Power of Artemis

Helping

Nik and Elijah have reconvened at the compound's courtyard as I stand below the boy who is standing on top of something.

"Where's Rebekah gotten off to?" Nik asks and we look at him.

"It's not Rebekah that I'm concerned about. And how can you be so certain that Davina will come?" I ask him.

"One might think you've forgotten what it's like to be in the grip of an all-consuming infatuation. She'll come." Nik tells us and I nod. Elijah looks up at Timothy who is above me playing the violin.

"Are the maudlin theatrics absolutely necessary, Niklaus?" Elijah asks him and he smirks.

"Ha! It's a fair point. [He looks up at the young boy] Timothy, play something a little more upbeat, please. That's a good lad. [Marcel returns to the compound and joins us] Took you long enough to spread the word." Nik smirks.

"Have you met his nightwalkers? Not the brightest assortment." I exclaim with a smirk.

"All that matters is I got it covered. When Davina gets here, you two need to let me do the talking." Marcel rolls his eyes as Nik and I look around sensing Davina nearby.

"Well, I'm sure you'll have your chance. [He turns to Davina] Hello, love. [He then looks up at Timothy] Silence is golden, Timothy. Thank you." Nik exclaims and Timothy looks at Davina confused.

"Davina?" He asks.

"You got me here. Now let him down." Davina says boldly.

"Well, first, we have to have a little chat about you returning to the fold." Nik says with a smirk not letting Marcel handle it.

"What did I say, Klaus? I got this. [He turns back to Davina] D, what happened? Why'd you run? Talk to me. Hey, I can make it right." Marcel tells her trying to be nice.

"How, by threatening my friend?" Davina glares.

"Actually, that was our idea. Apologies. I've been known to go too far to make a point, But I do always get results." Nik says pointing at me and himself.

"You pretend to be so confident, but I know the truth. You're afraid everyone can see what you really are-- an animal. [She casts a pain infliction spell that brings him to his knees, and he groans in pain] A beast. Why don't you show us your real face? [She magically forces Klaus to partially transform into a werewolf before telekinetically snapping his neck] That's enough of you." Davina says pissed off and I run to Nik slightly sad and pissed off.

"Davina, you don't have to do this." Elijah tries to talk her out of it.

"You! You looked me in the eyes and lied to my face. Pretended you wanted to help me." Davina says glaring.

"Listen to me--"  Elijah says nervously as I hold Nik to me.

"You call yourself the noble one, but you're a killer just like your brother. For 1,000 years, you've fed on innocent blood. Why don't you choke on it? [She casts a spell on Elijah that causes him to regurgitate all of the blood he's consumed before he falls unconscious. She then turns to Marcel, who looks frightened] And you! I trusted you. I loved you, but you were just using me to stay in power. You don't care about me." She says cutting Elijah off.

"You're wrong." Marcel pleads.

"When you lost to Klaus, you handed me over like some trophy. Maybe I should boil you in bronze." Davina exclaims and I could tell she was hurt.

"I care. I took you in like you were my own blood." Marcel says and Rebekah suddenly appears and stabs Marcel through the chest with a wrought-iron poker. He chokes for a moment before he, too, falls unconscious onto the ground.

"Come on now, love. Don't tell me you were falling for that. Isn't it time for us girls to have a chat? [She looks around at the neutralized bodies of Klaus, Elijah, and Marcel] Now, that is impressive. And well-deserved, in my opinion. [Davina looks at her suspiciously] Now, before you turn on me, I have a surprise for you." Rebekah says and Josh enters the courtyard.

"Josh, what are you doing? Get out of here." Davina shouts and I grab Josh by the throat.

"What are you doing?" Josh asks scared.

"Now, if I were Nik, I would rip Josh's head from his neck, feed it to a nightwalker, and that would be the end of your friend, But hurting people is such a boyish thing to do, like how  Nik compelled your fiddler on the roof. And, while I am many things, I'm certainly not my fiancé. It's okay, Timothy. You can come down. No one is gonna hurt you." I exclaim and he looks at me.

"He told me I couldn't climb down off this beam." Timothy says scared.

"Then don't climb, silly! Am I the only smart one in the room? Jump." Rebekah smirks and I let go of Josh. Tim jumps down and Rebekah catches him before gently setting him onto the floor. Tim rushes over to Davina.

"Davina, how did you do all that? How did I even get here?" He starts asking questions.

"I'll explain everything, I promise. [She turns to Rebekah] Why are you doing this?"  Davina asks her.

"Seems to me that you're the one holding all the cards, but you don't know who to trust. I've just proven that you can trust me. Now I'd like to show you one more thing. Won't take long. You can bring your friends." Rebekah says and se nods at me taking them as I sit down waiting for them wake.