Confronting Marcel

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THE ABATTOIR
Dozens of vampires have congregated in the courtyard of the compound, where they all talk amongst themselves and drink. After a moment, Marcel appears on the balcony. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Fight Night! And, the first rule of Fight Night is: the vampire left standing at the end of the night is one step closer to the inner circle, and one of these..." He holds up the hand on which he wears his ring. "...a daylight ring. If you can impress me with a little ultra-violence, you too can enjoy the warmth of the sun on your face. All you got to do is kick a little ass. Here we go!" All the vampires form a circle as they wait for the announcement of the first fighters. "Our first two contenders: Felicia and Otto!" Felicia and Otto fight while the rest of the vampires cheer them on. At one point, it appears that Otto has the upper-hand, but ultimately Felicia wins the fight by wrapping her legs around his neck and twisting her hips to snap his neck. "Damn, girl! Not bad!" Marcel yells in astonishment.
Suddenly, Klaus, Elijah and Nicole enter the courtyard. Klaus walks behind Felicia and snaps her neck. The whole room goes silent. "Good evening! I'd like a word." Marcel can tell Klaus is pissed about something. "What do you think you're doing?" Nicole smirks. "It appears that we've interrupted a collection of filthy amateurs! We've come here for the girl." Nicole cuts him off. "Give her to us Marcel, or we kill everyone here... starting with you." Marcel shifts his gaze between Nicole and Klaus. "You three got a lot of nerve, coming into my home and making demands." Klaus smiles fakely. "Your home, is it?" Nicole stands next to her father. Elijah grows angry. "The girl! I will not ask again." Marcel smirks. "I assume you're talking about Hayley? Yea high, dark hair, bitchy attitude? Who is she, anyway?" Marcel asks. "She's my best friend." Nicole says and narrows her eyes. "You know how sentimental we are about old friends." Klaus says with a smirk.
Marcel smirks back and shrugs. "Well, I ain't got her. And before you start whining, I did pay her a little visit earlier tonight. I was feeling nostalgic, so I took a trip out to the plantation where I used to be a slave. And, imagine my surprise when I realized that the Original family of vampires and their witch had taken up residence. Your girl, Hayley, answered the door, we exchanged hellos, that was it." Nicole hardens her gaze at him. "You don't believe me?" marcel asks her. Nicole glares at him. "No, I don't." Marcel turns and addresses the compound. "Look around. Hell, I'll even help you find her. But the question that I'd ask is: if Hayley isn't here, then where is she?"

THE BAYOU-- BACK ROADS
Hayley awakens in the trunk of an SUV with her wrists bound as it drives down the country roads of Louisiana. She tries to kick out the back window to escape, but the driver stops the car and gets out to check the trunk. When he opens it, he tries to grab her, but she fights back by kicking at him. It's revealed that the driver is Tyler Lockwood.
"Seriously?" Hayley is shocked. "Tyler?" He grabs her. "You don't wanna fight me, Hayley. You know you can't beat a hybrid." He uses zip-ties to bind her ankles so she can't run away. "Ahh! Let me go, you backstabbing half-breed piece of shit!" Tyler pulls Hayley out of the trunk and throws her over his shoulder. As he walks down the road, his hybrid face comes out as he angrily drags Hayley into the Bayou. "Shut up!"
THE ABATTOIR
Elijah and Klaus are sitting in the courtyard. Some of the vampire fighters are milling around the compound. "Not the most attractive community, are they?" Klaus frowned at his brother. "You do realize they can hear you?" Nicole watched as the vampires got angry at their conversation. She was ready to pounce in case anyone tried anything. "You do realize I don't care?" Elijah says. Nicole smirked at his answer. Marcel appears, followed by some vampires, and the witch, Sabine. "You know, Elijah, I liked you better in that box." Nicole stood in front of him and glared at Marcel. "Easy girl, we have a deal remember?" Nicole nods. "Doesn't mean I have to like or trust you." He turns to Klaus. "But Klaus, my sire, you I owe the world, and I always show respect to my elders. If your special lady friend is missing, you could benefit from the help of a witch. And, since I control all the witches in this town, I'll grant you one little locator spell. Sabine's the best guide in the Quarter. Need to find someone? I guarantee, she's your girl." Marcel turns to leave them to their business. Klaus is confused. "Where are you going?" Marcel turns back to them. "I hate to cut this short, but the sun's coming up soon. My nightwalkers need to get inside, and I have got a city to run. I leave you to track down your lost sheep." Elijah turns to Sabine. "Can you find her?" Sabine sighs. "I can try." Nicole steps to Sabine. "I can help." Sabine smiles and nods.

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