Phoenix Rising

2:13: Excess Magic

I'm at the Compound with Klaus and Rebekah as she's in her new body from Kol's prank after being released from it by another supposed Mikaelson sibling and she's looking at a painting of herself. "That is just not my chin, Nik, Adam. It was much more delicate." She says. "The only delicate thing about you, sister, is your ego." Klaus says as Rebekah has her arms crossed and she turns around to look at him."Well, placed next to the behemoth size of yours, certainly." She says, smirking and the three of us laugh and she looks at me. "Why do you look thinner than usual? Has Nik been feeding you?" She asks, smiling softly at me. "Long story short. Kol impregnated me with a basilisk snake demon that threatens the entire world but can't be stopped until two sisters die and I become a vampire." I say and she blinks a few times. "Bloody fucking hell." She says. "Could we dispense with this fascinating dispute for just a moment and return to the subject of our supposed long-lost sister?" Elijah asks as we're on speaker phone with him and Rebekah sighs. "There's not much to discuss, Elijah. She said she was Freya, and then she darted off into the night." She says. "As in death by plague, Freya?" I ask, confused and she nods. "I guess she isn't dead then." I say. "And you believed her?" Elijah asks. "Well, I met the girl in a mystical loony bin. She could be anyone telling any lie." Rebekah says, shaking her head. "But, she did seem.. familiar, somehow." She says. "And how is she still alive?" Klaus asks before rolling his eyes and walks around. "A question, as ridiculous as its possible solutions, given this family's annoying predilection for cheating death." He says and Rebekah shrugs. "I dunno, Nik, I'm just telling you what she said." Rebekah says and Klaus turns back to look at us. "Well, did you happen to ask, if by some similar miracle, our Aunt Dahlia lives as well?" He asks. "Who's Aunt Dahlia?" I ask, confused and they both look at me. "My mother's sister." Klaus says. "Oh, fuck no. We don't need two of them running around." I say. "I barely had a chance to process.." Rebekah says and Klaus interrupts her. "Because on the list of obvious questions, it would be nice to know if the woman who placed a curse on the first-borns of this family is still breathing air." Klaus says, explaining about the first born of any Mikaelson bloodline would be the most powerful. "Well, let me just turn back time and do it again to your liking, then!" Rebekah exclaims at Klaus, annoyed. "Enough! Both of you. If she is who she says, we'll find out soon enough. For now, it remains imperative that no one learns of Hope's existence. This has been our salvation thus far." Elijah says. "Unless Hayley's husband to be starts flapping his gums." Klaus says, smiling. "Perhaps I should take preventative measures and separate him from his head?" Klaus asks. "Jackson will do nothing to jeopardize that wedding." Elijah says, annoyed. Hayley and Jackson have completed the truth pre-rite, next is the wedding. "Hayley's getting married?!" Rebekah gasps, confused and Klaus smiles at her and she sighs. "What in hell else did I miss?" She says and I show her the ring Kol gave me and she gasps. "Oh! I'm gonna have a new brother. You're already my favorite one!" She exclaims, hugging me a little tightly and I hug her back as we laugh.

I come back to Klaus' study after getting pretzels and wipe my hands on my jeans after craving salt to see him banging an art statue on his table. "This family makes me want to murder people." He says, frustrated. "What's going on?" I ask, looking over at Rebekah. "Finn has Marcel." She says and we see Kol walk in. "I see my timing is as impeccable as usual." He says. "Well, the traitor just thinks he can waltz in here like he's welcome!" Klaus exclaims. "As gracious as your apology better be, you're still getting one hell of a slap!" Rebekah exclaims, furiously as she stomps over to Kol and he puts a hand out to stop her. "Wait, wait. I understand the irony of what I'm about to say, but I came here because I need your help." He says and Klaus laughs dramatically. "Figure out how to do your wicked little body swap, and then we can talk about help! Your lucky I don't beat you with your own bloody baseball bat, but I'm not since you're getting married." Rebekah says and Kol walks past Rebekah and over to Klaus and I. "Look, you don't understand, Nik. Finn has locked me in this body." He says and looks at Rebekah. "No more jumping." He says and looks back to Klaus. "He's put a curse on me, Nik." He says and looks at me. "I am dying." He says and I cover my mouth, letting a few tears run down my cheeks. "What?" I ask and hear Klaus scoff and Rebekah crosses her arms at him. "You two don't believe me." Kol says. "You're hardly the champion of truth telling." Klaus says. "Of course, why would a brother expect his siblings to leap to his aid?" Kol asks, holding my hand gently. "Oh, spare me the pity party, Kol! Your recent actions merit a certain allowance for disbelief." Klaus says, raising his voice and so does Kol. "Look, I know what I've done." He says and looks at Rebekah, walking over to her. "But, I won't apologize for trying to pull one over on you, Bex. You deserved it! But I don't deserve to die! Certainly not at the hands of my own family! I've changed." Kol says and Klaus dashes over to him and spins him around. "What kind of con are you playing?" He asks as I run over to them and Kol shrugs his hand off. "The kind I hate the most. The truth." He says and Rebekah walks over to us. "He's not lying. Even as a boy, Kol never lied once called out on the act. He may play dirty pool, but he's not lying." Rebekah says, shaking her head and Klaus stares at him before turning away from him and Kol steps forward after kissing my cheek softly. "Nik, I was helping Marcel for Adam Davina. Finn has got him, he's trying to get a secret out of him, something he thinks Marcel knows about you." Kol says as Klaus turns around and looks between Rebekah and I. Hope. Kol scoffs. "He's right, isn't he?" He asks. "Marcel doesn't know anything about anything." Klaus says and we look at him. "Well, if I were you, I'd hope that that's true, because believe me. Finn has the means to get it out of him." Kol says.