Cursed Objects and Deals Broken

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LAFAYETTE CEMETERY

Sophie has just awakened in one of the cemetery's many mausoleums and is struggling against the grip of the masked men who knocked her out. The men shackle Sophie's wrists to chains that hang from the ceiling. "Let go of me!" Agnes enters the crypt with a bag and sets it on a table. "Leave her be." Sophie is appalled. "Killing me to get to Klaus-- or his baby-- is not the answer!" Agnes roots through her bag. "I'm not gonna kill you Sophie, I was there the day you were born. I am the last remaining Elder of our coven. It is my duty to protect our power, and our power means nothing if that baby grows another day." She turns to face Sophie. "Sabine's omen was clear. That baby will bring death to us all." Sophie is scared for her life. "What are you gonna do?" Agnes holds up a large, old-looking metal syringe with a long needle. Sophie seems to recognize it, because the sight terrifies her, and she desperately tries to back away despite being chained up. "No, no, Agnes, no. No, no, don't!" Agnes holds Sophie's head to the side and stabs the needle into her neck.

MIKAELSON MANSION

Nicole storms in the front door. "Dad!" Rebekah enters the main entrance where Nicole is. "He's not here. What's wrong?" Nicole is out of breath from running home. "A lot." Hayley suddenly yelps in pain and instinctively grabs her neck. "AHH!" When she pulls her hand away, she notices blood on her fingers from a small puncture wound that is already starting to heal. Downstairs Rebekah & Nicole hear her shout and rush in the room. Rebekah asks unnerved. "What the hell was that?" Hayley is confused. "Hell if I know. It felt like I was being stabbed." Nicole, Hayley and Rebekah all get a dawning realization that something bad is happening. "As if this day couldn't get any worse." Nicole says frustrated.

ROUSSEAU'S

Elijah and Klaus have just rushed into the back room, where they find a just-now-awakening Sabine on the floor of the kitchen. Elijah helps her up. "What happened?" Sabine rubs head and groans as she looks around It was Agnes. Her men took Sophie. Klaus sighs. "Day one with you in charge, brother, and already the witch linked to Hayley has been abducted by zealots." Elijah turns to Sabine. "Where is she?" Sabine shakes her head. "If I tell you where Agnes is, you'll just kill her." Klaus smirks. "Isn't that obvious?"

Sabine sighs. "Look, I know she's a little... coo-coo, but she's our last living Elder. That might not mean a lot to you, but it means plenty to us. The Elders are the only ones who can do important spells." Elijah tilts his head. "Like completing the Harvest ritual?" Sabine is confused. "You know about that?" Elijah smirks. "Oh, you'd be astounded by the things I know." Klaus turns his attention to Sabine. "Allow me to entertain you with today's list of priorities. One, unlink your friend Sophie so she no longer controls the fate of the woman carrying my child. Two, convince my brother to accept my heartfelt apologies for some recently dodgy behavior. Three...there is no three." Elijah interrupts him. "I believe what my brother is attempting to communicate here is that neither the life of this Elder, nor the Harvest ritual, nor your coven's connection to magic are of any relevance to him whatsoever." Sabine glares at Niklaus. "Now talk."

MIKAELSON MANSION

Rebekah enters Hayley's bedroom, where Hayley is sitting in an armchair with Nicole by her side. "Time for the demon spawn to snack!" Nicole rolls her eyes. "Rebekah!" Hayley laughs half heartedly. "I really wish you wouldn't call her that." Rebekah sighs. "Oh, sorry, have you picked another name yet?" She holds out basket of apples. "Take one, the plantation's lousy with them." Hayley chooses an apple and holds it for a moment. "You okay?" Nicole asks. She unlike Rebekah is very worried. "I feel fine... which is weird. I'm sure it's Sophie-related." Rebekah smirks. "Then, do me a favor, and don't die on my watch. I'll never hear the end of it." Nicole looks up and glares at her aunt. "Seriously?" Hayley smirks. "You know, when I first met you, I thought you were a real bitch." 

Nicole stifles a laugh. Rebekah smiles. "What changed your mind?" Hayley laughs. "Oh, I still think you're a bitch! I've just grown to like that about you." Rebekah and Nicole chuckle. "Aw, well, that's sweet of you to say." Her face becomes more serious. "Remember it when I'm gone." Hayley and Nicole look at each other and back at Rebekah confused. "Gone?" Nicole has to ask. "Where are you going?" Hayley continues. Rebekah sighs. "I only came to town to make sure everything was okay with Elijah. He's fine, and he hasn't punished Klaus for daggering him, so... as usual, they'll be thick as thieves, and I'll be left to clean up the mess. It's time for me to fly the coop." 

Nicole and Hayley both stare at the floor. "Oh..." Hayley says. Nicole grabs Hayley's hand to comfort her. "I'll be here." Feeling awkward, Hayley goes to bite the apple in her hand, but she suddenly starts to feel woozy before she gets the chance to eat it. Rebekah frowns. Nicole looks concerned. "What's wrong?" Hayley shakes her head. "I dunno, probably morning sickness..." Nicole notices the color fading from Hayley's face. "You're getting pale." Nicole looks at Rebekah with fear. Rebekah places hand on Hayley's forehead. "Oh, you're burning up, actually." Nicole looks at Rebekah who now has fear written on her face as well.

LAFAYETTE CEMETERY

Klaus and Elijah have found Sophie in the mausoleum, and they immediately break her free from her chains. Sophie groans. "Agnes stuck me with a needle. Cursed objects were created a long time ago. We use them so we don't get busted by Marcel for doing magic. The one she used is called the Needle of Sorrows. It was cursed in 1860 when..." Klaus cuts her off. "Jump ahead a few decades and tell us what it does, love?" Sophie coughs. "It has only one purpose: to kill a child in utero by raising her blood temperature." Klaus and Elijah are both stunned and furious. "It's for a miscarriage." Elijah says. Sophie nods. "So, how much time do we have to fix this?" Elijah asks. "It will do what it's meant to by tonight's high tide. And believe me, it will work. I saw her use a similar object on a kid who went mad and killed a bunch of priests." 

Klaus is fuming. "I'd like to have a chat with this Agnes. Where can I find her?" Sophie shook her head. "You won't. There are a thousand places she could hole up to wait it out." Elijah grabs Sophie by the arm. "That's precisely why we need to unlink you from Hayley. No more danger toward her or the child." Sophie shakes head in confusion. "No, what? If I am not linked to Hayley, I lose my leverage on you. We had a deal!" Elijah grips her arm harder. "We are not on the same side, Sophie Deveraux. Our deal no longer stands!" Sophie scoffs in outrage.


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