Bellatrix Mikaelson (The Originals S1)

Chapter 39

THE BAYOU
[Celeste, who is still possessing Sabine's body, has her hands tied in front of her as she leans back against a tree. Hayley and Eve stand in front of her, their rifles aimed at her, while the rest of their clan, still stuck in wolf form, surrounds her.]
Celeste: [frustrated] So what's this, payback? Look. I'm sorry I tricked you. I wasn't after you.
Eve: What, and we were just collateral damage? You almost burned her and Jackson alive in that plantation fire.[Celeste struggles against the ropes to free herself as Hayley fires the gun.]
Hayley: [shoots a warning shot near Celeste] Careful, Sabine, or Celeste or whatever you like to call yourself. Sudden moves make me jumpy. [She cocks the gun again] And homicidal.
"Hot." Said Bella.
"Thanks." Said Hayley.
Celeste: What, you're gonna kill me, honey?
Hayley: No. I know better. [The wolves growl behind her] See, I know all about you. I know that you like to off yourself and then jump into other people's bodies. Well, that's not gonna happen here. I know I can't kill you, but try hexing me, and my friend Eve here will kneecap you. Go for her, and then, well, I'll really make it hurt.
Celeste: So, what do you want?
Hayley: Back in the 90s, you inhabited a witch named Brynne Deveraux, remember? Marcel had her-- you-- put a curse on a lot of werewolves so they'd only turn human on a full moon.
Celeste: I see. Yes. That was me. Let me guess. You want revenge.
Hayley: I want you to undo the curse.[Celeste smiles smugly.]
"She really annnoys me." Said Bella.
THE BAYOU
[Celeste sits against a tree stump. Though her hands are still tied together, she has managed to mix together some herbs into a mason jar.]
Celeste: Here. [Hayley takes the jar from her] It's herbs ground into paste. It'll act as a conduit for the spell. On the next full moon, your people become human. Feed it to them, the curse will be broken.
Hayley: Great way to poison us all at once.
Celeste: Look. I know you have no reason to trust me, but, Hayley, I actually like you. I was you, caring for Elijah when he cared more for his brother, and I ended up dead. So did a lot of others. This, call it a chance for me to give you what I was too in love to give myself. It's a chance to free yourself from the Originals.
Eve: You believe her? [A wolf growls behind her. Suddenly, Bella appears and joins them.]
Bella: Whatever she's promised you, it's a lie.
Hayley: Bella, it's okay. I'm okay.
Bella: She cannot be trusted.
Hayley: She's the only one that can help my pack.
Bella: That doesn't change that she's untruthwory.
"True." Agreed Layla.
Hayley: I know you want revenge, and come the next full moon, when I'm sure her cure works, she's all yours.
Bella: Are you suggesting that we hold her--her-- captive for an entire month? It would take an army.
Hayley: And I've got one. [The wolves howl in agreement] So help me or get out of my way.
Bella: And you think wolves will be enough to stop her? Wolves are the lowest chain in supernatural world. Slightly higer than humans and witch is on the top. She will kill all of you and don't even break a sweat. [Wolves growled. Bella rolled her eyes.]
"Finally someone said it." Said Layla. Marcel nodded in agreement. Klaus and Hayley glared at them.
[Bella vamp-speeds over to Celeste, grabs her and the mason jar, and disappears with her. She stops far enough away from the werewolves that she and Celeste are all alone. She then throws her against the tree as she clutches the jar of herb paste in one hand.]
Bella: [furious] You tricked her.
Celeste: It's no trick. You're holding the cure for Hayley's clan in your hand. If her wolves take that elixir, the curse is no more. They're free.
Bella: You condemned her people to decades of agony, and now you just break the curse without so much as a whimper. Why?
Celeste: Because it's the best thing I could do for her, and it's the worst possible thing I could do to Elijah.
Elijah and Hayley looked confused.
Bella: What are you saying?
Celeste: That, no matter what happens now, Elijah had lost her. You destroy that jar, you kill me, Hayley will hate you and your family for snatching her family from her. Now, if you give her the jar, we both know that she'll leave Elijah in the end to be with them, and I know that as long as she's alive and happy and fulfilled in ways that Elijah can't even imagine, then I get my revenge. So, you decide. Give her everything she ever wanted and make Elijah lose her or deny it, see what happens then.
