THE NOGITSUNE ↳ THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

➳ 05. Back to the Past

Lel Erik isn't in this, it just a lot of mentions of him.

05|BACK TO THE PAST

           Elena enters the chamber and shines her flashlight on the walls with the drawings, "What is all this?" Elena asked as Alaric answered, " Well, as far as I can tell, it's a story. In simple, archaeological terms, it's a really, really old story." He points at the wall, "That right there, is the moon cycle." He then points at another drawing, "A man, a wolf."

           Elena was staring at the drawings and breathed out, "A werewolf." Damon spoke with a playful tone but he wasn't being helpful at all, "Yeah, it's the "Lockwood Diaries: Pictionary-Style." Elena looked at the drawings in confusion, "I don't understand. I thought the Lockwoods came here with the Original Founders in the 1860s."

           "I don't know. Maybe the Lockwoods did, but according to this wall, these werewolves have been here a lot longer than that." Elena looked at her history teacher, "How long?" Damon smirks as he leans against the invisible barrier, "Long. It gets better. Show her, Ric." Alaric looked at Elena then at the walls. "Names. They're not native. They're written in Runic, a Viking script."

           Elena questions, "Vikings?" Alaric nods and pointed at one, "This name here, I translated it and it reads Niklaus." Elena nods understanding, "Klaus." Alaric nods but then looks at Elena, "And Elijah...and Erik and Rebekah."

           Flashback to the 900s. Rebekah is using a knife to carve her name in Runic into the cave wall. Klaus and little 14 year old Erik is standing behind her, watching while holding a burning wooden torch. Klaus exclaimed to his little sister, "Rebekah, let me have at it!" Rebekah scowled, "Quiet, Niklaus! I am to have more concentration if I am not to slice off a finger."

           Klaus sighs, "Father will not like you handling the blade." His hand holding a burning wooden torch and a hand on his little brother. Rebekah spoke with a snotty tone, "If I want to wield a blade, I shall wield a blade! Father need not know." Erik's gentle voice pipes up, "He will find out. He always does."Rebekah looks at him and smiles, "That is because big brother, Niklaus, always tell him."

           Klaus face soften, "I cannot help it...he frightens me." Erik stood closer to his older brother, "He frightens us all. That is why we stick together as one, always and forever. Right, traitor?"  Rebekah smiles. "Right." Klaus smiles back. "Here. You finish it. I am to help mother with the meal." Rebekah moves to away of the wall. Klaus smirks, "Yes, go tend to dinner, and leave the blades to the men, little sister." Slightly nudging Erik as Erik smiles. Rebekah retorts by slamming the knife blade-side down into his palm, slicing it open.

           Klaus winces, "Agh, Bekah!" Erik laughs, "That's what you get, Nik! Women are fierce they scare me!" Rebekah makes a face at Erik, "Is that so? You'll be a fine young man when you grow up." She then faced Niklaus, "It's just a little blood. Be a man about it."

           Back to present time. Elena questions,  "These are the names of the Original Family?" Alaric nods, "Carved into a cave that's been here since way before the founding of Mystic Falls. Or even the entire New World, for that matter." Elena rolls her eyes, "Okay, this has gotta be one of Klaus's fakes."

           Damon pipes up from his place, "That's what I said." Alaric nods agreeing with Damon but then suddenly turn back, "That could be true, except the last name up here made us think otherwise." Elena questions, "What's the name?" Alaric finally concluded, "Mikael."