Power of Artemis

Bomb in the Bayou

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Me and Eve are in their shack, where Eve is helping me prepare for giving birth.

"That's it. Inhale and release." Eve tells me as I breath.

"I guess this means no epidural, huh? You sure I can't do this thing in, say, a hospital? The place with the doctors and the drugs?" I ask her.

"Honey, the werewolves have been having babies out here since before you were born. Stop worrying." Eve tells me.

"Okay. Then what, Eve? I don't even know what it's like to have a mother, let alone be one." I exclaim.

"Trust me, when the time comes, you'll know exactly what to do." She exclaims.

"I hope so. As fun as it is to image Klaus changing dirty diapers, I'm pretty sure that I'll be doing this alone." I say.

"I somehow doubt that." She tells me and Elijah arrives at the doorway.

"Pardon the interruption. I wonder if I might have a quick word with the conspirators of a supposed uprising." Elijah says. Later, Elijah meets with Jackson and Oliver, along with Eve, Hayley, and I.

"You're making a grave mistake." Elijah tells us about the klaus thing.

"So, you're just worried about us. Is that it?" Oliver asks.

" Look, Elijah. We know all about your brother's reputation, but if there is even a chance that these rings can help us take control of our curse--" Jackson starts.

" --Our gift--" Oliver interrupts.

"--Then, honestly, we don't care what he's really after. Won't have to." Jackson says.

"I see. There are those in the Quarter who will consider this a great provocation." Elijah says.

"Apparently, most of them see us breathing the same way." Oliver says.

"You signed a pledge, and you looked me in the eye as you did so." Elijah says to me.

"We don't want a fight, Elijah. We just want a better life." I tell him.

"Allegiance with my brother will guarantee you anything but that." He says and we hear the sound of a motorbike approaching, and cut our argument short to go see who it is.

"What the hell?" Jackson says. Outside, a man on a motorbike rides into the encampment and stops as the group approach him.

"Which one of you is in charge?" the man asks.

"Who's asking?" Jackson asks and Elijah notices something off about the man, and reflexively tackles him, just as the motorbike explodes. Everyone is thrown backwards in the blast. Everyone screams. Elijah picks himself up off the ground. His clothes and skin are all singed and covered in ash. It takes a moment for Elijah's ears to heal enough to hear anything. He sees injured people all around him stumbling around, including us.

"Artemis, are you okay?" Oliver asks in between all of the ringing. I get up quickly and run over to where everyone else is. I see a little boy standing next to a severely injured man, and immediately run over to help.

"It's ok. Here. Come here. Oh, God. Jackson? Here. Get him away from here." I say picking up the child and Jackson take the child walking away.

" Come on." He tells the child.

"Artemis." Elijah says.

"Elijah." I say and Hayley, Elijah, and I kneel next to the injured man. Elijah lifts his shirt to find chemical and heat burns.

"Wolfsbane." Elijah says.

"It must have been in the gas tank. You're the fastest. Take him, anyone else who can't walk on their own. [Elijah looks at me in concern] It's okay, Elijah. I'm fine. They need your help." I tell him and I walk over to where Oliver is helping treat a werewolf who has been impaled with a tree branch.

"Just hang in there, okay?" Oliver says and Hayley see he is about to pull it out.

"Oliver, no." I yell.

"Ahh!" The girl screams.

"Oh, God. [She grabs Eve's hands] Press here. [to Oliver] Give me your shirt. [She uses the shirt to make a tourniquet] Now! It's okay." Hayley tells them and Eve looks impresssed.

"How'd you learn how to do that?" Eve asks.

"You get a hell of an education when you leave home at thirteen. That should slow the bleeding, at least until the healing kicks in." Hayley tells her.Oliver stands up and throws a nearby trashcan in anger.

" Oh! Argh! Vampires. They don't even have the guts to do their own dirty work themselves. I mean, why bother when you can just compel some poor son-of-a-bitch to do it for you? I say we hit them back! Hard." Oliver says and I push him against the shack.

"Stay here, Oliver. I need you to look after everyone until I get back." I tell him.

"Where the hell are you going?" He asks.

"If this was vampires, I'm pretty sure that I can guess who gave the order. I'm gonna go find Marcel." I tell him and I grab a tree branch from the ground and break it into a stake before leaving. Hayley and I are in the car as I call Elijah. Hayley drives across the river, where Marcel is currently living.

"Artemis." He says.

"I have to take care of something. I'll be back as soon as I can." I tell him.

"Where are you?" He asks.

"Elijah, I'm fine. Just take care of the pack while I'm gone, please?" I ask him and we hang up. We get to the place and walk in.Hayley barges into the hideout where Diego and the other vampires have been hanging out.

"You done got some nerve coming up in here, mama." Diego says. I knock Diego flat on his back, and he jumps back up and growls at her. I push him up against a wall and shoves a stake into his chest, just missing his heart.

"Someone attacked my pack in the Bayou this morning, and since I don't see any genius mastermind-types around here... Why don't you just tell me where Marcel is, and we can both get on with our day, huh?" I ask him pissed off. Diego groans and fights against me.

"You think I'm playing? There were families out there." I tell him.

"He used to keep a place. 1917 Patterson. If he's still around, he'll be there. " he tells me guilty. I rips the stake out of his chest and leave.