The Originals & The Legacies

Chapter 16: Alone with Everybody

*St. James Infirmary-Nighttime*

Elijah is playing the piano happy. He sees two guys wearing grey coats and watching him from across the counter and overhears a vampire from Klaus's sire line talking on the phone with someone. The guy hangs up the phone and leaves and so does Elijah but he's stopped by the same two gentleman watching him from before and says to them with a smile, "Gentleman!" Marcel walks over to them wearing a grey shirt, brown jacket with a grey hoodie and black jeans and says with a smile, "C'mon Elijah, I thought we agreed?" "The compelled waitress dropping those drinks was a nice touch... He laughs and then says serious, "But your the one who wanted to keep the Strix around for security! As long as we have an allegiance of Mikaelson enemies in town? How bout you just let them do their job?" Elijah turns to him and says sternly, "You know Marcel, I was just looking for a little me time!" Elijah smiles and Marcel retorts, "Well as soon as they know your save and sound? They'd be more than happy to give you all the me time you want? But in the meantime, if you stay put? Maybe they could devote more of their energy on finding out whose got their hands on that missing white oak bullet!" Elijah glares at him.

*Saint Charles Place*

Vincent is holding the white oak in his hand with a smile and puts it in his jacket pocket and stands up and turns around and sees a girl with long blond hair and is wearing black clothes and he asks, "Can I help you?" She smiles and retorts, "I believe you already have!" He drops his flashlight on the ground pissed off and walks over to her and says sternly, "I'm sorry if your looking for an easy target? You looking in the wrong place!" She smiles and four vampires appear behind her and she remarks, "Some free advice Mr. Griffith, know when your outmatched!" A guy rushes over to him and Vincent puts his hand and gives him in aneurysm and he falls onto the floor and the other three rush over to him and Vincent puts his hands out and chants a pain infliction spell and they fall onto the floor. He looks over to her and she glares at him and he puts his hand out and chants, "Passus doulé trèt..." Nothing happens and he looks surprised and she comments disappointed, "I was expecting more of a fight from the Regent of New Orleans!" She vamps speeds over to him and bites his neck and he groans in pain and falls onto the ground and scoots away from her with his hands up and asks scared, "Who are you?" She smiles and says with a vague answer, "I'm just a hired gun, unfortunately your in my way!" She punches him in the face knocking him out and she kneels and takes the bullet out and smiles.

*A Gas Station-Morning*

Caroline comes out with a white bag in her hand and takes out a white and navy blue hat that says, 'Mother trucker!' on it for Klaus to wear and smiles and he shakes his head and says sternly, "Absolutely Not!" She walks over to him and remarks, "You need to blend in! You can start by losing the thousand dollar jacket?" He sighs and looks away from her and then asks confused, "Tell me again, why were on a scenic tour of mephitic country and not compelling a jet to some far off preferably tropical destination?" She smiles and retorts, "Hey look, I'm not the one with an army of pissed off vampires coming after me? Can I have the keys?" He sighs and reluctantly grabs the keys from his pocket and gives it to her and she smiles and he asks sternly, "From a scale on number 1 to 10 how much am I going to despise this little plan of yours?" She smiles and says, "I say bout a solid 85!" She puts the hat on him and she gets in the driver seat and he mutters, "Oh good!" He gets in the passenger side.

*Back in New Orleans, Algiers-Marcel's Loft-Morning*

Josh is pouring himself a drink of red wine and Marcel comes down the stairs talking to someone on the phone and says sternly, "I don't care if he turned into a cloud of smoke! Your job is to be Elijah's shadow? Alright, don't let him out of your sight again!" He hangs up and Josh smiles and comments, "I remember when you used to bark orders at me like that... He sighs and walks over to a chair and says, "Those were the solid days, weren't they?" Marcel responds and remarks, "Come on in Josh? Have a drink? Take a load off?" Josh smiles and sits down in the chair as he continues, "Tell me how have I wronged you this time?" Marcel pours himself a drink and Josh responds, "Well you said that the Strix was good as gone once we were figuring out who were killing their guys!" He takes a sip of his drink and Marcel explains, "Turns out I still need them!" He walks over to him an Josh nods and retorts, "And in the meantime, me and the rest of us benchwarmers are suppose to do what?" Marcel smiles and retorts, "Besides keep the bench warm?" Josh laughs and retorts, "Hilarious, but I got a better idea? What's that saying: If you can't beat them?" Marcel takes a sip of his drink and says in disbelief, "You want to join the Strix?" Josh nods and Marcel laughs and shakes his head and says sternly, "Not going to happen!" He walks away from him and back over to table and says, "But if it makes you feel any better, their only staying to protect Elijah?!" Josh nods and retorts, "So I guess they know bout the auction than?" Marcel turns to him confused and Josh smiles and explains, "For the last remaining white oak bullet?" Marcel looks at him shocked and Josh leans forward and remarks, "Wait, you mean your army of fancy pants vampires didn't tell you bout this?" Marcel walks over to him as he continues and says with a smile, "Weird? That's the thing bout ancient vampires, isn't it? They don't pay attention to modern things.... He leans back in his chair and continues, "Unlike your friend here who modeled in computer science and wrote a paper on the dark web!" Marcel retorts, "Bottom line inform me, is that the perk?" Josh smiles and admits, "I ran down some online railroads. Turns out someone claiming to have the white oak is offering it up to the highest bidder. Today!" Marcel nods and says, "It could be a fake?" Vincent walks in and shakes his head and informs them serious, "I wouldn't bet on it! I had the white oak bullet in the palm of my hands and then some ancient vampire lady... He shows them mark on his neck and says pissed off, "She rang my bell to get it! Now when I think old vampire, I think you and your new friends? But it sounds like this one ain't one of yours!" Marcel looks shocked.