rather nasty explosion, I heard. [He looks Kieran in the eyes] What am I going to do with you?
Marcel: [stands up and joins them anxiously] Okay, hold up. I've known Kieran for a long time. He's smart and he's fair. I think he can do us more good alive than dead. Not to mention he's Cami's uncle. [Klaus looks at him suspiciously] Don't see you care about things much-- it's kinda hard not to notice when you do.
"True." Said Layla.
Klaus: Very well. Use this reprieve to remake your human faction.
Kieran: [overwhelmed] And how do you expect me to remake the Mayor?
Klaus: Well, surely there's a deputy Mayor? Choose new leaders. Then we'll re-open negotiations. [Klaus takes his leave.]
THE BAYOU
[It's evening now, and Elijah is still in the werewolf encampments, looking around for the new group of werewolves that Eve told him about. He hears a noise and turn to find that the vampire hunting party has returned. One of the vampires is feeding from a male werewolf. Elijah vamp-speeds over to Diego and pulls his head backwards by his hair.]
Elijah: [sarcastically] Darling, we need to stop meeting like this. This is how rumors begin!
Everyone burst out laughing.
"Who is he and what he did to our brother?!" Said Bella.
"You think it's clone?" Said Kol.
"Doppelganger?" Said Klaus.
"Maybe allien?" Said Layla. Elijah looked at them unimpressed.
[He releases Diego]
Elijah: You can go now. [No one moves, and Elijah sighs in annoyance] Perhaps I'm not making myself clear here. This is a threat. In precisely three minutes' time, your little hunting party will become the prey. Now, based on your recent failure to subdue my baby brother Niklaus, despite a better than a 100-to-1 advantage, I recommend you heed my warning. [Diego is visibly frustrated and embarrassed, but he reluctantly leaves with his fellow vampires.]
"Impressive." Said smirking Kol.
"Well, I thought the situation demanded something a little dramatic." Said Elijah.
"I loooooove when you're sassy." Said Bella.
[The hurt werewolf, Cary, is groaning in pain on the ground. He gets up and looks at Elijah suspiciously.]
Cary: Who are you? [As Elijah approaches Cary, he notices a distinctive ring that he wears around his neck and looks surprised.]
Elijah: I would say the better question is, Who are you?
FRENCH QUARTER
[Klaus drinks from a flask as he, Marcel walks down the streets of the Quarter.]
Klaus: To our united front! This act of yours, the imitation of friendship. Don't get me wrong, you played the part well enough-- I should know, having played it myself. There was a time when the affinity between us was quite real.
Marcel: Sure. And then you got it in your head to take what I created. When I picked up that coin, I swore loyalty, Klaus, not friendship. I'm holding up my end. The other one has to be earned.
Klaus: Fair enough. Then, you should probably know the whole story. My decision was not entirely my own.
"Yeah, sure." Said Bella sarcastically.
Klaus: If I didn't agree to usurp your power, the witches swore to kill my unborn child. But, at first, the promise of an offspring meant little to me. Then, I recalled my father. How he held me in contempt from the moment I was born, as yours did with you. I will not do to my child what was done to me. To us. [He drinks deeply from his flask again.]
Marcel: All this-- the spying, the manipulation-- that's just something you were forced into. Is that it? And what now? You feel kinda bad... "Hey buddy, it's nothing personal." Is that it?
Klaus: I admit, I was jealous. I saw the empire you had created on your own, without me. I saw it, and I wanted it.
Marcel: You're wrong, you know. I didn't do it on my own. I stood in the shadow of my father my entire human life, and I never would've gotten out from under it, if not for you. You're the one who taught me that a man can't be defined by anyone but himself. [Marcel pauses awkwardly before he continues.]
Marcel: So, what now?
Klaus: This community that you've built-- you have their respect. Their love. I could rule them, but I cannot win them, not without you. So, rule with me. Side by side as equals. Friends. Brothers. [Klaus offers him his flask, and after a moment, Marcel takes it and drinks from it. Klaus smiles cheerfully.]