Power of Artemis

Always and Forever

Dream

I look around to see an abandoned ship is shown left in the middle of the sea. There are two men standing close to the edge of a forest.

"What do you make of that?" The first man asks talking about the ship.

"No banner; no flag. Floated in out of nowhere. A miracle ship." The second man exclaims with a slight smile.

"Why is it just sitting out there?" The first man asks again.

"Suppose we ought to find out." The second man says and they enter the ship, going below deck. They walk down the ladder one by one holding up lanterns for light as water dripping sounds. They have other men with them.

"Where in hell is everyone?" The second man asks. Okay I am just going to call him Max

"Deserted. Which makes everything in the hold legally forfeit. Take what suits you." The first man says. I am going to call him Alex.

"What do you make of that?" Alex then asks referring to the two coffins.)

"Open it up." He then tells Max. Max hesitates slightly, but soon opens the coffin, to reveal a daggered Kol.

"What the hell?!" Max exclaims looking over the body.Suddenly a door is heard swung open and men start to get attacked and disappear, but it is unclear who's doing the attacking. There are wind sounds nearby as the men start to disappear. Max is the last one left. He holds up his lantern to see who's taking his men.

"Hello." Rebekah smirks. Max turns around with his lantern up to face Rebekah. She is vamped up and her veins begin to disappear, as she wipes the blood off her lips with her handkerchief.

"Lovely to see such a handsome face after a long journey. Can I eat him, brother?" Rebekah then asks.

"I'd rather you didn't." Elijah says and soon appears out of a dark corner. He smiles slightly at Max.

"There's no need to be afraid. And do exactly as I say. You will remember nothing." Elijah compels the man.

"I will remember nothing." The man says in monotone.

"We've had a very long journey, wherein which, unfortunately, we lost all of our crew. Therefore, I will ask you kindly to transport our belongings to the shore." Elijah asks nicely.

"What kind of hell demons are you?" Max asks scared.

"We're vampires, darling. The Original vampires: Rebekah, Elijah, our brothers Kol and Finn; may they rest in peace." Rebekah starts introducing everyone.

"Are we saving the best for last?" I hear Niklaus ask. I look up to see him with a smirk.

"And our half-brother, Niklaus. Ignore him; he's a beast." Rebekah smirks. Nik has Alex's dead body in his arms. His face is vamped up with blood over his mouth and he laughs slightly at Rebekah's comment, before pushing the dead body to the ground, which lands with a loud thud.

"We fled Europe and survived the seas. Would you rather I arrive hungry on the shores of our new homeland?" Niklaus asks with a smirk.

"Niklaus, your manners are, as always, without equal. Sir, would you be so good as to tell us where it is that we have landed?"  Elijah asks being all proper.

"The French colony of Louisiana, off the shores of a town they have named New Orleans." Max tells them.

"Thank you so much. Oh, I do recommend that you find yourself further assistance for the luggage. My sincere apologies."  Elijah smiles. Elijah soon leaves. Max looks around with his lantern to see men lying dead on the ground. Some against the wall, that are covered with their own blood. The walls have blood on them as well. All the men had been 'rippered'.

Dream over

I wake up to see that I am in the bayou.

"Why am I here? I am missing my graduation!" I ask the first person I see who was Sophie.

"You know why." She says and I look down at my stomach and then back at her.

"You are pregnant with the hybrid's baby." She exclaims.

Two days later

I listen closely hearing the cemetery gate squeak.

"This is sacred ground, which means vampires have to be invited in. But, since I'm desperate... Come on in." Sophie says and I hear someone walk in.

"We can talk freely here." I hear Sophie say again.

"Then I suggest you start talking. What did your sister want with Niklaus?" I hear the one person I was not ready to hear. Elijah.

"Isn't it obvious? We have a vampire problem, and we need help. Marcel has an army backing him. The witches have been trying to fight back. We haven't had much luck, until my sister Jane-Anne met a girl, a werewolf passing through the quarter from a small town in Virginia. She had a special connection to your brother." Sophie says talking about me.

"What kind of connection?" He asks her.

"Apparently, they spent some time together. One thing led to another and now this special werewolf girl - she's pregnant. And the father of the child she's carrying is your brother Klaus." Sophie tells him.

"That's impossible." Elijah lies already knowing it is seeing as I am.

"Nothing is impossible, especially not when it comes to your brother. Think about it - they call him the hybrid, right? Bring her out!" She yells and three witches grab me, standing in formation around me as we walk out. Elijah watches me with interest, while I look around really irritated.

"Elijah." I nod towards him.

"Give us a moment, please." Elijah tells Sophie. We go inside a burial vault, lit by numerous candles on the walls around us.

"So, have they been holding you here against your will?" Elijah asks and I roll my eyes. Obviously.

"They lured me out to the bayou and grabbed me. And they did all these... weird witchy tests. Not that I understand how this could happen. I mean, vampires are dead. They can't have children! But when Kol told me when Damon and them killed me I knew it was somehow possible." I tell him still slightly freaking out.

"Perhaps if you knew my brother's story, it might explain how this is possible. Here, if I may." Elijah says knowing I didn't know everything.Elijah tries to lay his hand on my temple, but I recoil.

"What are you doing?" I ask with a little bit of irritation.

"Relax. If you open your mind to me, I can show you." Elijah chuckles at me obviously knowing I am feeling dumb right about now. I allow Elijah to touch my head. We close our eyes.

"In the beginning, our family was human... A thousand years ago, now." He starts.