Bella: À ses restes, retourne au sol. Now you are stuck in this body. Enjoy your mortality while you can,  Celeste. [Bella threw death spell at her and left with jar. Celeste screamed.]
"You should have killed her by your hand." Said Klaus.
"I know. Usually i'm more careful, but i had a hard day, okay? I just used death spell to end it quickly. I didn't realise that she was still being helped by ancestors and at least i locked her in the body." Defended Bella.
"Wait! Go back! She defeated death spell?" Asked surprised Layla.
"Of course not. Death spells can be defeated only by siphoning. She just made her life one month longer by the magic she stole from Harvest." Said Bella.
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
[Marcel enters Davina's attic room with a bag. Davina is very pale, and looks extremely sad as she sits quietly on her bed.]
People look at her with pity.
Marcel: Hey, D, how you feelin'? Got you some stuff-- organic soap, and scented candles, some incense... Just trying to help you get back to feeling, you know, yourself. [He waits a beat] Word on the street is the witches are celebrating. Three out of the four girls sacrificed in the Harvest have come back. First, it was your friend, Monique, and then another girl, now you. What I hear, the others are saying that the ancestors were with them while they were, uh, dead. You know, talking to them, teaching them. They say they're stronger than ever. Was it like that for you?
Davina: [shakes her head, near tears]  There was nothing. It was cold, empty, and dark. And it went on forever.
People looked at her sadly.
Marcel: [frowns and sits next to her on the bed] I'm sorry, D.
Davina: I don't want to talk about it. Please, Marcel, don't make me.
Marcel hugged Davina, Kol keeped looking at her worriedly.
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
[Bella has arrived to Davina's room to check up on her.]
Bella: Davina? [Bella sits down on the bed and hugs Davina] Marcel told me you were up here. Do you want to tell me what happened?
Davina: [starts to cry] I died. And at first, I was alone, but then I heard them. Voices, whispering to me.
"Hey! You didn't tell me anything and than opened your heart to her? I see who is the favourite now!" Joked Marcel. Davina chuckled.
Bella: Who?
Davina: The ancestors. They're so angry with me. I used my power against my own, and they said they'd do horrible things to me if I misuse my magic again.
Kol glared at screen.
[Bella moves closer to Favina and places her hand on Davina's back.]
Bella: Oh, sweetie. The witches that forced you into that ritual, they've lied to you. They hurt you. Of course, you used magic against them. You wanted revenge for what they did to you and it's okay. Everyone of those old hags would do worse in your situation. They are just hypocrites. It's your magic and you can use it however the hell you want. Don't let anyone tell you who you are. Don't let your sadness to swallow you up.
Davina: You say that like it's so simple, but the witches aren't just gonna let me go. They're not done with me.
Bella: No one can control you unless you let them. Don't give up! Don't let them see you fall! You don't show sharks you are bleeding, Darling.
"Good advise." Said Klaus. Bella nodded.
Davina: How do I even know who to trust? Should I trust Marcel? Be honest, Bella. Isn't there something you want, too?
Bella: No, i don't want anything from you, birdie. I know all too well how bad the world can be, That's why i want so badly to protect you. [Tears roll down Davina's face and hugs Bella.]
People look at Davina sadly.
Bella: Shh. I know you think Marcel wants you to just use you, but you haven't seen how he was Davina. No one could get him away from alcohol. He was devastated when you didn't came back and when he realised he could get you back, hope came back to his eyes. I'm not telling you to trust him. Trust isn't something you can give so easily, expecially after you have been betrayed, but you should still know– Marcel really loves you, Birdie, so do i. We just want to help you.
"Thank you." Said Marcel to Bella.
"I didn't do it for you." Said Bella.
"Still." Said Marcel.
Davina: [frustrated] What can you do? When I came back, the voices I heard, they said the only ones who could help me are the witches. But, after what I did to them, they hate me. So, how can I go back and ask for their help now?
Bella: Don't ask their help than. You are stronger than you think, birdie. Show them who is the Davina Clare, the Harvest girl, the survivor, one of the most powerful witch. The witch who controlled whole New Orleans.
Davina: I had others' powers.
Bella: And you controled it for months. It's hard to control one witch's power, but four? Now that's the strength.
"Thank you." Said Davina.
"You are welcome, birdie." Said Bella.
"Marcel tried to take back New Orleans and lost. He was exiled." Said Emma.